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2019 Toyota Corolla Hatchback XSE
Midnight Black Metallic Stock # T53946, JTNK4RBE5K3030442, 2.0L I4 engine, Automatic, 38, Midnight Black Metallic exterior
Final PriceMSRP
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$ 412 /mo*Customize payment
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At a Glance
Midnight Black Metallic
30/38 City/Hwy MPG
- Condition: New
- Model: Corolla Hatchback
- Trim: XSE
- Body style: Hatchback
- Exterior: Midnight Black Metallic
- Interior: Moonstone
- Doors: 4
- Stock: T53946
- Model number: 6274
- Engine: 2.0L I4
- Transmission: CVT
- Fuel: Gasoline
- Drivetrain: FWD
- Upholstery: Cloth
30 City
38 Hwy
Actual mileage will vary with options, driving conditions, driving habits, and vehicle condition
2019 Toyota Corolla Hatchback XSE Midnight Black Metallic 5D Hatchback 2.0L I4 FWD CVT
30/38 City/Highway MPG
30/38 City/Highway MPG
- Heated Sport Front Seats
- Combination Fabric & Leather Upholstery
- Radio: Entune 3.0 Audio w/Upgraded Head Unit
- XSE Package
- All-Weather Floor Liners (DISC)
- Piano Black Door Garnish
- Blind Spot Monitoring
- Dual Mode Air Conditioner
- Driver 8-Way Power & Passenger Manual Front Seats
- Fog Lamps
- mph Speedometer
- Satellite Radio
- 4-Wheel Disc Brakes
- 6 Speakers
- Air Conditioning
- Electronic Stability Control
- Front Bucket Seats
- Front Center Armrest
- Leather Shift Knob
- Spoiler
- Tachometer
- ABS brakes
- Alloy wheels
- Anti-whiplash front head restraints
- Automatic temperature control
- Brake assist
- Bumpers: body-color
- Delay-off headlights
- Driver door bin
- Driver vanity mirror
- Dual front impact airbags
- Dual front side impact airbags
- Four wheel independent suspension
- Front anti-roll bar
- Front dual zone A/C
- Front fog lights
- Front reading lights
- Fully automatic headlights
- Heated door mirrors
- Heated front seats
- Illuminated entry
- Knee airbag
- Low tire pressure warning
- Occupant sensing airbag
- Outside temperature display
- Overhead airbag
- Overhead console
- Panic alarm
- Passenger door bin
- Passenger vanity mirror
- Power door mirrors
- Power driver seat
- Power steering
- Power windows
- Radio data system
- Rear anti-roll bar
- Rear seat center armrest
- Rear window defroster
- Rear window wiper
- Remote keyless entry
- Security system
- Speed control
- Speed-sensing steering
- Split folding rear seat
- Steering wheel mounted audio controls
- Telescoping steering wheel
- Tilt steering wheel
- Traction control
- Trip computer
- Turn signal indicator mirrors
- Variably intermittent wipers
- AM/FM radio: SiriusXM
- Exterior Parking Camera Rear
- Auto High-beam Headlights
- Blind spot sensor: Blind Spot Monitor w/Lane Change Assist warning
- Emergency communication system: Safety Connect
- Distance pacing cruise control: Dynamic Radar Cruise Control w/Lane Tracing Assist (LTA)
- Lane departure: Lane Departure Alert (LDA) w/Lane Tracing Assist (LTA) active
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Customers Reviews
Michael F.6 months agoMy sweetheart bought a 2019 Camry hybrid from Bob, Eddy, David, and someone else that she doesn't remember. I want to thank everyone who helped Tammy with her incredible vehicle.
I was pleased to witness some of the most awesome customer service I have ever seen. They were all very patient, personable, and bent over backwards to help her. The vehicle is somewhat difficult to operate with the technology. They stayed helping her with all of Tammy's questions.
I just can't thank them enough.
John K.11 months agoI want to give a shout out for the excellent customer service I received today at Hansel Toyota Service, especially for Adam Dominguez, my customer service representative.
I came in with a question about road/tire noise on my '06 Tacoma and learned I probably had a wheel bearing (I suspected) and maybe u-joint wear problems. I did. I worried this 2-day (at least) job would interrupt our vacation plans this week. Adam was able to get the job done before closing today. Thank you, Adam. Nicely done!
I also want to thank Mel (not sure I read her name tag correctly) for responding to my small concerns and presenting my truck back to me cleaned and ready to go! Thank you, Mel. I appreciate what you did.
Your management should be proud of both you.
David T.1 year agoI purchased a certified pre-owned Prius with all the bells and whistles from Jim Cavallero Feb 2018 and months later couldn't have been more pleased. The dealership stayed after hours to help me complete my paperwork and Jim even helped drive my car home, since I was at the dealership by myself. I shopped around at many dealerships, and many didn't feel quite right. The price was very fair and the guys here are honest. I'm a dentist who values good, earnest service in what I do, so I am thrilled to find a dealership who's values are aligned with mine. I have my car servicing completed here as well. Jim is a pleasure to chat with and is a straight shooter, I'd highly recommend him if you are looking to purchase a car.
Kellie F.1 year agoMy husband had been eye-balling a 4Runner at Hansel Toyota for quite some time. He and I had stopped in a couple times to look at it and he had gone alone as well. My husband knew exactly how long the vehicle had been there, but when approached each time by various sales guys, he asked about how long they had had it and he always got a lie. Pretty much exactly what he expected from a car salesmen.
We stopped by again to take another look since we had been researching 'on the side' when approached by Jess Canton. When asking the signature question, Jess was completely honest with us. It threw us off, which led to additional conversation a test drive and the perfect customer-car salesman relationship for us.
We had VERY specific needs for our 4Runner in a combination that was not easy to find. I checked 5+ dealers without luck to even see one. Most of the SR5 Premium's came with a third row, which we didn't need/want and finding it in black, with black leather interior was also a struggle. Jess continued to keep a pulse on the market and our vehicle needs for 2+ months while we disappeared to sell our Tundra and get ready to make the purchase.
If you want an honest, trustworthy, no BS car salesman (I can't believe I put those all in the same sentence), than Jess Canton at Hansel Toyota in Petaluma is your man!
Mike S.1 year agoFive stars for the parts department. I called on Thursday for a very small part, it was ordered and ready to pick up Friday morning. Amazing service and care for such a small order. Highly recommended!
Sara S.1 year agoI live in Novato and when I was looking for a car, I don't know how I ended up in Hansel Toyota. I actually was lucky. They have a good service and knowledgeable staff. I test drove many cars in that day and ended up with my lovely Rav4. They gave me the best options to lease my car and now after a year I am still loving my car. I take it to Hansel Toyota every 3 months for free service and they do their job in the best way. Thank you Hansel Toyota.
Emily C.1 year agoGo see Blue at Hansel Toyota! You will not be disappointed! Blue helped me find the exact car I was looking for. No pressure, no BS. Buying a car from Blue was easy and informative.
Here is his contact info. Get in touch with him when you're in the market for a car!
Phone: 707-769-2333
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
This is a email I wrote to the General Sales Manager Ryan Seaman:
Hi Mr. Seaman,
My name is Emily and I wanted to tell you about the great experience I had buying a car with your salesman Corydon "Blue" Noe.
