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Washington, DC – The American Advertising Federation today elected the Board leadership of the organization for the next two years. Frank Cooper III, of Pepsi-Cola North America Beverages will hold the position of Chairman. Mike Shaw, of the ABC Television Network will serve in the position of Vice Chairman. Their terms of service will begin July 1, 2009.
As Chief Marketing Officer of Sparkling Beverages for Pepsi-Cola North America Beverages, Cooper oversees the company's entire soft drink portfolio, including the Pepsi, Mountain Dew and Sierra Mist trademarks. Cooper has overseen the re-launch of the Pepsi brand, leading the development of a new brand positioning and a new communication strategy, which has been widely recognized as one of the most innovative and effective programs by PepsiCo in years.
"Frank Cooper is one of the most dynamic and innovative marketing executives practicing today," said James Edmund Datri, president and CEO of the AAF, "Having worked closely with Frank during his Vice Chairmanship, I know that he and I share the same big goals for the AAF, and having Frank as our Chairman will help us achieve them."
Mike Shaw is president, Sales and Marketing, ABC Television Network. He is responsible for sales and integrated marketing efforts for all dayparts of the ABC Television Network, including ABC Primetime, ABC Daytime, ABC News, ABC Late-Night, ABC Interactive and Sales Development. Shaw has been named one of the top media executives in the United States by Mediaweek Magazine, and in 2007 Shaw was named one of the Top 50 Most Influential New Yorkers by New York Magazine.
"Mike Shaw is one of the nation's best known leaders in media. He is widely recognized for his successes at ABC, and the AAF is very fortunate to have him on our leadership team," said Datri. "The AAF's immediate future is in excellent hands. Not only are Frank and Mike outstanding individuals, both personally and professionally, but they represent two of the most outstanding brands not only in advertising, but in all of American industry."
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The American Advertising Federation (AAF), headquartered in Washington, D.C., acts as the "Unifying Voice for Advertising." The AAF is the oldest national advertising trade association, representing 40,000 professionals in the advertising industry. The AAF has a national network of 200 ad clubs located in ad communities across the country. Through its 225 college chapters, the AAF provides 7,500 advertising students with real-world case studies and recruitment connections to corporate America. The AAF also has nearly 100 blue-chip corporate members that are advertisers, agencies and media companies, comprising the nation's leading brands and corporations. For more information, visit the AAF's Web site at www.aaf.org.


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Despite our ongoing fascination and dependence on digital interactions, the point of social media—and perhaps all media—is connectivity. Campaigns like Blu Dot's experiment in New York, Grill'd in Melbourne, or the T-Mobile dance in Liverpool Street Station demonstrate the power that actual physical events and online channels create when they work together. These campaigns get watched. They get forwarded. They're viral in every sense of the word. That's because most of us want to look behind the curtain—maybe even participate.
The physical and online convergenceThe physical and the online are incorrigible flirts. And producers are playing eager matchmaker, driving the convergence. While it used to be impractical to imbue products with ambient computing capabilities or use information in ways that people can touch, some of the best thinking (and most disruptive efforts) aim to debunk that conception. Just look at what foursquare and mobile phones now make possible. By comparison YouTube is a clunky, temporary way of bridging the online and offline.
Meanwhile, just as producers are encouraging the convergence, consumers are also driving it. If you look at the Forbes 500 list, all the big brands still sell physical things. While I'm sure brands like Facebook and Twitter will continue to climb the charts, there is a fundamental truth to human-based economies; there will always be money to be made from feeding, transporting, clothing and tooling-up the people typing at keyboards.
After all, who doesn't love getting that brown box from Amazon with the smiley face on the side? The one-click miracle hasn't really happened until it hits your doorstep and hands. Meanwhile, as more service companies drift online, expect to see the need for human interaction heighten. ING Direct realised this when it promoted its online banking products with offline information sessions. And consider the earliest successful networking sites: online dating. Judging by Ashley Madison, the use of online connection is leading to ever more bold versions of offline monkey business.Groundbreaking experiences go beyond the digitalToday, digital is a given and delivering it is easier than ever. As a result, digital platforms (as places to interact) don't distinguish a brand or offering the way they might have five years ago. What they can do, however, is extend the brands' meaning into or from the world of interactions. Bolder experiences mean going beyond the digital and touching people on a physical level.
One of the simplest as well as most subtle and intriguing viral campaigns of the last year was "The Best Job in the World". A print ad. A mystery. A call to arms that was slowly qualified and discussed through social media. But it wasn't a job in Second Life. It was a job snorkelling around one the eight Natural Wonders of the World. It supported a message of adventure but also environmental sustainability. Beat that Coca-Cola.
The use of social media without recognition of the physical world's role is myopic at best. There's a reason that ads still feature photography and that viral videos are rife with ridiculous scenarios sliced from life. It's because we want to believe it's real, not just made up. We want to interact with the idea. Not just witness it.
The new challenge: authenticityThe convergence is happening – it is a fact. As a result, the new challenge with social media stunts will be in what's believable and what is merely a setup –something that has plagued advertising and other forms of promotion for ages.
When I rewatch the clip for Coke's Happiness Machine, I can't help but wonder if everyone would genuinely be laughing in unison about a beverage machine that was broken, or visualise the number of cameras floating about to create the montage we witness. Something is fishy. And when that sense creeps in what was a comic gag, kind of becomes something horrific.
So while the real world is certainly coming to a social platform near you, the way it's handled will need to do more than simply document the moment. The physical is indeed necessary to make it big, but the strategy behind it will be just as important.
