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Michelle Cook is one of the original "hotties" to join the Hottie Hair team. Originally from San Diego, she moved to Las Vegas to be closer with her dad, who moved here during the economic boom at the turn of the century. Her pride and joy is her young daughter, she loves having her own family unit in Las Vegas.
Michelle has been in the hair profession for over 9 years. Although she specializes in men's haircuts, her skills cover men, women, and children, with a passionate technique for hair cutting and color. She has a versatile range for all hair types and looks, spanning from professional-formal, to California-beachy, or strict military, sexy-spikey, and edgy-messy.
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I moved to Las Vegas from San Diego in January and one of the first things I wanted to do was find a hairdresser. I currently live on W. Charleston Blvd., so I decided to Google the best hair salons in the area. I came across Hottie Hair Salon, read the reviews, visited the website, and took great interest in booking an appointment there. Back in April, I called the salon for my first appointment and was booked with a hairstylist by the name of Michelle for the following day. I'll admit, the first day I went into Hottie Hair Salon, I was nervous. I was so nervous I was texting with my old hairdresser about my fear of getting a bad haircut. I am very particular with my hair and the way I like it styled/cut. Back in San Diego, I had a hairdresser who I connected with and trusted whole heartedly. I like my hair with lots of choppy layers and my bangs with lots of texture, and she delivered just that. When I moved, I was disheartened because I thought I would not find a great hairstylist like her. However, after sitting in Michelle's chair, that thought changed almost instantly. I felt very comfortable in her chair because of her friendly and professional attitude. After I told her what I wanted done to my hair, I knew Michelle listened intently and she then worked her magic. It was then that I felt she could be trusted with my hair. And I was right; I fell in love with my hair all over again! Also, when I asked Michelle about hairstyling products that would work best on my hair, she answered to the best of her ability and helped me find products in the salon. Overall, it was wonderful appointment and I've now dubbed her as my hairdresser for as long as I live in Las Vegas. I definitely recommend Michelle to you if you're looking for a hairstylist and live in the area, or are just looking for a hairstylist in general ! She's professional, kind, and it's always an absolute delight to sit in her chair. I'm so glad that I took the time to find a hairdresser and found a fabulous one like Michelle on my first try. Michelle is awesome and I thank her for making my hair look great! :D
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Attention: Men, I know what you're Thinking and I know who you are. This place isn't just for chicks, it's for guys too. Little Hottie Michelle Cook is follicle frickentastic!! She knows what the ladies like and can help you give it to them. I'm not just oiling my own chain here; I mean what I say today. I was hair style challenged before meeting with Michelle Cook, she really knows how to make a real man look!! Ask my wife, she can barely keep her hands off me and my new hair do. Just ask your self this one question "Do I want a hair do, -or-, a hair don't!!?" If you want your hair style done right, give Michelle Cook a call tonight.
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Ibogaine's principle use is its facilitation of a painless detox period for drug addicts. The drug has also been recognized for its removal of the effects of conditioning in addicts and its promotion of long-term drug abstinence.
While ibogaine treatment represents a major medical breakthrough, there is some level of risk with ibogaine treatment. Ingesting too much of the substance, being excessively thin, or suffering from liver or heart problems are dangers associated with this type of treatment. We require you receive an EKG and a liver panel before coming to see us. We are one of the only Ibogaine facility's in the world that have multiple protocols for people who have heart problems.
When deciding whether or not to take ibogaine, individuals should be wary of listening to the advice of just one individual. Ibogaine treatment is known for having life changing effects and there are a number of amazing accounts on the internet that you can read. We also have our testimonial page so that you can see for yourself what our Ibogaine Freedom friends have experienced.
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This depends, to some extent, on the purpose for which the ibogaine is being ingested. A long-term heroin addict will not necessarily have the same experience as a patient wanting a resolution to chronic depression, post-traumatic-stress-syndrome or anxiety. Nevertheless, all will find that their treatment involves both physical, psychological, and spiritual dimensions.
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a buzzing in the ears heralds dreamlike visions, dancing lights, flashes of images, symbolic or actual representations of current subconscious themes.
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"the waken dreams" will slowly fade away giving room to what is often described as resetting the biochemistry of the brain, i.e. an integration of the first phase.
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after ingestion the last signs of dizziness, ataxia, inability to sleep will disappear and the patient is fully functional again.
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If desired we can connect patients with professionals in Mexico, US, and Costa Rica who are experienced to consolidate a drug free life after an ibogaine treatment.
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Number of Treatments
Most often once is enough. However a certain percentage of persons greatly benefit from a second session.
Ibgoaine breaks down in the liver into a substance called Nor-ibogaine. Nor-ibogaine continues to be active on the opiate receptors for several months after a single dose. Clinical research has shown that Nor-ibogaine reduces drug cravings, creating a window of time to learn the skills necessary to remain clean from drugs.
