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While I am definitely not the intended audience for "Breaking Dawn Part 2," that's not to say I couldn't at least find something to like in the previous movies. While I didn't particularly care for them, vampires who sparkle in the sunlight are almost impossible to take too seriously. So as long as the stakes were low and it remained harmless fluff, I could laugh and enjoy the ridiculously awful, yet still strangely enjoyable spectacle that is "Twilight."
Then "Breaking Dawn" happened, and I just couldn't really enjoy the ride anymore. For one thing, it actually tried to talk about issues like abortion. Sorry kids, but stick to pretending you have problems. You just aren't talented enough for issues that require actual skill to address. And it upped the stakes without the consequences. Lack of consequences was fine for the earlier books, but when you actually start talking about putting everyone's lives in danger, that generally leads to something actually happening. Not so much here. And since this is a movie that the studio somehow felt was worth being split into two parts, that makes it feel all the more disposable.
"Breaking Dawn Part 2" picks up right after the first one left off, with Bella (Kristen Stewart) now transformed into a vampire, as well as a far more interesting character. (But that's not much of an accomplishment, since that girl really had nowhere to go but up.) As a newborn, she's actually stronger than her hubby Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), and she's loving being a vampire, along with all the power that comes with it.
And Bella gets to meet her daughter Renesmee, which leads to one of the movie's biggest mistakes: until she is the actual age of the actress who plays her, she is one creepy, unnatural-looking CGI baby and child that is really distracting. She's half-human and has a heartbeat, but of course, Bella is able to control herself better than any newborn they've ever seen, so she's no danger to her daughter. That said, they're kinda worried because Renesmee seems to be growing awfully fast.
But the story doesn't really get going until after a member of another vampire clan, Irina, sees Renesmee and thinks that the Cullens have created an immortal child, which is apparently one the biggest crimes a vampire can commit. It is explained that in the past, vampire children have proved to be very powerful, insatiable in their thirst for blood, and completely incapable of controlling themselves. But since to see them was to love them, whole vampire covens willingly died to protect them.
Irina reports the Cullens to the vampire enforcers, the Volturi, so the Cullens decide to gather as many witnesses as they can so they can plead their case. So the various members of the Cullen family travel across the globe to collect a colorful cast of characters, some of whom have their own powers and abilities that include control over the elements or creating illusions. And since Jacob grew very attached to Renesmee in the previous film (he imprinted on her, which I guess means he'll always be eternally devoted to someone else now for no real reason), he and his pack are also prepared to fight.
This actually leads to one of the only funny scenes in the movie, wherein Bella gets understandably upset and protective of her daughter and actually starts shoving Jacob around, with Edward loving every second. (And really, since Jacob was the guy constantly trying to steal Bella away, with Bella insisting on keeping him in her life and calling him her best friend, who could blame him?)
To her credit, Kristen Stewart actually seems to be relishing playing Bella as a character who actually does things like training and fighting. These are actually the only scenes where I ever saw her smile, and that includes the really weird and awkward sex scenes.
So we have our cast of characters, our foes, and...well, in the book you could get away with a lot of standing around and talking in the final confrontation, but that's not allowed in a movie folks. I suppose the way they actually added a fight scene was the best they could do, but nothing could have made the final confrontation less of a disappointment without deviating from the book. The only person in this movie who looks like he's having fun is Michael Sheen, who plays Aro, the head of the Volturi, in a gleefully over-the-top and campy performance.
But the thing that really irritates me about the movie and the franchise in general, however, is the lack of consequences. Other really great teen series ranging from "Harry Potter" to "The Hunger Games" don't sugarcoat so much: they examine heroes who are forced to confront and fight evil, and the consequences they pay for doing the right thing. They are forced to make horrific choices that take a mental and physical toll on them, and people close to them die.
In this series its the lack of consequences we well as its insistence on taking itself seriously that keep it from being great. Bella becomes a vampire but is still able to walk in the sun. And she doesn't have to face yet another price of being a vampire: she is able to keep her family (or at least her father) in her life without putting him in danger by telling him the truth or causing him incredible emotional pain by pretending she's dead. She doesn't have to choose between Edward and Jacob. She also gets all the benefits of vampire life while still being able to experience some of the most rewarding parts of human life by having a child. Bella also never has to face any real moral dilemmas or the ugliness of vampire life; she is briefly tempted to kill a human, but is able to gain control of herself and run away, and she is never tempted to harm or drink from her daughter. So in a way, she never really becomes an adult in spite of all the outward adult milestones like marriage and childbirth.
But that said, I would actually welcome a relaunch. Yes, you read that right. In spite of having nothing good to say about this movie, I wouldn't mind a remake...as long as they focused on the books' real heroine. Because while Bella is an important part of the story, she's actually the catalyst, the princess in the tower. Sure, she moves the story along in a passive way, but it would be a pretty boring adventure if all we read about was her sitting in her pretty prison.
I propose that the real heroine of the book is...Alice, Edward's sister and Bella's vampire BFF. After all, she has a fascinating backstory, as well as a very useful ability that has enough limitations to keep her interesting. She not only has premonitions of events but actually takes pretty decisive action right from the first book when she sees the nomads. Alice is also the one who finds out Bella is alive and takes her to Edward in "New Moon." And in the last book, she is not only able to see that the Volturi are coming and when, she is the one who leaves the family to find evidence that will help Renesmee, as well as provide an escape for her if things go wrong. Alice is also the real prize that the Volturi are after, not Bella. Oh, and she's also quirky, beautiful, independent, fun, and kind, not to mention fashionable and an excellent party planner.
Yet despite all this, "Breaking Dawn Part 2" hit all the right notes with the audience. They gasped, shouted, and cheered at all the right times. And while I was walking out of the theater, I even heard one person remark that they could see it 30 times. So while it does satisfy its core fans, I just wish it could've left a few scraps for the rest of us.
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The Wallace Collection Archives are divided into several categories. The main sequence, AR2, is the historical collection.
