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Meet Our Executive Team
Andres Lopez
Chief Executive Officer
As CEO, Andres Lopez's focus is to enhance the performance of the business to benefit customers, employees, investors and other key stakeholders. Lopez has established himself as a strong and successful leader, serving as chief operating officer during 2015 and playing a leading role on the acquisition of Vitro's Food and Beverage business in Mexico, the U.S. and Bolivia. He has also served as president of O-I Americas, with a focus on strengthening O-I's North America operations. Prior to that role, he served as president of O-I's South America operations, where he led the region through significant organic and acquisition-based growth, adding new capabilities in Brazil and Argentina. Lopez has held various other leadership positions at O-I, including global vice president of manufacturing and engineering; vice president of manufacturing, North America; and country general manager for O-I Peru.
John Haudrich
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Focused on O-I's strategy, execution, performance management and financial decision making, John Haudrich leads O-I's financial, information technology,
and strategy and integration functions. He has leadership responsibility for maintaining the financial flexibility of the company while also ensuring the company's strategic initiatives and capital allocation philosophy deliver appropriate shareholder value. Haudrich was named CFO in April 2019. Since joining O-I in 2009, Haudrich has also served as chief strategy and integration officer, vice president of investor relations, vice president of finance and corporate controller, and as acting CFO.
MaryBeth Wilkinson
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Formerly a Chicago-based partner in an international law firm, MaryBeth Wilkinson leads O-I's global legal team, including corporate transactional, regulatory, dispute resolution, intellectual property, environmental, labor and employment, data privacy, and security. She also has responsibility for O-I's Ethics and Compliance function as well as corporate secretarial duties. Wilkinson joined the Company in 2010, and was named to her current position in 2017. She has more than 20 years of legal experience as well as extensive experience managing geographically and culturally diverse teams. Wilkinson has represented clients in a number of sectors including financial, automotive, construction and engineering, telecommunications, manufacturing, "green" industries, and luxury goods.
Arnaud Aujouannet
Senior Vice President and Chief Sales and Marketing Officer
Arnaud Aujouannet leads sales and marketing for O-I. He is focused on enhancing commercial productivity and ensuring delivery of customer value through product innovation, market knowledge, and customer support. He and his team are focused on stabilizing the company's base business, developing new business, and accelerating the deployment of innovation. Aujouannet joined O-I in June 2015, and served as vice president of sales and marketing in Europe, before being named to his current position in 2017. He has more than 20 years of international and leadership experience within sales, marketing and innovation at companies such as Procter & Gamble (P&G) and Gillette.
Giancarlo Currarino
Senior Vice President and Chief Technology and Supply Chain Officer
Giancarlo Currarino leads O-I's global technology organization including manufacturing, engineering, research and development, quality, supply chain, procurement, and environment, health and safety. In this role he is focused on driving a safety culture and improving operational excellence to help O-I become the most cost-effective glass packaging producer. Currarino is also responsible for driving transformational change through efficiency improvement and cost optimization initiatives. Since joining O-I in 2000, Currarino has managed the expansion of O-I's joint venture with Constellation Brands, Industria Vidriera de Coahuila (IVC) in Nava, Mexico. Currarino also successfully led the integration of a $2.15 billion acquisition to O-I, which included five plants in Mexico, one plant in Bolivia, and a distribution center in the U.S.
James Dalton
Vice President, Global Human Resources
James Dalton leads HR for O-I's Americas region and Corporate functions. In addition, he provides leadership for O-I's global compensation & benefits and HR operations capabilities and programs. He is focused on driving business performance and productivity through a culture of sustainable employee engagement supported by competitive total rewards.
He began his career with O-I in May 2017. He previously spent 17 years with the Kellogg Company, where he progressed through a variety of HR leadership roles around the world, including Australia and New Zealand Supply HR leader, U.S. Frozen Foods HR leader, and HR and Labor leader for U.S. Supply Chain.
Pablo Vercelli
Vice President, Global Human Resources
Pablo Vercelli leads HR for O-I's European and Asia Pacific regions. In addition, he provides leadership for O-I's global talent, performance management, organizational design, change management, and training and development capabilities and programs. He is focused on building talent, culture and employee engagement as key competitive advantages to the company's success.
Pablo joined the company in May 2017, bringing extensive international experience with global firms such as PPG industries, AkzoNobel and ASML, where he held senior leadership roles in the Human Resources and Commercial functions.
Vitaliano Torno
President, O-I Europe
Vitaliano Torno is focused on strengthening O-I's leading market position in Europe, where the company employs 8,000 people in 11 countries. Torno was instrumental in the design and implementation of the successful reorganization that allows the company to focus on country, market and segment strategies. A 30-year veteran of the glass industry, Torno was named managing director of O-I Europe in early 2015 before being name president of O-I Europe in January in 2016. He will continue to strengthen O-I's market position in Europe including investment initiatives to improve the quality, sustainability, and manufacturing capabilities of the operations and a specific premium program to develop growth in this segment.
Miguel Alvarez
President, O-I Americas
Focused on delivering high value and growth in the region, Miguel Alvarez leads O-I's business in the Americas. Alvarez oversees 36 plants in nine countries and is integrating North America and South America into one business. He is responsible for strategic, operational, and commercial leadership within the region, with strong focus on safety. Alvarez first joined O-I in 1990 in Colombia, and held a variety of roles of expanding responsibility in sales and marketing. He spent six years in leadership positions in Chile, Argentina and Ecuador with a leading global beauty products company and returned to O-I in 2010 to lead the Brazilian, and later South American, operations. He was named president of the Americas in 2017.
Timothy Connors
President, O-I Asia Pacific
Timothy Connors oversees O-I's business in the Asia Pacific region including nine plants and more than 2,500 employees in Australia, New Zealand, China and Indonesia, as well as O-I's joint ventures in Malaysia and Vietnam. In his nearly 20 year career at O-I, Connors has served in a variety of finance, manufacturing and business strategy leadership roles in North America and Asia Pacific. Prior to being named president, O-I Asia Pacific, Connors was general manager of O-I's Australian operations, where he successfully strengthened the company's position in the country's wine and beer markets through footprint realignment, customer engagement, and a focus on total cost. He previously served as the chief financial officer of O-I's Asia Pacific operations.


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Within Pangandaran's backpacker enclave, Villa Angela offers great value on a budget.
Quiet, clean and spacious
Jalan Pamugaran Pananjung, Pangandaran T: (0265) 639 641 (0821) 1802 4000 (0813) 1377 2999 (0812) 2270 8555
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Within Pangandaran's backpacker enclave, Villa Angela offers great value on a budget.
Housed in a large older-style double-storey brick building with a decorative stone facade, down a quiet lane 200 metres to West Beach, spacious airy rooms flooded with natural light are clean and comfortable. The two upstairs twin rooms are mirror images with two small balconies each, and downstairs a large family room accommodates a double room and a twin along with a full kitchen and lounge.
Rooms are air-con, or for a cheaper rate a standard fan can be supplied, and with the windows open the cross breeze is cool enough with neither. The tiled rooms are very quiet and offer a lot of privacy, furnished with wood and bamboo and some interior walls are clad with bamboo that adds to the tropical feel.
Beds provide foam mattresses and just a bottom sheet and blanket, so you may want to pack a sleep sheet or sarong. We'd add a mozzie net too, so you can keep the windows open at night, as there are a few of the little biters about. A water dispenser is supplied in each room to save you buying plastic bottles and for entertainment, a tiny old box-style TV was strangely padlocked within a wooden wall-mounted cage (it may be considered an antique?).