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I made this soup for a Southwest Christmas dinner and it got rave reviews. It is better, if that's possible on the second day so it is a great do ahead. Have made if for others and everyone has said, "Its a winner."flag if inappropriate
I thought it was good, but not lick the plate good. Will, however, make it again in the future. Perfect for a rainy night. Made enough for 4 servings, will increase it next time for left overs.flag if inappropriate
Was the talk of the neighborhood!... I am making it again this year for a dinner party as well as to take warm cheer to neighbors. I always have lots and lots of additions in bowls that folks can add to taste. Especially Cilantro...flag if inappropriate
I made this for Christmas Eve dinner and seved with the red leaf, radish and pine nut salad and some cornbread. It was amazing. We got up Christmas Day sorry there wasn't any leftover for breakfast. Will make it again soon for après ski. I cheated and threw it altogether in the pot I braised pork tenderloin in, and let it simmer for an hour or so. Quick and easy. Next time I will make enough for leftovers.flag if inappropriate
It's the rainy season here in northern California and warm/comfort was the search of the day. My husband wanted to make the posole that just came out recently, but ended up on this one, mostly due to the reviews. Big 4 forks for this recipe! It was so awesome and comforting and delicious. I never thought hominy had any redeeming qualities - just a little ball of bland - but this recipe converted me! After a little google action, he found out it's not really posole without hominy. At least in this recipe, they aren't bland balls, they are tasty morsels...like little tortillas floating in your soup. (I had the same prejudice against garbanzos till I found the African Chickpea Soup on this site - DO IT!) Enough of me blabbing on... my husband says: he changed nothing!flag if inappropriate
First time, I prepared per the recipe, except that I couldn't find ancho chile powder, so used smoked paprika and added a chipotle pepper and adobo sauce. Complex, smoky flavor. It tasted divine, although it wouldn't win any beauty contests, to be sure. Last night, I swiped some ideas from the "Classic posole" recipe also on this site: added the tomatoes and (fresh) tomato puree, and served w/ cabbage and radishes, per one of the reviews. I also had so much meat juices left over, I simply added that in, dumped in a bunch of water and skipped the chicken broth. The dish totally ROCKED--prettier and healthier, to boot!flag if inappropriate
This was wonderful! Great, hearty X-mas supper that felt so very warming and comforting yet simple and not at all heavy. Served with lots of toppings recommended by Latino friends: chopped radishes, white onion, shredded cabbage, dried oregano, in addition to the suggested toppings. Made it such fun to serve. Was also pressed by a Mexican chef to use whole dried ancho chiles in place of the powder. I toasted them in a pan briefly, immersed them in a bowl of boiling water for about 30 minutes, then blended with some of the soaking liquid. Excellent flavor from this! Used about 6 dried anchos. Will mix in other types of dried chiles next time to add to the depth of flavor. Also, since I had the time I went ahead and made pork stock for use in place of the chicken broth. Just some bones from the butcher, roasted then simmered with the usual stock ingredients. Easy.flag if inappropriate
Wonderful recipe - makes a base for a number of different meals. I doubled the recipe, doing half pork and half chicken. Served it on Christmas Eve with warm corn tortillas and a variety of toppings - queso fresco, lime wedges, salsa, hot sauce, sour cream, black beans & rice. Folks wrapped their own posole soft tacos - delicious. The next day I used it in chilaquiles, layering left over crisped tortillas with beans, posole and scrambled eggs, topped with the queso fresco and sour cream. Great Christmas breakfast for a crowd. I plan to thin the remaining posole with chicken broth and serve as a hearty soup. Well worth the effort and everyone raved about the posole!flag if inappropriate
Made this for guests, and even the fussy eater requested the recipe. Only change I'd make next time is I'd shred the pork while still warm, rather than cubing it when cold the next day.flag if inappropriate
This recipe ROCKS! The best thing is that because it is cooked long and slow, the toughest cuts of meat are ideal and lend great flavor. Have made it several times--is so hearty, a small portion with corn bread and salad is plenty. Good comfort food on a rainy day, and very easy.flag if inappropriate


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That's the coolest and cutest thing I've ever seen!! Pleeeease do a video for this!! I would love to wear this out! It's so cute and colorful!! It looks amazing!
MAC Quite Cute Look
After swatching the Quite Cute Quad from MAC earlier today, I decided to play around with it to see if I could get it to show up decently, because swatched on it's own it really didn't impress me. Here's what I came up with- I found using a Cream Color Base as an eyeshadow base, and packing the color on instead of swiping it on, really helped the colors vibrancy show through!
Too Faced Shadow Insurance
MAC Luna Cream Color Base
Quite Cute Eyeshadow Quad:
- Boycrazy on lid
- Goody Goody Gum Drop in crease
- Azuki Bean under eyes
- Moshi Moshi! On inner tearducts
Giggly Mineralized Skinfinsh in crease
Kat Von D Liquid Liner
Makeup Forever Aquarelle White Eyeliner
YSL Mascara Singulier
Clinique Bottom Lash Mascara (LOVE this!!)
MAC Giggly MIneralized Blush
MAC Candy Yum-Yum Lipstick
Illamasqua Divine Sheer Lipgloss
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wow i love it! so so pretty
after yours and temptalia's swatches i crossed it off my list,
but after seeing this i wanted it so baddd!
i keep telling myself, "i have colors like that"
hahah and my boyfriend's like, "god you're like in love with that look"
I seriously like that with the winged eyeliner. I'm really tempted to get the palette but I don't own any cream color bases, so maybe I should pass if it took so much work to make it bright.
love it! especially the lips!
The edgy eyeliner is such a good match to the sweet eyeshadow colours =D. Another amazing look… would be very nice to see a tutorial for this look!
this is a adorable and inspiring. and i love it. srsly.
i love this look~ you did awesome with them <3
Pretty! Love the bright lips especially <3
Hm, it looks like it was a lot of work to get that quad to show up. Gorgeous look though!
This look is totally gorgeous. <3
wow, that's so beautiful, you did a great job !!!!!!
Beautiful!!! I loooove the lip color! :)
This is beautiful. I wasnt impressed with the swatches but this look is great. I would love to see how much you had to pack on the color and what color cream base you used. I currently dont own any cream color bases but I am going to IMATS NY so maybe I can buy some there if they are a good price. I dont think that I would buy the MAC palette but I would try to figure out what colors the dupes are for Inglot. I am so over MAC and their prices. I am just done. haha.
this look is soooo pretty ! please do a tutorial on this !! :]
Did your opinion on the eyeshadow quad changed now you did this look? Or do you still recommend not buying it? :)
I really hope you do a tutorial for this look!
The look you did looks amazing! However this collection is for the birds. I am not happy about any part of this collection. Definitely passing this one up!
Great Job! Looks amazing!
This look is so cute and edgy I love it. It's a shame the swatches werent very impressive and that you had to use a cream base and pack it on just to make the colors pay off. The prices of Mac have gotten quite ridiculous lately, but I'd love to see a tut for this look so I could use my own color dupes to re-create it.
