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2008 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 Reviews
2008 Suburban 1500 New Car Test Drive
Last year, as gas topped $3 a gallon and more people expressed more concern over global climate change, Chevy introduced a thoroughly redesigned but unrepentantly monster-sized 2007 Suburban. The Suburban was demonized by SUV haters. The result: In the first quarter of 2007, Suburban sales surged 10 percent over the same period in 2006. Suburban sales may decline as it becomes a costly alternative to a car, but what was once true, remains true:
The Chevy Suburban excels at towing heavy trailers, hauling loads of people and gear, and enduring hard use and rugged terrain. Observers who judge them negatively don't always understand the abuse these vehicles are called upon to withstand. A lightweight, fuel-efficient car designed to look like an SUV simply won't cut it when it's time to tow a heavy trailer or bounce over boulders along a river bank on a regular basis.
For an icon approaching its 75th birthday, the Suburban has never looked better.
The Suburban was completely redesigned for 2007, and there are no significant changes for 2008. This latest-generation Suburban represents a major improvement over pre-2007 models. The windshield of this latest generation is raked for better aerodynamics, and the chrome has been swept off the side. Inside, the dashboard has been lowered and instrument panel finally made tidy. The seats have been raised, giving a commanding view of the road with that lowered dashboard. With optional adjustable pedals, a driver of any size can achieve a comfortable and confident driving position. The frame is strong, stiff and fully boxed, the suspension is thoroughly modern, and steering is via rack-and-pinion. The front track was widened by three inches, and the rear by one inch. This Suburban rides and handles much sweeter than any before it, with less undulation and more precision.
The Suburban can seat from six to nine passengers, depending on the seating configuration ordered. There is 137.4 cubic feet of storage space behind the front seats, with the second row folded and third row removed. Behind the raised third row there are still 45.8 cubic feet. The seats don't fold flat into the floor, but the Suburban will accept a lot of cargo including very long items.
Suburban comes in three trim levels, with two- or four-wheel drive. It's available with a light-duty 1500 or heavy-duty 2500 chassis. The latest generation of its 5.3-liter Vortec engine makes 320 horsepower and 340 pound-feet of torque in 2WD models, and 310 horsepower and 335 pound-feet with 4WD. A new 6.0-liter V8 is optional, with an aluminum block and heads and variable valve timing, making 366 horsepower and 380 pound-feet.
The 2500 models come with a different 6.0-liter engine, with an iron block. The 2500 uses Hydroboost brakes, a stiffer suspension with leaf springs in the rear, and 16-inch truck tires. It is a serious tow vehicle with an enclosed passenger/cargo compartment.
The base-level 5.3-liter (1500 2WD) is EPA-rated at 14 City and 20 Highway miles per gallon on regular unleaded. The same truck with the optional 6.0-liter engine is rated at 12/17 mpg. Both engines feature what GM calls Active Fuel Management, meaning they can shut down up to four cylinders to save gas. But your actual mileage will vary, and will probably be less.
Acceleration is strong, considering the Suburban weighs three tons (5,613-6,328 pounds). And the powerful sound of the engine under full throttle is satisfying, if expensive. The 1500 comes with a smooth four-speed automatic transmission.
For 2008, the 2500 has a six-speed automatic for better performance and efficiency.
The 2500 2WD is rated to tow 9700 pounds, while the 1500 can tow 8100.
The 2008 Chevy Suburban comes in three models: LS, LT and LTZ. Each is available with either 2WD or 4WD; and with either the 1500 (half ton) or 2500 (three-quarter ton) chassis. The standard engine is GM's Vortec 5.3-liter overhead-valve V8, with Active Fuel Management (which cuts out four cylinders when coasting). An iron-block version is tuned to 320 horsepower and 340 pound-feet of torque for 2WD duty; an all-aluminum version, rated 310 horsepower and 335 pound-feet, is standard with 4WD.
The 6.0-liter engine ($1,095) is all-aluminum and features variable valve timing, making 366 horsepower and 380 pound-feet. Another 6.0-liter engine, this one with an iron block, comes with the 2500 models. The 2500 also has Hydroboost brakes, a heavier suspension with leaf springs, and 16-inch truck tires on eight-lug aluminum wheels. Newly available for the 2500 in 2008 are 17-inch aluminum wheels.
There are three transmissions, all of them automatics, but with two different numbers of gears and three levels of beefiness. The 5.3-liter and aluminum 6.0-liter engines come with four-speeds: the 4L60 and 4L70, respectively. The iron-block 6.0-liter in the 2500 is now matched with the new 6L90 six-speed automatic. They all have a Tow/Haul mode, which reduces shifting and makes the shifts quicker, so the transmission doesn't work so hard when pulling a big load. Transmission oil temperature is part of the instrumentation, along with a tire pressure monitor.
Standard equipment on the 1500 LS 2WD ($38,085) and 1500 LS 4WD ($40,930) includes cloth interior, power locks and windows, power steering, air conditioning, tinted windows behind the B pillar; roof rails (crossbars are $90 extra), folding heated mirrors, recovery hooks, a seven-wire trailer harness, 17-inch aluminum wheels, three power outlets, AM/FM/CD/MP3 sound system with eight speakers, XM Satellite Radio, center fold-down armrest with storage, overhead console, cruise control, 40/20/40 split front bench seat with six-way power adjustment for the driver, 60/40 second-row seat, and third row split bench seat. Also standard is basic OnStar with one-year Safe & Sound service plan.
The LT 2WD ($39,025) and 4WD ($41,870) come with front bucket seats and a floor console between them, rear audio controls, six-disc CD changer, and a cargo shade. OnStar is upgraded with Directions & Connections service, which includes Turn-by-Turn Navigation. Additionally, the already-long list of options available on the LS expands at the LT level to include the 6.0-liter engine; 20-inch wheels; and leather interior, this last as part of the comprehensive LT2 and LT3 equipment packages.
The LTZ 2WD ($47,560) and 4WD ($50,405) come standard with leather interior, a 10-way power memory driver's seat, 20-inch wheels, locking rear differential, power adjustable pedals, power liftgate, and the Autoride semi-active electronic suspension, which uses body and wheel motion sensors to adjust damping rates to road and driving conditions.
The heavy-duty Suburban 2500 comes in LS 2WD ($39,495) and 4WD ($42,335), and LT 2WD ($40,415) and 4WD ($43,260) trim only; there is no LTZ version.
The Z71 Off-road Appearance Package ($1830) is offered with 2WD or 4WD, but only on 1500's with LT trim. It includes a different grille and fascia, rectangular rather than round fog lamps, body-colored wheel flares, satin chrome mirrors and door handles, tubular assist steps, 18-inch wheels with on/off road tires, off-road suspension package, automatic locking differential, skid plate, higher-capacity air cleaner. and unique exterior badging. Inside are leather bucket seats in Ebony or a choice of two-tones, while brushed-metal-look trim replaces woodgrain
Options include a navigation system ($2250), rear-seat entertainment system ($1295), power retractable running boards ($1095), power sunroof ($995), second-row bucket seats ($590), heated second-row seats ($200), power release for those seats ($.


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One person was shot Saturday night while playing cards on the grounds of John J. Doyle Elementary School in Porterville, the Tulare County Sheriff's Department said.
Deputies from the Porterville substation were dispatched to Sierra View District Hospital about 9:30 p.m. when a gunshot victim showed up there seeking treatment.
According to deputies, the victim was playing cards with friends at the school, at 1045 E. Orange Ave., about 7:30 p.m. when they were approached by two unknown suspects, who fired a gun twice, striking the victim in the torso. The shooters fled and the victim was taken to the hospital.
There was no immediate information on the condition of the victim, whose identity was withheld.
Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to contact the Tulare County Sheriff's Department at 1 (800) 808-0488 or (559) 685-2666, or anonymously at email@example.com or by text or voicemail at (559)725-4194.

