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Despite if you are planning the first ever camping trip or really are a seasoned pro at it, there exists always something to learn! Check out the tips in the following article for several helpful means of getting more away from camping http://buckeye4locals.com, with less effort and inconveniences than you ever thought possible.
Although it is really not an essential part of your respective back country camping gear, a machete is something that you may consider packing depending on where you are going. This is a very versatile tool in the wilderness. You can cut a trail, hack bamboo and vines for shelter, cut coconuts for water, chop firewood, and in many cases apply it as protection against wild animals.
Do you know that a straightforward mirror can save your lifestyle? If you are camping and result in a survival situation, a basic hand held mirror enables you to signal for help many miles away. Usually do not purchase the standard glass mirror, many camping supply stores sell mirrors made from Lexan that will float and they are practically unbreakable.
Try to access the campsite well before nightfall. This lets you have a sense of the lay in the land and provide you the opportunity to create camp when you can certainly still see what you really are doing. Moreover, it lets your children feel a tad bit more confident with their surroundings because they may have time to explore.
When you are planning a camping adventure, be sure you pack the right clothing for the trip. Look into the weather forecast and convey the clothing that can be needed on your own trip. When it is going to be cold, make sure you hold the appropriate coats, gloves, and shoes. Make sure to also pack a rain poncho irrespective of what the weather forecast predicts.
To protect yourself from blistered and chapped feet in your camping trip, bring a bar of soap along! Just before any lengthy walk, rub the soap in the heals of your socks which will minimize friction, thus reducing soreness. Maintain the soap in your wallet for a quick dose when your feet start feeling beat-up or blistered.
Ask a park ranger or perhaps a tour guide to inform you about all of the places to check out when you are camping. This is a good idea so that you know you will get the best from your camping experience, you don't would like to go on a camping trip and lose out on a fun experience.
For those who have special drinks that you like, drive them along camping. It is easy to forget stuff like green tea, hot cocoa or your special mix of coffee. You can even take wine if it is an enchanting camping adventure. Just don't forget to pack a corkscrew.
Don't leave home without your essential camping equipment. Forgetting something crucial such as your sleeping bag or even a fire starter is not something you want to happen. Be sure to check for those items you require, and create a list before leaving to be certain you have all you want.
When you go camping, make sure you possess a few activities in mind besides just... "camping". The camping experience is enriched by hiking, swimming, exploring and things like that. Make sure to take part in a number of these alternative activities so that you have the fullest camping experience you've ever endured.
Even though it is a bad idea being wasteful, ensure that you bring more food and water than you believe you require. You may not have to get out intro the center of the woods and run out of supplies. bringing more than enough will make sure you may not stumble upon this problem.
In this modern age, there is absolutely no excuse to be within the woods without some kind of communication ability. Of course, no person loves to receive phone calls when they are relaxing, so leave your phone off but fully charged, just in case there is an emergency, and you should contact someone.
Before going out to look camping, compile a checklist of items that you decide to bring. It's especially important to generate a checklist if you may be traveling a distance for the campgrounds. Pack two or three days before your camping trip is supposed to happen and view off your list as you undergo things.
If you're having difficulty keeping warm at night, wear a hat. It might get cold outside in nature. As cold as it gets, however, it could be quite stifling and also hardwearing . head tucked inside of your sleeping bag constantly. Pack a warm woolen hat to wear whilst you sleep.
A wonderful idea when planning your camping trip is to generate a list of everything required before heading. When you pack each item, you can cross it well your list. This is actually essential because you do not need to be stuck blowing the air mattresses because you forgot to pack an air pump.
Don't forget the toilet paper. If you are planning camping in a place which includes no toilets, it will probably be necessary to help you the toilet outside. In the event you forget about the toilet paper, you may well be made to use leaves, most of which could be poison ivy.
Your tent needs to be kept dry and well ventilated. Insufficient ventilation could cause condensation to produce if you sweat and breathe. You may get out of bed wet without adequate ventilation. Ensure that you get a tent which has vents or windows which can be opened to avoid moisture from becoming a problem.
Wear closed-toe shoes when camping. While walking with open-toe shoes or barefoot naturally may appear appealing, there are a lot of treacherous things on a lawn that may harm your toes including rocks, sticks, poisonous plants as well as animals. Protect your toes completely by always wearing shoes that protect you completely.
Camping is a superb activity for anyone, but it will likely be so much more enjoyable if you are planning because of it properly and anticipate the numerous things which will go awry. Retain the helpful suggestions of the article under consideration as you grow ready to your camping outing and have a ball!


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Prevention of Infection
Prevention of Infection
Cancer treatment with chemotherapy, radiation therapy, surgery, and biologic therapy puts patients at risk for development of infection. Compromised immune function associated with treatment can affect morbidity and mortality.
Prevention of infection in patients with cancer focuses on interventions to prevent infection because of neutropenia or other immune deficiency related to malignancy or its treatment. The risk of infection is associated with the degree and duration of neutropenia. More than 50% of patients with neutropenia can be expected to develop infection. Evidence included here is focused on preventing interventions, rather than treatment of infection or febrile neutropenia.
Patients receiving standard chemotherapy regimens for solid tumors are at lower risk for development of febrile neutropenia and infection than patients who undergo bone marrow or stem cell transplantation. Interventions in these two different groups of patients for the prevention of infection can be expected to differ substantially in terms of level of effectiveness. PEP resources and evidence categorization is grouped for general patients with cancer and patients undergoing high-dose chemotherapy and bone marrow or any type of stem cell transplantation separately. This general section is applicable to any patients that are not undergoing transplantation.
Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients tend to have fewer infectious complications than allogeneic transplant recipients; however, defects in cell-mediated immunity can continue for months, even in uncomplicated HSCTs of both types. Patients undergoing transplantation are at high risk for infection with a variety of pathogens at multiple phases in their care. This section includes evidence for preventing infections in the transplant patient population.
Click here for instructions on navigating the ONS PEP webpages. Have a question about how to apply this PEP topic to your practice? Ask a nurse on ONS staff at email@example.com.
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I would like to clone my Windows XP PC, laptop (and maybe a Vista laptop) to an external hard drive. It's 750GB, so there's plenty of room. I have a few questions:
1. Is it sensible to do this? (The PC is 300GB, laptops are both 120GB's)
2. Do I need to partition the external HD first, and what format do I make it? (NTFS, FAT32?)
3. How do I actually perform the clone, and is there a certain order I should do it in?


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World Writer
Countries of Azanoran
This is the world of Azanoran, within this world, there are many countries that exist, and their borders were created due to cultural, ethnics, beliefs, or conflict.
The country players start in is the Time Lost Country, found in the central location of this world. This is not its original name, but because of over two hundred years of peace, other people and countries began calling it this, and eventually, even its citizens began calling it this. Its original name was Penarith, but due to a bill passed by the king and his council, its official name changed to the Time Lost Country, though it was meant to be in elven as Anand Lost Gwaith. Originally ruled by a high council of elves that were in charge under the king of the land, it is now run by a mixed council that rules under the king
The Country of Venrick, just south of the Time Lost Country, is a trade capital due to being between two prosperous countries that exist on the same continent. Because of where it is situated, the two countries on either side of it are trade partners, and due to this, many other countries will sail goods into the many port towns and cities within Venrick. Much of the country is farmland that grow cattle and sheep, as well as potatoes. It is mainly run on a system of plutocracy, where many of the figureheads on the ruling council are bought off by the wealthy, making many of the rulings favorable for the wealthy.
The country of Astranis is just south of Venrick, and is a large supplier of wines, and known for its craftsmanship in Jewelry. It is one of the few countries that has a functioning feudal system that includes Barons and lords governing lands. As such, each land within this country is ruled by a lord or baron, and ultimately these lords and barons answer to the hereditary ruler of the country, though the original hereditary ruler was changed due to their death and no other hereditary ruler to take their place.
The country of Lorenia, found just southwest of Astranis, originally known for its bloody internal strife. It used to run a system of mayors governing over their towns, but no real leader or figurehead within, causing many struggles over land and resources among the mayors. Because of this, many civil wars have been fought, and much of the country is far behind in development and trade in comparison to other countries.
However, now that it has embraced a new system of bureaucracy and united, it seems to have a much brighter future ahead.
The country of Corsain found at the southern most part of the world is widely feared for the pirates that infest its waters and harbor there. This country is the largest, and longest running country that runs on a Kleptocracy. These pirates steal from trade ships that pass through the area, or are unlucky enough to run into them on high seas. Though many people have traveled there, there is a split of opinions on the country. Many say that it is a paradise, with many distractions and full of intrigue, while many others say that it was a horrible place filled with brigands and highway men.
