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Responsibility: The oversight, implementation, and integration of multi-generational, multi-faceted worship arts ministry into the overall ministry of the church. Goal: Motivate the most reluctant congregant to praise God through singing and the arts. Qualifications: ? Training and resultant skill in both theology, music, and other artistic expressions which contribute to enthusiastic expressions of worship. ? Currently credentialed or willingness and ability to seek credentials with the Christian and Missionary Alliance. ? Ownership of the purpose, process, and product ministry strategy of Deltona Alliance Church. Experience in the oversight of a worship ministry. Ability to coordinate the worship ministry at two campus ministries. Personal Qualities: ? Evidence of Christ-like character and consequent spiritual maturity ? Basic social, spiritual, and emotional capacities necessary to effectively work as a functioning part of a team ? Devotion to and healthy relationships with spouse and family ? Self-starter and hard worker Core Competencies/Proven Capacities: ? Evidence of ability to multiply ministry by multiplying leaders ? Ability to form, equip, and lead effective teams ? Familiarity and competency with a variety of musical genres and willingness to utilize the same ? Pastoral skills to effectively shepherd those serving in the worship arts ministry
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Ms. Unger, of Keizer, died Thursday, March 29, 2012. She was 82.
Born in Compton, Calif. to Harry Allen and Lillian Smith, she worked as a nurse and later as an administrative specialist for the State of Oregon.
She was preceded in death by two sons, Kevin and Jeffrey. Survivors include: Three sons, Michael and Joseph of Keizer and Patrick of Weston, Fla; daughter, Julie Unger of Keizer; sister, Polly Platt of Salem; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
No services will be held at Ms. Unger's request.
The family expresses gratitude to the staff at Odyssey Hospice.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the hospice or the American Cancer Society.
Arrangements by Keizer Funeral Chapel.

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Chimney Top Trail is a 3.2 mile lightly trafficked loop trail located near Philipstown, New York that offers scenic views and is rated as moderate. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, nature trips, and birding and is best used from March until October. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
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We hiked this trail on Feb 19 when it happened to be nearly 65 degrees with snow still on the ground. Beautiful hike, not strenuous even for the first hike of the season.
We had difficulty finding the chimney however and only ran into a small fire pit along the AT portion of the hike.
In winter it can be easy to lose the trail between the AT section and the loop back if following the trail clockwise. No markers for a while and the trail was flooded with melting snow.
Chimney Trail is a very nice walk.
Thanks to Gregory & Eric's posts, we were able to discern where the trail head was, as there was only a sign for Moneyhole Mtn...
Green, to Yellow, to White was perfect guidance to follow up to the top.
Hiked it today, Feb 18th, in 50° weather. The trail was snow covered, but with good hiking boots, it was fine.
Beautiful views from the top of the snow caped mountains
Awesome trail. To get to the "Camp fire" you want to follow the green trail to yellow to white. Its an easy trail, used it in January, if there's snow, and its begun to melt, your going to encounter a portion thats over flooded and have to go around it off trail or walk through 3" of water.
Unlike the map above this doesn't loop, but ends at the top if a hill with the chimney and a wonderful view Westward. Just follow the trails
I think it's more of an easy hike but very nice view from the top. The directions leave you short of the trail head. Parking is about 200 yards before the trailhead and the trailhead is across the Garrison Fish and Game Club.
Awesome side trail. Great detour for a lunch break.


