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These bright young things of London lead an excessive lifestyle that allows them to luxuriate in their own self-destruction. At the centre is Alice, an ex-model unable to keep up with the opulent standards her peers feverishly chase. Alice may be in love with her on-and-off boyfriend Charlie, but the multiple pleasures of wealth and youth distract them from commitment.
Meanwhile, Felix is besotted with Alice, even as he indecisively takes up with his naïve, needy girlfriend – Suzi. Between wild summer nights in Glastonbury and the South of France, a love-torn Orna gets her rocks off weaving overlapping love triangles that wreak havoc on impressionable hearts.
Starring Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Johnny Flynn, Benn Northover, Liam Browne, Amber Anderson
Directed by Alexandra McGuinness
Running Time - 1:18
Genre - Drama
Opened in Theaters - Friday, April 5th, 2013 (2325 days ago)
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Written by Gradye Parsons
Each month the Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the Moderator or Vice Moderator of the 220th General Assembly write a column of general interest for the church-at-large.
Ashes are the remains of a fire. Any fire. Whether a warming fire from logs burning on a cold day or a raging fire that results in the destructive loss of a home. The ashes before us this month originate in the fires that consumed the palm leaves from last year's celebration of Palm Sunday.
No matter the fire, the results are the same. Ashes. The palm ashes are the remains of a fire. It is a long time from Easter's celebration to the cold, winter day when we step forward to have our foreheads smudged on Ash Wednesday. The fire of Holy Week has dimmed. Many of the extra Easter faces have retreated. Sanctuaries are cold, the pews never quite warmed up by the furnace.

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Wellington waterfront art walk
Wellington is blessed with a very walkable waterfront. If the harbour views aren't enough, this stroll is peppered with various works of art and sculpture.
Here's a list of some favourites, starting from the Northern end and walking toward Te Papa museum – a flat walk of about 1.5km.
Nga Kina – these 9 giant Kina are located at the mouth of the historic Kumutoto Stream and were designed by Michel Tuffery to reflect the importance of the sea as a food source to Maori.
Water Whirler. Designed by renowned kinetic artist Len Lye in the 1960's, the water whirler was finally realised in 2006 – 26 years after Lye's death. The Water Whirler plays in 12 minute cycles, on the hour at 10am, 11am, 12 noon, 1pm and 3pm, 6pm, 8pm, 9pm and 10pm. It is also a great watch at night.
Wellington Writer's Walk. 23 concrete sculptures from past and present poets, novelists and playwrights – each revealing the writer's connection with Wellington. Some of the fun is trying to find them (so don't forget to look in the water).
The City to Sea Bridge – this heavily carved and decorated bridge links the waterfront with Civic Square. It's a great place to pause and enjoy the harbour views.
Ferns – Seemingly defying gravity above Civic Square is Neil Dawson's sculpture with five different overlapping ferns.
Fault – Often missed is the light-sculpture across the entire façade of the City Gallery. Created by Ralph Hotere and Bill Culberth in 1994, the parallel lines allude to the fact that Wellington sits across several major fault lines.
Solace in the Wind is a local favourite, and reflects internal quiet despite the subject apparently leaning into one of Wellington's famous northerly gales!
And that's not all. Whether you enjoy a Gelato next to the Albatross fountain, or stride the Seven Steps to Heaven in Civic Square, art will elevate your enjoyment of Wellington's wonderful waterfront.


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New GSE appraisal database to tighten scrutiny on mortgage lenders
Appraisers began submitting electronic property data for mortgages sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under new guidelines that took effect Thursday. As a result, the government-sponsored enterprises will be building a massive database of every appraisal backing every mortgage sold to them. But the firms, which — combined with the Federal Housing Administration — guarantee or insure 95% of the entire mortgage market, have been silent on what they plan to do with the data. This Uniform Appraisal Dataset defines the new ways appraisals will be submitted. The GSEs are also developing a Uniform Collateral Data Portal, where the appraisers can make the submission. The UCDP went into voluntary effect June 27 and the use of it will be a requirement starting March 19, 2012. Elizabeth Myers, director of product and development at Fannie Mae, made clear in an interview with HousingWire the new guidelines will help lenders catch and fix appraisal issues, which played a role in growing the housing bubble earlier in the decade. "These changes support Fannie Mae's loan quality initiative," Myers said. "We want to get information early within the process to know if there are any eligibility issues. The lender then has the opportunity to make adjustments before the sale closes." But then there's the data. Rich Andreano, a partner at the financial law firm Patton Boggs told HousingWire those in the industry are wary of this new vault of appraisal information. "Once you standardize it and automate it, it makes it easier to study a group of loans. Someone can conduct the analysis and say, 'Hey, you know we took a look at all the data and we noticed a trend that is troubling," Andreano said. "They can look at where appraisals are coming, if they're coming from certain areas, which appraisers are getting work, and they can raise questions that suggest further due diligence is needed." Lenders know that with access to this kind of data, the GSEs will have an easier time enforcing repurchase and warranty claims. The lender can be made aware of a possible appraisal problem before the loan is even closed. If the lender goes ahead and sells the mortgage to Fannie or Freddie anyway, the risk of having to repurchase that mortgage if it slips into nonperforming status skyrockets. "Fannie and Freddie can basically say, 'We are going to look at it, so you might want to look at it," Andreano said. "On an individual loan basis there could be more scrutiny and questions for lenders." Myers said lenders were ready for the shift, and the process is going smoothly. "It's a very large transition," Myers said. "We have been working with the industry to prepare for these changes and will continue to address any issues that may arise." Another wrinkle is if Fannie and Freddie are wound down, would replacement entities have access to the same information? And as the government unwinds its current market dominance, will private issuers of securities apply similar guidelines and build a similar database of appraisal information? To Andreano, it isn't clear. Nothing is clear when it comes to the future of mortgage finance, but if the current strictness of newly originated loans are any evidence, lenders will definitely err on the side of caution by closely monitoring these new appraisals. "There could be a good use of the data. If Washington has better access to the movement of property values as it tries to determine the best housing policy going forward, then the industry would applaud the use of it," Andreano said. "But they're also asking, 'Is it going to be used to show I didn't do my job?'" Write to Jon Prior. Follow him on Twitter @JonAPrior.


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Nano at the Association of Children's Museums Interactivity Conference
March 23, 2009
A bunch of NISE Net-ers (including Rae Ostman, Steve Hale , Keith Ostfeld, and Krystal Willeby) will be at the Association of Children's Museums Interactivity Conference.
Stop by booth #48 if you're attending ACM InterActivity in Philadelphia on Wednesday, April 29th. We'll be demonstrating programs and activities all day!
If you're lucky, you might even be able to snag a fold-your-own paper buckyball or an "I'm Made of Atoms" temporary tattoo.


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Welcome to the Business Plan Archive, a research database for scholars and students interested in studying high-tech entrepreneurship in the Dot Com Era and beyond.
Launched in June 2002 as a public repository for records of firms founded to commercialize the internet from the mid-1990s on, the Business Plan Archive permitted open access to a selection of business plans and related planning documents until December 2007. More than 80,000 users from over 100 countries registered to take advantage of this resource during the five plus years it was available to the public.
Beginning in 2008, public access is no longer allowed. The Business Plan Archive now supports non-commercial academic research and education only. All interested users must now submit a research proposal describing the intended scope and purpose of their research. On completing the registration process, users are required to print their proposal and mail it to the Archive office at the University of Maryland, along with a letter of support from your host institution. Archive staff will then review the application.
The primary purpose of the Archive is to support research and study of business planning, entrepreneurship and the business history of the dot com era. If your use of the archive involves writing your own business plan, we encourage you to seek other professional resources.
If you have historical materials that you would like to donate to the Archive or if you have other questions about its operations, please contact the Director, Prof. David Kirsch at


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One of the things that I want to start doing is adding a little more of my personal life on the blog. Mainly because I just want to get to know you readers better, and let you get to know me — I think 4 years is a good amount of time to start getting personal. ;) And also because I think it's a good direction to go: more personal, more fun.
A good friend of mine bought a home in Pacifica and with it came a feral kitty. Probably one of the friendliest feral kitties I have ever met! She gave birth recently (and has since been spayed) to 3 adorable little furballs.
I brought one home this weekend. I am not 100% sure if it's a boy or girl yet. I'm about 50% certain he's a boy after looking. Cause you know them's the odds.
At the moment he's in my bathroom and not very happy. But he's so cute. Through support and advice from friends, twitter and online reading of feral kittens — I think he'll be good. He sure is vocal. He's real funny cause he hisses like none other but will not bite or scratch me!
The above pic is when I first brought the little beastie home. Below is a pic from before he left his mama — taken by my friend. His/her name is Percy.
Have you had experience with wild kitties that aren't stoked to be in your home? What have you done to ease them into their new surroundings? I'd love to hear your experience.


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Senior board gives scholarship
In a report to the board of directors meeting for the Senior Citizens of Marion County, Gayla Ratzlaff told those in attendance that a commodity shipment would be delivered to Marion County in March instead of to Council Grove. She also shared information about the Marion County Health Fair to be March 29.
A $500 scholarship was approved.
Mary Ann Conyers, registered nurse of Marion County Home Care, spoke about money donated for a digital mammogram machine at St. Luke Hospital. She also spoke about different kinds of arthritis.
Barbara Smith, AAA Board Member, said Vitamin E 400 mg can help prevent Alzheimer's.
After the meeting was adjourned a meal was shared.
The April meeting will be April 25 at Tampa Senior Center.


