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Appalachian Scene: Hands-on Training for Community Leadership
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As projects go, they may seem relatively modest: a yellow pages business directory in Wirt County, West Virginia; a recycling center in Owsley County, Kentucky; the donation of a free computer to a student in Floyd County, Kentucky; a youth empowerment program in Randolph County, West Virginia.
But the Brushy Fork Leadership Development Program, which helped community members undertake these and dozens of similar projects, is nurturing something profound: leaders who will have the skills to do momentous things in their communities. "The idea is that after these small projects, people will go back to all of the things they were doing before, but with new skills and new networks," says Peter Hille, director of the Brushy Fork Institute, which coordinates the program. "They'll be more effective at everything else they're doing."
An outreach arm of Berea College, in Berea, Kentucky, the Brushy Fork Institute—supported in part by Appalachian Regional Commission funds—is founded on the idea that a region's economic development is the product of the capabilities of the people who live there; that it is aware, committed, skilled citizens who create the conditions for everything else. The institute's Leadership Development Program has involved more than 950 residents from 91 counties in Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia in six-month projects that residents themselves create. Its East Kentucky Leadership Network trains youths for leadership roles, and then helps place them on key county boards. Its work as part of the West Virginia Community Collaborative fosters communication and the sharing of information and resources among a wide array of organizations involved in community development. And its quarterly newsletter, Mountain Promise, goes out to 1,600 readers.
Begun in 1988, the Leadership Development Program is Brushy Fork's oldest component. Each year, Hille and staff select four counties, from which they pull together a diverse mix of seasoned leaders and folks who've never led before, seniors and young people, professionals, retirees, white- and blue-collar workers—"a mix that looks like each county," says Hille. The four groups, each comprising 15 participants, attend a weekend program at the Brushy Fork Institute in Berea free of charge. Over the weekend, participants join in a series of leadership workshops covering such topics as running meetings, understanding local economies, and outlining a vision for a community. "Well-conducted meetings are not the norm," says Hille. "Having a clear agenda, taking minutes, assigning different people different leadership roles—we're giving them a toolbox to be capable and effective," he says.
In addition to exploring new skills during the opening workshop, each team's members select a project on which they will work for the next six months. Once back home, each group meets biweekly to implement its project, then meets with Brushy Fork staff for a mid-term workshop to hone the project. At the end of the six months, the groups return to Berea College to evaluate their experiences. Though small, these group projects are key, requiring participants, for instance, to raise money in their communities to make their proj-ects a reality. "Leadership happens from doing things, not just talking about it," says Hille. "The projects have to be something that fits in with the group's long-term vision, yet be doable in just six months."
A New Set of Skills
David Kraus had recently retired to Floyd County, Kentucky, from a job as an aerospace engineer in Connecticut when the Brushy Fork Leadership Development Program came calling. Like most groups that first come together, his brainstormed a host of ideas. Under the institute's nudging, they quickly came to a consensus on the idea of education. "We decided there were lots of programs for the best students, and lots of remedial help for those struggling, but what about non-traditional students?" says Kraus. "For example, a single mom who might need some help and would likely remain in the county after obtaining her degree." The group decided to donate a computer to such students. They called their project the Technology Gift Incentive Foundation Team (T-GIFT)—Brushy Fork encourages all projects to have a name—and raised money to purchase a computer that they awarded at a dinner and silent auction, which raised funds to continue the program for another year. Though Brushy Fork projects are limited to six months, the Floyd County team decided to stay together and has now given a computer every year for the last three years.
But T-GIFT is only the tip of the iceberg. After his Brushy Fork experience, Kraus found himself equipped with a new set of skills. "Consensus building, developing a vision, a timeline, and a budget—those are things that I found really useful," he says. Kraus has since been named district chairman of his local Rotary Club and has begun a series of similar workshops for the county's Rotary Clubs.
Through Brushy Fork's Associate Facilitator program, Kraus also volunteered to be a facilitator for a Randolph County, West Virginia, group that entered the Leadership Development Program in September 2003. When they met in Berea for the first time, the group had lots of ideas, but one person's vision stood out. Kristina Szczyrbak, a senior at Elkins High School, had already conducted a survey asking 400 teenagers what they wanted to see in their county. Hands down, the answer was a place to hang out together. "Everyone got excited about it," says Szczyrbak, whose group coalesced around the long-term goal of providing a permanent teen center in Randolph County. "The kids were so enthusiastic," says Joanna DiStefano, a VISTA volunteer at the Highland Community Technology Center, in Elkins, West Virginia, "we basically became an advocacy group for them."
The Randolph County group is conducting a detailed feasibility study outlining exactly how a center might work and where it might be located. "We're trying to raise money for the study," Szczyrbak says, "and right now it's in the baby stage."
But the process is already paying dividends, equipping group members with the skills they'll need to get things done in their county in the future. "I'm not much of a team player," Szczyrbak admits. "I like to do things my way, and now I'm learning tolerance; we're constantly meeting and emailing, and I'm learning great organizational skills."
"We have such a cross-section of people from the county," says DiStefano, "and it's great to see that everyone has a different perspective and to create a broad network of people. I'm shy and I've been facilitating meetings, which I've never done before."
Making the Process Real
"Because they're working on something real," says Hille, "that makes the process real, and it will carry with every person for everything they do for the rest of their lives."
On the last day of final exams before winter break at Berea College, that process was evident. In addition to facilitating the four county proj-ects through the Leadership Development Program, the Brushy Fork Institute works with a team of Berea students who take on a leadership project on campus, and this December afternoon four teenagers plowed into Brushy Fork's conference room, munching on pizza and fretting over their finals. The project they had been working on was ambitious: developing a business plan in hopes of opening an on-campus convenience store to serve Berea's students. But midway through the process, after the group had completed a feasibility study, a local entrepreneur announced plans to open a pharmacy and delicatessen just off campus. With a maturity and efficiency that would put many professionals to shame, Cheryll Worley stood by a flip chart at the head of the room and said, "Okay, since this store is opening up, we need to outline new goals."
"Well," said Jennifer Prather, "our goal was to improve campus life by opening a store. This store is opening, so we should support it and contact the owners and offer our research and our support." Over the next hour they brainstormed ways to help market the store and make sure it had the products identified by student surveys as those they wanted. "I heard about this [project] and applied," says Worley, from Asheville, North Carolina, after the meeting winds down, "because I see things on campus that can be improved. I want to be a teacher, and organizing meetings and having to stand up in front of people and working together as a group to accomplish a goal is all great experience."
"Just learning how to run an efficient meeting is incredible," says Leanna Lantz. "We have dorm meetings where people are taking cell calls, watching TV. Here, we're taught to look someone in the eye, set an agenda, and get things done!"
Allowing young people to have a voice and feel the power of community involvement is also the motivation for the East Kentucky Leadership Network, which Brushy Fork coordinates. Each year youths are selected and trained, then participate on local community boards such as library, school, and tourism boards. "It's a huge eye-opener for both the kids and the adults on the boards," says Hille. "We've done surveys, and two-thirds of high school students say it's unlikely they'll ever be involved in civic life. But then after the program, 85 percent say they're likely to continue their involvement throughout their lives. High school is a really important time for kids, a time when they're thinking about a lot of things, and suddenly they see that getting involved is possible. And that's a remarkable transformation."
Carl Hoffman is a freelance writer based in Washington, D.C.


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Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, September 22, 2006, 12:00 AM
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a resident of Meadow Park
on Nov 9, 2007 at 9:18 pm
I miss Printers Inc. a lot. It had a great selection, and was a wonderful place to go shopping on my lunch hour, or at dinner in Mountain View. I've been to Books Inc. (both the replacement for the Mountain View store and the Stanford Mall store), and unfortunately it just does not have anywhere as good a selection as Printer's Inc. used to. Keplers is still wonderful, but more out of my way, unfortunately.
a resident of Midtown
on Nov 9, 2007 at 10:24 pm
I like Borders personally - great selection, huge inventory, always hopping. Too bad there isn't a Barnes & Noble around, they are awesome. Indies are fine, too, but personally I have not seen the attraction - they are mostly smaller and not as nice a place to shop.
a resident of College Terrace
on Nov 10, 2007 at 12:54 am
It's unfortunate that independent booksellers have begun to disappear.
