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Sloane Stephens just wants to let her tennis do the talking at the French Open.
Little known outside of the sport until January, the 20-year-old was thrown into the spotlight at the Australian Open, where she reached her first Grand Slam semifinal by beating fellow American Serena Williams.
Lauded as the successor to the 15-time major champion, Stephens's form slumped after Melbourne. Instead, her comment that world No. 1 Williams had been cold to her drew more attention than her tennis.
"Lesson learned," Stephens said in an interview in Rome shortly before Roland Garros.
Stephens was cited as saying by ESPN The Magazine last month that Williams hadn't said hello to her since Australia, unfollowed her on Twitter and deleted her as a BlackBerry messenger contact.
Although the 17th-seeded Stephens, the youngest woman inside the top 20, said she hadn't read the article and "won't ever read it," she didn't deny making the remarks. She said she and Williams talked face-to-face when the two were both playing in Madrid last month.
Williams said the pair have discussed the controversy.
"It's between us and I think it's just best kept that way," Williams said in Rome.
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Between Melbourne and Rome last month, Stephens failed to win back-to-back matches on the women's tour.
"It was all a lot more demanding," Stephens said. "I played so much, I needed a break. It was definitely a tough time for me."
U.S. Fed Cup captain Mary Jo Fernandez said that Stephens had to adjust her expectations following a season when "everything was a bonus."
"Every match she won was an achievement," Fernandez said in an interview. "Now that she's won matches and is inside the top 20, she's expected to win and the pressure changes. People are now looking to beat you, you are now the one with the target on your back."
At Roland Garros, Stephens has been in the headlines again -- this time for her tennis. For the second year in a row, she's made the fourth round in Paris, where she'll play defending champion Maria Sharapova of Russia today.
She's not just sharing the spotlight with Williams this time round.
American Women
Stephens is one of four U.S. women to make the last 16, the country's best showing in any major since the 2004 U.S. Open. There no American men in the fourth round.
Bethanie Mattek-Sands, who ousted former champion Li Na of China, faces Russia's Maria Kirilenko. After beating 2011 Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic, Jamie Hampton faces Jelena Jankovic of Serbia. Williams yesterday moved to the quarterfinals with a 6-1, 6-3 win against Italy's Roberta Vinci.
When asked if Stephens has the potential to win a Grand Slam tournament, Fernandez said "why not?"
"A Grand Slam champion is always so hard to predict, but she's got the weapons," said Fernandez, who is working at Roland Garros for broadcaster ESPN. "I always look for someone that can run, that can defend and that has a shot they can hurt you with. And she's got that. It really comes down to the mental side of it. When you see people who have won majors in the past, I'd say 99 percent of them were all very mentally tough."
Family Tragedies
Stephens has had to overcome a number of challenges in her private life.
Spurred on by her mother, Sybil Smith -- an All-American swimmer at Boston University -- and her stepfather Sheldon Farrell, Stephens started playing tennis at age nine. Since marrying Smith in 1997, Farrell had helped raised her. He died of cancer in 2007. Two years later, Stephens's biological father John Stephens -- a former New England Patriots running back -- was killed in a car accident.
The family moved to Florida from California when Stephens was 11 so she could train at Saviano High Performance Tennis Academy in Fort Lauderdale. Eight years later, she became the first U.S. teenager to reach a Grand Slam semifinal since Williams at the 2001 U.S. Open.
"Not very many kids at my age dealt with losing two dads pretty close in time," Stephens told reporters at Roland Garros after her first-round win. "It's just me and my mom and brother, so it's definitely a learning experience for all of us. Tough time, but got through it and came out on top."
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His Excellency Sergii Ryzhuk (Minister for Agricultural Policy of Ukraine) (Original language Ukrainian)
Mr Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen. First and foremost, I should like, in the name of the Ukrainian Delegation, to thank the Director-General of FAO, Mr Jacques Diouf, for the invitation to take part in the work of the Summit. We would also like to thank the Government of Italy for the truly hospitable welcome which it has offered us at the Summit. The Summit, where we find ourselves today in Rome, has very important discussions before it if it is, in fact, to achieve its aims and reduce hunger in the world by half by the year 2015. Our task here, it seems to me, is to determine the appropriate measures which we must take to carry this out as rapidly as possible and to mobilize the technical and financial resources. We must concentrate the political will of all countries in order to achieve this aim. The Ukraine, for its part, is ready, willing and able to take part in this work. Agriculture in the Ukraine is very important in order to improve the economic and social position of the country and also the food security of the Ukraine. The land is our greatest richness and the Ukraine has about 48.1 million ha of land, of which about 30 million ha are, in fact, cultivatable – this is called "the black land". We would like to say that this is a particularly important. I am fully aware of the value of this, which is part of the 23 percent of the work of the population, and radical work has been done in agriculture. The Presidential Decree of 23 December 1999, which was to establish the means to accelerate agricultural reform and to create new situations to generate a market economy. Therefore, we have new types of agricultural enterprise in the Ukraine based on private ownership of land. On 25 October 2001, we introduced a new Supreme Council Code which was, in fact, within the Constitution of the country, that is that all citizens should have a right to land. The agrarian sector, which is under reform, has a great deal of good influence on the national economy. In 2001 we had an import figure of nine percent of production and as far as the food economy was concerned, this has been growing. A large number of chemical industries have been set up and also fertilizer plants. In 2001 we had the largest grain harvest for seven years, 40 million tonnes, and so were able to export about eight million tonnes of grains. Therefore, we are trying to carry out policies to ensure to overcome all the problems in agriculture in our country and ensure the necessary standard of work and life for all citizens of the Ukraine by increasing the quality of our agricultural production and export potential. This is our true aim. We have set up many committees for standardizing agricultural production which, in fact, functions well and is included in the TASIS Programme under the Decree of the President of the Ukraine. With regard to the development of markets and export markets, we are trying to increase our exports by every means possible. We are trying, therefore, to support agriculture much more under the TASIS programme and to use our resources, including ecological resources, to the full and to bring more goods to the world market. Therefore, we are trying to harmonize standards to be in line with international standards, with regard to the quality of our agricultural produce. We have also implemented a system of guarantees for quality, in the biological sense, throughout our productive system. I should also like to say that the Inter-institutional Coordination Council will ensure that there is better cooperation between the various governmental and non-governmental bodies. We think that it is very important that the Ukraine should play its full part in helping humanitarian aid and we also are very interested in how FAO is helping in this increasingly important task. The Ukraine, in fact, would like to say that we are very interested in becoming a Member of this Organization, which as done so much good work in the world. The Ukrainian Government is, in fact, studying this at the present moment and a final decision will be taken in the very near future. I am convinced it will be positive. I would like to say in conclusion that these economic reforms will help the Ukraine to increase its exports and to undertake a new cooperation within FAO to try to meet the noble objectives which have been set down before this World Summit.
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Guide to Orange County, Vermont ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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Location in the state of Vermont | |
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Founded | October 18, 1785 |
County Seat | Chelsea |
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Address | Orange County Courthouse 5 Court Street, PO Box 95 Chelsea, VT 05038 802-685-4610 Fax: 802-685-3246 Orange County Website |
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County Courthouse
Town clerks have birth, marriage, death, burial and land records; County clerk has divorce and court records from 1781 and land records from 1771; Probate judge has probate records from 1771.[1]
Towns Organized Before 1800:
Bradford 1770,
Braintree 1781,
Brookfield 1781,
Chelsea 1781,
Corinth 1764,
Fairlee 1761,
Newbury 1763,
Orange 1781,
Randolph 1781,
Straford 1761,
Thetford 1761,
Topsham 1763,
Turnbridge 1761,
Vershire 1781,
Washington 1781,
West Fairlee 1779,
Williamstown 1781[1]
Boundary Changes
- 18 October 1785, Addison County set off.
- 5 November 1792, Caledonia, Essex and Orleans Counties set off.
- 1 November 1810, part of Jefferson County set off (renamed Washington County 8 November 1814.)
- 26 October 1835, Lamoille County set off.
For animated maps illustrating Vermont County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Vermont County Boundary Maps" (1764-1895) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.
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Places / Localities
- Newbury
- Wells River
- Bradford
Neighboring Counties
Addison | Caledonia | Washington | Windsor | Grafton County, New Hampshire
A transcript of the 1771 census of Gloucester County, New York survives:
- O'Callaghan, Edmund B. Documentary History of the State of New York Vol. 4 (1851):709.[3] Digital version at Internet Archive - free.
- O'Callaghan, Edmund B. Documentary History of the State of New York Vol. 4 (1851):709.[3] Digital version at Internet Archive - free.
Local Histories
Civil War
Regiments and Companies:
- - 2nd Regiment, Vermont Infantry
- - 4th Regiment, Vermont Infantry, Companies B and K
Orange County Probate Districts
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- Bradford District - Bradford, Corinth, Fairlee, Newbury, Strafford, Thetford, Topsham, Vershire and West Fairlee.
- Orange District - in 1994 the Randolph and Bradford Districts merged under the Orange District.
Vital Records
See also How to order Vermont Vital Records, order electronically online or download an application for Vermont Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Applications to mail.
Societies and Libraries
See also a List of Vermont Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies
Family History Centers
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Web Sites
- Orange County, VT History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
- Vermont Genealogy Network Community on Google+
- Vermont Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
- FamilySearch.org FamilySearch Catalog for Orange County
- The Orange County VTGenWeb Project, an member of The VTGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
- The USGenWeb Archives Project for Orange County
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 699. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Michael J. Leclerc, Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research, 5th ed. (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012), 395. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 974 D27g 2012.
- ↑ Harry Macy, "Newtown Census of 1771," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 117, No. 1 (Jan. 1986):8. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 117. The original census records were destroyed in a 1911 fire at the New York State Library.
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Globe announces network modernization, IT transformation
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GLOBE Telecom Inc. will undertake a landmark mobile network modernization program over the next two to three years, the company said in a statement Friday.
The massive network upgrade is aimed at significantly improving network quality and customer experience, increase capacity, drive down costs, and prepare the network to meet the needs of customers today and in the future, said Globe.
The company also acknowledged that given the growing demand for bandwidth-heavy services, the modernization program will bring significant improvements to network capacity leading to improved reliability, ease of access and pervasive coverage.
For Globe, this transformation effort will enable improved revenue growth prospects, savings in capital spend and operating expenses, as well as efficiencies resulting from synergies with a dedicated vendor partner.
By adopting the latest technologies available today, Globe will be in a better position to provide the needs of its customers, secure and enhance its position in this highly competitive market, it said.
Aside from the modernization program, Globe is also initiating an IT transformation project to create a streamlined and integrated information environment, in response to changing market and business demands.
"The system transformation effort is a comprehensive re-engineering of Globe Telecom's IT systems over the next two years. This will result in convergent billings and more innovative product development, faster response to customer queries and service requests by our stores and call centers," said the company. "The endeavor will result in quicker time-to-market for new products that adapt to changing customer needs, and timely customer loyalty offers enabled by enhancements in customer segmentation and usage monitoring."
With these, Globe is tapping external partners to help manage the modernization efforts. It awarded the network modernization to Huawei, "given its technical expertise and strong track record of success."
The company said that it expects to realize additional synergies with Huawei in establishing a Joint Innovation Center (JIC) that would bring the latest technological developments and help address its customization needs.
"Through the JIC, Globe will be able to learn network best practices and tap into the latest developments of the 17 research and development centers that Huawei has around the world. The company expects to sign the definitive agreements with Huawei in the coming days," Globe said in a statement.
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Globe will invest around US$700 million in the next five years to support the network modernization project, and another US$90 million to complete the IT transformation initiative. This will be the biggest and most significant investment that the company has undertaken in the past two decades. It targets completion of the two projects over a period of 24 to 36 months.
The company also announced that it will change its dividend pay-out policy to be at 75 percent to 90 percent of prior year's core net income instead of reported net income.
"This will ensure that dividends will remain sustainable and yields competitive. The dividend policy change will take effect with the 2012 dividends, based on 2011 core net income," it said.
The network and IT transformation programs are expected to generate savings in operating expenses and capital expenditures totaling to US$180 million and US$210 million, respectively, over the next five years, in addition to the revenue uplift driven by the network quality improvements and increased capacity.
Since it will involve replacing network equipment and IT systems, Globe expects that assets with net book values estimated at US$388 million will need to be decommissioned after modernization. This estimate is before any possible proceeds from resale and is still subject to actual site validation.
All efforts will be taken to maximize the re-use of the existing equipment, said Globe. (PR)
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This pencil bag was not what I hoped. Now I wish I had ordered a Artic Bag,
because it performs very poorly.
For girls, this is a must. But in the pictures, the blue was not as bright as the one I recieved, it makes it unsuitable for carrying around in school as I am a boy. The front small pocket that was supposed to be able to fit an eraser in the picture could not fit my eraser and close properly at the same time; I must keep it inside the main chamber. |
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The Pilot Opt looks great in the photo, but in truth, it's maybe not what I had
First of all, I have to say that the shaking function is great. You do have to shake it a bit hard, but it is my first shaking pencil, so I do not know if that is something that always happens or not. All my friends love to use it, and some people pretend to have lost their own pencils so they can borrow mine. It really is a great writing utensil. The pencil is quite large in terms of pencil sizes, the barrel is very fat. Also, the barrel is made of plastic, unlike the rest of the pencil, and from three feet away, people can tell the barrel is not real metal unlike other Zebra pencils I bought. |
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Location: 1025 S 2nd St Louisville KY 40203 USA
Mission: PPKY's mission is to promote and ensure an environment in which women, men, and teens from all backgrounds are able to access confidential, affordable, quality sexual/reproductive health care; and to educate and support individuals so they are able to make informed decisions about their sexual well being.
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1 Then Jacob called his sons, and said, "Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you what shall befall you in days to come. | 1 Then Jacob called for his sons and said: "Gather around so I can tell you what will happen to you in days to come. |
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (Revised Standard Version - Holy Bible) | Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |


