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Canucks fire head coach Alain Vigneault, assistants
Vancouver Canucks head coach Alain Vigneault is reportedly out after seven seasons with the National Hockey League team.
Photograph by: Jeff Vinnick , NHLI via Getty Images
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have fired head coach Alain Vigneault, as well as his assistants Rick Bowness and Newell Brown, after seven seasons behind the bench of the NHL team.
The team announced the firing, nearly two hours after multiple social media reports indicated the axe had fallen on the trio.
"We have made the very difficult decision to relieve Alain Vigneault, Rick Bowness and Newell Brown of their coaching duties today," Canucks president and general manager Mike Gillis said in a statement issued by the team. "Alain, Rick and Newell worked tirelessly to lead this team to great on-ice success. I am personally grateful to each of them and their families for their commitment to the Canucks and the city of Vancouver and wish them continued success in future."
The most successful coach in franchise history, Vigneault won six Northwest Division titles, two Presidents Trophies, reached one Stanley Cup final and was named NHL coach of the year in 2007.
The Twitter account @strombone1, purported to be star Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo, tweeted the following: "Since our 1st year when we arrived together, AV would always tell me that he'd be gone before I would. I guess he was right. Very ironic …."
Thus ends the speculation that began almost the moment the Canucks were swept May 7 by the San Jose Sharks in the first round of playoffs.
• Coaching quips: Alain Vigneault in his own words
Vigneault's departure was widely expected after a second straight quick exit from the Stanley Cup tournament. In Vigneault's last 11 playoff games, the team went 1-10.
Gillis hinted earlier that Vigneault was on thin ice during his season-ending session with reporters May 9.
"Alain is a very good hockey coach," Gillis stated at the time. "We've had an incredible record here the last five years. Like everybody on the organization, he'll be evaluated like I'll be evaluated and decisions will be made when we present a plan to the ownership that they'll be complicit with. They may want to make changes to the plan I have. I'm not sure yet.
"We're going to treat people fairly, like we always do, and honourably. That's not going to end because we lost four hockey games."
The 52-year-old Vigneault leaves as the most successful coach in franchise history. In seven seasons, he won six Northwest Division titles, two Presidents Trophies, reached one Stanley Cup final and was named NHL coach of the year in 2007.
His regular-season record was 313-170-57 for an outstanding winning percentage of .632 but it was not nearly the same in playoffs, where the Canucks were 33-35 under his guidance, winning six series and losing six
Vigneault established Canuck records for most games coached, both during the regular season and playoffs, and most wins, both regular season and playoffs. At various times during his tenure, the Canucks led the league in power play, penalty killing, goals for, goals against and faceoff win percentage.
Individually, his players captured two scoring titles (Henrik and Daniel Sedin), a Hart Trophy (Henrik), a Lindsay Award (Daniel), a Selke Trophy (Ryan Kesler) and the Jennings Trophy (Roberto Luongo and Cory Schneider).
Henrik Sedin and Kevin Bieksa, two senior players on the team and part of the leadership group, both expressed support for Vigneault during their May 9 exit interviews, although they seemed to sense the coach might not be back.
"AV has been nothing but great for this team," Henrik said. "So if they want to go in a different direction, that's up to them. I think our core players have really grown up here and have become better as the years went on. AV has helped us grow as players and, I think, as leaders as well. So I have nothing but good things to say. He's had our attention from Day 1 until the last game. That's never been a problem. He's been nothing but good to us."
Added Bieksa, who also played half a season in the minors (2005-06) for Vigneault: "I've had Alain for eight years now and the core group has been with Alain for a long time. He's put his heart and soul into the team and we've had a lot of success together. But it's not my decision at all. Obviously you want to keep what you have together as long as you can. But we've made two first-round exits in a row so we'll just have to kind of wait to see what's going to happen."
Now they know.
• Coaching quips: Alain Vigneault in his own words
More to come …


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I am new to being a Atheist and I keep having people mostly family question me over and over again. I find I am at a big disadvantge because I don't have a lot of knowledge about the facts and the proof of no god( im not sure if that made sence).
When I say to them" I just dont believe that is all" that is not good enought for them. And they keep throwing things at me like bible verses and so forth. I have not read the bible enought to counter what they are saying. I feel totally dumb when it comes to those who question me and I hate that. I think it makes me and other Atheist look bad. I have made a few attempts to explaine that I do not see any proof for a God and that it is just what I believe. I have come out and even asked why it matters so much to them what I believe, I am not hurting them in any way. And they say to me prove there is not god. The best I can say to them is prove there is a god. They say to me we have faith and then tell me I also have faith for me to belive there is no god it takes faith. That is just plan crap to me. But I end up being shut down and I feel it is the lack of my information.
I have tried to read books like The Making of the Fittest by Sean B. Carroll, Darwin, Christopher Hitchens and to be honest they are hard reads for me. I have found a book called The homemade Atheist by Betty Brogaard " A Former Evangelical woman's Freethought Journey to Happiness" That is a little easier to read. But it does not state many facts or im just missing them.
What I would like help with is, is there some books out there that have facts and information that is a somewhat easy read that will help me stand up to those who come at me.
I want to learn as much as possible for myslef and so I can have a intelligent conversation.
My husband is a Atheist and we have some really good talks but he is way above my head in his knowledge and I at times feel like im just not getting it. But I will keep trying.
If anyone has any ideas for some reading I could do to help me out here I would love it.
I will even keep tying to read the ones that seem hard to me to understand but maybe a few books that are a little simpler to start out with.
I am sorry for the any words not spelled right I am in a hurry and also a bit frustrated as I was hit with questions once again just last night. I did my best but feel I fell short.
Thanks for your time and any advie given
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Keep in mind that the burden of proof is on the person making the positive claim (that is, that something exists). It isn't upon you to try to disprove anything, because that's difficult bordering on impossible.
"I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours" --Stephen Roberts
Now that I can say and stand my ground on.
Thanks I will look into that book also.
Here is some good reading on the Christian persecution of pagans: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_Pagans_by_the_Christian...
You don't need to read any heavy books on evolution (if this isn't your "thing") in order to have a valid reason for being an atheist.
I think a good and easy to read book is "50 Reasons People Give For Believing in a God" by Guy P. Harrison might be a good book for you. You can read just the arguments that are relevant for dealing with your family if you like.
we actually have this book. I will look into it thanks
Great book! Two thumbs up!
I think it's useless to try to disprove god, because god is the ultimate shifty goalpost. He somehow exists outside of space and time and works in mysterious ways, yet he affects things that exist in space and time and believers somehow know exactly what he wants, and all it requires is the magical quality of faith. To me, this is utterly indistinguishable from imagination, and I'm not going to argue against someone's imagination. Instead, I would wonder why we need a god in the first place since we can describe the world fairly well without one. We have outgrown the need for a god. We no longer attribute disease, famine, and natural disasters to the intervention of gods or demons. Prayer does not work any better than chance or the placebo effect. The supernatural is, by definition, outside of our ability to test, to measure, to quantify, or otherwise prove its existence. Why then should we assume it exists? It just adds a layer of literal non-sense to our understanding of the world.
I guess a shorter and punchier reply to the question of why you don't believe in any gods is "I prefer to live in reality, thanks."
Oh, and a book recommendation: The Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan. It's not specifically anti-religious, but it does make a good case for thinking scientifically and it includes the invaluable Baloney Detection Kit.

