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Steve Brynteson Has Owned His '67 Nova Since He Was 17
How many of us remember the exact date we bought our cars? Steve Brynteson does because he bought his Nova on January 2, 1986, and started building it the next day. We like this guy. Not only did he dive right in, but he got rid of the stuff that didn't make the car fast. The first step was to torch off the pair of '70s glasspacks the previous owner had installed. No offense to lovers of glasspacks, but we all know their primary function is to make a lot of noise.
Steve almost bought a Camaro instead of this Nova. "My dad wanted me to buy a '69 Camaro," he says. But he declined his elder's advice and instead sought out a machine that suited his tastes. "I was inspired by this car I had seen in several of the magazines of the day. It was a white '67 Nova with Center Lines." That car struck a chord with Steve, and after searching the classified ads, he found one close to his house and bought it for $800.
Even a quarter century ago, that subthousand-dollar figure didn't buy you much. Steve admits his newly acquired prize wasn't much to look at. "It was purple with green wheels." Plus, it had its fair share of rust and the aforementioned glasspacks plumbed in behind a bone-stock 283. With loud paint and exhaust, the car demanded looks but couldn't back them up with any performance. To fix this problem, Steve installed mufflers, rally wheels, and a much bigger engine.
"I've probably had about 10 different motors in the car," he says. But things really took off when he built a 406, dropping it in sometime in 1991. "I was hoping to run 12s on nitrous with it," Steve recalls. He surprised everyone, including himself, when he ran 11.55 on the motor his first time out.
Soon Steve's Nova was drawing the right kind of attention. "I hadn't done any of the bodywork yet, so people were always surprised at how fast the car was." He eventually did get to rejuvenating the Nova's exterior, learning how to do body- and paintwork in the process. He also did a bunch of chassis modifications to help get all his power to the ground and keep the car pointed straight while going down the track. Steve welded in his own rollbar, widened the wheeltubs, and installed an aftermarket front subframe, all in pursuit of better track manners. He's also installed another 406-this one is more stout, though, and is capable of clicking off a searing 9.98 e.t. at 136.6 mph. Even more impressive, that run was naturally aspirated-no power-adders. That parachute poking up over the rear bumper is there for a reason. When he cracks open the nitrous bottle, this thing will catapult to high-8-second e.t.'s.
This guy has speed built into his chromosomes, and it runs in the family. His brother, Joe, owns the 10-second '63 Nova we featured last month.
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Who: Steve Brynteson
What: '67 Chevrolet Nova
Where: Ham Lake, MN
Block: The foundation for the mighty 406 in Steve's car is a Dart Little M small-block that was prepped by Performance Concepts in Scandia, Minnesota. It is loaded with a forged Eagle crank and rod package. The Wiseco pistons yield a relatively tame 10.0:1 compression ratio. We had to adjust our spectacles to make sure we read Steve's cam specs correctly. The Ultradyne solid roller cam delivers 273/283 degrees duration at 0.050 and 0.727/0.682 inch lift. A Cloyes roller timing chain keeps it in phase, and Isky lifters have the unenviable task of following those huge lobes.
Heads: Steve's Dart 18-degree cylinder heads are major contributors to this engine's massive power. He had them angle-milled to an even shallower 15 degrees and fitted with larger 2.15/ 1.625-inch valves. The pushrods are from Comp, and they actuate T&D roller rockers.
Induction: Steve sourced a Chevrolet 18-degree intake manifold and fitted it with a Holley 950 HP carburetor.
Nawsssss: An NOS two-stage system is responsible for the 8-second passes. It provides an extra 300 hp.
Exhaust: Steve made those headers, and they're awesome looking. They dump into 3 1/2-inch collectors, ending with a pair of DynoMax Bullet mufflers.
Transmission: "I was running a Turbo 350 for a while, but it was too violent, so I switched to a 'Glide," Steve tells us. His Powerglide is loaded with a 5,300-stall PTC torque converter and an ATI transbrake. He controls it all with a simple and clean-looking ratchet shifter from Precision Performance Products.
Rearend: There's a Mopar 8 3/4 rear under Steve's Nova, just like the one in his brother's car. Steve tells us the Mopar A-Body rears are dirt cheap and the spring perches are in almost exactly the same position as the stock Chevy axle. He's since moved the springs inboard after tubbing the wheel houses, though. The Sure Grip differential was replaced with a spool that is turned by a set of 3.91:1 gears.
Suspension: Steve replaced the spindly OE front end with an AJE subframe made of chrome-moly tube steel. It utilizes coilover shocks and a Pinto steering rack. The rear suspension is simple enough: Calvert Racing leaf springs, a pair of CalTracs bars, and a set of QA1 adjustable shocks.
Brakes: Wilwood discs are up front, and the stock Mopar 11-inch drums remain out back.
