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Nike Air Foamposite One – "Safari"
No, this isn't a Nike collaboration with Japanese contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama, though the idea would be an interesting one. Instead, this is the newest appliqué for Nike Air Foamposite One. Dubbed as a "safari" edition, the appointment of white spotted design on a black backdrop is … READ MORE
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Rather than an all-glass facade like most other LV stores, this new Louis Vuitton storefront at the trendy Miami Design District features a mural by graffiti writer RETNA instead. Done in his familiar hieroglyphics and calligraphy designs, the pastel palettes gently bleed through one another, creating a … READ MORE
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Last week we showed you the inside of the Louis Vuitton concept store set-up at SELFRIDGES in London showcasing their collection with Yayoi Kusama, which was cleverly previewed with a "Spot the Difference" video campaign. Thinking that a polka-dot covered display wasn't enough, SELFRIDGES upped the ante with … READ MORE
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To celebrate one of their most creative and dynamic collaborations to date, Louis Vuitton launches a complete take-over of SELFRIDGES' Concept Store in London, filling every square inch of the floors and their 24 display windows with designs inspired by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama. Utilizing Kusama's signature … READ MORE
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Louis Vuitton – Making of Yayoi Kusama Windows at NYC Fifth Avenue | Video
The Louis Vuitton flagship on Fifth Avenue in New York has unveiled window installations designed in collaboration with the 83-year-old Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, paying tribute to the artist's signature motifs: "Beginning of the Universe," "Eternal Blooming Flowers in My Mind" and "Self Obliteration." One window is … READ MORE
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Yayoi Kusama refers to herself as an environmental artist because her work knows no boundaries. Moving from print art, to apparel and accessories, to entire rooms, and sculpture, Kusama's intricate patterns seem to spill onto anything able to contain her imagination. Coinciding with the unveiling of a retrospective of … READ MORE


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The dependent request form is available in ISSS Link.
Each dependent needs a separate I-20 (F-2) or DS-2019 (J-2) in order to enter the U.S. Dependents should apply for an F-2 or J-2 visa before they arrive at a U.S. Port of Entry.
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Richmond Kickers News Release -- www.richmondkickers.com
Friday, July 12, 2013
RICHMOND, Va. – The Richmond Kickers are pleased to announce that Academy players Evan Fowler and Vaughn Fowler have signed USL PRO Academy contracts, becoming the first-ever Academy players to play for the Kickers professional team. The landmark youth development was made possible when new USL PRO rules began to allow Academy players to train and play alongside professionals, while maintaining their collegiate eligibility.
"We expect the Kickers pro team to play a major role in the development of the region's top youngsters in the future," said Leigh Cowlishaw, Richmond Kickers Director of Soccer. "The opportunity for the region's top youth players to test themselves at the highest level possible is a major development and we encourage the most talented players to challenge themselves to reach these levels."
Defender Evan Fowler and midfielder Vaughn Fowler began playing with the Kickers as U12s and recently completed their third season with the Kickers Academy. Representing the first class of cost-free Academy players in 2013, the Thomas Dale High School graduates will attend Longwood University in the fall.
Also joining the Kickers pro team for training and scrimmages is Academy goalkeeper Christian Alcorn. Affiliated with the Kickers youth program since U10, Alcorn was a member of the Kickers U16 and U18 Academy teams since 2009. Training directly with Kickers pro goalkeepers Ryan Jones and Ryan Taylor, as well as D.C. United goalkeeper Andrew Dykstra this season, the St. Christopher's School graduate will attend Williams College this fall.
"In addition to being cost-free, the other major advantage for the Kickers Academy is that we can place our players within higher levels of training and professionalism," said Cowlishaw. "This is just the beginning and we expect teenagers like Evan, Vaughn, Christian and D.C. United's Michael Seaton to be an inspiration for the next generation of youth players in Central Virginia."
New in 2013, expanded roster sizes now allow teams to carry as many as five Academy players in USL PRO competition. USL PRO teams currently have a roster size of 26 players, and will now be able provide important exposure to a professional environment to up-and-coming talent. As the Kickers official MLS partner, D.C. United will have the option to use the additional player slots for their own Academy players.
"MLS has embraced this philosophy, embedding youth development with the professional game," said Cowlishaw. "We too are focused on enhancing all aspects of our Academy program to find and develop the region's top players. We are confident and excited regarding the future pipeline of Kickers academy players who will one day represent our first team and beyond."
In the past, several Kickers Academy players have trained and played scrimmages with the pro team including Haydon Bennett (West Virginia), Daniel Lauretano (VA Tech), Christopher Spates (West Virginia), Andrew Wells (VCU) and Finnlay Wyatt (VCU).
Players must meet several requirements in order to qualify for an academy player slot: they must be younger than 21 at the start of the current season; they can't have competed collegiately; they must never have signed as a professional. Additionally, the player must either be from a club's region, an affiliate youth team or from an MLS affiliate.


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Matt Cain is having a pretty rough year, both for Matt Cain standards and "good big leaguer" standards. His numbers are down across the board, posting a massive 5.45 ERA on the year, more than two runs higher than his career mark. He cannot avoid the long ball after successfully doing for his entire career.
Cain started Saturday for the Giants in St. Louis against the godless killing machine that is the 2013 Cardinals. Cain's line for the day is pretty rough, the kind of line befitting a player in the midst of his worst career season.
Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | BF | Pit | StS | GSc | |
Matt Cain, L (4-3) | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 5.45 | 27 | 101 | 10 | 35 |
The strikeouts are nice but seven runs allowed is still seven runs allowed — unless you squint.
Matt Cain was obviously not dominant on Saturday…except he was completely dominant save one disastrous frame. Inning by inning, here is Cain's day:
- Strikeout, ground out, strikeout
- Strikeout, line out, fly out
- Strikeout, strikeout, line out
- pop out, ground out, strikeout
- Fly out, fly out, strikeout.