Ensuite bathrooms are old and very basic, but scrubbed till they gleam, with a mandi, cold-water shower and Western toilet. Friendly staff offer a thermos of hot water every night and morning if you'd like a warm water mandi too. Washbasins are placed within the main room, and a kitchen sink also sits in a small alcove in the twin rooms.
Furnished balconies at the front are a lovely spot to enjoy your included local-style breakfast or an afternoon Bintang (available from the hotel), and the balcony at the back sports a drying rack for your smalls.
Villa Angela is foreign owned but managed by a lovely local family who will go out of their way to make your stay pleasant and they can offer slightly cheaper rates for single travellers and deals for a longer stay.
If you would prefer a more lively atmosphere where you're more likely to meet other travellers, Mini Tiga Homestay just along the lane offers decent rooms and terrific communal areas. If you have deeper pockets, nearby Adam's Homestay is well worth the extra outlay with private bungalows and a swimming pool within a beautiful tropical garden.
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Last updated on 27th January, 2018.
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Abu Dhabi on display in global infra design guide
The UAE's capital city will be one of the 50 cities to feature in Global Street Design Guide
Abu Dhabi's streets are to feature in an international guide setting out the first ever worldwide standards for designing roads and public spaces, Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council (Abu Dhabi UPC) announced.
Abu Dhabi UPC has been invited to contribute to the new Global Street Design Guide being compiled by the US-based National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO).
The guide, which aims to set a new global benchmark in urban street design, will feature examples from around the world of streets that incorporate international best practices.
The UAE is the first country from the Middle East to be included in the guide as part of its Global Expert Network.
Abu Dhabi will be used as an example and is one of 50 cities from 32 countries to be featured.
NACTO selected Abu Dhabi for inclusion in the guide because of its growing international reputation for improving quality of life for residents by providing sustainable, safe, visually appealing and walkable streets, state agency WAM reported.
It recognises the success of the UPC's highly acclaimed Abu Dhabi Urban Street Design Manual (USDM), which equips designers with the necessary tools to plan, design and build safer and more user-friendly streets for pedestrians, transit users, cyclists and motorists across the emirate.
Demonstrating how the USDM improves safety, post-implementation studies on Sheikh Zayed Street, a major artery in Abu Dhabi which was rebuilt following USDM standards, highlighted that remarkable results have been achieved in terms of pedestrian safety.
The new standards at refuge islands, the pedestrian area located in the middle of the street, resulted in the probability of pedestrian fatalities at right turn lanes being reduced from 25% to 5%.
Feedback from residents living in the area has also been very positive.
Abdulla Al Sahi, acting executive director of Abu Dhabi UPC's planning and infrastructure department, said: "It's an honour for us to be included in a prestigious publication that highlights best practices around the world, and it shows that Abu Dhabi is increasingly being recognised as a model of a sustainable, highly live-able urban landscape. "


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The bloggers and other writers have weighed in and the results have been tallied. Our ballot is below and the dull results can be found at A Tradition of Excellence.
Of note, there are no Bulldogs on the all conference selections or the individual selections. Andy Welinski and Austin Farley both received votes for Rookie of the Year and Caleb Herbert received votes for Breakout Player of the Year.
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F- Nick Bjugstad - UMTC
F- Ben Hanowski - SCSU
D- Joey LaLeggia - DU
D- Derek Forbort - UND
G- Juho Olkinuora -UNO
Player of the Year - Zengerle
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Defenseman of the Year - Forbort
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Huawei is set to launch its much-hyped Ascend D2 phablet at the forthcoming CES 2013 event. Weeks before it is shown to the world, the Ascend D2 has already popped up in the leaked images on the web.
Huawei had announced the Ascend D2 back in October this year. The device is believed to be the successor of the D1 and features a number of improved specs. The leaked images confirm the Ascend D2 has an HD 5-inch display, a quad-core 1.5GHz processor, 13MP camera, run Android 4.1, and a 3,000 mAh battery.
The design of the Ascend D2 is said to be inspired from the iPhone 5, while camera on the back appears to be resembling the one on the HTC One X. Here are the leaked images of the Ascend D2:
Alleged images of the Ascend D2 have surfaced on the web shortly after the company showed off its new 6.1-inch full HD phablet, the Huawei Ascend Mate. Slated to be unveiled at the CES 2013, the device comes with a 6.1-inch full HD display made of low-temperature polysilicon which will allow it to achieve a pixel density of 361ppi, 1.8 GHz quad-core processor and a 4000mAh battery. The Ascend Mate 2 is considered to be the Galaxy Note II rival. Find out more about the Ascend Mate here.
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The Cross Crusade Halloween shenanigans returned to Bend this year with two days of racing taking place literally in our backyard. And yes, that is a ferris wheel in the middle of the course, anchoring this year's Cyclo Du Soleil theme.
Not that cyclocross racers necessarily need an excuse to put on a costume…but when it's the Sunday before Halloween they go all out. Of course, those who don't dress up get unmercifully heckled so there is an incentive to at least throw on a cape or mask. Many great photos were taken of the Headless Horseman, Mario & Luigi, Flash, and some old guy in an edible bikini so be sure to check out the galleries of Lasala Images, Michelle Bauer, and Jill Rosell.
This is the one weekend where we take over our warehouse, move the pallets of beer aside, and throw the biggest party of the year. Each time we do our best to take it up a notch and this year was no exception. Bringing a vintage carnival/adult circus theme to life demanded transforming the warehouse into a circus tent and recruiting over 40 performers including the local talents of The Spinsterz Circus Center and Shapeshifter Modern Fusion Bellydance plus the unpredictable antics and variety acts of Klown Korps and DJ Delachaux who ventured up from San Francisco. A photo booth in the corner captured some of the fun had by all, including the owner of the brewery who dressed up as the Skipper from Gilligan's Island. And thanks to those party goers, we were able to raise $7500 for the Bend Paddle Trail Alliance.
We're looking forward to doing it all over again next year (only bigger and crazier) with the help from our trusty partners, Visit Bend, Old Mill District and Cross Crusade. But first, more racing…US Gran Prix's Deschutes Brewery Cup will be here in just in a few weeks.


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Tooth Whitening
Enhance your smile with teeth whitening performed by our highly experienced, qualified and professional dentists. Discover a new, more confident you with a brighter, more beautiful smile.
Take home kit from from £199.00*.
Healthy teeth are a vitally important part of daily life. Many of us, however, would prefer our teeth to not only be healthy but also look healthy as well.
When we are not pleased with the way our teeth look, we may also struggle with self-confidence and self-esteem, worried about what other people see or think when they look at our teeth.
I can sit here and smile now, and I not worry that anyone's judging me based on my smile. I think it does say things about you if you do look after your teeth or you don't. It might be subconscious, but I think that some people will subconsciously make judgements based on that. The fact that I can now smile, and I have no concerns about people seeing my teeth now - it's a big difference to me, it's a huge difference.
One of the main things that effects the appearance of our teeth is the extent to which they look white. That's where Midlands Smile Centres come in.
If you feel that your teeth are not as white as you would like them to be, MSC can help. Our skilled dentists provide tooth whitening treatment that can reduce discolouration and give your teeth a whiter, healthier appearance.
