text:
Meet Barcelona
A space for everyone keen to discover Barcelona
Shops to discover
Many of the city's shops will surprise you for the uniqueness or history of their buildings, which you can find out about at their counters.
Getting established in Barcelona
Barcelona is a city with a long commercial and industrial tradition that offers great opportunities for investment and entrepreneurship.
Do you know the tourist sights?
If your want to really get to know the city, explore its must-see hidden corners.
Identity, the thing that defines us
Popular culture and tradition in a city full of life and activities to suit all tastes.
Shops to discover
Many of the city's shops will surprise you for the uniqueness or history of their buildings, which you can find out about at their counters.
Getting established in Barcelona
Barcelona is a city with a long commercial and industrial tradition that offers great opportunities for investment and entrepreneurship.
Do you know the tourist sights?
If your want to really get to know the city, explore its must-see hidden corners.
Identity, the thing that defines us
Popular culture and tradition in a city full of life and activities to suit all tastes.
Why invest in Barcelona?
Nature and beaches
Mon, 10/12/2015 - 11:53
Barcelona is to host an international event on municipalism and the social economyCooperation. The event takes place on 22 and 23 October and includes local and international speakers.
Thu, 10/08/2015 - 12:12
The UPC offers personalised orientation for international studentsEducation. The pilot scheme involves mentors who are students at the same university.
Thu, 10/08/2015 - 09:53
A shock plan for 2,000 long-term unemployedEmployment.Aimed at people who have been out of work over 2 years, the plan involves assessment,...
Wed, 10/07/2015 - 22:03
Putting the 'Barcelona, Refuge City' plan into action entails direct contact with citizensRefuge city. The aim is to prevent rumours about the arrival of people and the assistance they will...
Tue, 10/06/2015 - 19:56
Barcelona visits Leipzig and Munich, cities welcoming in refugeesRefuge City. The aim is to see how their refuge plans work.
Fri, 10/02/2015 - 17:56
Past, present and future society all in one placeExhibitions. The newly refurbished ethnology museum offers a reflection on various aspects of human...
Fri, 10/02/2015 - 14:35
The 'Barcelona, Refuge City' plan is presented at the PlenaryMunicipal. The government measure presented seeks to set up a number of measures to help refugees and...
Tue, 09/29/2015 - 09:44
Barcelona is all set to receive refugeesRefuge City. The 'Barcelona, Refuge City' plan aims to guarantee basic rights for refugees and satisfy...
Mon, 09/28/2015 - 13:35
Barcelona fills with contemporary artExhibitions. Next weekend sees the Swab Barcelona 2015 and the Gallery Weekend take place in the city.
Sun, 10/11/2015 - 12:48
Hundreds of cyclists promote the use of non-motorised transportMobility. According to organisers, over a thousand people took part in this first activity for...
Discover the excitement of the city's events
CaixaForum explores the relationship between animals and the pharaohs
CaixaForum explores the relationship between animals and the pharaohs, in an exhibition organised in collaboration with the Louvre Museum.
Where: CaixaForum Centre Social i Cultural
When: From 23/09/2015 to 10/01/2016.
Small-format music comes to enciSAT!
Now in its second edition, the cycle will be featuring a concert at the Sant Andreu Teatre every month, up to April.
Where: Sant Andreu Teatre
When: from 4/9/2015 to 1/4/2016
Deluxe line-up at the Barcelona International Jazz Festival
This year there are more than 20 concert venues, in what is to be the longest edition in the festival's history.
- Where: Diferents espais
- When: From 26/09/2015 to 11/12/2015.
Beyond classical music
The 'Amplificats' series returns to L'Auditori, offering over 25 modern music concerts.
Where: L'Auditori de Barcelona
When: From 26/09/2015 to 28/05/2016.
Miserachs at MACBAThe Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art (MACBA) presents "Miserachs Barcelona", which is centred on the artist's photo book "Barcelona. Blanc i negre" ´[Barcelona in Black and White].
Where: Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona
When: From 18/09/2015 to 27/03/2016
Michael Snow's career, at La Virreina
From 9 July to 1 November, La Virreina is holding an extensive exhibition looking back on the work of the Canadian Artist.
- Where: La Virreina Centre de la Imatge
- When: From 09/07/2015 to 01/11/2015.
Vila de Gràcia
Always full of life and a lively spirit, the neighbourhood of Gràcia has a long history going back centuries.
Castell de Torre Baró
Visible from many parts of the city, Torre Baró Castle is one of the icons of the Nou Barris district.
Fabra i Coats
This old cotton-spinning mill has been reclaimed and now houses a cultural centre and a creation factory, among other things.
Mar Bella Beach
This is the liveliest beach in Barcelona, a popular meeting point for Sant Martí residents, children, students, foreigners and naturists.
Parc de Montjuïc
Montjuïc's large, natural park is the best site for enjoying nature and culture together, as it is full of splendid gardens and cultural facilities.
Parc del Creueta del Coll
Today, the old stone quarry in the Coll neighbourhood is one of the most refreshing parks in the city. It has a pool and an impressive sculpture by Eduardo Chillida.
Camp Nou
Camp Nou is the epicentre of football in Barcelona. It houses Barça's stadium and also the club museum, one of the most visited museums in Catalonia.
El Tibidabo
Barcelona's highest summit is on Tibidabo, a hill that has become the most important historical meeting and recreation point among Barcelona residents.
El Raval
The historical Raval neighbourhood, which remained outside the city walls during the Middle Ages, is now the neighbourhood with the city's richest and most varied cultural offering.
El Poble-sec
Popular, multicultural and always active, the Poble-sec neighbourhood rises up from Paral·lel to the foot of Montjuïc, forming a charming network of busy streets.
Sant Antoni
Popular, with a commercial spirit and open to new trends, the Sant Antoni neighbourhood is centred around its iconic market at one end of the Eixample district.
Port Vell
The first wharf Barcelona ever had is now a magnificent seafront promenade lined with boats.
Els Encants Nous
Housed in a spectacular new building in Plaça de les Glòries, this is one of the oldest and most emblematic markets in the city.
Jardins Mossèn Costa i Llobera
These amazing gardens at the foot of Montjuïc, facing the sea and with a microclimate all of their own, have over 800 cacti and succulent plants on display.
The Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Pedralbes
The Royal Monastery, a gem of Gothic architecture in the upper part of the city, conceals an impressive cloister.
Once an independent town, today it is now a charming, delightful and truly literary neighbourhood, with a network of squares and tiny streets where time appears to have stopped.
Parc del Laberint d'Horta
The oldest part in Barcelona, besides being a historical site, is a natural site spot for enjoying landscape gardening in all its splendour.
Parc de Can Dragó
This is one of the city's largest green spaces, a place for enjoying sport, leisure pursuits and nature in all its splendour.
Experience the essence of every Barcelona district and discover their diversity
The power of ingenuity
SPORTS. A patí català is a uniquely designed sailing catamaran.
Building the future
INNOVATION. Barcelona is promoting an internationally pioneering public fab lab network.
Wearable electronics
INNOVATION. How technology is organically integrated into our daily lives.
Good bread is back
GASTRONOMY. Baking dynasties have gone back to quality artisan bread.
A certain look
DESIGN. Studies on image and creative people born in the digital age.
The essential network
INNOVATION. Vincles BCN, the technology designed to help the elderly from feeling isolated.
Defying the deep
INNOVATION. Ictineu III, the world's deepest, private, scientific submersible.
The home of business
BUSINESS. The Business Care Office (OAE) offers businesses advice and information.
The last culinary secret
FOOD AND DRINK. A selection of restaurants offering traditional fare not to be missed.
We, the cities of Europe
Open letter to European cities.
A a sea of experiences
Check it out on the website
Sustainable and Safe Mobility Week11 to 18th October, sustainable and safe mobility related activities
"Miserachs Barcelona"Until 27 March
Young talent in BarcelonaExhibition at Sala Ciutat
Let music charm you
Concert series at the SAT! St. Andreu
4th edition of the series
19 innovative and quality music proposals
New BCN Map
All the map information on the city.
Discover Guia BCN
Activities, courses, institutions and facilities.


