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Sleeps | 10 |
Bedrooms | 4 |
Bathrooms | 3 |
Property type | house |
Minimum Stay | 2 - 3 nights |
Recently renovated 4 Bedroom Retreat! This home is located in the quiet community of Tahquitz River Estates in South Palm Springs and is convenient to everything!
Great mountain views from this 2,400 Square foot single level home. The house features a contemporary look inside with new furniture and artwork. The new, fully appointed kitchen includes a bar with four bar stools. The kitchen also opens to a casual eating area and a family room with a flat screen TV. The dining room, just off the kitchen, includes a full wet bar and a wine refrigerator. Just off of the dining room is the living room, which includes a large leather sectional couch for plenty of seating and a flat screen TV and DVD player. Between the living room and dining room sits a gas fireplace for those cooler cozy desert evenings. This is a perfect home for family gatherings, entertaining, or just some quiet time away from home!
There are two master suites, each having a King Size Bed, Flat Screen TV, and a bathroom. Both master suites open out to a large covered private patio in the back of the property. There are two other bedrooms, each containing a Queen Size Bed. One of these bedrooms opens directly out to the pool area via a sliding glass door.
The pool and raised hot tub are located in the front of this property and contain amazing mountain views! The pool was recently renovated to include a pebble tech finish and new glass tiles. The pool has also been recently converted to be a salt-water pool.
Located around the pool are six chaise lounges, two umbrellas, and a patio table which seats four. Additionally, next to the pool, and not far from the kitchen, is the large natural gas grill.
There is a large covered patio in the back of the property in a very private setting. Included in this area is a small couch and matching chairs for your enjoyment. Also, there is a large patio table, which seats six, just off of the dining room for your outdoor dining pleasure!
Available for guests are two mountain bikes!
Check out our other VRBO Listings:
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We live and work in San Diego, but enjoy coming out to Palm Springs for long weekends of fun, sun, and relaxation!
Chris Cundari purchased this house in 2012
This property caught our interest due to its excellent location and size of the home. We are very close to downtown and can walk to restaurants and shops. The views of the mountains are incredible from this property. Additionally, this area of Palm Springs is one of the least windy areas to be in when the wind is blowing! The size of the property allows for large families and/or groups of friends to enjoy some time here in the desert.
Great South Palm Springs Location. Within walking distance to downtown, including shopping, restaurants, and nightlife!
Rate Period | Nightly | Weekend Night | Weekly | Monthly * | Event | ||||
Winter Rates
Nov 1 -
Apr 29
3 night minimum stay
My Standard Rate
2 night minimum stay
Pool Heat Daily:Oct-May | $45 + Tax |
Pet Fee | $50 + Tax |
Pool Heat Weekly:Oct-May | $250 + Tax |
Cleaning Fee | $240 + Tax |
Property Damage Protection | $69 |
Tax Rate | 11.5% |
Notes |
11.5% Transient Occupancy Tax for 27 nights or less required by City of Palm Springs. Transient Occupancy Tax Permit #4934.
Holiday Weekends: Minimum 3 Night Stay Required Early check-in or late check-out fees may apply |
* Approximate monthly rate. Actual rate will depend on the days of the month you stay.
Payment is usually accepted in the quoted currency (USD) unless the currency and the amount is specifically agreed in advance with the owner / advertiser.


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Found your $500,000 and plunked it down on one of the new, race-ready Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3s? Mercedes has just the driving program for you via their AMG Driving Academy.
Like any good instructional racing program, students will be brought into the SLS AMG GT3 through a ladder system. Drivers must go through the following four stages before being allowed out on the track on maximum attack: Experience, Warm-Up, Training, and Competition.
Drivers will become familiar with the street-legal SLS AMG before taking the wheel of its GT3 variant. They will then be led around the track before taking the passenger seat for some demonstration laps by a professional racing driver. This section should cover about three hours.
Key to driving the wheels off any car is familiarization. Even the best drivers in the world will need a lap or two to get used to equipment, and AMG Driving Academy participants will spend their warm-up getting acquainted with the SLS AMG GT3. A physical fitness team will monitor driver well-being, and instructors will go over accelerating, braking, gear changes, and overtaking on a track setting. Handling exercises will be conducted on grooved tires in the interest of learning car control. German residents get an extra perk: participants will have the chance to earn their national DMSB (German Motor Sport Federation) license.
After starting on grooved tires, the SLS AMG GT3 will get switched over to slicks. With even greater contact patches and grip levels, instructors will help the drivers focus on cornering, line, braking, and all the requisite skills needed to attack a track with tenacity and confidence. Training is also available on an hourly basis for racers in need of a tune-up session.
Here's the stage the racers want. Because the SLS AMG GT3 program is considered a Masters level program, those who reach this stage will be subjected to individual analysis before taking part in personal and team competitions. There's just one catch. Competition won't officially start until the end of 2012, so drivers should probably spend as much time in training as possible.
The AMG Driving Academy has five program levels. In order of advancing difficulty, they are: Emotion, Basic, Advanced, Pro, and Masters. Prices start from 370 euros ($500) for the Emotion events geared towards lifestyle drivers. The SLS AMG GT3 events will command at least 1500 euros ($2100).
The tracks used for instruction vary. In Germany, Mercedes uses the North Loop of the Nürburgring, Hockenheimring, and Spa-Francorchamps, all illustrious in their own right. New for 2011 is Austria's Red Bull Ring, formerly known as the A1-Ring.
In the United States, selected circuits include Laguna Seca, Lime Rock Park, and Laguna Seca. Customers from China can drive on the Shanghai International Circuit or at Zhuhai. Future events for Canada and Japan are being planned too.
The provided instructor list might as well be a who's-who list of German racers. Reinhold Renger is the chief instructor. Fellow instructors include five-time DTM champion/touring car ace Bernd Schneider, Formula 1 safety car driver/24 Hours of Nürburgring winner Bernd Mayländer, and Thomas Jäger. Helping to infuse some youth are Chris Mamerow and Scot Susie Stoddart.

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When the Charlotte 49ers mens tennis program changed coaches four years ago, the changeover could not have been smoother.
In fact, the incoming mail never stopped going to Coach Boykin.Thats because when Billy Boykin was hired as Charlottes 16th head coach before the 2011 season, he succeeded his father, Jim Boykin, the 49ers coach for the previous 17 years.In the four years since his retirement, Jim Boykin has stayed on as a volunteer assistant to his son. Citing his fathers 40-plus years as a collegiate and high school coach in tennis and basketball, Billy Boykin said he has been fortunate to have such a close confidant and mentor. With exactly 200 career victories, Jim Boykin has the 49ers all-time record of most wins for a coach.Having a chance to be closer to my family was awesome, Billy Boykin said of getting hired at Charlotte. Having a chance to work with my dad on a daily basis is pretty unusual. We have a lot of fun. We are fortunate.It is not uncommon for Cornelius resident Billy Boykin to pick up his father, a Davidson resident, and ride in to work together. They share similar philosophies on tennis and sometimes find themselves offering the same bit of advice with the same player.Jim Boykin arrived at Charlotte in 1993 and earned Atlantic 10 coach of the year honors in 2007. Billy Boykin graduated from North Mecklenburg High School and played collegiate tennis at Davidson.Charlotte and Davidson played several matches when Billy Boykin was a player with the Wildcats mens tennis team. The Boykins remember the 49ers winning the most of the team matches, but Billy Boykin won most of his singles matches.Billy Boykin eventually became a college coach, serving as an assistant at Davidson and College of Charleston. In 2009, he was named head coach at University of Richmond (Va.), an Atlantic 10 foe of Charlottes. In their only two matchups, the elder Boykins teams were victorious.After the 2010 season, Jim Boykin, now 72, decided to retire. He thought he might have time to devote to his second love, fishing; but it was difficult for him to let go of tennis. When he decided to assist Billy Boykin, 35, Jim realized he had to be more of an adviser.Sometimes I would interrupt Billy and give my 2 cents, Jim Boykin said. I had to learn to curb that. Its his program. Its his guys.The 49ers record was 7-18 in 2010. That improved slightly to 8-16 in Billy Boykins first year.In 2012, the year Charlotte opened the Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex, the 49ers nearly reversed its record from the previous year, finishing at 15-8. Last year, Charlotte reached the A-10 tournament semifinals and finished 14-10.Nine of 11 players return from last years team. Six of them are juniors, and only one is a senior. One of the neat things about our team is we have a lot of parity, Billy Boykin said. In that way its pretty exciting, because were going to be competitive in every spot from No. 1 all the way down to No. 6.Also serving as an assistant coach is Jesse Tarr, who has the same position with the Charlottes womens team.Baseball season opens Feb. 14The 49ers baseball team plays its season opener at Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium on Feb. 14 against Youngstown State (Ohio).Through Feb. 23, Charlotte will play seven of its first eight games at home.2 on preseason all-conference teamSoftball players Chelsea Ingersoll and Jessica Plemmons were named to College Sports Madness 2014 Conference USA preseason all-conference second team.Ingersoll is a senior catcher/infielder from Charlotte. Plemmons is a sophomore outfielder from Lexington.Friday, Feb. 07, 2014
Son replaces father as Charlotte 49ers tennis coach
Upcoming Events
Feb. 9
Men's basketball: at Southern Miss, Hattiesburg, Miss., 2 p.m.