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Windows: pressing the F1 key might make your computer go boom. A security exploit deployed by certain malicious websites hides in the Windows help files and could get launched if you press the F1 button. It will only happen, if the following is true: [More]
Microsoft Store Employees Cruelly Forced To Dance For The Internet
Engadget has alerted the internet to a video of Microsoft store employees being cruelly forced to dance. We made it about 30 seconds into the video before we felt that it would just be mean-spirited to continue. Why, oh why, is this 4 minutes and 44 seconds long?
Microsoft Stores To Sell Bloatware-Free PCs
If you hate buying a new PC that's riddled with bloatware, you may want to pay a Microsoft Store a visit on your next computer shopping trip. They plan on selling PCs free of any third-party trial applications, reports OhGizmo.
Digital River: Easy To Download From, Impossible To Reach
Digital software downloads! Fast. Convenient. But sometimes, it can't compare with having a physical disc and a printed product key sitting in front of you. That's what Daniel's roommate learned when he tried to download Windows 7 from Digital River.
Burger King Welcomes Windows 7 With Seven-Patty Whopper
What could be more American than celebrating the launch of a new product with an almost comically unhealthy fast-food product? Unfortunately, the seven-patty Windows 7 Whopper is only available in Japan.
5 Legal Ways To Get Windows 7 For Under $120
Windows 7, Microsoft's big bucket of bugfixes, hits stores tomorrow. If you had enough foresight to take advantage of Microsoft's public beta and pre-order discounts earlier this year, you may already have a cheap version of the new OS. If not, here are a few ways to pick up Windows 7 now, without having to hand over $120, the lowest official price for an upgrade.
Coming Soon: Family Guy Windows 7 Infomercial (Sort Of)
Is it s sponsored special? A glorified infomercial? We're not sure, but on November 8, the Griffins of "Family Guy" will be hosting their own Windows 7 launch party of sorts, in the form of a half-hour special sponsored by Microsoft.
Guy Complains To Microsoft, Gets Free Windows 7 Party Pack
If Microsoft is serious about getting people to host wild, enthusiastic Windows 7 parties, the company should get potential hosts psyched up the way it did this guy who lives in the Caribbean.
Over 5 Million Window Treatments Recalled Today, While Nation's Peeping Toms Celebrate*
Three children have died after being strangled in the cords of window blinds, so today six companies announced a massive recall of several brands of window treatments.
You Can Extend Your Windows 7 Trial Period Up To 120 Days
The OS coverage this week will mostly be about Apple's upgrade coming out this Friday, but here's a good tip for Windows users who are planning on trying out Windows 7: you can reset the 30 day trial period 3 times, for a total of 120 days. Although it's not an official "feature," Microsoft has announced that they don't care if customers take advantage of it.
Microsoft "Laptop Hunters" Ads Changed To Omit Apple Prices
Microsoft has changed their latest "Laptop Hunters" ad after a complaint from Apple that the Mac prices cited in the ads are misleading and MacBook Pro have been lowered since the ads were produced. The cheapest model with a 15″ screen only costs $1700 now, not $2000.
Kaplan GRE Test Prep Software Fails Windows Vista Exam
If I were still preparing to take the GRE, I would start by purchasing study guides from a company that seems to have a grasp of basic logic. That company would not be Kaplan. See, Kaplan assumes that none of their customers are using Windows Vista. You know, the latest commercial release of the world's dominant home computer operating system. At least, that would explain why their practice test software doesn't work on computers running Vista, and their tech support staff don't seem terribly concerned.
Meet The Virtual ATM Skimmers
Just when you thought that you and your ATM card data were safe from criminal eyes, Scientific American brings a different sort of threat. This time, the skimmers are inside the machine. Malware within the ATM itself harvests enough data to do some very bad things.
Jake Hunts For A Good Laptop
Funny or Die has a pretty funny, nsfw parody of the current Microsoft "You find it, you keep it" commercials. Jake's in the market for a decent laptop that can meet his needs, which include a big screen, the ability to go online, and enough cash left over for some subscriptions to certain adult websites. It's basically what the real commercial would look like in a world without TV censors.