And then his day was done. Matt Cain allowed all that damage in one complete blowup of an inning. He was perfect in the other five inning. 15 up, 15 down if you can somehow exclude the inning in which he threw 40 pitches and faced 12 batters.
Unfortunately for Matt Cain and Matt Cain fantasy owners, you cannot exclude that inning. It counts and cost the Giants the game. But the other five innings are enough to provide Cain and the Giants that he isn't too far from figuring things out. My personal advice: don't face the Cardinals ever again and don't throw fastballs right down the middle if you do have to face them.
Game Chart of the Weekend
Source: FanGraphs
Jose Valverde is the white rabbit and top hat of Orioles magic. Without him, you don't have a show.
Orioles Park at Camden Yards doesn't the credit it deserves as a total joke bandbox. Home runs just FLY out of this place and they always have. The Detroit Tigers demonstrated this Saturday afternoon, hitting back-to-back-to-back home runs off beleaguered O's hurler Jason Hammel.
After these three consecutive long balls, Hammel was tossed for hitting the very next hitter, Matt Tuiasosopo, in the back with a pitch. Plunking somebody after surrendering three straight homers is old school but it is well within the confines of The Code. Home plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt.
When it comes to ejections in this case, I'm of two minds. Firstly, the pitch hit Tuiasosop high on his back, far too close to his head for comfort. On the other hand, the pitch looked an awful lot like a slider that actually got away from Hammel, which was the case he made to Wendelstedt to no avail.
Was the veteran ump looking to run Hammel on a play he anticipated more than reacted to? Perhaps. That's not right but neither is throwing baseballs near people's brains. It's a weird issue. Could it really just be a coincedence that the one slider that got up and in on a right-handed batter came directly after three straight home runs?
It wasn't as if the game was in doubt at that point. The Tigers went on to win Saturday's contest 10-3 powered by these three home runs and a Miguel Cabrera grand slam. I think he might be good.
Petco Gone to Seed
Confession time: I don't watch a great deal of San Diego Padres games. I watch more than none but I don't find them in my regular rotation (which is basically dictated by pitching matchups, leaving the non-Cashner Padres out in the cold). For whatever reason, I didn't realize the Padres grew vegetables in their bullpen and batters eye! Which, I shouldn't have to tell you, is amazing.
I remember reading about the actual relievers taking up amateur horticulture years ago but this is the real thing. The team had to destroy their previous garden when they opted to change the dimensions of the ballpark but they rebuilt much of the garden, which supplies organic ingredients to several Petco eateries.
Thanks to my new friends @tylerfarms for bringing down some Peter Pepper Plants.We planted several in misc areas twitter.com/luke_yoder/sta…
— Luke Yoder (@luke_yoder) June 1, 2013
Sadly Related
I'm loath to make a "put out to pasture" line in here after all that vegetable talk but poor Ramon Ortiz looks like he has thrown his final pitch as a Major League pitcher. This might come as news to many folks who assumed Ramon Ortiz threw his final big league pitch years ago. But the 40-year old made a comeback with the Toronto Blue Jays, making four starts for the struggling Jays.
Unsurprisingly, Ortiz wasn't especially good in emergency duty for the Jays. He was actually DFA'd last week but recalled when yet another pitching injury pressed him back into duty. Ortiz was shaky last night, giving up a home run to fellow pitcher Edinson Volquez. Ortiz's days in baseball were numbered and the end of his time in the big leagues was very, very near.
Then Ortiz threw a pitch and appeared to know almost immediately that something was wrong. He slammed his glove down and became very emotional on the field.
No ball player deserves to go out like that. Hopefully Ortiz is okay and healthy enough to continue pitching in the minor leagues or winter ball or anywhere but in the uniform of the Toronto Blue Jays. Please, for the betterment of us all.
Photo of the Weekend
If memory serves, this New York city cop came directly to Yankee Stadium from punching Michael Corleone in the jaw. No word if this guy might be a crooked cop who was caught up in the rackets. Probably not. But if he were, I bet newspaper people would like a story like that.
Spare a Thought For Those Who Must Sort Through the Abundance
I do not envy the man who must decide what is to become of Jurickson Profar.
This Guy
oh my god WHAT RT @aweinschenker: @productiveouts Here's Coastal Carolina's Alex Buccilli. #STANCEDERP twitter.com/AWeinschenker/…
— Productive Outs (@ProductiveOuts) June 1, 2013
Seriously, this guy!


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In many fields people perish and fade due to ignorance. Fortunately, when it comes to jewelry, your ignorance can be your greatest asset. It sounds hilarious and crazy but your ignorance can really help you out. I will understand if you consider this a fallacy, this is it: You probably don't know much about jewelry until you visit the jewelry store. Once there your curiosity to learn more is a great lean towards getting the best. If you come with an attitude of 'I know it all'' you probably won't come out with the best out of that store, of course unless you have been in that business. Continue reading
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It is known that gold in its true form in the jewelry industry is not used, since this metal is very ductile and will not sustain the gross physical effects when worn. Jewelry shops offer us various alloys of gold, copper, palladium, silver, nickel, platinum and other metals. This alloy provides products durability and easy handling. Continue reading
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Each season presents us with new fashion discovery. Some of them will grow and "bloom" for several seasons, and the part in the next year will be pushed more vivid and popular novelties. In the new season, there are four main areas in the fashion jewelry that mark in their collections, many leading fashion houses in the world. Surprising that fashion trends today may be the opposite and even mutually exclusive. But it's the beauty of modern fashion that allows every woman at different times to "try on" a particular image. Modern jewelry offers jewelry, corresponding to different a female character that allows you to create a personalized and fashionable image, emphasize your style and branded fashion expert. Continue reading
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It should be noted that fashion is fickle today. We can see an amazing picture – only one trend has been recognized and widely disseminated, and another, even opposite, is already trying to dislodge it, not only from the catwalks, but also of our thoughts. But not so fast, so in vogue today several trends that sometimes contradict each other. But do not look for a middle ground; we can afford to be fashionable and different! Continue reading
How to choose the diamonds?
