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March 25, 2010
Santa Fe Tofu Tostada Salad with Cilantro Goddess Dressing
Oh goodness, goodness, goodness. Sweet goodness. You really must give this one a try. I can't wait to have the left overs as a salad for lunch (or a late breakfast :)).
Complements: "The Art of Tofu" by Akasha Richmond
Santa Fe Tofu Tostada Salad:
1 package Mori-Nu Tofu (extra firm), cut into 1 inch cubes
1/2 cup barbecue sauce
1/2 cup corn
1/2 red or orange pepper, cut into strips 1/4 inch wide and 1 1/2 inch long
1 zucchini, cut into strips 1/2 inch wide and 1 inch long
1 small red onion, cut into moons
1 fresh serrano chile, minced, if desired
4 corn tostadas
1 can black beans
shredded lettuce
fresh tomato, cut into wedges
avocado, sliced
olive oil for cooking
Cilantro Goddess Dressing (recipe follows)
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray. Place a single layer of tofu cubes on sheet. Drizzle with barbecue sauce (I actually marinaded my tofu cubes in the BBQ sauce for a few hours and each piece was generously covered, I like my tofu full of flavor) and bake for 20 minutes (I turned off the oven and let them sit for awhile longer. This gets the tofu little crunchy on the outside). Saute corn, peppers, zucchini, onion and serrano chile in a skillet coated with olive oil for about 5 minutes. Add the baked tofu and mix lightly. Remove from heat. Heat black beans in a small pot over medium heat. Place tostadas on a plate. Cover with beans. Toss lettuce with some dressing and place over tostadas and beans. Arrange vegetable and tofu saute over salad. Garnish with tomato wedges and avocado slices. Enjoy!
Cilantro Goddess Dressing:
1/2 pkg Mori-Nu Lite Tofu (firm), pureed
2 scallions, chopped
2 teaspoons rinsed capers
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 tablespoon clover honey
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon prepared mustard
1 teaspoon minced fresh jalapeno chile, if desired
In the container of a blender (I used our Magic Bullet), combine the dressing ingredients and blend until smooth and creamy.
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Labels: dairy-free, main dish, vegan, vegetarian
March 23, 2010
Soft Ginger Maple Cookies
Oh my goodness! These cookies have a crunchy rim, a soft center and are super delightful. (I know I get excited about most of the things I post, but I just can't help it. We love good food. ;))
2 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
3/4 cup butter at room temperature
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tablespoon cream (or half-n-half, or milk of your choice_
1/8 cup molasses
1/8 cup real maple syrup
3 tablespoons sugar (for rolling the balls of dough into)
In a medium bowl, sift the flour, baking soda, ground ginger, cinnamon, cloves and salt. Whisk together and set aside. In a larger bowl, beat the butter until creamy. Add the sugar and beat for about 2 minutes or until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg. Add the cream, molasses, and maple syrup and beat on low until incorporated. Gradually add the dry ingredients and stir until all the white streaks have disappeared. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place the 3 tablespoons of sugar into a bowl. Measure out about 1 level tablespoonful of dough for each cookie. Roll the dough into balls and roll the balls into the sugar. Place the balls on the cookie sheets, leaving about 2 inches between each one. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and place on a cooking rack. Allow the cookies to sit for 5 minutes. Yields about 26 cookies. Enjoy!
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Labels: cookies, dairy-free, desserts
Limburger Miner's Bread
2 1/4 teaspoon yeast
2 cups warm milk
3 cups whole wheat flour
3 cups unbleached all purpose flour
1 tablespoon safflower oil
1 tablespoon honey
3 eggs, room temperature, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon salt
In a 6 quart mixing bowl, dissolve the yeast in 1 cup of milk. Add 1 cup of the flour. Mix well. Let this ferment for 3 1/2 hours in a warm place. Then add the rest of the yeast and the milk. Mix well. Add the remaining ingredients, and work into a dough. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead it for 6 to 7 minutes. Return the dough to the mixing bowl and cover it with a towel. Let the dough rise in a warm place for 1 hour, or until doubled in bulk. Divide the dough into 2 equal halves and shape each piece into a round loaf. Set the loaves on a lightly greased baking sheet. Cover with a towel and let rise again for 50 minutes. Bake in a preheated 359 degree oven for 45 minutes. Remove the loaves from the baking sheet at once and cool on a wire rack. Enjoy!
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Labels: breads
March 22, 2010
Quinoa whith Beans and Corn
Do you feel the urge to cook something different tonight! Throw some cheese on top too, if you would like. Makes a complete meal and beats any preboxed one dish meal (and just as cheap).
Complements: www.beingfrugalisfabulous.com
1 cup quinoa
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 small onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups organic chicken broth
1/2 tablespoon chili powder
1/2 tablespoon cumin
1/2 cup carrots, chopped
salt and pepper to taste
1 cup corn
2 cups kidney beans
1/2 cup chopped cilantro (optional)
shredded cheese
Saute the onion and garlic in the oil over medium heat. Once onion is starting to brown, add the quinoa, broth, chili powder, cumin, carrots, salt and pepper. Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes. Add the corn and beans, cover and cook 5 more minutes more. Add the chopped cilantro and stir. Plate the quinoa and top with cheese. Enjoy!
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Labels: dairy-free, gluten-free, main dish, quinoa, vegan, vegetarian, wheat-free
March 17, 2010
Pretzel Rolls
These were fun to make. They taste like a pretzel on the outside (a nice mix between crunchy and chewy crust) and a roll on the inside. I doubled the recipe and ended up with 16 rolls.
Complements of: www.amanda.fakeginger.com
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
2 1/4 teaspoons yeast
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons warm water
8 cups water
1/4 cup baking soda
2 tablespoons sugar
1 egg white, beaten to blend glaze
coarse sea salt
Combine flour, yeast, salt, sugar and water into large bowl and stir until dough comes together in a ball. Put on floured surface and knead for about 5 minutes or until the dough is elastic and smooth. Grease medium bowl. Add dough to bowl, turning to coat. Cover bowl with plastic wrap, then towel; let dough rise in warm draft-free area until doubled in volume, about 1 hour or so.
Flour baking sheet. Punch dough down and knead on lightly floured surface until smooth. Divide into 8 pieces. Form each dough piece into a ball. Place dough balls on prepared sheet, flattening each slightly. Using a serrated knife, cut X in top center of each dough ball. Cover with towel and let dough balls rise until almost doubled in volume, about 25 minutes.
Preheat oven 375 degrees. Grease another baking sheet and sprinkle with cornmeal. bring 8 cups water to boil in large pan. Add baking soda and 2 tablespoons sugar (water will foam up). Add 4 rolls X side up and cook 30 seconds before flipping over and cooking for another 30 seconds. Using slotted spoon, transfer rolls to prepared sheet, arranging X side up.
Repeat with remaining rolls.
Brush rolls with egg whit glaze. Sprinkle rolls generously with coarse salt. Bake rolls until brown, about 20 minutes. Transfer to racks and cool 10 minutes. Enjoy!
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Labels: breads, dairy-free
Lentil Soup
Yummy! Lentils are so wonderful. I hope you think so too :). I cut the recipe in half and still had left overs after filling 2 adult bowls and 3 kids bowls (oh and one adult having seconds ;)).
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup onion, chopped
1/2 cup green pepper, chopped
1/2 cup red pepper, chopped
1/2 cup celery, minced
3/4 cup carrots, chopped
1 tablespoon sugar (I forgot to add the sugar and it turned out delicious (I am assuming the sugar is to balance out a "sour/bitter" taste, but I didn't miss it))
3 cups dried lentils, rinsed
7 cups organic chicken broth
2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 cups diced canned tomatoes (I used the ones with basil, garlic and oregano added)
2 tablespoons dry red wine (or cooking wine)
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried oregano
2 bay leaves
1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
1/4 cup fresh parsley, minced (optional)
In a large stockpot, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the garlic, onion, green pepper, red pepper, celery and carrots. Saute for 5-7 minutes. Add the sugar and stir continuously for 2 more minutes. Transfer to bowl and set aside. In same stockpot, add lentils, broth and salt and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer over low heat, covered for 45 minutes. Add the vegetables, tomatoes, wine, lemon juice, and spices. Continue to cook over low heat (warm-low heat) for another 1 to 1 1/2 hours, covered. Season with salt and pepper (although, it was pretty salty so test it first). Serve warm. Enjoy!
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Labels: dairy-free, gluten-free, main dish, soups, wheat-free
March 15, 2010
Turkey Burger with Avacado Cream Sauce
Complements of: www.sarahsbritamericankitchen.blogspot.com
1 cup of fresh or frozen corn, thawed
1/2 cup red onions, chopped
1 small sweet red pepper, chopped
2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced
2 teaspoons olive oil
2 tablespoons lime juice
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon chili powder
1/8 teaspoon dried oregano
1 pound ground turkey breast
1 ripe avacodo, pilled
1/4 cup sour cream
2 tablespoons cilatro, minced
2 teaspoons lime juice
1 garlic clove, minced
1/8 teaspoon salt
For burgers: In large skillet saute corn, onion, red pepper, jalapeno in oil until crisp-tender. Stir in lime juice, garlic, salt, cumin, chili powder and oregano and saute 1 more minute. Transfer to a bowl and cool slightly. Crumble turkey over mixture and mix well. Shape into four burgers and refrigerate for 30+ minutes. Broil the burgers 4 inches from the heat for 5-7 on each side.
For sauce: In a small bowl mix all sauce ingredients together. Refrigerate until serving.
Eat burger on a homemade hamburger bun. (See my "bread" section for recipe)
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Labels: dairy-free, gluten-free, main dish, wheat-free
Hamburger Buns
1 1/4 cup warm water
1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons organic powdered milk
1/3 cup safflower oil
2 tablespoons sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup whole grain spelt flour (or whole wheat, but give your body a change and try spelt :))
2 3/4 cup unbleached white flour
2 1/4 teaspoon yeast