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My daughter and I will be in Albuquerque next week (5th-8th) for the Region 5 Dressage Championships. Most of the time at these shows we are quite busy (she competes, I pay) so we end up eating at favorites just to get fueled up. However, I would like to be able to go out to a nice dinner at least once this trip. Who knows, it may be a celebratory occasion!
So what's good in Albuquerque? Good food where we don't have to dress fancy? We'll be at the Fairgrounds and are staying near the airport.


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They are outdated. You will dry out your turkey if you
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longer pink, it is done. Any cooking after that will
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Research shows that bacteria is destroyed at 165˚ degrees.
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Gabriela Marginean made sure Romania had a dream start to their EuroBasket Women Qualification Round campaign by pouring in a game-high 26 points in a 66-59 victory over Sweden.
The 25-year-old forward played nearly 37 minutes of the Group D encounter and was indispensable, making seven of 14 shots from the floor and 10 of 12 at the free-throw line.
Sweden edged into a 37-33 advantage by half-time with Frida Eldebrink pouring in 14 of her team-high 22 points but Marginean gave Romania a perfect start to the third quarter.
She nailed a three-ball that ignited a 9-0 run and gave the hosts a 42-37 lead.
Marginean had seven of the points in that spurt.
The Swedes are supposed to be a growing force in Europe and they continued to battle.
At the start of the fourth quarter, Danielle Hamilton split a pair of free-throws and Agnes Nordström followed with a three-pointer for a 51-49 Sweden lead.
The visitors had no answer for Marginean, though.
She scored five of her team's next seven points as they went on top, 56-51 with 4:20 to go.
The closest Sweden would get the rest of the way came with 1:12 to play after Eldebrink was fouled by Annemarie Parau.
The Swede sank just one of two attempts to close the gap to 59-56.
Parau, a 1.70m guard, went to the other end and connected from behind the arc for a six-point advantage with 46 seconds to play.
Victory was assured when Marginean immediately intercepted a pass by Eldebrink, drew a foul and sank two free-throws.
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Interesting film though I did not read the book.
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A chance meeting and how it can change your world. He is avoiding his Ex and she is avoiding having to talk to his Ex, but neither knows that the other knows the Ex when they first meet. One question, one kiss and a whole night of fun. I really enjoyed this book a lot. I was sucked in right away and couldn't stop reading until the book was done. It is a quick read. I would say that it is not a book for anyone under 16 or 17 years old... maybe even for some they should be at least 18.
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A chance meeting and how it can change your world. The story starts off with Nick on stage playing with his band at a club in NYC. While playing Nick spots his ex-girlfriend Tris, who ripped his heart out just six weeks before, in the crowd with a new guy and starts to think about her and freaks out in his head a little. After he is done playing and standing near the bar, Nick sees Tris coming towards him with her new guy and he decides he has to do something to maybe try and make her jealous and maybe also make him look a little less pathetic before she gets to where he is. He turns to the girl next to him (who he doesn't know, Norah) and asks her to be his girlfriend for the next five minutes. Norah looks at him and is thinking she has no interest in doing that until she see a girl from school that she doesn't want to talk to at that moment. She responds to Nick's question by kissing him. The girl Norah's is avoiding happens to be Nick's ex, but Norah and Nick don't know that the other knows Tris. One question, one kiss and a whole night of fun. I really enjoyed this book a lot. I was sucked in right away and couldn't stop reading until the book was done. David Levithan wrote Nick's POV in the book and Rachel Cohn wrote Norah's. I really enjoyed how each chapter switched between Nick and Norah's POV and that they overlapped enough to keep the story moving and connect the parts together. I thought the characters were well written. They are a couple of teens on the cusp of their adult life. We learn about them as they learn about each other. It is a fun and quick read. I have not seen the movie, but I am told by others that if you want to see the movie and read the book, you should see the movie first as the book is that much better. I plan to see the movie with the knowledge that it is different enough from the book that I know it won't be the exact same story. I am hoping I can still enjoy the movie anyway.
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A cartoonish look at life...
One of the bigist regrats I have is nevr lerning how to tipe in hi-skool. I don't know why I skipt that class.(As opposed to all of the othr clases I skipt) I am shur it would have benifited me quite a bit in this new siber wurld of all things "hi teckness ."
Awls that I can say is thank goodness for spel chekrs!!
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including any other provision of this Act), funds may not be obligated in any fiscal year for purposes of facilitating the conversion of military technologies and capabilities and defense industries of the former Soviet Union into civilian activities, as authorized by sections 5853 (a)(6) and 5854 (a)(6) of this title or any other provision of law, unless the President has previously obligated in the same fiscal year an amount equal to or greater than that amount of funds for defense conversion and defense transition activities in the United States. For purposes of this section, the term "defense conversion and defense transition activities in the United States" means those United States Government funded programs whose primary purpose is to assist United States private sector defense workers, United States companies that manufacture or otherwise provide defense goods or services, or United States communities adversely affected by reductions in United States defense spending, such as programs funded through the Office of Economic Adjustment in the Department of Defense or through the Economic Development Administration.
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GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - A state appeals court has refused to let a Green Bay man withdraw his no-contest pleas to stabbing two men in a gang-related incident 16 years ago.
Shane Gressel, who's now 35, is serving a 50-year prison term in Portage for killing Jeffrey Neosh and injuring Damon Schwartz.
The two were reportedly gang members, and the stabbings were part of Gressel's initiation into a rival gang.