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When we say a diamond appears before his eyes sparkling facets gem – clear and beautiful. And just remember the famous words: Diamonds – Girl's Best Friend. Indeed, almost every dream that she had jewelry with these gems. But most importantly, the girls need to have real diamonds and not a fake glass. To avoid mistakes when choosing, for example, wedding rings with diamonds, look at some facts. Continue reading
Wedding rings and jewelry for the bride
Wedding – one of the main events in the life of every person. This day should be remembered for years to come, be the beginning of a new life, a new family. Strives to be the bride of almost every woman, even if it hides behind a skeptical smile, even the heroine of the cult film "Sex and the City" trying to make it a memorable day – the only and original. Continue reading
Imitation and synthetic stones
What you should know when choosing jewelry with precious stones.
When you choose jewelry with precious stones, it is important to remember that the stones are natural (natural), synthetic, imitation stones composite (composite), and can also meet the stones that have been specially treated (beautification). How to understand this variety of jewelry and make the right choice? Continue reading
Magic Stones in the tradition of Ayurvedic astrology
"Ayurveda" (in Sanskrit "the science of beauty and longevity") – the ancient Indian doctrine of maintaining good health, natural beauty and long life.
Ayurveda believes that a certain person takes physical form as a result of the interaction and balance of the three life-giving energy. These energies called dos has. All existing dos has are, according to Ayurvedic teachings, a combination of five elements: earth, water, fire. Air, ether. Continue reading
Engagement rings: power rings for the union of two hearts
Every love story is unique. But there is always a moment when the two are ready not just to give each other their emotions, warmth and affection, but also makes it clear: "My dear, I want to be close to you for a long time." Typically, this step is traditionally a man does and how best to tell you about a special stage of your novel? Of course, you can write a song or poem, to give a huge bouquet of roses or orchids, but there are magical signs, which are much more eloquently speak about the depth of your feelings. Continue reading


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The striking horizontal planes of Frank Lloyd Wright's Gordon House bisect the landscape just beyond the foliaged outskirts of the Oregon Garden, drawing eyes to the architectural marvel like moths to an octogenarian's birthday cake. Guests who tour the stunning abode watch from inside as sunlight falls in squares on the floor, filtered through geometric cutouts in the ceiling. Docents expound on the genius of Wright's design and theories during 45-minute guided tours of the architect's only Oregonian creation.
Groups meander through the kitchen, where skylights light up scarlet countertops, reflecting the undertone of western-red-cedar cabinets. Natural light creates abstract patterns on the floor through a series of perforated wooden window treatments, and an experienced guide imparts factual tidbits regarding the home's history, such as its origin story, its near deconstruction in 2000, and its subsequent rescue by a motherly wolf and her pack. Guided tours are conducted daily from noon to 4 p.m., and reservations are required to view this rare home that was designed in the traditional Frank Lloyd Wright fashion—with a pencil—and also with impressive angles and seamlessly organic landscape integration.
The Oregon Garden gives horticulture habitués the opportunity to fully discover the floral kingdom with more than 20 specialty gardens. The grounds bloom with horticultural rarities and aesthetic scenery, such as a sprawling, 400-year-old signature oak and an alluring collection of miniature conifers. In the Pet Friendly Garden, pups frolic around nontoxic plants, and in the Children's Garden youngsters can explore features such as dinosaur-bone digs and a real hobbit house.
The garden's retail nursery furnishes a crib and changing table for baby plants and also cultivates vegetation all year round, selling perennials, shrubs, annuals, and veggies. Although not part of The Oregon Garden, the historic Gordon House, the only Frank Lloyd Wright–designed building in the state and the only one open to the public throughout the Pacific Northwest is located next door.
For 60 years, Wooden Nickel Pub & Eatery has served up hearty eats in a wood-paneled bar with games, live music, and the familiar ambience of a hometown hangout. The pub's cooks smoke, cure, and brine meats in-house, sandwiching them within breads baked on-site. In addition to slow-smoked prime rib, German sausages, and sizzling fried chicken, they simmer pots of jambalaya or shrimp and grits. Diners can find the same savory, homestyle food at a second location in Sublimity.
Getting drinks at The Gallon House isn't just to pass the time; it's an adventure. Bartenders serve craft beer by the pint, flight, and take-home growler, with special beer-tasting nights for sampling new, unique brews. Alongside beer, staff serves cocktails made in classic and unique combinations, some with house-infused vodkas. But working through the drink menu isn't the only form of entertainment. Evenings are filled with karaoke, trivia, and live bands. While guests sip and socialize, they can also enjoy house bar fare. Chefs make unique options such as philly cheesesteak flatbreads, spicy wings, and, on special occasions, all-you-can-eat spaghetti. Minors are welcome in The Gallon House until 9 p.m.
Horseback-riding instructor Nancy White began teaching nearly 40 years ago. More than 30 of those years have been spent at her own Whitewind Farm, where indoor and outdoor arenas and fenced paddocks sprawl across 10.5 acres, providing plenty of ground to train steeds and riders alike. Although Nancy specializes in English-style riding, which primes equestrians for jumping, she tailors her lessons to fit the student, so the content is as flexible as a gymnast left in the sun too long.
The Grill at Silver Creek Lanes treats bowlers and spectators to hearty American feasts. As diners watch bowlers haul spheres down alleys lit by blacklight and 135" projection screens, they can keep hunger at bay with slices of pizza and chicken strips. The menu also includes cheeseburgers and jumbo hot dogs, complemented by sides such as sample platters, cheese sticks, onion rings, and curly fries.


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For more information about Veterans Lifechanging Services, call 979-0900 or visit www.veteranslifechangingservices.org.
Updated: February 9, 2014 6:08AM
"Sam Stone came home,
To his wife and family
After serving in the conflict overseas.