That said, it's important to know the other side of the story.
When Amazon was in its nascent stages, the ABA (American Bookseller's Assn.) started Booksense.com, which was touted as a way for independents to compete with Amazon. It never materialized as a serious threat because the independents would not organize.
About Printer's Ink: when it's accountant bought the store, he used a weirdly peculiar way to pay off the buyback debt. It worked something like this: when a book sold off the shelves, it was not replaced in stock. Rather, the profits from the book were used to pay off the debt. Within months of the takeover, one would walk into PI and see one empty or near-empty shelf after another, with books facing forward, instead of spine-to-spine - to fill shelf space. Stock didn't rotate. I've never seen anything like it. Within a few more months, PI became devoid of shoppers who were weary of seeing the same old (diminishing) supply of books. The new owner simply did not understand the book business, or that the main trigger to consumer buying behavior in a bookstore is the *large availability* of stock for customers to browse.
PI was an anchor for California Ave., along with the now-defunct movie theatre up the street (currently a rug shop that is on the verge of closing its doors).
California Ave. has thus evolved to a restaurant and beauty shop haven. Hopefully, more enlightened developers and landlords (and maybe our policy makers) will do something to encourage more retail variety.
One last thing about PI. We need to find a way to work with landlords in Palo Alto, in a way that is non-threatening, but that creates a conversation that helps landlords understand the value of keeping viable businesses alive, and finding innovative ways to keep retail churn to a minimum...this profits everyone, including the landlords.
Pi could still be here if the landlord hadn't succumbed to the Rite-Aid offer, but had chosen to work with PI so that everyone could win.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Nov 11, 2007 at 7:34 am
I use Booksense.com all the time. You can get there from keplers.com by clicking on the online ordering link. Works like a charm, and books arrive promptly.
Would that I still lived near Palo Alto, a visit to Keplers was a joy. At least I can still help keep them in business by using their booksense link.
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'Five-week' benefit delay slammed
Most people who become unemployed will soon have to wait weeks before they get any benefit payments, according to a new report.
The TUC said small print in Universal Credit rules disclosed that people losing their jobs will not be eligible for any help for a week, and will then have to wait a further month for their benefits.
The union organisation said it was a "new and deliberate delay" which could distract new claimants from looking for work and drive them into the hands of payday loan firms.
The report, published ahead of the latest unemployment figures, said the new five-week wait will apply to anyone making a fresh claim for social security benefits.
The TUC launched a campaign against the Government's welfare reforms, saying a poll of more than 1,600 adults showed that most were opposed to a five-week wait.
TUC general secretary Frances O'Grady said: "While it is right to deal with people who abuse the system, the Government is now undermining the welfare safety net that any of us might need. Making people who have contributed all their lives - but who are simply unlucky enough to lose their jobs - wait five weeks before receiving any help is both cruel and vindictive.
"Just as with the bedroom tax, it shows that ministers are desperately out of touch with the lives of ordinary people, many of whom do not have any savings to fall back on.
"People who lose their jobs need to be concentrating on looking for a new one, not worrying about whether they have enough money to pay the mortgage, keep up with their rent or feed their children.
"We already know that Universal Credit is way over budget and in the intensive care ward. The five-week wait is yet another ill-thought out idea and should be enough to send the whole policy back to the drawing board."
A separate report by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation showed that over a third of people had worked as a contractor, freelancer or for an agency.
A survey of more than 4,200 adults found that one in four had been a temporary agency worker at some point in their career.
Chief executive Kevin Green said temporary work was regarded as a second rate career, but he argued it was valuable for people with family commitments or wanted to learn specific skills.
A Department for Work and Pensions spokesman said: "Universal Credit is a vital reform that will simplify the benefits system and make work pay.
"The seven day waiting period for benefits is not limited to Universal Credit but will apply to out-of-work benefits under the current system too. People can apply for an advanced benefit payment if needed.
"Paying benefits monthly is an important part of Universal Credit because it replicates the world of work and makes the transition to employment much smoother. We have matched this with increased budgeting support."


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I could have taken part in the Cataclysm beta, but I chose not too. Here are my Top 10 reasons why I decided to wait to play Cataclysm until it is released some time later this year:
- I only have so much time -- might as well put it toward making my toons stronger.
- I'll let other people work the kinks out.
- I get bored enough repeating quests as it is. Why do the quests when they don't really count?
- I don't want to get accustomed to playing a level 85 mage, only to have to go back to my level 80 mage.
- Why level (or for that matter, play) with a character you can't bring into the "real" non-beta world? I'm not that ambitious.
- I've done the beta before: fallen in love (well, strong "like") with certain spells or abilities, only to have them taken away. (Mirror Image so rocked when it first appeared in the Wrath beta ...) I don't want to experience that pain again.
- Most of my guildmates won't be there. I like having my guild around.
- I actually don't think I'm a skilled enough raider to be any help with my feedback. I really need to do a boss encounter four or five times before I start to get it down well.
- If I am going to risk wife aggro, I want to risk it for something that counts.
- I'm not a fan of spoilers. I'd rather experience it all when it goes live.


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Project Lead The Way (PLTW), the nation's leading provider of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education, offers a rigorous world-class curriculum that allows students to apply what they are learning in math and science class to real-life engineering and technology projects.
PLTW also prides itself on high-quality professional development of its teachers and an engaged network of business, community and university partners to give students the fullest experience.
A National Business Roundtable report stated that to remain competitive in the global economy, America needs to graduate 400,000 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics from four-year degrees annually, yet America currently graduates only 265,000 students. PLTW, a non-profit organization, is providing students with a foundation and proven path to college and career success in these areas.
The primary purposes of the GTT national recognition program are to recognize schools that have successfully demonstrated a commitment to the quality national standards of the GTT program.
"Russellville Junior High School should be congratulated for demonstrating once again its commitment to PLTW's quality standards," PLTW President and CEO Vince Bertram said. "The real winners here, however, are RJHS' students. Students benefit from PLTW's innovative, project-based curriculum that encourages creativity, problem solving, and critical thinking. We look forward to many more years of working together to prepare RJHS students to become the most innovative and productive in the world."
Teachers are a critical component of the success of the PLTW program.
All teachers are required to complete an intensive two-week professional development course during the summer before they can teach the GTT course. Students who continue on the PLTW track in high school also benefit from the organization's strong university and industry relationships that allow students to begin working toward their college degrees and gain valuable experience through internships and local business executives who serve as mentors.
Rachel Cogburn, GTT teacher/founder at RJHS taught the program for two years prior to starting it at the junior high school in Russellville.
"This could not have been possible without tremendous assistance and support from colleagues and administration," Cogburn said."Russellville is quickly becoming a nationally competitive STEM school district and I'm proud to be here on the ground floor and to see it through."
While students are winding down as summer is quickly approaching, Cogburn is doing just the opposite. She will attend her third summer of PLTW training at Arkansas Tech University to be able to add classes to the curriculum, if students are interested.
Cogburn will also attend the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) annual conference in Atlanta in June, which introduces the newest tools and techniques in the world of engineering (education and industry).
She will speak on how to effectively integrate technology into the classroom, engaging students with technology, and the importance of having daily instruction centrally located such as through a classroom website.
"The beauty of PLTW courses is that our kids get to experience how a formula they learned in math applies to a real project," Cogburn said. "In class, there are no lectures — kids are building, developing and creating. That is the kind of hands-on experience that will engage more students in fields that they might otherwise never consider."


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Craft Fair Planning Meeting
Birchtree is gearing up to have a Craft Fair the end of March or beginning of April! We would love to hear any suggestions you have as we plan this fun community event. Please join us Tuesday, February 19 from 3:30-4:30 at the school. If you are not able to make this meeting, but have suggestions or ideas please contact Olivia Holland, Craft Fair Coordinator. Contact information will be in the Friday Update.


