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Hate this product as it breaks me out like nothing I've ever used before! I'm talking loads of really big, red and hurting zits all over my face, absolutely terrible. I was happy to find a moisturizer for oily/acne prone skin that has SPF (all face creams I've found with SPF in Sweden have been way to thick and greasy for my skin), but it ended up breaking me out much worse than the ones for normal/dry skin! The regular seaweed mattifying cream doesn't do this to me, so I guess it's the ingredients that protect against the sun that do it.
Worst thing is I can't return it because I bought it on vacation and it isn't even sold in Sweden. It took me a while to figure out that this cream was the problem so I never thought to return it while still away. And it was so expensive too! Huge disappointment!
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I had high hopes for this product...but It just wasn't what I expected. It went on smoothly but afterwards it felt very greasy and it felt like I just had a layer of oil on my face. Soon after, I started to break out on my nose and forehead and I imediately went back to the store and returned it. I'm sure maybe it works for some people but I didn't like it at all.
I use this product for a few days now, so far I think it control oil quite well after I apply it before I put on my foundation, it does not trigger any break out yet. Also it has not dry out my skin, but now is summer so I'm not sure if it is moisturizing enough for winter. Will see if it does the good job after a few weeks.
Edit: I think this moisturizer broke me out again, also it is not moisturizing enough for winter. I find my Bioelement's Absolute moisturizer is much better for combination acne-prone skin.
First, I have to say that I use a moisturizer for acne-prone skin on my T-zone. I can't use the same for my cheeks - they tend to breakouts, but they still need more moisturization. I have always used Biotherm's Aqua Source and it works great for me!
But as it's so pricey, I wanted to find a cheaper alternative and I tried this one.
My review:
It's not bad - but that's it! For me, it's a little bit too creamy and sinks in too slow. I also "feel" that I put something on my skin for a while, which is something I don't like. The moisturing-effect is okay - but again, my skin doesn't feel as smooth and "nurtured" as with Biotherm's Aqua Source.
Edit: I don't use it any more, though I haven't used up the tube - it made me break out! It can't have been anything else...
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This is the best daily moisturiser that I've ever tried. It doesn't feel oily or leave me with a feeling that I have a layer of something over my face. It also didn't cause any breakouts or any bad reaction of any kind (which is a rarity with my sensitive skin). The container is a bit on the small side, but a little definitely goes a LONG way!
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Was too thick for my oily/combination skin even in the winter whee my skin gets quite dry - broke me out badly. I say if you have combination/oily skin DON'T use this, if you have more dry/combination skin, then this will benefit you better. :)
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A lot of people on here seem to hate this but personally I love it. I have combination skin which is more dry in winter and more oily in summer, and personally I don't find that this leaves any sort of residue on my face. I use a very small amount but I find that's all I need. It leaves my face soft and not oily at all. I don't really have problems with shine so I can't comment one way or the other about the mattifying effect. This was recommended to me by the girl in the Body Shop (I originally went in intending to buy the Tea Tree moisturiser) and I've gotta say I love it. I got a free sample of the Seaweed Deep Cleansing Facial Wash and I'm in love with that now too. I did take a point off for packaging cos the tube is quite small.
I've recently been looking for much higher spf moisturizers, so for that reason alone, I won't be buying this again. I plan to use it up and wear it when I'm indoors but not for when I plan to be outside in any way.
I hated the smell of this - defintitely has a more complicated ingredient list than the aloe line. It didn't really make me break out, so that's good, and it didn't feel too heavy on my face. I also didn't notice any "whitish cast" that many people complain about with sunscreens.
All in all, I guess it's good if you can tolerate the smell and like a lower spf, but I haven't added it to my "favourites" list.
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i was using the tea tree line but was looking for a moisturizer with spf for day use. i went to TBS and got this since its mattifying for oily skin and i though yey perfect plus i love the smell. i was really psyched about it however when i tried it the next day i was really disappointed because it made my face really oily it felt like i applied oil on my face. i decided to give it a few days to and i experimented with the application and amount used but to no avail i always ended up with an oily heavy feeling on my face. might work for others not for me though


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L_andmine was nice enough to give me beautifully wrapped presents, including an ornament of my favorite basketball team, a flag of the Raiders (favorite football team), a card, and a Life Pro tip on shipping stuff! An absolutely fabulous job was done with all the wrapping and gift choosing! This was by far my best secret santa yet and makes me want to give better things to others next year!
There was a lot of glitter from the ribbons however. As someone once said, glitter is the herpes of arts and crafts. It's still in my room... (Very appreciative nonetheless!)
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lol its definatly going to be difficult... if anyone could recomend my podcast to Jeff from Houston that would be great.
Life isn't about the destination, everybody gets to that. It is about the journey.
Download my Disney Toolbar! It has links to tons of great disney sites like this one!!!
Oh, i have another one I have been planning on doing. And i think everybody should take this into considerationn if they can. My family and I participate in Community Service. There were a lot of donations for Thanksgiving and Christmas. However, this is now the time of the year when they do not receive as many donations. Since the Holiday season just passed, the majority of people believe that the donations given can last for a long period of time, but that is not true. It is beginning to get colder(crazy, isn't it?) and my town and the surrounding ones do not have enough clothing, canned foods, etc.
SO, my New Year Resolution is to get out there and spread some warmth and cheer. It would be great if many of us could do so too! If you can, just take that small amount of time and donate small clothes, toys, canned food, etc. to your town's donation center. This would make so many less fortunate people very happy.
He won't win the MVP or be voted into the Hall of Fame........then again, some heroes don't play games.
My new year's resolution... as cliche as it is, I'm going to get in shape... now that I have my wedding dress ordered, I want to look amazing in it, so I'm going to get myself in shape.
I'm also going to not waste my money on thing I don't REALLY need, instead I'm going to save so I can afford to live once I'm poorer...
I'm also going to continue being a happy person and be nice to most everyone I meet.
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my resolution is to eat healthier (no weight loss really needed, I just want to set a better example for the little turkeys) and my other resolution is to get better organized and stay that way
My new years resolution is to get back into shape. I definitely put on the "Freshman 15" and that is not good. Also, I am going to try to stay out of trouble and all the drama that my friends (and I) create with each other. I want to try and be a happy person!
And the fun never ends....
The "Freshman 15" is a little phrase about college freshman. They say that an average college freshman puts on about 15 pounds their first year because they are living on their own. So- alot freshman (including myself) say that they put on the "Freshman 15"!
And the fun never ends....
My resolution is to open that savings account for a DISNEY TRIP!! Why do I procrasinate? Would like to go in May. Maybe I can stick with a short term goal that provides almost instant gratification. Bye for now. Gotta get to the bank! Oh - good luck to all on the weight issue. I need to do that one too.
Okay, I have gotten up every morning this year and spent a half hour on the treadmill (yes, I know that's only three mornings, but I'm trying). I'm going on a cruise in November and I have to fit into my swim suit.
I'm going to do 4000 tax returns this year.
I made a resolution to be nice to Melissa this year, but I alreay blew that one, so we aren't going to count it.
I am going to paint my living room this summer (I said that last summer and it didn't get done).
They call me "Nana"
Ok, here goes. Diet, no alcohol, more exercise.
It's now the 10th and I'm sticking to them so far!!
Okay - it's February....thought I'd check and see if anybody is keeping up those resolutions. It's tough. Personally I guess I'd better get more realistic. I was saving for a trip for 4 in May.......better make that maybe August or September.
Why is it that reality always hits you right in the pocketbook????
Would love to hear how you all are doing on other "issues" like weight loss, smoking, etc. Maybe we can all just give each other another round of encouragement. Still a long way to go in this year. Nobody should be giving up!


