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As LA rises as the world-class destination for art, the LA Art Show continues to lead the way with innovative programming and one-of-a-kind experiences for an expanding collecting audience. Building on last year's excitement, DIVERSEartLA programming dedicates over 60,000 square feet in the LA Art Show to performance art, installations, exhibits and programs highlighting the vast diversity of the global contemporary art world. Cuban-American Artist Antuan Rodriguez' "Left or Right"
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Hey, we get it – Los Angeles is a big city. Not only are there endless opportunities for coffee stops, beach visits, and celebrity sightings, but the metropolis also boasts an absolutely massive catalogue of events. Even on a daily basis, the list of things to do can certainly seem a little overwhelming at times. Somewhere, among the hazy smog that engulfs the city, lies a hotbed of culture and
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Fiat 500 N 1958 (Historic Plate) Green
Launched as the Nuova (new) 500N in July 1957 as a successor to the Fiat 500 "Topolino", this was a cheap and practical little town car measuring only 2.97 metres (9 feet 9 inches) long and powered by a 2 Cylinder 479 cc 13bhp air-cooled engine with a 4 Speed Manual Gearbox and it was considered to be the first purpose designed 'City' car.
All of the early cars had 'fixed' Door Windows, Suicide Doors, a full Convertible Fabric Roof, no rear seat - only a fabric covering, tear-drop Indicators on the front wings and air vents on the front panel beneath the headlamps.
.According to Fiat archives, this 'matching numbers' example - VIN No: 110*035637 and Engine No: 110.000*2169907 was built in Fiat's Mirafiori plant in Turin in January 1958 and first registered in Italy.
It remained in Italy until being imported to the UK by a Mr Michael Fletcher from Wrexham who registered the car here in the UK on 14th January 1981. After 33 years in 2014 he sold the car to an Italian family who own a couple of Italian restaurants in London and they sent the car back to Italy to be fully restored.
After a 4 year restoration costing over €30,000, the car has just been sent back to the UK and given to us to sell on behalf of the Italian family.
This car is simply stunning throughout and in 'Concours' condition. It has had some new panels + a fully rebuilt Engine and it has been repainted in the original Fiat 362 Verde Chiaro with new matching Green seat covers with White tops, mottled Green door trim pads, Black rubber floor mats, original White bakelite Steering Wheel, opening 1/4 lights on the doors and its original refurbished steel wheels with new Michelin Tyres.
Since the completion of the restoration the car has only covered 75 Kms and it is lovely to drive. Upon sale it will be given a pre-delivery service and new MOT, although it is now exempt and does not require one, and it is of course registered as an 'Historic Vehicle', so Road Tax is Free!
This is very much a 'collectors' car due to its rarity and high value, but it will certainly appreciate in value going forward and this beautiful example will certainly complement any private car collection.
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The government of Oman has signed an agreement with Microsoft for the use of its desktop software on 22,500 computers.
The US$16.5million deal, one of the biggest of its kind in the Middle East, will see Microsoft's XP operating system (OS) and Office 2003 application suite installed on 6,000 government computers — 16,500 other PCs are already licensed to run the programs - with the entire 22,500 desktops across 75 departments upgraded to Microsoft's next-generation Vista OS and Office 2007 suite next year.
"We signed now so we can prepare and put in place a plan to migrate government organisations to Microsoft's latest software once it is released," Sami Mohammed Al Lawati, Microsoft Oman country manager, told Windows' sister publication, IT Weekly.
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User Interface or UI for short. This a very hot topic in computing and equally so in the mobile space. For years we people of the world have been hearing the Mac vs Windows argument and sure there is a lot of technical reasons to choose either platform but one of the main differences between the two (and the point of this post) has always been their UI philosophy. The Mac has always been about a clean and minimalist design where as Windows has a more of an all things to all people approach. Both work well and it comes down to personal preference. (Except for gamers, until very recently they had to use Windows and that was it.)
Look into the mobile space and one of the main reasons people choose Android over iOS or BlackBerry is being able to really customize the look and feel of the OS to get a fully personalized experience from it. Apple iPhone users on the other hand seem to really like how Apple has designed the UI of the device (they have no choice) and are very happy with it as it is. BlackBerry users, well I'm not so sure yet but I think for the most part they like the power user features the platform provides and as such don't care as much as long as its fully functional with quick access to features, just like it is now.
But do we have to sacrifice a few UI enhancements for the sake of extended functionality? No we don't and as PlayBook OS2 is showing us BlackBerry users we won't be sacrificing anything in the UI of our BlackBerry phones for much longer.
So. What makes a good UI? Well are we making a UI for consumers? Professionals? Or a multi-use UI good for all? Well these days I'm not so sure there's a difference between professional and consumer any more so we are left with one question. What makes a great UI?
That's a hard one, as the old saying goes "you can't please all the people all the time". So let's look at what's on the market now and see what choices us consumers have.
Apple. They take the minimalist approach with their UI design on iOS. I like the menu styles, buttons and the little animations when actions take place (like wipes, fades and so on) as well as the icon layout and general feel of the OS. They have a few things in there I'm not to impressed with like the app options always being in system preferences (although I suspect this is on purpose to keep it simple for non tech users), the little red notification dots that are completely lost in folders and a few other things but all in all its a clean and nice looking UI and its easy to see why its popular, though still not for everyone.
Android. Well its a lot like the Apple UI but built for tech heads. Its got the standard rows of icons, swipe for pages and a few icons on top for connectivity and so on. But they built it with steroids for user mods. The way you can modify the info you seen on the home screen is great. It can get a bit busy with icons flashing and information popping up from everywhere, it's almost overwhelming at first. Of course with the different manufacturers using their own UI's for Android it makes them a bit different from each other but the main facets of the Android OS are evident on all the devices. It's great for people who need to control as much of the experience as they can and who love lots of custom info on their home screen. Again like iOS it's another great UI if it suits your needs, or if you're not the Apple type (article for another day, absolute brand hate).
BlackBerry. The BlackBerry approach is a middle ground between the two. It grew up from its scroll wheel UI roots and I think it grew up well. The scroll wheel gave way to the track ball then the track pad and all the while it never lost its easy, one-handed mode of operation. The UI's original layout of icons on a panel has worked perfectly in the modern-day and will scale to the future just fine. The BlackBerry OS has the search, sound profiles, notifications, app menus, connectivity icons and all on the home screen. It's a great mix of form and function and the only thing a user of another platform could say is it's just not as flashy, and their right. After all you can't very well tell someone their opinion is wrong, it doesn't work.
So we have three selections in OS and three different UI philosophies as well. Apple the minimalist that loves its UI so much that you're not allowed to change it at all. Android, while wearing a different suit from each manufacturer, it still tries to be all things for all people and it mostly works very well. Then we have BlackBerry. The one who started it all. Its feature set is as modern as they come (really, if you remove apps from the equation are the platforms not on an equal playing filed when you compare their core feature sets?) and the info made available to the user is amazing, the options for customization are good and yet it's not getting the love. Why?
When I unlock my BlackBerry I see my app update count, BBM count, email count, text count, bridge, search, profile selection, voice mail icon, favorite apps and all. Plus there's room for and to see a custom background, or like on mine a live weather background with full info. How can this not be good? The icons on my Torch 9810 running OS 18.104.22.168 for apps like calendar, tasks, browser and all are every bit as nice as those on iOS or any flavor of Android. My search, WiFi and audio icons are almost the same as the others as well. Then what is it? What is it about the BlackBerry UI (let's face it along with the phones looks what a person sees on the home screen is a big selling point) that is making some people say no and go to Apple or Android? I think I know and ill tell you.
Buttons. Yes, buttons.
It's a fact of the modern-day smart phone consumer but as it is now most people walk in to the cell store and see two types of phones. The low-end phones with lots of buttons and the high-end phones with almost no buttons at all. I think this is why BlackBerry's full screen Torch 9860 gets no love, the buttons and the big track pad at the bottom. That track pad is such a big part of the look of the phone that a person can't help but think it's an important part of the UI (and it is), and that is not what the modern-day smart phone shopper wants. They want an iPhone inspired touch screen UI and they see navigation controls like a track pad as out of date.
Now to those of us who are true thumb warriors, having a real proper feeling keyboard is much more important than a fancy touch UI but for the most part, people want a phone that looks like the iPhone and I don't think they know why, they just want it.
So it comes down to the buttons, its true. Remember when the iPhone 4s was announced, all people did was complain that it wasn't an all new and cool looking iPhone 5. Never mind the new dual core chip, better cameras and loads of other features Apple announced, all people cared was that it didn't have a new look. Now it is selling very well, but the complaints were there none the less. It's lucky for Apple that they are the cool company right now or it might not have sold as well, who knows. People are that fickle about these things.
So, what does RIM do? Abandon the traditional BlackBerry form factor and jump fully on board the full touch screen bandwagon? No, they don't. What they do is what they are doing right now, wait until BB10 is ready to go and then bring out the new models. It's all about BB10. The BBOS7 menus are not really optimized for full touch only usage, there a bit small/thin and more suited for the track pad they were originally meant to be used with. That's why RIM put the track pad on the 9860, it really needs to be there.
This is where BB10 comes to the rescue, it will scale itself to all the different models and their modes of use with well designed touch controls just like on the PlayBook, as well as the hardware keyboard usage and shortcuts we all love. Features that are properly designed to work in both keyboard and non keyboard form factors. This is what RIM needs. This way users who want the traditional Bold form factor to have the best keyboard experience they can get or users who want the new school full touch screen phone, can have exactly what they want from the BlackBerry ecosystem with all the benefits it comes with. The same RIM OS will drive them all and if done right, no fragmentation issues for developers to deal with. The perfect mobile world indeed.
So, how do they deal with the buttons on the traditional BlackBerry form factor phones? Easy, it's an industrial design issue. But that's a topic for another day.
Chat soon.
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text: On Friday, August 26th, KEXP will dedicate 12 hours to celebrating De La Soul's classic 1989 debut album 3 Feet High and Rising. Starting at 6:00 AM, KEXP DJs will play every song sampled on the album, as well as all album tracks, rarities, b-sides, and interviews. Consistently ranked among the greatest albums of all time, 3 Feet High and Rising ushered in a new era of positivity and creativity in the emerging explosion of hip hop, and is seen as the forerunner for alternative hip hop of the 1990s. With a deep and varied stable of samples from such diverse artists as Johnny Cash, The Turtles, Hall & Oates, Funkadelic, and James Brown, 3 Feet High and Rising draws on many musical greats. KEXP will explore all of those samples and influences in depth, exploding the album out over a 12 hour period. KEXP Goes 3 Feet High and Rising is timed to coincide with the release of De La Soul's brand new 9th studio album, ...And The Anonymous Nobody, out August 26th on A.O.I., LLC. Last year, KEXP went Inside Paul's Boutique, breaking out every sample on the Beastie Boys' classic album. 3 Feet High and Rising is the perfect next album to explore and celebrate as only non-commercial, independent KEXP can do.