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The Vega mini-module series is a family of microprocessor controlled interface devices permitting the monitoring and/or control of auxiliary devices. The Vega digital communication protocol utilised by the monitoring control panel provides for high rates of information exchange in combination with particular features that ensure fast and secure responses. A bi-colour LED indicator (red/green), one per single channel, is activated by the control panel. The mini-modules are powered by the loop.
All Vega series mini-modules are provided with short-circuit monitoring isolators installed on the intelligent loop circuitry and can be activated by the control panel.
The Vega supervised input modules, loop powered, operate according to the Vega protocol which perfectly fit the Security and Fire Market main requirements.
The input channel is supervised and will detect normal/short/alarm/open conditions. The output channel, loop powered unsupervised is a SPDT relay (Form C) normally de-energized switched on by command from the control panel. Fast alarm and fault signalling.
A double bi-color (red/green) led driven by control panel indicates the module condition.
- Designed to meet the standard EN54-18
- Provide high reliability and error detection
- Short circuit isolators in each device (EN54-17)
- Large capacity, up to 240 devices per loop
- Addressable via VPU100 programmer
- Auto addressing capability (Control panel feature)
- OEM password protection
- High power availability from loop (>98%)
- Digital checking of double address
- Line quality information
- Bicolor (red green) LED driven by the control panel
- Power supply : 15 V - 40 V
- Average current consumption : 120 uA
- LED current consumption : 6mA @24VDC
- Operating temperature range : -30°C to +70°C
- humidity (no condensation) : 95% RH
- Relay switching characteristic : I = 2A V = 30VDC
- Dimensions : 75 x 52 x 28 mm (w/o brackets)
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Dini Argeo is now a member of the Rice Lake Weighing Systems family. Dini Argeo has been serving the weighing industry since the mid-1800s, and in the fall of 2016 was acquired by Rice Lake.
Visit www.diniargeo.com
Dini Argeo is a European company based in Modena, Italy specializing in the manufacturing and distribution of weighing and process control systems. Dini Argeo boasts over 100 years of experience in the weighing industry, and offers state of the art technology, which guarantees the highest levels of precision to international standards. In 2016, Dini Argeo was acquired by Rice Lake Weighing Systems to broaden Rice Lake's product and service offering in Europe. The combination of Dini Argeo's strong product line with Rice Lake's will benefit the weighing industry and customers across the globe.
Rice Lake Weighing Systems announces the acquisition of Dini Argeo, European manufacturer and distributor of weighing solutions since the mid-1800s. Dini Argeo offers solutions ranging from mobile weighing systems to scales for retail and industrial use, including a wide portfolio of components and software for industrial automation and systems integration.
The two companies' strong product offerings, reputable brand awareness and extensive distribution channels will allow Rice Lake to extend quality customer service and products further into the European market and around the world. The acquisition of Dini Argeo enhances Rice Lake's service offering and support in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and other strategic locations around the world.
Dini Argeo President, Marco Bertoni, says regarding the acquisition, "Dini Argeo is pleased to become part of Rice Lake Weighing Systems. We are very excited to see the growth Dini Argeo can achieve not only in the European market, but across the globe with this powerful partnership."
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Any questions regarding the acquisition can be addressed to Rice Lake President, Mark Johnson, Jr., or to Dini Argeo President, Marco Bertoni, using the contact information provided below.
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230 West Coleman St.
Rice Lake, Wisconsin
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Via della Fisica n. 20
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In 1846, Dini Antonio founded the company in the province of Modena, Italy, an area active in mechanical production. The company began producing weighing equipment for the farming sector.
In 1906, Dini Argeo was recognized as a metric manufacturer on the Registro dei Fabbricanti Metrici.
In the 1980s, the arrival of electronics and their application in weighing systems compelled Dini Argeo to begin creating digital weighing systems with hardware and software solutions to satisfy customers' specific demands for diverse industrial and commercial sectors.
Today, Dini Argeo designs and produces weighing systems and components with time-tested quality and exceptional customer service across the world. They are a global leader in the area of mobile, industrial and retail weighing systems.
In the fall of 2016, Dini Argeo was acquired by Rice Lake Weighing Systems. The two brands' strong history and ideals will increase customers' product and service offering in Europe and around the world.
Dini Argeo has expanded into a group composed of subsidiaries in Europe and Asia, alongside a distribution and customer service network in more than 70 countries around the world.
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A systems integrator, Syntweb develops software for industrial and commercial use.
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Not forgetting, a special day of the year is looming, so it was out with the dried fruits, the oranges and lemons for zest, and the booze!
When I'm not cooking or eating in the kitchen, I'm enjoying the pretty things on display. Most of the items have come from thrifty charity or house clearance shops, flea markets and the odd, more splurgey, Ebay item. I am predisposed towards candy colours, as you can tell. It sometimes strikes me as not entirely appropriate for this time of year, I suppose it is a Spring/Summer-like kitchen, but in just a couple of weeks time, I'll be changing things for bright reds and greens. I will love that for a while but I will be happy to be back to my customary palette. I would be quite happy to have Spring and Summer all year round, though I do appreciate the beauty of the changing seasons.
It's not just a display, to be fair. I tried hard when we renovated the kitchen last year, to have things in it which I could and would actually use. There are a few things which don't get used, I'll be honest, and are too precious and pretty, but the vintage Pyrex, glassware, tins and so on, are regularly used. I recently found the pretty frosted lemonade glasses in a house clearance shop. Glasses do not last long in our home so I fear they should stay out of harm's way, up on the shelves, save for high days and holidays. Ironically, they were probably cheaper than going out and buying new drinking glasses but they're infinitely more precious, of course. It's the colours, the daintyness of them (there's nothing nicer than drinking from a vessel made of thin glass), and of course, the FROSTING! I like to imagine it is sugar.
Anyway, where were we? Ah yes, in the kitchen. May we talk pot holders? Oh I do so love a good pot holder. I spent an inordinate amount of time while the kitchen revamp was underway, scouring Etsy for the perfect combination of vintage crocheted pot holders. I am very proud of my pot holder wall, if I may be so bold to say so.
And you know, they are jolly useful little items. Well, I say that on the basis that no way would I put one of these vintage beauties to a hot dish, but I do have a sad little blue silicon pair which are very practical but well, rather dispiritingly ugly. They hide away in a drawer which is not very handy when I need to grab one.
I decided what I needed to do was make some fabric pot holders I could actually use. I am not short of fabric, right?
I took up a lovely book I bought a few weeks ago, one "Patchwork Please" by Ayumi Takahashi. It has some very pretty projects in it, in true Japanese Zakka style, which appeals to me for its precision and attention to detail, cute fabrics and all-round gorgeousness. It just so happened that I recalled there was a pot holder project in it. This uses a technique called foundation paper piecing which I have employed before in my favourite "Spangled Star" quilt. You print the basic pattern onto copy paper. Then, starting in the centre, you lay an individual piece of fabric onto the reverse side of the paper (a light box or sunny window comes in handy), and stitch the relevant seam lines on the other, printed side. You then flip it over, press, add another and so on. Quite time consuming. Quite addictive. It takes a little to get your head round but once you have it, you're off. The advantage of this technique is that it gives you perfect precision.
Before long, my first pot holder was hot off the needle.
They'd be nice in vintage fabrics, thought I. Out came the scrap drawer to piece the front, and thereafter, my pretty toffee tin in which I keep all my leftover bits of bindings from my large quilts. Waste not, want not. The leftovers often prove perfect for these little scrappy projects.
(So many dark photos now the sun has gone and the dark descended shortly after 4pm.)
By now, (we know each other quite well, you and I, don't we, reader), there was no chance of me making just one or even two pot holders, was there?
Toadstools, roses, polka dots, gingham. In modern cottons and pretty colours, bright or candy.
Pretty vintage fabrics from around 1930 to the 1950s, of course. Rescued vintage embroidered linen in the centre and fabulous candy-stripes to hand bind, just like a mini quilt.
You will not have needed a crystal ball to know that I have a few to offer you should you find yourself desirous; as a pretty and practical treat for your good self maybe, or a beautiful and useful Christmas gift for another (lovely and light, so inexpensive to post). You shall find them in my Etsy shop.


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Interesting facts about Denpasar (Bali)
Fly to Denpasar, the growing and sprawling capital of Bali, and start your Balinese adventure. Expect to find temples, palaces and museums in this underrated, multi-cultural city. Denpasar provides easy connections to the rest of the island. Book your flights to Denpasar with Cathay Pacific and enjoy reclining seating, in-flight entertainment and excellent on-board service.
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Investors 'wait and flee': $10 billion yanked from stocksOctober 11, 2012: 1:35 PM ET
Investors have been bailing out of the stock market all year, but the exodus picked up considerable speed last week.
U.S. stock mutual funds bled nearly $10.6 billion during the week ended Oct. 3, the most since the week in August 2011 when Standard and Poor's downgraded the U.S. credit rating following the debt ceiling brawl in Washington, according to data from the Investment Company Institute.
That brings the total 2012 outflow from U.S. mutual funds to more than $100 billion. By comparison, those funds lost around $57 billion during the first nine months of 2010, and $80 billion during the first nine months of 2011.
Related: Individual investors miss the rally ... again
As investors were pulling money out, the S&P 500 still managed to rise a modest 1.2%. The tepid gains came amid mounting evidence of a growth slowdown in China and questions about whether Spain will request a bailout.
"Investors have recently adopted a "wait-and-flee" attitude toward equities" as they seek more clarity on issues in Spain and brace for third-quarter corporate earnings, the November elections and resolution to the U.S. fiscal cliff, said Sam Stovall, chief equity strategist at S&P Capital IQ.>
While retreating from the stock market, investors continued to embrace the safety of bonds, which showed the highest demand in almost three years.
Bond funds raked in $10.9 billion during last week, up from an average of about $6 billion a week this year, and the most since the week ended Oct. 21, 2009. So far this year, bond funds have attracted over $270 billion.
Meanwhile, the ICI data showed that hybrid funds, which invest in both stocks and bonds, also saw an increase of $2.2 billion.
Related: Individual investors have insatiable appetite for ETFs
While investors are no doubt pulling out of U.S. stock mutual funds, it's important to note that they are shifting some of their money into exchange-traded funds, said Dan Greenhaus, chief global strategist at BTIG.
In fact, year-to-date, ETFs have brought in more than $135 billion, and while the flows aren't enough to fully offset the nearly $470 billion that has been pulled from mutual funds since 2008, ETF assets stand at a record high of $1.3 trillion, and demand continues to grow.


