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Tonight's episode of Entertainment Weekly and Sundance Channel's series The Writer's Room sits down with New Girl creator Liz Meriwether, star Jake Johnson, and executive producers Brett Baer and Dave Finkel.
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The Minnesota Department of Commerce on Oct. 17 held the first of six meetings with stakeholders to address a series of issues related to Minnesota's energy savings goal. Current Minnesota energy policy calls for the State to achieve annual energy savings of at least 1.5 percent of annual retail energy sales of electricity and natural gas, based on the Legislature's finding that "energy savings are a resource, and that cost-effective energy savings are preferred over all other energy resources" (House File 729, 4th Engrossment, Article 12, Section 8). The stakeholder process will assess this policy and will include general meetings on the current energy savings goal and meetings on subtopics of special interest. The process will culminate with a report to the Legislature on findings and recommendations on the state's Conservation Improvement Program (CIP) energy savings goal.
The first public meeting included presentations by industry experts and a panel discussion with representatives from different stakeholder groups. Technical workgroups will meet beginning Oct. 21 to discuss straw man proposals on industrial energy efficiency and combined heat and power. The proposals are intended to facilitate discussion about Minnesota's energy savings goal. The second public stakeholder meeting is set for Nov. 4. A schedule of stakeholder meetings and technical workgroups is available. The final report to the Legislature is due Jan. 15, 2014.
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Eighteen students will conduct research with faculty mentors for eight weeks this summer in the new Southwest Indiana STEM (SwISTEM) Early Undergraduate Research Program at the University of Southern Indiana. The selected students are completing their freshman year at USI or Ivy Tech Community College, Southwest this spring. The program is designed to engage students majoring in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in hands-on research early in their college careers. Dr. Scott A. Gordon, dean of the USI Pott College of Science and Engineering, said the research program supports the college's vision of engaging students, promoting a team approach to learning, creating a more nurturing faculty, increasing retention and graduation rates, and producing highly qualified innovative undergraduate STEM majors. He said many students who leave STEM majors cite the lack of hands-on engagement early in their undergraduate careers. Others complete a degree in a STEM discipline but find themselves unprepared upon entering the workforce to connect classroom learning with real-world problem solving and research. The program is funded by a portion of a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation. The grant funded the creation of the SwISTEM Initiative, a partnership of USI and Ivy Tech Community College, Southwest, to help the region and the state develop a workforce with the skills to compete in today's economy. The students and faculty will pursue research this summer (May 11-July 3), continue their relationship during the 2009-10 academic year, and participate in another eight-week summer program in 2010. Students will receive a $3,000 stipend for each summer in addition to room and board in USI campus housing. Faculty research leaders also will receive a summer stipend. During the summer program, all faculty and student participants will meet on Fridays for a seminar, providing updates on research progress. Speakers from business and industry will address the students. The program also will include field trips to area STEM industries. Funds are available from the NSF grant to purchase supplies for research and fund student travel to professional meetings to present research results. The following students and USI faculty research leaders will work together in ongoing research projects. Phillip Behrens, biology (M.D./Ph.D), Newburgh, Indiana Jessica Lingafelter, biology (pre-medicine), Wadesville, Indiana and Alexandra McDaniel, biology (pre-medicine), Evansville - Dr. Brent Summers, assistant professor of biology. Chris Grathler, geology, Evansville - Carrie Wright, instructor in geology. Rebecca Reynolds, biology, Carmel, Indiana and Daniel Shigley, biology (pre-medicine), Elberfeld, Indiana - Dr. Edie Hardcastle, assistant professor of biology. Eva Beabout, chemistry (pre-pharmacy), Seymour, Indiana and Ezekial Setne, a student at Ivy Tech Community College, Southwest, Evansville - Dr. Edmir Wade, assistant professor of chemistry Cody McGill, engineering, Boonville, Indiana - Dr. Glen Kissel, assistant professor of engineering Christopher Baumgart, biology (pre-medicine), Evansville and Evan Niemeier, biology (pre-medicine), Evansville - Dr. Henri Maurice, associate professor of biology. Andy Frazee, chemistry (pre-medicine), Evansville - Dr. Jeannie Collins, associate professor of chemistry. Ryan Hicks, mathematics, Evansville - Dr. John Donnelly, assistant professor of mathematics. Brad Roberts, chemistry (pre-medicine), Mount Vernon, Indiana - Dr. Kenneth E. Walsh, assistant professor of chemistry Brandon Spainhour, engineering, Evansville, and Joseph Vangampler, engineering, Evansville - Dr. Marco Lara Gracia, assistant professor of engineering Prince Nzeata, biology (pre-medicine), Merrillville, Indiana - Dr. Priya Hewavitharanage, assistant professor of chemistry Logan Storrer, engineering, Evansville - Dr. Ronald W. Diersing, assistant professor of engineering Eighteen additional students will be chosen next spring to begin the two-year program in summer 2010. The NSF grant will fund the research program for five years. For more information, including a description of faculty research areas, visit www.usi.edu/science/SummerResearch/. Betty Vawter News & Information Services firstname.lastname@example.com |


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Last year I planted a Reine Claude Green Gage from Arboreum.biz. It is doing great, with nice dark green leaves. I also planted a Green Gage from Willis Orchards which is a larger tree but the leaves our smaller and lighter green in color. The leaves look more like one of my Japanese Plums. Has anybody planted a Green Gage from Willis Orchards? I'm wondering if it is true to name. Any chance they are both Green Gages if the leaves don't look the same? |
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It is certainly possible for 2 trees of the same variety to have leaves that are different shades. I also don't have much respect for Willis nursery and wouldn't be surprised to learn your tree from them is something else. |
There are also several varieties of Green Gage - maybe you have two different ones. I don't know what Reine Claude means in the US but in France it is just means 'Green Gage' afaik and isn't a specific cultivar. |
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- Posted by harvestman 6 (My Page) on Thu, Jul 18, 13 at 5:35
Can't help much without a photo, but Green Gage should obviously be European and it is probably the most commonly mislabeled variety I've ever dealt with. Even Adams County Nursery was, for a while, selling a Japanese green plum as Green Gage, but now they sell the real thing. When it is labeled Reine Claude it usually means the nursery is selling or intending you to believe they are selling the authentic variety. You really need to be sure you are dealing with a reliable nursery, however. |
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14 Day - Tuli Reserve | Mapungubwe | Kruger - Pafuri Camp | Flamingo Bay
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Day 1 and 2 - Tuli Safari Lodge
Cross border through from SA to Botswana
Tuli Safari Lodge is ideal place to get away from it all. Located on the serene banks of the famous Limpopo River, this charming lodge boasts a rich blend of modern comforts and exotic Botswanan beauty. Fitted with life's little luxuries and nestled within the idyllic Tuli Block, this certainly is a timeless corner of Africa where nature and culture combine in spectacular wildlife, breathtaking landscapes and fascinating history.