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Minnesota 24 15 17 56
Sacramento 17 25 24 66
Washington 19 26 23 68
New Jersey 34 12 24 70
LA Clipper 19 29 32 80
Golden State 29 26 36 91
Toronto 33 40 22 95
Detroit 39 27 30 96
New York 32 29 42 103
Indiana 36 32 37 105
Philadelphia 41 27 41 109
Memphis 24 40 46 110
Charlotte 35 44 34 113
Milwaukee 34 46 35 115
Oklahoma City 23 50 55 128
New Orleans 49 37 46 132
Houston 53 42 43 138
Phoenix 46 54 40 140
Utah 48 53 39 140
Atlanta 47 53 44 144
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Miami 43 47 58 148
Portland 54 50 48 152
Denver 54 53 50 157
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San Antonio 54 50 61 165
Boston 62 50 56 168
Orlando 59 59 52 170
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i want us to improve but still be in the lottery. I hate watching this team lose even a few more wins will satisfy me.
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The NHL draft following the lockout was based on playoff appearances over the last three years, as well as first-overall picks. Had nothing to do with average wins. Basically, each team started with 3 balls, but lost one for every playoff appearance or first-overall selection during the previous three seasons.
Here's how the same system implemented in the NBA would work:
1 ball: Boston, Chicago, Atlanta, Orlando, Miami, Cleveland, Philadelphia, San Antonio, Lakers, Dallas, Oklahoma, Denver, Portland, Phoenix, Utah, Memphis, New Orleans
2 balls: New York, Indiana, Charlotte, Milwaukee, Detroit, Washington, Houston, Clippers
3 balls: Toronto, New Jersey, Minnesota, Sacramento, Golden State
Edit: And Cleveland would get zero, as well, since they have two playoff appearances and a #1 pick.
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Screw the lottery and screw the NHL system. I hope we go the NFL system which is designed to make the worst team better by giving them the #1 pick. If you finish last you get #1 pick, if you win the superbowl you get the last pick if you lose the superbowl you get second last pick etc.
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With rosters of only 12-13 players and two or three top players able to greatly determine the quality of a team, the NBA is much more sensitive to draft order, especially at the top, than the NHL or the NFL. So if the purpose is to promote some competitive parity then it would make sense to give greater weight to lower performing teams than either the NHL or the NFL do. So I like the idea of some assessment of performance over the past few years, but I would give higher odds than the NHL did to the lower ranked teams.
BC's purpose in life the next year should be getting pictures of other GMs in "compromising" positions and acquire at least one more lottery pick position.
If there is a season the Raps should try their damnedest to lose every single ball game, and trade for more picks. Dump salary. Trade everybody that's not going to be a free agent.
There's no reason for an age limit. Great players dominate even at a very young age. Talent is what counts, not age, because NBA basketball is about athleticism more than anything else. The kind of precise mental mastery of the game that, for example, baseball requires, is not what basketball is about. Wasting years in college, where the coaches let the players do whatever they want, and they're turned into super-heroes who think they can't do any wrong, does not help their development.I'm a proponent of raising the draft age, but that screws the Raptors next year, so I'm torn. It's best for the league to raise the age limit, but best for the Raptors to keep it where it is.
If there had been an age limit in tennis (another sport that depends very heavily on athleticism), Boris Becker and Maria Sharapova wouldn't have won Wimbledon at 17. And Martina Hingis wouldn't have won the Australian Open at age 16. And the doubles title at Wimbledon at age 15. Hingis played professionally from ages 14-26, which coincides with a player's peak athletic years. The great Swedish player Bjorn Borg played professionally from ages 14-26 as well.
The league didn't introduce an age limit as a public service. They did it to spare nitwits like Jordan from embarrassing themselves by wasting picks on guys like Kwame Brown. Many players, TJ Fraud and Jose Calderon being two that come to mind immediately, find themselves ineffective when they hit their late 20s and that subtle spark of explosiveness they once had is gone. It's unfair to rob them of potential earnings when their skills are at their peak, as youngsters, just because of the western obsession with college.
If they are taking the average for the past 3 seasons then I seriously feel bad for Cleveland.
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This year I am tardy with my Christmas post – but that's because I'm tardy with my Christmas shopping. After I write this, I have to sit down and figure out a time when I'm going to get my shopping done as with shoots and prepping for various jobs it's all been a bit hectic of late. But finally I have my eyes on a few goodies that I thought you might like to hear about as well.
What Santa could bring in his sack for me this year:
NARS Holiday – This is probably my pick of the season and has me more excited than I've been about a new collection in a while. At first glance I thought – nice, but not that exciting. Don't let these little Christmas crackers fool you – they are the type of rich, complex colours that NARS does (I think) better than any other brand on the market. Colours that once you have them you don't know how you lived without them, and that no other brand does. This is why (like Orgasm and Jungle Red) they rapidly become iconic cult beauty items. Anyway, I digress – why you need some new NARS this Christmas:
Multiple in G-Spot – At first I thought I had a colour pretty similar to this with Malibu, an old but much loved favourite NARS Multiple of mine. But no, this is Malibu's sweeter teenage sister, more pinky-raspberry and flecked with gold. Even in my two boxes of blushers in the Vault I don't have anything like this. Gorgeous on cheeks and lips and I fell in love with it on a recent shoot.
Cream eyeshadow in Ponderosa – my stand out colour from this collection. Rich black bronze with a purplish sheen to it, I love this as a liner or as a base for a smoky eye. NARS cream eyeshadows aren't cheap but they are lovely and the colours are amazing. I have quite a few and I use them a lot – this is my new cream eyeshadow obsession.
Stila Dream Catcher eye shadow palette – Almost too pretty to use, this palette contains 35 different eyeshadows, including the top seller Kitten. In fact, this palette inspired a dream about Jeanine Lobell, the creator of Stila back in the 1990's when I first got addicted to the brand. (And yes, I am aware that it is quite scary that I dream about other makeup artists but you can't accuse me of slacking off when I sleep. Top UK makeup artist Lisa Eldridge has also blogged about this beautiful eyeshadow palette for Xmas, and I love it a) as it's as beautiful as a work of art and b) it's super-handy for work as I can have it on my work table and dip into it when I'm in a hurry and need a colour quickly, without rummaging through all my palettes. You could not go wrong with this one, there are colours for everyone.
Stila Lip Glaze set – This little number actually made me drool – a box of 8 Stila Lip Glazes in mouthwatering lipgloss colours. Pinks, peaches, luminous milky creams – yum, yum yum. Stila is back on my radar of late after a bit of a hiatus (although a constant devotion to their divine cream blush Convertible Colours is always at MM HQ).
Jonathan Ward Candles – I first came across JW Candles through the incredible British Beauty Blogger in London – this lady has introduced me to more makeup finds than Vogue, and these beautiful bespoke organic paraffin-free soy candles are no exception. This year I would give (and happily receive!) J W Candles in White and Verte as they are so chic and eco-friendly. They are available in the UK at Selfridges and in Australia through http:.//www.ecoluxe.com.au
Tom Ford – Right Santa, just back the truck up, that little sack of yours is not going to cut the mustard as I will be needing all, I repeat ALL of the Tom Ford collection. The whole thing please, (including brushes and skincare). I have yet to find a dud product in this new line that has breathed life into an occasionally jaded product junkie.
Aesop Gift Boxes – this year I'll be snapping up the Celestial Mechanics set as it contains my favourite products – Fabulous Face Cleanser, B&T Balancing Toner (the only toner I like), Camellia Nut Facial Hydrating Cream and Primrose Facial Cleansing Masque. Plus the box that they come in are the greatest thing for your makeup kit. As in ever. You cannot have too many of those!
Kiehl's is a brand of skincare that I love and I'm well aware that it's not been getting the MM love that it deserves (more on Kiehl's in 2012). My pick of their gorgeous Christmas sets is the Holiday Icons set, which includes Kiehl's Crème de Corps body moisturiser (which I use on celebs and for serious body shoots), the Kiehl's Number 1 Lip Balm and the Ultra Facial Cream which is my go-to basic cream in my kit for normal skin.
NARS and Stila are available in Australia through Mecca Cosmetica, and in the UK through Space NK,
Tom Ford is available at David Jones in Australia and Selfridges in London.