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- Page 1 JVC DLA-HD990 Review
- Page 2 Features and First Impressions Review
- Page 3 Performance and Verdict Review
- Page 4 Feature Table Review
Key Specifications
- Review Price: £7899.00
On paper, JVC's HD990 looks like it might be a hard sell. Not because it doesn't look likely to be much cop; chances are it will be very good indeed, in fact. But rather because it costs the best part of £2,500 more than JVC's already outstanding HD950, while only delivering what appears from the spec sheet to be a mere incremental advance, rather than the considerable leap we might have hoped for.
But this is all starting to sound dangerously like we've already made our minds up about the HD990 before we've even switched it on. So let's swiftly put our clinical, unprejudiced reviewing cap on, and get down to business.
At first glance the HD990 looks the same as the HD950. Which means it wears a glossy black body with a vaguely lozenge-like shape (as you look at it from the front), and the lens offset slightly to the left. This makes for quite an attractive design in itself, but the icing on the cake comes from the quality and lustre of its finish.
Closer examination reveals that the HD990 actually is slightly different to the HD950 after all, thanks to a large silver D-ILA logo – referring to JVC's proprietary, LCOS-like projection technology – splashed on its top edge. This helps give the design a suitably sports car-like extra flourish.
The HD990's connections are, like those of the HD550 and HD950 in JVC's current projector series, ranged down the projector's right-hand side. This seems a slightly odd arrangement, in that it makes it tougher for installers to hide the cables than would be the case if the cables entered the projector's rear. But at least the array of connections on offer is satisfying enough, with highlights of a couple of HDMIs, a D-Sub PC port (something you don't get on JVC's entry-level HD550 model), and a 12v trigger output for driving motorised screens.
A second 12V trigger and perhaps a third HDMI would have been really cool to find on an £8k projector with custom installation ambitions. But then to be fair, there are plenty of vastly more expensive projectors out there that don't actually offer anything more than the HD990.
At this point we should probably focus in on what makes the HD990 different from the HD950 we reviewed a few weeks ago. And as we intimated in our opening paragraph, the differences aren't necessarily as far-reaching as you might expect.
In fact, the only truly significant one is that the HD990 claims a native contrast ratio of 70,000:1 compared with the 'mere' 50,000:1 of the HD950. But before you get alarmed by this, the contrast difference is potentially amplified by the fact that JVC's quoted contrast ratios are native rather than dynamic ones (by which we mean that the claimed contrast figures don't depend on the projector dynamically adjusting its light output).
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Contract guards who protect federal buildings have received uneven and inconsistent training on responding to shootings like the one last month at the Washington Navy Yard, according to a government watchdog report released Wednesday.
The Federal Protective Service, which safeguards the country's federal buildings, lacks an effective system for making sure that its contract guards have received proper training and certification before being assigned to a post, the Government Accountability Office report says. Though the agency requires its guards to be trained to respond when a gunman opens fire, officials from five companies said their guards had not gone through such training, the report states.
The report was summarized at a House subcommittee hearing on federal building security in the aftermath of the Sept. 16 fatal shooting at the Washington Navy Yard. A former Navy reservist, Aaron Alexis, killed 12 people inside the building where he worked before being shot and killed by police.
L. Eric Patterson, the director of the Federal Protective Service, testified that the agency has developed an active-shooter awareness program that has trained more than 3,300 people. But the GAO report says such training is uneven at best; of the 16 contract guard companies interviewed, only half said their guards had received active-shooter training during their Federal Protective Service orientation session. The rest said their guards either hadn't gotten the training or that the topic was covered at some time other than the orientation.
It says the agency, without ensuring that all of its guards have received the training, "has limited assurance that its guards are prepared for this threat." It calls on the Federal Protective Service to immediately identify guards who haven't been trained and provide them with training.
Because guards at facilities are not federal law enforcement officers and are constrained by state law on what actions they may take, they are not expected to directly pursue a shooter unless the building is in a remote area and no one else is able to come quickly, Patterson said.
"However, if we come across a situation where the (private security officer) is the only individual in that facility and has no reasonable expectation that law enforcement can respond in a reasonably quick manner, then that individual will more than likely take action to limit the damage of an active shooter," Patterson said.
Rep. Jeff Duncan, chairman of the Homeland Security Committee's oversight and management efficiency subcommittee, said he was concerned a "bureaucratic" response requiring multiple levels of communication would put people at risk during a mass shooting.
"Are lives not threatened even further? Is there a delay, I guess is what I'm asking?" the South Carolina Republican asked.
Patterson said security officers' first responsibility is to protect the people in the area.
"His responsibility is to ensure that he can keep people from coming into the building or getting people out of the building. So he's got a job to do right there," he added. "In this case, we're hoping, we believe, we're going to have a quick response by either federal law enforcement, our folks, or by the state and local (police) if they're in the area."


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Story highlights
- The four people were held for several hours before being released, an official says
- The Americans had driven away from checkpoint, a Libyan official says
- The four were augmenting security at the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli, a U.S. official said
- They were believed detained by the Interior Ministry, an official said
The Libyan government on Saturday defended its brief detention of four U.S. military personnel in western Libya, saying they were taken into custody after two vehicles in an American convoy sped off from a checkpoint.
When the three-vehicle convoy was stopped Friday near al-Aijalat, officials discovered that one of the vehicles carried two Americans who were armed, said Abdulfattah Saleh, director of national security in the department of Sabratha, about 50 miles west of Tripoli.
As the two were being questioned, the other cars in the convoy drove off, Saleh said. One of the vehicles that drove off caused an accident, he said.
The two who were being questioned as well as two occupants of the vehicle involved in the accident were detained and handed over to the Interior Ministry, Saleh said.
The four were detained for hours Friday before being released, U.S. officials said.
Earlier Saturday, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said U.S. officials were "still trying to ascertain the facts of the incident."
The four were in Libya "augmenting security at the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli," a State Department official told CNN late Friday on condition of anonymity.
The detentions followed the U.S. announcement last month that it was stepping up military support for Libya's fledgling security forces, which have been overwhelmed by militia violence and unrest since the overthrow of dictator Moammar Gadhafi in 2011.
Popular sentiment against the various militias has been mounting for months in Tripoli and other parts of the country, including the eastern city of Benghazi, where increasing violence has included assassinations.
On September 11, 2012, U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans were killed in an attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi.
The United States has offered a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the arrest of anyone involved in that attack. While U.S. authorities have filed charges in the case, no one has been arrested.
The detention of the four personnel followed reports of a U.S. military operation in October that saw members of the Army's elite Delta Force launch a raid in Tripoli that captured Abu Anas al Libi, an alleged al Qaeda operative wanted for his role in the deadly 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa.
Libya's interim government called his capture a kidnapping and demanded an explanation from Washington.
"We value our relationship with the new Libya," Psaki said. "We have a strategic partnership based on shared interests and our strong support for Libya's historic democratic transition."


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Terrance Heyward showed just how talented he is in Bluffton High's season opener last month, but that was at the tail end of a blowout.
The sophomore proved Friday he can get it done with the outcome still in question, giving the Bobcats' passing game a needed boost.
Heyward, Bluffton's backup quarterback and now a wide receiver, caught a pair of first-half touchdown passes in a 43-2 nonregion victory against Ridgeland-Hardeeville.
"I subbed in some last week on offense," Heyward said. "This week we did the same thing, but this time I made some plays."
Heyward played most of the second half in the opener, when Bluffton (3-1)a routed Whale Branch 44-0. He was adept running the option and showed a big arm while accounting for two touchdowns.
Bluffton coach Ken Cribb said after that first game he didn't want to deploy the athletic Heyward at a skill position for fear of getting him hurt. Starting quarterback Alex Davis likes to run and takes his share of hits.
But with his team looking for a spark, Heyward entered the receiver rotation for last week's win against A.C. Flora and quickly made an impact Friday.
Heyward made a diving catch in the end zone for a 29-yard touchdown midway through the second quarter to give Bluffton a 21-0 lead. Fewer than four minutes later, he hauled in a Davis pass and juked one defender to score from 51 yards.
"You can't worry about tomorrow and lose today," Bluffton coach Ken Cribb said of his decision to get Heyward on the field.
The Bobcats led 27-0 at halftime, Davis having completed 7 of 11 passes for 192 yards and three touchdowns. He also hit Chance Murphy for a 47-yard score in the first quarter and rushed 9 yards for the Bobcats' first touchdown.
Davis finished with 207 yards and five of Bluffton's six touchdowns.
Heyward, who caught three passes for 106 yards, goes by the nickname Duke. He said it was given to him years ago by his father, but he doesn't know exactly why.
"Duke and I are together all the time in practice," Davis said. "In pre-practice, we run routes for each other for the heck of it because we're two pretty fast guys. He's something else."
With Bluffton ahead 34-0 late in the third quarter, Heyward took command of the second-team offense. He led a scoring drive on his second possession, completing a pair of passes and running for a 6-yard touchdown.
Meanwhile, the defense stifled Ridgeland-Hardeeville's spread offense. Quarterback D.J. Myers threw for 138 yards and two interceptions.
The Jaguars (1-2) rushed for negative-19 yards, their only points coming on a fourth-quarter safety. It was Bluffton's best defensive performance since the shutout of Whale Branch.
"They're starting to understand what we're trying to do," Cribb said.
Bluffton 14 13 7 9 - 43
B-Alex Davis 9 run (Ken Mayo kick)
B-Chance Murphy 47 pass from Davis (Mayo kick)
B-Terrance Heyward 29 pass from Davis (Mayo kick)
B-Heyward 51 pass from Davis (pass failed)
B-Laquan Washington 13 pass from Davis (Mayo kick)
B-Heyward 6 run (Mayo kick)
First downs 5 13
Rushes-Yards 30-(-19) 36-112
Comp-Att-Int 9-19-2 11-16-0
Passing Yards 138 232
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-1
Penalties 20-190 7-43
Punts 9-33 3-45
R - Rushing: Shawn Wilson 12-36, Josh Fields 2-2, Frank Fields 2-(-2), Gavin Bush 2-(-7), D.J. Myers 11-(-34), team 1-(-14). Passing: Myers 9-19, 138. Receiving: Field 2-76, Wilson 2-54, Bush 3-12, Andre Devore 1-1, FIelds 1-(-5).
B - Rushing: Jae Middleton 4-32, Alex Davis 7-29, Gerald Roberson 6-17, Javon Mack 2-16, Terrance Heyward 7-10, DeQuandre Smalls 4-8, Laquan Washington 4-3, Dheazea Smalls 2-(-3). Passing: Davis 9-13, 207; Heyward 2-2, 25; Jack Aerni 0-1. Receiving: Heyward 3-106, Chance Murphy 2-63, Washington 3-32, D. Smalls 2-14, Aerni 1-13, D.J. Dobson 1-13.