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Date: 10 July 2010
Time: 10am
Venue: Wetland, Putrajaya
Attended: Eng Yuan, Kai Jie, Ian, ShuYing, Choon Lim, Li Kee, Boon Wei, Wei Quan, Chun wai, Zhen Yoong, Keenen, Eli, Iiko, Wei Quan
A new cycling experience for the s5-sians at Putrajaya!
Camry- Chun Wai,
Swift - Ian,
Myvi - Kennen
We arrived at the Botanical Garden,
everyone looks excited playing with the "sunflower"
Shu Ying, Kai Jie & Iiko
However, there is not enough bicycle for us, so we went
back home to the Wetland.
More bicycles are available there.
Eli, Iiko, ShuYing, & Boon Wei
After a 5mins drive, we reached the place.
More bicycles available.
Kai Jie:"Do I look cool with the bicycle?"
Panorama shooting
the view
we cycle to a small Lake
nothing much, just a couple of swam
and we chill at the Pondok for a while,
it's really too hot & sunny out there
Ian, WeiQuan, ChunWai, Eli & Iiko
Group shot #1
Group shot #2
show your "5"
Before we went back, we went up to a 5 stories tall tower
the view from the tower
The Pentadbiran Utama Putrajaya & Putrajaya Mosque
Group shot!
Panoroma Shot
(Boon Wei MIA-the photographer )
Poser in action!
*favourite shot*
KaiJie, ShuYing, EngYuan, Iiko
Iiko, ShuYing, Eli & Wei Quan
We changed our clothes and head to Sri Kembangan for our lunch
the food (BEFORE)
the food (AFTER)
*I know we are a big eater*
Since the restaurant is located quite near with our teacher advisor's house.
so we plan to meet her up at Jusco Taman Equine
Pn. Yap Sheau Wei
*my teacher with her cute pose*
and she just born a baby girl
(sleeping silently)
group photo with her before we leave.
It's great to see her! Somehow I miss my secondary school life.
All the best yea!
All the best yea!
Thanks to those who attend this gathering!
Thanks Chun Wai for organizing.
Thanks to our cool driver Ian & Keenen
All photo credits to Chun Wai.


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If you follow any food or baking blog you know that these baking gurus are churning out mouth-watering desserts day after day for people to drool over and to wish they had the time and/or talent to make.
The big quagmire is which one do you attempt to make? I don't know about you, but if I'm going to spend my time baking, I want to get right to the A-list stuff, the crème de la crème, the best desserts on the internet.
So I decided to gather up the top 27 dessert and baking bloggers and ask them one question: "Of all your dessert/baking recipes, which one is your all-time favorite and why?"
Let me tell you, these 27 desserts are nothing short of heaven. You will never need to surf the internet again looking for recipes and wondering if they are worthy of your time. These are the top picks from the best in the industry. Enjoy!
"The Fraisier is one of the most instantly recognizable French desserts," said Angela from Patisserie Makes Perfect. " It's the perfect blend of soaked Genoise, strawberry compote and creme diplomat. It looks beautiful, its taste is delicate and perfectly balanced, it reminds me so much of Summer.
It's also one of the first desserts I made twice on my blog and one of the desserts that I can see the most improvement in my skills. A Fraisier is a great celebration cake and it keeps well for a couple of days, with the fresh fruit flavors growing in intensity during this time."
Johlene from Flavours & Frosting said: "The recipe that shows the most about who I am and my heritage, is the Koeksister (a famous South African sweet treat.)
It's something my aunt use to make for family get togethers, and is a clever way to make koeksisters) but doesn't take too much time. It´s easy, delicious and very addictive!"
Traditionally koeksisters are made with dough that is cut into 3 strips and braided into koeksisters. Then fried in hot oil until golden brown, quickly drained on paper towels and immediately dipped into ice cold sugar syrup.
Lisa from Hungry Girl says that she loves her Yum Yum Brownie Muffins best and that they're a classic around her blog! "They couldn't be easier to make, they're totally guilt-free and they even they contain a little fiber. Just TWO ingredients!!!"
Cassidy from Cassidy's Craveable Creations reveals that her favorite dessert is her perfect fudgy brownies because "they are not only really rich and fudgy but also they are super easy to make and everyone always loves them"
These have an extremely slight coconut flavor due to the coconut oil and coconut flour. They are also very rich and sweet, you can also experiment with using less coconut sugar.
Jessica from A Kitchen Addiction is addicted to being in the kitchen, and into eating extra dark chocolate. She says, "My favorite recipe to make is this Chocolate Wacky Cake with Fudge Frosting. It's a simple chocolate cake recipe with a rich fudge frosting, but it carries with it years of memories as it's a family recipe that's been handed down through a few generations. So, the memories combined with the decadent chocolate flavor make this cake my favorite dessert!"
Vanessa from Clean Eating With a Dirty Mind says that her favorite dessert of all time is Molten Chocolate Lava Cake.
"Something magical happens when you take a bite of it and chocolate oozes from the center," she says.
"The other thing I think I love so much is rumor has it that molten chocolate lava cakes were actually a catering disaster. The dessert for this event was supposed to be individual chocolate cakes but someone took them out of the oven too early and when they served them to the dinner guests they weren't cooked all the way in the middle. So the chef just rolled with it and told the guests they were 'Chocolate Lava Cakes'. Brilliant."
The Healthy Foodie said, "This cake is just insanely rich and creamy and smooth and velvety and … and … and … Seriously this is one chocolate cake that you would never ever guess is gluten free or grain free or even half healthy. It's indulgent and decadent, plain and simple. To top it off, it's super easy to make! A true winner in my book!"
This dessert is something insanely delicious that will impress everyone sitting at the table, including mom, yet you won't have you spend hours in the kitchen! Something so good, so great, so grand, that every single guest will want to pinch the recipe off you!
Michelle the Brown Eyed Baker said, "I have SO MANY dessert recipes, but if I had to narrow it down, I'd choose my Buckeye Brownies, They really satisfy my love for the chocolate/peanut butter combo!"
These brownies will make any of you peanut butter and chocolate lovers absolutely ecstatic. I usually like to distribute my baked goods to family, my mom's coworkers, etc., so that I don't have too many leftovers. These brownies did not leave my house. I shared them with immediate family, but no one else.
"My chocolate chunk cookies are my favorite," decided Monique from the Ambitious Kitchen. "They're sweet, salty and SO chewy." She said that there's nothing better than a good chewy oatmeal chocolate chunk cookie! "I also love the fact that it's made with coconut oil instead of butter!"
I seriously could not stop eating these amazing, chewy beauties. They're full of better-for-you ingredients like coconut oil, whole wheat flour, oats and that dark chocolate we all know and love. I'm not saying these are healthy, but I am saying that they do offer a few natural, nutritious ingredients.
From the blog That Skinny Girl Can Bake: "I have so many favorites, but I always go back to a big slice of my classic carrot cake. It's chock full of coconut, crushed pineapple and pecans and iced with the most amazing cream cheese frosting. It's totally irresistible!"
"My rendezvous with carrot cake began with one innocent bite, she said." As a teen, she wasn't sure about a dessert named after a vegetable. But her mom had turned her on to exotic fare (at least for Iowa) like paella, baklava, wontons, and more. "My hesitancy only lasted only a brief second. Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting became my new favorite dessert!"
The Nutmeg Nanny says: "My favorite recipe to make (and bring to parties!) is my cheesecake stuffed strawberries. Everyone loves them! Plus it's no-bake and super easy to put together!"
Can I just say that I have died and gone to heaven – cheesecake stuffed strawberries. How did I not dream up these beauties sooner? I'm serious, they are amazing! I ate four of them yesterday. I could have eaten more but I restrained myself. It was not easy. Trust me.
"Not surprisingly, I am partial to the recipes that contain chocolate," says Katie from Chocolate Covered Katie. If I had to choose one favorite, it might have to be the Zucchini Brownies!
This zucchini brownie recipe has quickly become one of my personal favorite recipes on the entire blog – and it's a huge reader favorite as well! They are soft and moist and oh-so fudgy… You will fall in LOVE!
