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I finished composing the first movement of my suite as a 50 follower special. Here is the link:
A bit impossible
Unless you're insane
this is the best form of my mary had a little lamb parody (it sounds dumb, but it actually sis one of my better pieces)
Check it out!
So, you know how I have been working on the 50 follower special composition right? Well, I am 2/3 of the way through it and even include a short bit of canon in the composition. But after this canonic moment, I can't seem to make further progress. I know that I want to go back to G major by means of a plagal cadence(which would require me to substitute C major for C#°) and that I want to end the piece with a plagal cadence.
I have been having this composers block for about a week now. I usually embrace it and just move on to composing something else, but this is a 50 follower special composition that I have been working on.
It would be nice to see organ voicings/stop settings on more scores. If using GrandOrgue or Hauptwerk, the organ selected and its stops would be interesting.
As someone just starting my journey with pipe organs, it would be helpful to hear how others select which stops are used in absence of marked directions from the composer or when the recommended stop is not available.
I've uploaded a couple of scores for brass quartets over the last few months or so and I was hoping somebody with more experience and expertise might be willing to give them a quick a once over? The scores are:
'Something of nautical empires' -
'Learning to get up again' -
I am looking for loud fun stand tunes for our low brass. We play loud and proud. obnoxiously loud just like brass is supposed to. If yall know of any loud exciting stand tunes for low brass I would appreciate it. Have a nice day
I reached the 50 followers milestone. Now just to finish my 50 follower special composition. I can't promise when it will be done but right now I'm halfway through it.
Did any of y'all create horrible pieces of music the first time you joined Musescore?
Does anyone have the music for
[h]Reveille ? [/h]
Link to the Full Score: https://musescore.com/themtcrew/scores/5217400
Hello! Mark and I have finalized the brass parts for the ballad of our original show, 2 + 2 = 5. The ballad we've chosen is The Hymn of Acxiom by Vienna Teng, as we believe it fits the theme of the show - George Orwell's "1984" - perfectly.
If you are unfamiliar with the project, here is a quick summary:
Mark and I plan to have as many of you submit recordings of yourselves playing through the show as we can. We will then compile the recordings into one large file, and place it over virtual drill that Mark is writing, to create a virtual drum corps of sorts. If you'd like to record, here's all the info you'll need!
1.) Parts
You can play through as many parts as you'd like. In fact, we would much appreciate it if you did! (For example, if you play the trumpet, it will be better for the end result if you record and submit all three trumpet parts, rather than just doing one) Of course, you don't have to do this! Mark and I will be listening through each recording of the trumpet soloist's part, and picking the one we think would best benefit the overall recording.
2.) Recordings
We would prefer if you submit one large (3-ish minute) recording, but if you find it difficult to play through the part(s) in one sitting, please refer to the recording guide below!
Here is the link to all the parts: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1CTplR1RBHZX2YCJZ80M35VF20sjaPI9u?usp=sharing
3.) Recording Guide
Recording One: Beginning to Letter D
Recording Two: Letter D to Letter F (Trumpets, include two measure pick-up)
Recording Three: Letter F to Letter I
Recording Four: Letter I to the end
Again, we'd much prefer your recording be from the beginning to the end, to simplify our own work, but we decided to include this in case some need the breaks in between. Trumpets obviously don't need a recording one/four, as they don't play at these points. Please play the part at the exact tempo that's listed. This can easily be done by playing along with the recording (preferably while wearing a headset!).
4.) Submitting
If you have recorded the entirety of the ballad at once, submit an MP3/MP4 file with this name as the format:
If you used the segmented guide above, use this format:
ex. TheMTCrew_Trombone1_Rec1
Send submissions to firstname.lastname@example.com.
If you have any questions, ask them below! Thanks everyone!
*DISCLAIMER* Absolutely no profit is being made off of this project in ANY way. All rights to the music used go to their respective owners.
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Who can arrange a trumpet/brass piece for The March of The Belgian Paratroopers?
Thanks! :)
Mine is my rondo for a sonata collab
If you don't know already, I am now almost at 50 followers. Currently I have 39 followers so just 11 more and I will have reached the 50 follower mark. I had maybe like 4 followers 2 years ago. So clearly, I'm doing something right. My most recent score called The Storm just brought me 2 more followers. I suppose they followed me hoping to someday see the entire suite that I plan on The Storm being a part of. That suite I call Weather Music. Maybe I should compose another part of the suite for that 50 followers mark, upload it when I reach 50 followers, and then whenever I have finished the suite, upload it in its entirety.
If you want to listen to what I have so far of The Storm, here it is:
It just so happens that I have been getting rain for 3 days straight here in Ohio.
Update 1: 6/18/2019
Oh my goodness, 4 followers in a single day. That is a record for me, I am now at 43 followers. I don't know if the follower milestone or finishing the composition will come first. If the follower count does come first, that's fine. I'm not pushing myself to finish the 50 follower composition.
Update 2: 6/19/2019
Wow, 5 followers in 1 day. I don't think I will finish my 50 follower composition before I reach 50 followers. Often my composition process is slow, so don't be surprised if a week has passed and I still haven't finished the composition yet. I will get it done when I get it done. I emphasize quality over quantity with my compositions.
Update 3: 6/24/2019
I'm just 1 away from reaching the 50 followers mark. As for the composition, I'm about halfway through composing it.
I know I do.
I will update this weekly
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Group is created today! Woohoo! *confetti and stuff falls from sky*
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Eek! I forgot to do this yesterday. The group is already dying, so uhh… :o
@Jaybird1 is one of the first truly active members, I told him I would give him a shoutout here, so here you go :P
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I haven't updated this in a while, this group is blowing up now...
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Holy cow, this group is blowing up. 8 members in 4 days, wow...
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Hmm...Starting to die again...
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Welp...I was wrong...
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I was very wrong, this group is really blowing up, welp
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Again, welp
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So I had to kick a member (Indy500) for spamming a link to an unsecure website. Sorry, but spam for no purpose is not tolerated.
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Okay then, I don't know what to say
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Okay then, I started a discussion trying to get to 1k comments, and I thought it would fail. As I am writing this, Lizzapie, Mnmwert, Vash Hartman, and myself are spamming to get it to 1k. It's already at like 150 or something (every 2 minutes I refresh and I have 10+ notifications lol)
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So this group is now closing in on 100 members, but we need more discussions!
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Wow, 5 more members till 100!
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Woohoo! 100 Members!
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This group is starting to die
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Now the member count has capped out at around 1 member per day, BUT this is a random group, and I didn't really expect it to be this active.
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I'm just going to leave this group alone for a while, only update this discussion every once in a while.


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The good and bad news on fishing at Sabine Lake
A few days ago I pulled my boat up to the ramp on the Sabine Pass side of the causeway bridge and notice something a little strange. The ramp was closed. It looked like something out of a Third World country. Apparently it's already coming unglued, and it's not even more than a few years old. The wind was blowing about 20 mph out of the southeast so it's basically useless to put in there anyway. The waves were crashing over the bulk head. So I did what I normally do — put in at the protected and very nice ramp on the Louisiana side of the causeway bridge.
I wrote a column a few months ago about the shoddy Texas boat ramps at the causeway bridge. At that time, we had two working ramps at that location. That column centered on how bad those particular ramps are, but I didn't expect them to disintegrate this soon.
There is good news to report on Sabine Lake fishing. But first, the bad news — there is a ton of freshwater in the lake right now. That's due to all the runoff moving into the lake from the Neches and Sabine rivers. And the most recent rains won't help the situation. The good news? Fishing is a lot better than you might expect. Last weekend I fished on Saturday and Sunday. Both days we had enough trout, reds and founder to make a trip well worth the effort. The Sunday weather was the worst of the weekend. The wind was honking at about 20 mph. The water was brown and very fresh. I had my doubts as we left the boat ramp. But at the end of the day, three of had nine trout to four pounds, four reds and three flounder. That's not bad for fishing in something akin to gale-force winds.
The ticket has been to drift while fishing jigs on the lower lake reef. Another option is to drift away from the Louisiana shoreline up close to Madame Johnson bayou. Last weekend, we caught most of our trout about 200 to 300 yards off the Louisiana shoreline. The best lures were Egret Bayou Chubs in black/chartreuse or split-tailed chartreuse Gulps. We fished them on 1/8 or 1/4 ounce lead-head jigs.
Guide Jerry Norris says his best catches of trout and reds are coming from fresh slicks, or by fishing 100 to 200 yards off the Louisiana shoreline in 6 feet of water. He's been using black/red split-tailed Assassins on 1/4 ounce jig heads.