Enlighten Tooth Whitening
The Enlighten Tooth Whitening system is one of our most recommended and widely used tooth whitening programs. This is because it is considered to be the most impressive tooth whitening system in the world, giving excellent results, consistently, with a 98% success rate. Enlighten is guaranteed to whiten your teeth by up to 16 shades, with only minimal sensitivity.
How does it work?
High quality, individually made, close fitting trays are created especially for your mouth. A whitening gel is supplied for you to use in the trays. The trays are worn overnight for two weeks and this is followed by a visit your dentist for a final treatment.
Is it safe? Does it hurt?
It is completely safe. All the ingredients have been used by dentists for more than 100 years. Your dentist will give you some swabs to use, which will immediately alieviate any sensitivity. You will also get some special tooth serum to brush with, which will strengthen and protect your teeth.
How long does it last?
Results can last indefinitely with the right aftercare. Wearing the trays once every two months will help to maintain your new white smile, and continuing to brush with tooth serum will offer you additional protection.
Why do Teeth Become Stained?
The two main causes of tooth discolouration are damage to the enamel, and eating or drinking staining foods.
Enamel is the stuff that covers and protects the inner tooth. It is hard and strong and gives your teeth their pearly white look. Damage to the enamel can be caused by age, accidents, eating acidic or sugary foods, poor dental hygiene, using your teeth as tools and some medication. Each of these things can cause chipping, erosion, scratching, abrasions and/ or deterioration to the teeth.
When the enamel is damaged, two things happen. Firstly, the inner yellow part of the tooth shows through. Secondly, the scratches and abrasions in the enamel break up the smooth, light reflecting surface and create pockets which hold the stains of food and drink.
Staining food and drinks include almost anything with a strong colour. Tobacco, wine, coffee, tea and pop are particularly notorious for staining. Foods such as beetroot, blueberries, tomatoes and vinegar are also known to stain teeth.
Because there are so many substances that can stain your teeth, many of which are nutrionally very good for you, and often very good for your teeth too, it is not a good policy simply to try to avoid any food that might stain your teeth. The alternative therefore is to clean your teeth regularly and to use tooth whitening if necessary.
Tooth Whitening at MSC
The tooth whitening treatment offered by MSC is both effective and uncomplicated. It is also tailored to meet your specific dental needs and to fit in to your daily routine with ease and convenience. Unlike general commercially available home whitening kits, this treatment is specifically designed for your teeth.
Tooth Whitening treatment starts with a visit to your dentist. In this initial consultation, you and your dentist will decide whether this treatment is suitable for you and your teeth. Once your dentist has established that this treatment is right for you, he or she will take a mould of your teeth.
The mould will then go to a specialised dental lab, where it will be used to make your own bespoke, high quality tooth whitening trays. When the trays are ready, you will have another appointment with your dentist to have the trays fitted and make sure that they are comfortable.
You will then be given the tooth whitening trays and some tooth whitening gel to take home, along with instructions in their use. At your own convenience, at a time that fits in with your daily routine, simply fill the trays with whitening gel and wear them for a few hours each day. The length of treatment will vary according to the nature of the discolouration.
When you are satisfied with how white your teeth are, simply stop wearing the trays to end the treatment process. This take home procedure only has an effect on natural teeth.
Remember, your dentist is always available should you have any questions or suffer any discomfort.
5 Major mistakes people make when whitening their own teeth
It may be tempting to try to whiten your teeth on your own, without dentist supervision, using an over the counter product.
There are several reasons why this is contra-indicated. These include: badly fitting trays which bruise your mouth and chemical damage caused by using the incorrect amount of whitening gel.
Click below to find out more about why you should have tooth whitening done with professional advice.
How Much Does Tooth Whitening Cost?
The price of tooth whitening often differs from practice to practice and can even change depending on the dentist providing the treatment. Prices can depend on the amount of work required to give you the smile you're looking for.
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Other Services at MSC
At MSC we provide a range of services to help your teeth look their best.
Other treatments that can improve the colour and shape of your teeth are airflow and veneers. Airflow is ideal for giving your teeth an extra intense clean and for helping to get rid of any build-up of plaque. Veneers, on the other hand can help to cover up chips or blemishes to give you a beautiful, clean and even smile.
If you are looking to straighten your teeth, our wide range of orthodontic treatments may be for you. We offer a variety of orthodontic treaments including Invisalign braces, lingual braces and traditional braces.
MSC now offer Zoom home whitening kits. This is a great way to get whiter teeth from the comfort of your own home.
What Patients Say
I'm absolutely overjoyed with the work I've received over the last year. I'm finally able to smile again thanks to my dentist. Couldn't recommend him enough.
- Sophie
All members of staff I encountered were friendly, welcoming, helpful and professional. This includes both receptionists, the dentist and the dentist's assistant. I will have no hesitation in returning in the future and recommending to friends and family.
- Mrs M, Google Review
I am very scared of dentists because of some bad experiences in the past but since coming here I now look forward to it. My dentist puts me at ease and he talks you through every step of the procedure, he is the best I have been to, a big thank you.
- Mr D, NHS Review
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The Foundation received the Wells Fargo Community Grant at the Fairless Hills branch (view photo)
November 25, 2017 News
Fifty Cedarbrook students, parents and teacher Leah Matusow volunteered in honor of SEANstrong at the Jackson Street water station during the Broad Street Run May 7. (View news post here)
#1 Lisa Hogan- $2,535 | #2 Dennis Difebbo- $1,595 | #3 Karen Barnes- $1,130 | #4 Tom Neher- $1,083 | #5 Kristina Wahl- $1,025
Thank you to our generous supporters who came out to this fun summer event!
A big Thank you to our supporters and Team SEANstrong members who participated in the 2015 Trenton Half Marathon.
Thank you to our generous sponsors! Your donations helped Team SEANstrong raise an AMAZING $38,500!


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Happy 2018!
Zac, Mark and Leonidas would like to wish you all a very happy new year.
Do we have some news to kick off 2018? We sure do!
Shall Not Fall has two shows lined up in March as part of the Gain Music & Arts Festival 2018! Two different Guelph venues (that we have not played yet) will host SNF: Jimmy Jazz (March 10th @ 1030 pm) for a heavy show AND the eBAR for an acoustic set in the afternoon of the same day(March 10th) – 2pm start.
Shall Not Fall also has a new track brewing behind the scenes. During our down time we have been adding to our original repertoire. So if you haven't seen Shall Not Fall for a while – you may get to hear a brand new song at one of these upcoming dates!
In case you didn't hear – Shall Not Fall has a limited run of T – shirts available. If you would like one, contact us here or come out to one of our live shows.
Thanks for all the support! We can't wait to kick some ass in Guelph again very soon!


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- AnonymousApril 8, 2013 at 12:11 PM
These sound wonderful! Gonna go buy some ripe bananas right now and try them,,,,but will double the recipe!!! TY :)ReplyDelete
I don't think ANYONE can get enough of things that are no-bake, and contain peanut butter and chocolate! I've been looking for some good homemade granola bar recipes so I've been loving the last few posts!ReplyDelete
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Mary Gibson Scott to Governor Jan Brewer and other state officials notes
that the state "has received $58 million in Federal Financial
assistance to aid in the acquisition and development of numerous local,
county, and state parks", including "11 Arizona state parks which have
received LWCF {federal Land and Water Conservation Fund] financial
assistance [that] we understand are proposed for closure by no later
than June 3, 2010." Ms. Gibson warns that:
purpose of this letter is to alert you that the closure of any state
park or historic site that has received LWCF assistance would be viewed
by the NPS as being in noncompliance with Federal requirements.