Wheels/Tires: Those Billet Special-ties Street Light wheels look great on this car. A pair of 15×4 hoops with 26×4.5 Mickey Thompsons are up front, and monster 28×12.50 Mickey Thompson ET Streets mounted on 15×8-inch wheels bring up the rear.
Paint/Body: The only panel on Steve's Nova that isn't steel is the fiberglass hood. Otherwise, Steve and his dad, Bob, massaged or replaced their way to a straight and rust-free body. They painted the car at home, too. The color is Silver Birch, an '05 Chevrolet color.
Interior: Open the door and you'll find the interior is just as understated as the exterior. Steve kept his passenger compartment stock looking and fuss-free. The Jaz buckets are covered with black vinyl and the carpet is stock. If it weren't for the G-Force harnesses and 10-point rollcage Steve built, you'd be hard-pressed to ID this Nova as a sub-10-second car.


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Blue, the recipe says 3 cups (2 1/4 )lbs honey, 1 cup water, 1 foil pouch liquid pectin. Hope it works for you, my first time didn't set up, did 2nd batch and it worked great.
Blue, the recipe says 3 cups (2 1/4 )lbs honey, 1 cup water, 1 foil pouch liquid pectin. Hope it works for you, my first time didn't set up, did 2nd batch and it worked great.
Thanks I'll try that!
I can't wait to try this recipe out!
I have not had good success with my honey jelly setting up. My first batch of plain honey jelly set up after 2 weeks. I did a batch of cinnamon that was more firm than runny. My next two batches have not set up and I remade a few jars this morning adding a little more liquid pectin. The frustrating part is I used the same batch of honey for all.
The cinnamon is preferred by people. when they try the plain honey jelly they just tell me it tastes like honey, go figure!
Kind of seems a shame to ruin the good stuff in honey by heating it to a boil , I guess there is no way to make it without boiling it is there .It sounds so good though.
The people who bought the honey jelly were not concerned with it no longer being raw. I haven't done a lot of it. It is more like a specialty product for me.
I am new to canning and such but want to make the honey jelly for Christmas gifts can someone please fully explain the water bath step so that I know the jars are properly sealed? Thanks in advance!
We can figs and peaches with honey and use apple juice instead of pectin. It doesn't get "stand up a spoon" thick, but it does thicken up enough to not run off of a biscuit.
1. Sterlize jars by inverting them in a pan and boil slow for 10 mins. Remove them and let dry.
2. Put jelly in jars, fill no more than 1/2 inch from top. Need an air gap.
3. Place lids with rubber ring in a pan and bring to a boil. My understanding is to soften the rubber somewhat. Use a magnet (looks like a screw driver with a flat magnet on the end)to remove the lids one at a time.
4. Put lid on jar and screw lid down so it is barely tight. Trick is you want hot air to be able to escape when you boil the jars of jelly with lids on.
5. Boil(slow boil) for 5 mins. Place lid on pot while boiling. Just fill pot up to bottoms of metal rings on jars.
6. Remove jars from water and tighten lids. You want rubber ring to now fit tightly to glass. When jars cool, air and jelly in jars will contract and pull center of metal lid down. They are now sealed. After 30 mins has passed, go around and tap the centers of the lids and if they pop up and down, they are not sealed and will likely ferment. If this happens, you can try the process again with a new lid or put it in the fridge and use it up.
Zone 3b. If you always do what you always did, you'll always get what you always got!
3.5 Be certain that the rims of the jars have no spills on them before applying the rubber ring lid. Any spilled material on the jar rim is likely to result in a poor/no seal. An inexpensive funnel designed for this purpose is useful in that regard.
6. My experience with tightening the screw rings after removing from heat is that it just makes the rings very difficult to remove when you later want to use the contents. If the lid didn't seal properly while it was hot, tightening it later isn't going to fix that.
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If you do leave the rim somewhat loose, heat the jar in a water bath to remove the air and then remove the heated jars and tighten, the success ratio for sealing is near 100%. Just saying tighten them down but don't tighten till you can you can't turn no more!
Lids that are hard to remove are usually rusted or contain sugar. Invert the jar and run hot water on/around the rim. This loosens the sugar and expands the rim. Get a jar gripper and a helper and they'll come off.
Zone 3b. If you always do what you always did, you'll always get what you always got!
How much liquid pectin, by weight or volume measure, is in a packet. Here liquid pectin often is in a bottle.
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Can you tell me what the process is for remaking if the jelly doesn't set up? Mine is still real thin. All I can find for remaking jelly calls for sugar, lemon juice, and pectin but want to make sure this is how to do honey jelly.