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Does anyone have it or know much about it? I saw that Nurseries Caroliniana is selling it. I am very intrigued by it... |
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This is such a cool looking plant. I hope someone here is growing it and will be able to tell you about it. Have you tried e-mailing the nursery directly with any questions? |
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Yes, I asked the owner about it. He didn't have them long enough to see the blooms. Likely, next spring when that finally happens. It came from his friend in Japan that the owner brought into USA from Japan. He had been propagating aggressively from it past couple years. It looks like maybe in 5 years, he will have more cultivars to offer if things works out for him. |
Here is a link to an interesting article I found online that discusses the popularity of osmanthus in China as well as the elusive red-flowering form. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Osmanthus article
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Actually, I graduated from that college and been there in the fall for fall plant sale. Very nice fragrance from Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus that I saw. I don't know what else they had but China has so much more to offer. They have one with huge flowers that's 1 inch across and another one that blooms 300 days a year. |
Red flower Osmanthus originates from China. There are so many red and golden ones there. There are about 200 cultivars of Osmanthus. I know there is a tendency. People grow a plant or a seedling and later put a fancy name to remember one's-self. Of course, there are plenty reasons to make a point to have a new name. This is just my observation. |
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Allegro introduces a full-bridge motor driver designed to drive low voltage bipolar brushless DC motors. Commutation of the motor is achieved by use of a single Hall element sensor to detect the rotational position of an alternating-pole ring magnet. A high density CMOS semiconductor process allows the integration of all the necessary electronics. This includes the Hall element sensor, the motor control circuitry, and the full output bridge. Low-voltage design techniques have been employed to achieve device functionality down to 1.8 V VDD. This fully integrated single chip solution provides enhanced reliability (including reverse battery protection and output short circuit protection) and eliminates the need for any external support components.
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Want to keep better track of students' behavior? If you've been relying on your memory or hastily-written notes, it's time to check out these 3 resources that were just featured at the NBC Education Nation Summit.
Each one has a slightly different take on the best way to keep track of who is behaving, who is acting up and then how the teacher should respond.
ClassDojo uses real-time feedback to improve behavior in class, and automatically generates actionable behavioral data for teachers, administrators and parents. ClassDojo's big vision is for us to fix 'the other half' of education: going beyond just building test scores, to applying comparable rigor to actually building great character rather than expecting it to just 'happen'.
ClassDojo won the $75,000 top prize at the Education Nation Innovation Challenge. Click here to read our featured article on them.
Sam Chaudhary was an early employee at a VC-backed startup, prior to which he worked as a teacher and then in education policy at McKinsey & Co in London. He holds a Double First-Class degree in Economics from Cambridge, and was going to do a PhD but instead taught high school. He'd previously taught while still a high-school student himself.
Liam Don was an MMO games developer at Runescape (Jagex). He was midway through a PhD in Computer Science, focused on education technology, which he left to pursue this idea; he holds a First Class Degree in Computer Science from the University of Durham. Sam and Liam are early-stage seed funded by the incubator ImagineK12.
Learn more at ClassDojo.com.
Kickboard is intuitive software that puts detailed student information right at the teachers' and administrators' fingertips. With Kickboard, teachers and administrators can collect and analyze academic and behavioral performance efficiently and in real time so that they can make appropriate interventions. Users can measure student progress, manage classroom workflow, and ensure consistency in school culture.
Jennifer Medbery, founder and CEO of Kickboard, is a software developer who spent three years in the classroom as a high school math teacher. After receiving her degree in Computer Science from Columbia University, Jen joined Teach For America in the Mississippi Delta and then served as a founding teacher at a high-performing charter school in New Orleans. There, Jen developed the idea for Kickboard. She needed a way to make better instructional decisions based on data that showed which skills students knew, which they had yet to master, and how student behavior impacted academic achievement. Jen left the classroom to buid the tools she wished she had in the classroom, and Kickboard was born. The teacher-friendly software is now used by schools in 14 states.
Miesha Parker-Juluke is the School Community Manager with Kickboard. In this role she ensures a positive customer experience. She came to Kickboard after working with an education non-profit in New Orleans and prior to that had worked for several years as a Trainer with MetLife. She studied at Central Connecticut State University and is a Connecticut native where she was afforded a great public school education. Miesha lives in New Orleans and is married with one child.
Learn more at KickboardForTeachers.com.
Right now, schools lose $30-50 per student per day in state and federal funding when students skip class. TruantToday allows schools to instantly contact parents the minute that a student skips class, so that parents can work with the school to bring the student – and the funding – back to the classroom.
Zak Kukoff is a 16 year-old social entrepreneur, and is the founder and CEO of TruantToday. This summer, Zak participated in the TechStars/Startup America program, and was voted "most likely to succeed" at the Clinton Global Initiative. He was the youngest to participate in both by over 10 years. When Zak was 13, he started Autism Ambassadors, a non-profit that works to build friendships between typical students and students with Autism in over 25 schools throughout the globe. Zak is now publishing a book with Corwin publications about his experience with Autism Ambassadors. Zak's work has been featured in TechCrunch, the New York Times, The Next Web, and other well known publications. In his spare time, Zak volunteers at the Westminster Free Clinic and organizes TEDxConejo.
Jonathan Yan, a 12th grader at Westlake High, is a teen entrepreneur who splits his time between being a high school student and the Chief Operations Officer of TruantToday. In addition to his entrepreneurial activities, Jonathan works on the planning committee for TEDxConejo as a speaker judge and organizer.
NBC brought the 3 teams to New York City to experience a series of meetings and Challenges to sharpen their skills and test their products before their big pitch competition on the Main Stage of the Education Nation Summit.
One of the Challenges for these innovators is to see which team can communicate most effectively with the public. After coaching from Weekend TODAY anchor Jenna Wolfe, the three teams were given one chance to record a script they've never seen. The winner of the Challenge is the team whose video gets the most Facebook "likes."


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Ha, no, not really. But actually it is pretty neat:
The Federal Reserve on Friday released blank templates showing the format of the two charts it will use on January 25 to report Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) participants' projections of the appropriate target federal funds rate. It also released a draft of an explanatory note that will accompany the projections.
The first chart, which will have shaded bars when released on January 25, will show FOMC participants' projections for the timing of the initial increase in the target federal funds rate. The second chart, which will have dots representing policymakers' individual projections when released on January 25, will show participants' views of the appropriate path of the federal funds rate over the next several years and in the longer run.
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Originally Posted by Ubereil What he said is that pepole who's been properly raised aren't a danger to anyone, even if they have guns. Which means that pepole are a danger to others if they have access to guns even though they haven't been taught how to handle them. Since the remark was an argument in favor of guns being legal I assume the logic is that since pepole are properly raised they won't cause any problems even though they have access to guns. I guestioned the wisdom of assuming pepole are properly raised. When I read interaction design I heard a saying: "The best error handling mechanism there is is to ensure no errors occur in the first place". If you live in a society there's going to be pepole around you. If you want to minimize the risk of getting shot you should minimize the pool of potential shooters amongst those pepole. Making it really hard for pepole who haven't been taught how to handle a gun to obtain a gun is one step that works in that respect. Another step is to invest in education for everyone. Because criminals (especially violent criminals) tend to be uneducated pepole, due to having grown up with poorly educated parents and going to schools with little in the way of resources. But if you want to bet on you being able to do a better job than you and the rest of society together then go ahead. Übereil
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Chip Kidd's "State of Graphic Design" Promo Videos by Quark Software
February 27th, 2013
Back in 2008 Quark paid a visit to Chip Kidd's New York City Office at Knopf (Random House) where they did a small series of videos relating to current Graphic Design issues and, more specifically, what it takes to create a career in Design. They covered: The State of Graphic Design, Work and Collaborations, Design Technology, & Design methodology. The interesting thing is that these ideas are still very relevant today & the advice given here still holds a lot of value. So, for your viewing pleasure, here they are!
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According to its preliminary calculations, the Munich-based chemical group generated total sales of $6.10 billion in 2013 (2012: $6.30 billion), some three percent down on 2012. The decline was chiefly prompted by lower prices for polysilicon and semiconductor wafers. All in all, price effects reduced Group sales by some $503.68 million or eight percent in 2013. The chemical divisions, though, counterbalanced the price pres- sures with higher volumes, keeping their total sales steady at the prior-year level.
Based on preliminary figures, Group earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amor- tization (EBITDA) came in at around $924.32 million (2012: $1.082 billion). This is close to 15 percent less than in the previous year. The preliminary calculation for earnings before inter- est and taxes (EBIT) is $155.19 million for 2013 (2012: $363.47 million). Wacker's 2013 net in- come amounts to $8.17 million (2012: $156.55 million).
Persistently low solar-silicon prices were the chief factor weighing on earnings. Although more or less stable from the start of 2013, annual solar-silicon prices were about a third low- er on average than in 2012. Exchange-rate effects and the strong euro also played a role. Wacker's chemical divisions, though, increased their EBITDA by over 11 percent com- pared to the previous year, thanks mainly to higher volumes.