text:
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The precipitous decline across emerging markets has rattled even the most optimistic investors and raises questions about whether the three-year-old bull market for developing countries has come to an end.
The average diversified emerging-markets mutual fund has tumbled almost 20% in the past month through Thursday, according to investment researcher Morningstar Inc. Popular exchange-traded funds such as iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index EEM, +0.36% lost about 21% in the same period, while single-country offerings are also falling hard. The iShares MSCI Brazil Index EWZ, +1.16% for example, has plunged more than 23% since early May.
But as with real estate, location is everything. While every major emerging market has stumbled in the past few weeks, not all of them are necessarily down for the count. The biggest and strongest are likely to hold up better through the current turmoil and come back more quickly once the climate improves.
Emerging markets fundamentals "look quite good," said Leila Heckman, senior managing director at Heckman Global Advisors, a unit of Bear Stearns Asset Management. "Inflation is down. They have large dollar reserves in their central banks. The valuations are not terribly stretched. I suspect that this [slump] is just a correction."
Much attention is being paid to the so-called BRIC countries: Brazil; Russia; India and China. These four economies have attracted the lion's share of emerging-market investment, and accordingly they've been the last markets impacted in the market downturn. Funds that invest Brazil, Russia, India and China suffered net outflows in late May, fund-data firm Emerging Portfolio Fund Research reported. That's the first investor exodus since the firm began tracking these countries separately in October 2005, EPFR said.
"The short-term market is very jumpy," said Vladimir Milev, a financial analyst for the Metzler/Payden European Emerging Markets Fund. MPYMX
Indeed, it is the longer-term outlook for emerging markets that is most troubling investors as they grapple with concerns about rising interest rates and their own increasing aversion to speculation.
The European Central Bank increased its benchmark short-term interest rate by a quarter-point to 2.75% on Thursday. The same day, the central banks of South Korea and India, two important emerging markets, also raised their rates by a quarter-point. The day before, Turkey had pumped up its rate by 1.75 percentage points to 15%.
In a report on Morningstar's Web site in late May, senior mutual-fund analyst William Rocco advised emerging-markets investors not to expect an encore performance of the past several years.
"The big rally diversified emerging markets funds enjoyed from late 2002 through early 2006 was quite exceptional," he wrote. "It is unlikely to be repeated anytime soon. Moreover, it is crucial to recognize that these funds regularly experience sharp sell-offs because they are vulnerable to a variety of local and regional risks."
Take the long way
In fact, the best time to be investing is often when people are most pessimistic, said Heckman, the global strategist.
"I'd say that some markets are getting pretty cheap again," she said, pointing to China, Brazil, Turkey, Thailand and Peru as examples. Mexico, she added, is "a little bit more expensive," while India, whose economy is largely driven by outsourcing and technology, is "still pricey."
In a June 6 research note to investors, Heckman downgraded Asian emerging markets to "underweight," recommending that investors pull money from the region. Latin America, meanwhile, was graded as an "overweight."
In Asia, Malaysia and Singapore have become relatively less attractive on a valuation basis, the note said. South Korea is still an overweight, but it declined in the firm's rankings. Pakistan received zero weight, and India continues to be substantially underweighted, according to Heckman's strategy.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
The Government has published new minimum standards which are to underpin the self-regulatory framework for UK collecting societies.
The minimum standards, which cover fairness, transparency, and good governance, are intended to form the basis of collecting societies' individual codes of practice.
You can read them in full through here.
An initial review of these codes will be undertaken by an independent code reviewer in November 2013, one year after launch.
The minimum standards have been developed in conjunction with collecting societies and users as part of the Government's Hargreaves consultation on copyright reforms. They are intended to be a living document and will evolve to take account of market developments.
The Government is currently taking legislation through Parliament that includes provision for a backstop power that will require a collecting society to adopt a code of practice if its self-regulatory code fails.
The consultation on codes of practice concluded that one year was a sufficient period of time for collecting societies to put in place codes that comply with these minimum standards.


text:
Victor, aka the City of Mines, lies at the heart of Colorado gold country in the shadow of Battle Mountain where the largest gold deposits lay. Gold was found in 1891 by Winfield Scott Stratton who immediately started the Independence Mine. News of the strike brought thousands of miners and, seeing the business opportunity, Warren Woods and his sons bought 136 acres at the foot of Battle Mountain. They divided the land into lots or "gold mines" in January 1893, named the town Victor, and sold the lots on to eager prospectors and businessmen who not only dug mines but built stores, saloons, and other businesses on the land.
In 1894 the Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad arrived and the Victor Hotel was built to accommodate new visitors—even when digging out the foundations a gold seam was discovered—this was to lead to the rich Gold Coin Mine, (the hotel was moved to another lot).
Victor is estimated to have produced almost $434 million dollars worth of gold from over 500 local gold mines during the boom years. When the gold started to run out in 1900 thousands of miners moved on and Victor went into decline; a short lived revival occurred in 1934 when the federal government raised the price of gold, but all gold mining ceased during World War II as non-essential to the war effort. A couple opened again afterwards but only on a very small scale and by 1961 they had all closed again.
By the 1970s Victor's population was in the low hundreds, but gold mining restarted in the district in 1976 with The Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company, although much of their efforts involved reprocessing the tailings. In 1994 the company opened the Cresson Mine a few miles north of Victor as the district's first large-scale open pit mine. It produces a little over 10 tons of gold a year.
Present day Victor still preserves the authentic air of an 1890s mining town. Over two miles of Gold Coin tunnels remain under the town.


text:
120 brand new International buses have joined the HISD fleet, at a total cost of about $9 million. They have the newest diesel engines that are easier to maintain and produce less pollution. They have better suspension and air conditioning for a more comfortable ride, and a new safety feature that addresses the problem of children falling asleep and drivers forgetting they're there. Transportation Director Bonnie Russell says it happens.
"There's now actually an electronic device at the rear of the bus, so that once the bus is turned off after a route, the driver must go back and deactivate electronically. So we're making sure that we're checking that bus for the presence of sleeping children."
The new buses also have two-way radios and security cameras, but they don't have seat belts, which Russell says are not required because there's disagreement on whether they do any good or not. She says seat belts would cause more problems than they'd solve. She says studies show children who use lap belts are more prone to injuries than children who don't, and the jury is still out on three point seat belts. Even so, Russell says even without seat belts, school buses are the safest way to travel.
"When you look at the national statistics, and you see that on the average in the United States, about eight children are killed related to school bus transportation, and more than half of those are killed outside the bus. When you compare that to the other half of our nation's children that are getting to school some other way, there's more than 800 that lose their lives on the way to school."
Russell has installed a new fuel management and maintenance system that's brought HISD's maintenance and fuel costs down significantly. It uses fuel usage monitoring and better preventive maintenance schedules to reduce bus breakdowns and keep buses on the streets. Fleet Operations Manager Mark Swackhamer says it's working.
"Two and a half years ago we revamped our preventive maintenance program here at HISD. Completely redid the scheduling and the way that we do the PM's and the inspections and how our repairs were going. We were able to reduce our breakdowns almost 30 percent over the last two years."
With a similar percentage reduction in maintenance costs. Swackhamer says with fewer buses breaking down, they can do a more thorough job of repairing those that do, and devote more time to preventive maintenance on all the buses to keep them from breaking down in the first place, and save taxpayer money. Jim Bell, Houston Public Radio.


text:
CortésTwitter Stats
@outsiderzone - Tracking since April 7, 2011
Fotógrafo, apasionado del arte y la fotografía en general. #500px #followback #photo
Cortés Tweets
@outsiderzone has posted 78 tweets in the last 30 days, which translates to an average of 2.6 tweets per day.
Cortés Followers
@outsiderzone has 48,498 followers.
This account is #120,554 in the worldwide rank of the most popular Twitter users.
Cortés Following
@outsiderzone is following 28,637 Twitter accounts.
Last month this account followed 1,031 users.
Cortés Predictions & Milestones
@outsiderzone will hit 48,527 followers in the next 3 months, and 48,616 in one year.
You are on Cortés's Twitter stats page
We track these Twitter stats since April 7, 2011 . You can see how many followers Cortés lost or gained and what the prediction is for tomorrow or the next 15 days, together with all kinds of other stats like rank compared to all Twitter users, tweets etc.
Why don't you give it a try and compare Cortés to yourself ? Or if you are Cortés get even more feature rich & up-to-date stats with Premium & Pro Twitter Stats.
Twitter Counter is the #1 Twitter stats site powered by Twitter. It all started in June 12, 2008 and we grew rather rapidly because of our Twitter Counter badge. The button is a nice small image that shows your visitors how many followers you have on Twitter. Within a year the button was on many many blogs around the world and we displayed more than 100 million buttons in one month. We track follower stats for over 180 million users now.


text:
bareMinerals Box of Gems Color Collection
Here's one of the first monster gift sets that Bare Minerals has popping up for the Holidays. Bare Minerals Box of Gems is a 20 Piece Collection that features all the lust worthy BE you can ever want packaged in a gold box and ready for gifting…to YOURSELF.
10 (0.01 oz) Eye Colors:
- Sparkling (diamond hue)
- Gleam (pale peach)
- Glow (golden tan)
- Jewel (violet)
- Solitaire (silver shade)
- Gem (emerald)
- Twinkle (chocolate)
- Locket (amethyst)
- Incandescent (topaz)
- Beam (sapphire color)
5 (0.07 oz) Buxom Big and Healthy Lip Polishes:
- Kanani (sheer pink)
- Betty (crimson)
- Dani (berry pink)
- Gabby (grape wine)
- Sandy (pink nude)
5 (0.08 oz) bareMinerals 100% Natural Lip Glosses
- Sprinkles (diamond hue)
- Cranberry Sorbet (cranberry)
- Angel Food Cake (peach)
- Energy Drink (grapefruit)
- Apple Butter (berry)
My favorite part?
The $79 price tag which you can take a beauty mortgage out on at QVC.com by using the easy pay option that allows you to split the cost of the kit into four monthly payments of $19.98 plus the great return policy that allows you to buy it now with the option of returning up until January 31st.
What more could a girl want?
10/4/11 21:05 kiwikiwidragon:
Me and loose pigments = too much time and fall out. Those glosses are the best tho.
10/5/11 2:32 kharanya:
I totally agree. If these were pressed shadows, I'd be all over it! I still have the first BE kit I bought 6yrs ago, and only used the eyeshadows only a few times.
10/5/11 18:45 Shalanda:
I'm kind of excited about this!
10/10/11 20:41 Leslie:
Great post. I am excited as well!
10/18/11 21:57 Victoria:
yeah, I wish these were pressed eyeshadows. I have so many loose ones already:(