Two years ago, Gressel asked that no contest pleas be dropped. He said his lawyer was ineffective by not fully explaining possible penalties, among other things. And Gressel said he was under medication during his plea hearing.
A circuit judge would not re-consider the pleas. And Tuesday, the state appellate court said Gressel should have made his arguments earlier.


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4,0 sur février 20, 2012
We had a wonderful stay on Feb.17 & 18th here at Mitchell Creek. Stan was a fantastic host and served us two great breakfast meals. The room was warm and cozy and had everything we could want and more. If you are thinking of stay at a B&B around Glenwood Springs you need to stay here!! Thank you Stan for providing us with a place to have a romantic weekend get-a-way !!! Thanks again, Mark and Lorie
5 sur septembre 23, 2011
This was our first experience staying at a B&B and we loved it! Mr. Rachesky added to the charm of this place with his hospitality and welcoming personality. He was very knowledgeable about hiking trails, restaurants and nearby attractions. The room was nicely decorated and the bed was so comfortable it made it hard to want to get up each morning with the big fluffy pillows and soft bedding and the view was beautiful. The breakfasts each morning were delicious and tied us over well into the afternoon on the hiking trails. We will definitely be back!
5 sur août 14, 2011
My husband and I enjoyed a wonderful weekend at Bed & Breakfast on Mitchell Creek. The rooms were comfortable and very clean. We enjoyed our evenings by the firepit listening to the creek rushing by. Stan was very friendly and an excellent host. His breakfasts were delicious! I will be recommending this B&B to all of my friends and family who are looking to stay in Glenwood Springs.
5 sur juillet 07, 2011
Amazing setting a couple miles out of town. Quiet with well maintained gardens, trails, private, creekside firepits & abundant wildlife. Comfortable creek-side rooms. Stan is a very personable host who makes a delectable, plentiful breakfast. For what we'd have paid for a three star hotel plus breakfast, we stayed here for an experience we won't forget. We'll be back. Highly recommended.
4,0 sur septembre 30, 2009
Private and secluded -- great hosts. Very helpful with area attractions.
4,8 sur septembre 24, 2009
Highly recommended--peaceful location
4,6 sur septembre 18, 2009
Very friendly innkeepers, delicious meal, beautiful house, great town, excellent local restaurants that the innkeepers recommended.
4,8 sur septembre 08, 2009
This is the second time I have stayed at the Bed and Breakfast on Mitchell Creek. The first time was about four years ago and I am pleased to say the rooms, hospitality, food, and surroundings are every bit as good as I had remembered them. Stan and Carol are great hosts, with a lot of information about the area and things to do while visiting. I agree with a previous reviewer who said they wanted Carol to come decorate, but I would add to that, I want Stan to come help me design wonderful outdoor areas like those that surround the house. There are two separate patio areas next to the creek, one for each room. There is an entrance right next to the two guest rooms that makes it very easy to go in and out without having to walk through the house. All in all, a wonderful place that I would highly recommend to anyone.
4,8 sur septembre 03, 2009
Up a private path, you find yourself immersed in nature with very hospitable hosts. Creekside fire pits accommodate star-lit relaxing or hummingbird watching. Do not miss Carol's breakfasts or Stan's stories!
5 sur septembre 01, 2009
Beautiful location, amazing food, equally amazing innkeepers, Carole & Stan, comfortable, clean rooms with great beds!
3,8 sur août 19, 2009
Great place to stay! My only complaint is that the coffee isn't available until 8:00 AM. the food was plentiful and delicious. The grounds were beautifully kept and so peaceful. I loved the sound of the creek in the background, and all the birds and flowers.
5 sur août 19, 2009
The top B&B on my list: exquisite interior, beautifully manicured exterior combined with stunning natural environment, and the finest in dining and service.
5 sur août 18, 2009
Our stay at Mitchell Creek was great! The best yet. Stan was great, he had great breakfast. I'm already planning on going there again. Their place is beautiful!
5 sur juillet 30, 2009
We loved this place! It was so cozy & in such a beautiful setting! The service & food was excellent! Thank you!
4,6 sur juillet 20, 2009
Everything about Mitchell Creek was first class. Beautiful setting, awesome accommodations, great service and the breakfasts were delicious. Highly recommended!
5 sur juillet 16, 2009
Stan and Carol have thought of everything. the attention to detail is evident in the room and room amenities, not to mention that Stan was a wealth of information. Thanks!
5 sur juillet 15, 2009
One of the most beautiful properties I've ever seen. Wonderful amenities, very quiet and simply loved the nature, animals, and landscape. Stan and Carol were super friendly and breakfast was marvelous. Would definitely go again!
4,8 sur juillet 14, 2009
The pictures do not do this B&B justice! The rooms in the pictures look like average rooms. They are extremely clean and comfortable and very roomy. Privacy is awesome! The atmosphere can't be matched if you love the outdoors and mountains. Breakfast was gourmet. Stan and Carole are not only great inkeepers but great people in general. We stayed for 2 nights and are very much looking forward to going back. I can't imagine that anyone would not enjoy their time here! It is 5 star in my book!
4,2 sur juin 28, 2009
This B&B was so nice if you love flowers ,birds,mtn. air etc.this is the place to go! My husband & I went for our anniversary we loved it & will go back! Hospitality & delicious big breakfasts are just a few of the things we loved! Highly recomend this B&B!
5 sur juin 19, 2009
What a delightful experience! The B&B is in a secluded location and offers a panoramic view of the canyon. The hospitality is terrific and the hosts offer helpful suggestions about the area activities and dining. The accommodations and breakfast are first rate!