"The figures for 2013 are in line with our expectations and forecasts," said CEO Rudolf Staudigl in Munich last week. "We are pleased that our final-quarter sales and earnings were better than in 2012. In polysilicon, volumes picked up strongly, even though prices have not improved noticeably in the fourth quarter. In chemicals, demand was very healthy despite the usual slowdown during the winter months. Overall, our fourth-quarter performance offers a good basis for starting the new fiscal year."
Investments, Net Cash Flow and Net Financial Debt
According to preliminary figures, Wacker's investments amounted to $686.10 million in 2013 (2012: $1.4887 billion), just under half the level of a year earlier due to project-related factors. Depreciation for 2013 totaled $728.364 million (2012: $705.686 million).
Most capital expenditures went toward the ongoing construction of the new polysilicon site in Charleston, Tennessee (USA). Other investments flowed into expanding production capacity for polymer products and polyvinyl acetate solid resins in China and South Korea.
The Group's significantly lower capital expenditures were a key positive factor for net cash flow, which improved noticeably. In full-year 2013, it reached $146.74 million (2012: $-715 million). At the same time, the Group's net financial debt grew much less than expected in early 2013. It amounted to 1.056 billion as of December 31, 2013 (Dec. 31, 2012: $935.1 million).
"Now that we have largely completed, or extended the timeline for, our capital-intensive large-scale investments in new upstream facilities, we want to reap the benefits of these ef- forts in the years ahead," said CFO Joachim Rauhut. "Last year, our investments were over 50 percent lower than in 2012 and we expect them to remain below the level of depreciation in the coming years. This will have a positive impact on our cash flow."
Business Performance in Q4 2013
Wacker closed Q4 2013 with solid results despite the usual seasonal effects. Thanks to strong customer demand and stable polysilicon prices, the Group's fourth-quarter sales rose about 7 percent year on year to $1.45 billion (Q4 2012: $1.36 billion). EBITDA saw even stronger growth. It climbed to $210.77 million in Q4 2013 (Q4 2012: $178 million), a rise of 18 percent compared with the year-earlier period.
Overall, the chemical divisions grew sales moderately and earnings strongly from October through December 2013. Their total fourth-quarter sales came in at $875.1 million (Q4 2012: $863. million). This gain of over one percent chiefly stemmed from higher year-on-year volumes. EBITDA in the chemical divisions almost doubled relative to the final quarter of 2012, in- creasing to some $105.3 million in Q4 2013 (Q4 2012: $58.69 million). Plant utilization was high, especially for silicones, amid solid demand. As a result, the Group's chemical divisions more than compensated for lower prices and negative exchange-rate effects arising from the stronger euro. The reversal of provisions built up in the past for contingent losses from silox- ane production in China had a positive impact of $18.67 million on chemical-division EBITDA.
Siltronic generated total October-through-December sales of around $233.45 million (Q4 2012: $246.79 million) amid a persistently challenging market environment. This is close to 6 percent less than in the year-earlier period. Conversely, Siltronic improved EBITDA despite ongoing price pressure. Its Q4 2013 EBITDA reached $14.67 million (Q4 2012: $5.33 million).
Wacker Polysilicon generated substantial year-on-year sales growth in Q4 2013 thanks to a strong rise in volumes amid steady prices. The division's sales totaled $333.5 mil- lion from October through December 2013 (Q4 2012: $284.14 million), up 17 percent. In the same period, EBITDA fell more than nine percent to €71 million (Q4 2012: $104 million). The earnings decline mainly stems from differences in retained advance payments and damages relating to terminated polysilicon contracts. Wacker Polysilicon posted around $10.67 million here in the final quarter of 2013. Its EBITDA of Q4 2012 had included about $73.37 million resulting from retained advance payments and damages received.


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In her eighth year on the LPGA Tour, Paula Creamer has earned nine victories including one major championship at the U.S. Women's Open in 2010. Creamer has been ranked as high as number two in the Women's Golf Rankings and currently sits at number ten. Creamer is the fastest player in LPGA history to cross the $3, $4, and $5 million marks in career earnings.
Michelle Wie made an early impact in the professional golf world, setting and still holding the record as the youngest player to make the cut in an LPGA event (13 years, 5 months, 17 days). By 2006, Wie had climbed to the third ranked female golfer in the world. Wie joined the LPGA Tour in 2009 and has since won two titles and been a two-time member of the U.S. Solheim Cup team.
Charlottetown, PEI native Lorie Kane began her career on the LPGA tour in 1996. During her time as a professional, Kane has claimed 4 LPGA titles and ranks 18th in all-time career earnings. She was presented with the Order of Canada, the nation's highest honor, in 2006.
While Creamer, Wie, and Kane are scheduled to play in the tournament; the remaining field is not yet set. "It's too early in the year to know the final field who is coming to the Manulife Financial LPGA Classic," says Tournament Director Richard Kuypers. "But what I can tell you is that we're expecting the vast majority of the best players in the world to be in Waterloo in June; and today's announcement is a great start."
"Manulife is a leading international financial services company with principle operations in Asia, Canada and the United States," shares Brian Gooding, Senior Vice President of Distribution at Manulife Financial. "It has always been Manulife's intention to shine a global spotlight on Waterloo Region and we are thrilled that three of the world's top female golfers have already signed on to compete in our tournament."
Tickets to the 2012 Manulife Financial LPGA Classic are priced as low as $30 and can be used any day of the tournament. Children age 15 and under will be admitted free of charge when accompanied by a ticketed adult. Order your tickets online now at www.manulifeclassic.ca or call the tournament office at (519) 884-5742. Group ticket packages are also available.
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2 women convicted of estafa arrested in Muntinlupa and QC
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MANILA, Philippines – Two women convicted of estafa and allegedly involved in an $80 million fraud in the United States fell into the hands of the police during separate operations in Metro Manila recently.
Marilyn Ong, 56, a businesswoman, was arrested in Alabang-Zapote Road in Muntinlupa City while Edna Alfuerto, 55, treasury manager of Stonework Co. was nabbed at her house in Barangay Teacher's Village, Quezon City.
National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Director Alan Purisima said the two are now detained at the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) jail pending their turnover to the proper courts.
QCPD director Chief Superintendent Mario de la Vega said they launched an operation against the suspects after businessman Thomas Lim sought their help to implement an arrest warrant for violation of the Bouncing Check Law.
CIDG officers face raps
De la Vega said they will file charges against 15 members of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) who attempted to "rescue" the suspects from their custody.
He said charges of obstruction of justice, grave threats and physical injuries will slapped against the CIDG officers.
De la Vega said Ong and Alfuerto made the policemen believe that they were being kidnapped by armed men.
He said Alfuerto and Ong have been convicted by the Metropolitan Trial Court in Manila for seven counts of estafa involving P5,507,000 in January last year.
A team of policemen from the QCPD's Criminal Investigation Unit led by Chief Inspector Rodel Marcelo, Inspector Elmer Monsalve and SPO4 Allan de la Cruz worked on the case and eventually tracked down Ong in Muntinlupa City.
QCPD deputy director for operations Senior Superintendent Joel Pagdilao said a check with the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) showed that at least 22 cases have been filed against the two suspects.
Authorities said Ong is also facing an indictment case in the US involving $80 million scheme to defraud the US Export-Import Bank but is still subject of validation with the US Department of Justice.
"Based on our information, they (suspects) have allegedly been at it since the 1970s," Pagdilao told The STAR.
The government of the Kingdom of Belgium, represented by their embassy here, filed a civil case against Ong and Alfuerto involving the lease of the premises owned by a Belgian company. – Reinir Padua, Non Alquitran
Muntinlupa leads Metro Manila cities in fight vs Styrofoam
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By Carmela Lapena
From gmanetwork.com:
For banning business establishments from using plastic and non-biodegradable materials, Muntinlupa City has become a model for the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority's campaign against environmental degradation.
In what MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino described as a "bold move for the sake of environment," Muntinlupa City started implementing Tuesday last week Ordinance No. 10-109, which prohibits the use of plastic bags on dry goods and regulates its utilization on wet goods, and totally prohibits the use of Styrofoam.
To remind the public of the ban, several posters had been placed in highly visible places within the city. In convenience stores, drugstores and public markets, brown paper or cloth bags are used instead of plastic bags.
At Super Mightee Mart, items are wrapped in recycled paper bags. If necessary, wet items like tube ice are packaged using oxo-biodegradable plastic.
At the newly-opened Muntinlupa Save More Supermarket, not a plastic bag is in sight. Groceries are instead placed in brown paper bags or in green cloth bags.
Mixed reactions
Apart from business owners, consumers are also pleased with the ordinance. A large tarpaulin bears signatures and encouraging messages from people supporting the effort.