Men's tennis: vs. Alabama-Birmingham, Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex, 11 a.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 11
Women's tennis: vs. Winthrop (S.C.), Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex, 2 p.m.
Feb. 12
Men's Tennis: vs. Wofford (S.C.), Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex, 2:30 p.m.
Softball: vs. South Carolina, Phillips Softball Complex, 3 p.m.
Feb. 13
Women's basketball: at Louisiana Tech, Ruston, La., 9 p.m.
Feb. 14
Women's tennis: at Wofford, Spartanburg, S.C., 2:30 p.m.
Baseball: vs. Youngstown State (Ohio), Hayes Stadium, 4 p.m.
Softball: vs. Seton Hall (N.J.), Phillips Softball Complex, 4 p.m.
Men's tennis: at Winthrop, Rock Hill, S.C., 2:30 p.m.
Men's indoor track and field: at JDL UCS Invitational, Winston-Salem.
Women's indoor track and field: at JDL UCS Invitational, Winston-Salem.
Feb. 15
Baseball: vs. Virginia Tech, Hayes Stadium, 12 p.m.
Softball: vs. Cleveland State (Ohio), Phillips Softball Complex, 12 p.m.
Women's basketball: at Marshall, Huntington, W.Va., 1 p.m.
Softball: vs. Seton Hall, Phillips Softball Complex, 2 p.m.
Men's basketball: vs. Marshall, Halton Arena, 7 p.m.
Men's indoor track and field: at JDL UCS Invitational, Winston-Salem.
Women's indoor track and field: at JDL UCS Invitational, Winston-Salem.
Feb. 16
Women's tennis: vs. Florida International, Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex, 11 a.m.
Baseball: vs. Youngstown State, Hayes Stadium, 12 p.m.
Softball: vs. Drexel (Pa.), Phillips Softball Complex, 2 p.m.
Baseball: vs. Virginia Tech, Hayes Stadium, 4 p.m.
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We would like some opinions on the Gilkey triple pane windows??? We have heard that the triple pane is not needed and is a gimmick to spend more money?
The price we were given is for 21 windows installed plus a patio door, most are DH, which I prefer, 7 windows are to be gutted to stud and buckframed. Kitchen is a bump out style, 12 are with the grids. 1 is a T&T escape window in the basement. Depending on the type of gas the price is between $22,500 and $24,000. After reading all the messages to the forum, this doesn't sound like a bad price for 21 windows....However I not sure if it is necessary to have the triple pane windows. Any opinions????? |
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Sorry about that We live outside of Chicago.... |
I think you should get a few more estimates so you cab compare other good quality windows and dealers. Triple pane with krypton gas can be advantageous if the price differential between it and a double pane isn't too great. |
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Here is a good thread about Chicago window replacements. Google Window4U and tell him that Eric sent you. |
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I absolutely love this product... I have thin, dry hair that REALLY lacks moisture... this is my cure. I read the amazing reviews on MUA so I thought I would give it a try... if you have dry hair.. this will change your life. I can't go a day without it anymore... makes my hair feel and look so much healthier, adds shine, moisture, and helps tame static and fly aways. I don't know how it would work on someone with thick or greasy hair... but for those of you with thin and/or dry hair, or anyone who colour treats their hair.. it's definitely worth the money.
I love this product.
It may not have much argan oil but it still works.
I don't really notice any difference until after I use my straightening irons, the heat seems to activate it. Its expensive but turns my hair from straw to silk so I'd never straighten without it.
I have actually used pure argan oil on my hair and its good but not as good as the morrocanoil so maybe the added silicones make the difference...
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Liquid Gold, or a big fat LIE. First off this product claims to be some amazing natural wonder. But really less that 2% of the is aragon oil. Its mostly silicone based...thus you have soft hair & shine! You could use your leather car protector and get the same results. I found that a single drop was enough and I had to massage it in my hands first before running through my hair... but I didn't like the texture of my hair after. I went back to using my Jasmine Oil. But the most upsetting thing is they really can't get off on calling it Moroccan oil. Very misleading, save your money and get the REAL Aragon Oil. This product is so false it has alot of perfume and colouring which made my scalp the next day itchy and dry... Anyways if your hairs soooo damaged you should get a hair cut. This product won't help against heating or the damage that styling causes over time. I use Josie Maran's Organic Aragan Oil on my skin and tried it on my hair once and it does nourish my hair. ALSO...it's 100% aragan oil and you can use it from head to toe. Unlike silicones which are in "Moraccan Oil" real oil doesn't clog up your pores... which is exactly what silicones do once they build up over time. If you want to use silicones you can find cheaper products that have silicones like Kerestase.
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OMG!!!!! My mom and I call it our "liqued gold" lol ... i work at Empire Beauty Supply and i special ordered this product and i can really say that i and my hair have an addiction to this product... it smells AMAZING!!!! there is zero alcohol so it will not dry out your hair ... i wear extensions so its extremely important that i dont use anything that will dry my hair out... when i used the Morrocan Oil it made my hair and hair extensions feel like it was virgin hair the amount of shine you get from it is unbelievable.... make sure you only apply to the ends and then work your way up it can get heavy and greasy ... my only flaw is i wish that the packaging was a pump bottle instead of a twisty lid... OVERALL AMAZING!!!!
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100% my favorite product ever. this changed my hair completely. naturally my hair is wavy, frizzy and dry. i put about a dime size in my hair when its damp and blow dry it. seriously makes my hair like silk. i like the fragrance to it because it's not too sweet or flowery smelling. it's very unique. i have the big bottle with the pump but it definitely pumps out too much for my collar bone length hair and i have a ton of hair. i'd advise just pour some in your hand. i will probably buy this forever or until they make something better.
Okay, I'm not sure if it's because I bought the bottle off of ebay, or because everyone's comments on here hyped me up, but I am disappointed.
Yes, it made my hair very soft. But it did nothing, and I mean nothing for my frizz, I started to feel as though my frizz was worse (I didn't use my de-frizz serum). And yes, I guess it is possible to have very soft hair with frizz.
I dunno. I tried applying a lot more on my third go and it just made my hair oily. Maybe I need to keep at it for sometime. Or maybe it's cuz I bought from ebay (but the seller had really good ratings). I'm just annoyed that it wasn't anything like the miracle in the bottle it was supposed to be. I feel as though I could give up on the extra softness and use a little olive oil instead.
I'm considering buying another bottle or trying a sample from a more local source.
I will never let go of this product. I bought a shelf full of hair savers after going from dark brown to dark blonde. My hair went from thick and healthy to thin and lifeless.
