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My husband and I were looking for a vacation home in the Black Hills and were weren't having any luck on our own. We contacted Century 21 Associated Realty. Matt Klein was extremely knowledgeble about the local area. He was aware of new listings, how to contact agents with other companies, and kept his eyes and ears open to anything that might interest us. We found a great home and share it with friends and family that travel throughout the Blackhills area. Thanks to everyone at Century 21, but a very special thank you to Matt! Without your help we might have spent not only many more years looking, but many more thousands of dollars :) Great "family" business, helpful, and caring about the needs of their clients. Visit them when you are in town even if you aren't looking to buy
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Utilizing the qualified, friendly assistance of Greg Klein, we purchased 140 acres that comprises our current Wilderness Estates, which is now expanded to our new Community Improvement District known as Powder House Pass...a planned community. As developers/owners, we have had the good fortune to work with C21 Associated Realty of Deadwood for five years, having chosen to list Wilderness Estates with this knowledgeable company. And the best benefit of all is that we have developed more than a community in the Black Hills -- we have developed a friendship with the Klein family. They truly are a pleasure to work with, providing great service, and are delightful to have as friends! One more thing...we would be remiss if we did not take this opportunity to quote/tweak an Irish blessing:
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Model: My friend Rachel with Sam, my cat.
Rachel came over after school for awhile, and we took a few shots before her sister came to pick her up
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Welcome to Ephotozine Madelyn, and to the Critique Gallery.
One thing to remember is to let us know your EXIF data or shot settings, - we can give a better critique that way.
I think this is a beautiful shot, and even without the shot settings, I can tell youve handled exposure very well, and used quite a large aperture to get that gorgeous Bokeh in the trees. I oove the Bokeh, though as you can see, not everyone does. Its not possible to obtain the type of blur in Michaels mod with your lens, - its only a post processing mod, as you would need a very long focal length to emulate this ins the camera. Its is a nice type of blur though thatcan work very well.
My suggestion, crop some of the right space away, it places your friend on a third, especially her eyes; the cat us amazingly sharp, - a little sharper than your firens, so the camera may have focused slightly in front of her, - but its possible to sharpen her face selectively in Photoshop to both are sharp.
Apart from that, - there are catchlights in her eyes, though theyre not bright, so you can enhance them by using a small 2 pixel white brush and just touching the existing catchlights.
Ive done this in the mod.
Good work,
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You've already had some brilliant mods and critique, but for my 2p's worth, this is a gorgeous portrait!
I love the way you've captured Rachel looking at the camera and the cat looking off into the distance - you've left quite a lot of space on the right for the cat to look into, I think a little less (as in Willie's mod) improves the image. Both cat and model are beautiful and you've caught them brilliantly!
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Very nice and well composed. No EXIF, but could do with girls eyes and cat sharp so smaller aperture - but you should always focus on the main subjects eyes. Just as you shoot, shout or whistle - this would be even better with the cat looking at the camera.
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Starred Review. Scottoline's breathless new thriller doesn't make it easy for a female reader. The male-heavy cast of characters, including heroine Natalie Nat Greco's overly protective daddy and her sports crazy brother, have Rosenblat gruffing up enough to fray even the most flexible vocal chords. She must also keep readjusting her pacing as Nat stumbles from a quiet life as a law professor into a chaotic nightmare filled with prison riots, murders and life and love on the run. The fun and suspense begins when Nat is smitten with Angus Holt, a fellow prof who seems to be the antithesis of the men in her testosterone-filled family. Rosenblat gives the thoughtful, ponytailed Angus a voice so mellow you can almost smell his patchouli incense. Nat follows him to a teaching class at a local prison where a riot breaks out. A dying prison guard's whispered secret places Nat in ultimate jeopardy. From there, the mousy brunette law professor transforms herself into a blonde survivor who can dodge bullets, homicidal truckers and dogged lawmen. Scottoline provides the physical and psychological changes, but Rosenblat makes the metamorphosis credible by subtly replacing Nat's timid voice with one full of strength and determination.