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text: Of course Sony could listen to him, but Rami got really tired of their interference (and probably of listening to Arad all the time) and decided to leave. This stuff happens all the time, look at what happened between Favearu and Marvel Studios, practically the same thing. I'm a fan of the original trilogy, especially the first two films, but even they have their flaws and are not perfect movies. People have pointed out their issues with them all through this thread and in the original Spider-Man 4 thread we had as well. I've read what was reported to be a treatment for 4 and it was horrible. I was already pretty hesitant about that film despite the casting it had. Sony decided to reboot because again, they have to keep on putting out films in order to retain the rights, they are very aware that Disney/Marvel is chomping at the bit to reacquire their flag ship character. They also know the fan demand is there as well to see what Marvel Studios could do with Spider-Man. I was at first totally against the notion of a reboot so soon, but eventually have changed my mind. Maybe I won't like the film after I see it, or maybe I will love it. I don't know. To this point though I've been impressed with what I have seen and heard and read from everyone involved. I'm at least willing to give it a chance.


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ORLANDO, Fla. - There are over 15 million Americans with a known food allergy.
"It is definitely a disease that is much more rampant now than 50 years ago," said Dr. Shaista Safder, a gastroenterologist at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children.
Dr. Safder said there are three prevailing theories as to why so many more children have food allergies. The first, she says, is that we live in such a clean and sanitary society that the normal bacteria that helps our bodies is decreasing.
She said that the prevalence of processed foods in our diets is another explanation.
Finally, she said that it is often anecdotally reported that what mother's eat during pregnancy could have an effect on the allergies of their child. It's an explanation given for children who develop severe allergies at a very young age.
Tristan Chan is one of Sadfer's patients that experienced problems with food allergies since birth.
The boy is now 3 years old and he has to be fed through a feeding tube to get his nutrients. Since he is allergic to just about everything, Sadfer is not sure what caused him to develop the disease.
Tristan has a disorder called Eosinophilic Esophagitis, an inflammatory condition in the esophagus that causes the throat to almost completely swell and in some cases can cause psoriasis, eczema and even breathing conditions like asthma.
"What he eats is very limited because of his allergies. If you have a an anaflaxic reaction to certain food products it's life threatening," said Dr. Sadfer.
Sadfer said cases of EE are becoming more and more common. She urges parents to look out for eczema flare-ups on their children because they could be the first stages of a food allergy or this specific condition.
So many Americans have issues with food allergies that theme parks like Walt Disney World and SeaWorld are catering to the special dietary needs.
In the new 'Be Our Guest' restaurant at Fanatasyland, guests can enter special dietary needs into kiosks so chefs can specifically cater to their needs.
In SeaWorld's kitchens chefs utilize special utensils to make sure allergens like wheat, soy, egg, peanut, tree nut, dairy , fish and shellfish.
Central Florida school districts are having to cater to these needs as well. In Seminole and Orange counties, the district's food services staff prepare hundreds of meals a day for students with specific dietary needs.
A spokesperson for Seminole County Schools Food Service said the number of specialty meal requests has doubled in the last two years.
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I was curious to know if we did end up in the top three who would you pick at each spot.
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Back to the basics for Dunn
Reunited with Jacoby, slugger working to eliminate bad habits
By Mark Sheldon / MLB.com
TAMPA, Fla. -- With an imposing 6-foot-6 frame, 40 or more home runs in each of the past three seasons, plus an enormous strikeout rate, Adam Dunn is no doubt the quintessential slugger. Dunn has certainly made a good living with that reputation. But now the Reds left fielder wants more. This slugger aims to become a better hitter. Doing that meant going back to the basics for Dunn, and going back to Brook Jacoby. The Reds hired Jacoby in the offseason to replace Chris Chambliss as hitting coach. Dunn and Jacoby have a history of working together in the Minors when Jacoby was a roving instructor. "He knows me. I've known him a long time," said Dunn, who has 198 career homers since 2001. "He's seen me at my best. He knows what to do. He's the one that got me here." Dunn batted .234 last season with 40 homers and 92 RBIs, while leading the Majors with 194 strikeouts. With a .365 on-base percentage, he still managed to be a selective hitter and led the National League with 112 walks. What sent Dunn home for the winter to do some soul searching was his performance over the final two months. The 27-year-old batted .176 (33-for-188) from Aug. 1 through the end of the season. Not long after he took the job in November, Jacoby visited Dunn at his Houston home. For a couple of days, the coach watched his left-handed swinging pupil take cuts in the batting cage. "We talked about cause and effect with his swing," said Jacoby, who was a Major League third baseman from 1981-92, mostly with the Indians. "What causes the things that are happening?" Apparently, there were a lot of factors. After joining the Reds, Jacoby watched video of Dunn's swing and noticed a difference from the early years. He saw mechanical issues. The front hip opened too much. Dunn couldn't get down on the ball quick enough. "The biggest thing I noticed was he was late getting ready to hit," Jacoby said. Eager to get a jump on the 2007 season, Dunn worked out all winter and shed some weight from his 275-pound body. He reported to camp ahead of schedule and is an early participant each morning with Jacoby in the cage. Dunn has also listened to Jacoby and opened his mind to changing his approach.
"It's basic, I shouldn't say the word 'easy,'" Dunn said. "But it's back to square one stuff." "He's solidifying the things we're trying to accomplish," Jacoby said. "A lot of it is different and is going to feel different. But the more we can work on it, the faster we'll get to where it feels natural and having him just react at the plate. He's asking good questions. He's telling me when he feels like he's late. All those things are pointing him in the right direction, that it's going well." It's very early in Spring Training, but there have been some results. Dunn is 5-for-9 (.556). He did not make the trip for Wednesday's game against the Yankees. "We have a long way to go," Dunn said. "It's just now starting to feel normal. Once we kind of get into it more, I'll see more results. I feel good now." A few of the hits, including Dunn's one home run, have gone the opposite way to left field -- which is encouraging news from someone that has been almost strictly a pull hitter for years. Opposing defenses have long employed a right-side shift and have kept the left side of the field wide open, but Dunn rarely took advantage and hit the other way. "I think the shift plays a big part mentally for him," Jacoby said. He's got to take that out of his mind and hit the ball where it's pitched. If they're going to pitch him away and he's going to try and pull it, of course he's going to hit into the shift. That's where backing it up, being square with his front side is going to allow him to work that ball away out the back door out to left-center field." Will these improved results also translate to fewer strikeouts? Dunn has struck out 168 times or more in four of the past five seasons. Jacoby hasn't solely focused on what Dunn does in the two-strike counts. He's trying to upgrade what's done during the sequence of an entire at-bat. "We want to figure out how we're getting to two strikes all the time," Jacoby said. "Are we taking? Are we chasing? Are we not ready? What's the cause of that happening? It's not thinking in terms of the one pitch he swung and missed. What did he do on the other two? Did you take a good pitch down the middle? Were you guessing?" Dunn has a laid-back, easy-going personality and often takes his setbacks in stride. Because of that, his high strikeout rate and lackluster defensive skills, he can be an easy target for critics. His renewed dedication this spring and Jacoby's coaching could take away some of the ammunition after the season starts. Maybe not all the ammunition, though. "If I took care of everything, I wouldn't be able to give you guys something to write about. I have to be bad somewhere," Dunn joked. "I'll have bad hair. Everyone can talk about my hair. "I'm trying to eliminate the negative."
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By Annie Reuter
The Fyre Festival organizers have been issued their first lawsuit. According to Variety, Mark Geragos has filed a $100 million suit against Ja Rule and Billy McFarland after the two-weekend Bahamas festival disastrously fell apart.
Related: Ja Rule Says Fyre Festival Disaster is not his Fault
The suit was filed on Sunday by celebrity trial lawyer Mark Geragos on behalf of Daniel Jung, who is seeking $5 million in damages for "alleged fraud, breach of contract, breach of covenant of good faith and negligent misrepresentation," Variety reports.
Jung is far from the only festivalgoer suing as more than 150 plaintiffs are expected to take part in the lawsuit seeking a minimum of $100 million in damages. Additionally, the suit alleges that the "festival's lack of adequate food, water, shelter, and medical care created a dangerous and panicked situation among attendees — suddenly finding themselves stranded on a remote island without basic provisions — that was closer to 'The Hunger Games' or 'Lord of the Flies' than Coachella."
While those attending the festival were promised high-end catering, once on the island this was far from the case. "The dinner that @fyrefestival promised us was catered by Steven Starr is literally bread, cheese, and salad with dressing," one attendee writes.