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The barefoot fad doesn't seem to by dying any soon; in fact, people are coming up with even more bizarre ways to achieve a natural feel as with the Gost PaleoBarefoots. Forgoing the rubber soles and nylon fabric of the Vibram FiveFingers shoes, the Gost PaleoBarefoots are made out of a more antiquated material: chainmail.
Unlike what some people might assume, chainmail is smooth against the skin and therefore quite comfortable. Durable enough to last a lifetime, the Gost PaleoBarefoots are designed for use in natural environments including hiking trails and even beach running. They allow the wearer to better feel the rocks, roots and broken glass beneath their feet to better navigate through their surroundings.


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As members gathered for the first meeting of the New Year, club president Steve Smith addressed them about his hopes for the club in the coming months, particularly recruiting new members to help with the club's many projects.
The Kiwanis Club is a local chapter of an international service organization whose mission is "changing the world, one child and one community at a time."
Smith noted the contributions of members of Key Club — the student branch of the Kiwanis organization — at both Jacksonville and Pleasant Valley high schools to his club's projects, particularly Pancake Day and the food drive to benefit the Jacksonville Christian Outreach Center.
"Without those young, energetic students, we probably wouldn't be so successful," he said.
According to member Steve Ray, the club collected and donated 938 items to JCOC, more than last year's donation of about 775.
Smith and other members of Kiwanis hope to add another local Key Club at Jacksonville Christian Academy. The Jacksonville High School Key Club has discussed helping with this process, said advisor Beth King. The Kiwanis Club must submit a $600 sponsorship fee to the international organization start the club.
Smith sees expanding ties to Jacksonville Christian Academy as good for both the students, who will have additional extracurricular and service opportunities for college applications, and his club.
"I think that would help us attract some new members to the Kiwanis Club," he said. "That's a whole pool of parents and teachers."
Smith said the current Jacksonville Kiwanians are dedicated, loyal members, but it would benefit the club to attract younger members as well as those from various parts of the business sector and community.
Anyone interested in becoming a member of the local chapter can reach Smith at firstname.lastname@example.com or 256-453-8510.
The club is also on Facebook at facebook.com/JacksonvilleKiwanisClub.


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6 yet there is for us only one God, the Father, who is the Creator of all things and for whom we live; and there is only one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things were created and through whom we live. | 6 yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live. |
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission. (The Good News Translation - The Holy Bible Online) | Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |


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Lawn Doctor's custom lawn-maintainer care treatment can transform patchy backyard bushes into lush fence-to-fence soil carpets. First, a free initial evaluation identifies a lawn's grass type and favorite Beach Boy before trained technicians scout out any weeds, insects, or diseases that may be threatening its blades. Then, Lawn Doctor's Turf Tamer equipment sprinkles greenswards with granular or liquid fertilizer and weed killers to fatten foliage and deter garden-gnome ninjas from slicing down stalks with sharpened trowel nunchucks. Lavished with Lawn Doctor's care, grass grows into a lush and thick backyard jungle where bare-toe Tarzans can easily frolic.
The goal at NOW Lipo-Loss is twofold?to help clients both look and feel their best. To accomplish the former, the staff uses the FDA-approved Vevazz system to shrink fat cells, diminish stretch marks, and promote smoother-looking skin. They also usher clients atop the whole-body vibration platform, which stimulates muscles for a full-body workout. When it comes to feeling better, the staff offers self-mastery therapy sessions to combat stress and negativity.
All 78 acres of the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden are bursting with life. More than 1,000 species of native Californian plants and regional flora line its 5.5 miles of serene, public trails, allowing visitors to witness the overwhelming diversity of the Pacific coastline's plant life. Along with stands of oaks and riparian woodlands, botanical collections inhabit precisely arranged landscapes, echoing the founders' goal from 1926 to create a garden that would "unite the aesthetic, educational and scientific." In 2003, Santa Barbara County rewarded the garden's decades of cultural and scientific contributions, granting County Historic Landmark status to 23 of the acres.
The garden's specimens and displays exist just as much for education as they do for appreciation. Guests can gather landscaping ideas from the Home Demonstration Garden, a cottage surrounded with water-conserving plants. The Japanese Teahouse and Demonstration Garden melds traditional East Asian design with California-native flora. Throughout the grounds, tour guides dispense invaluable information on the displays and the retired tree nymphs that tend them. Additionally, scientific researchers use the facilities in their efforts to both study and conserve numerous rare and endangered species.
The knowledgeable tour guides at Santa Barbara Trolley spout entertaining and historical anecdotes during narrated tours of the seaside city. Open-air trolleys stop at 14 area attractions, including the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, the historic Old Mission, and the Santa Barbara Courthouse, where a vacationing John Hancock signed the Declaration of Independence. While zooming in and out of shopping, dining, and historical districts, guides discuss Santa Barbara's rich history and explain its evolution from a small farm town to the Christmas capital of the world. Guests are encouraged to tote cameras for snapping shots at each iconic, carefully chosen locale. Trolley passes are valid the entire day of redemption, and free re-boarding enables patrons to hop on and hop off as many times as they please.
The horticulturists at 7 Day Nursery have dedicated more than 29 years to equipping guests with the organic means to build their gardens, housing a variety of lush greenery and eco-friendly supplies. Guests can dot their flower beds with a colorful palette of annuals and perennials (2.99+), or plant veggies ($2.99+) and California-raised fruit trees ($34+) to supply salad bowls and Carmen Miranda's hat collection. A blossoming selection of houseplants infuses vibrant hues in plain, empty dwellings ($3.99+), and garden art and pottery accentuate flower patches in front lawns. Eschew harmful chemical pesticides with organic fertilizers that improve growth without polluting waterways or wilting innocent lawn flamingos.


