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Next time you're looking to impress a date, we suggest taking them for a hot lap of the Nürburgring Nordschleife in the Dodge Viper ACR-X. After running the 12.9 mile Green Hell in seven minutes and three seconds, there's no way he or she won't sleep with you...unless you've both been killed when you greatly overestimated your abilities and plowed into a tree at 120 mph.
The ACR-X, in case your command of Viper history has turned rusty, is a version of the previous (fifth-generation) Dodge Viper that walks right up to the line separating road cars and track cars, then takes one arrogantly long step over it. It packs a 640 horsepower version of the Viper's 8.4 liter V10, thanks to new headers and a low-restriction exhaust system, along with a fuel cell, roll cage, track-tuned suspension and aero, and a racing seat. (So your date's gonna have to sit in your lap.)
If you really demand a second seat (or the ability to drive your date home), the regular Dodge Viper ACR will still lap the N-Ring in 7:12. But come on...would you really wanna date someone who'd be impressed by a stock, street-legal car?
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That has to be one of the worst Ring videos I have ever seen, and I have watched most of them. Was the recording of the event an after thought? Was the camera on the bumper taped on? Does anyone really want to see the driver at 3/4 perspective, so you can't even see the road? Seriously. This is bad.


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FORT MYERS - As Pamella Seay and her fellow trustees look into hiring someone to replace embattled president Dr. Ken Walker, she's aware the community doesn't want his successor to have a similar salary.
"No, absolutely not," said Seay. "Where in the world did it happen that we were paying a president this much?"
Some estimates put Walker's salary and benefits package around $700,000. Even now, he is getting more than $17,000 every two weeks to stay home on leave.
"What do you say to taxpayers that are upset?," asked Fox 4 reporter Matt Grant.
"I'm a taxpayer too," said Seay. "And it makes me angry. And if the law let us stop the payments I would do it today."
But she can't because Walker had a contract turning his departure into a costly legal battle. And Walker's position isn't the only administrator opening:
- Vice President of Operations Dr. Steve Atkins was fired in October.
- Hendry Glades Dean Bill Roshon retired in October.
- Associate Dean Denette Foy resigned in November.
- Vice President of Academic Affairs Bob Beeson was fired in November.
- Associate Dean of First Year Experience Kevin Shriner resigned in December.
Seay says the string of departures may actually be a move in the right direction.
"Maybe we don't need to fill those positions right now," said Seay. "We need to know are these positions necessary? If we're getting by without them maybe they're not."
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The Red Sox are kicking the tire on free-agent starters but have interest in Gavin Floyd. They are looking to move Jarrod Saltalamacchia, who would be a good piece for the White Sox as a platoon partner for Tyler Flowers. The White Sox would save some money, which would help them fill their needs at third base. Eric Chavez is an interesting name on the free-agent market there. He could share the position with Brent Morel, who gets at least half a mulligan to prove that he can hit in the big leagues. Definitely something to watch.
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YIELD: makes 18 large cookies
Ingredients2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks, 1/2 pound) butter, softened
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
2 cup macadamia nuts
1 cup high quality white chocolate chunk (Lindt is a good choice)
PreparationPreheated oven to 375 degrees
Combine flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla in large bowl. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition; gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in nuts and whit chocolate. Use an icecream scoop and drop mounds of dough onto ungreased baking sheets.
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How did you do last week? Eating vegetables for every meal really isn't that hard is it? I know I'm a couple days late but you still got the rest of the week to give these three things a try…
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Eat Your Dessert
I know what your thinking… "wait, what did she just say, eat my dessert? What's the catch?" Yes, I did say eat your dessert but there are 3 requirements to do so…
1. Research – find a recipe you like.
2. Make it yourself – yes, make it yourself.
3. It has to be healthy.
The point of this is to not put dessert in a "bad" category. Dessert isn't necessarily bad for you it just depends on the dessert you are choosing.
Chocolate Cake – not an option.
Pick a dessert that fits in line with what you like and what your diet requirements are: gluten free, grain free, dairy free, sugar free, etc. Yes you can have dessert and it can have no sugar in it. Plus if you make it yourself you know whats going into it… no surprises… plus no guilt. When we prepare our own food we appreciate it much more as well.
Ok, ok… I'll help you out a little. Here are a few ideas:
Frozen Yogurt Covered Strawberries (pictured at top)
Chocolate Frosting Shots
Creamy Chocolate Fudgsicles
Date Coconut Bliss Balls
So now you are on your own. Have fun and remember it has to be a healthy dessert. If you find some good ones please share!
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Everyone has a love hate relastionship with these ones. They suck because they cause you to use balance but you love them because you know they work. But what exactly do they work? They tone and strengthen the hamstrings and glutes, increases core stabilization, strengthens foot, ankle and calf muscles and improves balance.
How do you do them? Follow the simple steps below…
Step 1
Stand up straight with your feet hip-width apart, holding a dumbbell in each hand or a kettle bell in the hand on the side of the same leg kicking back, so in this case let's start on the right side. Position the dumbbells in front of your thighs.
Step 2
Slowly bend forward, hinging at your hips. Keep your back and left leg straight with just a slight bend in the knee as your bend forward and do not slouch your shoulders. Your right leg should lift off the ground and extend back, behind your body as you bend. Continue bending forward as far as is comfortable and that you can keep your back straight.
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Stay in the bent forward position for one second and slowly lift your body back up to standing by squeezing your glutes (butt). Allow your right toe to touch the floor to regain stability. Complete the desired number of repetitions on the left leg and then do the same on your right leg to complete one set.
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Servings: makes 4 servings
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
1 pound white fish such as tilapia, cod, etc
2 tablespoons oil
1 lime, juice
1 tablespoon chipotle chili powder
1 teaspoon cumin, toasted and ground
salt and pepper to taste
8 (4 inch) corn tortillas
1. Marinate the fish in the oil, lime juice, chili powder, cumin, salt and pepper for 10-20 minutes.
2. Grill the fish over medium-high heat until cooked, about 4-6 minutes per side. The fish will be cooked when it flakes easily and it is no longer translucent.
3. Flake the fish and serve in tortillas garnished with your favorite toppings.
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The name Anabel is of English origin.
The meaning of Anabel is "favor, grace or loveable".
In the U.S. in 2014, it ranked 910 in baby name popularity for girls with 295 occurrences. Less than 5 boys were given the name.
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Smashbox O-Gloss Gold
I begged, I pleaded, and now I got Smashbox O-Gloss Gold full time!
Praise the makeup Gods!
Originally introduced in the Smashbox Gold List Set I pretty much fell hard in lust for O-Gloss Gold. Loves it!
I'm happy to report that Smashbox O-Gloss Gold is now available full time, as a separate purchase sans indulging in a gift set.
Available now from www.Sephora.com
Are you an Smashbox O-Gloss Gold lover?
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3/23/11 18:37 Jeannine:
This is my favorite of the O-Glosses. Good thing they're going to sell it individually, because I know I'll be out of mine soon!
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What is this? A primer? Please so a look with it on. I don't understand what it is used for. Silly, huh??
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This just made my day!!! I bought the set and discovered that, although I liked the other pieces, the O-Gloss Gold was the best thing. Every time I wear it I get compliments. Then, I accidentally sent it through the washing machine . . . I didn't want to buy the whole set again just for the O-Gloss, so I've been waiting and hoping that they would make it available singly. WOO HOO!! I am going to go and order TWO right now, THANK YOU!
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Back in 2009 I started up sketches and even a early vector image for a Starship called the Spartan. At the time I was a little burned out with starship so I never completed it.
Well with the Design the Enterprise contest come renewed energy when it comes to starship design, so I decided I would finally finish the Spartan. So here she is.
She is a Imperial Heavy Cruiser built to take a pounding if she had to. Heavy armor and Plenty of Weapons. With the Spartan I gave her a bigger Impulse Deck for
Sublight warfare.
She is the first of her class and that class is called the Sparta class.
And Yes with the registry and name I did get the idea from Frank Millers 300
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Mobile clinic reaches remote communities
Abuop Deng lifts up her baby's shirt and shows a community health worker a rash that covers the infant's stomach. He has had it for weeks, along with a fever and diarrhea, she explains. They, along with dozens of other community members, are sitting under the shade of a huge tree in the centre of the small village of Mawut.
