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Clearly, we love wearing our DIY Mickey Mouse t-shirts. We wear them quite often.
My youngest daughter is a Mickey Mouse Clubhouser to the very core. She was a colickly baby with acid reflux, stomach discomfort and food intolerance issues -- she spent most days (and nights) crying. It was exhausting. Utterly exhausting. My mom spent almost everyday at our house helping out which I think saved my life. Literally.
I stumbled across my daughter's love for Mickey quite accidentally. She was about 9 months old and I had just been through a very tiring day with her. She was sitting in her bouncy chair and I was washing dishes when by chance, Mickey Mouse waltzed onto the TV screen talking about magic words and clubhouses. She stopped fussing almost immediately and was entranced (and quiet -- HOLY COW!). I remember running to the back door to tell my husband about her instant affair with Mickey and calling my mom and saying, "It's the weirdest thing..."
So obviously, for her first birthday last January, we made it a Mickey Mouse-themed party with the Wilton cake and all:
I spent all day making that cake. And the funny thing about that cake was the candle did not want to blow out:
Uh, hello? Look at my niece's eyeballs popping out of her head because the flame refused to die:
Let's try this again:
It did eventually blow out. With lots and lots of spit on the cake.
I also made these Mickey Mouse t-shirts for me, my husband, kids and niece to wear. I was originally going to buy some shirts, but quickly cabashed that plan as I didn't feel like dropping $100 on t-shirts. It ended up being so easy and inexpensive to make myself.
All I did was buy plain t-shirts at Hobby Lobby. (I like the way the Hobby Lobby t-shirts fit and they also sell matching onsies which I needed for the baby.) I got them 50% off, so I think I spent a total of $12 on all five t-shirts. I bought a few 8.5 x 11 sheets of black felt which I don't think even equaled $1.
I then found a Mickey Mouse ear template online and resized it five ways to fit each of the five shirts (we're all different sizes). And then I printed out all five templates on card stock and cut it out. I proceeded to pin each template to a piece of black felt.
I then cut out each "ear piece" in the black felt.
Using fabric glue, I glued each "ear piece" the the center of each shirt. The felt is porous and the glue was white, so I simply lightly colored in the few places the glue seeped through using a black sharpie marker.
She is still a Mickey girl through and through to this day. Actually both of my kids have a love affair with Mickey Mouse, so we hightailed it to Disney on Ice this past Sunday and yes, broke out our Mickey Mouse shirts.
I have washed these shirts numerous times and they haven't bled, peeled, pilled -- they look exactly like the first day I made them.
I don't think we've seen the end of Mickey, though. We may have to redo the Mickey Mouse theme for her second birthday in January because she and Mickey are still going strong.


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Posted: July 6, 2013 at 3 p.m.
PINE BLUFF — Farmers need to certify crops planted in the spring by July 15 in order to be eligible for disaster programs, according to the head of the small farm program at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.
Crops that should be certified include corn, cotton, grain sorghum, soybeans and rice. Commercial vegetables, including okra, cucumbers, watermelons, squash, southern peas and sweet potatoes should be certified, too.
Henry English, who directs the Small Farm Program at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, says most row crop producers know to certify their crops, but many fail to do so on time.
Other farmers who may have added commercial vegetables to their operations may not certify their vegetables thinking that vegetable crops do not need to be certified, but English says they do.
Many Farm Service Agency programs require that cropland on a farm be certified to earn FSA benefits.
And English said failing to certify crops makes participation in disaster programs nearly impossible.
Some of the programs that require acreage reporting for participation include the Non-insured Assistance Program, Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program, Direct and Counter-cyclical Program and the Conservation Reserve Program.
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It is with deep sorrow that we must inform you of the tragic death of Michael Bhatia, our social scientist team member assigned to the Afghanistan Human Terrain Team (HTT) AF1, in support of Task Force Currahee based at FOB Salerno, Khowst Province.
Michael was killed on May 7, 2008 when the Humvee he was riding in was struck by an IED. Michael was traveling in a convoy of four vehicles, which were en route to a remote sector of Khowst province. For many years, this part of Khowst had been plagued by a violent inter-tribal conflict concerning land rights. Michael had identified this tribal dispute as a research priority, and was excited to finally be able to visit this area. This trip was the brigade's initial mission into the area, and it was their intention to initiate a negotiation process between the tribes.
Michael was in the lead vehicle with four other soldiers. Initial forensics indicated that the IED was triggered by a command detonated wire. Michael died immediately in the explosion. Two Army soldiers from Task Force Currahee were also killed in the attack, and two were critically injured.
During the course of his seven-month tour, Michael's work saved the lives of both US soldiers and Afghan civilians. His former brigade commander, COL Marty Schweitzer testified before Congress on 24 April 2008 that the Human Terrain Team of which Michael was a member helped the brigade reduce its lethal operations by 60 to 70%, increase the number of districts supporting the Afghan government from 15 to 83, and reduce Afghan civilian deaths from over 70 during the previous brigade's tour to 11 during the 4-82's tour.
We will remember Michael for his personal courage, his willingness to endure danger and hardship, his incisive intelligence, his playful sense of humor, his confidence, his devoted character, and his powerful inner light. While his life has ended, he has not disappeared without a trace. He left a powerful effect behind, which will be felt by his friends and colleagues and by the people of Afghanistan for many years to come.