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3 The Lord does not become angry quickly, and his power is great. The Lord will not let the guilty go unpunished. Where the Lord goes, there are whirlwinds and storms, and the clouds are the dust beneath his feet. | 3 The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will not leave the guilty unpunished. His way is in the whirlwind and the storm, and clouds are the dust of his feet. |
Scripture taken from the New Century Version. Copyright © 1987, 1988, 1991 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (New Century Version Online Bible) | Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |


text: Like a coal worker dutifully marching back down the mine shaft, Pat Conroy returns to the seemingly non-depletable source of most of his output: his own life. In My Reading Life, using his affection for the written word as spackle to hold together stories about people and experiences that have already provided fodder for his novels his abusive fighter-pilot father in The Great Santini, his time at military college in The Lords of Discipline he earnestly, if sometimes floridly, recounts how sentences and paragraphs have become the building blocks of his DNA. It's hardly new terrain, but some of the chapters are still sweetly moving. B–


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Max Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child, 1 infant)Standard room with double bed
Max Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child, 1 infant)Swindon hotel with a restaurant
Situated in Swindon, this hotel is close to Swindon Designer Outlet, Museum of the Great Western Railway, and Lydiard Park. Area attractions also include Coate Water Country Park and Swindon and Cricklade Railway.
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In addition to a restaurant, Campanile Swindon features a bar/lounge. Other amenities include complimentary wireless Internet access and a 24-hour business center.
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Film Review: 'Runner Runner'
Despite its stacked deck of a cast, "Runner Runner" adds up to little more than a charmless, paint-by-numbers thriller unlikely to escape the forces of "Gravity" in its early October release.
Despite its stacked deck of a cast, "Runner Runner" adds up to little more than a charmless, paint-by-numbers thriller unlikely to escape the forces of "Gravity" in its early October release.
French gamemaker Ubisoft enlisted some outside help as it looked to launch "Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell" as a potential film franchise starring Tom Hardy.
Not since playing a corrupt Wall Street exec in "Boiler Room," has Ben Affleck shown such an evil turn as he does in the New Regency thriller "Runner Runner" that also stars Justin Timberlake.
A sequel to Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner" is gaining momentum, with Michael Green in talks to rewrite the script from Hampton Fancher, who wrote the screenplay for the 1982 original. Alcon…
Jacob Latimore has joined the cast of Fox's "The Maze Runner" starring Dylan O'Brien. Pic also stars Will Poulter, Kaya Scodelario and Aml Ameen with Wes Ball helming. The pic is an adaptation of…
Michael Esper, who starred in "American Idiot" on Broadway, has joined the cast of New Regency's offshore gambling thriller "Runner Runner."
Gemma Arterton has been cast alongside Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake in New Regency's online gambling thriller "Runner Runner," which Fox will distribute.
The forthcoming "Blade Runner" pic will be a sequel that takes place "some years" after the original cult classic, producers announced Thursday.
New Regency has tapped Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake to star in newly acquired project "Runner, Runner." Dramatic thriller, penned by "Rounders" writers Brian Koppelman and David Levien, is a set…
Warner Bros. has greenlit its live-action remake of the anime cult hit "Akira" for a late February/early March start, sources tell Variety.


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REPEAL AMENDMENT 1! HELP STOP BAN ON GAY MARRIAGE! THIS. IS. IMPORTANT!!! There's already a Change.org petition against the passing of Amendment One, which banned same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in North Carolina. These things actually tend to be pretty damn effective. PLEASE help put a stop to such ignorant bigotry! Sign this petition if you think that Amendment One is just plain WRONG and NEEDS to be repealed!!! http://www.change.org/petitions/1-million-against-amendment-1?utm_medium=facebook
Homophobia.."Ew!" you will yell and wrinkle your nose every time you see a gay person. You will look at me like you expect me to agree with you. I don't."There is nothing wrong with gay people. They're just like you and me. You're so homophobic," I say to you. I hate that you are like this. I know you are my best friend but if you know if you say things like that, I feel embarrassed to be seen with you."I'm not homophobic. I just find gay people disgusting! " You say coldly."Thinking that they are disgusting is homophobic.""So what if I AM homophobic? Why does it matter if I AM?" you question me.I shrug my shoulders. I know that if I say something wrong, you will get mad at me and yell. I've put up with a lot from you, but not this time."Exactly. Why do you even care anyways? The things that I say don't apply to you anyways, do they?" You look at me strangely.I care because it's hurtful. Not to me, but to other people. Some of my friends happen t


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GM vows to repay $6.7 billion in bailout money by June
GM said Monday that interim CEO Ed Whitacre will stay on permanently, and Whitacre laid out a plan to pay back federal bailout money. Both announcements were viewed as positive signs.
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General Motors pledged Monday to repay a US Treasury loan that has helped the company survive, and named interim CEO Edward Whitacre as its permanent chief executive.
The move to repay $6.7 billion debt by June signals that America's largest carmaker may be turning a corner out of crisis faster than analysts had expected, even though many challenges remain. The selection of Mr. Whitacre, meanwhile, means that the carmaker now has certainty about top management.
"This move tells the troops that Whitacre is the boss, and everybody should put on their helmets and march forward," says Joe Phillippi, president of AutoTrends Consulting in Short Hills, N.J.
Whitacre, a former telecommunications executive who has moved to Detroit from Texas, made the same point in his own down-home way.
"This place needs some stability. I guess that's me," told reporters at GM's headquarters in downtown Detroit.


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18 For the word of the cross seems foolish to those who are on the way to destruction; but to us who are on the way to salvation it is the power of God. | 18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. |
The Bible in Basic English is in the public domain. (The Bible in Basic English Version Online) | Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |


text: A branch of the Sisters of Saint Augustine of Arras, France, founded by Ernestine C. Caberet in Cleveland, Ohio in 1851 for the education of the young and the care of the sick. The Rule of Saint Augustine is followed. The order has manages schools, an academy, and hospitals, all in Ohio. The mother-house is at Lakewood, Ohio.New Catholic Dictionary


text: Sexual Chronicles of a French Family. It had bad reviews but the explicit scenes are just soooo nice! the US version doesn't have the frontals, ACTUAL sex scenes, masturbation, blowjob, cumshot, etc... so better look for the FRENCH / GERMAN-dubbed version. this is a straight movie. i emphasized ACTUAL because they were really doing sex acts on screen. The cumshot was during the threesome scene. FYI.