"I didn't know the health clinic would be here today, she says as Deec Akot Deec, a RRP health worker writes out a prescription for antibiotics. "I live very far away and came here to collect water. Then I saw everyone gathered under the tree and realized what was happening."
This is the second time Deng has received treatment at the RRP mobile health clinic. The last time was a few months ago when she brought her other son to the clinic. He was also suffering from fever and diarrhea. After a health worker examined him he was given medicine and is now fine.
The mobile health clinic is an RRP initiative that brings basic health care to remote rural communities. A team of health workers is trained; and travels to different villages every month to provide services to people who might otherwise never see a doctor.
"Before I would have to walk to Luonyaker," says Deng. "It takes about three hours," she says. Deec explains that her son has a parasite from drinking dirty water and directs her to a small table that is littered with drugs; mostly, antimalarials, paracetemol and antibiotics. Three men sit around the table divvying out pills. They slide them into small paper cones before giving them to the patients. Deng takes her pills and leaves the clinic.
Parasites, malaria and malnutrition are common health problems in rural Sudan and these are the types of things community health workers are trained to diagnose and treat. The serious shortage of doctors, nurses and registered health workers means that even the most basic training can save lives, says Deec.
Similarly, a simple examination by a trained midwife can make the difference between a safe pregnancy and one with complications, says Theresa, a midwife who is working out of a tukul as part of the health team.
She gently prods a woman's stomach, and determines that she is two months pregnant. This woman, like many others who have come to see her today are iron deficient, and in danger of contracting malaria. Theresa writes a prescription for her and tends to the next woman in line.
"I am tired, but these women need me, and this might be the only chance some of them get to have a proper check up," she says. "This may be the only chance for all of the patients here today to get the help they need. That's why we do it."


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- Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy
- Release Date: Friday, May 20, 2011
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Starring: Johnny Depp [Capt. Jack Sparrow], Penélope Cruz [Angelica], Ian McShane [Blackbeard], Geoffrey Rush [Barbossa], Astrid Bergès-Frisbey [Syrena], Sam Claflin [Philip], Kevin McNally [Joshamee Gibbs]
- Directed by: Rob Marshall [Director], Ted Elliott [Screenwriter], Terry Rossio [Screenwriter], Jerry Bruckheimer [Producer], Mike Stenson [Executive Producer], Chad Oman [Executive Producer], Barry Waldman [Executive Producer], Ted Elliott [Executive Producer], Terry Rossio [Executive Producer], John DeLuca [Executive Producer], Dariusz Wolski [Cinematographer], John Myhre [Production Design], Penny Rose [Costume Designer], Michael Kahn [Film Editor], David Brenner [Film Editor], Wyatt Smith [Film Editor], Hans Zimmer [Original Music], Rodrigo y Gabriela [Original Music]
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TAMPA, Florida -- Reggie Hines loved the food at Tampa's Loving Hut restaurant.
"It's 100 percent vegetarian cuisine, no meat what so ever," said Hines of the restaurant he would visit once a week for lunch.
But all that changed after a recent visit in early July.
"As I'm waiting, I'm looking around and I notice three roaches," said Hines. "German cockroaches- I think they're nasty!"
Hines said he notified management who didn't seem concerned...
"If they're in the dining room area, they're definitely in the kitchen."
PHOTOS:Lots NOT to love after state inspects local Loving Hut
So instead, he filed a complaint with the state. An inspector from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants went in and ordered an emergency closure after discovering 24 violations, three considered high priority.
Among the issues were a dumpster overflowing with garbage, grease under the cooking equipment, high grass and weeds surrounding the building, a hole in the ceiling and shelves soiled with food debris.
The inspector also confirmed roach activity with 88 live roaches found near front display cooler, under the drink prep counter, inside the reach in freezer, running across the food prep table, near the pot and pan storage area inside the toaster oven, under the cutting board, and even one inside the ice machine.
"I'm a vegetarian, roaches are not part of my diet," said a disgusted Hines.
So Wednesday we stopped in to see if the issues pointed out by the state had been corrected.
"After that we do a very deep clean, inside and out. Everything is very nice and clean now," said manager Yang Wai. "It's very important for us because we are vegan. We want people to have healthy food. Everything is good for the body."
But when it came to allowing our camera into the kitchen?
"No... everything is fixed," said Wai. "That area is private."
It's hard to say if things really are cleaned up because we found a history of problems on inspection after inspection dating back to 2011, with violations on things like roach and rodent activity, temperature violations, employees not properly washing hands, no soap at the employee hand sinks, and even a sign directing guests to throw used toilet paper in trash can instead of flushing it down the toilet.
"That's disgusting!" shouted Taisha Williams when we told her about the toilet paper. "That's a very huge problem, because the feces is going to turn into maggots, and it's going to be real stinky, and funky up in there."
As for Hines, he won't be back.
"It bothers me because I know it can get me sick."
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IIAM is of the view that enormous amount of industrial and economic prosperity is the need of the hour. But no amount of prosperity is either possible or worthwhile, if it is not accompanied by social infrastructure, one of which is a good legal system and an efficient dispute redressal mechanism, which provide the citizenry the assurance that they live under the protection of an efficient legal regime. The interest of IIAM is to provide a program for preventive procedures that substantially reduce, if not wholly eliminate, potential litigation.
It is the vision of IIAM that an effective preventive dispute management practice and risk management tool will preempt and avoid 50 – 70% of the litigation.
IIAM believes that good governance is the expression of proper legal compliance by individuals, corporate and institutions. The entire of Legal compliance by the community will create harmony and peace in the society with lesser conflicts, tensions and litigations.
IIAM DPM Service was launched nationally by the Chief Justice of India on 17th January 2009. For more details.
Comments by the Chief Justice of India on the ocassion of the launch of IIAM DPM Services as given in the website of the Supreme Court of India.
Commendations on IIAM DPM Services:
"IIAM has innovated an extremely effective idea of a decentralized, socially oriented and inexpensive Dispute Resolution Mechanism to serve the needs of the common people obviating their recourse to more expensive, embittering and protracted litigations in the courts of law" - Mr. Justice M.N. Venkatachaliah, Former Chief Justice of India.
(July 24, 2009)
"I would like to whole heartedly endorse the efforts of IIAM for promoting Alternative Dispute Resolution methods and for conducting specialized training and giving of certificates to qualified mediators" - Mr. Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, Chief Justice of India.
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XML Is a Strategy Not a Technology. (Cover Report: E-Commerce)
Livermore, George, Mortgage Banking
Extensible markup language (XML) is going to unleash widespread sharing of data in the mortgage business. The old, slow ways of making loans may never be the same.
THERE IS A NEW DIGITAL CELLULAR TELEPHONE COMING TO MARKET. It can be worn as an earpiece because it weighs less than an ounce. It has a battery that requires charging once a month--producing 40 continuous hours of talk time. It's voice-activated so you can dial and receive calls using voice commands.
* Interested? Of course you are.
* There's a catch, though. It's not compatible with standard cell phone networks. For that matter, it's not compatible with land-line systems. You can only communicate with people who are on the same network, which today covers five states.
* Still interested? Probably not. What good is a telephone that doesn't connect with other telephones?
* Now apply that same logic to your information and processing systems. Why would you use a system or an application that couldn't exchange information with complementary applications managed by your vendors, your customers and even other financial institutions?
* The free flow of information has fueled record economic growth and productivity gains. In October, Department of Labor Secretary Elaine Chao reported that, from 1995 to 2000, productivity grew by 2.5 percent a year, compared with an annual growth rate of just 1.4 percent from 1973 to 1995.
Certainly the mortgage industry has demonstrated remarkable productivity gains, on a pace to finance a record-breaking $2.4 trillion in originations in 2002 using supporting infrastructure smaller than what was available in 1994.
But to sustain this trend in improved productivity, the mortgage industry must rethink technology's role. Technology should do more than automate a single process or task. It must also enable the widest possible exchange of information so information flows faster and allows for more informed decisions. Processing technology enables you to close a single loan faster. Information-sharing technology allows your entire enterprise to move at the speed of the new information-driven economy.
The Internet has improved communication by establishing a common network for human-to-human and application-to-application connectivity. Until now, however, we have lacked a common language for application-to-application data-sharing. Extensible markup language (XML) is rapidly filling that void.
Unlike humans, software applications cannot process an information stream unless each element has been predefined and logic-checked for validity. In the 1990s, we believed the best way to do this was to establish a common data language, and electronic data interchange (EDI) was believed to be the answer. The EDI initiative fell victim to its own grand design, however. It was perceived as expensive and its design motivated by special interests.