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WGA West President Patric Verrone sent a message of thanks to SAG members appropriately timed to Valentines Day:
To the Members of the Screen Actors Guild,
As you undoubtedly know, our 100 day strike is over and the WGA has a contract that covers new media. On behalf of the 12,000 members of the WGA West and East, I want to thank the Screen Actors Guild leadership, membership, and staff for your tremendous involvement and support.
Throughout the run-up to the strike SAG and WGA members and staffers spent countless hours preparing and briefing one another on the new media issues that we believe will affect us all in the years to come. We shared our proposals and held numerous strategy sessions among our leadership as well as making dozens of joint show visits to network and cable programs to prepare and engage our staffs and casts.
During the strike SAG members showed their solidarity by joining our picket lines throughout LA and New York, featuring both rank and file members and entire show casts. Your support was especially visible when SAG members made positive (and sometimes provocative) statements at our rallies and in the press. But it was never more vital to our cause than when SAG members chose to honor our picket lines on talk shows and, most especially, at the Golden Globes. The pressure that generated on the Oscars was undoubtedly a turning point in the strike.
For all of these reasons, I offer my personal, heartfelt, and sincere thanks. My gratitude extends to not only the hundreds of SAG members who walked and honored our picket lines but the 80 SAG staffers in LA and NY who worked those lines on every one of the 100 days of the strike. I especially want to single out your Organizing Director, Todd Amorde, your Deputy National Executive Director, Pamm Fair, board members Anne-Marie Johnson, Valerie Harper, Frances Fisher and Justine Bateman, your National Executive Director, Doug Allen, and most of all, your president, Alan Rosenberg. Alan's personal involvement in our struggle on an almost daily basis gave our unions welcome encouragement and me tremendous personal peace of mind.
Now, as your union heads down the path that we blazed with your support so too must we return that support. We have learned a great deal from our struggle.and we are offering everything we have learned to help you face the challenge ahead. As you well know, our employers are diversified, multinational conglomerates. They drive a hard bargain and fight like hell. Among their favorite weapons is their ability to divide membership from leadership and from one another. They control mass media and have sympathetic correspondents who spread rumors and innuendo designed to make members think their leaders are inept, inexperienced, and even insane and to make leadership think their members are disaffected, dissatisfied, and disloyal. Any union's bargaining strength is a function of what management thinks of its members' determination and its leadership's approval. Alan and Doug have been thoughtful and tenacious leaders throughout their tenures and I implore you to give them your faith, your resolve, and your patience in the months ahead. The more you trust them to do their job, the better they can do it.
What the Writers Guilds accomplished this year was the result of our internal solidarity, as well as support from sister Guilds and unions nationwide, led by yours. I wish you every success in matching our solidarity and in building that support and we will do everything in our power to help. Our slogan throughout this campaign has been, "We are all in this together." Moving ahead, I hope that "we" will continue to include you.
Thank you again and good luck in your upcoming talks.
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Join us on this journey of what God will do with the Ark of Noah.
Just a few news reports on the Ark of Noah
The Ark of Noah replica was built by Johan Huibers from 2008 – 2013. The Ark is in the Netherlands and has attracted hundreds of thousands of visitors.
Visitors to the Ark experience a real life journey back in the time of Noah, and learn about God and the historical events of the Great Flood, Creation, and the Judgement in the Old Testament.
The Ark is an interactive, informative, cultural Biblical museum and event center. Noah's Ark provides a Judeo-Christian Bible based experience for young and old.
The Ark of Noah Foundation is a government registered non-profit Foundation in The United States and is working to transport the Ark of Noah to several ports in Brazil this summer with plans to visit Rio de Janeiro during the Olympic Games.
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FIREFIGHTERS have warned Dorset residents to check their fire alarms after a young student suffered smoke inhalation in a flat blaze.
Ahmed Ali Al Beinein, 18, left cooking on in the early hours of Wednesday morning before falling asleep in his Hinton Road flat.
He had turned off his smoke alarm because the bleeping noise warning of a low battery had annoyed him.
Fortunately, his next-door neighbour was disturbed by a communal alarm, and woke up in time to call the emergency services.
Ahmed, who is originally from Libya and has been a student in Bournemouth for around five months, said: "I put my food down and went to my room to go on Facebook.
"It was an accident but there was a lot of smoke from the cooking."
He was treated for the effects of smoke inhalation by paramedics following the small fire in the third-floor property.
"My neighbour was knocking on the door," he said.
"They [the firefighters] told me to put a new battery in before they left."
Three crews from Westbourne, Springbourne and Redhill attended at around 3am, and used one hose reel jet and two sets of breathing apparatus to tackle the fire.
A thermal imaging camera was also used.
A spokesperson for the Dorset Fire and Rescue Service said: "The damage was severe by smoke to 50 per cent of the flat, and a pan of food was completely destroyed.
"The occupant of the flat was only alerted to the fire when a neighbour heard the communal alarm go off because he had turned his alarm off due to the bleeping because the battery was getting low on the alarm."


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READ about Piers Morgan's long career in journalism here.
Piers Morgan interviewed billionaire Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban on last night's "Piers Morgan Tonight," and Cuban discussed politics and the economy. "We're so inefficient in how we use funding," said Cuban of the American government. "When I'm just writing a check to the U.S. treasury it's going to waste, and that's a significant problem."
Also on the show was Newark Mayor Cory Booker, who talked about Hurricane Irene:
Said Booker of Michele Bachmann's hurricane 'joke' about God: "What I think he wants me to do is to stop talking about him so much and start trying to live his message."
i listining him ..ok everyone have diffrent thinking..for the busines ..this is depent what you do ...in my philosophy money needed muve..only just like this we make more money ..
about the plitice the truth..i have one special phrase .......... politic dosen't need smart people ..
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Please forward this mail to Mark Cuban, for me l did not catch his web.site address
Mr. Cuban, l am a nurse l have a Big heart for old people l have land to build a Assisted Living Center for elderly but l need money to build a building for old and poor. the reason l am asking your help because l have worked for corporations and Government run facility. Mr. Cuban in all honesty l do not want any thing to do with big corporations or State government that runs or inspect Nursing Home and Assistant Living sites.Not even the banks There another building that is sitting empty for 3 years use to be the place l was working last owned by big corporation they close the facility because of bad inverstment deal. My phone number is 509-422 0351 l am in state of Washinton.beautiful state you should come visit.My e-mail Address manjudusty@y mail.com. Please call or e-mail me.Thank you.
Please Forward to Mark Cuban or anyone that will take action. For the pass few years now I have been training or deployed over seas. I don't want any money. I don't want a thank you. What I need is for people to stop thanking me for my service if they are not doing there part. If they are not putting action behind there words, thank me is like spitting in my face.
P.S I do think that we should get rid of FEMA turn all of those jobs over to the Army/ Air Guard. There are better trained to save lives, keep peace and control havoc.
I never knew anything about Mark Cuban until I watched this interview, but what a SMART guy. A lot of what he said was very interesting and could apply not only to business or politics, but life in general. I enjoyed his comment on political leaders mistake of focusing too much on doctrine verses results and success. His words on entrepreneurship were also very inspiring!
Need more interviews with others like Mark. Also on made in America and what it realy means.
I love what Cuban said,I don't mind paying more if the government knew what to do with it. so much waste!
The problem with the government now days is that its viewed as a job project or a special pork barrel flea market sales men that doesn't compromise on affectiveness and efficiency like it aught to in the first place. Honestly I've worked in the federal union government jobs being disabled and don't like the made up jobs, policies or poorly qualified workers that I've worked and interacted with in D.C to state side on numerous topics of import to the american people. The military is just for starters extremely inefficient with contracts, bureaucracy, dated technology or in general too flexible with their hours and too generous with their pay for civilian and armed forces in general. The health-care system does a poor to horrible job of monitoring progressive health indicators like obesity, alcoholism or drug addiction and interlocking overlaps of databases of information too.
Assisted living as it exists today emerged in the 1990s as an eldercare alternative on the continuum of care for people, for whom independent living is not appropriate but who do not need the 24-hour medical care provided by a nursing home and are too young to live in a retirement home. Assisted living is a philosophy of care and services promoting independence and dignity..*`;
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text: Corot will be the first mission capable of detecting rocky planets, several times larger than Earth, around nearby stars (planets outside our Solar System are referred to as 'exoplanets'). It consists of a 30-centimetre space telescope and will be launched later in 2006. Corot will use its telescope to monitor closely the changes in a star's brightness that comes from a planet crossing in front of it. While it is looking at a star, Corot will also be able to detect 'starquakes' that send ripples across a star's surface, altering its brightness. The exact nature of the ripples allows astronomers to calculate the star's precise mass, age and chemical composition. From the ground, the only planets detected around other stars have been giant gaseous worlds (Jupiter-like planets), over 10 times the diameter of the Earth. Not affected by the distorting effects of the atmosphere, Corot will be the first spacecraft capable of finding worlds made of rocks. With Corot, astronomers expect to find between 10-40 of them, together with tens of new gas giants. Corot is a mission by the French national space agency CNES with a major participation by ESA. Today's Programme provides an overview of the satellite and the mission of Corot.