text:
Please upgrade to a browser that supports frames.
What Is Thai Yoga or Thai Massage?
Range of Motion
A Dancing Meditation
In Thai Yoga, you have one practitioner and one client, the client lies on a mat in a relaxed meditative state, while the practitioner slowly moves around their body softly kneading, and bending their body into various poses. The practitioner will only bend the client to first resistance, for this reason the client does not need to know anything about yoga whatsoever. The client needs only to know how to relax, that is all.
To bring a better state of health and wellbeing to you. You may be well now.
"Thai Yoga is comprehensive, sophisticated healing arts derivative of Theraveda Buddhism, Buddhist medicine, Buddhist Psychology, Theraveda Vipassana Bhavana, Classical Indian and Tibetan Ayurveda and Yoga Vedanta. It is not required that one become a Buddhist to practice this healing art, though it is helpful to understand Buddhist principles. It is more accurate to call this medicine by its traditional names like "ancient, anachronistic or Old Thai Way of Healing with The Hands," but the slang form, "Thai Massage" is in use, and as long as this is so there will be some understandable confusion.
The type of traditional Thai Yoga therapy that most people will be exposed to is ráksãa thaang nûat (healing massage treatment). This is commonly known as the Nuat Thai or Nuad Boran styles of Thai Yoga therapy, spiritual massage, and healing work of Thailand.
The primary outcomes associated with the practice of Thai Yoga are called ProMiiWihan Sii ( Brahmavihara) or four divine, boundless sublime states of mind; Love, Compassion, Joy and Equanimity. As long as these four qualities are communicated, transmitted and exemplified during a session, it is considered to be successful. For this reason it is possible to have a Thai Yoga session with little or no actual touching!
In addition to the four divine states of mind we practice and perform Puja- a ritual healing process of prayer, affirmation and acknowledgment. We acknowledge the sacred space shared by client and Yogi, we honor and acknowledge the Bodhisattvas and progenitors of our way and teaching, and we "generate the Boddichitta," the perfected mental processes of enlightened beings through Mantra recitation of OmNamoShivago, the Metta Sutra or anything else that invokes and invites the essence and energy of love and healing to move within ourselves and our client.
This prayerful and thoughtful meditation attunes powerful energies and petitions the sacred and symbolic metaphors of deities, ancient guides, and role models that provide the basis for all further communication and expression of Promiiwihan Sii." ***
*** Dr. Anthony B. James DM(P), ND, MD(AM) Used with permission
Benefits of Thai Yoga
include, but is not limited to:
*Relaxes the Mind and Body
*Improves Circulation
*Increases Energy
*Increases Flexibility
*Improves Range of Motion
*Centers the Mind and Body
All sessions by appointment only
(850) 491-7469
Website Builder
provided by


text:
To apply for most forms of financial aid, students must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Students must submit new financial aid applications for each academic year. Forms are available online at www.fafsa.gov beginning January 1 for the upcoming year and should be submitted as soon as possible.
As part of the FAFSA application, students and parents (if applicable) must provide income information. In many cases, students and parents may be able to retrieve their tax information from the IRS and transfer it to their FAFSA. Students and parents are highly encouraged to use this option when applicable. For an online FAFSA Tutorial, watch Seven Steps to Filing the FAFSA!
Students and parents can sign the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) electronically.
In early 2015, the U.S. Department of Education will replace the current form of electronic signature known as the PIN with a Federal Student Aid user name and password.
Determining who to list as your parent(s) on your FAFSA, and what their current marital status is can be confusing. The Office of Financial Aid has created the following documents to use as a guide:
Students who have a documentable extenuating circumstance that prevents them from supplying their parent's information, have the ability to complete the Petition for Independent Status Form. Extenuating circumstances generally are defined by a student's inability to have contact with their parents.
* The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) must include the Owens Title IV school code 005753.
|Application(s) required
|Deadlines for 2015-2016 academic year
Summer 2015 - Spring 2016
|Federal Pell Grant
|30 days before last date of enrollment
|Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant
|30 days before last date of enrollment
|Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant
|February 20, 2015, priority deadline
|Federal Work-Study
To be considered, the student must indicate on the FAFSA that he/she is interested in Federal Work-Study
|February 20, 2015, priority deadline
|Owens Community College Grant
|February 20, 2015, priority deadline
|Federal Direct Loan
|45 days before last date of enrollment
|Federal Direct Parent PLUS Loan
|Parent PLUS Loan Request
|45 days before last date of enrollment
|Nurse Education Assistance Loan Program
NEALP application
|July 15, 2015
FAFSA must be processed before the NEALP application can be submitted
|Owens Foundation Scholarships
Foundation Scholarship Application with written personal statement
|February 16, 2015
(Scholarships based on financial need must have FAFSA on file with Owens by March 1, 2015)
Transfer students
If the student has already completed the FAFSA for the current year and is transferring to Owens, add the Owens Title IV School Code 005753 to the student's Student Aid Report (SAR) by making a correction using FAFSA on the Web.
What happens next?
After the student's FAFSA has been processed, the student will receive a Student Aid Report (SAR). If the student completed the FAFSA on the web and provided an electronic signature and email address, the student's SAR will usually be sent to that email address within 1-2 days. If the student did not provide an email address, the student's SAR will be mailed to the mailing address provided on the FAFSA within 7-10 business days. If the student sent a paper FAFSA application to the FAFSA processor, allow 2 to 3 weeks to receive the SAR.
Information regarding the student's financial aid is usually sent to his/her Owens Ozone account. For instructions on how to use the Ozone account, click on the Guide to Online Account Information listed below:
Students that answered "Yes" to FAFSA question 23 (Have you been convicted for the possession or sale of illegal drugs for an offense that occurred while you were receiving federal student aid?) may be required to complete the following Drug Eligibility form.
Consortium Agreements
A consortium agreement allows for students who are seeking a degree or certificate from Owens Community College and are enrolled in courses at another institution, to receive financial aid based on your combined enrollment at both institutions. Eligibility requirements do apply; refer to Consortium Agreement Instructions for further details.
Students with Bachelor's degrees
Students with bachelor's degrees (or higher) are not eligible for grants, but may complete the FAFSA to be considered for the Federal Work Study program and the Federal Direct Stafford Loan program.
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) requires students who are considered dependent to provide information about their parents. The instructions on the FAFSA state that you must provide information for your parents even if you do not live with them.
Your legal parents are considered your biological, adoptive, or state-designated parents. A person would also be considered your legal parent if they were determined to be so by the state (for example, if the parent is listed on the birth certificate).
Grandparents, foster parents, legal guardians, aunts and uncles are not considered parents for your FAFSA unless they have legally adopted you. If you have any questions about who counts as a parent, please contact Oserve.