XML has emerged as a less cumbersome means of establishing a data exchange. It is a machine-to-machine language that is instantly recognizable by sender and receiver because the transmission includes "tags" that define each data element. The tools to implement XML are free, unlike the high technology cost associated with implementing EDI. Moreover, an XML data stream can be read and interpreted by humans. In the true renegade spirit of the Internet, XML is the common man's alternative to EDI because it is flexible, inexpensive and easy to implement.
The Mortgage Bankers Association of America (MBA) has sponsored a high-profile and successful XML initiative since 1999, with the aim of making XML the standard language of mortgage e-commerce. In the last year alone, the Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization (MISMO) has developed voluntary data element standards for automated underwriting, credit reporting, mortgage insurance, and title and servicing transfer.
Waiting in the wings for release are standards for mortgage applications, property information and appraisal products, including automated valuation models (AVMs). …


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Obama says Congress needs to get to work
President Barack Obama looks at his watch while speaking at the Ford Stamping Plant in Liberty, Mo., Friday, Sept. 20, 2013. Obama traveled to the Kansas City area to visit the Ford automotive plant to highlight the progress in the economy since the 2008 financial crisis. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
CLAYCOMO, Mo. (AP) — President Barack Obama applauded the resurgence of auto manufacturing Friday at a Ford Motor Co. plant near Kansas City as he urged Congress not to hamper the nation's economic recovery with threats of a partial government shutdown.
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Excel Conditional Formatting - Data Bars
In a table of numbers, you can use conditional formatting to add data bars to the cells. This makes it easy to visually compare the list of numbers, just as you would in a bar chart.
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Adding Data Bars to Compare Values
For example, in a sales report, you could quickly see which months have the smallest sales, and which months have the largest.
To add conditional formatting with data bars, follow these steps.
- On the Excel worksheet, select the value cells that you want to format. If the Excel table has row or column totals, don't include those cells.
- On the Ribbon, click the Home tab, and then in the Styles group, click Conditional Formatting.
- In the list of conditional formatting options, click Data Bars, and then click one of the Data Bar options. The Data Bar options are identical, except for the color.
The selected cells now show Data Bars, representing their numeric values.
Tip: If you find it difficult to see where the bars end, because of the graduated coloring in the data bars, you can apply a dark fill color to the cells, and then change the font to a light color.
Show Data Bars Only
You can modify the conditional formatting, to show only the data bars, without the cell values.
- In the table, select the cells that contain the data bars.
- On the Ribbon, click the Home tab
- In the Styles group, click Conditional Formating, and then click Manage Rules.
The Conditional Formatting Rules Manager dialog box opens, where you can see the
Data Bar rule, and any other conditional formatting rules you created.
- In the list of rules, click your Data Bar rule.
- Click the Edit Rule button, to open the Edit Formatting Rule dialog box.
The first section of the Edit Formatting Rule dialog box, Select a Rule Type, shows the type of conditional formatting rule that was applied. No changes are required in the first section.
In the second section, Edit the Rule Description, you can see the current settings for the Data Bar rule, and this is where you'll edit the rule.
- Add a check mark to Show Bar Only
- Click OK, twice, to close the dialog boxes.
To ensure the amounts are accurately represented in the data bars, so you change the settings for the Shortest Bar. Instead of using the lowest value in the range of cells, you use zero as the setting for the Shortest Bar.
Data Bar Scale Distortion
In Excel 2007, the conditional formatting data bars are not zero-based; the shortest data bar represents the lowest value in the formatted data, and the longest bar represents the highest value in the formatted data.
In the table shown below, June has the lowest sales, at 621. January sales are about twice that amount, at 1277. However, the January data bar isn't twice the length of the June data bar -- it's about 8 times the length of the June data bar.
If the lowest value is zero, and the highest value is 100, the data bars might look the same as the data bars for 500 to 5000, or values from -600 to -100.
Even if the lowest value is zero, or a negative number, it is represented by a small data bar.
Change the Shortest Bar Setting
To ensure the amounts are more accurately represented in the data bars, so you change the settings for the Shortest Bar. Instead of using the lowest value in the range of cells, you use zero as the setting for the Shortest Bar.
- To change the Shortest Bar setting, follow these steps:
- Select the cells that contain data bats, then open the Edit Formatting Rule dialog box.
- In the Edit the Rule Description section, under Shortest Bar, click the Type drop down arrow.
- Click Number, and a zero will automatically appear in the Value box, for the Shortest Bar.
This is the setting you want, so leave the Value as zero.
- Click OK twice, to close the dialog boxes.
The data bars now use a scale from zero to the highest number, to show a more accurate representation of the numbers.
The scaling isn't perfect though; setting the shortest bar value to zero still scales the data as if zero has a short bar. This problem with inaccurate data bar lengths has been fixed in Excel 2010, along with the problem of decreased visibility of the ends of the bars.
Video: Data Bars
To see the steps for creating data bars in a cell, please watch this short video.
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- Conditional Formatting -- Based on another cell
- Conditional Formatting -- Examples
- Conditional Formatting -- Documentation
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- Bedford vs. Canada
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December 17th : International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers!
Action, Santé, Travesti(e)s et Transexuel(le)s du Québec (ASTTeQ), Rézo et Stella, l'amie de Maimie invite
the people we work with, our sisters, brothers, friends, families, and allies to:
December 17th : International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers
Meeting point @ 4.30pm
Montreal Municipal Court
775 rue Gosford, Montréal
(Champs de Mars metro)
Finish with a vigil at:
Palais de Justice
1 Rue Notre-Dame East, Montréal
This December 17th is an important one for Canadian sex workers, those we work closest with and our allies. Almost one year ago to date we celebrated a huge victory in the Supreme Court with the recognition that criminal laws contribute to the violence that sex workers experience. This past year we were hit very hard fighting the entry of a new regime of laws (C-36) that came into force and effect on December 6th. Our safety and security continues to be at risk.
With the passage of these laws we take a somber moment to mourn the lives that criminalization has stolen. We mourn for the continued loss of our physical, economic and psychological safety. And we mourn for the loss of dignity that we continue to suffer under this new regime. Most importantly, we mourn together with an even stronger and more visible community of allies.
All is not lost! Our voices, support and visibility continue to shift both public opinion and policy!
Please be visible with us and continue to protest the continued and systemic violence of prostitution laws.
Together we are strong.
Para el 17 de diciembre, Dia internacional para acabar con la violencia hacia las trabajadoras y trabajadores sexuales. Action, Santé, Travesti(e)s et Transexuel(le)s du Québec (ASTTeQ), Rezo y Stella, l'amie de Maimie
Invitan a las personas con las cuales trabajamos, nuestras hermanas, hermanos, amigos, familia y aliados a :
17 de dicembre : Dia internacional para acabar con la violencia contra las trabajadoras y trabajadores sexuales
Acompáñanos a una pequeña marcha y una vigilia
4 :30pm-5 :30pm
Lugar de reunión @ 4 :30pm
Corte municipal de Montreal
775 calle Gosford, Montreal
(Estación de metro Champs de Mars)
Terminando con una la vigilia en :
Palacio de justicia
1 Calle Notre-Dame este, Montreal
Este 17 de diciembre es un dia importante para las trabajadoras y trabajadores sexuales, aquellas (os) con los que trabajamos muy de cerca y nuestros aliados. A casi un año de haber celebrado una gran victoria en la suprema corte con el reconociendo que las leyes criminales
Contribuyen a la violencia que las trabajadoras y trabajadores sexuales experimentan.
Este año, la lucha contra la iniciativa C-36, ha sido dificil, el nuevo régimen de leyes criminales, que desgraciadamente entraron en vigor el pasado 6 de Diciembre. Nuestra seguridad continúa siendo amenazada.
Con la aprobación de estas nuevas leyes, tomamos un momento para reunirnos y honrar la vida que la penalización nos ha robado.
Estaremos en duelo por nuestra seguridad física, económica y psicológica. No hemos podido contar con nuestro gobierno actual para reconocer nuestro derecho a la dignidad. Pero por debajo debajo de todo nos reuniremos con una comunidad de aliados más fuerte y más visible que nunca.
No todo está perdido! Nuestras voces, apoyo y visibilidad continua para cambiar la opinión pública y política!