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Natalie "Nat" Greco's law students just aren't that interested in the history of justice, and she can't seem to find a way to reach them. Then a new teaching opportunity develops that would take her out of the University of Pennsylvania and into a local prison classroom. She opts for the dramatic change of scenery and soon finds herself in the middle of a prison melee, attempting to save the life of an injured prisoner, who makes a dying declaration intended for his wife. In attempting to deliver the bewildering message, Nat nearly gets herself killed and winds up being framed for murder. Ever concerned with justice, Nat goes on the lam as she tries to uncover the mystery of the prisoner's final words. Scottoline mixes stand-alones and her Rosato and Associates series in fairly even proportions, so series fans have learned to expect the occasional interruption. This one finds the author in good form, combining suspense- and character-building effectively. Like her heroine, Scottoline has recently begun to teach at Penn and is also embarking on another new project, a show for Court TV called Murder by the Book, featuring best-selling mystery writers presenting and discussing dramatizations of real-life crimes. She's already immensely popular, but expect the bump in exposure to bump up demand for her latest. Mary Frances Wilkens
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As we approach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) deadline, development partners must look beyond 2015 and consider the role of democratic governance in continuing to promote development objectives. This will be particularly important if the international community commits itself to a new set of goals. Democratic governance has not received enough attention in the MDGs, but is increasingly advocated for the post-2015 development agenda. Against this backdrop, this series of Issue Briefs have been prepared as part of the Global Thematic Consultation on Governance and the Post-2015 Development Agenda.


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The Idol-er with the pearly whites sat down with Yahoo Music to chat about the future of his music, how he got started, and most importantly: we get to see a shot of that tattoo he and his fiance, Twilight lady Nikki Reed, both had done. Hers says "Paul" and his says "Nikki." Aww!


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Python Chapters
Making a program to encipher by substitution
We have just used two of the most important basic routines in python:
1. repetition:
for x in range(y):
do something
2. conditional testing. We used above
if (message[j] >='a' and message[j]<='z'):
which means "if message[j] is greater than or equal to 'a' and if message[j] is less than or equal to 'z' "
Here are some other examples:
(a) if x is greater than y if ( x > y):
(b) if x equals y if (x==y):
(c) if x is less than y if (x<y):
x and y stand for numerical variables. If they stand for letters then they must be enclosed in inverted commas, as in the program.
You might like to make a few trial programs of your own with these routines to get the hang of it. For example this will print out 0 to 9:
for k in range(10):
(print k,end="")
The little program below will print the letters of the alphabet. The computer recognizes characters as a numbered list where 'A' is at 65, 'B' at 66, 'C' at 67 .. and Z at 90. The line below instructs: "for the variable 'm' starting at 65, ending at 90 and moving forward by 1 print out the relevant character".
for m in range(65,91,1):
(print chr(m),end="")
Similarly the lower case letters are numbered from 97 for 'a' to 122 for 'z'
Here's a little conditional program to try. If 'x' is less than 5, it will print 'less', otherwise it will print 'more'.
for x in range (10):
print ("less ",end="")
print ("more ",end="")
An enciphering program
Enciphering is done with a key which often is an easy-to-remenber word like HYPNOTIZABLE. The rest of the alphabet is then added on, in order: HYPNOTIZABLECDFGJKMQRSUVWX.
This string, that I will call 'key', represents the cipher letters. It is then set against a plain alphabet to represent the plain letters, like this:
key: HYPNOTIZABLECDFGJKMQRSUVWX
alphabet: abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
So plain 'a' will be enciphered to 'H', plain 'b' to 'Y' and so on.
Following this method for the first 13 letters of 'plain'
i m u s t g o d o w n t o
we get cipher letters as below:
To mimic this process, the computer must
-start with an empty string called cipher
-take the first plain letter 'i'
-go through the alphabet, letter by letter, until it finds 'i'
-note the position of 'i' and get the cipher letter in the same position, which is 'A'
-add 'A' to the string 'cipher'
-repeat this process for all the other letters in the message.
The string 'cipher' will then hold the encrypted message.
