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Connecticut coast home to lavish estates
Southwestern Connecticut boasts some of the most wealthy towns in the country. As a result, places such as Greenwich, Westport and Fairfield are home to a collection of impressive homes, and according to the Westport News, one house in particular that stands out.
The 11-room home was built over 80 years ago, and sits on 1.2 acres of land, far removed from the street. It features a great deal of luxurious amenities, including a cavernous living room that maintains its warmth with a fireplace and wooden bookshelves.
Perhaps the most striking room in the house, however, is the kitchen. The news source reports that this portion of the home includes glass front cabinets and granite marble counter tops that complement its splendid hardwood flooring.
Those who wish to emulate the look and feel of such a house can easily do so with wood flooring. The material can add warmth to the room and at the same time is an economically smart choice. According to the National Wood Flooring Association, since wood flooring is less susceptible to becoming worn out over time, it maintains its value longer than other materials.


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This finca is located on the outskirts of Santa Maria and only within 2 km from the centre of the village. Breathing the allure and charm of the rustic Majorcan houses, this property has been constructed with authentic Mallorquin materials, wooden blinds and a natural stone faced facade.
The plot houses a large pool area with a laid-out garden. From various terraces you can enjoy the beautiful views of the Mallorquin countryside. The main house comprises a large and light entrance hallway, with a guest cloakroom, a large living dining area with open fireplace and a separate tv room, open plan kitchen, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. Furthemore, the property includes staff quarters comprising a separate bedroom with bathroom as well as a guest apartment with living /dining area, bedroom and bathroom.
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The Way of the Cross: Reflection
"If anyone wishes to follow me, let him take up his own cross daily and follow me" (Lk 9:23).
It is not a matter of attaining perfection and following Christ. We all have our burdens and crossesand we may choose to bear them or succumb to them.
Rather than a prideful march after Him it is a slow procession. The addict, the liar, the angry, and the weak follow after Him. It is a royal procession of poor souls. Christ fell under the weight of sin and we do alsowe both are made painfully aware of the crippling effect of sin. Yet He rose, so we also must rise if we are to follow Him.
Some fall a few times, others fall often. As we journey, the vice itself (or vices) is the cross. The weight of that cross, that weight which, as time progresses, grinds us into the earth, is shame and fear. Christ conquered by carrying His cross and reaching his final destination. He did so despite the taunts and ridicule he endured"let him save himself" they said. One may liken it to others who say "why do you even care about that?" Those who say such things have their eyes focused on the earth like common animals who only live for their next meal. Those who focus on Christ look forward and up, both to their suffering and to their victory.
Why, then, is the 'burden light' (Mt 11:30)? Some burdens become lighter as we bear them for a great while: the poor are content to eat whereas those accustomed to eating fine things complain over lower quality. Some burdens persist and, indeed, they are cause for a great deal of griefyet they are also a cause for contemplation, a chance to learn, and a chance to grow. This is true because "it was good for me to be afflicted, in order to learn your ways" (Ps 119:72). We are broken, just as Peter, Paul, the Apostles, and many great saints were broken. But, whereas the earthen vessel that Jeremiah smashed could never be reconstructed by human hands, the Lord can turn even a desert into a fertile plain. Rather than fear or deny our weaknesses we should remember that "the Lord is patient with men and showers upon them His mercy. He sees them and understands that their death is grievous, and so He forgives them all the more" (Sir 18:9-10). We realize in life that when a burden is too great we seek help. We need His help and we need each other.
Once more, why and how is this burden light? HopeHis promise of mercy gives us cause to rise again and again. He reassures us that the proper sacrifice to God is a "broken spirit." Should we forget that the thief who hung on the cross, "justly accused for his crimes," asked the Lord remember him and it was granted to him? Like that thief and like the saints and martyrs who conquered it is not our fate to be broken forever. Those who lie on the ground by choice shall remain on the ground, festering in anger and malicethose who rise are rebuilt; those who rise once more know compassion. For with our sins the Lord "taught [His] people, by [His] deeds, that those who are just must be kind" (Wis 12:18). "Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us" in our dealings with one another, do not forsake justice, but forgive one another and be kind. You will be acting as the Father does for us. By lifting the cross of another, that is, forgiving and guiding them towards Christ, Christ too lifts our own cross.


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Budapests Hungaroring track is often described as Monaco without the barriers. Like the Monte Carlo street circuit, there is only one racing line and overtaking is close to impossible. And similarly it is very slow - indeed only Monaco is slower - with average speeds of under 200 kph and less than 60 percent of the lap run at full throttle. So what are the implications for car set-up?