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ROH World TV Title Tournament – Returns to HDNet on 4/12
PWO "Expo-losion" DVD Commercial feat. stars of PWO, CWE, and CHIKARA
6 Man Scramble + More
AAW Wrestling – House of Truth vs. Phoenix Twins No Rope Barbed Wire Match Preview
CLASH Wrestling: CLASH vs. CHIKARA (Mixed Music Video)
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This is the Ultimate Guys Night Out ticket package for "Gauntlet For The Gold 5″ which takes place on Friday Night, February 19, 2010 in Cleveland, OH. The scheduled bell time is 7:30PM.


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My name is Eva!
Facts about Eva
- Breed: Domestic Shorthair
- Color: Brown Tabby
- Age: Adult
- Sex: Female
- Hair: Short
Eva's Info...
I am already spayed and up to date with shots.
Meow! I came to the shelter on 06/07/12 and am available for adoption now. I am about 1 year and 1 month old. To check on my status or if you want to come meet me, call (619) 691-5174 and please be sure to have my ID# handy!
Other Pets at Chula Vista Animal Care Facility (public)
Why Adoption is a Great Option
Eva, a Chula Vista Domestic Shorthair cat was adopted! Here's how you can benefit by looking at adoption as an option to buying a Domestic Shorthair for sale in Chula Vista, or seeking a Domestic Shorthair cat from a breeder in Chula Vista.
- Rescues and shelter volunteers in Chula Vista already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
- On average adoption fees are much less than you'd pay a Chula Vista breeder, or pet store. Plus most often rescue pets have already been to the veterinarian for a check-up, had a round of vaccinations, and are spayed or neutered. That is a lot of savings!
- You will become a hero, and give a needy dog or cat a loving home. In fact, there are even Domestic Shorthair breeders who help with Domestic Shorthair rescue. One puppy or kitten adopted in Chula Vista paves the way for another one to be saved.