Right now, catches of big trout are few and far between. If we can go a week or so without a substantial amount of rain, the lake will clear up enough for some serious trophy trout fishing. The trout are out there; it's just a matter of finding them when they're feeding.
Meanwhile, the flounder bite all over the lake is excellent. Sherry Schwarzna at Causeway Bait Camp reports that a guy stood on the boat ramp right outside the store and caught 27 flounder a few nights ago. She said he was using live mud minnows on bottom. Many of the flounder being caught are under the 14-inch minimum length limit. But there are quite a few out there that are big enough to drop right into the cooler without measuring.Some of the best areas to target Sabine flounder are at the mouths of bayous feeding into the lake. What I've been doing is staking out on a point and fishing Bayou Chubs up close to the bank. The outgoing tide is usually best.
Another good thing that's happening on Sabine right now is the pier fishing under the lights. The good news is that the public fishing pier at Walter Umphrey State Park, adjacent to the causeway bridge, is now lit up like a Christmas tree every night. The bad news is that those lights are not nearly bright enough. In fact, they barely put out enough light to tie on a hook. Whoever came up with the plan for the lights on this newly rebuilt pier totally screwed up. However, it's better than nothing.
I talked to a friend of mine that fished off his pier the other night. It's on the lower end of Pleasure Island. He caught a box full of solid trout, along with a few reds. But on the following three nights, he struggled to catch anything.
If you're going to fish off the piers or the bank at night, the best bait is definitely a live mud minnow. They can be bought at the Causeway Bait Camp. Live mullet will also work. Sherry says they can't get live mullet right now. But mud minnows are in good supply. By the way, if you're looking for a good pizza, live bait or a fishing report, give the Causeway Bait Camp a call at (409) 985-4811.


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|San Francisco 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick poses in the flesh for ESPN The Magazine's "The Body Issue."
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick and tight end Vernon Davis both posed nude -- aside from a strategically placed football or two -- for ESPN The Magazine's latest "Body Issue."
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I'm not one to judge. But 49ers safety Donte Whitner is one to judge, and he's not feeling it.
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You probably can't pose "nude" unless you can perform great on the field. Even then, Kaepernick can expect to get some grief.
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In Balloon Cup, the players compete in several short balloon flights (hops) to collect the colored cubes associated with each hop. When a player has collected enough cubes of a given color, he earns the trophy card for that color. Players may even trade 3 otherwise useless cubes for 1 they can use. The first player to earn 3 trophy cards is the winner! Each player has a hand of eight balloon cards. The players play their balloons on mountain or plain hops. Players play their high-valued balloons on the mountains and their low-valued balloons on the plains. Players usually play their balloons on their side of the hops, but winds (and cunning) can cause them to play on their opponents side, a move that can ruin their opponents plans.
Product Awards
Family Card Game Nominee, 2005
Best 2-Player Card Game, 2004
Nominee, 2003
Best 2-Player Game Nominee, 2003
Product Information
Stephen Glenn
Rio Grande Games, Kosmos
Jurgen Zimmermann
Year: 2003
Players: 2
Time: 30 minutes
Ages: 10 and up
Weight: 294 grams
- 45 balloon cards
- 5 trophy cards
- 4 hop tiles
- 45 victory cubes
- 1 bag
- 1 rule booklet
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Average Rating: 4.1 in 24 reviews
Two player games are tough to design, because the game must be interesting and close up to the end. Balloon Cup has a great mix of luck and planning that makes it very enjoyable, with short turns and interesting decisions. Like most great games, you have many choices, and most of the time you have to pick the best of many good moves to make.
I have played this game with many no-gamers (girlfriends, mostly) and other gamers, and it's always challenging and exciting right up to the end.
A lightweight diversion for very causal play, this game falls apart quickly on close examination. It has two serious flaws, both of which have been mentioned by other reviewers. First, there is a serious error in the rules regarding placement of cubes (which has been corrected by official but tedious to enforce errata). Second, the game is so dominated by luck that players will frequently find their moves forced. Worse, games almost always end in a luck driven anticlimax as the victor is determined by the scoring of a single tile and who happens to have the few cards relevant to wining it.
My wife likes card games like Uno and Phase 10. I like less abstract games like Civilization, 1830, or Carcassonne. Balloon Cup is a happy middle ground for both of us. Balloon cup is really an abstract card game with some beautiful artwork on the cards. The game is supposed to simulate a balloon race through mountains and plains. It's a card game where the player with either the highest or lowest numbered cards wins a portion of the race. You want to have the lowest score over the plains, and the highest score over the moutains. You can play a card on either your side (i.e. your balloon) or your opponent's side. Despite what other reviews may say, the game involves luck and strategy. Like in Poker or Hearts, there's a limited number of differnt colored cards. If you're paying attention, you know what's been played and what the odds are that a particular card will come up. There are usually plenty of decisions to make, do you play for big races or small races; do you try to slow your opponent by playing cards on his or her side or do you speed yourself along. When we play, a decision I don't make often comes back to haunt me as my wife fills my side of the table with "bad" cards. This is a fun, light-hearted and fast game. Like many card games, it can get repititive. Nonetheless, I highly recommend it.
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A few years ago, Stephen Glenn nicely sent Marcia and me some DTP sheets and a ruleset for a game called 'Piata'. The game was clearly original and enjoyable; I remember sending Stephen some ideas based on our play, but even without modifications he clearly had reached a state that many new designers struggle with: simple but not simplistic.
Fast forward to 2003 and the ever-expanding Kosmos line of two-player games, where Balloon Cup is one of their newest releases and Stephen Glenn is now a well-deserved published author. Balloon Cup is the evolution of Piata and along the way the game play has improved, the theme is no longer Mexican, and the production is top quality.
The goal is to capture three of the five available ballooning trophies. There is one trophy for each of five colors, and to capture each you must pay the appropriate number of colored cubes. The gray trophy is claimed with just three gray cubes, while the red trophy requires seven red cubes. Correspondingly, there are more red cubes than gray cubes available in the game and thus the play is about getting the right number of cubes faster than your opponent.
Four numbered 'balloon hop' tiles separate the two players, numbered one through four. The tiles are double-sided with one side showing flatland, meaning low cards are valuable because you're close to land, or mountains, meaning high cards are valuable because you are high in the clouds. These are set alternating flatland and mountain, and then cubes are drawn from a bag to fill the tile with one, two, three, or four cubes respectively. These are the cubes that are first available to win, and of course once enough are won to buy a trophy, it's yours.
Players win the cubes on the tiles by playing cards. The card deck contains 45 cards distributed just like the cubes. Each set of color cards has a low of one and a high of 13, but only red has a full set of 1-13 while gray has just five cards (1, 4, 7, 10, and 13). Players play cards on either side of the tiles attempting to win the cubes there. The key is that the cards played must match the cubes exactly. For example, if the 'three' tile is holding a yellow cube, a blue cube, and a green cube, exactly one yellow, one blue, and one green card must be played on each side of the tile. For flatland tiles, the low sum wins the cubes once all the cards are placed; for mountain tiles the high sum wins. What makes the game work well is that on a turn you can play cards to either side of the tile. If I am holding the red 13, for example, it could be used offensively to play on my side of a mountain tile with a red cube, or defensively to play on my opponent's side of a flatland tile.
Play moves quickly with a play one, draw one mechanic. As soon as a tile is filled, meaning that the appropriate number of cards is played on each side, the winner takes the cubes and can buy trophies if they have enough. Then, the tile is flipped, meaning that mountains become flatlands and vice-versa, before new cubes are drawn to place on the tile. This makes keeping a balanced hand of high and low cards essential throughout, and the game's strength in card play is offset only by the frustration of sometimes uncomfortable possibilities. If you can play you must play, even if this means helping your opponent. For example, if the only plays available are yellow (meaning cards are already played corresponding to all other colored cubes on the tile) and I have the yellow 'one', I may be forced to play it on my side of a mountain tile rather than pass. Unlike Shotten Totten, tile cubes cannot be claimed if you can prove you've won it but all cards have not yet been played.