PDF of the Archives Index typescript (6.8MB PDF)
The Historical Collection (AR2):
- Files on the Founders of the Collection, their purchases (sometimes including receipts) and their interactions with key figures of their times
- Inventories
- Visitors' books
- Files on the history of the Museum, from Lady Wallace's bequest in 1897 to 1999
- 'Information Files' collected on the history of the Collection and of the Museum since 1999.
Trustees and former Directors files (not indexed)
- A selection of Sèvres Porcelain factory records on microfilms, circa 1745-1819
- French Royal Inventories (Journal du Garde-Meuble) 1666-1792 - microfilms of archives from the Archives nationales
- French Royal Gifts, 1669-1791 - microfilms
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Michael Kearns celebrates his victory in the March 20 special election. (Harry Scull Jr./Buffalo News)
ALBANY –- There is no secret stamp on it. No drop of blood next to his signature. But a letter to the Legislature's top Democrat from Michael Kearns, Western New York's newest member of the Assembly, does make it clear he is a true Democratic believer.
Kearns, a Democrat, ran on the Republican line in his victory last week in a special election against Democrat Christopher Fahey. While he said he wanted to join with the Assembly Democrats in Albany, Kearns also made his opposition to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver quite loud in his campaign -– a move that did not sit well with rank-and-file Assembly members from around the state.
Kearns and Silver met last week and happy talk emerged from both sides.
But to join the Democratic conference –- and, therefore, to be a part of the power structure in the Assembly -– Kearns was told he needed to write an unusual letter stating how he will adhere to the Democratic principles of the Assembly conference. Officials stressed it was not a loyalty letter, but was being asked of Kearns for legal reasons because he ran as a Republican.
In his March 26 letter to Silver, Kearns noted, "it has always been and will continue to be my desire to become a member of the Assembly Democratic conference." He then noted his long Democratic Party ties.
Since his meeting with Silver, Kearns has been accepted into the Democratic conference, and has sat through several of the closed-door sessions as lawmakers and staff discussed the emerging state budget.
Kearns also has been given an office in the Legislative Office Building –- Room 431, with a modest view looking south on the other side of the Capitol –- and has been given the South Buffalo district office of Mark Schroeder, who left the Assembly to become city comptroller. Kearns has also given Silver a wish list of 11 committees on which he'd like to serve, most of which he knows he will not, given his freshman status, be given.
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• ARREST: A Falls woman was arrested after a shoplifting incident at a supermarket in the 1000 block of Portage Road on Sunday. Andrea Ilene Jordan, 45, 1365 Pierce Ave., Apt. 3, was charged with petit larceny. Jordan is accused of taking over $145 worth of merchandise without paying for it.
• ARREST: A Lewiston woman was arrested after a shoplifting incident at a store in the 1500 block of Military Road on Sunday. Jessica L. Velzey, 30, 556 Irving Dr., was charged with petit larceny. She is accused of taking more than $184 worth of makeup without paying for it.
• THEFT: Police are investigating a theft from the 500 block of Main Street. A building owner told officers that sometime between Jan, 27 and Sunday someone stole a commercial air conditioning unit from the side of her building.
• DWI: Bradley M. Fleming, 22, 3635 Julie Court, North Tonawanda, was charged with driving while intoxicated, failure to keep right and an equipment violation Monday. At 2:01 a.m. a sheriff's deputy spotted a black Kia with a cracked tail light on Niagara Falls Boulevard. The vehicle failed to keep right and the driver was having trouble keeping the car in its lane. Fleming appeared intoxicated when stopped and failed field sobriety tests. An alcohol screening device showed positive for the presence of alcohol.
City of Lockport
• DWI: David Spencer, 26, 4606 Model City Road, Lewiston was charged with driving while intoxicated, leaving the scene of an accident, speeding, unsafe lane change and refusing to take a screen test.
North Tonawanda
• DWI: Gerale D. Jones, 32, of Hyde Park, Niagara Falls, was arrested Saturday for DWI and first-degree unlicensed operation of a vehicle. He is being held in lieu of $750 bail.
City of Tonawanda
• DWI: Christopher M. Clark, 35, of Mohawk Place, Niagara Falls, was arrested Saturday for DWI and driving without headlights. He refused to take the breath test and was held for court.


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On Nov. 13 at about 4:10 p.m., an Elkridge man was in Baltimore when he was forced into his car by a two men - one with a gun - and told to direct them to his home and get money, according to police. The man arrived at his home on the 5900 block of Autumn Spell where the two stole money, according to police. The two then left in the victim's vehicle. One of the two men struck the victim, cutting him near his eye, police said.
The men are described as:
- Thin build, short with a medium complexion. He had a gun.
- Thin build, about 6-feet-tall with freckles.
Commercial burglary
When a police officer arrived at the 7300 block of Washington Boulevard in response to an alarm at Inter Connect Electronics at about 2 a.m. on Nov. 14, the officer saw someone running away from the building. The officer chased the person, but he ran into a dark-colored sedan.
An off-duty officer saw a suspicious vehicle leaving the Best Western parking lot on Dorsey Road and police stopped the vehicle at the Anne Arundel County Line. The officer who had responded to the initial alarm identified the passenger as the person who was running from the building.
Police said they found several large spools of copper and communication wire in the back seat of the car. Police arrested a 20- and a 25-year-old, both from Camp Springs. The two face burglary, theft and malicious destruction charges.
. Police say the victim was walking on the lakefront side when two people approached him, asking for a cigarette. Then, according to police, they stole the victim's iPhone and wallet. They did not display or imply weapons.
The suspects are described as:
- Male in his early 20s, wearing a black jacket, white shoes and carrying a blue and black backpack.
- Male in his early 20s with a goatee, wearing a black jacket, a beanie knit hat and black shoes.
A man was getting his mail from a mailbox on the 10400 block of Fair Oaks Drive on Nov. 14 at about 6 p.m. when three people approached him, according to police. One of the men pointed a gun at the man's head and demanded his wallet, police said. The victim complied and the three fled.
The suspects are described as:
- Male between 16- and 18-years-old, 5-foot-8 to 5-foor-10, with a thin build and no facial hair. He was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt with the hood pulled over his head and displaying a gun
- Male, between 18 -and 20-years-old with a thin build and scruffy facial hair
- Male, between 16- and 18-years-old with a thin build.