If you are looking for laidback comforts amongst nature's finest, Tuli Safari Lodge is the place for you. Surrounded by majestic rocky outcrops, blanketed by emerald green plant life that is thriving with exotic African creatures, can you think of a better place to relax and forget all your worries?
Read more...Cross border through from Botswana to SA
Day 3 and 4 - Leokwe Camp
Come and share memorable moments in the Lush Limpopo river valley, sipping sundowners at the confluence of the celebrated Limpopo and Shashe Rivers, where three countries unite in the renowned Mapungubwe National Park. Gaze at eagles soaring over African skies, heed the echo of elephant trumpets, embark on a tree top hike or simply relax, unwind and soak in the superb surroundings. Found in a spectacular flourishing sandstone flanked valley and set amongst mopane scrub and mixed woodland, is Mapungubwe Park's main rest camp, Leokwe Camp. Located in the eastern section of the Park, this historical self catering camp has a rich cultural atmosphere with a typical Vendan Village design.
The bird life is abundant and the confluence of two great rivers has a lookout with a number of observation decks which provide impressive views across the rivers below and give a birds-eye view of this delightful area.. indeed the whole neighborhood with its rocky valleys and craggy outcrops scattered with large Baobab and riverine forest trees give the impression of being a raptor paradise. The boardwalk which goes to the hide surveying the river is a wonderful place to have a picnic and do some riverine woodland birding.
Read more...Day 5, 6 and 7 - Pafuri Camp
Pafuri Camp lies in the wildest and most remote part of the famous Kruger National Park. It is home to a large variety of vegetation, offers fabulous game viewing and provides the best birding opportunities in the Kruger National Park. This region also boasts a wealth of folklore from early explorers and ancient civilisations. Pafuri Camp is well known for its fever tree forests, beautiful gorges and Crooks' Corner - where the Limpopo and Luvuvhu rivers as well as three countries (Zimbabwe, South Africa and Mozambique) meet.
Pafuri Camp is situated between the Limpopo and Luvuvhu Rivers in the northern sector of the Kruger National Park, South Africa. This 24,000 hectare area is recognised as one of the most diverse and scenically attractive areas in the Kruger National Park and is called either the Pafuri triangle or the Makuleke Concession- as it is the ancestral home of the Makuleke people.
Pafuri Camp provides access to what is considered to be one of Kruger's biodiversity hotspots: home to some of the largest herds of elephant and buffalo, as well as leopard and lion, and incredibly prolific bird life. In May 2007, the biological significance of the area was recognised when it was declared as a Ramsar Site - a wetland of international importance.
Read more...Day 8 - Letaba
Letaba rest camp, the "river of sand" is one of the Kruger Park's premium lush, green getaways, shaded under the gaze of the area's prominent sycamore fig tree. The tone of this camp is comprised of the impressions of its gorgeous setting, the vibrant plant and animal populations of the area lending it a lively, colourful tone.
Accommodation at the camp is facilitated in a series of sixty tent sites, complete with electricity points and communal ablution and cooking facilities, as well as electric hotplates and washing up facilities. Furthermore, three-bed huts are available, with fridges, fans and air conditioners, and perimeter or river views; elevated two-bed and four-bed safari tents are offered, all permanent units, with fridges, standing fans and verandas. A further eighty thatch African style bungalows are available, each unit equipped with en-suite bathroom units, air-conditioning or fans, and kitchenettes.
Guest cottages have en-suite and separate bathrooms in each unit, air conditioning and ceiling fans, outdoor braai (barbecue) facilities and kitchens. Finally, the guest houses offered are luxury units, occupying prime locations for guests, with riverside views, microwave ovens and limited-channel DSTV televisions. Melville guest house sleeps nine people. Fish Eagle guest house sleeps eight, and has its own bird hide.
Read more...Cross border through Giriyondo Border Post (Kruger to Mozambique)
Day 9 - Sunset Beach Lodge
These perfectly located, privately owned self catering Villa's are on the first dune, all with 180 degree views of the warm Indian Ocean and only a stones throw from the beach. This location is ideal for your perfect family holiday. The estate has 24hr guards and boomed access control to ensure a trouble free holiday.
Sunset Beach is a resort situated in Chidenguele, 70 Kms north of Xai-Xai, in EN1, Mozambique. Here you will be able to acquaint yourself with a typical African landscape and at the same time enjoy the leisure facilities this resort has to offer. It is an ideal opportunity for you to experience the colourful scenery, the excellent white, clean sandy beaches that are perfect for swimming, fishing and all sub-aqua activities.