I came in to your dealership which a specific car in mind. Unfortunately, that car was not in the lot but Blue asked me to trust him to find me the car of my dreams. I had only spoken to him for about 15 minutes prior to that, but I found that I did trust him. And he did find me my perfect car! He found it, got it transported (from Kanas!), all in about 1.5 weeks. Blue was amazing to work with. He listened to what I really wanted and I never felt pressured or ignored. He always kept me in the loop when the car was being transported to the dealership. When I left the dealership with my new car, I knew I was driving the perfect car that fit my needs and Blue was the reason for that. I will make sure to send any of my friends and family his way when they need new cars.
I also wanted to mention salesman Bob Martin and Martin (in Financing). Also great guys who always make me feel comfortable. They both did a great job!
There are so many horror stories out there of people having terrible experiences buying cars. Honestly, I was a bit nervous when I originally walked through the doors. But your team is amazing. YOU obviously care about the people who come to your dealership and it shows in the people who work for you.
Kimmie Y.1 year ago***A Happy Mom of 3 Kids*** Found an SUV (Toyota Highlander Hybrid) and called to schedule an appt. I spoke with a sales representative, Katie. She was polite, relaxed and very helpful. I completed my application online and prepared to make the drive to their location. When I arrived with 3 little kids in tote
Angela B.1 year agoI made a last minute appt for a basic service 2 days before Xmas. Showed up late.... Donna took care of me right away... helped assess periodic service that I may need that have been missed. She arranged an Uber to get me to work and sent me texts to remind me to get back in time before the shop closed. They washed and vacuumed my car. Donna was so on her game so I didn't have to be. I skip my local dealership near my home to come to Hansel because of service like this. Thanks Donna, you made my day.
Brittany S.1 year agoI arrived at Hansel Toyota on Monday anticipating test driving a vehicle. I was greeted by Seven Umpsted in such a kind and professional manner. We spent the majority of a day looking for a car that would suit my needs. It is the first time I can say that I had fun buying a car thanks to Seven. I highly recommend him.
Syl's rav7 months agoWe just took our 2010 RAV4 in for service on a recall issue. After 20 years of bad experiences with various other car dealers, I expected to be told that my car would need other repairs besides the recall repair. Not only was that not the case but I was treated with kindness, understanding, a loaner car and great service. My recall repair was done quickly and my car was washed too! Thank you Hansel Toyota! We'll be back!
Syl's rav7 months agoWe just took our 2010 RAV4 in for service on a recall issue. After 20 years of bad experiences with various other car dealers, I expected to be told that my car would need other repairs besides the recall repair. Not only was that not the case but I was treated with kindness, understanding, a loaner car and great service. My recall repair was done quickly and my car was washed too! Thank you Hansel Toyota! We'll be back!
Angela1 year agoAlthough the process of buying a car can be a long one, the time flew in the good company of Jarod and the other staff.
Gspchino1 year agoI had to give them 5 stars due to how helpful and kind they where. He found the truck with everything I wanted but they didn't have the color I wanted but they where able to work with me and I came out happy with what they sold me. I've had some bad times at dealerships and I'm glad to say theses guys aren't that they knw great customer service. Good job jarrod
Vifi2 years agoI have been corresponding with the internet manager for a few month...was waiting for the right deal. Katie was awesome from the beginning. Not pushy and very informative. Bob our sales guy was great too, straight to the point.
Shedenas2 years agoI had been looking for a Highlander for 2 months, 6 dealers using a 300 mile radius. I called Hanzel Toyota in Petaluma. Jeremy of Internet Sales, friendly, professional and accommodating, answered the phone, promptly checked his inventory and found 2 identical ones, different colors, and offered to pull the keys. Upon my arrival Jeremy introduced me to Blue the salesman, respectful, knowledgeable, energetic , to assist me. Blue insisted I drive the one I really thought my husband wouldn't want, took the time to place them side by side and patiently took pics, many pics to send to my husband. My husband liked the Oh La La Red one better after all. Blue and I moved forward to negotiations and were joined by Stewart the Sales Manager, calm, patient, knowing. Because of the professionalism, knowledge and respect I experienced, we are thrilled to have our new XLE AWD Oh La La Red Highlander. Great environment. I would definitely do it again. 3 men, Great respect, integrity and manity. Who Would've Thought
seniordriver2 years agoBuying a new vehicle at Hansel Toyota was a very positive experience. The sales consultant was professional, knowledgeable, patient, forthright, efficient and informative. The attention paid to my particular needs was excellent The floor manager was most personable and helpful also. Thank you!
smdupdf2 years agoWe worked with Richard Hahn, and he was great. Very friendly and knowledgable. He answered all our questions, didn't pressure us and made us feel comfortable. However, Daniel wasn't so good. He told my wife she was making a bad decision to not buy their insurance, and uphold my wife an alarm system without telling her it cost money. An alarm system which I previously said I didn't want. All this happened while I had to step away from the office. Hopefully I can get them to fix this up for us.
Toyotaguy2 years agoNeeded a car and they made it happen. Highly recommend anyone looking to buy a car to buy from here. Great customer service. Quick and fast prosess.
kp1232 years agoWe came from out of town to purchase a camry hybrid and received friendly, knowledgeable service. Even as we waiting through each of the various stages of the process, we felt well taken care.


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For almost a year the infrastructure ministry has been reviewing applications from 59 investors that are competing for 40 projects in the Polish Baltic Sea. The investors, with a potential 20GW pipeline of work, now face a serious threat to progress. According to the environment ministry and the State Geological Institute most of the area is rich in shale gas and reserves of aggregates and it says the area should therefore be excluded from offshore wind activity. Bogdan Gutkowski, the president of the Polish Offshore Wind Energy Society confirmed the problem was serious. "Currently we are considering what steps to take to solve it," he said.
Unofficially, the wind industry believes only four out of the 40 licences for offshore wind farms are likely to be given the go-ahead from the infrastructure ministry once it has taken the environment ministry's views into account. These licences are likely to go to PGE, Orlen and Kulczyk Investment - the first two state controlled.
The shale gas and aggregates problem occurred unexpectedly. Two months ago the environment ministry said it had no objections to the locations of the proposed offshore wind farms, but the State Geological Institute's findings changed all that. The Institute has concluded that the Polish Baltic shelf contains between 14.8 billion to 371 billion cubic metres of shale gas.
Voicing discontent
It is thought that some of the companies applying for offshore wind permits, upset with the government's change of view, are planning to issue a formal complaint to the European Commission. Investors have some hope that the environment ministry's opinion is not binding on the infrastructure ministry. Mikolaj Karpinski, a spokesman for the infrastructure ministry, said: "It is possible to designate areas for wind farms where no conflict will occur."
What is now becoming clear is that the Polish government had never planned for such a big expansion of offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea and the necessary grid investments to support them.
According to the country's National Renewable Energy Action Plan only some 0.5GW of offshore wind farms were foreseen by the government by 2020 and a further 1GW by 2030. These planned targets have not, however, discouraged investors attracted by the shallow Baltic waters and favourable wind conditions. According to the Polish Maritime Institute, the realistic potential of Polish Baltic waters lies between 7.1GW and 17.9GW installed producing 34.7TWh and 83.3TWh respectively, depending on the capacity of the turbines used.


