text:
Greetings, everyone! Last summer I spent a month in Japan, definitely the best time of my life, ever! When I was there I noted, much in thanks to my half-Japanese travel partner, a few things of that greatly improved the quality of my stay in Japan. Since I've a great number of friends who are planning to travel to Japan, but have no idea what to expect or what's worth seeing, I've spent a fair amount of time handing out tips and recommendations as to what to see and where to see it, what to think about, what to buy, how to prepare, and so on - for trust me, there's a lot of things that can catch you unawares when traveling to a country with such a a vastly different culture.
So given this, and the fact that I found no such thread in a forum dedicated to all things Japanese, I've decided to compile a list of (sure, you have the culture thread, but it is by no means organized as a easy-to-browse list or anything). Now, I am by no means an expert on all things Japanese, far from, so if people want to contribute as well, that's great - actually, that's what I'm hoping for, so that if anyone here wants to travel to Japan, they'll have a lot of good tips on what to remember, what to see and what to experience :D
How to get around
Japan has a massive infrastructure, tons of trains, buses and metro lines for you to get about. This section will cover the essentials of this.
The JR Pass
If you want to travel to Japan as a foreigner, the JR Pass is your friend. The JR Pass is a 7/14/21-day pass which applies to ALL railways and metro lines operated by JR (Japan Railways). They operate a lot of them, so it's easy to get pretty much anyway. The cost is 28,300/45,100/57,700 yen, which you can convert to your local currency using google (type in "XXXX yen in USD/GBP/[insert valuta code]"). If the cost seems high, remember that yen value as are really high. In USD it's $342/$545/$697.
If that seems high to you, keep in mind that with this you can travel on most Shinkansen lines (except the most express ones), giving you the option to travel pretty much anywhere in Japan for that sum of money. Standard local trains are mostly operated by JR as well.
Ordering is quite simple, go to the page linked to below, and order on the right side. You may if you wish order 1st class for an extra sum of money (but the Shinkansen is quite comfortable on all classes). After ordering, a voucher will be sent via mail to you. You bring this with you to Japan, and exchange it for your pass
JR Pass home page
NOTE: You can only use the JR Pass if you are a non-Japanese citizen entering the country with a temporary visitor status (i.e. a tourist visa). Children under 6 can travel with you for free.
This FAQ provides a lot of details around anything you might want to know
This page provides a lot of tips such as how to get around in Toyko, how to behave in trains, navigate stations, etc.
I might add some more on useful resources for train routes, buses and such. There's a ton of useful things.
The traditional Japanese experience
Japan offers many types of accommodations and many activities that have an exotic and traditional air to them. Hot springs, traditional housing, dining, you name it! If you want a genuine Japanese experience, thus section has what you're looking for!
A ryokan, a traditional Japanese inn, is an excellent way to experience a bit of the traditional Japan. Personally I feel going to Japan without experiencing at least some sort of traditional accommodations, is a waste of your trip. You'll often meet a friendly staff eager to talk and befriend, experience traditional Japanese bedding (the futon) and in general you'll feel much more like you are in a different country compared to just staying at some hotel. While not as common in urban areas as in, say, coastal, mountainous or otherwise scenic areas, you can still find some for your urban holidays. I stayed at one in Toyko, so I can't speak for the experience of living at one along the coast, or in a mountain, but I can only imagine it would be well worth it. You can find many ryokan along with hot springs (onsen), giving a combination of two of the finer things Japan can offer; the traditional Japanese way of living and hot springs. When not around a hot spring, most ryokan offer hot baths to its residents, a fair substitute.
Most of the time food is not included in the price, but orderable. Some however do not make food at all for you (among the urban ones, at least). It's not that much of a problem, Japan has tons of small restaurants and lunch sites where you can grab a filling bite of food for a very modest sum of money (I once ate a full fried rice dinner for the price of $3). However eating there at least once is recommended if possible; it's quite the experience. Me and my two travel companions ordered breakfast one morning. Guided by a traditionally clad waitress, we were brought into a neighboring room, where three tables and sitting mats were laid out for us. On the tables was the most elaborate breakfast I've ever seen. Fish, octopus, green tea, soup, rice, and some other things I don't even know the name of. Granted, it wasn't the best tasting breakfast experience ever, but boy, was it a great experience still!
The ryokan I stayed at was the Honkan, one of three ryokan operated by Homeikan (http://www.homeikan.com/). Situated in a very accessible location in Tokyo (albeit hidden away between some side streets and alleys), with excellent facilities and a really nice staff - who gave me a gift of real Japanese sandals (zori), simply because I was very friendly with them, chatting in the meditation garden, generally being polite and knowing my manners. They had one small private bath (room for a group of three or four), and one common bath for each gender, had a very nice staff and in general treated you very well.
Onsen and sento
Most people here probably know what an onsen (hot springs and associated bathing facilities) is, and many probably know what a sento is. For those who don't, a sento is basically a public bathhouse. That is, a bathhouse not built around an onsen.
When traveling to Japan, believe me, you do not want to miss the chance to experience a traditional Japanese bath. If you're there on an urban vacation and don't have the opportunity to visit an onsen, fret not, a sento offers an equally awesome experience, many also have outdoor baths that are quite reminiscent of an onsen. The main feature of these baths are the hot water, often heated to above 40 degrees celsius (40 C = 105 Fahrenheit), which along with perfumed oils often featured in the water, is extremely relaxing. Whether you've been out for a summer day of shopping, for a spring festival, for a walk in the autumn mountains, or a chilling winter's day of fun, entering a hot bath is a soul-soothing experience. The average sento also offer bubble baths and a cold pool, and if they have an outdoor area there is often a rock pool to simulate the expeirence of bathing in an onsen.
It should be noted that there exist both mixed-sex sento/onsen and separate-sex sento/onsen. If you are of the shy type, this might be worth noting before entering. Also, there are sento and onsen that do not permit children, and some onsen don't permit foreigners, even!
There are a few rules of etiquette that should always be followed when bathing. First of all, upon entering a sento, or onsen facilities, shoes must be removed, as is customary most places in Japan (shoe lockers are typically provided - NOTE: Some require that you put in a coin (e.g. 100 yen) which you get back upon leaving. Bring change! If you are in a hotel and are using their facilities, or a ryokan connected to an onsen, it is customary to equip the customary yukata and slippers provided before making the trip to the bath. In the dressing room before the bath, there's either locker or a basket provided for your clothing. While often unsecured, remember that crime rates are extremely low in Japan, so don't hesitate to leave your belongings even in an unsecured locker. Before entering the bath, one should always shower and clean one's body - the bath is to relax, not to clean the body (besides, who would want to bath in a pool filled with other people's sweat and germs?). There's always a separate room, or part of the main bathing room, where you find stools and showers. Shampoo and soap are typically provided for your convenience. Use it! I cannot stress the importance of this point.
Most baths provide a very small towel. This is for the purpose of covering your genitals. While not the strictest custom (especially in separate-gender baths), covering up is a customary act of modesty that should be followed. The towel must be removed, however, when entering a pool (preferably it should not touch the water at all). And that's about it, sit down and relax, enjoy your bath! Afterwards, you may want to grab a dinner (most sento and onsen have restaurants on the premises). The combination "soothing bath->dinner->go to sleep" is one of my fondest memories of Japan.
When are the various festivals? Where should I be? All you need to know, here.
From buddhist temples and castles to modern skyscrapers, sakura trees to urban centers, Japanese street fashion, this section is the guide to everything for the eye to enjoy.
Kyoto, the cultural capital of Japan. What to see, when to see it, and where to see it! Coming soon.
Tokyo, the largest metropolitan area in the entire world. Unarguably a veritable ocean of urban terrain. Fashion, anime and manga, sightseeing, dining, there's simply no end to the potential experiences here! What are the best sights, and where do you see them? Coming soon.
Seasonal sights
What can I experience in spring that I can't during the rest of the year? Why would I want to experience autumn in Japan?
Manners and such
When do you bow? How do you order food? When do you say thank you? When do you apologize for the inconvenience? How to behave on trains? Do I tip? Manners and behavior in Japan can be quite intricate, and here's a short list of the most important things to remember as a foreigner in Japan. Coming soon.


text:
Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush Now @ Sephora!
Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush is now available for one and all at Sephora
Not sure whether it's a product for you or need help picking one out? Check out my overview!
Reviews, Photos, Swatches
- Ethereal Glow — pale, cool-toned pink
- Dim Infusion — light peach
- Diffused Heat — light-medium, peachy coral
- Radiant Magenta — light-medium pink-coral
- Luminous Flush — medium pink-coral
- Mood Exposure — plummy brown
Discussion and debate are highly encouraged, and we expect community members to participate respectfully. When asking a question, please check the FAQ section (above) for information about purchasing, price, dupes, and the like. If you have general feedback or need technical support, please contact us.
Comments that include advertisements, self-promotion, insults, etc. may be in violation of our comment policy and subject to deletion. Please see our comment policy for more information.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
The Revolve xe2800 Hybrid Charger is great for charging your portable devices on-the-go. The charger plugs into a wall outlet, and can replace your existing chargers for multiple devices. The internal battery has a capacity of 2800mAh and affords up to eight hours of extra use time for your devices. And you can replace the battery down the road if need be. With a 1.2 amp output, your devices will charge at the same time the battery itself charges -- ensuring you won't be left without power. There is also a battery status indicator that lets you know at-a-glance how much power is left in the internal battery. The xe2800 can also be charged using a car adapter, computer or other external source using its auxiliary DC charge input.
- Plugs directly into the wall, replacing existing chargers for multiple devices
- Long-lasting 2800mAh internal battery provides eight hours of extra use time on the go
- Battery is replaceable
- Powerful 1.2 amp output charges your devices and the internal backup battery at the same time
- Displays the amount of power stored in the internal battery
- DC 5V USB charge input for recharging from car adapter, computer or other external source


text:
Originally written on Fox Sports | Last updated 3/13/13
CLEVELAND - NOVEMBER 16: Ray Lewis #52 of the Baltimore Ravens celebrates a defensive stop in the third quarter against the Cleveland Browns at Cleveland Browns Stadium on November 16, 2009 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images)
Ray Lewis will keep on talking now that his playing career is over. ESPN officially announced Wednesday that the two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year will be joining the network as a studio analyst. The 37-year-old Lewis revealed in January that he would retire after 17 seasons with the Baltimore Ravens, and the fearsome linebacker went out with a Super Bowl title. Lewis will travel to the site of each week's ''Monday Night Football'' matchup to take part in pregame and postgame coverage. He will also appear on ''Sunday NFL Countdown'' and ESPN Radio. Lewis says ''I'm ready to bring the same level of passion to this next phase of my life as I brought to the field during my years as a player.''
Comments are closed.
What do you think?To leave a comment, you can:
NFL News
Delivered to your inbox
You'll also receive Yardbarker's daily Top 10, featuring the best sports stories from around the web. Customize your newsletter to get articles on your favorite sports and teams. And the best part? It's free!
Follow us on Twitter
|Best of Yardbarker
|NFL News
|MLB News
Today's Best Stuff
For Bloggers
Join the Yardbarker Network for more promotion, traffic, and money.
Company Info
What is Yardbarker?
Yardbarker is the largest network of sports blogs and pro athlete blogs on the web. This site is the hub of the Yardbarker Network, where our editors and algorithms curate the best sports content from our network and beyond.
|© 2015 Yardbarker, Inc. All rights reserved. Use of this website (including any and all parts and components) constitutes your acceptance of these Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. (What's New?)


