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PETALUMA, Calif. — A man died in a plane crash shortly after leaving the Brookings Airport, Monday night.
Airport officials say the Redwood City, California man was heading to San Carlos, Calif. The FAA said around 9:30p.m, the pilot reported engine troubles and said he would try to make it to Gnoss Field in Novato. Shortly after they said communication was lost.
Around 10:04 p.m., Fire crews responded to a grass fire in Marin County on the border of Petaluma and Novato. This is where they said they found the plane wreckage.
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2013 Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG at the 2012 New York Auto Show
- Competes with: BMW 6 Series
- Looks like: A top-of-the-line SL-Class
- Drivetrain: 621-hp, 6.0-liter V-12; seven-speed automatic transmission; rear-wheel drive
- Hits dealerships: November 2012
The newly redesigned 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class gets another — now top-of-the-line — trim added to its roster before the model's official retail launch in May, according to the luxury carmaker. The 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG brings V-12 power back to the SL-Class lineup after a one-year hiatus. It will debut at the 2012 New York International Auto Show.
The SL65 AMG packs a 621-horsepower, twin-turbocharged V-12, which produces 738 pounds-feet of torque. That's up from 604 hp on the 2011 SL65 AMG. Like the SL63 AMG, this model is powered by the same seven-speed double-clutch automatic transmission. The engine gets larger air openings for cooling the engine oil, water and transmission oil, according to Mercedes. All that power allows the SL65 to acceleration from zero to 60 mph in 3.9 seconds, which is 0.3 seconds faster than the SL63.
In the cabin, there are AMG-specific sport seats with carbon fiber trim, a chrome instrument cluster and an analog clock designed by IWC Schaffhausen, among other changes.
Mercedes hasn't announced pricing for the SL65 AMG yet, but the base SL550 will start at $106,375 when it goes on sale in May. The SL63 AMG goes on sale in July with the SL65 AMG following in November.

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Posted: January 20, 2014
Best of CoBiz: Leaders, try a slice of humble pie
It's good for everyone
Derek MurphyIn a perfect world, leaders take the blame, but share the credit. Too bad the world is far from perfect. Often, leaders take more than their fair share of credit but hardly any blame.
Why is that? Do leaders think they are never to blame but always responsible for a company's success?
Listen, just because you gained a leadership role doesn't you mean you somehow become some sort of superhero who always makes the right moves. You're still largely the same person you've always have been, with an added title and more responsibility.
Leaders are liable for everything on their watch, and if something goes awry, you have to take the potential blame, while still holding the appropriate employees accountable. Pointing the fingers at others will only make you look weak as a leader, along with disengaging your workforce.
Let's step away from potential work disasters, and take a closer look at why it's an issue when leaders take all the credit for the company's accomplishments. It's no secret that people want to be recognized for their work. Let's be realistic here, your employees are not volunteering, they are working to collect a paycheck and have that feeling of accomplishment, and they want to make sure their contributions are recognized.
Don't forget your employees are keeping the company's engine chugging day after day. If you fail to adequately acknowledge that your successes were achieved, at least in part, through the efforts of others, then how do you expect your employees to feel? Taken advantage of? Under appreciated? Yes to both. And, of course, as a result, morale may be low.
So, what's a leader to do? To recap, you need to shoulder the blame when something goes wrong but when an initiative is a success, you must give credit to the employees. Sounds fun, right? Well, it comes with the territory of being a leader, or at least a successful, respected, one.
Here are some tips to help ensure you are tuned into your workforce:
• In staff meetings, ask the group for their ideas instead of presenting a briefing. Invite ideas by asking: "What do you think about...?" or "What ideas do you have about...?" Allow silence after you ask a question. Don't answer the question yourself. Solicit responses from people who seem reluctant to participate. Use your group's ideas whenever possible.
• Reserve dates to review progress. Establish specific goals for each assignment and measure progress against these goals as the project unfolds.
• Write down skill strengths and the type of assignments each group member prefers. Consult this list before making new assignments.
• Ask your team to critique work plans they have developed in the past to determine if there are any patterns to problem areas.
• Schedule a casual lunch with your group. Introduce a topic for discussion, then step back and allow your group members to discuss it.
• Set aside a specific time during the week when you are available to discuss problems and concerns with group members. Notify others of this schedule, and listen carefully to what people say.
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hey y'all, i need a few names for my story, since i just read a book kinda along the same lines of the one i'm writing, meaning it was a romance and out of the 12 names in my book 8 appeared in the other as well, and don't wanna be accused of ripping off the book i just read...
i need the names that match the following discriptions:
* vampire from the late 18th cen. (b.1774, turned 1790) would prefer a french name or a name with the lang of origin accompanying.
*name for supporting cast, male. pref. popular (c.1970's-2000's) any origin (please specify what origin)
*name for supporting cast, female. popular (c.1400-1600's) english pref.
*asian or psudo-asian name for supporting cast
thanx for any help...


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Le mort vivant
This blog is not dead, despite not being anymore what it used to be — read more about the history of Planète Béranger.
As I am still adding occasional posts on random occasions, I'm calling it "unclosed" — but commenting remains disabled.
Apart from the rare new posts, my curated list of smartphone apps is constantly updated. A couple of other posts (retrieve the very few archived posts from the Categories drop-down list) tend to be updated when I feel like doing it. Also, when a plugin tells me that a link from a post is dead, I'm updating the post accordingly.


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Yesterday we had a comic on the smartphone generation. Continuing with the smartphone-bashing theme, today's comic provides a helpful how-to for preventing people from using their smartphones during dinner. Indeed, if you have the problem of texting, Facebooking, tweeting, etc. while at the dinner table or a family function, then this comic is for you. Check it out:
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Hello, "AFPhys".
"Blessed art those, in the realm of no-cell."Have a GREAT day, neighbor!
Seamus McSeamus
I have an old iPhone 3G lying around that I could send you. :) -
If your "phone stacking" concept becomes popular, I will have to get a cell phone just so I can participate in that. Hmmm… come to think of it, I can probably get some kind of fake look-alike box that isn't even functional as a phone and that would be nearly cost free…Thus far I have been saved from the cell phone craze since my home is not reachable by cell, and I don't travel enough into areas that are… and I am happy about this!
One day, I expect to need all these articles by Ashraf about rooting Android, etc., but thus far I have avoided the need.
Still, I may need to get a fake one to attempt to score some free dinners…
To be a little more practical try PHONE STACKING.
Have each person place their phone in the middle of the table one on top of the other in a tower. The first person to touch their phone pays for the next dinner outing. Or if at a restaurant the first to touch their phone pays the bill. PHONE STACKING, it works.


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After earning a Th.M. degree last May, the Rev. Craig Heilmann wanted to continue his studies at Duke before returning to ministry in New Zealand.
As a member of The Divinity School's first class of doctor of theology students, he recognizes he's been given a rare opportunity. His scholarship will focus on the practice of penance and confession, areas he studied for the master of theology degree. But the program will also feature hands-on experience.
"With its emphasis on practices in the Christian community, it is my hope that I will gain the knowledge and skills to engage real life problems in the context of a church community, so that I end up with a theology 'with shoes on' (or should I say sandals?),"quips Heilmann.
A bonus of the doctoral program, he adds, is the flexibility to take courses in areas of the university in addition to The Divinity School. Last semester, for example, he took a course on the French philosopher Foucault in Duke's Program in Literature.
"In the end, those of us in this program receive encouragement from great faculty to pursue different areas of knowledge that might shed light upon Christian practices," says Heilmann. "And that has the power to lead to the integrated life of individuals and communities."
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It's a (new) Bad Boy affair on Frenchie's latest visual off his Mac & Cheese 3 tape.
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this guy is worse than dj khaled what is it with these arabs and features
Its obvious now Diddy got lucky w/Big and The Locks, Every other act has been a wack talentless popularity contest winner. WHHAACCKK! Hip Hop back on Life support.
To re-iterate what Big Cen said.....
In this song : "niggas from the side watchin...got 100 grand in my side pocket.."
In "Hatin on a youngin" off of Mac & Cheese 3, the same mixtapes: "niggas hatin from the side watchin...got 40 grand in my side pocket."
Same mixtape******
But yeah.....these are the rappers that get deals yall
folarin in the back
Song is pretty shitty but the hook is hilarious
Told that bitch give me head...OCHO CINCO!
this shit go hard!!! that whole mac and cheese go hard.
COKE BOY ? COCK BOY ? DICK BOY ? Ok