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The Northern District of Texas, in a concise opinion, found that the asserted patent claims failed both steps of the Alice inquiry.
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His live and recording credits include: Take That, ABC, Gary Barlow, Sister Sledge, Rick Astley, Anne Dudley, Holly Johnson, Nik Kershaw, Fraser T Smith, Tinchy Stryder, Sugababes, Heather Small, Tony Hadley, Kim Wilde, The JB horns, Rick Wakeman, All Saints + Many more.
Until now Richard has been a CRI client , but going forwards has joined PRL direct and we are proud to have him on the roster!


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International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde joined Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday in Toronto at the second annual Women in the World Canada Summit for a conversation on gender equality that was moderated by journalist Katie Couric.
Both Lagarde and Trudeau are veterans of the Women in the World stage and both are outspoken on gender issues, but Couric opened with a question for the prime minister about the status of a Nafta deal with Canada, the U.S. and Mexico.
"Sorry to disappoint," Trudeau said, regretting that he had no news to break. "But we continue to work hard and be positive and are optimistic we can get to a win-win for all three countries." He added that whatever deal is reached "has to be the right deal, a good deal."
After that, the three touched on a range of topics including prioritizing the inclusion of women in government and business not only in Canada, but around the world. Trudeau, who when he took office in 2015 made headlines for appointing a gender-balanced cabinet, discussed what went on behind the scenes to achieve that and why it was so important on a symbolic level, beyond just being "the right thing to do."
"Now the challenge," he said, "is around retention because politics is still a very difficult game. There's still huge barriers and [an] old boys' approach in many ways that cause real challenges" to changing the culture within.
Lagarde discussed her time at a law firm when she was a young mother and how she was able to take advantage of child care facilities that she said were very accessible at the time. Still, years later, many countries don't make it easy for working moms — or fathers, for that matter — and Lagarde and Trudeau agreed bringing about change in that regard is a high priority.
Couric then steered the conversation to the topic of women not just increasing their numbers in the corporate world, but increasing their numbers in positions of leadership. Couric said it was frustrating that more women aren't being given top jobs in big companies. Lagarde agreed and said she's actually had a philosophical shift of her approach to the problem. She thinks the answer is the implementation of quotas for big businesses to be mandated to hire more women.
"I used to think there shouldn't be quotas, but I have massively changed my mind on that," Lagarde told the audience before explaining what led to the the major turnaround in her thinking. Watch highlights from and the complete video of the panel at the top of this page.
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So the Tweedledum and Tweedledee of copyright maximalist legislation, SOPA and PIPA, have been halted in their passage through the US legislative process. Of course, they're not dead, but are sure to return, zombie-like, either as modified versions of the current texts or new ones that turn out to be exactly the same as the old ones at their heart. However, the unprecedented action by the Net world to get the message across that these bills were not fit for purpose does mean that our attention can swivel back to somewhere else where bad things are happening: ACTA.
The key context is that the European Commission has approved it, but the European Parliament hasn't, so there's still a chance to kill ACTA by concentrating on the latter, and getting it to defend its electorate. For those of you who got distracted by all the SOPA/PIPA fun, and can't quite remember which from the extensive menu of freedom-threatening measures ACTA is trying to push through, here's a quick refresher.
ACTA, is by its very nature a trick – in fact, a double trick. It has been agreed between a self-selected group of countries outside any international organisations, and without any democratic oversight. Indeed, everything was discussed behind closed doors, and the hundreds of millions of people whose lives will be directly affected by it were not permitted to offer their views on anything at any point.
Strangely, though, the industries that make contributions to politicians' re-election in some countries, or who avail themselves of lobbyists who work very closely with national governments in the rest, were not only given access to drafts, but were allowed to contribute to the process.
ACTA is also a trick in that its name is "Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement", and on the rare occasions that politicians have condescended to talk to the little people about it, much of the rhetoric used has been about the "dangers" of counterfeit goods like fake medicines or spare parts for aeroplanes. And of course, counterfeits are indeed a serious danger in those fields; but the deception is that alongside these physical counterfeits are slipped digital copies of intangible goods as if they represented the same dangers, and the same harsh laws against them will be applied to both.
Doing so is simply dishonest on the part of those drawing up the agreement: the honest thing would have been to create an APTA – Anti-Piracy Trade Agreement – alongside ACTA. That would have allowed the very different dangers to have been separated, and with them, the very different responses that were appropriate. Instead, to their eternal shame, the participating governments have used the shabby trick of bundling everything together in the vague hope that we might be stupid enough to accept them as if they were equivalent.
The end result of this fundamentally dishonest process conducted in guilty secret can hardly come as surprise: it is a completely pro-copyright industry, anti-end user document [.pdf]. For example, this is how damages are supposed to be calculated:
In determining the amount of damages for infringement of intellectual property rights, a Party's judicial authorities shall have the authority to consider, inter alia, any legitimate measure of value the right holder submits, which may include lost profits, the value of the infringed goods or services measured by the market price, or the suggested retail price.
And if those aren't enough, there are always these:
At least with respect to infringement of copyright or related rights protecting works, phonograms [sic], and performances, and in cases of trademark counterfeiting, each Party shall also establish or maintain a system that provides for one or more of the following:
(i) pre-established damages; or
(ii) presumptions for determining the amount of damages sufficient to compensate the right holder for the harm caused by the infringement; or
(ii) at least for copyright, additional damages.
Clearly the sky is the limit here. And there are no minimum degrees of infringement specified for the above damages, which means that they could apply to even the most trivial acts – including completely innocent ones that happen by accident. Even more worrying is the following section on criminal enforcement:
Each Party shall provide for criminal procedures and penalties to be applied at least in cases of wilful trademark counterfeiting or copyright or related rights piracy on a commercial scale. For the purposes of this Section, acts carried out on a commercial scale include at least those carried out as commercial activities for direct or indirect economic or commercial advantage.
Notice that there is no definition of "commercial scale": this is another example of the thoroughgoing bad faith of the ACTA participants. When challenged on this troubling clause, the negotiators insisted that it only applied to "serious" criminal gangs engaging in infringement on a massive scale, and would never be applied to ordinary people swapping files, say. And yet, strangely, the negotiators refused to put that into the treaty.
Moreover, the treaty says "acts carried out on a commercial scale include at least those carried out as commercial activities for direct or indirect economic or commercial advantage". There's a huge amount of legal wiggle room there: especially in that "indirect economic advantage", which could apply to anything.
As you might expect, the section on "Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in the Digital Environment" also contains some dreadful things, like this:
A Party may provide, in accordance with its laws and regulations, its competent authorities with the authority to order an online service provider to disclose expeditiously to a right holder information sufficient to identify a subscriber whose account was allegedly used for infringement, where that right holder has filed a legally sufficient claim of trademark or copyright or related rights infringement, and where such information is being sought for the purpose of protecting or enforcing those rights. These procedures shall be implemented in a manner that avoids the creation of barriers to legitimate activity, including electronic commerce, and, consistent with that Party'slaw, preserves fundamental principles such as freedom of expression, fair process, and privacy.
It's hard to see how ISPs can be forced to give your name to copyright holders in a way that preserves your privacy, and it's not difficult to guess in whose favour that conundrum will be resolved.
Indeed, a detailed report written by the academics Douwe Korff and Ian Brown at the request of the Greens/European Free Alliance group in the European Parliament, concluded as follows:
Overall, ACTA tilts the balance of IPR protection manifestly unfairly towards one group of beneficiaries of the right to property, IP right holders, and unfairly against others. It equally disproportionately interferes with a range of other fundamental rights, and provides or allows for the determination of such rights in procedures that fail to allow for the taking into account of the different, competing interests, but rather, stack all the weight at one end. This makes the entire Agreement, in our opinion, incompatible with fundamental European human rights instruments and standards
And that's the key issue: this secretive, undemocratic treaty makes no attempt to be balanced. It's clearly just the wishes of the copyright maximalists translated into some supra-national document to avoid scrutiny at any level. But not only is it unbalanced, it's disproportionate.
The underlying assumption of ACTA is that there is a terrible copyright infringement problem to be solved, and that this fact somehow justifies such unremittingly harsh measures that trample on the civil liberties of ordinary people. As I've pointed out several times before, there is no evidence that there is such a problem. One of the good things to come out of the fight against SOPA was a broader awareness of this fact. Perhaps the best example of that is this excellent and very detailed debunking of the claimed economic harm from piracy by Julian Sanchez. As he says:
I remain a bit amazed that it's become an indisputable premise in Washington that there's an enormous piracy problem, that it's having a devastating impact on U.S. content industries, and that some kind of aggressive new legislation is needed tout suite to stanch the bleeding. Despite the fact that the Government Accountability Office recently concluded that it is "difficult, if not impossible, to quantify the net effect of counterfeiting and piracy on the economy as a whole," our legislative class has somehow determined that—among all the dire challenges now facing the United States—this is an urgent priority. Obviously, there's quite a lot of copyrighted material circulating on the Internet without authorization, and other things equal, one would like to see less of it. But does the best available evidence show that this is inflicting such catastrophic economic harm—that it is depressing so much output, and destroying so many jobs—that Congress has no option but to Do Something immediately? Bearing the GAO's warning in mind, the data we do have doesn't remotely seem to justify the DEFCON One rhetoric that now appears to be obligatory on the Hill.
Not only is piracy not causing huge losses to the copyright industries, those pirate outfits that are supposed to be committing infringement on a massive scale, simply aren't. Here, for example, is an analysis of numbers being quoted with regard to the recently-seized Megaupload site:
Regarding the monetary harm of Megaupload's activities, the Justice Department characterized it, without explanation, as "well in excess of $500,000,000" since 2006. And although that number is probably meant to impress, it's somewhat baffling. Even without a per annum breakdown, it comes nowhere near the annual piracy losses claimed by the major industry groups—whether the BSA's $58 billion loss claims for software losses in 2010 or the "conservative" $26 billion estimate for movie, music, and software piracy from 2007, which lazy journalists still allow to circulate. This for the site that MPAA called "By all estimates… the largest and most active criminally operated website targeting creative content in the world." Since we're using made up numbers here, let's make up some more-and for the sake of argument, some extremely favorable ones for the Justice Department's effort to paint Megaupload as the big bad. Posit that all $500 million in losses came in 2011. Posit the $26 billion loss number. Megaupload's contribution to the pirate economy tops out at 2%.
ACTA emerges as a one-sided, deceitful document for the sole benefit of the industries whose unsubstantiated figures have been used to justify its framing. In this respect, it is even worse than SOPA, which sought to do many of the same things but had the virtue of at least minimal transparency. Now that SOPA and PIPA have been put on hold, the Internet community must come together to defeat the even worse and more unjust ACTA once and for all. I'll be writing more about how this might be attempted in due course.
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Libraries are well-known for archiving all kinds of materials, from books to manuscripts, to art and other tangible objects. Now, with the advent and proliferation of the internet, libraries are beginning to archive webpages and other born-digital material. Internet archives have increasing significance in the legal field as time goes on, as websites and their content change rapidly and are now serve as crucial evidence in all types of cases (issues concerning authenticating this type of evidence will be discussed in a future post). The International Internet Preservation Consortium was organized with the mission to "acquire, preserve and make accessible knowledge and information from the Internet for future generations everywhere" (http://netpreserve.org/about-us/mission-goals). The Library of Congress is one of many contributing members (including the well-known Internet Archive, a non-profit website) in addition to libraries and universities across the globe. In 2004, the Library of Congress' Office of Strategic Initiatives created a Web Archiving Team to support the goal of managing and sustaining at-risk digital content.
The Library of Congress' web archives can be viewed at http://www.loc.gov/websites/collections/, and you can browse their various collections. One collection of particular interest to lawyers is the library's Legal Blawg Archive . This archive, which began in 2007, collects legal blogs the site as possible, including html pages, images, flash, PDFs, audio, and video files, to provide context for future researchers. At the moment, the library is collecting 134 law related blogs. Other collections in the web archives include an Iraq war archive and a visual image website archive.
If you are the owner of a legal blog or other website, it's possible that you may be contacted by the Library of Congress for permission to have your website included, if it meets the library's collection policies. If you agree, you maintain the copyright to your website and its materials, and the library's webcrawler will collect images of your website about once a week. Then, the pages are made publically accessible about a year later. Take a look at the websites already archived, and stay tuned for more on legal issues concerning online archives and use of web content.


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My Skinny Food + Skin Plumper!
Good Afternoon and Happy Monday My Friends!
How are you? I hope well.
Today, I want to talk about one of my summer obsessions and WHY I love it so much!
Yep, it is WATERMELON and it is my favorite skinny food. As a Holistic Health Coach, I am often asked what I eat on a daily basis and what are my tips and tricks to get skinny.
Now, I feel like I have to preface this with the fact that the Bliss Method is all about creating healthy SUSTAINABLE habits. It is NOT about getting SKINNY... but I get it.... we all have those days when we want to feel lighter and brighter and watermelon is one of those foods that does it for me! I also feel like it plumps up my skin and gives it an extra glow! Call me crazy, but watermelon is the BOMB!
Health Benefits of Watermelon
1) Natural source of most powerful antioxidants.
2) Excellent source of vitamin C and vitamin A (amazing for your skin!)
3) Loaded with Lycopene, a powerful antioxidant that fights cancer-causing free radicals and promotes cardiovascular health.
4) Rich in electrolytes, which is great for this HOT weather (and plumps your skin!)
5) Low in calories, yet high in lycopene, antioxidants, minerals, and phytonutrients. This makes it a nutrient-dense summer dessert!
Watermelon completely fills me up and keeps my sweet tooth in check. I have been having it almost daily during the summer months and have coined it my skinny food and skin plumper!
Below is one of my favorite summer salad recipes:
Watermelon Cucumber Salad
- 3 cups watermelon, cut into 1″ cubes
- 1 seedless cucumber, cut into quarter slices
- 2 tbsp fresh mint, finely chopped
- 3 tbsp fresh basil, finely chopped
- ½ tsp cracked black pepper
- ¼ tsp sea salt
- 3 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- optional -garnish with a sprinkle of feta cheese and wedge of fresh lime
Add all the ingredients to a large bowl and toss until well combined. Chill in the refrigerator and let sit for 10-15 minutes so the flavors can marry together. Serve and Enjoy!
This is SO refreshing!
Now speaking of Watermelon.... I am a bit intrigued by this little gem:
Oh boy... this Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Sleeping Mask looks pretty amazing! Have any of you tried this yet?
This luxuriously bouncy, breathable sleeping mask refreshingly hydrates, smooths, and perfects skin overnight with a revolutionary pillow-proof, transfer-proof formula. The oil-free, lightweight, glow-boosting hybrid is formulated with ultra-soothing watermelon extract, hydrating hyaluronic acid, and gentle AHAs that work while you sleep to tone and clarify roughened, dull complexions. AHAs smooth the surface of the skin by banishing dead, rough surface cells, clearing the path for ultra-effective, lasting hydration, while hyaluronic acid binds moisture to the skin for an incredibly nourished complexion. Skin is baby-soft and bright in the morning, effortlessly.
What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens
- Sulfates
- Phthalates
I am thinking we need to put this to the test. Let me know if you think YES!
Okay, I am off to eat some watermelon and I hope you are too : )