WBVC there is 3 ounces in the liquid pectin pouch

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11 October 2018UN Women
Alphonsine Nyiranzeyimana, a farmer from Cyahinda, in the southern part of Rwanda, says that learning new farming techniques completely changed her life. She's not exaggerating. Today, Nyiranzeyimana is the leader of a farmers' cooperative and the yield on some of her crops has more than doubled. The agricultural sector accounts for a third of Rwanda's GDP and more than 70 per cent of Rwandan women are engaged in farming activities since their childhood. Yet, they don't have the same access to land, production inputs, finance or markets as men.


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Washington, D.C.- UMBC battled nationally-ranked George Washington throughout the 40 minutes, but could not make a final charge down the stretch and fell to the Colonials, 74-61 at the Charles E. Smith Center.
George Washington, which is receiving votes in the national polls, won its fifth straight game and improved to 10-1 on the season. UMBC slipped to 3-9 and to 0-8 on the road.
Senior post Brett Roseboro (Quakertown, Pa./Quakertown) led the Retrievers with 13 points, two shy of his season best. Freshman guard Rodney Elliott (Baltimore, Md./John Carroll) scored in double figures for the fifth straight game and contributed 10 points.
Colonial grad student guard Maurice Creek scored 17 of his game-high 22 points in the first half.
UMBC hung tough in the first 20 minutes, after falling behind 10-2 at the outset of the contest . The Retrievers hit 14-of-28 shots, but were hurt by 11 turnovers, which led to 13 Colonial points. Roseboro cashed In on a traditional three-point play to trim the GW lead to as few as three points, at 27-24, with 6:37 to play in the period.
The Colonials had a chance to take its biggest lead heading into the break ,but a steal by senior forward Chase Plummer (Plainfield, N.J./St. Patrick) and feed to freshman wing Charles Taylor, Jr. (Silver Spring, Md./Springbrook) for a layup just before the buzzer got the visitors to within 42-34 at halftime.
But GW stung UMBC with an 11-0 run to open the first half and extended their advantage to 53-34 at the 17:46 mark. The Retrievers would battle back and cut the deficit to as few as 10 points on a Devarick Houston (Jonesboro, Ga./Mays) free throw with 8:22 remaining.
The Retrievers had a pair of possessions to cut the gap to within single digits, but a turnover a missed three-point attempt by Houston kept the Colonials with a comfortable margin. After an Elliott layup trimmed the deficit to 68-58 with 5:56 remaining, UMBC did not score for the next 5:10 of the contest and could not threaten down the stretch.
UMBC committed a season-high 21 turnovers and GW outscored the Retrievers, 28-12, in point off of turnovers.
Elliott tied a season-high and shared game rebounding honors with seven caroms. Plummer stuffed the stat sheet with eight points, five assists and five steals.
UMBC slumped to 41.7 percent from the field in the second half and finished at 46.2 percent (24-of-52) for the game. George Washington shot 28-of-53 for the contest (52.8%).
The Retrievers will play their first home game since Dec. 2 when they host Navy at the RAC Arena on Dec. 30.


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I wanna wish all of you a very Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you all are enjoying time with family, Jon and I didn't see my parents this year for Thanksgiving because airfare is expensive, but they are coming to visit us around Christmas so it's all good! Also I forgot to add I have "Cool Pink" (matte) pigment available for samples as well.
MadMinerals.Org is having a 25% OFF SALE!
***I'll be heading to Vegas again later tonight, so most likely I will NOT have internet connection. :( My BF's dad lives over there so we are heading back there again! Hopefully see more celebs haha. I should be back on Sunday.
I also bought more Violet and Teal Pigments for sampling...and caved and bought another 187 brush.
Yesterday was the release of the MAC Finery bags and the Metal-X Collection, so here is haul as well as my initial observations. I also got my Sephora Pop-Up Brushes!
The MAC Finery Bag: I bought the finery bag in "Plum Lips", I am not too sure about this one yet, I am not really a fan of "glazes" and "frost" lipsticks, as I found the two lipsticks to be a bit too sheer for me(Culture Class and Ultra Madame). The 'Contessa' lipglass was pretty. I might just end up exchanging it for the Pink Lips. But the packaging is ultra gorgeous!
The Metal-X Collection: I LOVE this collection. I was expecting this collection to be super creamy and almost the same consistency of a mousse, but it's creamy at first but finishes to a powder so it's not sliding off anywhere. I have yet to do a look with any of the colors from this collection, but it does look promising. I ended up purchasing: Pure Ore (gorgeous gold color), gold spice (reminds me of the moonbathe collection), 6th sin (pretty deep emerald green to go perfect with the emerald green pigment), and Cyber (silver). I wanted Virgin Silver, but the MA got me the wrong one, and I ended up liking it. The boyfriend said "I know you're gonna end up getting all the colors anyway, so just keep it". HAHHAHHAA.
My Sephora Pop-Up Brushes Arrived!!!!
Jon's adorable little niece Alyssa Jolie!
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Happy Thanksgiving Haul!