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I knew it was going to be close when I went to sleep last night, but when I woke up this morning, what do you think I saw as a total for August?
I missed it by 12 cents!
Darn the $1000 jinx!
I can only squeeze-out 3,000 uniques (per day) out of my SERPS, with Adwords I can double that.
[edited by: Khensu at 7:18 pm (utc) on Sep. 1, 2006]
Talk about jinx, I missed it by 937,7 dollars!
Stop giving away the store! How are we gonna keep members around if you two are giving away the darkest secrets at the drop of a hat?
In mentioning the above, I forgot to point out that my AdSense rep wiped all of my past lives records clean as soon as my site reached 500 million page views per month.
the short cut is to chant "el-gooG!el-gooG! skcilc gib emmiG" 10 minutes a day!
rats... no wonder i have flashbacks of being Cinderella's stepmother...
hey... gimme back mine too
Look at it another way. The median annual household income in the U.S. is about $46,000. That includes a lot of households where husband and wife each get up every morning and trudge off to a job for an ungrateful boss.
Every week, Monday through Friday, they get up, kiss each other goodbye and it's back to the old slave ship.
In August, just by having some web pages published and putting a little code on those pages, you made what they do in an entire week's of toiling away.
Feel better now?
well said farmboy... oink, moo and quacks to you!
I have another jinx, I can't break the $10 in one day mark in last 4 days I got 3 days over $9 but just cant seem to do it :P
But times are getting better with advertisers paying more money.
compared to my previous job as a web & multimedia developer working 12 - 14 hour days, doing the job of 3 people, this IS peanuts!
you WILL! i was like that too. then one fine day, it happened. then it happened again and again and again. it WILL happen!
just repeat the chant "el-gooG!el-gooG! skcilc gib emmiG" ;)
Well 4-5 months of learning and something like 3 months testing and than every month I increase my avarage by about $1/day so I guess its comming really soon :)
Also waiting for the first day with 1.000 visits but not really woried as long as I am making nice profit with really not that much work.
I, on the other hand, finally finished over $1,000! :) Very happy today, I've been with AdSense since April of '05. I'm running 1 hobby website.
On June 27th i got hit by the GOOGLE SERPs bug where 95% of the site disappeared from GOOGLE for exactly 30 days. All came back on July 27th, even stronger. So July was really bad, just over $600. June was about $850, so I was expecting July to take over 1K, but it wasn't in the cards.
COULD have been even more, but the site was taken down by my host for 2 days this month because of a trademark issue.
I'm not complaining, but gee! One cheapest click away from breaking the jinx!


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27 March 2012
Social Media World Forum Europe graces London
By Tim Gibbon
We've waited long enough and it couldn't have come sooner – London welcomes the Social Media World Forum (SMWF) Europe. The event that graces London for the next two days (27-28 March) is pitched as the leading social media marketing event and with guest speaker line-up amassed, they could be right.
19 August 2011
Why blog now?
By Tim Gibbon
After 10 years of consulting for agencies and brands on how to manage their blogs we're now writing our own. We enjoy digital marketing, social media and the role that integrating direct channels have - as much as the next agency or consultancy.
6 August 2011
Happy birthday WWW
By Tim Gibbon
Happy birthday dear WWW, happy to you! Another year on, how is the Web shaping and is social media reaching tipping point?


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DHS News March 2013
Recent reported successes of the Allegheny County Jail Collaborative are once again drawing attention, including national recognition. In an address to the National Association of Counties Legislative Conference, U. S. Attorney General Eric Holder singled out the Jail Collaborative while discussing the innovative ways that counties have been using funding provided through the Second Chance Act. He praised the achievements of the collaborative, because they "not only reduced the recidivism rate by half – when comparing participants to a control group – they have also secured a return-on-investment of roughly six dollars saved for every dollar spent on the program."
Additional recognition for the Collaborative came in Pittsburgh Today and Tomorrow 2013 (p. 19), the annual report from PittsburghTODAY, a civic information nonprofit that monitors regional indicators. In a section of the report on successes in regional governments, the report gives a brief history of the collaborative and highlights some of its successes.
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Tyler Austin 79 RF
New York Yankees
- Status: Active
- Full Name: Christopher Tyler Austin
- Age: 23 (September 6, 1991)
- Birthplace: Conyers, GA
- Bats/Throws: R/R Ht: 6' 1" Wt: 220
- Draft: Round 13 (2010, NYY)
- School: Heritage, Conyers, GA
Tyler Austin Career Stats
Tyler Austin News
- Judge clubs two homers in Scottsdale win
- Bird cranks AFL-leading fifth homer in rout
- Cowart delivers clutch triple for Solar Sox
- Austin plates two in Scottsdale's comeback
- Bird flies high in Scorpions' AFL opener
- Austin starting to bring Thunder at plate
- Gamel, Thunder rallies to Game 1 win
- Yanks' Austin sparks Thunder victory
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Tyler Austin 79 RF
- Full Name: Christopher Tyler Austin
- Born: September 6, 1991
- Age: 23
- Birthplace: Conyers, GA
- Bats: R
- Throws: R
- Height: 6' 1"
- Weight: 220
- Draft: Round 13 (2010, NYY)
- School: Heritage, Conyers, GA
Following the 2014 season, played in the AFL. ... Ranked No. 6 among Yankees prospects by MLB.com entering the 2014 season... ranked No. 3 among Yankees prospects by MLB.com entering the 2013 season. ... In 2012, he was named Yankees' Minor League Player of the Year after leading all farmhands in batting for the second year in a row, ranking third in RBIs and fourth in stolen bases. ... Was selected to play for Team USA at the 2012 All-Star Futures Game but did not participate due to injury. ...Selected by the New York Yankees in the 13th round of the 2010 First-Year Player Draft out of Heritage High School in Conyers, Ga.