"Maganda po ito!!! Para po sa kinabukasan naming mga bata at mga susunod pang mga bata (This is good, especially because the next generation will benefit from this)," wrote one Karlo.
A scribbler, however, pointed out the ordinance is not as environment-friendly as everyone thinks it is since the paper bags used as replacements for plastics are made from trees.
And then there are those who refuse to cooperate.
"Marami pa rin ang hindi sumusunod (Many still do not cooperate)," says Aling Lisa, a public market vendor. She says although they had been informed of the ordinance since December last year, some vendors still package their goods using plastic.
"Sayang din kasi yung mga plastic na nabili na (They don't want the plastics that they have bought to be wasted)," she says.
Many violators, she says, had been caught and fined.
Violators are fined and given a warning, and business establishments found violating the ordinance may have their licenses to operate suspended for up to one year.
Model city
Muntinlupa is the first city in Metro Manila to ban the use of plastic bags for wet and dry goods and Styrofoam as food containers. While the city government admits that successfully implementing the ordinance is no easy feat, they expect the intervention will deter the rampant use and disposal of non-biodegradable materials into the environment.
The Muntinlupa City Council noted that disposed plastic bags and other non-biodegradable containers are the major causes of flash floods in the city during heavy rains as it clogged canals, three creeks, 11 rivers and other waterways that all drain into the nearby Laguna Lake.
Tolentino, meanwhile, lauded city for the ordinance and encouraged other local government units in Metro Manila to do the same.
"The MMDA strongly encourages local government units to adopt similar strong measures such as these to combat the dangerous effects of environmental degradation which leads to massive flooding and climate change," Tolentino said in an article posted Friday on the MMDA website.
Tolentino said he would push for the adoption of this measure as a model ordinance to be adopted by the 15 other cities and one town comprising Metropolitan Manila.
Hazardous waste
Styrofoams are made of polystyrene, a petroleum-based plastic with insulation properties and is used in all types of products such as beverage cups and food containers.
A 1986 US Environmental Protection Agency report on solid waste named the polystyrene manufacturing process as the fifth largest creator of hazardous waste. The process of making polystyrene is reported to pollute the air and create large amounts of solid and liquid waste. On the other hand, toxic chemicals leach out of these products into the food that they contain, especially when heated in a microwave. These chemicals threaten human health and reproductive systems. Polystyrene foam is often dumped into the environment as litter which breaks up into pieces that choke animals and clog their digestive systems.
Cities and counties such as Taiwan, Portland (USA) and Orange County, CA have outlawed polystyrene foam. - KBK, GMANews.TV
Gambling dens inside Ayala Alabang?
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By Miko Morelos
Authorities are verifying reports that several multimillion-peso houses in the exclusive Ayala Alabang Village in Muntinlupa City—where narcotics agents have raided three medium-scale drug laboratories in the past two weeks—are being used as gambling dens.
Senior Superintendent Ramiro Bauza, Muntinlupa police chief, said that he had been tasked by Mayor Aldrin San Pedro to coordinate with local officials to review the subdivision's security measures following the discovery of laboratories involved in the manufacture of methamphetamine hydrochloride, or shabu, in the area.
"We are looking into the report, particularly into this new information on gambling dens," Bauza told the Inquirer in a phone interview Sunday. "As of now, we are in the process of reviewing the security protocol of the village."
Earlier, San Pedro expressed alarm over the series of raids conducted by Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agents in the area, considering the stringent security measures being enforced in the exclusive subdivision. According to the mayor, the measures may have been used by drug lords to their advantage.
San Pedro's spokesman and city information chief, Omar Acosta, told the Inquirer that the mayor had also heard reports about the alleged operations of gambling dens in the area, prompting the latter to order the police to conduct an investigation.
"But initially, the mayor wants to have the security measures at Ayala Alabang placed under review, because obviously, the criminals are using this in their favor," Acosta said.
Several residents—who spoke to the Inquirer on the condition of anonymity due to safety concerns—claimed that some houses in Ayala Alabang that had been rented out to foreigners seem devoid of any sign of life during daytime.
At night, however, these houses suddenly become beehives of activity.
Another odd thing about those houses was the type of garbage they produced.
"The garbage of one house consisted of cigarette butts, bottles of beer and alcoholic beverage and even junk food wrappers," the resident said. "What kind of family lives on that diet?"
This suspicion was backed up by several other residents.
Bauza, who was informed by the Inquirer of the residents' statements, said that he would bring the matter up when he meets officials of the barangay and village association.
The recent drug raids, on the other hand, did not come as a surprise to some residents who said that these merely confirmed the suspicions they had held since last year.
One told the Inquirer about smelling "a noxious odor, as if something was burning" during the wee hours of the morning.
When the resident asked the security personnel of the village to verify the information, the latter said that everything was all right.
In the first raid conducted by PDEA agents on January 6, five Chinese nationals were arrested in a house at 504 Acacia Avenue. Seized during the operation were P15 million worth of drugs.
Two more raids conducted on January 13 at 119 Kanlaon St. and 536 Country Club Drive resulted in the seizure of more drugs and laboratory equipment but there were no arrests since the houses had been abandoned.
Authorities said that the houses were medium-sized drug laboratories that could produce P500 million worth of shabu within two to three days.
From Manila Standard:
THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency formally filed charges against responsible officers of the Fuerte Holdings Inc. and property administrators in relation to the dismantling of a clandestine laboratory used in the manufacture of shabu on Acacia Drive, Ayala Alabang Village in Muntinlupa City.
PDEA chief Undersecretary Jose Gutierrez Jr. said the agency's Legal and Prosecution Service is convinced that officers of the firm and the estate administrators of the properties of the late Consuelo Madrigal may be held liable for violation of certain provisions of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
He said an investigation conducted by PDEA after a clandestine laboratory was dismantled at 504 Acacia Drive, Ayala , Alabang in Muntinlupa City last Jan. 6 showed that the property, as registered in the Securities and Exchange Commission, is owned by Fuerte Holdings.
"Said property is under the management of property administrators. It was also discovered that the one-hectare property is under the management of estate administrators of the late Consuelo Madrigal," Gutierrez said.
"As officers of Fuerte [Holdings Inc] and estate administrators, they are primarily responsible [for] ensuring that the property under their administration or management is not being utilized for illegal purposes. The negligence on their part to inspect the said property tolerated the commission of the crime, in this case the manufacture of shabu," Gutierrez added. Florante S. Solmerin
Muntinlupa eyes stricter leasing laws
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By Nathaniel R. Melican
From: inquirer.net
Owners of rented houses and other properties in Muntinlupa City, along with police and local government authorities, will soon be empowered to conduct periodic inspections on leased properties to ensure that their tenants are not involved in illegal activities.
Local legislators have proposed a city ordinance that would add restrictions to current laws on leasing after the discovery of three shabu laboratories inside the posh Ayala Alabang Village earlier this month.
City Councilor Raul Corro unveiled Wednesday the proposed ordinance that would compel property owners to conduct regular inspections on their rented properties, among others.
More comprehensive
The barangay (village) council of Ayala Alabang Village has proposed similar measures, but Corro said the city ordinance would be more comprehensive.
"This will not only cover Ayala Alabang Village, but the entire Muntinlupa," Corro said when he presented the proposal in a city council inquiry into the circumstances behind the recent Ayala Alabang drug raids.
The ordinance specifically states that the property owner or representatives, along with officers of homeowners' associations, should be "allowed to enter the leased premises on any day to check if the lessee is complying with the rules."
The measure also prohibits subleasing the property to another party for another use without the consent of the owner.
Violators will be fined not more than P5,000 or imprisoned for one year, which Corro said is the limitation set by the local government code on such violations.
Alfred Burgos, barangay chair of Ayala Alabang Village, welcomed the ordinance.
"This is a very good idea. We'll see how we can impose it if it is enacted. The tighter lease measures and the visitation rights will only make our barangay more secure," he said.
During the inquiry, Burgos and officers of Ayala Alabang Village Association were asked about specific tight measures they have been implementing in the wake of the raids involving illegal drugs.
Contract review
Leandro de Leon, president of Ayala Alabang Village Association, said they are currently reviewing the contracts of leased houses inside the village and installing more security cameras, especially on secondary roads.
Another policy the village is looking into is the issuance of a different colored sticker to cars of individuals who just rent houses inside the village to differentiate them from homeowners.