I wanna wish all of you a very Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you all are enjoying time with family, Jon and I didn't see my parents this year for Thanksgiving because airfare is expensive, but they are coming to visit us around Christmas so it's all good! Also I forgot to add I have "Cool Pink" (matte) pigment available for samples as well.
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- Mrs. Lynne said...
Happy T's mi'lady :) Hope you have a great time today!
Yup, yup. Nice haul! I should have swatched everything also. Now I know, haha.
I love the pop-up case. Soooo stylish. and Jon's niece is such a cutie.
- November 22, 2007 at 2:28 PM
- RF said...
Ooohohohohohohoh how gorgeous is she. I love babies with an amazing head of hair. Too cute.
Metal-X looks cool too but to released in the UK til 01st Dec - did you find them to be creasy?
- November 22, 2007 at 4:26 PM
- Elizabeth said...
The baby is so CUTE. Any chance shes related to angelina jolie?;)
- November 22, 2007 at 4:33 PM
- Vanessa said...
Hey RF! Happy Thanksgiving! The Metal-X eyeshadows aren't creasy at all (as long as you don't put TOO much on your lid it should be fine). They are cream-to-powder so it 'dries' on your lid like a regular eyeshadow. What I love about it is the shimmer and vibrancy of the colors.
- November 22, 2007 at 4:50 PM
- Divine Blackness said...
Happppppy Thanksgiving! Can't wait to see what kind of looks you are going to do with Metal-X. I'm still iffy on it because I'm not sure about those colors on my skin. And do a review on the brushes (and the cute pop-up thingie) when you get a chance! I think it's cute!
- November 22, 2007 at 9:45 PM
- Julie said...
Nice haul! :)
The red lipstick from the Plum Lips (Finery) looks nice.
Metal-X looks HAWT!
Jon's niece is adorable! May I ask what nationality she is?
- November 23, 2007 at 3:11 AM
- alien man?! said...
what a darling little girlie!!!!!! oh, she's SOOOO lovely
and, wow, the Pure Ore is HOT
wish i could pull off gold
- November 23, 2007 at 2:16 PM
- petitebelle said...
those lippies actually look really pretty...especially that light pink lipstick, I think you should keep it ;)
- November 23, 2007 at 2:53 PM
- nilla cookie said...
What a haul! 6th Sin looks gorgeous! I've been lovin' all the greens I see lately!
Also, how do you like the Sephora brushes? I think I want to try them out so please let us know!
- November 23, 2007 at 4:30 PM
- yummy411 said...
great haul! omg his little niece is sooooooo beautiful and a even more beautiful name!
- November 24, 2007 at 6:52 AM


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OAKLAND -- Like most managers, Eric Wedge likes to get all his players into games early in the season to keep them sharp. With Kelly Shoppach getting the call at catcher on Thursday, all the position players have now received a start.
Lefty specialist Lucas Luetge was the last reliever to get into action, pitching the eighth inning in Thursday's 8-2 loss. So the only player on the 25-man roster yet to see action is Blake Beavan, who makes the start Friday against the White Sox in Chicago.
Shortstop Brendan Ryan and designated hitter Kendrys Morales got the day off Thursday, with Robert Andino playing for Ryan and Raul Ibanez taking the DH duties.
"Day game after a night game, Brendan had played three games in a row," Wedge said. "No different than Morales. Early on in the season here, we're playing a long stretch of games. Coming out of Spring Training, we've got to be careful with these guys.
"It's my job more so than anybody to make sure we look at the big picture -- 162 -- and make sure we get these guys working into it appropriately so they can be as strong as they need to be as quickly as they can be. That's the early challenge with getting a team where it needs to be.
"You don't want them too far removed from Spring Training because you can lose it quickly in this game. It's tough to stay sharp. A day off is a big deal in this game and when you have multiple days off, it will add up in a hurry. So we want to make sure we keep their edge."
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Council OKs HemisFair plan
The City Council approved a master plan Thursday for HemisFair Park, charting a course to redevelop the site made famous by the 1968 World's Fair into a world-class public place that melds living, working and playing.
A transformed HemisFair Park would be one of Mayor Julián Castro's most tangible legacies in San Antonio and is a key piece of his SA2020 long-term plan.
Castro noted during Thursday's council meeting that redeveloping the park is a massive undertaking that will take a decade or more to complete.
City planning documents show officials are thinking more than a decade into the future with potential funding coming from possible bond programs in 2017 and 2022.
Leaders from the HemisFair Park Area Redevelopment Corp. told the council that the original HemisFair development was some 14 years in the making.
"Back in 1954, the vision came forward and it was a crazy vision," said Madison Smith, chairman of the HPARC board of directors. "It took 14 years before that vision turned into what we know as HemisFair. But that vision transformed our city."
The original HemisFair project is responsible for the creation of the convention center and the subsequent convention industry, Smith said. And it changed the River Walk from a place to be avoided after dark into a national destination with a bustling nightlife.