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SACAR is a centre of research and learning dedicated to acquiring and implementing in all areas a new and broader perspective on human life. This new perspective has a spiritual aim and basis, and underlies and unifies the multifarious solutions and changes to be made throughout the nations of the globe. The guiding principle of all our activities is the synthesizing movement to unite in a practical and progressive way the highest spiritual realisations with the development and perfection of the outer life — two fields that have been historically the special domain of Eastern and Western nations, respectively. Our focal point in this endeavour is the spiritual knowledge and vision behind this effort of synthesis.
SACAR is NOT an institution of religious education. It is important to emphasize that the philosophy and thought of Sri Aurobindo in which SACAR specialises is NOT a religion. This integral thought addresses the global and perennial questions of the nature and significance of existence and human life in a scholarly manner.
1. In-depth study of Sri Aurobindo's major writings: Savitri, The Life Divine, Essays on the Gita, The Synthesis of Yoga, etc.
2. Participate and present papers on the vision and work of Sri Aurobindo at seminars, conferences and symposia organized by Sri Aurobindo Centers, Colleges and Universities in India and abroad.
3. Publish quarterly journal "New Race: A Journal of Integral Studies".
4. Publish books written on the vision of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother.
5. Organize an audio-visual library of talks given by various scholars studying the works of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother.
6. Provide research guidance for learners who are studying various topics in Sri Aurobindo's thought and vision as part of their MA, M. Phil, or Ph.D. work or otherwise, in other universities in India and abroad.
7. Organize and develop its online educational division.
8. Organize and develop correspondence programmes in Sri Aurobindo's thought.
9. Organize seminars and conferences on various topics related to Sri Aurobindo's thought.
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Conn. tragedy leaves pain, questions
At this moment it seems like nothing else matters.
There's nothing to smile or laugh about. There's no holiday cheer because at least 18 children were killed--murdered in cold blood on a Friday morning in Connecticut. Most likely while they were sitting in their kindergarten class room.
Think about that for a moment. Kindergarten. Where the kids are 5 or 6 years old. It's an age before life becomes too complicated. When it is not supposed to be complicated. Certainly when it is not supposed to be marred by violence.
Senseless is the word that keeps turning around in my head. I keep asking why. Why would someone go into an elementary school and murder children?
We asked Dr. Mark Welleck, a psychiatrist, that question today when he joined us on the Bruce St. James show.
He said, "I'm supposed to be an expert on the human mind and human motivation and I don't get it either � we may never, ever know what was truly in that mind."
Welleck continued, "Our attempts to understand are really our attempts to not to feel so frightened � there are no reasons that will ever really be able to discern for sure and we each have to deal with our own pain and help our children deal with theirs. Asking why is understandable. But, there are lots of questions and there aren't answers."
The key, as Welleck put it, is to deal with our own pain.
That's what makes this school shooting different. The pain. Usually there is a certain type of detachment with these types of stories. But, there is no such thing here. The children are too young. They were too innocent.
Newtown, Conn., is a small New England town that's probably not that much different from the one where I grew up. But, it's a town that will never be the same.
We'll move on and start to have regular conversations filled with smiles and laughter a whole lot sooner than they will.
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We travelled to South Africa with our 16 year old grandson for a special birthday treat. We discovered Go2Africa quite by accident and were so glad we did. Our dealings with Ashley at Go2Africa were excellent. All our queries were answered promptly. The overall cost of the tour that we put together was very good when compared with identical quotes from travel agents in Australia. Nothing went wrong on the whole trip - drivers for our private transfers and the safari lodges chosen were fantastic! All three lodges had excellent food, rooms, staff and game drives and at Tau Game Lodge the rooms overlooked the waterhole (very close) and we had amazing sightings of wildlife. They even upgraded our grandson to his own room! We would highly recommend Go2Africa to any travellers wanting to plan their South African holiday.Pat Christmas - October 2014
The vacation was far beyond our expectations. We all agree that this was our best vacation ever - and we travel a lot. You did a great job! The people were very friendly; great accommodations; beautiful scenery. The food at the lodge was out of this world. - we gained 5 pounds in 5 days! We managed to encounter several exotic animals and Geoff, the ranger, was very knowledgeable and informative. I would highly recommend a visit to South Africa and also a vacation through you.Mats and Litsa Carenback - September 2014
We are just recovering from a trip of a lifetime! The planning could not have been better. You were right about staying in two separate lodges - we had different experiences in both. I cannot begin to tell about all the excitement and adventure! We saw the Magnificent 7 and a lion kill! Just wanted to let you know we arrived home safely... tired but exhilarated. Thanks to you for making it all possible. We gave your name out to all who asked how in the world did we get such a trip organized! Our experience going to the devils pool was something else. What a way to end a trip!
We never had a down day... always one with excitement and anticipation of the the unknown. At the end of the day it was hard to sleep even though we were exhausted because of the wonderful unexpected surprises. It was a trip of a lifetime, never to be forgotten. We have wonderful memories and pictures or others would not believe what we experienced! Thanks again for looking after us so well.Liz Thomson - September 2014
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Missing my magnanimous mom, on this, her birthday. Patricia Diane Yoder Surface was born on September 5, 1936, she lived to be 75 years old. This was not nearly long enough for me. As the eldest child, I knew her the longest and miss her every day. A woman with such considerable gifts should live forever, in a perfect world.