Noncompliance will jeopardize LWCF funding and reimbursements and
potentially impact other Federal grant programs."
"If Gov. Brewer closes parks, the National Park Service must quickly
move to take over parks created or supported with federal funding. The
people of Arizona want parks open and would applaud," stated Southwest
PEER Director Daniel Patterson who is also an Arizona State
Representative who has been working with State Parks employees and
advocates to try to keep the parks open. "Gov. Brewer's reckless 'shut
it down' attack on Arizona's state parks violates conservation
agreements that are important to the future of the state."
her letter, Ms. Gibson Scott invites state officials to work with NPS to
explore "measures that can be taken short of total park closures" that
still would "provide as much flexibility as possible to deal with
funding shortfalls." In any federal-state park deal, a key player will
be Arizona Congressman Raul Grijalva, Chairman of the U.S. House
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forest and Public Lands. Rep. Grijalva
has been working with NPS and PEER to help avoid the Arizona State Parks
In addition to loss of federal funds, park closures
will bring a host of liability and public safety problems due to the
state's inability to secure park lands from spreading wildfires, drug
cultivation, violent crimes and injuries. "Last year, California
proposed to close state parks as a budget cut but figured out that the
resulting lawsuits and other losses could cost taxpayers much more in
the long run than any short term savings," said PEER Executive Director
Jeff Ruch pointing to an extraordinary legal analysis by California
Department of Parks & Recreation attorneys detailing a litany of
legal headaches from shuttering parks. "Even California has learned
that closing state parks is the epitome of a penny-wise-pound-foolish
the NPS letter to Arizona
at Arizona park units supported by federal dollars
Arizona park closure plans
See how
California learned that it may be more expensive to close parks than
keep them open
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As the college town of SNU, Sillim has a lot of indie cafes as well as all the big chains. Leave any exit of the station and you will find a cafe perfect for your mood. I have explored many of them as a local. I also use these cafes as rewards for biking along the stream (see Spring in Sillim Part 1). Lovin Spring in Seoul ♥
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Chu on this
Arthur Chu wasn't prepared to put in the work to write the worst NRx-denunciation screed yet, but he's done his best. Too many absurd errors to enumerate, and AC proudly declared on twitter that life's too short to bother with right-wing garbage like facts. Still, the spreading menace has reached The Daily Beast now. (They just can't stop themselves.)
@j_arthur_bloom Yes, I have only abt 50 yrs left to live on this earth if I'm lucky, not going to spend it nodding thoughtfully at racists
— Arthur Chu (@arthur_affect) August 1, 2014
(In context it's easier to recognize that "nodding thoughtfully at racists" is a cute way of saying 'reading stuff'.)
ADDED: This (from the article) is morbidly intriguing:
I've known who Moldbug was since he was just starting his career of intellectual trolling … […] I've known about the "neoreactionaries" a lot longer, before they were given that name—back when they were just teenagers on the Internet, like me, furious that there were people less intelligent than us who dared tell us what to do. […] I never bought into the ideology fully, but I understand its appeal.
A smidgen of identification? Careful Arthur, that could be very dangerous.
ADDED: More on JT at The Daily Dot. (Still more, at Twitchy.)
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Milton Keynes is the destination for tomorrow's Sky Bet League One game between the Dons and Latics.
Rhys Turner could make his debut for the club since signing from Stockport County in January and James Wesolowski faces a mini fitness test after being substituted in last weekend's 1-1 draw with Bristol City.
Here is the squad list in full:
1 Mark Oxley
2 Connor Brown
3 Jonathan Grounds
4 James Wesolowski
5 Genserix Kusunga
8 Korey Smith
9 Jon Stead
10 Charlie MacDonald
14 Jonson Clarke-Harris
15 Carl Winchester
16 James Wilson
17 Anton Rodgers
18 Adam Lockwood
19 James Dayton
20 John Paul Kissock
23 Rhys Turner
27 Daniel Philliskirk
28 David Worrall
29 Paul Rachubka
30 Gary Harkins
Kick off for the game is at 3pm.


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Paradigm represents the culmination of months (years) of work to bring our users the best possible AOSP experience. Using all of our previous experience with a multitude of devices and user interfaces, we aim to bring you something you just can't get anywhere else.
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For tourists passionate about history, the Takahashi city of the Okayama Prefecture offers many objectives, such as well preserved samurai houses or beautiful temples, but the main attraction is, of course, the Bitchū Matsuyama castle, one of the 12 original castles in Japan.
Hence, the decorated manhole covers of the city are painted to represent this magnificent castle. The trip to the castle takes 20 minutes of quite steep climbing, but the effort is well worth it…
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Just amazing...First We Feast has selected Red Stick Spice Company as one of THE 50 BEST INDEPENDENT AMERICAN FOOD BRANDS.
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From new-school start-ups to century-old regional classics, these scrappy companies make some of nation's tastiest eats.
Here, we break down 50 of the best indie purveyors in the country, as well as the signature foodstuffs that you need to try from each.
From: Baton Rouge, LA
Specialty: Cajun and Creole spice blends
Website: redstickspice.com
Why we love it: This family-owned outfit specializes in teas, olives, and spices, sold through the website and a retail store in Louisiana. The cranberry-maple rub is spot-on for heartier winter dishes, while the spicy-sweet Who Dat blend brings some Cajun kick to summer grilling
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Cairnie Camp Day 2
Day 2 of the Football at Cairnie Fruit Farm is over and 'the greens' were eventual winners of today's Confederations Cup tournament!
Teams were given conditions related to Chile and their style of play. This penalty sealed a win against the blues in a tense final.


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In March of this year, CentOS gathered all of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux upstream packages released and created the latest version of CentOS for distribution. We are going to talk about some of the changes and additions to this version so you can decide when is the right time for you or your organization to upgrade.
If you want to try it out now without upgrading your own systems, you can head on over to Linux Academy and check out their Linux training tracks. You get a personal server to use during all the online lessons and CentOS 6.4 is one of the distributions available right now.
Few Major Changes
Samba libraries (version 4) have been upgraded to the latest upstream release. This latest update resolves a number of bugs and compatibility issues with Active Directory Domains, particularly those hosted on Microsoft Windows 2012 Server(s). The biggest upgrade however, is that with this release, CentOS is now shipping with the Microsoft Hyper-V drivers. This is significant since it now demonstrates the CentOS commitment to that server virtualization technology and will be a stability watermark for the distribution. Up until this latest release, the driver install was a manual process wrought with problems, particularly in disk performance. This version should perform better than anything prior right out of the gate.
What Else?
This release was not big on changes or additions. Various libraries received their security treatments in stream and several small existing bugs were addressed (see the documentation at the CentOS.org Wiki for specific details. We see new versions of Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird as well as Xulrunner and some new artwork. A few upstream updates (RedHat) of note are new TLS 1.1 support in NSS, a new 'fallback' configuration for firewalls (iptables), new network device drivers (a few updates and additions to the Intel wireless chip support) and the latest Intel processor and chipset support added to KVM round out the most notable additions.
Issues of Note
If you run CentOS in a Virtual Box, you may have some video driver issues until you update Virtual Box to 4.2.12 or greater (OpenGL issues). If you install from scratch and have to use the text installation, you will need to be satisfied with the default partitioning scheme. The text/ncurses based installation STILL does not have a functioning custom partition setup (hello? this has been around since version 5).