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2 Bedroom Holiday Unit - Sleeps 5
Up to 5 Guests
- 2 Bedroom/s
- 1 Bathroom/s
- Pets Not Allowed
Estimating your equipment size
We are looking for an estimate of the size of your Caravan, Motorhome, Camper Trailer, Tent etc. once it has been set up or fully extended (outside to outside)... excluding your vehicle.
Caravans, Motorhomes, Camper Vans, Camper Trailers
Please include your tow/draw bar in the estimate.
Widths are generally around 4 – 5 metres (13.12 – 16.4 feet).
Note: Include annexes of pullouts in width.
|Average Lengths:
|4 – 12 metres (13.12 – 39.37 feet)
|7 – 14 metres (22.97 – 45.93 feet)
|5 – 7 metres (16.40 – 22.97 feet)
|Fifth wheelers
|7 – 14 metres (22.97 – 45.93 feet)
|Camper Trailers
|5 – 8 metres (16.40 – 26.25 feet)
Note: Do not include the size of the tent pegs
|1 person
|1 × 2.5 metres (3.28 × 8.20 feet)
|2 person
|1.5 × 2.5 metres (4.92 × 8.20 feet)
|3 person
|3 × 2.5 metres (9.84 × 8.20 feet)
|4 person
|4.5 × 2.5 metres (14.76 × 8.20 feet)
|5 person
|6 × 3 metres (19.69 × 9.84 feet)
|6+ person
|7 × 4.5 metres (22.97 × 14.76 feet)
Please be advised that Site sizes vary from park to park and within each park. Sites will be allocated based on the measurements provided during the booking process and it is the responsibility of the guest to ensure estimates are as close to accurate as possible.
If you are unsure, we would prefer you to overestimate or give us a call on 1300 738 044
Our 2 bedroom holiday units are great for families and contain full kitchen, lounge and dining area, TV, DVD and bathroom. Kitchen facilities includes cooking utensils, crockery, cutlery, fridge and oven with stove top, or stove top and microwave, heating and air conditioning, iron and ironing board available. Main bedroom with queen/double (bedding provided). Second bedroom has a trio bunk, (1 x double…
Our 2 bedroom holiday units are great for families and contain full kitchen, lounge and dining area, TV, DVD and bathroom. Kitchen facilities includes cooking utensils, crockery, cutlery, fridge and oven with stove top, or stove top and microwave, heating and air conditioning, iron and ironing board available. Main bedroom with queen/double (bedding provided). Second bedroom has a trio bunk, (1 x double bed, 1 x single bed). The second bedroom does not have bedding, however this can be supplied for an additional cost or guests are welcome to bring their own. Pillows, pillowcases and towels provided throughout. No Balcony.
Cabin sleeps up to 5
Maximum of 4 adult(s)
Maximum of 2 children
2 Bedroom/s
1 Bathroom/s
No pets allowed in the Cabin
Reduced Mobility access
*Pictures are a guide only - if you have special needs or requirements please let us know.
General Features
- Air Conditioner
- Bedrooms separate from living area
- BYO Sheets, Blankets, Pillow Cases and Towels
- Ceiling Fan
- Fully Self Contained Kitchen
- Heater
- Iron and ironing board
- Lounge
- Smoke Free
- Bunk Beds
- Doonas
- Double Bed
- Queen Bed
- Linen supplied on main bed only
- Shampoo and Conditioner
- Shower -no bath
Kitchen & Dining
- Cooking Utensils
- Cutlery and Crockery
- Dining Table & Chairs
- Fridge/ Freezer
- Microwave
- Oven
- Toaster
- Welcome Tea, Coffee and Sugar
Entertainment & Electronics
- Clock Radio
- DVD Player
Plus enjoy all the park facilities and fun activities on offer at BIG4 Wye River Holiday Park, as well as the many things to see and do around Wye River.
Check in
From 12pm for Campsites & From 2pm for Cabins. If arriving after 6:30pm please contact reception.
Check out
10am on day of departure. Late check outs can be arranged - a fee may apply.
Reception hours
8:30am - 6:30pm 7 days a week Guests Arriving outside these times must contact the park reception during office hours to make alternate arrangements.
Deposit & Payments
A non-refundable deposit equivalent to the first nights' accommodation is required at the time of booking. Balance is due on arrival. Over Peak Season December/January either a $100 or $150 per week deposit is due and is not refundable + 50% of the total is due by the 1st of August and 100% due by the 1st November. Over Peak Season Long Weekends (Melbourne Cup, Labor Day, Easter) 1 nights tariff deposit none refundable + 100% payment of booking is due 30 days prior to arrival.
Changes & Cancellations
All cancellations incur an administration fee of 1 nights tariff. Over Peak Season - December/January no refunds after 1st of November. Over Peak Season - Long Weekends no refunds 30 days prior to arrival. Upon check-in no refunds are given for altered bookings or for early departure. Guests who fail to arrive on the designated day or who arrive after reception hours and have not made alternate arrangements will forfeit full amount paid.
With the exception of medically certified guide dogs, pets are not permitted.
You need to know
Special requests are on request basis only and are not guaranteed at the time of booking. Please contact the Park for confirmation. A credit card must be produced in the name of the person staying at the Park on check in. Any damage caused may be charged against that card. Various minimum night stays apply throughout the peak season, a minimum of [4] nights at Easter, a minimum of [3] nights on long weekends and a minimum of [2] nights on other weekends. Adult's rates apply to persons above 16 years. Children rates apply to guests aged 2 to 15 years. There is no charge for children under the age of 2 years. Australian Standards relate to the use of bunk beds and state that: "Children under the age of 9 years are not permitted to use the top bunk. Children must not play on top bunk." Please take this into consideration when making your booking.
We reserve the right to refuse a booking at any time from any person reasonably believed to:
• Not be the person named on the booking request
• Not be the person named on the credit card or not be authorised to use the card
• Not be able to pay for any charges
• May cause damage to the property of the Park or other guests
• May exhibit socially unacceptable behaviour
• Be younger than 18 years and not accompanied by a responsible person over that age
• Be concealing a dog or other unauthorised animal.
We reserve the right to eject guests from the park who are deemed by management to be behaving in a socially unacceptable way; causing damage; disturbing other guests; using unacceptable language or otherwise breaking Park Rules. No refund will be given and charges will apply for any damage caused. BIG4 Holiday Parks of Australia Pty Ltd is not the owner of any particular BIG4 Holiday Park. BIG4 Holiday Parks facilitates this booking service and is not responsible for the provision of services, standard of facilities or payments received. All bookings are made directly with the individual owner of this BIG4 Member Park and therefore BIG4 Holiday Parks will not accept any claims for refunds or credits.
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French Film Festival Starts Friday, May 4
Want to see a French film, but don't have the time or money to travel to France?
Come join Texas A&M International University at its first "La Vie En France French Film Series." The French Film Series will be screened at TAMIU's Center for the Fine and Performing Arts Recital Hall weekly throughout May.
The films are free of charge and open to the public.
Films will screen at 7 p.m. for most showings with a discussion panel featuring TAMIU and United Independent School District faculty to follow.
The schedule and films showing are as follows.
L'auberge espagnole, Friday, May 4 at 7 p.m. - The film is about a young French student who participates in a summer program in Spain with six other students. The film explores the difficulty of moving into new surroundings and highlights the multicultural environment that is Europe today.
Qui a Tue Bambi?, Wednesday, May 9 at 7 p.m. - The film is about a student nurse, Isabelle who works in a Paris hospital and meets a doctor with a terrible secret. This strange and chilling film explores the line separating help from harm.
Le Papillon, Wednesday, May 16 at 7 p.m. - Le Papillon is about an eight-old girl Elsa and her mother who move in next door to an elderly entomologist, Julien who keeps butterflies in his flat. Elsa and Julien become very attached, until Elsa accidentally leaves the door to his flat open.
8 Femmes, Wednesday, May 23 at 9 a.m. - 8 Femmes is a combination of a musical comedy mixed with a murder mystery, all set in the 50s. It features three generations of talented and famous actresses in France. Characters break into popular French songs, creating an ironic disconnect.
L'Appartement, Wednesday, May 30 at 7 p.m. - This film is by Luis Gerardo Otero, based on a short story by TAMIU's professor of Spanish, Dr. José Cardona-López. This film is about Benôit and Natalia, a couple who fell in love while each searches for an apartment in Paris.
Le chignon d'Olga, Wednesday, May 30 at 9 p.m. -The film tells the story of a young man named Julien who loses his mother but then finds love. He and his entire family experience the pain of the losing of their mother, but initially can't talk about it.
The TAMIU French Film Festival was made possible in part by a grant from Humanities Texas, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This film series is a part of the Tournées Festival. The program is made possible with the generous support of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Centre National de la Cinématographie, the Grand Marnier Foundation, the Florence Gould Foundation and the Franco-American Cultural Fund (SACEM, the Writers Guild of America, the Directors Guild of America and the Motion Picture Association).
For more information, please contact TAMIU department of language and literature associate professor, Dr. Annette Olsen-Fazi at 326.2657 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
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How The Worship Christian Church Does Church with Sly King
In my current Funnel Series I interview various churches about how they leverage their church online. My goal is to show you how to leverage church online and be inspired by various churches of all sizes. This week I interview Sly King from The Worship Christian Church.
I ask Sly King the following questions about online church:
- How old is your church, how long has it been doing church online, how big is your church, and how much time do you focus on church online as part of your day to day job?
- What is your primary goal with church online? Local, global, or both?
- What platform do you use to host your church online and what streaming provider do you use?
- What is your crowd to core funnel strategy for church online?
- What online tool do you wish you had when you started doing church online?


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Spring Cleaning and Moving Out
With the weather we have had recently (shhh it is supposed to snow tonight... ) I figured this would be a good time to refine my blog a little. Along with trying to cleanup the look, I am moving! That is right, I have jumped ship and will be migrating to wordpress. Actually, why don't you head over there and let me know what you think. New Blog
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Former President Bill Clinton says he believes President Barack Obama can win re-election if he can persuade voters he steadied a shaky economy.
Clinton tells ABC's 'Good Morning America' he believes likely Republican nominee Mitt Romney will have a difficult time reconciling positions he's taken during the primary season with what he'll say against Obama in the fall.
Clinton was asked if Obama can argue that Americans are better off than they were four years ago, as he argued in winning re-election in 1996.
He replies that if Obama can't make that case, 'it is only because of the financial collapse that occurred in September 2008' before Obama took office.
Clinton says Obama can assert that 'we put a floor under the recession and kept is from becoming a depression.'