"The Hungaroring is a maximum downforce circuit, making it important to have a solid aerodynamic package, explains Toyota chief race engineer, Dieter Gass. It's quite similar to Monaco, both in terms of average speed and average brake temperatures. Because there are no long straights, the brakes do not have time to cool down.
Indeed, cooling generally is a big issue at the Hungaroring, where ambient and track temperatures tend to be much higher than those seen in Monaco. The lack of passing opportunities compound the problem and the teams will open up every aperture on the cars to prevent overheating. This increases drag, but with the low speeds in Hungary, this is not a problem.
It is so hard to overtake that we must also consider the effects of running continuously in another driver's slipstream, says Gass. All the temperatures inside the car rise dramatically in these conditions - engine, brakes, gearbox - so we have to monitor the system temperatures carefully.
The other big factor teams must consider in Hungary is tyre performance. The Hungaroring is a harsh environment for rubber. Not only are the track temperatures high, the surface is abrasive and the lack of long straights means the tyres are constantly working - cornering, braking or accelerating. Not surprisingly, harder compounds are the norm.
The Hungaroring is also famous for being notoriously dusty. Although a permanent racetrack, the circuit is used far less often than many other Grand Prix venues and can therefore be very slippery, particularly at the start of the weekend when no rubber has been laid down by the cars. All of these factors mean correct tyre choice is vital for success here.
Our strategy will largely be dictated by tyre performance, which will govern starting position, so the key is to find the right balance and tyre choice, explains Sauber technical director Willy Rampf. If we start well up the grid we can consider a three-stop strategy, but that doesn't always pay out if you then get trapped in traffic. That can make a two-stop option more attractive. It all depends on how far up the order you can qualify and whether you can run with the leading bunch."
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U.S. News & World Report Names Jewish Hospital Best in Kentucky for Cardiology & Heart Surgery in the State Louisville, Ky. (August 19, 2014) – Jewish Hospital, part of KentuckyOne Health, has been ranked as one of the best hospitals for 2014-15 for cardiology and heart surgery by U.S. News & World Report. The annual U.S. News Best Hospitals rankings, now in their 25th year, recognize hospitals that excel in treating the most challenging patients. Jewish Hospital is the only hospital in Kentucky recognized for cardiology and heart surgery. "Jewish Hospital has a long standing tradition of excellence and innovation in heart care," said Joseph Gilene, president Jewish Hospital Medical Campus. "The distinction by U.S. News & World Report is evidence of the world class care we provide to Kentuckians." "KentuckyOne Health Heart and Vascular Care provides the region's most comprehensive heart care program," said Mark Slaughter, M.D., executive director of cardiovascular services for the KentuckyOne Health Louisville market, Chair of the Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery at the University of Louisville. "We work everyday to use our expertise to give patients the best chance to have a successful outcome and we are proud to be recognized for the care we provide." For 2014-15, U.S. News evaluated hospitals in 16 adult specialties and ranked the top 50 in most of the specialties. Just three percent of the nearly 5,000 hospitals that were analyzed for Best Hospitals 2014-15 earned national ranking in even one specialty. Opened in 1905, Jewish Hospital is home to a number of firsts in heart care including Kentucky's first adult open heart surgery, coronary angioplasty and heart transplant. U.S. News also recognizes hospitals that perform nearly at the level of their nationally ranked peers and represent valuable regional sources of quality care. "The data tell the story – a hospital that emerged from our analysis as one of the best has much to be proud of," says U.S. News Health Rankings Editor Avery Comarow. "A Best Hospital has demonstrated its expertise in treating the most challenging patients." U.S. News publishes Best Hospitals to help guide patients who need a high level of care because they face particularly difficult surgery, a challenging condition or extra risk because of age or multiple health problems. Objective measures such as patient survival and safety data, adequacy of nurse staffing levels and other data largely determined the rankings in most specialties. The specialty rankings and data were produced for U.S. News by RTI International, a leading research organization based in Research Triangle Park, N.C. Using the same data, U.S. News produced the state and metro rankings. The rankings are freely available at http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals and will appear in the U.S. News "Best Hospitals 2015" guidebook, available in August. About KentuckyOne Health ### |


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I don't want to turn this into a flame war, and am not asking for subjective opinions of which is better, etc...just trying to get some facts on the differences between different manufacturers.
So far the only ones I've shot are a Glock 23 and a Springfield XD40.
I'm not a fan of the glock trigger. It seems to be the only manufacturer that isn't spring loaded, and is only reset by racking the slide, which means it flicks your finger after every shot. It's not comfortable, but the pull is not bad.