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Winter Wonderland
View the spectacle of Canada's largest outdoor drive through Christmas light display at the BHP Billiton Enchanted Forest Holiday Light Tour (end of November - mid January) . Be filled with the wonders of the holiday season – presents, snowmen, reindeer, candy and more!
See what's hot in holiday decorating at The Festival of Trees (end of November) at Western Development Museum. Lavishly decorated trees, wreaths, gingerbread houses are sure to inspire you.
To get a jump on your Christmas shopping be sure to stop in at the Western Development Museum's Christmas Craft Fair (mid-October) , or the Sundog Arts & Entertainment Faire (end of November to the first weekend in December) to find a unique gift for that special person.
Celebrate Saskatoon's cool culture at PotashCorp WinterShines (end of January – early February) . Enjoy live entertainment, an ice carving festival, cultural performances, cross country skiing, a hockey tournament and more!
Take the kids skating at the Meewasin Rink (winter weather dependent) beside the Delta Bessborough Hotel. Skate rentals are available by donation. If you want to relax, enjoy a leisurely horse drawn cutter ride (weekends – weather permitting) in Kiwanis Memorial Park.
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Kim Jong Un's latest threats against the United States may be even more apocalyptic than Kim Jong Il's. But the Obama administration still believes the young North Korean leader is reading from a page in his father's playbook.
One senior administration official described the tried-and-true play as something like this: "Talk tough and scare people. Follow that with some kind of provocation. Then at some point of your choosing, step back, put your weapons down and say, 'Well, we won that round. What are you going to do for us?' It's the classic North Korea provocation-extortion cycle."
U.S. officials can't guarantee the North Koreans will play it this way now. They do fully expect some type of tactical action from the North in the form of anything from a nuclear test to a computer hacking to a shelling of South Korea. But they point to natural biorhythms in North Korea that suggest the regime cannot sustain the current tempo. With the spring planting season approaching in a few weeks, North Korean soldiers will have to return to their fields and the regime will be forced to choose between target practice on paper maps of the United States and feeding their people.
"The operating assumption is that we don't think he is going to stay too far from this pattern," the official said of the new North Korean leader. "There may be lower lows and sharper threats that come thick and faster now, but a lot is driven by the North's own internal requirements. At some point, this will end because they need help. And we expect to be finding ourselves hearing the North Korea sweet sounds asking for economic help. If we can get there without real bloodshed, this is not overly concerning."
Generally, dictators are not suicidal, and officials believe Kim Jong Un is no different. Since his main goal seems to be staying in power, officials feel he probably realizes incurring the wrath of the world's most powerful military might not be the smartest move. Officials and analysts say his father knew where the line was.
Yet, because the U.S. can't be sure exactly what the regime is up to and isn't sure Kim won't make a dangerous miscalculation, Washington has had to act protectively. The U.S. bolstered military exercises with South Korea with shows of force that included overflights by nuclear-capable B-2 stealth bombers, massive Cold War-era B-52s and F-22 Raptor stealth fighters. And as North Korea's threats grew more ominous, the U.S. started moving warships closer to the North Korean coast.
"The problem with this guy is he is so young and quite impulsive. He may walk up to the edge and stumble over it," says Victor Cha of the Center for Strategic International Studies. "Maybe the U.S. is saying to him, 'We will show you the edge if you don't know where it is.' "
In large part, these moves were about sending a message to the region that the U.S. will defend its ally, South Korea. But as tough as those steps are, officials call them modest. The U.S., they said, could have dispatched a nuclear-armed warship to combat the North's latest threat. Instead, in an effort to preserve a chance for diplomacy once Kim's latest temper tantrum is over, the administration has gone to great lengths to make clear its military moves are purely defensive in nature.
"We had to take steps. We have an untested leader, operating at a faster provocation pace than his father did without any indication he knows when to step back," another senior administration official said.
"But we also need to bear in mind that unless Kim Jong Un is setting a new path, the North will declare some sort of cease-fire and say they are ready for talks. And we need to position ourselves with the Chinese and the South Koreans to be ready for that."
Officials predict a natural pivot point to diplomacy as the U.S. and South Korean military exercises wind down at the end of April. Secretary of State John Kerry travels to Asia next week in advance of a visit to Washington by South Korean President Park Geun-Hye. China, having just elected a new president, is sure to send officials to Washington for talks in advance of the annual U.S.-China strategic and economic dialogue this summer.
Standing next to the South Korean foreign minister Tuesday, Kerry himself was forward-leaning on the prospects for diplomacy. Even as he pledged that the United States was ready and able to protect itself and its ally Seoul in the face of North Korea's threats, he spoke of the goal of improved relations between the Koreas and said the U.S. was prepared to return to the table with North Korea, should the regime decide to quit its antics.
"They have an option. And that option is to enter into negotiations for the denuclearization," Kerry said. "And to begin to focus on the needs of their people, which we also have made clear we are prepared to help them with if they will bring their behavior in line with the United Nations and global community requirements."
That's not to say the U.S. or South Korea is talking about some sweetheart deal for North Korea anytime soon. Nobody has been particularly optimistic about engagement, ever since Kim Jong Un took office and violated the so-called Leap Day agreement to suspend its nuclear-weapon and long-range missile testing in exchange for food aid. Administration officials said they would expect the hiatus in efforts to get North Korea back to the table for multilateral disarmament talks to continue.
"The consensus is the kind of stuff we and the South Koreans used to offer the North Koreans, like a light-water reactor, is not in the offing," one senior administration official said. "But there will be a moment when we are ready to provide humanitarian assistance."
But John Park of the U.S. Institute for Peace warns that falling back on old analyses of North Korea's behavior is dangerous. Pyongyang's recent statements that its nuclear program was not a bargaining chip, he warns, suggest that North Korea is on a new course that has it intent on becoming a nuclear power.
"North Korea doesn't seem interested in negotiations at this particular point in time, but rather in making more progress on its nuclear program," he said. "This is a very elaborate game of chicken with a lot at stake. And if you want to prevail in a game of chicken, the most effective way is to rip out the steering wheel. The North Koreans are doing anything but walking away. Now it is a question of who will flinch first."


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I know this is several weeks old, but it is definitely worth mentioning. I just stumbled across a great post by Russell Moore. He quotes Carl F. H. Henry and gives reasons for encouragement about the future of the kingdom of God on earth, despite the many discouragements in modern evangelicalism.
""Why, you speak as though Christianity were genetic," he said. "Of course, there is hope for the next generation of evangelicals. But the leaders of the next generation might not be coming from the current evangelical establishment. They are probably still pagans."
"Who knew that Saul of Tarsus was to be the great apostle to the Gentiles?" he asked us. "Who knew that God would raise up a C.S. Lewis, a Charles Colson? They were unbelievers who, once saved by the grace of God, were mighty warriors for the faith."
Of course, the same principle applied to Henry himself. Who knew that God would raise up a newspaperman from a nominally Lutheran family to defend the Scriptures for generations of conservative evangelicals?
The next Jonathan Edwards might be the man driving in front of you with the Darwin Fish bumper decal. The next Charles Wesley might be a misogynist, profanity-spewing hip-hop artist right now. The next Billy Graham might be passed out drunk in a fraternity house right now. The next Charles Spurgeon might be making posters for a Gay Pride March right now. The next Mother Teresa might be managing an abortion clinic right now.
But the Spirit of God can turn all that around. And seems to delight to do so. The new birth doesn't just transform lives, creating repentance and faith; it also provides new leadership to the church, and fulfills Jesus' promise to gift his church with everything needed for her onward march through space and time (Eph. 4:8-16).
After all, while Phillip was leading the Ethiopian eunuch to Christ, Saul of Tarsus was still a murderer."
-Dr. Russel D. Moore, 01-02-2012, full article here: http://www.russellmoore.com/2012/01/02/the-next-billy-graham-might-be-drunk-right-now/, italics added