Nicole from BakingBites.com said: "My most requested recipe this year has actually been my Spam & Pineapple Upside Down Cake. It's surprising (which I love) and has an amazing combination of flavors and textures. It's fun to make and fun to serve."
This Hawaiian SPAM and Pineapple Upside Down Cake is inspired by Hawaii through and through. The cake is topped with rings of pineapple and studded with squares of SPAM, which take the place of the maraschino cherries that often top this type of cake. The SPAM is pan-fried before being placed inside the pinapple rings, so it has a bit of crispness to it that makes it remiscent of bacon. It is just salty enough to add an addictive salty-sweet element to the cake. For those who may be a bit uneasy about baking a dessert with SPAM, don't be. The SPAM has a supporting role to the caramel and pineapple in the cake's topping, so you'll still taste those flavors before you get that salty, savory flavor from the SPAM.
Marla from Paleo Porn says her all time favorite dessert is her famous Apple Pie in a Bowl. "It's one of my favorite paleo dessert recipes because it's made from whole, real foods," she said. "It's so versatile that you can easily swap out one ingredient for another and have a completely different flavor profile. It's also quick! Which, face it, is a necessity nowadays. When I want dessert after dinner I can run to the kitchen and whip this together and have it satisfying my dessert craving within 5-10 minutes (that's a shorter amount of time than it takes for the oven to even warm up)."
The motto at McGreevy Cakes is to help you make life a little bit sweeter. And with this recipe they certainly exceed all expectation. "Because I'm a HUGE pumpkin pie ANYTHING lover, one of my very favorite desserts is this pumpkin pie flavored cake! This, paired with pumpkin pie spiced buttercream is just so RIDICULOUSLY delicious. It's moist and dense and I crave it all year long!"
Josephine, from A Tasty Love Story, believes in whole foods, eating seasonally and organic. Her all time favorite dessert – and go-to dessert on everything from dinner dates to cozy couch movie watching is Banana Ice cream in all different kinds of flavors – "Preferably topped with a big dollop of almond butter and some toasted coconut flakes," she adds. "I simply love this recipe includes pure organic bananas – and continually amazed at how absolutely amazing it tastes!"
Paleo Banana Bread is my favorite dessert because it is so simple and so versatile, said George from Civilized Caveman Cooking. "You can use the same recipe for pancakes, waffles, muffins or the banana bread as intended and it only takes 5 minutes to get in the oven."
This banana bread is the most popular recipe on my website EVER!!! Quite humbling and I just love that people have a delicious HEALTHY go to.
The folks at NaturalSweetRecipes.com said, "We've made these Lemon Blueberry Custard Bars over and over again, which is probably a good indication and that's it's our favorite! They are simple to make but taste outrageous with the bursts of blueberries!"
These bars are a cross between lemon bars and a blueberry crumble pie. They have a similar custard filling to lemon bars with just enough blueberries and oats for added texture. These bars took inspiration from these fruit pie bars, yet these bars really make use of the word "custard" here. Each bar has a good amount of lemon filling and they are delicately baked to produce an ultra soft bite without much crisp. There isn't enough blueberries to overpower the lemon, nor fruit to up sell the buttery crust.
Rachel, from Bakerita, turns out amazing desserts several times a week. The equally amazing thing about this baking dynamo is that she is a college student.
Here's her reply: "Such a hard question…I definitely had to think this over for a while, but my favorite recipe has got to be these Apple Cinnamon Blondies. Blondies are one of my favorite things to make and apple desserts are always my favorites, so these Apple Cinnamon Blondies have the best of both worlds. They're totally irresistible!"
"My two favorite desserts are crumb cake and birthday cake." says Jessie from CakeSpy.com. "This cake mashes them both up into one delicious form: a buttery cake with a brown sugar swirl and brown sugar buttercream. Sweet, salty, perfect. Nothing is missing!"
This cake came out tremendously, if I do say so myself. Everyone took seconds, which is always a good sign. Maybe it can add some joy to your non-birthday day, too!
Lizzy from Your Cup Of Cake is really into hiking (she lives in Oregon) and baking. She has so many awesome recipes it was hard for her to just choose one. But her Banana Split Cupcakes are really amazing. "There's nothing else that really needs to be said. They're delicious, beautiful and easy!"
Ta-dah! How gorgeous are those? And they're SO EASY. Everyone will think you're a professional baker if you show up with these.
"Ooh, your question is a tough one," said the talent behind HummingBird High. "it's like choosing between my children! I'm really into this yellow butter cake with chocolate ganache frosting.It's a bit of a pain to make (it requires 10 egg yolks), but it's so buttery and rich and that frosting is to die for. Since making it several years ago, my boyfriend and I have made it a tradition to make it every year on his birthday."
Buttery to the point of almost tasting a little bit salty, it holds up wonderfully against the incredibly intensely decadent chocolate frosting — which is so good that it deserves a paragraph of its own.
"The chocolate bundt cake with caramel glaze is a rich, indulgent dessert that everyone begs for more of! It's my go-to recipe for birthdays and celebrations because everyone loves it," exclaims Shanti from Life Made Full.
Jessica from Delicious Obsessions said, "I would have to say that my Vanilla Bean Faux Cheesecake is my favorite: I can't have dairy and sometimes you just get a hankering for cheesecake. This is as close as I could come being nut, dairy, and egg free. So many faux cheesecake recipes use cashews or other nuts as the base, but at the time I developed this recipe, I was also nut free, so I had to come up with something to meet my dietary requirements and sooth the tastebuds! This recipe can be enjoyed by almost everyone, no matter your dietary preference. And, you may never even miss the dairy!"
"This cake exceeds all the expectations of a traditional chocolate cake and tastes incredible." says Adriana of Living Healthy with Chocolate. "The texture is super moist, soft and fudgy. It's almost like a brownie, but not as dense or chewy. Fresh blueberries are incorporated into the mixture, pureed with the wet ingredients to give the cake this special texture. What could be better than a moist chocolate cake topped with delicious fresh blueberries and a creamy chocolate ganache?
"It's always wonderful when you feel good about what you're eating," said the brains behind the blog Yummy Smells. This recipe is is both sweet and healthy. "My favorite recipe would have to be my Rich Root Cake, since I made it for my grandma's 80th birthday and it was the perfect mixture of sweet, earthy, nutty and fruity – not to mention packed with moisture, nutrition and flavour!
The finished cake was moist, spicy, with a touch of earthiness and just enough sweetness and "chunks" to keep it interesting.
"Honestly, I think that choosing one favorite dessert would be even more difficult than choosing a favorite child," said the creator of Bitter Sweet Blog. "For dessert, the possibilities are truly endless! But my favorite is my Gingerbread Blackout Cake. It has such a rich, warm flavor, it has just the right balance of decadence and elegance. Not even the classic chocolate layer cake can touch that level of comfort."
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This post is amazing, right? You have the very best desserts recipes at your fingertips, so no matter what you're looking for: chocolaty, fruity or cakey we've got you covered!
Huge thanks to everyone who contributed to this mouth-watering post. Please share if you think it was useful.
What is YOUR all time favorite, go-to recipe? Please let us know in the comments
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8 Responses to 27 Top Food & Dessert Chefs Reveal Their All-Time Favorite Dessert Recipes
I love this compilation of goodness and will try some of these great desserts. Thanks for putting them all in one place!
I can't wait to make some of the desserts!! Better yet, the cleaning up will be a breeze with the cookware and bakeware pods. Thank you !
Thanks so much for including my Fraisier!
Can't wait to make the Spam and pineapple cake!
I love the strawberry stuffed with cheesecake a guiltless dessert
My personal favorite is Banana Split Cake — it has a graham cracker and powdered sugar base and is loaded with fruit — YUMMY!


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Deadpool zeroes in on Fett's daddy issues and death-by-sarlacc. The bounty hunter, referring to himself as Boba Fetty Wap, strikes back: "You stole Spiderman's eyes and Snake Eyes' weapons/You got Wolverine's powers; man, you're comic sloppy seconds."
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What holds grief? What furrow deep inside, what red canal, hoards the debris, the leavings, the cut-away parts of my original form? Is there enough left? Can my true form be recovered?