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tballa55 wrote:ofcourse they're real, they're on the internet
Oh, I didn't realize that's where they came from. You make a good point.
Carry on.
tballa55 wrote:ofcourse they're real, they're on the internet
1. "From the delusional files, this former tweener/singer/actress has been in this space before when her story of being passed around between guys popped up. After a recent party where she serviced six guys, someone asked her why she kept doing it and she said it makes her happy and they are all helping her career. Uh huh."
2. "Despite chronic denials, the ugly habits of this young star are finally coming to light. What is still surprisingly quiet, though, is the role that one of the star's parents had in all this. A rather interesting case is currently being built against the parent for a variety of infractions including evidence tampering and possible drug charges."
3. "This male, openly gay B- pop singer has been doing everything he can to get a date with this former A list male singer who still has A+ name recognition. Even though the former A lister has been married to a woman, there have been rumors he is bi and the full on effort by our B- singer has been working."
4. "This aging, but still gorgeous C- list movie actress made a name for herself with one scene many years ago. The key is many years ago. Since then she has not done much acting until recently. It turns out that the head of a studio had a crush on our actress from that scene and offered her a role in a huge franchise if she would sleep with him. Thus a career was reborn."
5. "These two reality TV contestants from a show that just started up again this week, were seen smooching in a car when they didn't think anyone was watching. Our source tried to call the paps to get a photo but when the photog got there, they were gone. The thing that makes this scandalous is that one is married and the other is in a relationship. Not for long we think."
Section 40 wrote:4 - Sharon Stone? I personally think she's ghastly and the only thing I can remember her from is showing her snatch in some movie, the name of which I can't remember.
1. "This actress, who is the star of a very successful television show, has become completely obsessive about her weight. Not only does this talented star work very hard throughout the day (which is a workout in itself), she also exercises whenever she is not on set. In fact, she has been exercising so much and eating so little (less than 1000 calories per day), that she recently collapsed on the set. We believe that this single fact rather nullifies her claim that her new healthy lifestyle gives her lots of energy."
2. "These two celebrity BFF's who both got their start on the silver screen, are having to majorly rethink their friendship. It seems one friend cannot stand the husband of the other and it is causing a major riff in their friendship. The married friend feels forced to choose between her husband and her best friend, because neither one can stand to be in the same room with the other without a gigantic argument ensuing."
3. "Which sexy socialite happily loaded up on Vita min Water, Tulle, Linea Pelle Vintage Revolution jeans and other freebies at Robert Verdi's "Fashion Weekend Retreat" gifting suite? After getting a free manicure and filling up on snacks, the dark-haired beauty declared, 'Give me an eight-ball and a midget and I'm in heaven!'"
4. "For those of you who have no idea what a carpet rake is, let me explain. Back in the day, houses had two common denominators. Wood paneling and shag carpeting. If you had the shag, you had a carpet rake which is basically a plastic version of a real rake.
When I saw a rake [at a garage sale], it triggered in me a story the late great Johnny Grant told me about how the coke industry used to work in LA. Back in the late 70's and early 80's, coke took off in LA much like the rest of the world. At the time, the dealers for celebrities were divided within industries. It was really strange. You had dealers who sold to people on television, others for movies and others for the music industry.
This item involves the television dealer. He operated out of some apartments near Sunset and Vine which are gone now, but at the time was coke central. Because of his location, our dealer could service the entire television community. Although many television shows are not filmed in LA anymore, back then most were filmed in LA and they had fairly regular hours.
Actors and actresses would stop by the dealer's house on the way to work and generally on their way home after work. The truly addicted would often get away at lunch and rush over to the dealer's apartment. When they did so, the actor or actress often did not have time to change out of their wardrobe before coming to the dealer.
#1 This Emmy nominee/winner actor would often show up wearing surgical scrubs from his show.
#2 This Golden Globe nominee/winner actress would show up often at lunch. One of the dealer's best customers. Often she would forget to remove the name tag she wore on her show with her character's name.
Although the television users generally stuck with one person, the movie actors and actresses would sometimes stop by although the dealer would charge them almost double because that is what they were paying the guy who usually sold to them. #3 Anyway, one time, this still A list Academy Award nominee/winner actor who has also done lots of television called the dealer at 3am and begged the dealer to come to his house and bring some more coke. The actor was having as huge party and someone had spilled a huge bag of coke onto white shag carpeting. Apparently a bunch of drunk and high people had all tried to use a carpet rake to gather up the coke, but were so f**ked up they did not realize it was just sliding right through the rake. One person was do desperate for the coke that they vacuumed it up but this was at a time when they still had vacuum bags so they cut open the bag and the coke was all mixed up with lint and other stuff. Did not stop the people from trying to snort it though. Eventually the dealer came out and charged enough from that one sale where he managed to buy a car just from that one night.
Eventually the dealer got chased out of the business by people tougher than he was and he worked on some shows as a consultant for people who had been his customers. He died about 15 years ago."
1. "This C list actress that is in a movie that just left the theaters is having trouble adjusting to her new-found fame. She's always been a little socially awkward in the men department, and although people are linking her with her co-star, she's secretly dating a woman she met online. The two have yet to meet up, and we hear the actress prefers it this way. So far their relationship is strictly online."
2. "This pop star recently had some facial work done. It wasn't a huge secret, but it was assumed that she had done it on her own initiative. Turns out that the production company that hired her is actually behind the new look. They weren't happy with the way she looked in test shots, and strongly suggested to her that she modify her look before they invested in her. She agreed, and the production company set up the appointment and paid the bill. After all, no matter how talented you are, a pop star has to look camera ready, right? And god forbid she should actually look her real age."
3. "So, when you are someone who was the star of a reality show/performer with interesting teeth you expect that when you and your crew roll into a New York City strip club that everything will be taken care of. Well, apparently you would be wrong. Our reality show star did go to a strip club with some of his friends and ordered a round of drinks. They then decided to move to the VIP section. The bartender asked the manager if she should comp the drinks. The manager said the group needed to pay for their drinks just like everyone else. So, the bartender gave the group the bill. $66. Our reality star had $40 on him and no plastic. The rest of the group had no plastic but did manage to come up with the other $26. Of course no tip. They then left the club but were very pleasant. No 'Do you know you who I am?' kind of stuff. My question is even if you thought you were going to get free drinks, were you not going to tip the women for dancing for you? Should they consider it an honor to dance for you for free instead of making a buck with the paying customers?"
1. "This male, foreign born, national television entertainment reporter has been stalking a heterosexual worker at a Starbucks. The reporter comes in almost everyday and has been leaving notes on the worker's car. One such recent note said, 'I'll give you $50 if you let me suck your c**k.' The reporter has been busted by other workers in some of his attempts to leave notes. This should all end gloriously I'm sure."
2. "The Black Panthers have been very busy lately. They've been holding not-so-secret meetings with Farrakahn and Ahmadinejad in New York, spewing their disgusting hate speech about 'Fox Jews,' and calling for the mass killing of white babies. Well, guess who used to be a card-carrying member of the Black Panthers? A certain very popular television personality. Oh, yes! Don't expect confirmation anytime soon, though. We think this is another one of those facts that will somehow be left out of their autobiography."
3. "This B/C list singer from a group ensemble/band, who is also an actor has been bouncing around different girlfriends as of late. The current girl, who he's been pictured with lately happens to be the subject of yesterday's Blind. The two are faking a PR relationship, each to promote their projects and to gain some shared notoriety. We have already told you the secret she is hiding, but his mostly involves being in love with his ex and resenting the current publicity stunt."
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Newt Gingrich: Our man in Istanbul
Newt Gingrich has been cruising the eastern Mediterranean while fellow GOP presidential hopefuls were eating chili and hosting clam bakes in New Hampshire, and genuflecting to the religious right in Washington, D.C. A fellow passenger aboard the Seabourne Odyssey "outed" where Gingrich and wife Callista have gone on a two-week vacation that began May 27, […]
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Palin upstages Romney in N.H. newspaper
A day after ex-Gov. Mitt Romney announced his presidential candidacy in New Hampshire, the Granite State's largest newspaper ran a banner headline: "Palin Hits the Seacoast: She Stops by Clambake and Visits Fishermens' Pier." The New Hampshire Union Leader reduced Romney, former governor of neighboring Massachusetts, to a tiny inset photo in the Palin article […]
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Palin sideswipes Romney on bus tour
During a visit to Bunker Hill, ex-Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin saw the whites of Mitt Romney's eyes and fired off a verbal salvo just as Romney was announcing his presidential candidacy nearby in New Hampshire. It was a shot heard 'round the Republican Party. Palin took out after mandates in the Massachusetts health care plan […]
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Trump, Sarah Palin breaking bread together
Sarah Palin took a break from her populist bus tour Tuesday night to meet with Donald Trump at the real estate mogul's 30,000 square foot-plus apartment in New York's Trump Tower. The get-together of two of America's premier publicity seekers generated a buzz of media attention, as Palin left her bus behind and arrived at […]
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Romney, Palin top tepid GOP poll
The Gallup Poll is out with new numbers on the 2012 Republican presidential race: After two candidate entries and a trio of withdrawals, nobody has caught on with GOP voters. Former Massachusetts Gov. Willard "Mitt" Romney leads with just 17 percent, followed by ex-Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin at 15 percent. Libertarian U.S. Rep. Ron Paul […]
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Giuliani to Run in New Hampshire primary?
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, an early flame-out in the 2008 presidential race, is "very close to running" again, Rep. Peter King, R-New York, told an American Spectator dinner on Monday night. If Giuliani gets in, it will be the first time a Presidential contest has featured two thrice-wed candidates. Ex-House Speaker Newt Gingrich, […]
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Trump support plummets in poll
Whether it was the string of "f"-bombs he unleashed in Las Vegas, or his "birther" talk, support for Donald Trump has plunged in the latest Public Policy Polling survey of Republican presidential prospects. Trump was far ahead with 26 percent a month ago, ex-Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee well behind in second place at 17 percent. […]
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Herman Cain wins GOP straw poll in Washington state
(UPDATES to CORRECT that Cain does not work for Fox News) Former Godfather's Pizza CEO and radio talk show host Herman Cain was a surprise victor in a straw poll of GOP presidential candidates held at State Republicans' 29th Annual Spring Gala on Friday. Cain took 54 votes of 357 votes cast. He edged out […]
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Where are you, Mitt Romney?
State Republicans are conducting a presidential straw poll at the party's 29th Annual Gala Auction and Dinner, set for Friday night at the Hilton, after a stealth visit by a man who should be the GOP's frontrunner. Former Massachusetts Gov. Willard "Mitt" Romney was through last week for a pricey fundraiser, but not to meet […]
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I am looking into augmenting my jaw using hydroxyapatite granuals. What are the risks associated with using this material? It seems a more custom implant can be performed. Why are the surgeons who use this so few?
Hydroxyapatite Granuals Mandibular Angle Implant Risks?
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Implanting jaw implants with hydroxyapatite is not a common procedure. There is not as much information on this approach versus silicone jaw implants and medpor implants. The hydroxyapatite can absorb and you could be left with hardly any augmentation. Silicone and medpor implants are more proven with a successful track history. In my opinion, silicone jaw implants are better and are less risky compared to other forms of implants in the jaw and lateral jaw area. Below is a video for you to watch and a link to see more informative videos:
I have not seen many surgeons employ this product as well.
For a brief time, the use of hydroxyapatite cement was popular and this came in a paste form that was prepared and spackled into place. It was difficult to work with and often did not "set" properly.
I have only seen one person with injected granules that became infected and required surgical drainage to remove. I do not know how frequently this complication occurs.
Hydroxyapatite granules have been used for many years and have a good safety track record. They have been used to literally fill in clefts in facial bones (cleft palate or fractures) giving seamless results.
The positives are that they are incorporated by scar tissue, when placed near bone and become part of the bone. The problem is that unlike pre-made implants they require a precise pocket creation and precise placement. In other words, a bit more artistry.
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Do I have to notify my employer about my cancer diagnosis? I am worried about losing my job.
Christina Bach, Oncology Social Worker at Penn Medicine responds:
You are not legally obligated to inform your employer of your cancer diagnosis.
If you are applying for FMLA coverage (which protects your job for up to 12 weeks), you will need to supply medical verification of your diagnosis and treatment to human resources; however, your direct boss or co-workers are not informed about your medical diagnosis. It is YOUR decision to disclose your cancer diagnosis.
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You should also talk with human resources about your options for applying for disability through your employer as well as how to maintain your health insurance coverage through COBRA.
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Oct 17, 2014 - The prevalence of familial pancreatic cancer (FPC) is about 9 percent, and patients with FPC have more precursor lesions and are less likely to smoke than patients with sporadic pancreatic cancer, according to a study published online Oct. 14 in Cancer.