text:
Edition: 4th
Author(s): Jorde, Lynn B.
ISBN: 9780323053730 / Paperback / 9/1/2009
Marketplace Disclaimer:
Edition, Cover Design, etc may vary from the eCampus.com description. Please refer to the seller's comments before ordering. Marketplace sellers are required to ship by the end of the 5th business day. Items are not returnable to eCampus.com. Orders cannot be cancelled by eCampus.com.


text:
David Jones runway beauty Jessica Gomes praised for her healthy look that shatters the modelling norm
- From: News Corp Australia
- July 31, 2014
WHEN Jessica Gomes strutted down the catwalk for David Jones yesterday, the model didn't just help to sell a stack of clothes. She also sold a healthy body image message.
The 28-year-old Australian beauty isn't a big girl by any means, but she's a far cry from the typical stick figure look you might normally find in fashion.
And that healthier look makes a big difference to teenage girls who are struggling with the serious issue of body image.
SIX REASONS to love Jessica Gomes
Tiffany Dunk is the former editor of teen magazine Dolly and a healthy body image presenter for the school program Fresh Ed, and said models like Gomes have a significant impact.
"On the runway and in media in general, women who are not only different shapes and sizes but even different ethnicities go such a long way towards breaking down the barriers," Dunk said.
Gomes was the standout star at yesterday's Spring-Summer fashion launch for department store giant, David Jones.
The inclusion of the New York-based model has been applauded.
While super skinny models are still common, Dunk said the fashion industry is changing and beginning to push for healthier models.
"There are some brands, magazines, designers and shows that are much more responsible.
"I do think we've come a long way. That's why you're seeing women like Jessica with such success."
As she points out, it's not just a matter of health — it makes good business sense.
For teenage girls, that's clothing modelled by women who are realistic and not unhealthy.
"When I was editing Dolly, we used girls of all shapes and sizes, and not just models but also readers. I did that because the research consistently showed that girls wanted to see people who looked like them."
Adolescence is the period in life where teenagers begin to compare themselves to their peers and other women of note, Dunk explained. Healthy images can have a long-lasting impact, she said.
"If you can instil good body image habits early, ways of thinking positively, you're more likely to continue those habits throughout your life."
"It's something that is constantly on their mind.
"We do an exercise where we ask the girls to close their eyes and raise their hands, then lower their hand if they've never, ever wanted to change something about themselves, if they've never looked in the mirror and been unhappy.
"They open their eyes and every single girl still has their hands up."
The internet, peer feedback and what happens in the home also contribute.
"But if we can take positive steps in our roles as media ambassadors, we can make a huge difference. Even a small step is a huge leap forward for young girls."


text:
30 For 30
Toucher & Rich: Jim Schwartz Stars In New 30 For 30 Film Titled 'Douche Move'
Have you seen the new '30 For 30′ about Bills defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz?
Toucher & Rich: The Barnicle Brothers Discuss 'The Deal' Documentary Involving A-Rod, The Yankees & The Red Sox
What if I told you that the Major League Baseball Players Association allowed the biggest trade of the 21st century to go through?
Toucher and Rich Recap 9/8/2010
Hour 1: Despite reports, the Brady deal wasn't as close as everyone thought it was. ESPN's 30 for 30, featuring Mike Tyson and Tupac Shakur was one of the dumbest things Fred has watched. Someone […]
T&R Podcast: 9/8 Hour 1
On this hour of Toucher & Rich, Fred watched the Mike Tyson and 2-Pac 30 for 30, Fred's car got broken into and his work bag was stolen and the Male Bag.


text:
A simple question
Started Feb 3, 2013 | Discussions thread
Ohnostudio wrote:
I forgot to mention the f^$GKIg Clock Battery!
And what is wrong with that battery? Mine replaced once is fine. Btw, Nikon's and Canon's do have one as well, but when its run out of juice and you need to replace it, you would have to send it in for service.
AlexeyD's gear list:AlexeyD's gear list
Kodak DCS Pro SLR/n +5 more
Reply Reply with quote Complain
|Post ()
|Posted by
|Feb 3, 2013
|Feb 4, 2013
|Feb 4, 2013
|Feb 4, 2013
|Feb 4, 2013
|Feb 4, 2013
|Feb 4, 2013
|Feb 5, 2013
|Feb 5, 2013
|Feb 7, 2013
Keyboard shortcuts:
FForum PPrevious NNext WNext unread UUpvote SSubscribe RReply QQuote BBookmark post MMy threads
Color scheme? Blue / Yellow


text:
Manage Subscriptions
Log Out
Log In
Playing in 10 seconds
(D) Candidate, Lehigh County Executive
Joel Urbine
A path of damage and destruction on the border between Berks and Chester counties was caused by a tornado, according to the National Weather Service.
The National Weather Service has confirmed it was a microburst and straight line winds, not a tornado, that tore through Lehigh County near Whitehall on Tuesday
Farmers were assessing the storm damage to their crops Wednesday.
Officials said two ATVs were involved in the crash shortly before 8:30 p.m. on Gerryville Pike
Jace Codi/69 News
A budget meeting between Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and the state's legislative leaders ended less than a half-hour after it began.
With the Fourth of July just days away, a foundation that honors a fallen soldier held a ground breaking for a special memorial Wednesday
Gregory Didyoung/69 News
Wednesday was National Creative Ice Cream Flavor Day, and Wayback Burgers in Wyomissing has reason to celebrate.
Kalahari Resorts and Conventions officially opened for business Wednesday
The community pool is struggling to stay afloat.
police are sounding the alarm about a rash of car break-ins and cars being stolen in chester and montgomery counties.
It could be said that yard sales are as American as mom, apple pie and baseball. But in South Whitehall Township on Wednesday night the board of commissioners considered placing restrictions on them on the eve of a holiday where we honor America.
Northampton County Council Wednesday night formally signed off on 5 percent pay raises won by 5 unions in a collective bargaining award for court-appointed, non-professional workers and youth care workers.
No email address was supplied by
To complete your registration on this site, please supply an address.
Please confirm or modify the email address to which you will have subscription offers sent.
For a more personalized experience, please supply the following optional information.


text:
Ukrainian deputies surround speaker Volodymyr Rybak (C, bottom) during a session of parliament in Kiev February 21, 2014. REUTERS/Alex Kuzmin
KIEV: Ukraine's pro-government parliament speaker Volodymyr Rybak submitted his resignation on Saturday on account of ill health, the chamber's deputy speaker told the opening of the Verkhovna Rada session.
Rybak's decision came as several deputies said they were quitting President Viktor Yanuvkoych's ruling Regions Party in protest at the use of police force against protesters that led to nearly 100 deaths.
Israel deputy speaker suspended after drug, pimping report
Your feedback is important to us!
We invite all our readers to share with us their views and comments about this article.
Disclaimer: Comments submitted by third parties on this site are the sole responsibility of the individual(s) whose content is submitted. The Daily Star accepts no responsibility for the content of comment(s), including, without limitation, any error, omission or inaccuracy therein. Please note that your email address will NOT appear on the site.
Alert: If you are facing problems with posting comments, please note that you must verify your email with Disqus prior to posting a comment. follow this link to make sure your account meets the requirements. (http://bit.ly/vDisqus)
Israel deputy speaker suspended after drug, pimping report
A top pro-Russian rebel announced plans to hold local elections in October that would cement the separatists'...
Ukraine's pro-government parliament speaker Volodymyr Rybak submits his resignation on account of ill health, the...
Heavy fighting erupted around the rebel stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine Sunday, piling further pressure on a...