Python provides a command to go through 'alphabet' and find the position of a letter. To find the position of 'i':
Using this command we write the following programming lines to encipher 'plain':
#...declare 'cipher' as an empty string…
cipher = ''
key = 'HYPNOTIZABLECDFGJKMQRSUVWX'
#..for each plain letter in a string 'length' long..
for j in range(length):
#....find position of plain letter in alphabet
#...add corresponding key letter to 'cipher'
cipher = cipher + key[position]
It's usual to print out ciphertext in 5-letter blocks. This is done by adding a few more lines of program code to put a space in the string after every 5 letters:
#...declare the new string 'cipher'...
cipher = ''
#.. declare the variable 'n', to be used as a counter
n = 0
#..for each plain letter up to 'length'..
for j in range(length):
#...find position of plain letter in alphabet
#...add corresponding key letter to 'cipher'
cipher = cipher + key[position]
#...increment counter. If counter = 5 add a space
# and reset counter to zero
n = n + 1
if (n==5):
cipher = cipher + ' '
Here's a new, and simpler, way of displaying the string 'cipher' in the Shell, and you will notice it is much faster than printing the letters one by one:
print (cipher)
When you run the complete enciphering program (Appendix 2) you will get the ciphertext:
There we are, our first program is complete. You now have a simple but effective enciphering tool.


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#15 Illinois Upsets #9 Penn State 3-2
Photos from No. 15 Illinois soccer's 3-2 upset of No. 9 Penn State in front of a school-record 2,667 fans.
2009 - Senior: Academic All-Big Ten ... Named team Co-MVP with Danielle Kot ... Started 10 of 16 matches she saw time in ... One of 11 Illini to register at least 1,000 minutes of action ... Scored one goal and assisted on another to total three points on the season ... Notched the game-tying goal against Minnesota by stealing the ball away from the Gophers' defense and placing a shot into the upper right corner of the net ... Assisted Julie Ewing in notching the game-tying goal in the Illini's come-from-behind 3-1 victory over Iowa.
2008 - Junior: Named to both the All-Big Ten second team and the Soccer Buzz All-Great Lakes Region second team for the second consecutive season ... Started all 23 matches ... Named to the Top Drawer Soccer team of the week on Sept. 8 ... Had two shots against UCF, Wisconsin and Iowa ... Notched assist against Michigan State ... Recorded three shots against Purdue ... Registered five shots and two shots on goal in Big Ten Tournament against Michigan State ... Tallied two shots in NCAA Tournament match against Memphis ... Recorded an assist to Chichi Nweke in NCAA Tournament match against Missouri.
2007 - Sophomore: Named to the Soccer Buzz All-Great Lakes Region second team ... Also an All-Big Ten second-team selection ... Started in all 21 matches ... Scored her first goal of the season at Indiana State ... Also recorded first assist of the season in a draw against Minnesota at the Big Ten Tournament.
2006 - Freshman: Named to the Big Ten All-Freshman team ... Named to Top Drawer Soccer's All-Rookie first team ... Selected to Soccer Buzz's Great Lakes Region All-Freshman team ... Named to the All-Illini Tournament team ... Assisted on two goals against No. 12 Utah, including the game-winner ... Also assisted on the game-winner against Minnesota ... Scored her first career goal - the game-winner - against No. 17 Purdue ... Played the full match five times and was on the field for 84 percent of Illinois' total minutes ... Scored her second goal against SEMO in first round of NCAA Tournament ... Played the entire match at Florida State in the NCAA Round of 16.
High School/Club: Listed as a Top 150 recruit by Soccer Buzz ... Along with Illini teammate Brittany Garrett, led Eclipse Select club team to consecutive U.S. Youth Soccer Association national championships in 2004-05 and a Region II title in 2006 ... Helped lead Illinois state ODP team to a second-place national finish in 2005 ... Member of the Ohio and Illinois ODP state teams from 2000-05 ... Earned All-State honors in 2004 and 2005 ... Led Geneva to a third-place finish in Illinois class AA in 2005 ... Named Suburban Prairie North Conference MVP 2004-05 ... Named 2005 Kane County Player of the Year ... Scored 15 goals with 15 assists in 25 games from the midfield for Geneva in 2005 ... Finished her career with 49 goals and 47 assists in 70 games, all at midfield for the Lady Vikings.
Personal: Born Dec. 29, 1987 ... Majoring in community health ... Daughter of Mike and Mary Ellen Santacaterina ... Involved in the GIVE Volunteer program, student council and the Leadership team at GHS ... Has two younger sisters, Brianna and Jenni, and two younger brothers, Michael and Daniel ... Majoring in education ... Father, Mike, played football and baseball at Lake Forest College.
Getting to Know Jackie: Favorite Athlete: Muhammad Ali ... Favorite Team: Chicago White Sox ... Favorite Actor: Mark Wahlberg ... Favorite Actress: Julia Roberts ... Favorite Band: Dispatch ... Favorite Book: Tuesdays with Morrie ... Favorite Food: Mashed potatoes ... Three Words That Describe My Play: Aggressive, Intense and Dedicated.