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"Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it ... he who doesn't ... pays it."- Albert Einstein
I am continuing my search for the best investments for a Roth IRA account. In my search, I have stumbled across a number of intriguing investments which I feel present a compelling long-term buying opportunity.
My criteria are as follows:
- I have at least 30-35 years until retirement, so I am focused on buying very long-term investments - both stocks and ETFs - which I believe will outperform the market over that time period. Short-term fluctuations in the market make little difference, as long as the story remains the same.
- As mentioned previously, I love the idea of re-investing dividends every chance you get through a dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP). A DRIP allows you to purchase more shares without having to buy more shares in the open market and allows you to benefit from the powers of compound interest.
- A dividend re-investing plan also automatically dollar costs averages your positions over time, another powerful long-term investing strategy. You buy more shares when the stock price is down, and buy less shares when the stock price is up. Short-term market crashes or recessions should be seen as an opportunity to buy more shares.
-The company should have a history of share repurchases or buybacks. Share buybacks are a great way to increase long-term shareholder value, in my opinion, because it reduces the overall share count, which tends to lead to a higher earnings per share and higher value of the stock. Companies might also initiate a share buyback at a time when they think the stock is undervalued.
- I like companies that have a long-term track record of paying a steady dividend and increasing that dividend year after year. Realty Income Corp (NYSE:O) was highlighted in the first article of this series. Next, I highlighted Phillip Morris (NYSE:PM). I still feel those are two great long-term picks.
- I look for companies that have been around for some time and aren't going anywhere; companies which own a large part of the market share in their industry, but also have some opportunities to grow. For example, McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) and Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO).
Here are the first three stories in this series:
- This Could Be the Perfect ETF for a Roth IRA
- This Could be the Perfect Stock for a Roth IRA
- Top 5 Stocks for a Roth IRA
What are the Benefits of a Roth IRA?
As mentioned in previous entries, you invest post-tax money in a Roth IRA, unlike a 401K where you are investing pre-tax money. However, in a Roth IRA account your money is growing tax-free which gives you a big tax break at retirement. So, a smart strategy would be to start as soon as humanly possible, invest in dividend paying stocks or ETFs with a low expense ratio, then enroll them in a DRIP and watch your money grow tax-free.
Another huge advantage the Roth IRA has over a 401K is that you can select from a wide range of investments. One of my biggest issues with a 401K account is that you often have to select investments from a small choice of mutual funds, which often carry high expense ratios. In a Roth IRA, you can invest in almost anything.
However, if your company matches your 401K account, that is essentially "free money" and I still feel it is a good idea to contribute to your 401K. You should just be aware of what investments you are in, the expense ratio of your fund, etc.
Also keep in mind that with a Roth IRA, you are also allowed to withdraw your contributions without a penalty.
For full information and rules on a Roth IRA account, visit the IRS website.
Why Monthly Dividend Investments?
There is a slight advantage to owning a stock or ETF which pays a monthly dividend, as opposed to an equity which pays its dividend quarterly, semi-annually or annually.
*It is a fact that if your interest is compounded every month, you will end up with more money than if your interest was compounded just four times a year, twice a year or once a year.
Confused? Here is an example. Let's say you have two people (person A and person B) who have $20,000 to invest in a Roth IRA account. Both people wisely choose to re-invest their dividends. Both investments earn each person 10 percent annually for 30 years.
*However, person A owns an investment which pays dividends on a monthly basis, and person B pays dividends on a quarterly basis. Both investors do not add any more money to their accounts other than the initial $20,000.
*Person A: After 30 years at 10 percent interest a year, this investor's account is worth $396,747.99.
*Person B: After 30 years, also at 10 percent interest a year but compounded just 4 times a year, person B's account is worth $387,163,000.
So as you can see, the difference between both accounts is nearly $10,000, even though both investments returned exactly the same amount! The bottom line is that compounding your money monthly leads to bigger gains.
What if your dividends were only paid out and re-invested once a year? The same scenario would only leave you with $348,988.05!
*What if You Added Just $50 a Month? With $20,000 invested at 10 percent a year, and just $50 added per month, after 30 years your Roth IRA account would be worth $509,772!
See for yourself at Investor.Gov.
Again, the single best thing you can do is start today and get time on your side. Compound interest is extremely powerful, as Einstein said himself.
NOTE: I don't think this means you should choose one investment over another just because one pays dividends monthly and one pays quarterly. It is just another thing to keep in consideration when performing your due diligence when investing.
Also keep in mind that 10 percent annual gains are pretty good returns.
Top 3 Monthly Dividend Stocks for a Roth IRA
Here are my own personal three favorite monthly dividend paying stocks:
|Market Cap (B)
|Franco Nevada (NYSE:FNV)
|Precious Metals
|Prospect Capital (NASDAQ:PSEC)
|Business Development
|Vanguard Natural Resources (NYSE:VNR)
#3 Franco Nevada Corporation
As you'll see above, Franco Nevada's dividend yield is the smallest on this list by a large margin. However, readers of mine know that I am a long-term believer in the upside in both precious metals and commodities as central banks around the world continue to debase their currencies. I suspect that we will see inflation take off in the coming years because of this, and Franco Nevada has the business model, assets and management team in place to capitalize on the upside.
Franco Nevada is a gold focused royalty and stream company which also owns a number of interests in platinum group metals, oil and other resource assets. The majority of the company's revenues are generated in North America.
As a precious metals and commodity streaming company, Franco Nevada has a significant advantage over commodity mining companies. The company is generating significant amounts of free cash flow (greater than 80 percent margins, according to the company) because of its fixed-cost structure.
Like its peers Silver Wheaton (SLW) and Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD), Franco Nevada will provide an upfront cash payment in exchange for a royalty or a stream on a producing or developmental asset. Franco will then receive ongoing payments once the asset is producing, with no more capital required. This means the company is free from the risk of cost-overruns at mines and doesn't have to pay for exploration. That is a huge advantage over the typical mining company, which generally has to keep deploying capital to sustain its operations, explore to expand the mines resource, etc. Franco Nevada, on the other hand, still gets all the exploration upside at the projects they invest in.
The company has approximately 370 assets, with 44 in production, 33 advanced, and 155 in exploration. One reason why I like Franco Nevada over other royalty companies is because Franco has a significant amount of oil and gas assets - 137 in total - which does not include 160 undeveloped oil and gas interests!
In total, Franco's revenue comes from gold (61 percent), platinum group metals (13 percent) and other (26 percent, which includes oil). The company's assets are operated by some of the best mining companies in the world, including Goldcorp (NYSE:GG), New Gold (NYSEMKT:NGD), Newmont (NYSE:NEM) and Barrick (NYSE:ABX).
In addition, Franco Nevada has working capital of $891 million, which I expect the company to put to work in the coming years.
While Franco currently has a yield of just 1.6 percent, you will see below that the company has increased its dividend each year for the past five years. The company went from paying just $.20 per year in dividends to more than $.50 a share in 2012. I expect this track record of dividend increases to continue.
The company is very leveraged to the price of commodities and I see big appreciation potential. In the meantime, investors can receive that monthly dividend and re-invest it for more shares.
I will be writing a follow up article on Franco Nevada in the near future which goes more in-depth, so please check back for the article.
#2 Prospect Capital
Prospect is a business development company which provides money to middle-market companies and private equity for buyouts, acquisitions, recapitalizations, etc. As a BDC, the company pays little to no corporate income tax but is required to pay out at least 90 percent of its taxable income as dividends to investors.
Why Prospect? With a yield of more than 11 percent, the company is paying out a significant amount of dividends which can be re-invested and compounded monthly. While this limits the stocks appreciation upside, all the stock must do is maintain its value to ensure a gain of at least 11 percent for investors. When you re-invest these dividends each month, I think you will be surprised at just how fast the dividend grows.
* One reason why I really like Prospect over the long-term is that the company has positive exposure to rising interest rates. Interest rates have been at all-time lows and have nowhere to go but up, in my opinion.
Here are some things to consider:
- The company says that an increase in interest rates by 5 percent would "increase net investment income by $0.19 per share or $54.8 million for the remaining nine months in FYE 2014."
- The company focuses on secured lending, Continued focus on secured lending, with approximately 76 percent of the balance sheet as of Sept. 30, 2013, comprised of secured loans.
- Portfolio has "129 investment counterparties, representing significant portfolio diversity and risk mitigation."
- Portfolio is diversified across 33 industries.
You will see from the below chart that Prospect Capital has returned .81 percent since late 2008.
However, this does not mean that the stock has not returned any money to investors.
Prospect reported a 8.2 percent dividend increase in Dec. 2012.
The company used to pay out its dividend quarterly, until its switched to a monthly dividend in 2010.
Starting in June of 2010, Prospect began to pay out a monthly dividend of $.10 a share. Currently, the company pays out a monthly dividend of $.11 and dividends have been declared until June of 2014. The company will pay out the following amount in dividends in the coming months:
The stock has outperformed the Nasdaq, the DOW, the S&P 500 and just about every major index over the past eight years.
So if you have invested $5,000 in shares of Prospect Capital, you would own roughly 446 shares of the company. This would amount to approximately $49.197 in monthly dividends. Re-invest those dividends and you will own almost 5 more shares for the next month, increasing your total monthly dividend to $49.80.
I've plugged these numbers into a monthly dividend calculator. We are starting with 446 shares of Prospect Capital (worth nearly $5,000), assuming an annual yield of 11.2 percent, with a dividend growth rate of just 2 percent. The cost per share is the current price of the stock.
Under this scenario, with all dividends invested. How much would you have after 10 years?
- The total value after 10 years is $17,145.16 for a total gain of 242.93%.
- The total monthly income went from just $48 a month to $192.90 by the end of year 10.
Now let's use a longer-term, more conservative estimate. We will use the same amount of money, but we'll use a current yield of 10 percent, and no dividend increases at all.
"You started with $4,999.66 and ended up with $99180.25 for a total gain of 1883.74%. This was over 30 years so that makes your average annual gain 62.79%."
Of course, this assumes that the company continues to pay out a significant dividend for every year for 30 years. This is meant for informational purposes only, to show you the power of investing combined with compound interest. There are other risks to take into consideration.
Check out the numbers for yourself at Dividend-Calculator.com.
In conclusion, I like Prospect Capital for its dividend yield, track record of dividend payouts and increases, portfolio diversification, and positive exposure to rising interest rates.
#1 Vanguard Natural Resources
Vanguard is a company which focuses on acquiring and developing oil and natural gas properties in the United States.
Vanguard is another high monthly dividend paying stock, with a current yield of 8.4 percent. However, Vanguard is one stock which I feel also offers investors pretty good appreciation upside as it has considerable leverage and exposure to rising energy prices.
Since 2008, the stock has outperformed the S&P 500, returning 55.84 percent.
Dividend growth: the company has paid out the following annual dividends to shareholders since 2007:
- 2007 - $1.70
- 2008 - $1.89
- 2009 - $2.03
- 2010 - $2.10
- 2011 - $2.31
- 2012 - $2.40
- 2013 - $2.49
- In total, VNR has increased its distributions by 46 percent since its initial public offering in 2007.
- Average annual production (Boe/d) has increased a whopping 1,683 percent since 2007 - from 1,935 boe/d in 2007 to an estimated 34,500 boe/d in 2013.
- Proved reserved have increased 2,775 percent since 2007 - from 11 MMboe in 2007 to 316 million in 2014.
- The company has a diverse portfolio of assets in the United States, with low capital requirements to maintain cash flow going forward, according to the company.
- As you'll see in the chart below, the company's assets are diversified across the United States, with 1.9 Tcfe in proved reserves coming from nine different regions.
- The company is focused on acquired oil and gas properties with long life of production and development growth opportunities.
- I believe the company has less downside risk on oil and gas prices than other oil operators: Approximately 75 percent of oil production is hedged through 2015 at a floor price of $93.04 per barrel. Therefore, if we saw another recession in 2014 or next year in the United States where oil prices dropped considerably, Vanguard would be protected.
- 85 percent of expected gas production is hedged through the first half of 2017 at $4.61 per MMBtu.
- Management is committed to maintaining a long-term leverage of approximately 3X debt/EBITDA.
- Vanguard has a large amount of liquidity available for acquisitions. The company has nearly $900M in excess liquidity, according to the most recent corporate presentation.
I've only just scratched the surface on Vanguard Natural Resources and I intend to write an article in the near future which goes more in depth on the company's long-term prospects, so please follow me here on Seeking Alpha for more updates
Start Now, Invest for the Long Haul
In conclusion, I feel that the best thing a young investor can do right now is to simply just begin. Because of the powers of compound interest, the longer you invest, the more your investments will compound and dollar cost average themselves, leading to potentially much bigger gains over the long haul.
Also, keep in mind that dividend reinvestment programs allow you to purchase more shares without actually having to buy more shares in the market - saving you money on trade orders. At $8-10 a trade, this could be a very big amount of savings over a long time period!
These three monthly dividend stocks are just a few investments I like for a Roth IRA account. What are your top picks? Please comment below.
Disclosure: I am long PSEC, SLW, FNV, . I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.


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LYNWOOD, Calif. --A search is under way for the driver of an SUV that caused a patrol car to crash in Lynwood.
The patrol car ended up slamming into a tree. The incident happened late Friday night near Long Beach Boulevard and Pluma Street in Lynwood.
The Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy suffered minor injuries.
At the time of the crash, the deputy was attempting to stop the SUV for reckless driving.


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Kate is a software developer at MakerBot and bootcamp grad.
She was trained to be a web developer. But months after graduating from bootcamp, she's at Makerbot, helping build the software that their 3D printers need to do their job. It's an interesting change -- she's using python instead of ruby, and learned C++ too. We talk about what it's like to be a software developer in a world of hardware, how the two jobs compare, and what some of the challenges are.