text:
The results from the Victorian election are more or less settled and Labor's loss has prompted the usual cliches from the political commentariat. "Brand Labor is becoming toxic" was Tony Abbott's reaction. Fran Kelly was true to form in her daily chat with Michelle Grattan on ABC Breakfast yesterday, avoiding any mention of policy whatsoever. Their conclusion was that "the tide is going out for Labor" — whatever that means. Now that Brumby has conceded, the Victorian Labor Party apparatchiks are talking about failures in media campaigns and marginal seat strategies.
When a government which has managed to govern without scandals or serious divisions suffers a six per cent swing, the loss cannot merely be attributed to a failure in campaigning. A closer examination of regional voting patterns suggests policy issues have been at play.
The swing against Labor in the big rural cities — Ballarat and Bendigo — was lower than the state average, as it was in some rural seats. In inner city seats — Melbourne, Richmond, Northcote and Brunswick — the Labor two party vote actually increased. The brunt of the damage to Labor occurred in the remainder of Melbourne, where there were swings up to 12 per cent to the Liberal Party. These swings were most marked in outer suburbs.
Labor's success in the inner city disappointed those who predicted that the Greens would win lower house seats. Some commentators who should know better contrasted the Victorian result with the Greens' success in the same region in the Federal election, thereby declaring that the Greens' vote had hit its peak. In Victoria, however, the Greens were not running against a party which had just dumped its entire climate change policy; Victorian Labor's environmental credentials are far from perfect but they are better than Federal Labor's.
Even so, the Greens did well, picking up between 26 and 31 per cent of the primary vote in those inner electorates, and winning reasonably high support in other metropolitan seats. The Baillieu Government, with a slim majority, would do well to take environmental issues seriously, and to avoid pressure from National Party members to neglect environmental issues.
The bigger problem for the Baillieu Government will be the expectations of restive suburban electors, who have clearly shown their volatility, not just in this but also in previous elections. These are the same suburban electors who almost brought down the Gillard Government with big swings in Sydney, and who will almost certainly bring down the Keneally Government in New South Wales in 2011.
Their anger is about government services, particularly transport, and the distribution of other urban amenities. It is not a call for "smaller government". Melbourne may rate as one of the world's most liveable cities, but those who compile the international rankings focus on the well-provided inner areas; the gloss wears off as one goes to the sprawling outer suburbs, where the roads are congested (and often subject to tolls) and the public transport is non-existent. In this regard Labor's comparative success in country cities and in inner urban regions is not surprising, for in the former electorates there are good government services, little traffic congestion, and in the latter electorates there is good public transport and an abundance of public amenities.
Electors are also angry about price rises. The press often lazily says that the issue is "the cost of living", but it's more specific than that. The cost of living, as measured by the consumer price index, is well under control, but prices of specific items which most would count as necessities are rising very quickly, particularly electricity, water and sewerage. Nationally those prices have risen by 12 to 13 per cent over the last year, well ahead of the general CPI rise of less than three per cent.
The irony is that these political reactions are against policies which one would reasonably classify as "neoliberal" or "right wing" — yet they have resulted in the election of a Liberal government.
In particular, Melbourne's transport problems can be traced to the debt obsession — the puerile notion that all public debt is bad. This obsession, elevated to an economic virtue by the federal Liberal Party, has led to neglect of basic infrastructure such as suburban rail, which, as a productive asset, could reasonably be financed by public debt. (The last extension to Melbourne's train service was in 1929.) It has led to the privatisation of Melbourne's trains, buses and trams, with resulting problems in system coordination and capacity constraints. (One of the Liberals' promises has been to set up a coordinated transport authority.) It has led to governments using "public-private-partnerships" (PPPs) to fund transport, particularly toll roads.
PPPs are expensive; they are a means of shifting debt off the balance sheet, while leaving the government holding all the political risk and most of the financial risk. They make the same — and sometimes higher — demands on financial markets as public debt. A project funded through a PPP is inevitably more expensive than one funded through public debt, because of the private sector's higher cost of capital. And, particularly in the case of toll roads, there are economic distortions resulting from tolls in an otherwise "free" system. Governments often do deals with toll road operators to force people to use them: that's why there is no tramway or railroad to Tullamarine Airport, for example. In other cases drivers, in order to avoid the tolls, take rat runs through other roads, adding to congestion and pollution, while leaving the expensive private infrastructure un-utilised. (Economists refer to such waste as "deadweight loss".)
Similarly the pain of electricity and water charges can be traced to privatisation, a by-product of the "small government" ideology. Of course, with scarcity of water, and the environmental costs of coal to generate electricity, price rises are inevitable; it would be irresponsible for governments to try to arrest such price rises. But government monopolies can set electricity and water tariffs much more fairly than a private company in a contrived competitive market. In particular a government monopoly can set a low price for the first kilowatt-hours or litres of water, with higher prices for heavy users; this is precisely opposite to the pricing incentives faced by private companies.
The other problem in relation to electricity is the delay in implementing a carbon pricing scheme. A well-designed carbon price, be it through a carbon tax or a cap and trade system, will give the energy supply industry the certainty to invest in new capacity. Our recent steep price rises are largely a result of capacity limits being faced in old and expensive power stations, and the usual way markets ration capacity constraints is with price rises. We have endured the pain of price rises without the benefit of reducing CO2 emissions. Also, revenue raised through a carbon price would provide the funds to compensate those who need help in adjusting to higher prices. Reducing domestic energy consumption requires up front investment in insulation, new appliances, solar water and photovoltaic systems, for example.
Once the Victorian Labor Party recovers from shock, and has run out of excuses to do with its political strategies, it may use its time in opposition to consider its policy failures. Why did Labor so wholeheartedly and unthinkingly sign on to the neloiberal agenda? Why did it continue with wasteful PPPs and why did it not take back vital assets into public ownership? Why did it not engage with the public in explaining how public debt could be used to strengthen the state's base of assets? In short, why did it abandon the best parts of its traditional platform?
There are warnings too, for federal Labor, along the same lines. It faces the prospect of several Coalition state governments doing what any state government does — shifting problems to the Commonwealth. It, too, has to face these issues.
The greatest challenge, however, is for the Victorian Liberal Party. If the Baillieu Government is to be any more than a one term wonder it has to confront its own party's policies, and allow sound economic management to displace Tony Abbott's puerile slogans about debt and taxes. If it breaks from these ideological shackles it will do a service for all state governments, and should enjoy a strong run in office
If you liked this article help keep New Matilda alive by pledging your support.
To control your subscriptions to discussions you participate in go to your Account Settings preferences and click the Subscriptions tab.
Posted Tuesday, November 30, 2010 - 14:24
Goog article by Ian McAuley. However the assertion that "Victorian Labor's environmental credentials are far from perfect but they are better than Federal Labor's", while consonant with the Mainstream Media (MSM) narrative must be corrected.
The MSM and the pro-coal Coalition gave pro-coal, pro-gas Labor an easy ride in the 2010 Victorian State elections by ignoring the following disastrous and false Labor positions.
1. Labor has stated that it will "reduce emissions by at least 20% by 2020 compared to 2000 levels (equivalent to 40% per capita)" (Mr Brumby, Climate Change White Paper). Labor projects Victorian Domestic emissions of 96 Mt CO2-e in 2020. However this ignores Victorian brown coal Exports that may reach 20 Mt per year (74 Mt CO2-e; The Age, 26/7/2010). Accordingly, Victoria's Domestic plus Exported emissions will actually rise to 170 Mt CO2-e by 2020, 142% of the 2000 value. An Orwellian "more means less".
2. The same quote means, mathematically, that Labor accepts that the Victorian population will double in 20 years and that Geelong, Bendigo, Ballarat, Seymour and Traralgon will become outer suburbs of Melbourne.
3. Top climate scientists (notably Professor Schellnhuber) say that high per capita GHG pollution countries like Australia and the US must have zero (0) CO2 emissions and 100% renewable energy by 2020. However Labor's White Paper indicates a 42% increase in Domestic plus Exported emissions by 2020 compared to 2000 and only 25% renewable energy by 2020.
4. Gas is not "clean energy" as falsely asserted by Labor and can indeed be dirtier than coal greenhouse gas-wise depending upon the rate of industrial gas leakage (methane is 72 times worse than CO2 as a GHG on a 20 year time scale).
The Liberal strategy in the Victorian state elections of putting the Greens last should be emulated by the Greens. The Libs and Labs have very similar pro-coal and pro-gas anti-environment policies although Labor put a better spin on its outrageous inaction. Labor can only win State or Federally with Greens preferences. Accordingly Greens must bite the bullet and adopt a "put Labor last" policy until Labor adopts serious climate change policies demanded by top climate scientists, specifically 100% renewable energy by 2020, cessation of CO2 pollution by 2020, cessation of Australia's coal and gas exports, cessation of old growth native forest destruction, cessation of mindless population growth).
The good news is that the Greens are the kingmakers. They should tell Labor to change their climate change inaction policies that make the "delayer" Labs just as bad as the "denier" Libs. If the Labs won't change then pro-planet voters must Put Labor Last. Going over the cliff at 100 kph (the Libs) is utlimately the same as going over at 95 kph (the Labs).
Peace is the only way but Silence kills and Silence is complicity.
Posted Wednesday, December 1, 2010 - 08:14
I certainly had a giggle when I read Glen Milne's piece on the Drum about how the Libs won in Vic by going against the 'high-cost of living' Labor Party.
It'll be interesting to see how Bailleau plans to rein in the cost of living when all the drivers are out of his control.
Posted Thursday, December 2, 2010 - 00:00
Why is it that our governments like so much to privatise
- monopolies
- essential services and infrastructure
- profitable enterprises that would continue to bring in revenue
- enterprises which for reason of public good, should be under public ownership and regulation?
in short, anything that should clearly not be privatised - just for a nicer looking balance sheet in the short term.
Posted Thursday, December 2, 2010 - 00:29
Baillieu has talked about electricity prices already.
<i>"We will be looking to decrease the price of power for those who hold concession cards," he said. "We'll be extending what's called the winter concession, or the winter power bonus, from six months to 12 months. So for those families, that will be a saving."</i> http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/12/01/3081052.htm
With concerns about the fossil fuels that provide Australia with energy depleting and with people purchasing more and more energy-hungry consumer items, an increase in the cost of energy for those not on concessions is not necessarily a bad thing.
I'd be sceptical about much of this article. The tolls of which I'm aware are on Citylink and Eastlink. The latter might service some outer eastern suburbs but they can still be avoided by driving to a nearby railway station. The Monash Freeway, Westgate Freeway and Tullamarine Freeway are all free of charge.
I do not believe that the contract with Transurban precludes Melbourne from having a railway line to Tullamarine. It does lock out some competitive transport thoroughfares but not public transport. The "silver bullet" solution to the airport's transport needs is the existing Skybus.
The strain on infrastructure was always forecast to be an issue affecting Labor's chances in the election. Mulder has been credited with some of the increased media attention that public transport has attracted. That's not to say that the Liberal's public transport policies couldn't be seen as an afterthought.
Along with the electricity price, the first announcements by the new government the discontinuances of bus lanes and tram lanes. Clem Newton-Brown promoted himself in Prahran on two platforms, opposing a housing development in the adjoining Malvern electorate and opposing public transport improvements. Similarly swings against Labor in electorates along the Stud Road corridor have been attributed to bus lanes. The Liberal Party rode into the election on the outrage of private motorists, angry that public transport was taking "their" road space.
The Labor Party announced and commenced many transport initiatives in late October, obviously intended to please voters before the election. The Liberal Party were unusually silent on transport policies announcing only new rural roads until well into November. They then raised a slew of public transport policies. Labor, having made its commitments in October, was "clutching at straws" to keep promoting what it was doing to improve public transport.
Infrastructure is an area broader than just transport arteries. Water and power are also in need of additional expenditure. Unless the Liberal Party focus new housing on consolidating existing centres, it's likely that they'll have more new pipes and wires to lay to new outer suburbs. The outer suburbs that voted against Labor's buses are also going to need more roads.
It will be interesting to see whether the new Public Transport Authority can keep down the cost of railway projects. One recurring theme with such an authority is that it would reduce the influence / silence the voices of the corporations that run Melbourne's public transport. That would silence the persons with the best knowledge of what is needed to keep Melbourne's public transport running reliably from day-to-day. It would make it easier for a Transport Minister to blame an operator for disruptions, and harder to negotiate any changes that might reduce the likelihood of a disruption. They thus reduce the political urgency to commence projects like the resleepering that arose from 2009's hot summer. If there are corporate voices that need to be amplified, they're the voices of Melbourne's public transport operators.
Posted Friday, December 3, 2010 - 07:56
True. I voted in the Vic, and I can say that state issues were uppermost in my mind. Baillieu is no Abbott.
Just look at the voting on the Frankston train line - it was totally driven by public transport, especially the Myki fiasco. Then the pipeline in Seymour. These two bungled projects alone account for Brumby's loss. Plus, it was a terrible campaign - I'm not a 'Liberal voter' by a long way but I found the 'Ummm' ads offensive.