text:
By Scott Landry
3/13/2014 (1 year ago)
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)
I was invited to attend a screening of the movie Noah on Thursday March 6. The movie starring Russell Crowe as Noah (and including Jennifer Connelly, Emma Watson, Anthony Hopkins and Ray Winstone) is set to be released on March 28, 2014. While reviews are embargoed, I wanted to share a few specific thoughts in response to all the chatter out there from people who haven't seen the film.
By Scott Landry
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)
3/13/2014 (1 year ago)
Published in Movies
Keywords: Noah, movie, catholics, reason, see, watch, release date
There has been some concern expressed in the Christian community due to the fact that the movie is not a literal depiction of the scriptural account of Noah (chapters 5-9 from the Book of Genesis). There has also been concern expressed about the choices the director and screenwriters made adding details to the account that weren't in Genesis. For example, how did Noah build an ark that big? How did Noah react to the death and destruction of all things living in the world outside of the ark? Did Noah's contemporaries know the floods were going to come and what (if anything) did they do to fight for their lives? How did 7 pairs of each animal come to be in the ark and stay calm for months on board?
Paramount Pictures, who is distributing the film, responded to these concerns by clarifying on the movie's website and promotional materials, "The film is inspired by the story of Noah. While artistic license has been taken, we believe that this film is true to the essence, values and integrity of a story that is a cornerstone of faith for millions of people worldwide. The biblical story of Noah can be found in the book of Genesis."
I think this is a helpful clarification in case anyone would have assumed that the account would be literal. For my part, I don't understand why anyone would have assumed that an epic movie could have been done literally only on the material in the Book of Genesis, as the Biblical account wasn't written with the detail or for the purpose of a two-hour screenplay.
Here's why I recommend this film to Catholics:
(1) It inspired me to read the Scriptures again, closely - Preparing to watch the move made me read the chapters in Genesis (5-9) that tell the story of Noah. I also was moved to reread the chapters after the movie. Frankly, it had been years since I read these chapters as they are not frequently part of the readings at Sunday Mass. One of the Catholics I watched the movie with remarked after immediately it that it makes her "want to go back and read the biblical account of Noah." Any movie that drives people to read the Scriptures once again is a very good thing.
(2) The movie gets the big aspects of Noah's role right. Noah receives a life-altering task from God and faithfully executes it. At a human level, the movie provides an interpretation of what this experience must have been like for Noah. Some Christians will appreciate the interpretation; others might not like the presentation of Noah as conflicted. It's simply an interpretation. Any rich telling of this story on the big screen required some artistic license on the question of how did Noah personally cope with this massive task.
(3) It's great that Hollywood is making big-budget biblically-inspired epic films. This film cost $125 million to produce. It has a stellar cast and fantastic visuals. It is great to go to the movies and see a gripping movie about a key story from the Scriptures.
(4) The film will spark great conversations. One of the first words I used to describe the movie was "intense." After the movie, the small group of us had a fascinating discussion about aspects of the movie. We wanted to know what others thought and felt. The movie provokes questions on important topics such as good and evil, life and death, aspects of Noah's life, and how God is present with us in the world. I am grateful that the Noah movie will do this for viewers.
(5) The Noah movie can foster what Pope Francis calls a culture of encounter. Specifically because the film isn't a literal, biblical account, because it has a great cast and because it is visually-appealing epic blockbuster, many people that would never describe themselves as religious will be open to seeing it. Consequently, it allows us to invite those of different faiths and those away from the Christian faith to join us for the movie. Much good can come from the post-movie discussions. Hopefully some of those discussions lead those involved to also encounter God in prayer.
(6) The movie should make us more aware of evil and goodness in the world. Seeing how good and evil is presented in the movie made me consider how both evil and goodness is present in the world today. In Noah's time, God saw so much evil that he chose Noah to give the human race a new start. The characters in the movie struggled realistically with the sin, violence and evil within them. We live in a culture that often chooses to downplay and avoid discussing the effects of sin and evil and the need to promote life-affirming values that lead to virtuous choices and service. This movie may produce some reflection on this.
(7) The movie makes a strong pro-life stand. At one of its most pivotal moments, the movie is powerfully pro-life. Without giving the story away, a character faces a choice to eliminate innocent, defenseless human life or to choose to protect and defend it. I hope that those who consider themselves "pro-choice" will see that scene and be open to a change in their views. Unborn girls and boys are vulnerable, voiceless and innocent too.
(8) The movie treats life as an incredible gift from God. Noah and his family understand the gift that God gave them in letting them live and to being part of God's plan of salvation. It similarly treats the world and nature as incredible gifts that we must responsibly steward. These are strong Christian messages.
Scot Landry | @scotlandry | firstname.lastname@example.com
St. George
St. Joseph of Cupertino
St. Joseph
St. Anthony
St. Francis of Assisi
St. Mark
St. Barbara
St. Florian
St. Clare
St. Brigid of Ireland
St. Jude
St. John the Baptist
St. Matthew
St. Christopher
St. Benedict
St. Gerard
St. Isidore the Farmer
St. Ann
By Talia Ramos (NEWS CONSORTIUM)
Over the years, Pixar has created fourteen amazing animated films that people love and relate to. This year, they released the anticipated film, "Inside Out," featuring fictional characters from inside the human body and mind. MUNTINLUPA, PHILIPPINES (Catholic Online) ... continue reading
By Talia Ramos (NEWS CONSORTIUM)
In commemoration of the 65th anniversary of the epic comic strip, a 3D movie of The Peanuts will enter theaters by November this year. The trailer shows the iconic characters Charlie Brown and his ever loyal dog, Snoopy, in a quest for the kid's winning identity, as ... continue reading
By Talia Ramos (NEWS CONSORTIUM)
A lot of movies have been released over time and with the advance technology we enjoy today, a variety of formats are easily created. However, although most movies are done with exemplary greatness utilizing animations and other effects to produce a more realistic ... continue reading
By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)
It seems that more than just little boys love dinosaurs. "Jurassic World," the latest film entry about thunder lizards roaring into the present day has raked in anywhere from $204 to $207 million for its opening weekend. It could very well beat the all-time ... continue reading
By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)
Fan excitement is growing with the release of the trailer for the final chapter of "The Hunger Games" trilogy. In the trailer released this week, hero Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) returns to the Capitol in "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2," with ... continue reading
By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)
It's a given that the 21st Century disaster film "San Andreas" isn't any good. Loud and noisy, it inspires little interest in its cliché characters trying to survive a double-whammy quake in California. It comes as a surprise that it did relatively well, ... continue reading
By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)
They say everyone enjoys an apocalyptic future, as they require nothing from us. Overall, audiences have bypassed the hopeful, utopian "Tomorrowland" for "Mad Max Fury Road" and now "San Andreas," which depicts the destruction of California by a series of ... continue reading
By Talia Ramos (NEWS CONSORTIUM)
Hollywood has released a lot of movies centered on Christianity and the Bible's stories during 2014. Some of them were well-received by Christians and even film critics, while some of the movies received negative, cold responses, especially from those who subscribe to ... continue reading
By Atarah Haely (NEWS CONSORTIUM)
Rotten Tomatoes gave the newly released movie, "Little Boy" a low rating, viewing it as rather unconvincing for fans, the filmmakers and some of the professional film critics. MUNTINLUPA, PHILIPPINES (Catholic Online) - However, the movie was given positive approval ... continue reading
By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)
"The force - is back," and the new trailer in the "Stars Wars" installment, "Star Wars: Episode VII -- The Force Awakens" packs quite a few surprises. Due to hit theaters during Christmas this year, the trailer's unveiling was attended by many actors in the ... continue reading


text:
1846 25C PR64 PCGS. In his Complete Encyclopedia of Proof Coins, Walter Breen itemized seven individual examples of thi...
2005 September Long Beach Signature Auction #384
|Sold for:
|Sign-in or Join (free & quick)
|Claim Item:
|Sign-in or Join (free & quick)
|Auction Ended On:
|Sep 22, 2005
|Item Activity:
5 Internet/mail/phone bidders
315 page views
|Long Beach, CA
Choice Proof 1846 Liberty Seated Quarter Dollar1846 25C PR64 PCGS. In his Complete Encyclopedia of Proof Coins, Walter Breen itemized seven individual examples of this date known to him in Proof condition. He also described four silver and minor coin Proof Sets, as well as two complete Proof Sets. Some of those pieces in sets were also included in the individual listings, thus perhaps nine or ten such coins were known to him at that time. Later, in his Complete Encyclopedia, Breen revised his estimate to 12 survivors. We believe this latter figure is probably close to the actual population. There is little doubt that the population figure, which included 16 examples at this grade level or finer (at both PCGS and NGC), includes several resubmissions. All of the characteristics mentioned by Breen for these Proofs are visible on this coin, although some may be viewed only by tilting the coin under a light source.
Quite sharply struck with all detail brought up to the finest advantage. On this example, even tan-lilac toning bathes both sides with intense electric-blue and lavender undertones visible at certain angles. The fields are bright and form a perfect backdrop for the sharply defined devices. A few very small, unobtrusive marks are noted in the fields. One particular mark deserves mention, being a lint mark extending down from the right arm of the second T in STATES. This is an excellent pedigree marker for numismatic scholars. A simply gorgeous and elusive coin. Population: 8 in 64, 0 finer (8/05).
Ex: Rarities Sale (Bowers and Merena (1/02), lot 407; JFS Collection (Heritage, 8/04), lot 4042.(#5540) (Registry values: P4) (NGC ID# 23W9, PCGS# 5540)
View large image(s) of this item
Service and Handling Description: Coin/Currency (view shipping information)
Sales Tax information | PCGS Guarantee of Grade and Authenticity | Terms and Conditions
Guides and Pricing Information:
Previous Prices from Heritage Auctions
|Sign-in or Join (free & quick)
Price Guide
|Sign-in or Join (free & quick)
Population Guide
|Sign-in or Join (free & quick)
Find Auction Prices for Comparable Items:
Sign-in or Join (free & quick) to see the full image


text:
Posts Tagged «foundry»
AMD details new power efficiency improvements, update on '25×20′ project April 21, 2015 at 4:15 pm
AMD has published a new white paper with additional information on its implementation of power management and current reduction techniques.
Split loyalties: Apple may pull back from Samsung chip deal due to low yields April 16, 2015 at 3:13 pm
A new rumor suggests that Apple has pulled back 30% of its A9 orders from Samsung, opting instead to take the design to TSMC. That's a huge blow, if true — but the timeline is hard to square with Apple's traditional launch cycles.
Researchers enhance spintronics using graphene April 10, 2015 at 3:00 pm
New research suggests that graphene could overcome some of the problems with building spintronic devices, opening the doors to vastly faster processors and better power consumption in the long term.
Did chip espionage, IP theft give Samsung its 14nm manufacturing lead? February 6, 2015 at 1:02 pm
Samsung's ascendancy to the pole position of semiconductor manufacturing was surprising, but there are allegations that the company achieved it through less-than savory means. Did Samsung hit its 14nm goals by luring away TSMC engineers?
Samsung and Apple team up on 14nm FinFET, chips expected in 2015 December 12, 2014 at 4:31 pm
Samsung and Apple are reportedly teaming up again on 14nm, just months after TSMC launched its own Apple products. This type of multi-foundry strategy may become more common in the future thanks to long-term concerns over the future of the industry.
Stop obsessing over transistor counts: It's a terrible way of comparing chips September 29, 2014 at 1:20 pm
As TSMC and Intel head closer to direct competition discussions of transistor density and die size have become increasingly contentious. Such comparisons, however, are fatally flawed.
TSMC announces its first 16nm FinFET networking chip: 32-core ARM Cortex-A57 September 26, 2014 at 9:10 am
Yesterday, TSMC announced the first successful production of a 32-core ARM chip based on 16nm FinFET technology. According to the foundry, it collaborated with HiSilicon technologies to create the network processor, which marries a 16nm 32-core ARM Cortex-A57 with 28nm logic and I/O chips — this 16nm/28nm combination is produced using a technique TSMC calls CoWoS (Chip-on-Wafer-on-Substrate).
Intel forges ahead to 7nm – without the use of EUV lasers September 25, 2014 at 12:30 pm
Intel's Mark Bohr has discussed options for taking the company to 10nm and below without adopting new, troubled lithography technology — but will extreme ultraviolet manufacturing ever be ready for prime time?
How combining cobalt and copper could improve chip yields, boost performance May 14, 2014 at 3:34 pm
Applied Materials has found a new way to scale interconnects to smaller process geometries without compromising their effectiveness. It turns out a cobalt sheath can dramatically improve reliability at smaller process geometries.
Samsung and GlobalFoundries buddy up for 14nm, while IBM heads for the exit April 23, 2014 at 5:48 am
GlobalFoundries has signed an agreement to license Samsung's 14nm technology, but IBM is nowhere to be seen. Has the pivotal third leg of the vaunted Common Platform collapsed?