The Imperial State of Darnaius is a country that takes up the largest existing continent in all of Azanoran, it takes up the entire northeastern portion of the world. Under a system of monarchy, the monarch, and the successors after him, took the small portion of the continent, and made its military into a small, but effective and powerful force and began to take over the rest of the continent. Employing their alchemical advancements into their warfare tactics caught many of their enemies off guard, as they could create green flames that no water or simple magic could extinguish. After the continent was conquered, there was a period of peace as the monarch of the time had accomplished his predecessors goal.
But after the new monarch took control, Darnaius forces have been encroaching on the dwarven-dragonborn continent, taking small towns and forts on the outer areas of each country, slowly gaining footholds on the continent.
The Cape of Vale is a country that is run by a satrapy system of government, where the Imperial State of Darnaius ultimately controls them. Having no space, resources, or ability to grow crops in the cold climate, the country turned to the monarch of Darnaius. The monarch at the time was the second generation during the era of conquest, and desiring a port to keep his ships safe to restock for naval attacks on the western side of the continent he was trying to take control of, he accepted. They had an agreement that the Cape of Vale would have free trade with them, and that they would remain their own identity, however, they would need to allow soldier and ships safe refuge and passage through their lands at any given time, as well as cooperation when Darnaius needed it.
The country of Delrond is in the northeastern most part of the world. Part of a dwarven-dragonborn demographic continent, it is the northern most country on the continent. This continent is within the coldest part of the hemisphere, Delrond is considered the coldest climate in the world. Possibly due to its climate, many of its dwarven population have dug into its mountainous terrain deep into the earth, finding pockets of lava that are used widely for heat and forging. Delrond has put forth the most advancements in the field of smithing and craftsmanship, it was actually within these mountains that the first adamantine was discovered and worked. This country runs a confederacy between dwarven rulers, a system that has managed to keep their country strong for hundreds of years.
Nirvani is a country just south of Delrond, is a country with the highest population of dragonborn; though the percentage of dragonborn is lower that the rest of the population, it has the highest concentration in the world. Much of the traditions, foods, and structure has been heavily influenced by the dragonborn population. The name of the country itself is derived from dragonborn monastic traditions. Run by a theocracy, many elders of these traditions and religions rule the land, ruling by the traditions and beliefs that have been passed down for generations.
Tarune is a country just south of Nirvani, the country itself is an icy tundra, filled with snow drifts and frozen wastelands, however, underneath all of this exists cozy hollows and burrows where many hill dwarves, gnomes, and halflings reside. While many of the other countries on the continent have learned how to avoid the cold, the people here have learned how to use it. Making homes out of snow and ice and the earth, they have managed to find warmth within the cold. Run by a confederacy between three rulers that each represent the predominant races in Tarune.
The Great Tree of Eli is an unofficial country to the far east that sits on a large island, on it sits the Great Tree of Eli, a tree worshiped by many druids and followers of Ysera as the first tree, or world tree. Historians have debated about whether this tree is truly the first tree or not, however, no agreement could truly be met, since if it truly was, none of the races would have been around to record it. The tree takes up most of the island, leaving at most one mile of land on any side of it, the tree would take almost two days to travel from one side to the other, and the true inhabitants of the island inhabit the tree itself, as the tree has many openings, passageways, and chambers naturally within it.
The country of Skoane is further south from the Great Tree of Eli, residing within the tropical climate of the southeast. Originally this country was where the high elves exiled the wood elves, drow elves, and tieflings when the first empire of elves was built. Having been removed from their original homes, the exiles began creating homes in the northern part of the continent, learning to hunt, trap, and forage. The high elves regarded them as primal savages at first, but it was actually the Skoane tribe that created the first safe passage and housing within the trees. With this knowledge, the inhabitants could traverse the jungles safely, without fear of being attack by animals or monsters, as well as being able to sleep safely. Due to this new way of life being available to them, the people named their country Skoane to honor the tribe that guaranteed their safety. Due to the continued worship of Nozdormu, they have a patriarchy where an elder tribesman rules over the tribes.
Breysia is a country just south of Skoane, where the first empire of elves was born, and much of elven culture originated from. During the beginning of the empire, all of the elves existed within Breysia, however, a small tribe of drow elves, wishing to strengthen their tribe, bedded with fiends so that they would have more powerful offspring; what came to be were tieflings. The high elves saw this as an afront towards Nozdormu, and began to create a rift between the drow elves and all other elves. Because of racial segregation and oppression, the wood elves stood up for their brethren, demanding better treatment for them, as it had been one tribe, and not the race as a whole that committed the act. The high elves declared war on all other elves, and due to the oppression over the past years, the other elves had few numbers than the high elves, so instead of fighting, they surrendered before any battles happened. The high elves exiled the other elves and teiflings into the northern jungles. This country is still run by a patriarchy, a tradition handed down since the beginning of the elven empire.
Incarsia is a country to the west of Skoane and Breysia, still within the hot climate of the southeast, it is a country of desert and sand. Being within such unforgiving conditions, its people were forced to quickly adapt, and when they couldn't adapt, they became creative. Incarsia is the first country to dig into the earth for water, and though it was very different, it was how wells came to be in other countries. Digging into the earth to find underground oases were only one of the contributions this country did; much of the coffee beans found around the world can have their origins traced back to Incarsia. Due to advancements and knowledge being an important attribute in daily life, this country is run by a meritocracy, where a single master of lore called the Keeper decides changes within the country, while a small cabinet of elected officials run day-to-day government work.
To the southwest are the Islands of Gogal, a large grouping of islands that are collectively seen as one entity. This country's origins lie with the exiles that were first brought, and left at these islands. The first of the exiles were the few elves that fought after the high elf separation, and the elves that survived after being defeated were sent to these islands. Many other countries exiled their dangerous or undesirable people on these islands, but years later, travelers, immigrants, and many others came to these islands and settled down as well. While it is still in a disarray of governments and rulings, it has many different ethnicities and traditions that are brought to it, and much of this differs from island to island. Many historians theorize that each island may become its own country in the future, but for now there is no dominant goal or leader in these islands.
Karthen is a country to the east of the Islands of Gogal, it is just off of the central-southern continent, and while many consider it to be part of that continent, the country of Karthen maintains that they are their own separate entity. Having no outstanding export, they mainly rely on fishing and hunting within the swampland that makes up much of this land. Much of the villages, towns, and cities are built on dockworks, floating settlements, or on stable ground that won't be taken by the swamps.


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We use timber and steel to manufacture heavy duty outdoor furniture, as well as indoor furniture, gates and many other items. Everything we supply is made in our workshop in Osborne Park, Perth, Western Australia.
We use galvanised steel, powder coated in a range of colours and jarrah timbers mostly, although other timbers are available. We can custom make to your design, or ours, in timber, steel or both. We have a standard range to choose from, with new pieces being created regularly. Supplying furniture to mine sites, hotels, taverns, and schools we're sure to have something you are looking for that will withstand the outdoor conditions.
Drop in to see Noel Wood and you will be talking directly to the person making your furniture, have a look at our display for ideas and we can discuss your requirements.
Welcome to TimberSteel Furniture
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Low Back Pain
Lower back pain sufferers know what it's like when your lower back "goes out" – you can barely stand up, let alone do everything you need to do in a day: work, spend time with your kids, walk the dog or even make dinner. But what causes lower back pain? And more importantly, is there anything that can be done about it that doesn't involve drugs?
Low Back Pain Causes
Lower back pain causes more people to miss work than almost anything else. And because most traditional back pain treatments focus only on alleviating the symptoms without looking into the underlying condition, the back pain returns again and again. These traditional treatments often consist of:
- Physical therapy (overtaxes already strained structures)
- Medication (numbs the body and mind; dangerous side effects and drug interactions)
- Bed rest (prolongs the problem; weakens the muscles)
- Surgery (permanently alters the body by removing or fusing structures)
"The bad news is, none of these treatments work to correct the underlying problem – and they create additional problems of their own. The good news is, back pain is generally not caused by anything too serious, and there is a natural solution that addresses the root cause," adds this enthusiastic Fayetteville chiropractor.