The lipstick is fab! The eye shadows are very pale though, especially in comparison to some of the inglot looks you've done.
I love this look! It's so pretty and girly. You look great =)
gorgeous look! i'm loving the contrasting cat-eye liner on the outer corners!
It's not my favorite look you have done Leesha. It is the eyeliner I think. Black eyeliner always seems harsh to me. I will be borrowing inspiration from the girly colors though. I totally love the lips!
So beautiful!!! Love the precision. Come check out my blog :))
It looks absolutely gorgeous on you, wouldn't suit me though :(
you need to do a tutorial on this. pleeeease.. :):):)
I can see where the lipstick gets it's name, it makes me just want to taste those lips.
I'm not dissing the looks you've done lately, because I pretty much love everything you do. But this feels like old Leesha, total nostalgia from this. I love it
You are BY FAR my favorite youtube guru. So I just had to add your blog to my fav's. :D You do make up sooo well. I wish I could. I just dont have the money for it. But just wanted to let you know your awesome! and I love this look. especially the lips. :D
Love it!
u sound so sweet i love watching ur videos and all ur eye makeup looks are really cute and unique
This look is so cute! I love the white strip on the side :)
This looks absoutelyadorable! I love the way it's so innocent, but it's kind of edgy at the same time. (I typed "fierced" at first, but erased it because I'm personally super tired of hearing that word describe everything :D) It looks really nice and I would love to wear this on a first date, or even after years of dating someone. It seems like it would be a keeper.
Hi! I just want to ask what camera you use because the colors show so nice on your pics. I have a blog too and I'm struggling to make the colors show on screen. Can you help? I'm just starting out with my blog and I was inspired by you. :) thank you.
Please do a tutorial on this look. It really looks great on you!
OMG!! Lips are PERFECT!! Sooooooo pretty
still waiting on a tutorial for this!


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John Bolenbaugh of Battle Creek says he was fired as a temporary cleanup worker for SET Environmental Inc. because he told the Environmental Protection Agency of unscrupulous conduct by contractors. The Kalamazoo Gazette reports the settlement was read into the record Tuesday in a Calhoun County courtroom.
Financial terms weren't immediately disclosed. A civil trial in the case had started last week and SET Environmental had denied Bolenbaugh's claims.
The spill into the Kalamazoo River and Talmadge Creek near Marshall came from Calgary, Alberta-based Enbridge Inc.'s pipeline. Cleanup continues.


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Document Number: 10724Leap Year: Assessing and Supporting Effective First-Year Teachers - A teacher�s first year shouldn�t be a �warm-up lap,� but a time to provide feedback, encourage emerging strengths, and make assessments about whether teaching will be a career or considering a different profession is in order. A paper from TNTP emphasizes the first year�s importance and describes its first-year teacher evaluation system, Assessment of Classroom Effectiveness (ACE). Using classroom observations, student surveys, student academic growth data and principal ratings ACE begins to �make teacher certification decisions based on classroom performance and growth, instead of paper qualifications and coursework,� according to the authors year. This paper includes recommendations for policymakers. (Jennifer Mulhern and Erin Grogran, TNTP, 2013)...
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It is dreadful that the Deputy is so against U2. What did they do to him?
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Was asked: the total cost of non-civil servants and other such staff attached to his office for each of the years 1980, 1988, 1990, 1995 and 1996; and the estimated cost for 1997.
As my Department was established on 20 January 1993, the Deputy will appreciate that no comparative figures exist for the years 1980, 1988 and 1990. The cost of non-civil service staff attached to my...
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Mental Health (while traveling internationally)
You are encouraged to be vigilant about your mental and emotional health while abroad. Suggestions for nurturing your mental health while traveling and studying off-campus include:
- Be aware of the signs of culture shock so that you can identify symptoms in yourself.
- Build supportive relationships with the people in your group.
- Talk openly with others about how you are feeling, and ask for help when you need it.
- When tensions arise with others, communicate openly and practice good listening skills.
- Be intentional about the use of healthy coping skills, such as exercise, laughter, reading, relaxation, talking with others, artistic expression, listening to music, or prayer—figure out what has worked well for you to reduce stress in the past, and return to those copings skills.
- Allow your mind to dwell on the good things in your experience abroad and in the people with whom you are spending your time.
- Get enough sleep and eat regularly—be consistent in the timing of these routines.
- Avoid the use of alcohol, tobacco, or other substances that can reduce healthy coping abilities.
- Maintain consistent spiritual practices.
- Consider writing in a journal, with a focus in your writing on identifying your feelings, making helpful adjustments in your thinking, and problem-solving.
- If applicable, stay consistent with prescribed mood medications.
For some, levels of emotional distress might go beyond the typical experiences of culture shock. If you find yourself in need of additional resources to manage your mental health, talk with your program director. Some of our off-campus sites have resources for on-site psychological counseling in English. These services are provided on a pay as you go basis and are the responsibility of the student.
If you know ahead of time that you are susceptible to emotional strain while abroad, consider talking with a counselor at the Broene Counseling Center prior to your departure. You are also advised to keep your program director informed of any struggles, and to work with them ahead of time to identify mental health resources at your off-campus site if needed. Referrals for mental health services can be sought through the US Embassy or through local organizations such as universities or churches.


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Meet Your Hosts
"Welcome to the Hot Springs KOA. Make us your base camp for exploring the beautiful Black Hills."
Finding themselves looking for a change in careers, John and Cathy decided to look at something they'd talked about doing for years - owning a campground. That is when they found the Hot Springs KOA. They both loved visiting the southern Black Hills and all it has to offer so they purchased the Hot Springs KOA in late 2009.
Before they purchased the campground, John worked as a civil engineer for the South Dakota Department of Transportation for 24 years. Cathy spent 17 1/2 years as the Executive Director of the Capital Area United Way as well as worked during the same time as the Arts Coordinator for the local arts council for 12 years.