Ven engran número a denunciar con nosotros la violencia sistemática, las leyes criminales sobre la 'Prostitución'
Juntas y juntos somos más fuertes.
New Video from Projet Lune!
Our sisters at Projet Lune in Québec have released a video contesting Bill C-36: Non au projet de loi C-36!/No to Bill C-36
Do you have questions about the new prostitution laws (C-36)? Consult our Question & Answer Infosheet
Here is the Q&A with the latest updates.
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Call to Action!
The Canadian government is conducting an online public consultation on prostitution laws in light of the Bedford decision. This consultation is a chance for the Canadian public to have your say and support sex workers in our fight for safe and healthy working conditions and the respect for sex workers' human and labour rights.
Deadline to complete the questionnaire: March 17th, 2014.
Various legal regimes are being discussed in the media and from government and from groups that want to "save" sex workers – these regimes are criminalization models. Words like "Nordic model" and "Swedish model" are being thrown about that propose to criminalize clients. In reality, many Nordic countries rejected this model, and where it was implemented in Sweden, these laws do much more than "target demand" or criminalize clients – they target and criminalize sex workers and the people that sex workers need to provide security and protection (third parties). Where clients are criminalized – Sweden, Canada, China, Finland, etc – sex workers are more at risk of increased surveillance, increased violence, and less capacity to screen clients. In 2003, New Zealand passed a law that removed criminal sanctions against prostitution and allowed sex workers to work in groups, have access to occupational and health standards and be recognized as workers on the street, indoors and in other sex working venues. We would like Canada to be inspired by this and to create a "made-in-Canada New Zealand model". Overall, we believe it is vital that any reform to prostitution law involves a close and meaningful consultation with people working in the sex industry who will currently be impacted by these laws.
This is the opportunity for members of our societies to directly address their concerns for sex worker's human and labour rights. We are very much hoping that the government keeps in line with what was decided in Bedford – to strike down the laws that cause harm and…
For inspiration, see Stella's answers to the consultation by clicking here.
You can respond to the questionnaire here:
In English: http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/cons/curr-cours/proscons conspros/index.html#2014_02_17
In French: http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/cons/curr-cours/proscons-conspros/index.html#2014_02_17
Some instructions:
Submit only one response. If you need to expand or clarify something that you said in your first response, then feel free to make a follow-up submission, but make sure you indicate in the last box that you are expanding on your previous submission. IP addresses are used to track responses and you don't want your response disqualified.
If you are assisting others by transcribing their responses (for example, in a community group, during a meeting, or for people that visit your organization) be sure to state the following in the last question (which asks whether you a member of a group):
State whose submission it is (in other words, the person you are assisting): I am a (community member, sex worker in X city, member of X organization, ally etc).
State whether that person received assistance: I required assistance with the online submission process so another individual transcribed and submitted my answers on my behalf.
State whether you borrowed someone else's computer: I used a computer at XX organization, which may have been used by others to participate in this online consultation,
Copy your own unique responses to the consultation and post them on your blogs, Facebook, and websites – they act as great educational tools!
Important: Create a PDF or copy of your response – send one copy to your Member of Parliament (to find your MP, go here: www.bit.ly/1cuJOxO) and one copy to the person or group who sent you this Call to Action! We are trying to keep track of how many people respond and what they said.
AT STELLA - Monday to Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (except Tuesdays, from noon p.m. to 5 p.m.): Someone from Stella answers calls and messages left on the voice mail: 514.285.8889. We accept collect calls from women who are in prison. Someone from Stella will be at the centre to meet with you one on one. It's a privileged time for individual and confidential meetings with or without an appointment. - Floating Legal Clinic: Do you have legal issues? Do you have trouble with the law? Make an appointment with our volunteer lawyer specialized in criminal law; he knows also basic family and immigration laws. - Medical Clinic: Monday, August 12th, September 9th and 23rd, 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. - Hot-dogs and corns on the cob: Stella, Dopamine and Guylaine (proximity nurse), invite you at the Hochelaga Park for corns on the cob on August 29th, at 5 p.m. For more info, call Stella. - 5 to 7 in the park: Thursday, August 29th. Join us for a picnic and a movie in the park! Meeting at Stella at 5 p.m.!
ONE OF THE MOST MEMORABLE DAYS OF MY LIFE From Anna Louise Crago: "On June 13th, I experienced one of the most memorable days of my life. Sex workers had the case to decriminalize sex work heard at Supreme Court of Canada. Sex workers came from across the country to rally in support of the women who brought the case and were intervening it and to watch history play out. Dozens of sex workers lined up at dawn to be admitted entering the court room. I fell head-over-heels in love again with all the amazing people in the movement in Canada, new and old. Who knows what the trial will bring, but I know we are in it for the long-haul together and that history has been made by having sex workers' voices heard in the highest court."
INFOSHEETS ON LEGAL ADVOCACY AND DECRIMINALIZATION OF SEX WORK Stella and its allies have published five infosheets around the Bedford case and mobilizing around decriminalization of sex work: The basics: Decriminalization of Sex Work 101 Sex Work and the Charter Challenging Prostitution Laws: Bedford v. Canada Language matters: Talking About Sex Work 10 Ways to be a Great Ally to Sex Workers You'll also find these tools on our web page about Bedford v. Canada.
STELLA'S PENNY FUNDRAISING On February 2013, the Royal Canadian Money stopped issuing new pennies. Stella is encouraging all of you to get your pennies together and donate them to us. Ask your friends and family to join you in this fundraising that will help Stella pursue its activities and services to sex workers. Next September, the theme of our monthly get together will be a Penny Rolling 5 to 7 in which every one is invited to help roll the pennies we will have accumulated! Infos: 514.285.8889.
STELLA-POSITIVE Stella-Positive is a group of women living with HIV, sex workers or ex-sex workers, created in order to break the women's loneliness, to provide a safe space and an opportunity to take care of themselves and to have goods moments in good company! You decide the activities! For example, an evening at the cinema or at the theatre, a visit to the museum, an evening of ice skating, an afternoon of collective cooking, an evening at the spa or a beauty metamorphosis! We meet approximately once a month, every third Thursday of the month, in the late afternoon or at the beginning of the evening. For more information, or if you would like to participate, contact Anna-Aude: 514.984.0966.
STELLA'S HUMAN RIGHTS AND ANTI-VIOLENCE WORK Stella offers support, accompaniment and information to sex workers who have been victims of violence and to their loved ones. More infos here. New!: ConStellation Human Rights Issue and our Rights Guide!
MONTÉRÉGIE'S SEX WORKER PROJECT At ÉMISS-ÈRE: Hepatitis A and B Vaccination - Blood and Vaginal screening - Pregnancy test - Emergency birth control - References - Self-Defense classes. Call Diane for more infos.
A DAILY NEWSPAPER ABOUT SEX WORK To stay up to date about sex worker issues, see the newspaper Travail du sexe/Sex Work maintained by the Feminist Alliance in Solidarity for Sex Workers' Rights!
AGENDA 2013 - August 8th-18th - Montréal: Pervers/Cité - September 19th-22nd - Washington, DC: Woodhull Sexual Freedom Summit - September 29th - Montréal: Ça marche 2013
RESEARCHERS HIGHLIGHT SEX INDUSTRY "THIRD PARTIES" AND SEX WORKER SAFETY Researchers from the University of Ottawa have released the findings of Beyond Pimps, Procurers and Parasites: Mapping Third Parties in Incall/Outcall Sex Industry, a three-year study on "third parties" in the adult and sex industries, including their role in sex worker safety. Findings confirm that the current prostitution laws, often presented as protecting sex workers, work against their interests and increase sex workers' vulnerability to violence, by targeting these third parties. Read more. There is also Managing Sex Work: Information for Third Parties and Sex Workers in the Incall/Outcall Sex Industry, a community booklet that reflects what our community advisory committee told us was important and useful for the sex workers and third parties in the sex industry. These documents come out of a three year innovative research project entitled Rethinking Management in the Adult and Sex Industry.
GET INVOLVED IN YOUR COMMUNITY! Stella is currently looking for volunteers: fundraising (priority number one!), filing, translation, copy editing, graphic design, illustration. Sex workers and close allies welcome. Volunteer opportunities specifically for sex workers or ex-sex workers: welcoming people to community dinners or contributions to Stella's publications. Don't hesitate to tell us about other skills you would like to share with Stella! Aboriginal Advisor Committee: Are you an Aboriginal (First Nation, Inuit or Métis) Woman (including Trans Woman) who trades or has traded sex for money, drugs or other things? We are looking for your expertise! Infos: Pauline at 514.984.2212.