Most lower back pain is caused by degeneration, traumas or herniated discs. Degeneration includes conditions such as osteoarthritis, which can result in painful bone spurs that impinge upon the spinal canal. Traumas such as falls, motor vehicle accidents and minor incidents like twisting suddenly or lifting incorrectly often result in strained lower back muscles. When these muscles don't function properly due to strain or tightness, they can apply pressure to other spinal structures, irritating nerves directly or pulling structures out of normal position. And herniated discs – often called "bulging discs" because the pulpy matter inside the disc begins to bulge and leak – fail to provide the necessary cushioning between vertebrae and bulge out into the spinal canal, irritating the nerves that travel through the canal.
What all of these causes have in common is that they irritate and inflame the nerves of the spine, creating pain in any area served by the affected nerves. When those nerves serve the lower back, you experience lower back pain. If one of these nerves is the sciatic nerve, you may experience low back and leg pain – called sciatica.
Lower Back Pain Relief
"Just because the traditional treatments for lower back pain don't help the underlying issues doesn't mean you have to live with pain," reminds this NW Calgary Chiropractor. "Chiropractic has helped millions of former back pain sufferers – and you can become one of them!"
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By identifying the cause of your low back pain and treating it with gently applied adjustments, chiropractic can provide lasting back pain relief with no side effects. All you have to do to find out if chiropractic can help you is call one of our sympathetic ChooseNatural.com sponsors for a consultation.
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You and your ChooseNatural.com chiropractor will get to know each other, and you'll answer many questions about your lifestyle as well as your symptoms to give your doctor a clear idea of what's causing your low back pain symptoms. A thorough examination will fill in any blanks. Then the doctor will explain the results of the exam, as well as indicate an approach for correcting any misalignments that were discovered. When the spinal structures are returned to normal position, nerve interference is reduced or eliminated and pain is relieved.
"Naturally, everyone's results are unique and a particular outcome can't be predicted, but many patients report near-immediate relief," says this Southlake Chiropractor. Others feel that a continuing regimen of chiropractic helps alleviate the pain of long-standing degenerative conditions.
Low Back Pain Drug Risks
It's common to reach for the pain relievers when you experience lower back pain – after all, you want to get back to work and life! Unfortunately, over the counter and prescription pain relievers offer myriad side effects and drug interactions, and all they do is temporarily mask the pain. The following are some common low back pain medications and some of their possible side effects.
|Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Naprosyn
|Brand names include Bayer, Motrin, Aleve. Potential risks include blood clots, stomach ulcers and heart attacks; can interact negatively with lithium, blood thinners and blood pressure medications.
|Tricyclic Antidepressants
|Brand names include Elavil and Endep. Potential risks include insomnia, chest pain and pounding heartbeat; can interact negatively with MAOI's and heart rhythm medication.
|Muscle Relaxants
|Brand names include Valium and Flexeril. Potential risks include depression, chest pain and hallucinations; can be addictive and interact negatively with antidepressants.
|Brand names include OxyContin and Tylenol-3. Potential risks include slow heartbeat, convulsions and fainting; can be addictive and interact negatively with other pain relievers and muscle relaxants.
When you just treat the symptoms of low back pain, the pain comes back – often at the most inopportune moment! But when you address the cause of the low back pain, lasting relief is not just a pipe dream. Call a ChooseNatural.com chiropractor near you today and find your way back to true health!


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Free State DestinationsRouxville, Xhariep Region
If you haven't heard of Rouxville, someone you know will have stopped off here on their way to East London on the N6, possibly after overnighting at somewhere like Smithfield.
Despite outward appearances, Rouxville, which lies in the southern most reaches of the Free State roughly 170 kilometres south of Bloemfontein, is more than a wee farming village with a petrol station, a bottle store and a shop or two.
Rouxville definitely lacks the attraction of other small towns like Smithfield, where the restaurants and the obvious residence of at least a couple of artists makes it so interesting, but there are other things going for it. First of all it has one impressive view of the Maluti Mountains.
And that's what makes Rouxville such an attraction in my mind. You see, it is really close to other great places - like Zastron, Aliwal North, Smithfield, Bethulie and the Gariep Dam - but it has none of the 'discovered and claimed' atmosphere that seems to bewitch little towns once other arrive to claim it as theirs. It is also in the midst of some wonderful walks, and simple tramping around the village's pretty streets, lined with older houses, half of which have been, or are about to be, restored is worth a stop in Rouxville.
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For more info about Rouxville see our articles on the SA Travel News Blog:
Rouxville - A Nothing-Doing Town Or An Ideal Breakaway?


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I have briefly reviewed on the first two I bought - Barcelona Nights & LA Exclusive, and decided to pick up another one, India Intrigue. My opinions on Revlon Colorstay Moisture Stains are unchanged. It may not be the smartest move for beauty blogging, but adding more colors makes sense to me as long as I find the formula satisfactory.
Revlon Colorstay Moisture Stain India Intrigue
I have briefly reviewed on the first two I bought - Barcelona Nights & LA Exclusive, and decided to pick up another one, India Intrigue. My opinions on Revlon Colorstay Moisture Stains are unchanged. It may not be the smartest move for beauty blogging, but adding more colors makes sense to me as long as I find the formula satisfactory.
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Nice Shade.. India Intrigue it is ❤❤❤❤❤❤ReplyDelete
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Agreed. :)Delete
is very nice! great review :)ReplyDelete
Thanks! :)Delete
OOO India Intrigue is a sweet shade! It'll feed my current berry obsession nicely :) I love it on you!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Sunny.Delete
It is a great berry shade and deepens to semi-vamp, almost. You'd like this one. :)
Really pretty!! Love it on you! I like these a lot too. Need more!ReplyDeleteReplies
Moisture Stain is probably the only thing I really enjoy from the recent Revlon lippy offerings. They need to bring more shades out, though. ;)Delete
Oooh, so pretty! I think my Lancome lip lover is exactly this shade and finish, haha - I should pull it out again.ReplyDelete
Can I say that I haven't bought any of these just because the packaging turns me off? T_T So boxy. But the formula itself seems so nice!Replies
Oh, the Framboise Etoile? Then you've just saved my money! ;D That looks gorgeous on you, I remember.Delete
So you like square nail polish bottles but not for lippies. LOL. I agree the packaging could be better. ;)
Fantastic colour ^^ReplyDelete
Very charming.
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Thanks, Emi. :)Delete
Oooh this is a nice shade!! I bought 2 of these, Barcelona Night and the other coral one I forgot the name.lol and I love them! thanks for your previous review ^^ReplyDelete
This moisture stain from Revlon and the color elixir from Maybelline are one of my fave lip newcomers ^^Replies
You just reminded me to try the Maybelline one asap! I've been putting this off for too long. ;pDelete
Isn't Barcelon Night a beautiful shade? Actually my sister took it from me. LOL
For some reason, it is always easier to find good ds lippies than eyeshadows. I wonder why.
I've spotted these at the drugstore and there are some nice colors in the range. I may need to pick one up next time I see them on sale since the formula sounds quite good based on your experience. Yes I might be one of those people who doesn't like to buy drugstore makeup unless it's on sale ;pReplyDelete
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It is the right way to shop since Revlon or other bigger brands go on sale every other week! I myself haven't bought anything at full price in a while. Of course, we end up buying two colors because of the BOGO half off deals. ;pDelete
I think this range offer some good neutral and peach if that is your thing. Barcelona Nights is my favorite although it is quite bright. :)
That's a shade with a lot of oomph! Very pretty on you :) You wear bolder colours well.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you, Isabelle.Delete
I used to be so afraid of bright colors like this. I still am a little but trying to embrace them more. It is fun! :)
The color is gorgeous!! I just received two to try but I feel like it stings my lips! I had to wipe it off within 5 mins :( I'm not sure if it's just me.ReplyDeleteReplies
Aww, really? I'm sorry to hear that. I didn't experience any irritation and actually thought it was one of those more comfortable lippies out there. :oDelete
I have Paris, Stockholm and Milan. I didn't think that I'd like them very much but they're growing on me more and more. I'll definitely pick up India and Barcelona in the future. So nice and brightening!ReplyDeleteReplies
Barcelona Nights is my favorite but I need a replacement since I gave it to my sister. She loves this color, too! :)Delete
I think the initially lumpy application could be a turnoff for some, but it quickly warms up and stays comfortable on me.