Since the cube draw is random for each tile, interesting battles pop up based on the current holdings of the players. It takes four blue cubes to win the blue trophy; if my opponent has two blue cubes already and then two blues show up on a single tile, I'd have to win that or cede blue trophy. Once a trophy has been claimed, the cubes of that color are not worthless since three of a kind can be used as a joker. I believe that this is a rule added in the Kosmos development, but in many games the winning trophy is claimed using at least one joker set. A disappointing part of the play is the fact that sometimes no play is possible; in these cases, you can discard up to half of your hand and hope to redraw a usable card. If you fail, you essentially lose the turn. These situations don't happen often and usually a tile will clear and new cubes will be drawn to create new play possibilities. Lastly, it's possible for the game to lock up since the card distribution exactly matches the cube distribution. If three gray cubes were drawn to the 'three' tile, for example, these could never be won since only five gray cards exist. Admittedly this is very rare, and a simple adjustment suggested by Wolfgang Ldtke and supported by the designer would have players checking the totals of each color cube on all mats each time new cubes are drawn.
Overall, Balloon Cup is a very nice addition to the Kosmos line. It plays with a weight similar to Heave Ho, meaning that it will be approachable to many but won't stretch the mind as much as Babel or Avalon. Stephen Glenn, founder of the Protospiel convention for game designers, has made a very solid impression with his first published game and two-player gamers are better off for it.
Cubes and Balloon Cards (valued from 1 to 13), come in five colors. Win a trophy by being the first to amass sufficient cubes of its color. Snag three trophies to win.
Each balloon trip tile, numbered 1 through 4, is allocated as many cubes as the trip's number. The cubes' colors are chosen randomly. Each turn, lay a card from hand faceup on your side of any trip tile, or on the opponent's side (a nasty but useful ploy!), and replenish. Cards played on both sides must correspond to the color distribution of the trip's cubes.
When the maximum number of cards have been played to a trip tile, add the values on each side. The higher sum wins the cubes for mountain trips, while the lower total wins on flat land. Flip the trip tile to display opposite terrain, add new cubes, and off you go again. Glenn invites both casual and seasoned gamers to new heights with his elegant first design.


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The High Price of Rising Income Inequality
What will be the biggest challenge to capitalism in the next two decades—and what should be done about it?
DOMINIC BARTON: Rising and persistent income inequality. In 2012, the top 1% of earners in the U.S. collected 19.3% of the country's total household income–an all-time high, according to work by Emmanuel Saez at the University of California at Berkeley. The disparity is growing rapidly as well. Incomes of the top 1% grew by 31.4% from 2009 to 2012, compared to just 0.4% for the remaining 99%. There is still considerable debate among economists on the impact of income inequality on economic growth and the short-term recovery from the recession. However, few would disagree that unchecked increases in inequality will be costly for capitalism in the long-run–due to the divisions that it creates within society and the strain that it puts on social safety nets.
I believe that the most important and sustainable way of tackling this issue is through thoughtful education reform and investment. While changes to the tax code and other forms of redistribution are helpful to alleviate the symptoms of inequality, they do little to address the root cause. Income inequality is self-reinforcing–as inequality gets worse, upward mobility decreases and contributes to more inequality.
Education, particularly programs geared toward vocational training, can help combat this problem–and is an area where the private sector can also play a role. For example, IBM helped develop the P-TECH school in Brooklyn, N.Y., which offers a six-year program integrating high-school and college curricula to train its graduates for careers in the technology industry. Similar schools are being developed across the country with other corporate partners.
Dominic Barton is the global managing director at McKinsey & Co.
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Keep your pet up to date with flea prevention
Fleas can cause irritation and itching to dogs and cats. They can also cause flea allergy dermatitis that can cause hair loss and self-harm. Fleas can bite humans – yuck!
Did you know a female flea can lay up to 50 eggs a day?
Flea eggs can fall from your pets coat into the environment and build up in area such as:
- The pets bedding
- Household carpet
- Furniture
It is important to treat all pets in the household. It is important to treat the environment as well, not just the fleas on your pet.
We stock many protects that treat fleas very effectively in forms of oral or topical treatments for dogs & cats. We also have flea bombs to treat the household. If you would like any further information on preventative care for your pet, give our clinic a call.


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Dancing by the River is the major annual fundraiser for River Fields, the 53-year-old land and river conservation/preservation organization. This year it will be co-chaired by Bob Kulp and Inez Segell, who hosted a very successful event kick-off cocktail party in June.
There will be a tent by the river (or at least within hollering distance) at the corner of Lime Kiln Lane and River Road where Big Goose Creek flows. It is in the heart of Louisville's only state-designated scenic corridor.
There will be cocktails, dinner, dessert, a live and silent auction and dancing on Friday, Sept. 7, from 7 to 11 p.m.
Tickets for the buffet dinner, dancing and dessert are $200 per person; dancing and dessert only, beginning at 9 are $75. Dinner is by Mark Stevens of Stevens & Stevens. Dessert is by "Deserts by Helen.â€
The evening is sponsored by Brown-Forman Corp. and Stites & Harbison PLLC.
HENRY'S PLACE
On Wednesday, Sept. 19, Henry's Place will host an evening of fine wine and cuisine at its second American Brigade wine dinner featuring Majestic Fine Wines. The six-course dinner will begin at 7 and showcase the Pan-European cuisine of chef Charles Reed. Each course will be paired with a selected wine from the Majestic fine wines portfolio. The cost to attend is $100 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Reservations are required. For more information or to make a reservation, please call the restaurant at 502.590.6585.
The menu features roasted lamb saddle St. Nicholas, heirloom tomato tart, gorgonzola and natural au jus with WindRacer Anderson Valley Pinot Noir, 2007; followed by Brentwood corn consommé with Jerez cheese straw and Arrowood Sonoma Chardonnay, 2009; then Persian lime sorbet with summer melon, sangria and sweet lychee with chocolate mint. The fourth course is a roasted Peking Duck Ballotine with summer pole beans, beech mushroom, caramelized spaghetti squash and pommes boulangeres in rainier cherry and duck demi-glace and Stonestreet Fifth Ridge red 2006, Farrier "Presshouse†Meritage, 2008.
The fifth course is a St. Michael Oyster salad, buttermilk blue cornmeal coated and fried, Vidalia onion chutney and butterfly tuile cracker with Solletico Prosecco. The sixth course is Banana Moon Pie with Marse Henry's Couverture Chocolate Truffle with Arrowood Late Harvest Riesling, 2007.
Henry's Place is located at 4864 Brownsboro Center. The menu utilizes the brigade de cuisine system and showcases Pan-European fare, handmade pastas and seafood dishes. Henry's Place is named as a nod to the influence and sophistication of historic Louisville resident Henry Watterson and is open for dinner Monday through Saturday, 5 p.m. to closing. For info call 502.690.6585.
The new art show at the Brown Hotel runs Sept. 14 through Nov. 2. It features Lexington painter Anne Kindl in a solo show, "Symphony in Pastel.†She designs for ACT, UK and the Breeders' Cup. A reception will be held from 6 to 8 on opening day.
Missy Buschmann was out for a day of shopping with her husband Will. Little did she know that when she got home and walked in the house that it was full of friends shouting "Surprise!†The street was filled with cars and Missy thought the neighbors were having a party.
They are expecting a baby boy soon and Will had a surprise up his sleeve. While others decorated the upstairs nursery with all sorts of useful furniture, an artist came in and painted a giraffe on a tall narrow wall. It is adorable.
When she walked in her front door she found her house full of people. Artist and dear friend Dominic Pangborn and wife Delia, Daryl Owens, Linda and Ben Jackson, Valerie Combs, Gene Hughes,
Ellen Smith, Maurice Valentino, Nat and Homsetta Green, Missy's mother Susie Schmied, Peggy Buschmann, Tim and Pam Utley, Risa Yussman, Ellen Smith and Goose Maupin were among the crowd.
Everyone was enchanted by Terry Kelley and his balloon sculptures that he made for children and adults. They were spectacular! You should have seen his Noah's Arc! The menu Will planned included an entire roasted pig from Shack in the Back Restaurant with all the trimmings along with mac and cheese, corn, green beans, and spectacular cupcakes for dessert from Louisvillelicious. People ate, drank and had a wonderful time. Missy was surprised and she had a grand time too.


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Brentwood Regional Community Chest's twist on "It takes a village to raise a child" is "It takes a community to help a child," or in this case, around 2,000 kids.
Nearly 100 volunteers, adults and kids alike, gathered at Brentwood's vacant U.S. Print facility Monday night to sort and pack thousands of donated toys for the annual BRCC Christmas basket distribution that will take place Saturday. Despite the brief blackout at the facility, Christmas will be a lot brighter for 550 far East County families.
When lighting failed to turn on properly at the facility, organizers tried to light up the warehouse, only causing the lighting to completely shut down for a good five minutes before fully illuminating the warehouse again.