Coach Rayfield on Santacaterina: "A returning captain, and part of the most experienced midfield to enter an Illini season, Jackie's contributions have been and will continue to be both on the field and off. Jackie is one of the best ball winners in the country and her crushing tackles, fearless challenges and constant verbal encouragement inspire everyone around her to find that last reserve of energy they didn't know they had. She will lead, she will compete, she will win balls, she will get in the attack, she will defend with pride and she will drive this team toward the lofty goals they have set for themselves."


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Longhorn, which will probably wind up being called something like Windows XP 2 or something like that, includes a completely redesigned and reworked Windows user interface. Its supposedly meant to be even easier to use than previous Windows versions, and of course its gonna look a lot cooler and run a lot slower... ;)
"Not that Longhorn won't support IA64 (Itanium) microprocessors from Intel, though. According to the source who is close to Microsoft's plans, both 64-bit CPUs will be supported when the product is released," writes The Inquirer, here.


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The most convenient Inn/B&B in Maine 1. 30 minutes to LL Beans 2. 10 Minutes to Cabelas 3. 15 Minutes to Old Port/Portland 4. 40 Minutes to Kennebunk 5. 25 Minutes to Sebago Lake region, Naples and beyond. The PineCrest: 1. is comfortable and relaxing 2. serves sit down gourmet Breakfasts at private tables. 3. has private baths, cable TV, DVD players,free WIFI 4. has 65 Wines by the glass and Draft Beer Bar 5. features great food and dining every Wednesday Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening. 6. has live jazz every Thursday with Jazz Legend Brad Terry 7. features house concerts monthly
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3.8 on May 18, 2015
The rooms are nicely appointed, inviting and cozy. The breakfast is nice, but not abundant. This is a delightful place to stay, convenient to central Gorham. The outside of the building needs upkeep--peeling paint, etc. The innkeepers are friendly enough, but seemed tired and not very welcoming, like the exterior of the building.
4.6 on April 09, 2015
The perfect place to stay for a week while doing training at the university. The breakfasts were amazing, the room comfortable and clean, the innkeepers very friendly and helpful. We had dinner at the restaurant one night and that was delicious, too! Highly recommend.
5 on February 15, 2015
My wife and I come up every February for a mid winter get-a-way and pampering. Amy & Matt are Wonderful hosts! they cater to all of our needs. The room and entire place is immaculate and beautiful. The dinner, wine, and entertainment is 5 star in my opinion. The breakfast is always appealing and delicious! They use local produce, meats,cheeses, etc. Their rates are very reasonable. I would Highly Recommend a stay there!.
5 on November 26, 2014
I've stayed at the PineCrest B&B six times, with more visits planned, so I'm definitely a fan. The rooms are beautifully decorated, spotlessly clean and cozy. Each one has its own personality, so read the descriptions on the website or talk to Matt and Amy to choose the one best suited for you. The dining experience (at both breakfast and dinner) is elegant yet welcoming, and the food itself is outstanding. Matt and Amy are wonderful hosts and have thought of everything needed to make for an enjoyable stay.
5 on November 05, 2014
My husband and I have been staying at the PineCrest B&B for the last 7 or 8 years. We absolutely love the inkeepers, Amy and Matt. They are very friendly and helpful and will go out of their way to help you plan a wonderful day! The rooms are furnished beautifully and the breakfasts every morning make you wish you could live there!! I would recommend this place to anyone looking to have a relaxing time in a wonderful environment!
4.6 on October 24, 2014
We stayed at the Pine Crest in Oct 2014 in the Gorham room. The one pictured above. Matt and Amy are very detail oriented and every single thing in the room was perfect. Little touches here and there made it so homey and comfortable, yet elegant. I loved the chaise chair for reading. The breakfasts were awesome and the coffee was great. We ate dinner in the restaurant one very rainy night - nice not to have to go outside!- and the food was very good and interestingly prepared. So I would say come here if you are interested.
5 on October 18, 2014
We stayed at the B&B 4 nights and it was like being part of the family. The room was comfortable, breakfasts were just incredible and we dined at 91 South. The Chef is amazing as are Matt, Amy and Nikko. We definitely recommend this as a place to stay and dine.