Tickets to Fyre Fest cost between $1,000 to $125,000. The festival was set to run for two weekends, April 28-30 and May 5-7 on the private Fyre Cay. The lineup was publicized to include Blink-182, Migos, Major Lazer and Disclosure but things started to go downhill well before the festival even began with Blink-182 pulling out of their performance.
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KMeleonWiki > KmeleonWikiSuggestions
11/11/2007 by profiler 8-))
Can someone please explain how the formatting rules work? The link to [FormatierungsRegeln] above the editor's textarea (browser language set to German) is a dead end.
This is particuliarly important for coding examples that have to be masked as to not being interpreted as Wiki markup. I only just found this tutorial page [ControllingDisplay] unreadable.
Hours later...
(I just leave the above as to illustrate how confusing automatically translated wiki pages and false links can be.)
So there is [WikiMarkup] and even [ExtendedWikiMarkup], but not linked from the EditThisPage interface, maybe only for the Localized German version? Who is the caretaker for that part?
By means of the <code> tag the [ControllingDisplay] page is now readable.
I would suggest to add a style button that inserts a <code> block.
Add to the end of each page a RecentChanges and a ListAllPages?. This would make the site easiers to navigate.
September 14Th 11:00 PM EST. -By-: A)(A
Perhaps we should include a "Benefits of K-Meleon Page" ???
If someone would set this up it would be nice.
I think being able to check this would benefit the moral of everyone.
2004 Jan 13
It is confusing that the sidebar links, e.g., for Download and Documentation, go to the main kmeleon.sourceforge.net tree while identically named links in Wiki pages (and in the K-M home page) go to the Wiki sub-tree. The 8.1 to 8.2 upgrade, for example, is available from the Wiki download page, but not from the sidebar download link.
Perhaps the current sidebar could be modified to provide a link to the Wiki Welcome page as well, and then a new sidebar utilized for the Wiki pages, with links to the Wiki pages, and to the main Home page as a way of returning to the "legacy" tree.
That would reduce the chance of inadvertently and unknowingly leaving the Wiki pages.
Wiki pages don't have encoding specified - this is a huge problem for translators. Please set it to UTF-8.
There's a related problem with Wiki links - some non-US characters in link _labels_ cause link to be styled as link to non-existant page, even if linked page does exist.


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Thea what good news. That made my day better also. Tell her if she has trouble getting in and out of bed or can't sleep laying down to try the recliner. My DH slept in the recliner for several months before he could get comfortable in the bed. Prayers still going.
Barbara give yourself time to heal everything else can wait.
Quilting My Rainbow
Barbara, so glad to hear you are home. I too slept in the recliner for a while when I got home. Mind your doctors and take care of yourself!
Barbara, After my mother had this surgery she had to sleep in the recliner for a few weeks. It was the best place for her. And you need to do what is right for you. Prayers for you. Love Julzs
Barbara: Healing from open heart surgery is certainly no picnic. It sounds like you are making great progress. I understand walking is very important to the recovery. Sometimes a recliner is your best friend. You are in my thoughts.
A bed without a quilt is like a sky without stars.
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Thanks for all the updates about Barbara. We would like to send her well wishes from the QCA Staff. Barbara is special to us here and for all of us in the QCA Community. Best wishes for a quick recovery, Barbara!
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Glad to see you're home. Prayers still coming your way. Take care.
Vacherie, Louisiana
You sure are a tuff cookie.Glad you are progressing so quickly but remember slow and easy wins the race.Best wishes for your recovery
I talked to Barbara for a little while this evening. She sounds really good and says she has no pain. Just still feeling weak and tired. She also sounds in good spirits. She misses chatting with everyone and hopes to feel up to some computer time soon.
Vinton, Virginia
Praying for a quick recovery and more energies for you. My MIL had this surgery and after a few weeks said she felt better than she had in years. Hoping the same for you! You're a sweet dear lady and in our thoughts and prayers. Big Hugs...
Barbara, I'll continue to include you in my prayers for a quick & lasting recovery. We miss you!
Barbara, glad to hear your home and doing well
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Looking forward to chatter from Barbara! So glad she is not in pain. Thanks for the update, Nana!
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I keep praying for you Barbara. My mother had open heart surgery with I think 3 bypasses. After she recuperated, she felt better and had more energy than she had in years. I pray the same for you.
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I'm all bleary-eyed this morning because late last night, Wilkins linked to this article on Pink Floyd and incidentally sent me off on a late night music jag. He is truly a horrible person.
Pink Floyd was the soundtrack of my youth, from adolescence through grad school and starting a family. I have all their albums, and have listened to every one multiple times — I know (or at least, used to know) the lyrics to "The Gnome", even, that's how bad it was. So it was very triggering of Wilkins to remind me, and I had to play a bunch of them very loudly on the home stereo and wallow in the sound.
Don't worry, Mary was away, so it was just me, alone in a big empty house with most of the lights out, listening to "Careful With That Axe, Eugene" after midnight. I felt like a lonely anomie-laden teenager again. It was great! I'm just paying the price this morning…this morning when I have to bunker down in my office and grade papers.
So now I have to inflict some of it on you. Here's one of my favorites, "One of These Days", from Meddle.
Oh, man, there were good memories in there. When my kids were little, we had a tradition of sleeping in on Sunday and then making pancakes (if they'd been very good, chocolate chip pancakes), and sometimes I'd put on Atom Heart Mother while I was puttering in the kitchen, just because "Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast" was the perfect accompaniment. Now I can't hear it without an overlay of maudlin sentimentality and memories of happy kids.
Anyone else remember when bands would put out music that was more than three minutes long?
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of the spam and malicious internet attacks that web surfers and email
users have to deal with on a daily basis come from compromised
computers of individuals who have no idea that their machines are
infected. These botnets are a major security issue for all web users
and shutting them down is a huge goal for security firms and the U.S.
government.One of the largest software companies on the
planet is working hard to combat these botnets. Microsoft has sought
legal approval to attack botnets and destroy them to limit the amount
of spam and the number of attacks that are perpetrated against
computer users. This isn't merely an altruistic endeavor on the part
of Microsoft, the vast majority of compromised computers that help
these botnets operate are running the Windows operating system and
the millions of Hotmail users get as much as 650 million spam emails
per day originating in part from botnets.Courts in the U.S.
District Court of Eastern Virginia granted Microsoft's motion to give
the software giant permanent
ownership of 276 web domains that were once used by the
Waledac cybergang to send instructions to the hundreds of thousands
of composed PCs that made up the botnet and spread spam online.
Today reports
that Microsoft's dealt its first major blow in February when the
court issued a temporary restraining order taking the 276 domains
offline.The ruling to grant Microsoft ownership of all 276
domains is uncommon according to Microsoft's senior attorney Richard
Boscovich, because the owner of the domains could not be reached to
mount a courtroom defense. According to Microsoft, the Waledac botnet
was at its peak in 2009 sending out as much as 1.5 billion spam
messages daily. The botnet was so prolific that Microsoft added
repair and removal tools for the Waledac software to its free
malicious software removal tool.Microsoft also stated that
after the command center for the botnet was taken out, it recorded
tens of thousands of infected PCs that tried to reach the command
center for instruction. Over a single 7-day period, Microsoft counted
58,000 PCs attempting 14.6 million connections to the 276 Waledac
domains that it owns.
isn't alone in its fight against botnets, the FBI
caught a botnet kingpin in July that was part of the
botnet responsible for the mariposa virus.Boscovich said,
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High emotion, much confusion over rankings
CONFUSION, anger and in some cases joy greeted the release of the notoriously complex Australian Tertiary Admission Ranks (ATAR) on Thursday, the scaling system used to calculate whether students gain entry to university courses.
A University Admissions Centre enquiry line received more than 600 phone calls after 50,000 students in NSW received their rankings online, the Director of information services at the UAC, Kim Paino, said.
She is expecting another busy day with upset students when formal notifications start arriving by mail on Friday. ''We release a lot of information but people don't often take it in and hence we receive a number of anguished calls from confused parents and students,'' she said.
The strongest emotions were experienced among those disappointed in rankings that did not live up to Higher School Certificate results released a day earlier.
Student Samantha Bulloch from Tyndale Christian School in Blacktown did not understand why her HSC marks - which were in the 70s and 80s - resulted in an ATAR in the 60s.