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Brain and Spine Supports Run for the Rose
BY Cheryl Keenan
I have been involved with Run for the Rose since it started 10 years ago.
Dr. Marnie Rose was one of our patients. I met her when she was working in her pediatric residency. She was a brave and courageous physician and patient.
It was during her residency that Marnie found she had a brain tumor.
In 2005, the neurosurgeon I worked for and who helped care for Marnie during her illness was also diagnosed with a brain tumor. My involvement with these two exceptional physicians has driven me to be passionate about the care of brain tumor patients and Run for the Rose.
The Brain and Spine Center team from MD Anderson is out there every year with a booth for patient and family education. We pass out information about our center, which is one of the largest and most comprehensive programs of its kind in the world.
Financial support from the Dr. Marnie Rose Foundation has done so much to help with brain cancer research and improved patient outcomes in the Brain and Spine Center.
It's also heartwarming to see survivors with their families returning to support Run for the Rose.
I hope more people will join us this year on Sunday, March 25, at Reliant Park.
Watch the Roses' recent appearance on ABC News.


text: A collection of six films produced by the notorious partnership of German New Wave filmmaker Werner Herzog and his favourite leading man, Klaus Kinski. 'Aguirre, the Wrath of God' (1973) is a study of megalomania set in 16th Century Peru. In the year 1560, a Spanish expedition crosses the Peruvian Sierras in search of the legendary Inca city of El Dorado. A power struggle within the group leads to its deputy (Kinski) seizing control in bloody fashion, his desire to set up his own kingdom threatening to destroy them all. Cast and crew apparently endured hardships comparable to those suffered by the screen explorers. 'Nosferatu, Phantom der Nacht' (1979) is Herzog's remake of the classic 1921 'Nosferatu' directed by FW Murnau. The visually repellent vampire Nosferatu (Kinski) must feed on the blood of humans, and can only come out at night as to him sunlight is fatal. However, he longs for acceptance by the people he terrorizes. In 'Woyzeck' (1979), a poor army private (Kinski), haunted by nightmares of impending destruction, is forced to take part in a scientist's food deprivation experiments in order to support his wife (Eva Mattes) and child. However, he becomes convinced that she is having an affair with a drum major and stabs her to death. The film covers familiar Herzog territory, examining man's struggle with the world around him, as viewed through the eyes of an outsider figure abused by society and persecuted by nature. In 'Fitzcarraldo' (1982), Kinski plays Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald, an opera-loving entrepreneur who dreams of building an opera house in the middle of the Peruvian jungle. To finance his project he attempts to persuade the rubber business to extend into the jungle, and concocts a plan which involves moving his steamship over a mountain to a parallel waterway. In making his film of the visionary's adventures, Herzog famously refused to use special effects and insisted instead on actually transporting a steamship over the mountains. In 'Cobra Verde' (1987), Kinski plays Francisco Manoel da Silva, an enterprising young Brazilian bandit known as 'Cobra Verde' who, having impregnated all three daughters of his plantation-owning employer, is sent to the West African coast to drum up some business in the slave trade. In Africa, under the combined pressures of culture shock and extreme emotional isolation, he constructs an elaborate scheme to establish his own slave-trading monopoly. But the civil wars waged by the insane Leopard King come crashing down on Cobra Verde and his plans, and the film follows his tragic descent into madness and self-destruction. 'My Best Fiend' (2000) is an autobiographical documentary in which Herzog reflects on his long-standing and extremely volatile relationship with Kinski. The two men, who met in the 1950s while still in their teens, had a wildly creative working relationship - but came to physical and verbal blows with alarming frequency. Herzog claims to this day that Kinski (who died in 1991) was a madman, who went through a phase of believing he was a reincarnation of Jesus Christ, and once seriously injured a fellow actor by smashing him over the head with a sword. But he was also an intellectual and sensitive man, and the ambivalence that permeated Herzog and Kinski's friendship produced a string of highly original films. Using archive footage, interviews and personal accounts, this film portrays a fascinating - if a little unhinged - partnership between two creative geniuses.


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Hey people, I am SSB.
If you haven't seen my previous post on password protecting files, find it here.
In this post we are going to learn how to regain access to a windows account which we forgot the password of. This method will work on any windows 7,8,10 PC. This is for educational purpose only, don't use this for any other illegal activities.
At the end of this tutorial you will come to know how to change the password of a user which we forgot the password of and will successfully log on into your computer without re installing your OS.
To successfully get access to your account you need an installation file of the windows you use.
You need an ISO image of the windows or Windows installation CD which contains windows installation file to continue.
Without this you cannot continue.
- First, start by booting your OS installation.
- If you know how to boot OS from startup then skip to step 10 or follow steps 3 to 9.
- First create a bootable USB flash drive with the Windows ISO file. IF you have windows OS in a CD skip this step.
- Insert the CD or USB flash drive.
- Turn of your PC/Laptop.
- Power on your computer.
- Press the boot menu key. To know the boot menu key of your manufacturer see the below list.
|Boot Menu Key
|F11/Esc/F10/assist button
- These are some common manufacturers and their boot menu keys. Find the correct key and press it.
- Select USB-HDD/CD-DVD Drive
- Now the windows setup will begin.
- Once the setup starts press shift+F10
- This will open the command prompt.
- In that type the following commands (This will switch the Ease of access application with command prompt, we need to revert this later)
- copy c:windowssystem32utilman.exe c:
- copy c:windowssystem32cmd.exe c:windowssystem32utilman.exe
- Yes
- wpeutil reboot
- Computer will restart now.
- Now the same logon screen will open.
- Now we are going to change the password.
- Select the icon in the login screen. (Windows 7 – in the left corner, Windows 10/8 – in the right corner)
- Command prompt will open
- Type net user and press enter
- It will show all the user list
- Here sangesh is the user name.
- Type net user username password (example: net user sangesh P@ssw0rd)
- Now the password of the user sangesh is changed to P@ssw0rd.
- Now you can use this password to login.
- After this you need to go back to the windows setup and open command prompt. And type the following
- copy c:utilman.exe c:windowssystem32cmd.exe
- yes
- wpeutil reboot
- This will revert the settings to original. Now you can login in to your computer with the new password.
That's it for now guys, will catch up soon with a new tutorial…