5 on October 10, 2014
I stayed at PineCrest for three days for work and it was fantastic. It was like staying at a friend's house. The towels and sheets were so super soft and fluffy, and the whole house smelled like apples and cinnamon the whole time I was there. It was not like a usual work trip because it was so much more comfortable. I ate dinner at their restaurant while I was there, 91 South, and it was divine. Just so, so good. I had the duck with risotto and I absolutely recommend it. Probably the best food I've eaten all year. The owners were fantastic and very friendly as well. Just a great trip overall. Thank you! :)
4.4 on October 04, 2014
A very comfortable home atmosphere The Quincey room was comfortably and interestingly decorated. The hosts were warm and inviting. However one shortcoming was the guest did not interact at all. Maybe the dining room could be set up to encourage more interaction. Nonetheless I definitely recommend this B & B.
4.4 on September 26, 2014
Very comfy king-size bed on 1st floor was wonderful. The breakfasts were delicious!!! We felt well rested and refreshed after our 2 day stay. 91 South proved to be a great restaurant and we enjoyed the nightly live entertainment.
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Exit 42 From I95 - Scarborough/ Route 1 Left off Exit Ramp at Light Left at 2nd Light onto Rt 114 North Stay on Rt 114 (watch for turns) Inn is 6.5 miles up on Left when you get into the town of Gorham
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Admassu Tadesse is the president and chief Executive officer of PTA Bank, a multilateral bank with presence in 18 countries in Africa, including Rwanda.
The Bank specialises in funding long-term projects in the country, seeks to increase its funding package to Rwanda to support the country's industrialisation efforts and export-oriented projects, as well as facilitate infrastructure development to foster trade and enterprise growth and investment to combat unemployment and climate change.
Tadesse was in Kigali last week and talked to Business Times Peterson Tumwebaze about the bank's long-term strategy in the country and how investors can access funding from the Bank:
Tell us about PTA Bank?
The Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (PTA Bank) is mandated by member states to finance and foster trade, socio-economic development and regional economic integration across its member states.
It offers a broad range of products and services to both the private and public sectors, including debt, equity and quasi-equity, as well as guarantees. The Bank supports investments in agriculture, trade, industry, infrastructure, energy and tourism.
Why are you in Rwanda?
We want to inform the business community and some public sector entities about the products and the kind of services we offer...We like the regulatory framework and the business environment. Rwanda inspires a lot of confidence among many financiers and investors.
We also know that Rwanda has a strong vision for regional integration, so we want to see how we can support the establishment of regional infrastructure to improve cross-border trade.
Do you have plans to set up an office in Rwanda in the near future?
Our headquarters are in Burundi... Because we have a big presence in Burundi, we are currently supporting Rwanda from Bujumbura and Nairobi, Kenya.
However, there is always a possibility of opening an office here with time, depending on how our growth agenda progresses.
How can local banks increase their chances of securing finance for long-term projects?
Financial institutions in Rwanda have done fairly well. However, long-term capital has always been a challenge not only in low-income countries, but also in developed countries.
The challenge calls for specialised institutions and development of capital markets, where businesses can raise funding through bond issues.
Also, for banks to overcome this constraint, they have to be disciplined, build institutions that allow them to tap into long-term funding from international investors, pension funds, insurance companies and the public who can buy into long-term bonds.
What is important is to create a strong legal regulatory framework that is attractive to long-term players because these involve more risks than short-term ventures.
We need to understand that money flows to where its best respected and treated; this is a basic condition for the success of financial institutions.
Access to credit, especially for unemployed youth has remained a challenge, what is your take on this situation?
It's a global problem that should attract attention of everyone, including financial institutions. We need to offer the best possible incentives that will attract more investments, which will directly translate into jobs.
How big is your investment portfolio in Rwanda, and what's your target?
We don't have a target, but we already disbursed about $100m across various sectors in Rwanda and another $65m of approved projects that we are going to disburse over the coming months.
We can do more than $500m over the years to come, the bank is growing and we have the capacity.
What's important is to focus on the projects that are economically-viable and support the development needs of the country.
PTA Bank gives priority to commercially-oriented projects that are well-performing. This is important because clients have to be performing and able to repay the loans because we are a responsible lender.
The region still struggles with high interest rates, how can this challenge be handled?