The park's master plan creates a framework from which more detailed projects will spring.
Castro said there will be ample opportunity for the public to offer input into the individual projects and how they're positioned within HemisFair Park.
Once redeveloped, the park will include open spaces, sustainable water features, a world-class children's area and mixed-use development where people can live, work and play, said Andrés Andújar, president and CEO of the HemisFair Park Area Redevelopment Corp.
Next week, the council is expected to call a May bond election on a four-proposition, $596 million program, including $30 million for HemisFair Park.
The money would be divided evenly among street projects within the park and rehabilitation and stabilization projects, along with initial redevelopment of open spaces in HemisFair.
"The HemisFair Park master plan is set to accomplish the theorem, we believe, that great cities have great downtowns, and great downtowns have great urban spaces," Andújar said.
The park will help reconnect to surrounding neighborhoods and unify the city, Andújar said. Its long-term economic impact would exceed $1 billion.


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This is my preferred color thinking for cartoons. Colors and techniques that make the cartoon seem warm, real and inviting. Even though this is very stylized-not realistic, it still has much depth.
I love the colors and textures in these BGs from an episode of the Flintstones.
The underpainting level is a salmon color (the sky)
Then Art painted the other colors on top, leaving some areas transparent so that the sky color blends with the other colors.
If you look at the walls, you can see a lot of clever decision making at work.
There is a fine sponge texture between the sky layer and the more contrasted brush strokes on top.
Note the big broad brushtrokes at the edge of the round house. Those are placed deliberately around the edge-not in the middle.
This is a good use of contrast and control. The strokes themselves have a lot of flair and aren't parallel-yet they still wrap around the house. The organic shapes of the strokes make the house seem real, not mechanical. Lozzi has made many creative decisions, rather than just fill his whole painting with equal amounts of texture or evenly spaced brush strokes.
Looking closely you can see that the textures and brush strokes are not the same exact color tint as the underpainting. There are all kinds of subtle tint and value variations. This keeps the picture from looking monochromatic.
There aren't any simple colors. No primaries or secondaries, and the overall effect of the clever color choices makes the environment be more colorful than the typical garish colors you see in many cartoons, both past and present.
More good stuff...Subtle variations in texture and color make the overall main color seem much richer and not so simplistic and flat as pure garish primaries and secondaries.
I love the rocks in the original Flintstones.
Is there anybody out there who can paint like this and needs a cartoon to let him?


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Twenty Springfield nonprofit agencies got some help from about 270 volunteers Friday on projects they might not be able to take on by themselves.
More than 360 volunteers in total have been mobilized by the United Way of Central Illinois to help with 22 projects both Friday and Saturday. That�s about 100 more than participated last fall in the United Way�s biannual Day of Action, the first of which was held in 2010.
This spring�s event � perhaps now better named Days of Action � has a couple of new wrinkles that helped drive the number of volunteers to a record, said John Kelker, president of the United Way of Central Illinois
�One reason is that awareness of the event has increased,� Kelker said. �But a big addition this year are the Saturday morning projects � Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Illinois, Lincoln Park, Southwind Park and Henson Robinson Zoo.�
In addition, projects have been identified in which children 8 and older can participate.
�Saturday gradually will grow,� Kelker said. �Families, students and people unable to volunteer on Friday can now help. It�s more family-friendly.�
Corey Bond, a science teacher at District 186�s alternative high school, the Springfield Learning Academy, took about 30 students out Friday morning to pick up trash and otherwise clean up the Brandon Court area for the Springfield Housing Authority.
The SLA has provided volunteers for Day of Action for a number of years, Bond said.
�This the second time we�ve done a beautification project at Brandon,� he said. �The residents are very appreciative of what we�re doing.�
�It�s a win-win for the kids,� he added. �They learn about giving back to the community.�
Day of Action is held each spring and fall and gives individuals and groups the opportunity to complete community service projects. It aims to increase awareness of volunteerism and to demonstrate what volunteers can accomplish when working together.
The event kicked off Friday with a volunteer rally and luncheon provided by Schnucks, Cold Stone Creamery, Michael and Teena Myers and an anonymous sponsor.
Last October, more than 275 volunteers participated, contributing nearly 825 hours of service.
Kelker said the projects this year range from the fairly mundane to the somewhat complicated.
�They�re going to be in the woods building new trails at YMCA Camp Wa-Kon-Tah at Lake Springfield,� he said. �At Habitat for Humanity, they�re going through old donated cans of paint to see what can be used and what they need to get rid of. The manpower involved is way beyond what the staff could do.�
Amy Beadle, event coordinator for Scheels, said 11 volunteers from the sporting-goods retailer will be the ones sorting cans of paint.
�It sounds like it�s a massive project,� she said. Scheels started sending volunteers into the community before the store opened in 2011, she said.