Despite the dark, volunteers didn't skip a beat as they whipped out cellphones and pocket-size flashlights to guide their way.
Ready to assist, community chest representative Jan Schults quickly moved toward the masses scanning her cellphone applications until she found The Joy of Light. Instantly, her phone turned into a flashlight and she beckoned to the crowd, "Do you need light?"
In the only area of the building that had light, toward the back, BRCC board member Lill Pierce could be seen fanning a stack full of 30 gift cards. Shaking her head in amazement, Pierce said, "This is all from one person … people are so generous, it's so amazing."
The same sentiment echoed from the shadows, as parents watched their kids easily pick through the large bins of toys in the dark to place on an assembly line of age-specific toy tables.
As the lights came on, the room was still abuzz with laughter, smiles and the rustling of bags as volunteers continued to scurry across the warehouse like a colony of ants portaging toys.
"This is the most fun part for me — the toys," Pierce said. "You feel like elves when you do the toys."
Pierce said the volunteers who participate in the Christmas basket program amaze her each year.
"There are people that come out that we never see the rest of the year."
She added that this year's volunteers came from all over far East County and included church groups, school leadership, Scouts, 4-H clubs, service organizations and just people who wanted to help make a difference.
What is even more amazing, she said, is that many of the recipients of the annual Christmas basket distribution come out to help as well.
Brentwood Rotary President John Fink said he was struck by that same feeling, "When I was standing here watching, I was in tears — the difference this will make in the lives of children."
Just down the road, Friends of Oakley and its volunteers were running through the same type of scenario this week, minus the moment of darkness. With just days left before distribution, it was crunchtime for the group as it continued to sort and wrap toys for its list of nearly 900 children.
"Nothing stops you from doing what you want to do," said Pat Anderson, Friends of Oakley board member and a former Oakley councilwoman.
Anderson couldn't believe the commitment of the volunteers this year. "I signed just one community service paper, everyone else is here because they want to — doesn't it make your heart feel good."
But she said the work is not done. While she expects they will finish wrapping all the gifts before the weekend, volunteers will still have lots to do on Saturday and Sunday.
"There is plenty to do — sorting food, putting things into the family bags — plenty of things to do," Anderson said.
Both BRCC and Friends of Oakley need volunteers this weekend to help pack food boxes and to distribute those boxes and toys to those families in need. BRCC needs volunteers to help pack boxes from 4-9 p.m. Friday and to help distribute boxes and toys on Saturday beginning at 7:30 a.m. at Brentwood Elementary, 200 Griffith Lane. Friends of Oakley will need volunteers to pack Christmas baskets from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday and again from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Sunday at Almond Grove Elementary, 5000 Amaryllis St.
For more information about BRCC, go to www.brcchest.org. For more information on Friends of Oakley, visit www.friendsofoakley.webs.com.


text: Three unrelated sources familiar with game development at LucasArts have all told us that development on the game has been frozen or put on hold since the Disney company's November acquisition of Star Wars creator George Lucas' media empire.[...]We're told that the game was scaled back in 2010 after budgetary concerns put the TV show on hold. The game was re-written with a new story that was disconnected from the TV-show material. And this is where what our sources say gets even more interesting. LucasArts supposedly was set to reinvent itself in 2011 under then-studio-president Paul Meegan, attempting to make Star Wars-style games in popular genres. There would be a Star Wars riff on FarmVille and a Call of Duty-style first-person shooter codenamed Trigger. 1313 was switched from codename Underworld to codename Hive and given platforming elements, similar to Sony's hit series Uncharted. A LucasArts rep declined to comment about any of this.


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Laguna Art Museum
307 Cliff Drive
(949) 494-8971
Open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays and Fridays through Sundays; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursdays; and closed Wednesdays. Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for seniors, students and active military. Children younger than 12 are admitted for free. The museum is closed on the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's days.
Through April 28: Three exhibitions open, "Ex•pose: Allison Schulnik," "George Hurrell: Laguna to Hollywood," and "John Mason: Blue Wall." The Schulnik and Hurrell exhibitions are on display through April 28, along with "In Our Imagination," a collection of art by Boys & Girls Club members inspired by Schulnik's work. Also on display through April 28 are highlights from the museum's permanent collection of California art curated by executive director Malcolm Warner. "John Mason: Blue Wall" is on display through October.
Laguna Canyon Artists
3251 Laguna Canyon Road
Laguna College of Art & Design
2222 Laguna Canyon Road
(949) 376-6000
CES Contemporary
480 Ocean Ave.
(949) 370-0554
Open Tuesday through Saturday, and by appointment.
Specializing in local and international emerging contemporary art.
[seven-degrees] gallery
891 Laguna Canyon Road
(949) 376-1555
Southern California Artists Assn.
3251 Laguna Canyon Road F3
(949) 715-6767
484 North Gallery
484 N. Coast Hwy.
(949) 715-4578
Open noon to 6 p.m. daily
Artists and musicians are welcome to bring an easel and instruments to paint, sculpt and play music on the first Sunday of the month.
AR4T Space— Artists Republic for Tomorrow
210 N. Coast Hwy.
Winter hours: 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday
Multimedia gallery featuring fine art from the world of youth culture.
Introducing "The Garage," an edgy exhibition with new work by Brennan Coyle and Electric Coffin Supply Co.
Edenhurst Gallery
305 N. Coast Hwy.
(949) 376-9222
Dealers in historic Early California paintings, including Guy Rose, Joseph Kleitsch, William Wendt, Granville Redmond, Edgar Payne, Maynard Dixon, Maurice Braun, as well as contemporary and early California Art Club artists.
Gallery McCollum
206 N. Coast Hwy.
(949) 497-4027
The George Gallery
354 N. Coast Hwy.
(949) 715-4377
Through April 28: "Silk and Sequined Earth," paintings by Marilla Palmer and Lindsay Walt.
Sue Greenwood Fine Art
330 N. Coast Hwy.
(949) 494-0669
New artwork from Andy Burgess, Jason Kowalski, Robert LaDuke and Francis Livingston.
Hobrecht Sports Art
350 N. Coast Hwy.
(949) 945-3283
11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday
JoAnne Artman Gallery
326 N. Coast Hwy.
(949) 510-5481
Through March 31: "This Is America," new works by Colombian American artist America Martin.
April 1 through May 31: "Seeking Future," new works by international artist Rimi Yang.
Laguna North Gallery
376 N. Coast Hwy.
(949) 494-4324
Landscapes, seascapes, still-lifes and plein-air by award-winning artists: Kirsten Anderson, Storm Case, Jean Choi, Patti Cliffton, Laurie Downey, Julie Christiansen-Dull, Christine Hooker, Margaret Jamison, Linda Johnson, Pam Panattoni, Elaine Ruettiger and Albert Stanchfield.
Lu Martin Galleries
372 N. Coast Hwy.
Open daily
(949) 494-8074
Continuing exhibition of Zen inspired paintings by Canadian artist Martin Beaupre, local artist David Palmer's unique "Fallen Heroes" series of portraits painted on bullet casings, and other fine paintings of various styles by regional and international artists. Artists in attendance during First Thursdays Art Walk.
Quorum Art Gallery
374 N. Coast Hwy.
(949) 494-4422
The Quorum Art Gallery is a cooperative association of 12 local artists and a guest artist, which allows us to provide our guests with diverse styles and an impressive collection of fine art paintings.
"Aspen Glow on the Minarets" by Mike Kinney is featured.
S Cube Gallery
346 N. Coast Hwy.
(949) 376-8800
Sandstone Gallery
384A N. Coast Hwy.
(949) 497-6775
Open noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday to Monday and Tuesday by appointment.
Through April 1: "Free Roaming," abstract paintings by Lynn Welker, and "Mindscapes," mixed-media paintings by Mada Leach.
April 3 through 29: "Introspective Landscapes," abstract paintings by Victoria Porcello, and "Violin Variations," abstract paintings by Howard Hitchcock.
Schaar Art Studio
305 N. Coast Hwy.
(949) 497-7289
Call for appointment
Studio 7 Gallery—North
384 N. Coast Hwy.
(949) 497-8291
Open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily
Live guitar music and oil painting demonstrations by award-winning plein air artists during First Thursday's Art Walk.
Annette Wimmer Fine Art
238 N. Coast Hwy.
(949) 494-3700
Len Wood's Indian Territory Inc.
305-D N. Coast Hwy.