This summer we attended an event that my mom founded, the 2013 Midsummer Arts Faire in Quincy, IL, I walked through that event beaming, teary eyed and amazed as I viewed what her vision had become. I have met thousands of moms, almost all of them wonderful, talented women and a credit to their gender and their families, but to this very day, there was no one was like my mom. No other woman that I have ever met in person, had such a vast array of incredible skills, intelligence and persistence.
In my lifetime I saw my mom rewire a room in our house with indirect lighting, reupholster furniture, cane chairs, refinish every kind of furniture you can imagine (after shopping for it at garage and estate sales and bargaining AND getting it home)! The woman sewed all of our clothes! This was not a breeze either. Each one of us with vastly different tastes and were not all that easy to please, yet she did this for us, with style and grace. She did every household job that women did at the time, and most that the men and children were to do. To top that off she engaged her children in learning these valuable tasks, she was a master engineer. It was just "here is how to wash the floor", it was "here is how to wash the floor most economically and to ensure the best results".
Do not think she stopped there. As you must know by now, Pat Surface was an accomplished multi media artist. China painting, oils, watercolors, chalk, and SO much more. She even had a ceramic shop with a friend, oh so many moons ago, and yes, we ALL learned how to work with that too.
She also mastered arts and crafts of every kind, and managed to keep we 3 girls interested and learning one after another after another! She was a diplomat of the finest order when convincing you how fun this class or that class or how these dance lessons, or that Little Theater play would be. She was right.
My mom finished her college degree from Iowa State, as an adult, many decades after she had begun it, as a young girl. She then got an art degree from Quincy College (which is now Quincy University). This was great fun for me because we were students there at the same time!
Those around her, including neighbors, relatives, friends, were in awe of what she could do. I think most of us were STUNNED about half the time, she was a true force to be reckoned with.
Happy Birthday to my mom, Pat Surface!
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If you live alone now you can have a Karakiri, that is a friendly octopus that holds you when you sleep, or watch tv. I don't know how many mature people would embrace this interesting idea, but I'm sure that kids will love this octopus. Karakiri is made from cotton, is washable and you can have it in any color you'd like. – Via – Design Spotter
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oh no what is that octopus doing to her this is so wrong but i can't stop watching oh no
I think this is a darling idea and I want one.
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Schiacciata all'uva
Not exactly the first attempt to bake in our new WFO, since I made a quick yeasted wholemeal loaf yesterday (see Picasa Web Albums - carioca - Forno_del_gallo ) - but the first fancy, pizza-like fare...
Following Daniel Leader's recipe for schiacciata all'uva, I made six mini-pizzas and baked them for 15 minutes.
While waiting for the dough to rise, I consulted a German tome on baking in WFOs. Amazingly, the author described a communal oven that had been restored by the local firebrigade at Stommeln near Cologne, where one of my forebears, Heinrich Huesch, was a baker around 1800! So it looks like - after other ancestors spurned the ancient profession and went into teaching, public service and the corps diplomatique, it seems to fall to this former bum to take up the tradition at 72... I find that I've got a lot to learn!
Interestingly, the communal WFOs in my Rhenish birthlands were made from tufa, the soft compressed ash from volcanic eruptions that I remember well from the Eifel mountains where I spent part of my youth. This 'rock' absorbs heat fast, and releases it very slowly - I suppose that at the same time it works as insulation, but don't hold me to this :-)
To return to our schiacciata: they had a good bottom crust, but the top heat needs attention = perhaps I should have stoked the fire a bit more before moving the coals aside...
In any case, Bianca and I had great fun eating the little pizzas, sitting on the gravel surrounding Forno del gallo, intently watched by five geese, and critiquing my 'first' effort. Getting the things off the peel was a bit of a hassle - I managed to shake off most of the topping before the schiacciatas slid onto the hearth...
I mentioned that I had used the wrong grapes: Leader wanted seedless ones, which we didn't have. "The Americans are funny," I told Bianca, "they want immaculate conception and seedless grapes..." (This launched us into a critique of our eldest, who's finishing his PhD in the U.S. and intends to take up a posting at a renowned university, but il ne faut pas charrier!)
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Could you post the recipe, please?
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Ola Luis!
what about the copyright Daniel Leader holds in stuff included in his book, Local Breads?
Is it o.k. to just excerpt and paraphrase one recipe? I'll reflect on this and be guided by other opinions if any crop up :-)
(Perhaps if I put it in a personal message to you, rather than 're-publishing' it???)
Ate ja (sorry, lost the accent...)
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Don't forget, we're modifying recipes for use in a WFO. I don't think there's a problem sharing the formula amongst ourselves. It's not for profit after all, and it gives Leader free publicity. I just got his Local Breads, and mighty fine it is too. I'll be making the Schiacciata today, BUT I managed to get my hands on the proper grapes:D , so doubtless mine will be more authentic:cool: .
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Even if I agree with Jim, and having shared myself copyrighted recipes within this group, it is ok if you prefer to send me the recipe to my private mail.
You could reach me at firstname.lastname@example.com to eventual correspondence.
By the way, nice work on your oven!
And I am curious now, from where 'carioca' comes from?
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Ciao Jim! I take your point...