It takes a couple of weeks of using it to notice a dramatic difference, but after that my hair looked healthy and natural again. It's pretty much the only hair product I use. I use it as an over night treatment, as a leave in conditioner and as a shine/styling product. I was a little worried about the silicones but I've been using it for about a year now and haven't noticed any detrimental effects to my hair.
HG product had to review it twice, this product saved my hairs life <3 every other oil ive used is so heavy for my fine wavy hair i wear straight.
this product willl BUILD UP horribly i disscontinued use
This product must work for a lot of people because it has a high rating. In my case, it did very little. I have blond hair with caramel highlights and a solid block of caramel underneath. I tried this product in a few ways. Firstly I tried it when my hair was damp and I used it when I was blow drying my hair. This was disastrous and my hair turned out frizzy and nasty. Next I tried it after using my regular product for blow drying when my hair was dry to stop fly ways. I found that my hair simply sucked the product up and was next to useless. I found that the best use for the product was when I wore my hair up. It gave it a slightly sleeker look.
However, this product is very expensive in Australia and the bottle is not very practical to use as it is a screw top. You also get a tiny amount of product for the price. There are many, many products on the market that are superior and are cheaper. For me, it is a waste on money.
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I love this hair oil!, I'm on my third bottle. I love the new pump version, it really controls how much you are using. It's amazing applied on wet or dry hair. My thick coarse wavy hair just soaks it up, and afterwards its soft and shiny and way less frizzy! The smell is nice, it doesn't linger on which is fine with me, I prefer my perfumes to smell and not my hair etc. Overall, i will continue to buy this as it's the best hair oil/serum I have ever used, and I've used them all. I apply it on my damp hair after I've washed it and then again when it's dry to smooth it down. I reapply daily when I'm styling and in between washings. It amazing. I highly recommend.
19/06/12 EDIT - I had to knock this down to 3 lippies. The smell really started to irritate me and I actually found the oil wasn't really moisturizing my hair, just kinda sitting on top. So I don't buy it anymore and have found some better ones out there.


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NEW YORK -- Apple (AAPL - Get Report) and five of the biggest U.S. publishers have been warned by the Justice Department it plans to sue them for allegedly colluding to raise the price of electronic books, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
Several of the parties have held talks to settle the antitrust case and head off a court battle, the people told the newspaper. A successful settlement could potentially lead to cheaper e-books for consumers.
The five publishers facing a potential suit are CBS' (CBS) Simon & Schuster; Lagardere's Hachette Book Group; Pearson's (PSO) Penguin Group (USA); Macmillan, a unit of Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH; and HarperCollins Publishers, a unit of News Corp. (NWSA).
Apple unveiled a new version of its iPad tablet on Wednesday.
Shares were up 0.7% to $534.41 in premarket trading.The U.S. Treasury is selling $6 billion worth of its bailout-related holdings in insurance giant American International Group (AIG - Get Report). AIG is expected to purchase up to $3 billion worth of the stock being sold by the Treasury, which will still hold nearly $42 billion sunk into the company following its 2008 bailout. Shares were down 1.8% to $28.92.
Specialty retailer Williams-Sonoma (WSM - Get Report) beat estimates by posting fourth-quarter earnings of $1.17 a share on revenue of $1.27 billion. Analysts were looking for profit of $1.13 a share on sales of $1.25 billion. For the first quarter, the company gave earnings guidance of 29 cents to 32 cents a shareon revenue ranging from $800 million to $820 million. Analysts forecast earnings of 33 cents a share on revenue of $805.2 million. Shares were lower by 0.4% to $37.69.
McDonald's (MCD - Get Report) said Thursday February global comparable-store sales rose 7.5%. U.S. same-store sales jumped 11%, "supported by strong customer demand for Chicken McBites, classic core favorites including Filet-O-Fish, signature beverage offerings, and McDonald's breakfast line-up," the company said. Shares fell 3.7% to $96.46 in premarket trading.
CalSTRS, the California teachers pension fund, plans to vote against Kinder Morgan's (KMI) $23 billion acquisition of El Paso (EP). "We have concerns with the lack of transparency and the apparent conflicts of interest that have surrounded the share appraisal process and we believe that shareholders may not receive full value for their shares should this transaction, as currently structured, be consummated," said a CalSTRS spokesman.
Chipmaker Altera (ALTR) is expected to post fourth-quarter earnings of 37 cents a share, down from 68 cents a share a year earlier. Analysts forecast revenue of $427.11 million.
Men's Wearhouse (MW) saw its fourth-quarter losses narrow as the retail clothing store was able to increase selling prices in the U.S. and its gross margins. Sales grew 3.7% to $562.2 million, short of the $563.17 expected. Losses came in at 7 cents a share, narrower than 27 cents a share in the period a year earlier. Analysts had expected a loss of 13 cents a share, excluding special items. For the fiscal year, the company gave earnings guidance of $2.70 to $2.78 a share. Shares were falling 0.2% to $40.12 before the open.
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The Power of the Pentagon
Any book with a subtitle that refers to "The Pentagon and the Disastrous Rise of American Power" bears a heavy burden of proof -- to show that the exercise of American power has indeed been a disaster. This would seem a difficult case to make, given that over the past six decades the U.S. has presided over an unprecedented expansion of free governments and free markets across the world, kept the peace in Europe and East Asia after centuries of disastrous conflicts, and defeated such monstrous regimes as Nazi Germany, Imperial Japan, Soviet Russia and Baathist Iraq. The true disaster would have been if, as in 1914 and 1939, America had failed to exercise its power.
James Carroll does not bother to confront any of these obvious points in his lengthy diatribe against the "garrison state." An erstwhile Catholic priest turned moralistic writer (of novels, nonfiction books and a Boston Globe column), he simply assumes as his first principle that American power is indefensible and then unspools a long narrative of America's conduct since the 1940s to illustrate the point. His case should be familiar to anyone who has read anything by such far-left luminaries as Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn, Jonathan Schell, or Seymour Hersh. It goes like this:
The bombing of German and Japanese cities, culminating with Hiroshima and Nagasaki, was a war crime akin to the Holocaust. Thus "America's mid-twentieth century initiation into world power was as much in the state of mortal sin as its birth in slavery had been." America continued sinning by building more atomic bombs and targeting them on the Soviet Union. Good ole Joe Stalin simply wanted to live and let live -- if only we had let him. "By portraying Stalin and his system as warmongering monsters," Mr. Carroll writes, early hard-liners like George Kennan and James Forrestal "helped push the Kremlin in that direction."
Mr. Carroll spends an inordinate amount of space on Forrestal's tortured psyche -- the first secretary of defense committed suicide in 1949 -- to suggest that anyone else who hated and feared communism must have been equally deranged. Richard Nixon, among many others, is portrayed as a warmongering nut job. Ronald Reagan, by contrast, was a warmongering simpleton whose role in the fall of the Berlin Wall was minimal. How original. Mr. Carroll bemoans "Reagan's childlike inability ever to have mastered the broken logic of nuclear deterrence" -- after having spent many pages claiming that deterrence was illogical and immoral.
A few themes emerge from this impassioned narrative. One is that America can do no right. Mr. Carroll has the gall to castigate President Gerald Ford for imposing "a punitive embargo" on Vietnam "in violation of America's obligations under the Paris Accords" -- without ever mentioning that the sanctions were a wan response to Hanoi's invasion of the south, a much bigger violation of the accords.
Another theme is that war, at least as waged by the U.S., is never justified. Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait should have been "handled as a diplomatic crisis." The 9/11 attacks should have been addressed with "an internationally coordinated law enforcement effort."