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Ex-President Viktor Yanukovych handed over the Crimea and all Ukraine of the Russian Federation consciously and deliberately.
This was stated by the former head of the security Service of Ukraine Valentyn Nalyvaichenko during his testimony as a witness in the Obolon district court of Kyiv on the case of treason Yanukovych, writes Interfax-Ukraine.
"Passed and the Crimea and Ukraine, Yanukovych consciously. The pressure from the Russian Federation it was not" – he said.
Nalyvaychenko noted that with the election of Yanukovych as President of Ukraine in 2010 it was restored close cooperation of intelligence services of Ukraine and Russia that became the basis for future aggression of Russia against Ukraine.
The former head of the SBU also said that he gave to the Prosecutor evidence of his arrival in Ukraine in winter 2013-2014, a minimum of three groups of high-ranking representatives of the Russian FSB.


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Brands with blogs attract 97% more links and 55% more website visitors than brands without blogs. ~ Jeanne Hopkins, HubSpot
If you ever had any doubts about the benefits of blogging for business, the quote above should banish that.
There are many advantages to starting a company blog. Here we elaborate on just four blog benefits that will take your business light years ahead of the competition, in terms of visibility, positioning and profits.
- Get published in print
When journalists research a story, the first place they look is online (read, Google). Now if that story is about your industry or your company, you definitely want to be one of the top news sources in the search engines.
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We are thrilled to announce that Lightmain's team has expanded with the appointment of Philip Borrington as the new Business and Operations Manager.
Phil has over 40 years in mechanical engineering, working 16 years specifically within the sports and leisure industry.
After working as Operations Manager for Lightmain previously Phil has returned bringing along a whole wealth of knowledge and expertise. Phil also has excellent connections within the public sector, schools and has a fantastic reputation amongst suppliers.
Phil's track record includes the delivery of high budget projects, dealing with difficult and challenging landscapes while managing teams of manufacturers, suppliers and installers.
Speaking about his appointment, Phil said: "This is an exciting opportunity. I have a long history of designing and working with engineers to produce new ideas for multi use games areas.
"I am keen to continue Lightmain's strong reputation amongst Councils but also develop our products to entice new customers such as Landscape Architects and Contractors."
We wish Phil the best of luck!


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What fun it is to come to your office. Who'd think it was a dental office!"
– Josette N., Burlington
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"Entire staff is friendly and interesting. We have complete confidence in your care of our oral health, and feel fortunate to be patients of Ryan Goslin."
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"I cannot thank you enough for getting me in on an emergency basis on extremely short notice... all the while being your usual upbeat and pleasant self."
– Patty P., Essex Junction
"I have been impressed by your caring competence, knowledge and skills... Although going to the dentist has never been at the top of my list of favorite things to do, you and your staff make it almost a pleasure to come to your office."
– Phyllis S., Shelburne
"Thanks for reviving my belief in modern dentistry"
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"I am so pleased with my new teeth. They are better than I could have imagined. I also wanted to thank you for the kind, caring, thoughtful way you all brought me through this. Your humor and compassion really helped. I am smiling broadly as I write this, and that is a great feeling.
- Peg B., Vergennes
"I can say I have not had such a thorough exam in my 46 years of getting my teeth cleaned and examined. The hygienist was gentle and patient and the entire staff made my feel like I had been there for many years"
- L.S., Jericho
"Over the course of one year, Dr. Goslin and his team remodeled my mouth to correct years of damage from grinding, erosion, and an improper bite. They worked with my orthodontist in the early stages of the process, and later placed 18 crowns and multiple fillings in a one-week dental frenzy that accommodated my imminent move. While I wouldn't wish that process on anyone, Dr. Goslin, Tracey and Laurie made the experience as physically, logistically and spiritually painless as possible. Most importantly, they achieved a great result: I have a correct bite, no more dental pain, less tension in my jaw, and even (I think) look a few years younger. I used to reflexively hide my teeth, especially in pictures. Now I smile and show them off all the time: they are my best feature! Thank you Team Goslin for your great work."
- Sarah D., S. Burlington
"Ryan and Tracey and Meghan and Laurie (there is another person too, but I don't know her) are a wonderful team. I have always been irrationally afraid of going to the dentist. Ryan and his team, though, offer a whole different experience. The dental work is superb, and as Ryan has done several crowns and an implant for me, I am in a position to know. I trust them. They never hurt me, and they never make me feel foolish because of my apprehensiveness. Also they are wonderful fun. I give them the highest possible recommendation."
- Hope G. Burlington
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Loveworks Leadership is an organization with a mission to see middle school students develop as leaders as they realize their potential and live into their dreams!
Our Afterschool Leadership Program reaches over 150 students every semester providing engaging leadership and character development training, passion development through experiential learning, and life-giving mentoring.
One key to mentoring within our program is our family dinner time, an opportunity for students and mentors to connect around a dinner table from 5:45-6:00pm every Monday-Thursday. These meals are sometimes the best food that our students will eat all week.
We are in need of volunteer chefs to serve either regularly or as-needed in the Loveworks Culinary Studio to prepare gourmet dinner meals for our students and leaders. Our food is supplied by the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma and at each meal, we will serve up to 100 students and mentors.
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Welcome to Widville, Rusty. I'm so sorry for your loss, but pleased you found us. You'll find caring support and friendship here.
Join the Groups that fit you to find others that share your experience. Check out the Forum Discussions and Chat Room for conversations on all sorts of topics. Share your story. You'll find the latest news on the Home Page. I look forward to getting to know you here in Widville.


text: The long-standing issue of hydrological predictions in ungauged basins has received increased attention due to the recent International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) decade on predictions in ungauged basins (PUB). Since the outset of PUB, many have noted that the best way to confront an ungauged basin is to first make some basic streamflow measurements. This study explores the value of a rudimentary gauging campaign for making predictions in an ungauged basin. The well-studied Maimai watershed in New Zealand was used as a hypothetical ungauged basin, and this study was designed to start with no runoff data and add iteratively different subsets of the available data to constrain the calibration of a simple three-reservoir conceptual catchment model. These subsets included single runoff events or a limited number of point values-in other words, what could be measured with limited, campaign-like field efforts in an ungauged basin. In addition, different types of soft data were explored to constrain the model calibration. Model simulations were validated using the available runoff data from different years. It was found that surprisingly little runoff data were necessary to derive model parameterizations that provided good results for the validation periods, especially when these runoff data were combined with soft data. The relative value of soft data increased with decreasing amount of streamflow data. The findings from the Maimai watershed suggest that, when starting with no flow information, one event or 10 observations during high flow provide almost as much information as three months of continuously measured streamflow for constraining the calibration of a simple catchment model. (C) 2014 American Society of Civil Engineers.