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After more than seven years, Urban Velo printed its 45th and final regularly scheduled issue. Since 2007, the publication has documented bicycle culture in cities around the world. Urban Velo not only reflected the state of city cycling, it encouraged a global cycling culture. While the mainstream cycling media barely took notice, Urban Velo's founders not only documented the burgeoning urban scene, they lived it, organizing alleycats, goldsprints, bike polo tournaments and film festivals.
One of Urban Velo's great successes was spreading bike culture to the far corners of the globe. By distributing the magazine for free online, readers in Indonesia, Chile, Ukraine and countless locales became a part of a community that included New York, London and Tokyo. The magazine's popular department I Love Riding in the City featured readers from dozens of cities around the globe, proving that despite being oceans apart, all city cyclists share the same passion.
Over the course of seven years, Urban Velo presented a plethora of unique content—from the midwesterner who rides his BMX in the underground sewers, to the street-side bicycle repairmen in Beijing, to the Los Angeles cyclists who raced the marathon course during the wee hours of the morning. Urban Velo also covered the bike industry with a fair and knowledgeable approach.
Despite the magazine and website's undeniable editorial success, all businesses are subject to the vagaries of the marketplace. In light of the current trends in advertising, as well as the rising cost of doing business, the two man publishing team has decided to ride away with their heads held high. Back issues of the magazine will remain archived at www.urbanvelo.org, and the founders, Brad Quartuccio and Jeff Guerrero, can be reached at email@example.com and email@example.com respectively.
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I'm in shock. I know I am not alone when I say UV has had a lot of impact on my love for cycling. I'm going to miss it and I'm glad I've saved every issue I've got my hands on.
Thank you for all your great work over the years.
Pretty fuckin' bummed. This has been my favorite cycling publication since I found it about 4 years ago.
In a world of MTBers and roadies this content made me feel connected to a community where cycling wasn't just a lifestyle but was THE way of life.
Thank you for all of the superb content over the years. UV will be missed.
Can't something be done? Anything?
Here, take all my money!
Hate to see you guys go. Big thanks to both of you. Urban Velo was the first magazine/site to feature my products and I have the article framed on my wall. Best of luck in your new ventures! -Tom
I hate to see Urban Velo go but thanks for all that you've done. Urban Velo was one of the first websites I found when I started riding about 7 years ago.
This is heartbreaking! I loved receiving Urban Velo at our co-op and looked forward to reading each edition. Thank you for all your hard work and dedication over the years. Best of luck to you guys.
I'm sad to see you guys go! Best wishes as you move forward!
Thanks for the ride! I will continue to wear my Urban Velo t-shirt proudly. Best of luck!
Brad & Jeff,
Sorry to hear this news, but I understand the changes in the world of print media. You two are the best and the publication was/is awesome. Urban cycling will one day rule the land and you will be looked upon prophets that led the way to more people everywhere moving by bikes.
All the best!
I found you guys about a month ago while researching for a school paper on urban cycling. I was super excited to receive my first issue from Urban Velo as I'm trying to get more into cycling around the city. I'm sad I found you too late, but I will definitely be catching up on precious issues! I wish you both all the best in the future!
Brad and Jeff,
As a reader since issue #1 (when it was briefly called Urban Cyclist), I am sad to see the magazine and website go. As a long time bike blogger though, I completely understand why you made this decision. I wish you all the best in future endeavors, and I'll look forward to following your upcoming projects… bike related and otherwise.
By the way, I hope this means more time on the bikes for both of you. I know how much time you have put into UV over the years, and it is greatly appreciated.
[...] this stinks. I'm not the only one that thinks so. Get issue #45, the final issue, [...]
I bought a couple items off your site. Just something to remember you guys by. Thank you so much for creating and running Urban Velo for as long as you did. I hope that you find that your next venture in life be as rewarding if not more so. The cycling community is a close-knit one. Bonded by this thing we all know and love. You guys helped make the culture in this community rich. Peace, love and ride!
Wow! I hate to see this one go away. "Urban Velo" was unique and presented a side of cycling and cyclists that almost all others ignore. This was no other magazine I looked forward to like this one.
Thanks for printing a couple of my stories (The Most Beautiful Bicycle I Have Ever Seen, The Running of the Chickens). I have been reading since issue 1. It was a great magazine focusing on people instead of just "stuff." I will miss it.
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Is the blog going on?
Favorite cycling magazine and two of my favorite guys ever. I hate to hear this but am glad for all the issues and cycling support and enjoyment the magazine brought…You both are awesome and successful in any adventure you chose. Best of luck and ride fast!
Sad to see you guys go.
Is the online blog going as well as the magazine? Or will you keep content updated on the website?
Bummed to see that you are closing down. What a great magazine and culture you have promoted. I've only been with you for about 2 years, but your content has kept me moving on 2 wheels. From commuting to work and keeping family on the road. thanks for all that you have done for the cycle community. Hope you can continue the blog.
I heard the rumor there will be a yearly special edition Urban Velo, so all is not lost.
Wait…I just started that rumor right now, but hey, rumors have to start somewhere–might as well be me doing the rumoring.
You've really done great work and we all thank you for that. Best of luck in your new endeavors and I look forward to finding something that might come close to filling your toe clips.
This is really sad to read.
It was great working and dealing with you guys over the years, through Burro Bags and Forward Set (formerly 904 Fixed).
I remember looking forward to new issues coming in to the shop at Burro. Going to miss seeing this magazine around.
I hope the best for both of you! Thank you for contributing to the cycling scene in the way that you have.
Really sad to read this! Gutted. Good luck with your future endeavors and thank you for everything you've done over the years.
Wow, just reading this. I've not been a zealous adherent. I read occasionally, fits and starts. The magazine's mission though is one I agree with wholeheartedly.
I just found out today because my iTunes subscription has run out and is no longer available. Loved the mag and wondered why it had gone quiet.
Publishing is a perverse occupation, the pressures, the constant needs month in month out but it's so rewarding when you hold the next issue. I hope you find something equally rewarding in your futures.
Thanks for all the great mags, word and pictures and love you poured into each issue,
Sorry to learn of this, but I'm sure y'all will find a way to continue spreading the good word and I hope you're riding lots.
Thanks for always supporting Deux North!
Sad to see UrbanVelo end, I found it when I first fell in love with urban riding in DC. Thanks for all the great reads.