text:
Toronto Raptors v Boston Celtics
Palabras clave
Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics takes a shot while being guarded... Fotografía de noticiasAmir Johnson,Baloncesto,Basket-ball - NBA Pro,Boston - Massachusetts,Boston Celtics,Deporte,EE.UU.,Encestar,Kevin Garnett,Lanzar la pelota,Massachusetts,TD Garden,Toronto Raptors - Equipo de baloncesto,VerticalPhotographer Brian BabineauCollection: National Basketball Association 2012 NBAEBOSTON - NOVEMBER 17: Kevin Garnett #5 of the Boston Celtics takes a shot while being guarded by Amir Johnson #15 of the Toronto Raptors on November 17, 2012 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2012 NBAE (Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images)


text:
Cinco de Mayo: Vegan-Style.
Cinco de Mayo—The 5th of May holiday commemorating the Mexican militia victory over the French Army at The Battle of Puebla in 1862—is one of the easiest celebrations to veganize!
Guacamole and salsa are already vegan. Beans and rice are, too; it is the preparation that counts.
Though many restaurants make black or refried beans with chicken stock, animal fat or pieces of meat, you can make your own beans with vegetable broth. Consider tossing some onion, garlic, and the pepper of your choice into the bean pot. Of course, you can also buy canned, vegetarian beans and spice them up, too. Beans are perfect for nachos, burritos and tostadas.
There's no reason for rice to be non-vegan, but some people just can't stay away from the animal-based broth or tossing cooked rice in butter for "flavor." Not necessary! Go basic and simply cook the rice in salted water and serve with flavorful vegetable. Enrich the flavor by cooking the rice in a hearty vegetable stock.
For a vegan fajita, grill your favorite vegetables—instead of meat or seafood—and serve with a warm, flour tortilla and top with your favorite vegan sour cream. Quesadillas are even an option, now that more plant-based cheese, that melts, is on the market (Daiya and Teese are my favorites).
You can make vegan chef Terry Hope Romero's Olive Oil Tamales with Asparagus & Mushrooms (if you are in New York you can take her vegan tamale class in Brooklyn on May 14, 2012). If you'd rather skip the preparation and get right to eating a vegan tamale, gUpton's Naturals Chorizo-style seitan tamale con mole are a delicious option.
Would you like to try tacos or tostadas with a twist? This tofu taco is flavored with red wine vinegar and served with spinach and the tostada is served with kale (because everything is better with kale).
Recipe note: These recipes are for the intuitive cook – aside from the tofu and tempeh there are no measurements. Simply use the ingredients as a guide to suit your taste and preference.
Tofu Tacos
– Extra firm tofu, pressed and drained
– Avocado oil (or other vegetable oil)
– Red wine
– Shallots, diced
– Garlic, minced
– Hot sauce (optional)
– Sea salt and pepper, to taste
– White corn tortillas
– Baby spinach
– Vegan sour cream
– Heat over to 400F degrees.
– Slice a block of tofu into eight pieces and placed in a shallow dish.
– In a small bowl whisk the marinade: avocado oil, red wine, shallots, garlic, hot sauce, salt and pepper.
– Pour the marinade over the tofu and let sit for 30 minutes.
– Bake the tofu for 30 minutes (at 15 minutes, flip to the tofu).
– During the final 15 minutes of baking the tofu heat avocado oil in a skillet and place the white corn tortillas (2) in the hot oil. Let the tortillas "fry" for just a few minutes and flip. After a few more minutes fold the tortillas to a "taco shape."
– Let the tortillas cool and toss 3 handfuls of baby spinach in the hot skillet. Reduce heat to low and cover for just a few minutes.
– Remove tofu from the oven and slice into strips. Assemble the taco: spinach, tofu, and vegan sour cream.
Tempeh Tostadas
Ingredients (Makes 6 – 8 tostadas)
– 1 package tempeh
– Corn tortillas (small)
– Veggie broth
– Chili powder
– Garlic salt
– 2 stalks of celery
– 1/2 small red onion, diced
– 1/2 cup fresh salsa
– Vegetable oil spray
– Kale
– Avocado oil (or other vegetable oil)
– Sea salt
– Vegan sour cream (optional)
– Hot sauce (optional)
– Preheat the oven to 400F degrees (for the tortillas).
– Cut tempeh into four equal pieces and boil for 10 minutes. Drain and set aside.
– In a skillet, cover the bottom of the skillet with vegetable broth and heat on medium-high. When the broth begins to boil add chili powder and garlic salt, to taste. Add onion and celery and saute for a few minutes. Add the tempeh to the skillet and crumble into small bits. Stir in fresh salsa, cover and lower the heat to simmer for 8 – 10 minutes.
– Spray vegetable oil on each side of corn tortillas, place on a baking sheet and bake for approximately 8 minutes.
– While the tempeh is simmering and the tortillas are baking, pour a small amount of avocado oil over the kale (torn into bite size pieces), lightly salt and massage with your hands.
– To assemble: place massaged kale over a crispy corn tortilla, spoon tempeh over the kale and, if desired, top off with vegan sour cream and hot sauce.
You can end your Mexican meal with a sweet treat and make PETA's vegan Tres Leche Cake (Three Milks Cake).
Last, but not least, be sure to make your margaritas vegan! Azul, Corazon, Don Julio, and El Tesoro are all vegan-friendly tequilas, according to Barnivore. Vegan tequila? We plant-based eaters prefer to avoid eating worms.
Happy Cinco de Mayo!
Editor: Lorin Arnold
Incorrect source, offensive, or found a typo? Email us (please put title in subject bar of email so we'll be able to fix). Or do you want to write for Elephant?
{Waylon H. Lewis C Enterprises 2015: Use Rights in perpetuity. Ownership remains with author.}
13 Responses to "Cinco de Mayo: Vegan-Style."
Hi J.L.,
Great recipes! I've shared on EJ FB page: https://www.facebook.com/elephantjournal
Jeannie Page
Just posted to "Featured Today" on the brand new Elephant Food Homepage.
Lorin Arnold
Blogger at The VeganAsana
Please "like" Elephant Food on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
Grill a few portabella mushrooms and cut them into pieces for an excellent meat replacement, good enough to satisfy most carnivores 😉
[…] My latest piece for ElephantJournal.com is up: Cinco de Mayo – Vegan Style! […]
[…] by example. If someone asks, share the reasons why you've made that choice. Share your meal, share a recipe, share some information. You don't have to watch a cow being slaughtered in front of you, you […]
[…] how did "Cinco de Mayo" help to preserve the […]
[…] JL Goes Vegan posted Tofu Tacos and Tempeh Tostadas over at ElephantJournal.com. […]
[…] […]
[…] Ready for lunch?? Vegan blogger JL Fields of the wonderful blog JL Goes Vegan has two Latin-themed recipes at Elephant Journal: […]
[…] the Battle of Puebla in 1892. Common foods for this holiday are salsa, guacamole and fajitas. The Elephant Journal shared this post on a vegan Cinco de Mayo and said that many favorites can be made vegan simply by […]
Hi there! Thanks for the recipes
The drink that has a worm inside the bottle is mezcal, not tequila; tequila never has worms in the bottle.
[…] http://Www.vegweb.com http://www.vegcooking.com http://www.goveg.com Cooking vegan and vegetarian is very similar. Don't worry if you eat a vegan meal. And honestly, it really isn't too hard unless you let yourself think it is. Look at VegCooking.com, there is a link at the top for becoming vegetarian that gives cooking tips and ways to transform your favorites into vegetarian meals. Good luck! Powered by Yahoo! Answers Ruth asks… Any website that has good simple recipes for vegetarians, not vegan style? What about …> […]
Oh my, these look wonderful! Definitely have to try the Tofu Tacos later this week!!!


text:
Pope confirms plan to visit Philadelphia next year
Catholic World News - August 14, 2014
Pope Francis has confirmed that he plans to visit Philadelphia in September 2015 for the World Meeting of Families, NBC News reports.
Aboard the papal flight to Korea on August 13, NBC correspondent Anne Thompson asked the Pope, in Italian, whether he would be coming to Philadelphia next year. The Pope answered, "Si," she reports.
Although the Vatican has not yet confirmed plans for the papal trip, Philadelphia's Archbishop Charles Chaput disclosed last month: "Pope Francis has told me that he is coming."
The Vatican typically withholds official confirmation of plans for any papal trip until a few months before it takes place. In July, Father Federico Lombardi, the papal spokesman, told reporters that the Pontiff "has shown his willingness to participate" in the World Meeting of Families. But he said that no concrete plans for the trip were yet in place.
Additional sources for this story
Some links will take you to other sites, in a new window.
An appeal from our founder, Dr. Jeffrey Mirus:
Dear reader: If you found the information on this page helpful in your pursuit of a better Catholic life, please support our work with a donation. Your donation will help us reach seven million Truth-seeking readers worldwide this year. Thank you!
Our Fall Campaign
Progress toward our year-end goal ($161,839 to go):
$200,000.00 $38,160.72
81% 19%
All comments are moderated. To lighten our editing burden, only current donors are allowed to Sound Off. If you are a donor, log in to see the comment form; otherwise please support our work, and Sound Off!