Desktop developers are going to be annoyed with this one, especially since it is most likely to affect their work systems as they tend to be 'older' systems. The proprietary AMD drivers for ATI cards (2xxx, 3xxx and 4xxx series – integrated or standalone) are NOT compatible with the new X server introduced in CentOS 6.4. The ONLY solution at this time is a downgrade of all of xorg* packages to the versions available in CentOS 6.3. This is NOT the fault of the CentOS folks, this is part of the whole churn that is so frustrating in the X community. Ubuntu thinks they can fix X compatibility by simply breaking everything and 'doing their own thing' and although I disagree with the approach, I understand it. X itself has been 'broken' for some time and we do not see anyone really scrambling to take ownership of the problems and compatibility issues and get them resolved.
Final Thoughts
Other than security updates, there is no 'compelling' reason to rush out and upgrade. In fact, if you are running a development workstation, you may be better off NOT upgrading (or at least excluding all the xorg* updates to save yourself some headaches) until when/if AMD releases legacy drivers compatible with the new Xorg releases. By and large, particularly in a server environment, this new version should be scheduled as part of your next maintenance window since nothing earth shattering is happening at this time.
In March of this year, CentOS gathered all of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux upstream packages released and created the latest version of CentOS for distribution. We are going to talk about some of the changes and additions to this version so you can decide when is the right time for you or your organization to upgrade.


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**And the Facebook is working again. And all was right in the world.**
Warning: The following post inspired by my recent trip to the Augustiner Museum is extremely long and highly nerdy. Writing it mostly helped me sort out some of my own thoughts, but I think it's interesting enough to post, too. If you don't agree, you can go read my thoughts about beer instead.
I think I'm developing a new intellectual pursuit. I know, I know, that's all pretentious and Plan II of me, but it's true. It's nothing I'd ever even really thought about before, but now that I'm immersed in it, I'm fascinated.
Sacred. Art. Is. So. Cool.
I blogged a little bit about some of the art my mom and I got to see when we were in France. But even since then, I've just been captivated with all that I've seen.
Sacred art is really prevalent here in Europe, what with all the old churches and, you know, the Renaissance and stuff. No big deal. But apparently the Oberrhein, the region of Europe that includes Freiburg and Strasbourg, is a hotbed for statues, altarpieces, paintings, wood carvings, and stained glass windows depicting Jesus, Mary, biblical scenes, and the early saints. In my exploration of the sacred art of the Oberrhein (a journey which, thus far, includes the Unterlinden Museum in Colmar, cathedrals in Strasbourg and Freiburg, and most recently the Augustiner Museum in Freiburg), I've discovered how rich and alive my faith's history and culture really is.
One thing that's especially fascinated me and made me want to learn more is the style of the portrayals of the early saints. In every church I've visited (like, ever visited, even in the US when I was 8 years old), when there are stained glass and statues portraying the saints' lives, I always look as hard as I can for some indication, some label, of which saint is which. But they're almost never labeled! It's so frustrating!
But at the Unterlinden, I learned that that's because there is this extremely detailed network of associations and symbols used to identify portrayals of the saints. For instance, if there is a statue of a female saint holding a lamb, that's St. Agnes. However, if it is a male figure with a lamb, it's John the Baptist. Some of them are kind of weird–St. Antony is always accompanied by a pig.
I mean, I guess I was aware that this kind of thing existed–I recognize statues of St. Laurence, my home parish's patron, because he's always holding a griddle, and St. Lucy, my confirmation saint, because she always holds a platter adorned with her eyeballs (lovely). But I never realized how important it was to the artistic culture or how detailed and all-encompassing it was. It just makes me want to learn every single saint's story so I can identify all the paintings and statues!
Another thing that's really stuck out is the specific assortment of saints that are frequently pictured. Biblical saints, of course, are very present; the Evangelists, appropriately, and also James the Greater, who for some reason really looks like a pirate. Besides them, though, the big players are the great saints of the early church. Despite choosing one of them as my confirmation patroness, I really don't know too much about these martyrs and virgins of the first few centuries A.D., so it's been awesome to learn more about them. The common portrayals I've been seeing have been Sts. Laurence, Barbara, Antony, Margaret, Catherine, and Sebastian.
I've gotten pretty good at distinguishing these guys. Laurence, as I said, carries a griddle (in memory of his martyrdom), Antony is always accompanied by a pig (again, no idea on that one…), Barbara normally carries a small model of a church, and Margaret is shown with a dragon and the staff with which she killed it. (Um, awesome much? Those early virgins were pretty badass.)
Now, it's not surprising at all that a specific time and place in art and culture would have certain trends, certain things that artists especially valued, and certain people to whom they gave honor. But what really strikes me is the simultaneous dynamism and stability of Christian society. In the middle ages, Catholics in central Europe had really strong devotions to St. Barbara, St. Sebastian, and company… they prayed to them, made art featuring them, probably named their children after them. Even the main guilds of Freiburg each had a patron saint. The tanners, for instance, were especially devoted to St. Agnes. These devotions were so ingrained in European society in that historical moment.
But it didn't stop there. Christian society; European society; heck, human society: they don't stand still. They're in constant motion. Which we can see because hundreds of years later, in the 20th century, the same region of Europe was marked with a completely different flavor. Modern Europe, building off of hundreds of years of tradition, produced a new generation of great saints, men and women whose lives were very different from those of the early martyrs. And these saints are some of the ones my generation most identifies with, prays to, and will probably name our children after: Sts. Faustina and Maximilian Kolbe in Poland and St. Therese of Lisieux in France, to name a few.
Despite the obvious differences between today's society and the Middle Ages', there is still a need to connect to people, especially those who inspire us, those who are great. And we build and strengthen those connections in a lot of the same ways. Ever seen a picture of St. Therese that didn't include a rose? Modern saint identification. And how did St. Faustina communicate her message to the world? Largely through the Divine Mercy image. Modern sacred art!
You know, after typing that all out, it doesn't seem groundbreaking at all. It seems like the most natural thing ever. Seeing the very nearness of the early church to my own experiences kind of drives home the universality of my faith and of the human experience in general. I'm sure there were people going to the Cathedral in Strasbourg back in the day who were curious about the saints in the stained glass windows. In fact, the artists, writers, and theologians who first began devising the network of saints' symbols and associations probably did so because of that human desire to identify with and understand art. (Also probably because those people wondering about the saints' identities weren't exactly literate… but I diverge.)
Before I get lost in my nerdy little world and bore all you people in blog-land, let's summarize. Sacred art is cool. There is lots of it in Freiburg. Art brings people together. Even people who live thousands of miles and hundreds of years apart. It kind of makes me want to write my thesis on it. Which kind of makes me want to change my major to European Studies. But I don't want to get too ahead of myself. So for now, let's just stick with "Sacred art is cool."


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Giving back to the sport she loves through the 2019 Women of Curling Calendar
Kristen Streifel has an impressive résumé that includes earning medals on the ice at Canadian and international junior and university curling championships as well as receiving scholarships and awards for her academic success. Now, having graduated from the university of Alberta with a B.Sc. Kinesiology Degree and continued studies in the Peter Lougheed Leadership College, she's moving on – setting her sights on higher levels of curling competition while pursuing her career goals and finding ways to give back to the community that has supported her throughout her learning and curling journeys.
Streifel knows all about the demands on young curlers who are trying to chase their dreams on and off the ice, and she credits her 2015 For the Love of Curling scholarship with helping ease the financial burden of tuition, allowing her to focus solely on curling and her studies.