Ola Luis,
here's a quick summary of the recipe from Daniel Leader's excellent book, Local Breads:
he uses a rimmed baking sheet that he puts in a normal oven heated to 375F for 20-30 minutes.
The topping consists of 1 1/2 cups red seedless grapes, 2 tblsp coarsely chopped fresh rosemary and 1 tsp coarse sea salt.
The dough is made by putting 1 1/4 cups of tepid water into a bowl, adding 1 tsp instant yeast, 3 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil and 1 1/2 tsps sea salt and blending it briefly into a dough.
Then turn dough out onto a floured countertop and knead it - with floured hands - for some 12 to 15 minutes, until it is smooth and very elastic.
Ferment until it has doubled in volume, about 60 to 90 minutes.
Turn out carefully onto a lightly oiled baking sheet, rest for 5 minutes, then oil your hands and stretch and press the dough towards the edges. It should end up about 1/2 inch thick. Coat with oilive oil, dimple dough using your fingers and press grapes into the dough, about 1 to 1 1/2 in apart. Then sprinkle rosemary and salt over the dough and cover with plastic wrap.
Let rise for 30 to 45 minutes, then bake until grapes have wrinkled and crust has turned golden. Cool briefly before cutting into finger-long rectangles (snacks) or bigger rectangles (meal). Enjoy fresh, or store for up to a day in plastic bag...
Luiz, pls note that I patted the dough into 6 little individual pizzas and used grapes and tomato slices (no cherry tomatoes at hand), then cooked them in the WFO for 15 minutes. They remained a bit under-don, so either they needed more heat (most likely) or another 5 mins!
NB: Carioca, as you might know, denotes an inhabitant of Rio de Janeiro - I lived there for 3-4 years in the mid-1950s so I tend to claim that title. Had I been born in Rio, from an old family, I might have called myself 'carioca da gema' :-)
PS: Today I'll try my hand at pizza alle patate di Genzano, from the same book. I made the biga yesterday when family came to visit and had not noticed the long fermenting period for the biga. So Bianca's plum 'pizza' was baked in the kitchen and was devoured by 2 grandchildren, daughter and son-in-law with whipped cream: delicious!
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Nice, Carioca!
I myself am living in Brazil by now (I arrived 25 years ago), in Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Paulo, nearly 400 Km from Rio.
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I took a Wood-Fired cooking class in Fiesole a number of years ago, and they did Schiacciata all'uva. Straining my memory, she had a couple of nice tips. She warmed the olive oil and rosemary together in a bowl set at the opening of the oven. Just enough to warm it through. She also did it in two layers -- dough, grapes, dough, grapes.
Traditionally, you are supported to use wine grapes -- which have seeds. The Italians in the group were crunching their way through the seeds, but I just couldn't do it. Blah.
In bakeries, they use seedless red grapes.
Judy Witts, who run a cooking school in Florence says you can use blueberries.
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good tip about the two layers of dough - this would prevent at least ONE set of grapes ending up on the hearth :-) thru inept handling of the peel (peel me a grape?!).
Bianca crunches the seeds when eating grapes - I couldn't do that and just slurp them with the flesh, similar to passionfruit seeds which Bianca also crunches...
NB: baked a pane casareccio di Genzano using biga naturale and sliced potatoes and onions on top. I did it in the normal oven because it is still raining here... The dough itself ended up tasting and feeling very much like our own sourdough brtead, but Bianca hated the concoction as one of the worst I'd ever made! Yet it was she who instructed me not to bake at the recommended 500F temperature...
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Between December 1 and 11.59pm on December 22, 73 people were arrested on suspicion of drink-driving in Berkshire against 82 during the same period last year.
Thames Valley Police's 'Is it worth the risk?' campaign - which runs until January 1 - is targeting drivers under the influence of drink or drugs on the way home from nights out or the morning after a heavy night before.
In Reading, 22 people were arrested on suspicion of drink-driving from December 1 to December 22, compared with 25 during the same period last year while the West Berkshire figure was down from seven to five. In Wokingham there were six arrests, up by one.
In the whole of the Thames Valley, there was a 4% increase on the 2012 figure, from 199 to 207.
In total 114 drivers were charged, 36 bailed pending further inquiries and 30 released without further action. Out of the 207 arrests, 34 were in the morning.
Chief Inspector Henry Parsons, of the joint Hampshire and Thames Valley police traffic unit, said: "It's worrying that some people are still making the wrong choices, deciding to drink and drive when there are alternatives available.
"Drink driving is dangerous and it kills or seriously injures many people each year, devastating families.
"I'm grateful for the public support for this campaign that has helped us to be in the right places, at the right times to make these arrests. We'll continue to target drink drivers every single day of the year, not just during campaign periods. It isn't worth the risk."
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Wednesday, March 4th, 2009 at 5:42 PM - by Bryan Chaffin
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Melinda Gates, wife of Microsoft chairman Bill Gates and cofounder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, sometimes wants an iPhone, but despite the temptation, neither she nor her kids can get one. Same goes with the iPod.
In an interview published by Vogue magazine, Mrs. Gates said, "There are very few things that are on the banned list in our household, but iPods and iPhones are two things we don't get for our kids." As for herself, she said, "Every now and then I look at my friends and say, 'Ooh, I wouldn't mind having that iPhone."