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We all know about the "plank." Some of us love it, many despise it. It even caught on as a popular trend to plank in uncommon places, which affectionately came to be known as "planking."
Regardless, most everyone heralds it as one of the best core strengthening exercises.
But what if we could modify the plank to get just as good of a core workout without ignoring the body's natural curvatures?
Many workouts include practicing the plank exercise. Most of the descriptions on how to do the plank that are online, in books, and instructed in classes include a reference about making the body straight, like a plank board.
If the body was meant to be straight and was similar to wood, this would be an appropriate instruction. However, the body, most importantly the spine, is beautifully curved for functionality. Additionally, the body is made up mostly of water, so is meant to be fluid, not rigid like a board. Consequently, the Real Life Yoga name for this exercise — The Human Plank — is intended to recognize these alignment modifications.
To straighten the body, as is suggested in the common plank position, requires flattening the low back and locking the knees. These body positions are not functional for most people, so holding the body flat and straight like a plank for 30 seconds to several minutes results in going against biomechanically sound alignment. The spinal curves are necessary and need to be strengthened, not eliminated.
Flattening out the lumbar curve and locking the knees can actually imprint a slouched posture, which is the last thing any of us need! The ligaments and tendons that support the knees and the spine can be overstretched and strained when they are locked into a rigid straight position. There is not an activity or natural movement that the human body does which requires locked knees.
Try walking, running, cycling, climbing or doing anything with locked knees; it isn't a functional position.
Some approaches to doing the plank pose demonstrate holding the position with straight arms, requiring a right angle at the wrist, thus putting most of the body's weight on the wrists and toes. This can strain the wrist joints and put undue pressure on the shoulders.
Additionally, this positioning, ironically, disengages the deepest inner core muscles.
Repetition of this exercise can, over time, cause carpal tunnel, or shoulder, neck and back strain.
In addition to being safer and more biomechanically sound, The Human Plank is challenging and requires the use of more of the core muscles than the common plank pose. Try doing both exercises and compare for yourself. Remember, the body was meant to move, so holding any position, especially with stiffness and tension, is unnatural.
Mobility with stability is more valuable than rigid stamina. It's best to practice The Human Plank and any exercise in moderation, so hold The Human Plank for just 1 to 3 SIP breaths while using PNF (isometrics) as a way to keep this exercise active.
The keys to The Human Plank are:
Keep the spinal curves intact.
Keep the knees slightly bent.
Keep the feet hips' width apart.
Keep the forearms and elbows on the mat at shoulder width apart.
Keep the face relaxed.
Keep the shoulders down and away from the ears.
Keep the breastbone lifted toward the chin/pressed toward the floor.
Keep the hands in a starfish position and slightly turned outward.
Keep the SIP breath moving gently.
Keep the PNF (isometrics, contracting) pumping, especially the core.
Keeping the knees slightly bent and on the floor is the most supportive option. Hovering the slightly bent knees just an inch above the mat is a more challenging option. Even more difficult is to hover the bent knees, alternately tap right and left knees to the mat, then both knees simultaneously. Notice how the core work is enhanced when the knees never straighten.
Use the photos to learn The Human Plank and note the differences in the common plank versus the Real Life Yoga version. Check out my 1-minute video on Facebook and my website for more detailed instruction. Also, see how to do this exercise on my Community Education Television Channel 7 program.
Contact me about trying out a FitAlign class or scheduling a private session to get personal instruction on The Human Plank or any exercise routine. Also, I am offering a workshop in Big Fork on Saturday, June 14, at the beautiful montanabliss retreat center.
A strong core can enhance a strong will, confidence, and personal empowerment. The Human Plank provides a functional core strengthening exercise that stabilizes the joints and keeps the posture well aligned. Be fit, be aligned, and be happy.
Check out Elizabeth Klarich's website, www.yogawithelizabeth.com or email questions or comments to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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As the Recovery Grows, Portland is Positioned to Benefit
Oregon employment tops pre-recession highs, posts biggest one-month jump in decades
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 17, 2014 – A report released this week from the Oregon Employment Department offers some great news on the job front:
More Oregonians are employed now than were at the beginning of the recession. And November produced the biggest one-month jump in employment since the state started keeping comparable records in 1990.
"We've been watching this trend for months now. Jobs throughout Oregon are on the rise and Portland is leading the way," Mayor Charlie Hales said.
Multiple sectors saw significant increases of 1,000 or more jobs in November, including retail, business services, hospitality, construction, wholesale trade and government.
"It is rare for so many industries to gain that many jobs in one month," the Employment Department said in a statement released Tuesday morning.
The Oregonian's Mike Francis wrote this story.
Mayor to Washington Post: 'There are some really deep cultural roots to the character of Portland'
MONDAY, OCT. 20, 2014 -- The Washington Post column "Wonkblog" on Monday focused on Portland's success as a destination city -- one people move to because it's great, then find a job and make a life here.
Reporter Emily Badger interviewed Mayor Charlie Hales about Portland, and followed up with economist Joe Cortright on the facts of Portland's success:
- Portland has contained urban sprawl with urban growth boundaries.
- Unemployment rate for 25-to-34-year-olds with a college degree in metro Portland is 4.8 percent -- lower than it is in Chicago, Los Angeles, Atlanta or New York City.
- Its long-held values -- sharing economy, local food sources, entrepreneurship -- are now trendy.
Hales, whose interview with Badger prompted the piece, praised it as a fun, insightful look at Portland.
Mayor Marks National Manufacturing Day at Benson High
FRIDAY, OCT. 3, 2014 -- Today is National Manufacturing Day, when "more than 1,600 American manufacturers will open their doors and take up the important work of inspiring our young people to pursue careers in manufacturing and engineering," reads President Barack Obama's proclamation.
"National Manufacturing Day carries a special meaning in Portland, a city of makers," Mayor Charlie Hales said. "We brew beer. We make outdoor and athletic gear. We build everything from airplane parts to really tall bikes."
Standing before a group of about 50 students at Benson Polytechnic High School, Hales talked about his grandfather, who spent his career as an engraver at the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing, hand-engraving plates to print money. He couldn't smoke or drink because he had to have the steadiest of hands. When he retired, his trick was tracing the outline of a dime and writing the entire Lord's Prayer inside of it.
"I come from a family of makers," Hales told the high school students. "That's part of why I love Portland."
The students today will visit several manufacturing companies to learn what they make and how they make it. In his proclamation, President Obama said such tours are an important part of a future of American manufacturing: "Today's science, technology, engineering, and math graduates will power the next chapter of American production and innovation, and harnessing their potential is an economic imperative. When our manufacturing base is strong, our entire economy is strong. Today, we continue our work to bolster the industry at the heart of our Nation. With grit and resolve, we can create new jobs and widen the circle of opportunity for more Americans."
Alaska Airlines Magazine Profiles Portland as City of Makers
THURSDAY, OCT. 2, 2014-- Alaska Airlines Magazine dedicated part of its October edition to delving into Portland's maker economy.
The magazine talked to 16 pages-worth of businesses and Portlanders, including First Lady Nancy Hales, painting a picture of a city that supports innovation and ideas. The profile starts on page 142 of this online magazine (click here).
"This is a stellar feature," Mayor Charlie Hales said. "It's a nice reminder of how fantastic our city really is."
PDC Names Winners of 2014 Startup PDX Challenge
THURSDAY, SEPT. 4, 2014 -- Six startup businesses have made the cut to win the second annual Startup PDX Challenge. This year's Challenge focused on finding entrepreneurs with diverse founding teams and the ambition to scale to a national or international market. Each company will receive a package valued at $50,000, with a $15,000 working capital grant, a full year of rent-free office space at 115 SW Ash in Portland's Old Town/Chinatown, and free professional advice, memberships and services.
In addition to the six winners, five companies have been named merit finalists and will each receive a package valued at $4,000.
The Challenge drew a field of 134 applicants, narrowed first to 19 semi-finalists and then to the six winners and five merit finalists by a selection committee which interviewed the representatives of each semi-finalist company. The winners represent both industry and demographic diversity. The full group encompasses developers of new consumer products, technology and services, and includes eight startups with women founders; five with African American founders; three with Asian founders; two with Native American founders; and one with Latino founders.
Patrick Quinton, PDC Executive Director, said, "We were thrilled with the response to this year's call for diverse founding teams that will help us develop a more inclusive innovation community. We look forward to welcoming the winning entrepreneurs to our expanding network of experienced, innovative companies competing in the global economy."
The six winners, all from the Portland metropolitan area, are Yellow Scope, a creator of rigorous science kits just for girls; RAFT Syrups, which brews organic botanical and cane sugar syrup for cocktails and home soda making; Society Nine, a fight gear and activewear apparel brand for women; NoAppFee.com, a technology solution to rental market problems for landlords and tenants; Design + Culture Lab, a research-based urban social lab addressing issues of cultural, racial and ethnic inequality; and Tique Box, a subscription service for specialty items from local artisans.
Merit finalists are Genki Su; VDO Interpreters; and Carehubs, from the Portland area; and ICOM of Atlanta, GA, which was also the winner of the public vote.
The Challenge winners will move into the Old Town/Chinatown space in early October; a meet and greet event on Thursday, September 25 will welcome them to the neighborhood.
Tech Firms in Race to Get to Portland
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 3, 2014 -- According to the Portland Business journal's Malia Spencer and Alli Pyrah, Portland's popularity as a tech hub is squeezing an already tight office market.
See their story online at http://www.bizjournals.com/portland
The journalists talked to incoming Portland business leaders, including representatives of SurveyMonkey, Squarepsace and Airbnb. Gino Zahnd, CEO of Cozy, commented on moving his employees to the Rose City, saying, "We give everyone the choice of San Francisco or Portland, and 100 percent choose Portland."
Chris Harder of the Portland Development Commission also is quoted saying that the PDC – the city's development arm – is holding conversations every month with tech companies coming from the Silicon Valley, San Francisco, Seattle, New York or Boston. "Right now, it's just a flood," Harder said.
Pipeline Company to Build Terminal at Port of Portland, a $500 Million Investment
Pembina Pipeline Corporation, a Calgary, Canada-based company, announced today that it has chosen the Port of Portland for a West Coast propane export terminal project—a half a billion dollar investment.
"This is great news," said Mayor Charlie Hales. "We welcome this investment and these jobs in Portland. The city is committed to growing our economy on the land we already have, and holding industry to very high environmental and public safety standards. This proposal meets these goals."
Under the agreement with the Port, Pembina will undertake extensive environmental and regulatory reviews and assessments and, with the Port, begin to obtain all the required permits and approvals to develop the terminal.
"Signing the Terminal Agreement is a tremendous milestone for the Project," said Mick Dilger, Pembina's President and Chief Executive Officer. "It marks the beginning of consulting and engaging with stakeholders, governments and the environmental and regulatory authorities. Building trust with the communities where we operate is a top priority for Pembina, and over the last 60 years, we have developed a reputation for honesty, transparency and treating our stakeholders with respect."
Pembina plans to develop a 37,000 barrel per day propane export facility with an anticipated in-service date of early 2018.
It is estimated that the project will generate between 600-800 temporary construction jobs and approximately 35 to 40 new, permanent positions to operate the terminal. This employment is valued at approximately $7.2 million in wages and benefits annually. Additionally, an estimated $3.3 million in annual tax revenues would go to the City of Portland, as well as $2.4 million to Multnomah County and $3.1 million to Portland Public Schools annually.
The company expects the West Coast Terminal to provide growing Canadian propane supply—derived from natural gas produced in Western Canada—with access to large, international markets while complementing the company's expanding integrated service offering for products that are derived from natural gas.
The Oregonian's Mike Francis offers insight into the regulatory process and propane logistics.
Read all the details in Pembina's press release and in the Port of Portland press release.
Company That Makes iPad Sales System to Expand in Portland
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 27, 2014 – New York City-based ShopKeep, which makes an iPad-based point-of-sale system for small merchants, is the latest tech company to set up shop in Portland. The Portland Business Journal's Malia Spencer says the company is moving into a downtown office at 421 S.W. Sixth Ave.
While the current staff includes an estimated 15 is working out of temporary offices in the Liberty Centre in the Lloyd District, the new permanent space can accommodate up to 100 people, said co-CEO Norm Merritt.
'Jobs' Are Focus of PDC Projects
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 27, 2014 – The focus is on jobs this week, as the Portland City Council hears a report on programs designed to lure, keep and expand employment within the city.
The council discussed funds of than $5.42 million in the budget of the Portland Development Commission – the city's economic development arm. The money goes toward programs pegged to job creation and job retention.
"Nationally and internationally, the economic recovery has arrived. But not everyone in Portland is feeling it yet," Mayor Charlie Hales said. "We talk a lot about 'placemaking' and, for many Portlanders, that means access to jobs. These proposals are designed to focus directly on Portlanders and jobs."