Read more...Day 10, 11, 12 and 13 - Flamingo Bay Water Chalets
A delightful concept in luxury accommodation that brings you closer to the Indian Ocean exists at Flamingo Bay, hosting you on water chalets built on stilts oven the Indian Ocean, with beaches surrounding the lodge.
Located 485 kilometers north of Maputo, Flamingo Bay is situated within the tidal bay of Inhambane in Mozambique. The clear waters of the Indian Ocean swirl about beneath the lodge and guests are safely and comfortably carried off to sleep at night by the sounds of the waters below. Nearby, guests scuba dive, snorkel, quad bike, windsurf or laze the day away on the sandy beaches of this ocean paradise.
Read more...Day 14 - Back to civilisation
- More or less days can be added to this safari.
- Safari starts and ends Hoedspruit.
- The 1st nights accommodation in Hoedspruit can be included if requested. This is necessary to depart early the next morning for Tuli.
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We live in Texas and just bought a new home. We are wanting to add a concrete patio (possible stained or stamped, not sure).
14x18 (252 sq. ft.) My estimates I've been getting are $3600 and $3400. Is that high or reasonable? Thanks in advance! |
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It doesn't sound crazy out of line, especially considering that on a patio that small a) you're seeing a good bit of mobilization cost and b) your contractor gets charged a premium when s/he needs way less than a full truckload of concrete. So your per sq ft price would seem high on a 1000+ sq ft patio but not a tiny one like this. |
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When Life Gives You Heirloom Apples, Make Heirloom Applesauce
by Food Network Kitchen in In Season, November 14th, 2008Our main produce vendor offered to send over some samples of heirloom apples. I've always loved apples, and I've been getting more and more excited about the growing variety of apples out there, as there really is such a huge difference in taste and texture.
The good news is that our sales rep brought 3 varieties: Black Oxford, Roxbury Russet, and Blue Pearmain.
The bad news is that there were only 4 of each variety.
I immediately ran to look online to see what info I could find on each apple. As it turns out, Blue Pearmain are excellent for baking, Roxbury Russets are old cider apples that are also good eaten as-is, and Black Oxfords are supposed to be good just eaten out of hand.
Well, it was exciting to try these centuries-old varieties that almost went extinct, but nothing jumped out at me and screamed "let's buy more now!"
I turned away mildly disappointed and looked at what remained. Since it was mid-afternoon with the weekend fast approaching and 1 or 2 of each variety now gone to tasting, there was only one thing left for any chef to do: make applesauce!
I wanted to let the unique flavors of each apple shine through, so I added just a pinch of cinnamon and a few tablespoons of sugar, cooked them slowly for 30 minutes, passed them through a food mill, and wow, some of the best applesauce I've had in years!
I can't wait to try more varieties!
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Hope you saved the seeds out of the apples which you purchased so that someone could plant them. That's part of buying heirlooms, you know.
The only thing in apples that has truly excited me in my entire life is the new Honey Crisp that was recently developed by Northern Illinois University. It has become the most popular in Illinois, at least, and we all think it is destined to be the most favorite apple that has ever been grown. A friend of mine purchased two extra bushels this year just to refrigerate and eat throughout the winter. Do try them.


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Since the early days of the Radeon 9500 boards, AA has been the special area of the ATI based products. Even the newer versions of the nVidia product line are just now getting to an acceptable level of performance in this area.
Simply put, Anti-Aliasing and Anisotropic Filtering are two methods of rendering the graphical output in a manner that gives a more realistic rendering of visual output. It gets rid of jagged lines and makes the overall appearance look like what you would see in a CG movie scene. The only problem with this is the performance hit you get when creating this improved visual scene.
So, knowing we'll be taking a performance hit, the goal is to be able to use these rendering techniques but still maintain a playable gaming scene without having a terrible frame rate.
So what better way to test this than to use the very same tests we used previously but with 4x AA and 16x AF? Here are the results:
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Oteake Conservation Park
Traverse the tops of mountains. Oteake Conservation Park covers over 64,000 hectares of the St Bathans, Ewe, Hawkdun, Ida and St Marys ranges, as well as parts of the upper Manuherikia Basin. It protects many outstanding landscapes including mountainous high country, tussock plateaux, scree, wetlands and indigenous shrubland.
View the Oteake Conservation Park brochure (PDF, 2,631K).
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Outdoor pursuits in the park include walking/tramping, mountain biking, four wheel driving, angling, backcountry skiing, horse riding and hunting.
Find out about DOC huts and campsites in Oteake Conservation Park.
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View a taster of the Oteake Conservation Park featuring Gilbert van Reenan's photos. Oteake is an adventure. The park has numerous 4WD tracks through vast tussock country and significant gold mining sites to explore.
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Makes 12 to 14 servings
- 1 1 1/2-pound unsliced round sheepherder's bread
- 2 8-ounce packages cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 cup mayonnsaise
- 1 tablespoon prepared white horseradish
- 3 6 1/2-ounce cans minced clams, drained
- 4 large green onions, chopped
Preheat oven to 350deg;F. Slice top 2 inches off bread and reserve for lid. Cut out insides of bread, leaving 1-inch-thick shell. (Reserve cut-out bread for another use.) Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese, mayonnaise, and horseradish in large bowl until blended. Mix in clams and green onions. Season with salt and pepper.Spoon filling into bread. Place reserved lid on bread. Wrap bread tightly in 2 layers of heavy-duty foil; place on heavy large baking sheet.
Bake until filling is very hot and bread is crusty, about 1 1/2 hours. Unwrap bread. Place on large tray. Remove lid; lean lid against bread at angle.