Once upon a time I was a boy, not especially happy, destined for ordinary incompleteness, and the daubed, crudely-molded, and spruced character with which we makeshift, once conflagrations are doused and youth's megrims give way.
Three boys took my cocked hat, my hope for a natural death, my healthy color in good company. They corrupted me. They made me think they knew me, better than anyone, before or since. They removed the boy I was and crawled in, to fester in the raw empty, and became ghouls in my oily corners, squatting on crumbled concrete. Thieves. Monsters.
Those boys who stole my soul inhabit me. They condemn all I am and do, dismantle me every night, reduce me to my essence of panic and sick and desperate. Scorched, a mongrel cur, not a man.
But the worst part of writing this book? It's not the reliving of those last three days of brutality and pain, after I tried to fight back. It's not the shame of the far crueler first two days, or the first night, the actual theft when I was forced to participate. To 'like' it.
It's reviving the last of real me, before jail; re-inhabiting the lost, childish, 13-year-old boy I was, and the young man I was becoming, in the months leading up to jail. Every foolish choice was at least mine, and the hopeless momentum of my unloved life was nonetheless me, taking shape, burnishing, annealing, finding and fitting new parts.
I can't go back, and I have so far to go. I have but named my emptiness, just started to face the fullness of what they destroyed. They took my sex. They took my innocence.
My grief is ever-present now, a hot pour from its hidey-hole. It's a better friend than terror, or numb, because grief shows me everything that's left, and it is me, is mine.
I've been writing without pause for years, through everything and anything, because I only feel safe when I write. With number two ticonderoga teeth I gnaw my bones to find marrow, to find the dark, red truth that might replenish me, might be me, before those boys.
Number of physically abused/neglected children each year in US:
Over 6 million (reported; 3 million reports).
—Estimated actual number of children: 15 million.
(Boys: 48%, girls: 51%; 2012).
Number who die:
1,593 officially (2012);
estimates of actual number vary wildly; perhaps 3,000.
—Over 70% were under three years of age.
(More likely to be boys: 57.6%; 2012).
Number of children incarcerated in juvenile facilities in the US:
70,800 + 100,000 in "private" facilities, on any given day
(annually: over 500,000).
Number of children incarcerated in adult lockup:
10,000 on any given day.
Number of sexual assaults on incarcerated children, per year:
—Percent reported, confirmed, and where action is taken: Under 1,200.
—Percentage of children in juvenile facilities who report being raped: 9.5%;
estimated actual: over 20%.
—Percentage of children in adult facilities who report being raped: over 50%;
estimated actual: over 70%
Total number of rapes, all ages, committed in jails and prison, 2015:
Reported: 8,763;
estimated actual: over 200,000
Number of years in a row this has increased since the 2003 PREA act:
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An old-growth forest is a wooded ecosystem characterized by being undisturbed over a very long time period. They generally contain diverse plant and animal species and very large trees. Very few places in the mid-west can be considered old-growth. This week a group of eight drove from South Bend to Warren Woods State Park, a parcel of land that has escaped logging and agriculture throughout history and now harbors some of the oldest and most massive trees in Michiana. While our expectations might have been a bit high, there were indeed some impressive specimens of beech, maple, and oak to gaze upon (the largest having about 5 foot diameters). Along the way, some of us were able to practice the obscure sport that I once invented called tree-holing. This involves finding a tree (vertical or horizontal) with a hollowed out center and traversing inside the tree from one end to the other. After the hike, we tracked down a nearby geocache and then headed into the town of Three Oaks where we dined on adorable little pies at a local brewery called Pleasant House.
Warren Woods is worth checking out if you're looking for a new trail. You'll especially appreciate it if you're into natural history or dendrology. It can easily be visited in conjunction with nearby Warren Dunes State Park.


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It's our first DRAW! event at Motor City, Dubai. Thanks to all attendees for 2 hours well spent drawing passerbyers, cafe sitters, and each other. I look forward to more life drawing practice next week! Whew, it made me realize how much I missed it (and how long its' been since i've really honed the old life sketching skills.
Here's to filling out a few more pages in the sketchbook! Viva DRAW!


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Friday, June 3, 2016
Raw Edge Baby Quilt......Progress
5 comments:
- sandi s said...
I think these two quilts are so pretty! I do like the change you made by removing the pinks. Hugs,
- June 3, 2016 at 3:19 PM
- Kathleen said...
beautiful quilts...I also love the one you made for your sister. Do you have a pattern for this quilt...I would love to make one...thank you..
- June 4, 2016 at 12:42 PM
- LuAnn Kessi said...
Hi Kathleen,
I have no way to reply to you. When you leave a comment on blogger you do not leave your email address so I cannot contact you. You are what they call a No Reply Comment. If you email me at email@example.com, we can discuss how I made the quilt. You can also change your settings in blogger so that I can see your email address and reply to you directly from my blog.
Bye For Now,
- June 5, 2016 at 7:33 PM
- LynneP said...
I'm LOVING these heart quilts. Can't wait to see them finished!
Perhaps you'd be so kind as to do a mini-tutorial....
jlpfeffer at gmail dot com
- June 7, 2016 at 3:58 PM
- LuAnn Kessi said...
Hi Lynne,
The next time I make one of these I will take a few images so I can post them and share. We are getting ready to cut our hay fields so I am cutting it close to get the machine quilting done before I am out in the hay fields and all of my quilting time is gone for the summer months......eek!
My Best To You,
LuAnn in Oregon
- June 7, 2016 at 6:30 PM


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SOURCE: Dividend Capital Total Realty Trust
January 19, 2010 17:09 ET
DENVER, CO--(Marketwire - January 19, 2010) - Dividend Capital Total Realty Trust Inc., a
diversified real estate investment trust (REIT), announced today that it
acquired two class-A office properties located in Dallas, TX in December
2009. The properties total approximately 324,000 square feet.
Preston Sherry Plaza is located in the desirable Preston Center submarket
of Dallas. It was constructed in 1986 and totals approximately 147,000
square feet. The property is 89% occupied and major tenants include
Remington Oil and Gas Corporation and The Frost National Bank. The property
offers many amenities, convenient access to Dallas' major thoroughfares and
has been able to command strong rental rates in the Dallas market.
"This acquisition presents an opportunity for us to enhance the portfolio's
core office holdings with a class-A property in what we believe is one of
Dallas' premier office markets," said Guy Arnold, president of Dividend
Capital Total Realty Trust Inc. "In addition, the in-place debt provides
attractive terms and does not mature until 2015, providing us the
opportunity to enhance yields, control an institutional-quality building
and build potential value for our shareholders."
Park Place is located in the Uptown/Turtle Creek submarket of Dallas -- one
of the city's most desirable live/work urban environments. It was
constructed in 1986 and totals approximately 177,000 square feet. The
property is currently 70% occupied and major tenants include Plains Capital
Bank, HQ Global Workplaces and Analysis Group.
"This property offers a value-add opportunity in one of the highest rent
submarkets in the Dallas metro area," said Arnold. "The low initial cost
basis should enable us to reposition the property to attract tenants, boost
occupancy and increase yields."
Dividend Capital Total Realty Trust Inc., a Denver-based REIT, invests in a
diversified portfolio of commercial real estate assets. As of September 30,
2009, the company owned 76 properties totaling approximately 12.5 million
square feet in 26 geographic markets.
Certain items in this press release may constitute forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. Words such as "may," "will," "expect(s)," "could," "should,"
and "continue" and similar expressions are intended to identify such
forward-looking statements. These statements are based on management's
current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of risks and
uncertainties that could lead to actual results materially different from
those described in the forward-looking statements. Dividend Capital Total
Realty Trust Inc. can give no assurance that its expectations will be
attained. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
Dividend Capital Total Realty Trust Inc.'s expectations include, but are
not limited to, the uncertainty of the sources for funding Dividend Capital
Total Realty Trust Inc.'s future capital needs, delays in the acquisition,
development and construction of real properties, changes in economic
conditions generally and the real estate and securities markets
specifically and the other risks detailed from time to time in Dividend
Capital Total Realty Trust Inc.'s Securities and Exchange Commission
reports. Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this
press release. Dividend Capital Total Realty Trust Inc. expressly disclaims
any obligation to release publicly any updates or revisions to any
forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the
company's expectations with regard thereto or change in events, conditions
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March 20, 2015
Post date: Mar 30, 2015 5:11:52 PM
Dear Parents,
With the weather we have been experiencing as of late it is hard to believe today is the first day of spring. The end is in sight, but it sure doesn't feel like it!