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Our Q&A with Janet Evanovich focuses on how her inaugural Stephanie Plum novel made it into movie theaters...albeit 17 years after publication.
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Janet Evanovich's inaugural Stephanie Plum novel, One for the Money, makes its way into movie theaters on January 27—some 17 years after publication. The book—part adventure, part crime mystery, part modern romance—began a powerhouse publishing franchise that routinely places its titles on best-seller lists. Evanovich's latest book in the numbered series, Explosive Eighteen, debuted in November. A New Jersey native, Evanovich's Plum novels are firmly anchored in the Garden State—although the author now resides in New Hampshire. The Plum character lives near her kooky extended family in the Chambersburg section of Trenton. In the upcoming film, she's played by Katherine Heigl, who heads a cast that includes Jason O'Mara (as police sergeant Joe Morelli), Daniel Sunjata (as a bounty hunter known as Ranger) and screen legend Debbie Reynolds (as Plum's cockeyed grandmother). Evanovich hopes more movies follow.
One for the Money was optioned years ago. So what took Hollywood so long to believe in Stephanie Plum?
They tell me they had a hard time getting a script they liked.
While you no longer live in New Jersey, all your characters do. How does being a native Jersey girl influence your writing?
My characters swear a lot and eat Tastykakes and Taylor Pork Roll.
Why Trenton as the setting for the series?
Trenton has a lot of good crime and a river for dumping bodies.
The movie was shot in Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania, not New Jersey. How'd that work?
They tell me parts of Pittsburgh look like Jersey. Hell, what do I know?
What made Chambersburg the right setting for Stephanie Plum's quirky family?
I really write about Chambersburg 60 years ago when it was a nice Catholic Italian neighborhood and very small town.
Are Ranger and Morelli based on real Jersey guys?
Aren't all Jersey guys like Ranger and Morelli?
What do you think of their casting?
I'll tell you after I see the movie.
Did you have control or input over casting or script?
Stephanie Plum is a klutzy, curly-haired brunette and on the small side. Katherine Heigl is none of those. How'd she become Stephanie?
Stephanie is actually 5 foot 7. Heigl is 5 foot 9. And Heigl dyed her hair.
Will there be more movies if this one, based on your first Stephanie Plum book, succeeds?
Have you seen a finished version of the movie? If so, what's your reaction?
Haven't seen it. I declined a preview. I'm waiting to see it with everyone else.
When you write about New Jersey locations, do you write from a map or from memory?
Both. And I make stuff up—mostly for legal purposes.
Do you ever return to New Jersey just to replenish your Jersey attitude?
I return to Jersey because I love Jersey...especially the Shore. No matter how hard I try I can't get rid of my Jersey attitude. Only kidding—I'm proud of my Jersey attitude.
Do you write crime stories with lots of romance elements or romances with lots of crime action?
I write adventure stories with some sex, some pizza and lots of laughs.
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I know Skittles has dibs on the "taste the rainbow" slogan, but I think this unicorn cake deserves to borrow it. Baker Heather Sherman (Art2Eat) created this colorful pegacorn cake for her daughter's 7th birthday. It features a mama and a baby to make it extra adorable. From Heather:
Our Darling Daughter just turned 7, and she always is one of my most challenging clients. This year was no different – she requested a "Rainbow Unicorn pegasus with a mama and a baby". !!!!. The head and legs are krispy-treat, the wings had a wire 'bone' and are covered in gumpaste feathers. The inside was golden vanilla cake. This one was a HUGE hit at the party.
It so magical and pretty I'd have a hard time cutting it. Wouldn't you feel like a monster chopping off the head of a baby unicorn? I don't care if it's sugary and delicious!
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Candlewood Suites Savannah Airport
Candlewood Suites Savannah Airport
Welcome to the Candlewood Suites Hotel at the Savannah Airport
.The Candlewood Suites Savannah Airport Hotel offers a convenient location near many attractions and businesses in Savannah. Our hotel is located right off I-95 at the Savannah Hilton Head International Airport (SAV). Our complimentary shuttle can pick you up from the airport or take you to your departing flight.
Visitors can easily travel to local attractions in Savannah. Our airport hotel is just 12 miles from Savannah's Historic District on the riverfront. Guests can also take one of Savannah's famous trolley tours and be picked up right at the hotel.
In addition to our prime location near attractions in Savannah, we are also located within a few miles of area corporations. Local corporations include IKEA, Target Distribution Center, Home Depot, Dollar Tree Distribution Center, Gulfstream, SheltAir, Flight Safety, and Pier 1 Distribution Center.
During your extended stay in Savannah, you can enjoy amenities that help you feel at home. Complimentary amenities include an airport/local area shuttle, self-laundry facilities, fitness center, an outdoor pool and high-speed Internet access. You can buy snacks and meals at our on-site convenience store, the Candlewood Cupboard, which you can prepare in your suite's fully equipped kitchen. Book your next visit to Savannah, GA at the Candlewood Suites Savannah Airport.
Quick Info
- Check In: 3:00 PM
- Check Out: 12:00 PM
- Minimum Check-In Age: 21
- Late Check Out Available
- Parking: Free
- Print Fact Sheet
- Chat With Us
- On-site Guest Self-Laundry Facilities
- Housekeeping Full Service
- Standard Wireless Internet service is free for all members
- On-site Fitness Center Available
It's hard to leave your best buddy at home when you're traveling for extended periods, so we provide a pet friendly experience. Restrictions and fees apply.
Whether you are booking suites for a family reunion or suites for your company's training needs, Candlewood Suites hotels can accomodate your group.
Workout whenever you want: Candlewood Gym always has an open door and lots of aerobic and cardio equipment to make it easier to stick to your exercise routine, no sweat.
At Candlewood Suites® hotels, we want you to experience comfort in every sense.
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Candlewood Suites Savannah Airport
March 03, 2015
Would not stay at this location again. Perhaps others are better
March 02, 2015
Location, Staff, area amenities, quality of service, Thank you
stay here, but no breakfast
February 28, 2015
Nice hotel, great staff, very accommodating, good internet service. reasonable pet fees. Negative point: no breakfast whatsoever offered.
February 24, 2015
We've stayed at several Candlewood Suites and this was by far the worst experience we've ever had. The rooms and hotel in general, were filthy. It's clear that the management staff is well aware of the cleanliness issues and yet the problem persists. They offered no solutions, only made excuses for a poor housekeeping team.
Hotel wreaks of smoke
Large yellow stain on carpet
Blood crusted pillow case on bed
Wrappers in bathroom tub
Black crud in shower
Socks under bed - Not ours
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Hi all, bought an 06 Mondeo (i think that makes it a mark3) 1 week ago but been on here a while.
Was registered on here with my CMax but i was struggling to remember my username and password to log back in so started from fresh
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February Point, Great Exuma Island
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Great Exuma Island
Tel: 877 839 4253
Concierge.com's insider take:
Grand Exuma, with its isolated white-sand beaches and super-friendly locals, has a legendary castaway vibe, but in terms of elegant, upscale hotels, you're out of luck. Enter February Point, an 80-acre property that rents villas by the week or night. The pastel-colored houses, in styles ranging from colonial to cutting-edge modern, are loaded with high-end amenities, such as plasma TVs, granite kitchens, Jacuzzis, and rain showers. The result: You feel as if you're staying in a luxury home in Miami. There are private docks, tennis courts, playgrounds, all kinds of water equipment, and a few small beaches nearby (larger ones are a short drive away). There's also a relaxed waterfront restaurant at the marina that packs in a crowd on Tuesday nights for fish tacos and live rake-and-scrape bands.—Leigh Newman