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Schneiderman: "No matter how rich or popular you are, no one has right to scam hard working New Yorkers"
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has announced he filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump, The Trump Entrepreneur Institute - formerly named Trump University LLC ("Trump University"), and Michael Sexton, former president of Trump University, for engaging in what the AG called persistent fraudulent, illegal and deceptive conduct in connection with the operation of Trump University.
Between 2005-11, Trump University operated as an unlicensed educational institute that promised to teach Donald Trump's real estate investing techniques to consumers nationwide but, the AG said, instead misled consumers into paying for a series of expensive courses that did not deliver on their promises.
"More than 5,000 people across the country who paid Donald Trump $40 million to teach them his hard sell tactics got a hard lesson in bait-and-switch," Schneiderman said. "Mr. Trump used his celebrity status and personally appeared in commercials making false promises to convince people to spend tens of thousands of dollars they couldn't afford for lessons they never got. No one, no matter how rich or popular they are, has a right to scam hard working New Yorkers. Anyone who does should expect to be held accountable."
The petition filed in New York Supreme Court in Manhattan by Schneiderman details the advertisements run by Trump University in major newspapers across the country and the direct mail solicitations sent to entice consumers to attend a free workshop. These ads prominently displayed Trump's photograph and signature, or were styled as letters written by Trump himself. The advertisements, Schneiderman said, were replete with false claims, including claims that consumers would learn "from Donald Trump's handpicked instructor a systematic method for investing in real estate that anyone can use." Other ads promised, "my handpicked instructors will share my techniques" or "learn from my hand-picked expert" and "just copy exactly what I've done and get rich."
An investigation by Schneiderman revealed Trump did not handpick even a single instructor at these seminars and had little or no role in developing any of the Trump University curricula, or seminar content. The investigation also revealed that officials used the name "Trump University" even though they lacked the charter necessary under New York law to call themselves a university. They were also unlicensed under New York State Education Law, evading an array of legal protections designed to protect New Yorkers from fraud.
Even though Trump University was notified by the New York State Education Department as early as 2005 that these practices violated New York law, Trump University did not change its name until May 2010 and never received a license to operate in the state. As a result, many students believed they were attending a university, when they were not. This misconception was reinforced by Trump University's use of a university-like seal on much of its material and awarding diploma-like certificates of completion bearing Trump's signature.
Despite Trump University's advertised claims, consumers attending free seminars did not learn Trump's real estate techniques. Instead, Trump University's instructors made multiple misrepresentations to convince consumers to sign up for a $1,495 three-day seminar. These misrepresentations included false claims about the three-day seminars such as:
In reality, many of the promises made at the free seminars went unfulfilled. Despite claims to the contrary, consumers who paid for and attended the three-day seminars were not taught everything they needed to know about real estate investing. For example, consumers did not receive substantive instruction on how to raise money from hard money lenders or receive an extensive "apprenticeship support" program. Instead of providing the sustained support promised by Trump University's instructors, consumers were provided a list of lenders from a commercially available magazine. Instead of a personal appearance from Trump as some consumers were led to expect, some participants got their photographs taken with a life-size photo of Trump.
Instead of providing all of the promised services, instructors used the three-day seminars to pitch consumers expensive "Trump Elite" mentorship programs costing $10,000 to $35,000. Trump University promised that the mentorships provided one-on-one training during which students would have personal assistance until they executed their first real estate deal and recouped the cost of the program. While consumers were encouraged to call their credit card companies during breaks, to increase their credit limits to have access to funds to do real estate deals, the real reason Trump University asked consumers to request higher credit limits, the AG said, was so they could use the credit to pay for the expensive "Elite" programs.
Many consumers who made the costly investments did not receive the individual mentor attention promised. After an initial three-day session, many mentors failed to return phone calls or emails and provided little to no follow-up assistance. Despite diligent efforts, many consumers were unable to conclude even a single real estate deal and were left worse off than they had been before enrolling in the Trump University programs. Some consumers faced thousands of dollars of debt due to the expensive cost of the Elite Programs. Many felt they had been victims of an elaborate scam.
Trump University also committed violations of federal consumer protection law. Federal law provides a three business-day right of cancellation for the type of purchases at issue here, but Trump University repeatedly failed to honor consumers' timely requests to cancel.
The lawsuit seeks full restitution for the more than 5,000 consumers nationwide who were defrauded of more than $40 million in the scheme, disgorgement of profits, as well as costs and penalties and injunctive relief prohibiting these types of illegal practices going forward.
Consumers with complaints against Trump University should file a complaint with the OAG. Complaint forms are available here.
The case is being handled by assistant attorneys general Tristan C. Snell and Melvin L. Goldberg, under the supervision of the Bureau of Consumer Frauds and Protection's Deputy Bureau Chief Laura J. Levine, Bureau Chief Jane M. Azia, and Executive Deputy Attorney General for Economic Justice Karla G. Sanchez.