Place water, powdered milk, oil, sugar and salt into a mixing bowl. Add the flours and yeast. Knead the dough for 8 minutes with an electric mixer on low speed. (Go ahead and add more flour if you need to to get a good dough consistancy, but I don't usually need to with this recipe) Cover the dough with a tea towel and place in a warm place. Let the dough double in size (about 1 - 1 1/2 hours). You can also place all the ingredients into a bread machine and use the "dough" setting. When dough is done rising pat it out into a rectangle and it should be about 1 inch thick. Cut out rounds (I use the mouth of a glass to cut out my circles). I make 8 to 9 buns with this recipe. Let the buns rise another 1/2 to 1 hour or until they have doubled in size. Place in a preheated 350 degree oven. Bake 15 minutes. Remove from oven. Brush with butter and cover with a tea towel. Let them cool. Enjoy!
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Labels: breads, dairy-free
March 9, 2010
Potstickers and Pierogies
These turned out delicious. I first found this great recipe and then I had to go looking for a wrap. The "round wrap" I found were fairly "natural" with only a few ingredients (basically flour, water and eggs). I was happy with that. I used this potsticker recipe for 1/2 and then I threw together a pierogie recipe. This were worth the bit of work that goes into them. Great fun for kids to make too. Also, I had a lot of filling left over for either a stir-fry or freeze for more potstickers in the near future. Let me know what you think :).
I modified the recipe, but the original came from: www.foodpeoplewant.com
2 cups finely chopped napa cabbage
1/2 pound ground organic turkey breast (or pork)
8 oz peeled, deveined raw shrimp, coarsely chopped (I left this out. I do not like shrimp.)
3 medium scallions, thinly sliced
3 large cloves of garlic, minced
2 tablespoon Chinese rice wine or dry sherry (or even cooking wine if that is all you have in your cupboard, like myself)
1 1/2 tablespoon grated fresh ginger (optional)
1 tablespoon tamari (or soy sauce)
2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar
freshly ground black pepper
36 very thin, 3-inch circular, pot sticker wraps (or gyoza wraps)
Here is how I made mine:
To make the filling: Cook the meat in a large skillet. Add the cabbage, shrimp, scallions and garlic. Saute about 5 more minutes. Mix the rice wine, ginger, tamari, sesame oil and sugar together. Toss into the meat filling. Sprinkle with black pepper. Remove from heat and let the filling cool to room temperature.
Fill the Dumplings: Spoon 1 - 2 teaspoons of the filling onto the wrap; fold wrap in half over filling to form semi-circle. We used our fingers and rubbed some water along one edge of the wrap to help it seal. Pinch edges together. (There should be directions with your wraps too)
Pan-Fry the potstickers: Heat 2 tablespoons of safflower oil in a skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering. Working quickly and in batches if necessary, arrange the dumplings belly side down in skillet. Cook until golden brown on the bottom, 1 to 2 minutes.
I skipped this step (basically I didn't read it until now, I am know for not reading all the recipe directions). Anyways, it sounds like a nice step. So if you would like you may do the following: After you pan fried the potstickers you pour in about 1/2 cup water (or enough to come about a third of the way up the sides of the dumplings), bring to a boil, cover and cook until all of the water has been absorbed, 2 to 3 minuets. Loosen the dumplings from the pan with a spatula. Invert the pan over a plate to flip the dumplings, browned side up, onto the plate. Serve immediately with your choice of dipping sauce. (I think this final step would give you dumplings the "rubbery" feeling you often get when eating a potsticker, this is a good thing).
For the pierogie filling I just steamed potatoes. Mashed them with some butter and milk. Added grated cheese and diced, steamed broccoli. Very good :).
Posted by anna at 7:58 PM 1 comment:
Labels: dairy-free, main dish
March 1, 2010
Chocolate Popcorn
This makes a great, sweet-satisfying, chocolate-satisfying treat. I consider it a "wholefood" indulgence!
We always pop popcorn on the stove. Personally, I think it beats all theater popcorn, hands-down :).
Compliments: "Just 4 Kids"
3 tablespoons sunflower or safflower oil
1/4 cup popcorn
2 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon milk (or water for dairy-free)
1/4 cup semisweet (or extra dark!) chocolate chips
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Heat the oil in a large, heavy-bottom pan. Add the popcorn kernels, cover the pan, and cook, shaking the pan vigorously and frequently, for about 2 minutes, until the popping stops. Turn into a large bowl.
Put the butter, sugar, honey and milk (or water) in a pan and heat gently until and butter has melted. Bring to a boil, without stirring, and boil for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat, add the chocolate chips, and stir until melted.
Pour the chocolate mixture over the popcorn and toss together until evenly coated. Spread the mixture onto a large cookie sheet. Bake the popcorn in the oven for about 10 - 15 minutes. Let cool. Enjoy!
Posted by anna at 5:29 PM 3 comments:
Labels: pure indulgence, snacks, wheat-free
Creamy Tomato Soup
Only a few more weeks of winter. I need to fit in as many delicious warm soups as I can. This one is wonderful. I will definitely be canning this soup in the fall when we have an abundance of tomatoes ready for harvest.
Complements of: "Just 4 Kids"
2 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 red onion, minced
1 leek, chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
2 carrots, peeled and diced
1 potato, peeled and diced
3 cups vegetable stock or organic chicken broth
2 pounds ripe tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
1 tablespoon tomato paste
2/3 cup whole milk (or unsweetened soy milk)
salt and pepper to taste
Heat olive oil over medium heat and cook the onion, leek and garlic for 10 minutes or until very soft but not browned. Add the carrot and potato and cook for 2 more minutes. Add the stock (or broth) and bring to a boil. Add the tomatoes and tomato paste and season to taste with salt the pepper. Let simmer for 20-30 minutes. Add the milk. Transfer the soup to a blender or food processor and process until very smooth (I left mine a bit chunky, but next time I'll try "very smooth"). Return the soup to the rinsed-out pan and reheat gently. Garnish with snipped chives or fresh grated Parmesan, if desired. Enjoy!
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Three numbers are seared into Rob Thompson's memory — 23, 33 and 41. They've haunted him for 22 years.
"Some people have days they can play over and over again," said Thompson on Thursday.
This story is about living with a secret.
About how it can gnaw into your life.
On May 6, 1992, Thompson didn't know what the numbers 23, 33 and 41 meant.
He was a 26-year-old father of two on his second week working in the laboratory at the Westray mine in Plymouth, Pictou County. It was a busy job, providing hourly tests on coal quality coming from the newly-opened mine.
It was a job just up the road from the small farm on which the young geologist had been raised.
"The pay wasn't great, but I thought I could make something of myself," Thompson said.
Two weeks earlier, provincial labour inspector Albert McLean had ordered the mine's managers to spread rock on the coal dust in the underground shafts to dilute it.
At about 10 a.m. on May 6, four samples of the dust that had accumulated underground were brought to Thompson.
He tested them and at around noon he phoned the percentages of ash content in to management — 23 per cent, 33 per cent and 41 per cent.
Two hours later, as his memory goes, mine management showed up at his lab.
"They were very unhappy," he said. "I asked my supervisor if the results were bad and he said, 'Very bad.'"
A coal dust mixture below 65 per cent ash content is explosive — but that was a detail Thompson wouldn't learn until later.
The mine managers accused him of doing the test wrong.
He showed them the procedures he followed and that the tests were accurate.
The mine managers left.
He went back to his regular work. Just before the end of his shift, Robbie Doyle and Larry Bell stopped by.
He chatted with the two old friends who'd also landed jobs, underground ones, at the mine.
"You go back and wonder if you could have done different, that maybe you could have at least warned them," Thompson said. "But probably not …they knew how dangerous it was, I'm sure."
On May 9, at 5:18 a.m., a methane gas explosion ignited the coal dust and turned the Westray mine shaft into a shotgun barrel.
Twenty six men, including Doyle and Bell, were killed.
"My family and friends all wanted me to stay quiet, out of respect for the families," Thompson said.
So he didn't go down to the media frenzy at the community centre near the mine where the owner, Curragh Resources Inc., was giving updates on the harried search for survivors who didn't exist. He didn't get to put his hand up and ask the mine managers in front of television cameras why they didn't do anything about the coal dust when they knew it was explosive.
Instead he went back to work two weeks later in the same laboratory, testing coal from Curragh Resource's nearby strip mine.
The first thing he was told to do was destroy the splits — the remaining samples from the Westray coast dust piles.
"I refused, I said, 'They'll stay there until the police decide what's evidence and what's not evidence,'" said Thompson. "It was probably a big mistake on their part to leave me alone working the night shift. At three in the morning, you have your 'come to Jesus' moment."
When he got off work at 7 a.m., he drove straight to the RCMP detachment in Stellarton and gave a statement.
When he returned to work at 7 p.m., RCMP had the mine sealed off.
Thompson was ready to let justice take its course.
So he didn't talk to the television news documentary show The Fifth Estate when they contacted him for fear of contaminating the upcoming trial of two mine managers, Gerald Phillips and Roger Perry, on 26 counts of manslaughter and criminal negligence causing death.
He was scheduled to testify, but after years of legal wrangling the Crown dropped the charges in 1999 because it was not believed there was enough evidence to secure a conviction.
He was never asked to speak at the public inquiry.
He never got to tell anyone that on May 6, the day the provincial inspector returned to Westray, to see if they were complying with his order to deal with the coal dust, that mine management knew the coal dust was explosive.
Meanwhile, his first marriage fell apart.
"She told me I went from being a happy guy to being an unhappy guy," Thompson said. "I guess it was true."
He went to work driving a milk truck.
Pearl and Bob Bell, Larry's parents, were on his route.
He didn't talk to them about it.
He compartmentalized his life and tried to put the memories away.
"You realize there are important things that have to be done every day to support yourself and your kids," he said. "So you do them."
He retrained and got a job as a draftsman with Steel Mac in Antigonish. He remarried.
"Now I'm pretty happy," he said. "But I had to get this off my shoulders. I've been living with it for 22 years."
Thompson was clear he doesn't expect justice. He just wanted to be free of the past.