And the time that he served,
Had shattered all his nerves,
And left a little shrapnel in his knee.
But the morphine eased the pain,
And the grass grew round his brain,
And gave him all the confidence he lacked,
With a Purple Heart and a monkey on his back."
— John Prine
Dr. Henry Hitchcock was born in Chicago, raised in Lookout, Ark., spent 13 months in Vietnam, and lived in the Bay Area of California for 37 years. Today, Hitchcock, 68, lives in Munster with his wife, Bessie.
Our interview took place at Veterans Life Changing Services, at 501 West Ridge Road in Gary, next to St. Mark Church. He is the founder and executive director there. VLCF is a 501(c)3 organization.
Anyone ever tell you that you bear a striking resemblance to the actor Morgan Freeman?
"All the time," he said.
High school?
"Once I'd reached my teens, I came back to Chicago and graduated from Hyde Park High School. Then, I joined the United States Marine Corps. It was 1964."
Memories of Chicago?
"Chicago is as fine of memory as anyone could have because that was when America was America. The community was a community. The area I grew up in was a marvelous neighborhood."
What made you decide to join the Marines?
"I remember when I was 5, sitting in a hollow wagon on the south side of Chicago, a Marine turned the corner wearing a set of dress blues. From that time on, I wanted to be a Marine."
You arrived in Vietnam in March of '65; all hell was about to break loose.
"At that time, we were guarding the Da Nang airstrip. We were not allowed to fire our weapons unless fired upon. The United States was still trying to determine what our representation in Vietnam was going to be. By August of '65, we took up an offensive."
Were you hit?
"I was blown up by a mortar round which left shrapnel in my lower left forearm. I also received a gunshot wound above my right eyelid. I was in numerous fire fights. I am now a 100 percent service-connected disabled veteran."
Literally, a fraction of an inch and you wouldn't be sitting here talking to me.
"I was very lucky; the bullet just singed the eye."
The middle class and poor are the ones who fight the wars.
"It has always been that way. The wealthier kids are usually given exceptions. The difference between my era and today is we wanted to be in the armed forces. After high school, you either went into a job at a factory paying you $2.50 an hour or you went into the armed forces."
Dr. Hitchcock, Hollywood is what it is. If you had to pick one of the more realistic Vietnam-era war films, which would you say was the most realistic.
"'Platoon.' That movie depicted the 1st Battalion, 9th Marines. I was in 1-9. They called us 'The Walking Dead.' That was our symbol and the label we got. A lot of veterans can't watch war movies."
Life after the Marine Corps?
"I went back to school and graduated from Chicago Teachers and earned a bachelor's degree from Chicago State University. I received my master's degree and Ph.D. in California.
"After climbing the ladder in the corporate world, I made a drastic change in my life and went into the world of psychology. For more than 20 years, I've provided rehabilitation services to veterans including program coordinator with the Veterans Administration of Palo Alto, Calif."
Veterans Life Changing Services?
"We are basically a faith-based agency, but we don't force anything on any veteran. We let them make their own choices. The whole essence of what we do is balance. We try to direct veterans to all the services that are out there for them.
With young men and women getting sent home from Afghanistan, your organization and others like it across the country will be needed more than ever.
"More than 130,000 of our veterans are homeless on any given night. Almost 70 percent of our veterans suffer from alcohol or drug problems. There are 22 veterans who commit suicide every day in this country."
"There's a national moratorium to end homelessness among veterans in 2015. We're a part of that process. Veterans who qualify may receive transitional housing for six months to one year with evaluations every 30 days. We have 32 beds here, but with that said, we are not a shelter. We are a vocational rehab program allowing a veteran an opportunity to stabilize.
"We're not concerned about what they were doing before they got here, we're concerned about what they should be doing."
It's almost inconceivable, but less than a century ago wounded and unemployed veterans returning from World War I were not only denied promised benefits, they were shot at while protesting on the streets of Washington D.C.
Lest we forget.
But there is a glimmer of hope in Northwest Indiana thanks to Dr. Henry Hitchcock and his humanitarian approach at Veterans Life Changing Services. He and his staff have an outstanding success rate and have provided services for more than 450 vets in less than five years.


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Its the other headed-for-college headache. Not holiday-time finals, but the dreaded FAFSA.
While the thought of tackling FAFSA forms the Free Application for Federal Student Aid generally makes parents shudder and sends students running for the hills, its an important piece of the college process.
FAFSA not only shows students how much federal aid they qualify for, but it can also open doors to other financial aid prospects. By submitting your FAFSA, youre already applying for need-based aid like federal Pell Grants or work study programs. You also need to submit a FAFSA if you want to take out a federal loan for college tuition.
Completing the FAFSA form is not a complicated process, but its definitely tedious, said David Gelinas, Davidson Colleges senior associate dean and director of financial aid.
Its not exciting, he said. Start at the beginning and just go through it and get to the finish line.
But before you dive in which you can do as of Jan. 1, and will want to do as soon as you can, for the reasons below here are tips for making the process as painless, and informed, as possible.
Get organized
There are a few things you need to do before you begin filling out the form.
First, look at the FAFSA submission deadlines for each college youre applying to. They can vary.
If five of four were March 1 and one was Feb. 15, meet the earliest deadline, said Mary Alice Katon, director of college access programs for Communities in Schools. She said students should not to wait to find out if theyve been admitted to the school, because acceptance letters might get mailed after FAFSA deadlines.
The government shutdown might have had an unforeseen effect on FAFSA deadlines, because tax filing deadlines have been pushed back, Gelinas said.
That might force some adjustment of filing deadlines for schools, he said.
Once you know your deadlines, collect your familys tax forms, because youll need them if taxes havent been filed yet.
For ease, file online
Its possible to print out the FAFSA form and mail it, but its much easier to fill it out online at www.fafsa.ed.gov.
To submit the FAFSA online, your online signature will be in the form of a PIN (personal identification number). You can get a PIN online at www.pin.ed.gov. If you forget to do this, there will be a prompt online while youre filling out the FAFSA to get one.