The XD trigger was mushy, but seemed to be a bit lighter than the glock trigger. It was ok, but...they're even uglier than glocks.
Now for the rest...
It seems most other manufacturers are long and heavy, especially so for triggers that lack an inertial safety (e.g. Kahr).
However, S&W didn't think the inertial safety was enough on their M&P, as it has a 10# pull. Seems excessive to me, but I haven't found one to shoot.
Does it at least have a shorter pull?
How does it compare to the XD or Glock?
Lastly, what about the HK trigger? From what I can tell, it seems to have a really long and heavy first pull, but then has nice SA follow up pulls. How does the LEM compare to the standard DA/SA?
...it's going to have to be amazing to justify dropping that much more money though, heh.
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Jones Soda Assorted 6-Pack (Photo: Business Wire)
Jones Soda Co. (Jones), a leader in the premium soda category and known for its unique branding and innovative marketing, today announced a deal with Walmart that authorizes Jones to retail its products in Walmart's approximately 3,800 U.S.-based stores. The deal increases Jones' total retail outlet distribution by nearly 10%, and will make the product easily accessible to millions of new consumers.
"The primary complaint through our customer service feedback is that people can't find Jones Soda near them," said Jones CEO William Meissner. "The Walmart deal allows for another one of America's premier retailers to offer Jones. Walmart greatly expands our distribution footprint and truly makes our product accessible to everyone, which is something the Jones Soda brand has always stood for. Now, almost anyone, anywhere in the U.S. can seek out a nearby store or stumble upon our product and purchase it on the spot. We are incredibly energized by the growth potential this Walmart expansion brings."
Under the authorization, Jones has been given three shelf facings for a custom assorted 6-pack of Jones Pure Cane Soda®. The 6-pack will include two bottles each of some of Jones' most popular flavors – Green Apple, Berry Lemonade and Cream Soda – enabling fans and new consumers the opportunity to sample a variety of flavors at once.
The Walmart authorization was granted following a successful test of the above named 6-packs in 750 stores. Walmart officially authorized Jones Soda products on May 3rd and began rolling it out on shelves, with plans to have product in nearly all U.S. stores by the end of May.
For more company and product information, visit www.jonessoda.com. About Jones Soda Co. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Jones Soda Co.(R) markets and distributes premium beverages under the Jones Soda, Jones Pure Cane Soda(R), Jones 24C(R), Jones GABA(R), and Whoopass Energy Drink(R) brands and sells through its distribution network in markets primarily across North America. A leader in the premium soda category, Jones is known for its variety of flavors and innovative labeling technique that incorporates always-changing photos sent in from its consumers. Jones Soda is sold through traditional beverage retailers. For more information visit www.jonessoda.com, www.myjones.com, and www.jonesGABA.com. Forward-Looking Statements Disclosure Certain statements in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, statements regarding our efforts to explore strategic alternatives. Forward-looking statements include all passages containing words such as "aims," "anticipates," "becoming," "believes," "continue," "estimates," "expects," "future," "intends," "plans," "predicts," "projects," "targets," or "upcoming". Forward-looking statements also include any other passages that are primarily relevant to expected future events or that can only be evaluated by events that will occur in the future. Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of the management at the time the statements are made and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could affect Jones Soda's actual results include, among others, its inability to achieve levels of revenue and cost reductions that are adequate to support its capital and operating requirements in order to continue as a going concern; its inability to generate sufficient cash flow from operations, or to obtain funds through additional financing or other strategic alternatives, to support its business plan; the impact of the global economic crisis, which has continued to have a greater than expected impact on the Company's business; its inability to increase points of distribution for its products or to successfully innovate new products and product extensions; its inability to establish distribution arrangements with distributors, retailers or national retail accounts; its inability to maintain relationships with its co-packers; its inability to maintain a consistent and cost-effective supply of raw materials; its inability to receive returns on its trade spending and slotting fee expenditures; its inability to maintain brand image and product quality; its inability to protect its intellectual property; the impact of current and future litigation; and its inability to develop new products to satisfy customer preferences and the impact of intense competition from other beverage suppliers. More information about factors that potentially could affect Jones Soda's financial results is included in Jones Soda's most recent annual report on Form 10-K and in the Company's quarterly reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2010. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon these forward-looking statements that speak only as to the date of this release. Except as required by law, Jones Soda undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking or other statements in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.Check Out Our Best Services for Investors
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The band Underoath once said, "It's dangerous business walking out your front door." It appears that statement definitely rings true if you happen to drive a semi truck with any regularity. Any semi driver will tell you that the job has its perks, but it also comes at a high cost of danger. At any level, driving a semi is risky business, but adding snow to the mix just takes it to the next level.