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Healthy plants -- and a striking landscape or garden -- start with healthy soil. To support vigorous plant life your soil must contain the proper balance of nutrients and minerals -- and provide adequate drainage. If it needs it add compost or other organic mixtures to make your soil rich, balanced and ready for planting.
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Posted: Oct 18, 2012 6:50 AM by Meteorologist Dave Nussbaum
Updated: Oct 18, 2012 6:50 AM
Source: WBRZ Weather Center
Scattered showers and a few thunderstorms are moving through the Baton Rouge area this morning. They are ahead and along a strong cold front. Some of the storms could be strong. Otherwise, it is partly cloudy with temperatures ranging from the upper 60s to the mid 70s.
The cold front will move into the Gulf of Mexico this afternoon, and the rain/storms will come to an end. We will become mostly sunny and pleasant. High temperatures will only climb to around 80.
Expect some MUCH COOLER weather tonight! We will have clear skies with low temperatures near 50. Areas north and east of Baton Rouge will likely dip into the upper 40s. BRRRR!
Be sure to watch Dave's latest video forecast and follow him on Twitter and Facebook for weather updates throughout each day!


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Rock band Death Cab For Cutie have pioneered a whole new method of filming a music video, nailing the first ever "live, scripted, single-take" shot for their anthemic new single 'You Are A Tourist' in record time.
From close observation of the panoramic vid, which comes complete with neon light shows and glitzy formation dancers, it seems that a lot could've gone wrong. But with a day of careful rehearsals, and a dash of good old fashioned luck, they've really pulled it off. Watch it here on Death Cab's official YouTube channel, and see if you agree.
This represents the first new material from the band since they appeared on the 'Twilight: New Moon' soundtrack record in 2009 with epic track 'Meet Me On The Equinox'. The song is taken from the top of their new album 'Codes and Keys', which is set for release in May.
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In the latest film in the hit X-Men franchise, Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) is sent back in time by Professor Xavier (Sir Patrick Stewart) and Magneto (Sir Ian McKellen) to join forces with their past selves (James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender) to stop their fellow Mutant Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence) from inadvertently causing a chain of events that could lead to the extinction of Mutants.
Read More /▶White Earth is nominated for Documentary Short Subject. Directed by J. Christian Jensen, White Earth focuses on three children and an immigrant mother who face a long and difficult winter in North Dakota, which has attracted many people seeking work during an oil boom.
Read More /▶Finding Vivian Maier is an Oscar nominee for Documentary Feature. These are the first Academy Award nominations for producers John Maloof and Charlie Siskel.
Read More /▶In the follow-up to Rise of the Planet of the Apes, motion-capture star Andy Serkis reprises his role as Caesar, a chimpanzee that led a rebellion against humans opposite new stars Gary Oldman as Dreyfus and Keri Russell as Ellie.
Read More /▶Nightcrawler is nominated for Writing (Original Screenplay) by Dan Gilroy. The film stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Louis Bloom, a man who haunts the streets of Los Angeles at night, using a police radio scanner to locate unfolding crime scenes.
Read More /▶The second Captain America film starring Chris Evans as Steve Rogers / Captain America, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury and Robert Redford as Alexander Pierce is an Oscar Nominee for Visual Effects.
Read More /▶Aya, by Oded Binnun and Mihal Brezis, is an Oscar nominee for Best Short Film (Live Action). These are the first Academy Award nominations for Oded Binnun and Mihal Brezis.
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Displaying entries 41-50 out of 54.
Various Mode Heat Transfer
AJ Baker, University of Tennessee, Knoxville |
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Consider an array of heated tubes submerged in a vessel with fluid flowing past them. Neglecting end effects, the flowfield can be assumed 2-D in planes with normals parallel to the tube axes.... |
Plane Stress in a Plate With a Hole
AJ Baker, University of Tennessee, Knoxville |
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The plane stress analysis of a square plate with a hole at the center subjected to tension is performed using COMSOL Multiphysics. Objectives of this simulation: 1. Evaluate the use of COMSOL... |
Vibration of an L-Shaped Membrane
AJ Baker, University of Tennessee, Knoxville |
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FEA normal mode vibration analysis of the L-shaped membrane for edge displacement BCs fixed at zero displacement. Objectives of this simulation: 1. Set-up a GWSh eigenmode analysis of... |
Flow in a Step-Wall Diffuser
AJ Baker, University of Tennessee, Knoxville |
2 reviews
This example comes from the textbook "The Computational Engineering Sciences" by A.J. Baker. Objectives of this problem: 1. Set-up COMSOL for GWSh solutions for the benchmark Navier-Stokes... |
Mass Transfer in Low Re Crossflow
AJ Baker, University of Tennessee, Knoxville |
4 reviews
COMSOL Multiphysics fluidized-bed problem of mass transfer in creeping flow over a cylindrical catalyst pellet. Objectives of this simulation: 1. Set-up the COMSOL Multiphysics fluidized-bed... |
Space-time Formulation for Finite-Element Modeling of Superconductors
F. Grilli[1], F. Sirois[1], M. Laforest[1], and S. Ashworth[2][1]Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada [2]Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, USA |
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In this paper we present a new model for computing the current density and field distributions in superconductors by means of a periodic space-time formulation for finite elements (FE). By... |
Application of Solution Mapping to Reduce Computational Time in Actively Cooled Power Electronics
Kirk Lowe, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Rao V. Arimilli, University of Tennessee |
4 reviews
In some power electronic applications the available coolant temperature is close to maximum and controlling operating temperature becomes more challenging, for which new thermal management schemes... |
Exploratory FEM-Based Multiphysics Oxygen Transport and Cell Viability Models for Isolated Pancreatic Islets
Peter Buchwald, Diabetes Research Institute and the Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, University of Miami |
7 reviews
Cellular-level oxygen consumption and cell viability models incorporating physiologically realistic assumptions and fully scaled 2D/3D geometries have been implemented in COMSOL Multiphysics for... |
A Finite Element Analysis on the Modeling of Heat Release Rate, as Assessed by a Cone Calorimeter, of Char Forming Polycarbonate
D. Statler, Mid-Atlantic Technology, Research and Innovation Center, and R. Gupta, West Virginia University |
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During the pyrolysis and combustion of polymers, heat is released and is typically measured with a cone calorimeter to better assess the polymer's flammability. Modeling heat release rate, as... |
Study of Compliance Mismatch within a Stented Artery
Kefu Liu and Gianmarc Coppola, Lakehead University |
1 review
The objective of this paper is to study the effects of compliance mismatch in a stented artery. COMSOL Multiphysics is used to tackle this challenging problem involving fluid-structure... |