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When the Steamboat Springs City Council enacted a 90-day moratorium on big-box retail Tuesday night, it did so with the knowledge that an even bigger tasked loomed.
The council has less than three months to create and approve an ordinance that will manage the impacts of large, national chain stores.
Councilwoman Kathy Connell questioned whether a consensus on such a complicated and heated issue could be reached in three months. Council President Paul Strong said the question of big-box retail is one the community has been grappling with for more than two years.
Gart Sports' announcement last week that a Steamboat Springs store could be open by November has brought the dilemma of big-box retail stores to the forefront. But the issue has long been on the council's agenda.
In June 2002, former city Planning Director Wendie Schulenburg brought to the council a report outlining tools for regulating big-box retail. In March 2003, the council held a community forum to discuss "when enough is enough" as the community looked at managing commercial growth.
Two months later, the Economic Summit focused on Main Street vitalization and ways to manage big-box retail. And, for the past two years, big-box stores and maintaining the unique character of Steamboat have been among the discussion items in updating the Steamboat Springs Area Community Plan.
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"We have been talking a lot," Strong said at Tuesday's council meeting. "It is time for us to do something or make a decision."
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The city's development code does not include specific big-box guidelines. The code does require that any commercial building larger than 12,000 square feet go through the development plan process, Assistant Planning Director Tim McHarg said. That process requires a big box, like any building, to follow an established set of guidelines for site plans, landscaping, architecture and design.
The closest the city's code comes to regulating big box is in its requirements for franchise buildings. The code mandates that, if store signs were taken off a building, residents should not be able to recognize the franchise by the architecture, McHarg said.
McHarg said the solution to managing big-box retail really depends on what the community views as the problem. Critics point to the negative economic, social and aesthetic impacts of big boxes, while governments wrestle with which tools best address those problems.
"We can give you a hammer, but it is tough to turn a screw with a hammer," McHarg said. "We can give you a screw driver, but it is tough to pound nails with that."
Choosing the tools
In Schulenburg's 2002 report to the council, she listed eight ways to manage big-box stores: limit the size; limit the floor-area ratio, lot coverage or parcel size; control site plan and architecture; require discretionary review and approval; require a community-impact assessment; bar formula, corporate or franchise type operations; enact an ordinance similar to Boulder's Community Vitality Act; and control the timing and phasing. Many of those methods have been discussed since then as ways to manage big-box retail.
Strong, who brought the 90-day moratorium forward Tuesday, has been working with three community groups, the Community Alliance of the Yampa Valley, the Downtown Business Association and the Mountain Business Association. He sees the solution as a combination of tools, mixing zoning and architectural and design regulations.
City Planning Director Steve Stamey said the city was looking at ways to control big boxes through architectural and design standards. He pointed to regulations the city of Fort Collins made Wal-Mart meet as a way government can have control over big-box retail.
Connell wants the city to take a regional approach, following the model of Montrose and Telluride. She has proposed creating a big-box commercial center near Yampa Valley Regional Airport.
The Community Alliance's original proposal to Strong was to require big-box stores to go through an economic and community impact statement, Strong said. The idea is a fairly new one but has been done in communities including Greenfield, Mass., and Santa Cruz, Calif.
The city can look to other communities for guidance, Councilman Steve Ivancie said, but it will have to come up with its own solution.
Controlling architecture
In 1994 with the construction of a super-sized Wal-Mart pending, the city of Fort Collins put a committee in place to look at ways to manage big-box retail. In October 2001, a Wal-Mart Super Center opened there.
Ted Shepard, a senior planner for Fort Collins, said he continues to receive calls from across the country asking what the city did to make Wal-Mart not look like a Wal-Mart and preserve community character.
In attempts to protect the gateway into the city, Harmony Road, and after learning of plans for a Wal-Mart on land nearby, Shepard said, the Fort Collins City Council decided to place a six-month moratorium on big-box retail, hire a Denver consulting firm and form an advisory committee.
The committee considered limiting the size of big-box stores, putting in place architectural and design standards, requiring an economic impact statement and banning certain national chains, he said.
In the end, the committee and council enacted a policy that did not enforce a size limit, but did put other regulations in place for stores larger than 25,000 square feet.
The city required such stores to have four business establishments in the shopping center, to be accessed by two roads, put no more than half of its parking in front of the building and follow architectural guidelines.
Not putting a size limit in the regulations ended up to be a mistake, Shepard said, as Wal-Mart built a 205,000-square-foot store, more than twice the size of the largest store in Fort Collins at that time.
"Had we known that back in 1994, we likely would have said we have got to cap the size," he said. "My belief: The smaller the community is, the more you need to think about capping."
Having such regulations would help in dealing with big-box applications, McHarg said.
McHarg said standards should do more than dictate architecture and design, they should take into account how the store relates to other nearby buildings. The building should be modeled on a pedestrian scale, not for vehicles, McHarg said.
"A defined set of standards for defined parts of town as well as new uses, that would be fantastic," he said.
Zoning regulations
During Tuesday's meeting, Connell looked to the relationship between Telluride and Montrose as one possible solution to regulating big-box retail.
Montrose, a town of 12,000 people, is more than 60 miles down the road from Telluride, a town of just more than 2,000. Montrose is where those in Telluride go to do their shopping. It is also where visitors land when they fly to Telluride.
Telluride wanted to stay unique and keep its historic downtown vibrant, Connell said, while Montrose wanted to have the businesses and provide the airport.
"Does this sound familiar?" Connell asked Tuesday night. "Not only did (Montrose) support the airport, but they put businesses around it to keep the airport going."
Since the big-box discussion began, Connell has been asking the city to take a regional look at solving the big-box problem and to consider building such stores out by YVRA near Hayden.
"Just to be able to have affordable shopping in Northwest Colorado and have the money stay in our county would help things," Connell said.
Zoning to restrict placement of big-box stores is also an element in Strong's solution.
"I don't want to see big box in the downtown. I don't want to see it at the base of the mountain," Strong said.
At last year's Economic Summit, Montrose senior planner Gary Baker spoke about creating a regional shopping destination in western Colorado.
Montrose has three grocery stores larger than 25,000 square feet, a Big R, The Home Depot and Wal-Mart. When the Wal-Mart wanted to increase its size, the community looked at placing limits on how big it could be, Baker said Friday. The city decided not to cap the size, but it did create other regulations for big-box stores.
Taking its cue from Durango, Baker said, the newly opened The Home Depot followed city regulations by designing a building with a heavy lumber entrance and heavy timber trim.
"(Big-box stores) will do a lot to meet local needs," Baker said. "They have gotten accustomed to that, especially in mountain communities."
Montrose's downtown remains healthy, despite the increase in big-box stores, but Baker has seen a change in what is offered. Two hardware stores still anchor the downtown, even after the opening of The Home Depot, Baker said, but he also has seen more niche businesses come to the downtown.
"There has been a few more restaurants move into the downtown, and the more traditional retail has moved out," he said. "But the vacancy rates manages to keep low."
Community impact studies
The Community Alliance supports a community impact study in managing big-box retail.
"It puts a certain amount of discretion with the city," President Diane Brower said at Tuesday's meeting.
Using a community impact assessment also was suggested in Schulenburg's 2002 report. The assessment would require new large commercial uses to demonstrate they meet specific criteria related to the impacts they would have on the environment, public revenue streams, historic preservation, traffic, the local economy and community character.
The town of Greenfield, Mass., requires that new stores larger than 20,000 square feet show they would not adversely impact the downtown business district or community character.
In her report, Schulenburg noted, "It would provide an effective measure of ensuring a good mix of businesses and reducing the competition that could erode the existing commercial base."
McHarg questioned who would compile the study and who would review it. He worried it could become a contest between who was the biggest liar.
"We are trying to get away from the qualitative decision-making process," McHarg said.
Shepard said the approach is a new one and that Fort Collins did look at a community impact statement and was advised by its attorney not to do it.
Strong worried the impact statement, which could cost as much as $5,000, could be too expensive for some businesses, who then would pass the cost on to consumers. For stores as big as Wal-Mart, Strong said, the impact study would not be as much of a burden and could be helpful.
"I need more information to know if that is a valid option," he said.
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Kathmandu Chitwan Pokhara Tour
Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal is also its only international air gateway and major travel center. Tourism is the most important industry that sustains not only Nepal but Kathmandu also. Most of the tourists are going for Adventure tours ie; Trekking and Climbing and some of tourists are happy to enjoy their holiday inside Kathmandu valley, Chitwan National Park and the beautiful city Pokhara.
Kathmandu is the biggest and most cosmopolitan city, a meeting place of dozen ethnic groups, and the origin place of Newars who perform many cultural and festival events in the city. Numerous historical monuments, old palaces and palace squares, shrines and temples make the Kathmandu a living museum. The major places to visit in Kathmandu are: Syambhunath Stupa, Boudhanath Stupa, Pashupatinath Temple, Kasthmandap area the Kathmandu Durbar squares, temples and museums. It is a fascinating old city today where pagodas, narrow cobbled lanes, old carved windows, and stone shrines are backdrops to the drama of life that continues unhindered. Here the experiences are amazing, views fascinating, and the climate charming.
Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal well known to the world as the city of Living Goddess ( Kumari) who is worshipped and taken in a chariot procession annually.
Chitwan National Park established in 1973, covers an area of 932 square kilometers, and is the oldest national park in Nepal. It was granted the status of a World Heritage Site in 1984. The park is located at subtropical inner Terai lowlands of South-Central Nepal in Chitwan district, 200km away from capital city Kathmandu. Elevation only 150 meters above the sea level.
The park is rich of flora and fauna which includes one of the last populations of single horned Rhinoceros and Royal Bengal tiger. Chitwan National park is home of at least 43 species of mammals and 450 species of birds. Several mammals are using this park as their shelter; gaur, sambar deer, muntjac, chital, hog deer, mainland serow, chousingha and wild boar, tigers, leopards, dholes prey , Sloth bears are among the main attractions of the Park. Smaller carivore species are golden jackal, yellow-throated marten, ratel, smooth coated otter, small Indian civet, large Indian civet, spotted linsang, common palm civet, binturong, small Indian mongoose, Indian grey mongoose, crab-eating mongose, leopard cat, marbled cat and fishing cat. Further mammal species found in the park are rhesus monkeys, hanuman langurs, Indian pangolin, northern palm squirrel, red giant flying squirrel, particoloured flying squirrel, Indian porcupine, hispid hare, Indian hare and ganges dolphin. In only chitwan trip; We offer all activities program including elephant ride, canoe and guided jungle walk or Jeep tour.
Pokhara is an extraordinary landscape and one of the most attractive destinations in Nepal. The treasures of Pokhara include the tranquility of Phewa Lake, spectacular views of Annapurna Himalayan range and Mount Machhapuchhare (6,977 m), luscious green hills, terraced farm slopes, countless species of vegetation, rushing rivers in a tropical-like environment. Pokhara is, since ancient times, the traditional export center for trade with India and Tibet. Merchants from remote Himalayan regions of Nepal, such as Muktinath and Mustang still come here with mule trains. The Gurungs and Magars are the aboriginal inhabitants and remain the majority in the hill regions. But the urban population is now made up of diverse ethnic groups seeking employment opportunities. The Gurungs and Magars have reputation as hardworking farmers and valorous warriors who have earned worldwide fame as Gurkha soldiers.
This calm city of Pokhara serves as a base camp for trekking and rafting trips through the regions of Annapurna and Western Nepal. Baidam on the southeastern end of Phewa Lake and is dominated by restaurants, bars, hotels and shops, is the gathering place for travelers in the western regions of Nepal. The island temple of Barahi is accessible from baidam by dug out canoes. This two-storied pagoda is dedicated to the Hindu goddess Ajima. On Saturdays, devotees paddle across the lake carrying live animals for sacrifice. Bindhyabasini Mandir is a local Hindu temple on the northeast of Phewa Lake in the vicinity of the Old Bazaar. It is dedicated to Goddess Bhagwati. Devotees perform animal sacrifices and have picnics in the courtyard on Saturdays. The Old Bazaar area is still the commercial hub of merchants from the remote Himalayas while Phewa Lake site is a pleasure spot for holiday maker from around the world!
Independent Himalayan Adventure offers you a unique sightseeing package tour which will provide you a complete fun and adventure. This trip is prepared as a cultural and adventure tour program in popular cities of Nepal; Kathmandu , Chitwan and Pokhara.
On your arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport, you will be received by representative of Independent Himalayan Adventure and transferred to your Hotel. Short briefing and final procedure about the entire trip. Rest of the day is free for individual activities and shopping. On night at Hotel.
Morning: Half day sightseeing tour of Kathmandu city and Swayambhunath.
Afternoon: Visit to Patan City and Tibetan Handicraft's Centre.
Overnight: Hotel.
Known as Kantipur, the capital of the Kingdom of Nepal. Here you will visit the temple of the Living Goddess who acknowledges the greetings of the devotees from the balcony of her temple residence. Kashtamandap - the source of the name Kathmandu and supposed to be made from the timber of a single tree and the Durbar Square are with its array of temples overlooked by the Hanuman Dhoka Palace, the ancient place of the Nepalese Royalty.
Located approximately 4 kms./2.5 miles, this Buddhist Stupa is said to be 2000 years old. The Stupa which forms the main structure is composed of a solid hemisphere of brick and earth supporting a lofty conical spire capped by a pinnacle of copper gilt. Painted on the four sided base of the spire are the all seeing eyes of Lord Buddha. This hill is a mosaic of small Chaityas and Pagoda temples.
5 Kilometers/3 miles away from Kathmandu City. Patan also known as Lalitpur, is the city of fine arts, enclosed within 4 stupas said to be built in 3rd century AD, by Emperor Ashoka. You will see the Durbar square; the Krishna Temple built by Kind Siddhi Narsingh Malla, Hiranya Varna Mabavihar and MahadouddhaTemple.
A trip to The Tibetan Refugee Camp and the Handicraft Center will also be done while visiting Patan, where you will witness the hand weaving of Tibetan carpets and mounding of metal statues.
Or the sightseen of Bhaktapur city, Patan city or other customize can be done.
A scenic countryside drive of 5 hours takes you to Chitwan. Arrive Chitwan, meeting and assistance by the representative and transfer to your Hotel. Upon arrival refreshing and briefing about the facilities & jungle activities by the naturalist.
Lunch, dinner and overnight at Hotel/Resort.
At present, there are seven Wildlife Lodges/Camps operating safari style lodges within the park area and offers elephant excursions in the heart of the jungle to view the games. Details of the popular Lodges and their activities are appended below. An excursion to Chitwan National Park is possible only from October to May and can be reached both by air and surface.
Pick-up by Landrover from airport to the Resort. Upon arrival, there will be a short briefing on the programme and facilities. Thereafter, rooms will be assigned and lunch will be provided.
After breakfast full day jungle activities as per the Hotel/Resort program. Lunch and Dinner at Lodge.Full day Chitwan activities including: Canoeing on the Rapti River to See Crocodiles, Elephant Jungle Safari, Jeep Driving and Jungle walk, Bird watching. Evening Tharu (ethnic) culture dance.
Overnight at Hotel/Resort
Early morning, some jungle activities and after breakfast, pick up to drive to Pokhara.
Aarrive Pokhara and transfer to Hotel. After check-in at hotel, leave for ½ day sightseeing tour of Pokhara City including 1 hour boating at Phewa Lake.
Overnight at Hotel.
The rare combination of snow clad peaks, snow fed lakes and rivers has helped to make the Valley of Pokhara (210 km./131 miles from Kathmandu) one of the most picturesque natural attractions in the country.
This day you either back to Kathmandu (by Bus or flight). Free Shopping day in Kathmandu.
Departure from Kathmandu.
If you did not finished your shopping previously, you can do some moring shopping.
You will then transferred to the International airport with Independent Himalayan Adventure's representative for for onward journey.
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If you have to choose between only Sixshot or Quickswitch, I'd go Quickswitch. Teal and red is just neat, plus he comes in a box set with Nautica, so.