�It�s part of our mission to be the best retailer who stands out both in the number of volunteers and in financial support for these community kinds of things,� she said.
At M.E.R.C.Y. Communities, other volunteers will install air conditioners in the transitional housing provided to homeless women and their children � something that�s a continuing annual project.
They�ll also be doing painting and general grounds cleanup at Boys & Girls Clubs, sorting and packaging food at the Central Illinois Foodbank and sprucing up the Henson Robinson Zoo in a number of ways.
�This is the biggest mix of volunteers we�ve ever had,� Kelker said. �We have them from some of our largest employers such as Wells Fargo and Horace Mann, plus individual volunteers. Steve Koch of Ameriprise Financial has even recruited some of his clients.�
Volunteers from dozens of local businesses and organizations, along with University of Illinois Springfield students committed to this spring�s event.
Camp Widjiwagan, the 67-acre camp operated by Girl Scouts of Central Illinois, will benefit from the help of seven people from Springfield Electric Supply Co.
They were to clear some trails and stack firewood later Friday.
�We really rely on volunteer efforts to do the things that are more difficult for us to do on a large scale,� said Pam Kovacevich, chief executive officer of Girls Scouts of Central Illinois.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Independent Sector, each hour of volunteer service in Illinois provides $24.08 of economic value, the United Way said. This spring, Day of Action volunteers will contribute more than 1,100 total service hours to the community, providing more than $26,400 in economic benefit to local agencies.
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Sen. Hagan backs same-sex marriage rights
North Carolina Sen. Kay Hagan said Wednesday she backs marriage rights for same-sex couples, joining a growing number of Democratic Party politicians ahead of her re-election race next year.
Hagan announced her position as the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the federal Defense of Marriage Act, a law that denies federal benefits to married same-sex couples. "Marriage equality is a complex issue with strong feelings on both sides, and I have a great deal of respect for varying opinions on the issue," Hagan said on her official Facebook account. "After much thought and prayer, I have come to my own personal conclusion that we shouldn't tell people who they can love or who they can marry."
Hagan last year opposed a state constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, saying it could make it more difficult for companies to recruit talent. President Obama announced his support for the unions the day after 61 percent of North Carolina voters backed the gay-marriage amendment last May.
The amendment reflected North Carolina's urban-rural divide on social issues. The question passed in 92 of North Carolina's 100 counties, while the counties surrounding Raleigh, Chapel Hill, Durham and Charlotte among those where the question was defeated.
Hagan's position puts her in step with fellow Democrats like U.S. Sens. Jon Tester of Montana, Claire McCaskill of Missouri, and Mark Warner of Virginia, all of whom this week declared support for gay marriage. Republican Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio took that step last week.
But Hagan's statement carries political risks. She was elected in 2008 on the day that Obama won North Carolina by just 14,000 votes, marking the first victory for a Democratic presidential nominee since 1976. But North Carolina was the only battleground state Obama lost last year to Mitt Romney on the way to re-election.
An Election Day exit poll of voters conducted for The Associated Press in November found that just one-third of voters said they supported same-sex marriage.
Hagan said she believes religious institutions should not have to conduct same-sex marriages if that is inconsistent with their religious beliefs.
"But I think as a civil institution, this issue's time has come and we need to move forward," Hagan said. "The fabric of North Carolina and what makes our state so special is our families and our common desire for a brighter future for our children. No matter what your family looks like, we all want the same thing for our families - happiness, health, prosperity, a bright future for our children and grandchildren."


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The journey of the Damas Jewellery group began in 1907, and since then, the brand has expanded tremendously, growing into a trusted household name. with over 100 years of history, Damas Jewellery has developed its portfolio of international brands, and has built a strong reputation, becoming a global trademark.
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We are passionate about our jewellery and we believe in our products as much as we believe in ourselves
- Continue to delight our customers with beautiful jewellery and fine craftsmanship
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- Deliver the widest range of ethically sourced jewellery
- Become the customers' automatic choice through the reputation of our products
1907Damas Jewellery is launched and goldsmith operations are established. The company begins to set new standards in quality
1959Damas Jewellery opens its first retail outlet in the Gold Souk in Dubai. Its authentic craftsmanship and innovation guarantee that every piece is pioneered with remarkable design
1970Damas Jewellery begins wholesale gold operations in Dubai. The brand becomes a household tradition in the Middle East and is worn by women across several generations
1985Damas Jewellery retail stores start selling international brands. This step helped the company gain more recognition as a leading jewellery brand
1988Damas Jewellery launches its first in-house brand. Constantly exploring ways to invent new trends in an ever-changing market and position the company as a trendsetter.