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Live in Carer
- Recruiter
- Active Assistance
- Location
- Eccles
- Salary
- £20,000 - £24,999
- Posted
- 24 Apr 2018
- Closes
- 23 May 2018
- Category
- Healthcare and Care
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Live in Carer needed to work with Clients across England and Wales
Would you like a rewarding career as a Live in Carer, a role with a difference supporting Clients with Spinal Cord injuries and neurological conditions at home?
What are we looking for?
As a Live in Carer you will need to be enthusiastic, conscientious, reliable and flexible so you can support our clients nationwide to live independent lives at home.
As a Live in Carer your role is to work under the direction of the Client following a personalised care plan.
In order to be successful as a Live in Carer, applicants will need to be happy to assist our clients with all aspects of daily living such as: shopping, cooking, domestic duties as well as personal care requirements. Every client is individual and therefore you must be willing to adapt to different lifestyles to ensure that the client you are working with can live an independent life.
Working as a Live in Carer can be a great lifestyle choice where you can choose to work and then travel in-between your assignments. Overseas applicants welcome to apply if you are eligible to work in the UK.
Salary for a Live in Carer
- Salary starts at £19,465 gross per annum (*example salaries are based on working 21 days within a 28-day block)
- Once you successfully complete your 3-month probation, we ask that you work a further 100 days in the following months from your probation and this entitles you to a pay increase to either a Grade 2 or Grade 3 PA
- Grade 2, £21,103 gross per annum * – (no qualification required)
- Grade 3, £22,495 gross per annum * – Level 3 Diploma / NVQ 3 Health and Social Care / Nurse (overseas
- Accrued holiday pay
- Enhanced rates for Bank Holidays
- Each employee will be auto-enrolled into the NEST Pension Scheme
- You will be employed directly by Active Assistance on a flexible temporary contract. The role is classed as temporary as you move around the country to live with different clients, however many of our Carers settle with one or two regular Clients after they have gained some valuable care experience
Live in Carer Hours of Work
Typically, you will work between 1-3 weeks with a client and then take a break. On average you will work a ten-hour day.
Your work will be scheduled by a Care Coordinator and this gives you the chance to plan ahead with your diary so you can attend those special occasions with your own families if you wish, creating a good work / life balance.
Additional Benefits Working as a Live in Carer
- Paid travel to and from your assignment within England and Wales
- Food and accommodation provided whilst on assignment
- DBS Certificate (please note that if you leave within your 3-month probation period the cost of this will be deducted from your salary)
- £400 Refer a Friend Scheme for employees (Please see full terms and conditions on our website)
- Free four-day award winning training course in Leicester with accommodation provided (direct train links from Stansted, Luton, Birmingham and East Midlands Airports)
- Lunch provided on four-day training course
- Flexible contract and working patterns to suit you, ranging from one to three weeks
- Regular breaks which enable you to gain a good work- life balance
- Ongoing support from Head Office and Regional Teams
- We welcome working holiday visas that give you the opportunity to work and travel
- Options to work on complex packages where there are pay enhancements, this could give you the potential to earn up to £28,000 if you are a Grade 3* PA
Career Opportunities
This is a great opportunity to develop a career in Health and Social care. Alternatively, you may be looking for a short term temporary role or a flexible position during a gap year. Although previous experience would be beneficial it is not essential as our Clients value a Live in Carer who shows enthusiasm and a willingness to learn.
- Prospects to progress your career within the company
- Active Assistance also welcomes Nurses, Physiotherapists, Psychologists and Occupational Therapists. This would enable you to gain some practical and invaluable experience working in a community setting in England and Wales.
- Training for the Health and Social Care Sector – we offer a recognised vocational qualification for healthcare professionals working in the UK (please see terms on our website)
Qualifications on offer are Adult Care Worker Level 2, Lead Adult Care Worker Level 3, Children & Young People Level 2, Children and Young People Level 3
Essential requirements of a Live in Carer
- Valid full driving licence and competent driving skills (NB You do not need to own a car to carry out this care work).
- Ability to communicate effectively in English, which includes being able to actively listen to and follow instructions from your client
- Documentation and proof of eligibility to live and work in the UK
Active Assistance is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children. All applicants must be willing to undergo the appropriate screening, including checks with past employers and an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service


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The importance of social media in marketing
Social media has transformed marketing for businesses and organisations over the course of the last ten years or so, and it is important to understand the full potential of such platforms, and how they can be put to work on your behalf.
Because social media is such a modern innovation, many individual businesses get left behind in the continual fight for market share when it comes to using such platforms, and if you are among them, it can be hard to know where to start, and how to go about things!
Read on to learn more about the importance of social media in marketing, including the most popular platforms, how they work, and how to approach them when it comes to harnessing their power to promote your company, products and services.
How can social media be used for marketing purposes?
Social media is a catch-all term to encompass a huge number of different websites and forums, with Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram being just a few of them! Social media of all forms provides a platform to allow people to connect with friends, share information and news, socialise, and keep up to date with the latest happenings from both small, private friend groups, and wider collectives from all across the world.
However, it is important to remember that the vast majority of people use social media as just that; "social" media, and as such, they do not appreciate being bombarded with adverts, marketing information or a hard sell.
Making social media work for marketing involves taking a very soft sell approach, and promoting your business or service organically, using each site's users to ultimately spread the word and let others know that they like what you do-and that means taking the right angle on how to catch people's attention and ultimately, drive leads.
Which social media platforms should I use?
There are a huge number of different types of social media platforms out there in virtually every format that you can imagine, and each of them work slightly differently to each other. The "big four" in terms of the market share held and their number of active users are Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram. We will look at each of these, and how they work, in more detail below.
Facebook is far and away the most popular social media site in the world, with well over one billion active users each month. Facebook allows private users to register on the site and create a profile, then connect with friends, colleagues and things that are of interest to them. Users can then post on their own walls and view those of others, controlling who can see what they post and what information is available about them via the site's privacy settings.
Businesses too can set up their own profiles or pages, and try to encourage people to visit them and share them. This all comes down to the Facebooks "likes" system: The site incorporates a "like" button for virtually every post and page, and how many people "like" the page or post provides it with a tangible value. The more people that "like" your page or post, the more people get to see it, and so, find out more about your service and hear your message.
Twitter again allows users to set up a profile and bio, and then post their own short messages, which are limited to 140 characters each. Each profile then aims to gain followers, who will see each message (called a "Tweet") and find content that is of interest to them by following others, or searching keywords. Twitter uses hashtags to assign keywords and key phrases to posts, and every day, the current trending hashtags can be seen at a glance on the side of the screen.
Twitter's power comes from the number of followers one has, and also, by the number of re-tweets or favourites any given post garners from others. The ultimate goal for many is to write a viral post, or start a trending hashtag that will go viral and become widely viewed across the site.
YouTube is a video sharing site, which allows users to make and upload their own videos to the site, and then provide a description and title for such that allows people to find them using the site's search tool. YouTube is used for a huge range of different purposes from video blogging (Vlogging) to music sharing to providing tutorials, comedy skits, sharing camera phone footage, and much more!
Savvy businesses can use YouTube to post helpful, interesting or informative videos that will generate a buzz, which in turn raises the company's profile, and encourages sharing. If people like the type of videos that you create, they can also subscribe to your channel.
The most popular YouTube videos and posters can make significant sums of money from ad placements at the beginning of each video, for which the video's owner receives a share. The value of YouTube comes down to the number of subscribers you have, and the number of views each video has, which is factored into YouTube's search algorithm to rank, and so promote, each video.