Meanwhile, Burgos said they were implementing a deeper background investigation of possible tenants and coordinating with the Bureau of Immigration and foreign embassies to find out if potential lessees have any criminal record.
He said Ayala Alabang Village only allows the leasing of houses for residential purposes, particularly for single families.
"We are in the process of implementing these changes. Some of them might be completed by next month," Burgos said.


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UPDATE as of 10:30 today 4/9/2014: SHEENA IS ASIA'S NEXT TOP MODEL SEASON 2 WINNER..
Asia's Next Top Model Season/Cycle 2 is a very successful reality-TV show in Asia. I can say; it's one of the best. And now, since it's going near the end, and only three girls remaining vying for the price of becoming the second AsNTM winner plus the huge prices; it's going to be tough.
Let's start with the omitted episode (11) due to the reason of a very sensitive issue about the Malaysian Airlines, which is also one of the main sponsors of the show; they've cancelled it and proceeded to the 12th episode then.
But what's shocking to me was that Nicole was sent home during the omitted episode; and I believe that was a result to her being weaker than most of the girls.
I actually don't believe it, not until I see that very episode.
Sheena won, but I couldn't ponder why (sorry fans of Sheena); really, because I'll explain AGAIN why after.
Then episode 12 aired and only 4 girls left.
They have this sensual photo-shoot for Harper's Bazaar Malaysia and they have to give their best since it will be the second to the last episode before the finale.
Katarina won with the hot, hot, hot photo. She's been stepping up her game ever since I last blogged about AsNTM. Her last photo was an analysis of mine that her girl-next-door beauty could ALWAYS be converted into sexy. And in this photo-shoot; it was conveyed.
Jodilly won the second best; and this was another hot, hot, scorching hot photo. Jodilly is this cute little princess from the Philippines that's having a dream to become a model, and you totally wouldn't expect to give out a very, very sexy, satisfying and nonchalantly effective result.
It was Sheena and Marie on the bottom two, and it was heartbreaking to see the latter leave. I mean… wow. I expected her to reach top 3, but well, whatevs.
Jody has always been giving us a hundred and ten percent of her effort just to give us wonderful, wonderful results/photos, and it has always been effective. It's very impressive to show how she's been a so-so model from the start to becoming a fierce and versatile one. Every week, she's bringing out some bag of tricks to give and she's the one to beat… really.
Katarina has always been the unexperienced and underdog which finally came out of the shell for the past weeks and giving out good results. I never expected her to reach final three because I was looking after other models to reach that far (e.g. Nicole and Marie). She's a good model, though, but I STILL believe she needs lots and lots of practice to come out of that sweet little girl/girl-next-door/catalogue model to a fierce, high fashion one. Although she's there, but what more could she give (for the show)?
Wow, Sheena was another one who I thought would never reach the final three due to the fact that she's always not giving it 100%, also she's got a bit of attitude there with her… but she's there, what can I do? Anyway, it always looks good to see some twists.
Here I am again, predicting. And I guess AsNTM creators and judges differ from America's Next Top Model because I always get right whenever I watch that American TV show.
I predict Jodilly will win.
But let's first go straight to the facts.
What I've noticed was that, there's a trend that even when a contestant is not that much good; they always reach the top.
I am a Filipino, and I don't hate my fellowmen; but I'm not biased and I remembered last cycle with Stephanie who was also on the final 3 which was not really that good in taking photos, but Nadya insists that she's got something in her. She's really a good ramp model, not that I hate her; I actually love and I was rooting for her, but her grace does not really appear on the photos (I'm wondering where she is right now).
And now we have Katarina… although she's different from Stephanie; Katarina has been nailing shots ever since they went to Indonesia. But has she really gone out of her shell?
Well, as we've seen; since the 9th episode (which was in Indonesia), she went straight to the top. For me it is because her beauty is directly opposite to the jungle theme that's why it works.
Also on the 10th episode which she sank half her body in the sea (they named her mermaid for that); it was close to a glamour shot. It is almost the same as the episode where they posed in front of the Petronas Tower where she looked really, really good if not for her body pose.
Then on the 12th episode, she posed sexy which I explained on the top.
Sheena… I don't even know why she's on the top three. Marie, although suffered on the last episode, but let's face it, her picture is way better than of Sheena's. Let's be real, Sheena doesn't always give the exact shot which is far away from the required brief of the photo-shoot.
Also she's giving the same facial expressions week after week, after week… what I meant was 'from the start'. I don't know… it's just… phwew. Marie and Nicole were such a waste… *sobs
Then there's Jodilly who gives every photographer a pleasure in taking photographs. She's always giving her best just to show to the world how she really wants this and every week she's not letting down anybody. Instead she grew some fans.
Jodilly has this extrinsic charisma that wows everyone when she's in front of the camera. Her walk is OK compared to Katarina's, but we're searching for a versatile one rather than 'good' in one genre and have luck on others.
What I'm most scared about is that I'm wrong about this and Katarina will win; because in the preview of the finale; their photo-shoot brief looks like another glamour shot which Katarina mostly wins above all.
Then it hits me.
This vies for a cover girl for Harper's Bazaar Magazine and most of the times, it's all glamour! And Katarina is one hell of a glamour girl. She's going to be a very strong contender for her co-Filipina, Jodilly which takes High-Fashion shots.
I'm actually scared for Jodilly.
That's my analysis and prediction for the finale. Who do you think will win Asia's Next Top Model?
Finale is on April 9, 2014.


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Gerard Deulofeu admits he benefited from a season-long loan at Everton, but feels he deserved more playing time.
The 20-year-old winger spent the 2013/14 campaign at Goodison Park as parent club Barcelona sought to get important experience under his belt.
The youngster showed glimpses of what he is capable of in England, making 29 appearances in all competitions and netting four goals.
Deulofeu now feels better prepared to compete for first-team recognition at the Nou Camp, but still believes that Roberto Martinez could have got more out of him on Merseyside.
He said in the Liverpool Echo: \"Until you so somewhere else you don't know what you've got.
\"I'm glad I spent a year at Everton. I learned a lot of things. It was a good experience for me and I have improved in terms of fitness, the physical side and defending.
\"I really enjoyed it at Everton, but I am left with the feeling of having played a few minutes.
\"I still think I deserved to play more, although my mid-season injury had an impact.\"
Everton had been hoping to bring Deulofeu back for a second spell, but his focus is locked on making the breakthrough into a star-studded Barcelona side.
He added: \"Coming home was always my objective.
\"I am confident I can establish myself in the team, because if I wasn't, then I wouldn't be here.
\"I know that Barca has the best footballers but I am confident in myself and have high hopes of winning myself a place.
\"If I don't work hard enough, then other players will play instead of me. (Lionel) Messi, Neymar and (Luis) Suarez are three of the best players in the world, but we still have to prove that we have the best forward line in the world.
\"The coach won't be giving away places for free, we all have to work. I am looking forward to learning from them.\"


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We spent an afternoon drawing in the house. All these rooms are original to the house, built in 1922.
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Lavender Sage Art Retreat in Taos, New Mexico
We spent a delightful afternoon drawing the San Francisco de Asis church.
Many of our students were new to drawing, and this was one of the first times they'd ever drawn on location.
Their sketchbook pages were simply fabulous!! We were so impressed with their new found skills!
We'll be teaching another retreat in Taos in August 2014. Stay tuned for details, or email us to be put on the announcement list.
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Carving Our Unique Print Block
It's always very exciting to me to get to create a print block of my own unique image.
During Lavender Sage we translate our own drawing- or any other image that attracts us- into a simplified version that can easily become a carved print block . It is then able to be repeated as a unifying thread in our journals!
They are a work of art all by themselves.
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Definitions for linux
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an open-source version of the UNIX operating system
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The free Unix workalike created by Linus Torvalds and friends starting about 1991. The pronunciation /li´nuhks/ is preferred because the name 'Linus' has an /ee/ sound in Swedish (Linus's family is part of Finland's 6% ethnic-Swedish minority) and Linus considers English short /i/ to be closer to /ee/ than English long /i:/. This may be the most remarkable hacker project in history — an entire clone of Unix for 386, 486 and Pentium micros, distributed for free with sources over the net (ports to Alpha and Sparc and many other machines are also in use).Linux is what GNU aimed to be, and it relies on the GNU toolset. But the Free Software Foundation didn't produce the kernel to go with that toolset until 1999, which was too late. Other, similar efforts like FreeBSD and NetBSD have been technically successful but never caught fire the way Linux has; as this is written in 2003, Linux has effectively swallowed all proprietary Unixes except Solaris and is seriously challenging Microsoft. It has already captured 41% of the Internet-server market and over 25% of general business servers.An earlier version of this entry opined "The secret of Linux's success seems to be that Linus worked much harder early on to keep the development process open and recruit other hackers, creating a snowball effect." Truer than we knew. See bazaar.(Some people object that the name 'Linux' should be used to refer only to the kernel, not the entire operating system. This claim is a proxy for an underlying territorial dispute; people who insist on the term GNU/Linux want the FSF to get most of the credit for Linux because RMS and friends wrote many of its user-level tools. Neither this theory nor the term GNU/Linux has gained more than minority acceptance).