1995Damas Jewellery establishes the Diamond Division to manage the sourcing of loose stones and finished jewellery
2000Damas Jewellery expands to Oman, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain through controlled entities. The first boutique opens in the UAE
2006Damas Jewellery establishes a 30,000 m2 manufacturing unit in the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre.This is where the majority of the company's in-house designs get manufactured
2012Damas Jewellery partners up with Forevermark, the diamond brand from the De Beers Group of companies to become exclusively available for the first time in the Middle East
2013Damas Jewellery re-engineers its company vision and direction to focus on the high-end jewellery market. It moves its positioning from a famous jewellery brand in Dubai to a famous international luxury brand from Dubai.
TODAYToday, Damas Jewellery is the leading luxury jewellery and watch retailer in the Middle East. Headquartered in Dubai, it manages over 40 international brands alongside its own in-house brands


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2015 (Senior): Made 49 appearances and started 48 games – 46 at first base … Batted .324 with 58 hits, 43 runs scored, a team-high 18 doubles, two triples, a team-best 12 home runs, 28 walks and 34 RBI … Finished third among Southern Conference players in slugging percentage (.648), fifth in doubles, eighth in on base percentage (.425) and ninth in home runs … Produced 15 multi-hit and 10 multi-RBI efforts … Enjoyed a 14-game hitting streak from April 18-May 14 … Tallied four hits against Princeton (March 7) … Hit two doubles in games against Elon (April 21) and Wofford (May 3) … Chipped in with three RBI in contests against Western Carolina (March 22), at Samford (April 3) and at Mercer (April 26) … Hit his first home run of the campaign in the season-opening win over High Point (Feb. 13) to go along with two hits, two runs scored and two RBI … Drew three walks in consecutive games at Mercer.
2014 (Junior): Played in 23 contests and made 16 starts … Batted .254 with 16 hits, four runs scored, two doubles, one home run, 11 RBI and 21 total bases … Tallied three hits in back-to-back contests at The Citadel (May 17), including his first home run in a Spartan uniform … Notched two RBI against Western Carolina (April 5) … Recorded a sacrifice fly in the season opener against Duke (Feb. 18).
Junior College: Spent 2013 as the starting first baseman for perennial junior college powerhouse Chattanooga State, earning first-team all-conference honors in region 7 … Named national player of the week for games from Feb. 25 – March 3 as he hit .611 (11-for-18) with 10 RBIs and six runs scored … Batted .358 in 2013 with 59 hits, 42 runs scored, nine doubles, four triples and team bests in home runs (10) and RBIs (65) … RBI total was tied for third nationally … Also slugged .642 with an on base percentage of .437 … Made three errors all season in 418 chances for a fielding percentage of .993.
UNC Asheville: Began his collegiate career at UNC Asheville … Produced a team-best .340 batting average in 31 games played … Tallied three home runs and 10 RBIs while slugging .528.
High School: A four-year standout at TC Roberson High School … Earned all-conference honors his sophomore and senior seasons and Western Region accolades as a junior and senior … Holds the school's single-season hits record which is also the ninth-highest single-season total in North Carolina prep history … Batted .500 his senior season with 12 home runs and 42 RBI … Led the Rams to the state semifinals his junior year before the team reached the state championship series his senior season.
Personal: Full name is Aaron James Wright … Born May 16, 1993 … Intended major is exercise science.


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The latest Rasmussen Reports poll shows Gov. Rick Perry leading Democrat Bill White 50 percent to 41 percent.
Because of the margin of error in the poll, this really isn't a big change over the June survey that showed Perry leading 48 percent to 40 percent. Essentially, the survey shows that in the dog days of summer, not much has changed.


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As a continuation to Mahou Shoujotai, Studio 4C brought out a six-part OVA called Arusu the Adventure. There are a few things you should know before watching it: it's in no way as epic as the original series. Everything about Arusu the Adventure is light-hearted, and if you were put off by the childish moments of the original series, then you certainly won't like the OVA. Arusu the Adventure has no main storyline, and instead is a string of standalone episodes, all dedicated to either flesh out certain points of Mahou Shoujotai, or showcase some more cultural habits in the world of the witches. Ever wondered where the dragon house came from? Or the background of Grand Master? Well, this OVA provides the answers.
The best parts of this OVA, however, are the stunning visuals. Mahou Shoujotai already looked absolutely gorgeous, but Arusu the Adventure looks even better, and it made perfect use of the experimental nature of the series. Throughout the six episodes, the creators keep changing from one art style to the other, and each and every episode, no matter how strange they may look, turns into a visual feast. The soundtrack also got updated with a few new tracks, and they too fit this series perfectly.
Standalone, Arusu the Adventure isn't anything special, but it does contribute to my most favourite series ever and for that I'm more than willing to call it a success. The storytelling may be very sloppy at times, but this is a perfect OVA to watch if you want to relax, as opposed to the chaotic nature of Mahou Shoujotai, and it still shines in terms of graphics, music and creativity. I'm really looking forward to find out Studio 4C's next work. Pleeaase let it be another tv-series!!!