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We review 17 soundbars priced from $249 to $1099.
Through our rigorous testing, we reveal which soundbars:
If you want proper stereo sound to accompany your TV, you can't beat a pair of properly placed speakers. And for a cinema sound experience you need a well-designed (and often expensive) multi-speaker setup with a home theatre amplifier. So when the subject of high quality audio is raised, the word "soundbar" is rarely part of the conversation.
Soundbars are a collection of speakers housed in a long, thin cabinet for convenience and are, by their very design, a compromise compared with larger systems. But if you want to avoid going through the often considerable hassle of setting up a home theatre system, you may be pleasantly surprised at the quality to be gained through using these TV audio enhancers. Any of the 17 soundbars we tested will deliver a better sound than you'll get from your TV's speakers.
For more information about home theatre systems, see our Sound section.
Listening panel The soundbars are placed in a room typical of a small lounge room (four metres by five metres) with furnishings, and calibrated according to the manufacturer's instructions. Our three audio industry expert listeners appraise them for their ability to cope with stereo and 5.1 channel music, as well as 5.1 movies. They pay particular attention to the soundbar's ability to produce an immersive surround sound experience in comparison with our reference 5.1 system, which is worth approximately $3000.
Ease of use We assess the connections, calibration options, on-screen and front panel displays, as well as the manual and any other instructions that come with the product.
Remote control We assess the remote control to determine how easy it is to use for common functions. Although it's not as crucial as with other home entertainment devices such as a Blu-ray player or PVR, the remote is still an important part of the functionality of any home entertainment unit. We look at the key size, shape, colour and grouping for ease of understanding.
Standby energy We measure the amount of power the soundbar uses when in standby mode.
Our report also offers a sortable table of all soundbars in the test: you choose what's important. You can select by brand, price, overall score, image quality, specs, prices, features and functions for all models.
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Something random about myself...
One of my biggest fears in murky water. The lack of not being able to see around you, and the general unknown of deep-water life.
I noticed this, probably, when I was smaller and playing Zelda 64 .
The water temple creeped me out.
My biggest fear is death.
Not really because of my wanting to live, but rather the fact that everyone would see me as that happy, cheery, good student that was optimistic and friendly. They wouldn't know who I was, and people will just be wasting their time, doing something useless.


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That is good. But we here in the US still have an illegitimate president, and a whole lot of corruption. His side of the aisle still hasn't figured out that you can't tax and spend your way to prosperity. If you could then going to the mall would make you rich. That sort still believes that the only problem is that the bottom needs to be lifted up. They never consider that its the people who create stuff that makes everyone's life easier. Where are all of the reforms this guy promised? The problem is, now there is so much malfunction that any president who follows, if he tries to fix something, is hog tied by the corrupt state of the system, contributed to by previous administrations, most of which was by congress.
Libs believe in government forcing people to bend to their will. That's been done to death throughout history and always fails. People don't need government to tell them how to live, whether its food, education, lifestyle, energy usage, cars or choices in entertainment. All these programs targeting behavior modification accomplish is more people gaming the system and everyone who isn't, being impoverished or enslaved. All that the "lift up" programs result in is just more stupid affirmative action nonsense, waste of money.


