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By way of introduction, Dow Corning is a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, and will be sponsoring the High Performance Facades workshop at WAD13. But more of that later…
First, we spoke to Marie Elliott, Dow Corning's regional marketing leader to find out how she first met Michael Hammond, Editor-in-Chief of World Architecture News and creator of WAD, and why Dow Corning decided to become a sponsor.
Says Marie: "I first met Michael at WAD12 towards the end of last year, and it was there that we arranged to meet again at BAU 2013 last January to talk further about ways we could work together. Dow Corning hadn't exhibited at BAU for about eight years, so when I attended this year's show, it was the first time I had done so."
We asked what her impressions of BAU were. "It's the biggest and most professional industry fair I've been to so far. We were all impressed with how BAU had moved forwards to become such a prestige event since we last exhibited some time ago.
"From the point of view of the calibre of the other exhibitors, the sheer size of the event, BAU is the one that people try to get along to because the quality is magnificent. It also has a very strong international pull - it's a very good place to network."
Dow Corning attended BAU 2013 not so much to sell - although it did gain new business - but to promote awareness of new innovations, such as in insulation, that it is currently working on. Marie explains: "By being there, we were looking to develop our engagement with architects, specifiers, design teams and engineers."
Clearly this exchange of new ideas is very much a two-way street - not only benefiting suppliers wanting to get the word out there, but also the visitors who go away with a host of new possibilities to play with. Marie agrees that it's important for architects, designers and consultants to attend shows like BAU for this very reason. "I didn't speak to anyone there who felt they had left the show without gaining something."
Getting back to her meeting with Michael at BAU to discuss WAD13, Marie continues: "Having spoken with Michael, we agreed to get involved with WAD13, not just to showcase what we do, but to share ideas, discuss trends, talk about where the industry is going next, and build deeper relationships."
As we touched on earlier, Dow Corning is sponsoring the High Performance Facades workshop on 8 October, which is being hosted by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM). The session aims to 'take a practical and an aspirational look at high performance facades, considering both the current state and usage of high-performance systems and what is in store for the next 10-20 years'.
WAD13 takes place 6-8 October 2013 in New York. BAU 2015 will take place in Munich 19-14 January.
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The building was built as a post office in 1945. But the doors of the post office closed in May of last year having served the community for more than 65 years. Fortunately, it is serving the community again, re-purposed as a pharmacy – a pharmacy that retains much of the look and feel of its post office heritage.
Pharmacist Brenda Epps and her husband Charles Epps purchased the building in May of this year and began the renovation and restoration process.
The Epps have maintained the wooden interior post office customer windows and counters, refinished the floors and kept many of the existing fixtures, in each case working to maintain the integrity of the building. They hope to have customers bring them post office memorabilia to be displayed.
"I've been a pharmacist for more than 30 years, and I'm pleased to be in a position to offer the kind of service this community probably came to expect out of this little post office," pharmacist Epps said. "It's a warm and inviting building, and the service we are providing should reflect that same personal feeling. I'm eager to hear some of the old post office stories."
Rom Cutler design the space plan and is the front-end manager. He also served as the manager of the construction process, and built into the pharmacy a private consultation area.
"We are a family-owned business. We want to get to know our customers. We want them to feel comfortable coming to the pharmacist for advice," Mr. Epps said. "Sometimes that means a personal conversation, and here they can do that without being concerned that they will be overheard."
Customers will also be able to get simple compounding done, as well as flu, pneumonia, shingles and tetanus shots at Appomattox Drugs. And yes, customers will be able to buy stamps.
While many of their neighbors have dropped by during construction, Appomattox Drugs officially opened on Oct. 1, 2012.
The new home-style pharmacy will be open six days a week, and will take all major insurance programs, including Medicare and Medicaid and third party insurers. The store has partnered with Virginia State University to offer the Trojan card, and they will provide free delivery service within a five-mile radius of the pharmacy.
Epps, a central Virginia resident is a graduate of VCU's pre-pharmacy program. She earned her pharmaceutical degree from Howard University in the District of Columbia.


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It caught my eye as I walked by one day. They want 50.00 for it. Should I buy it? It is exactly the same as the one in this link. Perhaps with a bit more wear to the glaze. No chips. |
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How large is it? And do you love it? IMO, $50 actually isn't a bad retail price for it; but if you love several others just as much, you could find something else equally nice on eBay for less money. |
Is it really an 18 inch platter?? I suggest you go looking for another 18 inch platter for less....not to mention a lovely one. If you like it and need a big platter....the price is good. Linda c |
It's big. It is an 18" platter. I wondered why the thrift store would have such a hefty price on it so I looked it up. Worthpoint indicates it's an 1880s pattern. I wonder what it sold for but not enough to join. It caught my eye because that sort of thing would catch my eye. This looks quite old. And I liked it. I don't need it by any means. This thrift store rarely has dishes that are more than a dollar or 2. I poke around for kitchen gadgets now and then. |
Speaking for myself I would buy it because (a) it's the kind of blue/white design I like - not your standard transferware or whatever it's called - this is what I think would be a Scandinavian style and I don't see it that often, (b) (sorry Sweeby) to he!! with what you can get on line. You and this plate are both in your city, you can support your local economy and don't need to take the risk or cost of shipping, and (c) (sorry Linda) to he!! with shopping around for another one for less; what's your time worth? And what are the chances of finding one you like as much? Bottom line though, can you afford to indulge yourself? Always assume you might not be able to sell it for same (imagine you break it) - can you live with that? KarinL |
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Walmart had some sick looking pygmy date palms for $11.00. Being the sucker that I am I thought I would give one a try and put it in the greenhouse with the hopes of reviving it.