"Receiving a scholarship goes far beyond the dollar value – it helps instill confidence, knowing that people are helping you to pursue excellence," the recent graduate says.
With her studies complete, Streifel is putting her experience to good use, pursuing her career goals as a Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology-Certified Personal Trainer (CSEP-CPT).
"This past summer, I developed a leadership project in Fiji teaching health/wellness and coaching sports at a local school," she says. "While I pursue advocating for physical literacy around the world, I am currently working with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police specializing in their Fitness and Lifestyle Unit."
But this Canadian champion won't be far from the ice: this season, she's competing on three different teams.
In March, she'll head off to Krasnoyarsk, Russia, as part of Team Canada at the 2019 Winter Universiade with her 2018 gold-medal-winning University of Alberta Pandas.
She's also stepping up into provincial and World Curling Tour events with two different teams in two different curling disciplines: skipping a women's team out of Regina (with Jolene Campbell, Dayna Demers and Breanne Knapp) and hitting the mixed doubles trail with Steve Laycock of Saskatoon.
Like all curlers, Streifel is keenly aware of the need to give back to the sport and she's thrilled to be representing the Curling Canada Foundation in this year's edition of the Women of Curling Calendar.
"It was an honor to have been chosen as the Foundation's ambassador and I am determined to help raise as many proceeds as I can for such a wonderful cause," she says. "I hope to create an awareness that Curling Canada does a wonderful job in supporting their past, present and future athletes. Our nation is lucky to be backed by such an involved organization."
The curling community is well known for its commitment to giving back, but that's no surprise, considering the culture of our sport, says Streifel, a grateful recipient of that generosity.
"Curling is unique in the sense that it teaches many valuable life lessons that reach far beyond a sheet of ice alone," she says. "A million thank yous would never be enough to all the selfless individuals who willingly create opportunity for the younger generations. It is these types of people that keep the sport alive – your generosity does not go unnoticed!"
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Saturday, February 28, 2009
The Map Maker's Mother
A cartographer's mother made cards to send her daughter. The mother saved stamps from different countries. The daughter knew her mother would steam the stamps, releasing them from the letters. She would mount the stamps on colorful paper. The daughter studied maps of places that no longer existed.
As she paused, the cartographer would think about her mother's life.
She hoped her mother was happy with the life she lived.
It made the map maker think about her own life too.
Being there is not a place.
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Monday, February 16, 2009
Watson and the Shark
The boy's favorite painting was called "Watson and the Shark".
He would stand for hours and gaze deeply into the painting.
What intrigued the boy so much ?
Maybe it was how menacing the shark looked or the grave peril the boy felt for Watson ?
One day while studying the painting, a group of people crowded around him.
They were listening to a woman in a blue jacket.
She said the man holding the rope and the man in the water were doppelgangers.
The boy wasn't sure what this meant, but he could almost feel the savagery of shark's bite.
Given a choice, he'd rather be the man in the boat.
When he grew up, he would bring his children to see the painting.
They would all stand around the painting and talk about who they would be:
Watson, the Shark or the man with the rope.
Identity is in the eye of the beholder.
"Watson and the Shark" John Singleton Copley 1778
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The Avatar and Zebras
When an economic crisis came to the ecosystem,
all the animals of the savanna were affected.
Maybe hardest hit were the zebras.
During tough times, nobody really liked black and white stripes.
Historically, belt tightening was a conservative preoccupation.
As hard as the zebras tried to become either all black or all white;
it never seemed to work.
They asked for assistance from a higher power.
Vishnu summoned Parasurama; Rama-of-the-axe to go the savanna
and quiet the crisis.
Although Parasurama was a warrior god; he was revered for his ability as a strategist.
The problem as Parasurama saw it, was one of perception.
Because everyone was concerned about the economy,
the zebras stood out as petulant and uncommitted.
Parasurama decided to make it rain and turn the arid savanna
into a mud bath.
All the animals became cloaked in a dark, muddy suit.
Everyone looked the same.
Now the animals focused on solving the problems; rather
than only assigning blame.
Eventually, peace and prosperity returned to the savanna.
Parasurama took his axe and ascended to the higher spiritual realm.
Perfection is unattainable, but acceptance is another story.
Photo credit : Peter Bland
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Avoidance Theory and the Greyhound
This Italian greyhound was rescued from a life of racing and poor treatment.
With the largest heart and percentage of fast twitch muscle of any breed, this greyhound was exceptionally gifted.
He was a solitary dog; preferring only the company of his beautiful mistresses.
They called him Manny.
When time came for a walk and the taking care of business;
Manny was expedient, staying well clear of other butt sniffing dogs.
His belief was a good day meant no contact with anybody,
especially other dogs and people who felt they should pet all dogs.
One day, Manny was curled up and nice and cozy dreaming about running with a pack of other greyhounds.
It was like everything was shiny, in slow motion and he was happy.
Suddenly he awoke, stretching his long body and yawning.
The dream intrigued him because he wondered if he had it all wrong.
Manny was most introspective, even for a greyhound.
He decided to change; he would smile, sniff butts and nuzzle people.
Precisely at that moment, he realized the glory of life was living.
At last, Manny felt the pure joy of simply being Manny.
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Monday, February 9, 2009
Three Wishes
Three black crows were perched in a dogwood tree.
The first crow asked "If you could have a wish come true - what would it be ?"
The second crow said, "I'd wish for a winning lottery ticket."
The first crow said, "I'd be the winner of a reality show."
They asked the third crow, "What to you wish for ?"
The third crow, who was slightly depressed said, "I'd be happy to sing show tunes all day long."
Only you can truly know, what makes you happy.
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The Line and the Sea
It was a December day in Boston.
A man and woman walked towards each other.
Neither one could see the other because there was a hill between.
They were both dressed in black.
Even as they got closer, they were still unsure.
They met at the top of the hill.
After 30 years the man and woman were together again.
They had been lovers in art school when they were young.
In those days they made prints and paintings together.
One night she had too much to drink, crawled underneath a car and would not come out.
They had no idea how to put back the many years that separated them.
At first they were overjoyed to be back with each other, then overwhelmed by the history they no longer shared.
On this cold wintry day; but they decided to go for a walk on the beach.
They found a stick and drew a long, long line in the sand.
Then the man and the woman marked off each one of the 30 years.
For each mark and each year, they told the other a story of what had happened.
The next day they returned to the beach and the long line in the sand.
Over night the tide had washed the line away; and returned it to the sea.
There are no lines in the sea.
Untitled [Big Sea #1] Vija Celmins
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Sunday, February 8, 2009
The Mathematician and the Squirrels
A mathematician lived alone in a little white house, near a tall oak tree.
On Tuesdays he ate tuna casserole.
Each day he spent 6.5 hours working on equations and theories.
On Sunday he went for a long walk and would try to identify every tree he would pass by.
When he went to work at the college, he only walked on streets that began with the letter "B".
One day he saw two gray squirrels chasing each other.
As they raced onto the street, they were both crushed by a large black moving van.
The driver did not seem notice he had taken the lives of these two squirrels.
Ironically, the gilded letters of the truck said, "Death Wish Piano Movers".
The mathematician was stunned.
He thought there must be a connection, but he couldn't be certain.
Sometimes simplicity breeds ambiguity.
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Friday, February 6, 2009
Too Short Shorts
Too Short ShortsThere was once a homeless man called "Too short shorts".
He would wear black bicycle shorts that were uncomfortably too small and too tight.