"Although we enjoyed our jobs, it was finally the right time to embark on our next journey and make the move," said Cathy.
The Adlers love the beauty of their tree-covered campground and its proximity to Wind Cave National Park, Custer State Park, Mammoth Site, Evans Plunge and the Wild Horse Sanctuary. Customer service is their top priority while providing a peaceful and relaxing camping experience.
"We have done a lot of camping and we know what we liked as well as what we expect in a campground," said John. "We hope that our campground reflects what we think a good campground should be and hope that campers will like it here too."
When not busy with their campground, the Adlers can be found traveling, RVing, geocaching or participating in other outdoor activities.
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Bath-born baking queen Mary Berry has caused a run on cherries at the supermarkets. It has been reported that shoppers are snapping up glacé cherries following an episode of the Great British Bake Off this week. Waitrose has reported a 25 per cent lift in sales, after contestants competed to make their own version of co-judge Mary Berry's cherry cake. The supermarket has also claimed a 22 per cent rise in sales of cake tins and similar number of customers buying piping bags. Some 7.3 million viewers have tuned in, up from five million when it was on BBC2 last year.


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By: Abby Penning
Posted: January 19, 2011, from the January 2011 issue of GCI Magazine.
page 3 of 4Of the various scent selections developed for the Beverly Hills line, Spilka says, "The different scents needed to be unique—more sophisticated, more playful, or more adventurous—and we would basically take those important descriptors and interpret them into a fragrance."
Young also found visual language an important element in translating the colors of his Palette products to scent. "I felt it was vitally necessary for the packaging and fragrance to complement each other," he says. "Our packaging uses a lot of white space, and then the given color palette is displayed on the front, so when a consumer is looking at the packaging, they are first immediately drawn to that combination of colors on the box, and then when they open the box, they can smell what they see."
He continues, "Once they experience the fragrance, it clicks in their brain that the colors they saw on the front of the box matches the scent that is presented, and that's really a unique component of this range." To drive the point home for consumers, often just scent isn't enough. The fragrance has to be fully considered and integrated into a brand's development and marketing, even if scent isn't the centerpiece of a product.
Marketing the Right Mix
Creating a strong brand/consumer or product/consumer connection is the eternal challenge, and while scent certainly assists in this, it's also vital to keep the scent in mind as an integral part of the marketing mix. As Young says, "Consumers are always looking for something new and different," and while scent can provide that, it does need to be touted as such in order for it to be brought to consumers' attention.
Axe brand managers note that working with the marketing components of a fragranced product plan is the final stage of bringing said product to life, and it's also an opportunity to tweak and fine-tune the positioning of a fine fragrance or scented product. "The marketing platform needs to support the efforts the scent is trying to achieve," Spilka says. "There are always cultural and societal variations—take, for example, a clean scent for a household hard surface cleaner. To some, that might be citrusy, but to others, that might need to be antiseptic and disinfectant-smelling.


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We're meeting the miracle baby born to a brain dead mother.
Iver Benson was born 12 weeks premature over the weekend. He's tiny, weighing in at only two-pounds and 13-ounces, but doctors said he's a healthy boy.
His mother Robyn died shortly after her C-Section in Canada last weekend. She suffered a brain hemorrhage last December, but was kept alive so doctors could deliver the baby.
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- All its parts – flowers, leaves, stem, roots - have their own specific uses. It is an effective first aid in many cases.
- Consuming its leaves (after cooking) is good for eyesight. Here we make a dish with its chopped leaves mixed with coconut, we call it 'thoran'. I hope 'mallus' know it very well :) so I am not saying it to those who already know this.
- Crushed roots mixed with medicated oil can cure dizziness if applied on the head.
- Consuming the juice obtained from it has the capability of curing cataract and myopia. But do it with proper knowledge or advice to achieve good results.
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Thazhuthama and its Medicinal Values
Thazhuthama has small flowers, too small that it is only one or two millimeters in diameter. They are pink in color and have five petals each.
While saying about Thazhuthama, the most important thing is its ayurvedic importance. It is a priceless herbal medicine, and can be grown easily without much care, at least in the tropics, like Kerala.
It is a creeper, and spreads on the ground. Leave are nearly rounded in shape and can vary in size from one to the other.
Moreover it is rich in iron, so good for iron deficiency problems, can reduce cholesterol and so on. These are only a few important facts which I know about this amazing plant. We grow it in our house hold. Its scientific name is Boerhavia diffusa and is known as 'Punarnava' in Sanskrit. 'Thazhuthama' is the Malayalam name.
So I hope you liked this one. Also try to grow it in your area also, and promote it. It can be grown easily by stem cutting.
See you till next post :)
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Dennis R. Powell, 48, and Carmella Stapleton, 42, both of Radcliff. Married six years.
Jerry Green, 66, Elizabethtown, and Linda Allen Green, 58, Hodgenville. Married five years.
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Roerta Lee Peterson (1966). Alcohol intoxication in a public place. Total $235.
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James R. Sampley, 22 Deforest Court, Elizabethtown. Use: single-family dwelling.
James Michael Lile and Angela Gail Lile to The James M. Lile Revocable Living Trust, lot 28 Northridge Drive, Elizabethtown, no monetary consideration. FMV: $125,000.
Doris Nicholas Marcum to Roger D. and Leslie M. Ewing, property in Hardin County, $130,000.
Jesse B. Davis Jr. to Don H. Henry II, lot 27 Pin Oaks Subdivision, Radcliff, $375,000.
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Peter Ancel Hernandez, 47, Elizabethtown, and Eva Celeste Desiree Carden, 42, Louisville. Married 11 years.
Michael Tucker, 28, Stafford, Va., and Lisa Johnson, 35, Radcliff. Married 16 years.
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But U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which reviews all flight manifests, caught his name when the airline sent the agency its passenger list, according to the counterterrorism official.