The leave are very dull green and limp looking. I repotted it in about a 2 fingers wider container, giving it a good watering afterwords. The palm is on a heat mat set at 70F for the root temp. On a good day it gets about 6 hours of sun and air temps no lower than 72F. Ive had it for a few days without improvements. Is it a goner or are there hopes. |
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def. keep hangin' on! many palms take weeks to acclimate... then start growing healthy and fast! where r u located what state? give it a little fertilizer if u haven't already. is the soil good draining also? im sure some more help will be on its way lol -Justin in VB |
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Is it okay to fertilize when repotting palms? I have some to do and I haven't repotted them yet. thank you!! |
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I have not been here for a while, hope all is well in your neck of the woods. Apparently last fall my collection of leaf bags really was over the top. I currently turned my last fall compost pile to cook this Spring and built a new pile with most of the shredded leaves that I had used as winter mulch for perennials and the veggie garden itself. It has a generous helping of winterized kitchen scraps and finished compost to start cooking. Then the holding bin is full of not-so-shredded leaves and pine needles (will use in campfires). So after piling up the working pile up to about 3-4 feet, I still have a huge winrow of shredded leaves from the main part of the garden. I know they are not ideal as tomato mulch, but what has been your experience? I am thinking I have no other place to use them but on the veggie garden this summer until my working pile cooks down. And besides that, i have a medium-sized pile to shred from some bags of leaves that I just could not resist grabbing in January! Now, once I shred those and shred the holding bin, I might have room for more of the leaves from the garden, but basically want to know if this shredded (mostly oak) leaf mulch will have negative impact on my tomatoes? |
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I have never heard of leaf mulch being a problem in a garden. Olbrich gardens in Madison sells bags of leaf mulch for $5 each and suggests using it in beds and gardens. Obviously you can't pile it up on tomatoes but should make your soil better over time. That's why woods soil is jet black and full of good stuff. IMO |
I have never had a problem with my tomatoes when they were mulched with leaves although I did when I did not do that. Why one earth would you keep pine needles for a campfire? |
Yeah, I read later that it should be fine. The first search didn't give me any results here in gardenweb, but google led me to the proper post in gw. Oh, and the pine needles make good kindling, that is what I meant to say. |
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Thermo-phytic bacteria don't like leaves. Most of the so called cooking going on are the other ingredients not the leaves. Plus leaves layer up and clog your supposed composting. That's why everyone goes to such trouble (and fuel use)to chop them. that way the pieces get small enough to not blow everywhere and cover everything up. they still are not broken down or composted, they're just chopped. Leaves mold. When you throw them around, oxygen gets in and the physical layering is broken so that the mold is unable to work. They should be layered and left alone until nature molds them. There is more ignorance on this subject than any other area on this forum. |
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By Mark Dunning
Jennifer and I will be writing along different paths for a while. Our posts will relate better over time, but I have to catch up on some of the postings I owe. First up is why funding organizations would be wise to invest in projects aiming to improve early diagnosis of Usher syndrome.
I'll start with the horror stories and I have heard these numerous times. A researcher writes a grant proposal around early diagnosis of Usher syndrome. They submit the proposal to a funding organization who rejects it. In the rejection the funding organization states that it is an excellent grant proposal and would certainly help diagnose children with Usher syndrome earlier/more accurately/more frequently. However, they state, they do not feel that early diagnosis is appropriate/valuable/ethical at this time given that there is no cure for Usher.
Before we go further, let me take a moment to defend the funding organizations' position because this type of response can seem bureaucratic, heartless, and near sighted. It's actually the opposite. Funding organizations care deeply about the people that their funding aims to help. The last thing they want to do is fund a program that makes life worse for the people they are trying to help. That's why they deny grant proposals for early diagnosis programs. They perceive that, as long as there is no cure for Usher syndrome, the emotional toll of an early diagnosis on a family outweighs the benefits for that family. In short, they think the program will make life worse for the people they, too, want to help.
We discussed earlier why early diagnosis is a good thing for a family. Here's some reasons why funding organizations should invest in early diagnosis:
The cure might only be found through early diagnosis
Funding organizations are eager to help fund efforts to find a cure for Usher syndrome. As we discussed previously, there are treatments available today but nothing that would be considered a cure. We can't say 'do this and you won't lose your vision'. But that's from the perspective of older patients (and by older I mean non-infants). These treatments might prove dramatically more effective if provided earlier in life.
I'll give one example. Almost all ophthalmologists prescribe the use of sunglasses to people with Usher syndrome. There are studies under way that seem to indicate that the vision aspect of Usher syndrome is aggravated by prolonged exposure to bright light. In one particular still in progress study, mice with Usher that had never previously developed the vision loss associated with Usher syndrome did so once they were exposed to bright light.
This study is still under way, mind you, and what I'm about to write comes from this keyboard and this keyboard only. It is not fact or based on any science. But just imagine this scenario. What if we find out that bright light is actually the trigger to the vision loss and once that progression begins, it can't be stopped. In other words, what if simply putting sunglasses on an infant with Usher syndrome is all it takes to keep the vision loss from starting?