Instagram can be used for both photo sharing and video sharing, with the former being the more widely used application. Users can tag their pictures with hashtags for ease of sharing, and to allow people to search by keyword for images and content that is of interest to them. Like other social media sites, Instagram users can follow others and gather followers of their own, allowing their content to be viewed by an ever-widening audience, and again, the more followers the better!
Taking the right approach to marketing through social media
Ultimately, social media is one of the most effective forms of online advertising if done properly, which generally means being able to create a buzz and collect followers, likes or subscribers. The more of these that one has, the wider their audience, and the more widely their content will be disseminated and shared, again, spreading the message and introducing your message or content to ever more people each time.
However, social media content must, first and foremost, provide value to the users that you are hoping to attract; the general public do not sit browsing for adverts, or watching promotional videos for companies with a view to finding a new favourite! This means that in order to build a following on social media and get your name and service out there, you must tailor your marketing endeavours to sharable content that people want to see, rather than what you want to sell them.
The soft sell approach is the way to do this; get people interested in what you do and how you do it by taking a bespoke approach to your page or profile, and make sure that your content is interesting and entertaining for the people who see it. This means steering well clear of BUY OUR STUFF NOW! Types of messages, and instead spending time and effort putting a face and personality on your business, which other people want to get to know more.
Ultimately, this will lead to your profile or page collecting more followers or fans, raising your profile.
Sharing personal insights into the people behind your company, what they do, how things work, and anything novel, interesting, or fun is the best way to do this; if people enjoy reading your feed or wall, they will naturally want to share it, spread the word, and find out more. If, however, you restrict your usage of social media platforms to only direct sales-related content or continually bombard your readers with offers and attempts to sell them things, you will soon find yourself speaking to a non-existent audience, as that is simply not what people want to see within their social feeds.
Getting started
Building a strong social media profile with lots of followers and readers organically takes time and effort. Setting up your profiles themselves is the easy part; getting people to click through to your pages and follow you is the hard part!
First of all, you need to establish how to target people who may want to read or view your content, and then encourage them to stop by, view it and then share it or otherwise endorse it to their friends and followers. This means that not only does your content itself need to be golden, but you must also use the right keywords and terms to make it findable and enticing, and ensure that it doesn't disappoint when people actually view it!
The more followers, likes or shares that your page or post has, the more it will get, in a good example of the snowball effect; but building that core base of users in the first place to get things started is not easy.
Once you do build up a significant number of followers or fans, you have to maintain them and keep them interested, in order to continue to reap the benefits of a large following, and the advantages that this provides in terms of spreading the word about your future content.


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I'm probably going to cook him something, or perhaps he will cook with me, but in general, this isn't really an eating out day, a gift day, or really a day for anything beyond our typical means. In fact, I'm pretty sure he'll be working all day until my bedtime, so perhaps I've got a date with the television.
But, in the spirit of today, I thought I'd provide an update on our wedding conundrum... to not have one and not have to feel awkward or waste money... or to have one as an insurance against my future, possibly-regretful self.
Yep, after much jabbering, we went with the latter option. So, folks, without going into details about why, the wedding is on!
Notes (sorry if the spacing is poor... I tried fixing it for quite a while):
- So far, we've secured a venue and thereby, a date. And since then, I've backed off a little bit. A lot bit.
- I've got the (DIY!) invitations picked out, ideas for (DIY) centerpieces, and have the favor idea all set. Lots of DIY and saving here, folks! Plus, the guest list will be pretty small. No need to splurge a ton on something I'm not completely sure I want! We're both relatively penny-pinching people, so money was never the issue... but still... (see note #7)
- We're not sure if we need anyone beyond my hobbyist friend and attendees, who will hopefully also take wedding day photos. But, we decided to focus on the engagement phots that we are planning on taking in March. Yes, that's early, but we want to get it out of the way and not take pictures in the blaring heat of summer (which, in California, seems like most of the year!). We are splurging a bit on these, but I think these are what will *last* over time.
(So I really need to keep up with my equilibrium goal! Yes, I know I haven't been updating on it, because I've made little progress. *sob* More to come.)
- When I went to resize my engagement ring, we basically already picked out the wedding bands. That was a surreal moment, for sure. Just need to go buy them at this point. I'm pleased to know that they are affordable.
- So far, I have not tried on a single dress. I will be doing this in a few weeks for formal photos, but in the meantime, I'm holding off on this. Mostly because I'm too lazy to go to a shop, and also because I fear that my small budget -- to rent or buy -- won't be enough to make this hopeless case look good. Hah! Also, I have such body self-esteem issues each time because my dress size is several sizes larger than any other clothing I wear from any store. How?!!!
- The date of our wedding is a lucky date, according to the Chinese almanac... and also doesn't land on Sabbath territory. It's also a long weekend for most people... except me, because my company is kind of crazy like that. And this date is... November 11!
- No honeymoon has been confirmed yet, or even when it will happen. However, I have never been out of the country and am pretty much convinced that I need this more than a wedding.
- On a less fun note, it seems as though my possible future children have already been renounced. Thanks for showing me how conditional love is.
- I've been learning a lot about culture and religion lately (from the reading I resolved to do in 2012), and this has been pretty fun. Any effort I make to address my ignorances is satisfying, indeed. I'm pretty sure if other people did this as well, #8 wouldn't be an issue.
- Did you know that you can apply for your marriage license online? This made me laugh.
I'll probably end up posting some of the engagement photos -- anything else?
Happy Valentine's Day -- or Singles Awareness Day as it was for me for many, many years -- one and all!


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Just in time for a summer movie season that will witness the release of The Avengers and The Amazing Spider-Man, wax museum Madame Tussauds New York is opening up an interactive Marvel Super Heroes Experience, which will feature horrifyingly realistic wax figures of The Hulk, Spider-Man, Iron Man, Captain America, and Thor. As part of the experience, attendees will get to wield Thor's hammer Mjolnir — and that sound you hear is my ten-year-old self squealing with joy. In celebration of this big event, Madame Tussauds shared an exclusive photo of Spidey, Hulky, and Irony preparing to invade Manhattan. Click on the image below for a full-sized picture, and let the debate begin: Has their version of Hulk been sufficiently Ruffalized?
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When students enter HCZ Promise Academy Charter Schools, we make a promise to help each and every one get to and through college. Everything we give our students—from world-class instruction and exceptional extracurricular activities to social emotional support and healthy meals—is aimed at fulfilling that promise. Our schools have a longer school day and year, helping us keep our kids safe and engaged, ensure their success in core subject areas, and give them an immersive, well-balanced education that includes exposure to the arts, daily physical activity, and field trips to museums, performances, sporting events and, of course, college campuses.
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Bad News For the Sobbing Pizza Thief in Helena
Earlier this month, David Randall Lacey broke down sobbing mid robbery at a Papa John's in Helena and left without cash but with a pizza and some wings. Through his tears, Lacey explained to the pizza place employee that he was robbing the place for his wife and kids. Turns out the man does not have any kids in Helena and made the entire story up on the spot.
The Papa John's employee was so moved by the sobbing stick up artist that he made him a pizza and wings. Further investigation into the case discovered Lacey made up the story after seeing only $25 in the cash register. Lacey is now facing charges of felony burglary.