- CNN's Frances Townsend
[Updated at 8:27 p.m. ET] A 9 mm gun found in a vehicle believed to have been driven to New York's John F. Kennedy airport Monday night by Times Square car bombing suspect Faisal Shahzad was bought at a gun shop near his former home in Shelton, Connecticut, federal law enforcement sources told CNN on Tuesday. The sources said Shahzad bought the semi-automatic Sub 2000 rifle less than two months ago at Valley Firearms in Shelton.The purchase was legal, according to the sources.
Shahzad was arrested late Monday after boarding a flight bound for Dubai,United Arab Emirates. The car Shahzad is believed to have driven to the airport was found on the second floor of a parking deck located opposite the airport's international Terminal 4.
- From CNN's Susan Candiotti
[Updated at 5:04 p.m. ET] Times Square bomb suspect Faisal Shahzad's father is a retired senior officer in the Pakistani Air Force, Shahzad'scousin, Kafayat Ali, told CNN.The father, Bahar Ul Haq, a former air vice marshal, lives in the Peshawar suburb of Hayatabad in what is now Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa province - formerly known as the North West Frontier Province.
"This is certain, that these people, they never indulged in any criminal activities," Ali said. "Not a family member. Not the village from which both of these people belongs, none of the village members involved in any criminal activities or any jihad activities."
Shahzad also has a brother named Amir who lives in Canada, a police source said.
- From CNN's Samson Desta and Reza Sayah.
[Updated at 4:32 p.m. ET] Times Square bomb suspect Faisal Shahzad worked as a junior financial analyst for marketing firm Affinion Media Group, a spokesman for the company told CNN.
Public relations director Michael Bush said Shahzad worked in the company's Norwalk, Connecticut, office from mid-2006 to June 2009 and left the firm voluntarily.
[Updated at 4:09 p.m. ET] Charges have been filed against Faisal Shahzad, the suspect in the attempted car bombing of New York's Times Square, court documents show.
A complaint filed Tuesday afternoon in U.S. District Court in New York details five counts against Shahzad: attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction, attempting to kill and maim people in the United States, using and carrying a destructive device, transporting an explosive device, and attempting to damage building, vehicles and other property.
The complaint also shows that Shahzad, 30, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Pakistan, admitted to law enforcement officials that he attempted to detonate the car bomb and that he recently received bomb-making training in the Waziristan region of Pakistan.
Shahzad has not yet appeared in court.
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[Updated at 3:59 p.m. ET] Charges have been filed against Faisal Shahzad, the suspect in the attempted car bombing of New York's Times Square, court documents show.
[Updated at 3:49 p.m. ET] Faisal Shahzad told the FBI he trained at a terrorist camp in the Waziristan region of Pakistan, an administration official said. The official cautioned that investigators have not corroborated his account.
[Updated at 3:38 p.m. ET] The suspect in the attempted car bombing of New York's Times Square was already in police custody Monday night when a flight he was scheduled to be on pushed back from the gate, a federal law enforcement source with direct information about the arrest told CNN.
A second source, an administration official, said Faisal Shahzad had made it on to the plane and the door was shut, but the plane had not pushed off when the door was then opened and he was arrested.
Shahzad was subsequently being questioned by law enforcement officials when Emirates Flight 202 to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, was called to return to the gate, the law enforcement source said.
[Updated at 1:45 p.m. ET] Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday that Times Square bombing suspect Faisal Shahzad has admitted involvement in what authorities have now labeled an attempted terrorist attack.
[Updated at 1:39 p.m. ET] The suspect in the Times Square car bomb attempt was questioned before and after having his Miranda rights read to him, FBI Deputy Director John Pistole said Tuesday.
The issue of reading Miranda rights to terror suspects came to the forefront in December, after a Nigerian man was arrested for trying to ignite
explosive material on a U.S. airliner bound for Detroit, Michigan. Some lawmakers charged that terror suspects should not receive the protections of the Miranda rights.
[Updated at 1:34 p.m. ET] A federal law enforcement official told CNN Faisal Shahzad made his flight reservations during his ride to the airport. He was on a no-fly list– which the passenger manifest was being run against, but he only showed up on the manifest at the very last minute because he bought his ticket so late, the official said. Customs and Border Protection noticed this at the last minute and reacted quickly taking him into custody, the official told CNN.
[Updated at 1:28 p.m. ET] Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday that the Justice Department anticipates charging Times Square bombing suspect Faisal Shahzad "with an act of terrorism," among other things.
"It is clear that this was a terrorist plot," Holder said. It could have caused "death and destruction in the heart of New York City."
[Updated at 1:26 p.m. ET] Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday that the suspect in the failed Times Square car bomb case has been providing useful information since his arrest Monday night.
[Updated at 1:25 p.m. ET] A senior official with Emirates Airlines in Dubai tells CNN that the Faisal Shahzad's attempt to buy a ticket from New York to Islamabad with cash "flagged him" to the airline's staff at JFK airport.
The official says the airline's staff regarded the purchase as unusual; the suspect had no reservation and bought his ticket with cash at the counter. The official added Emirates staff informed security officials at the airport immediately.
The government of the United Arab Emirates says it has no record of Shahzad using his US passport on previous visits to or travel through Dubai.
[Updated at 1:15 p.m. ET] A federal law enforcement official confirmed to CNN Tuesday that Times Square bombing suspect Faisal Shahzad was given his Miranda rights, but wouldn't say exactly when that happened.
[Updated at 1:12 p.m. ET] The Times Square car bomb suspect, Faisal Shahzad, attended the University of Bridgeport, the college said Tuesday. He earned a bachelor's degree in computer applications and information systems in the fall of 2000 and received a master's of business administration in 2005, the university said in a written statement. The college said it has informed relevant federal authorities of Shahzad's attendance.
[Updated at 12:50 a.m. ET] Investigators in Pakistan have arrested a number of suspects in the investigation into a failed car bombing in New York City's Times Square, a Pakistani intelligence source said Tuesday. They arrested two or three people after raiding a house where the Times Square bombing suspect, Faisal Shahzad, is believed to have stayed during a recent visit to Pakistan, the source said.