As an Apple-centric publication, it would be fairly easy to just write a hit and run article mocking her for these quotes, but the context of the interview with Vogue is probably worth far more than the angst of the world's wealthiest woman being denied something simply because it was made by her hubby's chief foe.
To wit: The quote about iPhones and iPods came in response to questions about how the Gates's raise their children.
"They go to parks, have playdates and sleep-overs," Mrs. Gates said, and Vogue described her as being "fierce" about this. She added, "There will be no bubble for them; these children will not turn out to be Paris Hilton."
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this is actually my first apartment, its not THAT bad.... however i would see where someone over 30 or anyone who wants a quiet place would not b so happy with it. There are an abundance of younger people here mixed… Full Review ▶
This is by far the worst apartment complex I have ever lived in! I was going to justify that by saying it's the worst in it's price range but that would be lying. I've lived in ghettos that have less cockroaches,… Full Review ▶
I lived at River Oaks not listening to all the warnings I got. I got suckered into it by the "nice" people in the office. Trust me they have a wonderful sounding script when faced with all the question about the… Full Review ▶
Like it so far; staff is friendly and the office is almost never closed. I remember my previous apartment community in Vacaville was almost always closed during business hours. I also like that they are re-painting the property. It shows that… Full Review ▶
We recieved LESS then 24 hrs notice they were going to spray off everything with a pressure hose, since my husband was at work I couldn't move anything having a toddler with autism, needless to say the guys doing it doesn't… Full Review ▶
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I will be honest , I only toured the property but due to the horrible staff ( they all smelled like smoke also) I found a place else where. A friend of mine does live here but she is moving out… Full Review ▶
We checked out the 1/1 apt and loved all the ammentities and space plan however I spoke with 3 random people and all 3 spoke of maintenance being slow (3-4 months to get something fixed), having cockroaches (mngmnt not willing to… Full Review ▶
River Oaks apartment has recently had new management and new office help. There are roaches in apartments. You are given a little black roach catcher. The maintance is poor, you can't even get a air filter. Yet, they will get other… Full Review ▶
i have been here for 6 months now, i live in the 2nd floor, there is a room on the 3rd floor, i can hear every noises from above. every steps, door, washing m achine,cooking....unfortunately they have a small puppy, but… Full Review ▶
I've lived in this complex for 4 years now. I'm still enjoying the layout of my apartment and have had no problems with the people in the office. They've been very helpful and sweet. One of the big draws for me… Full Review ▶
While the apartment quality is decent (though you certainly pay enough for it, considering there are still issues such as clogging drains, disposals, etc), the management is very poor. They never return a phone call, even when the call is reporting… Full Review ▶
Well, I have lived in 4 apartment complexes in the last 4 years and this is the best one so far. I agree with some of the previous reviews...the apartments are overpriced. But hell, I make enough money to live in… Full Review ▶
The apartments are not worth the price. The only thing good is that washer and drying the apartments and how close it is to the walmart, safeway, target and outlets. Parking is a complete nightmare! If you plan on having more… Full Review ▶
After reading the last review, I felt compelled to write. You are sadly mistaken when it comes to that apartment complex. When this Management team came along, everything WRONG came with it. Wrong Management, Wrong Maintenance, Wrong Attitudes, everything was wrong.… Full Review ▶
My husband and I are both military and we moved into River Oaks April of 07. Being that we are both new to the area I decided to browse the internet for more information about the apartments in the area of… Full Review ▶
I lived in these apartments back in 2003, and the only thing worse than living here was moving out... We made numerous complaints about our kitchen sink not draining, maintenance vehicles constantly parked in our reserved spot (maintenance guy lived in… Full Review ▶
This managment staff is a bunch of wanna-bes. THey take their lines out of manager 101 book and somehow forget to think about common sense and custmer service. Too bad, it will pay in the end. Maintence staff don't understand construction… Full Review ▶
Dogs here, dogs there heck dogs everywhere. From 1 to 3 in a single apt. Ihave never seen so many dogss or seen so many dead spots in the grass and piles of s**t. The court area's smell of it and… Full Review ▶
River Oaks has been a great home so far. The grounds are kept up well, the pool is clean, the people in the office are very sweet. They even call us to check in on us from time to time. I… Full Review ▶
Me & my husband just moved here and we both like it so far. It's a nice stater place for the both of us and everyone we live around is friendly and curtious! Full Review ▶
Your worst apartment nightmare just came true...and all you have to deal with is incompetent people. Full Review ▶
Thought it was time to update my review. Things have definitely changed as the years have gone by. Once I develped maintainance problems it's been a downhill slide. Mold and broken plumbing.. water soaked cabinets and floors... work never completed. The… Full Review ▶
Seldom have I seen such incompetant management. Starting at the top it just trickles down. After all if you were in charge and completely at lose for how to "manage" would you want anyone around you that would show other that… Full Review ▶
that River Oaks sucks! I thought it was me until I read the other reviews which have validated a lot for me. I was told I could move in on a certain date. I was told the day before my move… Full Review ▶
I have lived here for over 3 years and the cuurent management team is the best yet. They have done a superb job in helping me after the winter floods. I have recieved prompt and top notch maintenence service the few… Full Review ▶
I have to agree with the last review. The Manager and Staff could use a class on 'real' Customer Service. Nice Apartments, Poor Service on both the Office and Maintenance people. Thanks to these people, I will NEVER EVER live in… Full Review ▶
This office Staff is a joke, stop writing on yourself, everyone knows your BAD. The Apartments are nice, but both the maintenance and Office Staff are the worst. Bad Management, rude attitudes, cheap repairs...name the worse and you've got RIVER OAKS.… Full Review ▶
I'm from the east coast and this is the first apt I've lived in since moving to CA. I have a 1.5 br and it is very nice - extremely spacious. I am on the top floor- hardly any noise. Good… Full Review ▶
I stumbled onto this web-site trying to find a floor plan with my current apartment and one I may move too. I was surprised to see all of the negative comments.