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Time to check in on Teen Mom's resident jailbird, Amber Portwood! This poor gal was sentenced to five years in the prison after opting out of her drug court program, but guess what? Jail has been a great experience for her!
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Maid café
Maid cafés (メイド喫茶 / メイドカフェ Meido kissa / Meido kafe?) are a subcategory of cosplay restaurants found predominantly in Japan. In these cafés, waitresses dressed in maid costumes act as servants, and treat customers as masters (and mistresses) in a private home, rather than as café patrons. The first permanent[1] maid café, Cure Maid Café, was established in Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan, in March 2001,[2] but maid cafés are becoming increasingly popular. As they have done so, the increased competition has made some use unusual tactics in order to attract customers.[3] They have also expanded overseas to countries like China,[4] South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Australia, Hungary, the Czech Republic, France, the Netherlands, Mexico, Canada and the United States.[5]
Costume and appearance[edit]
The maid costume varies from café to café but most are based upon the costume of French maids, often composed of a dress, a petticoat, a pinafore, a matching hair accessory (such as a frill or a bow), and stockings. Sometimes, employees wear animal ears with their outfits to add more appeal.
Waitresses in maid cafés are often chosen on the basis of their appearance; most are young, attractive and innocent-looking women.
Some maid cafés also have crossdressing males as maids.[6]
Maid cafés were originally designed primarily to cater to the fantasies of male otaku, fans of anime, manga, and video games. The image of the maid is one that has been popularized and fetishized in many manga and anime series, as well as in gal games. Important to the otaku attraction to maid cafés is the Japanese concept of moe, which generally describes a love for anime, manga or video game characters. More specifically, moe refers to adoration for young or innocent-looking female characters. People who have moe (especially a specific subcategory known as maid moe) are therefore attracted to an establishment in which they can interact with real-life manifestations (both physically and in demeanor) of the fictional maid characters that they have fetishized.
Today, the maid café phenomenon attracts more than just male otaku, but also couples, tourists, and women.
Most maid cafés offer menus similar to those of more typical cafés. Customers can order coffee, other beverages, and a wide variety of entrées and desserts. However, in maid cafés, waitresses will often decorate a customer's order with cute designs at his or her table. Syrup can be used to decorate desserts, and omelette rice (オムライス Omu-raisu?), a popular entrée, is typically decorated using ketchup. This service adds to the image of the waitress as an innocent but pampering maid.
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See also[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maid cafés.
- ^ "Intersections: Maid in Japan: An Ethnographic Account of Alternative Intimacy". Intersections.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
- ^ Maid Cafés – The Expanding Industry in Japan
- ^ Galbraith, Patrick (2009-11-13). "Best Tokyo maid cafés". CNNGo. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
- ^ "Cosplay dinner attracts China's anime fans". China Daily. 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
- ^ Tomu (2014-09-10). "Maid for Dummies". Otakumind. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
- ^ "Tokyo's cross-dressing maid cafe". Reuters. 2008-04-14. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
- ^ "Maid Cafés In Japan.". Curiosite. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
- ^ a b "Maid Cafe Code of Conduct Chastises Creepy Clients". InventorSpot. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
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- Hoffman, Ken. "A haircut and more at Maid Café." Houston Chronicle. December 5, 2011.
- Shigeto Kawahara. "The phonetics of Japanese maid voice I: A preliminary study" (PDF).


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Providence, R.I. - The Holy Cross men's and women' indoor track teams kicked off their winter season on Saturday, Dec. 3 at the Alden Invitational, hosted by Brown University.
In the women's 500-meter dash, senior Emily Winacoo (Holden, Mass.) took third place with a time of 1:20.62. Meanwhile, sophomore Christine Carifio (Haverhill, Mass.) was able run to a fifth place finish in the 1000-meter event in 3:11.89.
Freshman Lesley Bautista (St. John's, Newfoundland) ran well, taking the 10th spot in one of the preliminaries of the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 7.64. Bautista's classmate Lauren Courtney (Ashland, Mass.) finished in sixth place in the 400-meter dash (1:00.85). Another freshman runner, Katie Clay (Beverly, Mass.), finished strong in seventh in the 1-mile run with a time of 5:35.10.
On the men's side, sophomore Conor Meikle (Newport, R.I.) tied for second with Mike Woods of Brown at 3.97 meters in the pole vault. Sophomore Kevin Dowd (Broad Brook, Conn.) was able to jump a distance of 12.50 meters to place third in the men's triple jump.