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Holiday Advent Calendar HD for iPad
$1.99 Sentactio iOS Version 1.1 Full Specs
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The most unique Advent Calendar available this Holiday Season! Unlike any Advent Calendar you've seen before.As featured in New and Noteworthy and What's Hot for Entertainment category. Now also featured in the Holiday category!Holiday Advent Calendar HD is a professionally hand drawn scene that starts on December 1st. Each day different holiday music plays and an ornament appears somewhere on the scene. When the ornament is tapped it fades away to reveal a new graphical surprise culminating in a warm, classic holiday scene on Christmas day.Holiday Advent Calendar HD is a great way to bring the family together and start a new annual holiday tradition. Gather together to see what new surprise awaits each day.Use the completed artwork as part of your holiday cheer on Christmas day by displaying the scene and listening to 10 popular instrumental holiday songs.Can you and your family guess what each new day in December will bring?Purchase this app today to find out and experience Christmas with your family like you never have before! Features: Hand drawn scene created by artist Harry Lau. New art to surprise and delight each day from December 1st to Christmas Day. 10 tracks of classic Christmas music including favorites such as Oh Christmas Tree, Deck the Halls, It Came Upon A Midnight Clear, Good King Wenceslas, Greensleeves and more! Reset option so you can view each day again from December 1st. Ability to unlock the calendar so you can enjoy it all year long.See a video demonstration at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R646ppjVCjA or a higher resolution QuickTime version at http://holidayadventcalendarhd.com/Sentactio/Video.htmlYour feedback means a lot to us! Please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com you prefer a more traditional eBook rendition of this story, please check out our new eBook app edition "On the First of December." You can see that app by clicking on More iPad Apps by Sentactio.----------------------------------------------


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Although actually is difficult to imagine the Mexican food without cheese, the truth is that in the Prehispanic times it was not consumed. The Spaniards where the ones that brought the cows and the goats into the "New World". And of course that the Mexican cuisine rapidly adopted this food and it has a wide variety of typical dishes that require cheese for their preparation.
|The advantages of using grated cheese is that it melts faster and a better consistency is obtained.
|Sometimes some fat accumulates on the cheese surface, if this happens to you remove it.
Recommendation: Give more flavor and hotness to your melted cheese with one of these salsas: the red salsa , the green salsa with avocado , the chipotle pepper salsa , the pico de gallo salsa , etc.
Variations: Some ingredients can also be put to the melted cheese like: chorizo , mushrooms , peppers , etc.
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August 24, 2017
Dear Parents and Students,
Welcome to the beginning of the 2017-2018 school year at Blissfield Middle School! I hope that you have had an enjoyable summer. It is this time of year that I become energized for the students and staff to return as we continue to make preparations for the upcoming year. The Blissfield Middle School theme this year will be "Code of the Royal Throne" This Code consists of the following character traits: Positive Attitude, Integrity, Respect, Work Ethic, Responsibility and Compassion. It is our hope that every individual connected to BMS implements these traits throughout the school year, and beyond. They are posted in our locker area by name and brief explanation. Be sure to check them out when you visit the building. This theme also supports our mission statement, which claims Blissfield Community Schools provides the programing, culture, and climate necessary to create well-rounded, creative, critical thinkers.
Parents and students can stay informed about all things BMS by subscribing to Remind, a one-way text messaging service. To join (if you have not already joined in the past), send the text @blissfi to (318) 450-6977. Facebook users can also join the Official Blissfield Middle School Group.
Our registration process will once again be online. Parents should go to www.blissfieldschools.us and click on "Online Resources" followed by "Home Access Center." Then, enter the user name and password (included in this letter) to begin. Students receive their own user name and password, but do not have the ability to edit registration information. The registration process is not complete until you check the "I Agree" box and click "SUBMIT" at the bottom of your registration page, even if all information is correct and no changes are necessary. Like last year, students will be given their schedules at open house only after we have verified that the information has been updated. We will have computers available at open house for those who need internet access. Parents can also come to school any day prior to open house during office hours to use a computer. Please register early!!
As in the past, the daily start time at the middle school and high school will begin at 7:50 AM and conclude at 2:54 PM. Our first day of school is Tuesday, September 5 and will be a full day for students. Like last year, the bus loop pick up and drop off pattern will be along the sidewalk on the east side of our parking lot near the football field. This will allow for a parent loop to pick up students on the west side of the parking lot near the tennis courts.
I encourage you to attend our annual Open House on Wednesday, August 30 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Students will receive class schedules (after updated registration is verified), locker assignments and parents will gain information about our school year. Beginning at 6:30 p.m. a brief informational presentation is open to all BMS families but specifically directed toward incoming 6th graders as well as new enrollees and their parents. Due to the implementation of the MSTEP testing last spring, data for the 2016-2017 Annual Report has not been made available to schools in Michigan. We are told that data will be given to us at a later. When reports are completed, constituents will be notified.
Students will be issued a photo identification badge free of charge. Should a student badge become damaged or lost, students/parents will be expected to purchase a replacement badge in the building office for $5.00. Students will be expected to wear these daily and must be visible on the front of their person. Students can provide their own school-appropriate lanyard or purchase one through the office. I.D. badges have been bar coded with their student number and will be used to access their student accounts in the lunch line and for other school business. All K-12 school staff will be wearing I.D. badges as well.
Our food services will be operating in full swing on our student's first day of school. Breakfast is available for $1.50, milk is $.50, and lunch prices are $2.90 for the tray lunch. Each student will use their student I.D. badge to access a credit account. Parents have the opportunity to place money on student accounts through the school website and are encouraged to establish an account to pay for meals. Information about applying for free and reduced school meals are available online or in our office.
Our student dress code is consistent with last year, with no new changes for 2017-2018. As a reminder, students are permitted to wear shorts of appropriate length and flip flops before Thanksgiving and upon returning from Spring Break. Leggings may be worn if a shirt, skirt or shorts are at least fingertip length. Please help us enforce that all shorts and skirts must be at least finger tip length above the knees and all shirts must cover the shoulders and midriff. All garments must be in good repair and free of holes. We appreciate parents' help with upholding our dress code.
Once again, please visit www.blissfieldschools.us to log on to Home Access Center to complete and submit your student's necessary school registration forms. Be certain to click "SUBMIT" when finished. If you do not have internet access we will have our computer lab open for those who wish to complete the registration process during Open House on August 30.
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If you have any questions please contact our office at (517) 486-4420 x-202. You may also choose to stop into the office weekdays between 7:15 AM and 3:30 PM. As a reminder when reporting student absences, all absences for students in grades K-12, need to be reported to x-200 when calling any of the school buildings. This system will alleviate the necessity to call each building individually and you can now report all student absences with one call to x-200.
On behalf of the Blissfield Middle School staff, welcome to a new school year! We are excited about all of the positive things this year will hold for your students!
Cris Rupp
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Bus Transformation #5: Expand and improve unlimited passes
The Bus Transformation Project is a regional consensus-building exercise led by WMATA. We identified seven ways we hope the study team and regional partners will seek to improve buses in the Washington area, and will post about each. Here's #5, encouraging more people to use passes and expanding them to cover the bus.
We pay a flat fee for unlimited talk and text on our phones, for unlimited Internet (mostly), for unlimited access to Netflix or Amazon Prime services. Subscription services are popular with consumers. Shouldn't transit be the same way?
In many cities, it is. Unlimited passes are popular with commuters in New York, Seattle, Chicago, and many other cities. You pay a fixed monthly amount (often deducted pre-tax from a paycheck or fully covered by an employer) and get unlimited transit. Most commuter railroads work this way, too.
Washington doesn't do this very much, at least for rail. For one thing, people don't all pay the same amount on Metro since the fares vary with distance. That's now solved with the SelectPass, which lets you prepay for 18 round-trips of your regular commute and get unlimited train rides up to that amount, or pay the difference for more expensive train rides.
Unfortunately, bus rides aren't covered, except for two levels of SelectPass, and even then you have to pay for 18 bus round trips to get it. For the typical train commuter, it'd be helpful to be able to take a free bus trip for the occasional non-commute transit need, and good for Metro to increase ridership. This is an important way to better integrate the bus and rail and create one seamless transit system.
Meanwhile, visitors to Washington have to tangle with a very complex fare system and, on rail, risk ending up just a few nickels short if they misread the very large fare table. When I went to Chicago last, there was a very handy machine at the airport L station with simple buttons to get a one-way ticket to downtown Chicago or buy a 3-day pass or other types. And my pass worked on the bus!
What we recommend for commuter passes
Greater Greater Washington conducted a process with readers as a contract project for WMATA to ask for input on how to improve passes. Here are the recommendations readers came up with:
Include buses in the SelectPass for the same price. If someone has a rail pass, let them ride the bus as well. It doesn't make sense to offer free off-peak rail trips for occasional transit use but not the bus at the same time. Even better, make bus-rail transfers free in general, as we covered in #4.
Make it easier to get SelectPass with SmartBenefits. To get a SelectPass on SmartBenefits, you can't just sign up for the pass price with your employer; instead, your employer's benefits administrator has to "assign" your benefits to passes. Then, you have to wait until it appears on your SmarTrip and buy the pass. You can also set up auto-reload to save that last step in future months. It's tricky, and some employers' administrators don't know how to assign to passes or won't do it.
Better market the SelectPass. A lof of people don't know about these passes. WMATA shouldn't have regular commuters who might benefit but don't know about it. Let them know, and then they can decide.
Explore a discount pass program for low-income riders. One challenge with passes is that people with low incomes can't afford to prepay for the entire month up front, but ought to be able to get the discount. WMATA could offer passes through government or nonprofit social service programs so people can get these passes for less. Not only would that address the up-front cost issue, but also can bring transit more within reach of people who can't afford to spend a lot for commuting.
We didn't talk about jurisdictional buses in the original project, but another item that should be part of this is to make passes with jurisdictional buses, like Ride On, DASH, Circulator, etc. You can pay for those buses with a SmarTrip card, and WMATA gives the money to the local operator. But if you take a train to an ART bus and your pass covers both, how much money does WMATA give to Arlington County? This is solvable, and should be solved, but it would take some cooperation.
What we recommend for visitor passes
Visitors are probably less likely to ride the bus, unfortunately. So most of the discussion of visitor passes involves rail. Our project concluded that WMATA should offer a pass which gives you unlimited rides up to $3.85 (covering all off-peak rides and most peak rides except the longest ones) for $10 for a one-day, $20 for a 3-day, or $40 for a 7-day. Those prices would include the physical SmarTrip card itself.
To the extent visitors will ride buses (and they should), the passes ought to include free bus service.
In addition, the report recommended a discounted pass for families of four or more (who might be more likely to take Uber or Lyft where they can pay one fare for the whole family) and to offer more discount programs for conventions similar to the U-Pass, where everyone in a group (a university, or a convention) pays for transit and gets a pass but the cost per card is much lower since not everyone will use it.
Of course, jurisdictional buses should be included. Convention-goers may well try the Circulator, in particular.