Does everyone really feel this way? I love living here...and… Full Review ▶
River Oaks has been huge waste of money for me. Noise complaints are shrugged off, the dumpsters are constantly overflowing, there have been SEVERAL THEFTS. If you look in the parking lot, there is a vehicle on blocks because the rims… Full Review ▶
Usually with any apartment complex, the biggest thing a person has to consider when choosing the best place to live is how well management treat the tenants. Riveroaks, by far, has the most impressive tenant-management relations. Also, no apartment in the… Full Review ▶
1) I am a military person, lived here for two years. Had nothing but cooperation and kindness from this place.
2) Read these... it's the same miserable people writing the same negative comments.(Changing your screen name, doesnt help)
3) Get a life.
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I have had similair experiences to the other reviews listed. Bad managment and bad maintainence. I have also had mulitple problems with the management in which they have acted like I was the problem. Also, when we moved in our place… Full Review ▶
We have had multiple problems with the office and maintenance staff since moving in. Upon move-in we found that the entire apartment had not been cleaned aside from the carpet. There was mold in the diswasher and on the bathtub moldingm… Full Review ▶
This complex seemed great when we first moved in, giving a discount for where I worked and breaking up the free 13th month over the entire lease. Everything was fine with the apartment until recent flooding. Now they have torn out… Full Review ▶
The management at the River Oaks apartment is the worst i've ever seen. I'm in the military so i've traveled alot. I've never had service from an apartment this bad. Everytime i need some service done it takes several phone calls… Full Review ▶
River Oaks Apartments has been wonderful to me and my family. I read all these ratings and cant believe them. I think some people are just cry babies. Every where you go there is going to be something. But they have… Full Review ▶
What a complete let down. I equate this complex to a cell phone plan. They are all happy to help you move in and sign up. Customer service is great at first, then once you've been sucked in you can't leave.… Full Review ▶
This complex was very friendly when we moved in. We really enjoyed our first couple of months and had great neighbors. Unfortunately, new neighbors moved in and became a huge problem. They throw cigarette butts off the balcony, they had several… Full Review ▶
I have lived here now for over 2 years and the love it! The new management team is great always willing to help. they even stand out in the morning as we drive to work and give us muffins and orange… Full Review ▶
I have lived here for 1.6 years and have had no bad experiences. They are repainting the buildings,new landscape, new gym and clubhouse. I have had nothing but good living here. It is a great location and full of fun out… Full Review ▶
I have lived here for the past 5 years! I have seen some bad management but not since the new Metric folks took over! The manager has been very nice and quick to get back to me with any questions or… Full Review ▶
I've been a resident here for the last three months and, there have never been any incidents in my apartment, i just read a review that said that there was a drive by shooting across the street, when in actuality there… Full Review ▶
I had problems with my AC. Went out several times during them summer. Management took there time getting the problem fixed. My car was stolen and there was a drive by shotting across the street the first night I stay there.… Full Review ▶
River Oaks Apartments has given me a couple up's and downs throughout the last few years, but i have to say that for the last eight months or so a girl in the office named Kristen has been an angel. She… Full Review ▶
Extremely overpriced, yet nice area to live in. Parking is extremely bad. When I moved out, I recieved only half my security deposit in which one of the staff members had said they would only take out money for carpeting which… Full Review ▶
I Just Moved in One Month ago and i Absolutly adore the place...The Staff made my move so easy and I Wish I Would have made the move One Year ago. I Let the rent scare me at first but today… Full Review ▶
Hi I've Lived at River Oaks Apartments for four years now...and I won't lie there have been issues with previous management, but now that the new management has taken over it is paradise. The property is beautiful my apartment is awesome,… Full Review ▶
It was too expensive. The floor plans were horrible. too much wasted space. Needed alot more security. Had car broken into two different times. Rude grounds people. If there were any problems, the people pretty much ignored what you told them.… Full Review ▶
I Have to say I Never thought that a community could make such a great comeback. The New Staff is Great,as well as the new company. So i say Lowest Prices and the biggest apartment's with the best customer service...I Love… Full Review ▶
They have had 4 managers in the past 8 months, that should say a lot. The staff has given the complex a bad reputation. They promise you things and don't deliver them. Also, they give you a free months rent and… Full Review ▶
Having children as old as thirteen looking into my bedroom window and getting no response from management finall drove me away from these apartments. They are nice, with excellent facilities and floor space. However, the price to live here does not… Full Review ▶
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Tap-water Iontophoresis (Non-invasive, a conservative physical therapy for Hyperhidrosis) is a procedure in which water baths or damp electrodes provide a continuous pulse when applied to the sweating areas of the body. In general, Iontophoresis is mostly used for the treatment of palms, feet and underarm sweating. The goal of Iontophoresis is to regulate the excessive sweating down to a natural level of sweating.