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2007-12-28Dead People Also Vote
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According to the Election Code amendments cannot be introduced to the voters list after date is expired. 3 million and 400 thousand voters are registered in General Election List. Although statements are made about violations, dead people are included in the list and they will vote in the presidential election on January 5, 2008. The representatives of NGOs and political organizations suppose that the election might be falsified. The observers from International Organizations also have some complaints about the Central Election Commission.
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On October 19 Special Groups started the campaign of visiting every voter to check election lists. They had to verify voters list in particular to correct mistakes and withdraw dead voters from the list. The results of 16-day-work were sent to the Central Election Commission. According to the information published on the web site of the Central Election Commission the number of voters in Samtskhe-Javakheti is the following: 34 481 voters in Akhalcikhe, 15 442 in Adigeni, 9 628 Aspindza, 38 045 in Akhalkalaki and 21 445 in Ninotsminda.
2007-12-19Koba Davitashvili Assists Teo Tlashadze in Election Campaign
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During the pre-election campaign the United People's Movement has visited almost all the villages in the Gori and Kaspi region. Koba Davitashvili headed this election campaign. Actually the regional coordinator of the headquarter is MP Teo Tlashadze, but nowadays Koba Davitashvili is taking over her duties. Davitashvili was met by people supporting the government and basically they expressed their dissatisfaction towards Teo Tlashadze. Koba Davitashvili was protecting Teo Tlashadze rather than introducing an election program.
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Vipdout Coasters "sold in pairs"
These are Made of T6061 Aluminum and topped off with a hand polish.
Vipdout Logo Engraved in the polish option and etched the black option.
Another preorder !
$85.00 a pair plus shipping
only 10 coasters in each option.
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Things To Do in FranschhoekLa Couronne Wine Estate
Wine Tours & Tasting Cape Winelands
Where? Robertsvlei Road, Franschhoek, Cape Winelands, Western Cape
When? Monday to Sunday and Public Holidays from 09h00 to 16h00.
How? Call +27 (0)21 876-3939
How much? Price on request
Overnight? Stay at accommodation in Franschhoek, in Western Cape
La Couronne is a name meaning "The Crown" which was a famous French warship built by the French Navy in 1636 which transported 277 French Huguenots to the Cape in 1685. La Couronne was the first warship built by the French as Cardinal de Richelieu's aimed to renew the French Navy. The ship was one of the most advanced of her time and boasted 68 heavy guns.
The farm is nestled against the Klein Dassenberg Mountain along the Robertsvlei Road, with picturesque views of vineyards, Franschhoek Mountains and the Berg River flowing through it. Wine connoisseurs, tourists and families alike can enjoy a visit to this relaxing estate and taste varieties such as Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc grapes in the newly-opened wine tasting centre, host a conference in their business facilities, stay over in their country style accommodation at Le Chais Villa or choose this estate to celebrate their wedding day.
Put their wine making heritage to the test and taste some of their wines including the 2011 Merlot Rose, 2011 Port Side Red, 2011 Sauvignon Blanc, 2009 Muscadel.
To view more wine estates in the region see Franschhoek Wine Estates or see South Africa Wine Estates for a general overview and links to other wine producing regions.
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By Brendan O'Brien
MILWAUKEE, Aug 21 (Reuters) - A Wisconsin Republican on Tuesday asked the state's highest court to reinstate a voter identification law before November, when Wisconsin could be one of the key states in the presidential election.
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen petitioned the state Supreme Court to overrule two recent lower court decisions blocking Wisconsin's new voter identification law.
"People in this state are very frustrated that a common sense law enacted by the legislature and signed by the governor has been blocked," Van Hollen said. "It is time for our Supreme Court to take control of these cases."
A Marquette University Law School poll conducted in January showed 66 percent of those surveyed in Wisconsin favored the law, which requires residents to show a photo ID in order to vote.
The issue of proof of identification when voting has been hotly debated across the country in this presidential election year. Republicans argue proof of identification is needed to prevent fraud while Democrats say a higher proportion of minorities and the elderly do not have photo IDs and the laws could suppress voter turnout.
The Wisconsin measure, passed in 2011 by a Republican-controlled legislature, requires voters to present photo identification such as a driver's license at polling places for federal, state and local elections. Voters were required to show ID during a February primary before the court injunctions went into effect. The law was not enforced when Republican Governor Scott Walker survived a recall election in June, or for Wisconsin's August congressional primary.
"It would be a grave error to change the rules again shortly before an election, especially for the purpose of reinstating an unconstitutional law which will make it extremely difficult or impossible for many qualified Wisconsin citizens to vote," said Andrea Kaminski, executive director of the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin Education Network, which opposes the law.
Wisconsin is expected to be a bellwether state in the presidential and Senate elections in November. Recent polls show President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney virtually tied in the state. Wisconsin's U.S. Senate race between former Republican Governor Tommy Thompson and Democratic congresswoman Tammy Baldwin is expected to play a role in determining majority control of the upper chamber.
Thirty states currently require voters to show some form of identification before voting, according to the National Council of State Legislatures. In 14 of those states, the identification must include a photo of the voter.
Two other legal challenges to the Wisconsin's voter ID law are pending in federal court. (Editing By Barbara Goldberg, Greg McCune and Bill Trott)