She admits to being confused with the calculation process. ''My ATAR was not what I was hoping for,'' she said.
Caroline Lazar was among those calling the UAC enquiries line, and also took to Twitter to vent her frustration.
''The ATAR system is not fair for those students who tried the best they could. It does not reflect the marks I would always get!'' she wrote.
Ms Paino, said many students did not understand that their HSC results were a separate measurement to the ATAR.
The HSC marks measure how well students perform against state-based Board of Studies standards, whereas the ATAR ranks students against their peers nationally.
Ms Paino said despite efforts from UAC and the Board of Studies try to clear up some of the myths and confusion around the system, the message was not necessarily getting through.
The scaling system used to determine ATARs is notoriously difficult to understand.
A HSC subject such as Mathematics Extension Two, for example, tends to scale ''higher'', and therefore deliver a higher ATAR ranking, than Industrial Technology.
But Ms Paino said one of the most common myths surrounding the ATAR system is that certain subjects will guarantee a high or low result.
''The benefit of doing a well-scaling course might be offset if you don't do well in it, and vice versa,'' she said.
''It is important when selecting your HSC subjects to choose things which you enjoy and are good at, rather than ones that you think will get you a higher ATAR - there's no magic formula for achieving 99.95.''
Claire Fassoulidis took several subjects which tend to scale lower, such as Food Technology and General Mathematics. But she was thrilled with a very high ATAR yesterday.
''Considering the marks I got yesterday I was feeling optimistic about getting something in the high 80s, but this morning I received 99.25.''
This is more than enough to secure her a place in her preferred course, physiotherapy at the University of Sydney.
Ms Paino added that it was important for disappointed students to remember that the ATAR was not the be-all and end-all when it came to their futures.
''It is not meant to represent the whole 13 years of school, it's simply a tool used by universities,'' she said.
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A planned heavyweight matchup between British fighter Rob Broughton (15-7-1 MMA, 1-2 UFC) and "The Ultimate Fighter 10" cast member Matt Mitrione (5-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) has been pulled from next week's UFC on FOX 4 event.
The matchup, which UFC officials first announced in May, was pulled so that Broughton can deal with a few personal matters.
MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) today confirmed the change, though UFC executives weren't immediately available for comment, and it's currently unknown if the promotion will have time to secure a replacement opponent.
UFC on FOX 4 takes place Aug. 4 at Los Angeles' Staples Center. The heavyweight scrap was expected to take place on the FUEL TV-broadcast portion of the preliminary card, which follows one fight streamed on Facebook and precedes the night's FOX-televised main card.
Mitrione, who joined the UFC after a semifinal-round finish on "TUF 10," won his first five pro fights and surged into title contention. However, the NFL vet then suffered a unanimous-decision loss to Cheick Kongo at UFC 137 in October, which marks his most recent performance.
His intended opponent, Broughton, was expected to be fighting for his UFC life. After joining the UFC and picking up his seventh win in eight fights with a submission victory over Vinicius Queiroz at UFC 120, the former Cage Rage champion has since suffered back-to-back losses to Travis Browne and Phil De Fries.
With the change to the card, the UFC on FOX 4 lineup now includes:
- Mauricio "Shogun" Rua vs. Brandon Vera
- Ryan Bader vs. Lyoto Machida
- Travis Browne vs. Ben Rothwell
- Joe Lauzon vs. Jamie Varner
- Cole Miller vs. Nam Phan
- Phil Davis vs. Wagner Prado
- DaMarques Johnson vs. Mike Swick
- Josh Grispi vs. Rani Yahya
- Phil De Fries vs. Oli Thompson
- Manny Gamburyan vs. Michihiro Omigawa
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My pants probably lower than my eyes is
My eyes probably lower than the self esteem
Of a kid with a dream From the projects
Losing drive, not gassed, too much mileage
Walking down the hall, always late for class
Mr. Got the Rock, but take one guess who ain't gone pass
I be sitting in the back, writing raps, taking naps
Always borrowing your pen, tryna holla at your ass
Yo what you did last weekend?
You did the reading? Nigga!
That's what your ass get for sleeping
The only time my phone say Julian Stephen
Is when you need help cheating
(What you want Ju Ju?)
Wait a minute so I can't hit you up?
Just to see how you doing niggas always tryna fuck?
I'm lying I heard you love the D & hop on good
When you supersitcious only time you knock on wood
So what's up?
You don't party much, tell me why is that?
You tryna finish school? I admire that
You take mad credits, & got bad credit
And work a 9-5 do you get that credit?
You be laid up chillin', studying with friends
Always roll your eyes at the messages he sends
He only hit you up when he tryna fuck
You know what that nigga want when he's acting sus like
What's up? Chillin' you!
You only hit me up when you in the mood
Cuh! It's like 3 somethin'
And you be frontin'
You only hit me up anytime you need somethin'
What you want? What you want? What you want? Want, Want?
I hit you up, I'm on 145th
He just want sex, so you one word text
How you gone tell me that I be childish?
Then you buy two tickets go see childish?
You don't! Like when I sing but you fuckin' with his
You don't like when I smoke but you bumpin to Wiz
You like Kendrick Lamar, oh School Boy Q
But just the other day you were like School Boy who?
I'm a school boy too
And you're assuming I'm sure about some rumors you heard
How I'm used to the birds
I'm a rapper I don't usually get curved
And I usually prefer where knocking of the boots can Occur
You know some bitches I fucked?
I know some niggas you cuffed
We got some mutual friends, so tell the nigga what's up
I keep on calling you punk
You keep on calling me sus
And you be acting funny style anytime I hit you up & be like
What's up?
Hey Julian Oops, I mean Ju Ju
I stayed up all night watching your videos on youtube
Saw you on this blog, omg you're a star
Like when will I see you on 106 & Park
Hey Julian, Oops I mean Ju Ju
It's papo from the block but all the niggas call me boo boo
Please hit me back maybe we can do a track
You think your manager could hit me up with blog contacts
To the homie with the crib, homie with the whip
Homie with the discount hooking niggas up with shit
Homies getting paid, homies on the way
Homies with the good grades, & the high GPA
To my girls with the asses
To my allstars on their way to the game or to practice
All my girls that's passing their classes
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837 Club Terms and Conditions
Effective as of November 1, 2013
1. The Club. The 837 Club (the "Club") is offered by the Palm Management Corporation, 1730 Rhode Island Avenue, N.W., Suite 900, Washington, D.C. 20036, also know as Palm Restaurant Group ("Palm", "we", "our" or "us") and allows you to earn points ("Points") in connection with your visits to participating Palm Restaurants and to redeem your cumulative Points for rewards ("Rewards"), as provided in these Terms and Conditions ("Terms"). Please review these Terms carefully as they provide the terms and conditions that govern your participation in the Club. By enrolling in the Club, you agree to these Terms, as they may be modified from time-to-time by us as permitted herein. You should check the Club website located at http://www.thepalm.com/837-Club-Rules (the "Website") from time-to-time for changes to these Terms. This Club is void where prohibited by law.
2. Club Eligibility. You must be 18 years of age or older to participate in the Club. Palm employees and family members (defined as spouses, children, parents, or grandparents) or people living in the same household as a Palm employee are not eligible to participate in the Club. The Club is intended for individual use only. You are not allowed to share your account or combine Points with others, including your spouse or other family members. Points may not be accumulated for a business entity or organization.
3. Enrollment. You may enroll in the Club by completing an application in any one of our participating restaurants and giving it to your server or by visiting our Website and following the enrollment instructions. You are solely responsible for safeguarding your account and for ensuring your account information is up to date. We will mail you a membership card after enrollment. You should immediately notify us if you find out about or suspect there is unauthorized use of your account.
4. Club Changes and Termination. The Club is offered at our sole discretion. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to cancel the Club at any time or to add, delete, modify or otherwise change any of the Terms, including, but not limited to, making changes to fees and charges, or changes that may adversely affect the value of Points or Rewards already accumulated and the right to certain Rewards. We will notify you of any such changes on the Website and/or in your member statement. By continuing to participate in the Club following any change to these Terms, you are accepting the changes to the Terms.