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The man who founded a religion based on 'The Big Lebowski'
People who intuitively perceive 2,500-year-old Chinese and Greek concepts, while nodding to California's detached hippie philosophy and quoting droll lines from "The Big Lebowski," which turns 15 this year, are joining a revelatory religion that has illuminated its U.S. founder in northern Thailand.
Dubbed "Church of the Latter-Day Dude," the group also invites "mellow, unflashy chicks who hang around in their bathrobes and take baths with candles and whale sounds," says the religion's Dudely Lama, Oliver Benjamin.
"Everyone feels oppressed by society's pressures," Benjamin says.
"Everyone wishes they had more freedom. Everyone wishes they could be more carefree, to worry less about money and status."
Benjamin's church is heavily influenced by the Tao of Lao Tzu (6th century B.C.), Epicurus (341-270 B.C.) and the "The Big Lebowski," a 1998 film written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen.
The film stars Jeff Bridges as a surreal, hilarious, ironic, marijuana-smoking, satirical, 40-something character nicknamed "the Dude."
Asked by a woman in the movie what he likes to do for fun, the Dude replies: "Oh, you know, the usual. Bowl. Drive around. The occasional acid flashback."
The Chiang Mai-based Benjamin says he thinks everyone potentially identifies with aspects of the movie, even if they may not wholly approve of the Dude's lazy lifestyle.
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"The Dude is an extreme case, but he provides an ideal which can help you to bring a little more 'Dude' into your life, without giving up on the rat race entirely," he says.
"I grew up in the 1980s, which was a very ambitious and materialistic time -- the era of the Yuppies. Even as a youth, I found it frightening and false.
"The reason I embarked on a 10-year backpacking journey was so I could avoid being brainwashed by the machine of industry, and find the space and freedom to indulge my imagination."
Or, as the Dude exclaims in the 1998 film, set in 1990: "It's all a goddamn fake. Like Lenin said, look for the person who will benefit. And you will, uh, you know, you'll, uh, you know what I'm trying to say."
Eastern philosophy and Dudeism
The Church of the Latter-Day Dude's website is ridiculous, absurd and lots of fun.
But it also wrestles with questions and answers that have gripped humans throughout the ages.
"We contend that The Big Lebowski is actually a modern form of Taoism," Benjamin says. "Taoism is probably the most philosophical religion in the world.
"Though there are variants that are heavily superstitious, the original tradition has virtually no dogma or rules of conduct. It suggests that there is a natural way of living that people can return to, if they just learn to sense it intuitively.
"Though 'The Big Lebowski' is a story about an aging ex-hippie in Los Angeles who is trying to solve a kidnapping case, at its heart it's really a story about how to live your life, how to deal with conflict and how to maintain peace of mind in a world that's gone crazy. So there's really no distinction between the movie and Eastern philosophy -- the movie is infused with it," he says.
People who aren't cool, ultimately go crazy, Benjamin warns.
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"Following Dudeism helps you to keep in mind what's important in life, what actually makes people happy instead of what makes them insane. Dudeism has a great deal in common with Epicureanism -- the original, uncompromised first draft -- which states that simple pleasures are best and that less is actually more."
Born in 1968, Benjamin grew up in Sherman Oaks, California, and got a psychology degree from UCLA before working in graphic design for a few years and then traveling while writing three "bizarre" unpublished novels.
He's currently a freelance journalist and photographer, based mostly in Chiang Mai. In 2011, Benjamin co-authored "The Abide Guide: Living Like Lebowski" with the "Arch Dudeship" Dwayne Eutsey.
"There are now over 150,000 ordained Dudeist Priests worldwide," Benjamin says. "Most are in the U.S., but it's surprisingly popular in the UK as well."
'We're never going to compete with Christianity'
The Church of the Latter-Day Dude was actually born near Chiang Mai, in the hip resort town of Pai, where Benjamin says he became transfixed by visions.
"In 2005, I was up in Pai at a small cafe, watching 'The Big Lebowski' with a crowd of people from all over the world. I had seen the film once before and enjoyed it, but this time the experience was totally transformative.
"I felt as if I'd seen a story that put all the difficulties of modern life into a manageable perspective. And it was probably the most touchingly funny film I'd ever seen.
"Oddly enough, I'd long wanted to start a religion. During my travels I'd become an earnest student of religion and philosophy."
More on CNNGo: 8 things travelers should watch out for in Bangkok
Wedging his church into a world crowded by older, cash-rich religions isn't impossible, but it may remain a niche belief system.
"Money is power. Dudeists don't tend to be the upper crust of society. So we're never going to compete with the really wealthy religions like Christianity.
"Ideally, we'd like to help people find ways to earn money with less work, but of course that's always a challenge. Fifty years ago, everyone thought that robots would be doing all the work for us and people would be living lives of leisure. That this has not come to pass is surely mankind's biggest tragedy," Benjamin laments.
"One problem also is that too many people just think the Dude is a burned out hedonistic stoner. Nothing could be further from the truth. He's an intellectual with strong moral character and a lively, creative mind.
"He's also a stoner, but that's not a bad thing. Too many people confuse Dudeism with anarchism or selfish laziness. Dudeism recognizes the need for organization and rules, and the laziness it touts is disciplined and determined."
Asked if he financially benefits from having the church, Benjamin replies: "I earn a modest income from the sales of some products on the site. We have plans to expand, and when we do, those increased profits will be used primarily to help spread the word of Dudeism via events and advertising, and maybe to provide jobs to Dudes who hate the ones they currently have."
The church is evolving, and hopes more members will know each other in the biblical sense.
"Perhaps it's not surprising that the Church is about 75 percent male. But we are trying to actively bring in more women. We think that women suffer even more than men do from the dictates of modern society," he says.
Hardcore fans of the "Big Lebowski" might want to check out the multi-city Lebowski Fest, a celebration of all things related to the 1998 Coen brothers cult comedy. It's on this weekend in Los Angeles and in New York from April 19-20.
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One of the great things about Computex is the tremendous number of personal computers that are always on the show floor. This year, the show teemed with what Intel calls "Ultrabooks" and what AMD calls "ultrathins," but within these categories and in other variations, there were lots of neat machines to look at.
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Not surprisingly, Intel probably had the biggest collection of Ultrabooks at its booth and press conference, but there were plenty of others on the show floor as well.
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T.I., Snoop Dogg & More Set for BET's 2012 HIP HOP AWARDS Tonight, 9/29
DMX, Snoop Dogg and T.I. return to the BET HIP HOP AWARDS as 2012 cypher participants representing the East Coast, West Coast and Down South alongside Eve, A.$.A.P. Rocky, Cassidy, Mystikal, Talib Kweli, B.O.B and more. The BET HIP HOP AWARDS, filmed at Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center tonight, September 29, features six highly anticipated on-air and three digital cyphers exclusive to BET.com.
Among the six cyphers unveiled at this year's exciting show, fans can look forward to another year of 16 tantalizing bars that cannot be seen nor heard anywhere else other than the BET HIP HOP AWARDS. As audiences at home anticipate the 2012 cyphers, BET takes a look back at some of your favorite moments from previous years on a two-part "Cypher Replay" special airing October 1 and 2 at 8:00 P.M.* "Cypher Replay" features memorable past Hip Hop Awards performances from top emcees including Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, KRS One, Juelz Santana and Eminem. With exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, the special includes insightful interviews provided by DJ Premiere, Pusha T, Jadakiss, Slaughterhouse, Big Sean and many more chronicling their journey into The Cypher.