Too short shorts, would stagger and sway from too much drink and would ask people to give him a dollar.
Apparently he felt he needed to be very specific.
The people of the town had generous hearts and many times gave him money or
asked him what he wanted to eat and they would buy it for him.
One day people turned away from Too short shorts.
It may have been the pink furry slippers he wore or possibly the lime green tube top he had on.
No one was really sure.
Always dress for success.
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The Woodcutter and the Forest
The woodcutter and the forest
A woodcutter had three sons.
As the boys grew to be men, they left the forest, to live in the city.
The oldest son became an urban planner.
The middle son got into retail.
And the youngest son became a writer.
The woodcutter missed his sons, but knew they must make their own way in the world.
To keep him from being so sad, the woodcutter carved 3 statues of his sons.
One day a fire burned down the forest.
The woodcutter fled the burning trees, barely escaping.
When the fire subsided, he returned only to find his house reduced to smoldering ashes.
The forest was burned down, so he had no way to make a living.
The statues of his three sons survived, remaining miraculously intact.
The woodcutter was torn about what to do.
Should he stay in the burned forest with the statues of his sons ?
Should he cut them down and take them with him ?
In the end he decided to leave the statues in the blackened forest.
The woodcutter hoped one day, the trees would grow back and the forest would return.
He hoped one day a grandson or granddaughter would return to the forest and become a woodcutter.
In life, you always hope to return to the forest.
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Thursday, February 5, 2009
The Berserk Man and the Donuts
A young man in a white t-shirt, went berserk in Dunkin' Donuts.
First he opened the refrigerated cases and smashed gallons of whole, 2% and low fat milk on the floor.
Then he went behind the counter and crashed trays of donuts with colored sprinkles, jelly filled, maple sticks,
éclairs, French crullers, Boston Kreme and glazed munchkins; to the floor.
The donuts and the milk mixed crazily on the speckled tiled floor.
Customers ran out, the homeless ran in; but nobody said a word.
It just smelled like milk and donuts.
The pairing of things is sometimes very mysterious.
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The Girl Who Loved Giraffes
A girl with dark hair loved giraffes.
She drew pictures of giraffes on her bedroom walls.
She took photographs of things on fire.
Her room was on the third floor, above a restaurant that had a good Zagat rating.
A collection of miniature plastic animals filled her wisteria colored room.
The girl with dark hair adopted a humpback whale named "Gary".
When she felt happy she would go on top of her roof and smile at her world.
Sometimes she blew bubbles so they might cascade around people's heads walking below on the sidewalk.
This angered the old lady, who lived across the street.
She called the police to complain.
The police told the girl she was breaking the law.
Boston had an ordinance called disturbing the peace.
The girl didn't think it made sense, but she wanted to be in compliance.
She knew when she left Boston she'd go to her roof, blow bubbles and smile at the world.
Peace and happiness are not the same thing
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Christopher Walken and the Blue Frame
A shopkeeper ordered a beautiful blue picture frame.
Many times he would match photographs from Vanity Fair to put into the frames.
He thought this made them more appealing and easier to sell.
This time he found a great picture of Christopher Walken.
When he slid Christopher Walken's picture into the frame it was like magic.
The frame shone and Christopher Walken looked crazier than ever.
Because it was so stunning, the shopkeeper wanted to show it off and placed it in a position of great distinction;
high a top a shelf across from the cash register.
One day, a tall, young woman in a dark coat came in and apparently admired it too.
The shopkeeper did not notice when the woman took the frame and put it into her bag.
She left without paying for it.
In difficult economic times, people will steal crazy things.
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Kate: What color is it?
Gary: It's metallic
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Kate: What color is it?
Gary: It's metallic
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awesome suit Garry
Haha. just to clarify: this is my friend Gary Liu in New York, not my friend and cofounder Garry Tan. It sucks having two close friends named "Gary" 🙂
lol, I knew there was something different compared to Garry Tan's avatar but I didnt know if you just forgot the extra "r" or something. Sorry Garry. Either way I still like the suit. What brand is it? Thats funny.
Halloween come a little early this year? No, no, no — just joking. 🙂
I can't believe you stole this dude's jacket Gary. Those guys need to make a living too. http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/urYaWxt0DYyG2Z56Jzy1PQ


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I woke up late, which threw off my routine. I planned to walk on the treadmill. About 3 minutes in, it shorted out and completely stopped. While getting dressed, I tried on three different tops. None of them made me look like Angelina Jolie or even Tina Fey. Feeling slender, I stepped on the metal box under the window. I should also mention I can't even read the dial unless I'm wearing corrective eyewear. I've tried all kinds of squinting and peering to make it happen, to no avail. Yet the new analog scale, aka ruthless truth-teller, said my weight hasn't budged.
Despite an inauspicious start to the morning, it's still Friday. Every day this week, I've gotten up and done my best. So what good things happened this week? Glad you asked.
- We found out our house appraises on Monday. After that, it won't be long before we close. Yay!
- It's warmed up into the 40s during the day now.
- Tuesday night in kettlebells class, I did most of the exercises with heavier bells – used the 26 lb in place of 18, the 35 in place of the 26, etc. Great workout.
- Wednesday night I covered the K-5 class and only had 8 kids. Lots of sickness going around. It was Ruby and the Seven Boys. Ruby sat at one table, the boys at the other. And all they wanted to do was draw. We also told jokes.
"Knock knock", a little brown-eyed five-year-old boy said.
"Who's there?" I replied.
"Banana!" he said, eyes shining.
"Banana who?" I said.
"Banana peel on the ground!"
Doesn't get much better than that.
- Yesterday, I got to take a walk in the afternoon. The rain had stopped. Patches of blue sky and golden-tinted clouds greeted me.
- Jonathon gets paid today. Pizza, baby!
How about you? What good things happened in your week?


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Budapest Park celebrate its 4th year in 2015 and will be bringing an awesome choice of programs. During the bunch of superb concerts … as the saying goes "All things must past" will be the goodbye concert after two decades of the active band H57. Worthwhile to be celebrating the seventh decade of blues musicians in a concert in. Also performs almost the entire leading edge of active legendary Hungarian pop-rock musicians entertaining for more than five decades and also expecting a number of well-known international stars.
This morning, Wednesday's press gathering was held at the Bordó Bisztró on the Nagymező Street in Budapest, topics all about Music …Music … Music to be at the open-air Budapest Park. It was said from the coming April to September will be the city of entertainments bringing each day over five months celebrity performers, the best DJs in the town at the largest open-air theater at four venues. Visitors will find their own taste in music because endless styles will pop on stage. The organizers ensure promotions and lots-and-lots of superb surprise programs each day. Beside the sights-and-sounds, inviting scent of food floating in the air and of course having intoxication drinks will be available. This year's programs starts off on April, 23. 2015.
"In 2014 we held 93 concerts. This year having planned to have 80 to 90 concerts. Negotiations is still ongoing with the artists, bands and groups. During the evening time there will be several productions to be seen and heard.." said Károly Gerendai – main organizer.
In 2014, 300 thousand people visited the Budapest Park on a venue of 10 thousand square meters Approximately, 200 bands and 60 DJ stepped on stage. At the venue available to 11 thousand people were welcomed at three festivals. Károly Gerendai also said that the number of visitors in recent years, the programs were highly accepted by the audience at the Budapest Park.
For those who were born yesterday will be most probably new in listening to the Omega band's old songs entitled a Mass on Beat, but will be a pure nostalgia for those born a day before yesterday when in '69 after coming back from the UK gave their first concert at the time being so-called Youth Park, the one and only huge open-air venue where thousands of youngsters grew up on modern music in Budapest.