(949) 497-5747
Art Cube Gallery
266 Forest Ave.
(949) 376-8800
Through March 30: "March Group Show," featuring works by Stephen Maffin, Todd Williamson, Francesco Polenghi, Jeff Gillette, Sanja Simidzija, Connie DK Lane, Arturo Mallman and Jason Pearson.
April 1 through 30: "Reclaimed Existence," featuring work by Ferdos Maleki, William Catling and Randall Reid. Reception from 6 to 9 p.m. April 4 during First Thursday Art Walk.
BC Space Gallery
235 Forest Ave.
(949) 497-1880
Gallery open 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and by appointment.
Peter Blake Gallery
435 Ocean Ave.
(949) 376-9994
Ed Moses and Jimi Gleason.
City Hall Gallery
505 Forest Ave.
Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday
Coffin/Fulton Fine Art
301 Forest Ave. (upstairs)
(949) 497-2214
Figurative and landscape work by A. Jane Fulton and Lesanne Coffin.
Dawson Cole Fine Art
326 Glenneyre St.
(949) 497-4988
Artists include Chuck Close, Donald Sultan, Richard MacDonald, Jian Wang and James Galindo.
DeBilzan Gallery
224 Forest Ave.
(949) 494-2406 or (727) 804-7649
Featuring William DeBilzan, Tony Dow and Roberto Romano.
Open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday through Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday through Saturday.
Exclusive Collections Gallery
417 S. Coast Hwy.
(855) 372-8213
Fingerhut Gallery
210A Forest Ave.
(949) 376-6410
Artwork by contemporary and 20th century artists.
Forest and Ocean Gallery
480 Ocean Ave. Suite B
(949) 371-3313
11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
Gallery Q at the Susi Q
380 Third St.
(949) 497-244, ext. 6
Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Works by students and participating artists from Irvine Valley College and City of Laguna Beach art education programs.
Through May 6: Works by artists aged 55 and older. Reception 5 to 7 p.m. March 28 with awards presentation, beverages and light refreshments.
Kush Fine Art
265 Forest Ave.
(949) 376-8017
Featuring original oils, limited edition giclees on canvas and sculptures of Vladimir Kush and eight other artists.
Laguna Art Group
A website that features various artwork.
Laguna Gallery of Contemporary Art
611 S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 715-9604
The gallery was created by two gallery owners/gallery directors to bring contemporary work of the highest quality to downtown Laguna Beach from emerging to mid-career to internationally recognized artists.
March 29: "The Art of Julian," a one-man show by Julian St. John, takes place one night only from 6 to 9 p.m.
The Lobby Gallery
Hotel Laguna
425 S. Coast Hwy.
(714) 787-4583
Pacific Edge Gallery
540 S. Coast Hwy., No. 112
(949) 494-0491
Paintings by Maria Bertran, Tom Swimm, Sandra Jones Campbell, Jacobus Baas and Bryan Mark Taylor, as well as the artwork of John Lennon.
The Signature Gallery Laguna
220 Forest Ave.
(949) 376-4244
Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Wednesday; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday through Saturday; and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Showcasing artwork by Charles H. Pabst, Cara Pabst Moran, Jenny Simon, Sue Averell, sculptures by Kira, and fountains by Wolfgang Vaatz.
Townley Gallery
570 S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 715-1860
Village Gallery
502 S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 494-3552
Open seven days a week featuring Fabian Perez, Michael Godard, Sam Park and Thomas Kinkade alongside with 30 other traditional and contemporary painters who offer originals and limited-edition framed artwork.
Viszolay Gallery
577 S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 497-0951
Oil paintings and reproductions of Hawaii, Laguna Beach, Catalina and other Southern California scenes by artist-in-residence Walter Viszolay.
Wassmann Fine Arts Studio
419 Ocean Ave.
(949) 291-6718
Wells Fargo Bank
260 Ocean Ave.
(949) 494-1145
Open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free.
Through May 15: "Digital Dynamics," featuring digital work by Linda Sellheim, Chuck Roche, Murray Kruger and Bill Atkins.
Whitney Gallery
305 Forest Ave.
(949) 497-4322
Open daily.
Artist Eye Laguna Gallery
1294-A S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 497-5898
A cooperative venture of 16 local artists in watercolor, oil, acrylic and mixed media, as well as photography and sculpture.
Avran Art + Design
540 S. Coast Hwy., Suite 106
(949) 494-0900
Open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily
Through June 2: "Exposing the Layers," paintings by James C. Leonard.
Bluebird Gallery
1540 S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 497-5377
Specializing in California plein air impressionist paintings. Featuring Felice Hrovat, Mark Cummings, Doug Stotts, William Dorsey, Joseph Aaron, George Gallo, Elaine Hughes, Stephen Schlanser, Mike Brennan and Renzi.
La Bottega Dell'Acquaforte
1590 S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 497-6690
Coast Gallery
540 S. Coast Hwy., Suite 100
(949) 376-4185
Open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday through Tuesday.
The Cottage Gallery
1524 S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 497-8932
Cove Gallery
1492 S. Coast Hwy. No. 8
(949) 494-1878
The Cove is an artist-owned gallery featuring artists specializing in plein air, landscapes, still life, portraits, classic figurative work, contemporary and abstracts, mixed media and even Asian-influenced art.
DeMossa Gallery
1294-D S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 715-9229
Open noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.
DeRu's Fine Arts
1590 S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 376-3785
Floating Cloud Gallery
1999 S. Coast Hwy., Suite E
(949) 464-9300
The gallery features the unique work of Wai Sin Ton-Darbonne, a master of Chinese watercolor.
FOA South
1006 S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 494-1145
Open 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday.
Through June 15: "Three Painters," featuring work by Jacquie Moffett, Roger Folk and Gregg Stone.
Ivan Guaderrama Original Arts Gallery
1452 S. Coast Hwy.
(310) 383-5051
Mixed-media works by Ivan Guaderrama.
"Guardian Angels" exhibit is on now.
H Gallery
1294-B S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 497-5578
Featuring a collection of 20th century masters. Dali, Picasso, Miro, Vasarely, Erte, graphics and originals.
Joseph Wise Fine Art Gallery
1550 S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 376-7902
Presenting contemporary and modern art, indoor and outdoor serpentine stone sculptures and fine art photography of Laguna beaches. Always original, always unique.
Now showing pastels by Mary Aslin and paintings by Paula Ware.
Kuhnert's Art Gallery
1493 Glenneyre St.
(949) 494-0676
Open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and by appointment
Featuring the original paintings, serigraphs, posters and digital prints of Manfred H. Kuhnert.
Lang Fine Art
The Art Center
1450 S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 494-1397
McKibben Studios
540 South Coast Hwy. No. 110
(949) 715-4900
Open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily
purelagunabeach gallery
1590 S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 315-5015
Featuring paintings by owner/artist Todd Kenyon and Mark Kerckhoff, and photography by Tom Lamb.
The Redfern Gallery
1540 S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 497-3356
Specializing in important historical American art. Now showing works by the early California impressionists: Guy Rose, Edgar Payne, William Wendt, Granville Redmond and contemporary painting virtuosos Kevin Macpherson, Gregory Hull and John Cosby, with sculpture by Carol Alleman and Mark Rossi.
Salt Fine Art
1492 S. Coast Hwy., Suite 3
(949) 715-5554
Specializing in Latin contemporary art including masters and emerging talent.
Through March 31: "Mating Season," new works by Mayra Barraza.
April 4 through 30: "Aire," paintings by Victor Hugo Zayas. Reception from 6 to 9 p.m. April 4.
Situ Art Gallery
1590 S. Coast Hwy. Suite #6
(949) 376-6703
Featuring fine contemporary art by Mian Situ, Andrew Peters, Ruo Li, Carole Cooke, Bi Wei Liang, Dan Goozee, Long Le, Lin Zheng and Ralph Oberg.
Transformation at Gallery 1951
1951 S. Coast Hwy.
Vladimir Sokolov Gallery
1540 S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 494-3633
Studio 7 Gallery – South
1590 S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 715-0012
11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily
The Vintage Poster
1476 S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 376-7422
Antique WWI posters on display.
Watercolor Gallery
1492 S. Coast Hwy., Suite 7
(949) 494-8838


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Tomorrow morning (yes April Fools Day) I'm going under the knife. The reason?
Tonsils the size of golf balls. In other words, this diagram isn't "to scale" when it comes to me. They've always been huge...but tomorrow they come out. And, from what they tell me, I'm going to be laid up for at least ten days.