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Greater Portland
Auditions, Calls for Art
Ajkun Ballet Theater, New York City-based dance company, holding auditions in February and March 2012 in New York City; FMI visit ajkunbt.org.
Books & Authors
Friday 1/20
Brown Bag Lecture with Crash Berry, 12 p.m., Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700 or crashberry.com.
Wednesday 1/11
McKay Jenkins book discussion, 12 p.m., Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700.
Friday 1/13
J.R. Mackenzie book discussion, 12 p.m., Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700.
Thursday 1/19
Slam Poetry Performance, 7 p.m., Merrill Memorial Library, 215 Main St., Yarmouth, 846-4763.
What's so Funny? You Are! Comedy Workshop, teen and adult workshops available, to register 650-7711 or [email protected]
Saturday 1/14
B-RAD Comedy Blowout, 8 p.m., Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Blvd., Portland, $12, 899-3993.
Portland Comedy Connection, 16 Custom House Wharf, Portland, 774-5554, full schedule at mainecomedy.com.
Wednesday 1/18
"Where Soldiers Come From," 5:30 p.m., Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700.
Thursday 1/19
40 West Maine Premier, 6:30 p.m., second showing 9:30 p.m., Nickelodeon Theater, 1 Temple St., Portland, 772-9751.
Friday 1/20
Future Shorts Pop-Up Film Festival, 6-8 p.m., SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland, 828-5600.
Tuesday 1/24
Urbanized, 7 p.m., SPACE, 538 Congress St., Portland, 828-5600.
Friday 1/13
"A Family Affair," Two Lights Home Care, 337 Ocean House Road, Cape Elizabeth, 799-4465.
Friday 1/20
"Favorite Places," 6-8 p.m., Merrill Memorial Library, 215 Main St., Yarmouth, 846-4763.
Patti Bradley's Oil and Pastel, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Community Music Center, 317 Main St., Yarmouth.
A Fine Thing Gallery: Edward T. Pollack Fine Arts, 29 Forest Ave., Portland, 699-2919, edpollackfinearts.com.
Addison Woolley Gallery, 132 Washington Ave., corner of Fox St., Portland, 450-8499, addisonwoolley.com.
Addo Novo, 490 Congress St., Portland, addonovo.com/arts.
Area Gallery, Woodbury Campus Center, USM Portland, 780-5008, usm.maine.edu/gallery.
Artascope Studios, 352 Cottage Road, South Portland, 799-5154, artascope.com.
Art Gallery at UNE, Westbrook College campus, 716 Stevens Ave., Portland, 221-4499 or une.edu/artgallery.
Art House Picture Frames, 61 Pleasant St., Portland, 221-3443, arthousepictureframes.com.
Arthur Fink's Studio/Gallery, 145 Newbury St., Portland, 615-5722.
Artist and Craftsman Supply, 540 Deering Ave., Portland, 772-7272
Art Loft Gallery, paintings and silk hangings by Helen Farnham, wood engraved hand pulled prints by Tony Kulik, metal sculpture and furniture by Jim Millers, second floor, 8 School St., Freeport, 865-1705.
Art Studios at Cottage Road, newest work by Betina Clark, 352 Cottage Road, South Portland, 799-5154.
Aucocisco Gallery, 89 Exchange St., Portland, 775-2222 or aucocisco.com.
The Blue Spoon, 89 Congress St., Portland, yesartworks.org.
Biddeford Savings Bank, 360 U.S. Route 1, Scarborough, 883-3004.
Bomb Diggety Bakery, 649 Congress St., Portland.
Borealis Bistro, 182 Ocean Ave., Portland, 541-9600.
Bridge Gallery, 568 Congress St., Portland, bridgegalleryportland.com, 712-9499.
Cambridge Coffee Bar and Bakehouse, 740 Broadway, South Portland, cambridgecoffeebar.com.
Cape Cottage Gallery, 179 Cottage Road, South Portland, 767-5700 or capecottagegallery.com.
Carolyn Walton Gallery, 39 Pleasant Hill Road, Freeport, 865-1585 or carolynwalton.com.
Casco Bay Frames and Gallery, 295 Forest Ave., Hannaford Plaza, Portland, 774-1260 or www.cascobayframes.com.
Christoph Gallery, Portland Pottery and Metalsmithing, 118 Washington Ave., Portland, 772-4334 or portlandpottery.com.
Clayton's Cafe, 447 U.S. Route 1, Yarmouth, FMI, 846-1117.
Constellation Gallery, 511 Congress St., Portland, 252-9520.
Cooper Jackson Gallery, 70 India St., Portland.
Cygnet Gallery, "Figurative Show," with Dewitt Hardy, Janet Manyan, Tim Gaydos, George and Dadee Burk, Pat Hardy, Hara Harding, Janet Ledoux, Elizabeth Kelley and M.L. Norton and more, 568 Congress St., Portland, 251-9925.
Daniel Kany Gallery, 24 Romasco Lane, Portland, 774-2100.
Daunis Fine Jewelry, 616 Congress St., Portland, 773-6011.
Dobra Tea, "Slow Reveal: works in Encaustic and Collage" by Suzanne Gannon and Chris Reed, through mid-January, 151 Middle St., Portland, FMI 210-6566.
Domaine Gallery, "New: Elemental/Essential Photography," by John G. Kelley, 223 Commercial St., Portland, 772-2270 or domainegallery.com.
Earth and Soul, indigenous artists from around the world and local artists, 34 Washington Ave., Portland, 775-1089.
Eli Phant, Cyanotype Prints by Anna Low, Munjoy Hill, Portland, eli-phant.com, Sally Struever, 253-9943.
Elizabeth Moss Gallery, 251 U.S. Route 1, Falmouth, 781-2620, elizabethmossgalleries.com.
Ember Grove Gallery, 247 B Congress St., Portland, 761-0408 or embergrove.com.
emilie inc., photography, 227 Congress St., Portland, 272-2285.
Falmouth Memorial Library, 5 Lunt Road, Falmouth, 781-2351.
Fiddlehead Center for the Arts, 383 U.S. Route 1, Scarborough, fcascarborough.org, 883-5720.
Filament Gallery, 181 Congress St., Portland, 774-0932 or filamentgallery.com.
Fore River Gallery, 613 Congress St., Portland, 252-6728.
Fore Street Gallery, 372 Fore St., Portland, 874-8084, forestreetgallery.com.
"Forgotten Transport" photography by Jonathan M. Dunitz, 645 Congress St., Portland, 415-8462, jmdunitzstudios.com.
Four Walls Gallery for Fine Art, 564 Congress St., Portland, 221-3426 or fourwallsgallery.com.
Free Street Gallery at MECA, "Personal Views: The One O'clock Group" 10 Artists, 87 Free St., Portland, Dee Adams, 653-7271.
Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Dr., Freeport, 865-3307.
Freeport Square Gallery, 140 Main St., Freeport, 865-1616.
Front Room Gallery, 378 Cottage Road, South Portland, 767-9070.
Frost Gully Gallery, 1159 U.S. Route 1, Freeport, 865-4505 or frostgullygallery.com.
Gallery 132, 132 Spring St., Portland, 842-9200 ext. 226.
Gem Gallery, 62 Island Ave., Peaks Island, 766-5600.
Gleason Fine Art Portland, 545 Congress St., Portland, 699-5599, [email protected]
Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle St., Portland, 772-2693.
The Green Hand Bookshop, "In the Forest by the Sea," through Jan. 2012, 661 Congress St., Portland, 253-6808.
Harmon's & Barton's Gallery, 584 Congress St., Portland, 774-5948.
Heron Point Gallery, 63 Market St., Portland, Bonnie Faulkner, 846-0817, heronpointstudio.com.
Holly Ready Studio, oil and gouache paintings by Holly Ready, 146 High St., Portland, 632-1027 or hollyready.com
ICA at MECA, 522 Congress St., Portland, meca.edu, 775-3052.
Jameson Modern Art, 305 Commercial St., Portland, 772-5522 or jamesongallery.com.
June Fitzpatrick Gallery at MECA, 522 Congress St., Portland, 699-5083.
June Fitzpatrick Gallery, 112 High St., Portland, 772-1961, JuneFitzpatrickGallery.com.
June LaCombe SCULPTURE, by appointment, Hawk Ridge Farm, 90 Minot Road, Pownal, 688-4468, junelacombesculpture.com.
The Kate Cheney Chappell Center for Book Arts, 7th floor, Glickman Family Library, USM Portland, Rebecca Goodale, 228-8014.
Lalo Boutique, 142 High St., Portland.
The Language Exchange, 80 Exchange St., Portland, 772-0405.
Larson Fine Art Gallery, new work by David Henning Larson, 331 Cottage Road, South Portland, 767-8221, larsonfineart.com.
Lewis Gallery at Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700, portlandlibrary.com.
Lifeworks Chiropractic, artwork by Mark Nutt, Foreside Place, 202 U.S. Route 1, Suite 100, Falmouth, 781-7911, call for viewing times.
The Local Buzz, 327 Ocean House Road, Pond Cove Shopping Plaza, Cape Elizabeth, ariatuki.com.
Long Island Dodwell Gallery, Color My World: An interactive art exhibit, Long Island, Maggie Carle, [email protected], 766-2940.
Maine Arts Workshop, 39 School St., Freeport, 831-2759 or maineartsworkshop.com.
Maine Charitable Mechanics Library, 519 Congress St., Portland, Jill Cournoyer, 878-8896.
Maine College of Art, 522 Congress St., Portland, meca.edu.
Maine Medical Center, paintings for sale by Freeport artist Janice L. Moore, portion of proceeds to benefit The Arts at Maine Medical Center, 22 Bramhall St., Portland, mmc.org/thearts, [email protected]
The Maine Potters Market, 376 Fore St., Portland, Anne Samson, 774-1633.
Maine Roaster's Coffee, U.S. Route 1, Yarmouth.
Market House, 28 Monument Square, Portland, 228-2056.
Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland, 615-3609, mayostreetarts.org.
Meg Perry Center, 644 Congress St., Portland, 772-0689, megperrycenter.com.
Merrill Memorial Library, 215 Main St., Yarmouth, 846-4763.
Moxie Studio and Gallery, landscape, still life paintings, by appointment, Cousins Island, Yarmouth, 846-0978.
North Yarmouth Academy, Curtis Gallery, 148 Main St., Yarmouth, 847-5423, NYA.org.
Open Concepts Gallery & Studios, Cove Street Art Center, 50 Cove St., Portland, 772-3822.
Paula Banks Consulting and Two Lights Home Care, Pond Cove Shopping Center, Cape Elizabeth, lola-studios.com.
Ponomo, jewelry, handbags and accessories by Hannah Tarkinson, 142 High St., Suite 307, Portland, ponomostyle.com.
Portland Arts and Cultural Alliance, 548 Congress St., Portland, portlandarts.org.
Portland Photo Works, 142 High St., second floor, Portland, Elliott Teel, 228-5829, [email protected]
Portland Public Library, Lewis Gallery, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700.
Rabelais, 86 Middle St., Portland, 774-1044, RabelaisBooks.com.
Radiant Light Gallery, Thom Adams fine art and documentary photography, 615 Congress St., Suite 409, Portland, 252-7258.
Richard Boyd Pottery Art Gallery, 5 Epps St., Peaks Island, 712-1097, richardboydpottery.com.
Rise Photography, "New Moon," work by Meghan Donahue, Matthew Robbins photography, Alicia Allen jewelry, 864 Broadway, South Portland, 799-4204, risephotography.com.
Rose Contemporary, 492 Congress St., Portland, 780-0700, rosecontemporary.com.
The Royal Bean Cafe, Main St., Yarmouth, 829-5082.
Running with Scissors Gallery, 54 Cove St., Portland, 699-4242.
Salt Institute, 561 Congress St., Portland, salt.edu.
Sandpiper Jewelry Gallery, 851 Sawyer St., South Portland, Michael Hofheimer, 767-8090.
South Portland Public Library, 482 Broadway, South Portland, 767-7660.
Space Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland, 828-5600, space538.org.
St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland, 775-5568, stlawrencearts.org.
Stones & Stuff, 556 Congress St., Portland, rickgreenart.com.
Susan Maasch Fine Art, "Two From the Biennial: Clint Fulkerson and Jon Edwards," and solo exhibition by Kate Russo, "New Paintings," 567 Congress St., Portland, 699-2955 or susanmaaschfineart.com.
Sylvia Kania Gallery, 148 High St., Portland, 615-6019.
Thomas Memorial Library, 6 Scott Dyer Road, Cape Elizabeth, 799-1720.
Toby Rosenberg Pottery Gallery, 293 Read St., Portland, 878-4590, tobyrosenberg.com.
Thos. Moser Freeport Showroom, 149 Main St., Freeport, 865-4519.
TIME Gallery at CTN Studios, photography by Dawn Herrick, 516 Congress St., Portland, HourExchangePortland.org, Orion Breen, 874-9868.
USM Glickman Family Library, 7th floor, Glickman Library, USM Portland campus.
USM Osher Map Library, USM Portland, usm.maine.edu/maps.
USM Wishcamper Center, USM Portland, 780-4270, 34 Bedford St., Portland.
Utopia Gallery, 468 Fore St., Portland, www.utopiadesigns.com.
VoxPhotographs, for viewing invitation and location, 232-1214 or [email protected]
Whitney Art Works, 492 Congress St., Portland, whitneyartworks.com, 780-0700, whitneyartworks.com.
Yarmouth Frame Shop and Gallery, 336 Main St. Yarmouth, 846-7777; second location, 720 U.S. Route 1, Yarmouth, yarmouthframeshopandgallery.com.
3Fish Gallery, 377 Cumberland Ave., Portland, 773-4773.
317 Main Street, Michele Caron, through Jan. 13, 2012; 317 Main St., Yarmouth, 846-6264.
"Making faces:" Photographic Portraits of Actors and Artists, runs Jan. 14-April 8, Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland, 775-6148 or portlandmuseum.org.
Children's Museum and Theatre of Maine, ongoing cultural, educational, fun and active workshops for kids and parents, 142 Free St., Portland, 828-1234 or kitetails.com.
Fifth Maine Regiment Museum, by appointment, 45 Seashore Ave., Peaks Island, 766-3330, fifthmainemuseum.org.
International Cryptozoology Museum, 661 Congress St., Portland, cryptozoologymuseum.com.
Maine Historical Society Museum, "Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In: Adornment & Identity in Maine," through May 27, 2012 and "Images of the Longfellow Garden," current exhibits, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday; 12-5 p.m. Sun.; 11 a.m.-12 p.m. children's hour Monday and Wednesday; $8 adult, $3 child, 489 Congress St., Portland, 774-1822 or mainehistory.org.
Maine Irish Heritage Center, 34 Gray St., Portland, 780-0118, maineirish.com.
Maine Jewish Museum, formerly called Tree of Life at Etz Chaim, open Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. or by appointment, 267 Congress St., Portland, Gary Berenson, 329-9854, treeoflifemuseum.org.
The Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Company and Museum, daily trains from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., on the hour, from the museum, 58 Fore St., Portland, 828-0814, tickets, $10 adult, $9 senior, $6 child ages 3-12, price includes admission to museum.
Museum of African Culture, 13 Brown St., Portland, 871-7188 or museumafricanculture.org.
Neal Dow Memorial, 714 Congress St., Portland, tours 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday-Friday, 773-7773, mewctu.org.
Portland Fire Museum, open first Fridays 6-9 p.m., $5 adults, $2 children age 7+, 157 Spring St., Portland, portlandfiremuseum.com.
Portland Harbor Museum, Southern Maine Community College, Fort Road, South Portland, 799-6337, portlandharbormuseum.org.
Portland Museum of Art, The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection: Fifty Works for Maine, on view through Jan. 29, 2012; 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, Saturday and Sunday; and 10 a.m.- 9 p.m. Friday; free on Fridays 5-9 p.m., first Fridays, Seven Congress Square, Portland, 775-6148, portlandmuseum.org
Portland Observatory, 138 Congress St., Portland, 774-5561.
The Sabbathday Lake Shaker Museum and the Shaker Store, by appointment, U.S. Route 26, New Gloucester, 926-4597, shaker.lib.me.us.
Skyline Farm Carriage and Sleigh Museum, by appointment, free/donations accepted, 95 The Lane, North Yarmouth, skylinefarm.org, 829-9203.
Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse, SMCC campus, off Fort Road, South Portland, springpointlight.org, 799-6337.
Victoria Mansion, self-guided tours, 109 Danforth St., Portland, 772-4841, victoriamansion.org.
Yarmouth Historical Society Museum, "Life Along the Royal River," 1-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Saturday, Merrill Memorial Library, Main St., Yarmouth, 846-6259.
Friday 1/13
Jacob Augustine, 7:30 p.m., St. Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress St., Portland, $12 advance/$15 door, 775-5568.
Sunday 1/15
The Rossini Club Concert, 3 p.m., Cathedral of St. Luke, 143 State St., Portland, $10 suggested donation, 797-8318.
Wednesday 1/18
Castlebay, 8 p.m., Blue, 650 Congress St., Portland, 774-4111 or castlebay.net.
Friday 1/20
Dean Ford and Young London, 7 p.m., Bayside Bowl, 58 Alder St., Portland, $5, itsdeanford.com.
Saturday 1/21
Hattie Simon, 11 a.m., Bard Coffee, 185 Middle St., Portland.
Women in Harmony, 7 p.m., Woodfords Congregational Church, 202 Woodford St., Portland, $15/$10 seniors and students.
Community Chorus, rehearsals 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., first and third Saturday, the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland, 775-5568 ext. 102 or [email protected]
David Bullard Songwriter Night, 6 p.m. Tuesdays, Andy's Pub, Commercial St.; Solo Night 6 p.m. Thursdays, Slainte Wine Bar, 24 Preble St., Portland.
House Bluegrass, 9 p.m. Mondays, no cover, Empire Dine & Dance, 575 Congress St., Portland.
Kirtan!, call and response group chanting meditation, 7-8:30 p.m., first and third Fridays, $5 donation, Portland Yoga Studio, 616 Congress St., Portland, 799-0054, portlandyoga.com.
Lazy Lightning, Grateful Dead covers and original music, 9 p.m. Wednesdays, The Big Easy, 55 Market St., bigeasyportland.com or 776-2822.
Theater & Dance
Wednesday 1/11
"Good Luck," 1 p.m., $10 adults/$8 students, Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Blvd., Portland, 899-3993.
Thursday 1/12
"Mamma Mia!" 8 p.m., additional 2 p.m. show Jan. 14., Merrill Auditiorum, 389 Congress St., Portland, $50-65, 842-0800 or portlandovations.org.
"Good Luck," 7 p.m., $10 adults/$8 students, Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Blvd., Portland, 899-3993.
Friday 1/13
"Defenders of the Funny," 8 p.m., Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Blvd., Portland, $10, 899-3993.
"A Midsummer Night's Dream," 8 p.m., additional 2:30 p.m. show on Sundays, runs through Jan. 29, The Portland Players, 420 Cottage Road, South Portland, 799-7337 or portlandplayers.org.
Saturday 1/14
"Tap, Tap, Jazz," 4 and 7 p.m., Maine State Ballet Theater, 348 U.S. Rt. 1, Falmouth, $15, 781-3587 or mainestateballet.org.
Saturday 1/21
"Tap, Tap, Jazz," 4 and 7 p.m., Maine State Ballet Theater, 348 U.S. Rt. 1, Falmouth, $15, 781-3587 or mainestateballet.org.
Argentine Tango Practice, Wednesday 7-9 p.m., beginner lesson 7 p.m., $10; Ballroom Dance Party, Saturday 8 p.m.- midnight, beginner lesson 7 p.m., $7; Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress St., Portland.
Club 188, line dancing instruction, Wednesday, 7-8 p.m. beginners; 8-9 p.m. intermediate; 9-9:30 p.m. advanced; 188 Warren Ave., Portland.
Greater Portland Community Contradance, first Saturday, 7:15 p.m. lesson, 8 p.m. main dance, $9 adult, $5 child, Falmouth Congregational Church Hall, 267 Falmouth Road, new dancers welcome, no partner needed, 756-2201.
Maplewood Dance Center, night classes followed by dance socials on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 383 Warren Ave., Portland, 878-0584, maplewooddancecenter.com.
Irish Set Dancing, 7-9 p.m. Thursdays, Yarmouth Community Services building, 200 Main St., Yarmouth, [email protected]
Second Saturday Contradance, 6 p.m. family dance; 7:30 p.m. potluck; 8 p.m. beginner lesson; 8:30-12 p.m. dance, $10 adult/ $7 student or senior, bring clean shoes, Wescustogo Hall, U.S. Route 115, North Yarmouth, 233-4325, [email protected] or 318-8746, [email protected]
Square Dancing Classes, by Mix 'n Mingle Square Dancing Club, 6:30-8 p.m. Thursdays through April, ages 9 and up, $3, no experience necessary, Eight Corners School, 22 Mussey Road, Scarborough, [email protected]
Mid Coast
Friday 1/20
"25 Years of Rock!" auditions, 6-8 p.m. and Jan. 21, 2-5 p.m., Winter St. Center annex, 880 Washington St., Bath, 443-6581.
Books & Authors
Thursday 1/12
Carla Maria Sullwold book discussion, 7 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick, 725-6342.
The Dreamland Theater film series on second and fourth Thursdays, Winter Street Center, 880 Washington St., Bath, 6 p.m., free/$5 suggested donation, presented by Sagadahoc Preservation Inc., film listings at sagadahocpreservation.org.
Saturday 1/14
Joy of Art, 1-3 p.m., Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Road, Topsham, 729-1883.
Friday 1/20
Midwinter Night Dream, 5-7 p.m., Chocolate Church Art Gallery, 880 Washington St., Bath, [email protected]
11 Pleasant St. Arts Center, 11 Pleasant St., Brunswick, 319-6057 or 11pleasant.com.
Allen & Selig Realty, landscapes and seascapes by Claudette Gamache, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 15 Vine St., Bath, 443-2200 or AllenSelig.com.
The Barn Door Cafe and Bakery, 4 Bowdoin Mill Island, Suite 102, Brunswick; 721-3099, thebarndoorcafe.com.
Bayview Gallery, "Her Mark," 58 Maine St., Brunswick, 729-5500, Patricia Boissevain, 729-5500, bayviewwgallery.com.
Cabot Mill Gallery, Fort Andross, 14 Maine St., Brunswick, 837-9108.
Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St., Bath, 442-8455 or chocolatechurcharts.org.
Coleman Burke Gallery, Fort Andross, 14 Maine St., Brunswick, [email protected]
Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick, 725-5242, curtislibrary.com.
The Eleven Pleasant Street Gallery, 11 Pleasant St., Brunswick, 607-4016 or [email protected]
Frontier Cafe, Fort Andross, 14 Maine St., Brunswick, explorefrontier.com, 725-8820.
Gallery at Park Row, 185 Park Row, Brunswick, 907-4016.
Gallery at Widgeon Cove, Route 123, Harpswell, 833-6081 or widgeoncove.com.
Gallery at Schoolhouse Crossing, 48 West Schoolhouse Crossing Road, Topsham, 603-674-6098 or [email protected]
Gallery Framing, 12 Pleasant St., Brunswick, 729-9108.
The Gelato Fiasco, 74 Maine St., Brunswick, 607-4002, gelatofiasco.com.
Harbor Works Gallery, Holbrook-Trufant House, 977C Cundy's Harbor Road, Harpswell, harborworksgallery.org, Guy Saldanha, [email protected], 841-9812.
ICON Contemporary Art, 19 Mason St., Brunswick, 725-8157.
Just Framing, 149 Front St., Bath.
LaMarche Gallery, David Saul Smith Union, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, 725-3902.
Little Dog Coffee, 87 Maine St., Brunswick, 725-8820.
Mae's Cafe, 160 Centre St., Bath, 442-8577 or maescafeandbakery.com/events.
Maine Fiberarts Gallery, 13 Main St., Topsham, 721-0678, mainefiberarts.org.
Markings Gallery, 50 Front St., Bath, 443-1499.
Merrymeeting Arts Center, 9 Main St., Bowdoinham, 841-5914, merrymeetingartscenter.org.
Points of View Art Gallery, Brunswick Business Center, 18 Pleasant St., Brunswick, 373-9300.
Sarah Greenier Gallery, Maine, marine and coastal paintings, 428 Middle St., Bath, 443-3936.
Sebascodegan Artists Cooperative Gallery, 4 Old Orr's Island Road, Harpswell, 833-5717, sebascodeganartists.com.
Summer Island Studio, 149 Maine St., Brunswick, 373-1810.
Thornton Oaks, 25 Thornton Way, 729-8033, thorntonoaks.com.
Topsham Public Library Crooker Gallery, 25 Foreside Road, Topsham, 725-1727 or topshamlibrary.org.
VSA arts of Maine, 11 Pleasant St., Brunswick, 607-4016, vsartsmaine.org.
Whatnot Gallery at Spindleworks, 7 Lincoln St., Brunswick, spindleworks.org, 725-8820.
Bowdoin College Museum of Art, 9400 College Station, Brunswick, 725-3275.
Maine Maritime Museum, open daily 9:30 a.m.- 5 p.m., 243 Washington St., Bath, 443-1316 or mainemaritimemuseum.org.
Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, Hubbard Hall, Bowdoin College, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesdays-Saturdays; 2 p.m.-5 p.m., Sundays; closed Mondays, 725-3416, bowdoin.edu/arctic-museum.
Pejepscot Historical Society Museum, "CSI Brunswick: The Forensic Work of Dr. Frank Whittier," and "Pejepscot's Early Scots-Irish History," Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m., free, 159 Park Row, Brunswick, 729-6606.
Sunday 1/15
The Midcoast Symphony Orchestra, 2:30 p.m., Mt. Ararat High School, Topsham, $17, 846-5378 or midcoastsymphony.org.
Wednesday 1/25
Broadband, 7 p.m., Side Door Coffee House, Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick, $6, 729-3578.
Friday 1/13
Midcoast Youth Theater, "Through the Years," 7 p.m., second show Jan. 14 at 7 p.m., Woodside Elementary, 43 Barrows Dr., Topsham.
Sage Swingers, Square and Round Dance Club, 6:30 p.m. Monday round dance workshops, Coffin School Cafeteria, Barrows St., Brunswick; 6:30 p.m. Tuesday square dance workshops, Jordan Acres School Cafeteria, Brunswick, 389-2568 or sage.squaredanceme.us.
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The Tabor College Concert Choir and Concerto Bella Voce are teaming up to perform John Rutter's "Requiem" at 7 p.m. May 11 at the Hillsboro Mennonite Brethren Church.
Rutter's "Requiem" is a 40-minute work for chorus, orchestra, and a soprano solo. The orchestra is comprised of members of the Wichita Symphony Orchestra, which will provide a professional combination with the choir.
Assistant professor of choral music Janie Brokenicky will be featured as the soprano soloist.
"I've been very pleased and impressed with how quickly the choirs have taken to the work," choral director Brad Vogel said. "I'm pleased with the amount of detail and expression they are able to give to the performance."
In addition to the full strings and wind sections, the orchestra also features a harpist Jayn Hyde.
Rutter composed his "Requiem" in response to a personal bereavement.
In the liturgy, a requiem (meaning "rest") is a funeral service—a collection of prayers for the soul of the deceased. The "Requiem" is also a service of life. It contains those texts of the "Requiem" mass that are uplifting rather than terrifying, and texts that also present Christ.
Three movements from Rutter's "Five Orchestral Meditations" will also be part of the program. These are orchestral arrangements of some of his work written for choir. They function as an overture, a postlude, and a "meditation" in the middle of the "Requiem."