We have started Smarter Balanced testing at DES. It has been an interesting process as we navigate a new testing format. This is certainly not the pencil/paper bubble sheet format we are so used to taking. The third graders have been doing a great job taking the new test. It is clear to see they were ready to take it thanks to the preparation from their teachers concerning the format of the test. Should you have any questions about the test, please feel free to contact us or visit the following website for more information: http://nh.portal.airast.org/students-and-families/ . At this website there is information on Smarter Balanced for students and families as well as the opportunity to take practice tests.
We are nearing the end of Winter Activities for the 2015 school year. Thank you again to all the parents who drove your children and their friends to Pats Peak. I have been hearing good things about the conditions on the mountain. Those of us who have stayed behind have had a good time as well. Some have been working on legos, making paper mache busts, ice skating, cooking, snowshoeing or playing mini sports. It has been a great time all around.
Just a reminder that your child's/children's report cards should have arrived home this afternoon. Please remember to take a look at the report card and sign the outside of the envelope to acknowledge that you have seen it. Once you have done so, please return the envelope to school. Should you have any questions about your child's report card, please feel free to contact his or her teacher to discuss.
The PTO Book Fair will return next week! The book fair will be taking place from March 25th through April 4th. Each classroom will have an opportunity to visit. Feel free to send in some money with your child to purchase books. If you would prefer to be with your child/children to purchase books, the book fair will also be open during the Easter Bunny breakfast. For more information,please feel free to visit the PTO website at: http://dunbartonpto.com/2014/09/16/sept-11-19-scholastic-book-fair/ .
I also wanted to remind everyone that we are looking for volunteer labor to complete work on the refurbing of the lower grades bathrooms this summer. If you are interested in volunteering your services, please contact us so we can get your information and share it with Mr. Trexler.
Notes from the Nurse:
The Lost and Found Box is overflowing! Please remind your child to check items, which will be displayed in the gym over the next week or two.
Since Monday, there has been an increase in the number of students absent with report of nausea/vomiting, some with fever and some without. I do try and track specific symptoms, so please be sure to call the school absentee line if your child is absent. If you are not comfortable leaving a detailed message at the main office, please leave me a message on ext. 205.
I also have had a few parents call with reports of strep throat. While strep can occur throughout the year, I do think of it as a disease that seems to increase in the springtime. Symptoms typically include a sudden, severe sore throat and fever, although sometimes I have seen it present as headache and stomach ache with no sore throat at all. The child usually feels quite ill. Again, it is important that you call me to let me know about this diagnosis so I can track and watch for clusters of illness.
Please continue to encourage and model good hand washing at home for prevention of disease. (Soap, water and friction for 10-15 seconds) especially prior to eating and after going to the bathroom.
My last plea is to please, please, please remember to call the school if your child will be absent or tardy. This is important for safety reasons. A note is fine if it is a planned absent. All of us in the office truly appreciate those notifications!
We wish you all a restful and relaxing weekend.
Owen Harrington - Principal
Melissa Romein - Special Education Coordinator
Ginny Hast - School Nurse
Deanna Brown - Administrative Assistant
Kathy McKernan - Administrative Assistant


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Your baby has grown to 8 ½ inches long and weighs 12 ounces. The eyelids of the baby are completely formed at the 21st week of pregnancy and the baby's movements rapidly increase. He also swallows amniotic fluid while moving around. This will lead to the maturing of his digestive tract.
The baby will not be in the same schedule as you are and you'll feel the baby's movements more significantly. Your baby will also be receiving some of the caloric intake from the amniotic fluid. If it is a baby girl, then her vagina gets fully formed at this stage but will continue to develop until her birth.
You may begin to develop varicose veins which occur to some degree in the majority of pregnant women because of their excess weight. While these mostly occur in the legs they can also develop in the vulva and rectum. The growing uterus and blood flow changes can make varicose veins worse.
A painless purple or blue spot on their legs may be noticed by some women, while others may develop swollen veins that are painful. You can keep your legs in a elevated position to get relief from these symptoms. While the swelling may disappear by itself after pregnancy, the varicose veins will not disappear fully.
You should take sufficient rest and can keep your face and body clean by frequent baths and washing at least twice a day. Some women may experience skin breakouts, rashes etc. These can be the major pregnancy symptoms at the 21st week. You might also experience lower back pain and pain in the ankles and feet. Many women enjoy this part of pregnancy the most. They get used to the feeling of being pregnant and await the D-day. The pregnancy diet must be rich of vitamins and minerals and must be adequate to meet the needs of the growing baby.
Pregnancy in the 21st week is an interesting in which the mother is able to experience the baby's movements significantly. She can talk or sing to her baby which can be fully well heard by the baby. Your bundle of joy is getting to develop fully and you can await the day of delivery by following some healthy tips – like healthy diet and exercise.


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E-commerce Sites Are New Launchpads For Smart Products
KOLKATA: Want to buy a refrigerator that also plays music, pocket washing machine that reduce stains instantly or an odd-sized 28-inch LED television?
You may benefit from scanning e-commerce platforms, for several leading consumer durables makers are launching such innovative products exclusively for online shoppers, not only to reduce sales channel conflict but also to ramp up their dull sales growth numbers. This is in stark contrast to the earlier strategy that restricted online differentiation to just design, colour or model names.
Companies including Tata-owned Voltas, Godrej Appliances, Haier, Whirlpool and Videocon appear to have taken notice of 50% growth in online sales this year till Diwali, which accounted for 5% of total industry sales and indicated that e-commerce can be a big sales channel for white goods and televisions.
"Many step-through categories like unconventional tonnage or star rating, relatively smaller capacities and more contemporary designs are getting more online traction," said Voltas's appliances business head of marketing and key accounts Deba Ghoshal. "This is due to many first-time buyers and younger demographic consumers choosing online as their preferred medium," he said.
Till earlier this year, white goods makers were fighting with e-commerce firms to stop rampant discounting, but only to later sign business deals to supply exclusive models. And now, the firms have started product innovation to create a wider gap with bricks-and-mortar trade, which is still the primary revenue source for these firms. Godrej Appliances' business head Kamal Nandi said companies have to differentiate their product portfolio for every channel, since just changing model names will not call for different price points and will only increase channel conflict.
Citing examples, Nandi said Godrej has built music-player integrated refrigerators or washing machines with different capacities exclusively for online which have got huge traction. Similarly, Haier recently launched a new product category — pocket washing machine for removing food and oil stains, dirt or wine stains instantly — on Snapdeal.
Industry executives said the Korean duo — LG and Samsung — have still not adopted this strategy for their appliances and television business, though they have done it for the smartphone business. Even the third-largest player Videocon may not have done it yet, but it has now decided to build separate products for online, said chief operating officer CM Singh.
Whirlpool India vice president (corporate affairs and strategy) Shantanu Dasgupta said the way e-commerce has evolved in India has generated newer thinking in companies. "This is something we have to work on actively and also ensure transparency to consumers. This is an established practice in bigger parts of the world," he said.


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The Five People You Meet in Heaven
Dr. Obach
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
In the novel, The Five People You Meet In Heaven, the meaning of Eddie's life is revealed by the five people he meets before entering heaven. At first glance it may seem as if Eddie's life had no meaning, as Eddie thought it did. However every life has a meaning and Eddie's life is changed by the people he meets.