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The Iontophoresis TherapyAfter initial successful treatment and without further maintenance treatments, usually sweat will start to reappear after about two weeks. Initially the sweating will be only slight, but it will gradually return to pre-treatment levels after about 3-4 weeks. Further treatments will of course keep the sweating at bay.
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Until now -- EA (yes, that EA) has ponied up a whopping $30 million to buy Rupture and all of its potential up. A move to put some social networking into play on their upcoming Warhammer Online title? Taking competition away from an upcoming official site covering all their games? Whatever EA is planning to do with Rupture, they're paying through the nose for it -- this makes the $1 million Wowhead buyout look like chump change.
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After the second "Game of Thrones" beer, Take The Black Stout, was announced back in June, Brewery Ommegang and HBO took the Black to San Diego Comic-Con 2013. A select group of media were among the first to sip the new dark beer, and Zap2it is happy to report that "Thrones" fans won't be disappointed.
Take The Black is a dark beer by nature, but it isn't as heavy as some other stouts. It also doesn't have as much of a coffee taste as some other similar beers. Like the Iron Throne Ale, Take The Black Stout will be a crowd pleaser when it comes out in Sept. 2013.
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Through a partnership with Front Range Internet, a Colorado municipal service provider, Nortel will help provide municipal wireless services to cities along the I-25 corridor outside of Denver.
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FOR half a century we have struggled into space. Our rockets may look majestic and powerful as they thunder skyward on a pillar of fire, but in fact these chemical-fuelled behemoths are barely up to the job. It takes a huge vehicle, shedding stages as it goes, to carry even a small payload into orbit. That makes launch costs enormous. Worse, it really takes the fun out of space travel.
"When I was a student I sat down and thought about all the amazing things you see on TV - like the space hotels in 2001: A Space Odyssey. I asked myself, why isn't that happening?" says Kevin Parkin. "Space exploration just wasn't going anywhere." Now based at the Silicon Valley campus of Carnegie Mellon University in ...
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opinionBy Issa Aremu
Mni — Tons of written and verbal commentaries on the new (old) CBN's policy initiative on Islamic Banking could very well fill a banking hall of a bank yet to be licensed.
Paradoxically most commentators so far are not disinterested commentators. Sorry, the commentators are not interest-free as the principle of Islamic banking envisages.
On the contrary, the self-appointed protagonists and antagonists alike are motivated by anything other than banking and economics of which Islamic banking is just a specialization.
What we have at hand so far is purely an avoidable and unhelpful clash of some petty religious fundamentalisms as distinct from informed disagreements arising from some structured policy discourse.
The most outlandish is my colleague in the naughty business of weekly commentary; Mallam Bala Muhammed. His back page of Weekly Trust entitled Leave Our Bank Alone (see 2nd of July) was vested interest driven rather banking informed. His concluding remark sums up his religious preferences as distinct from CBN's announced policy guidelines. Witness him "Let them leave our Bank, Jesus' Bank, God's Bank, alone! Lakum dinukum wa liya din!" Haba Bala! I have listened up teeth time to the Governor of CBN, Sanusi Lamido.
According to him Islamic banking is all about financial inclusion and financial deepening for a nation begging for much needed financial resources for development. Exclusivist mindset which informed such literary dictation such as Leave Our Bank alone does not in any way advance a policy discourse on the proposed Islamic banking as promoted by CBN. Islamic banking is all about financial inclusion, not financial exclusion. First at the upstream! Only 20 per cent of Nigerians currently patronize banks. Islamic banking undoubtedly opens up a window of opportunities to capture more depositors who may be Muslims and non Muslims alike.
There is a shared value regardless of faith that we must in Nigeria work towards a cashless society. Islamic banking is one strategy to achieve this singular goal.
Kenya is not an Islamic country. But Islamic banking has helped to improve financial inclusion and financial deepening there. At the down-stream end, Islamic banking is open to all just as any other forms of banking are opened to Muslims as long as you play by the rules of engagement and inclusion.
Therefore Bala does not inadvertently need to pitch "Nigeria Christian clergy" against the Vatican which according to him already appreciates the "ethical principles" on which Islamic finance is based any way.
The singular fact that the Vatican chooses to promote policy discourse rather than religious bigotry means that the challenge at hand is policy and policy discourse not clerical shouting matches and point scoring. Bala ought to therefore be more measured to explain the principles of Islamic financing to those yet to be converted, sorry to know, regardless of faith rather than throwing dart at the "lives of luxury; on fleecing their congregations; on buying private jets; on paedophilia; on gay bishops; and, closer home, on the daily 'Pastor-puts-in-family-way' scandals". Economics, calls for explanations, logical reasoning and persuasion not a smear campaign at others, a smear campaign that indeed mirrors the true lifestyles of all of us regardless of faith! Collapse of industries and poverty are not faith blind. The critical question is how Islamic banking makes a difference from the existing commercial/industrial banking in moving Nigeria forward open the path of development.
It is time we engaged each other from the perspective of fundamental inclusive problems we all shared namely; unemployment, income, food, social and job insecurity rather than exclusive labels we carry; Muslims or Christians. India and China, for instance float zero interest banking that finances and propels textile industry from import substitution to export promotion.