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Stacy Garcia presents Iridium, a new drapery offering from her company LebaTex. The fabric utilizes AirDye® technology, which dyes the fabric without the use of water. It also allows for colorblocking and customizing -- up to 11 color combinations can be created and the sheers can be colored differently on both sides of the 59-in. wide fabric.www.stacygarciainc.com


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Egg Harbor may seem like an odd name for a boatbuilding company, but the brand has a long history. It all started back in 1946 with boatbuilders Russell Post, Phil Boyd, Harold Care and CP Leek getting together to found the Egg Harbor Boat Company in New Jersey.
BlueWater was recently given the opportunity to sea trial the new Egg Harbor 37 Sport Yacht off Newport Beach, California thanks to our friends at West Coast Marine. Of course we knew the brand name well enough from way back when, but the new 37 we tested was the first product of the newly reborn Egg Harbor Yacht Company that we'd seen. But more on the boat later.
During the 1950s, CP Leek bought out his partners and merged Egg Harbor with Pacemaker Yachts. By the 1960s the company was one of the largest manufacturers of pleasureboats in the country.
The company was bought and sold three times between 1965 and 1980. It went through bankruptcy proceedings several times, and in November 1997 Egg Harbor ceased production.
A South Jersey plastic surgeon, real-estate developer and entrepreneur named Dr Ira M Trocki - who also happened to be a boater and fisherman in his spare time - bought a 58ft Egg Harbor and loved the boat so much that he bought the company in 1999.
Trocki spent over $10 million in factory updates and committed himself to building the finest sportsyachts in the industry. He also purchased Revenge Yachts, Predator Custom Yachts and Davis Yachts in short order, and immediately moved those companies to Egg Harbor City, New Jersey to consolidate his manufacturing.
DON'T CALL ME BABYThe 37 we tested in California is the smallest of the flybridge models currently being built by Egg Harbor. Small compared to the rest of the Egg Harbor line perhaps, but not small by comparison to its peers.
Like all American boats with a north-eastern heritage, Egg Harbor yachts are built to go to sea in gnarly conditions and ride reasonably well when the going gets tough. While our California sea trial provided no opportunity to test that premise, we could see that these boats were built for brutal conditions.
Powerful stringers ('glass-encapsulated marine plywood) brace the hull, while powerful steel caps on them support the engines. Closed-cell foam coring strengthens the cabin top, decks and hull sides substantially without adding excess weight.
A sharp entry and 12° of transom deadrise suggest a sea-taming ride with good stability. Huge strainers plumbed to the engines provide for fast evacuation of any serious amounts of water that may enter the hull, and so on.
The 37's hull is not only built tough - it also incorporates some nice performance features, including steps in the strakes that help to free up the hull a bit and exhaust ports that release those dreaded diesel fumes through the bottom. Primary and secondary fuel filters are standard, as is the oil-change system, the generator and the reverse-cycle air-conditioning system.
MECHANICALLY SPEAKINGEgg Harbor takes the same all-inclusive approach to the mechanical side of the boat. Starting with easy access from the cockpit, the engineroom greets you with switches in all the right places, nicely managed wire looms, clearly marked plumbing and through-hulls.
The boat also contains well-engineered spaces that have been thoroughly insulated for both heat and sound control, which will be as easy to work in as almost any boat this size. Our test boat sported a pair of Caterpillar 3126 diesels with 420hp a side. Dripless shaft logs are standard.
The cockpit is smaller than I would prefer in a dedicated sportsfishing machine (78 square feet), but it is certainly adequate - all the requisite things are there, from the tackle centre (with sink, storage and icebox) to the below-decks fishbox, the in-transom baitwell and a 'glassed-in plate to secure the base of the fighting chair.
The walkthrough transom door is big enough to board an elephant, and is just as well hung. Four rodholders and padded coamings are standard, and the stern cleats and transom hawsepipes are big and beefy, which is a good thing.
An aluminium ladder up from the forward starboard corner of the cockpit accesses the spacious flybridge, which had features I both liked and disliked.
On the plus side, the command-console location is great, with good sight lines, a perfect helm angle, spot-on controls and instrumentation (VDO gauges) and plenty of room for electronics in the bright-white (boo!) console face. There's also plenty of storage under the bench seats and the console.
On the down side, the aft-facing bench seat is ergonomically uncomfortable and ill-suited to facing aft to watch the baits, and the forward-facing bench seat is also ergonomically unacceptable with its vertical backrest providing little comfort.
I don't like the polymer treads on the bridge ladder either - I haven't yet found a pair of deck shoes that don't slip on them when they're wet.
The fibreglass hardtop option and the aluminium support structure for it were excellent, with some of the best welding I've seen in a production boat. Recessed cockpit lighting and overhead electronics boxes were nicely incorporated. Full clear-plastic enclosures were part of this option and necessary for the cold, blustery California offshore conditions.
CABIN A BALLIt is a real treat to enter the cabin of production boats these days. Interior decorators and industrial designers have breathed new life and colour into once sparse, colourless and barely utilitarian spaces.
The interior of the 37 Egg Harbor we tested featured dark, varnished teak joinery, although lighter maple can be selected as an option.
As you enter the cabin from the port side of the cockpit, an L-shaped café-au-lait leather-covered settee is to port with nicely accenting fabrics on throw pillows, blinds and valances. Generous amounts of wood wrap the interior, with functional cabinetry throughout, and designer counter-tops grace the galley area to port.
Appliances, entertainment equipment and hardware appear first rate, but while all the interior materials appeared to be excellent there was a serious imperfection in the mating of the splashback to the counter in our test model. The recessed and valance lighting throughout was judged to be excellent overall.
Down a centred stairway are the accommodations, including and over/under twin-berth stateroom to starboard and an elegant head to port. The dual-access head features the same fine wood cabinetry and designer countertops and fittings as the galley, but also includes a beautiful teak and holly sole, enclosed shower with glass door and a mirrored ceiling.
The master cabin forward features an island berth with storage below, cedar-lined hanging lockers and drawers, and beautifully selected fabrics that enhance the fine woodwork.
HANDFUL OF IMPRESSIONSWhile we were generally impressed with the new Egg Harbor, and we were pleased to see that the Egg Harbor tradition of a hard-to-maintain varnished wall separating the saloon from the cockpit had been tossed out in favour of easier to maintain aluminium framed windows, there were a few things we found lacking.
For instance, while much of the match-grain teak joinery in our test boat was lovely, occasional mismatches glaringly broke the perfection. We were also not impressed with the quality of the non-skid on the outside decks.
The fishbox in the aft deck removes for access to the lazarette, but what if it is full of fish and ice? We also found little provision for the storage of fishing rods.
Underway we found the Egg Harbor 37 to be reasonably sprightly and dry, with a tight turning radius, good tracking and adequate ability to chase a fish in reverse or to wheel around and chase. It has reportedly been clocked at 40mph at wide open throttle with the engines in our test model.
Our test boat also carried several useful options ranging from the previously mentioned hardtop to an engine synchroniser, an anchor windlass, livebait tank plumbing, a fishbox macerator and an icemaker.
It was a pleasure to see Egg Harbor come back in such an impressive way. Our overall impression of the first new Egg we've seen in years was that the pursuit of perfection promised by its new owner is well underway, and that we will see most of the weaknesses we found disappear in later models.
Our next goal will be to fish one of the new-generation Egg Harbor Yachts, and we look forward to reviewing all the other models in the future.
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NASHVILLE, TN— Dr. Rani G. Whitfield, M.D., is one of Meharry Medical College's many crown jewel graduates. He's a board certifed family physician with a Certicate of Added Qualication in sports medicine, and has become known as " a Hip Hop Doc" or "H2D" to many of the young adults across the nation, and in his hometown of Baton Rouge, Louisiana where he practices medicine. Dr. Whitfield is an impassioned advocate for increasing the awareness of health-related issues, including HIV/AIDS, obesity, cardiovascular disease, and substance abuse. His mission is to improve social conditions and health care services for African-American youth and parents. By combining hip-hop culture and health messages.