By James Carroll
(Houghton Mifflin, 526 pages, $45)
A third theme is that the true heroes of the Cold War were not the soldiers, spies and statesmen who fought communist expansionism but antiwar activists -- like, well, Mr. Carroll -- who tried to impede their efforts. In a book full of too many offensive statements to count perhaps the most infuriating is Mr. Carroll's comparison of the nuclear-freeze movement in the West with the Solidarity movement in Poland. He actually labels nuclear-freeze organizer Randall Forsberg "an American Walesa" -- as if it were just as courageous to protest in Central Park as it was behind the Iron Curtain.
Such tortured logic pervades "House of War." Mr. Carroll wants to argue that in the post-1945 era "the Pentagon usurped controls over the levers of the American economy and culture, over science, academia, and politics." This is belied by two inconvenient realities. First, there is no "Pentagon viewpoint" -- different members of different military branches often have conflicting views, as Mr. Carroll notes on many occasions. Second, whatever the views inside the Pentagon, the major decisions about war have usually been made elsewhere. For instance, in the 1990s, senior generals opposed humanitarian interventions in places like Bosnia and Kosovo, but the Clinton administration acted anyway. Mr. Carroll blithely waves away this problem by proclaiming that "the arrival of 'human rights' as the latest justification for war represented another triumph for the Pentagon." Huh?
The most interesting parts of this dreary (if smoothly written) tirade concern the author's difficult relationship with his late father, an Air Force general who was the first director of the Defense Intelligence Agency in the 1960s. Unfortunately, Mr. Carroll already told that story in a previous tome, "An American Requiem" (1996). Here he incessantly cites his parentage and his childhood visits to the Pentagon to lend unwarranted authority to antimilitary and anti-American pronouncements of the sort that undoubtedly drove his dad batty. "I have the eyes of a soldier's son, through which, unfortunately, I see everything," he writes with mock humility. (Note that "unfortunately" -- oh, what a curse omniscience is.) In reality he sees nothing beyond his own ideological blinders.
Mr. Boot is a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and author of the forthcoming "War Made New: Technology, Warfare, and the Course of History, 1500 to Today" (Gotham Books).


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"To their credit, the band don't treat the assignment as a joke" Tell that to the keyboardist stuffing marshmallows in her face. I don't think I've seen a less serious A.V. Undercover to date.
The chorus sounds like "Higher Love". Then again, I'm always reading Steve Winwood into things.
Yes, someone is "self-entitled" when they pay for something and then they don't get the service that they paid for. Typical millennials expecting something for nothi…er 47.50 plus a service charge.
Wait, was Undone serious in the first place? (Hint: It is subtitled The Sweater Song)
Are they on one of those planets that the Mormons get after they die?
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New York's attorney general says he has reached a settlement with a Hudson Valley gas retailer in the wake of price-gouging allegations after Hurricane Sandy.
The New York State attorney general has settled with five gas stations, including three in the Hudson Valley, over price gouging allegations in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
The New York State attorney general is suing four gas stations in and around New York City, alleging price gouging in the days following Hurricane Sandy. He also announced settlements with a few dozen others, including stations in the Hudson Valley.


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In a headline that's possibly too Canadian for words to properly convey, "Markham black bear revealed to be 150-pound dog." Check out the full video right here:
In a Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey (LNAH) matchup, Gaby Roch of Jonquière Marquis (white) and Joël Thériault of Thetford Mines Isothermic (black) get into it and start throwing blows. After about a minute of pulverizing each other, the refs step in an separate the two, but not before Roch and Thériault show the rest of the world why Canada gets made fun of so much.
"The key high-volume highways in Ontario are the 400-series highways in the southern part of the province. The most important of these is the 401, the busiest highway in North America, with average annual daily traffic (AADT) of more than 425,000 vehicles in 2004, and daily traffic sometimes exceeding 500,000 vehicles." [via: USDOT Federal Highway Administration]
In case you ever doubted that Canada takes hockey seriously.


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New at RISM: We're moving!
On Friday, January 23, we will say, "Goodbye, Sophienstraße 26!"
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The following has reached us from Jon Bagüés, ERESBIL-Basque Archives of Music
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This article is by our RISM Germany colleague Karl Wilhelm Geck: Where the documentation of music manuscripts is concerned, the benchmark is the online union catalog http://opac.rism.info. Since its release in 2010, it has been the global showcase for RISM...
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Reports emerged recently in the press of the discovery in the British Library of the earliest piece of polyphonic music. Can this strange coded message really rewrite the history of choral music by shifting the earliest known harmony back by more than a century? Let's take a closer look…


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This quick Southern dish contains no added fat and very little added salt in its spicy tomato sauce. Carbs: 20.7g | Fat: 4.5g | Fiber: 4.3g | Protein: 33.3g | Calories: 255.4
Enjoy this healthy and easy-to-make slow cooker salsa chicken recipe. Carbs: 6.7g | Fat: 6.8g | Fiber: 0.9g | Protein: 26.3g | Calories: 197.2
I love this stew! It is so easy and leaves me feeling satisfied. I use 3/4 cup as a serving. If it is too spicy for you, substitute a can of diced tomatoes for one of the diced tomatoes w/chilies. Carbs: 17.9g | Fat: 0.8g | Fiber: 5.4g | Protein: 7.8g | Calories: 115.8
This hearty soup is super easy to prepare but packed with flavor. Change up the flavor by swapping in your favorite sausage. Submitted by TODD717 Carbs: 40.1g | Fat: 4.3g | Fiber: 12.3g | Protein: 15.4g | Calories: 248.6
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Comfort food ... an easy, cheesy skillet dinner that will please both kids and grownups! Submitted by MY_AGREEMENT Carbs: 17.8g | Fat: 25.7g | Fiber: 2.3g | Protein: 22.8g | Calories: 399.4
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All taste... none of the guilt! Submitted by RKELLYWHITE Carbs: 3.2g | Fat: 10.7g | Fiber: 1g | Protein: 17.8g | Calories: 178.9
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Leftover Ham? Try this comfort food chowder with peas and potatoes, too! Submitted by ODYJAY Carbs: 16.3g | Fat: 8.9g | Fiber: 2.7g | Protein: 13.7g | Calories: 203.6
A hearty, spicy soup wonderful for the chilly months. Great with shredded cheese and tortillas Submitted by QUETZALGIRL Carbs: 30.1g | Fat: 2.3g | Fiber: 10.4g | Protein: 8.9g | Calories: 167.6
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Warm and filling! Makes enough for the whole family and even some tasty leftovers! Use low-sodium chicken broth or make your own to cut down the salt! Submitted by KIMBERLYJ9 Carbs: 13.6g | Fat: 2.2g | Fiber: 1.4g | Protein: 15.8g | Calories: 131.4
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This is a comfort food in my family so I have made substitutions where I could to make it healthier. It is delicious this way too. Submitted by DAKOTATURTLE Carbs: 54.1g | Fat: 3.9g | Fiber: 5.6g | Protein: 11.3g | Calories: 293.3
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Hearty healthy soup warms you up on cold night. I love to serve this soup with homemade bread or muffins. Submitted by SUNSETPOND Carbs: 23.9g | Fat: 5.1g | Fiber: 4.7g | Protein: 14.3g | Calories: 196.2
sugar free too, moist and lovely. Submitted by SLOWSET Carbs: 23.1g | Fat: 0.3g | Fiber: 1.5g | Protein: 2.8g | Calories: 104
An easy slow cooker recipe that the family will enjoy! Submitted by LOSER1231 Carbs: 40g | Fat: 2.9g | Fiber: 13g | Protein: 30.5g | Calories: 307.3
This is the best asparagus you will ever have! Submitted by AUNTKEEKEE Carbs: 5.6g | Fat: 3.8g | Fiber: 2.5g | Protein: 2.5g | Calories: 57.1
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Quick, easy, and delicious meal (my version of Red Lobster tilapia in a Bag!) Submitted by LEANINGONHIM Carbs: 23.8g | Fat: 1.7g | Fiber: 8.9g | Protein: 23.9g | Calories: 172.1
A family favorite from Lithuanian beach. Submitted by ALOUETTE99 Carbs: 10.8g | Fat: 2g | Fiber: 3.7g | Protein: 5.3g | Calories: 77.5
Wine, lemons, and mushrooms flavor this chicken recipe the lower salt and lower fat way. Carbs: 10.2g | Fat: 5.8g | Fiber: 0.5g | Protein: 42.8g | Calories: 282.9
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World Nude Day is February 6, so how did you dress? One in eight males who work at home do so without clothes; for females, that figure is one in 14. The holiday started in New Zealand and is slowly working its way around the world.