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Kids are impressionable. They absorb their surroundings like a sponge. That's how it was for me. For some reason, my childhood was filled with all things romantic and lovey-dovey and mushy. Cotton candies in the air, and all that jazz. Here are some of the people who were responsible for making me believe that love is a beautiful, splendid thing, with rose petals lining up your path and heart shaped chocolates at every turn. Reality proved to be otherwise of course. So to these people, all I can say is, thank you, thank you very much (dripping with sarcasm, of course!).
Eden & Cruz from Santa Barbara
|Eden Capwell and Cruz Castillo
The soapies amongst you out there would definitely recognize this couple. The ever romantic and loving Eden Capwell and Cruz Castillo. I think I was about 12 when I started watching Santa Barbara. And I remember being head over heels in love with these two. And of course, the seeds were planted, that someday I too will chance upon my very own Cruz Castillo. In the words of Mr Scrooge, bah humbug!
Dylan & Brenda from Beverly Hills, 90210
|Dylan McKay and Brenda Walsh
Those who were teenagers in the 90s would definitely recognize this TV couple. Some hated them, some loved them. Being the romantic person that I am, of course I was rooting for these two to stay together. I thought they were the most romantic thing since sliced bread (hmmm?). Anyway, point is, or rather was, I wanted my very own Dylan someday. Brooding bad boy. Charming yet living life on the wild side. Bladiblabla.
Mike & Kate from Growing Pains
|Mike Seaver and Kate McDonald
Mike Seaver. The eldest child in the Seaver family. Cute, funny, curly hair. The ultimate 80s heartthrob. And then along came Kate. Adorable, witty, lovely. And we all rooted for them. Of course, this is one TV couple who made it all the way to reality as well. Kirk and Chelsea are still married today, running some foundation together, and have a bunch of adopted kids. The not so glitzy version of Brad and Angelina. Sure, the fact that they actually ended up together in real life doesn't quite help things! You would expect your life to run just as smoothly! Especially after spending most of your childhood watching the Seavers on tele!
Rita & Chris from Silk Stalkings
|Rita Lance and Chris Lorenzo
As much as I was into romantic shows, I was also a fan of cop shows. And where there's a combination of both elements, let's just say I found it hard to resist watching them. Rita and Chris defined the sexual tension, she loves me, she loves me not thing that Hollywood is so fond of. And we the audience keep watching, rooting for the two to get together. I was in love with that idea. The idea of finding a soulmate in your friend. Actually my second relationship was just like that. Too much TV, I must say. Of course when it's in real life, it doesn't quite work out as flawlessly as it does on TV. But back then, I would stay glued to the set, hoping for them to get together because somewhere deep down I believed that if they got together, someday I will find my soulmate too. Until life taught me that soulmates are just a load of crap.
Jesse & Becky from Full House
|Jesse and Becky Katsopolis
When Full House hit our shores, we were all in love with Michelle Tanner. So was I, she, I mean they were cute! But I was also in love with John Stamos and Lori Loughlin, playing the loving couple Uncle Jesse and Becky. And loving them just further fueled my aspirations to find love just like theirs someday. The me today is already gagging as I'm typing this down. 'Nuff said.
Nancy & Ned from The Nancy Drew Adventures
Besides Enid Blyton, Nancy Drew was something that I carried with me all through my growing up years. I remember at one point of my very young teenage life, I was wondering what would I do if one day I finished reading all of the books in this series. What will I read then? How will I go on? Yup that was how much of a bookworm I was. The only thing I read these days are the programme info on Astro. Anyway, I learnt 2 things from Nancy Drew. The first was that I really love crime solving stuff, and the second was that true love comes in the form of Ned Nickerson. Ned was Nancy's boyfriend, and he would sometimes pitch in to help her solve crimes as well. I was really envious of how strong and handsome Ned was. And how he would always worry about Nancy. Bladiblabla. And again, another couple entered my point of reference as to what constitutes love and relationships. Where are Ned and Nancy now? In my cabinet at home, collecting dust. Actually the same can be said about my quest for love. Hmm.....
Rhett & Scarlett from Gone With the Wind
Do I have to say more? This was the ultimate sexual tension couple of the big screen. They fought, they yelled, they called each other names, and yet both were still so drawn to each other. Made me want to find my own carpetbagger, I mean Rhett Butler. All in all, I blame Hollywood. Joni Mitchell was right after all. It's love's illusions I recall, I never really knew love....at all.