Commercial burglary
Someone used a stone to break the glass in a window of Vickie's Nails, on the 9100 block of Annapolis Road on Nov. 13 at about 7:30 p.m., according to police. Cash and a laptop and tablet computer were reported stolen.
On Nov. 5 at about 1 a.m., someone tried to enter Fiesta Restaurant, on the 8800 block of Center Park Drive, by smashing the front door with a large stone, according to police. No entry was gained.
Residential burglary
A resident returned home on Nov. 14 to find open the back sliding door to a home on the 8900 block of Blade Green Lane, according to police. The victim said the door had been locked and secured with a charley bar when he left. Nothing was reported missing.
Commercial burglary
Police say someone threw a rock through the front glass door of River Hill Garden Center on the 12100 block of Clarksville Pike sometime late on the night of Nov. 12 or early on the morning of Nov. 13.
The burglar took a safe from the store, according to police, and tried using various tools to open it before taking it off the nursery's property with a skid mover from a nearby parking lot. Police say two company trucks were also vandalized. The safe was found on the 107000 block of Scaggsville Road.
Residential burglary
Someone entered a home on the 6500 block of Ballymore Lane through the garage early on the morning of Nov. 13, according to police. An interior door was unlocked, and there was no sign of forced entry. According to police, the burglar took money and a wallet.
According to police, someone smashed a back kitchen window of a home on the 1800 block of Linden Chapel Road on Nov. 13 sometime between 9:30 a.m. and 1:50 p.m. The burglar stole jewelry and a laptop, according to police.
A resident returned home to the 3500 block of Snow Chief Road on Nov. 13 to find glass from the back door on the kitchen floor, according to police. No one entered the home.
Residential burglary
On Nov. 12 at about 10:40 a.m. someone tried to enter a home on the 9200 block of Old Scaggsville Road by cutting window screens, according to police. That didn't work, police said, so the person kicked in a door that led to the kitchen. A resident heard the noise and the burglar fled. The resident didn't report anything stolen.
Someone stole a motorcycle from a home on the 10500 block of Scaggsville, Road according to police. The victim didn't know when the theft occurred. He said he'd last seen the motorcycle in mid-October. There was no sign of forced entry.


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12 lamb chops, French trimmed
salt and freshly ground black pepper
olive oil, for brushing
400g/14oz feta, crumbled
400g/14oz baby spinach
½ tsp ground cinnamon
1 free-range egg, beaten
salt and freshly ground black pepper
200g/7oz filo pastry, sheets cut into 24 equally sized squares
150g/5oz butter, melted
1 tbsp chopped fresh rosemary, to garnish
Greek yoghurt, to serve
Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
Season the lamb chops well with salt and freshly ground black pepper and brush with a little oil.
Heat a griddle pan until smoking then add the lamb and griddle for 3-4 minutes each side, or until cooked to your liking.
For the spinach and feta rolls, place the feta, spinach, cinnamon and egg into a bowl. Season well with salt and freshly ground black pepper and mix well.
Lay out a filo sheet, brush with melted butter, then top with a second sheet of filo. Brush with butter, then add a final layer of filo. Brush the edge of the top sheet with melted butter.
Place some of the feta and spinach mixture into the middle of the filo, then roll up tightly, like a cigar, and tuck in the edge to seal.
Repeat with the remaining filo sheets and feta mixture to make eight rolls. Place into the fridge to chill for 30 minutes before cooking (this helps prevent the filo rolls exploding during baking).
Brush the rolls with more melted butter and place onto a baking sheet. Transfer to the oven and bake for 25 minutes, or until crisp and golden.
To serve, place the rolls onto plates with three lamb cutlets alongside. Add a dollop of yoghurt sprinkled with chopped rosemary.
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Speed Kills.
Wednesday - March 5
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Tuesday - March 4
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Monday - March 3
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Sunday - March 2
- Health data: Sick: 4 Hours slept: 14
Saturday - March 1
- Health data: Sick: 5 Hours slept: 12
Friday - February 28
Heading off to have some rent free tenants removed. Sayonara Fibroids!
Thursday - February 27
Worked til 7:15 last night. Likely more of the same today. Surgery tomorrow. I am nervous. I've only ever had a knee surgery performed, and I am 100% not thrilled with the prospect of someone poking around in my abdomen. However, I realize that these fibroids are not going to take care of themselves. So... surgery it is. And tomorrow it is. Wish me luck.
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Upcoming races
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- June's totals
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Bike: 19h 30m 58s - 314.88 Mi
Strength: 45m
Frisbee: 1h 00m
Home PT: 50m
Jockstrapping: 6h 00m
Trainer Ronsky: 7h 00m
Walking: 2h 00m
Bike: 24h 50m 39s - 401.95 Mi
Strength: 2h 45m
Jockstrapping: 12h 28m
Race Volunteering: 2h 00m
Trainer Ronsky: 4h 55m
Walking: 30m
Swim: 2h 15m - 4593.18 Yd
Bike: 64h 31m 45s - 1026.31 Mi
Run: 7h 10m 12s - 26.05 Mi
Strength: 14h 50m
Boot Camp Conditioning: 1h 05m
Crossfit: 50m
Dancing: 3h 00m
Frisbee: 1h 00m
Home PT: 1h 35m
Jockstrapping: 20h 09m
Kettlebell: 30m
Massage: 1h 00m
Physical Therapy: 7h 25m
Planking Challenge: 11m 30s
Race Volunteering: 2h 00m
Stair Running: 09m
Trainer Ronsky: 42h 05m
Walking: 4h 45m
Yard Work: 2h 45m
Swim: 42h 03m 39s - 117703.83 Yd
Bike: 82h 15m 37s - 1259.23 Mi
Run: 30h 24m 44s - 125.23 Mi
Strength: 17h 25m
Boot Camp Conditioning: 1h 05m
Boxing: 1h 15m
Core Training: 1h 15m
Dancing: 45m
Hiking: 5h 10m
Jockstrapping: 15h 52m 14s
Kettlebell: 15m
Massage: 2h 00m
Planking Challenge: 03m 50s
Race Volunteering: 3h 00m
Sailing: 5h 00m
Snorkeling: 11h 15m
Stair Running: 5h 13m 56s
Stretching: 55m
Trainer Ronsky: 41h 45m
Walking: 7h 40m
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The Tri-City Water Follies is looking for volunteers to patrol the Columbia River during hydroplane races in the wake of government cutbacks.