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We are proud for the support and the endorsements we have received throughout Maryland and Baltimore County. Our campaign represents tens of thousands of neighbors, workers, and advocates who reside in District 42B and we pledge to be their champion in the General Assembly.
Maryland State Education Association
Representing 74,00 public school educators, the MSEA recognizes and endorses candidates who will put our teachers, schools, and students first! We are proud to have earned the distinction of being listed on their Apple Ballot with other Educator-Recommended Candidates.
Named one of Maryland's top 100!
"Maryland's Top 100 Women are at the pinnacle of their professions, but it's their commitment to the community and to mentoring that makes them stand apart," said Suzanne Fischer-Huettner, publisher of The Daily Record. "When they leave the office each evening, they are mentoring college students, collecting donations for people in need, chairing neighborhood associations and more, while also raising families, caring for parents and taking classes themselves. The Daily Record is pleased to honor their dedication and commitment to the community."
Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate Distinction
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America is a grassroots movement of Americans fighting for new and stronger solutions to lax gun laws and loopholes. Since its inception after the tragedy at Sandy Hook School, Moms Demand Action has established a chapter in every state of the country and, along with Mayors Against Illegal Guns and the Everytown Survivor Network, is part of Everytown for Gun Safety, the largest gun violence prevention organization in the country with more than four million supporters.
Metro Baltimore Council AFL-CIO
Representing over 150,000 workers across the Baltimore Region, and advocating for the safe workplaces, fair compensation, and strong quality of life that Maryland's workers deserve.
Emily's List
"EMILY's List is proud to stand with Dr. Michele Guyton because she has has worked with families and communities for over 25 years to give them the support they need," said Geri Prado, senior director of state and local campaigns at EMILY's List.
Maryland League of Conservation Voters
We are thrilled to receive the endorsement of a group that has, since 1979, defended our environment and supported candidates who do the same. I am committed to protecting the unique environment of District 42B and I am proud to be recognized for my conservation values.
The Sierra Club
The Sierra Club is now the nation's largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization -- with three million members and supporters. Their successes range from protecting millions of acres of wilderness to helping pass the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and Endangered Species Act.
NARAL Pro-Choice Maryland
NARAL Pro-Choice Maryland is a state based member organization that works to defend, expand and protect reproductive freedom for all Marylanders.
The Baltimore Washington Laborers' District Council
The Baltimore Washington Laborers' District Council, an affiliate of the Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA), represents more than 7,000 LIUNA members who live and work in the Baltimore-Washington region. They are our neighbors and our friends and we are determined to fight for them in Annapolis.
AFSCME Council 3
AFSCME Council 3 represents over 30,000 public employees across the State of Maryland as the largest union for state and higher education employees. Protecting public services and fighting to fill the more than 2,400 vacancies identified by the Department of Legislative Services last year are among their top priorities in Annapolis.
Central Baltimore County Democratic Club
The Central Baltimore County Democratic Club is a place for Democrats to meet and discuss ideas with elected officials and each other. The CBCDC sponsors political training, debates and election-related activities throughout the year.
Baltimore Women United
Baltimore Women United is a diverse coalition of female volunteers working to close the political gender gap. BWU advances local and state candidates and policies that eliminate discrimination; they fight for equity for women of all races, income, zip codes, and abilities.
The Baltimore County Progressive Democrats Club
I am an active member of the Baltimore County Progressive Democrats Club which endorses the Democratic candidates for delegate who best exemplify the club's values and policies.


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Real MTB Wedding || Paige + Henry
Hey sweet peas! Can you believe we're already halfway through the first month of 2018? We hope this post finds you nice and cozy as we all navigate these winter temperatures. Here to warm your heart is Paige & Henry's wedding day! Paige and Henry had the sweetest January wedding, and they didn't let inclement weather rain on their parade. Keep scrolling to read all about their love story, their vendors, and see photos of their beautiful day.
Can you give us a glimpse into you & your hubs's love story?
Henry and I first met at Christ Church Cathedral. I moved here from Illinois for work and knew no one! Thankfully, our church has a great young adults group where I met many of my friends and Henry. Over time, Henry and I became friends. Our mutual friends were so anxious to get us set up, even bailing on outings so that Henry and I would often end up on "fake dates." I wasn't sure if I would be staying in Kentucky for work, but once I landed a permanent job in town, he swept in, asked me out, and well, the rest is history! After dating for about 16 months he proposed on the most beautiful sunny May day in 2016, and we got married in January of 2017.
What was it about your dress that made you realize it was "the one?"
Since I was planning a winter wedding, I knew that I wanted a dress with lace sleeves, but I did try to go into the whole shopping experience open to different dresses. My personal style is more vintage-classic, and our wedding was going to be traditional. In the end, after only trying on about 7 or 8 dresses, I was torn between a more modern blush dress that would have needed significant alterations or the one I chose which almost fit me like a glove. How could I not choose that option?! My dress also matched our traditional aesthetic and Cathedral wedding. Liz was so helpful and supportive - I know my mother and mother-in-law who were shopping with me were especially grateful for that. I loved that Meant To Be was my only bridal shopping experience!
What is your favorite memory from your wedding day?
We were so excited to get married in the church where we met and fell in love. Henry sings in the choir and it was such a blessing to have the full choir participate in our wedding. We both got goosebumps during their pieces! We loved welcoming our guests to our church and one of our favorite places in town, the Carnegie Center. Our wedding day was a rainy one, and I will never forget grabbing an umbrella once we got down the aisle after our ceremony, and running together through the Cathedral's garden with our Best Man and seven-months-pregnant Matron of Honor! It was the most joyous moment that we never could have expected!
What has been the best thing about marriage so far?
Being a team. It is such a privilege to be a witness to someone's life through marriage, and to have witness and partner in your own life.
Any pieces of wisdom or advice you'd like to share with future brides, engaged gals, or newlyweds like yourself?
1. I am not always good at accepting help; some might say I'm a little stubborn. Wedding planning was so much more fun (and easier!) when I let myself accept the help and generosity of those I love and who cared for Henry and me. This advice has also proven useful in our marriage as we've grown as a team! Letting others and your spouse bless you is one of the greatest acts and gifts of love.
2. There are so many sweet snapshot memories of lovely interactions and scenes throughout our wedding weekend, especially of our rehearsal dinner. To save a little money, we opted to not have a videographer. We decided together to make mental snapshots of the day. We both enjoy writing, so shortly after we arrived in Puerto Rico for our honeymoon we separately took time to write about our favorite memories from the whole weekend. Those writings are something we'll cherish for years to come!
There your have it, your daily dose of sweetness. Keep reading to see Paige + Henry's vendors, as well as details from their special day.
Ceremony Venue: Christ Church Cathedral
Reception Venue: Carnegie Center
Dress: Meant To Be Boutique
Suits: Stuart Mercer
Hair/Makeup: Simply Blue Salon
Catering: Lundy's
Flowers: Stems
Cake: Tinker's
Photographer: Anekdota Studio