SCARLET ROAD Scarlet Road follows Rachel Wotton in her work with clients with disability. The film can be seen online here.
CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT: STRIP SEARCHES IN QUEBEC PRISONS Trudel and Johnson are bringing a class action suit against the government alleging that submitting people who received a release order to strip searches should be illegal. This case concerns anyone who was strip-searched in a detention facility in Quebec since July 2006 despite having received a release order. Infos: Trudel & Johnston Avocats, Geneviève Douville at 514.871.8385 poste 2206.
SUPREME COURT RULING ON CRIMINALIZATION OF HIV: MAJOR STEP BACKWARDS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS As a coalition of interveners, we are shocked and dismayed at the ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada that says that even the responsible use of a condom does not protect a person living with HIV from rampant prosecution. Read more.
CRIMINALIZATION OF HIV NON-DISCLOSURE Are you accused of HIV exposure or transmission? Do you want to appeal a conviction? The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network wants to know your story and to help you. They can provide background material to assist you and your lawyer for the court. Please send relevant information and inquiries to firstname.lastname@example.com.
DECRIMINALISATION REMAINS WORLD'S BEST PRACTICE, SEX WORK FORUM TOLD A convention held in Sydney (Australia) on November 2012 looking at the gains made in New South Wales (NSW) since decriminalisation of sex work was introduced in 1995 saw unanimous agreement by delegates present that the NSW Government is wrong to consider re-introducing a stringent licensing system with strict penalties to govern the sex work industry. Hosted by the Open Society Foundations, Scarlet Alliance and Sex Worker Outreach Project (SWOP), the conference attracted nearly 50 sex workers, community leaders, human rights activists, advocates and politicians from a dozen countries across Africa, Asia Pacific, North America and Europe. Read more.
SISTERS (AND BROTHERS) DOING IT FOR THEMSELVES: REPORT FROM KOLKATA Robyn Maynard reports on representing Stella at the Sex Worker Freedom Festival in Kolkata, which took place from July 21-26 as a satellite to the 19th Annual HIV/AIDS Conference in Washington, D.C. "The HIV/AIDS epidemic has never been purely a neutral public health issue," she writes, explaining how infection rates have manifest along the lines of structural inequalities within societies, on a global scale. Read more.
THE GLOBAL COMMISSION ON HIV AND THE LAW RECOMMENDS END TO LAWS AGAINST SEX WORKERS A report of the Global Commission on HIV and the Law - applauded by the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network - recommends the repeal of laws that prohibit consenting adults from buying or selling sex, including those laws that have the effect of prohibiting commercial sex such as laws against "immoral" earnings, "living off the earnings" of prostitution, and brothel-keeping. It calls for an end to police harassment and violence against sex workers and a prohibition of mandatory HIV and STI testing of sex workers. It also recommends withdrawal of the PEPFAR anti-prostitution pledge, put in place by the Bush Administration and continued by the Obama Administration. This marks a significant advance for sex workers' struggle for sex work to be decriminalised and recognised as an occupation. Read more.
10 REASONS TO FIGHT FOR THE DECRIMINALIZATION OF SEX WORK This document by Maria Nengeh Mensah and Chris Bruckert is available on Slideshare or in PDF.
SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR INSTITUTE'S STATEMENT - A FEMINIST POSITION ON SEX WORK The Simone de Beauvoir Institute of Concordia University supports the recent decision by Ontario Superior Court judge Susan Himel. They are committed to the decriminalization of sex work in Canada, protesting against laws that cause harm to women, supporting women's agency to define their working conditions, including sex workers, acknowledging the expertise of sex trade workers in their reflections on these issues; and working with women to end violence. This commitment includes genuine collaboration with sex trade workers to identify and implement the strategies they identify as relevant for countering violence against them as women and as workers. Read more.
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN THE SEX TRADE - SPEAKING FOR OURSELVES We as Indigenous peoples who have current and/or former life experience in the sex trade and sex industries met on unceeded Coast Salish Territory in Vancouver on Monday, April 11th, 2011. In a talking circle organized by the Native Youth Sexual Health Network, we wish to share the following points about our collective discussion so that we may speak FOR ourselves and life experiences.
DANGEROUS AND UNDER THE RADAR Sex work is unprotected, increasingly dangerous and needs to be decriminalized, according to a report published in the Canadian Review of Sociology. Co-authored by Concordia University and University of Windsor researchers, the study calls for sweeping changes to sex work performed on and off the streets. Read more.
DECRIMINALISATION OF SEX INDUSTRY POSITIVE MOVE Decriminalisation of New Zealand's sex industry has resulted in safer, healthier sex workers, a new book shows. Since decriminalisation seven years ago sex workers are more empowered to insist on safe sex, Gillian Abel's book Taking the crime out of sex work - New Zealand sex workers' fight for decriminalisation shows. Abel edited the book with Lisa Fitzgerald and Catherine Healy. They interviewed 772 sex workers. Read more.
THE SWEDISH SEX PURCHASE ACT: CLAIMED SUCCESS AND DOCUMENTED EFFECTS Published on March 2011, The Swedish Sex Purchase Act: Claimed Success and Documented Effects is probably the most important English language source on the Swedish sex purchase law to date. Petra Östergren and Susanne Dodillet have systematically interrogated the official report on the effect of the law after ten years, and compared it to the actual evidence, and found nothing to support its claims, and often the direct evidence completely contradicts the official claims.
CONSIDERING PROBLEMS WITH THE NORDIC MODEL In Sex Work Law Reform in Canada: Considering problems with the Nordic model, the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network considers the impact of the "Swedish" or "Nordic" model on sex workers and, in light of its harmful effects, argues that this approach would not withstand constitutional scrutiny in Canada.
WE WANT TO SAVE YOU! AND IF YOU DONT APPRECIATE IT, YOU WILL BE PUNISHED! An interview with Pye Jacobsson, a sex worker activist from Sweden, about the legislation around prostitution and its impact on sex workers' lives in Sweden. An HCLU-SWAN film. Read the transcript here. See also Making Sex Work. This video sums up the radical feminist position that denies women rights if they do not adhere to an ideological hatred of the sex industry. There's also a good follow-up video: Making Sex Sell.
HOW ABOLITIONIST FEMINISTS HURT SEX WORKERS Millions of women, men, and trans people around the world sell sex, while the topic of sex work is one that sharply divides feminists and women's rights activists. When we paint all sex workers with the same broad brush and declare them all exploited victims, we ignore their reality, and their demands, and we put very real roadblocks in their path to progress, and ultimately, we endanger their lives. "What we do need is rights and dignity. We want that and we want feminists to help us get it." Read more.
SEX AT THE MARGINS Laura Agustín tells to the Spiked review of books that feminists, NGOs and government bodies dedicated to combating the sex industry have ended up criminalising migrant workers. Her provocative book, Sex at the Margins: Migration, Labor Markets and the Rescue Industry, really does what it says on the back cover: '[It] explodes several myths: that selling sex is completely different from any other kind of work, that migrants who sell sex are passive victims, and that the multitude of people out to save them are without self-interest.' Read also this great interview of Laura by Susie Bright.
JUST SIGN ON THE DOTTED LINE: THE ANTI PROSTITUTION LOYALTY OATH This video presents a history of a policy regulating provision of foreign aid. The policy requires that recipients of USAID funds sign an oath that they will not support sex workers' rights. This policy is a telling example of how the U.S. exports repressive ideologies through conditions set for foreign aid recipients. Compiled for all those interested in sex workers issues and human rights, this video timeline and accompanying resources provide a comprehensive course in the history of, and resistance to "The Pledge."
LAST RESCUE IN SIAM This is the first film ever made by sex workers in Thailand. It is a short black and white movie inspired by the tradition of the old silent movies. The film accompanies the Empower research report Hit & Run. Sex Worker's Research on Anti trafficking in Thailand exposing the impact of law and law enforcement, raids and rescues used against sex workers in Thailand and around the world. "We have now reached a point in history where there are more women in the Thai sex industry who are being abused by anti-trafficking practices than there are women being exploited by traffickers."


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This delightful Studio Designs Kid's Toy Chest has a charming design. It is bright blue and lime green with a chalkboard colored top. Kids use the top as a drawing board and even draw directly on the top with chalk.