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Top Ten Blue Stony Engagement Rings
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Thank you guys so much for voting last week! Phew, I made it through and am so glad because I really wanted to make this coat! Yes it's Outerwear week...week 4 and I am thrilled to still be in the competition. Head on over to Project Run and Play to vote (voting is up till Sunday night) and then come on back and check out these photos.
I just have to say that I was knocked flat by a wicked stomach bug this week so the fact that this coat even got made is kind of a miracle. Luckily there was a good bit of hand sewing which could be done laying on the couch, and I had mostly finished the pattern before it hit.
Unfortunately the coat didn't get done till the very last minute so we had to take photos outside on a dark rainy day (yesterday eek!).
I didn't quilt though all three layers but just the outer and batting layers and then inserted the lining as usual.
I made bias tape and used it to finish all the edges. Linen is really wiggly when its cut on the bias so its a tad tricky to get sewn in neatly.
The cuffs are a little long on purpose #1 so this will fit her for more than 10 min, but also because I wanted to be able to fold them up and get a peek at the lining. I love the tone on tone look of those fabrics together.
So one of the hardest things about this whole process is getting Avery to hold still enough to take a decent picture. She is SUCH a ham, which I love and normally would be all about showing her personality in photos, but since its a sewing competition I am trying to make sure the clothes look good and she pulls the funniest craziest body positions and faces constantly. I'm like "Avery...PLEASE just make a normal face."
"But mom...this is my thinking face."
Love this girl.