text:
Jailed Iraqi pol poses test for Baghdad
Jailed Iraqi pol poses test for Baghdad
When the presidential candidates finally get to their foreign policy debate, they aren't likely to dwell on Iraq.
No wonder. That subject — which most Americans want to forget — doesn't reflect well on either political party.
|The article you requested has been archived


text:
As the Israeli coalition is becoming less cohesive and more fractured by the day, our Israel Poll trend tracker is becoming more and more relevant. While we don't expect another round of elections very soon, the coalition is definitely in trouble, and our early prediction that it will not last very long seems even more valid today than it did right after the elections.
One of the things we try to do with the tracker is to give the reader a way to quickly see how the political map is currently divided according to the most recent Israeli polls. But this isn't easy, since Israel has a multi-party system and an ever-changing landscape of political alliances. The so-called right and left "blocs" no longer tell the story of Israel. A division into right-left-religious-Arab is just a little better, but still doesn't take into account the significance of the "center" – whatever that term means ideologically and politically.
Our choice was to give you a division into five blocs: right, center, left, religious, and Arab – but to also do something quite problematic: some of the parties are included in more than one bloc to reflect their ability to be members of more than one political arrangement. Example: Habayit Hayehudi, the Zionist-religious party, is religious and also right-wing, so it is included in both blocs. Of course, such a division makes the picture clearer in the sense that it makes us see more options – but it also blurs it a bit by counting more than 120 Knesset mandates (because Habayit Hayehudi and Hatnua are counted twice).
Pollster Menachem Lazar of Panels Politics looked at our tables and made a suggestion that we are going to partially adopt. But before we tell you which part we are going to adopt and which part only partially, here's the Lazar bloc division- simpler and more straight forward. Each party is counted only once (naturally, his division refers to the number of mandates counted in PP polls – in our table you can see other polls from other sources as well).
Mandates, latest poll
Likud, Habayit Hayehudi
Yesh Atid, Hatnua
Labor, Meretz
Shas, United Torah Judaism
Hadash, Balad, Raam-Taal
You can see the advantage: the total is 120 mandates. But you can also see why it can be somewhat misleading- the division into blocs is not exactly perfect, especially so in the case of Habayit Hayehudi and Tzipi Livni's Hatnua, which are not only 'right-wing' and 'center' parties.
But Lazar made another more useful suggestion- he suggested that we add the division between coalition and opposition. That means taking the parties currently in the coalition and counting their mandates, and then taking the parties currently in the opposition and counting theirs. Of course, if the coalition changes this will require a change in the counting method, so it doesn't give as a stable picture of the political map. But it does give us a valuable tool with which to assess the stability of the coalition – when the number of cumulative mandates of the parties in the coalition is lower, this often means a more nervous coalition. On the other hand, it means a coalition whose members don't exactly have an incentive to promote early elections.
The result? Well, just look at the current coalition, which is clearly very tense and at least somewhat dysfunctional (see: the failure of the Bedouin law; the failure to appoint a new head to the Knesset committee on Defense and Foreign Affairs; the constant battle over legislation between Yesh Atid and Habayit Hayehudi that is only getting worse). Looking at Lazar's table of coalition and opposition blocs it is easy to see the reason for all this:
Coalition parties
Opposition parties
So we are going to adopt this idea of looking at the coalition-opposition, making it a permanent feature of the Israel Poll trend tracker. In fact, we are going to make it the most visible part of the tracker, replacing the Netanyahu-Lapid graph that no longer seems very relevant, considering the fact that Lapid's (Yesh Atid's) number of mandates is rapidly declining, and that Lapid himself is not very popular these days (the percentage of Israelis who now see him as a legitimate candidate to be Prime Minister – as he said he wanted to be – is around 3%).
The new version of the tracker – take a look – has a graph showing the coalition vs. the opposition. Our table will remain unchanged for now, but from time to time we will remind you how the table divides the parties into blocs and show you what a simpler division would look like.
We welcome your feedback.
Privacy Policy
Your information will not be shared or sold without your consent. Get all the details.
Terms of Service
JewishJournal.com has rules for its commenting community.Get all the details.
JewishJournal.com reserves the right to use your comment in our weekly print publication.


text:
Please FIFA, ban Nigeria
We have been toying with daring FIFA to ban us from its competitions without looking at its consequences. Should FIFA heed our call, we will surely appreciate the enormity of our audacity.
People have argued that President Goodluck Jonathan shouldn't have rescinded his ban. They have asked what we achieved since the recant. But these are the same people who misguided the President; they won't relent until a ban is invoked.
Some have lied brazenly that Ghana pulled out of FIFA competitions to re-develop its game. Yet, it's been 30 years that the Black Stars clinched the Africa Cup of Nations diadem. What the Ghanaians did was to reduce the number of competitions that they took part in, unlike in Nigeria where we enroll for any competition. The Sports Minister, Bolaji Abdullahi, told journalists on Wednesday that we have 63 million youths eager to burn energy productively. If you ask me, sport is one of the avenues that they can exploit. But that is not the story, these 63 million Nigerian youths; that's three times Ghana's population, hence the need to appreciate why we must enroll in all competitions.
Again, the Ghanaians didn't write FIFA or CAF that they wanted to pull out of their competitions. They knew the danger in that. If they did, FIFA and CAF would have accepted. But, they would have been sanctioned heavily when they decided most likely with a longer period of absence (between two to three years).
My heart bled listening to distinguished Nigerians stand truth on its head by saying that Article 7, which takes care of normalisation, could be exploited. There is no friction within NFF's board's ranks; so, it can't be invoked. FIFA knows that our impasse is NSC chieftains' subtle interference, using proxies. Since it is FIFA that can invoke that Article, you can understand why such views are bunkum.
Do we have the culture of planning? Who will provide the plans? Those who plunged us into this mess are now seen as messiahs? What have they been doing since they left the NFA and/or NPL?
A FIFA ban implies that all our local clubs in continental and sub-regional competitions will be eliminated immediately. It also means that our national teams cannot register for any competition. No country will invite us for friendly matches and players will just be restricted to training sessions. Indeed, because all recognised matches must be handled by FIFA badge referees, the soccer ruling body will delist ours to ensure that results of matches handled by them are otiose. It happened in 2005 when the interim league board dared the NFA over its independence. Week 20 matches were replayed (Remember?).
Of course, our players would leave in droves to other leagues, with a few of them changing nationality. For the players, it is business. They have responsibilities. Their career paths can't be scuttled on the altar of administrators' greed and ego.
FIFA rules state that once you belong, you lose your right to seek redress in the ordinary court. The soccer body's processes terminate at the Court of Arbitration of Sports (CAS).
Nigeria cannot be an exception to the universal rules obeyed by 208 countries. FIFA shouldn't spare us. We need an earthquake for sports to be treated as the combination of science and business.
Rather than dissipate energy in the law courts, we could inform the President that we don't want to belong to FIFA. But it must be stated that FIFA's statutes are constantly retouched to address conflicts in the affiliate bodies. FIFA frowns at government interference as it is common with developing countries like ours, largely because it wants continuity in governance. But for this clause, we would have had as many NFF presidents as we have had sports ministers.
Again, FIFA's rules are clear on the body charged with the responsibility of tampering with its statutes, which are not essentially for Nigeria. Rules that developed countries have abided with run counter to ours. So, what are the rules that FIFA must concede to when we know that being members of the football ruling body is not compulsory?
What has come out of this new scenario is not different from the past. Each time a minister is appointed, such issues are essentially to distract him. They capitalise on the confused setting to peddle influence. They confuse the minister who panders to their requests by opting for political solutions, rather than enduring ones. In the end, the minister leaves the industry worse than he met it and sports continue to suffer.
Unfortunately, if FIFA bans us and we beg, as usual, we would return to embrace the NFF whose removal that we are clamouring for. If we are sincere in this campaign for change, it should be done with subsequent boards.
Grandstanding will lead us nowhere because nothing works here. Those vexed are jobbers who take all and give nothing to the game. They are always quick to collect money, but never care how to generate any. They are the match commissioners, independent assessors and committee members; landlords and rent agents. They get paid but the players are owed salaries and other entitlements for years. If the ban starts to take its toll, these agitators would again canvass an out-of-court settlement. It has happened before.
Rather than cover our faces in shame whilst the Africa Cup of Nations matches are being played, we have chosen to impugn our national interest with needless controversy.
Those complaining benefitted from this flawed system when they served as board members or participants in other facets of the NFF. They only want changes now that they are not there.
Those canvassing the ban want to play the spoilsport. They complain of being cheated. Even those who beat their chests that they splashed their money (refunded) on our football don't know that if they had performed, we won't be where we are today.
Bolaji Abdullahi must stop this rot. He must be told that on Wednesday January 5, 2005, the Federal Executive Council approved the abrogation of Decree 101. This bill has been tabled before the National Assembly and is undergoing the normal legislative procedure. Why do we want to discard what was initially sent? Is it because these complainants were not part of the process? Who has told them that others would accept what they have done?
On February 23, 2007 vide NSC/HMCH/NFA/CON/02/2007, one-time sport Minister Bala Bawa Ka'Oje informed FIFA through the NFA that Decree 101 wasn't the instrument for running our football but the statutes.
Whose duty is it to ensure that the Decree is repealed, more than seven years after? It is apparent that some NSC people are unwilling to effectively repeal the decree and would not be bothered if it remains in one of the dusty drawers at the National Assembly.
With the decree lying fallow, NSC eggheads hiding under the toga of wanting to know how government cash released to the NFA is spent, interfere in the body's affairs as if we don't have organisations that can handle fraud. What are the responsibilities of EFFC and ICPC?
The minister should, therefore, insist on seeing the process through because it will give the NFA the fillip for growth; it will ensure accountability; the corporate world will see sports as a business and this will translate into more money in the body's coffers.
NSC men have refused to untie the NFA because they want to be funded during big football competitions, such as we saw at the 2010 World Cup where the late President Umaru Ya'Adua administration appropriated money to the NSC even when it had no soccer team at the Mundial. Yet, those who want the NFA to account for money given to it have not told us what they did with what they got nor have they accounted for money they received from the government for the Maputo All Africa Games held last year? He who comes to equity must come with clean hands. Isn't that the standard?
Rate this article
What Boko Haram and NADECO have in common
As we watched troubled President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan in his black kaftan with black cap behind the distraught emir of Kano last week, it was ... Full story