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304 Lord Cranborne, U.K. Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs, to Sir Geoffrey Whiskard, U.K. High Commissioner in Australia
Circular cablegram Z47 LONDON, 16 February 1941, 5.50 p.m.
Please give the following message to the Prime Minister [1] for his most secret and personal information.
1. Reference my Circular telegram Z.43 of 11th February. [2] Review by our military advisers of strategical implications of a Japanese southward move contains the following conclusions.
2. Japanese are now engaged on move designed to increase their hold on Indo-China and to secure strategic facilities in Thailand.
The more important of these facilities may be summarized as:-
a. Kamranh Bay which is only first-class anchorage in South China Sea, excluding British and United States possessions, and would be available as advance base for a sea-borne attack on Malaya or on British North Borneo.
b. South Indo-China where ample aerodrome accommodation is available from which Japanese might bring a light scale air attack on Malaya including Singapore.
c. Establishment of air bases in North West Thailand and Bangkok area from which a considerable scale air attack could be delivered on Rangoon and Tenasserim.
d. Control of Thai Isthmus would enable Japan to 1. attack with aircraft Singapore, Malacca Straits and Penang.
2. establish a base for land forces with a view to land attack on Malaya.
3. gain control of ports such as Muang Trang on west coast (which could be supplied overland from eastern side of the isthmus) and 4. thus facilitate operation of raiders including heavy ships against our sea communications in the Indian Ocean and particularly northern entrance to Malacca Straits.
3. Japanese may however be contemplating more drastic action which might include attack on Netherlands East Indies. The threat to our vital interests that such a move would entail does not require emphasis. The degree of such threat would depend on whether outlying islands were seized or whether attack were to include Borneo, Java or even Sumatra. In addition Japanese would probably obtain material economic gains particularly as regards oil, rubber and tropical products, these sources of supply being lost to us.
4. In these circumstances therefore in addition to immediate despatch of an Australian brigade group to Malaya other immediate steps are being taken to accelerate the reinforcement programme.
Of this programme the following are the main items:-
a. immediate despatch from India of one bomber and one fighter squadron.
b. the despatch from India of one division already earmarked is being considerably accelerated. One brigade is to leave very shortly, the second and bulk of divisional troops to arrive in Malaya in April and third brigade as soon as possible thereafter.
c. four Indian States battalions are being sent to Malaya as aerodrome guards and for internal security duties.
In addition, in view of possible threat to Burma, one infantry brigade and two batteries are being despatched from India to Burma within a month. [3]


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After candidates provided brief introductions, each was asked what he would change or improve upon in terms of rank and file and staffing within the department. All of the candidates mentioned the need for supervision on the night shift, which could result in the addition of sergeants or lieutenants to oversee deputies on the night shift.
I think we need supervision at night, Hanson said, starting off the conversation. You have to call the sheriff or chief deputy if you need anything, which results in a longer time on call. We need lieutenants, or at least sergeants, to answer questions and respond to questions on what is happening out there.
Spitzer agreed with Hanson, but added that the department could also improve upon its customer service, noting that sometimes calls are not being returned. If you've been victim of crime, you need to know whats going on with that crime, he stated. He went on to say that he thought the department needs to get back to the basics of community policing forming relationships with the community, partnering with business leaders and local organizations to enable deputies out on the street to problem solve.
Brand said that Ganrude is in favor of night supervision, that he is in favor of and wants to improve community policy, and that he desires more interaction between the department and the Winona County community.
The deputies themselves say we need nighttime supervision sergeants or lieutenants, Glover agreed. He also expressed his concern over short shifts, which he believes need to be reviewed because short shifts can sometimes hinder relationships between deputies and the community.
We do need nighttime supervision, I hear deputies talking about how we need nighttime supervision, Averbeck stated, agreeing with the others. He added that he would promote consistency within the department, which he defined as making sure deputies stay on certain cases from start to finish.
Attendees of the forum also asked questions regarding the cooperation of several departments within the county. One attendee commented that there seems to be a cluster of police departments patrolling his town, adding that he thought town police should be doing the patrolling since they are paid for with town taxes.
Hanson explained that what the person has observed is extra patrols at certain times of the year, part of the Safe and Sober program to increase seatbelt use and prevent DWIs. He further explained that funding for this program comes from state grants, and noted that he used to be a supervisor of that grant. Its why youre seeing police officers not from your town, explained Hanson. It is another way to protect citizens, get drunks off of the road and enforce the seatbelt law.
Spitzer agreed, adding, I think we need to do a better job of informing citizens of why that happens.
That money does come back, Glover stated, adding that the use of other officers is a great thing for the community [because] it educates seatbelt and DWI enforcement as well as child safety.
Averbeck agreed, saying, It is a mutual aid type of thing.
One of the final questions to each candidate was what he thought was the most important issue he would address as the new sheriff of Winona County.
One of the things I want to do is to start education program or community health programs classes for parents of younger kids and teens that address the topic of social media, Averbeck responded. Classes would explain the dangers and benefits of social media and how to use them to maintain a safe environment. Id also [like to implement] classes and education on scams because we are dealing with more and more scams, he added.
[I would increase the] foot patrol potential, Glover said. So we can continue to be proactive at stopping crimes and not [only] reactive.
Brand stated that Ganrude would like to keep up with technology trends and continue efforts to eliminate the type of drugs that are popular around the county.
Spitzer noted he has talked to some employees of Winona Health who have conducted a survey of Winona and several rural areas of Winona. Mental illness was one of the problems residents felt were not fully addressed in the county. We need to be very responsive to the needs of the community. Its not what I want to address; it is what the community thinks we need to address. [We have to be] responsive to the community.