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Style & Shopping
30 Top Salons
Think you need to leave Baltimore to get great spa and salon services? Think again.
The Village of Cross Keys, #42 Village Square, 410-323-3636
We were thrilled when Elizabeth Arden's Red Door Salon and Spa opened their doors in Baltimore two years ago. Why should the gals in D.C. (and Europe, for that matter) have all the fun? This elegant retreat, which caters to a sophisticated clientele, has been a favorite of powerful women for decades. When a place offers six different pedicure treatments (including the therapeutic Essence of Lavender), eight different body treatments (including the Warm Shea Butter Body Melt), five different hair and scalp treatments, and nine different facials (including the salon's exclusive Ceramide Anti-Aging treatment), you know they mean business! Indeed, they do—and with Elizabeth Arden's exclusive products line, you'll find skin treatment and rich nail colors that are seen nowhere else in Baltimore.
817 S. Bond Street, 410-327-1300
Between Alpha Studio's fabulous scalp massages and the soothing, hot cups of herbal tea employees hand you when you walk through the door, it's tempting to never leave this cozy Fells Point salon. The vibe is low-key, and the place—a 131-year-old corner rowhome (and former brothel!) renovated by owner Jill Sell's husband—is gorgeous, and redolent with the plant-based perfumes of Aveda. Although the small salon's three stylists are well-versed in cutting-edge styles, Alpha Studio is relaxed and unpretentious. Gentle-voiced aesthetician Paige Shuttleworth, perhaps the friendliest in the business, is as close as one can get to an Aveda guru, and is happy to extract stresses of both body and mind with exotic treatments like self-heating seaweed masks. Alpha Studio's welcoming aura has everything to do with the philosophy Sell had in mind when she opened the salon in September 2005. "I wasn't interested in having a factory," she says. Clients are treated like friends. "It's very natural," Sell explains. "It's not forced."
11270 Pepper Road, 410-771-1500
Time was, if you were a guy, getting a haircut meant bright lights, loud music, uncomfortable upright barber chairs, and the smell of color chemicals, all under the duress of making idle conversation. But at FX Studios, you might find yourself getting a haircut for the "shear" pleasure of it. F/X provides the ultimate escape, with its low lights; cavernous, private hair-cutting rooms; tastefully decorated massage rooms; and intimate mani-pedi stations. While enjoying a complimentary glass of wine, free Internet service, stacks of the latest magazines, or one of many movies (from Jaws to Ocean's Eleven), you'll have so much fun, you might forget why you came in the first place. From facials to massages to Botox and Restylane therapy (overseen by Sinai's Chief of Plastic Surgery, Adam L. Basner) to a new $1 million expansion, which includes a workout studio with kickboxing, personal training, yoga, and Pilates, FX is equal parts playland, wellness center, and salon.
8631 Loch Raven Boulevard, 410-882-6404
Guys, we have some bad news for you: The Blue Ceiling Salon and tea bar is for ladies only. "I wanted it to be a haven for girls," chuckles the salon's co-owner, Kelly Brooks. And a haven it is. Let's start with the tea bar concept. "Teas have a healing effect," explains Brooks. "I'm an avid coffee girl, but I'm not going to bring that here—this place is about relaxation." Indeed, with its pumpkin-colored couches and vibrant art on the wall (and, yes, a blue ceiling), the salon feels more like a groovy lounge than a hair studio. And that was precisely the point. "I wanted it to have that Asian, zen-like feeling," says Brooks. "I want this whole place to project an atmosphere of calm and peace." Mission accomplished. While the salon caters mostly to an African-American clientele, Brooks says that everyone is welcome. Uh, everyone but boys, that is. (Although we're sure Brooks will give you a cuppa tea if you're really well-behaved!)
101 Annapolis Street, Annapolis, 410-263-1812
From the outside, this Annapolis salon looks more like a summer home than a fashion-forward spa and salon. Once you set foot on the animal print carpeting, though, you suspect that your hair and beauty needs are in the right hands. Combining the most modern of spa treatments with time-tested styles, Morgan Gerard has been drawing customers from all over Maryland for years. The salon is more than just a place to stop in for a haircut: the spa menu has offerings that rival those in New York and Los Angeles. The pinnacle of luxury—and the most popular service—is the Ultimate Retreat, a five-hour deluxe package offering a manicure and spa pedicure, the spa's signature Refresher Facial (which co-owner Todd Morgan August describes as a deep pore cleansing, hydration, and treatment mask), a one-hour massage, a body treatment, and a blow-out. Is it too early to place next year's Christmas gift request?
2809 Boston Street, 410-327-7872
The sassy little space may not look like a throwback, but if you long for the days when beauty parlors were social headquarters, when women sat in a row of hair dryers flipping through magazines and idly chatting with their stylists, then maybe Bella of Canton is the place for you. The newly remodeled Bella boasts a staff that is not only seriously talented but uncommonly friendly. There is none of that "too cool for my haircut" attitude you find at some local salons. (They know who they are.) Still, don't let the homespun vibe fool you; the stylists at Bella are some of the most highly skilled around. Hairdresser Andrea Clayville, who has been with the salon since 2003, has led color seminars for some of the most prestigious salons in the country, including Vidal Sassoon. "We are constantly learning and teaching," says owner and stylist Kristen Chandler. Though the salon specializes in hair, it has recently added a reflexology-based massage to go with those hair treatments.
15 W. Allegheny Avenue, Towson, 410-583-1500
In this age of high-end, multi-service "themed" salons, this aptly named little jewel box of a beauty shop is both unassuming and quietly impressive. With its silver walls, deco-style chandeliers, and intimate setting, the salon feels like a modern take on an old-fashioned beauty shop where one might go seeking calm and good conversation. Co-owned by Dean Krapf and Mario Rentuma, both of whom trained at the famed West Coast Vidal Sassoon School of Hairdressing, Krapf and Rentuma stick to what they know best: cut and color. Their appointment books are the best testimonial of all. Krapf and Rentuma have coiffed and glammed up a star-spangled list of celebrities, including Nicole Kidman, Bo Derek, Camryn Manheim, Portia De Rossi, and Benjamin Bratt. The salon's guiding principle to keep everyone happy? "The celebrities want to be treated like real people," says Krapf, who has 25 years of styling experience. "And real people want to be treated like celebrities."
We're tempted to classify James Bryan as an "Old Friend." Although the certified Bumble and Bumble salon has only been around for seven years, most of the staff—including co-owner Bryan himself—are old friends, transplants from the late, great Lola's (the first of Mt. Washington's mega salons). "Almost everyone here used to work at Lola's," chuckles Bryan, who still keeps in touch with his old boss. Better still, almost everyone on staff has been with Bryan since the beginning. It's one big happy family. "Everyone takes care of everyone else," Bryan says. This, along with Bryan's simple philosophy—"keep clients happy, keep hair healthy"—seems to work well for the salon's celebrity customers, who include Kendel Ehrlich, news anchor Marianne Banister, and artist Grace Hartigan (who gets her nails done there). "I thought it would be nice to buy a piece of Hartigan's for the salon," says Bryan brightly. "But have you priced one of her paintings lately?" Hmmm. Maybe they can work out some sort of trade? A thousand manicures should do the trick.
2603 Housley Road, Suite 213, Annapolis, 410-571-6601
Let's face it, sometimes after a grueling day of herbal body wraps and calming facials, you just want to sit down and have a glass of wine and a roasted veggie wrap. Thankfully, at Glow, you barely have to walk out of the zen-like spa area to take the first bite: the salon has a cafe, complete with a wine and beer license. Though the cafe and bar certainly make Glow a special treat, there's more to this place than its hybrid concept: The salon prides itself on its ultra-hip feel and fashion-forward services. Lusting after JLo's lashes? Glow offers those red-hot permanent eyelash extensions. "They look and feel like your actual eyelashes and it's a very relaxing procedure," explains aesthetician Christina Sweeney. Glow also offers makeup airbrushing with custom-blend cosmetics—the aestheticians can blend the foundations and lip colors to perfectly match your skin. And, of course, the salon's artful team of stylists offer everything from a wash and blow dry to the latest in thermal reconditioning. Just remember: Come on an empty stomach!
So how does La Clinica stay ahead of the trends in hair and skin care after 30 years in the business? Simple. "It's personal!" chuckles Jayne Gary, who owns the salon with her mother Joan Zulanch. "If there's something out there, we want to know about it!" Clients can certainly be inspired by Jayne and her mom—gorgeous, the both of them—but also by La Clinica's ever-updated roster of services and impeccably appointed salon and spa rooms. Attention to detail is the secret to La Clinica's success: The pedicure chairs, for example, offer heated massage, and are pipeless—which means there's no bacteria. So what's hot today at La Clinica? Lash extensions, hair extensions, thermal reconditioning, and the newest line of cosme-ceutical products by Jan Marini. And you can be certain that if there's some new beautifying strategy out there, La Clinica will find—and perfect—it.
200 E. Pratt Street, 410-576-9090
If you think a high-end lunchtime facial is out of reach in Charm City, think again. With the arrival of Washington, D.C.-based bluemercury, time-crunched 9-to-5'ers and tourists alike can experience what Barry Jon Beck, COO and co-founder of the 16-location apothecary and spa chain, calls "express luxury." Located at the Inner Harbor's Gallery at Harborplace, the beaming, high-tech shop and spa is a cornucopia of deluxe—and oftentimes hard to find—beauty products that any of bluemercury's immaculate employees will gladly tell you how to apply—after they shower you with samples. The spa menu features face and body waxing along with makeup applications, but it's the famous bluemercury purifying facial that has the beauty-savvy buzzing (apparently, both Oprah and Anna Nicole Smith—strange bedfellows!—are fans). A Baltimore location has been a longtime goal of bluemercury's husband-and-wife management team, and both wholeheartedly promote the chain's democratic approach to beauty. "We want to be a place people think about when they need advice," says Marla Malcolm Beck, CEO and co-founder. "Everything's very touchable. Don't be shy about asking for samples."
1131 S. Charles Street, 410-685-0089
Feng shui was on the top of the list when Marion Lambropoulos and her crew were setting up shop this summer at Federal Hill's M Salon. It shows too, because the place just feels right. From the clear Lucite chairs in the reception area ("we didn't want to block the chi from coming in the window!" Lambropoulos, an effervescent hostess, explains with a laugh) to the stained concrete floors and flat screens flickering with round-the-clock Fashion TV, it's thoroughly obvious that this is the salon Federal Hill has been aching for. M Salon's five longtime stylists all came from Otterbein's Chas Salon, and all are friendly co-owners in the new business, which also includes M Vanity ("Everything you need for your vanity") next door. With a wide selection of luscious products (Lucky Chick, Principessa, and Osis) the shop definitely deserves its confident catchphrase. Walk-ins are welcome, and Lambropoulos suggests giving some of their soon-to-be legendary highlights a try.
118 Shawan Road, Hunt Valley, 410-771-0200
Sure, Spa in the Valley has the requisite menu of hair care, skin care, eyelash extensions, waxing, and makeup lessons. But it's the Sugar Plum and Spice Facial, the Mango Mandarin Body Masque, the Lemongrass and Ginger Ache Away Treatment, the Seaweed Manicure, and state-of-the-art Vichy massage "steam" tables that keep us coming back for more. Whatever your guilty pleasure, the Spa in the Valley is one-stop shopping for instant de-stressing. Best to make an appointment for a day when you have plenty of time—with any body treatment the Spa offers up to a one-hour complimentary visit to the beautiful Tuscan Room, where you can melt your cares away in eucalyptus steam or soak in the 90-degree jet pool. One caveat: readjusting to the real world won't be easy after this escape.
1501 Sulgrave Avenue, 410-664-3800
You may wonder: How does Studio 1612 consistently churn out some of the top hair stylists in town? After all, the roster of stylists changes over the years (most to start own ventures, with the blessing of 1612 owners Judy Weidell and Karen Bialozynski) but the quality remains the same. The answer is twofold: First, of course, it's the consistent presence of Judy and Karen, who are not only extremely talented stylists themselves, but big-sister-type figures to their employees. But it's also the salon's time-tested apprentice method. Apprentice stylists are developed and guided through the ranks by the more senior employees. That way, says 1612's ace stylist Gabrielle Hart, "you have a common language when referring to techniques and a camaraderie within the ranks. Apprentices grow at their own pace but are consistently tested and nurtured, so that they can reach their goal of being on the floor full-time with secure knowledge of their craft."
226 Main Street, Reisterstown, 410-833-9999
Owner Susan Feinberg took a chance when she opened Dreamers Day Spa nine years ago. "Reisterstown has never had anything like this," she says. "Somebody had to do it." Those looking for an elegantly comfy alternative to increasingly slick and minimalist salons are certainly glad she did. Dreamers' showcase building is a four-floor Victorian home that feels neverending in its selection of private spa accommodations. The newly Aveda-fied salon-spa pampers clients from head to toe in the glow of stained glass and hand-painted murals. The winding staircase leads up, up, up to soothing room after room—including what owner Susan Feinberg claims is the largest Vichy shower in Maryland and a breathtaking turreted facial room—where clients can get exfoliated, rubbed down, and detoxed while looking forward to a cup of hot tea in the Dreamers tea room. The second building also features massage rooms, but focuses mainly on manicures, pedicures, and hair. Combined, the two buildings feel like an endless homage to all things beautiful.
5722 Falls Road, 410-323-2222