5. Membership Termination/Account Expiration. We reserve the right to terminate your Club membership and to invalidate all or any portion of your Points and/or Rewards for any reason, in our sole discretion upon sixty (60) days' written notice to you, except in the event of fraud behavior the Palm deems unacceptable, or violations of these Terms in which case we can terminate immediately. These rights are in addition to any other legal or equitable remedy that may be available to us under applicable law. Your Club membership will terminate after eighteen (18) months of zero activity, at which time all unused Points will be forfeited.
6. Earning Points.
a. Points are earned by members at the rate of one point for every $1.00 U.S. Dollar (i) spent on food and beverages (except where prohibited by law), excluding tax and gratuity and (ii) purchases made on the Website, excluding tax, gift baskets and promotional offers (each, an "Eligible Transaction"). State laws may prohibit accumulation of Points for alcohol purchases. Points earned are credited to your account when presenting your Club card to your server at a participating Palm restaurant or when entering your club membership number online at the time of check out. If additional time is needed to allocate Points to your account, for any reason, we reserve the right in our sole discretion to award Points at a later date. Only the Club member paying the bill may accumulate Points. If a bill is paid by credit card, the name on the card must match the name on the Club card. You cannot obtain Points for purchases made prior to your Club enrollment and restaurants are not permitted to add Points to your account for visits prior to enrollment.
b. Points are not your property and may be revoked, cancelled, limited, or modified at any time, even though such action may affect your right to use previously accumulated Points. Points have no cash value and may not be redeemed for cash. Points are non-transferable and non-divisible, and may not be combined with other members' accounts.
c. You may check your account status on the Website or by calling Member Services at 866-333-7256. If you believe that Points were not properly applied to your account, there is an error with your Reward redemption or any other problem with your account, please call Member Services at 866-333-7256. You must contact us within thirty (30) days after any such problem arises. We have no obligation to correct any errors after such thirty (30) day period. We will not be liable for any failure to credit Points to your account in a timely manner. We are not liable for Points or Rewards lost due to fraudulent or unauthorized use. We cannot replace Reward certificates if they are lost or stolen.
d. If you forget to present your membership card at the time of your Eligible Transaction, you will need to mail in your original receipt to our Member Services department at the address set forth in Section 16 below in order to receive Points for your Eligible Transaction. You may request Points for an Eligible Transaction up to six (6) months after the transaction date. Points may be earned for Eligible Transactions at Palm Restaurants that do not participate in the Club (if any) by sending the original receipt to our Member Services department. We recommend making a photocopy of all documents before sending and sending via a form of traceable mail.
e. We reserve the right to request validation of Point-earning activities and Point redemptions. Points and/or redemption requests are void if (i) not obtained or submitted in accordance with these Terms; or (ii) Points are obtained or redeemed as the result of or in connection with a sale, transfer, or other method which we determine, in our sole discretion, is in violation of these Terms. We reserve the right to audit accounts at any time and have the right to request proof of your Point-earning activity. You should save your original Point-earning receipt for at least ninety (90) days after the date of your Point-earning transaction as it may be necessary to submit it later for verification. We reserve the right to reverse Points previously credited to your account, if, upon our request, you cannot properly verify your Point-earning activity.
7. Redeeming Points. You can redeem your Points for a Reward, by calling Member Services at 866-333-7256 or by logging into your account on the Website. You can redeem Points for a Reward only if you have the required number of Points for that Reward. When you redeem Points for a Reward, we will subtract the Points from your total Point balance. Please allow 14 days for Reward delivery. Restaurants cannot redeem Points or issue Reward certificates. Reward certificates may not be used with other promotions, offers, discounts, or prix fixe meals. Reward certificates are not valid for tax or gratuity and are void if transferred, copied or sold. Rewards may vary by restaurant. Club benefits and Rewards are available at participating Palm Restaurant locations only. You are solely responsible for any Federal, state or local taxes resulting from the earning of Points or redeeming Points for Rewards.
8. Rewards Disclaimer. We do not warrant the quality, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose of any Reward. Additional terms and conditions for Rewards may apply. Such terms and conditions may be separately listed on the Club Website, and/or on the Reward itself. Use of the Reward is subject to compliance with the Reward terms and conditions, and with these Club Terms. We are not liable or responsible for any loss, damage or injury to person or property arising out of or resulting from participation in the Club or using a Reward or any other cause, condition or event beyond our control. Rewards are subject to availability. We may alter, substitute, change, withdraw, discontinue or terminate any Reward at any time. We are not responsible for errors, omissions, or delays in the handling of Rewards.
9. Birthday Benefit. You are eligible to earn a Birthday Benefit for a free entrée ("Birthday Benefit") if you earn at least 1,000 Points at any participating Palm Restaurant within the 365 days prior to your birthday. Birthday Benefits are valid for 120 days from the date of the birthday for which you earned the Birthday Benefits. Birthday Benefits are not valid with any other offer and are void if transferred, copied or sold. LIMIT: One Birthday Certificate per person per calendar year.
10. Release of Liability. By using the Website, becoming a Club member or redeeming Points for a Reward, you hereby agree to release, discharge, and hold harmless Palm, its affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, shareholders, employees, and agents (collectively, the "Released Parties") from any and all liability for claims resulting from any acts or omissions of the Released Parties in providing or failing to provide services in connection with the Club, and from any cause, condition or event beyond our reasonable control. You also agree to release, discharge, and hold harmless the Released Parties from all liability for any accident, injury, claims, damages, loss, expense, inconvenience or damages, arising out of: (a) your participation in, or failure to participate in, the Club, or (b) the use of or defect in any Reward. IN NO EVENT WILL RELEASED PARTIES BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE WEBSITE AND PARTICIPATION IN THE CLUB, OR OUR ACTS OR OMISSIONS OR OUR NEGLIGENT OPERATION OF THE PROGRAM AND THE MEMBER AGREES NOT TO SUE THE RELEASED PARTIES UNDER SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EVERYTHING ON THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. CHECK YOUR LOCAL LAWS FOR ANY RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS REGARDING THESE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS. The sole extent of Released Parties' liability, if at all, shall not exceed the lesser of the actual retail value of the Reward in dispute or your membership fee. You agree that any claim under these Terms must be brought within six (6) months after the cause of action arises, or such claim or cause of action shall be barred.
11. Privacy Policy. Information collected from you relating to your participation in the Club is subject to our Privacy Policy, located at http://www.thepalm.com/Privacy. By applying for enrollment in, and participating in the Club, you are agreeing that we may use your information as described in these Terms and our Privacy Policy.
12. Indemnification. You agree to defend and/or handle at your own cost and expense any third party claim, action and/or proceedings against the Released Parties based upon or arising out of any breach by you of these Terms ("Claim") and you further agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Released Parties from and against any and all liabilities, losses, damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) associated with any such Claim. The Released Parties reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, and you agree to cooperate as fully as reasonably required in our defense of any claim. You shall not in any event settle any matter without our written consent.
13. Disputes/Class Action Waiver/Arbitration.
a. You agree that whenever you have a disagreement with us arising out of, connected to, or in any way related to the Terms and/or Club, you will send a written notice to us ("Demand"). You agree that the requirements of this Section 13 will apply even to disagreements that may have arisen before you accepted these Terms. You must send this Demand to the following address (the "Notice Address"): Palm Management Corporation, Attn: 837 Club, 1730 Rhode Island Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036.
b. You agree that you will not take any legal action, including filing a lawsuit or demanding arbitration, until thirty (30) business days after you send this Demand. If we do not resolve this disagreement to your satisfaction within thirty (30) business days, and you intend on taking legal action, you agree that you will file a demand for binding individual (non-class) arbitration with the American Arbitration Association (the "AAA") and you will not file any lawsuit against us in any state or Federal court. YOU AND WE HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE PROGRAM, THE GRANTING OF REWARDS AND THESE TERMS WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING AND WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE.
c. You agree that you may only sue us as an individual. You agree that you will not file a class action, participate in a class action brought against us in connection with the Club or join your claims to those of any other person. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, if this class action waiver is invalidated, then the agreement to arbitrate is null and void. Any dispute at that time in arbitration will be dismissed without prejudice and refiled in a court. Under no circumstances do you or we agree to class or collective procedures in arbitration or the joinder of claims in arbitration.
d. Please note that for any filing of a demand for arbitration, you must affect proper service under the rules of the AAA, and that notice to the Notice Address may not suffice. You agree that the arbitrator will have sole and exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute you have with us. You understand that the Federal Arbitration Act allows for the enforcement of arbitration agreements, and you agree that it applies.
e. You agree that if you sue us in state or federal court, and we bring a successful motion to compel arbitration, you must pay all fees and costs incurred by us in court, including reasonable attorneys' fees.
f. This provision will survive even after termination of your Club membership.