Dr.Whiteld empowers individuals to change unhealthy lifestyles. He is creating a solution to the health and social challenges young urban communities face by offering a forum and a voice for our youth to discover alternative solutions. He is the founder of the "Hip-Hop Medical Moment," a one minute audio series on pertinent medical topics. To further his mission of educating youth through music, "a' Hip-Hip Doctor" Dr. Rani launched website in April 2005. As a result of these efforts he appears in Time Warner's e Power Forward campaign, a communication that honors successful African-Americans during Black History Month is highly sought aer lecturer delivers dynamic presentations on preventative medicine, teen pregnancy, physical fittness, drugs of sexual assault, HIV/AIDS, discrepancies in health care, and diabetes.
He's been a regular guest on the Tom Joyner Morning Show's "Wellness Wednesdays," worked with CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta and is one of featured medical experts who work with the public with free medical screenings each year at the Essence Festival. Dr. Whiteld was part of a panel featured on CNN to discuss President's Obama's plans for Health Care Reform. Other media work includes: Dr. Whiteld has been featured on BET's number one hip-hop show, 106 and Park, to discuss HIV, HIV testing, and World AIDS Day.
He also appeared on the PBS's Religion and Ethics Weekly and discussed faith-based and other substance abuse treatment In the most important book ever written about HIV/ AIDS in the African-American community, Not In My Family, includes his views on this important topic along with those of Omar Tyree, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Byron Cage, Al Sharpton, and Patti Labelle, just to name a few. He is also a consultant for AOL Black Voices and writes a monthly column for EUR Web (www.eurweb.com)
Despite all of his commitments to his medical practice and the community, Dr. Rani still finds time to pursue his hobbies and keep himself healthy. He also participates with his fraternity Alpha Phi Alpha, Inc. in their "old school" step shows when time permits. For his sports fill, he regularly plays basketball with Rani's Rim Rocker's (his YMCA team). Dr. Whitfield created his own "docudrama," A Tale of Two Soles, is working on his first book, and is in the studio with students and friends working on a musical project.
Here Dr. Rani chats about his fond memories of being a proud medical student at Meharry, along with other facets about his informative and inspiring career as a doctor.
TRIBUNE: I'm sure that you had several oers to attend other medical colleges. Why did you choose Meharry?
DR. RANI: "Let me rst say what an honor is to be included in this salute to Meharry. I am so privileged to have the opportunity to be one of their graduates. But yes, I did have several oers to other schools. I had interviewed at Michigan, Georgetown and several others and I was just bit overwhelmed. But I chose Meharry because it had a small, intimate family type atmosphere to it. When I did my rst interview with them, part of the process was hanging out with some of the current student body for lunch. It was during the lunch that I made my decision to study at Meharry. I just felt as if I was at home among family. Everyone was just so warm and friendly. I mean these were people I had never even met before. at family-friendly atmosphere that Meharry taught us is now a part of my daily practice as a doctor. Almost anyone who studies hard enough can learn to be a doctor but Meharry taught me how to take care of patients in a more personable manner. I didn't just learn the technical side of being a doctor. Meharry also taught me how to communicate with my patients as well."
TRIBUNE: What are some of your favorite memories or hang out spots while living in Nashville?
DR. RANI: "My favorite hang out spots was actually just being on the Meharry campus. Again, it was like one big family being a student there. I had an apartment on Nolensville Road and my apartment number was 911, so a lot of my friends started calling my place 'Club 911.' I often hung out with friends at Fisk too. I was the class president during my freshmen year at Meharry. During that year my roommates were Corey Hall and Corey Abear. Melanie Minzer was also a Meharry student and friend. Her father was a graduate of the school too. All three of us were from Louisiana, so we would often have our famous red beans and rice parties around a big test or working hard all week in school. I of course was the offcial deejay but it was just a big happy family atmosphere during my four years in Nashville at Meharry."
TRIBUNE: You're always doing so many wonderful things in the area of health and entertainment. Give us an update on some of the projects you're now doing.
DR. RANI: "The biggest project I'm doing now is with the local Susan G. Komen people here in Baton Rouge. We did a breast cancer awareness video called PRETTY IN PINK. We're all hoping the video will get national attention to help raise funds for the local aliate. I also have a musical project called GET ON THE BUS. It's a conglomerate of songs that reminds or provides awareness about certain issues such as: HIV/AIDS awareness, teen pregnancy, don't text and drive, childhood obesity problems. We launched the music CD for Get On the Bus this past February, along with some accompanying music videos. We also use this project when we visit various schools to help get the message out even further. A few days ago I was in New York City with the president of the American Heart Association, as part of a media campaign about stroke awareness."
TRIBUNE: Your love of music and entertainment seems to have been prevalent throughout your life.
DR. RANI: "Yes, my father was the dean of the speech and theatre department at Southern University. I was in my first play at age 4. My siblings were in step shows while they were in college and I would love watching them perform. Music was just always in our house. Even when we were doing our weekly chores, music was on but not television especially while cleaning our rooms and doing the chores. No one in my family plays any instruments except me. I played the trumpet, a little tuba and I taught myself how to play bass guitar..I'm now part of a band call Eurphoria.. We've been the opening act for Akon, Alexander O'Neal, Mint Condition and so many others. We also do local weddings and parties too. We've played on the casino circuit in the southern region."
Visit Dr. Rani and get healthily informed at: www.h2doc.com


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"absolutely marvelous! Made a couple changes though, I did not puree the bacon and onion mixture because I like having the different texture within the steak. It also gives the steak better flavor because you can actually bite into the bacon and onion:) I did not use the ground veal due to its expense, but used 1 pound ground pork and a little more""
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Ed Rose
When Ed Rose, CSUN Class of 1961, was a sociology student here, all classes were held in bungalows, Lyndon Johnson visited the campus campaigning for the U.S. vice presidency, construction was underway for the first library, 2 X 6 wood planks were deployed as walkways through the muddy campus, and the university was known as San Fernando Valley State College. In the 47 years since Ed graduated, there have been dramatic changes on campus and dramatic – and wonderful – events in the life of this amazing alumnus.
Ed worked in administration and finance at Lockheed for 32 years. During those years, he was also an active volunteer, devoting time to farm workers' rights. He also collected clothing and furniture to donate to people in need, using his own garage to store and distribute the donated items. After four years, he , along with 14 other volunteers started out of a storefront in Pacoima and established the program as a non-profit organization, MEND (Meet Each Need with Dignity). MEND has become the largest non-profit poverty agency serving the San Fernando Valley, providing comprehensive services to thousands of individuals from its new facility in Pacoima. Ed is Co-Founder and Board Member of MEND, which is run primarily by volunteers; over the years, those volunteers have included Ed's wife, Carolyn, all 5 of his children and some of his 9 grandchildren.
In addition to his work with MEND, Ed has worked internationally on behalf of human rights. In the 1980s, he travelled to a number of Central American countries and lived in a refugee camp, helping to protect the Salvadorans housed there. In 1995 Ed travelled to Haiti as a human rights observer during that country's elections.
Ed has received many awards for his accomplishments, including the Community Award from the La Raza Alumni Association of Cal State Northridge (1979); the Valley Leadership Institute Spirit of Lenore Leadership Award (1997); the City of San Fernando Cesar Chavez Award (2000) and the Cardinal's Award from the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in 2004.


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Forums >Health and Nutrition>Foot/knee biomechanical issues?
Funny you should mention that right now ...
Roads were made for journeys...
Runners run.
Needs more cowbell!
How long have you been running if you don't mind my asking?
• 6 duathlons (1 Olympic distance)
• 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)
Almost 6.5 months, IIRC.
mikeymike - So from your point of view the jump from 68 miles in August to 111 in September is nothing to be concerned about when nagging injuries keep popping up?
Would strides be much different compared to the fartlek-ing? k
Look at this info on the female knee ...


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Samuel L. Jackson has criticized the Academy Award nominated film "12 Years a Slave."
During an interview with the International Business Times, Jackson stated that he believes the Steve McQueen film is proof that racism is still present in America. He said that the only reason the film was made was because McQueen was British and not African-American. He added, "I would think that if an African-American director went into a studio and pitched that particular film, they would be like: 'No, no, no.' It is a film about African-Americans - a dark period of history that they don't like to explore in that particular way."