Again, there is no evidence to support this and the truth is that the likelihood is miniscule. But the reason we don't know for sure that it doesn't help to put sunglasses on an infant is because we have done a poor job of identifying infants with Usher type 1 and an almost non-existent job of identifying those with Usher type 2 and type 3.
The truth is we don't know if these treatments are more effective if administered earlier because we haven't been identifying patients earlier.
We lack knowledge about the early progression of the disease
We do not know the answer to some very basic questions. We do not know, for instance, if children with Usher syndrome have some degree of vision loss at birth or not and if not, when they do start to present the vision loss. In short, we know next to nothing about the early progression of the disease.
This is critical information for funding organizations to have because it could greatly influence where they put their money when searching for a cure. I'll delve in to the hypothetical again for a moment. Say, for arguments sake, that all Usher infants are born with perfect vision and the vision deterioration does not begin until they are, say, six months of age. Well, we should be looking for treatments that 1) focus on maintaining vision instead of restoring it or slowing the degradation and 2) can be administered to infants. However, if children with Usher are born with discernable vision loss, the focus should instead be on restoring vision or slowing the progression. It also may be less critical that we treat infants if their vision is usually no different than, say, a five year old.
The point is we simply don't know enough about the early progression of the disease and as such, funding organizations may not be wisely investing their research dollars.
Cost savings by eliminating other diagnoses
Look back through this blog and you'll see the topic of eliminating other diagnoses in discussions about why early diagnosis is important to physicians, therapists, early intervention staff, and families. Well, it's important to funding organizations for many of those reasons, too, but for one that doesn't matter much to those other parties; cost savings.
Let me use our experience with our daughter as an example. Bella was born with hearing loss. There are a lot of causes of hearing loss. One in particular (not Usher) can cause heart problems. So Bella saw a cardiologist and had tests to eliminate that as the cause. Cha-ching. Bella was a late walker. She had low tone. We went to see a specialist on low tone. Cha-ching. Bella had balance problems. She seemed to be knock-kneed. We went to an orthopedic specialist. Cha-ching. The orthopedist thought that maybe she needed cookies for her shoes. We got those made. Cha-ching. The cookies didn't help. Hmmm. Perhaps it's neurological. We went to see a neurologist. Cha-ching.
You get the idea. Were Bella simply identified as an infant as having Usher there would have been no need for a cardiologist or a neurologist or many of the other appointments we went to trying to figure out what was going on. That's tens of thousands of dollars the system could have saved. Somewhere Barack Obama is crying.
Cost savings by delaying vision loss
Low vision is expensive. Ask any adult that lives with it. You need training and transportation and specialized computer equipment and, in some cases, specialized interpreters. It all costs lots of money and is a burden not only on the patient but on the system as a whole. As we have discussed numerous times, there are treatments today (vitamin A, DHA, sunglasses) that may very well slow the vision progression. Let's say for the sake of argument that providing these treatments at a young age only buys the patient one additional year of useful vision. Even that small amount of time and the associated savings is still a lot of money when we're talking about 50,000 people. It's also another year for technology to improve or reduce in price. Most importantly, that one year might be the year we find a cure, eliminating the need for all of it.
They are going to be diagnosed eventually
This is the most obvious and most often forgotten point in any discussion of the emotional impact of early diagnosis. You are merely putting off the inevitable. A child with Usher syndrome is going to have vision problems eventually. That child (or possibly an adult by this point) is going to see a doctor about that vision loss and is going to be diagnosed with Usher syndrome. Just because a child was not diagnosed with Usher as an infant doesn't mean they didn't have it as an infant. The family is going to have to deal with the emotional impact of the diagnosis at some point. Is it better for a teenager to find out he or she has Usher? A student going to college? A mom having a child? There is not good time to get the diagnosis. Which brings us to the next point.
Most families wish they had known earlier
No one wants to be diagnosed with Usher syndrome, but the lament I hear from families all the time is 'I wish I had known earlier'. Parents alternately feel ashamed that they didn't recognize the problem earlier and relieved that their nagging doubts were finally acknowledged. Families adjust to difficult diagnosis. Heck, all Usher kids have hearing loss. Very few of the families expected that. Yet no one advocates hiding that diagnosis from families. Early Usher diagnosis should be treated the same way. Yes, there is pain associated with it, but there is far more value in it for families, physicians, and for society as a whole than there is in delaying the diagnosis. Delaying the diagnosis, far from helping families, is doing them a disservice.
So funding organizations that have their heart in the right place should feel confident that putting money into programs that improve early diagnosis is not just right for science and for society as a whole, but for individual families as well.
Monday, August 17, 2009
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- Dianrez said...
Excellent arguments for early diagnosis, but it should be buttressed by early intervention programs with parent support and information.
Diagnosis taken along with research programs, education programs, documentation of the variety of Ushers effects and proven solutions, it could be an awesome effort with far-reaching implications for vision and hearing in general. - August 17, 2009
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To The Editor:
As I sat reading the Cleveland Daily Banner on Father's Day, I came across an article written by William J. Frank titled, "I am a True American and I Love America." I liked the title and began to read. I was almost brought to tears as I read what this gentleman had to say.
The gist of Mr. Frank's article was that he was a true American — born in America and had raised his family here and was sincerely concerned and afraid for our country because of the direction we seem to be headed ... very rapidly.