4,8 sur juin 18, 2009
The delightful and beautiful rooms and gardens were only exceeded by the wonderful and gracious hospitality. Excellent food, also!
5 sur juin 18, 2009
In the woods, along the creek, off the main road with hummingbirds, private patios, and excellent food. Rooms impeccable, peaceful, and romantic (if lucky to go with a partner).
5 sur juin 13, 2009
This is a great place to stay. The food is unbelievable and the location is beautiful. I would recommend Mitchell Creek to anyone and will use them in the future.
5 sur juin 09, 2009
Far better than we expected, the B&B on Mitchell Creek was outstanding in every way. We had a wonderful, relaxing stay and plan to return in the fall. Thank you, Carole and Stan!
4,4 sur juin 01, 2009
Aside from the beautiful location, the wonderful food and the beautiful rooms (I wish Carole & Stan would come and decorate my house), our hosts were helpful and gracious above and beyond; as we had had an accident on the way to Glenwood Springs and needed help with a variety of things like car rentals, transportation to the body shop, (all those things you don't expect to deal with on your vacation!) Anyway, they stepped up to the plate and were more than willing to help. They also were very knowledgeable about the area as far a restaurants, attractions, etc. A great place! Good bird viewing too!
3,6 sur avril 23, 2009
Carole and Stan (the Innkeepers) were very kind and gave us lots of great ideas about things to do as well as good places to eat at.
4,4 sur avril 14, 2009
The B&B was great! The location was beautiful, the service was great, and the breakfast was amazing!!
3,6 sur avril 09, 2009
The owners, Carole and Stan, made us feel at home immediately. Breakfasts were greeted as well as the conversation. Very helpful with ideas of what to do locally.
5 sur avril 01, 2009
We have stayed all around Glenwood Springs, including The Colorado Hotel, Hot Springs Lodge, Denver Hotel, AmericInn, and others. This was by far our favorite place. It was spotlessly clean and the food was very good. We are looking forward to returning for our annual summer trip and are planning to stay at Mitchell Creek. When we left, I felt like we'd known Stan and Carole for years! They are incredibly friendly and outgoing!
5 sur octobre 31, 2008
Quiet, clean, friendly, great food. Out of the way (from town) so very private and secluded. Landscaped beautifully with a creek in front of property.
5 sur octobre 30, 2008
beautiful and delightful home. friendly hosts. great breakfast and plenty of it!
5 sur octobre 13, 2008
This clean, comfortable B&B was amazing. Stan & Carole provide a superb service in an enchanting location. The breakfast was plentiful and grand. Due to its size and location it was a supremely relaxing way to get away! Stan was extremely helpful and knowledgeable about local activities and eateries.
5 sur octobre 10, 2008
Great place to stay; enjoyed our time by the gurgling stream. The food was terrific; Carole & Stan were wonderful hosts.
5 sur octobre 10, 2008
Forever beautiful; awe-inspiring mountain setting; with babbling brook. Excellent breakfast, so friendly a host! Great local sightseeing & dining suggestions. Didn't want to leave. One of the best B&B's ever set in magnificent Colorado. Want to return!
5 sur octobre 04, 2008
Secluded. BEAUTIFUL room. Loved listening to the stream at night. Wish we could've stayed longer (only 2 nights) to enjoy the fire at night and more hiking. Gracious, fun, knowledgeable hosts. Yummy, generous breakfasts. Accomodated for special diet. The best B&B we've experienced; and we're regulary B&B lodgers.
4,8 sur septembre 16, 2008
We enjoyed our two night stay at the B&B. The room was very clean. We liked being away from the city where it was quiet and had a wonderful mountain view. We made use of the discount coupons to a local restaurant and use of the athletic club entrance to the hot springs pool. We enjoyed the hospitality that Stan & Carole had to offer. We would highly recommend this B&B.
5 sur août 29, 2008
Stan and Carol do a fantastic job with this B&B. Carol's breakfasts are wonderful. The setting is beautiful. Both of them were very helpful.
5 sur août 27, 2008
Great setting, great rooms, wonderful food. Awesome hosts. Highly recommend!
5 sur août 19, 2008
Excellent Choice
5 sur août 04, 2008
Stan and Carol are excellent hostesses. The breakfasts were to die for and the great atmosphere with the creek running beside it was very relaxing - Great for anyone wanting to get away from it all.
3,2 sur août 01, 2008
This B&B was just beautiful but the visit was ruined for us by all the rules! No shoes, stay off the deck, time to leave! We didn't feel very welcome there. The innkeeper (the wife) was pushing us out the door getting ready for the next guests. The food was fine but nothing special. I wouldn't recommend the place nor would I stay there again.
5 sur juillet 31, 2008
A remarkable place. Comfortable, private, secluded yet minutes from the city. Beautiful grounds. The food was delicious. Innkeeper great. Super great!!
5 sur juillet 25, 2008
Our first experience at a B&B exceeded our expectations! We will recommend this B&B to all of our family and friends. Thanks for an outstanding vacation.
4,6 sur juin 09, 2008
this b&b is in a beautiful setting in the Colorado mountains. the hosts are very friendly and make you feel very welcome. the private patios are a great place to read and relax. the breakfasts are generous and delicious!
4,6 sur septembre 20, 2007
Carole and Stan were delightful hosts with an outstanding attention to detail. The location near the creek was very romantic and everything was immaculately maintained, with flowers, birds, and other wildlife abounding. We'll be back.