Throughout Eddie's life he thought he was a failure, he gave up on his engineering goal after returning from war. Eddie fell in to the same routine as many of us do, he started to do something and felt comfortable doing it. Sometimes it is hard to leave our comfort zones and Eddie certainly never left his. He even lived in the same apartment he grew up in, the one with the view of the carousel on Ruby Pier. Eddie doesn't know it on Earth but he touches the lives of many children. He makes them pipe cleaner animals and more importantly he keeps the rides safe for them to ride on. Eddie doesn't know this either, but it all goes back to that day when his crew escaped from the POW camp. He burned that barn and thought there was someone in it and there was, a little girl. The world is all about balance and because Eddie killed an innocent little girl he would spend the rest of his life saving the lives of innocent little children. This is the meaning of Eddie's life, to give his own to save the lives of many others.
The person who affected Eddie the most is his father. Parents have the most profound impact on their children, more than everything else combined. Eddie's father didn't speak to him much and this probably made Eddie think that he was not doing something right. Eddie didn't know it at the time but all those summers spent helping his dad at Ruby Pier sealed his fate, to be like his father. As much as Eddie didn't want to live the life of his dad he couldn't help it. War changes people, and not for the good. Men become depressed and sad and often loose sight of their...
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Upgrading & Installing New AC Unit in Minneapolis
If your air conditioner struggles to keep your home cool or you are constantly paying for repairs, it may be time to consider replacing it. At Hoffman Cooling & Heating, our St. Paul AC installation technicians are trained to determine when an AC system is beyond its time and needs to be replaced. Although the initial cost may be slightly daunting, there are many great advantages to upgrading.
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You Can't Detect What You Can't See: Illuminating the Entire Kill Chain
OS X is a solid operating system for those who enjoy Apple's vision of the ideal desktop. It offers access to pro-level applications that many industries rely on. Yet it isn't always the most practical operating system for the casual end user. In fact, in some cases, it's completely overkill.
In this article, I'll explore why I believe Linux is a more practical solution than OS X, if local techs would simply bother to support it. This article isn't about which platform is "better." Instead, it's a matter of which platform is more practical.
Linux can run on old PCs, new PCs, ARM powered micro-computers, even on consumer appliances. By contrast, OS X isn't designed to run on everything. It's designed to run on approved hardware only. Therefore it's reasonable to point out that if an operating system can run on older hardware without violating any licenses, this makes that operating system a practical consideration.
I run Linux because it affords me the freedom to run the same version of a Linux distribution on all of my computing appliances. Worst case, if a PC is too old, I run with the lighter desktop environment.
In contrast, some machines won't run as well with the latest build of OS X. Personally, I've found Macs newer than 2012 run well enough with OS X 10.10. This flies in the face of the official Yosemite Capable Macs lists, which varies depending on the type of Mac in question.
The idea of running Yosemite on a 2007 Macbook Pro, for example, is going to be a mixture of successes and failures. When Yosemite was first released, whether or not various items like wifi worked depended exclusively on the model of Mac you had.
Aspects of this could be said of Linux as well. The difference is, if you're having wifi issues when you didn't previously, it's usually a kernel update that is the problem. Linux users simply boot with a different kernel (from the grub screen) and file a bug report. OS X users experiencing the same sort of issue may need to either revert to an earlier release or wait until Apple offers a fix.
Rolling back a release with any operating system is never a fun experience. Both popular release based distributions of Linux and OS X offer this ability. With Ubuntu, for example, you burn an ISO to a flash drive and re-install the operating system. You'll need to backup your data using the included backup tool first, but this is pretty much it.
With OS X, you're looking at one of two options for even locating a copy of Mavericks. First option, maybe you have a copy in your purchase history within the App Store. If this isn't possible, simply find a person you trust with a copy of Mavericks available in their purchase history. If you find yourself staring at "Error 1004 please try again later," then it looks like you're stuck with Yosemite until a copy of Mavericks materializes.
Using a distribution such as Ubuntu, simply install the hard drive, grab a copy of the latest Ubuntu release ISO and boot to install. The only downside here is you must have another computer to download and then burn the ISO to a drive. Otherwise, you're forced to spend $6 USD and wait for a USB key pre-loaded disc to arrive.
Installing OS X on a Mac actually is not difficult either, as long as you have Internet access. Since there isn't a USB key to buy or install OS X on, you're left needing to make sure you're using a Mac capable of running Internet Recovery. Are you using a router running WEP or perhaps WPA-Enterprise? Well you're going to need to disable that or switch it to WPA-Personal only as everything else is incompatible. On the plus side, you'll end up with the OS X release last associated with your AppleID and installed on that Mac.
Installing software on both Linux and OS X is remarkably easy. I'd even suggest that OS X has a better looking software store. So on the surface, I have no issue with the OS X software store at all.
As long as the software license allows for it, you're free to install free or purchased programs on multiple Macs. The same applies for the Linux desktop. The difference is with distributions such as Ubuntu (Debian), you're able to backup your software titles into a tidy little list. Then you can restore them automatically with a few key strokes. I'm unaware of any OS X software tools offering this feature.
My single biggest gripe with OS X (besides its file system) is the default file manager. Despite the various third party offerings available on the Web, each of them are essentially re-branded versions of Finder. And those few that didn't rely on Finder for its back-end felt like something from 1995.
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In the Central African Republic, residents in the capital Bangui took to the streets demanding weapons to defend themselves hours before rebels are reported to have entered the city.
France sends in more troops to CAR
France sends in more troops to CAR
The rebel Seleka coalition is vowing to oust President Francois Bozize whom it accuses of breaking a peace agreement to integrate its fighters into the army.
Many locals have had enough of the fighting:
"The Seleka movement, is not made up of Central African," said one resident. Seleka typically attracts several nationalities, 80% of Chadians, 20% of Sudanese and a few Central Africans."
With news that the rebels have resumed hostilities, France, the former colonial power, has sent in troops to secure the country's main airport.
The recent renewal of fighting has seen the rebels make rapid advances towards the capital.
A rebel spokesman said they had even shot down a government helicopter.But the country which has been hit be a series of rebellions since independence from France in 1960s remains deeply divided.
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Swansea have confirmed the signings of Samoan wing Brian Lima and Canadian centre Nik Witkowski.
Lima, 29, put pen to paper on a contract after leaving last season's losing Heineken Cup finalists Stade Francais.
He has a strike rate of 24 tries from 43 internationals, making him Samoa's all-time record try scorer, and appeared for his country in the 1991, 1995 and 1999 World Cups.
Meanwhile, 25-year-old Witkowski, capped 15 times by Canada, joins the Whites having spent last season with French club Perpignan.
Swansea coach, John Plumtree, commented "Signing these two guys has given the squad a massive boost just ahead of the Heineken Cup registration deadline.
"Both players can cover the centre and wing positions and have played at the highest level, so we are delighted to have quality cover for these positions."


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Students read a text in class or in groups, and then reread the text carefully, selecting words and phrases that they find particularly meaningful, powerful, or important in the passage. In a group, students share the selected words and phrases, and work together to create a poem from these shared words/phrases, using only the words from the passage and nothing extra, although students may repeat words or change the order of them as desired. Students then select an appropriate title for their poem, and publish it on a flip chart or some other paper. Lastly, students share their poems with the class.
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ABU DHABI , 12th April, 2017 (WAM) -- The ZonesCorp announced that it has signed 4 new deals with companies to build facilities in Al Ain Industrial City, AAIC.
The new projects represent a combined investment of approximately AED51 million and cover a total area of nearly 60,000sqm. After finalising deals with ZonesCorp at the end of 2016 and Q1 2017, construction of the new facilities is underway and due to be completed towards the end of the year.
ZonesCorp is a dynamic industrial development organisation located in the heart of Abu Dhabi. Launched in 2004 by the Abu Dhabi Government, the organisation is the largest operator of purpose-built economic zones in the United Arab Emirates.
Saeed Eisa Al Khyeli, Director General of ZonesCorp, said, "These new developments show that AAIC and its distinctive advantages continue to be attractive to investors, particularly for those looking to access markets in the flourishing city of Al Ain external markets such as the Sultanate of Oman and Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Investors also gain other advantages from operating in ZonesCorp acreage such as value chain benefits and cheap, readily available utilities. We are looking forward to working together with the investors to help them fully realise their ambitions.