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Undeterred by dropping temperatures, the fourth annual Chicago Bluegrass and Blues Festival is celebrating the city's musical roots this weekend and next, showcasing the genres from their earliest iterations to the newest twists. HuffPost Chicago sat down with Mike Raspatello, the festival's founder, Todd Fink of the Giving Tree Band, a local group coming off a national tour who's played the festival since it began, and David Grisman, the legendary mandolin player headlining Saturday's festivities, to discuss the future of this music and why Chicago will always be a part of it.
How did the Chicago Bluegrass and Blues Festival get started?
Mike Raspatello: It really started as just a conversation at the kitchen counter with my friend Mike Mulcahey from Majors Junction -- who's opening the show Saturday on the main stage at Auditorium [Theatre] -- and we were chatting about why there isn't a roots music festival in the wintertime in Chicago. We had recently been to Old Town School of Folk's Roots Fest, but there was nothing like that between September and May. So while we were chatting about this, a talent buyer for the Congress Theater came to ask me for some ideas. So I tried to create that summer festival feel in the only indoor setting that would let us try it. I was completely naive to how the system worked. I got on the phone and called the agents of the artists that were in my dream lineup. I was honest and said, "This is my little pipe dream, and I think it'd be really cool," and they were like, "Well, this guy clearly isn't a scumbag with ulterior motives, so I guess we feel bad saying no." That's how the first one started, and a lot has happened since then.
Do you think that Chicago is uniquely qualified to host a showcase like this?
Todd Fink: I definitely do. I think there's a really strong roots-music scene in Chicago, and I think the festival has just been instrumental in exposing people to the roots culture that's there. Like Mike mentioned, we have the Old Town School of Folk Music. So there's a rich history of folk music in Chicago. And I think there's kind of a burgeoning movement happening over the last several years, where I feel like Chicago, even more than some other markets in the country, seems to be developing faster towards that culture. We tour a lot around the country. and I really feel like there's been a strong movement here.
MR: I'd also have to say that there's kind of a resurgence in respect for the kind of indie folkster that built up the Chicago scene in the '70s and before the John Prines and the Steve Goodmans. People like Devendra Bandhart and even Alex [Ebert] from Edward Sharpe [and the Magnetic Zeros]. I'm not a musician, so I can only speak from the fan's perspective, but I think since that blend is becoming more prevalent and fans are getting into it, it makes Chicago a more logical home for those types of artists.
Todd, you've toured nationally, but your band got its start in Chicago. What's your relationship with the city like now?
TF: I feel a tremendous amount of gratitude for Chicago and the community here. We couldn't be happier that that's where our home base is. Mike has said before that the festival and the Giving Tree Band are almost synonymous, and that means a lot to us. We feel like the growth with our band has been right in line with the growth of the festival. Without the Chicago music community's support, I think it would've been a lot harder for us to build up a foundation that let us share our music with a larger audience. CBB Fest helped us feel like we really had something special, which was necessary for us to push ourselves further.
What about you, David?
David Grisman: Well, you've got great hot dogs and pizza. I have a really good friend, Don Sternberg, here and, of course, memories of the great Jethro Burns from Evanston, one of my heroes and mentors. So I've got a lot of positive associations with Chicago.
Why showcase blues and bluegrass together?
TF: Those traditions are strong traditions in Chicago. Maybe not so much strict bluegrass, but definitely folk music-like instrumentation. I think those two musical cultures are at the foundation of what has happened over the last 20 to 30 years in Americana music. And it makes sense from a musical standpoint to kind of feature, at the place of origin of some of these popular traditions, how they've evolved by showcasing some of the legends and also showcasing some of the up-and-comers.
How have you seen these musical styles evolve over time? Have they been positive or negative changes?
DG: Duke Ellington said, "There's only two kinds of music: good and bad." Bluegrass itself is an idiom that changed old-time country music into a more high-octane form, and it was quite revolutionary when it came onto the scene in the mid-1940s, with Bill Monroe and his Bluegrass Boys. You know, that was a new sound in country music and in American music, and it was very much a stylistic melting pot of many influences at the very beginning. And it was brilliantly conceived, brilliantly executed by brilliant musicians. As long as music is in those kind of hands, it'll be fine, whether it's old, new, whatever. I think great music is timeless. I don't really buy into the movement of commercialization that has kind of put music as a timely thing.
MR: I think, speaking as a fan, as music gets commercialized in different ways, people's access to music changes. With all the bad comes more access for people who want more of the old stuff that happened long before any of these shifts. So for me, I'm not as into the newest technology as someone 10 years younger than me, but I am into Netflix. And that means I can watch a David Grisman show from 1975 that I wouldn't have access to previously. And then I'm watching 10 more documentaries that I would've never known existed, and learning more about Bill Monroe and learning more about Ralph Stanley than I ever could have, because of the way music consumption and entertainment consumption is shifting. So it does pose new challenges, but for the fan it creates new access. So that's kind of the silver lining.
Do you think new artists do a good job of paying homage to their origins, in a way that compels people backwards to the roots?
DG: All great art, when you come down to it, is produced by individuals. Stephane Grappelli never liked to be called a jazz fiddler or violinist. He was Stephane Grappelli. Bill Monroe called his band the Bluegrass Boys, and bluegrass was a term that started when disc jockeys in the 1950s were trying to describe bands that had been inspired by Bill Monroe. The bottom line is that all great artists, musicians or otherwise, are very unique individuals. Like Thelonious Monk -- there's nobody that plays like Thelonious Monk, and just to call that jazz, to call that by the same name you call Chick Corea, is pretty ridiculous actually.
MR: It creates a barrier frankly for people exploring, because if they're not into Thelonious Monk, if they're not into Chick Corea, they won't give the others a chance when they're lumped together in that way. So the generalization can create a barrier when you're being proactive and exploring. One of my main goals in organizing this festival, I guess quite selfishly, was to share this music that I so appreciate. I felt like showcasing a wide range of interpretations was the type of education I was most qualified to do, because I'm not a musician, I'm just a guy who's a dork about music.
DG: Well, hey, we need more dorks like you! You're not a dork, you're just spreading the word about something you believe in. And that's too often in the hands of people who don't care about those things; they just care about the bottom line. It's difficult, because artists have bills to pay, they have family, they have medical problems, they have to make a living just like everybody else. So it's hard to stay on the aesthetically pure course as well as make a good living. Especially when there's a band down the street, so to speak, that's got a smoke machine and dancing, whatever they do now. Whatever Lady Gaga's got has nothing to do with Mozart, Thelonious Monk and Bill Monroe. But at the same time, thousands if not millions of people are drawn to that. That's a dilemma for culture, for the future of our culture. Because it's just phenomenal ... the art and music that was created here in the U.S. in the last century. You have jazz, you have bluegrass, country music, rock and roll, all originated here. And now it's being pretty much dismantled and stomped on big-time. So hey, stick to your guns, guys.
TF: I'm doing what I can!
DG: I hope you sell enough tickets to keep your aesthetic principles.


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Valentine Gift Box and Treat Bag
Source: The Martha Stewart Show, Episode 4089
Fill these Valentine gift boxes and treat bags with delicious candy for a sure way to satisfy your sweetheart's sweet tooth!
Valentine Gift Box
Tools and Materials
Small lidded cardboard jewelry box (3 1/4 by 2 1/4 inches)
Invisible tape
2 1/2-by-4 1/4-inch cellophane bag
Scissors or craft knife
Red permanent felt-tip pen
Valentine photo
Plain white card stock
Bone folder
Double-sided tape
Thin red ribbon or cord
Assorted candy
Valentine Gift Box How-To
1. Fill cellophane bag with assorted candy. Fold over the top of the bag and secure with invisible tape.
2. Put cellophane bag in bottom of lidded cardboard box, tape side down.
3. Cut a piece of vellum slightly smaller than the inside of the box (ours was 2 by 2 7/8 inches). Write a message on the vellum and place in the box on top of the candy. Place lid on top of box.
4. Crop and print a photo to 3 1/8 by 2 1/4 inches, or to a size that will exactly fit the top of your box. Print on card stock. (Leave at least 2 1/4 inches blank space above each photo if printing multiples.)
5. Cut out the photo with 2 1/4 inches of blank card stock above. Score and fold in half to create a card with the picture on the front.
6. Write a message inside the card. Adhere the photo card to the top of box using double-sided tape.
7. Tie ribbon around corners of box to secure.
Valentine Treat Bag
Tools and Materials
3 1/2-by-5 1/2-inch cellophane bag
Valentine photo (wallet-sized)
Plain heavy white card stock
Scissors or craft knife
Invisible tape
Red card stock
Decorative-edge punch
Heart stickers
Assorted candy
Valentine Treat Bag How-To
1. Fill a cellophane bag with candy
2. Print wallet-sized photos on card stock. Cut out photo and place inside bag. Adhere to front of bag, about a half-inch from the top, with invisible tape.
3. Cut a rectangle of red card stock that is slightly wider than width of bag (in our case, 3 3/4 inches) by 4 inches long.
4. Score and fold the card stock piece in half the long way to make a 3 3/4-by-2-inch fold-over top for the bag.
5. Use an edge punch to create a decorative edge on both sides of card stock. Place card over top of cellophane bag and secure with a staple.
6. Place a heart sticker over the staple to hide it.
Martha and Weddings editorial director Darcy Miller used candy from Papabubble. Cellophane bags are available from Nashville Wraps. Boxes are available from Paper Mart. All other tools and materials are from Martha Stewart Crafts; use our store locator to find a retailer near you.