Night supervisors are of the utmost importance to have, Hanson said, adding, and I would want a more open door policy for deputies. I want deputies to be able to come in and see me. If they have a plan I want them to be able to come talk to me and we can [try out their idea] and see if it is feasible.


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I got this product 3 days ago from well.ca.
The first thing that hit me was the stench...fruit gone rotten. I couldn't stand it. The whole day I just wanted to puke. Then when I applied the recommended 2 pumps on my face, it burned like crazy......uuuuuggggh! My face was on fire and I had to wash it off. Left me red and flushed. Sending it back.
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I'm not too impressed by Vitamin C serums in general, but if you want something at a good price point, I think this is a good serum to use. It smells a bit crazy, but is 17% vitamin C (the recommended concentrations for anti-aging usually seems to fall between 10-15%), is packaged well, and comes in an appropriate quantity for a product that is time-sensitive.
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Cons: Kind of spits out serum, so you may end up dispensing more than you want if you're not careful when dispensing the serum. I felt I needed only half a pump to more than cover my entire face and neck area.
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This item was RIS and I'm glad I got a chance to try it. The steep price tag always made me shy away from trying it and the reviews on here never made me wish to try it, either. As for the reviewers who say it burns, I've only experienced burning when I've applied it over an open wound, like a pimple that recently was touched. Other than that, I use it only at night and one pump is more than enough. It's rather thick, yellow based liquid that smells "eh", but sinks in, leaving a slight film on one's skin, which is why I think it's best suited for night time use. Plus, the skin does most of it's healing while we sleep, so top notch products should be reserved for night time use.
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I have received this as part of an awesome Mychelle sample kit of many good cleansers and creams. The tiny vials of serums are very hard to get the product out of though. This serum did not smell right and I think it is because Vitamin C becomes easily oxidized if it is not stabilized. I will be looking for another Vitamin C option and in the meantime I am buying the full size Mychelle sunshield.
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When i first bought this product, the serum was a clearish yellow. After about a couple months, the color had turned a lot more yellow with bits of orange in it. My effective and overly expensive product was oxidized. Throughout the web, it is stated that L-asorbic acid is more harmful than good when oxidized, so i tossed the rest of it out. It's a shame i couldn't wait to see if it even worked.
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The perfect C serum is my HG. Within just a few days of use, I noticed visible decrease in my acne and my scars and hyperpigmentation. I use this serum in the am after cleansing with the fruit enzyme cleanser and follow it up with the fruit enzyme mist and the pumpkin renew cream...My skin has never looked so good...
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Mayfield Used Cars – customs, furrin' stuff, 'n odd racers
Our recent posts on used car dealerships that specialize in custom and special interest cars jarred loose a few photos and memories from the collection of Bob Gurr. Faithful blog readers might remember Bob as the designer of the Australian Woodill Wildfire, but Bob is more widely known as a Disney Imagineer and designer of such Disneyland conveyances as the monorail and the Autopia cars.
But before that, in about 1947-1949, he was just, in his words, a "young, penniless student" at the Art Center College of Design, and he and his friends would often tramp down to Mayfield's, a car lot on the northwest corner of Hollywood Way and Riverside Drive, to check out the used cars on display there.
"At that time, there were several places around town where there were interesting cars," Bob said. "After World War II, a lot of these cars that weren't scrapped and were just stuffed away in garages because they were gas guzzlers, they came out of the woodwork. This was before there was any real interest in what we now call collector cars – they were really just used cars then."
For Bob, who then drove around in a 1926 Buick he purchased for $50, the asking prices on the cars at Mayfield's – usually in the $1,500 range – put them out of his grasp, but looking and taking pictures didn't cost him a dime.
These cars all seem distinctive enough not to have fallen through the cracks over the years. Anybody know where some of them might be today?
As for Mayfield's, that location now seems to be a gas station in the shadow of a Disney tower.
UPDATE (22.December 2009): BTW, was flipping through Bob Ames and Ken Gross's book of Strother MacMinn photos last night and came across mention of three other such dealerships in SoCal in the late 1940s: DuBont Motors, D&B Motors, and Smith Car Co. All I could gather for locations was that Smith wasn't too far from "The Spot," a restaurant known for its advertising towers.
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If you're into Porsches, vintage French coachwork and Triumph motorcycles, get yourself to Malvern, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, September 10, for "The 100 Motor Cars of Radnor Hunt," the 10th annual concours held on the grounds best known for foxhunts and horse trials.
Show up at the Friday night barbecue, and you can attend a discussion on the restoration of Porsche 356s with a panel that includes specialists Bruce Baker, Sandy Sadtler, and a representative from Denny Frick's shop. The invitation-only concours, modeled on the prestigious Pebble Beach concours, will be held rain or shine.
French coachwork on Rolls-Royce, Delahaye, Talbot Lago, Peugeot, Bentley, Stutz and Minerva chassis will be on display, while the show field will be filled with DuPonts, Packards, Duesenbergs, Mercedes-Benzes and other great marques. General admission is $25, while $85 VIP admission will get you a three-course buffet lunch in the Radnor Club House. The panel discussion is free, but if you go, the organizers ask that you stay for the barbecue, at $50 per person. Saturday evening ends with an art show cocktail reception featuring the work of George Rothaker—who was profiled in the March 2006 issue of Hemmings Classic Car—and a black tie gala dinner, for $175 per person. Visit www.radnorconcours.orgto register.