The 48th annual event, scheduled for July 26-28 on the Columbia River, wont have as many patrol boats from the Coast Guard and its volunteer auxiliary due to sequestration, or mandatory federal budget cuts, said board member Kay Metz.
Thats why the popular annual summertime event needs more volunteers to help patrol the boundaries of the hydroplane race course, near the blue bridge to the east and Hydro Island to the west.
Without volunteers, we couldnt put the race on, said Metz, who has been a volunteer since the event started in 1966. It takes volunteers, all donating their time, money and sweat.
Event director Kathy Powell said boaters like to line up to watch the Lamb Weston Columbia Cup races, as well as the air show, on either end of the course. Patrol boats make sure they dont drift into the way of the racing hydros.
So far, Water Follies has lined up 17 patrol boats, but Metz said it needs another 10 to 12 to make sure the hydroplane course is safe, which is the events top priority.
This is the first year weve been this short, he said. We need some people to step up to help us.
Metz is looking for owners with 18- to 22-foot long boats.
Boats are expected to meet Coast Guard inspection standards. That means they must have adequate life jackets, fire extinguishers and very high frequency radios, which can communicate with the Coast Guard, even when cell phones cant, Metz said. Boat drivers are allowed to carry up to three passengers. They can watch the event from the boat and also receive event T-shirts and hats.
The benefits are seeing the boats up close and taking pictures, Metz said. Its exciting.
Kennewicks Ice Harbor Brewing Co. and Metzs company, Metz Mobile Marine, have contributed $3,000 to help volunteers pay for gasoline in their boats, Metz said.
Water Follies also sets aside contingency money to help with issues like the Coast Guard budget cuts, Powell said.
Thats for the things that pop up unexpectedly, Powell said. When you have this large of an event, there are quite a few of those.
Water Follies is considering using the money to pay for Coast Guard Auxiliary members to come to the area and patrol the event, Powell said. While auxiliary members arent paid, they would need to be compensated for their expenses, such as hotels and food, while in the Tri-Cities.
But even with auxiliary members, local volunteers still are needed to help patrol the river, she said.
A spokeswoman for the Coast Guards district office in Portland asked the Herald to email questions about its cutbacks. The Coast Guard had not responded to the questions by Tuesday evening.
Want to help?
Owners of 18- to 22-foot boats interested in volunteering to serve as patrol boats during Water Follies, call Kay Metz at 539-0632 or Duane Kist at 521-3651.
-- Geoff Folsom: 509-582-1543; firstname.lastname@example.com; Twitter: @GeoffFolsom


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Over the past several weeks, this blog has provided tips for healthy (and tasty) cooking, holiday food survival and holiday stress survival. Healthy holiday living involves healthy eating, exercise and reduced stress to find joy and happiness throughout the season. It doesn't mean restrictive dieting or weight loss, but rather a balance to enjoy AND be healthy. It is not too late to adjust so that you may truly enjoy the fun events of the season.
Top tips for Healthy Eating, Exercise and Reduced Stress during the Holidays
- Keep expectations low and be happier when expectations are exceeded!
- Prioritize and choose deadlines where the item is either completed or left alone until next year.
- Have a snack before going to a big party or event so that you are in control of your hunger.
- When you know that you will indulge, have a plan and enjoy. Leave the guilt trip for another day!
- Take time for yourself and enjoy a yoga, pilates, or qi gong class. Spend time enjoying your decorations, those in your neighborhood, and the decorations of special places close to home.
- Stick to your budget and avoid last minute impulse buys.
- Find a fun activity of the season and participate- ice skating, hiking, walking, biking, etc are fun activities for the entire family (and friends)!
- Plan a walk around the neighborhood each evening after dinner. This is a nice way to take in your neighbors decorations.
- Go caroling.
- Give back to the community, volunteer at a charity, nursing home, hospital or shelter.
- Pick one person on your Christmas card list to phone and re-connect with.
- Plan a Christmas morning bike-ride, especially if someone gets a new bike!
- Healthy eating doesn't have to be abandoned in the holidays just because you may be indulging a little more. Load up on fruits and veggies to offset the treats of the season.
- Choose the treats that are most special to you, leave the others for someone else.
- If someone gives you the gift of foods that are not special to you, "it's the thought that counts" and you do not have to eat it!
- Choose to move more and take yoga classes more often.
- Greet the New Year with no regrets, no guilt, and no diets.
Merry Christmas and Happy Chanukah! The NutriWell Coaching & Yoga Family wishes you and yours enjoyment, happiness, joy and peace.


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Welcome to the top tax and accounting headlines from Reuters and other sources.