text:
As anyone who's happened across this page since last November has already realized, I've taken most of my writing elsewhere. I'm reasonably confident that my days of solo blogging here are done for good, but then again, I'm signally bad at predicting these sorts of things.
If you're interested in my future work, it's best to follow me on Twitter (@conorpwilliams).
Thanks to everyone who read and replied here during the blog's very short run!
New TPM column on better solutions to child poverty.
New policy brief on key priorities for improving how American schools serve dual language learners.
New Daily Beast Column: "Teachers Union: Don't Say Inequality"
Here's a link to the document I reference in the post:
1) I was quoted in a Washington Post story on new federal guidance for English language learners.
2) New TPM column on pre-K as a cure for progressives' malaise.
3) We launched the Dual Language Learners National Work Group at New America this week. Here's one of our first posts.
Spouted off about trolls and education reform in this YEP-DC interview.
New Column at TPM:
"Why Progressives Have Ignored Black Deaths Like Eric Garner's For Years"
New Column at TPM:
New Column at TPM:
At Talking Points Memo:
"The Slow-Motion Tragedy Of Ferguson"
At EdCentral:
"Teach For America, Public Relations, and the Haunting Specter of Education Conspiracies"
New paper on Minnesota's reforms to their policies for serving dual language learners.
New paper on how states' reclassification policies create chaos for dual language learners.
A new column at the Weekly Wonk about why reclassification policy matters.
A new column at Talking Points Memo on education reform and trust.
New column at the Daily Beast:
New column at Talking Points Memo:
"Campbell Brown is Getting the Same Treatment Michelle Rhee Got"
New column at Talking Points Memo:
"Bobby Jindal's Love-Hate Relationship with the Common Core"
New column at the Daily Beast:
"What Charter Schools Are Getting Right and Why They Top Our High School Rankings"
New column at the Daily Beast:
"What Charter Schools Are Getting Right and Why They Top Our High School Rankings"
New column at Talking Points Memo on Michelle Rhee's departure from Students First.
New Column at Talking Points Memo:
"Despite All the Conspiracy Theories, Common Core is Actually Just Boring"
New column at Talking Points Memo:
"Debunking the Myth that Common Core Opposition is Widespread"
New column at Washington City Paper:
New Column at Talking Points Memo:
New column at The New Republic:
"In 2016, Democrats Have Good Reason to Run Against Obama's Education Record"
New column at Talking Points Memo:
"What Happens When Parents Get a Nuclear Option on School Involvement"
New column at Forbes:
New column at Talking Points Memo:
"Is a Start-Up Ethos the Best Hope for American Public Education?"
New column at Cato Unbound:
"Crafting Educational Markets: Some Evidence from Washington, D.C."
New column at Talking Points Memo:
New column at Talking Points Memo:
New column at Talking Points Memo:
"D.C. Shows How It Takes Losing An Election To Win On Education Reform"
New column at the Daily Beast:
"The Real Reasons New York Has the Country's Most Segregated Schools"
New column at the Atlantic:
"What Applying to Charter Schools Showed Me About Inequality"
New column at Talking Points Memo:
"Play Ball: A Tigers Victory Would Still Leave the City of Detroit Behind"
New Daily Beast columns:
New Talking Points Memo column:
"Why Doesn't English Language Learning Have The Same Cachet As Pre-K?"
New Daily Beast column:
"Why is Progressive Hero Bill de Blasio Throwing Charter Schools Out of New York City?"
New column at Talking Points Memo:
How Republicans Could Legitimately Cut the Welfare State
My Shanker Institute piece was picked up by the Washington Post:
How Investing in Paste and Crayons Can Help Save Detroit and Other Big Cities
New post at EdCentral:
New Research: Why Infants and Toddlers are So Exhausting
New (guest) post at the Albert Shanker Institute's blog:
New post at EdCentral:
•"Pre-K, Charter Schools, and Hostage-Taking in New York"
New Talking Points Memo column:
Here's a link to my new piece at the Atlantic (co-authored with Laura Bornfreund):
Early Childhood Education: Lots of Talk, but Not Much Action (Yet)
Here's a link to my new piece at Talking Points Memo:
How De Blasio Could Strongarm Gov. Cuomo Into Backing Universal Pre-K
Here are links to my recent pieces at the Washington Monthly:
Can Voucher Programs Be Publicly Accountable…And Still Be Voucher Programs?
The History of the United States' Nearly-Universal Child Care Program
Here's a link to a post I published in The New Republic at the end of last week:
David Brooks Forgot to Do His Research Before Writing About Poverty and Pre-K
Here's a link to a column I published in today's New York Daily News:


text:
Originally written on Fox Sports | Last updated 7/31/12
The Dodgers have acquired OF Shane Victorino from the Phillies for propect Ethan Martin and relief pitcher Josh Lindblom, sources have confirmed to FOXSports.com Victorino, a two-time All-Star, is batting .261 with 9 home runs and 40 RBI this season. The Dodgers remain focused on acquiring Cubs starting pitcher Ryan Dempster and want him even if they add another pitcher, sources say. The team is also looking at hitters, one rival official said. Ethan Martin's name had come up in the Dodgers talks with the Cubs on Dempster, a source says. A source said the Dodgers "were really hunkered down last night," saying "Damn the money. Make the club better." Sources the Dodgers have worked on two "massive" deals over last several days, both of which are now less likely. The Dodgers previously acquired infielder Hanley Ramirez from the Marlins and relief pitcher Brandon League from the Mariners.
Comments are closed.
What do you think?To leave a comment, you can:
MLB News
Delivered to your inbox
You'll also receive Yardbarker's daily Top 10, featuring the best sports stories from around the web. Customize your newsletter to get articles on your favorite sports and teams. And the best part? It's free!
Follow us on Twitter
|Best of Yardbarker
|NFL News
|MLB News
Today's Best Stuff
For Bloggers
Join the Yardbarker Network for more promotion, traffic, and money.
Company Info
What is Yardbarker?
Yardbarker is the largest network of sports blogs and pro athlete blogs on the web. This site is the hub of the Yardbarker Network, where our editors and algorithms curate the best sports content from our network and beyond.
|© 2015 Yardbarker, Inc. All rights reserved. Use of this website (including any and all parts and components) constitutes your acceptance of these Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. (What's New?)


text:
For Yogurt Cheese Pierogi with Shaved Beet
To make the pierogi:
1. In a bowl, pour the flour and make a well in the middle.
2. Blend the rest of the ingredients together and pour them into the well, stirring and gradually incorporating the flour into the wet ingredients.
3. Bring it all together and form into a ball, kneading for just a few minutes.
4. Wrap it and let it rest for 5 minutes.
5. With a rolling pin, roll the dough out on a lightly floured tabletop. Roll the dough out to a thickness of about 1/8 inch and cut out rounds with a glass or other appropriate mold.
6. Brush a bit of water around the perimeter of the cut pieces and place a scant tablespoon of yogurt cheese in the middle and fold it over to make a half moon.
7. Boil in salted water for approx. 5 minutes.
Set cooked pierogi atop the following salad:
For Double Dip Ice Cream
Following the instructions to your home model ice cream machine, this will produce a wonderful ice cream.
To learn more about Redwood Hill Farm products visit: www.redwoodhill.com!


text:
Done Deals: Victory moves into DeSoto
Victory Packaging Co. is moving into the Memphis market.
Family-owned Victory, which provides high-quality packaging products, has signed a lease for 75,000 square feet at Hillwood's DeSoto Trade Center 4.
Jeb Fields and Wyatt Aiken of Commercial Advisors LLC represented Victory. Colliers Management Services and Colliers Wilkinson Snowden represented Hillwood.
Houston-based Victory is an international provider of packaging and storage products, offering products and services in 70 locations across North America. The company reported sales of more than $500 million in 2005.
Smith Barney stays
Brokerage, investment banking and asset management firm Smith Barney has renewed its lease inside the Colonnade building at 1661 International Drive in Southwind.
Smith Barney, a division of Citigroup Global Capital Markets Inc., renewed its 16,180-square-foot lease at the Highwoods Properties building.
John Mercer of Raleigh, N.C.-based Highwoods Properties, Inc., represented Highwoods.
Kemp Conrad of Memphis-based Commercial Alliance LLC represented Smith Barney.
Law firm growing
Bourland, Heflin, Alvarez, Minor & Matthews, PLC renewed its lease and will expand at 5400 Poplar Avenue, Suite 100.
The law firm currently leases about 6,600 square feet but will expand to more than 8,000 square feet when their renewal begins on Feb. 1. Joe Steffner of Grubb & Ellis Memphis represented the landlord, PPM Realty Inc.
PPM Realty Inc. in January 2006 purchased the 43,000-square-foot 5400 Poplar building, located at Poplar and Valleybrook and commonly known as the Fountain Place office building, for $5 million.
Progress in E. Memphis
Collierville-based Progress Capital, Inc., has signed a lease at the SunTrust building at 5350 Poplar in the heart of East Memphis.
Progress Capital is a fee-only investment and wealth management firm catering to wealthy families.
Progress signed a three-year lease for 1,146 square feet.
According to the company's Web site, progresscapital.com, Progress Capital manages $24 million for its clients.
CB Richard Ellis Memphis' Office Asset Services team represented the landlord.
In other news, the Chapter 13 Trustee has signed a lease for 12,500 square feet at 5350.
Concentra expanding
Concentra Health Services Inc., now operating as Concentra Inc., one of the largest providers of health care services in the nation, has renewed its lease and will expand at Weingarten's Outland Business Center, a 410,173-square-foot distribution center in Southeast Memphis.
Concentra will now occupy 27,704 square feet at Outland.
CB Richard Ellis Memphis' Industrial Asset Services team represented Weingarten.
-- Amos Maki: 529-2351
Subscribe to The Commercial Appeal
Need Help? Call us at 1-888-789-0831.
Monday-Friday: 6am-5pm / Saturday: 6:30am-11:30am / Sunday: 6am-1pm