I am working semi-nude: I left my socks on because my feet get cold. And a hat, I like my hat. Here's a selection of Trend Hunter articles that also deal with nudes at work.


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I lost several of my hens and my only rooster about two months ago when a dog got into the henyard. I only have five hens left and would like to have about 20. If I add 15 more hens to this flock (of comparable size) will they be able to get along? The hens that I have left now are getting old but they're still laying, and besides, they have names, so they can't just be 'dispatched' any more. How does it work out if you add a bunch of new hens to a tight-knit flock? Cheryl |
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I think it all depends on how assertive the hens are. They are individuals. I have added eight new young but adult hens to a group of 12 before. There were some problems with a couple of the younger ones not being accepted by the older flock. It took some time for them to adjust but I think that was due to them not laying yet. Hens that don't lay eggs are at the bottom of the "pecking order" and they know who is laying and who is not. The picked on hens were also not assertive and didn't defend themselves. Can you fence off a section of the hen house for the new ones so they can get to know the older ones without contact? I've read that putting new hens in at night when everyone is asleep will help but I haven't done that. One hen got a really hard time and we had to take her out of the flock until she was laying eggs and learned to defend herself, which she eventually did. They are all one big family now, uh...usually :-) |
I've introduced young birds, but I had a section of fence that they lived in when they were chicks, so the old ones could see the new ones and vice versa. I didn't let the little ones out permanently until they were big enough to fend for themselves. I would also shoo the older birds out to free range, and then close the outer fence outside the coop so the little ones could run around the hen house and yard without getting picked on. When you do let the new ones mix with the older ones, hang around for awhile to make sure the older birds don't attack the new ones. The only time I had a problem was when my one chick got out from behind the cage and almost got pecked to death! Luckily I was able to rescue him, and he survived. He remembered that I had 'saved' him and he was and still is a very social and tame rooster. He does attack my shoe in the spring though, I guess he thinks it's another rooster... :D |
i tried that putting them in there at night business and they killed one of the chickens. Be careful with that. You can make a wire cage out of hardware cloth very easily and put that in the coop so the chickens can interact with each other but still be protected at the same time. That is how I plan to introduce my next set. |
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30 You shall do likewise with your oxen and with your sheep: seven days it shall be with its dam; on the eighth day you shall give it to me. | 30 Do the same with your cattle and your sheep. Let them stay with their mothers for seven days, but give them to me on the eighth day. |
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Pinterest Strategy: Are You Pinning with Purpose?
Posted on March 5th 2013
Let's say you're a tour guide. For the sake of this example, you're in Rome. You take the excited group of participants on a walk and end up in a random piazza. Everyone looks around, squinting at the buildings and studying their surroundings. "Maybe this is where Michelangelo studied," quips one. "Is this architecturally significant?" wonders another. You proudly ask the group, "So, what do you think? I think we did it!" People uncomfortably look around, unsure of what to say. Finally someone half-whispers, "Did what?"
Since you didn't decide what you were trying to see ahead of time, no one knows whether or not the group has successfully arrived at the destination. Is this the destination? There's simply no way of knowing whether you've accomplished your goal if you don't set goals first. Deciding upon arrival whether or not your destination is suitable is a waste of time and effort.
The same goes for social media. You can't measure analytics before you set objectives. You risk wasting time doing things that aren't helping you achieve your goals, and I wouldn't want you to waste any of your precious time. It really is precious, I know. Before you start pinning and repinning and counting your followers, decide what you want to get out of Pinterest. To get you started, here are some ideas:
Drive Traffic
If you have products on your website that can be pinned, it might be a good idea to aim for increasing website traffic via Pinterest. Whenever you or anyone else pins from your website, it creates a link on Pinterest. If people click through to your website to see this product, you will be able to tell based on referral traffic.
Tools: Google Analytics, Reachli, Pinfluencer
Measure by: number of referrals, increase in referral traffic visits
Increase Brand Awareness
Even if you don't sell products to pin you can still use Pinterest to build your brand by sharing your content, office, employees and more. When people follow you it might be the first time they've heard of your company, but if they see it or hear it again, they might remember who you are and recognize your brand more easily.
Tools: Pinreach, Reachli, Curalate, Octopin
Measure by: Number of followers, number of repins, number of likes, a Pinterest Analytics score value, or by an increase of any of these numbers.
Engage Brand Loyalists
Social Media is a powerful tool for word of mouth marketing (WOMM) and when people who are influential become champions for your brand, it gets promoted even when you're not there. Engaging your brand loyalists can take time, but can be very valuable for your brand.
This one is a little bit more qualitative than quantitative. You can monitor for brand loyalists by just checking in with who's following your boards and repinning your content. When you notice a user is repinning a good amount of your pins, liking your pins, and sharing your content across Pinterest, that's a good sign that you're developing a brand loyalist.
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With my wife and daughter we stayed at Ichifujiso for two nights. Location is very convenient and the owners are friendly and helpful - they suggested us a couple of nice places to eat and drove us to the train station. Our room was very spacious with a nice view on mount Fuji. However, the place seriously need some renovation,... More
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Although the occasional rumors — and, more importantly, Fast Five's post-credit sequence — indicated that Fast Six would transplant its action to the lovely city of Berlin, Germany, this slight influx of British casting almost has me thinking differently. ("Almost," since I don't ever think about the Fast and Furious franchise.) Jason Statham was, at one point, the big pick to play an accented bad guy; Luke Evans is now being targeted to take up that part for himself, but another performer from across the pond is also in the casting fray.
LatinoReview have learned that David Tennant (Dr. Who) is speaking with director Justin Lin — over Skype, no less — about taking… some kind of role in the sequel. Specifics in that department are not for us, unfortunately, but we can make a couple of guesses. If, for instance, Evans is playing Fast Six's villain, that would either vacate some space and have Tennant on the side of our racing heroes, or see him working with that character.
Remember when I said I didn't think about this franchise all that much? I guess rules were made to be broken. (I only said that because it sounds like a line from one of these movies.) Either way, Tennant's proven himself as a talent in the past, and his addition here wouldn't be something I could object to.
Fast Six opens on May 24th, 2013.
Would you like to see Tennant join this franchise?
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The Lapeer FAN Chapter was founded in response to a growing heroin problem in
Lapeer County. Prosecuting Attorney Byron Konschuh began a Heroin Task Force
with community professionals and community members to try to stem the growing
drug problem. Through this activity Byron was introduced to the Macomb FAN group.
A few of the Macomb FAN members came to Lapeer in November 2011 to discuss
the possibility of Lapeer becoming the first chapter. At the end of that meeting the
attendees were asked if anyone would take a leadership role and Lapeer held their
first meeting the very next month, December 2011. Our membership is growing slowly
and includes parents affected by abuse and addiction, concerned citizens, law enforcement,
school administrators, health professionals, and recovering addicts.
Families Against Narcotics works together to educate communities throughout Lapeer County
on the specific dangers of abusing prescription opiate-base painkillers and to bring awareness
of the growing heroin problem in our neighbors.
Chapter President, Peggy Patten
I became involved with the Lapeer branch of Families Against Narcotics as my son, Alex is a recovering heroin addict. Despite my 25 years working in the criminal justice system I was ignorant to so much relating to addiction. When my family learned of Alex's addiction I was not at all prepared to respond to the crisis that now faced our family. Through my involvement with FAN I have been able to educate myself and others about addiction. I also wanted to be a part of educating other parents and the community to true face of addiction as opposed to how addicts are portrayed by the media and the movies. Not only has my involvement with FAN been a life saver for my family, I feel I am better able to assist the families I encounter through my work that are struggling with their addiction or that of their loved one. Lastly, I believe in the restoration of the addict to the community, which is also one of the goals of FAN. Our loved ones who are in recovery need and deserve our support.