The house is in the Nazimabad district of Karachi, Pakistan, the source said.
[Updated at 11:53 a.m. ET] Investigators have found a hand-drawn map in the Times Square attempted bombing probe, but it's not clear where it was found, a federal law enforcement official confirmed.
The official believes Faisal Shahzad "wasn't working alone."
Referring to Shahzad's $1,800 cash payment for a car, the official said, "you don't come up with that kind of money by yourself."
[Updated at 11:48 a.m. ET] Investigators have found a 9mm handgun with clips and ammunition in a vehicle that the Times Square bombing suspect is believed to have driven to the airport, a federal law enforcement source said Tuesday.
In addition, authorities found 15 bags of "standard green fertilizer" and flash powder in the trash outside Faisal Shahzad's apartment in Connecticut, the source said.
[Updated at 11:35 a.m. ET] The suspect in the failed Times Square car bombing purchased a house that entered foreclosure proceedings in the latter part of last year, court documents reveal. CNN Special Investigative Unit producer David Fitzpatrick reports that documents from the civil division of Milford (Connecticut) Superior Court show that Faisal Shahzad, along with Huma Mian, purchased a home at 119 Long Hill Avenue in Shelton, Connecticut, on July 7, 2004. They took out a mortgage for $218,400 from Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corp. On September 21, 2009, the mortgage company began foreclosure proceedings. As of December 14, Shahzad and Mian owed $207,837.
[Updated at 11:13 a.m. ET] President Barack Obama said Tuesday that "justice will be done" in the case of the attempted bombing at Times Square, and U.S. officials "will do everything in our power to protect the American people."
The failed bombing is "another sobering reminder of the times in which we live," the president told an audience of business leaders. But the United States "will be vigilant" and "will not cower in fear."
[Updated at 10:27 a.m. ET] Faisal Shahzad was arrested "for allegedly driving a car bomb into Times Square," the FBI said on Tuesday.
[Updated at 10:21 a.m. ET] New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg Tuesday praised law enforcement officials for cracking the case of the attempted bombing at Times Square, an act he said was "designed to kill innocent civilians."
"We will not be intimidated by those who hate the freedoms that make the city and this country so great," he said in a news conference.
In the aftermath of the arrest of suspect Faisal Shahzad, Bloomberg said the city will not tolerate any bias or backlash against Pakistani or Muslim New Yorkers. Shahzad is a naturalized U.S. citizen.
"All of us live in this city, and among any group, there's always a few bad apples."
[Updated 9:53 a.m. ET] President Obama will make remarks on the arrest of the suspect in the Times Square bombing attempt at 11:05 a.m. Tuesday, a senior administration official said.
[Updated 9:51 a.m. ET] The suspect in the failed Times Square car bombing, Faisal Shahzad, will appear in federal court sometime after 2 p.m. ET on Tuesday, the U.S. Attorney's office in Manhattan said.
[Updated 9:41 a.m. ET] The New York Times examines early comments from officials after the Times Square bombing scare. On the Sunday morning talk shows, the homeland security chief, and a senator and representative from New York delivered much the same message: This was an isolated threat and investigators are handling the situation. John Dinges, a professor at Columbia University, is quoted as saying, the proper question to ask at that point is: "How do you know that; was this based on real briefings?"
[Updated 9:24 a.m. ET] The two passengers removed from an Emirates flight Monday night along with Faisal Shahzad have now been cleared and released, a federal law enforcement source tells CNN. The source said the two "had nothing to do with this" but had been taken off the plane at New York's JFK International Airport in an abundance of caution "in the rush of the moment." The two passengers are now on a flight headed to their original destination of Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, an airline officialconfirmed to CNN.
[Updated at 9:18 a.m. ET] A woman who said she lived next door to Faisal Shahzad in Shelton, Connecticut, told CNN Tuesday that the man she knew was quiet and claimed to work on Wall Street in New York. "He was quiet. He would wear all black and jog at night. He said he didn't like the sunlight," Brenda Thurman said. She explained that Shahzad, his wife, two children and his wife's two sisters lived next to her for about three years, moving out in July of 2009. Thurman said her daughter played with Shahzad's daughter often.
[Updated at 9:16 a.m. ET] Cell phone calls conducted for the purchase of the vehicle used in the Times Square bombing attempt helped lead police to the suspect, law enforcement sources told CNN. Sources said investigators got cell phone information from the daughter of the Nissan Pathfinder owner. She sold the vehicle to Pakistani-American Faisal Shahzad on behalf of her father. Shahzad was arrested overnight in connection with the failed bombing attempt. She had been talking on the phone to Shahzad in organizing the purchase of the SUV, which was advertised for sale on Craigslist.
[Updated at 7:54 a.m. ET] The Pakistani-American suspect in the Times Square bombing attempt has a Karachi identification card, a document that shows Pakistani residency, and the suspect's family is from northwestern Pakistan, Interior Minister Rehman Malik told CNN. Malik was notified about the arrest of Faisal Shahzad on Tuesday morning by the U.S. ambassador to Pakistan and said his government will cooperate with
the United States government in the investigation.
[Updated 6:55 a.m. ET] Investigators removed filled plastic bags Tuesday from a house in Bridgeport, Connecticut, that they searched in the investigation into the failed car bomb attack in Times Square, residents said. Agents with the FBI and local police, including members of a bomb squad, conducted the search in the mixed-race, working-class neighborhood.
[Updated 6:45 a.m. ET] President Barack Obama was briefed six times Monday about the Times Square investigation and notified of the arrest at 12:05 a.m. ET Tuesday, all by the White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said.
Speaking to reporters, FBI Special Agent in Charge Kim Mertz would not disclose any details of the search.
"Our first mission was to ensure the safety of the public and our law enforcement officials," she said. "That is complete and the public is safe."
Along with several patrol cars, a Connecticut State Police bomb squad truck was called to the two-story building at Sheridan Street and Boston Avenue.