So, the way I see it, I have two options. I could offer you guys riveting information about my applesauce, cottage cheese, Jello and ice cream diet. Or, I can hand over the reins of this juggernaut to the love of my life, the future Mrs. LENNDEVOURS.
I've decided to spare you the pain of reading swallow-by-painful-swallow accounts of my vertical tasting of instant pudding flavors.
LENNDEVOURS will be run by the lovely and talented (if only you could hear her sing via the blog) woman who will be taking care of me. And I mean Nena...not my soon-to-be spring fling Vicodin. (That's one of our engagement pictures on the right)
Nena's just a touch nervous about taking over...so please welcome her as she makes a few posts in the coming week.
I'm sure I'll not be able to leave my laptop alone for the next ten days...so I'm sure I'll be around...but only in an unofficial capacity.
How I'll survive without drinking wine for the next couple of weeks remains to be seen. That may be the most painful part of this whole situation.


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Facts & Figures
Republic of Paraguay
President: Horacio Cartes (2013)
Land area: 153,398 sq mi (397,301 sq km); total area: 157,046 sq mi (406,750 sq km)
Population (2014 est.): 6,703,860 (growth rate: 1.19%); birth rate: 16.66/1000; infant mortality rate: 20.75/1000; life expectancy: 76.8; density per sq mi: 39
Capital and largest city (2011 est.): Asunción, 2.139 million
Other large cities: Ciudad del Este, 320,782; San Lorenzo, 271,064
Monetary unit: Guaraní
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California-size Paraguay is surrounded by Brazil, Bolivia, and Argentina in south-central South America. Eastern Paraguay, between the Paraná and Paraguay rivers, is upland country with the thickest population settled on the grassy slope that inclines toward the Paraguay River. The greater part of the Chaco region to the west is covered with marshes, lagoons, dense forests, and jungles.
Constitutional republic.
Indians speaking Guaraní—the most common language in Paraguay today, after Spanish—were the country's first inhabitants. In 1526 and again in 1529, Sebastian Cabot explored Paraguay when he sailed up the Paraná and Paraguay rivers. From 1608 until their expulsion from the Spanish dominions in 1767, the Jesuits maintained an extensive establishment in the south and east of Paraguay. In 1811, Paraguay revolted against Spanish rule and became a nominal republic under two consuls.
Paraguay was governed by three dictators during the first 60 years of independence. The third, Francisco López, waged war against Uruguay, Brazil, and Argentina in 1865–1870, a conflict in which half the male population was killed. A new constitution in 1870, designed to prevent dictatorships and internal strife, failed to do so, and not until 1912 did a period of comparative economic and political stability begin. The Chaco War (1932–1935) with Bolivia won Paraguay more western territory.
After World War II, politics became particularly unstable. Alfredo Stroessner was dictator from 1954 until 1989, during which he was accused of the torture and murder of thousands of political opponents. Despite Paraguay's human rights record, the U.S. continuously supported Stroessner.
Stroessner was overthrown by army leader Gen. Andres Rodriguez in 1989. Rodriguez went on to win Paraguay's first multicandidate election in decades. Paraguay's new constitution went into effect in 1992. In 1993, Juan Carlos Wasmosy, a wealthy businessman and the candidate of the governing Colorado Party, won a five-year term in free elections.
Raúl Cubas Grau was elected president in May 1998. In 1999, Cubas was forced from office for his alleged involvement in the assassination of Vice President Luis María Argaña. The vice president had criticized Cubas for refusing to jail his mentor, Gen. Lino Oviedo, who had been convicted of leading a failed 1996 coup against Wasmosy. Oviedo was finally arrested in 2004 and jailed.
Luis Ángel González Macchi, appointed caretaker president after Cubas stepped down, was accused of mishandling $16 million in state funds, and in 2006 he was sentenced to six years in prison. Former journalist Nicanor Duarte Frutos became president on Aug. 15, 2003. He has pledged to clean up the pervasive corruption in his nearly bankrupt country. Paraguay has been in a protracted recession since the late 1990s.
On April 22, 2008, Fernando Lugo, a former Roman Catholic Bishop, was elected president of Paraguay beating the Colorado Party's candidate, Blanca Ovelar de Duarte, by 10 percentage points. Lugo's victory ended the Colorado Party's 61 years in power—a system of bureaucracy and patronage founded in 1887. Fernando Lugo was sworn in as president on Aug. 15, 2008.
Paraguay Experiences Largest Economic Growth in South America
In 2010, Paraguay experienced the greatest economic expansion in South America. Its economy was the 2nd fastest expanding economy in the world, after Qatar. Paraguay had a GDP growth rate of 14.5% by the end of 2010. Part of the expansion was due to long-term growth in the country's industrial sector, after years of declining production. Another reason was that rise of Paraguay's pharmaceutical industry, which supplied 70% of domestic consumption in 2010 and even begun exporting drugs. The country also showed rapid growth in the areas of steel, meat processing, organic sugar, and edible oils.
In August 2010, President Fernando Lugo was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He sought treatment in Brazil. He managed to continue his duties as President while undergoing treatment. President Lugo was one of several leaders in the region recently diagnosed with cancer. President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil was treated for lymphoma in 2009. In December 2011, Argentina's president, Cristina Fernández, was treated for thyroid cancer. Venezuela's Hugo Chávez underwent treatment for an undisclosed type of cancer in 2011.
Senate Votes to Remove President Lugo
On June 22, 2012, Paraguay's Senate voted to oust President Fernando Lugo. The vote happened after the Senate convened, put Lugo on trial and went over a list of accusations. The Senate refused Lugo's request for time to come back with a defense. With the presidential elections only nine months away, Lugo accepted the Senate's decision. Vice President Federico Franco replaced Lugo.
Argentina and Brazil immediately announced they would remove their ambassadors from Paraguay. President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner of Argentina and President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela both called Lugo's dismal a coup d'état.
2013 Elections Return Power to Colorado Party
General elections were held on April 21, 2013. The Colorado Party took the majority in the Senate and Chamber of Deputies, putting them back in control. The Colorado Party had been in power for sixty years until they lost the majority in 2008.
Colorado Party candidate Horacio Cartes defeated the Paraguay Alegre alliance's Efraín Alegre for president. Cartes received 45.80 percent of the vote and was scheduled to take office on August 15, 2013. During his campaign, Cartes, who owns around two dozen businesses in Paraguay, promised to create jobs, modernize public enterprises, and raise private capital to upgrade the country's infrastructure. On August 12, 2013, Cartes announced his cabinet: Eladio Loizaga (foreign minister), Bernardino Soto (defense minister), Francisco de Vargas (interior minister), and Germán Rojas (finance minister).
See also Encyclopedia: Paraguay .
U.S. State Dept. Country Notes: Paraguay
General Directorate of Statistics, Surveys and Censuses (In Spanish only) www.dgeec.gov.py/ .


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On Nov. 15 and 16, The Wedding Embassy will give away free wedding gowns to our military brides at their salon 1900 Watertown Ave, Oakville, CT as part of the Brides Across America's campaign.
"Operation Wedding Gown" is Brides Across America's mission to give away free wedding gowns to military brides on a national effort. Oftentimes military brides find it difficult to plan their "fairy tale" wedding due to deployment, injury and/or economic hardship. Brides Across America and The Wedding Embassy want to roll out the red carpet for our deserving military brides.
Brides Across America's continued support and commitment has donated over 10,000 gowns to military brides. "This is our mission to say thank you and support our heroes", said founder, Heidi Janson.
To register:
For more information on how to qualify and register for an event visit www.bridesacrossamerica.com.
In order to qualify, brides or their fiancé must be serving in the military; either currently deployed, have a future deployment, or have been deployed within the last five years to Iraq, Afghanistan, Middle East, Korea, or Japan. Brides must pre-register for the event and bring proper identification along with deployment papers to be presented the day of the event.
The Wedding Embassy is a full service bridal shop located in the Waterbury area for over 20 years.
The Wedding Embassy will host a special Champagne Reception for Brides Across America Friday, Nov. 15 between 5 and 7:30 p.m.
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Reviewed by Alison R. (age 10)
Tommy DePaola 26 Fairmont Avenue illustration will appear here.
In the story I learned that a hurricane is dangerous. It can blow down trees. It can also turn new dirt roads into mud. Also, it can start lightning and thunder. I also learned that a real hurricane had never reached all the way up to New England before.