5 sur septembre 20, 2007
Wonderful! Most pleasant place to stay. Wonderful, private setting! Good breakfast and wonderful host and hostess.
5 sur septembre 20, 2007
What a phenomenal b&b. We stay at the b&b once or twice a year - this was the best experience by far. Beautiful setting and rooms. Outstanding meals and hosts!
5 sur septembre 18, 2007
Awesome place. Will return soon for longer time.
5 sur septembre 18, 2007
This was, in my experience, the BEST B&B I've been to. Excellent rooms & location for privacy and superb tastefulness. The breakfasts were outstanding and the host and hostess were friendly, welcoming, and very helpful! Loved it! will go back next year!
5 sur septembre 16, 2007
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay and found it a better value than any of the hotels/motels in the area. No noisy people, doors slamming,etc.,as you'd find at a hotel/motel. A nice, quiet home, gourmet breakfast and good company. Private bath, satellite tv, microwave, private patio area with fire pit, bbq grill. Just perfect.
5 sur septembre 14, 2007
This is a beautiful bed and breakfast "off the beaten path" (yet only 2 miles from I-70!). Gourmet breakfasts, stream side location, al fresco, surrounded by hummingbirds! What more could you want?


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It's the most fashionable time of the year. New York City and London have wrapped up their Fall Fashion Weeks and next it's on to Paris and Milan, where designers will show off the best of their 2013 collections. For New York's Verbal Identity team all this fashion has us talking — about the beauty and fashion names we like:
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BLK DNM is an anti-trend denim line that takes a no-frills approach to its jeans, as well as its naming. By removing the vowels in "black denim," BLK DNM takes away anything unnecessary, leaving you with exactly what you need to understand what they're all about, and nothing more. The same can be said for how they name their products: "Leather Jacket 8" and "Jeans 22" get straight to the point too.
Hello Flawless is Benefit's new foundation line and is a fun take on the saying "Hello beautiful." With shades like "Cheers to Me Champagne: and "I'm So Money Honey," the whole line uses playful names that make you feel confident and on top of the world.
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White Chalk is a boutique in New York City with a name that harkens back to the days of Savile Row. "White Chalk" is a term associated with the bespoke tailoring of suits and is a nice nod to the heritage of handmade suits that still sounds modern.
OPI Germany Collection honors Berlin Fashion Week with their "Germany" collection this fall. Names like "Don't Pretzel my Buttons," "Berlin There, Done That," "German-icure" and "Every Month is Oktoberfest" use witty language and turns of phrase to create a playful and fashionable mood.
Rag & Bone is a well-known line that gets its name from the 19th century British term "rag and bone man." a person who would collect garbage and scraps from the neighborhood to resell or reuse. This name not only pays homage to the past and British history, but also emphasizes the ides of conservation and ingenuity.
Stylenomics is a collection from nail polish company Essie. Nail polish brands are honing their skills at clever naming, tapping into the trends of the moment. This fall? Essie's Stylenomics Collection is all about getting the most bang for your buck when it comes to fashion, with names like "Recessionista," "Miss Fancy Pants," "Skirting the Issue," and our favorite, "Don't Sweater It."
Skora is a running shoe company from Oregon, known for doing things differently and encouraging people to "run real." The same foes for its name. Skora is coined from the word "score," giving you the motivation you need to succeed and win, in a new and fresh way.
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Austin, Texas - President Obama's decision to allow the release of 60 million barrels of crude oil from American stockpiles, with half of that from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) is political grandstanding at its worst. It is another example of the ineptitude of this administration's energy policy. Even worse, this is a total disregard of the intent of the law that established the SPR for emergency purposes.
We import over nine million barrels a day, six million of those barrels from OPEC countries. This release of crude oil buys us about a week or less of imports, and yet the replacement costs when we buy oil to put back into the SPR will likely exceed the downward adjustment of prices at the pump.
To get summer driving season fuel costs down and to grow American jobs the President should consider unleashing the strategic reserve of know-how and entrepreneurship by recalling onerous and unnecessary regulatory schemes and studies that undermine and drive costs up for domestic oil and gas producers and ultimately consumers.
Producing more of our domestic natural gas and crude oil will be the long-term fix that will outweigh the short-term gains made by drawing down the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
Chairman Elizabeth Ames Jones, 54, was elected to the Texas Legislature in a landslide-upset victory in 2000. She was overwhelmingly elected to serve a six-year term in 2006 on the State's energy oversight agency, the Texas Railroad Commission. She is a staunch advocate for the responsible production of America's energy resources, tort reform, and limited government. As chief regulator, Jones is committed to speaking out for sound public policy so America, like Texas, can reap the benefits of a vibrant and responsible domestic oil and natural gas industry.
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As a structural engineer, I get a steady stream of calls from remodeling contractors looking for ways to remove bearing walls and posts, either to enlarge a space or to create more headroom.
One such call came from the owners of the 1960s-era ranch shown here, which sat on a sloping lot with a full basement. The home's construction was pretty typical: The 26-foot-long main girder in the basement ceiling was supported by two intermediate posts spaced about 8 feet apart. Our plan was to create a new 16-by-20-foot home theater and play area by removing one of the posts. But first I needed a way to reinforce or replace the existing four-member 2x10 girder that supported not only the first-floor joists but also a bearing wall that carried attic joists used for light storage.
The plan called for opening up this basement space by removing a steel post, but first the massive built-up girder had to be reinforced to carry the new span. Temporary support walls were set far enough back to allow plenty of working room.