You always look so pretty in these glossy pink colors! India Intrigue definitely looks darker and redder on your lips than I would have expected. I haven't tried the Revlon Moisture Stains yet, because I gravitate toward matte and satin finishes in general, but I might pick up Barcelona Nights come spring!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you! ;)Delete
I've found Moisture Stains can be worn as (kind of) an intense stain if you blot and reapply a couple times. Not much shine after that, and the color stays on for a long time feeling comfortable on the lips. You'll love Barcelona Nights. It looks identical to Revlon Lacquer Balm in Vivacious in case you prefer the chubby pencil forms with less shine. :)
I am so intrigued by this range, and considering that you have started quite the collection, I definitely need to check it out the next time I'm in store!ReplyDelete
You look great with this shade :)
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Thanks, Stephanie.Delete
I really like the formula and I want to see more colors from the range. Different, but it does remind me of the pricey Dior Fluid Stick. :)
Wow, this shade is freaking amazing! It's not translucent at all like some other shades (although I love the semi translucent quality). The color is just so beautiful and it looks amazing on you! I've sadly yet to try any of them yet though!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Sharlynn. :)Delete
It is really a nice lippy range even to compare to higher-ends. Give them a try when you get a chance. I think you'd like them.
Def' a perfect berry shade for the fall!ReplyDeleteReplies
A great daytime alternative to the usual vamps. :)Delete
This is something I want to try but not available here. Sometimes I don't know what Revlon is thinking. Most of the good stuff we don't get!ReplyDeleteReplies
Revlon is my favorite drugstore brand but they don't seem to do very well in Asian countries. They came in Korea twice and folded out the both times. ;-/ Maybe the same reasons you mentioned!Delete
this colour suits you so much! love it :) xxReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Yazmine. ;)Delete
Oh my god, stahp. You're killing me with these Revlon Colorstay posts, Lena! My lip product drawer is FULL already (to the brim), but I really want to add a couple of these to my stash -.-ReplyDeleteReplies
Haha, always happy to enable ;)Delete
I personally think the whole color range leans too dark and brownish so I won't pick up anymore soon, but I really like the formula.
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Ack - I *really* like this shade!! I totally want to try one of these out, but I need to do a bunch more research first. I know that sounds dramatic, but they're $30 each here, so a rogue's gotta make sure she divvies up her gold wisely ;-) The colour is gorgeous on you!ReplyDeleteReplies
Ouch, $30? Where are you located? In that case, it is definitely not worth it. Use your gold for Dior Fluid Sticks or Chanel Rouge Allure Gloss or something! Unless you're sure this color is something you really want, you know? It is $9.99 a piece here and I still think it is pricey for a ds lippy. ;-/Delete
Never bored by frequent lipstick posts :) This is such a gorgeous shade- I have Barcelona Nights from this line and it's nice (though bad for my wallet) to see that India Intrigue is different enough to warrant having both :)ReplyDelete
Haha, thanks for the support, Jen! <3Delete
Yeah, India Intrigue is like Barcelona Nights' sister that is from the other side of the spectrum. You might need this. ;p
I haven't tried these, but I have been seeing more swatches popping up lately and they are so pretty! I love your FOTD.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you, Jenn!Delete
I hope to see more colors from the range since I really like the formula. It feels very comfortable and is quite long lasting, too. :)
Ooh! Yes to India Intrigue! Looks stunning on you!ReplyDeleteReplies
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I am running Windows 7...I set my homepage on Firefox. Everytime I restart my computer...my homepage goes to http://www.searchnu.com/421. What is that?
I set my homepage up as www.rapidoffice.com as described in the firefox directory. However, when I restart my computer and open Firefox, http://www.searchnu.com/421 appears as my homepage. I am afraid this is a virus. Can you tell me what to do? I am running Windows 7 home addition.
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You should take a look at the Knowledge Base article How to set the home page. Your homepage might have been changed by a particular site. Sites like MSN, Yahoo, etc have been know to ask to become your homepage.
There are steps in that article to reset your homepage preferences to default. I would try that first to clear out any strangeness. If that works, you can try setting your homepage again to your personal preference.
If that doesn't work you should look at the article How to fix preferences that won't save.
We also have a troubleshooting section for home page issues that mentions that site as well. Finally, your issue may be because you've been hit with some Malware.
Hopefully this helps!
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can you check your system for any spyware related infection.
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Thank you!!!! I did go in and reset everything to "default"...then reset my homepage and that solved the problem.
Thank you again for your help!
I am searching the info to remove it. I am trying this: http://blog.teesupport.com/infected-with-searchnu-com421-redirect-virus-remove-searchnu-com421-manually-step-by-step/. Can you tell us the specific steps to remove .searchnu.com/421 browser hijacker? Thanks in advance :)
Larry, you can try any anti virus with anti spyware capabilities software. Try free available (SpybotSD) which is good for detecting browser hijacks. There are many solutions But as piece of advice don't fall for them better use good antivirus & anti spyware.
Hi culpepper, I had the same problem just now,may i give you a good way to solve the problem, you should find out How to set the home page,what i use to search information is google,i resettled the home page,the problem's gone hopefully it hopes
Hi Matt_G may i ask you if you are Chinese, i am a Chinese student, majoring in English, i took a look at the answer you've given just now,i have to say your English is great, "^o^" your reply is appreciated.By the way,i just used the"FIREFOX", i'm not sure whether it's used all over the world my email, firstname.lastname@example.com


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I walked in this morning to a beautiful sight.
Good bye walls. Ciao! I won't miss you.
Finally! Walls are crashing down, nails and dust are flying, and light is streaming into the back of the space where no light has touched for decades. I didn't get to take the first sledgehammer blow, but at this point I would have happily traded in a lot just to get those walls out. Plus, suddenly we have plenty of salvaged two by fours and two by sixes. I am so happy!
Amidst the banging and sawzall-ing we build the last booth, the one for the corner by the windows. Boy, we measured this thing to the sixteenth because we carried it over, and it slid right in. Perfect. Perfection, and even more happiness.
Our lovely booths are so strong! They even got approval from the general contractor. He was surprisingly impressed. That made me even more happy!
Then, more sawzalling, and some light appeared where the first skylight will be.
Which, as you can guess, pretty much put me over the edge on the happiness scale.
But to top it off (because if you're on a role, why stop there?) we went home and made homemade gnocchi.
It just doesn't get better than this.
May 4, 2011
Good, good, day.
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hummm des gnocchis!!!! miamReplyDelete
I live in Santa Cruz and am enjoying watching this process. Found your blog through Scarlett of Saffron and Genevieve. Can't wait to eat at the restaurant!ReplyDelete
Great seeing your progress!!!ReplyDelete
Thank you all! It makes me so happy to check the blog and see new comments. It's so fun to share this craziness and excitement with everybody.ReplyDelete
The skylight is going to be beautiful... (And now I need to learn how to make homemade gnocchi!)ReplyDelete
GOOD GAWD THAT LOOKS DELICIOUS. (I might be really hungry right now, but I'm sure it would regardless)ReplyDelete
You guys are making such great progress! Love seeing how things are progressing. Skylights, oh my!
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Saint Augustine Tea Party president, Lance Thate, has invited all Historic City News readers to attend the upcoming general meeting on Tuesday, February 25, 2014, when the guest speaker will be Billie Tucker; who, with five other similarly-minded patriots, decided to have a Tea Party on Tax Day; marking the beginnings of the First Coast Tea Party in Jacksonville in 2009.
Members and guests will convene at 6:30 p.m. in the rear dining room of the Village Inn, located at 900 North Ponce de Leon Boulevard in St Augustine. There is no cost to attend. A'la carte Food and beverage service is available.
After the brief business meeting, you are patriotically invited to stay for the presentation; when Tucker will recount the First Coast Tea Party organizational rally at the Jacksonville Landing on April 15, 2009.
Tucker says that they only expected 500 people, but 5,000 showed up. It was not until the next day that they learned of similar events happening all over the country. She says that the grassroots excitement during that first April 15th Tax Day demonstration, and the early days of the tea party movement, are remembered with great fondness; both for her and many of her friends.
Tucker is scheduled to discuss future plans for the Tea Party Movement, as we near the 2014 elections.


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ROCHESTER — The latest release from New Hampshire Employment Security indicates that the state's economy continued to strengthen in March, with an unadjusted unemployment rate of 4.9 percent. This was down from 5.2 percent in February and better than the 5.6 percent of a year ago.
The NHES's seasonally adjusted numbers look even better, for they remove such factors as bad weather, in making these estimates. In this case the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for March was 4.5 percent.
There is another aspect to unemployment numbers, however, and this is the size of the state's labor force.
"From February 2014 to March 2014, the total labor force increased by 1,680 to 746,280. This was an increase of 2,990 from March 2013," says the NHES release, giving another indication of a growing economy.