Child psychologists recommend having a special place to store toys and teaching children to put toys away after playtime. This encourages learning responsible behavior. One ways to achieve this is to use a toy chest in a magical way. It is a good idea to gift the toy chest to the child with toys already in it. Then for added fun, when the child is not in the room, put a new toy in the toy chest for them to discover later. Young children rapidly associate putting toys away in the magical toy chest as a fun way to play and not as a chore to be avoided.
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Bullfighting Enthusiasts Practice Bullfighting In Barcelona
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A sword leans against a tree as bullfighting enthusiasts practice... Foto di attualitàAlbero,Animale,Appoggiarsi,Attività ricreativa,Barcellona - Spagna,Città,Composizione orizzontale,Corrida,Culture,Interessi dell'uomo,Praticare,Sfruttamento degli animali,Spada,Spagna,SportPhotographer David RamosCollection: Getty Images News 2013 Getty ImagesBARCELONA, SPAIN - MARCH 03: A sword leans against a tree as bullfighting enthusiasts practice bullfighting in a city park in Santa Perpetua de la Mogoda on March 3, 2013 in Barcelona, Spain. On February 12 the Spanish Parliament accepted a petition from bullfight supporters asking for the sport to become a key part of the Spain's cultural heritage. The petition, of 590,000 signatures, has been promoted by the Federation of Bullfighting Entities of Catalonia. The last bullfight in Catalonia was held in September 25, 2011. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)


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If MILFs and cougars are too young for your tastes, then there are always granny movies. Starring women old enough to be card-carrying AARP members, granny movies have more wrinkles than you can shake a stick at! Their breasts are a little on the saggy side and they might need to stop mid-sex to watch their stories, but you'll be amazed at the things they can do with a walker and a replacement hip! Granny movies might seem like a joke at first until you realize that these blue-haired senior citizens have forgotten more about sex than most people ever know!


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Great Barrier Reef Coral Cover Cut in Half by Starfish, Storms
Coral cover along Australia's Great Barrier Reef has shrunk by half since 1985 as storms, warmer seas and starfish colonies kill off organisms, scientists said.
Coral covers almost 14 percent of the 2,000-kilometer (1,200-mile) reef system, down from 28 percent in 1985, researchers said in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Forty-eight percent of the decline is a result of storms, 42 percent is down to predatory starfish and 10 percent to so-called bleaching caused by warmer waters, they said today.
"Coral cover could halve again by 2022," Peter Doherty, a researcher at the Australian Institute of Marine Science in Townsville, Queensland, who helped create the monitoring program, said in an e-mailed statement.
The decline threatens the world's largest coral reef ecosystem, which hosts thousands of species of fish. The Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network said in 2008 that a fifth of the world's corals had already died and that many more would be lost by 2050 as carbon-dioxide emissions make waters more acidic and push global temperatures higher.
"This loss of over half of initial cover is of great concern, signifying habitat loss for the tens of thousands of species associated with tropical coral reefs," the researchers wrote. "The rate of decline has also increased substantially and has averaged about 1.45 percent per year since about 2006."
While scientists can't stop storms, the reefs could be protected by improving water quality to stem the spread of the crown-of-thorns starfish, they said. Nutrient-rich agricultural run-off helps the starfish's larvae survive.
Without the starfish, coral cover would expand by 0.89 percent a year, as opposed to the 0.53 percent shrinkage it's averaged since 1985, the researchers said.
Today's paper was based on 2,258 surveys of 214 reefs conducted from 1985 through 2012. Researchers have spent more than 2,700 days at sea, and the monitoring program has cost $50 million to date, according to the statement.


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Riley Yates covers Northampton County Court for The Morning Call, writing about criminal and civil proceedings.
My Biography
Riley Yates was born in Petersburg, Alaska, and grew up there and in Seattle. He is a graduate of the University of Washington and Boston University. He has previously worked for The Union Leader in Manchester, N.H., reporting on city hall, and The Intelligencer of Doylestown, where he covered several suburban communities. At The Morning Call, he started in its former Quakertown bureau and has been at the Northampton County courthouse since the fall of 2008.
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BUFFALO, NY - We have received several calls from our viewers about problems they are still having with Verizon FiOS.
A Verizon spokesperson said Tuesday the company has now performed a universal re-set for a second time. It's hoped that action will clear up the remaining issues customers may still be experiencing.
If you are still having problems, you're asked to call their Customer Service Department at 1-800-VERIZON.
We spoke with a representative about the issue on Sunday. It seems that they were experiencing some software issues with the set-top boxes that bring in the signal to your television.
Crews have been working to restore service to those affected by refreshing the set-top boxes.
Customers who are experiencing problems can refresh their set-top box themselves by going through the on-screen menu options for rebooting your box.
The spokesperson said customers in Western and Central New York, along with Harrisburg, Pennsylvania have been affected and service has been returned to most customers.


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Greenspan Claims Fed "Failed to Grasp" Magnitude of Housing Bubble
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The New York Times
March 18, 2010
In his most detailed examination of the causes of the financial crisis, Alan Greenspan, the former Federal Reserve chairman, acknowledged that the Fed failed to grasp the magnitude of the housing bubble but argued that its policy of low interest rates from 2002 to 2005 did not cause the bubble.
In a 48-page paper that he is to present on Friday at the Brookings Institution, Mr. Greenspan, who stepped down as Fed chairman in January 2006, expressed some remorse but stood by his conviction that little could be done to identify a bubble before it burst, much less to pop it.
"We had been lulled into a sense of complacency by the only modestly negative economic aftermaths of the stock market crash of 1987 and the dot-com boom," Mr. Greenspan wrote. "Given history, we believed that any declines in home prices would be gradual. Destabilizing debt problems were not perceived to arise under those conditions."
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Bare Escentuals BareMinerals foundation #2.3 Medium Beige
292 reviews
57% would repurchase
Package Quality: 3.0
Price: $$$
Package Quality: 3.0
Price: $$$
on 5/18/2009 4:15:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Straight, Other
Eyes: Hazel
i've been using this foundation for a few years (i moved to south florida and my old liquid was just sliding right off of my face...i know, eewwww) and just was reading some reviews on it that have been posted lately - here's a few points on it, IMHO -
* price-wise, i gave it a 5 -- i think it's comparable other foundations out there, it runs about $25 BUT if you love the line, then you know that BE puts a foundation in nearly every one of its kits/collections - i don't think that i have EVER actually bought the foundation on its own, when you avg out the price from the kits, its around $10 for a F/S foundation
* packaging got a 4 -- okay, shaker tops are not the greatest, but here's my trick - i keep the jar up-side down on my counter, there is a small amount that sticks to the lid, so when i open it i can swirl just that product in the lid w/ my brush
* color / tone options...there are 9 in total - someone said there were three, which is not true. a little bathroom chemistry will def get you to the right shade if you don't match one of the 9 dead-on
* concealer is still a must if you have scars/blemishes - remember, this is a foundation ladies : )
* other BE products like Prime Time primer, mineral veil, and bisque (the concealer) will def help with this foundation - every line out there has these equivelents
i gave an overall 4, b/c i haven't tried every foundation out there to tell you if this is the best - but i'm pretty sure it will be the last one that i need to try. i HTH those of you considering this product!! : )
on 5/18/2009 3:55:00 PM
Age: 56 & Over
Skin: Normal, Olive, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Other
Everywhere I read or see on tv convinced me to try this even though I do not like the feeling of powder on my skin. I tried it and the color and look is lovely, but I hated the feeling of the powder and drying on my skin. I added some oil to it and it felt better but still wasn't satisfied. I'm glad most people like it as it seems to be pretty good for the skin, but alas, not for me.
on 5/18/2009 1:02:00 AM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Oily, Tan, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I bought the bare minerals sample box for $15 at ULTA. It came with medium, medium beige, mineral veil, and a warmth trial and a baby brush. Medium was wayy too light for me but Medium beige is PERFECT! I would not use alone though bc Its too sheer coverage and I just think liquid foundation is better. I use my Almay TLC foundation in Honey and then I used my Bare Minerals Medium Beige to set it and then I use the mineral veil. I love the outcome of these products on my face. Very Natural and yet FULL COVERAGE! I do not like warmth by the way. And these trial sizes will probably last me for a very very long time. But I will definitley buy the full size later. =)
on 5/9/2009 7:13:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Sensitive, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Brown
I use this product to set liquid foundation. I initially wanted to use this product alone as a foundation, however it gives very light coverage and looks very cakey if you attempt to apply more. A lot of product comes in a jar, and it lasts a long time, but it's not great as a foundation.
on 5/7/2009 1:03:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Sensitive, Tan, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
This is my far superior to other mineral foundations. I have the best results with this and the color suits my skintone. Prior to using this I was using Everday Minerals semi-matte in buttered tan. Which is very affordable. After using it for a while I noticed that the coverage was pretty dull and it made my skin look a little sallow and dry. I finally decided to give bare minerals a try because everyone who I knew that used it always seemed to have amazing skin.