The most obvious option — installing an engineered lumber or steel undergirder — wouldn't work, because at 7 feet 8 inches the basement ceiling wasn't high enough. Also, a quick calculation revealed that with only 9 1/4 inches of depth (2x10 floor joists) to work with, even the strongest engineered lumber wasn't beefy enough to function as a flush beam.
Steel solution. We could have used an 8-inch wide-flange I-beam, but the labor and shoring necessary to support both the first floor and the attic during construction replacement would have been costly and disruptive to the client.
Instead, I looked for a different steel member that might be easier to install. I was originally thinking of a "C" shape when I started browsing the Steel Construction Manual (American Institute of Steel Construction, www.aisc.org), the best resource for steel design. Paging through, I remembered that a traditional I-beam could be cut down the center of the web, creating two T-shaped pieces of steel called wide-flange tees, or WTs. Thinking about the project at hand, I realized an important advantage of this approach: The WTs could support both the joists and the existing beam, which would eliminate the need to through-bolt the steel and built-up 2x10 girder.
There are no capacity tables for WT members in the beam section of the steel manual — as there are for the common structural-steel shapes — so designers have to use the shear, bending, and deflection tables to figure out the design calculations. After doing the math, I concluded that a pair of WT8x13 steel beams, made from a W16x26, could handle the load and would be relatively easy to install.
The way that WT members are made — slitting a wide-flange I-beam down the center to produce two equal-sized sections — releases stresses in the steel, which can cause a slight arch.
My local welding shop cut a 20-foot-long W16x26 — a common beam size — into a pair of WT8x13s over the course of a day and a half, allowing the steel to rest between cuts in an attempt to reduce the camber. When the cuts were complete, the camber was in the correct direction and limited to about 3/4 inch. I figured the slight arch would reduce the dead-load sag created by the longer span.
A couple of days before the steel was delivered to the site, the contractor built two temporary walls to support the joists during beam placement. Each stud wall was placed 36 inches off the beam centerline, providing a 6-foot working space. The existing beam was strong enough to temporarily support the wall and attic joists above without the post, but to be safe we had the homeowner temporarily remove the items stored in the attic.
With the floor system supported, the contractor cut a 3/4-inch channel between the joist ends and the beam, using a recip saw fitted with a demolition blade. Since the beam was only 8 inches tall, the top inch and a half of the 2x10s was left intact.
After temporarily supporting the floor, the crew cut the joist ends away from the girder, creating a channel for the two T-shaped steel beams to slip into.
The two crew members on site used four-wheel dollies to move the beams, which weighed 210 pounds apiece. Each piece of steel would bear on the existing sill plate at one end and on a triple 2x4 post on the other. The stud post would replace the existing steel column and form part of a new partition wall.
At about 200 pounds each, the T-shaped pieces of steel were light by structural steel standards. A pair of four-wheel dollies made the job easier.
A drywall lift made the job easier.
Before we could place the steel, we had to notch the exterior sill plate to make room for the flange. But because we couldn't easily notch the part of the sill underneath the existing 2x10 girder, we also had to notch the WT flange on one side of the web, which the steel fabricator did on site with a small torch.
The mudsill was notched so the joist ends would rest on the top of the outer flange of each WT beam.
Since removing material from under the existing girder would have been difficult, one side of the WT flanges was cut away instead.
Given that the flanges of a beam carry the bending forces, you might wonder how we could remove part of an I-beam's flange without sacrificing the beam's strength. Maximum bending stress in a simple-span beam (one with a support at each end and no intermediate supports) occurs at the center of the span — which is why you should never notch the top or bottom of a beam near the center of the span.
But at the ends of a beam, bending stress is zero, which makes it possible to trim the flanges of a steel beam — or notch a lumber joist — near the bearing points. (Again, this assumes a simple span. For continuous beams — those that span intermediate supports — or cantilevered beams, the shear and bending stresses are much more complicated, and cuts and notches should be avoided.)
Before cutting away the flange, I also needed to check that there would be enough of it left to spread the bearing over a sufficient area, so that the wood plate wouldn't be crushed. After cutting it, we would be left with a 3-inch-by-5-inch bearing area, or 15 square inches.
On this project, we had SPF mudsills, which are rated for a maximum compressive force of 425 pounds per square inch; that means the 15 square inches of flange material would be able to transfer a load of 6,375 pounds (15 square inches x 425 pounds per square inch) before crushing the wood fibers.
Since there were two WT beams, this was plenty of capacity.
The steel was set on a drywall lift and hoisted into place a piece at a time. We marked and cut the wood post and secured it to the beam with Simpson A23 angles and self-drilling screws. We used Tapcons, driven at an angle, to attach it to the floor. The post would ultimately become part of a partition wall, so the connections were simply meant to prevent accidental bumps from dislodging it during the rest of the construction.
Installation of the beams took about six hours, including temporary shoring, cutting the joists, installing the steel, and removing the shoring. After the work was completed, I walked around the living area upstairs but couldn't detect any noticeable bounce where the post had been removed. On paper, anyway, the floor was less stiff — but that wasn't evident when walking around. And without a post in the way, the clients appreciate the new room below.
The completed space provides an unobstructed view of the 10-foot movie screen housed in the ceiling.
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N.C. State's innovative hub, announced Jan. 15 by President Barack Obama, is on a rapid path to development and could be operating by the late spring, a key NCSU leader said Wednesday.