Chapter Executive Director, Tina Dinnan
Tina is a founding member of the Lapeer Chapter of FAN. Her son, Mitch, passed away from a prescription drug overdose in 2009. Before joining FAN she was doing drug awareness presentations in schools, churches, anywhere she could get an audience. Her passion now is to raise awareness so others do not experience the devastation that drugs bring. When she heard that the Lapeer Prosecuting Attorney was starting a Heroin Task Force, she called him to join which resulted in her association with the FAN organization. She has 35 years experience in the automotive industry.
Chapter Executive Secretary, Cheri Pfeiffer
I became involved with Families Against Narcotics after struggling in silence for 4 years, as my son battled to recover from heroin addiction. When I came to the realization that I could not control or cure his disease, I began the process of healing. Educating myself on the disease of addiction has changed the way I communicate with, and view my son. In reaching out to the community through FAN, I hope to help raise awareness about this disease and change the way our society views addiction. These are our children and loved ones, who came from good homes and deserve to be given every resource available to recover from their disease. I bring with me to FAN, 25 years of business management experience and the desire to see change.
Chapter Executive Treasurer, Tim Brady Tim and his wife Karen joined FAN and Families Anonymous in 2011 after many years of struggling with an addicted daughter. Nothing can prepare you for the chaos when faced with the addiction of a loved one. These groups gave us the education we needed to improve our lives and assured us that we were not alone. When recovering addicts come to FAN meetings and tell their story of addiction and what helped them overcome their demons, you gain perspective of the disease and you gain hope. By working on our recovery as well, it helps your addicted loved one learn boundaries. Education within the community is essential to overcome the struggles of addiction. |
Chapter Director, Alicia Kelley, RN |
Chapter Director, Jeff Bishop
I was introduced to FAN after the loss of my daughter to drug addiction. Growing up, drugs and alcohol were common in our house. I have seen firsthand how cocaine can rip a family apart and steal good jobs and homes from a once loving and caring home (my Sister). I have seen how heroin addiction led to federal crimes which resulted in a long prison term and what prison can do to a person (my Brother). I have lost friends to overdose and I have lost another brother to a dirty needle. A brother who slid into heroin after an accident and his Oxycontin prescription ran out. After losing his job, he became a heroin dealer. Personally, I have been drug free for over 20 years. I'd like to share a message of hope and encouragement for those still suffering from addiction and a message of warning for those abusing drugs. I would also like to help educate our youth and prevent substance abuse by reducing the number of future addict. |
Chapter Director, Brenda Ruddock |
Chapter Director, Debbie Francis
My involvement with Families Against Narcotics stems from my family's personal struggles with addiction as my son, Eric has been an addict for the past 6 years. On the onset of his disease there was nowhere for me to turn and very little has changed since! By going public and reaching out to anyone that would listen I learned I was not alone and that heroin and prescription drug abuse was an enormous problem in our community as well as across the nation. By becoming involved with FAN I am determined to bring about change, not only for the Addicts but for the families too.
Addiction does not stop with the addict or even with the family of an addict! Addiction effects the entire community and we need to come together to address this issue.
Chapter Advisory Board, Byron Konschuh, Circuit Court Judge
Bryon has been a leader in the Lapeer area since the 1980's; starting in private law practice in 1985 and moving into the Prosecuting Attorney area as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney in 1988, promoted to Chief Assistant in 1992 and has been Chief PA since 2000. He was appointed the position of Circuit Court Judge in 2013. Adding to his already impressive list of "Prosecutor and Crime Fighter of the Year awards" - Byron was named "Lapeer County Chamber of Commerce - Citizen of the Year for 2011 - in part because of his stand on dealing with the Opiate problem in the Lapeer area.
ADVISORY BOARD (Additional Members) | ||
Sue Clement, LPC Lapeer County Community Mental Health. |
Pastor Lisa Saliga Faith Christian Fellowship Church |
Maya Gertsberg Lapeer County Assistant Prosecutor |
Pastor David Hudspeth St. Matthew's Anglican Church |
Mike Hobolth Assistant Principal Lapeer High School |
John Stahl State Representative, Michigan |
Justen Pfeiffer Speaker in Recovery, FAN |
Mark Lichliter Attorney at Law |
Lauren Brady Speaker in Recovery, FAN |
Thomas Kish Lieutenant/Post Commander, Michigan State Police |
Emily Botello Speaker in Recovery, FAN |
Jeff Erman Pharmacist |
Alexa Evans Speaker in Recovery, FAN |
Paul Axon Road Supervisor, Lapeer County EMS |
Jason Parks Detective/Sergeant, Lapeer County Sheriff's Department |
Chris Hunt Lapeer Alcohol and Drug Screening (LADS) |


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Seasoned guides use Maverick flats skiffs with poling platforms whom meet anglers each day to fish the local waters. Full or half-day guided trips are available for both experienced and novice fishermen to enjoy our expansive flats and the challenge of stalking the elusive bonefish.
If you favour a more relaxed pace or if you just can't stop fishing at the end of the day, wander on your own and wade Davis Creek's sweeping flat just a short distance from the backdoor of your villa.
Kamalame has 3 bone-fish skiffs/guides (BF1-3) and have the ability to book independent guides if necessary. However, this must be confirmed with Rylan Bowleg PRIOR to accepting any booking over and above the 3 boats we have.
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KNOW YOUR TECH: Asics Gel Cushioning
KNOW YOUR TECH breaks down the scientific technology used in your favorite sneakers and activewear. Let's demystify your next purchase: today's technology is the Asics Gel, the brand's staple cushioning setup. Introduced in 1986 in the form of the Asics GT-II, Gel tooling has withstood the test of time as a reliable, shock absorbing, and most importantly, comfortable midsole cushioning. Gel has been utilized on the majority of Asics' sneakers and remains the core component of the brand's performance sneakers.
What is it? Gel is a soft material inserted into the midsole of Ascis sneakers to provide shock absorption and protection. The function and performance of Gel is often compared to Nike's Air cushioning, a connection that Asics referenced in this 1990 ad.
How does it work? Placed in the forefoot, rearfoot, and in many cases, both areas, Gel helps to soften the blow as an athletes foot strikes the ground. Suitable for all sports, Gel is especially beneficial for runners. It has been found that a runner's foot impacts at a force 3-5 times their body weight, which is where Gel comes into play by absorbing the strike. This not only adds comfort but helps to prevent potential injuries.
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DC Thomson's comic book The Beano has launched its first fully interactive story app "Dennis & Gnasher Adventures."
British comic characters Dennis the Menace and Gnasher have arrived in Mojang's video game "Minecraft."
DC Thomson and The Beano will partner with London's St. Pancras International for a 13-week takeover leading up to the Christmas season.
DC Thomson Consumer Products will be presenting its portfolio of iconic brands and a range of third-party properties at Brand Licensing Europe next week.
DC Thomson has appointed Ishika Kawiratne as brand licensing manager in its consumer products division.
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Top brands including Frito-Lay's Cheetos, Pokémon and American Eagle got up to some mischief yesterday with April Fool's pranks.
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The catchy guitar-pop of "Make Out" has been channeled into something more refined and mature. "Me And My Broken Heart" sounds like Maroon 5 on a very good day with its soulful vocal, funk-heavy bass and playful guitars. The sing-a-long chorus doesn't hurt either. As for the lyric video? It's shot in the first person and features a lot of hand-written notes. Watch up top.
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Canucks Army Podcast Episode 6
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July 26 2011 10:39AM
The Sedins did their part this year to help the kids. And so did you.