Hales oversees the PDC as one of his bureaus within city government.
Among those testifying Wednesday was Michael DeMarco, program manager for Our 42nd Avenue Neighborhood Prosperity Initaitive organization. DeMarco said the organization's goals include local hiring and internships.
The City Council voted 4-0 to support the programs. Which include:
Neighborhood Economic Development: $3.38 million
This program includes:
A cluster of Neighborhood Commercial Corridors would receive a total of $863,000. This consists of five programs:
Main Street Network is a community-led revitalization program designed to stimulate neighborhood businesses. In June 2010, Portland designated Alberta, Hillsdale and St. Johns as its first three Main Street districts. The districts receive grants for district administration, property and sustainability improvements, and promotional events.
Neighborhood Prosperity Initiative focuses on six economically challenged business areas in East and outer Northeast Portland. In addition to ongoing technical assistance and training, the districts will be eligible for a district administration and operations grant, marketing, promotions and branding grants, and a property improvement grant.
For Venture Portland, an estimated $303,000 will go to support training, technical assistance, and small grants to Portland's neighborhood business district associations.
The proposal also calls for an estimated $994,000 in Small Business Support, which includes technical assistance for citywide small businesses, allowing the city to support delivery of services by qualified non-profit providers. The funds will be focused on stabilizing and growing small businesses with modest incomes; businesses located in economically challenged areas; and businesses whose owners may need services provided in languages other than English.
Finally, the proposal calls for more than $1.22 million for Neighborhood Economic Development, which is designed to assist low-income Portlanders through workforce development. All participants must have incomes of 50 percent or lower of the Portland-area median family income, and many recipients face barriers such as limited English, criminal histories, lack of housing, drug and alcohol addiction, and lack of education credentials.
Traded-Sector Job Creation and Retention: $2.04 million
This includes Cluster Developments worth an estimated $1.44 million to raise the city's national and international profile in four target industries: clean technology; athletic and outdoor; advance manufacturing; and software. The goal is to help companies within those sectors retain and expand workforce, as well as strategic recruitment of firms into Portland and the region.
The proposal includes $444,000 for Entrepreneurship Support, a key program within the city to create high-paying jobs, support high-growth firms, commercialize local technologies and encourage broad economic development. This includes access to early stage capital, mentoring and produce development for local entrepreneurs and startups. The program also supports initiatives designed to align resources for women and minority entrepreneurs.
Update: Vigor Industrial's Dry Dock Arrives in Portland
TUESDAY, AUG. 26 2014 – a massive, floating dry dock dubbed The Vigorous arrives in Portland aboard the Dutch MV Blue Marlin, often referred to as the world's largest heavy-lift marine vessel. The dry dock will allow Vigor Industrial, on Swan Island, to repair much larger marine craft. The Oregonian's Mark Graves, Mike Francis and Mike Zacchino offer this photo essay.
"Portlanders sometimes forget that there is a strong industrial sector in our economy," Mayor Charlie Hales said. "This very-visible expansion, right here on Swan Island, is a good reminder that skills like welding and machining play key roles in the lives of working Portlanders."
Vigor Industrial Adds Massive Dry Dock; Addition Will Create Jobs
FRIDAY, AUG. 22, 2014 – A massive floating dry dock will arrive at the Columbia River this weekend, carrying components that will be assembled and put to work on Swan Island this fall by Vigor Industrial. The company says it will be the largest such dry dock in the country.
Oregonian reporter Mike Francis offers this article on the new facility, which will draw very large ships into the Willamette River for repair. The ships will be visible from much of Portland and from many of the city's bridges.
Foti said the dry dock's arrival means 130 people will work for several months on the two vessels in the queue at Swan Island, and those people "would not have worked" at Vigor if not for the dry dock, according to The Oregonian.
Frank Foti, Vigor president and chief executive officer, met with Mayor Charlie Hales and staff from the Mayor's Office and Portland Development Commission, earlier this summer, to outline the company's plans to expand and to draw even larger ships to Swan Island for repairs.
"Portlanders sometimes forget that there is a strong industrial sector in our economy," Hales said. "This very-visible expansion, right here on Swan Island, is a good reminder that skills like welding and machining play key roles in the lives of working Portlanders."
The $40 million dry dock is called The Vigorous and was constructed in China.
Startup PDX Challenge semi-finalists named; public vote begins
The Portland Development Commission has narrowed a field of 134 Startup PDX Challenge applicants from the United States and Canada to 19 semi-finalists in Portland's search for startups with diverse founding teams and the ambition to scale to a national or international market.
Up to six for-profit startup businesses will receive a package valued at $50,000 per company with a $15,000 working capital grant, a full year of rent-free office space at 115 SW Ash in Portland's Old Town/Chinatown, and free professional advice, memberships and services. Up to four more startups will be named merit finalists and will receive a package valued at $4,000 per company.
Daimler Breaks Ground on Portland Headquarters Building
FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2014 – Mayor Charlie Hales and Gov. John Kitzhaber were on hand Friday for the ceremonial groundbreaking of the $150 million Daimler Trucks North America headquarters on Swan Island.
Martin Daum, president and CEO of Daimler Trucks North America, spoke about the choice of Portland for the expanded facility.
"Daimler is a good corporate neighbour," Hales said. "They get the spirit of Portland. I've heard Martin Daum talk about it before, and he's right. Daimler and Portland are a perfect fit."
In 2012, Daimler and Western Star Trucks purchased $135 million from Oregon vendors and suppliers. Daimler also supports area high schools, the Oregon Food Bank, the United Way and the Washington Park Summer Concert Series.
A 265,000 square-foot building will bring together Daimler operations now scattered across several offices and will allow for growth. Daimler plans to add another 400 employees to its Portland work force.
The project also includes opening a greenway trail along the Willamette River and construction of a parking garage. The company has partnered with Ankrom Moisan for the architectural design and Hoffman Corporation for construction.
Link to Gov. Kitzhaber's comments at ground breaking.
Mayor Hales Supports Shriver Report's 'City-Festo' for Women's, Other Groups' Empowerment
FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2014 — At Happy Cup Coffee Company in City Hall one afternoon, barista Caitlin Lawson coached Keyona, 28, through the register, checking out an iced coffee order.
Happy Cup — with its coffee roasting operation and two café locations — is a program through Full Life, an organization that employs developmentally disabled adults like Keyona who want to work for minimum wage or better with benefits, job counseling, and other services. Full Life was founded 12 years ago by a woman who championed opportunities for disabled adults.
"It's fun," says Keyona, who has worked with Full Life for seven years. "I get to work with different people. It gives me a different outlook and perspective on life."
The city has supported Happy Cup's mission, helping it into the City Hall location and into a Northeast Portland space near the Portland Police Bureau's North Precinct.
Such support is why Maria Shriver, founder of Shriver Report, praised Mayor Charlie Hales at the U.S. Conference of Mayors in June for Portland's progressive and innovative efforts to create an equitable city. Shriver Report is a nonprofit online platform through which women and others may share stories of progress in overcoming inequity. At the U.S. Conference of Mayors, Shriver's organization distributed a "city-festo," a guide to implementing policies that support families and work to empower both women and men to be successful in their cities.
In addition to existing policies and advocacy at the city, state and federal level, Hales is supporting Shriver Report's call for city leaders to be "architects of change," encouraging policies that support women and families through education, involvement and outreach.
"Happy Cup embodies Portland's progressive values," says Hales, who visits the City Hall café for coffee and salads. "We're a city that cares for its people, and we put our progressive values into practice."
The mayor has thrown his support behind the "city-festo" as another step in overcoming historical inequities to make the city more livable for everyone.
"Portland is a deliberately family-friendly city," Hales says. "We're continuing to work to make sure every resident lives in a complete neighborhood, with parks full of amenities, streets and sidewalks in good repair, and equal opportunities for successful futures."
The "city-festo" calls for an informed community, 100 percent voter registration, and education, encouraging city officials to teach equity through leadership, policies and practices.
Hales, through diversity workshops such as White Men as Full Diversity Partners and outreach initiatives such as Black Male Achievement, has led Portland through many of the report's 10 steps to build change.
Likewise, the city has made progress through Commissioner Amanda Fritz's citywide paid sick leave policy; sick leave was the No. 1 policy that women who were surveyed said they needed from their city. Shriver told Hales that Portland's policy is an exemplar for cities nationwide.
Through Black Male Achievement, Hales led community leaders in collaboratively developing programs to support young, African-American men, who disproportionately experience high incarceration, dropout and unemployment rates. SummerWorks, whose second-largest funder is the city, finds summer internships for at-risk teenagers, helping them stay on the right track. City Hall this year hired 100 interns.
Hales, through the U.S. Conference of Mayors, has advocated for comprehensive immigration reform at the federal level. At the state level, the city has advocated for statewide sick leave, affordable housing non-discrimination legislation, tuition equity, and for funding pilot programs to build of Portland Community College's successful Future Connect scholarship program, which seeks to eliminate financial barriers to college. Last year the City Council passed two affordable housing policies that were key to preserving affordable housing units in Portland. One continued a tax abatement program to create an incentive for developers to build affordable housing, and another clarified that affordable housing on city property is tax-exempt.
And the city supports businesses like Happy Cup.
"Happy Cup establishes challenges that not every service job gives you," says Lawson, the barista. "The relationships we build with Full Life clients make the job so much more fulfilling."
ShriverReport's "city-festo" gives the city more equity goals to pursue — 100 percent voter registration, addressing inequities across the city, empowering oftentimes marginalized populations.
"The 'city-festo' is a great list of goals that Portland is capable of achieving," Hales says. "We've made tremendous progress over the last year-and-a-half. Now it's time to focus our energies on making this city truly equitable for all genders, all races, all sexual orientations — all citizens."
Mayor Hales, Sen. Wyden, Commissioner Smith Kick Off SummerWorks' Sixth Year
TUESDAY, JULY 1, 2014 — City, county and federal partners today at the Portland Building kicked off the SummerWorks program's sixth year placing young people in summer jobs.
Mayor Charlie Hales, Sen. Ron Wyden, and Multnomah County Commissioner Loretta Smith praised the program for helping teens and young adults gain the work experience that is critical to their long-term success.
SummerWorks, a program through Worksystems Inc., since 2009 has placed 2,617 young people, ages 16 to 21, in summer jobs. The program emphasizes under-represented youth who face challenges such as growing up in poverty or at risk of dropping out of high school.
"We've been able to grow this program at Multnomah County since 2011 from 25 young men and women to 125 this year," says Smith, who will accept an award July 13 on the program's behalf at the National Association of Counties' annual convention. "This program works because it connects young people with quality jobs at good pay and provides the skills they need to make their lives better now and in the future."
The program formed in response to a persistent youth unemployment problem in Oregon; 36,000 young people are both out of school and out or work in the Portland metro area. Last year only about 25 percent of people 16 to 19 years old had a job. For young African-American men, that figure was only 12 percent.
Hales has prioritized working with public and private partners to build a more robust internship system to connect Portland students to the local workforce, and is particularly focused on ameliorating disparities in education, work and family outcomes for African-American men.
"There are several ways we as a community have failed the African American youth — education, employment, incarceration rates," Hales says. "These internships help level the playing field in a key performance measure, employment. This program provides a leg up. It's a small step, but a good one."
Nearly 60 percent of SummerWorks' funding comes from the city of Portland, Multnomah County, and Worksystems Inc., which is funded in part by the U.S. Department of Labor. Last year, Worksystems contributed $222,169 to the program; the city of Portland $188,071; and Multnomah County $173,475.
"The SummerWorks program is an indispensable tool in training the next generation of productive workers, in breaking the cycle of poverty, and in teaching young people the value of work and the self-esteem that comes with it," Sen. Wyden says. "This program is the gold standard for demonstrating to the rest of the country that local governments and the federal government can come together with local nonprofits and private enterprise to find good jobs for young people who want to work and want to contribute to their community."
Urban League Career Fair Slated
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2014 – The Urban League of Portland's annual career fair is scheduled for next week.
The event runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, at the Double Tree Hotel, 1000 N.E. Multnomah St., near the Lloyd Center.
This fair gives jobseekers the opportunity to meet face to face with recruiters from more than 50 employers, including representatives from corporate, professional, clerical, construction and health care industries, as well as the non-profit and government sectors.
Family behind Orox Leather artisan goods used PDC assistance to open 1st store, workshop in Old Town
After many years making sandals out of a garage and selling at Saturday Market, Orox Leather Co. moved into Old Town in December 2012, and celebrated its first bricks-and-mortar store with a grand opening party on August 1, 2013.