However, as our accompanying chart shows, using NHES archived figures, the labor force has only grown by 3,393 in the past six years, while it grew by an average of over 62,500 every six years in the periods spanning 1978 to 2008.
Where have all the workers gone, the Rochester Times enquired earlier this year, noting that the steadily climbing labor force graph line had flattened out in the last few years?
Census bureau figures show that the state's population growth has also slowed very noticeably since the onset of the recession in 2008. In the 30 years from 1978 to 2008, New Hampshire's population had grown by an average of over 14,000 people annually.
From 2008 to 2013 (the last year of available estimates), though, NH's population has only risen from 1,316,000 to 1,323,000, or less than 1,500 people a year on average.
Added to this, the current U-3 jobless rate (as it appears above) is running well below the U-6 jobless rate, which includes so-called "discouraged workers" who are not counted in the U-3 labor force.
In March the NHES's Current Employment Statistics, which is an employer-based survey of jobs in New Hampshire, concurred with the improving trend above.
In March there were 544,500 private sector jobs in the state , which is up 2,100 over the month and 9,600 over the year. This is just a couple of thousand fewer private sector jobs than in March 2008, prior to the recession.
This March there were 19,700 Construction jobs, which is up 500 over the month but down 500 over March 2013, when the weather was kinder.
The Manufacturing sector now has 66,100 workers, which is unchanged over the month but up 700 over the year.
Retail, often a barometer of public confidence, employed 95,300 people in March, which is up 400 over the month and up 3,600 over the year.
Health Care and Social Assistance employed 87,100 people in March — up 700 over the month and up 1,000 over the year.
The Leisure and Hospitality sector, which includes tourism, now has 61,000 workers. This is down 500 people from February, but 500 more than a year ago.
Government — federal, state and local — currently employs 93,500 workers, which is up 600 over the month but down 400 since March 2013.
The largest change within this group is with local government (excluding educational services). Cities and towns employed 23,600 people in March, which is up 600 over the month and up 900 over the year.
For a full breakdown of the job sectors visit http://www.nhes.nh.gov/elmi/statistics/ces-data.htm and click on Over-the-month.


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Koke: Alonso absence could be crucial
Atletico Madrid midfielder Koke has said the absence of Real Madrid's Xabi Alonso could be a crucial factor in Saturday's Champions League final.
- 50-50 challenge awaits Madrid rivals
- Brewin: Atleti and life without Costa
- Top Tenner: European Cup finals
Midfielder Alonso is suspended for the game in Lisbon after being booked for a foul on Bayern Munich's Bastian Schweinsteiger in the semifinal second leg -- a challenge the Spain international did not have to make, given that his side were 4-0 ahead on aggregate at the time.
Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has no ready-made replacement for Alonso in his squad, with Germany international Sami Khedira having only recently returned after six months out with a knee injury.
Asier Illarramendi, 24, is most likely to start despite having struggled in some big games this season. He was withdrawn at half-time by Ancelotti in September's La Liga derbi defeat against Atletico and the 2-0 defeat at Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League quarterfinal second leg.
And Illarramendi's former Spain U-21 teammate Koke told AS: "They [Real] have very few weak points. But the absence of Xabi Alonso is going to be very important. In the centre of the pitch, Atletico must be strong to take the game."
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Video: Wedding Collection Shubh Vivah Launch
Shubh Vivah, an exclusive collection of wedding jewellery by Shyam Sundar Co Jewellers was unveiled in the august presence of Rupak Saha, Arpita Saha and Team of Bengali film Amar Aponjon consisting of Soham Chakraborty and Priyanka Sarkar.
Keeping in mind the needs of the modern bride and groom, the jewellery has been created in the most contemporary way. Both light weight and heavy weight jewellery are available in gold and diamond. Few designs are available with the meenaari work giving them a royal look.
The collection includes necklaces, earrings, bangles, finger rings, neck chain, bracelet, kurta buttons buckle and many others.
Speaking about the association with the film, Rupak Saha said "We have not designed the jewellery used in the film. But since the film is about a marriage and marriage helps in finding one's loved ones (Aponjon), hence we have associated with this film. The collection will appeal to the sensibilities of the modern bride and groom".
Affordable prices are one of the attractive attributes of this collection. 10 grams bala is available at Rs 32000, bangles start from Rs 19000, finger rings from Rs 10000 and so on.
The collection is easily available at all the showrooms of Shyam Sundar Co Jewellers (Rash Behari, Behala, Barasat).
Amar Aponjon contest has also been announced where the winners would get the chance to meet and dine with Soham and Priyanka Sarkar.
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"When PWEI unleashed This Is The Day...This Is The Hour...This Is This in 1989 they brought a lot of ideas together at a time when music was fairly boring.Going from a new wave past to this album's mixture of anglo rap and metal meets funk mix complete with sampled beats and loud guitars this was one of the first serious attempts to fuse rap to rock. It was exceptionally well done.Standout tracks are Wise Up Sucker, Not Now James, We're Busy and Wake Up, Time To Die. PWEI show a political side that is laced with humor. The rapping works in it's own odd way, it's not exactly Public Enemy, but it fits well into the concept of the musical whole.The beats are strong, the guitars are big and brash, this album rocks AND gets funky. Of course this concept was about a decade too early for the general public. It's a shame how neglected it still is. It has aged well, meaning it doesn't sound like a 13 year old record. Check out PWEI, give it a chance while keeping in mind it's not Linkin Park or Limp Bizkit. PWEI tend to be more arty and closer to a mixture of Manchester rock and hip hop.This was way beyond most music of it's time and deserves to be heard. Vastly underrated."
Bitchin' Album
S. Koropeckyj | The Bright Side of the Moon | 12/14/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"For the PWEI virigins, this is something that you have not heard before. It is a combination of rap and rock blended flawlessly into a medley of British quirkiness. Every song has a hook and none of them are forgetable. There is no filler on this album, every single song could be a single by itself. The music itself is not a specific genre, rather it draws from eclectic einfluences. Part of it is rap, part of it is rock, part of it is industrial, and part of it is metal. Samples weave in and out of the double vocal delivery, sang to the backdrop of drum machine Dr. Nightmare.
Threre is no way that I can explain the music, ultimately you have to experience it yourself."
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"This is This!, as it is affectionately known by fans of PWEI, is the second album release by the band and features a distinctly different sound than that of its predecessor Box Frenzy. The Poppies incorporated more sampling and a heavier beat into This is This! Many critics have described the sound of the album as "Doom and Gloom" which it hardly is. Dos Dedos Mis Amigos, their final album is the one which displays that type of sound. This is the Day...This is the Hour...This is This! is one of the most unique albums I have ever heard, by one of the most unique bands I have ever heard. Despite the fact that everyone likes to gripe about stolen lines, tunes, and so forth, whether PWEI stole any of the sounds they use is irrelevant. Stolen or not, they have incorporated them in a way never before done to create a listening experience like nothing you've ever heard."


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Modern Time Close Encounters and Alien Contacts from Turkey
By Farah Yurdozu
Also see Case # 1-A Famous Contactee from Turkey, and the Map of the Universe
Also see Case # 2-Shape Shifting Men in Black Visited Turkey
My native Turkish land has always been very rich with UFO sightings. Our mythology and historical records show numerous close encounters with mysterious beings who come from stars or other dimensions.
The original name of my Turkish ancestors was "GokTurks" which means "Sky People." Ancient Turks believed that their leader was visited by a woman who came from a star. And this mysterious woman who descended in a ball of light got pregnant from the Turkish tribe's leader. She gave birth to 3 sons who were called Moon, Star and Sun. They became the founders of new Turkish generations.
Symbolic or historical, all these narratives gave an identity to my nation. Turkish people are very spiritual and open minded to the idea of Extraterrestrial Intelligent life. As you know, also the Turkish press is extremely open minded to UFO sightings. When there is a UFO sighting in any big city or a small town of the country you can see the coverage on the front pages of important daily newspapers. I guess the knowledge is in our genes, who knows?
In this article I want to introduce you 3 Turkish contactees. Don't worry, they are not historical or mythological characters from the past. They are from the present time, and they had very normal, simple lives—until they encountered the Aliens.
Case # 3-A Long Term Relationship with an Alien
By Farah Yurdozu
Contactee: Nejdet Boyanay.
Nejdet Boyanay started to experience his first encounters with a mysterious entity when he was 10 years old. He still remembers what happened that night with interesting details. According to his report, he was lying down in his bed and starting to fall asleep. But suddenly he noticed that he wasn't able to move. All his body was in a complete paralysis. He tried to yell and call his mother but he couldn't.