BET.com/HipHopAwards is the official site for the BET HIP HOP AWARDS 2012 where fans can visit to get up-to-date info on this year's show and take a look back on past BET Hip Hop Awards. In the coming weeks, BET.com will launch a series of interactive timelines, exclusive video content, games and quizzes leading up to the show. To become a BET.com member and register for our BET Newsletter log on to http://www.bet.com/register.html.
BET's inaugural HIP HOP AWARDS APP is available now for iPhone and Android. It provides a detailed history of the show since its inception in 2006 - hundreds of artists, past winners, cyphers, acceptance speeches and more. "The Lineup" allows app users to predict the order of this year's show performer and a real-time Tweet map shows you what the country and your favorite artists are saying about the show. And for the first time ever, one award – the Best Hip Hop Online Site – will be determined solely by app users.
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Actor Neil Patrick Harris is a guest on the New Orleans set of THE TALK, Wednesday, January 30, 2013. All week THE TALK broadcasts live from CBS Super Bowl Park at Jackson Square in the heart of the historic French Quarter in New Orleans, airing on the CBS Television Network. Neil Patrick Harris, from left, Aisha Tyler and Sharon Osbourne, shown. Photo: Heather Wines/CBS ©2013 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved


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I reunite identified family photos that I find in antique shops and second hand stores with genealogists and family historians. If you see one of your ancestors here and would like to obtain the original, feel free to contact me at familyphotoreunion [ at ] yahoo [ dot ] com. I also accept donations of pre-1927 images to be reunited. I hope you enjoy your visit!
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Calling German Speakers: Little Girl With Doll, Friedsdorf, Kreis Lauban, Germany, (Poland), 1911
I admit I bought this postcard photograph because of the image, and not so much because I thought I could reunite it, although that would be a bonus! I love the little girl's expression, and her frilly outfit. The doll is wonderful, too.
This postcard was sent through the mail from Friedersdorf, Kreis Lauban, Germany (now Poland) to someone with the surname Hunze or Kunze in Breslau in Lower Silesia, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland). Unfortunately, I only have an elementary knowledge of German, and I am unable to decipher the handwriting on this card. Do we have any German-speakers who could take a crack at translating this postcard?
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Ach! such miserable handwriting!ReplyDelete
Someone that visits Farside of Fifty's Forgotten Old Photos website comes around and translates German (and bad handwriting too), perhaps Farside can remember who this person is... and hook you up?
It is a tangled mess, isn't it? I think I can make out "liebe Teodor...?" the name Gertrud(e) at the end, maybe...and that's a big fat maybe.ReplyDelete
Maybe Farside can put us in touch. Thanks for the suggestion and for having a look!
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Lord Patten has defended the BBC's £450,000 pay-off to former director general George Entwistle, saying it had been agreed it was "defensible" and "better than any other course of action".
The BBC Trust chairman appeared before the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee amid continuing anger over the award of a full year's salary to Mr Entwistle after completing just 54 days in the job.
But he told MPs the corporation had paid Mr Entwistle less than he originally wanted, and by doing a deal with him had avoided potentially paying out more in constructive dismissal and possibly unfair dismissal claims. Mr Entwistle was finally forced to quit after BBC2's Newsnight wrongly implicated Lord McAlpine in a child abuse scandal - leading to a £185,000 pay-out to the peer.
The then director general had been under fire for weeks over an apparently slow and unconvincing response to the Jimmy Savile abuse scandal and his decision to continue with tribute programmes to the late DJ last Christmas even though he had known Savile was the subject of an earlier Newsnight investigation.
There was incredulity among MPs when it emerged last week that Mr Entwistle insisted on a full 12 months' salary before quitting - even though he was contractually entitled to just half that amount. In addition, he received £35,000 for legal expenses and £10,000 for public relations as well as 12 months' private medical cover.
Lord Patten, who appeared before MPs alongside acting director general Tim Davie, justified the decision. He described how he had told Mr Entwistle: "We are not urging you to go but we are not urging you to stay."
Mr Entwistle had wanted to leave through a "consensual termination of his contract", but had insisted on leaving the corporation "on 12 months or more", Lord Patten said. But he said after discussions with lawyers it became clear to him that without doing a deal, the case could develop into one of constructive dismissal or unfair dismissal, ultimately costing even more.
He said: "£450,000 is one hell of a lot of money. The idea that I did not understand how politically difficult it would be suggests a degree of political innocence on my part which I have to tell you does not exist. But the options I had were absolutely clear.
"We either had to deal with it quickly there and then, broadly speaking on the terms of 12 months, though that was less than we were asking for, or we had to go to constructive dismissal and constructive dismissal would have landed us with exactly the same amount of money, plus almost certainly another £80,000 of unfair dismissal."
Lord Patten said that at every stage he was taking advice from lawyers Baker & McKenzie. He said the deal included private health care, Mr Entwistle's legal costs for "contracting out of his employment rights", as well as his legal fees for appearing in front of inquiries. Lord Patten said the corporation also agreed to provide assistance for dealing with the media for a three-month period, but had not yet been asked for any help.


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Johnson & Johnson Invited Me to Baby Camp!
Apr 7 2008
So if you are plugged into the blogosphere you no doubt heard about Johnson & Johnson's baby camp. I was one of the lucky ones invited but either a) my email filter ate the first round of invites or b) I was one of the mommy bloggers who was added to the list later. So by the time I got the invite and responded, they were already full…plus I couldn't go anyway.
I did want to blog about it when I first got the invite but since I wasn't able to attend, I didn't want the world to know why I couldn't attend. All were good reasons: 1) my husband was out of town, 2) my cousin and family were visiting from New York on a trip planned quite some time ago, and 3) they were full.
I haven't read a lot about the outcome of the camp yet. A few posts on the blog storm about the invite process, who was not invited, the fact that babies weren't allowed to come, and why some were uninvited because of various reasons including they were attending the BlogHer business conference or were nursing can be read here:
Queen of Spain – So you want to talk to mommy bloggers?
City Mama – Needed something to talk about at the BlogHer conference.
Maryam Scoble – First Night and Going to Camp
Mom 101 – Johnson & Johnson Baby Gate
Robert Scoble – J&J 'breaks into jail' with baby camp (check out the comments on this one for a nice letter from J&J trying to explain the situation)
I have met in person or communicated via email with all of the above bloggers except for one. I'm anxious to see what happened at the camp. Right now when I type in "Johnson & Johnson Baby Camp" into Google I only see links on the first page to posts about how they mishandled the invitation process. I'm anticipating that they 'saved face' at the camp and the bloggers who attended will have much to share with us when they have a chance to write about it. The coordinators said they would send me information after it was over so I'll most likely do another post on this soon.
Overall, I think it was a great move on J&J's part to make a visible first step to 'friend' the mommy bloggers. Yes, they made a few mistakes but, just like starting a new business, trial & error is part of the game. If they learn from their mistakes, I'm sure it will all end up on a positive note!Author: Aruni | Filed under: blogging, networking, parenting | Tags: blogging, Blogher, BlogHer Business, City Mama, J&J, johnson & johnson, Johnson & Johnson Baby Camp, maryam scoble, Mom 101, Queen of Spain, Robert Scoble | 4 Comments »


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Picking with Reyne – Vol 6 – By Reyne HainesJune 8th, 2010 by admin
Have you ever misplaced your keys, and you search and search only to come up empty handed, when low and behold, they were in front of you the entire time?