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SAN JOSE, Calif., May 5 /PRNewswire/ — Bay Microsystems, Inc. (Bay), the world's fastest growing network processor company and leading provider of high performance Wide Area Virtualization and Extension solutions, today announced that the company's chief financial officer (CFO), Michael McDonald, has been nominated as a finalist for the prestigious San Francisco Bay Area CFO of the Year award presented by the San Francisco Business Times and the Larkin Street Youth Services organization.
McDonald was selected as one of three finalists in the venture-backed company category of the unique award program that recognizes unsung heroes who have played a critical role in the success of their companies and honors others who have improved the quality of life in the community. The awards will be presented at a dinner on May 29, 2008, at Palace Hotel in San Francisco, with the proceeds benefitting the Larkin Street Youth Services organization.
McDonald has served as the CFO for Bay Microsystems since May 2004 and has played an integral role in supporting the company's growth and profitability. Prior to Bay, he was VP of Finance, CFO and Secretary of Integrated Silicon Solutions, Inc. (ISSI), a publicly owned fabless developer of high performance memory semiconductors. Prior to ISSI, Mike was Senior VP of Finance, CFO and Secretary of REMEC, Inc., a publicly owned designer and manufacturer of RF/microwave frequency subsystems.
"On an individual basis, I am extremely honored by the nomination. However, our success can be attributed to the tremendous team we have assembled here at Bay and the exciting products that we deliver to the market," McDonald explained. "As an alumnus of USF, I am greatly heartened by the considerable efforts taken by Larkin Street Youth Services and the San Francisco Business Times in helping so many homeless youth in San Francisco and am pleased that the proceeds of this awards program will go towards directly assisting the mission of the youth shelter."
About Bay Microsystems
Bay Microsystems is one of industry's fastest growing communications companies. A recognized global leader in high-performance, programmable network processors, transport processors and WAN system technology, Bay Microsystems and its award winning products enable the delivery of converged voice, video, data and multimedia and have been deployed in mission-critical service provider, enterprise and government networks since 2003. Bay's customers include many leading government, telecom and network equipment manufacturers. For more information please visit http://www.baymicrosystems.com.
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Meeting Grandpa & Sally!
As many of those in my home town know, I was adopted into the McCulley family at the age of seven. I was the oldest of five children in a home where my natural father & mother were blind. I was to later find out that I had two half-sisters that my mother had by a previous marriage. It had long been a desire of mine while growing up, to locate all of my natural brothers and sisters when I was a adult, a venture that I set out upon shortly after my marriage in 1974.
Shortly after my wedding, my wife Becky and I went to the adoption agency and made inquiry of the whereabouts of my siblings. I was told that due to current laws on adoption that the records were sealed and I would not be able to receive that information through the agency. However, I was told that in the event that another family member would contact them expressing the same desire, I would be contacted and a meeting could be arranged.
In 1986 I was contacted through U.S. mail by the adoption agency and informed that a family member had come to their agency and inquired about the whereabouts of the children that had been adopted. I knew that one of us had been adopted by an aunt while the rest of us were taken to the American Home Finding Association in Ottumwa, IA and papers were signed giving them legal custody of us while adoption opportunities were pursued. The letter was written on March 13, 1986 which happened to be the 60th birthday of my adopted dad, Kenneth McCulley(D). Here is an excerpt of that letter:
"Dear Richard: Approximately 10 years ago, you came to the office and expressed some interest in learning about your younger siblings who were placed through the agency. Recently, I was contacted by a grandparent who wanted to know if we had ever had any contact from your (sic) children. I indicated that if you were willing…."
WILLING was an understatement. I had talked about this day ever since I was adopted in 1962!
Joyful Reunion!
On Thursday, March 27th, 1986 my wife Becky & daughter Jennifer made the 30 mile drive to Ottumwa, IA in anticipation of meeting the grandfather referenced in the letter that we had received, as well as anticipating what we would learn of the rest of my biological family. We arrived around 4:00pm and made our way into the front room at the direction of the receptionist. We had been there only a short time before an older couple entered the home through the back entrance. Upon seeing them 'close up' it didn't require much imagination for me to recognize that the physical characteristics of the man bore a striking resemblance to those of mine (or so I thought). I remembered a man bringing me a birthday cake and a youth style western billfold with a zipper closure for my 7th birthday, and I believed that this was the man I remembered seeing.
After strolling over to the picture window that provided a view of the back yard that I remember playing in, I returned to the sofa to sit with my wife & daughter. It was then that the female spoke up to say something when I broke in and told them that I believe WE were the ones that they were waiting to meet. I was overjoyed! The man spoke up and identified himself as Lawrence Albertson and introduced us to his wife Virginia. He later explained to me that Virginia was not my grandmother and that he had been divorced from my grandmother whose name was Doris.
After about 30 minutes of conversation Lawrence suggested that we go somewhere to get something to eat. Before leaving we had a brief conversation with the director of the home (American Home Finding Association) who told us that legislation had narrowly failed in the Iowa Senate that would make it mandatory for adult adoptees to be able to get information on their adopted siblings if they so desired. Unfortunately I did not record the contents of my conversation with Lawrence & Virginia during our meeting together.
What I DO REMEMBER was that he told me that my little sister 'Sally' lived in Ottumwa. Everything from that point on was a blur, I WANTED TO GO SEE MY SISTER! Somewhere around 9:00pm that very night Lawrence & Virginia took my wife, my daughter, and me to Sally's rented apartment where I was able to meet the little girl (3 years old at the time) that I had not seen in 23 years! What a wonderful reunion that was. We either called each other or went to see each other for three weeks straight, never missing a day. I have saved ALL of the cards that I received from Sally from that day until the last day she spent on earth.
Tragedy Strikes!
On Thursday, May 29th (somehow I question this date, I think it was later than this), 1986 sometime around 9:00pm I rode my motorcycle from Oskaloosa, Ia where my home was to Ottumwa to visit Sally. When I arrived at her apartment complex it became immediately apparent to me that she was no longer living in her apartment because it obviously had been vacated. I saw a light on in the room that used to be her daughter Amiebrook's room and saw that the room and the closet in her room was bare. At that point I drove to Sally's boyfriends residence which was located north of the Hormel packing plant and back to the east of it. His place was just east of a mobile home park called the 'Eagle's Nest'. As I pulled into the driveway of the residence I saw Sally's pickup truck parked in front of Chris's (her boyfriend). Her license plate was unique because it said 'Lil One'. The conclusion that I drew from that was that Sally had possibly moved in with Chris. I was quite sad over this revelation and from that point on our relationship became somewhat strained….
The shock of my life came on Monday, November 3rd, 1986 when I was contacted by the Oskaloosa Police dispatcher (I was an Oskaloosa Police Officer) and requested to go by my residence. Once inside of my home I was met by my wife who told me that my maternal grandfather, Lawrence Albertson had called and told her that Sally had been KILLED in an explosion and fire at Chris York's place. I was told that Amiebrook had spent the weekend with her biological father and apparently was not home at the time of the explosion. Sally's remains were reportedly found in the debri and her body was taken to Des Moines, IA for an autopsy. Identification was made through dental records and the body was confirmed to be that of my little sister.
I immediately called Lawrence who confirmed everything that my wife had told me about the incident. He told me that Monday, November 3rd was Sally's last day at Hormel and that she was going to be laid off. She apparently had planned to go to St. Louis with a girlfriend and look for work there. The reason that she did not go was not clear. The investigation of the explosion and resulting fire immediately became a criminal investigation because of the nature of the fire and the magnitude of the explosion which was reportedly heard 4 miles away in the little community of Agency, IA.
My wife and I watched the news coverage of the event on Channel 3 (KTVO Kirksville) after the Monday night football game around 11:00pm. According to the news, the explosion occurred sometime around 9:40PM on Sunday, November 2nd, 1986. Lawrence had told me that in the apartment complex that Sally was living there were four apartments. Apparently three of them were vacant and Sally was the only one at home within that time frame.
Sally's Funeral
On Wednesday, November 7th, 1986 I attended the funeral of the little sister that I had just met only eight months prior after being separated from her for 23 years. It was a sad day to say the least. Now as I look back I get a little angry. Look what she has missed out on. She has robbed Shirley & John from ever having the opportunity of meeting her. They only know 'about' her due to the short document that I wrote near the time of her death that outlined our brief meeting and time spent together.
After standing over her closed casket and browsing through the floral arrangements I spoke briefly with Lawrence and Virginia. Lawrence knew even less than I did about Sally moving in with Chris. She was very secretive according to him. I also spoke with Bud Robinson who apparently was injured in the explosion according to a published report in the Ottumwa Courier. Mr Robinson told me that he had seen Sally in her front yard earlier in the day on Sunday, November 2nd but that he had not seen anything further of her that day prior to the explosion. He said that he was very concerned because Sally was a very punctual person and that her normal routine on weekends when Amiebrook had visitation with her father was to go pick her up EXACTLY on time. That time was was normally at 6:00pm. He said that he noticed that her truck remained at the apartment when he believed that she normally would have been gone. Mr. Robinson stated that he was in the north-most apartment when the explosion occurred and that the ceiling fell on him but that he was able to get out of the apartment with only minor injuries. His feet, which were bare at the time, were injured and there were a few stitches above his right eye.
After the graveside ceremony I met and spoke with the owner of a Motel complex that was located just east of the apartments that were destroyed. Karen told me that Sally had been over to her house on Halloween night and that all she could talk about was her brother Richard. She told her how that she had found her brother and how much she loved his wife and children. Karen said Sally then became very serious and told her that "I'm going to lose my job!".
After the funeral I took my family to look at the scene of the explosion. The area was still a crime scene and security continued to be tight due to the ongoing investigation that was being conducted by the State Fire Marshall's office along with the Wapello County Sheriff's Office. I spoke there with one of the investigators from the State Fire Marshall's office who told me that there was absolutely no doubt that that was a criminal act. At that point he could not tell me whether Sally was a victim or accomplice. He told me that Chris York was currently in jail in Missouri and was being held as a material witness. A news report later in the evening indicated the York was refusing to sign extradition papers to be brought back to Iowa.
At some point within this week or two of activity I was advised by the Wapello County Attorney's office that Sally was an accomplice in the arson fire and that apparently she was in the process of spreading the flammable liquids at the time of the explosion that took her life.
As I end this section I want to make clear that I loved my little sister and I was deeply dismayed by this entire situation. But, knowing where we all had come from and the instability that was evident in all of our lives, I cannot be too surprised. Life is about choices that we make and in Sally's case the poor choices that she made caused her to have two failed marriages and finally a serious error in judgment which would result in her premature death. She was only 27 years old at the time of her death. What cannot ever be taken away from me is the memories that I had of her and Amiebrook. I secretly had hoped that someday Amiebrook would call or somehow show up on my doorstep…… just to say 'hello' – I haven't forgotten you, if nothing else.
For those of you reading this that have been adopted, this should probably come as no surprise to you. But I have always been mystified by the lack of concern by the two siblings in my adopted home. When I told them that I had found Sally, it was an 'oh, that's nice' type of response that I received from one of them. I was so happy about finding a lost sibling, but they most certainly didn't share in my joy.