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He continued, "Look, I'm glad '12 Years' got made and it's wonderful that people are seeing it and there is another view of what happened in America. But I'm not real sure why Steve McQueen wanted to tackle that particular sort of thing."
The actor went on to say that the recent release "Fruitvale Station" was a braver and more honest film in dealing with race in America. He said, "It explains things like the shooting of Trayvon Martin, the problems with stop and search, and is just more poignant. America is much more willing to acknowledge what happened in the past: 'We freed the slaves! It's all good!' But to say: 'We are still unnecessarily killing black men' - let's have a conversation about that."
Jackson is known for work in a number films including "Django Unchained," "Pulp Fiction," "Star Wars Episode II: Revenge of the Sith" and "The Incredibles."
McQueen's "12 Years a Slave" is currently nominated for nine Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director.
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Posted on April 7th, 2012 by Merlin.
Categories: Communication, Drawing, Gadgets, Game, iPad, iPhone, Pen, Sketching.
OK, I am addicted to this game. I really is quite a fun game to play. What this game is Pictionary on Steroids. When you purchase the game you get a basic set of colors and a blank canvas. Find yourself some friends to play by Username or by friends that are playing on Facebook. But here is a little history about OMGPop and their deal with Zynga. NYTimes did a great article on this.
I am not the best artist – and I find it sometimes frustrating not having the full set of color available right off the bat. But that is the fun of the game – you earn your color / stripes by purchasing them with the coins you earn for drawing and guessing correctly. Currently I have 2 additional sets of color. I am close to earning my next set of colors. Just have to figure out what colors I want to purchase.
Here you can see some of the drawing people have done with Draw Something.
If you really like this game I highly recommend one of the following drawing stylus.
I prefer these two:
Below are my two favorite pens for working on the iPad / iPhone
This pen is one of the firtst ones that I purchased for my iPad & iPhone. I have had this pen since 11/2010 and still working and is easy to use and handle. This is the Alupen from Just-Mobile.
The AluPen is a nice weight and feel and I love the rubber tip. It is thinner then your finger but for detail work it is a little hard to see. that is why I love the next pen. But to be honest I switch between the two quite often. Just depend on how I feel or what is close at hand at the moment.
The AluPen on the iPad screen is smooth on the screen. Very nice to work with. It really doesn't need much of a touch for it to register. This is one of the nicest rubber tipped pens I own. I have tried a few of the cheaper ones first and they just didn't work. I have the Pogo Stylus and it just doesnt' draw as nice as this one does. The Mushy tip of the pogo is just too soft for me.
This rubber tip is perfect for one of my go to stylus.
The next one I show you on the right is the Adonit Jot Pro Stylus. I backed this on KickStart and I really am glad I did this really is a nice and a very different type of stylus.
This Uses a clear disk on the tip to do its drawing. I feel this gives a more precise feel and it also glides across the screen. I also love the fact that it has a magnic in it to attach to the side of the iPad. This works really well. I have not had it fall off once..
The Adonit pen come in multiple colors and designs. Their newest also includes a pen to write on paper if you still do that. So you can doodle on paper or on your screen. Just don't mix up the two sides. LOL
Well, Hope to see you playing Draw Something by OMG Pop / Zynga. Let me know your screen name in the comments and I will try playing a game with you.
Happy Drawing.
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Posted on January 29th, 2007 by Merlin.
Categories: Anything Else, Art, Communication, Drawing, Freeware, Hack, Journaling, Movies, Sketching, Tutorial, Weird Stuff.
Had a long hard week and for some fun I learned a new language – well only learned how to write in Elvish. Ever see those fancy scrolls in Lord of the Rings or any of the other movies / books / games that have Elvish Language written on them? Well This web page has a quick and easy guide on how to convert any english writing in very artistic and fancy elvish writing. Well To the left is my first time trying to write Merlins Tower in Elvish. It really is pretty easy to follow along and accomplish. I can see doing this with a nice broad nibbed fountain pen or a wide italic cut nib. I didn't have any of my wide nibs with me so I had to make due with what I had at hand. This was accomplished with my art book using a find sharpie marker to get the nice broad strokes. (I filled in the lines I drew) I really want to try this out with some of my calligraphy pens when I have a free moment. This guide can be printed out for ease of use. This would be pretty good for making your own scrolls and Mystical Books. Or if you just want to hide what you are writing.
Well thats all for today – Enjoy – Stay Warm and enjoy some nice tobacco in your pipe – You know I am. 8 :-? <– Merlin Smoking a Pipe
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Posted on January 7th, 2007 by Merlin.
Categories: Art, Gadgets, Journaling, Leather, Miquelrius, Office, Photography, Sketching.
I totally forgot that I even owned this pencil The Retro 51 Tornado Elite Pencil – I was received this Mechanical Pencil over 2 Years Ago and I thought I has lost this forever when one day it just dissapeared.
But so I happened to be digging in one of my Photography bags and low and behold this was stuck at the bottom just waiting to be found again. I really like this Mechanical Pencil as it was so classy looking but has an aire about itself.
The one I received was the Stainless Steel Version with a beautiful matte finish to it. The clip is very strong and will hold this pencil in place where ever you put it. (Unless You don't clip it to anything like me and Don't check the bottom of the bag )
I bought this to go along with my Business Card / reporter style notebook (Another Gift as well). I was using this to take notes and sketches while shooting some photographs. It was the prefect size too only 3.5 Inches long and clipped to the Reporter Notebook Easily and it stayed in place.
What I really liked about it was the Lead Size. This Pencil Requires a 1.1mm Lead which is a much heavier line then the standard .5mm or .7 Mechanical Pencils. Plus I loved the fact that this was a twist knob top to advance the lead. This is just one very stylish looking mechanical pencil. I was upset when I could not find this pencil anymore (well more possibly upset over the cost of it and that I only had it several months)
The Current price of this Retro 51 Elite Pencil is $14.95 with a few extra leads. It was just the right price. Not too expensive but still not cheap.
I think I will be using this again for quick sketches I make and ideas. Plus this clips onto my Leather Jacket I made for my Miquelrius Journal nicely So I can have both Fountain Pen and Pencil within Easy Access.
The only drawback is that it doesn't come with an eraser built onto this pencil. So, if you need to erase something you need to carry an eraser pen with you. This doesn't bother me as I like to doodle and draw with it thus I don't need the eraser portion.
Can be Bought as "The Writers Edge"
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Posted on January 2nd, 2007 by Merlin.
Categories: Anything Else, Art, Communication, Craft, Gadgets, Journaling, Sketching.
The Metal Stylus Ink Free Pencil – It is made of Stainless Steel Alloy and is about 3.15 inches long. Grand Illusions from Cryers Hill in the UK has this Pencil for sale which will last almost forever (Or Until you loose it).
This type of pencil is one of the oldest forms of writing instruments used by many of the great thinkers and artists starting in the Medieval and Renaissance – They used a tool with a nib made of silver, lead, gold or bronze, to do what is called SilverPoint / MetalPoint. Metalpoint artwork is known through out the world. Below is one of the most famous metalpoint drawings.
Leonardo Da Vinci – Virtuvian Man
Unlike the metailpoint nibs of the past which needs a rough surface to help the metal oxidize on the paper this pencil only requires normal paper or copy paper to make its permanent mark as seen below. I can see using this to write in your journal as this makes it permanent with very limited ways to erase this mark.
For addtional Info on Silverpoint you need to checkout SilverPoint Web – With some beautiful creations in their gallery. But MetalPoint Drawings are not just left for the master of old but there are many masters of this artwork today. You need to check out Illusions Magazine and artwork of the Late Dennis James Martin. (More on Dennis Martin – Artnet - ASKArt.)
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I've heard so much rave about Carol's Daughter products but I'm not impressed and I think the company is over priced for bad results.
I tried the Lisa Elixir Oil on my scalp to help with dryness during the winter but it didn't do much to help. It made my hair shiny at best but my scalp was still itchy!!! Not wasting anymore money on this brand.
Been using this for over a year, but unfortunately it hasn't done anything for my thick blasian dry hair. It's quite heavy and doesn't sink in well, and even used as a hot oil treatment I haven't seen a change in my hair. My scalp is still as dry as ever. It hasn't made anything worse, though after about a year the oil started leaching through the bottle. I finally had to give up and toss it, though there was still quite a bit left.