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KimNicky Vamps For Her Fans
Watching a KimberlyNichole show is like watching an episode of True Blood. She vamps around the stage, giving an over the top performance that ends way too soon.
Now, I will admit: KimberlyNichole (or, KimNicky as she goes by on Twitter) is a good friend of mine; my play little sister. So… yes, I am a bit biased. But… I also know good music. And KimNicky's live performance is astounding. The girl steps onstage and owns it. Her performances, though stripped down due to the shallowness of her independent artist pockets, surpasses expectations of the uninitiated and still manages to leave her "regulars" feel as though they didn't pay enough for the show they got. When she hits the stage, you get drama and lots of it. Instead of the outrageous sets that give, say a Gaga or Ke$ha their cache, KimNicky relies only on her voice, which comes at you like a gale-force wind, slightly salty, slightly sweet.
At her re-release show for The Yellow Brick Journey, in which she added three songs and re-titled YBJ Reloaded, KimNicky attacked the Joe's Pub stage and gave her adoring audience exactly what they were looking for. She stepped onto the stage to a crowd waiting with baited breath. Literally. The crowd came for a show and were sitting there like a cat ready to pounce: they just needed Kim to give them a reason. And she did. Try that turquoise ballgown/tutu she wore as she sauntered onstage. Try that patented KimNicky look of wanton ennui she throws across the room, as she reaches the end of a verse. Try the gut-wrenching, chill bump-inducing wail she emits as the sheer power of her singing makes her fall to the floor, clutching the microphone as it's her only lifeline. Try that saucy tongue she shows when she pulls back and says a few words to the crowd. Yeah, that KimNicky, she definitely teases the audience.
And, just like that, the show was over. She sang plenty of songs. She only has one full-length album. But the audience clearly wanted some more. I compared her shows to watching an episode of True Blood in the first paragraph for a reason – they're appropriately lengthy, but feel like they last mere minutes.
See Kim in action as she tackles "Little Girl New" off the YBJ Reloaded album for the first time live in NYC.
Oh, and click here to go listen to the newest single, "Crash and Burn." Let me be clear: click the link; listen to the song. The more hits that page gets, the better shot she has of getting the song to radio. Get it? Got it. Good.
Alliecat permalinkJune 25, 2010 5:04 PM
I need a do over show!!! That was a hot-a$$ show!! As all of Kim's shows are!!!


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Last December Marvel announced a "multi-platform" project called Marvel Rising. The platforms include a series of six four-minute animated digital shorts, an animated movie, and a comic.
Today Marvel posted some character models from the animated efforts so we can see more accurately how the characters will be depicted in the animation along with descriptions of each. We now know, for instance that Patriot in Marvel Rising is not Elijah Bradley, but Rayshaun Lucas who became Patriot in the comic Secret Empire: Brave New World #2.
Here are the "relatable" and "inclusive" teens (plus Captain Marvel, Quake, and some animal sidekicks)…
Ghost-Spider character model
Gwen Stacy aka Ghost-Spider (formerly Spider Gwen) voiced by Dove Cameron ("Descendants," "Hairspray Live") – a free spirited teen who found her calling to be a super hero after being bitten by a radioactive spider and gaining spider-like powers. As Ghost-Spider, she aids those in need, but has to keep her alter-ego a secret from her father, Captain George Stacy, who sees Ghost-Spider as more of a menace than a hero.
Quake character model
Daisy Johnson aka Quake voiced by Chloe Bennet ("Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," "Nashville") – a leading agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. whose tendency for rule-breaking gets her into trouble now and then. Daisy befriends the young group of heroes and through them discovers how to become a better leader. She can generate powerful vibrational waves, which produce effects similar to earthquakes.
Inferno character model
Dante Pertuz aka Inferno voiced by Tyler Posey ("Teen Wolf," "Lincoln Heights") – a brooding, dark loner on the run. Dante has the power of pyrokinesis, which makes him capable of generating flames – however, he is not fully in control of his fiery abilities. It's a thin line between good guy and villain for the unpredictable Inferno.
Ms. Marvel character model
Kamala Khan aka Ms. Marvel voiced by Kathreen Khavari ("Marvel's Avengers Assemble," "Big Little Lies") – a devoted fan of Super Heroes, especially of her mentor Captain Marvel; she is determined that she too can be a great hero! If only she'd be taken seriously. Kamala is equipped with metamorphic powers that allow her to stretch, enlarge, or shrink her overall size, parts of her body, or alter her physical appearance. She is especially fond of "embiggening" her fists.
Squirrel Girl character model
Doreen Green aka Squirrel Girl voiced by Milana Vayntrub ("Marvel's New Warriors," "This Is Us") – the uber-positive, hilarious best friend and teammate of Ms. Marvel. With advanced computer skills, enhanced strength, agility, durability, and senses of a squirrel, Doreen (along with her squirrel partner, Tippy Toe!), is primed and ready to become a successful hero.
America Chavez character model
America Chavez voiced by Cierra Ramirez ("The Fosters," "The Secret Life of an America Teenager") – a strong, independent young hero whose painful past drives her to reject leadership and remain a loner. America's powers include superhuman strength, speed, and durability, plus the ability to fly.
Patriot character model
Rayshaun Lucas aka Patriot voiced by Kamil McFadden ("K.C. Undercover," "Grown Ups 2") – a natural born leader who is quick to leap into action to impress his colleagues at S.H.I.E.L.D. Rayshaun strives to live up to Captain America's legacy with integrity, honesty, and order above all. His skills include heightened strength, speed, stamina, and durability.
Captain Marvel character model
Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel voiced by Kim Raver ("Grey's Anatomy," "24") – a bold leader who doesn't sugar-coat and is guided by a strong sense of duty and honor. She's the ultimate inspiration for our band of misfit heroes. She is equipped with superhuman strength, can fly at high speeds, and can project intense energy blasts.
Tippy-Toe and Lockjaw character models
Lockjaw and Tippy Toe are voiced by Dee Bradley Baker ("Star Wars Rebels," "Gravity Falls"). Two lovable and heroic sidekicks: Lockjaw is Kamala's trusty, teleporting mutt and Tippy Toe is Doreen's partner in crime and best squirrel friend.
Both the digital shorts and animated movie will arrive later in 2018.
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These social media platforms will help all students who have classes at the West Sac Center keep up-to-date on the latest news and information pertinent to this college location. That includes open classes, counseling sessions, test dates and other important items.
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This wonderful late 1950's to mid 1960's era Southern Counties Gas Company hat comes to us from friends of Gastorical Tom Martin "Southern Counties Gas" & Will Vigliotti "Southern California Gas". Below is a detail shot as this the very first example of this era's logo patch on Gastorical. This logo was retired in 1965 to make way for the next version a seen below it.
This beautiful Southern Counties Knife / money clip comes to us from our friend James Ruiz.
Another view of a very early Counties vehicle complete with meters ready to install and a pipe vise on the back. I hope this fellow has an ID card on him. I'm not sure I would let him in the house. As always, click the image for a larger view.
This early 1950's gas company hat comes to us from friend of Gastorical Glen Lunzman. The second picture below is of the back of the hat were we can see the original owners union pins dated from 1953 to 1954 in the original positions they were found. Glen tells us he found this treasure completely by chance at a garage sale in Orange County sometime back.
Relighting the Flame
This beautiful Employee ID Badge is circa early 1950's and is rather large at approximately 2" in height. Thanks to friend of Gastorical Glen Lunzman for sharing this item with us.
In 1914 the Long Beach Consolidated Gas Company was taken over by Southern Counties Gas. This 1923 bill from Long Beach is from that time when Counties owned the cities gas operations. Less than one year from when this bill was issued the Long Beach gas system was sold back to that city where it remains to this day. The house this bill is for still exists in an older part of the city just North of downtown.
This undated image of an early Southern Counties Gas Company welders truck is circa early 1930's. Thanks to friend of Gastorical Mary Jean Salcido for the following information: The truck in this image is a Ford model AA most likely from 1929. From the appearance of the the door on the truck it predates the first official Counties logo. Although prior to 1940, we know little for certain as to when the logo came into existence. The truck is obviously not new in this image but probably not more than a couple of years old. The image itself is likely 1930 to 1932.
This booklet, that was attached to each new appliance sold by Southern Counties Gas in the 1930's is described on the cover as "A Handbook of Helpful Suggestions for the Housewife" but it actually goes much deeper than that. Selling gas appliances was an important function of gas companies in this time period and Counties Gas was no exception. As was the purpose of this booklet, they even marketed directly to the women of the household and had a Home Service Department staffed with women because as they say in this booklet:
"Women who have practical experience in homemaking are best qualified to advise other women on problems of home service, whether they have to do with the more efficient use of gas appliances, better cooking, or improved ways of getting things done."
Thanks go out to my friend and major contributor to Gastorical, Mike Connors for this great find!
January 1914 view of the Southern Counties Gas Company Office located at 44 Plaza Square in the city of Orange. Ethel Parks (Counties Employee) poses behind the counter. An Eclipse gas stove is visible at far left. Notice the safe to the right of Esther, it says "Southern Counties Gas of California"
Giant Blue Flame atop the new Southern Counties Gas Company building at 8th. & Flower Street. May 1960
Counties ID badge circa 1962
Circa 1950's. There was no Underground Service Alert at this point in time. Evidentially calling the company collect was the best answer we had to avoid hit lines and would have been especially important for high pressure lines like this sign protected.
This wonderful little tape measure was part of a sales campaign called "Balanced Power" in the early 60's as evidenced by the special logo. This was not an official logo to represent the companies but a special one created to represent the campaign itself. There was at least two different, but very similar logos for the Balanced Power campaign.
This Counties ID badge is from the mid 1950's to early 1960's. Interesting is that it's made out of the same material used for gas pipe in this era called "Tennite" or "CAB" plastic. Thanks to friend of Gastorical Robert Worthington for this very rare piece.
Circa 1940, this Southern Counties safety handbook has some very interesting passages in it. My favorite is section 622 that while not affixing the current label to it talks about the circle of safety. Hmm, a good idea even in 1940!!!