text:
Jennifer E. Walsh, Ph.D.Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Professor, Department of History and Political Science
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3502
Email: email@example.com
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
As a teacher, Jennifer E. Walsh, Ph.D., focuses on American government and U.S. political institutions, including Congress, the presidency, the federal judiciary, constitutional law, and state and local politics. Her primary research interests include crime policy, such as the Three Strikes sentencing movement, prosecutorial decision making, and the implementation of public policy at all levels of government. Walsh's research on California's controversial Three Strikes law has been widely disseminated in the scholarly community and among state lawmakers. In addition to her administrative, teaching, and research activities, Walsh also serves as the campus prelaw advisor.
- Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University
- M.A., Claremont Graduate University
- B.A., University of California, Riverside
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- History and Political Science
School of Business and Management
- Graduate Programs
- California Politics
- California Three Strikes Law
- First Amendment "Establishment Clause" Jurisprudence
- Prosecutorial Decision Making
- Sentencing Policy
Courses Taught
- POLI 150 – American Government
- POLI 220 – State and Local Government
- POLI 250 – Introduction to Criminal Law
- POLI 350 – Constitutional Law: Fundamental Freedoms
- POLI 351 – Constitutional Law: Criminal Justice
- POLI 400 – Seminar on American Politics
- POLI 405 – The American Presidency
- POLI 410 – Congress
- POLI 415 – The Federal Judiciary
- POLI 450 – Principles and Practice of Research Design
- POLI 471 – Political Topics
- POLI 496 – Senior Seminar: Religion and Politics


text:
My second favorite cookie from Grandma, Roslyn Freiberg. These are not only pretty, but they're delicious.
½ lb butter, room temperature
4 egg yolks
1 cup sugar
2-2/3 cups flour
Grated rind of 1 lemon
One or two kinds of the best tart jam or jelly (raspberry, cherry, apricot, etc.)
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Mix ingredients together with electric mixer. Shape in to small balls and poke a deep indentation in to the center with your finger.
Bake at 325 degrees for 10 minutes or "until done." Transfer to wire cooling rack.
When cool, using small spoon, fill the center of each cookie with tart jam or jelly.
Email: jessicafm (at) mindspring.com


text:
|Trad, 3 pitches, 380'
|YDS: 5.6 French: 4c Ewbanks: 14 UIAA: V ZA: 12 British: S 4b [details]
|Ted Wilson, Milt Hokanson 1961
|Page Views:
|Submitted By:
|Nathan Fisher on Jul 12, 2004
|Comments on Jig's Up
|Add Comment
|Show which comments —
By Chris P)earson
Jul 15, 2004
rating: 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
|This is an excellent climb that get 3 stars in my book but be warned the cracks love to eat cams we counted 5 that were lost and unrecoverable because of poor placement.
By kBobby
From: Spokane, WA
Apr 23, 2005
rating: 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
That 20' corner Nathan mentions on the third pitch: Do it! It's great! Go straight up to the tree that sits above Steort's. Getting past the corner/roof is just one move, and it is super fun!
Nathan's warnings about stuck SCLDs should be heeded; I have personally cleaned two abandoned cams on this route. :) One is a perfectly good small TCU, the other is a sticky quad about .5 Camalot size.
By kBobby
From: Spokane, WA
Apr 23, 2005
rating: 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
|...also, Hexes work exceptionally well on this route.
By Anonymous Coward
May 23, 2005
|As with any SLCD placement, prudent runnering will save you from losing your investment. Runner long, and you won't lose them.
By tenesmus
Sep 30, 2005
|Any of you guys know what the pitch just under the "o" on that Steort's photo is? I did it years ago when I didn't feel like waiting in line for the crowds on Steorts. There is a handcrack up to a little roof and then onto the pretty thin face (sparsely protected by small tcu's). Its got nice sunshine on it in this photo. I had no idea what it was or was rated and haven't seen such a good photo of it till now. It's obviously an established line that deserves more traffic than it gets. The handcrack is really fun and the face is too.
By Rockwood
From: West Jordan
Aug 25, 2009
|Climbed this with a 50m rope and it was fine. Even went to the higher belay ledge though it was just long enough. Had to scramble to the further single rappel as the rope was not long enough for the 3. (I've done both now and the single rappel is so much easier.) I still had some injuries to the tops of my hands from a previous climb and I was able to get up just fine on face holds, and finger jams, and feet instead of the usual hand jams. The cracks are so sharp edged though you can lay back on them easy. It doesn't have the fancy finish of Steort's but the climbing is great, especially that little roof.
By Josh Cameron
From: Moab, Colorado
Jul 4, 2011
rating: 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
|The second pitch is where it's at. Combine with the third pitch of Steort's Ridge for two quality pitches.
By Aaron Goldan
Oct 5, 2011
|Fun little 3 pitch. Almost lost a c3 due to overcammed placement by the lead, but managed to recover it. Chains are a little hard to find, but with a little looking we managed.
Beyond the Guidebook:
The Definitive Climbing Resource
Inspiration & Motivation
to Fuel Your Run
Next Generation Mountain
Bike Trail Maps
Backcountry, Sidecountry
& Secret Stashes
Better Data. Better Tools.
Better Hikes!


text:
The Policy Research Impact Working Group focuses on researching and enhancing the channels of communication between nutrition and obesity researchers and decision makers.
Policy Research Impact working group members are listed below along with their contact information and topics of expertise.
Beth Dodson, PhD, MPH
Prevention Research Center and Washington University in St. Louis
Jennifer Otten, PhD, RD
University of Washington School of Public Health
Terms of Use
NOPREN Project Period: 2011-2014 NOPREN is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under cooperative agreement number 1-U48-DP-001946. The findings and conclusions are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent that official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.


text:
Results per page:
Dot Medical Certificate in Alabama
- 1
- of
- 1
DMV.org Insurance Finder
Join 1,972,984 Americans who searched DMV.org for car insurance rates:
Search Results - 8 found
Apply for a New Alabama Commercial Drivers License | DMV.orgLearn about Alabama Commercial Drivers License (CDL) application procedure, CDL forms, CDL endorsement information, certificates & documentation, fees.
Renewing Your Alabama CDL - Alabama CDL Renewal GuideAlabama Commercial Drivers License (CDL) renewal procedure, forms, fees, & general information.
Alabama Car Insurance - Quotes, Coverage & Requirements | DMV.orgAlabama car insurance can be difficult to understand. Learn more about Alabama auto insurance requirements & options.
Replacing a Lost Alabama Drivers License | DMV.orgInformation on replacing a lost Alabama drivers license - Steps for replacing a lost Alabama license.
SR22 Insurance: Quotes, Forms, & more | DMV.orgLearn more about SR-22, including who needs SR-22 form & how to have one filed on your behalf.
How Car Insurance Works | DMV.orgInsurance can be confusing, but understanding more about how it works and why it's required can help you to find the right coverage at the best price.
Car Insurance in Canada | DMV.orgIf you are thinking of taking a trip up to Canada and are planning to drive, you need to be insured. Learn all about Canadian car insurance requirements for US residents here.
DWIs and Consequences | DMV.orgDUI and DWIs. Understanding and the potential costs can you help you avoid finding yourself impaired behind the wheel.
- 1
- of
- 1


text:
Kristi Weigant
Chief Development Officer
Kristi is the Chief Development Officer of NextJob, a national reemployment services company. Among its industry firsts, NextJob launched the nations first lender-sponsored homeowner reemployment service with Fifth Third Bank in 2012, helping homeowners at risk of foreclosure land jobs and keep their homes. NextJob works with three other lenders in this new approach, including M&T Bank. Working with employers, NextJob partnered with Equifax Corporation to launch the unemployment claims management industrys first reemployment service in 2009.
Kristi joined NextJob in 2007 with a background in multimedia education and curriculum design that made her instrumental in helping NextJob develop industry-leading online job search training.
Prior to joining NextJob, Kristi led the writing and designing of the first multimedia-delivered, full semester high school economics course in America. The product, Thinking Economics, went on to win first place in the New York Educational Multimedia Competition and set a standard for multimedia-delivered education. Thinking Economics is currently distributed by the Center for Economic Education, the leading organization in the US and around the world for economics education.
Kristi has developed business/education partnerships in hundreds of schools both elementary and secondary. She has also managed major faith-based initiatives including the development and funding of outreach ministries and discipleship centers.
Kristi has taught both economics and international economics in multiple high schools as well as at Oregon Institute of Technology. She holds a bachelors degree in Economics from the University of Manitoba.
Recent Stories From this Author
Homeowner Unemployment: Attacking the Roots of Foreclosure
January 29, 2014 Unemployment drives 50% of mortgage defaults. Yet most efforts focus on the expense side of the equationmodifications and...