When he (and I) were growing up, each day at the beginning of the school day in elementary school we all stood, and with our hand over our heart, we recited the pledge to the flag of the United States of America. Now admittedly, when we were really young we really didn't understand why we did this, but as we grew older we really did understand and were proud to do it.
When we got to Bradley High School, each morning before classes began, Mrs. [Inez] Clemmer would turn on the intercom and one of our classmates would read a short Scripture and offer a short prayer. That was the way we started our day and I never heard any of my classmates find fault with the practice.
At this point in history, the military draft was in effect. All able-bodied young men were expected to spend at least a couple of years in one of the branches of service to help to keep our military up to strength, and just as important, help these same young men develop into responsible American citizens.
My military service was in the Army and with a few months in Vietnam. Although not wounded myself, I lost a great number of friends and comrades in a terrible battle in 1965, and a day never goes by that I don't think of these guys. When I meet a person that is wearing a cap or shirt with a military designation on it, I always try to say, "Thank you for your service," or "Welcome home, soldier."
I don't understand the direction we are currently headed! To reduce the military strength to a level lower than any time since before World War II does not make any sense to me. We are retiring our most highly ranking military personnel at a rate never before seen. These are the guys that have "been there and done that" and know how to prepare our forces and to fight if the need arises.
When our secretary of state was questioned as to why reinforcements were not sent to protect our embassy in Benghazi and she replied, " ... At this point, what difference does it make?" ... in my opinion, it made a world of difference — very possibly the difference between life and death.
In the future, my family and I will continue to support the proud, patriotic, family-oriented, hard-working people of America who have done so much to make America great, and do everything in our power to keep her there.
God Bless America!
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It was with sadness that I read the recent obituary of Elaine Pulliam Laughrey in your newspaper. Since she was such a large part of the lives of so many in our community, I believe it is appropriate to pay tribute to this very special person.
I knew Elaine during the years she lived and worked here in Cleveland, mostly through the decade of the 1970s. She was a Lee College student who, after completing her education, saw Cleveland as a wonderful place to settle down.
Elaine dedicated herself to helping the downcast, those who lacked hope and the economically disadvantaged. She went to work for the county school system, requesting an assignment to East Cleveland School so that she could teach disadvantaged children.
But her work went well beyond the classroom. Elaine moved into an old house on Chippewa Avenue across from the old Blythe Avenue School so that she could be close to the families to which she was devoted. We will never know for sure, but perhaps it was in that home, which had been divided into two apartments, that she breathed in the asbestos that would more than 30 years later bring on the mesothelioma that would, much too early, take her life.
Elaine spent much of what she made from her teaching job to feed, clothe and meet the needs of the children and families that she so cherished. These children, now in their 30s and 40s, called her "Miss Elaine." She prayed with them, comforted them and made each feel excellent and worthy.
Elaine was also passionate about her faith, finding through the ministry of Brother [M.E.] Littlefield and Faith Memorial Church the perfect channel to express it. It was a church committed to helping the same people Elaine served. She became the first director of the Little People's Church — the church's children's ministry. Every Saturday, Elaine set out in an old Volkswagen bus, converted for use as a snow cone van, to teach Bible lessons, invite children and families to church, and to treat each child with a snow cone.
On Sunday morning, Elaine was on the church bus as it set out early to pick up those same children. Sometimes she went into their homes to help them get dressed before loading them on the bus. At the Little People's Church, Elaine preached to them the Gospel to which she was so faithful. Afterward, she served food and treats to everyone.
In 1981, after much soul-searching, Elaine reached the decision to leave Cleveland. It was not easy. The children she would leave behind weighed heavily on her heart. They numbered into the thousands. Still, she felt a broader calling to Christian education and had an opportunity to fulfill it. Elaine went to work for Lester Sumrall's ministry in Indiana.
After she left, I lost contact with Elaine. However, through mutual friends I knew she married, had a son and continued to minister in much the same way as she had done here in Cleveland.
I can only imagine what it was like for Elaine and her family at the close of her life, but I feel confident of one thing. I believe she heard the words of Matthew 25:21, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy Lord."
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning tragedy of a salesman's deferred American dreamSince it was first performed in 1949, Arthur Miller's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about the tragic shortcomings of an American dreamer has been recognized as a milestone of the theater. Willy Loman, the protagonist of Death of a Salesman, has spent his life following the American way, living out his belief in salesmanship as a way to reinvent himself. But somehow the riches and respect he covets have eluded him. At age 63, he searches for the moment his life took a wrong turn, the moment of betrayal that undermined his relationship with his wife and destroyed his relationship with Biff, the son in whom he invested his faith. Willy lives in a fragile world of elaborate excuses and daydreams, conflating past and present in a desperate attempt to make sense of himself and of a world that once promised so much. This Penguin Classics edition features an introduction by Christopher W. E. Bigsby.
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The NFL's offseason is always entertainment furnished with drama, but this year's circus might be unprecedented.
In three days, one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history will likely by released by the only team he's ever played for, making Manning an unrestricted free agent with a one-week headstart on the rest of the market. That was supposed to be the only relevant subject matter in the football world this week, but everything changed in the dying hours of last week, when the league announced that it had damning evidence proving the New Orleans Saints were bounty hunters.