text:
Awards and Top Ranked MBA Programs
The Graziadio School's degree programs have been recognized among the nation's best by some of the most distinguished authorities in business – including U.S. News & World Report, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, Businessweek and the Financial Times. The Graziadio School is honored to be considered among the top out of more than 2,000 business schools in the nation, and have top ranked MBA programs in Los Angeles.
Full-time MBA
- Bloomberg BusinessWeek ranks the Full-time MBA #63 in the nation.
- U.S. News & World Report ranks the Full-time MBA in the top 100 in the nation at #76.
- The Princeton Review ranks the Graziadio School #3 nationally for Best Campus Environment.
- The Aspen Institute's Beyond Grey Pinstripes ranking places the Graziadio School among the Global 100 business schools for dedication to social and environmental issues (#85).
- The Wall Street Journal named the Graziadio School's MBA program a "hidden gem'" among accelerated full-time programs ranked internationally.
- Los Angeles Business Journal annually places the Graziadio School among the top three largest MBA programs in Los Angeles County.
- Forbes ranks the Full-time MBA program #69 in the nation for return on investment.
- The Wall Street Journal placed the Graziadio School among the Top Business Schools: Recruiters' Top Picks in 2007.
Fully Employed MBA
- Bloomberg BusinessWeek ranks the Fully Employed MBA at #50 nationally, and #12 in the Western region.
- U.S. News & World Report ranks the Fully Employed MBA program #61 nationwide.
- Leadership Excellence magazine ranks the Graziadio School #13 nationally in leadership development.
- San Fernando Valley Business Journal ranks the Graziadio School as the #1 business school serving the Valley and surrounding communities.
- Forbes ranked the Fully Employed MBA program #19 in the nation for return on investment in 2005.
Executive MBA
- Bloomberg BusinessWeek ranks the Executive MBA #23 in the world.
Online MBA
- U.S. News & World Report ranks our Online MBA #24 in the world.
- U.S News & World Report named the E2B (Education-to-Business) MBA consulting program one of the "10 College Course That Will Pay Off at Work".
- PINK magazine named the Graziadio School a 'Best Business School' for women MBAs nationally.
- Graziadio School remains ranked among the top 20% of the 630 eligible accredited business schools worldwide.


text:
Comfort may come before culture, but there's no doubting the pedigree of this much-fancied historic town, says Max Davidson
Market overview
Hereford has been a boom town since the Millennium, with prices almost doubling in the past five years. Business dropped off a bit during the World Cup, but estate agents are smiling again, with all sections of the market buoyant and all but the ugly ducklings finding takers.
Prices are slightly higher than you might expect, reflecting the pulling power of a famously beautiful county. First-time buyers have quite a hard time of it, particularly in the city centre, although you can get a converted one-bed apartment in the St James area for £107,950 with Cross & James (01432 276543).
What we love about it
The setting. Hereford without Herefordshire would be just another cathedral city, but the surrounding countryside, from the Black Mountains to the Malvern Hills, with the Wye snaking through the middle, is both beautiful and varied. The very names of the villages - Much Marcle, Wormelow Tump, Eaton Bishop, Hoarwithy - make the heart dance. You know, before you have gone into a pub and ordered your first pint of cider, that you have been enveloped by a timeless England of well-fed cows, sleepy meadows and apple-cheeked villagers.
Hereford was the Saxon capital of West Mercia and its glorious 11th-century cathedral is home to the famous, medieval Mappa Mundi, which maps the world as it was known in 1300AD. More recently, the town has been home to the SAS. It is an attractive, busy-feeling place, with a colourful cattle market, some great butchers and other food shops, and pubs where drinkers always seem to be spilling out on to the streets.
Ten years ago, you would have called Hereford likeable but provincial. It has a more sophisticated feel these days, with one or two upmarket stores and some European-style cafes. As an "urban" environment, it holds all the trumps, with elegant period buildings, plenty of open spaces and some bracing riverside walks.
What we hate about it
Away from the historic centre, Hereford is a curate's egg of a city, with the odd attractive enclave cancelled out by ugly modern estates, rundown, 1930s streets and charmless superstores. In planning terms, the city is a mess, with little sense of structure or purpose. It always seems to take longer to get from A to B than it should.
As a cultural centre, Hereford feels like an underachiever, considering its many natural advantages. There is no university and, despite pockets of bohemian loucheness, no great sense of intellectual vitality. Other, similarly sized cathedral cities in Britain pack more of a punch. It is hard to dislike Hereford, but the city has an air of complacency.
Best amenities
City-centre shops are good rather than outstanding - it would be nice to see more stylish independents - but there is a decent range of other amenities, catering to most tastes. Hereford has no shortage of reasonably priced eateries and friendly pubs.
There is also a strong musical tradition, centred on the cathedral, and every third year Hereford hosts Europe's oldest festival, Three Choirs. The Courtyard Theatre is another bonus. For sport-lovers, there is the racecourse, Hereford City FC, an indoor swimming pool and canoeing on the Wye. On a rainy day, or a thirsty day, the museum of cider-making repays a visit.
Best parts for schools
The most sought-after state secondary schools in Hereford are east of the city centre. Top-ranked is the Bishop of Hereford's School, whose catchment area includes Hampton Park and Tupsley. Aylestone High School, just off Aylestone Hill, and St Mary's High School, on the road to Ledbury, are also popular. The most prestigious independent school is the Hereford Cathedral School, in the heart of the city.
Best for communications
Hereford has no bypass, so it is advisable to live on the side of town best suited to your commuting needs.
If you need to head south towards Ross-on-Wye and the M50, there is competitively priced housing in the area just south of the river. For the station, which is north of the city centre, Aylestone Hill and the streets running off it are recommended. This part of Hereford is also well situated for commuters by road to Worcester and other points east.
Best for nightlife
"What nightlife?" asks one disgruntled young resident. Hereford after hours is pretty somnolent, with most of the action concentrated in the town centre. Play and Time are the most popular nightclubs. The Left Bank Village, a sleek new development overlooking the river, is where the in-crowd congregate, but there are plenty of other friendly watering-holes in the area around the cathedral, with diversions ranging from pub quizzes to salsa classes.
Most beautiful
If you can find anywhere around Castle Green, between the cathedral and the river, you are doing very nicely. There are some fine Georgian streets such as Castle Street. Aylestone Hill, beyond the railway station, to the east of the centre, has some magnificent Victorian residences in leafy surroundings. Broom Hill, on the other side of town, is also pretty, and within a short walk of the river. The villages, both Pembridge and Weobley catch the eye with their centuries-old half-timber houses.
Most prestigious new developments
The executive home sector is comparatively small in Hereford, mainly because of the absence of a bypass. But there are one or two interesting developments in the pipeline, notably The Point on Aylestone Hill - stylish contemporary apartments from £250,000 to £450,000.
How to get there
Hereford is 25 miles from Worcester and 44 miles from Cardiff. The nearest motorway is the M50 at Ross-on-Wye, 14 miles to the south. Rail connections are on the slow side - an hour and a half to Birmingham, three hours to London. Bristol's international airport is 45 miles away.Western front: Hereford is set amid some of the most beautiful countryside in Britain. Below, the Mappa Mundi of 1300AD, Above centre, the thriving Market Hall and, above right, the 11th-century cathedral overlooking the river and some of the city's finest Georgian streets. The town centre offers a good supply of reasonably priced places to eat and several friendly pubsmichael a hill / christopher jones
Not there but thereabouts
Herefordshire abounds in handsome market towns, none more so than Ledbury, the birthplace of John Masefield, 15 miles east of Hereford. The town centre is brimming with fine Tudor houses. Excellent shops and pubs are complemented by delightful floral displays in summer. House prices are on the expensive side for Herefordshire, although there are bargains to be had. On offer: Grade II-listed two-bed townhouse in the Ledbury conservation area for £199,995 with Stooke, Hill and Walshe (01531 631177).
Leominster, 14 miles north of Hereford, is almost equally attractive, with a splendid 12th-century church, a bustling town centre and a cluster of fine period residences. Amenities include excellent food shops and an interesting folk museum. On offer: four-bedroom, Victorian townhouse in the centre of Leominster for £305,000 with Jonathan Wright (01568 616666).
Book-lovers will be tempted by Hay-on-Wye, on the Welsh border, 15 miles west of Hereford. The riverside setting is delectable, and there are some pretty period houses, but it is the profusion of second-hand bookshops that makes Hay unique. You cannot move without tripping over dusty first editions of Trollope. It is a true place of pilgrimage and has a famous book festival every spring. On offer: four-bed house with a sauna and a big, walled garden; £575,000 with Clee Tompkinson Francis (01497 820045).
The place for me
Irene Hunting runs Cuban Blue, a small jazz club in the town centre. She lives on the Eign Road with her husband. "We moved to Hereford 15 years ago. I used to work as a chef, but set up Cuban Blue two years ago. It is the only jazz club for miles around and we have live music every Thursday and Saturday, with a loyal, mainly middle-aged clientele.
"Hereford is pretty cosmopolitan for a market town. A real Mediterraneanstyle cafe culture has evolved in the past few years and it is perfectly common to hear Russian accents in the street. There is a sizeable Army presence, with the SAS on the doorstep, but also a smattering of bohemian types.
"It is a safe, friendly town, and a good place to raise a family. For recreation, there is everything from theatre to canoeing on the Wye. I love the countryside, which is dotted with charming little villages - my favourite is Pembridge."
Here in Hereford
£249,950 Five-bedroom Victorian family home in Holmer, two miles north of the city centre, for £249,950 with Andrew Grant (01432 355292)
£650,000 Four-bedroom, Grade II-listed family house, near the city centre, with one third of an acre of landscaped gardens.. Through Humberts (01432 278278)
£439,500 Four-bedroom, Grade II-listed family house, near the city centre, with one third of an acre of landscaped gardens.. Through Humberts (01432 278278)
Property inflation
House prices in Hereford have risen by an average of 19 per cent in the past five years. The average price of a property in the town is currently £208,000.