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Today, the Canucks For Kids Fund announced that it has raised a record-setting $4.2 million for charitable grants and donations this year.
That's $4.2 million from you, Canucks fans!
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5 Games the Canucks Lost... But Shouldn't Have
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July 26 2011 10:00AM
Cory Schneider makes a couple of appearances in today's list.
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Throughout every season, there are always games that a team should win but didn't. And there are always games that a team shouldn't win but they manage to squeak it out.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Kobe Bryant has reached rarefied air.
EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. | The Minnesota Vikings have seen the details. They have seen photos of the injuries that Adrian Peterson's 4-year-old son suffered at the hands of the star running back.
MINNEAPOLIS | For as long as he's been in the NFL, Adrian Peterson has been one of the most popular and most marketable stars in the league, an approachable superstar with the kind of inspirational comeback story that made him an endorser's dream.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - After a day of public pressure from angry fans and concerned sponsors, the Minnesota Vikings have reversed course and placed star running back Adrian Peterson on the exempt-commissioner's permission list, a move that will require him to stay away from the team while he addresses child abuse charges in Texas.
MINNEAPOLIS | Hours after reversing course and benching Adrian Peterson indefinitely, Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf said Wednesday that the team "made a mistake" in bringing back its superstar following his indictment on a felony child-abuse charge in Texas."We made a mistake and we need to get this right," he said at a crowded news conference. "It is important to always listen to our fans and the community and our sponsors. Our goal is always to make the decision we feel is right for the Minnesota Vikings ... We want to be sure we get this right."
Adrian Peterson was back at Minnesota Vikings headquarters on Monday, and the first thing fullback Jerome Felton did when he saw his star running back was give him a high-five.
CLEVELAND | Olympic champions together, Kevin Love and LeBron James spent the last 30 days waiting to become teammates again. Cleveland has craved a championship for 50 years. One drought over. One to go.
...what caused the collapse.___Cormier reported from Atlanta. AP photographer Alan Diaz in Miami, Associated Press writer Jackie Quinn in Washington and AP Basketball Writer Jon Krawczynski in San Antonio contributed to this report.
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...second Cy Young Award in three years. "I've done it for a while now," Santana said. "I know what to do. I know what it takes to win games, so I'm good to go." --- AP Sports Writer Jon Krawczynski contributed to this report.
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Climate Change and Public Health Impacts in the Great Lakes Region
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Last-Minute DIY Gift Ideas
Have you waited until the last minute to do your holiday shopping? You're not alone. Avoid the mall rush and browse our list of cruelty-free DIY gifts instead. From easy keepsakes for grandma and grandpa to fun gifts that your favorite cuddly kitty will love, you'll find something for everyone on your list here.
For parents and grandparents, place one of your favorite color photos in a mason jar and fill with olive oil to create a sepia tone and an instant memento.
For your special someone, put together a recipe book filled with his or her favorite vegan meals. You can use a binder, create a recipe box, or make your own booklet with cardboard, paper, and yarn. Tip: Browse and print from PETA's recipe database to get started!
For your girlfriends, whip up a batch of rejuvenating bath salts, a refreshing coffee facial scrub, or soy candles in their favorite scent. Present these gifts in mason jars with handmade labels and personalized notes.
For the little boys and girls in your life, give the gift of color with DIY crayons! Simply place old and broken crayons on silicone baking sheets and melt, allowing the crayons to harden into funky color combos in kid-friendly shapes.
For your coworkers, whip up a quick batch of your favorite vegan holiday treat and present it in gift bags with festive ribbons and bows.
For the pampered pooch in your life, try your hand at baking some homemade dog treats. Flavors like mint, peanut butter, and carrot are definite crowd-pleasers among canines.
For those with fabulous felines, hang onto those cardboard boxes and construct your own recycled cat scratcher, which will have your kitty purring in no time.
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I mix equal parts epsom salts with a carrier oil, such as olive oil or grapeseed oil, to make a body scrub. a few drops of an essential oil makes it smell nice, and you can dress it up as a gift in a nice re-usable jar and a customized label.
Some very good ideas for projects – thanks so much.
Another good one is suet for the birds. Mix 1 part veg shortening, 1 part white flour, 3 parts corn meal. Mix well and place in suet log or smear on tree trunk. Can put in cute containers as gifts for other wildlife junkies. Store in fridge until ready to use. Merry Christmas! -
My 5-year-old wants to give the neighbours' cats and dog Christmas presents.
For the cats, we'll find some feathers – and we'll make some of those balls in cardboard: http://www.marmaladepets.com/promo/ball.html
and some of those out of toilet paper rolls: http://www.flickr.com/photos/alishav/3290225286/
Both are completely safe (no strings etc.) even if the cats are left alone with the toys.For our own cats, we'll make this: http://www.fourwhitepaws.net/2011/06/new-toy.html
With their new vegan kibbles (that they all love!), I am sure this toy will be a success.For the dog, we'll take a walk to find some little branches for him to chew and wrap them in neutral nontoxic paper (in case the dog wants to unwrap his present by himself :o)).
We'll also make him some sugar-free vegan dog biscuits. I have a very good recipe, but I can't link to it since I have no idea where I found it – so I'll give it to you here:1/2 cup (1.2 dl) cornmeal
6 tablespoons oil
2 cups (4.7 dl) whole grain wheat flour
2/3 cup (1.6 dl) water or vegetable broth
Peanut butter – sugar-freeMix all ingredients, make a dough, roll it out and make biscuits.
Bake the biscuits in the oven at 350° F (175° C) for 35-40 minutes.Merry vegan Christmas to everyone!
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We love SFCMGR, and not just because our very own Lucy Bartlett is a co-organizer. It's a wonderful group of people who come together once a month to discuss the ins and outs of online community. This month's event was held at the San Francisco Prezi Office. They provided four wonderful speakers, all who have different backgrounds within Prezi, but work toward the common goal of creating an online community of happy Prezilians.
Jana Hanavan, Prezi's mood coordinator, opened up the series of presentations with some background on the organization, thus setting the stage for Ashley Whitlatch, the 8th U.S. employee who developed and launched Prezi's successful college ambassador program. She informed the audience of 5 tips to build a community of college ambassadors. They are- focus on those who love you, help them set their own goals, provide feedback, listen to their ideas, and provide useful takeaways.
When looking for people who are passionate about your product, find those who already actively support you. Once they've become an ambassador, it's important not to set stringent goals for them, but rather collaborate to decide what you're working towards. After all, an ambassador knows their peers better than anyone else, that's why they've been selected. The college ambassador program wouldn't have been beneficial to anyone if it simply included passing out fliers. Prezi encourages ambassadors to create online groups and A/B test new products, both enriching the experience of its ambassadors as well as the community they're present in.
Zsofi Goreczky was once upon a time what Prezi calls a Champion, someone incredibly active in the Prezi community answering other's questions and sharing best practices. A few months after becoming a Champion, Prezi asked her to officially join their team. She's now the Operations Manager for Support. Zsofi explained the importance of the Championship program and other methods that encourage peer-to-peer support. Although acknowledging these key factors of building a supportive community, she also stressed the strong influence of support reps, promoting good answers, monitoring frequent questions to modify content pieces accordingly, and archiving out-dated issues. The combination of Prezi employees and Prezilians supporting the community has proven to be the most effective way to support their online community.
The last to take the stage was Prezi's Social Media Coordinator,Susannah Shattuck who helps to manage Prezi's global community across LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Google+, and beyond! When she first started at Prezi her main focus was to get as many "likes" and "followers" as possible but soon realized that didn't result in engagement. Rather, a smaller, targeted audience creates higher interaction amongst followers. To best amplify your company's voice and convert users into advocates, Susannah suggests meeting your audience where they are, listening to what they have to say, and empowering them to share their stories. If you are able to successfully follow these three tactics you will drive traffic to your website, which is critically important when trying to explain the ROI of social media.