The new facilities in AAIC represent a diverse range of businesses including, Mauzan Perfumes Factory LLC, a leading Emirati luxury fashion house in the UAE, founded in 1990; High Class Doors & Windows Factory, which uses the latest technology to produce plastic plates, sheets, blocks, film, foils, strips & plastic doors, windows, frames and shutters designed to accommodate the varied climates experienced in the UAE; Al Murooj Organic Fertilizer Factory, an organic manure production project and the first of its kind within the UAE; Al Sultan Readymix & Precast which produces high quality precast concrete elements for precast Buildings & Boundary walls.
Strategically located midway between the cities of Abu Dhabi and Dubai, AAIC has excellent transport and communication links and is ideally located to serve GCC markets. Spread over an area of 9 square kilometres, AAIC has been developed and is operated under the same technical and environmental standards as the Industrial City of Abu Dhabi, ICAD, catering to light manufacturing industries and SME's such as paper and wood, textiles, small scale service and repair workshops.
AAIC also caters to some heavy industries such as chemical and plastic projects. ZonesCorp has plans to further develop AAIC with new projects, such as retail and leisure facilities.


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For a moment, it looked like the younger Aledo squad was going to complete the comeback against Colleyville Heritage.
A 24-14 halftime lead by Heritage dwindled to three points entering the final quarter, but the Panthers pushed back with a 14-0 run that led to a 50-36 defeat of the Bearcats in a Class 5A girls basketball area-round playoff game Thursday at Keller Fossil Ridge High School.
Leading scorer and junior forward Bryn Gerlich picked up her fourth foul in the third quarter, something the Panthers aren't used to.
Aledo (17-18) came within 27-24 with 2:37 in the third quarter after Taylor Morgan's three-point play and a Sarah Haeussler layup, but Gerlich had the first seven points in the fourth to give Heritage a 36-26 lead. She later found McKinley Charles for an open 3-pointer and 39-26 lead before Morgan snapped the run with a 3-pointer with 3:48 left.
"I thought our team responded really well," Heritage coach Dianna Sager said. "We put Bryn back in and she played the whole time without fouling out. She's a smart player with a high basketball IQ."
The Panthers (28-6), ranked No. 11 in the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches 5A state poll, advance to their first regional quarterfinals since 2007.
The Panthers forced the Bearcats into 16 first-half turnovers, and had 11 steals. They finished with 13 steals while Aledo had 21 turnovers.
Mansfield Timberview 77, South Oak Cliff 41: The Wolves (33-2) forced 38 turnovers, 28 in the first half behind a furious, trapping press, and raced to a lopsided win in a 5A area-round game at Davis Field House in Dallas.
Texas A&M signee Chennedy Carter scored a game-high 25 points, recorded 10 steals and pulled down six rebounds in the win, setting up a regional quarterfinal game against Crowley (25-5). The Eagles routed Seagoville 68-23.
"The versatility and so many weapons that she brings," Timberview coach Kit Kyle Martin said of Carter. "She can rebound the ball and play around the rim, which doesn't really happen that much in the girls' game."
Texas A&M commit Chennedy Carter scored 25 points and nabbed 10 steals in just three quarters as the Wolves advanced,
N'Dnasija Collins added 12 points for the Wolves. Ashakia White led South Oak Cliff (22-11) with 17 points.
Timberview, No. 19 in the latest MaxPreps national rankings, opened the second quarter with a 21-1 run to take control of the contest.
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Burleson Centennial 49, Dallas Conrad 27: The Spartans, who upset No. 12 Mansfield Summit in the first round, got past Dallas Conrad in a 5A area round game at Cedar Hill.
"Big win for our basketball program, furthest we've ever been in the playoffs and the girls stepped up again," Spartans coach Val Wootan said.
Kayleigh Benson opened things with a 3-pointer and Karly Burson buried one herself for a 10-0 start by Centennial. The Spartans led 12-4 after one before pulling away from Conrad (21-7) in the third quarter with a 21-10 spurt. Burson finished with a game-high 13 points. Bree Gustin added 12.
The Spartans (23-9) will play Mansfield Legacy (23-10), which beat Dallas Adams 67-26, in the regional quarterfinals.
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The Goose Creek state championship football team was honored Thursday at the State House, and while in Columbia the team stopped by USC for a closer look.
The Gamecocks are one of the strong players for the Gators' top prospect, ATH Tramel Terry. "We went to the State House and took some pictures, then went out to eat at Coach Reedy's favorite restaurant," Terry said. "Then we went to the stadium (Williams-Brice) and watched some player run the 40 getting ready for pro day."
Terry said he also talked to some coaches. "They talked to me for a little bit, just about how I would be a first rounder like Gilmore," he said.
Terry had previously planned to go to Clemson's junior day Saturday but said he's not sure he'll be going. And he said he's not sure when he'll make a decision.
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Geothermal energy is the exploitation of heat from the earth. The obtained geothermal energy is used as heat or electricity. There are three kinds of geothermal energy:
– high temperature geothermal energy (electricity)
– low temperature geothermal energy (heat)
– very low temperature geothermal energy (geothermal heat pumps)
The science is booming in research organizations and enterprises faced with increasing demands for energy.
Deep geothermal energy has the distinction of providing abundant resources around the world (hence a high total potential). Environmental footprint is small and it has a reliable basis for the search for energy. Deep geothermal energy also has the advantage of not depending on weather conditions (rain, wind, sun …). In Norway, Rock Energy company is currently investigating the energy use in deep hot rock fractures. The principle of this operation process is to create the loop circulation of water from two wells after testing the geological and thermal characteristics of the site. One injection well is drilled vertically reaching the depth of 5000m. The second producing well is drilled obliquely. It reaches 3500m. Thus water is piped into the injection well. But the deeper you drill into the crust, the more temperature you get (on average, temperatures rising about 20-30 degrees per kilometer). The injected water will squeeze the pores of the rock where it is heated. The water will then go up by the producing well to fuel the plant and generate electricity.
The benefit for Rock Energy is that the company uses drilling techniques developed by the oil industry in the North Sea. It signed the first contract with Hafslund Fjernvarme to build a thermal power plant of 5 MW which can be connected to the heating system of Oslo and was also elected coordinator of Section Energi21 geothermal program.
This technology has a geothermal potential because, unlike the hydrothermal geothermal, it does not require the presence of deep aquifer. This technique can be applied everywhere. Thus, there would be 125 000 km2 in Europe with sufficient geological and thermal characteristics to implement such technology. Finally, this technology can be used for generating electricity, heating or air conditioning. No other deep geothermal technology is less dependent on subsurface conditions.


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Actress Aimee Carrero is set to make Disney history as the voice of the studio's first Latina princess.
The Young & Hungry star will bring 16-year-old Princess Elena of Avalor to life in an upcoming episode of animated kids' show Sofia the First, before starring in her own spin-off series, Elena of Avalor.
Announcing the news, Disney chiefs state, "(Princess Elena) is a confident and compassionate teenager in an enchanted fairy tale kingdom inspired by diverse Latin cultures and folklore."
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Youngsters' efforts add up
Allerton Grange hosted 40 Year 5 students, from six local Primary schools, for the annual Primary Maths Challenge. Students from Highfield, Wigton Moor, Hovingham, Chapel Allerton, Moortown and Moor Allerton Hall attended the event which was well-received by all.
The activities involved a group task, a logic round, a relay round and a 'find the number' puzzle.
The aim of the event was to significantly challenge students to extend and deepen their mathematical learning and understanding, as well as developing teamwork and problem solving skills.
The enthusiasm and unwavering resilience shown by the students really stood out, as well as some excellent mathematical thinking.
All students involved received a certificate of attendance. The top three places were awarded prizes, with the first prize being won by Chapel Allerton Primary School who showed their mathematical prowess. Four individual students also received an extra prize for standing out as shining examples of what the event was aiming to achieve.