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When Andy Samberg and his Lonely Island crew left Saturday Night Live at the end of last season, the show lost one of its greatest resources — not only because the gang's Digital Shorts were precisely engineered to go viral, but also because the guys' specific brand of whimsical goofiness was so completely, delightfully different from the talk show parodies and fake game show sketches that SNL often relies upon.
Thankfully, this week's host happens to be both a big-name actor and a master of whimsical goofiness — and if Zach Galifianakis's third hosting stint is anything like his first two, it'll definitely be worth staying up to watch.
The Hangover star's specific brand of absurdity isn't for everyone, and even those who enjoy it will admit that his nonsequiturs and hairy manchild act don't always land. But when Galifianakis's material does hit, it's magical — and it's just the sort of thing that could inspire SNL's writers to go the extra mile, forgoing easy jokes for ones that are weirder and funnier. Plus, after a week in which Vince Vaughn tried and failed to recapture some of his old spark, it'll be nice to see a comedian who's still at the top of his game command the stage.
Galifianakis will be joined by Of Monsters and Men, the folky Icelandic group behind that one song that sounds just like that one Lumineers song, and that one Mumford & Sons song, and that one Philip Phillips song. (Of the musical acts I just mentioned, two out of three have appeared on SNL this season. Coincidence?) But hey, it's a good song nonetheless, and I'm also looking forward to the Monsters showing that they've got more than one hit to their name.
What are you most hoping to see on SNL this week? How do you think the show will handle the continuing saga of the Boston Marathon bombers? Might Ellen Degeneres stop by to team up with Kate McKinnon again? And are you expecting Galifianakis to have a full-on psychotic breakdown during his monologue, or dress up in another silly costume, or maybe go ahead and just straight-up shave onstage? (Backstage shaving has been a hallmark of both his past SNL hosting stints.) Talk it out in the comments, and check back in the morning for my full recap.
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I have had this packet of mini-wedge rulers for several years. I finally used the smallest one for the first time today.
I am going to do another one similar but with a brownish center and orange/yellow for the wedges (for a sunflower.
Anyway, this is the results. I put tape over the feeddogs to do that little bit of free motion quilting in the center (not very well done).


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The KMSKA library is a scientific library. The archive and documentation service collects data concerning the museum.
During the renovation of the museum building, the museum's activities will continue. The library and the archive will remain accessible to the public. However, they have moved to a new location at Kievitplein, right next to Antwerp Central Station. There you can visit the new reading room where most of our reference works are being stored. The records from the archive are stored in a building nearby. A large part of the library collections has moved to a storage room at FelixArchief.
Scientific library and museum archive.
The catalogue is part of the collective catalogue of Anet-libraries.
Search the online catalogue to find out which works you can consult in the library.
How do I visit the library? What can I do there?
General information to prepare your visit to the museum library.
Museum offices
Lange Kievitstraat 111-113 bus 100, B-2018 Antwerpen


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Finally, an Ozone Generator For Ozone Treatment and Method To Reverse Household Odors and Bad Breath
Posted: September 10, 2007
- An Ozone Generator is one of the most powerful deodorizing devices in the world.
- Ozonated Oil acts as a powerful anti-oxidant to a variety of ugly skin issues.
- Ozonated water is highly effective at neutralizing the bad breath odors coming from anaerobic bacteria in the back of your throat!
New Article by Dr. Harold Katz - Founder, California Breath Clinics
As you know, I'm constantly on the lookout for the latest scientific breakthroughs on how to prevent bad breath. My latest research has uncovered a device called an Ozonator that not only helps to prevent bad breath, but also helps to deodorize just about any household odor. First, let me explain a little bit about ozone (O3). It's a natural, colorless gas with a distinct fresh odor, similar to a day at the beach. When used properly (and my Ozonator was designed so that it can ONLY be used properly), it provides a wide range of benefits. Ozone is a natural molecule made up of three atoms of oxygen. If you want to know what ozone smells like ... just close your eyes and imagine you're smelling the fresh, clean, scent of spring rain that occurs right after a rainstorm. This scent is actually ozone - nature's own gift to us. There are two basic ways to use the ozone generated by my Ozone Machine:
- To ozonate an Oil (create topical solutions, sterilize cuts/burns, etc.)
- To ozonate Water (drinking, rinsing, cleansing, deodorizing, fungus etc.), or
Ozonating an Oil
When ozone is bubbled into olive oil or safflower oil for long periods of time, the oil eventually thickens, holding the ozone within. When kept refrigerated, this gel will hold the ozone for years. When this ozonated oil is applied to the skin, it has very positive effects on a variety of skin conditions. If you have some skin areas that are less than pleasant looking, try applying ozonated oil to your skin. It definitely won't hurt and may very likely provide excellent results!
To achieve the minimum concentrations required for an effective ozonated oil, you will need to accumulate at least 24 hours of ozonation. Since my Ozone Generator runs for only 30 minutes at a time (an important safety precaution!), you will need to reset the Ozone Machine frequently. The good news is that once you've ozonated an oil, it lasts in the refrigerator for a long, long time. Ozonating Water
Ozonated Water has literally dozens of different uses! Remember that Ozone is an incredibly powerful deodorizer. Anything that you must clean or deodorize will benefit from ozonated water. The list includes things such as sponges, bedding, soaking dentures, drinking water, etc. You can even use the ozonator with any of my TheraBreath Oral Rinses to make them even more effective at neutralizing the bad breath odors from anaerobic sulfur-producing bacteria.
To ozonate any liquid simply attach one of the included plastic tubes to the ozonator. On the other end of the tube, attach one of the ozonator stones. Place the stone into the liquid that you want to ozonate (whether it's water, oil, or TheraBreath Rinse) and let the ozonator go to work! Some other uses of ozonated water include:
- Deodorizing kitchen/bathroom items
- Deodorize dirty laundry
- Control smells
- Deep cleaning of your bedding
- Remove pet odors
- Soak dentures and night guards
Let us know at email@example.com how you're using the ozonator and we'll add it to our list.
Until now, natural ozone could only be created by a high-priced, high-end, $600+ ozone generator. What's more, these things sound like a diesel truck in high gear zooming down the highway! My ozonator costs much less, and operates with just a quiet humm - mmmm.... much, much nicer! I've compiled a how-to brochure that you can download for free which contains TONS of interesting information about the various uses of Ozonated liquids. The brochure also contains several scientific studies documenting the unique deodorizing benefits of natural ozone. This is a must-read for anybody even remotly interested in ozone as a tool for deodorizing and cleaning.
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Warmest Regards, -Harold Katz, DDS