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As I write this, the New Year is barely twelve hours old. It still has that 'new year' smell. I survived the New Year's Eve jumble – no parties or festivities. Not that I'm opposed to them. It's just that Connie and I think it's festive enough to stay awake until midnight. Didn't watch "New Year's Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Special Guest Kathy 'keep your finger on the 7-second delay button' Griffin". OK, so I added the 7-second delay part. But it's true. Didn't make any New Year's resolutions. No moments of post-excess clarity. According to surveys, 82% of New Year's resolutions aren't kept anyway. Of course, that doesn't keep the Jenny Craigs and Weight Watchers from secretly turning up the guilt level in their advertising at this time of year. Yep, they actually increase the number of 'guilt pixels' they put into their commercials; next thing you know, you're dialing 1-800-JENNY. I know it's true because I read it on the internet.
It may be that I'm not very exciting or just getting too old to care, but really, it's just another day. Other than the significance we attach to it, isn't going from December 31st to January 1st just like going from March 23rd to March 24th or July 10th to July 11th?
Sometimes I wonder if all the energy around New Year's isn't just a way for us to hype ourselves up for another year. Looking for something to distract us as we trudge through the long winter months. Convincing ourselves that anything new is better than the old.
But not everything changes. In fact, it's best that some things don't. Like our faith. I know it might seem unfashionably quaint given today's "never look back" mindset, but as we're busily celebrating a New Year and promising that we'll make changes to better ourselves, we would be wise to remember that truth is still truth.
It's easy to slide into a subtle ambivalence toward things we take for granted. It happens in many areas of life, including our faith. So we need to ask ourselves - in our desire to gain acceptability do we compromise our core beliefs so we won't come across as bigoted or fundamentalist in the marketplace of religious ideas? In trying to overcome the guilt we feel because of the excesses of some Christians and Christian leaders, do we seek to repackage Jesus into a cool, divine hipster in skinny jeans and black nerd glasses? Has worship become a show with state-of-the-art multi-media, lights and sound and the focus on our performance? As the last power chord of the worship song ends, we raise our fists upward, "This one's for you, Jesus!" But the spotlight's still on us.
Maintaining fidelity to the foundational elements of our faith isn't necessarily cool. It isn't sexy. It won't help you lose weight or be more popular or give you whiter teeth. But those elements are what define us as followers of Christ and if we don't maintain them with vigilance we risk compromising everything we say we hold as truth. I'm not talking about whether Jesus turned the water into wine or grape juice - who cares? I'm talking about whether or not Jesus is the only way to God. Is he the way, the truth and the life or not?
We have just come through a year that has seen a number of challenges to the basics of the faith. Early on Rob Bell's book "Love Wins" sent shock waves throughout the evangelical world by challenging traditional notions of grace, salvation and hell. Bell's goal was to present his "case for living with mystery rather than demanding certitude." I agree that mystery is often an underappreciated characteristic, especially within evangelical circles, but there are some tenets of the faith that must be non-negotiable and chief among them is the issue of salvation. Our physical bodies will die and decay, but our souls live forever. Every human soul will achieve eternal life. So is the Word true when it says Jesus is the only way to eternal life with God? If so, and humankind rejects the substitutional atonement his death and resurrection provide, is it not subject to an eternal life separated from God?
I was thinking about this the other day in relation to the recent death of author and journalist Christopher Hitchens. Hitchens described himself not as an atheist but as an "antitheist" – the difference being that the antitheist is an individual who is relieved that there is no evidence to assert that belief in God is correct. I wondered what God thought of him; was God impressed with Hitchens' intellect and the logic of the arguments against his own existence? Would God, just to prove him wrong, allow Hitchens into heaven, to experience with surprise the joy of eternal life? Would God ever bend the rules? What about other notable skeptics? Take Stephen Hawking, the British physicist and cosmologist. One of the most brilliant scientists of our generation but an avowed atheist, who once said that belief in heaven is a "fairy story for people who are afraid of the dark." Boy, God could really show him a thing or two! Would God ever make…an except…?
I was stopped short by a voice in my head that said, softly but firmly, "No. What is, is."
Truth is truth. Knowing God means eternal life with him. Rejecting God means just the opposite. I don't understand how it works; I can't answer every question a skeptic may ask. Even the most educated theologians and philosophers can't resolve every objection made by people who don't follow Christ. But – we believe. We have faith. And because of that I will gladly place my trust in things I cannot see. Like Jesus. A cross. An empty tomb.
It's a sobering thought. We all know people who are not following Christ. They may be immediate family, people we work with or casual acquaintances. They may have addictive personalities; they may have a different sexual orientation; they may be so unlike us that we don't even want to associate with them. But if we believe the Word of God is true and that Jesus is the only way to God, we must bring Christ to them in a way that is loving, non-condemning and filled with hope. That may mean more than sharing our faith from a polite and safe distance. It means resisting the temptation to offer simplistic answers to complex problems and expecting people to suddenly see their need for God and drop to their knees in repentance. It compels us to meet them where they are and be the gospel to them.
Now that's scarier to me than trying to lose 10 pounds and keep it off because it requires a vulnerability on my part that I'm not comfortable with. The gospel calls us to be more loving than we think we can be. It means offering grace, forgiveness and mercy to people who don't deserve it. It means sharing their burdens and suffering.
But it all comes back to that one question: do we believe the gospel is true?
As we take our first steps into this new year, can we leave behind the reinventing and repackaging? The change that doesn't matter? The carefully-crafted veneer designed to appeal to the senses and emotions? And instead, reaffirm these simple truths:
That the gospel is God's Word to mankind.
That Jesus is the only way to God and eternal life with him.