Well done to all students involved, and a big thank you to all the staff who came along and supported, both from Allerton Grange and the primary schools themselves. Thank you also goes to four Year 7 students who took on a leadership role and assisted throughout the day.
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Animal rights group PETA has made allegations of cruelty to owls on the Warner Bros Harry Potter Studio tour.
On the "Animal Actors" tour in Hertfordshire, England, Harry Potter fans are promised a chance to meet Harry's owl, Hermione's cat and other "animal stars" from the film franchise.
After receiving many complaints from visitors concerned about the welfare of the animals, PETA filmed footage from inside the venue.
PETA found:
Harry Potter author JK Rowling said:
"If anybody has been influenced by my books to think an owl would be happiest shut in a small cage and kept in a house, I would like to take this opportunity to say as forcefully as I can, "you are wrong". "
PETA are urging people to sign a petition for the company to stop using live animals.
Past problems
In 2010 charges were lodged against two British animal trainers who supplied a tawny owl for the production of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. The RSPCA is taking the pair to court for alleged cruelty to animals.
In 2009, another UK trainer who provided some of the owls for Harry Potter films pleaded guilty to 17 cruelty-to-animals offenses after authorities found dozens of emaciated and dehydrated birds with severe injuries, overgrown beaks, and swollen and clubbed feet at the trainer's facility. The birds were confiscated.
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Amber Frankland graduated with honors from the University of Chicago with a BA in Russian and East European Studies and Linguistics. She wrote her BA thesis on discourses surrounding top Soviet and American racehorses in international competition during the 1950's and 1960's. In the course of her undergraduate career she studied abroad in Saratov, Russia and interned at the U.S. Consulate in St. Petersburg. Her academic interests include language politics and policy in Russia and Central Asia, Eurasianism, Turkic-Russian language contact, and the role of cultural exchanges in international diplomacy. She is a recipient of a FLAS grant for Kazakh.
Pat Goodridge recently graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, where he majored in linguistics and took Russian political history courses. His undergraduate research focused on first- and second-language acquisition of Russian. An avid blogger, he does regular guest posts on the critical languages for Career Linguist and writes Russian vocabulary articles for Transparent Language's Russian Language and Culture Blog. He was the only undergraduate to attend Duke's 2016 Slavic Summer Institute, and this summer is studying Kazakh at UW-Madison on a State Department Title VIII grant. He is a recipient of an academic year FLAS grant for Russian.
Persia Goudarzi graduated from University of California, Los Angeles, where she double majored in Aerospace Engineering and Russian Studies. A Domestic Russian Flagship student at UCLA, Persia received a certificate in Russian Language and Culture for STEM Majors and a Critical Language Scholarship from the State Department. Her senior thesis focused on the development of NATO-Russia relations in the post-Cold War era and Russia's pivot to Asia. A FLAS recipient, Persia's academic interests include Russian foreign policy, Sino-Russian relations, Geopolitical developments in Central Asia and the evolution and future of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
Jules Hirschkorn is a graduate of Boston University where he majored in aerospace engineering with a concentration in Russian language. In addition, he spent a summer term in St. Petersburg studying Russian language and culture. After graduation, he received a commission in the US Air Force and subsequently served 11 years on active duty, primarily as a special operations pilot. Jules is pursuing an interest in contemporary geopolitics and language. He currently serves as a reservist in the USAF.
Hristiana Petkova obtained a BA from the University of California, Los Angeles with a double major in Political Science and Russian Studies. She combined her two fields of study by focusing her honors thesis on recent Russian foreign policy making, including a possible explanation for Russia's annexation of Crimea. In 2015, she recieved the David L. Boren scholarship to study abroad in Almaty, Kazakhstan for an academic year in order to achieve professional fluency in Russian. At Stanford, she hopes to continue exploring Russia's foreign policy mechanisms, focusing especially on the role of status and prestige in the former Soviet region.
Andrew Postovoit graduated from the United States Military Academy, with a B.S. in American Politics. He commissioned as an Army Officer in 2008 and has served in a variety of capacities, currently as a Foreign Area Officer. Andrew studied Russian at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, CA and spent the last year conducting Eastern European regional studies and travel at the George C. Marshall Center in Garmisch, Germany. After graduate school, Andrew plans to serve in the field of defense cooperation in Eastern Europe.
Skyler Samuelson graduated from Barnard College of Columbia University in 2017 with a B.A. in Russian Literature and Language. In her undergraduate thesis she explored the theme of the underground in African American and Russian literatures through Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man and Fyodor Dostoevsky's Notes from Underground. Her other Russian interests include Teffi, Chekhov, Solzhenitsyn, Russian translation, and singing Russian songs. Her other great passion is rowing, and she will be rowing for Stanford's lightweight women's team while in the CREEES program.
Abigail Thompson is a native of Columbia, MO and graduated from the University of Alabama in spring 2016 with a BA in Economics and Political Science and a MA in Applied Economics. Having received a minor in Russian as well, Abigail spent summer 2016 as a Kathryn Davis Fellow for Peace at the Russian School at Middlebury College in Vermont, and then spent the last nine months completing both a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship and a Critical Language Enhancement Award in Irkutsk. Abigail will be completing a dual degree between Stanford's Law School and CREEES, in hopes of developing a career as a multidisciplinary resource for those dealing in Arctic affairs.


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No. 12: Charles Balducci
Firm: Merrill Lynch
AUM: $1.37 billion
Location: New York
Age: 37
Note: This profile is part of a special series devoted to On Wall Streets Top 40 Under 40 ranking for 2012. Every day we take a look at an advisor who made the list to find out the secrets of their success.
When Merrill Lynch financial advisor Charles Balducci looks at the financial advisory business today, he sees many successful teams at work. That wasnt always the case, he says. When we started, there were only a handful of teams offering financial advice. The whole concept was new. It was not endorsed at our firm and we werent coached to form a team.
Balduccis team includes Eric Snyder, a college fraternity brother, who ties with Balducci to land on this list. They teamed up 14 years ago and now lead the Snyder/Balducci Group, overseeing about $2 billion in client assets.
We saw different but complementary skills, Balducci says of their inspiration to team up. It made sense to combine them. Were still working well together, and were still best friends.
Balducci says that Snyder excels at running the operations side of the business. My skills are in client acquisition and in certain specialized transactions, such as hedging, derivatives, currencies, large lines of credit, advanced estate planning, and strategies for concentrated stock positions, Balducci says.
Team-building is still a vital part of Balduccis advisory practice. We have built a network of lawyers, accountants, and investment bankers to work with our clients, he says. We encourage these professionals to meet with each other if theyre working with the same client. In this vein, we can ensure that communication among these professionals is seamless.
In fact, Balducci and his team organize periodic meetings among clients and the professionals in their network. We all get together in the same room and discuss investments, taxes [and] specific business issues, Balducci says. We have received excellent feedback from these meetings. Clients know we have their best interests in mind.
Extending the teamwork principle still further, Balducci says that his group works with other Merrill Lynch advisors on occasion. Some standalone advisors may not be as experienced working with ultra-high-net-worth families as we are, he says. Were comfortable in these situationswe know it wont be our first rodeo. So weve been able to close new clients for these advisors or help them retain existing clients.
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- Calories 241
- Caloriesfromfat 24%
- Fat 6.4g
- Satfat 0.9g
- Monofat 0.0g
- Polyfat 0.0g
- Protein 2.8g
- Carbohydrate 45.5g
- Fiber 6.6g
- Cholesterol 0.0mg
- Iron 0.0mg
- Sodium 92mg
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Summer's Best Berry Crisp
How to Make It
Step 1
Combine berries and 1/4 cup sugar in a 2-quart baking dish coated with cooking spray. Stir lightly; sprinkle with vanilla.
Step 2
Combine flour, brown sugar, and pumpkin pie spice in a medium bowl. Cut in margarine with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add oats; toss well. Sprinkle topping over berry mixture.
Step 3
Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 30 minutes. Serve warm.
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