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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- The not-for-profit Illinois Audubon Society has acquired a wetland in northern Illinois that is habitat for an endangered turtle.
The Springfield-based Audubon Society announced Tuesday the purchase of Amboy Marsh in Lee County. It's a 272-acre wetland that's host to one of the state's largest populations of nesting Blanding's turtles.
Blanding's turtles are medium-sized freshwater turtles. They live in wetlands in parts of the upper Midwest, New York, New England and southern Canada. They can live to be 70 years old.
Illinois Audubon Executive Director Tom Clay praised Chicago-based Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation and Grand Victoria Foundation for their financial support of Amboy Marsh.
The state Audubon Society has protected some 3,000 acres by investing more than $6 million to protect land and water throughout Illinois.


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DRAMA CLUB: Love Cells Episodes 11- 15 Recap
I can't believe Love Cells is over already! It was such a cute mini-series with so much going on. So let's get started discussing episodes 11 -15! What do you guys think about Ji Woon and Seo Rin?
Watch episode 11:
Gina: I'm so glad that these last few episodes confirmed Ji Woon's sincerity towards Seo Rin.
Jazmine: At first I was like "eh" but now I'm like "yay". I get a better sense of chemistry from Seo Rin and Ji Woon to be honest. Though I'm really happy that in these last couple of episodes we got to see a softer and more caring side of Ji Woon. I'm fine with leaving Seo Rin in his hands now!
Aunnie: I'm glad! At first I was frustrated because he fit real nicely in the "SLS" position but I am pleasantly surprised to see him break from that mold. I loved when he smashed the manager's phone down. Don't think he could have "meant" it any more than that.
Did you think that Dae Choong was ever truly sincere about Seo Rin?
Gina: I know that he definitely liked her as a fan, but I don't think he ever truly connected with her on an emotional level.
Jazmine: I think without Nebi, Dae Choong would have remained a distant fan. But once Seo Rin became attainable suddenly he had "feelings" for her. And it wasn't for the items Nebi provided Seo Rin wouldn't have even became attainable. Dae Choong's romance with Seo Rin was superficial in a way. And I don't doubt that true feelings could have emerged but there was no connection from the beginning.
Aunnie: I'm sure he was in the beginning. I mean, we always think the highest of our crushes while we're crushing on them. Once we get to know them, it may not always be the case. Both of them needed the same thing--security and the idea of being supported, and they had their other halves . . . they just weren't each other.
How did you feel when Dae Choong saved Nebi and not Seo Rin when the car came toward them all?
Gina: I may have screamed because I got a little too excited!
Jazmine: This confirmed for me that Ji Woon's first thought really is Seo Rin and that Dae Choong should reevaluate what he feels in his heart. It showed that he cared more for Nebi at that moment.
Aunnie: Um, can we just pause a second and talk about the creepy, pervert laughter the manager did as he ran away? I feel like that actor should be addressed at least once. I can't tell if I loved or hated him but between his bland "andwaes" and the utter lack of facial expression, he had me entertained at the very least. As far as Dae Choong saving her, I was glad. I kind of figured it'd go that way but I think it was a startling realization for all the people involved and I liked it.
Last week it seemed like Nebi and Dae Choong were going to be nothing more than great friends. But this week we can see that a lot has changed! How do you feel about the change?!
Gina: I originally thought they were super cute and I still do! I'm just glad to see that Dae Choong has shown some real emotion towards Nebi.
Jazmine: I'm not sure how I feel about. They're cute though! Nebi and Dae Choong have an emotional connection and have built that great foundation as friends. I like Dae Choong with Nebi far more than I like him with Seo Rin.
Aunnie: I literally said to myself "Well, I guess we're all going to be eating crow in this next Drama Club session"! When it was first revealed I immediately felt terrible for Seo Rin but right from the start when he kneeled down and touched her face, I couldn't help but love this pairing.
We finally saw Kim Woo Bin again this week! Did you find his character interesting?
Gina: He played his bad guy role ever too well as usual!
Jazmine: Though I'm saddened by the lack of Woo Bin there was in this entire series, I thoroughly enjoyed his character. His character is very interesting and I want to know more about him.
Aunnie: I couldn't get over how cool his character ended up being — considering he had hardly any screen time — but the idea that he was the Love Cell Hunter (LCH) was awesome. Did anyone else get a pokemon battle-like feel from right between Dae Choong and LCH? I couldn't help saying "LCH releases the move Bubble Burst. -298 health." And I'm right there will you Gina, Woo Bin is an excellent bad guy. I blame the eye brows and that cold smile he's perfected.
Ji Woon ended up finding Seo Rin when she was kidnapped because Dae Choong told him where she was. When Dae Choong ended up going to try and help Nebi instead, were you surprised?
Gina: I wasn't as surprised as I was excited! This week's episodes totally had me shipping Dae Choong and Nebi!
Jazmine: I was surprised! I thought that Dae Choong was gonna go save Seo Rin but then get magically whisked away by Woo Bin's character. Seo Rin did seem surprised when she found out that Dae Choong sent Ji Woon and I thought that that might be a deciding factor in who she likes, but apparently not.
Aunnie: If I hadn't seen Nebi get kidnapped, I would have assumed he'd just go save Seo Rin buuut as it was, I wasn't surprised because there was no other way to make everyone end the show happy and I so desperately wanted everyone to be happy. So I was glad it came out the way it did.
Six months after Nebi is "killed" we see Dae Choong meet the owner's daughter, who happens to look exactly like Nebi! We then realize that she was most likely the girl that Dae Choong had helped in the past! What did you think of this ending?
Gina: Personally, I love open-ended endings like this. It leaves you feeling a sense of closure while also leaving a lot to your imagination!
Jazmine: I too love open-ended endings, Gina. I want true romance to blossom between them! I want to know more about their past and what happened at that library. I have so many questions to how Dae Choong was in those six months. But these questions are plot holes that leave me angry they make me more excited and hopeful for another Love Cells!
Aunnie: I'll just be over here hanging out in the "Meh" section. I would have liked to see Nebi live (with those beautiful flashy cat eyes) so that Dae Choong didn't have to start from scratch again however it was a better ending than I had originally anticipated which consisted of Nebi being turned back into a love cell, Dae Choong and Seo Rin whisking off into the sunset leaving a broken-hearted Ji Woon to try and convince himself that Seo Rin wasn't perfect for him anyways.
Lastly, what did you guys think about Kim Woo Bin's final lines as the Love Cell Hunter? Do you think we will end up having more "Love Cells" to look forward to in the future?
Gina: I hope so!
Jazmine: Once I saw Woo Bin's beautiful face appear and him say that last line I was begging my computer screen for another entire series. I hope there is more Love Cells, and it doesn't have to just revolve around Woo Bin's character. I want to meet other Love Cells like Nebi and everything. I'm excited for more to come!
Aunnie: Ah Yes. Yes, we should. If this doesn't happen . . . I will be sooooo disappointed. Oh, Dear Kdrama Gods, please, please, PLEASE let this become a real thing!
What did you all think of Love Cells? Let us know in the comments section below!
Aunnie: High School Love On | In Need of Romance 3 | Boarding House No. 24 | Secretly Greatly | Words of Aunnie
Gina: My Love From Another Star | Angel Eyes - @ginatalksalot
Jazmine: Blog | @ohheyitsjaz| Pinocchio | Greatest Marriage


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Have you ever been on Highway 12 near the airport and wondered just what that big white ball was, or knowing that it was the Aberdeen NWS Doppler Radar, wondered just what it looked like on the inside? Here is your chance to have your questions answered. Click the link below to take a brief video tour from inside the radar dome. There are also some still pictures below that were taken at the same time. If you have any questions, please drop us an email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Here are some interesting facts about the radar.
-The tower itself stands 30 meters or a little over 98 feet tall
-The pad that the tower stands on measures 31 feet by 31 feet by 4 feet thick. An estimated 182 cu. yards of concrete was used.
-The dome that the radar sits inside of is 39 feet across.
-The pedestal that the dish is mounted to weighs 21,500 pounds. The dish itself weighs 2100 pounds.
-The maximum rotational speed of the dish is 6 revolutions per minute.
-The radar spends the vast majority of "operational" time listening for a return signal of energy. In fact, the total time per hour that the radar transmits is 7 seconds. The remaining 59 minutes and 53 seconds are spent listening for a return pulse.
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Panaromic view from the tower looking southwest (left) to northeast (right)
The radar pedestal. Toward the bottom are electric heaters that we run during the winter.
Another view of the pedestal with the back of the radar dish and counter weights seen.
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Very true, but requires the patience of Solomon...
Can't we speed this up?
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You leftys really grind my gears!
You know what "grinds my gears"? People that assume too damn much. I'm about as conservative as they come but I don't diss Muslims en masse. Look that up in a dictionary, if you still have one after you've burned all of the books.
These are ok but when you put Muslim in the title it makes you a bad person? I say it is you that gives ATS a bad name, for not allow the islam issue to be confronted.
Believing that its all government propaganda? (although alot of it is).
I walked away from the discussions on this forum earlier and had a good cry,
I am called a racist, and a bigot, and a hater, why?
Because I love the women of Islam,
I am motivated by love not hatred,
They are stoned, beheaded, mutilated, and I feel helpless, and they feel helpless, there are many Islamic women that want changes but they are afraid.