text:
"There are 1.57 billion Muslims of all ages living in the world today," the Pew Research Center concluded in its study, "Mapping the Global Muslim Population: A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World's Muslim Population."
It found that Muslims make up 23 percent of the world's 6.8 billion people, the sweeping majority of them Sunnis.
"Of the total Muslim population, 10-13% are Shiite Muslims and 87-90% are Sunni Muslims."
According to the study, based on data from 232 countries and territories, Asia is home to nearly 20 percent of the global Muslim population.
Indonesia is the world's most populated Muslim country with 203 million Muslims, about 13 percent of the world's Muslim population.
Pakistan has 174 million Muslims, India 161 million, Bangladesh 145 million, Iran 74 million and Turkey 74 million, according to the study.
"Together these six countries are home to about 85% of Asia's Muslim population and more than half (53%) of the global Muslim population."
Nearly half of Asia's Muslims are concentrated in South Asia.
"The remainder are somewhat equally divided between Southeast-East Asia (26%) and Central-Western Asia (24%)," says the study.
It found that the Middle East and North Africa have 315 million Muslims, about 20 percent of the world's Muslims.
"The Middle East-North Africa region has the highest percentage of Muslim-majority countries."
The study also finds that there are 240 million Muslims in sub-Saharan Africa, making up about 15 percent of the global Muslim population.
One-third of them live in Nigeria, which has about 74 million Muslims, about half of its population.
The region is home to countries with very large Muslim majorities, including Mauritania (99%), Niger (99%), Somalia (99%), Mayotte (98%), Comoros (98%), Djibouti (97%), Senegal (96%), Gambia (95%), Mali (93%), Guinea (84%) and Sierra Leone (71%).
Muslim Minorities
|Europe has 38 million Muslims, making up five percent of the continent's population.
The study, described as the first-ever of its kind, indicates that one-fifth of Muslims (300 million) live in non-Muslim countries.
"There minority Muslim populations are often quite large."
Hindu-majority India has the third-largest Muslim population after Indonesia and Pakistan.
"China has more Muslims than Syria, while Russia is home to more Muslims than Jordan and Libya combined."
The study notes that China's 22 million Muslims are distributed in every Chinese province, with the highest concentration in the western provinces, primarily Xinjiang, Ningxia and Gansu.
"Xinjiang is the only Muslim-majority province of China, with Muslims accounting for approximately 53% of the total population."
The study finds that Europe has 38 million Muslims, making up five percent of the continent's population, mostly concentrated in eastern and central Europe.
Russia has more than 16 million Muslims, the largest Muslim population in Europe.
According to the study, Germany has the biggest Muslim minority in western Europe, with more than four million population.
It put the number of Muslims in France, which was previously known to have the continent's biggest Muslim minority, at 3.5 million.
Britain has fewer than two million Muslims, nearly 3 percent of the total population, while Italy has 36,000 Muslim populations, the smallest in Europe.
The study says there are nearly 4.6 million Muslims in the Americas, with nearly 2.5 million Muslims in the US and 700,000 in Canada.
It notes that Muslims make up 16 percent of Suriname's population, the largest Muslim population in the Americas.
Argentina has a Muslim minority of 800,000, the largest in South America.
The figures presented by the study about Muslim populations in the West, particularly in Europe and the US, contradict the estimates usually reported by Muslim organizations in these regions.
Muslims in the US, for example, are commonly believed to number more than 7 million while France is believed to be home to more than six million Muslims.
Related Links:Muslims Democratic, Anti-terror: Poll
10,000 British Muslim Millionaires
Muslims Top World Intellectuals
World's 11 Influential Muslims
Time's List Omits Bush, Adds Amr Khaled


text:
We work with a great selection of brands, products and people, each with their own story and style. Our 'features' section is here to give you a deeper insight into these brands, the people behind them, and the world of Xile; what we stock, what we listen to and what we wear.
Sorry, no products matched your filtering criteria.
Ex Vans designers Robert Nand and Richard Confico created Creative Rec in 2002 to fill the much needed gap between athletic sports sneaker and dress shoe. The result was a selection of stylish and unique footwear for everyday and more formal use.


text:
BPL Community Profile
J H (jlhilliker) - BPL Forum Member
You cannot send this user a personal message (PM) because they have not specified a PM email address yet.
All Forum Posts by J H
Showing 1 - 10 of 10 | Page: 1
RE: Deuter
+1 on Deuter I have a Deuter ACT lite 65+10, and I love it. It carries very well, and is fully adjustable, which I like since I have a longer torso. A little heavy, but it can carry a lot. ...
For comparison,
I'm 6'2, 33" waist, 22" torso. I have the small belt/large pack combo, and it fits me perfectly.
PM sent!
Dark Canyon
I was in Dark canyon in July last year. The bugs (mostly flies) were very annoying, but not intolerable. I would definitely make sure you have some kind of bug net. It didnt get very cold at nig...
Do you really need the nylon suture? Also, if you carry suture, does that mean you carry a needle driver and forceps as well?
RE: Stove
Robert, I wonder if it would work if you cut a notch in each side wall about halfway up, bent them inwards, and then rested a square plate on the notches to hold an alcohol stove. Do you think the...
Best non-inflatable pad?
I'm not a big fan of inflatable sleeping pads, and I'm wondering what non-inflatable pads are the best/lightest/most durable? I've used a Thermarest Z-lite for a while now, but it'...
stove used with Esbit?
Do you think you the stove could be used with an Esbit brick, in the case of wood being too wet to burn, or is the distance between the floor and pot too great too heat sufficiently? I would imagi...
Does anybody else carry secondary shoes with them, to ford streams and to wear in camp? I use a pair of Teva Zilch's, which weigh around 14 or 15 oz, but I'm looking for something that cov...
Backpacking the Trinity Alps
I'm planning a 3 to 4 day backpacking trip in the "Green" western part of the Trinity Alps in northern CA late May or early June this year. Does anybody know the current snow conditi...
All Reader Reviews by J H
J H has posted no reviews.


text:
Pledge your allegiance to cool British style with Jimmy Choo's acrylic Union Jack clutch. An update on the label's coveted 'Candy' design that nods to punk chic, this standout accessory will earn you serious It girl kudos.
Clear acrylic overlay, red, white and blue Union Jack-print underlaySilver chain shoulder strapStuds at white leather sides (Calf), asymmetric fold-over front flap, ribbed panelingInternal slit pocketFully lined in champagne satinConcealed snap fastening at flapComes with dust bag
Product code: 198099 - Need help? Contact us


text:
"Spank!," the musical parody of E.L. James' best-selling "Fifty Shades of Grey," boasts a "charming" cast and "delightfully twisted" script (Orlando Sentinel). Travelzoo subscribers can save up to 50% on remaining shows at The Abbey.
The following performances through April 13 are available:
The show is written and directed by Jim Millan, whose credits include "Spider-Man" on Broadway. Toronto Stage called it "a sexy, hysterical, rip-roaring good time."
Please go to your email and confirm your subscription.


text:
Human Milk 4 Human BabiesMarch 15th, 2011 by MamaBear
In January 2010, Emma Kwasnica, of Montréal, started using Facebook to help
families who needed breastmilk for their babies by connecting them with other
families with breastmilk to spare. Emma was making connections all over the world, and she soon found that managing several different requests all over the world, and their corresponding donations, was becoming overwhelming. She decided to organize her efforts by country for those countries outside Canada and the U.S., and by province/state for Canada and the U.S., respectively. She found a kindred spirit in Shell Walker, an Arizona midwife who was doing something similar on a more local level. Shell had created her page in July of 2010 for a close, tight-knit community in Phoenix, AZ. Shell had named her local network "Eats on Feets." They decided to join forces in October 2010 and call the worldwide network Emma created "Eats on Feets GLOBAL."
All went well for a few months, with "milky matches" (as the milksharing connections are known) being made worldwide. The media attention was amazing, and "Eats on Feets GLOBAL" was becoming a household name in breastfeeding advocacy circles. Human milk that would have otherwise gone to waste was getting to human babies that needed it. "Eats on Feets GLOBAL" was working.
Then, toward the end of February 2011, something happened. There was an uncompromising change of opinion in how the network should be managed. Shell filed an application to trademark the name "Eats on Feets," and started dictating "terms of use" for the volunteer administrators of the pages that weren't in keeping with the spirit of the network. The growing pains became too much, and the name of Emma's original vision of a worldwide, milksharing network was changed to protect the network from becoming something different from its original intention. The new name is Human Milk 4 Human Babies. Its pages on Facebook are run by the same hardworking administrators that ran the "Eats on Feets GLOBAL" pages. There are new pages being added every day, in fact, so the network is still growing to accommodate needs in different regions.
Please visit the Human Milk 4 Human Babies (HM4HB) website to find your local page. If you have breastmilk to spare or if you have a baby in need, please "Like" your region's page and make an offer or a request. It is YOU that make this network possible. If you do not find your region's HM4HB page, consider starting your own HM4HB page on Facebook. Contact Emma Kwasnica for details.
If you know someone who could benefit from this network and would like to participate in HM4HB (as a donor or recipient), but that person does not have a Facebook account, please post on their behalf.
Human Milk 4 Human Babies is called "Lactancia Solidaria" in Spanish. You can find Lactancia Solidaria on Facebook for Puerto Rico, Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Panama, and Venezuela.
Because of the recent disaster in Japan, I am sharing the link for the HM4HB Japan page. If you are in Japan, and can, please help.