[Updated 4:19 a.m. ET] Faisal Shahzad is believed to be the person who drove the sports utility vehicle into Times Square, a law enforcement official said.
The Nissan Pathfinder had its Vehicle Identification Number removed from the dashboard. Police climbed under the SUV and retrieved the VIN from the bottom of its engine block. This, said the official, led investigators to the registered owner of the vehicle and then to Shahzad who purchased the SUV.
Another law enforcement source said Shahzad is claiming he acted alone in the incident.
[Updated 1:46 a.m.] A U.S. citizen has been arrested in Times Square bombing probe, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced early Tuesday. Faisal Shahzad was arrested at JFK airport in New York as he prepared to board a flight to Dubai, Holder said.
[Updated 12:39 a.m.] An arrest has been made in a failed attempt to set off a car bomb in New York's Times Square over the weekend, a law enforcement official told CNN early Tuesday.
I Don't think anyone cares...and its not very important. But, it goes to show how ill informed the media can be. Pennsylvannia does not sell real fireworks. Seroiusly , they sell sparklers and smokey things. Those who live there travel to ohio to get anything "Fun" Its a small thing but it does show the how innacurate details certain details are painted
Where are the Iraqi "terrorists" in America or any other country in the World apart from inside
Iraq. Yet Iraq War was the main front of War on terrorists. while the light expose other nationals on terror act , would it be fair to apologize for Iraqi nationals from what they suffered from the stigma of terrorism.
Can anyone tell me why sanctions have not been imposed on Pakistan? The world knows that Pakistan is the epicentre of terror, they train them,they protect them and let them loose on the world. And not a squeal from the powers of the world!!
Good to see you skipping few steps in your rational to label me as india hater or pakistan lover. I am neither, i am not fond of any country really in that part of the world. But i was making a point, and as i expected, rather than trying to nullify my claims, you resorted to ad hominem attacks on me, which shows why many countries and religions, islam, hinduism, christianity resort to violence. I am against all religions. And no ivy league gives a flying middle finger about what you think of them. Next time don't assume as many blind religious hate mongers do, try to counter a point with a reasonable argument.
My God is better than your God!
My God is better than your God!
Nya Nya Na Boo Boo!
Will he be charged to transporting fireworks across state lines?
I think President Obama set all this up and to show how's he is handling this job well for United States citizens to keep it from happening.
Oh my! Someone got Angry! Lol BIGGIE SAID IT BEST! We should send the GANGSTERS INTO ENEMY TORRITORY, AND SEE WHO WINS!!
I was a terror since the public school era Bathroom passes, cuttin classes, squeezing ass-es
Smoking blunts was a daily routine
Since thirteen, a chubby ni+ga on the scene I used to have the tre` duce
And the deuce deuce in my bubblegoose
Now i got the mack in my knapsack!
After hearing the denials today by pakistani officials of any terrorist camp association of this a s s h o l e s family, I think Pakistan is our enemy and they are aiding and abetting the enemy by allowing the terrorist camps and then looking away. We are doomed now because of the billions of dollars we sent them.
God works through people. enough said. God first. If everyone lived like that we would not be in this mess. We all are held accountable.
were is his wife and kids, what did she know>>>>>>
Ok, US officials have been blaming international air carriers for not updating their internet "no fly" updates in a timely manner. Even so, if Shazhad was on the no fly zone two days after the Times Square Scare, how did he get through US immigration? Shouldn't he have been flagged in government data bases?
We let his wife go back to Pakistan. Unreal............
Nice job everyone including the media that reports the same garbage for 4 days and is unwilling to write a piece unless it has massive amounts of sensationalism. We focus our hate on this guy for a week and let HIS ENTIRE FAMILY LEAVE THE COUNTRY AND GO BACK TO PAKISTAN.
WOW...Nice job everyone. Feel safe...............
He shoudnt get life in prison. They should be executed on the street of pakistan with "cruise missile"!!
The most recent so called plots of terrorism are what I feel to be a not so subtle downplay of the terrorist cartel intelligence. These are in my opinion actually plots to undermine the abilities of those who do intend to do harm. Come on total blunders.. no this is a conscious determination to make us comfortable, secure that the terrorist are dumb, incapable, untrained, and inept. Once they have achieved that view then the imminent boom is real, and does explode and harm many. It is all a ruse.


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Passive House U.S. Introduces PHIUS+ Certification
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This Habitat for Humanity house in Charlotte, Vermont was designed to meet the strict energy use and airtightness metrics that govern the international Passive House standard. A new certification introduced by Passive House Institute U.S. might change the way some Passive House Buildings are modeled, designed, and commissioned in North America.
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A new certification system combining the Passive House standard with the Home Energy Rating System (HERS) Index will issue its first certificates in January 2012, according to Katrin Klingenberg, cofounder and executive director of Passive House Institute U.S. (PHIUS). Called PHIUS+, the certification is separate from international Passive House certification, though projects still must meet the three modeled performance metrics that form the backbone of the international standard.
According to Klingenberg, PHIUS+ adds better quality assurance to projects by requiring that raters qualified by the Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET), creator of the HERS Index, conduct blower-door tests and insulation inspections. She says PHIUS+ is also intended to make Passive House buildings eligible for tax incentive programs as well as more compatible with other green building rating systems that reference the HERS Index.
How readily the new certification will be accepted by Passive House designers and the green building marketplace is so far unclear. Development of the independent PHIUS+ brand was one of three major points of contention leading to a schism in August 2011 between the international Passive House Institute (PHI) and PHIUS—a schism that has left many in the Passive House community uncertain about the future of the standard in the U.S.
"I think adding the HERS Index and alignment with RESNET was a great move on the part of PHIUS," says Bronwyn Barry, Assoc. AIA, a Certified Passive House Consultant and director of One Sky Homes. However, she adds, "If PHIUS had simply required that the airtightness testing already required for certification be conducted by a qualified HERS rater, that could have been sufficient." Barry believes that there is more to gain in staying connected to the greater Passive House community than by developing a separate system with no brand recognition.