N.C. State did not announce a timeline for the Next Generation Power Electronics Innovation Institute when Obama made the announcement on the Wolfpack campus. The hub will include at least $70 million in federal dollars and another $70 million from universities, businesses and the state.
Events are already moving swiftly. Terri Lomax, NCSU's vice chancellor for research, innovation and economic development, told WNCN Wednesday that, "We'd hope to have it up and running in the late spring."
"It's a big responsibility," Lomax said. "We want to jump in there and do the best possible job we can."
Lomax said N.C. State's Dennis Kekas, who is now the executive director of the Institute for Next Generation IT Systems, was named the interim executive director and that a full-time executive director will be hired.
"He's the perfect person to get this start-up off the ground," Lomax said.
"One of the things we do best here is industrial-university consortia. We feel really lucky to have the perfect person to kick this off."
The institute will be housed on Centennial Campus, either in an existing building or one already planned. Asked when the institute will be fully operational, Lomax said, "I'd hope by next fall."
Lomax said multiple companies have been expressing interest in the hub since the announcement.
While the Jan. 15 announcement came as a stunning boost for N.C. State, Lomax said the school had been working on the hub since the federal government announced the opportunity in May.
"Once we saw the details, we said, 'Hey, this is one that's right in the sweet spot at N.C. State,'" she said.
N.C. State submitted its application Sept. 26.
There was no movement for months, and then a flurry of activity in the weeks before the announcement.
Just before Christmas, the federal government submitted questions – a sign that the feds were interested, but they needed information right away.
"That ruined a lot of people's Christmas vacations, getting all that done," Lomax quipped.
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On Jan. 9, Lomax looked down at her cell phone and saw a call from "unknown number."
She answered it – and it was the White House.
"They said they were looking at several sites to make an announcement and were very interested in N.C. State and would be down that afternoon," she said.
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Ever Tried This? Powdered Butter For Your Pantry
My husband and I are fairly gung-ho about having a proper food stash to weather natural disasters or rough times. Even if you aren't, though, you may be interested in a few pantry staples designed to have a long shelf life. One product that's new to us (and we're guessing to many as well) is — get this — powdered butter!
Butter powder is made from actual butter, nonfat milk solids, sodium caseinate (milk protein) and disodium phosphate (an anti-caking additive). It can be shipped to your door in large cans or small packets and could be a bonus to stock at the back of your pantry for those times when running to the store just isn't in the cards.
You bring this magical powder back to life by stirring in equal parts water. The result is a thick spread-like product (think tub margarine consistency) that actually is butter. The reviews we've read praise it as working well in baked goods (though not having quite the same lift in creamed butter and sugar), topping movie-theater-like popcorn, and making for a tasty spread for breads and such.
We're pretty sure this falls into the same category as astronaut ice cream for us — tasty, but we'd rather have the real thing. We can understand the value it might add to a pantry, as there are times when you're without butter or refrigeration — when camping, perhaps? It might be nice to have it tucked away, just in case, but it obviously won't be a daily eat for us.
We are however glad something like this exists, even if we won't be gobbling it up by the spoonful. Sometimes it's just neat to stand in the shadow of technology and new innovations.
What do you think of items like this? Will it be added to your backstock of "just in case of an emergency" goods, or would you rather go without?
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an amazing avant-garde restaurant, Atelier (http://www.atelierrestaurant.ca/) in ottawa has been using powdered butter for their bread since they opened. finding it in the store, however, is new to me.
I would totally want to try it, but I agree. This falls under things like powdered milk (not real that different) but edible but not quite right tasting.
In the south, we always stock our pantry with canned goods (meat, veggies etc) bottled water and things like that in case of a hurricane. But I can say with certainty, in the even a massive hurricane hits again or the apocalypse rolls around, I think getting my hands on some butter would be the last of my concerns :)
Having endured a childhood of powdered milk, instant mashed potato flakes and powdered eggs, I'll pass on this!
....I guess I'm the only dissenting "I may try this," then.
The "sprinkling it on popcorn" just sounded too good.
mixing this with water sounds... not easy
(fat + water?).
I see a creative potential here in using liquids other than water to hydrate this.
Powdered dairy = oxidized cholesterol. No thank you.
Mmmm...that would go so well with Powdered Toast.
I'm surprised at all the negative comments! The butter powder is made from *non-fat* milk-solids (which solves the issue of mixing fat with water) and has a shelf life of 5 years (which solves the issue of oxidized cholesterol.)
If you compare it to regular butter, it's actually slightly less in fat...which is sort of beside the point since (at least in my home) this would be considered a luxury "emergency preparedeness" item.
Even if having butter is not at the top of your list in case of disaster, it could be a small comfort when you are hand cranking wheat berries to make dry, dense bread for your family dinner...(a bit dramatic I realize.) All in all, I think this is an awesome post! I will be getting something for my "just in case" pantry.
I'm just guessing here, but I assume that Atelier's powdered butter is made using tapioca maltodextrin, which a lot of the "avant-garde" restaurants are using to make powders.
As far as stocking up goes? I'll just use my regular butter. I don't think that if I do survive some disaster, I'll be eating my mud pies and such thinking that it all "just needs some powdered butter."
If I were going camping I'd just bring some margarine packets or a small tub of margarine from home. As for emergency preparedness, butter isn't really on my list of must haves.
I cook and bake more with oil than butter, so I can't imagine having an emergency stash of it. But I'd like to try it, just for curiosity's sake!