After that night he had at least two encounters in a week with a strange visitor. He was touched by him and he says that the hands of the visitor were extremely soft and the touch was sticky like a jellyfish. Later he drew a picture of the visitor. Whenever he came, Nejdet found himself in a paralytic condition with a strange humming sound filling his ears. And when the visitor left, the young graphic designer felt as if he was stuck in some kind of vortex. In all those years Nejdet couldn't speak about his visitor. He wasn't allowed to speak about his experiences.
Nejdet got married, and after the marriage the encounters increased. In 1996 he decided to give an interview about the experience. But this would be the first and the last interview. Because after he spoke with the reporters he had a strange accident in the shower. According to him, the alien got very angry and tried to drown him. After this incident Nejdet never granted any more interviews about what happened to him.
Nejdet wasn't very interested in the alien abduction phenomena. He believed that the being which contacted him was a kind of negative demonic entity. But it was obvious that he was totally under the control of his visitor. The visitor was scaring him a great deal and Nejdet never dared to talk about him to his family since his childhood. This wasn't a spiritually enlightening contact. This was fear, mental and physical control during all his life. There were no promises of being lifted to the 4th dimension or saved by the Extra Terrestrials. As Nejdet was very scared of sharing his experience, we haven't heard from him since he gave this interview.
In Turkey, the strong belief in the inter-dimensional beings or jinns, sometimes causes confusion. Abductees can mistakenly confuse alien abductions with demonic jinn attacks. As the general aspects of the contact are very similar both in jinn and alien attacks, it can be hard to see the difference. Both jinns and aliens leave physical traces, such as bruises or cuts. Both of them can communicate with the humans using telepathy. But this is a very long detailed story and will be the subject of another article.
Reference for Nejdet Boyanay case: SINIR OTESI PUBLISHING "YASANMIS ESRARENGIZ OLAYLAR" (The Real Mysterious Cases).
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At Dievole, the soil, the climate and human experience make Chianti Classico unique, a legacy of the long history that Dievole is responsible for passing on to future generations.
Currently there are 80 hectares of vineyards, of which 55 are in production. They are situated at an average altitude of 350 meters above sea level and divided into 16 plots – all connected to each other. Each plot has a specific profile mirroring the soil, the exposure and the microclimate. Another 25 hectares will be going into production over the next few years, reaching a total of 80 hectares.
These vineyards – keeping in line with the characteristics of the Chianti Classico region – feature calcareous soil with abundant skeleton (pebbles and stones) as well as clay, sand and marl. Obviously, given the vastness of the vineyards, the soils differ significantly from one end to the other, giving the wine a delightful mosaic of nuances.
Most of the area is planted with Sangiovese, but other traditional vines from Tuscany and from the Chianti Classico area are also present, such as Canaiolo, Ciliegiolo, Colorino, as well as varieties of white grapes such as Trebbiano, and Malvasia Bianca in San Colombano.
Dievole's objective, starting with its own vineyard, is to recover the character of the historically indigenous Tuscan grapes and transfer them into the glass with the utmost respect for the authenticity of the terroir and varietal identity.


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Bike Walk MS Honoring, Remembering Cyclists
On May 22, Jan Morgan, 57, of Starkville was biking with a friend on an open stretch of highway when a sedan struck her from behind. She remains in the CCU for injuries sustained in the accident.
Morgan is one of many Mississippi cyclists who are injured or killed each year on our roads. In July of 2010, the John Paul Frerer Bicycle Safety Act was passed in honor of John Paul Frerer, of Tupelo who was killed in 2009 while riding his bicycle. The John Paul Frerer Bicycle Safety Act now requires motorists to give at least 3 feet when passing bicyclists on Mississippi's roads.
Today, Bike Walk Mississippi encouraged citizens across the state to wear yellow or high visibility items of clothing in honor of bicycle accident victims. As a further show of unity around this cause, BWM is asking bicycle advocates, (no matter where you are), to light a candle at 8:00pm for a moment of prayer & silent reflection to honor these men & women.
Join Bike Walk Mississippi's "I Share the Road" campaign which provides education & safety materials to individuals & groups throughout Mississippi free of charge. Support this effort by making a donation to Bike Walk Mississippi or help us spread the word by purchasing a "Share the Road" license plate at your local tag office. Consider honoring an injured or fallen cyclist by making a donation to the "I Share the Road" campaign in their name and Bike Walk will notify the family of your generous gift in their honor.
Find more info or to make a donation visit: www.bikewalkmississippi.org
Stop by Sneaky Beans in Fondren between 4:30 and 5:30pm today for a free cup of coffee when you wear your yellow or high visibility clothing.
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Ford Galaxie is the way you spell it. if we're talking about the classic 60's models anyway
nope, the ford galaxy in the uk, a big stupid people carrier! I've seen the galaxie, not the right car. May just be an english car ???
Hmmm, Just looked it up, Looks like a Mini-Van to me... The only companies really making Mini-vans over here are Dodge-Chrysler and Honda. it looks like it sorta has a Focus front end though...
The Ford Galaxy you are referring to is not available in the US. The reason being is that North American tastes are NOT the same as European. I have not looked into any information on this vehicle, but i can assure you, just like the Ford Contour, if Ford offered that vehicle here, it would have the same outcome as the Ford Contour which is the the Ford Mondeo in Europe (people would look into history and claim Ford cannot offer good cars!). The problem is not the car, but the CONSUMER'S VIEW of the car...so if you're looking at the same vehicle from a different perspective, you will have different opinions about the exact same vehicle. Usually, European models are engineered differently, with smaller engines which the 'average' North American consumer does NOT (although that may be changing this time around) accept as ample for use here. The suspension is also engineered to be stiffer than tolerated by the 'average' North American consumer. Also, there is usually diesel engines offered as well, to cater for the European 'average' consumer who takes the availability of a diesel engine an integral part of considering the model they are purchasing (cost of a liter of fuel is AT LEAST double in most European countries, so the higher yield of the diesel fuel is considered as a major advantage!). When was the last time you considered diesel as important as the model you were considering to purchase? ... thought so! The other reason we do not have it offered here is that most manufacturers have an agreement with each other that sometimes does not allow it to be offered in 'other' parts of the globe (the Mercury Villager was built by Ford, but was designed and parts supplied by Nissan in the 90's and only offered in North America where European Ford did not have an affiliation with Nissan there; and now the VW Routan minivan is a re-skinned (exterior redesign) of the current Chrysler Town & Country/Dodge Caravan twins, or triplets as they are now!)
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The United States District Court in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania addressed whether the federal Hazardous Materials Transportation Act ("HMTA") preempts certain common law claims. See Mawa, Inc. v. Univar USA Inc., 2016 WL 2910084.
The state common law causes of action included negligence, negligent hiring, negligent supervision and negligent failure to train.
Plaintiff, MAWA, Inc. ("MAWA") brought suit against Univar USA, Inc. ("Univar"), alleging that Univar did not follow proper cleaning procedures for containers holding hazardous chemicals, causing the container to expel hazardous chemicals damaging MAWA's property.
Defendant Univar filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings arguing the HMTA preempted these common law claims.
MAWA contended that its common law claims were not preempted by HMTA because the suit covered claims that occurred during post-transportation decommissioning of the containers, a task not covered by HMTA.
The court determined that the state common law claims were preempted by HMTA. It held 5125(b)(1) applies to MAWA's state common law claims because HMTA's requirements do not cease to apply during post-transportation phases. Further, the state common law was held to impose conditions beyond that required by HMTA.
MAWA also argued its claims were not preempted because it pled violations of HMTA that may be enforced through common law negligence. The court found that MAWA's complaint contained no mention of HMTA or any violation of federal duties.
Finally, MAWA argued that its claims were not preempted because they were based on Univar's failure to follow its internal operating procedure. It relied on a Third Circuit Court of Appeals decision. However, the court found the decision was inapplicable.
The court granted Univar's motion for judgment on the pleadings.


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<<< << -- 4 -- Howard Smith STRIKING INDIVIDUALITY
Christie Dickason was born in Indiana, USA and grew up in a variety of countries, including Mexico, Thailand and Switzerland.
She graduated with honours from Harvard (an Anne Radclife scholar) and completed a post-graduate degree at the Yale Drama School. After moving to England her first job was as Resident Choreographer and Assistant Director with the Royal Shakespeare Company under director Trevor Nunn. Later she directed the first English production of the early Vaclav Havel play, The Increased Difficulty of Concentration.