text:
Early information released by the US National Transportation Safety Board about the Colgan Air Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 that crashed on approach to Buffalo on 12 February made it look as if the agency had more or less decided that icing was the cause.
This is definitely no longer so. Icing now looks like just one factor – maybe not even the most important one - in a more complex series of events and influences. All the information available at present indicates that the icing that night was at worst moderate and perhaps only slight, neither of which would have been a problem for the Q400′s icing management systems if they were fully serviceable. They had certainly been selected.
Although circumstantial evidence (classic icing conditions prevailed, the stick-pusher kicked in, the aircraft pitched up rapidly), suggests icing-caused aircraft behaviour, there are still some alternative possibilities that are unresearched. These include the possibility of an aft centre of gravity exacerbated by other factors. The other factors could include the forward movement of the centre of lift on the wings caused by a combination of light ice contamination followed by the deployment of the flaps. Combinations like these cannot be ruled out until the investigation has had time to analyse the accident data they are still collecting.
For that reason I'm disappointed that the NTSB has handed the press a piece of information that has been interpreted by much of the media as meaning that the aircraft crashed because the aircraft was on autopilot when the crew should, in icing conditions, have been flying it manually. That is horrifyingly misleading at this stage.
One thing that this investigation will definitely NOT conclude, when the final report is published, is that the aircraft crashed because it was on autopilot when it went out of control.
Since the outcome of extensive research by the FAA on icing as it affects turboprops following the investigation into the October 1994 crash of an American Eagle ATR72 twin turboprop at Roselawn, Indiana, crews have been advised (not required) to trip out the autopilot in known icing conditions so they are more aware of abnormal or unusual control forces building up.
That is basically a sound piece of advice but it does not guarantee that, just because the pilots are manually controlling the aircraft, they would necessarily be able to prevent the departure from controlled flight of an aircraft whose de-icing systems are being overwhelmed by the prevailing conditions.
Let's also just have a generic look at what icing protection turboprop aircraft have, especially those with only one or two engines. The first point is that it is not as comprehensive and powerful as the systems jets have, because turboprops are so efficient at converting fuel into power to drive the aircraft forward that they have a smaller proportion of engine power left over to generate electricity or provide hot bleed air – the two most commonly used forms of energy used for anti-icing.
The large surfaces that need icing protection on turboprops are the leading edges of the wings, tailplane, and fin. While smaller areas like engine intakes, propeller roots and spinners can be (and some are) anti-iced by electrical heating, achieving that over the large areas would be beyond the capability of the aircraft's electrical generation system.
So the system most turboprops - including the Dash 8 and ATR series - use is the rubber de-icing "boot". These black "boots" that wrap around the leading edges of all the lift-producing surfaces work by employing engine bleed air as economically as possible. The de-icing system provides pulses of pneumatic energy to cause the boots to inflate slightly, then deflate, then re-inflate and so on. This is intended to break off ice that has already formed on the leading edges.
Yes, you did read that correctly: the ice has to form first and then be broken off, and this is called de-icing, not anti-icing.
If the system is operated before ice starts to build up, there is a risk that, when buildup begins, the pulsed inflations of the boot will cause a gap to form between the ice buildup and the deflated boot, so when it re-inflates it has little effect on the ice that can quickly wrap around the entire leading edge to points beyond the boot itself.
So although the system works well if used at the right time, it can have reduced effectiveness if used at the wrong time. Knowing the difference between the right time and the wrong time is difficult because we are talking about weather here, and no two sets of conditions are ever the same.
In the end, turboprop pilots have to take entry into icing conditions even more seriously – in fact much more seriously - than jet pilots do. And one of the things they need to be able to make good decisions is good forecasts and actual weather reports. Avoiding icing conditions if you are unsure of their intensity is the best policy, but if you trust the information you are given and it turns out to be on the optimistic side of inaccurate, you are in trouble.
Icing is, perhaps above all, the weather condition that remains the most unpredictable and uncontrollable, and the airborne systems for dealing with it are still basically the same as they were in the 1950s.


text:
Showing Suppliers 1 - 20 of 29
ARI Valve Corporation (61 Products)
Address: 1738 Sands Place SE, Marietta, GA
Business Type: Manufacturer, Distributor
Description: ARI Valve Corporation The Obvious Choice What We Do ARI products are in service around the globe. Whether it is manufacturing cars, ships, chemicals, food processing or heating technology, you will find ARI where any fluid, liquid, gas or vapor needs to be... (more)
Grainger Industrial Supply (486 Products)
Business Type: Distributor
Description: Grainger helps customers save time and money by providing them the right products to keep their facilities up and running. Grainger's customers are 2.0 million businesses and institutions in 157 countries. While each customer has a unique facility to operate and a different problem to solve, our... (more)
View Catalog
Address: 6655 Crescent Dr Branch 038, Norcross, GA
Address: 1721 Marietta Blvd. NW Branch 052, Atlanta, GA
Address: 708 S. Spencer St. Branch 205, Dalton, GA
Address: 1200 10TH Ave. Branch 047, Columbus, GA
Address: 631 S. Marietta Pkwy SE Branch 036, Marietta, GA
Address: 1516 Gordon Hwy. Branch 060, Augusta, GA
Address: 1205 Commerce Rd. Branch 046, Athens, GA
Address: 2048 Paul Walsh Dr. Branch 051, Macon, GA
Address: 1710 E. Oglethorpe Blvd. Branch 044, Albany, GA
Address: 5300 Frontage Rd. Branch 041, Forest Park, GA
Address: 130 N. Salem Rd. NE Branch 037, Conyers, GA
Address: 1200 W. Bay St. Branch 745, Savannah, GA
Address: 1455 Hembree Rd. Branch 055, Roswell, GA
Address: 270 Riverside Pkwy Ste G Branch 039, Austell, GA
Alsco Industrial Products, Inc.
Address: 1265 Mount Vernon Rd., Lithia Springs, GA
Business Type: Distributor
American Stainless & Supply, LLC
Address: American Stainless & Supply, LLC 1649 Doug Barnard Parakway, Augusta, GA
Business Type: Distributor, Service
Description: At American Stainless & Supply LLC, our commitment is to be recognized as the leading distributor of pipe, valves, fittings, structural shapes and related products. Conformance to the quality system requirements, continuous improvement, and exceptional customer service are the basis to... (more)
Asahi Valves
Address: 1265 Mount Vernon Rd., Lithia Springs, GA
Business Type: Manufacturer
Control Southern, Inc.
Address: 3850 Lakefield Drive, Suwanee, GA
Business Type: Distributor
Control Specialties
Address: 2503 Monroe Drive, Gainesville, GA
Business Type: Distributor, Service


text:
Sons of Confederate Veterans Leader Ron Wilson Faces Controversy
A top official of a Southern heritage group decided to get even with a writer he didn't like. But then he began to boast
That was where the matter lay until this fall, when Beirich was working on a story about the results of the SCV's July convention in Asheville, N.C. Beirich had learned that Allen Trapp, head of a major SCV geographical division and a member of the executive council, had opposed several measures that Wilson pushed.
On Aug. 22, she wrote Trapp an E-mail. "Would you be willing to talk to me about why you led your Army of Tennessee in voting against Wilson's amendments at the Asheville convention?" she asked. "I thought you might have something to add."
Forty-four minutes later, Trapp forwarded Beirich's message to John Adams, starting an exchange about leaks on Adams' SCV Dispatch (the leaks were the reason the newsletter would be shut down in September).
That evening, Trapp wrote to Adams that he was still debating whether or not to answer Beirich. In his note, he emphasized to Adams "the extent to which everything we say is public."
Adams' reply to Trapp was a remarkable one.
"Allen," Adams wrote. "Some time ago, I advised her (TWICE) NOT TO CONTACT ME AGAIN. When the bitch persisted, I signed her email address up for some 250+ porn, lesbian, and bestiality websites. I am sure she appreciated the love letters from 'Mr. Binks' — who is black and sports a 30" 'tallywhacker'!"
Adams copied this comment and the rest of the exchange, including the original note from Beirich, to the entire SCV executive council: Ron G. Wilson, Denne A. Sweeney, Frank B. Powell III, Ronald E. Casteel, Roy Burl McCoy, John Weaver, Christopher M. Sullivan, Henry E. Kidd, Thomas Tarry Beasley II, John C. Perry, Mark L. Cantrell, and all past commanders in chief with E-mail addresses. (Former commanders are ex officio board members and have voting power.)
No board member publicly repudiated or admonished Adams. No SCV official ever disclosed to the Intelligence Report what had happened. As best as the Report can determine, no executive board member even privately took Adams to task.
But the Report was absolutely certain that Adams did, indeed, carry out the E-attack that he described to Trapp. That is because no person outside the Southern Poverty Law Center knew that Beirich had been targeted in such an attack.
At least not until John Adams told them.
The SCV Responds
The Report obtained a copy of the Adams-Trapp exchange in October, and an E-mail seeking comment was sent to Adams and the entire executive board on Oct. 31.
Within days, news of the Report's query was rapidly making the rounds. It soon became apparent that Adams' attack on Beirich was already widely known.
"I have heard the brag about the 'Porno' event personally from John [Adams] in several phone conversations," read an E-mail to friends from Fred McNary, who is on the executive council of the Military Order of Stars & Bars, an affiliate of the SCV for descendants of Confederate officers.
McNary also referenced the fact that Adams had called Kyle VanLandingham, an attorney and former head of the Tampa Historical Society who has since left the SCV, a "fag" in one of his E-mails. "I have heard the comments on Kyle VanLandingham from John's own mouth," McNary wrote. "In fact, he seems to tell it with an adolescent type of pride."
Finally, on Nov. 4, John Adams sent an E-mail to Beirich admitting his offense. He said that he had actually signed her up for only about a dozen sites, not more than 250 as he had boasted in his message to Allen Trapp, but added that "that in no way excuses my conduct." He wrote:
At the time, I viewed this as satisfyingly humorous because I equated your persistent emails to me with spam. However, I realize now that some of those sites may have contained offensive information and that it was completely inappropriate for me to have connected you to them.
I can understand how my actions in this matter may have offended your sense of honor and virtue as a lady. ... I obviously have a way to go before I measure up to the Christian character and noble example set by my Confederate ancestors.
Ten days later, on Nov. 14, SCV Commander-in-Chief Ron Wilson, who was among those who had known about the affair since August, reached a decision.
Saying that Adams' conduct "has reflected poorly on the Confederation," Wilson fired Adams from the executive board, his post as SCV Webmaster, and "from any and all other positions of trust and responsibility in the national command structure of the Sons of Confederate Veterans." (Adams' firing must be confirmed by a vote of the executive board.) For the moment, he remained Florida commander.
- Who We Are
- What We Do
- Get Informed
- Get Involved