Don't believe us? Check out the dramatic video above, caught in Norway, as a semi and a tow truck go rolling off an icy overpass. Yeah, like we said, it's risky business.
From what we hear the driver is in stable condition, only suffering a few broken bones.
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There's an urban legend out there that says that you can repair door dings and dents that you find on your car by rubbing dry ice over the dent and then heating it with a hair dryer or heat gun.Sure, it sounds a little silly, but as it turns out, it works!
Roaming the various threads and comments on VW Vortex, we came across a creative tutorial showing how the process works in removing and smoothing out dents. Hit the link to see how it's done, thanks to the thread found on VWVortex.
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Camden Property Trust Announces Third Quarter 2012 Operating Results
The Company defines same property communities as communities owned and stabilized as of January 1, 2011, excluding properties held for sale and communities under major redevelopment. A reconciliation of net income attributable to common shareholders to net operating income and same property net operating income is included in the financial tables accompanying this press release.
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With a successful 2013 recruiting class already in pocket, the Buckeyes offered 2014 wide receivers
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Blacknall recorded 40 receptions for 743 yards and added 11 touchdowns last season.
Lammons has offers from Florida, Florida State, Indiana, Miami, Ohio State and Ole Miss.
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ProsPure Luxury. Great handling and braking. You feel like first class everywhere you travel while in the vehicle. ConsIt cost to be the boss! All maintenance is expensive.
Show Stopper — The appearance of the vehicle is a show stopper no matter where you go. The handling and comfrontability while driving is great. Nnot a noisey or rough ride. I owed the vehicle for three years now and it has only been in the shop three times. The maintenance cost is a bit much. The performance is very surprising for it to be a luxury car. The vehicle will get you a lot of speeding tickets lol. Primary Use: Family transportation
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When Vietnam speeded US actress Angelina Jolie's adoption of a three-year-old boy, many less privileged parents who've been through the same process rejoiced for the child.
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When Vietnam speeded US actress Angelina Jolie's adoption of a three-year-old boy, many less privileged parents who've been through the same process rejoiced for the child.
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- Angelina Jolie with daughter Zahara, and Brad Pitt with son Maddox in Mumbai, India, last November 12.
Competition to adopt Vietnamese children is fierce with adoption agencies of 60 nationalities represented in the poor, communist-run Southeast Asian country of 84 million people. While some people complained at the preferential treatment given to Jolie, several parents said the boy's welfare was the most important issue.
"The real concern should be the future of the child, not who the parents are," said one French single mother who adopted her son from Vietnam in 1994. "Is it a crime to give money to an orphanage? Could we forget the fame and just think of the child?" she said.
Senior officials said the adoption was put on a fast track, partly due to Jolie's celebrity status and the age of the child, who was abandoned at birth.
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Many adoptive parents are moved to donate toward humanitarian causes such as the care of people disabled by chemicals or unexploded ordnance from the US war in Vietnam that ended 32 years ago when the communists unified the country.
American Jolie adopted the boy, her fourth child, just more than than a year after the first licences were issued to US agencies under a new adoption agreement signed in July 2005.
Jolie visited Vietnam in November and filed papers in early March. The length of time it takes to adopt in Vietnam varies, with an average of about six months, sometimes longer.
Jolie and pop star Madonna, who is in the process of adopting a baby boy from Malawi who currently lives with her in London, have been criticised for using their celebrity status to bypass laws. But this puzzles many parents. "Whatever is going on in the Jolie-Pitt family is none of your business," one blogger, identified as Sandra Hanks Benoiton, wrote on http://international.adoptionblogs.com
Psychotherapist Beth Dobrish and her husband Jeremy of Maplewood, New Jersey, in the United States adopted a baby girl from Vietnam last year and found the process complex.
Dobrish said in an e-mail to Reuters that international adoption is "very problematic in many ways, with a lot of people doing their best.
"I like to believe Angelina and Madonna are doing the same. I don't find their actions any greater or worse than any average person adopting," she said.
Others say the state-run system is corrupt because of a multi-layered process that involves agencies, central government, provincial government, police and orphanages.
Most Vietnamese adoptions are by French citizens, but the number of US citizens adopting is expected to increase.
There were 1,200 international adoptions in 2005 and 1,500 last year, according to government figures. The government said it wants to increase the number to about 1,800 this year.