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Katherine Eban, who wrote "Rorschach and Awe" in Vanity Fair, talks about her research on psychologists torturing for the Defense Department. I reviewed her article a few weeks ago.
Brad Olson is an assistant professor at Northwestern University and a founding member of the Coalition for an Ethical APA. He also chairs the Divisions for Social Justice, a coalition of 13 American Psychological Association (APA) divisions within the larger APA structure. Along with Steven Reisner and Stephen Soldz, he was an author of an Open Letter to APA President Sharon Brehm calling for "APA [to] take immediate steps to remedy the damage done to the reputation of the organization, to our ethical standards, to the field of psychology, and to human rights". Such steps would include:
...APA leadership should support and the Council of Representatives must, at the August Convention, pass the Moratorium on Psychologist Involvement in Interrogations at US Detention Centers for Foreign Detainees proposed by Dr. Neil Altman and scheduled for a vote at Council....
The APA Board of Directors encourage, support, and cooperate with the Senate investigations of detainee treatment....
The APA Board of Directors commence a neutral third-party investigation of its own involvement, and that of APA staff, in APA-military conflicts of interest. [emphasis in original]
The Democracy Now! show is certainly very much worth watching. I think it's worth a donation to DN too, don't you?
Here's a snippet from today's interview:
AMY GOODMAN: Katherine Eban, you write about how the American Medical Association, the American Psychiatric Association, both of these associations have passed resolutions banning involvement in military interrogations. They will punish members who are involved. What has happened here with the APA, the larger association, American Psychological Association, of, what, some 150,000 members?
KATHERINE EBAN: Well, that is an open question. I mean, why does the American Psychological Association stand alone in allowing its members to participate in interrogations? Some would say because psychologists don't take a Hippocratic Oath. Some would say because they have had a long experience in assisting law enforcement with interrogations. However, I always found that comparison specious, because a military interrogation or a CIA interrogation is occurring in an environment where there is no habeas corpus, where it's already been deemed that these detainees are not covered by the Geneva Conventions. So critics would argue that it's a fundamentally coercive environment. So there's no level playing field. There's no way in which detainees can invoke their rights, because it's been deemed they have none.
Has Ms. Eban been channelling my last post, "Will APA Psychology Convention Endorse Indefinite Detention?" Who knows? I'm sure I'm not the only person on the planet who sees the cruel irony of being an ostensible health care organization, and a UN-recognized NGO (non-governmental agency)(and the APA is SO proud of this), and then say it's okay to send one's members to work with interrogators in a prison that allows no hope of release, no hope of ever having your case heard. And this whether one formally "tortures" or not.
I'll close with this provocative and interesting exchange between Amy Goodman and Brad Olson:
AMY GOODMAN: Who is fighting this, having a moratorium to investigate further?
BRAD OLSON: Who is fighting it? Well, it's difficult to tell. I mean, what we do know is that -- I mean, clearly the staff of the American Psychological Association, some staff members who are very high up are the ones that are really -- seem to be fighting tooth and nail.
AMY GOODMAN: Why is the APA so closely tied to the military and military intelligence? What is the history of this relationship?
BRAD OLSON: Well, I mean, the history certainly goes way, way back. I mean, certainly in -- you know, some people might question the morality of any wars, but certainly some people would argue that World War II, that psychologists really were -- really created some effective means and techniques to do some positive things, although that -- there's also a great history of that being very sordid and sinister and harmful, which is exactly why we need to stick to our ethics code. But, I mean, now it's a question, why -- where are the ties? I mean, some people argue that this has a lot to do with our competition with psychiatry, psychologists' competition with psychiatrists.
I think the ties are about more than competition with rivals in the field. But I will forego a complete statement of my beliefs here, directing interested readers to two prior essays: Frankenstein's Children: Modern Torture's Scientific Bible and Military Psychologists Oppose Torture Moratorium.


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We wanted to build a product that would help small businesses do better marketing, to build a great small business, to help you get more out of your marketing.
We failed.
We haven't seen a way forward for a while. The decision to quit was a difficult one, but we decided to choose our time rather than wait until we had no way out and would have to stop anyway.
Nilesh and I have both moved to Mumbai and started new jobs, still doing things they are interested in (project management and marketing, respectively). Virendra is at engineering school and continues to build apps in his free time.
This year of entrepreneurship has taught us so much. We are glad we took the plunge, that we put in everything into something we believed in, that we tested our limits. We met some wonderful people and learned more about ourselves.
We want to thank you, so very much, for supporting us, for believing in us. We wish we could have helped you more, but we can't support Markitty anymore and will close down all emails from the app. We will still keep the app up for another month, so you can continue to use it if you like. We will try to keep blogging here once in a while, because we love this space and don't want to leave it.
As always, wishing you better marketing.