The pictures in the story are black and white. There are a lot of pictures of people. There are also pictures of trees, trucks, and machines. Also, there are some pictures of houses. The pictures have no color but, I sort of like the pictures. People would want to read this because it is interesting. It also has nice pictures. The book also talks about other stories like Snow White.
My favorite part is when the hurricane came, and Mrs. Crane was scared because she did not want to get struck by lightning so Tommie's mom sprinkled holy water on Mrs. Crane, and then everybody wanted to get sprinkled on too. The electricity went out so Tommie's mom lit some candles. This is my favorite part because I thought that sprinkling holy water on people is funny. It seems funny because I never thought of putting holy water on people.
This book is not like any other book I have ever read before. I never read a book that has to do with a hurricane. I never read a book about Tommie Depaola before. When I read this book it didn't remind me of any other book. I will never read another Tommie Depaola book.


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This is a pretty vital discussion, and one I rub up against every day. The answer has to be something that can be easily understood by everybody involved: clients, account managers, back-end people. Just today a colleague was confronted by the requirement to sort out a strange peekaboo background image error in IE6. It seemed pointless to be spending effort "fixing" such a thing – the only real fix would have been to remove the background image altogether. The point is: this lack of a common understanding is a waste of everyone's time. We all should "support" IE6 – our clients' sites should be usable, and should take money, on that browser. But we should also promote maxims that blow apart commonly held misconceptions. Most people don't hold it as a truism that web pages don't have to look the same in every browser – to many people this is, by default, what "support" means. So step one should be scoring this on the minds of all around us:
Web Pages Do Not Have To Look The Same In Every Browser.
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Career: Rounded out career ranked second all-time at Duke in the 200 individual medley (1:46.51) and fifth in the 200 backstroke (1:45.00) ... Also among top 10 performers in program history in the 200 freestyle, 100 backstroke and 100 breaststroke ... Set school record as a member of Blue Devils' 800 freestyle relay (6:25.65) ... Team captain as a senior.
Honors: ACC Academic Honor Roll (2015, 2016)
2016-17: Helped the Blue Devils break the 800 freestyle relay school record in a seventh-place finish at the ACC Championships ... Individually, scored for Duke with a 24th-place finish in the 200 backstroke ... Cracked the program's all-time top 10 in the 100 breaststroke preliminaries (54.80) before moving up to ninth in an event time trial (54.38) ... Won the 100 freestyle at Queens University (12/3) ... Swam on the top 400 freestyle relay against South Carolina, keying a Duke victory (1/14).
2015-16: Collected an NCAA 'B' cut in the 200 IM during the ACC Championship preliminaries ... Went on to finish 23rd in the conference in the event ... Also competed on Duke's 800 freestyle relay at ACCs ... Won the 200 IM at the Nike Cup Invitational while taking second in the 200 backstroke ... His performances helped the Blue Devil men claim the team title at the meet for the first time in program history ... Took first in the 200 IM against South Carolina (1/8) ... Won the 200 backstroke in the season opener against Pitt (10/3) ... 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier in the 200 IM.
2014-15: Led the Blue Devils in the 200 backstroke while also ranking second on the team in the 200 freestyle and the 200 IM … Posted NCAA provisional cuts in all three events during the year … Turned in an 11th-place finish in the 200 IM while taking 19th in the 200 backstroke and 24th in the 200 freestyle at the ACC meet … Member of Blue Devils' 800 freestyle relay that broke the school record at ACCs with a 6:27.07 clocking … During the regular season, surpassed the facility record in the 200 backstroke at Old Dominion with a 1:51.07 mark … Won that event and the 200 IM against the Monarchs and St. Andrew's University (11/8) … Took first in three events in a dual meet victory at William & Mary (11/7) ... Came in second in the 200 IM at the Nike Cup Invitational.
2013-14: Duke's top performer in the 200 freestyle and 200 backstroke as a freshman ... Earned points for the Blue Devils in the 200 freestyle, 200 backstroke and the 200 IM at the ACC Championship ... Led off the 800 freestyle relay which set a program record at the conference meet with a mark of 6:34.65 ... Clocked 1:37.73 in the 200 freestyle finals for the third-fastest time in school history ... Also ranked second on Duke's all-time list in the 200 IM (1:46.51) and third in the 200 backstroke (1:45.00) with his performances at ACCs ... Helped the 400 medley relay take first against Virginia ... Won the 200 and 500 freestyle against William & Mary and UNC Wilmington ... Achieved NCAA provisional cuts in four individual events on the year.
Prior to Duke: Lettered two seasons at Saint Ignatius College Prep in San Francisco before completing a post-graduate year at The Peddie School in Hightstown, N.J. … Finished ninth in the 500 freestyle at the Central Coast Section Championships his sophomore season … Broke Saint Ignatius program records in the 500 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 100 breaststroke and the 200 IM … At Peddie, won the 200 IM at the Eastern Interscholastic Championships … Also a member of the third high school 400 freestyle relay to break 3:00 … Member of the North Bay Aquatics club team [Larkspur, Calif.] … Graduated from Peddie with honors.
Personal: Born Bradley Kendrick Cline on Nov. 29, 1994 in San Francisco, Calif. … Son of David and Courtney Cline … Has one sister, Paige ... Majoring in psychology.
Cline Career Bests:
|200 Free
|8th all-time at Duke
|100 Back
|8th all-time at Duke
|200 Back
|5th all-time at Duke
|100 Breast
|9th all-time at Duke
|2nd all-time at Duke
On Duke's Relays:
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At the ACC Championships:
8th, 200 Free Relay (1:20.99)
|7th, 800 Free Relay (6:27.07)
11th, 200 IM (1:46.64)
19th, 200 Back (1:45.84)
24th, 200 Free (1:38.25)
|8th, 800 Free Relay (6:31.06)
23rd, 200 IM (1:48.09)
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City dwellers often rely on botanical gardens and city parks for their outdoor fix, but many may have a perfectly good garden space
in the back yard. Of course, the small backyard space may covered with concrete or overrun with weeds and worse. That doesnt mean
there is no hope.
You can never magically expand a small space into a lush suburban garden escape, but there are good ways to use small urban
backyard spaces. Here are five of the best options for a small urban garden.
Vegetable patch
The idea of a vegetable farm may conjure huge rural spaces, but plenty of food can be grown in a very small space. Some companies
such as Minifarmbox specialize in products for small vegetable gardens, urban and otherwise. The company suggests an ambitious city
dweller can grow 80 heads of lettuce, 70 pounds of tomatoes, 50 pounds of beets and more in a four-foot-by-four-foot raised garden
Of course, it takes some planning and strategy to optimize an urban vegetable garden. Ideally, most vegetables want six to eight
hours of full sun, so you may need a raised bed on wheels to help chase the sun. Also use a good rich planting mix and fertilize
regularly, particularly if using raised beds, where you have not access to the natural nutrients in the soil. Also focus on dwarf
varieties. Miniature eggplants, tomatoes and more are packed with plenty of flavor you cant find at the supermarket.
Wildlife habitat
The National Wildlife Federation will register certified wildlife habitats as small as apartment balconies. In the dense concrete
jungles of cities, it is particularly important to ensure safe spaces for birds and other wildlife. The NWF has four requirements
for its certified wildlife habitats:
You must provide food for wildlife, which can be as simple as a hanging feeder or a few native plants.
You must supply water for wildlife, which may include birdbaths or small puddling areas for butterflies.
You must create cover for wildlife, including birdhouses or even dead trees.
You must have a space for wildlife to raise their young, which can include a nesting box, mature trees, caterpillar host plants or
a planting of dense shrubs.
Dining room
For an episode of HGTVs Landscape Smart, one couple hosted their wedding in their long-neglected urban back yard. The centerpiece
of the project (and the stage for their ceremony) was a circular flagstone patio, created by a contractor in Oakland, CA.
With all the concrete all over the city, it may seem counter-intuitive to pave over an existing yard space, but a nice flagstone
patio, plus plants and furniture equals an outdoor dining room for the warm months.
Of course, city thieves will prey on anything not nailed to the ground (and some things that are nailed to the ground), so scour
city garage sales, freebies and thrift stores for cheap outdoor furniture.
A paved space can still have landscaping of sorts. Put all your plants in containers, and you can move them around to chase the sun
or accommodate groups of various sizes. If you use large containers, consider putting empty plastic bottles or other filler in the
bottom of the containers to keep them from getting prohibitively heavy.
Meditation or relaxation area
Can anybody meditate among the honks, shouts and bustle of the city? With a dense relaxation garden, the answer is yes. The smells
and sights of a garden are naturally relaxing and healing. An urban meditation space just needs to be more compact, dense and
vertical than most.