* H&R Block to close stores, cut jobs. Jochelle Mendonca – Reuters. H&R Block said the head of its U.S. retail tax services unit resigned, and the top U.S. tax preparer announced another round of store closures and job cuts, as it realigns its business to focus on the fast-growing digital tax market. Separately, the company said the number of tax filings it prepared through April 18, grew 4.5 percent to 22.2 million. Link
* Supreme Court restrains IRS in tax shelter case. Patrick Temple-West – Reuters. The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the Internal Revenue Service took too much time to try to collect back taxes from a business in a tax shelter case, a decision with wider impact for dozens of related cases. The high court said the agency could not use an extended, six-year statute of limitations period. The IRS had said the extended period, an exception from the normal three-year limit, was justified in the case. But the court disagreed with the tax-collecting agency in a 5-4 decision in United States v. Home Concrete & Supply LLC. Link
* French front-runner says he'd seek to renegotiate fiscal treaty if elected. Steven Erlanger and Nicholas Kulish – The New York Times. The front-runner for the French presidency, the Socialist candidate François Hollande, said on Wednesday that if elected he would ask other European leaders to renegotiate a fiscal treaty in order to promote growth. He said he would also call for a financial transaction tax, as his rival, President Nicolas Sarkozy has done. Link
* Bernanke warns lawmakers on 'fiscal cliff' Kristina Peterson – The Wall Street Journal. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke delivered his strongest warning yet to lawmakers, who appear likely to put off until after the November elections any decisions on what to do about the year-end expiration of the Bush-era tax cuts and a payroll-tax break as well as $1.2 trillion in automatic spending cuts that are scheduled to kick in at the start of 2013. If lawmakers allow the tax cuts to expire and the spending cuts to take effect, "there is absolutely no chance that the Federal Reserve would be able to have the ability whatsoever to offset that effect on the economy," Bernanke said at a news conference Wednesday. Link
* Real wages tumble in developed countries as taxes rise. Paul Hannon – The Wall Street Journal. Governments in developed economies raised income taxes last year in an effort to cut their budget deficits, reversing a decade-long decline in the share of labor costs accounted for by the state, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Wednesday. In its annual Taxing Wages report, the OECD said the tax wedge rose in 26 of its 34 members during 2011, and fell in seven. The tax wedge is the proportion of labor costs accounted for by the state in the form of income taxes and social security contributions from both employers and workers. Link


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By KATE COIL
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BLUEFIELD, Va. —
Several mayoral and town council seats are up for grabs Tuesday in communities across Tazewell County.
Three candidates are vying for mayor in Bluefield, Va. Incumbent Donald R. "Don" Harris is being challenged by C.E. "Chuck" Presley Jr. and current town council member R. Lee Riffe in the mayoral race.
Incumbents Donald Scott Linkous and Anglis Trigg Jr. are running unopposed for re-election to the Bluefield, Va., Town Council.
In the town of Cedar Bluff, incumbent Mayor C. Jerry Herron is running unopposed for re-election.
Four candidates are also seeking three seats on the Cedar Bluff Town Council. Challengers Travis S. Stevenson and R. Matt Whitt as well as incumbents James D. Brown, C. Darell Cantrell, and Timothy M. Trent are vying for three seats on town council.
In the town of Pocahontas, Benjamin A. Gibson, who presently serves as vice-mayor for the town, is the only candidate who has filed for mayor. Current Pocahontas Mayor Johnathan Gibson is not seeking re-election.
Only three candidates have filed for the four open seats on the Pocahontas Town Council. Incumbent Arthur C. Scott and candidates Darrell Lester Hunley and Patsy N. Pauley are all seeking one of the four open seats.
Tazewell County Registrar Deborah Barrett said a write-in candidate will take the fourth seat on the Pocahontas Town Council.
"If someone gets write-in votes, they will win that seat," she said. "If there are multiple write-in candidates then the four candidates who receive the most votes will be elected to the four open seats."
In the town of Tazewell, incumbent Mayor A. Donald Buchanan Jr. is being challenged by O. Kes Blackwell in the mayoral race. Buchanan was moved from a seat on the town council into the mayor's seat after the death of the late Mayor Dr. Charles Grindstaff in December 2011.
Five candidates are vying for three open seats on the Tazewell Town Council. Incumbents Chris A. Blankenship and David H. Fox will face off against challengers C. David Buffalow, Glenn L. Catron, and Betty Watson Conn for the three available council seats.
In the town of Richlands, incumbent Mayor Jan R. White is running unopposed for re-election.
In the town council race, four candidates are seeking three open positions in Richlands.
The candidates include incumbents Frances D. Meadows and Douglas R. Ratliff and challengers Rhudy R. Keith Jr. and A. Joe McCracken.
Voters living in the Falls Mills Precinct will also have a new polling location on Election Day. The Falls Mills polling place has been moved to the Falls Mills Christian Church Fellowship Hall across the street from the Falls Mills Christian Church on Mudfork Road. Anyone with further questions can contact the Tazewell County Registrar's Office at 276-988-1305.
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Fur-rocious! FEARnet and Ghost House Pictures will unleash terror with a twisted tale about twisted tails in the all new horror-comedy series Zombie Roadkill.
Academy-Award nominated actor Thomas Haden Church (Spider-Man 3, Sideways, Wings) co-stars as a tough as nails Park Ranger who teams with an unsuspecting teenager, played by David Dorfman (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Ring films), to escape a cursed stretch of highway that resurrects roadkill in the form flesh eating zombie animals. This new breed of terror is not just playing dead.
Zombie Roadkill centers around a group of college kids as they are driving on an unfamiliar road. Everything seems fit for a road trip to the lake but, when the group accidentally runs over an unsuspecting squirrel, they quickly realize there will be a price to pay. The cursed road brings the zombie squirrel back to life to haunt the kids. After the kids crash and everyone is injured except the younger brother, he is forced to set out on a journey to defeat the ancient curse and save his brother and friends before it is too late. Zombie Roadkill is scheduled to air Spring 2010 on FEARnet.com and the FEARnet On Demand VOD network.
The series' claw-scratching and spine-tingling action unfolds over six, 4-5 minute episodes. David Green will be directing the series penned by Henry Gayden. Aaron Lam of Ghost House Pictures will be producing with FEARnet's Jim Burns serving as executive producer. Frank Langley and Tom Bacho of Quantum FX (Where the Wild Things Are, Star Trek, Watchmen) have come aboard to bring all the terrifying creatures to life.


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MIAMI – Senior Christi Laite tallied 15 kills and junior Morgan Kline chipped in 11 to lead UNCW to a 3-1 (15-25, 25-16, 25-15, 25-23) victory over Houston Baptist in collegiate volleyball action Friday in the FIU Classic at U.S. Century Bank Arena.
The Seahawks remained undefeated on the season as they improved to 4-0 while the Huskies slipped to 4-3. UNCW returns to action in the FIU Classic Saturday as it faces Alabama (Noon) and host FIU (6 p.m.) to close out its tournament appearance.