Klingenberg continues to express disappointment that PHIUS and PHI have officially parted ways, but at the same time she argues that energy models produced by the Passive House Planning Package software program owned and distributed by the international body need to be "translated" for North America. Formerly, any Passive House building modeled in the international software could be rated using the HERS model, but the result was "bogus" due to differing assumptions embedded in the calculations, Klingenberg claims. She characterizes some of these assumptions as climate-related (for example, regarding air-conditioning loads) and others as cultural (relating to plug loads and indoor comfort levels).
In the past, she says, a building that was modeled as net-zero-energy in the Passive House Planning Package might receive an unexpectedly high HERS Index due to these differing assumptions (in HERS, a net-zero-energy home would score a 0). PHIUS+ attempts to "harmonize" the calculations by aligning the underlying assumptions, she explains. Passive House designers will still use the same modeling tools as always; the conversions will be made by project raters. Passive House consultants are unable to evaluate how accurate the new calculations are, as the first PHIUS+ projects have not yet been certified.
But according to Barry, changing the calculations on which Passive House certifications are based may have been one item too many for the Passive House Institute in Germany. "My personal hope is that PHIUS and PHI are able to reconcile their differences," she says. "Most practitioners of Passive House don't care what the certificate itself is called. They are simply interested in building better buildings."
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this reminds me of that Pirates of the Caribbean-themed M&Ms display with the catchprase "Plunder a bag!" (Plunder means steal.) in fact I think that's on IAB somewhere.
well then just purchase the free part
20% free, is true, but there is no obligation to buy, with "extra" it implies on top of your purchase.
So they were only half right, it would be fun to file a class action lawsuit against this stuff.
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We live very differently now, to how people did in 1953. To get us thinking about the coronation as it was then, here are a few facts about the country and how people lived sixty years ago:
Only a small minority of families had a television in 1953, but almost every home had a radio. There were three BBC stations: the Home Service, which broadcast from 6.30am to 11pm and featured music, news and variety; the Light Programme from 9am to midnight which played mainly music and featured "The Archers"; and the Third Programme, on from 6pm only, which was for serious music and talks. Television started at 3pm for a 5 minute women's programme and "The Flowerpot Men", then closed down until 5.30pm when it showed more for children and then adult programmes. The weather and news (sound only) finished the day's programmes at 10.30.
Cinema was very popular still, although slowly declining in popularity because of television. Most children went to the pictures on Saturday mornings with programmes (featuring two films, trailers and a newsreel) running continuously so people arrived and left mid-performance. Each programme would close with the National Anthem.
Major films included the Ealing Comedy "The Titfield Thunderbolt", Norman Wisdom's first film "Trouble In Store" and "Genevieve", voted the British Film Academy's best film of the year.
Most people worked a six day week, with only Sundays off. They also had six bank holidays and one of two weeks paid holiday a year.
The seaside was the most popular destination for a day out or a holiday, and holiday camps were often used. Many families didn't own a car, so trips were taken by train (steam in those days) or bus.
Football was incredibly popular, with Blackpool (with Stanley Matthews) beating Bolton Wanderers in the FA Cup and in cricket, England won the Ashes.
Winston Churchill was Prime Minister, having been voted out of office after VE Day in 1945, and being returned to power in 1951. He would finally leave 10 Downing Street in 1955.
Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay conquered Mount Everest on 28th May. News of the success reached Britain in time for Coronation Day. Hillary was knighted for his efforts.
Queen Mary, the new Queen's grandmother, died on 24th March. She had stipulated that should she die before the coronation, mourning for her should not delay its taking place. Shortly before she died, she had told her friend Osbert Sitwell that she knew she was losing her memory but that she meant to "get it back"!
Housing was still in short supply after the war, and with the marriage rate so high, many young couples started married life living with parents.
Many wives stayed at home looking after the house and family. Work for married women was slowly becoming more acceptable, although most work was part time and pay was less than for men.
Four out of five households had gas supply, and nine out of ten had electricity.
Meat, sugar, eggs and sweets were still rationed after the war, although sweets came off ration in February, in time for the coronation and eggs and sugar were de-rationed in March and October respectively.
Mail order was becoming popular and hire purchase meant that more people could afford new technology, especially now that post-war restrictions had been eased (after the war, most goods were for export only, to get Britain financially back on its feet after being nearly bankrupted by fighting).
Fridges were not generally owned by most families, and very few freezers could be found, although frozen foods made their first appearance. Most families shopped for food several times a week, if not daily.
Washing machines were top of most brides' wedding lists, some even preferring to have one instead of an engagement ring. Washing by hand was time-consuming and back-breaking work. However, washing machines were not as we know them now, they still had to be filled and emptied of water by manually connecting hoses, and clothes had to be spun separately.
Most children returned from school at midday to have a cooked meal. People did not eat out often, if at all, and families had a 'proper meal' together every day. The first clingfilm designed for domestic use appeared this year. This probably made packing lunchboxes easier!
The teabag had been invented in 1908 but became commercially available in Britain in 1953. Tea was still the nation's favourite drink.
Most women did some cleaning every day, with rugs and mats instead of fitted carpets, which only became a feature in the 1960s. Linoleum was popular and easy to keep clean. Vacuum cleaners were becoming more widely available.
Most people had fires rather than central heating, and even then many houses only lit a fire in one room, and certainly not the bedrooms unless the occupant was ill.
The school leaving age was fifteen although pupils in grammar schools stayed until at least sixteen when they would take their O-Levels (introduced in 1951 and equivalent to a modern day GCSE).
The cane was still used in schools and discipline and respect for teachers were emphasised.
At Christmas, the Queen made her usual radio broadcast, the first Christmas message to be made outside Britain. It came from New Zealand, where she was on tour.
As a footnote, I have generally avoided the political happenings of this time, as the coronation was a happy event and it's nice, in a sometimes horrid world, to focus on the positive.
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