Since then, we've learned that the ringleaders of the Bayou bounty operation — or at least those most culpable — will probably face "unprecedented" suspensions. Expect Saints head coach Sean Payton and general manager Mickey Loomis to pay dearly, while former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams — who is now with the Rams and is reportedly meeting with the league today in New York — is expected to be "punished severely."
And now we're all awaiting a verdict from the commissioner. When the sentences are handed out, we'll then wonder if Williams will be fired by the Rams before ever coaching a game in St. Louis. Jay Glazer of Fox Sports reports that Payton and Loomis won't lose their jobs in New Orleans.
Naturally, we're also learning that similar games were played in past Williams stops. Turns out the Redskins and Bills also had variations of the bounty system, while the Titans would only confirm payments for big plays and the Jaguars took the complete denial route.
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Kurt Warner and Bristol Palin had the lowest scores of the week -- but Audrina Patridge was the one who was sent home last night on "Dancing with the Stars."
"The Hills" vixen had the judges on her side when it came to technique, but her lack of personality made her a target -- and in a surprising elimination, she and partner Tony Dovolani were booted.
After the announcement, Audrina told the crowd "I had so much fun this entire experience and made such good new
friends," she said, thanking the judges and her fans. "It's been a fun
Geneva: 1552 days ago
How long is DWTS going to let the Palins run their show?
Bristol should have been kicked off the first week.
This is the worst year EVER for DWTS.
I will very likely quit watching.
Mattea: 1552 days ago
I quit watching 2 seasons ago. I think dancing is out of steam. Especially now that the have "reality" stars and appendages of the stars filling the roster.
b.mclane: 1552 days ago
2. How long is DWTS going to let the Palins run their show? by Geneva
Good lord, the insanity against the Palins goes this deep????? What an idiot you are. VOTES keep a contestant on the show you boob. People must be voting for Bristol because she looks like she is trying so hard and wants to do her best. After all she is not an entertainer and is really out of her comfort zone. People respond to her efforts.
b.mclane: 1552 days ago
Audrina is truly beautiful but like a mannequin....absolutely dead in the eyes, like there is no person inside. The judges kept saying this...she just did not connect emotionally to the audience. She just got signed to a new reality series 2 days ago so she is fine.
MommyWhatsADoucheBag?: 1552 days ago
It's total bull**** that Bristol Palin is still in the running. I've seen cows that had more grace (and body shape) than that idiot!
ILoveDlisted: 1552 days ago
Bristol is horrible! I am not watching this year but hear about her 2 left feet all the time!
Pauline: 1552 days ago
Bristol Palin is a disgrace to DWTS. It is absolutely terrible that this country doesn't care a hoot about competence/merits. She is so incompetent just like her pathetic mother. Why are these people still in the limelight because they are truly a disgrace.
Sarah: 1552 days ago
How ridiculous... Bristol should have been gone the first week! Can I just stop seeing the Palins please?? Go back to Alaska!
Carl: 1551 days ago
Oh my gawd--Bristol is the worst dancer they have ever chosen. Why didn't she turn down this show when she knew that she wasn't a star and couldn't dance (as her Mom says)? She wants everyone to vote for her because she is so much in over her head--she doesn't practice as much as the others and spends all her time setting up interviews and trying to get photos in the tabloids (sympathy vote) and she knows that Sarah Palin's fans are very loyal. So--you can make fun of Miss Piggy all you want and she doesn't care--she just loves all the attention and wants to hob nob with the rich and famous and get a lot of money. This need for attention belongs to all the Palin family members-look how they all lined up begging for attention in the video series that starts in a few weeks. Even Sarah's mom and dad came over begging for attention from the lamestream media. Such a family of media whores--you don't see real celebrities that just can't get enough media attention for their children. Disgusting.
Sandi Lawson: 1551 days ago
Palin can't dance and should have been gone. Top 2 dancers in the bottom is the judges fault. They are too hard on the top dancers for every little thing and let the bad dancers away with everything. Bad dancers and judges get the good dancers voted off. They think they are all Simon Cowell. The week Palin did all the wrong footwork, they didn't even say anything bad to her yet Jennifer Gray made a few mistakes she was crusifided for it by the lady judge so she ended up in the bottom 3.
Lynn Pimentel: 1551 days ago
I just want to look at that silver devil Rick Foxx
ELI: 1549 days ago
Bristol Palin is beautiful, she is a great dancer, and will come in second to Jennifer Gray!
Lynne: 1549 days ago
I don't think Audrina should have been booted. she was a great dancer, maybe not the most exciting but definitely one of the most talented, and I could have seen her going all the way to the finals.
If Bristol makes it past this next week, I am not watching again- it was her time to go two weeks ago, and I am not saying that because I don't like the Palins, I have nothing against them. But Bristol is just boring to watch, and she is never consistent- I am a dancer so I can tell. one week she will be awful, the next she will be okay, the next she is back to being awful. If she makes it to the finals the show will finally prove itself to be out of steam.
Pam: 1546 days ago
Bristol Palin is a beautiful spin off of her mother. She is a shy, honest and a rarity.
Keep up the good work Bristol, I have faith in you and what you stand for. People if you have nothing to say, please don't say anything. Thank you!
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The Glico Morinaga Case aka the Monster With 21 Faces In the 1980s, the Japanese food giant Ezaki Glico was blackmailed by a mysterious group of apparent super villains, calling itself the Monster with 21 faces.