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Countertops were installed today and I am thrilled!! However, the marble seems to have quite a few pits in it. Installer said that is normal and to be expected with marble. Is that true? |
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- Posted by threeapples (My Page) on Fri, Apr 19, 13 at 23:00
Your counters are really beautiful. My marble has pits in it too and I'm hoping it will go away when they are honed. What did your fabricator say? Were the pits there before they were installed? |
Hey Dude, you look way too happy to be in the middle of a reno! :>) Maybe it's because your kitchen is looking great! Can't answer your Q about the marble, but it's beautiful. What kind is it? What color are your cabs? I'm interested to see more of your kitchen because my current layout has a sink in a pony wall like yours. I don't have seating there becaue my entry from the hallway is just to the left. Doesn't look like you have seating there either, true? I'd love to see more of the pony wall from the family room side. Could you please post another picture Thanks! |
- Posted by hollysprings (My Page) on Fri, Apr 19, 13 at 23:53
Glass smooth stones are actually the exception, not the rule. Most stone has pits, mineral deposits, veining, fissures and other natural elements in it's composition. Some wholesalers are applying resin to stones to help to fill in those voids, but it will change the color of the stone and not wear evenly at the cut edges and potentially yellow over time. Work WITH Mother Nature and embrace the wabi sabi nature of her product. After all, if you'd wanted glass smooth plastic, you'd have bought some type of man made material! |
- Posted by srosen (email@example.com) on Sun, Apr 21, 13 at 10:34
Quelyn, That looks like a honed carrara or bianco carrara. Looks great in your kitchen. I work on stone every day and while there can always be some features(fissures/pitting) or fills in the stone. In carrara type marbles the surface should be 99% or more smooth. It should feel soft and very smooth to your fingertips. What type of pitting or marks do you have. If the pits or marks are white it could be a stun mark caused by an object hitting the surface. You can google stun marks on marble surfaces for more detail. If it is an actual chip or something you can stick your fingernail in that shouldnt be. It may be able to be corrected by a stone refinisher. Stop in at another fabricator in your area and look at some similar slabs. |
quelyn: Hope you post some pics when the kitchen is complete. Very nice. |
Looks great, regardless. However, when we picked our Carreras we looked through about 8-10 that had pits. The stone yard guy kept saying no and showing me things I would have missed. We got two nearly perfect slabs that were sequential as well. We love ours. And of course etched them on night one! |
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@artlover--Banana peppers like a pretty consistent warm soil. If you have a short growing period I would start my plants indoors about forty to sixty days before I get ready to plant in my garden.
You need to make sure it does not get below sixty degrees at night. Depending on where you are, the summer weather is probably warm enough. I had to plant in containers that I brought inside when we had an occasional cold night.
The bananas also like their fertilized dirt damp not soaked. Have fun and enjoy!


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Are these 100% cotton. Asking because one reviewer says they are poly cotton, which I wouldn't buy. thanx
Horizons All Cotton Sateen Printed Sheet Set
Improve the style and comfort of your bedroom by slipping this set of colorful 300-thread count sheets on your mattress. The cotton flat and fitted sheets are dyed with an unusual watercolor pattern that will match any comforter or duvet cover.
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With 300 thread count single-ply sateen construction, the Horizons sheet set is a soft touch of comfort to any bedroom. These sheets have a stylish watercolor print to accent any decor.- Set includes: Flat sheet, fitted sheet, two pillowcases (only one pillowcase in twin set)
- Weave: Sateen
- Thread count: 300
- Sheet type: Printed
- Fitted sheet pocket depth: 15 inches
- Fully elasticized fitted sheet: Yes
- Color options: Ivory, blue, lemon lime(light green), ocean (light blue), lilac, rose, coral, black, seafoam (green/ grey), honey
- Materials: 100-percent cotton
- Care instructions: Machine washable
- Fitted sheet: 39 inches x 75 inches
- Flat sheet: 66 inches x 96 inches
- Pillowcase: 20 inches x 30 inches
Twin XL
- Fitted sheet: 39 inches x 80 inches
- Flat sheet: 66 inches x 102 inches
- Pillowcase: 20 inches x 30 inches
- Fitted sheet: 54 inches x 75 inches
- Flat sheet: 81 inches x 96 inches
- Pillowcases: 20 inches x 30 inches
- Fitted sheet: 60 inches x 80 inches
- Flat sheet: 90 inches x 102 inches
- Pillowcases: 20 inches x 30 inches
- Fitted sheet: 78 inches x 80 inches
- Flat sheet: 102 inches x 108 inches
- Pillowcases: 20 inches x 40 inches
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- Fitted sheet: 72 inches x 84 inches
- Flat sheet: 102 inches x 108 inches
- Pillowcases: 20 inches x 40 inches
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Materials | 100% Cotton |
Model Number | NA |
Color | Black Blue Green Off-White Orange Pink Purple Red Tan Yellow |
Style | Casual |
Material | Cotton Sateen Cotton |
Type | Printed Youth |
Pattern | Tie-Dye |
Set Include | 1 Piece 3 Piece 4 Piece |
Thread Count Range | 300 - 399 TC |
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beautiful these washed up just soft and nice with no wrinkles, can't wait to put them on my new camper bed!
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Nice while they lasted These worked great for a couple years until they ripped.
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sheets these sheets are okay for the money paid. They are way too lightweight for my use because I like a sheet to lay solid and flat on the bed. Not enough weight to the sheet. Many people like lightweight sheets and they will like them. they are really pretty.
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Nice sheets I like these, but I have one other brand I like better, Better Homes and Gardens at Walmart. But these are good. I bought some for my son too. They look nice and wash well. Would buy again and I am very picky about linens.
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soft like the soft color and goes great with my room
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Excellent Sheets I ordered these sheets because they come in the seafoam color which has become very difficult to find. The sheets are much nicer than I expected, although they have a low thread count, they are extremely soft. After laundering they fold easily unlike many new sheets which can be stiff. I was so pleased with these sheets that I ordered a second set.