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Fashion retailer Asos.com, which attracts over 11 million unique visitors to its site per month, will launch its Facebook shop at the end of January. Users will be able to make purchases from its entire range via social networking site. Social sign-ins to its website will mean that customers can use their Facebook or Twitter details to log on and share their purchases with friends. ASOS currently has almost 400,000 followers on Facebook.
The Facebook app will have the same functionality as the Asos website, including add-to-basket, edit cart contents, check out and order-tracking features. Users' purchases will appear in their friends' newsfeeds, that will then offer the chance to click through to the Facebook store. The system has been developed by Usablenet.com which current drives the ASOS.com
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Your Guide to Memorial Day on the North Shore 2014
Memorial Day on the North Shore! We Salute you…
The Village of Wilmette and Huerter Post #46 of the American Legion will host a Memorial Day parade on Monday, May 26th. The parade will begin at 10:00 am at Lake Avenue and Ridge Road, proceeds east to Park Avenue, south to Wilmette Avenue and conclude at Village Hall at 1200 Wilmette Avenue. Parade units will include Veterans, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, the Wilmette Police and Fire Departments, and more. Once at the Village Hall, a brief ceremony will be held near the Wilmette war memorial.
The American Legion will again hold its Memorial Day services starting at 10 a.m. Monday, May 26, at the Veterans' Memorial in Jewett Park.
Memorial Day Parade
Held by American Legion Post No. 791 on Monday, May 26. The parade begins at 10:30 a.m. from the corner of Cherry & Western, east to Church and Shermer and continues on Shermer west to Meadow. Free popsicles after the ceremony at the American Legion Post 791 on Shermer (while supplies last).
Highland Park
Parade & Observance
The City of Highland Park presents a Memorial Day Observance on Monday, May 26, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at Memorial Park, 405 Prospect Avenue. The park is just east of the Highland Park Public Library at the intersection of Laurel, Prospect and Linden Avenues. The event will be held near the bandstand. Representatives from the American Legion Post #145, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #4737 and Jewish War Veterans #29 will be in attendance. Special guest speakers include Illinois Senator Julie Morrison, Lieutenant Colonel John T. Novak, and Mayor Nancy Rotering. Members of the Highland Park High School Band will perform. The event will take place rain or shine. All are welcome to attend.
Memorial Day Parade & Service
The Parade begins at Central School at 10:30am, Service at Veteran's Memorial Park at 11:00am Meet & Greet with Village Officials following the service sponsored by the Glencoe Human Relations Forum.
Parade & Ceremony
The Winnetka Park District and the Village of Winnetka invite residents to the annual Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 26. The Parade begins at 10:00 AM on the corner of Glendale and Elm, and ends with a ceremony at the Village Green. To see more information about the ceremony, click here. Anyone interested in volunteering as a parade marshal, please contact Toby Ross at the Winnetka Park District at 847-501-2040.
Parade & Service
Honor the memory of all those who served in wars fought by American forces at the 2014 Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony. This year's parade begins at 9 a.m. Monday, May 26, east of the railroad tracks on Grove Street, continues east to Church Street (a change due to construction), then south to Glenview Road to the Veteran's Memorial at Glenview road and River Drive, where the ceremony will take place. The events are sponsored by the Joseph M. Sesterhenn American Legion Post 166, in cooperation with the Village of Glenview.
Memorial Day Events are brought to you by the Come Home North Shore Team of Coldwell Banker.
4 Fun Things To Do On The North Shore~ March 28-30, 2014
Natural Areas Volunteer Workday
From 9am to noon at the
Heller Nature Center
2821 Ridge Road, Highland Park
Come join the Natural Areas Program for a volunteer workday. Activities include invasive species removal, brush pile burns, seed collecting and processing, native tree and shrub planting, and plant, animal and habitat monitoring. Contact Liz Ettelson (firstname.lastname@example.com) for more details or call: 847.433.6901. Come prepared to work outside and get dirty! Cost is free!
Saturday the 29th
Weekend Family Class: Gumballs & Superballs
Chicago Botanical Gardens
1000 Lake Cook Rd Glencoe
Two Classes; 9.30 & 1
Find out how people use parts of rainforest trees to make chewing gum and rubber. Create your own bouncing ball and flavorful gum to take home. TIMES:9.30–11 am & 1–2.30 pm.
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Hubbard Woods Neighborhood Home Sales -2011
Here's the second in a series of posts providing hyper-local home sales data for Winnetka. Yesterday was Greeley. Today is Hubbard Woods, the area north of Pine St. on the west side of Green Bay Rd. and north of Tower Rd. on the east side of Green Bay. This neighborhood, whose sales were a bit lackluster last year, came charging back in 2011, posting a 31% gain in sales and a 17% increase in median price.
Hubbard Woods Neighborhood Home Sales – 2011 vs. 2010
Source: MRED llc – Single family homes data. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed
Wondering what your neighbor's house sold for? Just email us with the address of the property and we'd be happy to send you that information (caveat: only if the transaction has closed. Until then the information is not available).
Winnetka Real Estate Trends – March
The Winnetka housing market has picked up considerably this spring. Sale are increasing and we are working through the high inventory of homes for sale. Prices have stopped sliding, though they are still below last year and we probably won't see them increase for a while yet.
Winnetka Home Sales
Home sales were up 7% from February 67% over last March. For the first quarter, sales are running 56% ahead of first quarter 2009 when the market was at its lowest point. Although more houses sold this year than last, a larger percentage of homes sold under $1,000,000 than last year.
Winnetka Home Prices
Prices are trending up over the past few months, but are still below this time last year. The median sales price for March was $1,065,000, which was up 10% over February but down 31% vs. last March. Average sale price was $1,734,553, up 55% from February but down 25% vs. year ago.
Inventory and Months Supply
There were 221 homes for sale in Winnetka as of March, which was up 8% over February and down almost 9% from March of last year. We would expect the inventory of homes for sale to go up in March given seasonality. The more important number is months supply, which is a measure of how long it would take to sell all the homes on the market at the current rate of sale. In March of this year the months supply of homes was 14.7 months. This is higher than we would like to see but down 44% from last March and dramatically better than April of last year when the months supply reached 86 months!
Market Time
The days on market (DOM) chart shows how long the average property is on the market before it sells. An upward trend indicates a buyer's market, while a downward trend is a move towards a seller's market. The DOM for March was 143 days, up 22% from February and up 34% from last March.
Adorable and Affordable: 903 Willow Road, Winnetka
My best buy for this week is 903 Willow Road in Winnetka. It's an adorable vintage Dutch Colonial style home with 9 rooms, 3 bedrooms and 2.1 baths.
It's priced at $599,000 and here's why it's such a great value:
- Lots of space in the house, the yard and the garage: It has good-sized rooms. Plus there's a large screened in porch which expands the living area. There's lots of living space and storage in the finished lower level. The yard is larger than comparably priced homes at 50′ x 187′ . And there's a 4 car garage, part of which could be converted into an office or studio.
- It retains its vintage feel, but is updated where it counts (kitchen and bathrooms) and the updates are in keeping with the character of the house. The floors have been refinished, central air has been added and the windows were replaced within the last ten years.
- It is very conveniently located. You can walk to town and trains as well as to Crow Island School.
The downside? If there is a downside to this house it is that it is on Willow Road, which does have a fair amount of traffic during morning and afternoon rush hours. But if you're used to living in the city, this might not bother you.
See the virtual tour of this house here. If you'd like to see it in person, just let me know. I'd be happy to show it to you.
It's TV Tune Out Week!
Think your family can go for a week without TV or any other form of "screen entertainment"?
If you're up for the challenge, North Shore businesses are here to support you. All week long sponsors of the "holiday" are providing tons of activities for those who want to experience life unplugged.
This year's theme is "Power on Your Imagination" and the fun kicks off Sunday, March 7 with a performance by the Chinese Acrobats– at 3:30 p.m. in the Washburne School gym, 515 Hibbard Rd., Winnetka. All week long you can take part in dozens of alternative activities – including acting classes, art projects, treasure hunts, story hours, behind-the-scenes tours, sports and community service opportunities. Or, you can just enjoy time with your family at home, without the distraction of TVs, computers and video games. Play board games, read together, bake cookies, or go on a family expedition.
TV Tune Out Week was started in 1995 by the Winnetka Alliance for Early Childhood and has now spread to surrounding communities. Over 5500 children participate in the program, whose goal is for families to evaluate the role TV plays in their lives, to explore other options and to become more educated about screen media.
Ideas for family fun and information about community activities are all listed in The 2010 TV Tune Out Guide, which is available at participating schools or at various locations throughout the community. For more information about TV Tune Out Week, visit www.winnetkaalliance.org.
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Guide to Winnetka Preschools
Winnetka Community Nursery School
800 Pine St., Winnetka, IL 60093
(847) 446-4432
This is a play-based program whose goal is to foster the social, emotional, cognitive and physical development of young children. Its philosophy is that young children learn primarily through play. The emphasis is on developing social skills, fostering a positive self concept and emotional well-being, encouraging thinking, reasoning, language and literacy. Key activities include: imaginative play, cooking, sensory activities, music and singing, manipulative toys, gross motor play, outdoor play, dramatic play and experiential art.
There is a two-day a week program for older 2 year olds; three and four day programs for 3 and 4 year olds; a five day program for 4 and 5 year olds. Half day and full day (8:45am -3:00pm) programs are available. There is also an extended day program and a summer camp.
Winnetka Public School Nursery
1155 Oak St., Winnetka, IL 60093
(847) 446-5153
Founded in 1926, Winnetka Public School Nursery is a play-based program where children learn to think critically, express themselves creatively and relate constructively to the world. It is a Reggio-Emilia inspired school that believes that the child's environment is the "3rd teacher" that inspires exploration, collaboration and joy. The program balances blocks of child-initiated activity with group experiences led by the teacher. Its name (Winnetka Public School Nursery) is misleading as this is a private, non-profit school, not a public school.
For 2 year olds and younger 3's the program is thee days/week from 9:00-11:15 am 3 and 4 year olds can attend either 4 or 5 days/week from 9:00-11:15 am or 12:45-3:00 pm.
Willow Wood Preschool
684 Oak St, Winnetka, IL 60093
Willow Wood is a play-based program for children 3 – 5 years old that encourages children to learn through exploration, creativity and problem solving.
Three year olds have a choice of 2 days/week or 3 days from 9:00-11:15. Four year olds go 4 days and 5 year olds go 5 days/week, either mornings or afternoons. Willow Wood also runs a summer camp.
Harkness House for Children
630 Lincoln Ave., Winnetka, IL 60093
(847) 501-2549
Harkness House is located in the Winnetka Community House and accepts children as young as six weeks. It is the only true "day-care" program here in that it runs year round and operates from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm with full day or part day options available.
Activities include art, music, sensory table, manipulative toys, socialization, gross motor and out door play.
Sacred Heart School
1095 Gage St, Winnetka, IL 60093
(847) 446-0005
Sacred Heart School in Hubbard Woods runs a preschool program for 4 year olds concentrating on four main areas of development: cognitive, emotional, social and physical. It is a child-centered curriculum allowing for flexibility and creativity. The main activities are language arts, dramatic play, cooking, music and art.
Children attend mornings from 9:00-11:30 am or afternoons from 12:40-3:10 pm. Parishioners have first priority and others are welcome when space is available.
Related Posts:
- Guide to North Shore Preschools
- Glencoe Preschools
- Highland Park Preschools
- Kenilworth Preschools
- Wilmette Preschools
Family Fun at Winnetka Community House
If your kids are getting cabin fever from the relentless cold weather, here's something to do that the whole family can enjoy: go see "Treasure Ahoy! A Story of Shipwrecked Surprises". This is an original musical comedy from the Winnetka Children's Hour and performed by local kids at the Winnetka Community House on February 4th and 5th at 7:00 pm and on February 6 at 10:30 am. Tickets are $8.00.
The play features a group of castaways lost on a mysterious island. While searching for a legendary treasure they encounter a band of bumbling pirates and some mischievous islanders. The Children's Hour has been putting on shows like this since 1932 and they are always well done and lots of fun. We've got some great talent here on the North Shore!
How Would You Feel?
How would you feel if your child were disabled and went to a high school that was not accessible to him or her?
That's the case for disabled students at New Trier High School's Winnetka campus. A full 30% of the campus is not ADA compliant. Watch this video made by Corin Atwell (2008) about what it's like to be disabled at New Trier… then decide if you think this is a problem that should be corrected.
Now watch this video to see how this problem will be corrected if the Feb. 2 bond referendum is passed.
Related posts
New Trier High School Renovation: Yay or Nay?
Winnetka Real Estate Trends
Here's the data for Winnetka home sales through December 2009. It's a mixed bag but generally heading in the right direction: sales are up and inventory is down, both good things for sellers. Prices are lower than 2008 but the downward trend we've seen over the last couple of years appears to be stabilizing.
Winnetka Home Sales
A total of 19 homes (single family houses, townhouses and condos) sold in December 2009, up 111% over December 2008 and 137% over the prior month. Total 2009 sales of 157 was comparable to 2008 sales of 158. Sales, which had been improving since mid-summer had slowed in November with the anticipated expiration of the new home buyer tax credit. Once that was renewed and expanded, sales picked up again in December.
The average sales price in December was $1,247,233, down 33% vs. December 2008 but up 23% from last month's average price of $1,010,438. Although average and median prices bounce around from month to month, the rolling 3 month average indicates that the downward trend in prices has stabilized.
Inventory and Months Supply
Inventory of properties for sale in December was 178, down 13% from December 2008 and down 13% vs. November 2009. Months supply of inventory was 9.4 months. This means that it would take 9.4 months to sell all the houses on the market at the current rate of sale. This is the lowest level since April 2007, which is good news for sellers. Months supply had reached a high of 86 months in April 2009, which was the absolute low point for real estate sales in Winnetka.
Market Time
Days on market for December was 91, down 43% vs. December of last year. What this says is that sellers are now pricing their homes more realistically and buyers are getting off the fence and buying.
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On June 1, patients around the world participated in a very special celebration, National Cancer Survivors Day. This is a day everyone in remission hopes for, and one those currently in treatment are working so hard to achieve.
In the United States alone, it is estimated there are 14 million people who have faced the challenges of a cancer diagnosis and are winning.