"I have to give our team a lot of credit for their bounce-back mentality after dropping the first set and then also holding their composure in the fourth set when the score was tight," said UNCW Head Coach Amy Bambenek. "We saw action from a lot of players but Christi and Morgan were consistent with finding ways to get kills and our defense was relentless."
Laite and Kline combined to record 26 of the Seahawks' 48 kills for the match as they were the only two UNCW players to record double-digit kills. Sophomore Meredith Peacock chipped in eight spikes and added a career-high 11 total blocks while senior Haley Collins tallied a match-best 20 digs to move into sole possession of third place on the program's career digs chart (1,230). Sophomore Victoria Phillips dished out 30 assists and added nine digs to finish just shy of recording her second double-double of the season.
Freshman Jessica Wooten notched 16 kills and senior Caiti Wenger added 10 for HBU. Kayla Armer handed out a match-best 39 assists while Haley Hoffman tallied 13 digs and bEth Shecterle
After falling in the first set, 25-15, the Seahawks rallied for a 25-16 triumph in the second set, racing out to an early 5-1 advantage before using a 17-7 run later in the frame to pull away from the Huskies.
UNCW carried its momentum into the third set, using a 15-6 spurt midway through the frame to break a 5-all deadlock and cruise to a 25-15 triumph.
In a back-and-forth fourth set that featured a total of 10 ties and seven lead changes, the Seahawks trailed 23-22 when a kill and solo block by Meredith Peacock and a Huskies attack error gave UNCW a 25-23 decision and the match.


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By AMANDA BEAM
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A frightening thing happened on the way home from the costume store. While I was fishing around the shopping bag in search of a rather unsightly ghoul's missing eye, a wad of paper caught my attention. Slowly I began to pull on its corner.
Like a chain of handkerchiefs emerging from Pennywise the Clown's bloodied sleeve, a barrage of printed white streamer cascaded onto the seat.
That's when I figured out the meaning of all those prices on the receipt and let forth a bloodcurdling scream.
You can have your haunted houses and ghost tales. To me, nothing is scarier than watching those green bills disappear from your wallet as you prepare your kids for the long-celebrated tradition of Halloween.
According to the National Retail Foundation, Americans will spend close to $7 billion on the ghostly holiday this year. Not too shabby for a festival that only became widespread in our country less than a century ago.
Believe it or not, the first recorded instance of trick-or-treating in North America occurred in 1911 when an Ontario newspaper reported children "guising" for treats. No mentions were made of toilet papering trees or flaming bags of poo.
Obviously, few homeowners took the trick option during those early days.
In all actuality, Halloween sans all the crazy consumerism began long ago. Some trace the holiday's lineage back 2,000 plus years to the Romans. Others claim the primeval Celts and their Samhain festival served as a basis for the enduring rites.
Even Christians contributed to sustaining this legacy when in 835 Pope Gregory IV switched their All Hallows' Day to Nov. 1, the same date the British Isles held their Samhain party.
Certain scholars suggest that the church hoped to win over pagans by supplanting their own revelries with a Christian version that also honored the dead. Looks like the switch paid off as these rituals persevered while the Druids and their religion faded into obscurity.
Really, though, much of the customs we Americans now identify with Halloween can be blamed on immigrants; mostly Irish immigrants, to be exact, who brought their old traditions with them as they traveled across the pond in the mid-1800s.
Before their arrival, a preponderance of the earliest Puritans and other settlers scoffed at Hallows' Eve. Back then, witches were destroyed not given hit musicals. Just ask those poor souls in Salem.
But as luck would have it, our Irish forefathers and mothers scoffed at this Puritan prudishness and introduced their own traditions to their adopted neighborhoods. Would you expect less from a community that still commemorates a saint by drinking green beer?
Take for example, both Scottish and Irish transplants brought their practice of carving vegetables around harvest time to the New World. Back in the old country, turnips were used as a canvas for these engravings. Thank heavens American ingenuity and taste buds intervened, thus allowing the native pumpkin to soon become the primary vessels of choice for slicing and dicing fun.
Immigrant kids around this time also began to wear handmade getups and go door to door in hopes of extorting money or treats from kind neighbors. How they developed these costumes without the modern day witches' coven commonly called Pinterest is anyone's guess, but the idea soon spread. In direct correlation, quite a few mothers' hips likewise began to spread as they secretly snacked on the goods their children gathered.
Flash forward 100 years. You no longer need to be a descendent of leprechaun stalkers to celebrate the holiday. Most all nationalities participate. In fact, 43 percent of respondents in the above NRF survey stating they intended to dress up for either Halloween parties or trick-or-treating. In 2005, the National Confectioners Association reported that 93 percent of children planned to partake in the holiday's many activities.
All those bundled candy seekers will have plenty of places to find the sweet stuff. Despite what seems like an abundance of darkened porch lights, an astounding 74 percent of households will give treats to our little ghosts and goblins when they come knocking.
Nearly three out of every four that participate will dole out some form of chocolate, while Reese's Cups reign supreme as the candy most likely to appear in your kids' plastic pumpkin. At $10 for a couple of pounds, that might cause the dead to rise for real.
Yeah. Yeah. So I do enjoy bemoaning the price of Halloween today. But to see the smiles on my Roman soldier, sparkly skeleton and Grim Reaper's faces, I suppose when the last werewolf howls it's quite worth it.
Besides, the real horror will arrive when my husband sees our upcoming heating bill after the furnace mysteriously was turned on. Is there a way to blame that one on the Irish as well?
— Amanda Beam is a Floyd County resident and Jeffersonville native. Contact her by email at email@example.com


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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is returning to Virginia ahead of Tuesday's election.
His campaign says Romney is scheduled to attend a rally at Virginia Aviation in Lynchburg on Monday afternoon.
The former Massachusetts governor also is set to a rally at George Mason University in Fairfax later Monday.
Romney is the latest in a string of Virginia visits by the presidential and vice presidential nominees and their closest supporters ahead of Election Day.
Polls show Virginia among the last handful of states where the election is a toss-up. In 2008, President Barack Obama became the first Democratic presidential candidate to carry Virginia since 1964.