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If the claim proves true, it could be one of the richest sunken treasures ever discovered. But an attorney for the British government expressed doubt the vessel was carrying platinum. And if it was, in fact, laden with precious metals, who owns the hoard could become a matter of international dispute. Treasure hunter Greg Brooks of Sub Sea Research in Gorham, Maine, announced that a wreck found sitting in 700 feet of water 50 miles offshore is that of the S.S.
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The word orthognathic comes from the Greek word orthos, meaning to straighten, and gnathos, meaning jaw. orthognathic jaw surgery thus means "surgery to straighten the jaw".
> Some more background on jaw surgery
While tastes do differ, in orthognathic theory, a number of guidelines describe what are the characteristics of an aesthetically pleasing face.
Facial balance typically is assessed by dividing the face in thirds.
Additionally, in profile view the face should have a slight degree of convexity.
Situations that lend themselves to jaw surgery are:
An open bite is a situation when the back teeth meet but the front teeth do not touch. Orthognathic jaw surgery can be used to an open bite.
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This is a situation where the lower jaw is too large and grows too far forward. Jaw surgery can be used to slide the lower jaw back.
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This is a situation where there is a "severe" overbite.
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In this case the upper jaw has grown too far down. Jaw surgery can move the jaw upward to create a much nicer looking smile.
When the upper jaw is too narrow, this results in what is called a transverse maxillary deficiency. With a distraction procedure the upper jaw can be widened until it fits around the lower jaw.
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by American banks and guaranteed by the US government.
As part of the scheme, cattle farmers will be able to purchase 800 cows
imported from the US.The farmers will initially pay 20% of the
estimated $1,800 price of each cow and pay the remaining amount at
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In addition,the American University of Beirut (AUB)will receive a separate grant of
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Steven Hetcher, The Kids Are Alright: Applying a Fault Liability Standard to Amateur Digital Remix
62 Fla. L. Rev. 1275 (2010) | | | | INTRODUCTION :: The term "remix" is used mainly in a digital context, although there is nothing inherently digital about remix. For instance, fan fiction, a widely discussed form of remix, … Continue reading
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Archive for 24 September 2010
Star Wars: The Old Republic, Smuggler Class Details And Video
A fresh blog post over at the official Star Wars: The Old Republic site contains a few details about the smuggler class in the forthcoming MMO.
The Witcher 2, Prison Break Video
Having consulted the runes and rolled a suitable set of stats, it is now possible to share the latest video from The Witcher 2: Assassins Of Kings.
Explodemon! Debut Trailer
Curve Studios has released a debut in-game trailer of its forthcoming PS3 title, Explodemon!
Kalypso Reveals Tropico 3: Gold Edition
Kalypso has announced that a combo package of the original Tropico 3 and its expansion "Absolute Power" is shipping now in the UK, and due for US release on 28 October.
New Medal of Honor Multiplayer Shots & Video
New media from EA this afternoon in the form of a couple of new multiplayer shots and video #5 in the Medal of Honor video series called Part Five: Objective Raid which features more multiplayer gameplay action from the shooter.
Medal of Honor Multiplayer PC Open Beta Dated
Some hot news for PC gamers and especially FPS fans as EA announces that the open multiplayer Beta for Medal of Honor will get underway.


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- Breed: Fox Terrier (Smooth)/Retriever (Unknown Type) Mix
- Color: White - With Tan, Yellow Or Fawn
- Age: Adult
- Size: Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
- Sex: Female
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I am already spayed, housetrained, and up to date with shots.
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Looking for a fun and outgoing dog? Then look no further, Emma is your girl! This sweet girl had a rough start at life, but she has quickly settled into her foster home. She is an absolute love bug with a heart of gold. Emma's ideal home would be an active one with lots of fun things to do. She's and energetic girl and really enjoys her play time, especially games like fetch and frisbee. Emma really enjoys being near her people. After a good romp around with the other dogs in the house, she's perfectly content to cuddle with you on the couch. Kids, you ask? The kids in her foster home absolutely adore Emma, and she's quite a fan of them too! She thoroughly enjoys walks around the neighborhood, but then again, what hound wouldn't? Emma is a 2 year old foxhound mix who is simply an absolute sweetheart. She's loyal, loving, smart, and loves to play. She is house trained and crate trained, although she doesn't need to be crated since she does so well in the house. Emma is microchipped, spayed, and up to date on vaccines. She now just needs a family to call her own where she will be able to get the love and attention she wants and deserves!
We cannot adopt dogs to a home with dogs that are not fixed or out of date on shots. Your adoption fee ($275-325) goes directly to saving the lives of more dogs. We are a 501c3, all volunteer organization. We are always looking for more help. Become a Volunteer!Learn more about adopting from us at the Operation Paws for Homes Website or check out our page on Facebook for more information and a complete list of dogs available to foster or adopt. We adopt to MD, DC, VA, PA and DE.
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Emma, a Hanover Fox Terrier (Smooth)/Retriever (Unknown Type) dog was adopted! Here's how you can benefit by looking at adoption as an option to buying a Fox Terrier (Smooth)/Retriever (Unknown Type) for sale in Hanover, or seeking a Fox Terrier (Smooth)/Retriever (Unknown Type) dog from a breeder in Hanover.