She began to concentrate on writing while seriously ill in hospital and her initial published thriller novel, The Dragon Riders (1986) centres on a strong French-Vietnamese heroine.
The opening McDowall/Dickason song, 'Autumn Migration,' describes a flock of birds tracking across earth and sky pursued by a 'single late flyer'. The second evocative lyric, 'Night Garden', suggests the elusive aura of a quiet summer's evening where 'lives too small to risk the light' begin to stir. The final, witty ditty, 'Would like to meet'
[listen -- track 16, 1:45-2:40],
presents an imaginative Lonely Hearts column from sea, meadow and woodland.
This notably diverse Dutton programme reveals McDowall as a distinctive, challenging choral writer who, despite traditional antecedents, speaks to her audiences with fresh, welcome and striking individuality.
Cecilia McDowall: Stabat Mater; On Angel's Wing; Lonely Hearts
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Energy companies, commuters and even rum distillers are looking to Congress to prevent their taxes from increasing. Unfortunately for them, the halls of congressional office buildings are mostly quiet, as lawmakers skipped town last week without extending dozens of popular tax credits.
"Congress has been leaving at the end of the year without an extension of these breaks. It's very upsetting to businesses because they can't plan," said Kurt Sturn, a principal with the Reznick Group, a Baltimore-based accounting, tax and business advisory group. "Our clients there are very frustrated. They can't make any decisions."
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About a month ago, a coworker sent me a YouTube link of the title track of Leonard Cohen's upcoming album, You Want It Darker. She wanted me both to hear it and to help her make sense of it.
And it was dark. It was almost a challenge to a god that has allowed humanity to do what it has in the course of human history. It was punctuated by the opening prayer of Rosh Hashana, "Hineni, Hineni." (Here I am, Lord). And then it was followed by Cohen's line: "I am ready, Lord."
(Perhaps, Cohen shouldn't have issued the challenge when he did. For in the week that he died, the world indeed became darker in many ways for many of us.)
There have been many wonderful obituaries written over the past week, articles that celebrated his music, his poetry, his novels, obits that detailed his fully-lived life, both the loves and the disappointments, the treacheries and the successes. (Here is The London Times' obituary.)
And, of course, there were the inevitable comparisons to Dylan. Over the past several weeks, both have been rightly acclaimed as momentous poets of our times–death and international prizes undoubtedly will do that–but too many of the commentators positioned it as some sort a race, a competition.
It isn't. It never is.
Certainly, they were both poets, but they are greatly different. Dylan's words, he claims, come easy; Cohen struggled long and hard on his. (He claims that "Hallelujah" took him five years to write.) But they both brought to their work an elevated sense of language and imagery, a modern sensibility far removed from the insipid themes of most popular music of the time.
I learned about both of them when I was a very, young boy. When I was eleven, my eighteen-year old cousin and I both got guitars for Christmas. So we learned together, except he was 18 and much more part of the world and the emerging folk scene. Consequently, what I first learned on guitar was the Dylan songbook and the folk music published in SingOut magazine.
My first songs were Dylan's "Hollis Brown" (one chord, E-minor, throughout) and "To Romana" (two chords, C and G). Before too long I moved on to Cohen's "Suzanne." In the small and insulated world of folk music, the song "Suzanne" was everywhere, as everyone it seemed was covering it. ( I mainly knew Judy Collins' version. I can't imagine my cracking adolescent voice trying to imitate her beautiful soprano. But oh well, …)
My fascination with Cohen, however, came much later. Dylan was Dylan and, if I had a musical idol, it was certainly he. For most of my adult life. But as I grew older, Cohen seemed to speak to me more readily. Oddly, Dylan's writing began to seem overly specific, whereas Cohen was speaking to me individually and universally.
And as I grew older, his disappointments were more understandable. In a October 17, 2016 profile in The New Yorker, Cohen stated that "I am ready to die."
I have been thinking about my own death a lot recently. One learns only gradually that one is not immortal, or at least the understanding of that comes on gradually. Cohen knew that, but he still kept creating; at 82, two weeks before he died, he put out this last album.
It is serious and resigned and thoughtful.
It is beautiful. And sometimes funny.
And it is wonderful to listen to.
"Yes, to dance beneath the diamond sky
With one hand waving free
Silhouetted by the sea
Circled by the circus sands
With all memory and fate
Driven deep beneath the waves
Let me forget about today until tomorrow."
Bob Dylan, 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature Winner
"Mr. Tambourine Man"
I went to see Billy Bragg last Wednesday night.As often is the case, my neighbors brought me, convincing me that it would be well worth going out on a "school night," particularly given our current election season.
And they were right.
There has been a lot of momentous "politics" in the past year. Bragg apologized to the audience for his own country's "Brexit" vote in June. (I had seen the novelist Ian McEwan the previous week who also apologized to the audience for the Brexit vote.) Bragg told us that few could foresee what would ultimately result–that most voters found the entire Brexit campaign an annoying nuisance which would right itself when the vote was finally counted.
They all were horribly mistaken.
Semi-jokingly, he stated that what Britain also lost with the Brexit vote was its "moral superiority" over the U.S.'s electoral process. However, he warned, they could gain it right back in November. And with that, he began singing his classic "Accident Waiting to Happen."
The message was clear.
There has been a lot of fun this year at the bizarre nature of the current election campaigns. Comedians are having a ball, and water cooler conversation is more about the latest Bill Maher piece or Steve Colbert rant than anything of substance. And that might be merely because we are simply following the lead of those who want to be our leaders. It has all become performance. (The SNL season premier this week [10/1/2016] was priceless in its political skewering.)
And yet, Bragg was cautiously optimistic.
Billy Bragg, for those who don't know, is a singer from Britain who throughout his career has taken up a variety of causes ranging from the miner's strike during the Thatcher reign to the current refugee crisis. He is very firmly planted to the left of the American Left.
He remembered that when he first toured America, it was 1984, the "Reagan years." No way then, he recalled, could he have anticipated that a man who labels himself a "Democratic Socialist" would be considered a major contender for the presidency in 2016. And for that he is hopeful.
He feels there is a hopeful momentum, but a momentum that can be stopped by "he who shall not be named" as he referred to Donald Trump. His defeat he believes is as important a vote as any the American public has faced.
And he asked us not to make the mistake that the British voters made with Brexit, not to believe that the unthinkable cannot happen.
And then he played some wonderful and thoughtful music.
And I'll tell you another thing.
Go on?
All this …
He swings his head to indicate the world beyond–he's got a fat stern head like a bouncer.
Fucked, he says.
You don't mean…
I do, John. It won't last.
You mean everything?
The works, he says.
But it sounds as wherks.
The wind, the waves, the water, he says.
But it sounded as wawteh.
It's all in extra time, he says. It's all of it fucked, son.
Mostly what John cannot get his head around is the Scouse accent.
And so it is 1978 and we are in the West of Ireland in the town of Newport in County Mayo. We have booked a B&B in the town before heading out to the uncle's farm, knowing that he and Ana and Carmel and Tony would insist that we stay with them. But we are twenty-four and will not be bridled. That night there is a ceilidh in the local pub and all the aunts and uncles and cousins and friends–long heard of but never met–gather and we the Yanks are the guests of honor. We crawl back in the wee hours but once again in the morning the whole crowd is together at Mass and when we leave we speak to a few new faces on the church steps which gives the priest time to beat us to the pub. Two nights earlier in Kerry we had played guitar in an old sheep-farmers pub, but the caravan of hippies that showed up with their instruments wanted only country-and-western which was not my strong suit. But I was able to give them some Woody and some Hank nevertheless, and then a few rebel songs. It was a long and dangerous night on the Kerry road.
And at the same time, unbeknownst to me, John Lennon was in my uncle's town, hiding, according to Kevin Barry's brilliant novel Beatlebone. I would have loved to have met him, but in the novel, he was not in a very good state of mind. And he was trying very hard to stay under-the-radar.
The novel is built on the fact that in 1967 John bought Dorinish Island, one of the many small islands off the west coast of Ireland. He had great plans for it, but few of them succeeded. And he only visited it a few times.
But now in Beatlebone, it is a decade later, John's creativity seems to have flat-lined and his life consists of baking bread and raising his young son, Sean. He rarely leaves his New York City high-rise. He is not feeling right. He has been through Primal Scream therapy, but is still forever haunted by the father who abandoned him and the mother who lived around the corner from the aunt who raised him.