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Danielle Rice, Creighton – Rice earned her first and second solo shutouts, beating UMKC 1-0 on the road and South Dakota 4-0 at home. She also helped defeat Montana 2-1 in overtime. For the three games, she made 13 saves. During the Bluejays' current six-game winning streak, Rice has a 0.53 GAA.
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I am both securities and insurance licensed in the states of Ohio and Florida. I hold my Series 7, 24, 63, and 66 licenses. I am registered as an Investment Advisor Representative in the State of Ohio, serving both Ohio and Florida residents.
Personal Story
Wife, daughter, mother of two, grandmother of four, and best friend to Casey, my four-legged constant companion, I love gardening, hiking and photography.
I was influenced greatly by my childhood. Dad was an Air Force career officer, so we moved quite often. It was a forced character-building exercise. I quickly learned that nothing in life is constant. Life is about change and each new season of life has its own rewards and beauty. I learned to "bloom where you are planted" and focus on what is truly important in life … relationships.
I've been guided by the strength of the women in my life, as well as the challenges they have faced. Mother, daughter, sister, grandmothers, and great friends. Their influence helped form the basis of my practice today. Preparing for the inevitable transitions in life.
Although I've lived in Ohio since 1973, my family and very close friends live in Florida. I travel frequently to Orlando and the Space Coast.
Why I'm Different
Notice there are no financial calculators or minute-to-minute stock market charts on this site. You won't get instant quotes here or individual stock advice. My clients have reached a stage in life where preserving assets and creating income are more important than chasing quick returns and being held hostage to roller coaster returns.
I'm not out to impress you as an investment guru. I'm here to change your life.
I believe as a decision maker you truly want to make wise, educated choices about your money. You know your future and financial security depends on it. Unfortunately, confusion, doubt, and fear of being taken advantage of rear their ugly heads and cause procrastination. By helping you answer questions you didn't even think to ask, my hope is that you will gain the clarity and confidence you need to design and implement your personal MAP for retirement.
How Will I Help You Plan for Retirement?
Investment management is just one piece of the financial puzzle. I provide both holistic retirement life planning services and money management advice. I educate, inform, and speak in a language that is easy to understand so you can make wise, educated money decisions that will give you the best opportunity to reach your goals. I will keep you focused, organized, educated and on the right path for you.
I plan to eliminate your fear about making bad money choices by answering questions you may not have thought to ask. No more fears about being taken advantage of or feeling intimidated about asking questions. You will given the power of choice.
Your Personal Money Action Plan for Retirement
As a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ practitioner who serves residents of Ohio and Florida, I have developed a goals/priorities/solutions process that creates a Money Action Plan (known as MAP). This process helps my clients transform scattered, ineffective retirement planning into values-based solutions that work. A true financial roadmap reflects your values, your goals, your priorities, and provides an organized view of your money. It's all about you.
As a comprehensive retirement planner, I understand financial security involves so much more than managing money. Security means protecting your lifestyle by reducing or eliminating unnecessary risk and implementing tax-efficient strategies.
Retirement Income Planning
As a retirement income specialist, I draw on my 35 years of legal and financial experience to focus on helping you avoid costly retirement mistakes surrounding IRAs, 401k rollovers, investment choices, long term care options and inheritance issues.
What Can You Expect as a Financial Planning Client?
Every client is asked to meet with me on an annual basis so I can be sure your plan reflects your current circumstances.
I meet 3 times per year with my platinum clients. Each meeting has a set agenda. Together we proactively set goals and review your progress, conduct a comprehensive safety review to reduce exposure to risk, discuss legacy planning issues, and control taxes. There is an annual update of your retirement MAP based on current life transitions. We collaborate with your accountant and attorney. The process is designed so nothing falls through the cracks.
Values-based financial planning is available on an hourly or project fee basis; no asset minimums or management required.
Asset minimum applies to investment management only.
Plan Your Retirement MAP Today
You aren't alone anymore. I can help. Don't wait a minute longer to create your retirement Money Action Plan. Contact me for your free consultation. I'd love to meet you.
P.S. You probably will receive the most benefit from our retirement resources, tools, experience and guidance if you are a conservative investor, over 55 years of age, are within 5 years of retirement, or already retired.


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