We only hire happy people," pronounces Laura Sweeney, the manager at Edward Amato salon in Mt. Washington. Or do the employees simply get happy when they set foot in the salon's door? Whatever the case, the good vibes are contagious at this hippie-chic salon, with its wall length windows (revealing a cooperatively leafy corridor of Falls Road), dented-with-character hardwood floors, and that lovely, lavender-tinged Aveda aroma. (Edward Amato was the first Aveda concept salon in the city.) Edward Amato's concept is, essentially, "keep it simple, stupid." All their products are 100-percent naturally derived, they offer limited services beyond hair (one aesthetician and one mani-pedi station), and there's a scalp massage with every shampoo. "We just want people to come in and chill," says Sweeney. How could anyone resist?
10132 Baltimore National Pike, Ellicott City, 410-750-2200
Only 1 percent of salons in the country are Bumble and Bumble network salons. Signature Hair Design is one of those. Owner Skip Siperko explains its significance: "It's not just a product line, it's an educational system," he says. To that end, Signature's 16 stylists are often jetting off to Bumble and Bumble's New York City academy to learn the newest, most innovative styling techniques—and to brush up on the basics. Bumble and Bumble is not just about teaching; the academy consults on fashion shows all over the world and is credited in many of the fashion and beauty magazines that are piled on the coffee table in Signature's waiting area. That doesn't mean that every look that comes out of Signature is edgy and au courant. "We have a very diverse staff," says Siperko. He assures us that one of the most important aspects of the salon is making sure clients are comfortable, whether they're looking for the hottest new style or simply want to maintain a classic look.
8171 Maple Lawn Boulevard, Suite 100, Fulton, 301-776-6948
If you want the latest in fashion, you go to New York. If you want the latest in spa treatments, you go to . . . Maple Lawn? Hey, don't laugh. The Pearl Spa offers the most luxurious spa services on the market, with twists you probably didn't even know were possible. Owner Kassi Buscher notes that "the in-room iPod docks are a favorite feature of guests." It's not just that you can create your own playlist for your hydrotherapy—a massaging jacuzzi tub in one of the spa suites actually synchronizes the jets and color therapy lights to the beat of your music. Trippy. The Pearl has also become a favorite couples destination. The Blue Grotto, a softly lit, heated, blue-tiled room, is a romantic and recharging experience. The room has a selection of deep sea clays that do everything from hydrate to firm your skin. Once you have immersed yourself in clay, you get to relax in a steam room while the nutrients get to work. Afterwards, the steam room becomes a shower to rinse off. We're relaxed just thinking about it!
2616 Taylor Avenue, 410-665-4490
It started as a small, one-room operation. Twenty-five years later, Giuseppe's is Parkville's preeminent salon, with rooms for massage and aesthetic procedures, as well as a new wing for manicures and pedicures. Though the space has grown, owner Giuseppe Castellano has made sure that the "small salon feel" is still intact. "I'm the owner and I still have a chair, I still work with everyone," he explains. The familial air among the employees is not just imagined: Giuseppe's daughter, Pasqua Kramer, is the salon's longtime manicurist and makeup artist. The close relationships at Giuseppe's, however, are not limited to the staff: Clients are treated like family, too. "We have our younger Friday-night customers who come every week, and our older crowd who get just as rowdy getting manicures and coffee on Saturday mornings," says Kramer. "We have lots of repeat clients." Not hard to figure out why.
921 E. Fort Avenue, Suite 108, 410-783-7727
Some salons focus mainly on hair, with a side order of spa services. And some spas focus mainly on indulgence, with a soupçon of hair thrown in. But Locust Point's Studio 921 manages to be equally strong on both fronts. As you walk in to the right, you'll find the Studio's warehouse-style hair studio (think hardwood floors and exposed pipes), where Bumble and Bumble is the featured line and such services as the "Blow Dry Boot Camp" (where they teach you to create that salon look at home) are offered to all clients. To the left, you have the fabulous spa area—which (anniversary gift alert!) features Studio 921's famous his-and-her spa room and offers the enzyme-based Epicurean line of professional skin care products. With 12 hair stylists, five aestheticians, five massage therapists, and a facial plastic surgeon (who comes once a week), it's clear that this is one salon that takes its hair—and its spa services—equally seriously.
1328 Main Chapel Way, Gambrills, 410-721-3533
Bigger is better. Okay, so maybe that statement doesn't always apply to hair (unless you're on your way to the Country Music Awards, that is), but it certainly applies to this 22,000-square-foot, award-winning salon. It's the largest in the mid-Atlantic region; it offers every imaginable hair, skin, and body treatment; it's even been written up in Vogue. Despite its daunting credentials, Robert Andrew still maintains that small salon feel, with close attention to detail, like a gorgeous Tuscan-style fountain in its entrance, a crackling fire that greets guests in the private spa area, and super-friendly customer service. One of our favorite aspects of this salon-spa? Their new multi-cultural center (located down the street), which offers braiding, relaxer, and texturing hair treatments. They also have a medispa, so you can get the latest in Botox, chemical peels, and laser treatments in an environment that is as clinically safe as it is gorgeous. Worried about getting lost in a such an unwieldy space? "We have our escort system, where clients are taken from one service to another," explains spa director Kay Wright. So leave the compass at home.
1777 Reisterstown Road, Pikesville, 410-602-1108
The staff at Pikesville's Escape Day Spa will not only serve you bagels and coffee as they tend to your every need, but they'll probably know your bubbe's name, ask how she's doing, and walk you through their newest collection of handbags and handmade jewelry. In other words, you're amongst family at this salon-spa, which features not only three "lounges" (hair, nails, and body) but co-owner Joe Eckenrode, a neighborhood celebrity (and former florist) known for his fabulous up-dos—which, if you're lucky, may include a flower or two. Most of Escape's 11 stylists are former salon owners who focus on the "classics," explains Eckenrode's female counterpart Jane Caplan. (So if you're searching for that cutting-edge fauxhawk, it's probably best to look elsewhere.) Tucked in between a mini-mall and the brakelights of 695, Escape is about unwinding and socializing as much as it is about beauty, so no one will be pushing you out the door. Especially popular here are the gift packages, which can include an array of lovely services including hot stone massages, "sea spa" pedicures, and you guessed it: lunch!
1429 Aliceanna Street, Suite 100, 410-534-0009
It's just a hunch, but we imagine that the same in-the-know urbanites who spend a day lounging at Spa Santé—getting their nails done, or perhaps indulging in a haircut, a facial, a massage, or the salon's Best-of Baltimore-winning eyebrow wax—later head over to Pazo, which is right next door. After all, it seems the two places share the same philosophy—that it's best to unwind in design-forward industrial spaces, and look gorgeous doing it. Rest assured, Spa Santé has substance to go with all that great style—a medispa for Botox and Restylane injections, a Vichy shower, and even an in-house chiropractor. And if we we're choosing one local spa for a girls'-night-out spa party, it might very well be Spa Santé. Their ladies' relaxation room is a vision of contemporary cool, with taupe velveteen couches, mesh curtains, a Japanese screen, and classical music piped in on the stereo. But why are we suddenly craving Pazo's blood orange martini?
925 W. 36th Street, 410-235-2269
Clients at Hampden's brand-new Sprout salon can rest assured that when they visit the freshly rehabbed storefront, they'll not only get a super-stylish cut but will be supporting a sustainable environment, as well. The salon, which opened in late November on "The Avenue," bills itself as "an organic salon," which means that almost everything—from shampoo to styling products—is 100 percent natural. The salon is also virtually paperless, aluminum coloring foils are recycled between uses, and even the rustic molding along the shiny bamboo floors (salvaged from the building before they renovated) has found a second life. "We are as green as we can be while being a functional salon," Epstein says. Sprout uses and sells certified organic product lines such as Druide, Aubrey, and John Masters, and is equipped to service "hypersensitive" clients—individuals that are allergic to many, if not most, common man-made chemicals usually found in haircare products. Stylists are even prohibited from wearing scents other than organic essential oils, in case clients have sensitivities to everyday perfumes.
1501 S. Clinton Street, Third Floor, 410-675-0099
The local About Faces Day Spa chain has been consistently reliable, but until now, it was lacking a little pizzazz. All that has changed, with the opening of their stunning new signature spa at Canton Crossing. If you'll pardon the cliché, this is not your mother's About Faces Day Spa. Instead, it's a buzz-worthy, industrial chic headquarters, with cool views of the city, funky styling stations, and state-of-the-art equipment. A lot of planning clearly went into every inch of this spa, from the elevated shampoo stations and the large mani-pedi room, to the tranquil waiting lounge where cucumber-infused water is served to guests. Of course, it's About Faces, so that means you'll find a Vichy shower/hydrotherapy bath capsule, and the latest in just about everything (including those permanent eyelash extensions).
10751 Falls Road, Suite 106, Lutherville, 410-821-9080
With his long black locks and beguiling Turkish accent, Unal "Uno" Tuluoglu is a hairstylist straight out of central casting. Put him in his design-forward Greenspring Station locale—it has dramatic terra cotta walls, large mirrors, dark wood, and brushed metal accents—and it completes the picture. But looking the part can only take you so far, and Tuluoglu has become one of the most trusted names in haircare, drawing celebrity clients (like makeup artist Trish McEvoy and news anchor Sally Thorner) as well as many of the Baltimore's most stylish mavens to his salon. Uno's now offers thermal reconditioning and removable hair extensions, and his team of 10 stylists are always keeping abreast of the latest techniques and trends. Uno is particularly proud of his highly-sought-after blow-outs. Even his own staff can't resist. "I came in this morning and he made my hair look great in, like, five minutes," gushes salon manager Lorie Paul.
1600 Kelly Avenue, 410-664-3400 (spa), 410-664-4610 (salon)
Want your salon to be as gorgeous as Vesna Stojanovic's? Well, first you're going to have to get a hubby who is also a craftsman—he made the salon's cabinets, benches (with their secret stash of champagne, which is complimentary with all guest services), and Venetian-style shutters. Oh, and it might also help to have a business partner and son who is an amateur artist and tile maker—he painted the Tuscan scenes upstairs in the spa area (downstairs is where they cut hair) and even did a splashy, cameo tile display in the salon's entranceway. Of course, good looks would be for naught if Mt. Washington Spa & Salon didn't deliver the goods, and they do. From the delightful Vesna, who is Baltimore's premier waxing expert (she invented her own soothing recipe using beeswax and essential oils), to the salon's state-of-the art equipment and services (look for a brand new spa-jet Vichy shower and a revolutionary cellulite-reducing infrared blanket and herb treatment), to the homey touches like Grandma Stojanovic's famous chocolate chip cookies that make the customers swoon, it all adds up to quality. "I like to make things look nice," says Vesna. She's referring to both her salon and her clients.
18821 Frederick Road, Parkton, 410-357-0833
It's 25 minutes from the city, but oh what a difference those 25 minutes make! Tucked away in a historic cedar building, right alongside the Little Gunpowder Falls, Elizabeth Jacob truly feels like a destination retreat. Start with the retail store in the front, where they sell Votivo candles, chocolate, and GloMinerals makeup. "Anything to indulge yourself," says owner Lisa Pucci. And that's basically the point. Somehow, it's just a little easier to indulge in this country-chic spa—with its gorgeous tile fountain and beautiful private rooms featuring dramatic orange lights. Services are all state-of-the-art, and include the hydro-active mineral salt scrub, the Swiss collagen facial, and the Danne Enzyme treatment (called a "non-surgical facelift" on the spa's website). Now, if they could just put a golf course on the salon's lot, you'd really have a day trip!
217 Albemarle Street, 410-244-0647
Can a trendy salon actually thrive in defiantly old school Little Italy? Debbie Ingrao is proving that it can. It helps that she lives in the 'hood (her husband and partner Richard used to be president of the neighborhood association) and offers discounts and perks (free bagels on the weekends!) to the locals. It also helps that her salon is so charming—with tin ceilings, gilded mirrors, and Tuscan-inspired décor—and that Ingrao herself is so gracious. As for the services? Hair is the main focus here (Ingrao trained at Studio 1612) and the salon offers the exclusive J Beverly Hills line of all-natural haircare products. But she does makeup and skincare as well (she worked as a makeup artist for Estée Lauder) and will even moonlight (for no charge) as a personal shopper for her regular clients who want to update their whole look. So how does Ingrao lure outsiders into Little Italy? By reminding them that parking is plentiful, and that tonight's Italian dinner is just a take-out menu away.
1830 York Road, Suite C, Timonium, 410-561-0000
Proving once and for all that soccer moms don't want to look like, well, soccer moms, is textür, the edgy new venture from the dynamic trio of owner/stylist Marcus Ficacci and head stylists Rena Kazmeirski and Woody Pitman. "This area was just craving this," says Ficacci. The concept was simple: Bring urban styles and a trendy setting to a Timonium strip mall (next to a Starbucks, no less). The studio's design—chocolate, turquoise, and copper elements set off by a blond bamboo floor—is more Melrose Avenue than York Road, but the hard-working, friendly gang (all trained TIGI educators) are all about great hair, with no attitude. As for their decision to focus mainly on hair (they do makeup as well), Ficacci puts it like this: "We feel it's better to be great at a few things, than mediocre at too many things." Amen to that.