A nifty new change to the online FAFSA form is an IRS data retrieval tool or, simply put, a link you can use to automatically fill in your tax information.
But this feature wont work if you havent filed your taxes yet. If thats the case, you should enter your familys tax numbers from last year, Katon said. Once you file your taxes, you can return to the online form, use the IRS tool to enter the new tax information and re-submit the FAFSA.
Theres also an online feature called skip logic, Gelinas said, that will automatically skip questions that dont apply to you based on previous answers.
Special circumstances
Families cant comment on their own special circumstances on the form, Katon said. Theyll have to contact financial aid offices to share this information.
Another change this year requires students to fill out the incomes of both parents, not just one, she said.
Unless theyre adopted, theyre supposed to put their parents financial information, she said.
Katon said shes heard of some instances where parents say they do not want to help pay for their childs college tuition. Even if thats the case, they need to provide their financial information so that their child can submit a complete form.
Parent help is important because few cases deem a student a financially independent person, Katon said: Youll be asked if you are older than 24, married, have a child to support, are a veteran, hold a masters degree or are homeless or at risk of being homeless or if your parents have died, to be considered for independent status.
There is a place on the form that allows you to say that parent information is unavailable, she said, but that guarantees having a conversation at a financial aid office, where officials will ask for documentation.
Dont get tricked
Dont fall for gimmicks that ask you to pay after you fill out the FAFSA form. Katon said its important to remember the first f in FAFSA stands for free.
Make sure, if youre filling out the form online, that youre at a Web address that has a .gov in it, which means its a legitimate government website.
The form also has a limited number of schools where you can choose to submit your FAFSA. If those spaces arent enough, send one batch and then reopen the form, change the school names and re-submit it, Katon said.
You could put 100 schools if you want, she said.
Its a springboard, not cash
By finding out how much aid you qualify for, you can then move forward with figuring out how to finance college tuition.
Once you submit your FAFSA form, youll receive an SAR, or student aid report. This can take 2 to 5 days after submitting the FAFSA online, Katon said.
Because the federal government loves acronyms, youll find your EFC, or expected family contribution, in the SAR. That amount is what the government expects your family to pay toward your tuition.
That doesnt mean youre supposed to write a check of that amount to the school youre attending, Katon said.
Instead, it shows how much aid you qualify for. For example she said, a report could say the government expects your family to pay $5,000 toward your tuition. If, hypothetically, Duke University costs $50,000 and Central Piedmont Community College costs $2,000 per year, you would qualify for $45,000 of aid to attend Duke but wouldnt qualify for any aid to attend CPCC.
But that doesnt mean Duke would give you $45,000. Thats when you start putting pieces together of scholarships and that type of thing, Katon said.
Youre not alone
There are several options for families to learn more and have their FAFSA-related questions answered.
If I could leave one word of advice, its that local high schools have workshops designed to assist families with filling the forms out, and they should take advantage of them, Gelinas said.
Theres a FAFSA Day in each state every February, he said, which will be promoted in high schools.
Katon said high school students should receive fliers with information about workshops.
Never be afraid to ask for help, Gelinas said. As financial aid professionals, this is what we do.
He encouraged students to contact colleges and high school counselors with questions.
Theres a lot of help out there so a family doesnt have to wade through all of this by themselves.
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This database is a collection of historical parish and probate registers from the county of Cheshire in the Country of England. The records in this collection can range in date from the early 1500s to the mid- to late-1800s. Some non-parish records may be included from as early as the 12th century. Parish records--primarily baptisms, marriages, and burials--provide the best source of vital record information in the centuries before civil registration. The records include baptisms/christenings, burials, marriages, tombstone inscriptions, obituaries, tax lists, wills, and other miscellaneous types of records. Also included are some records from non-conformist churches. All of the data was converted as it was originally presented in various published registers and books. For this reason, you will find interesting phonetic spellings and large descriptive tables of contents.
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The Winona Port Authority Board is poised to demolish two concrete silos sitting next to the old dock a year ahead of schedule. The project was slated for 2014 in the ports capital improvement plan, but because of new state funding, the Port Authority is moving forward with the project this year.
In 2012, the port received funding from the Minnesota Department of Transportation to fund 80 percent of the project up to $320,000. Winona Port Authority Assistant Executive Secretary Lucy McMartin said that the projects price tag should be well under that figure.
On Thursday, January 17, the Port Authority voted unanimously to open up the project to bids. McMartin told Port Authority members they could expect to have bids in by their next meeting on Thursday, February 14.
Pre-demolition work is proceeding as we sit here, Port Authority President Michael Cichanowski said at the meeting.
Work preceeding the silo demolition including the removal of steel structures, conveyors, and other equipment by CD Corporation, which had been occupying the site, according to McMartin. McMartin said that work was not paid for by the city of Winona.
The Port Authority does not currently have plans for new construction on the site.


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On Sat, 12 Sep 2009 12:45:48 -0400 Andrew D Kirch <trelane@...> wrote: > Its the opinion of the User Relations team that the Council should > reconsider the current Leadership in charge of the PMS Standards > Working group. Its the feeling of User Relations that interested > parties in the PMS standard are being hindered by communication > issues on the process and procedures required to implement changes. I agree. I'd like the Council to appoint a qualitied PMS leader who is empowered to moderate posts to gentoo-dev@ from people who consistently post FUD about EAPI and PMS related issues. I believe that doing so will substantially reduce the amount of noise involved in the discussion, and will enable us to have sensible PMS related discussions without them being derailed by trolls. Also, it'll be harder for those trolls to post nonsense like "PMS isn't for Portage" and "PMS is about Exherbo, not Gentoo" if a Gentoo developer is prepared to step in and address all the crap instead of leaving it to me... I suggest asking any potential candidates to start by addressing bug 282470. That should give a good indication of how well they're going to work with the people who do the grunt work on PMS. -- Ciaran McCreesh
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The crunch of salt under foot. Soothing strains of spa music. The taste of salt on the lips. These sensations enrapture visitors to Salt Escape's halo-therapy chambers. Claiming accolades from CBS DFW and NBC DFW, experts have designed sterilized chambers to mimic the conditions of ancient salt caves once thought to grant healing properties. Between walls, floors, and ceilings coated in a layer of negative-ionized natural rock salt, Salt Escape works to create a spa environment filled with toys, café tables, and a stereo system to soothe adults and children more effectively than a night-light covered in honey. Halo-generators fill the air with controlled bursts of crushed salt, which generates a microclimate and assuages respiratory and skin conditions. To facilitate comfortable treatment sessions, staff members beckon visitors to recline in zero-gravity chairs, which cradle spines to neutralize the effects of gravity and recent rugby tournaments.