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Balancing Acts (Paperback)
Chalet Girls
NAL Trade, 9780451222190, 256pp.
Publication Date: October 2, 2007
There's one hot dish that Melissa, the resort's new chef, wants. But getting to this top-ranked skier isn't so simple. Meanwhile, Melissa's own past threatens to throw her life-and her heart-off course.
Known for her fast skiing and lifestyle, small-town Colorado girl Harley has snagged the coveted job of hostess. What she wants is to catch the eye of world-class skier James. Can she get noticed among European A-listers?
Former society girl Lily, a.k.a. Dove, doesn't mind cleaning up after guests, since it's bringing in much-needed bucks. Soon she can buy her own ticket to the island resort where her surfer crush awaits-as long as she can keep her secret. The Chalet Girls are in for one hot winter-as long as they figure out how to squeeze some work into all the fun...


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How much the new CEO will be allowed to do is in question
The 25-year company veteran who inherits the fate of General Motors is known as someone quick to act. It remains to be seen, though, how much he will be allowed to do.
Fritz Henderson assumes control of the ailing automaker as members of the White House auto task force prepare to move into GM's Detroit headquarters themselves to ensure GM makes the changes demanded by the Obama administration.
Henderson, the 50-year-old former chief operating officer tapped to be CEO after the White House forced Rick Wagoner to resign, said Monday he thinks he, not the task force, will handle everyday management.
But industry analysts and management professors say it may not be so simple now that the government has assumed an unprecedented role in restructuring GM and its crosstown rival Chrysler.
"The lender will always come in and push levers of corporate control," said Douglas Baird, a professor who specializes in bankruptcy at the University of Chicago Law School.
"It will basically say: 'You want me to lend money. But there are these kind of targets you have to hit.' Private lenders do it all the time," he added.
President Barack Obama, in detailing his plans for the industry Monday, said the government has no interest in running GM. But at the same time, the White House has specifically rejected a restructuring plan turned in by GM and ordered it to make deeper cuts.
"What we are interested in is giving GM an opportunity to finally make those much-needed changes that will let them emerge from this crisis a stronger and more competitive company," Obama said.
GM and Chrysler are alive today only because of $17.4 billion in government loans. The pair have requested a total of $21.6 billion more, but the government says they have not met the conditions of what they have already borrowed.
But Washington does see potential.
The government is giving GM enough money to stay running for 60 days while it tries to cut its debt. Chrysler is getting only 30, and will be sold off if it cannot find a partner.
Henderson, whose first name is Frederick but who goes by Fritz, pitched for the University of Michigan baseball team in college, earned a master's degree in business administration from Harvard in 1984 and joined GM as an analyst that year.
He has held posts at the company's financing arm and its auto parts division and led GM operations in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and Europe. He was named chief financial officer in 2006 and chief operating officer last year.
Wagoner, who was CEO for nearly nine years, was criticized for not moving quickly enough to restructure the bureaucratic GM. David Cole, chairman of the Center for Automotive Research, who knows both men, said Henderson will speed things up.
"Fritz, I think, is a little bit more decisive," Cole said. "As a consequence of that, I think he can move a little bit more quickly."
GM's outgoing vice chairman, Bob Lutz, said in an e-mail that Henderson "listens, discusses, cuts the talk off at the right point, decides and acts."
In his conference call with reporters, Henderson said he will focus on cleaning up GM's balance sheet and cutting its debt so the company can repay taxpayers.
"I don't think you're going to see the task force making day-to-day decisions," Henderson said.
He told reporters that in addition to his former role to keep the company managing how it makes cars and trucks, he will move more quickly than Wagoner on the restructuring.
"It's about doing more, doing it faster and doing whatever it takes," he said.
But some worry the White House task force will be too involved in the company's daily operations.
"They are going to write the plan for GM. They are going to decide what GM will look like," said Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., who has been critical of the auto bailout.
Corker said he spoke to Steven Rattner, chairman of the Obama task force, late Sunday and was told the administration might use a section of the bankruptcy code to conduct a quick restructuring and decide which plants will stay alive.
"I was certainly quite alarmed to hear what their role in the next 60 days was going to be," Corker said.
Henderson seemed warm to the idea of a "surgical bankruptcy" because the government said it would provide financing and guarantee the warranties of both GM and Chrysler cars starting Monday. But he said he still would prefer to restructure out of court. GM has so far failed to persuade creditors to lower the amount of debt they hold in exchange for equity stakes in the company. And GM and Chrysler both still have to try to persuade the United Auto Workers to accept equity stakes in the companies instead of some of the cash the automakers were supposed to pay into trust funds for retiree health care.
Associated Press writers Dan Strumpf and Ken Thomas contributed to this report.


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That's not a secret, we're working hard. Today, 9 months after our last release "Danube", our next release code named "Europe" is ready to test.
What's new?
User Interface
As always the UI has been heavily enhanced. The bottom bar is gone, and the top bar has been updated with a very handy global menu.
A new login box let you sign in more easily by remembering recently used identities:
You can now easily customize the global colors of your La Distribution installation, and define colors application by application. We also added an online CSS editor for advanced customizations.
The News Feed
La Distribution can now merge the content generated by all the installed applications to produce:
- a Public Feed: that help you consolidate your online activity and let everyone subscribe to it.
- a Personal Feed: that let you read everything you want to be notified about.
Using RSS/Atom and Activity Streams, every developer can write simple web applications that will fuel content into this news feed: RSS, Statuses (Twitter, Identi.ca, Status.net), Bookmarks, Photos and everything that can be imagined.
Data Freedom
La Distribution had always let users generate and download a backup of their applications in one click. This backup could be restored or used to create a clone in just one other click.
Now, we're going one step further, you can backup / and restore your entire site in one click. Migrating to another web server is just a matter of uploading an archive.
It's difficult to integrally cover 9 months of hard work in a single blog post. But we'll try to at least to mention the other important changes:
- we updated all supported applications to their latest versions: WordPress 3.1, DokuWiki 2010-11-07a, Firefox Sync 1.5, Status.net 0.9.6
- we added some new useful libraries to the system: Limonade, a micro-framework for rapid web development and prototyping, and CodeMirror for "in the browser" code editing.
- package downloads are more reliable, as we now check their integrity before installing it.
- as experimental feature, you can activate Multi Domains support. It's not ready for prime time but it's definitely usable and we need feedback on it.
- another experimental feature, Multi Sites, let you create "children" La Distribution installations into your main La Distribution install. For example, this is useful if you want to use La Distribution for a group and want to easily create one La Distribution web site for every user.
How to get it?
We hope you're now convinced that Europe is our best release ever. Maybe you're now wondering how to get it? There is two options:
On your own server
As always, if you have your own web server, you can install it very easily with our installer. Check out the install page on our wiki.
And if you're already using La Distribution, no worry, you should already be using the latest version!
If you don't understand how to install it, or are too lazy, or want the most simple experience, we have something for you.
AppSlots, the hosted service powered by La Distribution is about to open. With AppSlots, users get a subdomain in username.appslots.com with La Distribution pre-installed, perfectly configured and optimised.
At launch, AppSlots will feature two offers:
- AppSlots Beta: Available in very limited quantities, AppSlots Beta will be for people who want to help us test La Distribution. It's totally free (for at least 1 year) but we'll expect some feedback from you to help us understand your needs and improve the service.
- AppSlots One: Also available in limited quantities, AppSlots One is the premium service we were dreaming about. For 14,99 euros / month, you will get a (virtual) dedicated server, automated backups, your own domain name, and more goodies over time.
To be the first to get an account with one or the other offer, we recommend you to subscribe on the AppSlots home page.
Looking forward
We believe "Europe" will be our most important release to date, and really hope it will bring more people to La Distribution.
Following current trends, there is good chances our next updates will be more frequent and incremental, and so "Europe" may be the last big release of its kind.
We really hope you'll like it!


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Interbike 2012: EZ EL (electroluminecent wire)
Not sure how it works? Well this nice chart explains it. Basically there's magic in them wires that allow them to glow.
Runs off a small battery pack.
One product they had was this ribbon EL that gives off that TRON look. They were actually kind enough to give me a set to test out. I've voluntold Jack Sweeney to test for the site.


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Computationally Enhanced Mobility
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) goals call for increasing the efficiency and productivity of energy use, while limiting the environmental impacts. In support of these goals, Argonne's transportation research efforts bring together scientists and engineers from many disciplines to find cost-effective solutions to the problems of foreign oil dependency and greenhouse gas emissions.
As one of DOE's lead laboratories for research in hybrid and electric powertrains, batteries and fuel efficient technologies, Argonne's transportation program is critical to advancing the development of next-generation vehicles. Argonne's overall goal is to work with DOE, other federal agencies, and industrial partners to put new transportation technologies on the road that improve the way we live and contribute to a better, cleaner future for all.
Argonne's research focuses on reducing carbon energy use in transportation to address environmental issues and global security concerns. Greenhouse gas regulations for light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles are requiring a pace of invention, efficiency gains and technology adoption that is unprecedented. Speed-to-market for advanced technologies is required and model-based engineering development tools are among the enablers. Moreover, vehicles that are able to communicate with each other and with the infrastructure reduce congestion, improve safety and aid energy efficiency. Technology development and computational ability allows vehicle automation and infrastructure connectedness. Argonne is also playing a critical role in research supporting the emergence of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) as a mobility paradigm shift.