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WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama said some blacks have had "unimaginable" success, but the wealth gap between blacks and whites has grown since the Civil Rights era.
Speaking Wednesday at the "Let Freedom Ring" ceremony in Washington -- commemorating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, and the Rev. Martin Luther King's landmark "I have a dream" speech -- the president said the march led to passage of civil rights and voting rights laws.
Obama said Americans "would do well" to remember not only King's speech but also "those ordinary people, whose names never appeared in the history books, never got on TV."
"They lived in towns where they couldn't vote and cities where their votes didn't matter," he said. "They were couples in love who couldn't marry, soldiers who fought for freedom abroad that they found denied to them at home. They had seen loved ones beaten and children fire-hosed. And they had every reason to lash out in anger or resign themselves to a bitter fate.
"And yet they chose a different path. In the face of hatred, they prayed for their tormentors," Obama told a crowd that stood in intermittent rainfall in front of the Lincoln Memorial. "In the face of violence, they stood up and sat in with the moral force of non-violence."
The president said because people marched, "city councils changed, and state legislatures changed, and Congress changed, and yes, eventually the White House changed."
"Because they marched America became more free and fair."
Obama said the change benefited not just African-Americans but also "women and Latinos, Asians and Native Americans, for Catholics, Jews and Muslims, for gays, for Americans with disabilities."
However, the president said, economic inequality not only remains but has worsened.
"There are successes in black America that would have been unimaginable 50 years ago ... but the gap in wealth between the races has grown," he said.
Equality "was not and never has been whether the doors of opportunity are cracked a bit wider for a few. It's whether our economic system provides a fair shot for the many, for the black custodian and the white steelworker, the immigrant dishwasher and the Native American veteran," he said.
Wednesday's ceremony featured speeches by Vice President Joe Biden and former Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter.
Clinton said King's speech and the 1963 changed America.
"They opened minds," he said. "They melted hearts."
Clinton said progress requires that people "stop complaining and put our shoulders against the stubborn gates holding the American people back."
Carter said King would not have supported voter ID laws being passed in many states "to exclude certain voters, especially African-Americans."
The anniversary is a reminder racial disparities persist, senior Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett said in a White House blog.
"As we mark this important anniversary, we reflect on what the civil rights movement has meant for the country," she said.
Perhaps most important, she said, is to reflect on "the hard work that lies ahead as we continue to pursue the ideals laid out by Dr. King, and sought by the hundreds of thousands of Americans who marched through our nation's capital 50 years ago."
Despite many social advances, the economic disparities separating blacks and whites remain as wide as they were when marchers assembled on the National Mall in 1963.
"Certainly, poverty has declined for everybody, but it has declined in a way that the proportion of blacks to whites who are poor is about the same as it was 50 years ago," Duke University economics, public policy and African-American studies Professor William Darity Jr. told The Washington Post.
In politics, blacks are now elected to lead big cities and they make up a growing share of the U.S. House of Representatives. But few blacks have been elected to the Senate and governors offices, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies research organization says.
Senate and state house seats are viewed as natural springboards to the presidency and vice presidency, The Wall Street Journal said.
Still, the March on Washington for Freedom and Jobs, one of the largest political rallies for human rights in U.S. history, is widely seen as a turning point in the call for civil and economic rights for African-Americans.
The march -- 100 years after President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation -- is widely credited with helping pressure Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a key Voting Rights Act provision in June. Obama has called that ruling a setback.
The list of speakers also included members of King's family and U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., the last surviving member of the original "Big Six" civil rights leaders who organized the 1963 march.
Oprah Winfrey and Oscar-winning actors Forrest Whittaker and Jamie Foxx also spoke.
Gospel singer BeBe Winans, country and pop singer LeAnn Rimes, contemporary Christian singer-songwriter Natalie Grant performed -- as did folk singers Peter Yarrow and Paul Stookey, whose group Peter, Paul and Mary performed at the 1963 march.
The event began with an interfaith service at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the mall at 9 a.m.
The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Non-violent Social Change organized Wednesday's event.


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I have always listened to certain music during certain times of the year. In the wet and dampness of fall, I like to listen to early U2.
In the spring, I gravitate towards more Rush, Pearl Jam, and Crowded House. In the summer, the anthems come out with the Beatles, Stones, Springsteen, and the Allman Brothers. But for the winter, I have to listen to Yes. It usually starts in December when the temperature first drops below 40° F and ends sometime in early March. For four months every year, like clockwork, I eat, drive, exercise, and listen to the band in the heart of winter.
The odd thing about my affinity for Yes is I cannot recall quite when I became a fan. It seems like I have always had "The Yes Album." "Fragile" has never been far away either. Long before most of my generation became familiar with them because of "Owner of a Lonely Heart," I was listening. I thought that maybe my older brother had listened to them, but I never remember seeing them in his collection of folk albums.
Yes, as a band, has had a tumultuous history. 16 members have come and gone in their 40+ year history. The only constant has been bassist Chris Squire. Along with drummer Alan White, the rhythm section has remained the same since 1972 and the 1973 album "Tales from Topographic Oceans." There have been three main guitarists, Peter Banks, Steve Howe, and Trevor Rabin. Several Keyboardists have played in the band including Tony Kaye, Rick Wakeman, his son Oliver Wakeman, Patrick Moraz, and Geoff Downes to name a few. A part of the progressive rock scene in the early 70s, the band embodies the best and worst of the movement. For me, it would be hard to detail the entire history of dysfunction and virtuosity that is Yes. The band has had its hits and fair share of misses as a band. Their music is filled with compassion while at the same time an equal share of hubris. When it works, it is magical. When it doesn't, it is unbearable. Sometimes, years later, I will give an album a second chance and it works. Sometimes it doesn't.
My Favorite Albums
1. The Yes Album
2. Fragile
3. 90125
4. Going for the One
5. Magnification
6. Drama
Sometimes, it is hard to put into words why you like some albums more than others. For me, it is even harder when it comes to Yes. "The Yes Album" has a classic mixture of great songs, great musicianship. There is not one throwaway song on the record, they are all classic. From 'Starship Trooper' to 'Yours is No Disgrace' to 'I've Seen All Good People' and 'Perpetual Change,' every second of the record breathes, expands, and emanates great sounds. I feel the same about "Going for the One". From the majesty of 'Parallels' to the quiet sounds of 'Wonderous Stories' and the majestic 'Awaken', every song to me is a classic.
The same can be said of "Fragile," "90125," "Magnification," and "Drama." "Drama," for some Yes fans would not make the list because it did not have the vocals of Jon Anderson but instead had Trevor Horn and former Buggles and future Asia keyboardist Geoff Downes. However, those songs, for me, thunder out of the stereo and speakers still. There is not a bad song, in my opinion on that record. Squire, White, and Howe remained at the core of the band and their prowess was never more evident. However, that lineup only lasted one record in 1980. It appeared Yes was dead.
White and Squire tried to make a go of a band with Jimmy Page (XYZ – ex Yes and Zeppelin) and then Squire and White got in contact with original keyboardist Tony Kaye and a young South African guitarist, Trevor Rabin. The band took the moniker Cinema. When they played Jon Anderson some of the tracks, he was enthused and wound up singing on some and Yes was reborn in 1983. The resulting album, 90125 changed the fortunes of the band. The music sounded fresh, modern, but it still sounded like Yes. Even with Rabin's guitar and the sleek production of Trevor Horn, the music and songs were great and I consider the album a classic.
By the mid 1980s, I was out of college and my interest in Yes waned a bit as I focused on other interests in my life. I would buy the albums and listen to some, not listen to others. The 80s saw the high gloss production make its way into Yes. I initially did not care for a Yes album for many years until the late 1990s. My re acquaintance to Yes happened coincidentally with Napster and other file sharing programs. And for the past 15 years, I have listened to Yes every winter. Along the way, I have found some cool stuff. Magnification to me is a classic Yes album. After reuniting and breaking up constantly in the 1990s, Anderson, Howe, Squire, and White recorded an album with an orchestra just like they did thirty years earlier for "Time and a Word." The result to me was a classic mixture of the personalities of each band member being subservient to the music. And the orchestra doesn't hurt either.
The Unbearable
1. Tales from Topographic Oceans – I would have liked to been a fly on the wall for the discussion of the concept of this album. "OK. We are going to make an album of 4 songs. Each song will be 20 minutes. And our new drummer, the rock guy, will play drums." No wonder Rick Wakeman left after this.
2. Tormato – I tried to listen to this over Christmas break. I got through 3 songs before I had to turn it off. However, my step-son downloaded some of the reissue. The tracks left off are far better than most of what was put on. Again, no wonder Wakeman left again and this time Anderson went with him.
3. Union – 8 members??? Really? What a cluster!
In the past few weeks, I have found myself listening to some of the baffling lineup albums from the 1990s – "Talk," and "The Keys to Ascension 1 and 2." And much to surprise, I found myself really enjoying the "Keys to Ascension 2" studio tracks. One particular track that has my attention the past few days is 'Mind Drive.'
Recently, Yes released a new studio album, their first in ten years, called "Fly From Here." Produced by Trevor Horn, Canadian singer Benoit David handles the vocals and Geoff Downes has returned to play the keyboards. I haven't really made up my mind on the record yet. I downloaded it but I need to listen to it a few more times.
I really don't know what it is about Yes that I have remained a fan for 35+ years. Maybe it was the artwork that grabbed me initially, maybe it was the songs. Maybe it was the virtuosity, the dynamics of sound, I do not know. I just know winter would not be the same without them.
A little documentary on the band – Part 1 has no sound, so on to Part 2