Yet neither China nor India carries the labels of Christian or Islamic countries. Similarly my sister, Aisha Kabir Yusuf muddled up the case for Islamic banking with her unhelpful legitimate religious prejudices. Witness her; "In the final analysis, if Nigerian Christians want to establish banks that go with their 'no usury' Christian principle, then by all means they should apply to the CBN to register their 'Christian bank'. For now they are only raising hell over the 'Jewish bank', and amazingly the Jews aren't complaining." Haba! From simple policy discourse about a form of banking which Islamic banking represents, Aisha has deviated into some unhelpful fundamentalism and even racism.
What is "Jewish" about a bank? Is it because it is interest driven or manned by Jews? Is it all about our race, tribe or our faiths, economic preferences or piety? Many existing commercial banks are manned by Muslims managers. Does that qualify them as "Muslim" banks? Terms like; "Christian" bank, "Jewish" banking have nothing to do with CBN's new policy initiative. On the contrary such terms only arm the chieftains of religious-industrial complex such as the President of Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor who irreligiously and certainly unfairly accused CBN governor of wanting to "Islamize" the country through Islamic banking.
In terms of exclusive terms and categories the difference might not be clear between both the protagonists and antagonists of Islamic banking after all. But the challenge is for CBN to increase the tempo of its all inclusive awareness campaign on its core inclusive albeit contentious policy initiatives, namely recapitalization of some banks, intervention development fund, non-interest banking, its autonomy and accountability and cash limit policy among others.


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Name/Server - Lumiair - Skywall
Pose - Up to you, but /flex is great on the lady pandas!
Gear - Current transmog
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Color scheme - Preferably purple and/or white to match the hair!
Additional stuffs - Up to you! Maybe some misty/bubbly whatnot to go with Brewmaster/Mistweaver?
Here's my armory as well http://us.battle.net/wow/en/characte...Lumiair/simple
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Size: 400X100
Helm visible: yes
Your pose: up to artist
General color scheme: up to artist
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Amory Link: eu.battle.net/wow/en/character/kilrogg/Mightyforce/simple
Theme: Ahn Qirahj
Bit off topic here:
Been really practicing making some signatures and whatnot, no real problems except I really struggle with making text! All your text looks lovely on your images, and I was wondering if you all great artist have some tips regarding this? I know downloading fonts and stuff but making it look good. blending, picking a color.. anything would be awesome help
I'm looking to get a signature made for a guildy.
Visible text: Tyrrave
Armory link/Facial screenshot: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/characte...rrave/advanced
Gear set: Tier 4 - Malorne set
Helm visible: Yes
Your pose: Pose doesn't really matter, just focus on the head/shoulders/chest.
General colour scheme: White, gold, orange, red - autumn theme
Any extras: Some autumn leaves, elegant text, maybe a sparkle or two.
Hello artists,
I would like to request a banner for the new mistweaver guide here at mmo-champ.
Size: I think 600x100 would do nicely, it's just an introductory banner to the guide.
Visible Text: The Serpent's Accord: A Mistweaver PvE Guide
Logo:: If possible, I would prefer a simple and ehm, homogeneous layout where everything fits in a clear manner, but to try and give a base for this banner something related to the Mistweaver default icon would look nice: http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/4923/mwicon.jpg
General colour scheme: Well, since the Celestial related to Mistweavers is the Jade serpent Yu'lon I would think tones of green would seem appropriate for the cause, but please don't exclude other possibilities.
Specifics: I think simple is the key word here, the font and creativity aspect is up to you since you're the specialist, but if possible some emphasis on Yu'lon or jade serpents, with the inclusion of the mistweaver specialisation icon would look awesome.
Hello Artists!
Our guild is getting back together and starting everything off fresh to be a semi-hardcore guild in 5.2. I have been searching the web for banners that would match our site, but have not come across any yet.
Size: We are on enjin so it would be 1040px - 1060px wide
Visible text: The guild has been known for just using "WF" ----- (The guilds name is Warfare). Maybe add our server on there which is blackhand.
Logo: No there isn't a logo we want.
General colour scheme: Something to match the website which is warfare.enjin.com. It is more like a steel blue.
Specifics: The only thing I was thinking was to show off some of the guild's history and longevity (we started in vanilla - raided through to Wrath - jumped around in cata and now we are in MoP). It doesn't matter though if this doesn't work. We just really didn't want something MoP centric.
Feel free to post any questions or information below. Thanks for your help. We really appreciate it.
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Signature/avatar please I posted a request nearly a week ago. Seems nobody claimed it so I'm re-posting but with a different request concerning the gear.
Visible text: Ifeanychukwu, title (Guardian of Cenarius)
Armory link/Facial screenshot: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/characte...ychukwu/simple can't see the face but I'd like him to have long, green hair.
Gear set: I would like the tier 8 set from 10 man Ulduar also if you could incorporate the Spire of Withering Dreams from Kalogarn in Ulduar that'd be great, if it looks alright.
Helm visible: Yes
Your pose: Maybe casting a heal
General colour scheme: Druid-y colors, a mix of light and dark green maybe. Or some green mixed with some of the colors from the gear set, up to you.
Any extras: Maybe some leaves floating around randomly, whatever the artist thinks looks best. Also, for the avatar I'd just like it to be the original treant form, maybe looking a little derpy, or happy/excited
Thanks in advance if anyone picks it up