- Rescues and shelter volunteers in Hanover already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
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Jane Hodges cut her journalistic teeth writing about business for publications including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Fortune, Advertising Age, Small Business Computing, and, for a brief beautiful time in the 1990s, all of the "dot-com" publications--Business 2.0, The Industry Standard, Inside.com, and so forth. After a decade in New York, she moved to Seattle in 2002, searching for rain, coffee, life balance, and real estate. In addition to writing for national publications, she also writes for The Seattle Times and other local publications. Her essays have appeared in Seal Press anthologies and her short stories have appeared in literary journals.
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Good review Carissa. A few thoughts...
It's painfully apparent that the writers, on occasion, get confused about what to do with the Rusty character. It seems that in some episodes they have him behaving in ways that should embarrass a 12 year old, while other episodes have him somehow in possession of the wisdom of someone decades older. I can suspend disbelief for the sake of a movie/episode, but this is beyond the pale. The other possibility is that I'm totally bored and lacking in enthusiasm with his character and story arc, which is why I'm happy to have a mute button on my remote.
In any event, I'll keep watching for Flynn, Sanchez and Fritz. They are always watchable.
As for the episode itself, it was "so-so" as episodes go. What made it worth sitting through was the performance by Ever Carradine. She did a fabulous job. This woman got me to want to jump in and slap her senseless...okay, more senseless. She completely convinced me that she was a remorseless junkie without feelings for anyone but herself.
Good review.
Really sad story regarding the despicable sort who would set up a site like "Sweet Revenge" in order to hurt people that they don't even know. What's that about? Did they not get enough hugs, Popsicles or Happy Meals as a kid? I have no use or feelings for people that cannot figure out out how to be decent to another person.
I have other concerns about this episode.
Ricky: He had every right to express his opinion about Rusty, although he could have worded it less arrogantly. If it was not as Sharon had hoped, oh well, no one can control or try to dictate other people's emotions or feelings. Perhaps I'm feeling this way because I'm so tired of Rusty and his whiny nasally voice.
Jack, the pig husband: Well, he had to make nice with Rusty during his visit since he was trying to slime his way into Sharon's good graces. Now that she's serious about unloading this useless sack of rocks, he's going into overtime to mess up her plans.
Fritz: Perhaps the whole heart attack thing was a way for Brenda to show up for a visit? I cannot imagine killing him off before he starts, that would be silly. Besides, maybe it's heartburn.
Provenza: Why is he so cranky, bossy and nasty? Are his jockey's too tight? I've seen hormonal teenagers with better behavior. The way he treats his colleagues is getting very old.
No, I never watched Beverly Hills 90210. I was probably busy watching Law & Order or Northern Exposure. Besides, I'm not big on "teenage angst." As their mother, it was my job to deal with my own teenagers and their angst while I worked hard at not strangling them, doing all I could to guide them towards a decent self-sufficient and productive life. Difficult, yet rewarding. Therefore, seeing all of these foibles, tantrums, etc dramatized on television was not interesting to me.
Maybe I'm just weird since everyone else I knew watched it religiously.
Anyway, check out the way Provenza cuts off people, especially Tau, when they attempt to explain things. He talks over people as if he's the last word on everything. Just because he's been there for 400 years does not mean he knows everything. He was so much more entertaining when he was simply the resident buffoon as he led Flynn down the rabbit hole.


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– Holy Week –
Sunday, April 13 – Palm Sunday
"Caring Enough"
Dr. David Renwick
Handel's Messiah Palm Sunday Concert – 5 p.m., Sanctuary
NPC Festival Choir, and Orchestra present "Bethlehem to Jerusalem: Our Savior and the Way of Salvation" in Handel's Messiah. No tickets required; a freewill offering will be accepted.
Thursday, April 17 – Maundy Thursday, 7 p.m.
Rev. Evangeline Taylor
Friday, April 18 –Good Friday, 7 p.m.
Dr. Quinn Fox
– Easter Sunday –
8:30, 10 & 11:30 a.m.
Identical worship services in the Sanctuary
"Sight for Sore Eyes"
Dr. David Renwick
Children's Easter Celebration
10 a.m. Jones Hall (School Gym)
The Children's Easter Celebration is a chance for children and their families to worship the risen Lord together. We'll sing traditional Easter hymns as well as the children's favorite praise songs. Children's choirs will sing and fifth graders will present an Easter drama. Dr. Fox shares a child-size Easter message. Kids age 4 and under must be accompanied by a parent if attending the Celebration. Childcare is available in the main church building all morning for children age 4 and under. An egg hunt on playground follows the celebration.


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"We may be slow, but we're not stupid." Right?
"The only answer can be denial," argues Paul Gilding, the veteran Australian environmentalist-entrepreneur, who described this moment in a new book called "The Great Disruption: Why the Climate Crisis Will Bring On the End of Shopping and the Birth of a New World." Read More »
Bananas: A slippery slope
You know that feeling you get in the pit of your stomach when you're grocery shopping and something seems too good to be true? Like a mango for less than a dollar, or a handful of kiwis for less than your bus fare? There's a reason for that. It is too good to be true. Read More »
Sympathy for the devil? Coconut Bliss & Dairy
Coconut Bliss, a vegan ice cream producer, recently acknowledged being owned by a dairy company. Of course, this opens a can of worms all too familiar to vegans: how do we ensure our purchases match our ethics? Read More »
Walmart: the new leader in health food?