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Something nice and something nasty this morning. First, the nice. Would you want this design?
I could live happily there. Next, the nasty. This really grosses me out, and I am not sure why.
Do you find this apparently well done tattoo utterly repulsive, as I do? If this is yours, I am sorry.


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Live a life worth blogging about
Sometimes, I look on Pinterest to try and come up with a new blog post. It has yet to pay out, but I have to admit I look. And there was this image – that had a list of things you should do in order to have a successful blog. One of them, really caught my eye, it said, live a life worth blogging about.
But what exactly does living life worth blogging about even mean? I live a fairly boring life, but I would like to think that it is worth blogging about. Why? Because life isn't about showing off your booty on Instagram, or even talking about makeup tutorials. Life isn't about vanity, or watching TV to keep up with the whomevers. Life is a series of learning moments joined together by opportunities to learn. It is also a series of fairly boring moments joined together by happy and dramatic moments. It is also very much a pilgrimage to Heaven, where we will ultimately be united with Our Savior. And this pilgrimage is all of the above, joined by the binding powers of faith, hope, and love. Life is a journey.
As a blogger, I do like to share insights into my own life, but (and maybe this is where I fail as a blogger) I am not eternally looking for the special moments that are bloggable.
I also wanted to remind people that life isn't about being thrilled and excited and quasi-manic all the time. A lot of what you see in the blogosphere is "photoshopped". Sure, there are some really good, raw blogs out there, but for the most part, they are sanitized, beautified, and perhaps even exaggerated. A reason a lot of youth suffers from depression is because of all these happy instances on Instagram, YouTube, etc. (social media) seem to be the exciting life of others, while we forget that those exciting moments are glued together by boring, less enticing moments. So to me, a life worth blogging about is one that sets the example.


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Here's the best of the Telegraph's coverage of Ferguson's retirement.
Big shoes to fill - how to go about replacing a legend
In pics: some replacement managers do better. Some crumble under the pressure.
Alan Smith: my greatest Ferguson XI
Sir Alex Ferguson's crowning glory was his ability to overhaul even Manchester United's most formidable early squads.
He was terrifying - but we will miss him
From the fury to the human touch, Mark Ogden has seen each side to Sir Alex Ferguson while covering his Old Trafford reign.
True managerial titan impossible act to follow
Alan Hansen: Scot's true genius has been to weld traditional values with modern coaching techniques and psychological skills.
Firebrand who built a dynasty from adversity
Paul Hayward: combative, loyal, controlling, and witty - Sir Alex Ferguson has fought his last battle.
Jim White: no question - this is United's biggest gamble
Jim White: Alex Ferguson's hand is at work in the appointment of his fellow Glaswegian but it is a decision loaded with risk.


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Our family loves to cook. We're always trying new recipes. The only problem is that when you try so many recipes, it's hard to keep track of them all! So, we're going to post and share our recipe favorites here--both old and new.
Thursday, March 12, 2015
Appetizers: Round and Round
We do a lot of themed dinners in our family: breakfast for dinner, chili night, Mexican, and Italian nights...just to name a few. Oh, but don't forget appetizer night! Appetizers for dinner is one of our favorite things to do. So, great ready for a bunch of appetizer posts ahead.
Pizza Pinwheels
1 (8 ounce) can refrigerated crescent roll dough
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
24 slices pepperoni
1 (14 ounce) can pizza sauce
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
On a large baking sheet, pinch the 8 crescent rolls dough triangles into 4 rectangles. Layer each rectangle with 6 slices of pepperoni and even amounts of mozzarella cheese. Roll tightly lengthwise and slice each into 4 or more pieces.
Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 12 minutes. Serve with pizza sauce for dipping.
Source: Allrecipes.com, submitted by CHRISTI_LANDINO. You can find it here.
Notes: Very easy, very few ingredients, and very tasty.
Posted by Foodie Family at 9:42 AM
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It is difficult to walk around campus without passing a student in the ubiquitous School of Education sweatshirt. Education is one of the most popular fields of study at Geneseo, and a large number of education majors turn to the Elementary and Secondary Education Association (ESEA), a student-run organization that offers insight into the School of Education and working with children. ESEA is open to all education majors, including those focusing on adolescent education.
According to co-president Patti Glisson, a senior, the club provides a central place for education majors to discuss issues pertinent to their program. The collective knowledge that upperclassmen in ESEA have is a great benefit to members in lower years.
"The School of Education is kind of confusing," Glisson said. "If I know one thing, for example, and another member knows about something else, we are able to combine our knowledge to benefit the group." Older students in the organization are also able to share their experiences with younger members so they know what to expect in the upcoming years.
To clarify the education degree requirements and provide advice for education majors, ESEA holds many informational sessions for its members. Members benefit from programs held by the club by gaining experience for their careers from a multitude of perspectives. "The club gives us quite a few opportunities to be in panel discussions with people who have already gone through what we will be going through," sophomore Ashley Claypoole said. "So, anything that we future teachers have questions about, they can answer for us." In the past, the organization has held résumé workshops, panels with current student teachers and principals, and a talk with the dean of education. The organization also helps to remind members about required educator tests that are necessary to become a teacher.
In addition to acclimating members of ESEA to the educational system, the organization hosts a number of programs and fundraisers to benefit local schools. Members of ESEA also interact directly with children through different programs with schoolchildren in the area. In a program conducted in the Mt. Morris school district, called "P.J.s and Paperbacks," members read with children entering kindergarten. "It benefits the kids because it gets that age group settled into the school and introduces them to other students that they may have class with, which settles down their fears about school," explained co-president Lauren Eichenauer, a junior.
Above all, ESEA aims to provide valuable experience and guidance in the educational field for its members. "The club is based on everything that the members want," commented Eichenauer. "We want to help members become better educators."


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