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SRDC Practicing MA'AT in Organizing the African Diaspora
By David L. Horne, Ph.D.
Ma'at has been defined several ways, including, among other perceptions, as the unifying principle of ancient Kemetian religion and spirituality, symbol of truth and order, the antithesis of chaos and anarchy, the foundation of ethical civilization, and the personification of logos, universal harmony and balance (through the feather goddess, Ma'at).
In its primary existence, Ma'at is a system of conduct and life engagement based on balance, order, truth, justice, morality, wisdom and ethical behavior. For adherents to Ma'at, it requires responsible, non-exploitative choices in all human engagement, i.e., conducting one's life and affairs in as decent a manner as possible. For adherents to Ma'at, except in defense of one's life, liberty or family, one is obligated to do no harm and take no advantage.
In doing its work, the Sixth Region Diaspora Caucus (SRDC), which is a 21st century NGO which focuses on a grass roots approach towards unifying African descendants to join the African Union and to take their rightful place in the great struggle to achieve the Union of African States/United States of Africa, must conduct itself based on a set of ethical African principles. That is the foundation on which SRDC stands. Such conduct is part and parcel of SRDC's legitimacy and its credibility. Immoral conduct or engagement lacking integrity dishonors and disrespects the millions of warriors, activists and workers who have brought us this far. To maintain the tradition of positive, progressive work and to achieve more than a pyrrhic victory in this relentless struggle, SRDC members must have a system of conduct they adhere to that keeps them above reproach.
Based on a modern interpretation of The 42 Principles of Ma'at and other edifications of what Ma'at means, thefollowing constitutes Ma'at for SRDC and Other Pan African Organizations:
1. From Amilcar Cabral, "Tell no lies, claim no easy victories."
2. Practice mutual respect with each other in and out of organizational settings until such practice is perfected and becomes natural.
3. Acknowledge and constantly remind each other that one's participation in the struggle to redeem and unify Africa cannot be based on gender, ethnicity, religion or age.
4. In all engagements, meetings, projects and interactions, try to do no harm physically and psychically, and always find a way to move forward.
5. Always resist being arrogant and ill-mannered. Be patient with the diversity of participants, some of whom will lack experience, and others who will always seek the limelight. Remember that the struggle is much too big for anyone or any organization to complete the journey alone.
6. Find what you can do best in the struggle forward and do that well, rather than wasting precious energy undermining and obstructing what others are doing. Strongly resist being disrespectful to others in the struggle, but defend well against being disrespected, particularly without just cause.
7. Learn to accept both accolades and constructive criticism in equal measure. Be honest and truthful to your colleagues.
8. Always measure/evaluate one's own worth by the quality and quantity of the Pan African work one has done and is doing; and if one must judge others, use that same standard.
9. Do not lie on, scandalize, make up or spread false rumors of, colleagues and fellow Pan Africanists. Demand compelling evidence of alleged wrong-doing or skullduggery, and if none is presented, disregard any charge as malicious gossip not to be tolerated.
10. In all things Pan African, conduct oneself with character, courtesy and common sense.