The list would be far too long to mention all the artists, groups and bands, but worthwhile to mention here a couple .. Scooter, Omega band, Magdi Rúzsa, TNT, Little Stars (Kis Csillag), Hobo … celebration his 70 years anniversary, Bon – Bon and Heaven Street Seven will hold their farewell party. Arista, Groups, Bands date – timing who will be on stage can be followed in English language at: http://budapestpark.hu/english/
Also has been said… this year will be smaller reconstruction changes, especially in-and-around the visual world and in spaces, as: in addition to the main stage at 900 square meters at the "Park Dance Arena". For those who wish to be at the atmosphere of the house party can hoover over to the "Retro Garden". The "Bunker" ensuring for young contemporary artists showcase opportunity! Even though in Hungary school's out in July and start in September, the children will not be forgotten to have their time by visiting the programs at the Pöttöm Kert (Midge Garden).
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I have been asked pretty frequently by friends, family, coworkers, blog readers, etc. how my experience with baby #1 compared to baby #2. Obviously I'm still getting to know my newest little man, so it's hard to know right now how he will compare to his brother. However, I did find that my experiences with both pregnancies, births, and recovery periods had some things in common, but they actually had a lot of differences.
Let's start with the similarities. I was lucky that both of my pregnancies were low-risk and any issues I had were very minor. I gained a healthy amount of weight with both (26-30 pounds) and they were born at full-term. I felt relatively good throughout both pregnancies and wasn't overly sick or in a lot of pain with either one. I was able to be active throughout my entire pregnancy and ran up until both kids were born.
Now for the differences – and there were quite a few of them! The most obvious difference between my first pregnancy and my second is that my second lasted 2.5 weeks longer. My son Kevin was born at 38 weeks and Kyler was born at 40 weeks and 4 days. I also showed a LOT earlier and gained weight differently. With my second son, I gained weight all over rather than just in front like my first pregnancy. Although I felt good compared to some women I know, I do think the second pregnancy was harder on my body than the first. I had more aches and pains, especially toward the end when I had a ton of Braxton Hicks contractions and lightning crotch, which I didn't have much of the first time around. I also was a LOT more tired, which I'm sure is from also having a toddler this time around. Although my belly wasn't much bigger this time, I did end up getting diastasis recti (ab separation), which is now slowly coming back together. I also ended up getting some varicose veins which are more common with second pregnancies. Lastly, I was anemic during this pregnancy, which I think was due to being pregnant during the cold months and not having my usual salads and green smoothies, like I did in the summer when I was pregnant with Kevin.
The last big difference between the two pregnancies was that I was SO much more relaxed during my second one. I didn't worry nearly as much about if everything was okay with the baby (Kyler moved a LOT more than Kevin ever did so I knew he was just fine), or how I'd be as a mother since I already was one. I definitely had more confidence the second time around since I knew what to expect.
Birth can be so unpredictable, so I was very curious to see how my second labor and delivery would compare to my first. Like pregnancy, both of my births had some things in common and quite a few differences. First, both of my labors started with my water leaking. I was told this happens only 10% of the time and it did for me twice. I should play the lottery! With both labors I used Bradley Method techniques to manage the pain, relying on my husband primarily for support and coaching. I LOVED water in both births (the shower for my first, bath for my second) and found that it helped my pain relief tremendously. I did not receive an epidural or anything to medically manage the pain in either birth. With both births I had tears (three small 1st degree with my first, one 2nd degree with my second).
The biggest difference between my first and second birth is where they took place. Kevin was born at the hospital (in a bed) and Kyler was born at home (in my bathtub). The second biggest difference was that Kyler's labor was a lot faster, with less than 6 hours between my water breaking and birth, compared to 30 hours with Kevin. With Kevin, my water broke out of nowhere without many warning signs and with Kyler, my water broke after a couple weeks of random contractions and pelvic pain. With Kevin, I didn't have a single contraction for about 12 hours after my water broke- and even when I finally did I had to do a lot to bring them on myself. With Kyler, contractions started immediately and were regular and strong. However, even though Kyler's contractions were strong from the start, they were never as bad and as back-to-back without any break as Kevin's were. This is because I ended up needing some Pitocin with Kevin's birth when I stopped progressing, which makes the contractions feel so much harder. I didn't need anything to help along with Kyler's labor. My body did it all on it's own, I think because I was so comfortable at home and with my birth team. It was still difficult, but the REALLY hard part (transition and pushing) only lasted about 20 minutes, compared to a couple hours in Kevin's birth. Kyler was born in one push and Kevin was born after about 30 minutes of pushing. Whew- that was a lot of info! Did you get all of that? 🙂
I also felt a lot more confident during labor and delivery with baby #2, since I had been through it before and knew what to expect, was in a comfortable environment (my home) and had an extremely supportive birth team (compared to some less than encouraging hospital staff at my first birth). Finally, we decided to keep it to ourselves when we were in labor this time, rather than tell a lot of people. This allowed me to focus on what I needed to do to give birth rather than all of the people that were waiting around for updates.
Here are links to Kevin's birth story and Kyler's birth story for more details!
My recoveries with baby #1 and baby #2 were very different. I think the only real similarity is that with both babies I encapsulated my placenta, which I believe helped with my energy, postpartum bleeding and my milk coming in (on day 2 both times).
In a nutshell, my recovery with my first baby was a lot easier and less painful. With Kevin, I was up and moving, resuming my normal household things within a couple days. I was going on walks with the stroller before I was even a week postpartum. This time around I pretty much felt like I had been hit by a truck for the first week, and stayed in bed most of the time. My contractions after birth while nursing were extremely painful and would make me shaky, nauseous and really hot. I was exhausted. My bleeding was heavy and my boobs were more engorged than they were with Kevin. My body hurt. I couldn't go to the bathroom. The list went on and on. My midwife said the harder recovery was probably due to having such a fast and furious birth and also the fact that I'm a few years older now. One thing that we did this time that helped with my recovery was limiting visitors to give me time to rest and recover. With Kevin, basically everyone we knew came over in the first couple of days and I felt like I had to play hostess. This time we asked for a few days to ourselves, and then we slowly had just family come to visit. This made the first week a lot easier to handle for sure. Thankfully, after that I started feeling more like myself. It was like I just needed to get past that first week, and then I felt better and better with each day that passed. I actually felt so good that despite having a harder recovery initially, I started running again a week earlier than I did after Kevin (3 weeks postpartum with Kyler, 4 weeks postpartum with Kevin).
Aside from being physically harder at first, I have definitely been a lot better mentally and emotionally this time around than I was after Kevin's birth. I think this is due to Kyler being an easier baby in general and me being a second time mom and knowing what to expect more. After Kevin was born I definitely had a case of the baby blues for a while. I felt overwhelmed, stressed, and cried almost every day. I don't feel that way at all this time. I have some hard and tiring days, but overall I feel very happy and blessed.
I find it so interesting how different two experiences can be for the same woman in terms of pregnancy, birth and recovery. I feel blessed to have had two healthy pregnancies and two amazing baby boys as a result. Life is good!


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I need to wire in some new electronic toys on our boat. So I am in the market for a soldering iron, I have no idea what to be looking for. So what does oppo recommend? I'm not looking to spend a lot, but I don't want to get some cheap crap that barely works.
Have on of the few appropriate times to roll coal for your time.