14. Choice of Law. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Terms, or your or our rights and obligations in connection with the Club and these Terms, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.
15. General Terms. If at any time any provision of these Terms is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction as being illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect, such provision will be deemed to be removed from these Terms and replaced with a lawful provision most closely approximating the intent of the stricken provision (except as noted in Section 13); and, the illegality, invalidity, or unenforceability of any stricken provision shall not affect the legality or validity or enforceability of any other provision of these Terms (except as noted in Section 13). No delay by us in enforcing the provisions of these Terms in any given instance will in any way prejudice or restrict our rights nor will any waiver of rights by us in any given instance operate as a waiver of any subsequent breach by any person of any provision of these Terms. These Terms, any terms associated with a Reward and our Privacy Policy constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and us with respect to the Club and your participation in it, and any and all prior agreements with respect to any other rewards program are superseded by these Terms.
16. Contact Us. This Club is sponsored by the Palm. For Point credits, Reward redemptions or other questions or concerns relating to your account, please call Membership Services at 866-333-7256, visit the Website or mail your request to 837 Club Member Services, 6959 Golden Ring Road, Rosedale, MD 21237. Please make a copy of all written correspondence for your records.
837 Club Terms and Conditions valid until November 1, 2013:
General Rules
- Members must be 18 years of age or older.
- The 837 Club program is intended for individual use only. Spouses may not share a membership. Points may not be accumulated for a business entity. Accounts will be audited at our discretion and inactivated if fraud is suspected.
- The Palm may cancel the program at any time.
- Member benefits, including promotional offers, 837 Club rewards, and birthday certificates, may cease after six months of no account activity.
- The Palm is not liable for points or rewards lost due to fraudulent or unauthorized use. This includes fraud caused by lost cards. The Palm cannot replace reward certificates if they are lost or stolen.
- The changing nature of the restaurant industry requires that Palm Restaurant Group adapt and modify its program rules from time to time; some changes may adversely affect the value of points or rewards already accumulated and the right to certain rewards. We will notify members of any such changes on our website and in their next scheduled member statement. You should occasionally check the rules on the website, as they are and will be the authoritative statement of the rules in effect at any time. Your continued participation in the program constitutes consent to any such changes.
- Palm employees and family members (defined as spouses, children, parents, or grandparents) or people living in the same household as a Palm employee are not eligible to participate.
- Only one card will be issued per person. Spouses of members must have their own membership to accrue points.
- The Palm reserves the right to audit any account at any time.
- The Palm may terminate any membership if fraud is suspected.
- Points are accumulated at the rate of one point for $1.00 spent on food and beverages, excluding tax and gratuity.
- Points are credited to your account when presenting your 837 Club card to your server at the restaurant.
- Only the member paying the bill may accumulate points. If a bill is paid by credit card, the name on the card must match the name on the 837 Club card.
- Not presenting your membership card at time of purchase may delay point accumulation, as you will need to mail in your original receipt before your account is credited. Members can request credit for transactions up to six months after the transaction date.
- Members can check their account status online or by calling Member Services at 866-333-7256.
- Members cannot obtain points for purchases made prior to enrollment.
- Points may be earned at non-participating 837 Club Palm Restaurants by sending the original receipt to the Palm Restaurant Group or our Member Services department.
- Accumulated points are not member property and may be revoked, cancelled, limited, or modified at any time, even though such action may affect the member's right to use previously accumulated points.
- State laws may prohibit accumulation of points from alcohol purchases.
- Points have no cash value and may not be redeemed for cash.
- Points are non-transferable and non-divisible, and may not be combined with other members' accounts.
- Unused points expire 18 months from the date of your last transaction.
- Restaurants are not permitted to add points to a member's account for visits prior to enrollment. Original receipts must be sent to Palm Restaurant Group or to our Member Services department for point issuance on previous visits.
- To redeem your reward, please call Member Services at 866-333-7256. Rewards may also be redeemed online by logging on to your account. Allow 14 days for certificate delivery. Restaurants cannot redeem points or issue reward certificates.
- Reward certificates may not be used with other promotions, offers, discounts, or prix fixe meals.
- Members must accumulate 500 lifetime points and have used their 837 Club membership card six months prior to their birthday in order to be eligible for a birthday certificate for a complimentary entree.
- Club benefits and rewards are available at participating Palm Restaurant locations only.
- Rewards may vary by Palm Restaurant location.
- Reward certificates are not valid for tax or gratuity. Federal and state tax liabilities are the responsibility of the cardholder.
- Click here for a current list of Club Rewards.
For 837 Club Frequently Asked Questions, click here.


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Posted: 19 April 2013 at 8:35pm
Writing to Allah is great. When Im feeling down I always go to a letter where I was feeling better. It reminds me that not every day is the same. When bad things happen, its always nice to remember the good things in my life especially my family. It also gives me hope that one day Ill be fine in heaven.
Ive written to Allah about very serious topics and also light hearted ones. He loves you and is waiting to listen.
Ive actually started using the computer recently, its nice but it cant beat a book because you using your own writing to keep in contact with Allah. Ive also collected a few kids drawing from my niece and nephew which Ive added to my book.
I think in Islam, Judaism and Christianity one has a book that will be with Allah on the Day of Qiyamah. On that day it would be nice to say to Allah that we thought about it and started writing our own book in life for him to read since we were too impatient to see Him J So try thinking of good topics that you both will enjoy.
Anyway, I hope that I have helped you in some way. Start writing you will be surprised to see what youve forgotten.
Take care.
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|Posted: 23 April 2013 at 8:38am
walecum As Salaam.Allah doesn't need any medium to communicate with his followers.he knows everything about you.mentioned in several places in Qur'an such as in Surah Al Ra'ad ch 13 v 9-nothing is hidden from Allah.in Surah Al Tahaa ch 20 v 7-it is not necessary to call Allah from mouth,Allah knows our heart very well.
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|Posted: 23 April 2013 at 11:28am
You right when you say that Allah doesnt need me to write in a book. The reason I personally do it is to help me remember the good things in my life. I read Quran, Alhamdullilah but sometimes I want to talk to Allah and not forget the experience Ive had with Him inshallah. This helps me appreciate him for blessing me with my life.
Some people suffer from deep depression, some people are lonely etc If you have a diary at least you can read and remember days in your life were it was a good day. Allah is all encompassing and most wise, Alhamdullilah. Allah doesnt need to remember, I do.
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The Best way to communicate with Allah is through your Supplications.Allah knows our heart really well. Its good that you write a book. What's your book name?
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|Posted: 25 April 2013 at 6:27am
My book really has no name. But I do keep a date when I write my books. Its like a diary. The best part is greeting Allah everyday. I like that part the best, saying, As-salam alaykum Allah Mashallah that is special to me. When I reference my books, its nice to see how my relationship has gotten better over the years mashallah.
Anyway, I hope you keeping well.
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We were invincible. Packed into Jon's pale yellow Olds Cutlass, the car I'd always wanted, careening down the road between our high school and its "sister" all-girls school, we'd sing along with whatever was playing on the oversized speakers garishly mounted in the back. More exactly, we'd usually be screaming along with the music, which was loud enough to rouse more than a few nearby drivers from their afternoon daydreams.
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text: JMDP won 3 indoors titles in 2012, Marseille and 2 consecutive in Vienna and Basel, beating one of the best "indoors player" in final! So i would call him a third favourite for the title in London, after Djokovic and Federer! JMDP allready played final there, losing to Davydenko in 2 sets!A lot will depend on the draw in London, let's say if Juan Martin played against Federer, Ferrer and Tipsarevic his chances will be much higher! I would not take into account his result in Paris, it is possible to pull out or tanked , because this will be his third week in a row to play, with very tough draw! Predict his performance in London!