Medium Beige works perfectly for my skin tone, and using it with mineral veil gives me a luminous healthy glow. I have extremely sensitive skin (eczema) and this didn't seem to make me break out, or have a flare up on my face. It is a little expensive especially with the mineral veil (I am struggling student). Luckily, I don't have to use that much so it'll probably last me a really long time.
on 5/6/2009 4:45:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Normal, Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I LOVE BM! I used it once before a couple years back, but found that it did not look so good on me. I think the reason was that my skin was much drier and it looked caked on and flaky. The coverage was also not enough for me at the time.
But fast forward couple years to now, I decided to give it another shot since one of my gfs was using it too and it looked great on her. Good going for me! I guess my skin got better or something because BM looked great. I use only a little bit and it evens out my skintone. Coverage is exactly how I like it, very light, so I would say you have to have pretty nice skin to use it. I use Prescriptives camouflage cream as concealer topped with BE's Mineral Veil. Love it! I have normal to combination skin, oily around t-zone. I use oil blotting sheets once a day with BE. I find it keeps the oil away quite well. Downside is that there's not much range of colors. Medium beige is actually a little light on me, but I like it that way, so no complains there from me. But not everyone likes it that way. I would definitely buy this product again. I think this and MAC Studio Fix would be my HG foundations as of right now. Definitely something I would go back to.
on 4/25/2009 10:46:00 AM
Age: 44-55
Skin: Sensitive, Medium, Cool
Hair: Blond, Wavy, Other
Eyes: Brown
I have been using BE now for 6 months as I a Woman in my late 40's I was sick of liquids settling in fine lines or worse irritating my sensitive skin.
I tried some in a salon & was not impressed at first as the beauty therapist literally stacked the kabuki brush full so it appeared thick ,I asked to have my face cleansed so I could apply some myself, I am so glad I did as I used tiny amounts to build up a nice coverage even under my eyes it did not settle in any fine lines.I did have to use more on where I have pigmentation.
I use a mixture of Medium Beige (2N) and Light as Medium Beige alone can appear slightly pink on my already pinkish skin, so I may have to tweak the mix soon with something with more yellow/gold undertones.
I can never go back to a liquid foundation again I had tried a few Mineral Make-ups and to be honest none can compare with Bare Escentuals even though it is awfully pricey here in Australia $80.00 for 9grams it is a luxury I cannot go without, my skin looks so even naturally glowy and not at all made up.
on 4/25/2009 2:21:00 AM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Acne-prone, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
Best foundation I've used. It doesn't look cakey at all. I have acne prone skin so I don't have to worry about BE making my skin look dry. I don't use it too much because I'm not crazy e used about wearing foundation every day, but I love it for special occasions. The other foundation I've used before and liked was MAC Studio Fix compact and I liked that too. But BE has better coverage!
on 4/19/2009 3:59:00 AM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Oily, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
woah, I bought this yesterday in the starter kit wore it last night to a 21st and am neither sold or hate it. Here's the deal I'm a MAC NC40 so I got this in medium, the difference between this and say my MAC or Chanel makeup is BE sat on top of my skin I have a few little tiny holes on my face (scars) and instead of the powder filling it in it sat around the scars so the tiny holes on my faces became NOTICEABLE. Second there isn't a huge choice of color for the foundation - you're either 1, 2 or 3. The color range isnt going to work for everybody. I HATE my powder being too pale (making you look even paler in photos) or too dark. So I find I have to add bronzer for color. The good thing about it is yes its mineral and good for your skin but if women have been wearing non mineral makeup for years and have found them to work what difference is mineral going to do? We either smoke, eat bad, go drinking every weekend , dont eat enough fruit or vegetables so seriously I dont see how wearing mineral makeup is going to make that much of a difference to our lives...
I'm going to say Yes to would I buy this product again because it's not TERRIBLE but it isn't HG. I also hate shaker top jars because it's a pain trying to guess how much product you need and you either get too little or too much.
on 4/17/2009 11:13:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Normal, Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I usually can't wear foundations, but BE is one of the few that I can with out breaking out. It tends to be drying on the face, so you have to put on good moisturizer before hand to prime your face first.
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I have a custom EE cuben quilt. I don't find it uncomfortable even in summer as it IS a quilt, so easy to adjust temps and condensation by hanging body bits out (just like I do with a regular ...
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Justin, I agree with you 100%. Cotton is overly demonised in backpacking circles. And I like silk too :)
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Burned out cars are shown in the wake of the Mountian Fire after it... Nieuwsfoto'sAuto,Californië,Geografische locatie,Horizontaal,Idyllwild,Ongelukken en rampen,Verbrand,Verenigde StatenPhotographer Kevork DjansezianCollection: Getty Images News 2013 Getty ImagesIDYLLWILD, CA - JULY 18: Burned out cars are shown in the wake of the Mountian Fire after it scorched the area on July 18, 2013 near Idyllwild, California. The massive wildfire in Riverside county has grown to 23,000 acres and is advancing toward the mountain town of Idyllwild on one front and city of Palm Springs on the other front destroying several homs and forcing the evacuation of 6,000 people. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)


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I am excited about this and will have the chance to try out my Titan F6, my Titan NXG Sumo Deadlift too.
Are there any of y'all that are going to this one?
I also plan to hit an APF in state later this year to do a squat off in there too. Bev, do y'all know when that might be, if it is upcoming?
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Evaluation of the Direct Flow Medical Percutaneous Aortic Valve 18F System for the Treatment of Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis
The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.
Verified June 2012 by Direct Flow Medical, Inc..
Recruitment status was Recruiting
Recruitment status was Recruiting
Direct Flow Medical, Inc.
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Direct Flow Medical, Inc.
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First received: November 17, 2011
Last updated: June 18, 2012
Last verified: June 2012
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The purpose of the study is to determine the safety and performance of the Direct Flow Medical study valve and delivery procedure.