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LOVE i have searched and searched for sheets that fit our thick mattress and that do NOT pill- i have finally found those sheets! i love these- they are plenty big for our mattress and wash up beautifully. i have learned that when drying sheets, do not use a dryer sheet- this prevents pilling- and it works! highly recommend- will be purchasing additonal colors!
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Quality Sheets - Just What I Hoped For I was not able to find the quality of sheets to fit a Full Size bed in local stores. So I ordered from Overstock.com. When I received these Horizons sheets I was impressed with the smooth feel, sturdy fabric, and lovely colors. . .(Lilac-my favorite color). However, (as other reviewers mentioned) they do have a pecurliar odor and you will probably want to wash them PRIOR to placing them on your bed. One machine-washing cleared the odor away. I presume that the odor has to do with some chemical used in the colors or 'sizing'-not sure. But problem can be easily remedied. The 'feel' of these sheets on my bed is smooth and comfortable. They fit well with ample room to accommodate extra padding on your mattress. I'm very pleased with these sheets. . .so much so . . .that I followed up by purchasing another set of Horizon sheets AND a Duvet and shams---also made by Horizons. Everything matches! I feel that the quality of these sheets will hold up for a long time.
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These sheets get better with age! At first I thought I wouldn't like these sheets. I thought they felt rough out of the package. Even after the first wash, I was still not convinced. So I gave them a second wash, and they came out perfectly smooth and soft. I love snuggling into bed at night with these sheets!
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These sheets are very soft These sheets are very soft and feel comfortable to sleep on. The pattern is attractive. They handled the washer and dryer nicely. I feel that they were a good value.
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Yes they are cotton, I own a set,and my husband loves them. Hope I helped.
100 5 cotton are better but that okay no ironing or anything come out from dryer nicely
My husband itches when he comes into contact with polyester, so I do think they ARE cotton. The pattern on color is lovely and we are happy with them.
Yes, they are all cotton and soft. We are very happy with them.
They are not 100% cotton. After washing, they almost have a jersey feel to them, which I don't like. I bought two sets (lavender and blue) and I absolutely wish I had not purchased them!
I have read some reviews that said these pilled badly after a few washings. If this happens, can I return them as defective merchandise?
Hi widogmom, we understand you concern and stand by all products we sell. If you encounter any problems please contact us immediately. Thanks for shopping with us.
I've not experienced any pilling with these sheets.
I experienced extreme pilling with these sheets, however, I did not return them. I wish I had.
mine did not pill , they have been washed and dried several times.
I've never experience any pilling with these sheets and I've had them almost two years.
I have a few sets of these sheets. The bottom sheet on some sets have pilled and some have not. For those that did pill, I just put the sheet on inside out, and there was no pilling on the back side.
No pilling. Very happy with the quality and softness. I wash them alone, not with towels or anything!
Mine did not pill and they go through a cold wash and the dryer.
where are these sheets made?
HI sandyshe7777, this item was made in India. Thanks for shopping with us.
Will they be restocking the black color in king size soon?
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I am going to buy two sets of Horizon 300 count sateen print sheets (tie dyed). I am wanting to buy a pair of extra pillow cases, but I see no place to see or order them. Can I buy them?
Hello snikja10, thank you for your interest in the Horizons 300 Thread Count Sateen Printed Sheet Set. Unfortunately, there is no option to purchase additional pillow cases. Thank you for shopping with us, and have a great day!
This is what kept me from ordering these sheets.
Your lucky because they pill!
Sorry, I got disconnected from Tate. Question. Is this a NEW, never used linen?
Thank you for your question. This sheet set as well as all other sheet sets are new never used.
Yes, of course this is new and unused. It came in it's packaging and as always, I washed it before using.
yes they are new
yes of course i bought new!!
Yes it's new never used
Yes, this set is brand new, in packaging when delivered
I just wanted to note this somewhere because I left a review when I first purchased these about a year ago and apparently you can not enter 2 review. Like I stated, purchased 2 sets first and loved them. They fit really well, the color was great and they were soft and comfy. I ordered 3 more sets. Now after alternating these sets of different colors on 1 bed over this period of a year, my favorite color was the hot pink and it got more wear. Mind you I change my bedding once a week. My pink sent and the next favorite one have developed knots. I see some people using the word piling.... maybe that is what this is but it is like sleeping in sand... really rough. I am so disappointed in these now. I have trashed the pink fitted sheet now since it is so rough. Oh and I use cold water and do not dry on high. This is just crappy and I am no longer happy with them.
Is it single ply woven or double ply woven?
these are single ply. have a great day!
What's the closing like, buttons, zipper, etc.?
These are sheets. There is no closing
The duvet cover has inset buttons on the bottom to close.
Where are these sheets made?
The sheets are made in India.
Re color. The seafoam looks gray on my screen and the coral appears to be more of a rust. I am looking for peach sheets but need clarification of colors. Thank you.
The seamfoam will be a green/gray color and the coral will be an orange/tang color.
I have 2 single mattresses that I thought were twin, but they measure 44" wide, not the 39" twin measurement. Are all your twin sheets seamed at the 39" measure, or are they just full at the corners to fit a 44" mattress? Or do you have sheets for the 44" mattress?
We have a wide variety of sheets. It just depends on the brand. I could not find that exact size in this brand of sheets.
How deep are the pockets?
The pockets are 15 inches deep.
my king bed is 2 twin bed width. is this a california king or regular king?
That would be a standard king.
Do the fitted sheets have elastic all the way around or just at the top and bottom?
Yes, the sheets have elastic all-around.
Where are they made?
They are made in India.
Area California King sheets "deep fitted" sheets?
Fitted sheet pocket depth is 15 inches.
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