The boy, renamed Pax Thien Jolie, is Jolie's third adopted child. She has a biological daughter with partner Brad Pitt.
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"It is lucky for him. It's wonderful to be adopted by someone really famous. You can have a good life," she said.
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Title: | HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN POOR COUNTRIES: BANGLADESH IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE |
Author: | Halim, Nafisa |
Advisor(s): | Schrank, Andrew |
Committee Member(s): | Tiano, Susan Waitzkin, Howard Sauer, Christine |
Department: | University of New Mexico. Dept. of Sociology |
Subject: | Human Development Pro-poor Redistributive Program Pro-female Redistributive Program Bangladesh |
LC Subject(s): | Economic assistance, Domestic--Bangladesh Bangladesh--Economic policy Bangladesh--Social policy Bangladesh--Economic conditions Bangladesh--Social conditions |
Degree Level: | Doctoral |
Abstract: | My dissertation addresses the "developmental paradox" of rapid gains in human development in Bangladesh against the backdrop of a social scientific literature that portrays two of the country's endemic features—Islam and illiberal politics—as inveterate obstacles to their achievement. I use data from household surveys conducted by the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies in collaboration with the World Bank in 1991-2 and 1998-9, and identify the distal determinants of the Bangladeshi mortality decline. I find female education has a linear effect and household income has a curvilinear effect on infant and child mortality. Why is the relationship between income and child mortality curvilinear (quadratic)? And why is female education improving in an allegedly hostile Muslim environment? The survival analysis of infant and child mortality in Bangladesh finds that the very poor and rich households are relatively more successful than their middle-income counterparts in suppressing deaths among children. Results suggest that by targeting transfers of nutrition and health services at very poor households, state redistributive programs might have offset poverty-induced threats to human development among beneficiary families but left the non-beneficiaries—many of whom are still poor—to fend (or in many cases not fend) for themselves. Welfare gains from these "pro-poor" redistributive programs are thus ambivalent. Furthermore, the Bi-variate Probit analysis of female educational attainment finds that educational attainment is possible with female educational subsidies as long as the process of attainment delays but does not deny the importance of marriage and reproduction in Bangladesh's pronatalist culture. The impact of educational subsidies is mediated by birth order, however. While subsidies appear to have little effect upon first-born girls, who face overwhelming pressure to marry and reproduce at a young age, they seem to have a profound effect on offspring of later parities, who tend to stay at school while their older female sibling(s) await marriage—and thereby raise the prospects for human development down the road. Overall, I conclude that Bangladesh's gender-sensitive redistributive development policies have contributed to rapid infant and child mortality decline. Ultimately, my dissertation reveals that Muslim societies and cultures are more permeable than the standard portrait allows. |
Graduation Date: | May 2010 |
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Thanks. I do have Nikwax so I can renew the layer (is that what you mean by DWR?). My personal experience with dyneema is that it isn't that protective in heavy rain, whereas ballistic nylon is quite good, so I'm trying to figure out where parapack falls between the two. It does seem a little thicker to me.
Yeah, that's exactly where I would place it, probably closer to ballistics water resistance, with regular treatment with nikwax I don't think you would be disappointed, also the black parapack with the aquaguard zippers looks amazing, the black 420d/wasabi synapse 25 is tempting me! Might have to treat myself for christmas!
Funny story: That is exactly what I just bought!
It was just delivered, and I was trying to decide if I should have gone with the black dyneema/wasabi instead, when I posted this. However, I think I really like the parapack. I could have done my own test with the water resistance, but I wanted to make sure I could still return it.
Anyway it seems pretty nice. I'm very short, but I think it is still ok size-wise. This backpack will be more for traveling than an EDC.
How long does the coating last on the dyneema? Is nikwax something I should be applying regularly?
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It's hard to say, depending on use it could be months or years, it does help it shed water, resist stains and slide a bit earier from overhead bins and such so its good to keep it treated.
Also bchaplin could you post some pictures of your new bag?
Will do, Miking. Probably tonight or tomorrow. I'll start a new thread in the Photos & Video category.
I used a Packing Cube Shoulder Bag as my main day bag for the European vacation. On our last full day when we went to the Documentation Center Nazi Party Rally Grounds in Nuremberg, Germany, it started to snow quite heavily. By the time we were done walking around the grounds, the ground was snowed over, as were we. My PCSB was completely covered in snow, which started melting once I got back on the tram trolley to get back to town... and I was very happy to discover that the inside of the PCSB was completely dry!
Here's proof (I'm the short one carrying the red PCSB cross-body style on my back):
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