We hope all that attended this month's SFCMGR meeting learned as much as we did! It was wonderful to hear about community from three different departments of the Prezi team. We hope you'll join us next month for another round of networking and insightful talks from industry leaders. Stay tuned!
Check out the great Prezi they made for SFCMGR!
Written by Hanna Fritzinger
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We had a wonderful time volunteering at the Larkin Street Youth Services center yesterday afternoon. When we arrived we were greeted by their incredible Manager of Volunteers & Community Relations, Jessie, who gave us an introduction to the center and told us more about the wonderful work they do to help San Francisco's most vulnerable youth. Not only is Larkin Street Youth Services in it's 30th year of operation but it has evolved from a single drop-in center into 25 youth programs housed across 15 different sites. The center is set to continue to grow as they move into a larger space and have greater ability to serve an even more youth and engage them in various programs.
Our team helped by cooking lunch, organizing the clothing donation closet, and making hygiene kits. It was wonderful to speak with some of the teens and share about ourselves and what we do. We found it truly rewarding to be amongst people who are doing such important good within our community. If you want to learn more about Larkin Street Youth Services and all of amazing things they are doing take a look at their website!
Tags: giveback, larkinstreet, San Francisco, tech, VigLink, volunteer Posted in Events, News and Updates
Next week on Tuesday 4/17 is our April San Francisco Blog Club Meetup! This month Murray Newlands, professional blogger and owner of Influence People, will be talking about video and YouTube for businesses and bloggers. We touched on video on a broad level in our February meetup, but didn't have a lot of time to dig deep into the details. Murray will be walking us through:
As always, there will be free drinks, pizza — and lots of time for networking and sharing tips. Space will be limited, but you can reserve a spot for FREE here.
Welcome | 7:00pm – 7:05pm
Talk by Murray | 7:05pm – 7:30pm
Drinks & Networking | 7:30pm – 8:30pm
For those of you that haven't met Murray, here's a bit on his background…
Murray Newlands is an author, journalist, speaker and online TV host. He runs an international media agency, Influence People, based in downtown San Francisco, and has a proven track record of consistently delivering desired results to his clients.
You can see some of his videos here, here, and here.
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This post is a short recap by Erin Mead, Affiliate Manager at VigLink, of LinkShare Symposium West.
Last week I had the pleasure of heading out to San Francisco for LinkShare Symposium West — the event is hosted by LinkShare as a way to bring the organization's merchants, publishers, agencies and team together. Not only was it a great opportunity to skip out on the chilly Chicago weather for a few days, but as I've mentioned in the past, these types of events are a great opportunity to stay connected with our top merchants and strengthen relationships with new ones. I was also able to meet with our LinkShare account manager in-person for the first time. It is amazing how a face-to-face meeting really helps build the relationship.
Though the event is just a couple of days, it is packed with great sessions and amazing keynote speakers. Not to mention a multitude of meetings! I'm excited about what the coming months hold with each of the merchants I sat down with and finding innovative ways to grow our partnership with each.
The event wound-down with a cocktail hour at The Tonga Room. It was my first time at the venue and I really enjoyed it. I will definitely be telling my friends to stop by for a drink the next time they are in town!
All together it was a great week! I'm already looking forward to next time –
Erin Mead | Affiliate Manager | VigLink
Tags: LinkShare, LinkShare Symposium West, Merchants, Monetization, Partnerships, San Francisco Posted in News and Updates, Relevant Reading
It's nearing that time of year again! We are pleased to announce that ForumCon 2012 will be held in San Francisco, CA on Tuesday June 12, 2012.
ForumCon is your opportunity to connect with the world's leading forum and community managers. At past events representatives from Internet Brands, Vertical Scope, VW Vortex, phpBB, eBay, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Boardreader, Groupon and other experts in the forum space were in attendance.
ForumCon is an annual one-day event dedicated to sharing tips, tools and best practices for managing, growing, and monetizing your forum. The day will be anchored by keynote presentations from industry experts, but will also feature panel discussions and breakout sessions on content monetization, advertising, SEO and community management, allowing for a high degree of interaction and collaboration.
We'll be meeting at the Kubuki Hotel in downtown San Francisco. Immediately following the event we'll be hosting a complimentary cocktail hour at a nearby restaurant.
If you'll be flying into town your airport options include San Francisco (SFO) andOakland (OAK).
If you register before the end of February, tickets are just $69. Click here to reserve your spot!
See you in San Francisco!
Tags: ForumCon 2012, Internet Brands, Lightspeed Venture Partners, San Francisco, San Francisco Bay Area Posted in Building Communities & Forums, Company Milestones, News and Updates, Relevant Reading
Happy New Year bloggers — we are looking forward to our first meetup of 2012 for the San Francisco Blog Club! This month Lydia Sugarman, President of Venntive, will be discussing how bloggers can grow and monetize their email subscription list.
As always, there will be free drinks, pizza — and lots of time for networking and sharing tips.
The Details
When | January 17, 2012 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Where | VigLink SF Offices in SOMA
Here's a little bit about Lydia, our speaker for the evening…
Lydia Sugarman is president at Venntive, a groundbreaking, comprehensive customer engagement platform that is replacing the traditional model of multiple applications that require integration for a complete overview.
Ms. Sugarman, an experienced sales and marketing professional, has been helping clients from start-ups to Fortune 10 financial services companies to build awareness in the online space for more than fifteen years. Prior to that she marketed and sold syndicated television programming, negotiated IP rights internationally, produced art exhibits in Moscow and New York, and worked as a producer and 1st assistant director in independent films and music videos. Offline, she avidly pursues cycling, swimming, hiking, reading history, great food, and great wine.
Register here, space will be limited!
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4 But you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood. | 4 "But you must not eat meat that has its lifeblood still in it. |
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Royal Azur Resort(4 stars)
KM 34 Hurghada-Safaga road, Makadi bay Red Sea, Egypt View on mapMy review of Royal Azur Resort:
- Mar 2010
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We were from. 29,03-5 April 2010 in makadi Bay, the first time.
the hotel corresponded completely to our conceptions, I don't know what to complain about. The hotel has its own beach and a private reef, which we found very the advantage for the hotel guests, since no 'foreign' the beach additionally siege and so was enough place for all there, there was also enough privacy in other words it was not closely on closely together.
wonderful to relax in the sun you could also at one of the two pools (fresh and sea water, very clean)
the rooms had a normal size and were very clean, one got each day beverages in the room and it was always tidy. In the bathroom there were three towels per person and even if one wanted each day fresh.
you need look no extra towel for the pool to bring from home, you get a map and do the towel up early in the morning and get a towel per person and a fresh if it is wet from the badern.
we really enjoyed the food, the hotel has an Italian restaurant, where you very, very good food could.
Lunch there was then at the beach, there was always something for everyone and plenty of choice.
Breakfast and dinner in the main restaurant, delicious delicious ☺ … read hotel review


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The Memoir Project, Volume 4
The Memoir Project is a joint venture between Mayor Walsh's Elderly Commission and Grub Street, Inc. that aims to teach Boston residents 60 and older the rudiments of memoir writing. This next issue focuses on residents from the Dorchester neighborhood. If you're a Dorchester resident interested in telling your story, call 617-635-4250 for more details.
WHEN: Thursdays, September 18th-November 13th
TIME: 10am – 1pm (lunch provided from 12-1pm)
LOCATION: Call for details at 617-635-4250
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Annual FriendshipWorks Events
Bilingual Senior Health and Resource Fair
Last year on November 15, 2012, the Jamaica Plain Elder Care Network held their first Senior Health and Resource fair. The fair was a great success, and community elders had a chance to come and ask any questions about health insurance, receive flu and pneumonia shots, and get tips on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Twenty local senior care agencies participated and we are hoping to have more next year!
Need more information about the Jamaica Plain Elder Care Network or interested is having a booth at next year's event?
CONTACT: Lillyana Hebbert
Coordinator of the La Cadena de Amistad program at FriendshipWorks
EMAIL: firstname.lastname@example.com


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