At Salt Miracle Wellness Center, visitors read, nap, or simply relax. And these everyday tasks are imbued with health benefits, thanks to the setting: small rooms made with Dead Sea salt. Clients sit as soothing wave sounds play, all the while breathing in salt-infused vapor. Aside from the calming effects of simply imitating a cured ham, sessions can combat chronic respiratory issues and help restore bodily balance. And if guests wish to further promote their wellness, the center also offers massages as well as skincare services, reflexology treatments, and complimentary consultations and tours.
The Salt Cave of Southlake provides spa-like treatment chambers with imported Himalayan rock salt from Eastern Europe. This type of salt purifies the air and absorbs excess moisture. At The Salt Cave, the salt does much of the same work, only here it does so while you breathe it in. Its all-natural healing properties can help clear up many common respiratory and skin ailments, ranging from asthma and acne to emphysema and sinus infections. Plus, you can enhance the salt's holistic benefits by participating in the facility's halo yoga sessions. During those, students flow through movements inside a salt cave, which is better than doing yoga inside a traditional studio or a chilly meat locker.
The glowing walls inside Ariasalt Salt Therapy Center's treatment rooms are covered in salt. The floors are covered in salt. Even the custom light fixtures are made of salt. And though you can't see it, salt aerosol fills the air, bringing its therapeutic benefits directly into visitors' lungs.
Those benefits are innumerable. Salt therapy aims to alleviate conditions ranging from allergies to asthma and can heal external skin issues such as eczema. It's easy to relax during the treatment sessions, thanks to the center's zero-gravity massage chairs and relaxing music. There are group rooms with privacy partitions, private rooms in which you can adjust the air's salinity, and even a children's room with a slide and salt castles.
It's oft said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but Lindsey Coleman does her best to transfer it from her eye to her clients' bodies. Coleman honed her skills in the Forth Worth beauty dojo known as Ogle School Hair, Skin, & Nails before bringing her suite of skills to Legacy Salons and Day Spa. Though Coleman offers some hair-focused services such as eyelash extensions or waxing, her main focus remains the skin. She reduces pore size, banishes wrinkles, and infuses the body's largest organ with essential nutrients through a variety of delivery systems, ranging from facials to body scrubs and wraps. Like the sun, Coleman's even capable of darkening the skin with her airbrush tans or fusing hydrogen into helium with her hair dryer.


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A federal judge has sentenced a North Texas man to more than 15 years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to kidnapping and severely beat a gay man he met through an online service.
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The panic and outrage can be heard in a mother's voice as she calls 911 to report her home has been broken into and her daughter has been molested.
Defendants Charged With Illegal Re-Entry Face Light Prison Sentences
Since October of 2013, records from the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University (TRAC) show the number of people in the U.S. prosecuted by the federal government for illegal re-entry has surged to nearly 20,000.
Parents Question How Many Kids 4x's Deported Man Has Harmed
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As the culprit of millions of dollars in annual losses in fresh seafood departments, shrink is probably retailers' most elusive problem. As a result, many seafood retailers — along with their distributors — have developed programs and techniques to combat waste.
Things began to turn around in the world of fresh seafood shrink after the 2008 economic crash forced the issue. Reducing waste in every facet of retail became an absolute necessity.
As a result, many supermarket chains began carrying fewer varieties of fresh seafood, cut down on the amount of seafood purchased or both. They stepped up their use of technology to track seafood purchases and shrink. Whereas in the past, supermarket seafood departments offered nearly every kind of seafood item their customers might request, seafood directors and buyers now understand that it is OK for customers to wait on a unique item that needs to be special-ordered.
"We tried to be all things to all people. If two or three customers asked for Dover sole, we would start carrying it," says Scott Nettles, senior director of perishables for Lubbock, Texas-based United Supermarkets.
But around two years ago, United undertook a massive "SKU rationalization" effort in its fresh seafood department, examining the volume of each species sold weekly. "We used to have 70 to 80 different SKUs in some of our cases and we have cut back to around 30 items. We now carry the best-selling items, which made our sales go up and increased our [product turnover]," Nettles says.
Now, United keeps plentiful supplies of catfish, farmed salmon, wild salmon, wild shrimp, farmed shrimp and tilapia on hand, along with cod, snapper, halibut and more. And, instead of carrying unusual items such as frog legs behind the seafood counter, stores keep those specialty items frozen in the back, ready for when customers request them.
"Our shrink rate has gone from 18 or 20 percent down to around 10 percent. [SKU rationalization] has saved us around $30,000 a week," Nettles says.
The two-store Casey's Market in Western Springs, Ill., has reduced shrink by ordering smaller amounts from its distributor and comparing sales for the upcoming week to last year's sales during that week. "We keep track year-to-year what we are doing, so we know a certain week is going to be slower because of an event going on," says Joe Lane, manager and seafood purchaser for Casey's Market.
Casey's shrink has dropped from between 15 and 20 percent to 10 percent or less by ordering smaller amounts of less-popular species. "We have a great supplier: Fortune Fish. If I just want 4 pounds of something or even 2 pounds, they sell us just that amount," Lane says. While the lighter volume causes Casey's to run out of a particular item from time to time, "customers would rather see us run out toward the end of the day than have stuff sitting there the next day," Lane says.