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Obama Names Two Energy Experts for Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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President Obama has named two energy experts to fill soon-to-be openings at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).Obama on Tuesday said he intends to nominate Jeff Baran, current energy aide to retiring Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), who is the ranking member on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, to the commission. The president also plans to nominate Stephen Burns, who formerly served as general counsel to the NRC.
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Keystone XL Pipeline Foes Fear Worst for Water Supply
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Violent Washington State Wildfires Displace Hundreds
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A wildfire raging across seven heavily forested counties in the eastern part of Washington state grew through the weekend as officials reported at least one fatality and at about 150 homes destroyed.
Proposed MCHM Leak Settlement in West Virginia Could Fund Health Studies, Water Testing
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More than $2.9 million in insurance money, and potentially funds from other assets of Freedom Industries, could be spent for health studies, water testing or other projects to benefit Kanawha Valley residents and businesses affected by the company's January chemical leak, under a new legal settlement proposal made public Friday.
A Fracking Problem for Democrats
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Republicans love fracking in Colorado—and it could help them flip a critical Senate seat this fall. The onslaught against Democratic Sen. Mark Udall (Colo.) reached a fever pitch this week when Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) had to cancel a special legislative session meant to keep two hydraulic fracturing initiatives backed by Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) off the November ballot.
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Led Zeppelin - Remasters (disc 2)
NME.COM feature on Led Zeppelin - Remasters (disc 2) album including album review, artwork, tracks, listen now, tour dates, discography and more.
Release date: 30 November 1989
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- The Song Remains the Same
- The Rain Song
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- Nobody's Fault but Mine
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In an effort to help battle the bitter cold temperatures, warming centers have opened across metro Detroit.
Canton Township
The Summit on the Park located at 46000 Summit Parkway will be open as a Warming Center. The hours are 5:30am until 10pm Mon – Fri, 6am – 8pm Sat and 6am – 7 pm Sun. Please sign in at the front desk and they will direct you from there. The telephone number for the Summit is 394-5460.
The city of Detroit is offering two warming centers to residents who need protection from the winter chill as temps dip below freezing.
The warming centers are designated to provide temporary relief to persons who are homeless and/or do not utilize existing homeless shelters available within the city limits.
Cass Community Social Services
Cass Community Social Services is located at 3901 Cass Avenue, between Woodward Ave. and Second Street. The center capacity is approximately 50 beds, available for women and children only. The center will be open for client services through March 31, 2013.
Operation Get Down
Operation Get Down is located at 6821 Medbury Street, between I-94 service drive and E. Grand Boulevard. This facility has a capacity of approximately 200 beds and serves women, men and children. The center will be open for client services through March 31, 2013.
Both centers are designated to open from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. during inclement weather, including holidays. They are expected to accommodate between 200-250 persons at a time.
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If the forecast calls for low temperatures of 10 degrees or lower, services will be extended to include daytime hours. The centers will extend the hours of operation until noon or operate on weekdays when day time temperature remains 35 degrees or below.
READ: Bone-chilling, dangerous temps sweep metro Detroit
Upon entering the warming center, clients are expected to complete the intake process for admission. All individuals are supervised at all times to ensure the safety of all parties. They are also provided with two hot meals, counseling, showering and sleeping accommodations.
In the event that a client needs medical attention, an on-call nurse may be contacted for minor medical needs. However, if warranted, EMS is called and the client is transported to a medical facility. Clients are also encouraged to take advantage of other support services, such as referrals, housing assistance, health screening, and other related services.
Transportation to the Cass Community center is available.
Transportation to Operation Get Down is available from Neighborhood Service Organization (NSO).
All individuals seeking warming center assistance can contact the providers directly at the numbers below. For more information, contact Cass Community Social Services at (313) 883-2277 or Operation Get Down at (313) 921-9422.
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•Unless you are repeating the course in an NL section, you will need for lab the "Prelabs for General Chemistry", 24 months [available directly through www.cengage.com/OWL/LabSkills]. We suggest you wait for further instructions on obtaining this product. Other routine lab materials will be needed, and further instructions will be given the first week of classes for those items (some available through Chemistry Stockroom). Lab does not start til week 2.
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Multiscale Operational Organic Chemistry: A Problem Solving Approach to the Laboratory, 2nd ed. John W. Lehman, Prentice Hall, ISBN: 9780132413756
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Chang, R. Physical Chemistry for the Chemical and Biological Sciences, University Science Books, 2000, ISBN 1-891389-06-8
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Spectrometric Identification of Organic Compounds, Silverstein, Webster, Kiemle, 7th Edition, Wiley, 978-0-471-39362-7
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L.M. Harwood, C.J. Moody, and J.M. Percy, Experimental Organic Chemistry- Standard and Microscale, Second Edition, Blackwell Publishing Co., 1999, Softcover Edition; ISBN-13: 978-0-632-04819-9
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Inorganic Chemistry, 5th Ed, by Gary L. Miessler, Paul J. Fischer, and Donald A. Tarr, Pearson, ISBN-13 978-0-321-81105-9
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Symmetry and Spectroscopy. An Introduction to Vibrational and Electronic Spectroscopy, D. C. Harris and M. D. Bertolucci, Dover Publications, 1989, ISBN-10: 048666144X | ISBN-13: 978-0486661445
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Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Dynamics, P. L. Houston, Paperback edition
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1. Re: Aperture Libraries won't Mergeléonie Jan 10, 2013 9:52 PM in response to Heyyoumen
How exactly are you exporting from the first library?
but if i try exporting a project from 1 library
- I assume you are selecting a project in the source list of your library inspector and using "File > Export project as New Library"?
- And then switch to your other library and use "File > Import > Library"?
That should work - exactly as described. I am doing it all the time. You say, you already tried to reinstall - did you also try the Library First Aid Tools? Perhaps your library needs repairing, see this manual page: Aperture 3 User Manual: Repairing and Rebuilding Your Aperture Library
There are some things to be aware of:
- The export as library works in the background and may take a long time, if the partial library is large. Aperture will notify you, when the export has finished. You cannot switch to another library to import into, while the export is still happening, or the export will be terminated.