Moreover, beekeepers say their hobby is fairly meditative, and (careful) urban backyard hives are generating quite a buzz.
Beekeeping also can help bring back an insect that seems to be mysteriously dying off.


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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., June 29 (UPI) -- Most men agree on which women are hot, but some women can find a man attractive while others don't, U.S. researchers found.
Wake Forest University psychologist Dustin Wood and study co-author Claudia Brumbaugh of Queens College had more than 4,000 participants in the study rate photographs of men and women -- ages 18-25 -- for attractiveness on a 10-point scale ranging from "not at all" to "very." The raters ranged in age from 18-70.
Before the participants judged the photographs for attractiveness, the members of the research team rated the images for how seductive, confident, thin, sensitive, stylish, curvaceous the women looked, and how muscular the men looked. The images were also rated for traditional, masculine/feminine, classy, well-groomed, or upbeat characteristics.
Men's judgments of women's attractiveness were based primarily on physical features and they rated highly those who looked thin and seductive. Most of the men in the study also rated photographs of women who looked confident as more attractive.
The study, published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, found that as a group, the women rating men showed some preference for thin, muscular subjects, but disagreed on how attractive many men in the study were. Some women gave high attractiveness ratings to the men, while other women said they were not attractive at all.
Wood said the study results have implications for eating disorders and how expectations regarding attractiveness affect behavior.
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At 800 years old, New Hall Hotel & Spa Sutton Coldfield Birmingham has a long history of providing discerning guests fine hospitality. Today this tradition continues with Hand Picked Hotel's unique blend of modern and luxury British hospitality. Set within 26 acres of mature, elegant grounds this luxury hotel in Sutton Coldfield Birmingham is widely reputed to be the oldest inhabited, moated manor house in England.
The 4 AA Silver Star New Hall Hotel & Spa offers 60 lovingly restored bedrooms, complete with all the features one would expect of a hotel of its calibre. All rooms have Hypnos Lansdowne cashmere mattresses, snug duvets and pillows as well as a host of other facilities designed with your comfort and relaxation in mind – Flat screen TVs with Freeview and Sky Sports, DVD players and access to a DVD library, complimentary WiFi and broadband socket, fridges complete with fresh milk and complimentary bottled water, and hospitality trays with tea, coffee and biscuits.
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The Bridge Restaurant at the New Hall Hotel & Spa offers guests fine dining, having won 2 AA Rosettes for its contemporary British dishes where the flavour of the ingredients takes centre stage. Using the freshest regional ingredients, the chefs construct quality British cuisine with creative passion and flair, sure to leave guests satisfied.
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Hazard: Lead
Recall Date: 2007-10-25
Recall: 4062 – 08049
Product Name: Jo-Ann Stores Robbie Ducky children's Toy Gardening Tools leaf rake, hoe, broom and spade
Description: Jo-Ann Stores Expands Recall of Children's Toy Garden Tools Due to Violation of Lead in Paint Standard NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 25, 2007 Release #08-049 Firm's Recall Hotline: (888) 739-4120 CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 Jo-Ann Stores Expands Recall of Children's Toy Garden Tools Due to Violation of Lead in Paint Standard WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: Children's Toy Gardening Tools Units: About 97,000 (an additional 16,000 toy rakes were recalled on September 26, 2007 and 6,000 toy watering cans on August 28, 2007) Manufacturer: Jo-Ann Stores Inc., of Hudson, Ohio Hazard: Surface paint on the handle of the toy gardening tools can contain excessive levels of lead paint, violating the federal lead paint standard. Incidents/Injuries: None reported. Description: This recall involves the Robbie Ducky children's leaf rake, hoe, broom and spade. "Robbie Ducky™ Garden Collection" is printed on a tag attached to the handle. The rake has a yellow handle with the head of a tortoise and green prongs. The hoe has an orange handle with a caterpillar and a blue blade. The broom has a purple handle with a duck and an orange brush. The spade has a yellow handle with the head of a frog and a red blade. The tools measure between 27 and 29 inches long. Sold at: Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores nationwide from January 2007 through September 2007 for about $7. Manufactured in: China Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled toys away from children and return them to any Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Store for a full refund. Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Jo-Ann Stores toll-free at (888) 739-4120 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email the firm at firstname.lastname@example.com, or visit the firm's Web site at www.joann.com
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CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
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CPSC is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of the thousands of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $900 billion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products – such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals –contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.Under federal law, it is illegal to attempt to sell or resell this or any other recalled product.
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury,go online to: SaferProducts.gov, call CPSC's Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or teletypewriter at(301) 595-7054 for the hearing and speech impaired.Consumers can obtain this news release and product safety information at www.cpsc.gov. To join a free e-mail subscription list, please go to www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx.


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Make it your business to hear and be heard with the Plantronics Voyager Focus UC Stereo Bluetooth headset. With three precision-tuned mics and sophisticated muting options, your callers hear only you. Ground-breaking active and passive noise canceling and immersive stereo sound let you focus on the person you're calling. With up to 150 feet of wireless range, enjoy mobility while calls and music stay crystal clear, whether you're at your desk, in the conference room, or in the kitchen. Seamless connectivity to your PC or smartphone, and integration with leading UC applications.
Focus on work—not the chaos around you!
Seamless Bluetooth Connectivity — works seamlessly across Bluetooth-enabled desk phones, laptops, mobile phones, tablets, and smart watches
Intuitive Smart Sensor™ Technology — smart sensors answer calls by simply putting on the headset, mute by taking the headset off and pause music for incoming calls. Smart mic boom lets you wear it on either side and maintain locations of R/L stereo and volume/track buttons.
Worry- free mute — easily mute and unmute the mic with a quick touch of the dedicated button. You always know whether you're on mute—just glance at the screen* or the USB adapter to check the status. If you try to talk while your mic is muted, the Dynamic Mute Alert will give you an audible reminder.
Optimized for Unified Communications — Voyager Focus B825 UC version works with softphones from Avaya, Cisco, IBM and more. Voyager Focus B825-M version is Certified for Skype for Business and Optimized for Microsoft Lync.
Comfort and durability. — leatherette ear cushions wrapped around pillow-soft memory foam, cushioned metal headband provides durability while maintaining a comfortable, secure fit. Easily take the headset on the go with folding ear cushions and included carrying case.
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PC users get to play with 'Enhanced Edition'
It's been quite the wait, but fans are now able to experience Ace Combat on their PCs with the release of Ace Combat: Assault Horizon: Enhanced Edition.
What warrants the 'enhanced edition' tag at the end, you may ask? Well, according to Namco Bandai, the the PC version will come with "controls and graphics that have been optimized specifically for PC users" as well as "many of the DLC items released on the console versions of the game."
You can pick the Enhanced Edition up from multiple online retailers including Steam for $34.99/€29.99. Personally, I look forward to seeing how Assault Horizon's most emotional quick-time event looks on PC; I mean, that thing deserves an award.
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Shopify POS is an innovative app designed to change the way florists sell and process orders. Designed exclusively for the iPad, Shopify POS system lets you communicate and interact with your customers anywhere in your store – not just at the counter. And when they're ready to buy, you can process the entire order right on your iPad!
Browse your flower catalog, select products for purchase, process orders, swipe credit cards and print or email receipts directly to your customers.
Worried about how the point of sale software works with your online store? All of your information is automatically and immediately synced between offline and online so you never have to deal with multiple inventories, mismatched customer lists and disorganized order histories.
With Shopify POS, everything you need is always fully integrated in one place.
Shopify POS works with your existing credit card reader to accept Visa, Mastercard and Amex cards.
You can also setup custom payment options like debit, process partial payments, split tenders and more.
Use Shopify's dashboard to track customers and sales made both online and in your retail location using Shopify POS. Detailed reporting and analytics help you make the best choices to grow your business.
Upgrade your point of sale system with hardware compatible with Shopify POS.
Hardware includes a cash drawer, stand, receipt printer, scanner and more. Browse and buy the compatible hardware.
Shopify POS has fundamentally improved our retail experience. It's easy to use, automatically syncs customers, products and orders with our webstore, and it looks absolutely great at our checkout.
Owner, Nice Kicks
It helps me focus on the important thing: my clients. With the Shopify POS iPad app, I have all my stock at my fingertips, and I can take orders from anywhere. This is what retail looks like in the 21st century.
Owner, Amanda May Lingerie
or call 1-888-488-3465 for a free consultation.