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Two weeks ago Andrew Shotland described how he had his listing taken down after a Googler called him and asked whether he served clients at his location. When he said no, his listing was taken down. He ran across what was then a "hidden" rule. The rule has now become public. If you don't serve clients at your location and only serve them on site it is necessary to hide your location in the Places Dashboard.
Here's the advice that was recently added (but still somewhat hidden) to the Help Files:
Update: Google has added this new requirement to the Guidelines:
If you don't receive customers at your location, you must select the "Do not show my business address on my Maps listing" option within your dashboard. If you don't hide your address, your listing may be removed from Google Maps.Don't Serve Clients at Your Business? Hide Your Location - Or else by Mike Blumenthal


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The purpose of a 3-way control valve is to shut off water flow in one pipe while opening water flow in another pipe, to mix water from two different pipes into one pipe, or to separate water from one pipe into two different pipes.
The 3-way valve is characterized by three ports A, B and C. The valve is normally defined by its kvs [m3/h] value, which expresses the volume of water that passes through the fully open valve in 1 hour with a pressure differential of 1 bar.
In a mixing loop, a 3-way control valve can be used to control and regulate heating or cooling surfaces, radiator systems, floor heating/cooling, etc.. This can work in several ways: 1.) The fluid flows in through port A and flows out through port B and C or through port B or C. 2.) The fluid flows in through port B and C or B or C and out through port A.
A 3-way valve is normally provided with an electrical, pneumatic or thermal actuator.


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pH is the measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution and ranges from 0-14.
pH is the measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution and ranges from 0-14. In solution, hydrogen ions occur as cations as both H+ and H3O+. In pure water at 25°C, the concentration of H+ equals the concentration of hydroxide ions (OH-) because water naturally dissociate into these two ionic species. This corresponds to a pH level of 7.0 and is defined as "neutral". Solutions in which the concentration of H+ are higher than that of OH- have pH values lower than 7.0 and are known as acids. Solutions in which the concentration of OH- exceeds H+ have a pH value greater than 7.0 and are known as bases.
The range of pH values that occur in the wastewater controls equilibrium of chemical and organic species in the sewer system. This can e.g. influence emission of the volatile ammonia (NH3) from the liquid phase which might cause odour problems.
Ammonia is in equilibrium with the non-volatile ammonium ion (NH4+) in the liquid phase. At pH values below 9.25 the volatile ammonia will be the predominating species of the two. The increase in concentration of ammonia in the liquid phase will influence the equilibrium between the liquid and air phases and ammonia will evaporate from the wastewater until the equilibrium is restored.
pH does also influence the biological processes taking place as the microorganisms in the wastewater and biofilms have certain pH optimum. At the pH optimum the metabolic functions of the microorganism work at optimal rate, this is usually in the range around pH 7.


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Best Wire Services, 10-5-01, "Bermuda's insurers and reinsurers are preparing for a radically transformed marketplace in the wake of last month's terrorist attacks, with buyers choosing security over price, and insurers selecting their risks carefully and making certain they collect a premium for every peril."
We saw the camp insurance market hardening before September 11th. Now we are clearly seeing the market changing. This is not a buyer's market. The camp director is going to be faced with shrinking capacity, soaring rates, lower limits and tighter terms of coverage this year. Wise camp directors will NOT wait to evaluate their insurance program until just before renewal time. Some insurance programs that packaged together certain coverages may begin to "unbundle the covers." This could result in some coverage being difficult to find and, in other cases, cost more. We could also see insurers writing less. It will be of increasing importance for camp directors to demonstrate risk management awareness particularly as we are being forced to redefine camp safety. Call your insurer or broker today so you can identify how your camp program may be affected.
The National Insurance Committee has been monitoring this situation. It is anticipated an Insurance Roundtable with a number of insurance providers will be held so we can best anticipate the insurance environment and project how we might navigate the waters ahead.
Originally published in the 2001 Fall issue of The CampLine.


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BOSTON, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Although it has been long known that higher consumption of alcohol increases the risk of breast cancer, U.S. researchers say moderate drinking may as well.
Dr. Wendy Y. Chen of Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston and colleagues examined the association of breast cancer with alcohol consumption in adult life, including quantity, frequency and age.
The study involved 105,986 women enrolled in the Nurses' Health Study who were tracked from 1980 to 2008. There were 7,690 cases of invasive breast cancer diagnosed among the study participants.
The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, found analyses of data indicated a low level of alcohol consumption -- three to six glasses of wine per week -- was modestly but statistically significant and associated with a 15 percent increased risk of breast cancer. In addition, women who drank at least two drinks per day had a 51 percent increased risk of breast cancer compared with women who never consumed alcohol, the study said.
Chen said alcohol consumption levels at ages 18-40 and after age 40 were both strongly associated with breast cancer risk.
"An individual will need to weigh the modest risks of light to moderate alcohol use on breast cancer development against the beneficial effects on cardiovascular disease to make the best personal choice regarding alcohol consumption," Chen said.


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