I felt like that yesterday. Like most, I'm always looking for the next bargain. I'm always thinking, I should be hitting all the flea markets at 5am, finding out what are the new merchandise days at the thrifts, and scouring the online auction listings at the small houses because stuff slips through the cracks.
Those are the obvious, yet not so obvious places to find great stuff. I think the hunt for those elusive items is what keeps us so excited about this business. You just never know what you will find, and where.
So yesterday I am out with my friend for lunch when she suggests we head over to this antique mall in town that I had not yet gone to. I had heard it was nicer than some of the others in town, but it was having trouble filling all the booth space. When I hear nicer, I immediately think, "overpriced".
But who am I to turn down a request by a friend to look at antiques?
We walked through the door and immediately there was a display of fine art glass. My kind of stuff, but eek…the price tags were for the year 2050. Do people really want to sell their wares, or are they just for our viewing pleasure?
There was a great array of fine porcelain and my friend bought a beautiful Victorian rattle for her daughter.
While we were walking around I spotted a modern item in one of the booths that I know is going to haunt me. You know what I mean by haunt…you leave without it, and you think about it, over and over. (Which means I'll be going back and buying it this weekend)!
I would be perfect for my new book on decorating with antiques. It's not antique though. Which leads me to another pet peeve; antique stores/malls that carry new items. Why do you do this? What is it you don't understand about the word "antique". Mind you, vintage is acceptable, but new?
Ok so why am I thinking about this item? Because it was cool. It was a centerpiece for a large hall table or dining room table. It had a square base with a large round sculpture on top. It was made of wood branches and shaped into a sphere. Price: $395.00 which means I could possibly get it for $350.00
Secondly, I found the coolest modernism pendant. A large, round black disk with a single thick silver vertical stripe going up and down the center. The tag said Miriam Haskell. I don't think that is who made it, but it was cool. Priced at $200.00
Finally, there was a pair of small white birdcages, probably Victorian era, priced at $45 ea. I hadn't talked about my obsession with birdcages just yet, but in my upcoming videos on picking, you'll see one I recently saw at the Urban Market that caught my attention. A white two story Victorian era cage, arched top, wooden, with disco balls hanging from the center. I'm not a big fan of disco, but I have to admit, that would make quite the conversation piece for a room. I've thought about it ever since.
I'm not sure what I would do with those pair I saw at the antique mall either. Perhaps I am thinking about a new collection!


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Chocolate slice
Baking a slice is a great way to enjoy a sweet treat. This easy chocolate slice combines coconut with a chocolate-y base and a delicious chocolate icing that is added while the slice is still warm.
- 230 g butter (melted)
- 2 cup self-raising flour
- 2 cup brown sugar
- 2 cup desiccated coconut
- 1/2 cup cocoa (sifted)
- 2 tbs cocoa
- 1 cup icing sugar
- 1 tbs milk
- 1 tbs butter (melted)
- 1 tbs desiccated coconut
- Preheat oven to 170°C. Line a slice tray with baking paper and set aside.
- Mix all dry ingredients in a large bowl, add melted butter and stir well.
- Press mixture firmly into a slice tray.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
- Icing:
- Sift icing sugar and cocoa and stir in melted butter and milk.
- Spread over the warm slice and sprinkle coconut over the top. Leave to cool and cut into 5cm by 5cm squares.
- This is great for fetes and cake stalls. It makes a lovely lunch box filler and a great food gift.
- This recipe was created by Jennifer Cheung for Kidspot, Australia's best recipe finder.


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Much Ado About Nothing
The Bard's famous comedic romp known for the brilliant war of words between the feisty Beatrice and the staunch bachelor Benedick, Much Ado About Nothing plays out amidst the brittle high spirits of a post-war house party. When Don Pedro Prince of Aragon visits Leonato, Duke of Messina, love antics ensue. War hero Claudio falls in love with Leonato's daughter, Hero and their marriage is agreed upon. While marriage preparations ensue, Don Pedro schemes up a plan to make old flames and longtime bantering partners Benedick and Beatrice fall in love. Despite Beatrice's ire against Benedick and his claims to being a confirmed bachelor, when each overhears that the other is in love with him/her, he/she begins to wonder whether love between them is possible. Meanwhile Don John, the prince's misanthropic bastard brother, contrives a more malicious plot to make Claudio believe his betrothed is unfaithful. The wedding day arrives, and Claudio denounces Hero at the altar. When Hero faints, the men abandon the wedding party, and she takes the advice of the Friar – who is convinced of her innocence – to pretend to be dead until the truth can be revealed. The foolish constable Dogberry and his watchmen overhear Borachio boasting of his exploit and the plot is exposed. Claudio promises to make amends to Leonato: he is required to marry a cousin of Hero's in her place. When unmasked, she is revealed as Hero. Claudio and Hero plan to marry, and Benedick and Beatrice do the same. This charming exploration of love and marriage, friendship and honor, features some of Shakespeare's wittiest and most poignant dialogue.
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ILEA-Roswell Groundbreaking Held, Jan. 17, 2005
CONTACT: Shaye O'Donnell
ROSWELL, N.M., Jan. 15, 2005 – U.S. Senator Pete Domenici kicked off this morning with a bang at the groundbreaking of a new facility to host more training classes at the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in Roswell.
A small explosion launched the start of construction on the 24,500 square-foot, state-of-the-art classroom building, expanding ILEA to allow training of more law enforcement agents from around the world. Domenici, as a staunch, long-time supporter of the facility, highlighted the need for cooperative efforts between allied countries during his remarks as the featured speaker.
"In our post 9/11 environment where drug trafficking, illicit trade and money laundering can finance terrorist activity, we must secure our borders and pull the plug on threatening activities," Domenici said. "That is why I worked to help secure the $5.4 million we needed to build a facility dedicated to enhancing crime-fighting strategies throughout the world."
Domenici also noted that ILEA represents another facet of New Mexico's role in tightening homeland security, pointing out that the training given at centers like ILEA and Playas is vital to taking care of existing problems at home and keeping new problems out of U.S. borders.
Domenici and the late Rep. Joe Skeen, R-N.M., were instrumental in securing funding to begin ILEA training at the Roswell Industrial Air Center in 1999. As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Domenici secured $7.1 million in FY2004 for operating and construction costs.
"By training foreign law enforcement officials in a variety of criminal justice topics, we are developing international crime-fighting standards benefiting both the U.S. and our partner nations," Domenici said. "ILEA provides a comprehensive approach to transnational crime by helping build strong international partnerships and sound law enforcement strategies."
The building is equipped with wireless Internet service and enough classroom space for 100 students at a time. Delegates at ILEA attend classes in criminal justice in the global environment, modern policing strategies, key issues in policing, and global trends and emerging issues in transnational crime. All classes have a strong emphasis on human rights.
New Mexico Tech operates ILEA-Roswell under a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of State. New Mexico Tech's partners in operating the Academy are Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell, Sam Houston State University and Science Applications International Corp (SAIC).


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You might have wondered why I have not posted anything at the blog lately. The reason is that I have been away, on vacation.