A few days ago the corporate giant that is Walmart announced a new initiative to try and improve the health of the nation. Given that they pull in billions every year in sales, and have the majority of North America covered in concrete and everyday low prices, it seems such a move just might be the kick in the butt the population needs to change their diet, right? Read More »
With my mind on my money, and a wallet as my mind?
With holiday spending behind us, it seems the new proverbial wallets designed by folks at the MIT Media Lab might come in handy. Designed to make online spending physically tangible, they shake, constrict and expand due to your habits. Read More »
It's a small world (with lots of options)
With the new issue being completely digital the whole world has opened up in terms of who can be involved. In fact, I'm hoping I will be able to showcase what veganism looks like in as many places as possible. Read More »
Mall of the living dead
So, I hate shopping malls. Actually, let me rephrase that, I hate large places that involve people being consumers. I stopped giving gifts around the holidays a few years ago, and I've felt better every year. Not being sucked into the midnight madness sales or the hot new toy every year around this time is […]
Although not immediately connected to veganism or food, I think there is something of interest in this article for all of us. Cult of less: Living out of a hard drive – BBC News The idea of simplifying one's life was touched on in the last issue of T.O.F.U. by Amanda Rogers when she spoke […]
Larsen's cuts Berwick, Nova Scotia pork jobs
Wait, so first we kill far more pigs than normal because of a Swine Flu scare, and now we're going to start trucking the little guys from Nova Scotia to Ontario because the plant in NS could not "source" enough living animals to continue running, but Larsen has contracts to honour? Read More »


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With a name that translates to "a little of everything," it's no surprise that the seasonally changing menu of Cafe Mundial includes dishes such as steamed mussels with shallot cream sauce, duck confit, fresh pastas, and filet mignon with bordelaise sauce. In the kitchen, chefs add zesty wasabi vinaigrette to seared ahi-tuna appetizers and top personal pizzas with goat cheese, fresh basil, and monogrammed sun-dried tomatoes. The extensive wine list includes crisp California chardonnays, bold cabernets, and sparkling pours to pair with dinner entrees or new ties. Diners may opt to slide into a booth or jump onto stools at the full bar to watch sports or cheer on bartenders during martini preparation.
Housed in a former lemon warehouse, Casablanca Bar & Grill fills spacious eating areas with the aromas of piquant Mediterranean cuisine. Chefs skewer beef, chicken, shrimp, and lamb kebabs and sauté seafood such as scallops and frog legs. Tender falafel balls can be dunked into tahini sauce or rolled across white tablecloths into the mouth of a dinner companion.
Live entertainment at Casablanca Bar & Grill engages eyes as well as mouths. On Friday nights, belly dancers swivel their hips as they weave through wisps of smoke from flavored hookahs. Paintings in ornate gilt frames keep watch over the festivities, and an outside wooden deck lets diners watch the sky for menu recommendations spelled out in clouds.
It didn't take long for Brian Kozak to discover his passion for food: at the age of three, after he first tried shrimp cocktail and crème brulee, he would spend hours leafing through cookbooks and family recipes in his parents' kitchen. His fascination with food led him to build an impressive culinary resume: after graduating from Le Cordon Bleu, Brian spent four years cooking for Bon Appetit, opened his own catering company, and learned how to fold a puff pastry according to army-bed making standards. Today, he demonstrates his culinary prowess as the resident Chef at Sage Restaurant and Lounge. Kozak's influences span the globe: try the Spanish saffron paella with chorizo and shrimp, or any of six 10-inch pizzas. The dining room also has global flair, from its Tuscan yellow walls to its terra cotta tile floors.
Silk Lounge mixes nature and culture with its sleek yet cozy ambience, spacious patio, carefully crafted libations, and nightly entertainment. Guests seeking solace may retreat to a private booth to puff on a fine cigar ($8+), and revelers seeking a pleasant campfire vibe without rubbing two guitars together until they burst into flames can enjoy company at the patio's fire pit. Meanwhile, more than 20 varieties of single-malt scotch rest on hand to warm bellies, including an Auchentoshan old enough to drink itself (premium drinks are $12). A range of unique Chinese and Japanese wines can greet the tongue ($9 per glass), and a cool beer ($5) crisply complements an appetizer of chicken wings or calamari ($12+).
With a name that salutes the community centers that filled Rio de Janeiro in the 19th century, Boteco beckons all walks of life to eat and drink at its contemporary wooden bartop and sleek, square tables. Historically, these centers incorporated the region's diverse array of northern European, Mediterranean, and Arabian cuisines, and Boteco continues this tradition.
In addition to crisping pizzas made from locally sourced ingredients, the chefs simmer pots of Portuguese stew with cod and potatoes, and arrange sizzling sirloin next to rice, black beans, Brazilian pico de gallo, and caramelized plantains. The chefs also use tiny kitchen tools to construct small bites of tapas and appetizers, all while bartenders whet whistles and other woodwind instruments with 50 domestic and imported craft beers alongside wines and mixed drinks.
The Granada LA is a party school. Part dance studio, part nightclub, it's a place where students can learn the steps of West Coast swing and merengue one night and put them into practice while enjoying bottle service and eats from the on-site restaurant the next. If they do venture out onto the dance floor of the 1930's Spanish Revival-style nightclub, they'll be treated to live music that leans heavily toward salsa. The nightclub, like whatever village The Village People were from, attracts a variety of people: casual dancers looking for zesty nightlife, and also students of the attached dance studio.