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We were on your same cruise as well. We were also extremely disappointed with the quality of food in The main dining room during the week. Our servers were also terrible so that made it worse. They had absolutely no personality or sense of humor. During past cruises, we got so close with our wait staff- I cried on our last night of the cruise. Definitely not this time! The shows were also disappointing - especially Wishes. We did love Buckets N boards. In St. Thomas, we did the catamaran sea Safari and snorkel and loved it - had an awesome time!! Highly recommend that excursion! My girls loved both the Oceaneer club and lab and Edge. The youth CMs were great! Our room attendant , Chitro, also did a great job! Our main disappointments were around our main dining room experience and crowds. The pools were always overflowing. Character lines were also always long.
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I was remiss in not mentioning Buckets and Boards - they were awesome! My kids even loved them, and they are tough cookies.
My kids had a great time in the clubs, as well, and I loved the new magic bands so that when I picked up the kids they could tell me exactly where to look for my kids - sure beats randomly circling around looking for them! |
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we are sailing on the fantasy this time next year..enjoyed reading these reviews.
whats up with disney cruise and the below average food? We felt the same way on our Magic cruise 2 years ago. Carnival, RCCL and Princess all had better food than Disney. Sucks about the rude people..I cant believe they were leaving nasty messages on your dry erase board. Boy have times changed...when I was a child I would have gotten a butt spanking if I knocked into someone going up the stairs and didnt apologize...so your telling me a father got offended that you corrected his child? How sad. I am really looking forward to the midship detective game! Our cabin is 9652 and will also open up to the stairs/elevator..glad the noise wasnt a big deal for you!
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We were on the Fantasy the previous week and found the same issues with the dining rooms. Service was not terrible, but not even close to previous cruises. Sitting with empty water glasses for any period of time is unacceptable!
We commented to our server and made it clear to our head server that we were not happy. Things did improve, but then we had the head server stalking us the remaining evenings, sneaking up and whispering in our ears. Kids running up and down the halls at all hours was an issue as well. We never actually saw any kids running, but clearly heard them. Also, very disappointed in overall customer service on the ship this time. Spent three days trying to get our room keys working properly and staff did not seemed concerned that it took 12 trips to guest service bc we were locked out of our room! Not to scare future cruisers, just be sure to speak up and make your thoughts known. We pay more for Disney cruises and have cruised enough to know how good they can be.
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WATCH: The National Live from SPIN25!
August 5, 2010 The National's performance last week at NYC's Terminal 5 -- part of SPIN's 25th anniversary celebration, presented by ZYNC from American Express -- was an epic one, viewed by 3,500 fans in person, and thousands more online (Read SPIN's review).
We've got a full-length clip from the concert, featuring a performance of "Afraid of Everyone," off 2010's High Violet (one of SPIN's 20 best albums of 2010, so far), which you can watch below.
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