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We upgrading the Bannockburn Water Reclamation Plant to meet forecast population growth.
A new 100 megalitre lagoon will be built on the existing Stephens Road site, with more recycled water available for horticulture, agriculture and recreation.
The new infrastructure will not only meet the demands of a rapidly growing population, but will open the door to new recycled water customers in the near future.
About 1000 plantation gums trees will be cleared to provide for the new lagoon.
The 5000-tree Brittle Gum (Eucalyptus mannifera) plantation was established by Barwon Water in 2003 for irrigation by recycled water.
The cleared trees will be mulched for use on-site.
Works will not impact the Stephens Road bushland reserve managed under a Trust for Nature conservation covenant.
Environmental overlays on the land will remain protected.


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Science & Faith Simulcast
A Tampa Bay Simulcast Sponsored by the C. S. Lewis Society
From the Center for Science and Culture: A Program of the Discovery Institute
6:30 pm - 9 pm
Dear Friends of C S Lewis Society,
We are so grateful that our first C.S. Lewis Summer Honors Seminar was a huge success--our thanks to all who helped! A flock of outstanding students enjoyed our Seminar, "Knowing God in a Skeptical Age," including a US Airways pilot, a local math professor, and a senior in biomedical science at a secular university. Now we are preparing for campus outreaches in Florida and North Carolina, and for the exciting Tampa Bay Simulcast, "Science and Faith: Are They in Conflict?" on September 21.
Drs. Lennox and Meyer are fantastic speakers who will tackle key questions that often dominate the faith vs. science debate. Has science disproved God? Or do new scientific discoveries actually provide compelling support for faith?
According to a recent survey, 55% of American adults believe that science and religion are often in conflict. This same attitude can be found among young adults. Nearly a third of young adults with a Christian background say "churches are out of step with the scientific world we live in," and a quarter of them think "Christianity is anti-science."
The simulcast will address these questions and show the elegant fit between science and Christianity. Featured speakers are renowned Oxford University Professor John Lennox andNew York Times bestselling author Stephen Meyer, two leading speakers and writers on the intersection between science and faith. The emcee is bestselling author Eric Metaxas, whose biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and courageous presentation at the National Prayer Breakfast brought international acclaim.
In short, this international simulcast is a major event! It will provide powerful help for parents and students in middle school, high school, and college. High school and college ministries should not miss it, and Christian school and home school students will enjoy an unforgettable experience.
Please help us by forwarding this email to church leaders and members. The simulcast will present scientific discoveries that provide compelling support for faith in God. If you have neighbors or friends who are seeking the truth about God, this is a perfect opportunity to invite them to hear of the Creator's signature in nature--now visible to all with an open heart and mind.
Questions to be addressed during the simulcast include:
* Has science disproved God?
* Are science and faith really in conflict?
* Just how "scientific" are the claims of leading atheists?
* Are human beings the result of an unguided Darwinian process?
* Does nature supply evidence of intelligent design?
For information on the speakers, see the insert below.
We hope to see you at the simulcast in Tampa, or hear reports as you attend a showing in your area of the country!
Please also be in prayer for Normandy and me as final plans are being made for ministry trips to Colombia, Japan, and England.
Serving Him with you,
Tom and Normandy Woodward
Dr. Stephen Meyer :
Director of the Center for Science and Culture at Discovery Institute, Dr. Stephen Meyer is author of "Signature in the Cell: DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design" and "Darwin's Doubt: The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design," a New York Times bestseller. Dr. Meyer has been interviewed by ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, Fox News, PBS, and the BBC, and was featured in two front-page stories in the New York Times. In 2008, he appeared with Ben Stein in the documentary "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed" and in 2009, he was honored as "Daniel of the Year" by "WORLD" magazine. Dr. Meyer's "TrueU: Does God Exist?" DVD series for high school and college students was produced by Focus on the Family and has received much acclaim.
Dr. John Lennox:
Follow Prof. Lennox on twitter @ProfJohnLennox
An internationally renowned speaker on the relationship between science and faith, Dr. John Lennox is Professor of Mathematics at Oxford University and holds doctorates from Cambridge University, Oxford University, and the University of Wales. Referred to by some as today's C.S. Lewis, Dr. Lennox has debated leading atheists such as Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, and Peter Singer, and has authored numerous books, including "God's Undertaker: Has Science Buried God?" and "Gunning for God." Dr. Lennox has lectured widely across Europe, North America, Asia, and Australia.
Eric Metaxas:
Follow Eric on twitter @EricMetaxas
Eric Metaxas is author of the award-winning New York Times bestseller, Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy, which has been translated into 15 languages. Along with his colleague John Stonestreet, Metaxas is the voice of "BreakPoint," a radio commentary that is broadcast on 1,400 radio outlets with an audience of eight million people. Metaxas is also host of "Socrates in the City," a monthly event in New York City of entertaining and thought-provoking discussions on 'life, God, and other small topics.' Metaxas is a favorite speaker on college campuses. Says one college official: "His rapier wit, compelling content, and communication skills resonated widely across the campus... Weeks after his ... address, people were still talking about Eric."


text: Up for sale are a full set of Black Leather Seats from a 2003 Acura TL Sedan. Everything on the seats are functional; Seat warmers, power adjustable, side airbags. The airbags are still intact. The leather is perfectly fine except for a 1" tear that happened at the driver seat (see picture), but I had it professionally restored. This tear happened because of the factory stitching, the tear should not progress anymore with the restoration. They will be perfect if you have a car with torn and worn out seats, you can replace them with these. My plan was to put this in a Acura Legend I had, but plans changed and need to sell. This would give a nice luxurious look to your interior since this came from a luxury sedan. More Pictures of Front Driver Seat: http://photobucket.com/albums/v93/G-Zone/AcuraSeats/Driver/ More Pictures of Front Passenger Seat: http://photobucket.com/albums/v93/G-Zone/A...eats/Passenger/ More Pictures of Rear Seats: http://photobucket.com/albums/v93/G-Zone/AcuraSeats/Rear/ These seats from the dealership new is priced over $5,000. I just want $1,000 shipped for the whole set (its going to cost me well over $200 to ship them, unless you want to pick them up in Dallas TX and I'll lower the price). For just the front pairs, I will sell for $550 shipped. For just the Rear set, I will sell for $475 shipped. I will accept paypal or money order, which ever you prefer. The seats are already completely boxed up and are ready to ship out to you as soon as payment is received. There will be two boxes, one containing the front pair, the other containing the 2-piece rear seat. Seats have been wrapped and tightly packaged to protect your investment. I am located in Dallas, Texas where I will be shipping them from. If you are interested, best way to reach me is just to email me at firstname.lastname@example.com mentioning the seats on the subject. Just email me with any questions, I do check it often. -Chris G.


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We're not only focusing on getting new customers onboard, but we also want to give them a possibility to become our business partners
Bucharest, Romania (PRWEB) September 22, 2012
ThemeFuse – leading provider of premium WordPress themes has launched a new exclusive members club, aimed at developers, freelancers, and small web agencies.
ThemeFuse takes another step to strengthen their position as one of the leaders among WordPress theme stores by providing their customers with an affordable offer allowing them to get access to the whole library of themes with just one simple monthly price.
"The WordPress themes market is a bit crowded these days, but not many stores offer a way for customers to get more themes at affordable prices. With the average price of a single theme at $50, getting ten of them at once is a major expense." said Dimi Baitanciuc – co-founder of ThemeFuse. "This is where our new members club comes into play and makes it possible for every customer to work with as many themes as they wish without losing their shirt."
The main target group of this offer consists of WordPress developers, freelancers, and agencies. In other words, people who want to have a place to get quality themes from, and then use them to deliver products to their own clients and customers.
What's also worth mentioning here is that each customer doesn't only get access to all existing and future themes, but also VIP priority on the support forums, ability to suggest what themes should be created next, access to a new affiliate program, and a beautiful members area to work with.
"We're not only focusing on getting new customers onboard, but we also want to give them a possibility to become our business partners. That's why we've decided to re-launch our affiliate program. New rules allow every affiliate to earn 30% of the initial payment and then 10% of the recurring fees," said Dimi Baitanciuc.
Everyone can sign up to the members club at ThemeFuse.com. There are credit card and PayPal payments available. Right after the transaction goes through immediate access to the members area is granted.
Every theme offered by ThemeFuse has been designed to work with one of the most popular website management platforms – WordPress – an open source system widely supported by every major hosting provider.
The themes can be used both by professional developers, as well as beginner website owners. That's because they don't require any programming or web development skills in order to go through the installation.
Additionally, ThemeFuse offers their users a very friendly support area and comprehensive online documentation. For more information, and details on how to sign up to the new members club please visit: http://themefuse.com/?promo=club
About ThemeFuse:
ThemeFuse, a WordPress templates theme shop, focuses on original out of the box design and ease of use for every type of user. ThemeFuse aims at providing their customers with themes that can make every website stand out from the crowd, and also offers dedicated support around the clock.
Dimi Baitanciuc, Co-Founder