If someone doesn't want to waste any of their small fridge space on butter, then just... Don't put butter in the fridge! This is just like the eggs-in-the-fridge thing. I feel like facepalming whenever I hear someone declare that you *must* at all times keep these things refrigerated.
This seems like an adventure into unnecessary-but-intriguing food replacements, interesting for a minute, until you realise it's just gimmicky and pointless.
This is amazing. I'm not sure how much this would come into use for everyday cooking but I would totally try it!
As a child, we had to go 12 days without electricity during a hurricane. My sister and I were desperate for some creature comforts food-wise and my mom gave us butter-flavored crisco on plain bread. I'm sure this would have been a much welcome improvement!!
my god, rosiegreenie, finally someone who sounds just as tired as i am of food paranoia. thank you. how did our pre-refrigeration ancestors ever survive? and yet they did...withour food recalls, to boot.
Rosiegreen and The Polish Chick. I lived in Africa growing up and our eggs were always out at room temperature. I lived there 10 years, ate eggs almost every day and my family and I never once got sick or even found a bad egg.
I almost never use butter in cooking or baking, only margarine and oil, but once in a while, I do need a little 'real' butter. Usually, in these cases, I use butter that I cut up and froze in little cubes. This sounds like a good alternative.
I don't know if I'd try this, and I can't imagine ever going through an entire tub of that stuff, but I have to compliment the branding of the product! The labeling over at Thrive is beautiful.
think of it this way: its winter, its snowing, its toronto/montreal...you decide to bake something yummy cuz its cold and dark outside and you start mixing...and then you realize, no one bought butter last time at the supermarket and there isn't enough...now you really really want those cookies/roll/etc because you can't have it....no one wants to leave the house in the snowstorm...that's when this is a good idea...
does anyone think this has happened to me? lol
I do a lot of backcountry travel and can see this being awesome. Real butter does not last for a fridge-less week. But to have some would be a total treat.
I wonder how it bakes? Anybody know?
We often like to make mixes that just need water added then cook them in a dutch oven. This would open up a lot of recipes!
I, personally, am looking forward to having this on hand!
@ RosieGreenie, butter doesn't survive a Tucson summer without the fridge. Believe me, I tried because i hate hard cold butter. But for the majority of the year our mid-day temps require refrigeration.
I would love to try this powdered butter, I'm very curious as to what it might taste like, and it's probably easy to whip up a batch of flavored butter. I'm pretty attached to my grass-fed butter, but I'll put this on my Christmas list.
Gindeejao, I keep my eggs at room temperature too, in my pantry. I remember reading once that the reason they keep forever (like, really, I've kept them for 3 months before and they were fine) is because of a very very thin waxy coating that covers them and seals up the shell, which by itself is naturally porous. The eggs that I buy are free-range ones that the farm delivers weekly, occasionally complete with errant feathers stuck to them, to my local butcher (in inner-west Melbourne! I love Melbourne). I have a feeling that if you buy cage eggs from the supermarket they probably have been washed with sanitiser or something, and the whole special-coating thing might not work out so well. Moral of the story: Don't buy factory shit!
Not the most important or useful item in an emergency, and really there's no space to keep this kind of thing in a NY apartment.


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Lynn Rudd WSU student It began with him pulling away when she tried to kiss him; within a few months Mark had completely stopped all physical contact with Lynn. At first Lynn wondered if she were to blame for this lack of affection. Maybe if she exercised more. But Lynn was slimmer than the day she was married. At 5 feet 4 inches and 105 pounds with long blonde hair, most people would consider Lynn to be very attractive. Why, then, her husband's sudden lack of interest? Eventually Lynn found he had been missing work a lot. She concluded he must be having an affair. Upon confrontation , Mark denied her claims to the point that she was satisfied he was still being faithful to her. Their marriage continued to decline until the day Mark revealed to his wife that he no longer found her attractive and therefore didn't love her anymore. Lynn decided she would continue to try to revive her husband's feelings. Things became worse until Lynn discovered that Mark had taken $ 1 ,500 worth of his electronics tools to a pawnshop in order to buy pornography. The marriage deteriorated to the point that Lynn sought counseling with herLDS bishop. He advised the couple that they should continue to try to resolve their problems and that Mark should receive counseling for his problem. Mark refused to undergo counseling and soon he filed for divorce. Lynn dropped out of school and began working full time while drawing food stamps to support her young family as a single mother. "After having three kids and working full time it's hard for me to look like the girls that my ex was looking at," Lynn said. 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|Weber State University
|Associated Students of Weber State University; A generous grant from the Utah State Library and the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
|Weber's current student newspaper, the Signpost, first appeared on September 29, 1937. For two years prior to that time, campus news was disseminated via announcements posted on a bulletin board known as the "Signpost". As a result, the masthead of the first issue of the paper itself featured a rudimentary wooden sign with the title spelled out in rustic-looking letters. Over the years the paper has been published continuously, though the look, size and style has changed several times.
|Date Original
|College student newspapers and periodicals; Weber State University
|Digital Format
|Publisher Digital
|Stewart Library, Weber State University
|Date Digital
|University Archives LD5893.W55 S5, Stewart Library, Weber State University
|Digital Identifier
|Rights Management
|Public Domain. Courtesy of University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University.
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Mozambique, Kruger & Swazi Discoverer
Want to tell a better travel story at your next dinner party? Tell 'em about the time you went to southeast Africa. Nature is front-and-centre on this 14-day trip across three countries—South Africa, Swaziland and Mozambique—with plenty of time devoted to the region's amazing national parks and spotless beaches.