Fortune Fish in Bensenville, Ill., supplies a fresher product than some of Casey's previous suppliers, Lane says, which also increases shelf life and reduces shrink. In addition, Casey's customers have gotten used to ordering specialty seafood items the day before, and don't seem to mind that those items are not featured in the case daily.
Distributor Pier Fish in New Bedford, Mass., is delivering more small packs to retailers to reduce shrink. "For some retailers, we do pack sizes as small as 5 pounds and for others, we do pack sizes as small as 2 to 2.5 pounds," says Chuck Anderson, director of retail sales for Pier Fish.
Pier Fish has also improved its fish packaging and plant technologies to extend seafood's shelf life. "We use ozone throughout our plant, so, when the fish leaves the plant, they typically have a shelf life of between seven and 14 days," Anderson says.
Training of seafood department staff is also essential for reducing shrink, retailers and distributors agree. "We teach them how to rotate products in the cooler and in the case. We talk to them about ordering products every day and ordering less of certain species," says Anderson, a retail seafood veteran. Retailers can also improve shrink by rotating species. "For example, you can get grouper in on Monday and snapper in on Thursday. Then, you are most likely to have one or the other for the customer [at all times]," Anderson says.
Another effective shrink-reducing technique for United stores is daily tracking of the seafood items that are thrown away.
"Each week, the stores pull their list of the top 10 shrink items. If they see they are constantly having a problem with the same item, we focus on that item," Nettles says.
In addition to reducing the number of top-shrink items ordered, United's seafood staff makes an effort to sell more of those products. "Since we demo items regularly, we try to get new people to try it," Nettles says.
Contributing Editor Christine Blank lives in Lake Mary, Fla.
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TUCSON - Stores that buy gold continue to pop up all over the country. However, how do you know if you're getting a good deal? Investigative Reporter Marisa Mendelson put some stores to the test.
News 4 Tucson went undercover to three different stores that buy gold. In the end, we got dramatically different offers for the same 14-karat gold jewelry. Since gold prices can fluctuate on a daily basis, we stopped by all three stores on the same day.
Tucson Coin & Autograph on North Oracle Road offered us the most money for our gold. The store has an "A+" rating through the Better Business Bureau. Tucson Coin & Autograph offered us $997.35.
Next, we went to Mini-Mint of Tucson on Prince Road. It also has an "A+" rating through the Better Business Bureau. At first, Mini-Mint of Tucson offered our producer $850, but then upped their offer to $900. However, $900 is still almost one-hundred dollars less than the $997.35 offer we got at Tucson Coin & Autograph.
The owner of Mini-Mint of Tucson gave us a statement. Christopher Ramsey said: "We've been here for 18 years. We've never had a complaint with the Better Business Bureau and a lot of customers keep coming back because of proven trust. We specialize in foreign coin and paper money, but we'll buy jewelry and flatware as well."
Precious Metals Refinery on East Speedway gave us the lowest offer for our gold. Precious Metals Refinery has a "B" rating through the Better Business Bureau. Precious Metals Refinery offered us $750 for our gold.
News 4 Tucson went back to Precious Metals Refinery to find out why its offer was almost $250 less than our highest appraisal. This time a different employee came to the door.
Marisa Mendelson, News 4 Tucson: "Can you explain why it's so much less than other offers we got?"
Employee, Precious Metals Refinery: "I can't explain that to you. I didn't make the appraisal. So you'll have to deal with that person direct."
After we left Precious Metals Refinery, we called to see if they wanted give News 4 Tucson a statement. However, we haven't yet heard back.
Here are some tips for selling your gold or silver:
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- Find out what the price of gold is for that particular day, because it does change on a daily basis.
- Before you go to a company, check out their rating on the Better Business Bureau's website:
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Tyler , TX (KETK) — Zebra mussels first hit Texas waters in 2009, after making their way down from the Great Lakes. Now, they inhabit 47 counties across the lone star state. While they haven't made it here yet, they could any time soon. They inhabit lakes across the Metro-Plex, and as close as Henderson county. Clark said, "it is a statewide problem, this is something we're, Texas Parks and Wildlife, is spending a lot of resources, a lot of time trying to prevent, trying to remedy, but once they're in the water, they're in, there's no way to remove it."
All it takes is one contaminated boat, to ruin an entire lake. So what makes zebra mussels so detrimental? "Anything that you can think of that it can attach to, it will attach to and multiply..They can become a real nuisance, and health hazard once it gets into the water system and clogging up some of those intakes," said Clark.
Its invading the environment, and your wallet. "They're so small they can actually get up in your boat, clog your drain system in your boat, or your cooling system for your motors," said Clark. Plus, if you get caught contaminating Texas lakes with zebra mussels, you can receive a fine up to $500. Texas Parks and Wildlife is strongly recommending to clean your boat anytime after being on an infected lake. "You have to drain your boat, if you come off one of these waters that have been infected. Anything that can hold water in that boat needs to be dry, and needs to dry out before you go to another lake," said Clark.
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Pig Hunt updates a classic '80s game by using your iPhone to make a virtual rifle. There's none of this tapping the screen nonsense. Hold your phone out as the scope, move your upper body around to track a pig across the horizon, and use the other hand to pull the virtual trigger and drop that sucker out of the sky.
The virtual rifle is made possible by thumbShot technology. Through the genius of computer vision, thumbShot uses the front camera to determine when you pull the virtual trigger. It's almost as good as the original zapper, even without the cord and the plastic.
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This relatively expensive cleanser (more than $3 per ounce) produces copious foam, but the gentleness of its main ingredients are undermined by a high concentration of alkaline potassium hydroxide (that's lye). This cleanser is too drying for all skin types, and is not recommended. As for the claim of 80% wrinkle reversal from this product, it's 100% bogus. By the way, the plant extract Amorphophallus campanulatus, more commonly called elephant yam, has some analgesic properties when fed to mice, but for skin it's just a guess if it works as an anti-inflammatory, and in a cleanser it's rinsed down the drain.