I have spent a week in Berlin, Germany, with my wife and kids. We stayed in Abba hotel, at Lietzenburger Street, which is situated just 2 minutes walk from Kurfurstendamm, one of Berlin's most famous streets, where you can find many shops and malls.
Berlin offers a lot of attractions for tourists, and one week is certainly not enough. There are many historical places, museums, parks, malls, beautiful streets, restaurants and coffee shops. You can find malls and shops in every city in the world, but it looks, as if in Berlin their number is greater, than in any other place. There are more expensive malls like KaDeWe and Galeria Kaufhof, or less expensive, like C&A. You can find in Berlin everything you want. It is a feast for people who love shopping.
It was more than just a trip to Berlin. It was a family vacation. You know how it is with adolescent children nowadays. They are busy with their friends, television, the computer and Facebook, and have no time for their parents. When you travel with them, it is a good time for bonding. They have no choice, but to be with their parents, talk, and spend time with them.
We took a few guided tours, but mostly traveled and walked around the city on our own. It is very easy to get around in Berlin, and very simple to use the public transportation, the buses and the underground.
Some of the highlights I can mention are the Pergamon museum, which is spectacular, and where you can see a life size temple reconstructed monumental buildings such as the Pergamon Altar and the Market Gate of Miletus, all consisting of parts transported from Turkey. Other highlights are the Neue and Altes museums, fragments of the wall that separated the city, Brandenburg Gate, Checkpoint Charlie, The television tower, Alexander platz and Potsdam Square, and many other places.
Another street, I would recommend visiting is Unter den linden, which starts from Brandenburg Gate. It is a beautiful long and wide boulevard, with beautiful building on each side.
In Kurfurstendamm Street, also known as Ku'damm, one can see the United Buddy Bears exhibition. It is an exhibition of about 140 Buddy statues of bears, 2 meters tall, each bear representing a country recognized by the United Nations. Each Buddy Bear has been designed and painted by an artist on behalf of his or her native country.
The United Buddy Bears express the wish to live together in peace and harmony in the world, and are on a global tour.
Berlin a is a nice place to spend a vacation, not only because of the places you can see, but also because of its Cosmopolitan atmosphere, the ease of finding your way, the buses and trains that arrive on time, the culture, and because it is inexpensive to stay there.
I want to say something about the weather. Though it was August, there were some rainy days, especially in the morning, and we even had hail falling on us, just at the moment we got out of the bus at Alexander Platz. On other days, it was rather hot, about 30 degrees Celsius.
It was good to be away for some time. Now, back from the vacation in Berlin, I will again have the time to write and post new articles for you.
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Grad Student Develops Arsenic Test Kit, Dec. 21, 2000
SOCORRO, N.M., December 21, 2000 -- In the course of field work conducted for his geochemistry dissertation, New Mexico Tech doctoral candidate Greg Miller has developed a low-cost, easy-to-use analytical kit which may soon provide researchers and technicians with a better method of differentiating the various species of arsenic detected in groundwater and other sources of drinking water.
Miller will submit his arsenic speciation test kit to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for testing, approval, and certification as a front-end analytical device. He expects to hear by early next year whether or not EPA will officially approve and validate the new kit, along with its associated method of arsenic analysis.
The patented method of using the portable arsenic test kit--which is about the size of a shoe box--was developed in the course of field research conducted by Miller, who used mathematical equations and computer programs to "model" the movement of various forms of arsenic in the environment.
Miller found it impractical to take expensive analytical equipment out into the field to measure low levels of arsenic, and, at the same time, found it confounding that certain arsenic compounds rapidly change into other forms of arsenic, sometimes before they can be sent to a commercial laboratory for analysis.
With a prototype of his newly developed kit, Miller can now determine on site if the specimens he is collecting contain organic forms of arsenic or the more toxic inorganic forms.
In addition, the invention allows for rapid differentiation in the field between arsenic (III), or "arsenite," and arsenic (V), or "arsenate."
"Arsenic (III) is widely acknowledged as being the most nefarious form of arsenic, as far as having deleterious health effects on humans," Miller points out.
Arsenic occurs naturally in the environment and is actually the twentieth most common element in the Earth's crust and the twelfth most common element found in the human body.
However, scientific evidence has long linked long-term exposure to high arsenic levels with an increase in occurrences of cancer.
Just recently, the EPA, after years of various recommendations from scientific and medical panels, began to reconsider lowering the national standards for allowable arsenic levels in drinking water from 50 parts per billion to 5 parts per billion, perhaps as early as sometime next summer.
"If EPA decides it's important to also consider what specific forms of arsenic are present in our drinking water as part of its revised regulations, then it becomes very important to have an inexpensive, portable kit available which will test for different arsenic species," Miller maintains, "although health researchers consider it important, I must admit that speciation of arsenic has not been a major concern for EPA in the past."
Miller estimates that at the outset of EPA's establishing new standards for arsenic levels in groundwater, demand for his test kit may range anywhere from 1,000 kits per year to over 10,000 units sold each year, largely depending on which course the new regulations take and, even more so, on whether the agency gives its official stamp of approval to the new testing method.


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Cut the top half off of the muffin cups so that they are shallower.
Reserve 1/4 cup of the chopped chocolate. Pour the rest into a glass bowl and melt them in the microwave: Microwave at 50 percent power for 1 minute. Stir the chips gently, and let them sit for a minute or so. If the chocolate needs more melting, microwave those chippies again at half power for 30 seconds. Stir gently. Continue the process, stirring gently as you go. But be very careful not to overcook the chocolate.
Temper the melted chocolate by stirring in the reserved 1/4 cup of chopped chocolate chips as it cools. This will 're-emulsify' the chocolate and enable it to harden at room temperature.
Using a teaspoon, spoon a portion of the chocolate into the middle of a muffin cup. Draw the chocolate up the edges of the cup with the back of the spoon (or you can paint the chocolate on with a small paintbrush). Coat the entire inside of the muffin cup with chocolate and place it into a muffin tin. Repeat with the remaining muffin cups and then put the whole muffin tin in the refrigerator so that the chocolate hardens.
Combine the peanut butter, powdered sugar, and salt in a mixer. Pour the mixture into a resealable plastic bag and seal.
When the chocolate in the muffin cups has hardened, pop the sweetened peanut butter into the microwave on full power for 1 minute. This will soften up the peanut butter so that it easily flows into the cups.
Cut a corner off the edge of the plastic bag. You can use this to pipe the peanut butter into each of the chocolate-coated cups. Put a banana chip on top of each cup. Put the candy in the refrigerator to harden the peanut butter. This should take 15 to 20 minutes.


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Questions for Drawing 1
1. Locate the American River Fortifications, Bemis Heights, the site of the Freeman House, and Barber Wheatfield. What role did each of these sites play in the battles?
2. Use the scale to estimate the narrowest distance between Bemis Heights and the Hudson River. Then, estimate the narrowest distance between Freeman's Farm and the Hudson River.
3. If you were the commander of the Continental Army attempting to stop the British force from reaching Albany to the south, which do you think would be a better location to fortify, Bemis Heights or Freeman's Farm?
4. Locate Burgoyne's Headquarters and the Great Ravine. Why do you think Burgoyne chose this location for his Great Redoubt and defensive line? How did the ravine add to the ability of the British to defend their position? How would this same terrain have made it a less desirable place for the Americans to place their defensive position?
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