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"The hardest thing for a writer to conquer is fear. Get over it. You're never going to write the perfect sentence—but just get something on the page. Start writing."
About Me
Hello and welcome to my writing portfolio! Thank you for coming and taking a look; it means a lot to me. Here, I'm proud to showcase my professional and creative writing work.
My name is Kourtney French and I'm from Dallas, Texas. I've loved to write, ever since I was a small child when I dreamed up superhero stories during recess. I found my passion for a career in content writing for the web. It's an amazing thing how well-written content for companies and their websites can help expand their businesses and connect them with their customers. The power of words is an incredible thing.
I've used this power of words to build better content for private institutions such as Brigham Young University-Idaho and for companies like Impact Catalyst Group Inc., Pup Corner, and Women Roar Int'l. I graduated with my Bachelors of Arts in English from Brigham Young University-Idaho and a minor in Psychology.
Sometimes, you come across people who inspire you. They change the way you look at the world and give you a new way to do things. I've come across a few of those myself, and I wanted to share them here with you to inspire you as well:
- Chris Galbraith's P2B Video
- David Meerman Scott's New Rules of Marketing & PR
- Derek Siver's How To Start A Movement
- Simon Sinek's How to be A Great Leader
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Bad Lieutenant Trailer: Herzog, Cage, Lucky Crackpipes
Abel Ferrara is probably not going to like this.
When Werner Herzog's Nicolas Cage–starring remake of Bad Lieutenant was first announced, we only asked that its trailer be as baffling and WTF awesome as the entire concept. Wish granted! In it, we see Cage hallucinate lizards, deny oxygen to an old lady during an interrogation, and take a hit from his lucky crack pipe ("You don't have a lucky crack pipe?"). We're pretty sure it won't please Abel Ferrara, but this movie is going to be awesome. Also, strangely, YouTube says this magical video was uploaded a month ago and somehow sat undiscovered by blogs until last night, which is truly a blight on the good name of the Internet.


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Love, Help Me Out!
True Colors Soon Reveal!J.A.W. WILLS
"She Finds The Love She Deserves, But Soon She'll See His True Colors."
Crystal is a desperate writer wants the same love her friends have. She soon finds it, and its the best thing ever for her. But his true colors come out. And the only people to see it is her friends. They warn her about him...but she denies all of their response. But later on in the story she soon sees how so right they were.
Copyright © 2018 Joshua Williams
Direct Linkhttp://www.lithive.com/Joshua%20Williams


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Colorado Wildfire Kills 2, Burns 360 Homes
A wildfire in Colorado turned deadly Thursday, claiming the lives of two people who were among the thousands being forced to evacuate their homes, authorities said.
The Black Forest fire near Colorado Springs already ranks as one of the most damaging in state history. It grew dramatically late Wednesday evening and Thursday, fanned by winds with gusts of up to 35 miles per hour, officials said.


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Today Total Life Changes is one of the leading MLM Company. The company has got a wide range of products for selling. IASO Tea is considered the best selling products for Total Life Changes. Why IASO Tea is the best consumer products?- the million dollar question can surprise you when the answer comes to. The mystery behind in its ingredients.
IASO Tea- Behind the scene:
IASO Tea is a special blend introduced by Dr. Miller. He made the product for 20 years of continuous research. The result of the research is awesome. You can keep your health perfect by continuing use of IASO Tea. Get back to your colon health with IASO Tea. Thanks to Dr. Miller.
Ingredients of IASO Tea:
Safe, Natural and Edible herbs are the main ingredients for IASO Tea that makes it special blend.
Holy Thistle– Holy Thistle (Silybum marianum) supports the liver in the release of toxins.
Persimmon leaves– The tannins and flavonoids in Persimmon leaves have anti-hypertensive, anti-carcinogenic, and anti-mutagenic properties.
Malva leaves– Malva Leaf teas are used in the treatment of renal disorders, the retention of fluids, frequent thirst, and diarrhea. Malva Leaf has been used to treat stomach ache, gastroenteritis, irritable bowel, and conditions of the spleen
Marsh Mallow leaves– The Marsh Mallow or Marshmallow (Althaea officinalis) was used by the ancient Greeks to remedy bruises and bleeding, and as a mild laxative. It was used in medieval Europe for indigestion and diarrhea.
Blessed Thistle– Blessed Thistle (Cnicus benedictus or Carduus benedictus) has been used in traditional medicine as far back as the early sixteenth century as an appetite stimulant, astringent, blood purifier, choleretic (bile flow stimulant), diaphoretic (sweat stimulant), digestion enhancement, diuretic (increasing urine), expectorant, fever reducer, memory improver, menstrual flow stimulant, and salivation stimulant.
Papaya– Papaya is recommended to be one such pick from the group of Yellow and orange fruits, which promises abundant health benefits. It is a melon like fruit with yellow- orange flesh with dozens of small black seeds enclosed in skin that ranges in color from green to orange.
Ginger– For over two thousand years Chinese Medicine has recommended ginger to treat a number of health problems including abdominal bloating, coughing, vomiting, diarrhea, and rheumatism.
Chamomile- Chamomile has been used to treat a wide range of conditions and diseases when used internally or externally. This bittersweet herb acts medicinally as a tonic, anodyne, antispasmodic, antiinflammatory, antibacterial, anti-allergenic, and sedative
Myrrh- Myrrh is a hardy shrub that grows in desert regions, particularly in northeastern Africa and the Middle East and in regions around Arabia. The resin obtained from the stems is used in medicinal preparations. Today Myrrh is used in some mouth washes and sore throat medicines.
Sip a Cup of IASO Tea with Kingsley Ennis:
Let's have a Cup of IASO Tea with Kingsley Ennis- one of the top leaders of total life changes. Kingsley Ennis is top distributor and team leader of Total Life Changes Network Marketing Team. For over 17 years Kingsley Ennis has travelled the world sharing the gift of health and financial freedom. His passion for helping others to create a life of adventure and financial freedom through entrepreneurship has inspired thousands to live happier more productive lives. Why not you? Come and join Kingsley Ennis Network Marketing Team and change your life completely.


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Gomo Gomo Game Lodge is a comfortable and intimate safari lodge in Klaserie, a private reserve next to the Timbavati Private Game Reserve which shares an unfenced boundary with the Kruger National Park. With back-to-basics comfort belying its unique position, a hearty living area and excellent guides with a passion for the wilderness and its wildlife, you can expect nothing short of the classic African safari experience here.
Your personal ranger and Shangaan tracker take you on dawn patrols and evening parades through some of the best game-viewing territory in the region. Lion, leopard, elephant, rhino, giraffe, zebra and many more plains species regularly make appearances and the birding is excellent with over 300 species recorded here.
Accommodation consists of fully furnished, brick-and-thatch Chalets all with en-suite bathrooms. During the day you can relax on the deck in the shade of a century-old weeping boer bean tree or cool down in the plunge pool. At night the camp is lit by kerosene flares which contribute to the true bush safari ambience and experience.
- With a traversing area of 6000 hectares, Gomo Gomo allows guests to explore a diverse landscape
- Locate and appreciate numerous mammals and birds, including the famous Big 5
- Comfortable accommodation with a luxurious flair
- Swimming pool complete with loungers for when you just want to unwind
- Friendly staff and efficient service


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Drastic Entertainment street jounal.
Fashion snap on the street in New York.
She has an own fashion brand."By Hand NYC"http://www.byhandclothingco.com/It's really nice!!
BKC lady!!She was wearing a new BKC t-shirts!!!
Really cool style.I like this stadium jamper... BKC new shit!!!
I got it alredy!!
awesome boutique."Brooklyn Circus"258 Bergen st Brooklyn Ny 11217
I like Supra sneakers!
Every body knows "anything".
What a crazy cool store.


text: This Video Takes Us On A Deep Journey Of Exploration Into The Origin Of Most Of The Religions We Know Of Today. This Video Is A Factual … all » Historical Breakdown. I Had Run Across This Video While Searching Video.Google.com…Shortly After …This Video was no longer available. As Suprised as I was..I think This Video Should Be watched By People with an open mind..some of it's topics may be "mind Blowing" for some.You Be The Judge..What Type Of Person are you?


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Let the Kanga do the work
The Kanga 5 Series is in the entry level machine in the larger Loader range, with four wheel drive and greater lifting abilities, enhanced performance and productivity levels, and a more expansive array of time and labour saving attachments than the smaller 2 Series (Kid).
Recently re-designed and engineered from the ground up to out-perform and out-feature any other brand of compact skid steer loader on the market today, the DA525 has phenomenal time and labour saving multi-tasking abilities and provides more than enough horsepower to get the toughest jobs done quickly, safely and easily.
The DA525 has impressive skid steer abilities, power to weight ratio and extensive array of time and labour saving attachments, capable of digging, carrying, trenching, post-hole boring, planting, levelling and much, much more. Using a Kanga significantly increases productivity levels and can dramatically reduce your labour costs.
The Kanga 5 Series Loader is available in Diesel (DA525) or Petrol (GA524).