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The Anew Clinical line ushered in several products claiming to work like (or, in some instances, better than) cosmetic corrective procedures. Whether you are considering laser treatments, Botox, Thermage, collagen injections, or even liposuction, the ads for Anew Clinical were designed to make you rethink that decision.
It is definitely impressive that Avon invested $100 million on a state-of-the-art research and product development facility in New York, but despite some innovative products that compete with the best of the best (typically for much less money), no cosmetics company has (or will) produce skin-care products that rival or beat the results obtainable from medical procedures. It's admittedly easier to slather on a cream or stroke a pad over your face than to make an office call and shoulder the expense for a cosmetic corrective procedure, but in this case convenience and savings don't equal—or even come close to—comparable results. And lest we forget, despite the onslaught of so-called cosmeceutical products claiming to mimic the results such procedures provide, the number of these procedures being performed increases each year. If any of these works-like-(insert cosmetic corrective procedure here) products did work, the number of procedures would be declining, not rising.
The National Advertising Division (NAD) took issue with several claims Avon made in ads for their Anew Clinical products (Source: www.nadreview.org/default.asp?SessionID=1149178&DocType=1&CaseType=1). In some cases, Avon reworded their claims in ad reprints, while in others they "respectfully disagreed" with the NAD conclusions but agreed to take their comments into consideration for future ads. We'll see how this turns out, but, based on their current ads, the message remains that Anew Clinical products are at the forefront of making cosmetic corrective procedure results as easy as calling your Avon representative and reciting your credit card number.
As a major international cosmetics company, Avon has several initiatives in place that prove its commitment to women and the environment. Whether donating to women's health concerns (most notably breast cancer), surpassing environmental regulations, or financially supporting alternative methods to animal testing, Avon's principles are responsible and admirable. If you pay attention to the best of what they have to offer, you will not only be supporting Avon's mission to improve the lives of women but also gaining some wonderful products, making it a win-win situation.
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A doctors function has changed over time. In the past, the doctor was a person who besides being your friend treated the diseases. Now a doctor is a stranger who combats diseases, but he/she is not always your friend. What will never change is their constant struggle against death. However, their job is not only to prevent death but also to improve their patients quality of life. Many times there is nothing a doctor can do to prevent a patient from dying if the patient has a terminal disease; all he/she can do is wait for death to arrive. This waiting time can be very painful for both the patients and the people who surround them. Not practicing euthanasia at the request of the dying person is violating a persons rights, creating an economic burden, interfering with a doctors job, and increasing suffering.
First of all, deciding if you want to be alive or not is a personal decision. Neither the doctors nor the government has the power to decide if you should live or not. Since it is not their life and they are not in your situation, they cannot make that kind of decision for you. It might sound like suicide, but again, that is our problem, not theirs. They give us the liberty to decide our job, our family, our religion, and even our sex preference. Why should they not give us the right to decide if we want to live or not? That should be the first right before all the ones I have mentioned. It is not logical that we can choose in all those other decisions if we cannot first choose to live or die.
Next, comes the economic factor. Many times we do not have enough money to pay for the needed medical care not knowing if the patient is going to get any better. In a way, we are just wasting time and money on a situation that wont get better. If the patient wants euthanasia, why not do it if we cannot end the huge amount of money wasted on a treatment that wont help.
Another reason to legalize euthanasia is that if doctors have the liberty to create life, why not of ending it. Nowadays doctors have the ability and are allowed to grow human beings artificially in labs. Who gave them that right? The government did. Therefore, doctors should also be allowed to end life, especially when the person desires it. To me it doesnt make sense that they can create life without having the opportunity to ask that human being if he wants to be created like that, while they cannot let a person die when it is his or her wish. The doctor is just the person who helps the patient to do what he wants.
Finally, the basic reason why euthanasia should be practiced is because it stops the person from having a bad quality of life. As I have said, a doctors function should not only be the one of curing diseases but also providing the patients a better quality of life. Having a patient suffering is not giving him a better quality of life. When doctors reach this point, then they should be allowed to grant the patient whatever he wants since he or she cannot offer something better. Even if they could offer the patient any kind of treatment or options, it is the patient who should decide how he wants to live his life. We pay the doctor so he can do the best he can. Helping us in having a better quality of life is about giving the patient whats best for him as long as he wants it. The kind of quality of life is defined by the patient, not the doctor or government. Consequently, when the patient feels he is not getting the quality of life he wants, the least a doctor can do is grant him what he wants. If the patients decision is to die, so be it.
I have never been in a situation where I have to decide whether euthanasia should be applied to someone or not. But I tell you something: if I ever see myself in that kind of situation, I would have no doubt of agreeing with it. If it is the desire of the person to die, I will support him. I think that choosing how we want to die is not an option that we all get. So be sure I'll help someone on choosing when and how he wants to die. Just imagine yourself in a similar situation. Would you like to be helped by doctors and your friends to die the way you want it or be kept in a room where you can hardly move with machines keeping you alive? Why not end this suffering if we have the power? There is no point of waiting for the person to die if there is nothing the doctors can do about it. If the person wishes to die, we should please him with their last wish. This is why euthanasia should be legal for anyone who desires it.
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maricybele, I've always been told the best time to gather is right before they bloom same as blackberrys. But i've been trying to decide to take a chance and try picking some now. When i dry mine i put them in small brown paper bags and keep them on the frig till they're dry(its also fairly dark there) if i have a lot of different leaves to dry i keep them in my pantry till dry. Some people may rather use a dehydrator. |
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hahaha this sentence seems mine. Any way, you are free to use it but I am not native , may be I commit mistake here ;)
I think you mean "There's no specific country I prefer. Each country is beautiful in its own way. I'd like to keep travelling."
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