Aortic Valve Stenosis
Procedure: replacement of the aortic stenotic valve
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Evaluation of the Direct Flow Medical Percutaneous Aortic Valve 18F System for the Treatment of Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis
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Genetics Home Reference related topics: supravalvular aortic stenosisU.S. FDA Resources
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|70 Years and older
|Genders Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Severe aortic valve stenosis determined by echocardiogram and Doppler, defined as: mean gradient >40 mmHg or peak jet velocity >4.0 m/s and an aortic valve area ≤0.8 cm2 or aortic valve area index ≤0.5 cm2/m2
- Symptomatic aortic valve stenosis demonstrated by angina, congestive heart failure, NYHA Functional Class ≥ II, or syncope
- Patient is an extreme risk candidate for open surgical aortic valve repair such that the site Investigators (interventional cardiologist and cardiothoracic surgeon) agree that medical factors preclude operation, based on the conclusion that the probability of death or serious morbidity exceeds the probability of meaningful improvement due to the patient's co-morbidities (such as, but not limited to, severe COPD, porcelain aorta, previous thorax irradiation) or logistic EuroSCORE ≥ 20
- ≥ 70 years old
- Patient has been informed of the nature of the study and has provided written informed consent
- Patient and treating physician agree that the patient will return for all required post-procedure follow-up visits
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patient is a surgical candidate for aortic valve replacement
- Congenital bicuspid or unicuspid valve determined by echocardiography
- Native valve annulus diameter is <19mm or >26mm determined by the screening CT scan
- Extreme asymmetrical calcification of the native aortic valve determined by the screening CT scan
- Native valvular or peripheral vascular anatomy is not appropriate for the DFM bioprosthesis and 18F delivery system
- Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) <30% determined by resting echocardiogram
- Evidence of an acute myocardial infarction (Refer to Definitions in Section 8) within 30 days prior to the study procedure
- Any percutaneous coronary or peripheral interventional procedure performed within 30 days prior to the study procedure
- Any planned surgical or percutaneous coronary or peripheral procedure to be performed during the study procedure or prior to 30 day follow-up visit
- Need for emergency surgery for any reason
- Untreated clinically significant ( > 70% obstruction) coronary artery disease requiring revascularization
- Prior aortic or mitral valve surgery
- Pre-existing prosthetic heart valve in any position
- Mitral insufficiency greater than moderate determined by resting echocardiography
- Echocardiographic evidence of intra-cardiac mass, thrombus or vegetation
- Thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA)
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) >4.5 cm
- Presence of an endovascular stent graft for treatment of AAA or TAA
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- Hemodynamic instability (e.g. requiring inotropic support)
- Trans-esophageal echocardiography (TEE) is contraindicated
- Renal insufficiency (creatinine > 3.0 mg/dL) and/or end-stage renal disease requiring dialysis at the time of screening
- Active endocarditis or sepsis within 6 months prior to the study procedure
- Stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) within 6 months prior to the study procedure
- Cardiogenic shock within 30 days prior to the study procedure
- Active peptic ulcer or upper GI bleeding within 3 months prior to the study procedure
- Leukopenia (WBC <3000/mm³), acute anemia (Hb <9 g/dL), or thrombocytopenia (platelet count <100,000 cells/mm3)
- History of bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy or refusal of blood transfusions
- A known hypersensitivity or contraindication to aspirin, heparin, ticlopidine or clopidogrel, or sensitivity to contrast media, which cannot be adequately pre-medicated
- Currently participating in an investigational drug or another device trial
- Previously enrolled in this study
- Patient refusal of surgery
- Life expectancy thought to be <12 months
- Dementia (resulting in either inability to provide informed consent for the trial/procedure, prevents independent lifestyle outside of a chronic care facility, or will fundamentally complicate rehabilitation from the procedure or compliance with follow-up visits)
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Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
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|Contact: Brian Sheahan
|(707) 576-0420
|Massy, France
|Toulouse, France
|Hamburg, Germany
|Milan, Italy
|United Kingdom
|London, United Kingdom
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Direct Flow Medical, Inc.
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|Responsible Party:
|Direct Flow Medical, Inc.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01475799 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|November 17, 2011
|Last Updated:
|June 18, 2012
|Health Authority:
|France: Afssaps - Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des produits de santé (Saint-Denis)
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Aortic Valve Stenosis
Constriction, Pathologic
Cardiovascular Diseases
Heart Diseases
Heart Valve Diseases
Pathological Conditions, Anatomical
Ventricular Outflow Obstruction
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Re: So many horrible characters aboard the Voyager
The trouble with people trying to compare Voyager with DS9 is that they're fundamentally different types of show. You can't really compare them. DS9 was sold directly into syndication (just like TNG) whereas Voyager was a network show. Voyager was hamstrung by too many network directives about what it can and can't be, where DS9 had more freedom to just say "fuck it, let's just blow up some shit!" (that's an actual Ron Moore quote btw). Truth is there were a whole shitload more Men In Suits issuing disapproving memos to the Voyager producers every day than there were to the DS9 guys on the other side of the Paramount lot. Rick Berman would turn up at his office every day and open his inbox and just have to deal with dozens of people saying "our audience research suggests Voyager would be more popular if the cast wore funny hats -- can we have an episode where Janeway finds a planet of hats?", and all his dreams about being in charge of something edgy would just melt. The setup was there in the series bible for a really terrific series, and yes, the character dynamic
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. But Voyager was fighting a losing battle from the start. Virtually from the pilot episode, those memos started coming in: "Great television shows always have a reset button! Can't you guys have a reset button on your ship?".
Ironically, what would have
helped Voyager would have been to have a format more like what we got in years three and four of Enterprise: a series of three-to-four part storylines (mini-arcs) that would have given the characters and situations some extra room to breathe, instead of having to have everything wrapped up in 60 mins including commercials. I say 'ironically' because Enterprise was a network show too, but the pervailing feeling about what was popular in tv shows had changed alot since Voyager was on, and suddenly the very same ominous Men In Suits who had asked for Planet Of The Funny Hats stories were all lining up at Berman's office door to say how great it would be to have ongoing story arcs and character conflict. Hence the temporal cold war.
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Combining elements of rock 'n' roll, pop and punk infused with a science fiction theme, the Phenomenauts has succeeded in creating its own musical lane. So it makes complete sense that the Oakland, CA band teams up with circus punk rockers World/Inferno Friendship Society, a band that also does its own thing, for a fall tour. (Let the chaos and good times ensue.)
The two groups are set to hit the road on an eight-city west coast tour beginning in Seattle, WA and concluding in Tuscon, AZ. If you know anything about the bands, you will realize that you are in for a theatrical stage performance that would put some Broadway shows to shame.
While on tour, the Phenomenauts will also be selling its exclusive comic book and EP package. The 48-page comic book was written by Emmy Award winner Rich Fogel, known for his work on the show Pinky And The Brain (talk about a throwback) with images by artists including Claire Hummel and Nicholas Kole.
The 7-inch EP houses "I Am (Not) Robot" and "Particle Accelerator" on limited edition colored vinyl, so you can take your pick between yellow and black or 'martian' green. Each copy will also include a mp3 download code for the entire Electric Sheep digital EP.
The dates for the west coast tour are below. Surely an east coast tour is not far behind, right?
Tour Dates For The Phenomenauts And World/Inferno Friendship Society:
09/30 – Seattle, WA – Highline
10/01 – Portland, OR – Dante's
10/03 – San Francisco, CA – Ricksaw Stop
10/05 – Los Angeles, CA – Key Club
10/06 – San Diego, CA – Soda Bar
10/07 – Las Vegas, NV – The Bunkhouse
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Amy Black: Celebrating the Music of Muscle Shoals
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July 11, 2014
"Americana in its broadest definition, rooted in folk and country but with tinges of Southern soul and blues." - The Boston Globe
"A powerful, authentic, talented and above all soulful new entry in the rootsy singer/songwriter ranks." - American Songwriter
Magazine Amy Black brings the music of Muscle Shoals, Alabama to Natick. Black, who will perform classics originally recorded in Muscle Shoals by Otis Reading, Wilson Pickett, The Rolling Stones, Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Lou Rawls and others, aspires to educate music lovers about the rich history of Muscle Shoals in the 1960s and 1970s. Though she is a Boston-based singer and songwriter, Black has a long tradition of Southern storytelling in her blood. In record time, she's become one of the most sought after acts in the East, sharing stages with Chris Isaak, The Courtyard Hounds, Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell, and headlining at some of the region's best venues. In February, she released her newest album, This Is Home, a full album of original music recorded in Nashville.
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YIELD: Makes 6 to 8 servings
- 12 slices honey whole-wheat bread, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 1 cup honey
- 6 large eggs
- 3 egg yolks
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups whole milk
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 1 large green apple, peeled, cored, and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 1 cup toasted walnuts, roughly chopped
1. Preheat oven to 325°F and grease a 9- by 12-inch baking pan.
2. On a large cookie sheet, spread the bread cubes in an even layer. Bake until lightly toasted, 7 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the honey, eggs, yolks, and vanilla.
4. In a heavy-bottomed medium saucepan, bring the milk, cinnamon, and nutmeg to a simmer. Remove from heat immediately. Whisking constantly, slowly add the hot milk to the egg mixture. Let the custard cool slightly.
5. In a large bowl, combine the bread cubes, apple, and walnuts. Gently stir in the custard, coating the bread mixture thoroughly with the liquid. Let stand, tossing once or twice to distribute, until the custard is mostly absorbed, about 10 minutes.
6. Spread the pudding evenly into the baking pan. Bake until it is brown and the edges are bubbling, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool, then slice and serve warm, topped with vanilla ice cream.
Tip: Beware of packaging announcing a product is "100 percent wheat" — this designation can be used on foods made with refined wheat flour. To be sure of a product's nutritional value, read labels carefully: The first ingredient should be a whole-grain product. Check the fiber content — if the product doesn't contain a minimum of three grams per slice, you are probably dealing with an impostor.
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Nutritional Info
- Calories608
- Carbohydrates85 g (28%)
- Fat23 g (36%)
- Protein20 g (40%)
- Saturated Fat5 g (26%)
- Sodium370 mg (15%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat11 g
- Fiber6 g (26%)
- Monounsaturated Fat5 g
- Cholesterol226 mg (75%)