- Aperture will not import a library into itself. If the exported library is assumed to be an exact copy of the library you want to import into, Aperture simply will not do it. You have to modify the library you want to import by importing a new picture into it, to force Aperture to recognize it as a new library that needs merging.
- And there is a big bug with merging libraries, that contain images imported from Photo Stream. We found that Aperture pretends to import the Photo Stream images, but skips them when merging the libraries. If all images are Photo Stream imports, nothing may be added when merging Libraries.
You may want to have a look at these threads for workarounds:
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Re: Aperture will not import an aperture library any more
2. Re: Aperture Libraries won't Mergeheff_sf Jan 11, 2013 11:38 AM in response to Heyyoumen
Hi Heyyoumen-
You wrote that you exported a project from Library1 (let's call it "Lib1-exp"), and when you open Library2 and import it you get the merge progress bar but when it finishes nothing seems to happen. When you imported Lib1-exp into Library2 (via File > Import > Library...), did you get a dialog box giving you the option to Merge the library or to Add it? Choosing Merge will give you the behavior you described, where any common images in Library2 and Lib1-exp will have their information (metadata, adjustments, etc) combined on the version already in Library2.
If instead you choose to Add Lib1-exp, it will be imported as a new project.
3. Re: Aperture Libraries won't Mergeléonie Jan 11, 2013 12:26 PM in response to heff_sf
did you get a dialog box giving you the option to Merge the library or to Add it
what you say is what should happen, but unfortunately this behaviour is buggy right now.
Aperture will only show the merge/add prompt, if it detects duplicates. If it does not prompt, it should do an "Add", but that will not always happen.
Sometimes you have to force the appearance of this panel by adding an images to the imported library, that will ensure that that Aperture sees at least one duplicate.
4. Re: Aperture Libraries won't MergeHeyyoumen Jan 11, 2013 2:20 PM in response to heff_sf
Yes, I would expect aperture to ask me if I want to merge or not, it used to do that, but now, after some certain updates, it doesn't ask me and start the merging progress, and then after the merging progress bar is gone, nothing happens...
5. Re: Aperture Libraries won't Mergeléonie Jan 11, 2013 2:28 PM in response to Heyyoumen
Then try the workaround to import one single image that is comes from one of the libraries into the other. This way you will be sure to have a duplicate and Aperture should prompt you if you want to add or to merge.
But does your Aperture library contain Photo Stream images? That caused this problem for other posters here.
6. Re: Aperture Libraries won't Mergejackmcdw Aug 20, 2013 1:23 PM in response to Heyyoumen
I have a related problem in that under no circumstances can I persuade Aperture to actually sync my files when I try to merge 2 libraries. I always get the choice of adding or merging. If I select Add there is no problem - the library is duly added. If I select Merge and I am trying to merge an updated project which is already in my main library the computer appears to be doing something but, in fact, it gives up and nothing happens. However, if I have opened the original project as a separate library and import the new library (same project but files which have been worked on) and select Merge, it still refuses to sync the amended files, although in this case it will add the files. I have taken note of all the suggestions that have been made, such as deleting, adding files so that the projects do not look exactly the same and I have no Photo Stream photos in my libraries.
At the end of the day I can just delete the original project and keep the added (updated) project in my main library but that is really not the point since, in my opinion, Aperture should be doing what it is supposed to be able to do - it seems to me that there is still a bug here.
I am using an iMac 27" December 2009 and an MBP 13" December 2012 - both on OSX 10.8.4 and Aperture 3.4.5.
If anyone can help resolve this I would be most grateful.
7. Re: Aperture Libraries won't MergeHeyyoumen Aug 20, 2013 1:36 PM in response to jackmcdw
Yes jack, I've done some research and seems like there's no solution to this, and apple has been giving up the "pro" Sumer market lately, and I've already switched to adobe Lightroom from aperture, and I'd like to say, Lightroom is more stable and you're less likely to have problems with collections and libraries. So after all, the solution would be, switch to Lightroom ;)
8. Re: Aperture Libraries won't Mergejackmcdw Aug 20, 2013 1:43 PM in response to Heyyoumen
Thanks for your very prompt response, Heyyoumen. i had been wondering whether a switch to Lightroom might be the answer - but I've invested so much time and effort into getting to grips with Aperture that I'm reluctant to switch, especially as I can always add and then delete. But I'll keep your suggestion in reserve!


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LeBron's sneaker line is big enough at this point that just the mainline signature offering won't do. At this point we also get treated to the Low, Lifestyle, and EXT versions. This year's Low, the LeBron 11 Low, is one that actually looks a little bit familiar as far as the kit on the bottom. If you want to see just how much they have in common with the previous version then look no further than this photo set, which pits the Nike LeBron 10 Low against the Nike LeBron 11 Low. Continue reading to get a peek and then tell us which of the two most recent LeBron Lows you're feeling more.
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Metabolic & Bariatric Services
Making an informed decision to have bariatric surgery can be a difficult process. That is why Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center has teamed with Buffalo Minimally Invasive Weight Loss Surgical Solutions to form Niagara Metabolic & Bariatric Services, a multi-disciplinary service to provide prospective and current patients with the information needed to make informed choices about weight-loss solutions.
Niagara Metabolic & Bariatric Services focuses on both minimally invasive metabolic and weight loss surgery and medical weight loss management. Our patients receive support services ranging from nutrition counseling and behavioral health assessment to exercise physiology.
Patients considering bariatric surgery must meet specific criteria to be considered for a screening evaluation. We discuss these criteria at our monthly patient information seminars, which are generally held in the Memorial Medical Center Auditorium on the third Monday of each month.
Surgeons at Niagara Metabolic & Bariatric Services will also evaluate other criteria including age and general health to determine if bariatric surgery is appropriate. If it is, that surgery will be performed right here at Niagara Falls Memorial, where bariatric patients will continue to receive post-surgical support and support services.
For more information or to register for a patient information seminar, please call 716.278.4400.
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