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Because the game is very detail oriented, combat involves hit locations and cover, similar to Six Gun Sound: Blaze of Glory. If you've played that game, you have a LITTLE leg up on this one.
I had intended to run a single game, but the first went so quickly that I reran it.
I did not assign any of the figures attributes, since this was really a learning game for me, and I wanted to keep it somewhat simple.
Here is the basic set-up. It's mid-afternoon in a less fashionable area of New Beginnings. There has been automatic weapons fire in front of a large apartment building, and initial reports are that a Metalhead has gone on the rampage!
A patrol car with 2 officers shows up, but the patrolmen quickly realize that they are seriously out-gunned and call for back-up. It arrives in the form of a SWAT team. The Law Level is 3. This has to do with how many Possible Enemy Forces may show up. I elected to have none on the table to start, but they can be generated by doubles on the activation dice.
Here are the 2 patrolmen on the scene.
Name Rep Fitness People Savvy Science
Sgt. Carter 4 4 3 2 0
PC Doris Swan 4 4 3 2 0
Both are armed with BA Pistols, and have access to a single shotgun in their prowler. They are both wearing bullet-proof vests
Swat Team
Sgt Mims 5 5 4 3 0
Aaron 4 4 3 2 0
Hughes 5 5 3 2 0
Lowenstein 4 4 3 2 0
All are armed with assault rifles, BA pistols. All are wearing tactical armor.
All of the police force were rolled up on the Police chart.
Olga the Metalhead 5 5 0 4 3
She is armed with an assault rifle. She has CyberLegs, giving her a normal move of 12", the ability to leap to the top of a one-story building, and 4d6 on the Fast Move roll.
She has a Cyber right arm, giving her a +2d6 in melee. Because of this arm, she is left-handed.
And she has an Imaging eye, giving her the ability to see through concealment, but not cover.
She uses the Merc QRS.
Here is the setup for the first game:
Turn 1: Police 1, Olga 4
Olga is happy where she is, having cleared the street of all passers-by.
The Swat team splits in two, the first group led by Sgt Mims heading for the near corner of McDoom's. The second group, led by Hughes, fast moves towards the left rear corner. The patrolmen move near the cab of the truck to give whatever help they can.
Turn 2: Police 3 Olga 6
Sgt Mims and Aaron step out from the corner (Meanwhile Lowenstein and Hughes don't get far enough to get her in sight.)
The new In Sight test now comes into play. Basically, each figure in sight roll dice based on their Rep and the situation, looking for successes on rolls of 1,2, or 3 on each d6. I didn't record the actual rolls, just the number of successes. Olga has 4 successes, Sgt Mims, 3, and Aaron, 2, so Olga goes first, putting 2d6 on Mims and 1 on Aaron. Not only does she miss, she runs out of ammo.
Since Mims and Aaron both have their firearms ready, they fire, getting 2 hits each.
Olga is hit in the chest, which OD's her. She was also hit in the gut, the left leg, and a lesser hit in the chest. Had she survived, there might have been damage to her Cyber leg.
Over in 2 turns.
Needless to say, this wasn't enough action for me (though I'm sure it was for Olga), so I played another game. The setup was the same, except this time Olga was to theright, behing the taxi. Her location is determined by the PEF location roll.
Game 2:
Turn 1: Police 6, Olga 6
Since this was over the Law Level of 3, it generated a PEF in front of the the apartment buildings front door, and in sight of Aaron. It was resolved a 5 Law Abiding Citizens. This intitiated a Challenge Test, which Aaron with a ready weapon won 4 successes to 1. The group took one look, and hurried back into the building.
Turn 2: Police 5, Olga 5
Turn 3: Police 5, Olga 2
The Swat team moves forward 8". Only Aaron and Sgt Mims break cover and see Olga behind the taxi. This, of course, brings on an In Sight test!
Olga has 4 successes to 2 for each Swat team member. She fires 2d6 at Mims and 1 at Aaron.
She hits Mims in his off arm which is a Knock Down, and the gut, and he is a bleeder, at -1 to all his stats. She misses Aaron.
Both take Received Fire tests and both receive the Carry On result. Since both are still in sight of each other, they take another In Sight test, and have the same number of successes, firing simultaneously.
Olga his Aaron in the gut, bleeder, and gun arm, Knocked Down.
Aaron hits Olga in the chest, bleeder, and the off arm, which is cyber. This knocks her down, Stunned, and any future action with that arm will be at a -1 to her Rep.
The other 2 Swat team members take the Man Down Test. Hughes passes 2d6 and Carries On. Lowenstein passes 1d6, and Carries On, only because he is with 4" of Hughes, who is Carrying On.
Both of them Fast Move toward Olga, since she is stunned, hoping to get there before she recovers.
Turn 3: Police 5, Olga 6
Hughes makes it to Olga, and captures her.
After the action is all done, and the perp is captured, it's time to do first aid. Sgt Carter moves to Sgt Mims, and attempts first aid. Obviously, he slept through that class, because he's no help at all. Sgt Mims bandages himself, and regains 1 point to all his stats. He only had a single bleeder, reducing him by only 1 point to his stats.
Doris' hands are a lot better, and she has 2 successes on Aaron, so he recovers fully.
Hughes can't figure where to apply pressure, but Olga knows and saves herself.
I'm very pleased for a first game.
Both times, Olga went down, but in the second game she gets to go to trial. And her charges are: Brandishing a weapon Level 3, Endangerment, 2 counts of Mayhem Level 2, and Resisting Arrest. The fact that she is a Metalhead will make her defense all the more difficult. It looks like Hard Labor and deportation after her term(s) are served is the best she can hope for.
Obviously, there is much more here than any game Ed has released so far. There are human and alien races, professions, jobs, and a million ways to get in trouble. For instance, if they had not been police, all the figures would have been subject to various criminal charges. You can have a pistol; you'd just better not draw it in front of witnesses you leave alive! And people do call the cops at the sound of gun fire. A great addition to the stable, that will keep you busy for many a rainy day. Wow!


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Raised by hippies, this former teen mother on the wrong side of thirty, finally gets around to finishing her high school education and entering university. For haters of small talk, The D and Em (The Deep and Meaningful) takes a hilarious look at labels and difficult questions. Never has social commentary been so unfit.Read more »


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Apr 12,2007
Senator Smith votes in favor of stem cell research expansion
by Bend Weekly News Sources
As a leader in the fight to expand stem cell research, Senator Gordon H. Smith (R-OR) lauded the passage of S.5, The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007, in the U.S. Senate today. The legislation would expand the number of stem cell lines eligible for federally funded research. Senator Smith is an original co-sponsor of the measure. "Current policy regarding stem cell research is limiting our scientists from uncovering the full potential of these cells – one that includes solving some of the most perplexing medical mysteries of today. Those suffering from Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and numerous other disabling diseases and chronic conditions are depending upon the ingenuity of American science to find them a cure. Yet, without the use of embryonic stem cells, the federal government is forcing our brightest medical minds to operate with one hand tied behind their back.
"We need to unshackle the hands of our scientists and restore hope to the millions of Americans in desperate need of a cure with the implementation of this bill," added Smith.
Under the current federal policy on human embryonic stem cell research, only stem cell lines derived before August 9, 2001, are eligible for federally funded research. The legislation lifts the current restriction, allowing stem cell lines derived from excess embryos donated by patients at in vitro fertilization facilities to be eligible for federally funded research regardless of the date on which they were derived. The bill also institutes ethical requirements on stem cell lines that are eligible for federally funded research.
Since 2000, Senator Smith has worked on legislation to allow federal dollars to be used to support stem cell research. As a pro-life Senator, Smith has been key to gathering support for HR 810, The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005, which passed both the House and the Senate last year and S.5, The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007, which passed today.


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Amsterdam is a great crowd-pleaser, its combination of beautiful architecture, great museums and lively bars attracting millions of visitors every year. The city's scenic canals and old cobbled streets make it an extremely photogenic city, and its compact size allows visitors to explore on foot and discover their own favourite spots.
Cycling is a popular mode of transport in Amsterdam, and everywhere you go you will see countless bikes lining the pavements. The city is perfectly manageable on foot, but if you have a sense of adventure you may prefer to hire a bike and join the traffic!
Whether you are seeking an intimate weekend with your partner, a fun weekend with friends or a stag party to remember, Amsterdam is the perfect choice.
Things to Do
Culture vultures will love Amsterdam; the city is filled with art galleries and museums covering every aspect of Amsterdam's rich history. Our top picks are the Van Gogh gallery in Dam Square and the Anne Frank House, where the famous Holocaust victim's tragic story is documented in the very building where she hid with her family and wrote her diary.
Amsterdam is a great city for shopping, making it a perfect option for a weekend away with the girls! One of the best shopping districts is De Negen Straatjes, a quaint neighbourhood offering independent boutiques, vintage shops and some lovely lunchtime eateries.
Whether you agree with it or not, the Red Light District is a big part of Amsterdam's identity and most see it as an essential part of their experience of the city. Dismiss your reservations, enter with an open mind, and don't take it too seriously!
Food and Drink
While Dutch cuisine may not be as famous or renowned as the culinary exports from France or Italy, it is no less distinctive or delicious! Up-scale restaurants are numerous in De Negen Straatjes, but to get the best impression of Dutch food head for the snack bars frequented by locals. Here you can fill up on broodjes (hearty sandwiches traditionally filled with cheese) or a frikandel (minced meat hot dog), washed down with local craft beer.
Amsterdam is also the perfect place to indulge your sweet tooth. A favourite snack is stroopwafel, a waffle filled with caramel syrup that is best enjoyed warm with a hot drink. Alternatively, visit one of the famous pancake houses for a portion of poffertjes served with butter and sugar.


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Reese Witherspoon Enjoys Rare Warm New York Weather!
Reese Witherspoon is super chic in a black ensemble as she chats on the phone in the Tribeca neighborhood of New York City on Sunday (February 23).
The 37-year-old actress is in town for a few days before attending the 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards this week on Saturday (March 1). Reese will be presenting an award on stage that day!
The day before, Reese posted a picture of her plane ticket to New York, and her Mud co-star Matthew McConaughey's ticket back home to Los Angeles.
"What are the chances? Thanks @matthewmccounaghey for keeping my seat warm #smallworld#LoveMUD" Reese wrote on her WhoSay page.