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The Weld County Regional Communications Center (WCRCC) was formed in early 1993 when the City of Greeley and Weld County Commissioners consolidated public safety communications for most of the police and fire agencies in Weld County. Since that time the WCRCC has evolved from conventional band radios to the statewide 700/800 MHz Digital Trunked Radio System (DTRS.) The outcome of that transformation allows Weld County public safety agencies full communications interoperability within northern Colorado along with most of the state, helping meet one of the recommendations for homeland security.
Today the WCRCC handles close to 360,000 telephone calls per year. The Center dispatches for 17 law enforcement agencies, 21 fire departments, and 2 ambulance services. Each and every telephone call and caller is important to us, and we do our best to prioritize resources to provide the best possible service to the community.
To help us provide the best possible service, dispatchers need your assistance. If you are asked to hold or experience delayed service please take into consideration the volume of calls and frequent number of life-threatening-nature calls coming into the Center.
- Dial 911 for Emergencies
- Our non-emergency telephone number is 970-350-9600
- If you do not have a Police/Fire/Medical problem and need other types of help, the Weld County United Way 211 line may be able to help...just dial 211
- If you need road conditions, call 511 from your cellular telephone or visit the website www.cotrip.org
- Sometimes it may seem like we are asking lots of questions and delaying response, but while the call-taker is asking you these questions, a dispatcher is relaying the information to responding units over the radio. The information we get will help the dispatcher determine the services you need which may include law enforcement officers, fire, or emergency medical help.
- Finally, remember that disconnected cellular telephones still dial 911. Unfortunately, these hang-up calls create unnecessary workload for dispatchers in any emergency dispatch center. Please take the batteries out of disconnected cellular telephones to prevent these accidental 911 telephone calls.


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I am starting to run low on 2-row and Vienna. Last time it took us about a month from the initial announcement to everyone receiving their grain. I figure my supplies of 2-row and Vienna will last me about 4-6 weeks. Who's up for another buy?
I'd be in, most likely for 2 sacks.
Id make the drive to get some Vienna and Munich (depending on who the supplier is).
I'm in for a bag of 2 row and maris otter. I'm also interested in some smaller amounts if anyone is willing to split some crystal, etc.


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We also made spinach "flan," a clear Spanish-Turkish hybrid that can also be made with zucchini. Spinach is combined with eggs, flour, olive oil, and plenty of feta and local mozzarella-like kashar cheese, and then baked. Once finished it made a savory and satisfying side dish. Other Sephardic dishes Rozanes sometimes puts on her menu include bulemas de berencana ("rose borek," so named because they are rolled up to resemble the flower) and armiko de tomat, a hearty tomato-and-rice stew.
When asked about the difference between Sephardic and Muslim Turkish food, Rozanes had a hard time putting her finger on it before explaining: "In Sephardic cooking, you don't have a lot of onions and garlic and spices; it's blander."
Sheilah Kaufman, author of such cookbooks as "The Turkish Cookbook" and "Sephardic Israeli Cuisine," explained in an email that "as far as foods are concerned, you have to remember that foods are not assigned a religion. There was a huge fusion of Sephardic and Turkish dishes [and] they influenced each other."
Indeed, when the Jews of Spain arrived in Turkey, they were pleased to find similar spices and ingredients, and even culinary doppelgangers to many of their traditional foods. Turkish börek, for example, resembled their beloved empanadas, and both cultures share a love of syrup-bathed desserts.
In his seminal book, "Encyclopedia of Jewish Food," food writer and historian Gil Marks says, "Before the expulsion from Spain, Sephardim commonly prepared ground meat in the form of albondigas (meatballs) and rollos (meat loaves). Upon arriving in the Ottoman Empire, they adapted the concept of the Middle Eastern kufta (meatballs and patties), but added their own special touches, resulting in keftes." Rozanes's köftes de prasa are an example of this fusion and include the Sephardic "special touch" of including vegetables — in her case leeks.
Compared with the 150,000 Jews who fled to Turkey after the Spanish Inquisition, today's population of 20,000 is meager. In fact, there are more Turkish Jews presently in Israel (77,000 according to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics), than in Turkey.
Rozanes says she feels the effects of the diminishing population. "We try to keep the culture alive through holiday gatherings and holiday foods," she explained. But the "elderly members of our family have all passed away. They used to do the prayers in Hebrew." Rozanes said there is no one left in the family who can say the prayers during the holidays.
Her aunts and uncles still speak Ladino, or Judeo-Spanish, though the language is largely disappearing. Also, there is only one kosher restaurant, Levi, left in Istanbul, and few that serve Sephardic-style cuisine. Very few Turkish Jews keep kosher.
Despite her community's diminishing numbers, Rozanes plans to keep trying to keep the Sephardic Turkish traditions alive, one dish at a time.
Get Rozanes's recipes for Turkish beef and leek patties and for zucchini flan here and for Turkish Shabbat recipe, visit The Jew and the Carrot.
Katherine Martinelli, a native New Yorker, is a food and travel writer currently living in Israel. She is a frequent contributor to the Forward.
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ICS has a tremendous group of columnists and contributors whose articles are filled with the insight and experience you crave, that's a given. However, in recent months we've found our archive of images running a bit low. So we decided to dust off the old Sunart Vidi and restock the shelves.
It's a real treat anytime you find yourself in the company of first-class professionals, even more so when those same professionals are willing to spend time away from the job to help you achieve your goals. Noel Saenz of ProLine Carpet Maintenance Supply in Sacramento, Calif. is just such a person. Not only did he and his family play host to the ICS brain trust and the photography crew that descended on Sacramento last December, he lined up an exemplary group of cleaning pros from the surrounding area to strut their stuff for the camera. In addition to Jessica and the rest of the crew at ProLine, he introduced us to pros like Scott George and Don Demich from 3R Services; Sacramento Rug Works' Nick Howard; Doran Reynolds of High Standards Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning; Chuck Artoux of R2 Carpet Cleaning; Desperate Households' Patrick Vosburg, and Robert Timmermeyer of Extreme Steam.
We wanted to take the time to say thank you to this great group. For them to take the time, make the effort and go so far above and beyond to help us get the job done, we cannot say enough. ICS Cleaning Specialist magazine strives to help improve the cleaning and restoration profession. Meeting professionals like these make us want to work even harder to make that happen.


text: These Sweet Potato Skins have a delicious Indian twist to them. They have in them a touch of garam masala, the warmth of ginger and garlic, and a luscious drizzle of cinnamon cashew cream that goes on at the very end. Perfect, if you've been looking for a side-dish to serve up this Thanksgiving … [Read more...]


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If I could say these words aloud,
would you understand
that I'm still afraid?
feeling I've stepped back ten years.
If I could speak to myself,
thirteen, naive,
would I ever understand I would always be insecure?
So many words,
and I'm yet to find any answers.
If I could be with you now,
hold your face in my hands and bring it close to mine,
would you see my fear?
Losing this,
is something I can't contemplate like you do.
If I could stop time for myself,
ten years from now, would I have moved on
from this behaviour?
Or would I still be here,
constantly moving backwards ten years?
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Watch Dogs release delayed until spring 2014
Posted By Joe Nguyen On October 16, 2013 @ 10:13 am In Game On,Stealth | 1 Comment
Ubisoft's highly anticipated stealth-hacker game Watch Dogs [1] has been delayed until spring 2014 [2], according to the company.
The game lets players control Aiden Pearce, who can hack his way into various electronic devices across Chicago.
From the Watch Dogs development teams:
Our ambition from the start with Watch Dogs has been to deliver something that embodies what we wanted to see in the next-generation of gaming. It is with this in mind that we've made the tough decision to delay the release until spring 2014.
We know a lot of you are probably wondering: Why now? We struggled with whether we would delay the game. But from the beginning, we have adopted the attitude that we will not compromise on quality. As we got closer to release, as all the pieces of the puzzle were falling into place in our last push before completion, it became clear to us that we needed to take the extra time to polish and fine tune each detail so we can deliver a truly memorable and exceptional experience.
Watch Dogs is slated to be released on PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
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