text:
Conan O'Brien Tweets First Photo from Arrested Development Set
Arrestingly awesome!
Arrested Development fans rejoiced in October 2011 when it was announced that the beloved cult favorite series, which originally aired on FOX, would return for a fourth season, and one year later, on Oct. 29, the cast was officially back to work.
PHOTOS: Must-see Fall TV shows
Guest star Conan O'Brien posted the first official picture from the Arrested Development set Monday, as he filmed his appearance alongside original star Jason Bateman and his Conan sidekick Andy Richter.
"Here's the first official photo from the new Arrested Development on Netflix. Spoiler alert: I'm an amazing actor," the comic, 49, quipped when posting the image to Twitter.
The 10-episode abbreviated fourth season, airing on Netflix, will focus on one character per show, starting with Bateman's harried protagonist Michael Bluth. The series will ultimately lead into an Arrested Development movie featuring the original cast, according to series creator Mitch Hurwitz.
"It's an unusual style of show," Hurwitz has hinted of the show, which centers around the hilariously dysfunctional, backstabbing Bluth family. "It's all just going to build this peril in their life until they all come together, really, in the first scene of the movie."
PHOTOS: See Jason Bateman as a cartoon character
Entertainment Weekly reports that Henry Winkler, Scott Baio, Judy Greer and Liza Minnelli are expected to reprise their original Arrested roles, with John Slattery, Isla Fisher and Terry Crews playing new parts in season 4.
This article originally appeared on Usmagazine.com: Conan O'Brien Tweets First Photo from Arrested Development Set
Most Watched on Wonderwall
Fashion Offenders
Fergie, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Heidi Klum all get an F on this week's Fashion Offenders.Watch Video »
Diva Double Date
Beyonce and Alicia Keys double date with their famous hubbies on today's Celebs Gone Social.Watch Video »
Where Are They?
See what the cast of "American Beauty" is up to today.Watch Video »
J.Lo's Mini Me
Jennifer Lopez shares an adorable photo of her look-alike daughter, plus more celebritots on social media on today's Celebs Gone Social.Watch Video »
First Pitch
Prince Harry, Jessica Alba and more stars who threw out the first pitch at baseball games.Watch Video »
Aussie Babe
Sofia Vergara poses in a revealing neon bikini while her "Modern Family" castmates hit the beach in Australia on Celebs Gone Social.Watch Video »


text:
Thanks for redeeming.{{else}}
Success! Thanks for repurchasing.{{/if}} {{else}} {{#if Expired}}
Increase my visibility!{{else}} {{#if IsMultiPack}}
{{#if HasMultiPack}} You have {{MultiPackCount}} top spot(s) left. Now loading you into the search listings... {{else}} You have used all top spots. Now loading you into the search listings... {{/if}}{{else}}
We are loading you into the search listing pages...{{/if}} {{/if}} {{/if}} {{/if}}
{{Current}} just saw you!{{/if}} {{#if LastTopSpotPurchaseIsMulti }} {{#if HasAnyTopSpot}}
{{#if HasFreeTopSpot }} {{ UnclaimedTopSpotFree }} Free {{/if}} {{#if HasPaidTopSpot }} {{#if HasFreeTopSpot }} & {{/if}} {{ MultiPackCount }} {{/if}} Top Spot{{#if Plural}}s{{/if}} Left{{else}}
0 Top Spot{{#if Plural}}s{{/if}} Left{{/if}} {{else}} {{#if HasFreeTopSpot }}
{{ UnclaimedTopSpotFree }} Top Spot{{#if Plural}}s{{/if}} Left{{/if}} {{/if}} {{else}} {{#if HasResults}}
{{Current}} see you now!{{else}} {{/if}} {{/if}}
You can now invite anyone to meet at your favorite Starbucks.
Limited-time feature
34 year old man | Philadelphia, PA, USA | Seeking women 25-35 within 50 miles
Active within 24 hours
Anything could happen
Me: I have been blessed with a great family, good health, great education and a fulfilling career. My friends often describe me as being always relaxed, chill and cool 'as a cucumber'; yes, I like to take it easy. My lifestyle is influenced by different cultures I've been exposed to. I lived for while in South; when I was younger I spent time in the Middle East & Africa. Some random things about me: - I love music. Whether I am studying, relaxing, driving or working out it'll be there. My musical tastes are quite varied, I love anything with a good rhythm, melody, beat or message. Yes, I have a vinyl record collection. - I enjoy watching movies when I can; my favorite movie genre is probably sci-fi. - I enjoy cooking although I don't get to do it as much as I'd like now. I actually prefer home cooked meals to eating out. - I love driving. Long scenic drives with my music on, sun roof & windows open are the most relaxing thing ever. - I love Tea Coffee. Strong & black. Every morning. You?: ... are confident in whatever you do. ... have ambition to follow your dreams whatever they may be. ... are compassionate. ... smile/laugh a lot ... are easy going and always up for a good time.
Alumni connections , Coffee and conversation , Cooking , Movies/Videos , Music and concerts
Basketball, Running, Soccer
I exercise 3-4 times per week.
Yale University, New Haven, CT
Movies: 50 First Dates, Coming to America, Deep Impact, Scarface, 12 Monkeys, Star Trek(s) Musicians: Isley Brothers, Isaac Hayes, Curtis Mayfield, Kanye West, BTNH, Bob Marley, Oliver Mtukudzi, Amadou et Mariam, Bob Seger, Jefferson Starship
When home I'm typically relaxing, cooking, listening to music or catching up on tv shows. I also love to spend time with family or friends just hanging out or going out (especially if it involves food).
World War Z - very different from, and better than, the movie
Z{{Cta}} {{#if HasMoreInfo}} ?{{CtaSecondary}} {{/if}}
|What he is looking for
|5'7" (170cms)
|3'0" (91cms) to 8'11" (271cms)
|Body type:
|About average
|No preference
|No preference
|No preference
|No Way
|No Way
|No preference
|Medical / Dental / Veterinary / Fitness
|No preference
|I'll tell you later
|No preference
|Never Married
|No preference
|Have kids:
|No preference
|Wants kids:
|I'll tell you later
|No preference
|Black / African descent
|No preference
|Muslim / Islam
|No preference
|PhD / Post Doctoral
|Bachelors degree, Graduate degree, PhD / Post Doctoral


text:
Now it has emerged the Edinburgh-born painter, famed for his post-impressionist work, avoided being sent to the First World War after taking his aesthetic dislike of the khaki colour of the Army uniform to military chiefs.
When the upper age limit for conscription was raised to 51 in the spring of 1918, Fergusson suddenly found himself facing being called up.
But according to research uncovered for a new BBC Scotland radio and online series, the painter took his uniform complaint to senior commanders.
And following interventions to the Admiralty by his influential friends, Fergusson, who died in 1961 aged 86, went on to become unofficial artist for the Royal Navy in Portsmouth Docks that summer.
Alice Strang, senior curator at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, said: "He really did everything he could to avoid being sent to France."


text:
Exciting news – we've now opened a series of exciting new spaces at Manchester Photographic. Here's a sneak preview of our new training and conference rooms, along with a brand new dedicated photography studio. Watch this space for more info on upcoming events.Read More >
Welcome to Manchester Photographic Manchester's only independent photographic school with its own professional studios, exhibition space and conferencing facilities.
Recent Posts and news
Private Viewings For New Order ~ A Photographic Exhibition by Kevin Cummins
By admin
After great success the New Order exhibition by Kevin Cummins has come to an end. By popular demand , we have moved the exhibit to our School premises at Fourways House , this is available to be viewed by appointment only until Friday 18th July. In the mean time you are still able to buy […]Read More >
New Order ~ A Photographic Exhibition by Kevin Cummins
By admin
Manchester Photographic Gallery ~ Thursday 12th June-Sunday June 29th 2014 The Manchester Photographic Gallery is proud to announce that the world-renowned music photographer, Kevin Cummins will be exhibiting a special collection, featuring iconic photographs of legendary Manchester band, New Order. Following his hugely successful Exemplar: Joy Division exhibition in 2012, Kevin has compiled a selection […]Read More >


text:
Beef And Pork With Bean Sprouts
28 Sep 2009
Here is a very easy to make and delicious recipe for Beef And Pork With Bean Sprouts. A lot filling and satisfying with great flavors and mushrooms, this Beef And Pork With Bean Sprouts is a must master recipe for all. Do give it a try!
|1⁄2 Pound, finely chopped (Chuck Or Round)
|1⁄2 Pound, finely chopped (Butt Or Shoulder)
|Soy sauce
|2 Tablespoon
|1 Tablespoon
|1 Clove (5 gm), grated
|Grated ginger root
|1 Teaspoon
|Vegetable oil
|2 Tablespoon
|Green beans
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs), cut into 1 inch pieces
|1⁄4 Pound, sliced in t shapes
|Bean sprouts
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
|1⁄2 Tablespoon, mixed in 0.5 cup chicken or beef broth
|Chicken broth/Beef broth
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
Marinate beef and pork in combined soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, and gingerroot 20 to 30 minutes.
Heat oil in wok or skillet.
Stir-fry beans 2 to 3 minutes; push up to sides.
Stir-fry mushrooms 2 to 3 minutes; push up to sides.
Additional vegetable oil may be needed.
Stir-fry sprouts 1 to 2 minutes; push up to sides.
Stir-fry beef and pork 3 to 4 minutes, until well done.
Return vegetables to meat in center of pan.
Add cornstarch mixture; heat until sauce is thickened and clear.
Recipe Summary
Difficulty Level:Easy
Course:Side Dish
Method:Stir Fried
Rate It
0 Comments
Beef And Pork With Bean Sprouts Recipe