And so, he comes to Ireland to spend some time on his island and to heal himself.
Neither of which is an easy task to complete.
John is chauffeured by an irascible driver named Cornelius O'Grady, who very well may be a shape-shifter and who has taken the responsibility to hide John from the press, which has been alerted that he is there in the West.
Cornelius is open and honest and uncowed by his famous fare. In fact, his advice and wisdom and observations show no sign of tact or concern. And his and John's conversations are great fun. (At one point, Cornelius convinces John to grease back his hair, wear Cornelius's dead father's eyeglasses–he is already wearing the dead man's suit– and say that he is his stuttering cousin Kenneth from England. All so that they can go undetected into a pop-up moonshine pub in the hills of Mayo.)
It is after escaping the hotel that Cornelius has stashed him in and spending the night in a cave on the beach that John has his conversation with the seal and where he realizes his new album BEATLEBONE. He maps the entire thing out in his head before he is gathered up by Cornelius. He is sure that it will be the album that will change his reputation, his legacy forever.
As I was reading Beatlebone for the first hundred pages, I wanted to text, e-mail, call friends and tell them that no more novels need be written for this is the definitive example. (I lean towards hyperbole.) The language itself is exquisite and daring and
imaginative. And that is what one would expect from Kevin Barry, whose greatly awarded City of Bohane was a tour-de-force of underworld argot and Dublin slang positioned in a post-apocalyptic Ireland.
Beatlebone is a novel that is so fresh, so funny, so beautifully amazing and accurate that one finds oneself reading out passages to anyone who listens. (Another fault of mine.) There is one oddly placed chapter where the author talks about his research for the novel that, while fascinating, might better have been placed at the end or the beginning of the novel. But that is a minor quibble.
The rest is perfect. So much so, that many may give up writing fiction entirely.
The New York Times, in its review of Ben Ehrenreich's book The Way to the Spring: Life and Death in Palestine, posted the picture below:
It is a photograph of unbridled joy, curiosity and innocence set in a refugee camp against the bombed out ruins of Gaza. The happiness of childhood trumps–at least in this moment–the nastiness of the adult world around them.
This photograph reminds me very much of the first half of Hany Abu Assad's film The Idol (Ya Tayr Al Tayer). It is a fictionalized account of the true story of Mohammed Assaf, the Palestinian wedding singer who sneaked across the border from his Gaza refugee camp and traveled to Cairo to compete in Arab Idol (the Arab version of "American Idol"). The film is divided neatly into two halves. (Though it is an awkward transition from the first to the second half.)
The first-half begins with a group of young children, riding their bikes, running from bullies, scraping together money, fishing (and then cooking and selling those fish). There is a sense of pure joy and freedom and hope. Except for the background of bombed-out buildings, exposed rebar, enormous piles of rubble and trash and ubiquitous destruction, the scenes could have been written for Hal Roach's Little Rascals.
The children want to form a band. The 10-year old Mohammed (Qais Atallah) and his 12-year old tom-boy sister Nour (Hiba Atallah) recruit their friends and begin performing. Mohammed's talent is evident; his voice is mature and controlled beyond his age. His sister's charm and grit and ambition push the band forward, and they begin getting hired to play at weddings. (Nour's being female is a problem. They cannot get hired if they have a female in the band and no one would hire them without her musicality. So she hangs in the background, behind the others, playing guitar and wearing her ever-present backwards baseball cap.)
Young Mohammed (Qais Atallah)and his sister Nour (Hibba Attala)
And they are good. Carried by Mohammed's voice.
When Nour collapses from kidney failure, the band dissolves, but Mohammed vows to earn enough money singing to get her treatment–thus the quest to appear on Arab Idol. The actual quest begins the second half of the film when Mohammed (now played by Tawfeek Barhom) is 18.
Life hasn't changed much in the seven years that have elapsed. It may have gotten worse. There are still power shortages, travel restrictions, destruction, hopelessness. But Mohammed is determined, especially when encouraged by the girl he met while his sister was getting dialysis.
This is not a spoiler. It is the fact that the film is based on. Against, incredible odds, Mohammed Assaf rises to the top of the competition. And it is here that one witnesses the true joy of the film.
Every neighborhood, every household, every town square is filled with proud Gazans watching Mohammed on Arab Idol. Their pride and joy is palpable. There is cheering, fireworks, embraces, flag waving. These people have not had a lot to cheer for, and now they do and it is cause for celebration.
It would be disingenuous to say that The Idol is not a political film, for of course it is. The politics, however, are subtle and act as a patina to a classic story of realizing one's dreams. It is a joyous film, all the more remarkable for taking place in what appears to be such a joy killing space. And the realizations of Mohammed's dreams are felt vicariously by the crowds that gather around televisions, big and small, and watch his ascent.
Hany Abu-Assad, who shares writing credits with Sameh Zoabi, has crafted an emotional film that never gets schmaltzy. There is angst and happiness, frustration and success, danger and death and victory and love. But it is all done with an even-hand and a simple narrative. Again, the politics are there–you cannot see Gaza and not wonder how or why? But, that is never the thrust of the film.
It is rare these days to see a film set in the Middle-East in which afterwards one comes out of the theater smiling and happy. Hany Abu-Assad has created such a film. And our joy is not simply for Mohammed Assaf, but for the Gazan people themselves. Sure their lives will remain unchanged for the most part, but the music competition has given them something to be proud of.
It is hardly a new revelation that the music of one's youth is that which is most resonant throughout the rest of our lives. It is the soundtrack of our adolescent development, the rhythm of our initiation into love, into heartbreak, and who we are in the process of becoming. And it sticks with us no matter how far beyond it we grow.
It is a conversation I frequently have with a colleague and friend. And though our references are often separated by a generation or two, there is enough overlap that we understand each other completely.
Libby Cudmore's The Big Rewind is crafted around that very concept. The music throughout the novel –and there is a lot of it– is the underpinnings of both the solution of the murder mystery and the liberation of its protagonist, Jett Bennett.
Bennett, who had come to New York hoping to land a job in music journalism, feels very much a square peg in the ultra-hip(ster) world of Brooklyn. Her downstairs neighbor, KitKat, who is at the vortex of Brooklyn hipdom, has befriended her, but she dies in the first few pages, brutally murdered with a rolling pin.
And Bennett is the one who finds her.
Bennett had been bringing a mixed-tape to KitKat which had come in the mail and had mistakenly been delivered to her. Later, she "inherits" an entire box of KitKat's mixed-tapes, music selected and arranged in such a way that Bennett believes they point to the identity of the killer.
And as she goes through KitKat's tapes, she also re-discovers her own tapes and takes a journey through heartbreak and love and hope and despair. It is this music that will ultimately scattered the clouds that have been hanging heavily upon her.
Capturing the hipster world of Brooklyn, the basement night-clubs and the trendy brunch-eries, the world of vegans and punks and poseurs, among those selling vinyl records and those selling pot-laced cupcakes, Cudmore gives us a fast pace mystery that is fun, nostalgic and wry. Her eye for detail is unerring –given to us often with tongue firmly in her cheek. Irony is alive and well in Libby Cudmore.
And Bennett is a hero we can love. She is vulnerable, honest, and striving to understand herself. And she believes in her truth, for which she will fight. With her friend Syd, she immerses herself into the world of punk music and strippers, academia and neighborhood community, of fetishes and memory. And she comes out okay.
There has been much written about The Big Rewind and comparing it to Nick Hornby's High Fidelity. And that is somewhat accurate. But whereas, Hornby's novel is ultimately about his protagonist's understanding his failures, successes and lost opportunities in love, The Big Rewind seems a little different. For one, it is a murder mystery and a fairly good one. And even after the solution seems evident, there are still enough issues yet to be resolved to keep the reader racing towards the end.
And that's what I did. I began it somewhere over the Rockies on a red-eye flight to the East Coast and had it finished when I landed. It is that captivating.
I admit that much of the music, I did not know. Though there was still much that was familar. And many of Jett's obsessions are understandable and familiar as well. At one point she plays Warren Zevon's "Accidentally Like a Martyr" over and over again. I've done the same with the same song. (Both she, her friend Syd and I are serious Warren Zevon fans.) I know people who, like Jett, have had similar obsessions with the Cure and the Smiths, and some who know even the more obscure bands, like the Clarks. (Very big in Western Pennsylvania.)
Libby Cudmore is a shrewd observer, and the world she creates for her protagonist is honest and real. The Big Rewind is well worth the read.
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