text:
By Rebecca Lewis. CREATED Nov 2, 2013
Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) -- Students at the Coral Academy of Science are working hard creating works of art to help people with Parkinson's disease.
There was an antique car show and auction held on Saturday.
All of the money will go to help Parkinson's disease patients.
- Latest


text:
Watch The Middle
In 2009, the ABC network dedicated a two-hour block of its weekly prime time to sitcoms. Fortunately, for viewers, one of the network's new shows was The Middle. The sitcom features a working-class family. The mom's name is Frankie and she works for a car dealership while her husband Mike works at a quarry. The couple has three children named Axl, Sue and Brick.
Axl excels at sports, but struggles during school, while Sue is a loveable nerd who constantly attempts to fit in at school by trying out for every activity. She once made the cross-county team and later created a cheerleading squad for the wrestling team. Brick is the youngest son, and he prefers to read instead of socializing with children his age. He has a quirky habit of repeating his comments in a whisper.
The character of Frankie is portrayed by actress Patricia Heaton. She is the main character as the audience hears her personal narration. Frankie's devotion to her family is crucial to the show, and during most episodes, she is balancing her busy life. She worries about Brick fitting in at school and enrolls him into a social class, and she never misses an event in her children's lives such as Sue passing the finish line during a cross-country race or Axl winning a basketball game.
Actor Neil Flynn plays the character of Mike Heck. He is the calm parent of the family, although he has his moments of stress, such as when Frankie makes him sign up as a volunteer at Brick's school. Charlie McDermott portrays the character of Axl and Eden Sher depicts Sue. Actor Atticus Shaffer won the role of Brick.
The Heck family lives in a rundown single family home that retains numerous style elements from the 1960s and '70s. Frankie is often too busy to clean the home or cook for her family. In fact, Frankie typically brings dinner home from a fast food restaurant.
When Frankie decides that the family is going to enjoy a meal together, viewers discover that that Frankie and Mike never purchased a dining room chair for Brick to sit in at the kitchen table. Instead, he must use a lawn chair to participate in the family dinner.
Frankie and Mike face numerous financial problems, but somehow they manage to keep food on the table and a place for their family to live.
The Middle is a show that humorously depicts the struggles of today's middle-class families, and it allows viewers to laugh at the trials their own families face.
Watch Full Episodes of The Middle
The Middle Full Episode Guide
- Episode 4 - Risky Business
- Episode 3 - The Shirt
Frankie is floored when Mike decides to wear a short sleeved Hawaiian shirt when they go out to dinner with some friends, instead of his usual flannel shirt.
- Episode 2 - Cutting the Cord
Sue gets bored when her roommate fails to arrive on time, so she inundates Frankie and Mike with phone calls and texts.
- Episode 1 - Not Your Brother's Drop Off
In the seventh season premiere, Sue's excitement about moving into her dorm turns sour when she's forced to cut her hair; Axl avoids helping Sue move; Frankie is at peace with Sue moving out.
- Episode 24 - The Graduate
- Episode 23 - Mother's Day Reservations
- Episode 22 - While You Were Sleeping
- Episode 21 - Two of a Kind
- Episode 20 - Food Courting
- Episode 19 - Siblings and Sombreros
- Episode 18 - Operation Infiltration
- Episode 17 - The Waiting Game
- Episode 16 - Flirting with Disaster
- Episode 15 - Steaming Pile of Guilt
- Episode 14 - The Answer
- Episode 13 - Valentine's Day VI
- Episode 12 - Hecks On a Train
- Episode 11 - A Quarry Story
- Episode 10 - Pam Freakin' Staggs
- Episode 9 - The Christmas Wall
- Episode 8 - The College Tour
- Episode 7 - Thanksgiving VI
- Episode 6 - The Sinkhole
- Episode 5 - Halloween V
- Episode 4 - The Table
- Episode 3 - Major Anxiety
- Episode 2 - The Loneliest Locker
- Episode 1 - Unbraceable You


text:
Today is October 10, 2015
Front Page
May 24, 2011
Audio Podcasts
Podcast: Blue Castle Nuclear Power to bring large economi...
Published 1,600 days ago
Podcast: Blue Castle Nuclear Power to bring large economic growth
Print Page
Email Page
Get Reprints
By C.J. MCMANUS
Sun Advocate studio host
Blue Castle to bring economic growth
May 24, 2011
CJ McManus, Sun Advocate Studios host, discusses the upcoming Blue Castle Nuclear Power Project with Sun Advocate Publisher Richard Shaw and Sun Advocate Associate Editor John Serfustini.
Print Page
Email Page
Get Reprints
Top of Page
Audio Podcasts
May 24, 2011
Podcast: Blue Castle Nuclear Power to bring large economic growth
Recent Audio Podcasts
August 29, 2013
August 14, 2013
August 7, 2013
July 30, 2013
July 23, 2013
Quick Links
View Archives
View May 2011 Archives
Related Articles
Related Stories
Harmond rules Blue Castle has right to use water for power plant
Nuclear plant gets okay for water use
Letter to the Editor: Not a danger
Flower Power from the Sun Advocate
Black Diamond Open brings great golf and huge economic impact to the Castle Valley
About this feature...
Best viewed with
© Sun Advocate, 2000-2013. All rights reserved.
All material found on this website, unless otherwise specified, is copyright and may not be reproduced without the explicit written permission from the publisher of the Sun Advocate.
Legal Notices & Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Advertising Info
Contact Us
RSS Feeds
News on Your Site
Staff Information
Submitting Content
About Us


text:
Prominent Malaysian priest may be charged with sedition in 'Allah' controversy
Catholic World News - January 10, 2014
Malaysian police have recommended that the editor of the nation's Catholic newspaper be charged with sedition, according to a Malaysian Insider report.
Selangor, one of the nation's 13 states, is governed by a sultan who has decreed that non-Muslims may not use the term "Allah" to address God. Christians in Malaysia have been using the term since the seventeenth century, and Father Lawrence Andrew, the editor, said that Catholic parishes in Selangor would continue to use the term.
The police investigation of Father Andrew follows the Selangor government's seizure of over 300 Bibles in which "Allah" is used as a translation for God.
Father Augustine Julian, a former secretary of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Malaysia, told the Fides news agency that "the situation is quite serious. There is great concern in the Catholic Church, because the story has taken a turn for the worse."
"The investigation of the judiciary in course is a subtle form of pressure towards all Christians," he added. "There is strong concern in the community and tension with radical Islamic groups."
The Southeast Asian nation of 29.6 million is 60% Muslim, 19% Buddhist, 6% Hindu, 6% Protestant, and 3% Catholic. Islam is Malaysia's official religion.
Additional sources for this story
Some links will take you to other sites, in a new window.
- Cops recommend charging Herald editor at centre of 'Allah' row with sedition (The Malaysian Insider)
- Top cop says police will not question Herald editor again but will not drop case either (The Malaysian Insider)
- Sarawak state leader calls for calm after Bible seizure (UPI)
- "Allah" issue: more than 100 complaints to the Director of the Catholic weekly Herald (Fides)
- Malaysia: protests planned outside churches on Sunday; priest burned in effigy (CWN, 1/3)
An appeal from our founder, Dr. Jeffrey Mirus:
Dear reader: If you found the information on this page helpful in your pursuit of a better Catholic life, please support our work with a donation. Your donation will help us reach seven million Truth-seeking readers worldwide this year. Thank you!
Our Fall Campaign
Progress toward our year-end goal ($160,303 to go):
$200,000.00 $39,696.72
80% 20%
All comments are moderated. To lighten our editing burden, only current donors are allowed to Sound Off. If you are a donor, log in to see the comment form; otherwise please support our work, and Sound Off!
Posted by: robertrees1422 -
Jan. 11, 2014 12:55 PM ET USA
I do believe it's time for the Crusades to completely destroy the pedophile believers of Mohammad and free the world of these islamist terrorists.


text:
Academic Rigor
Dorm Life
Food and Dining
Bang for the buck
Clubs and Activities
Campus Safety
Coming out of High School into college you're guaranteed to learn something and everything I've learned so far has been interesting and will be much help to my future.
To find more tips for prospective students, what to do for fun and whether this school is great for a particular type of student read the 47 reviews for Navarro College
Curious about something that isn't answered here? Feel free to ask Navarro College a question
Navarro college is a great community college. Staff and students are very friendly. The college has various campuses to accommodate you.Read More
This school is really friendly, and geared to help students succeed. They handle issues with great professionalism.Read More
Navarro college is a really nice school... My first year was very rewarding and fullfilling.. I recommend Navarro College to any one.Read More
Navarro is a good environment for first year students to engage in college when they are concerned about leaving home. Navarro is located in a growing community where students are not overwhelmed as if in a big city. The campus is not too large and the faculty cares about the students.Read More
The teachers are great. The ladies that work at the front desk are not very helpful. The leadership and help needs to be more informational and helpful.Read More
Navarro College is an excellent school to attend if you are enrolling in college for the first time. The Professors are great and willing to work with you and help make sure that you understand the material. It is a beautiful campus with plenty of resources for students to take advantage of and succeed in furthering their academic dreams.Read More
Navarro has made many opportunists for me. It has allowed me to make life time friends and get the basics I need to continue my education.A very friendly and safe environment.Read More
Very cheap. Very small. Not what a typical college is.Read More
I rate Navarro College 8 out of 10. The campus is a very comfortable and confined environment, where it is easy to get around. Every professor I've had has been extremely helpful and resourceful.Read More


text:
Free shipping on your 1st order!
Black Cyprus Sea Salt Flakes are White Cyprus Sea Salt Flakes with activated charcoal added for a dramatic appearance and softer flavor. Thin, crisp pyramid-shaped crystals are stunning on all types of lighter colored food. Season like the pros when you use this beautiful black pyramid-shaped flake salt. Use Black Cyprus Sea Salt Flakes to accentuate flavor and enhance the look of your dish. Try it on the rim of a mango margarita, any white-fleshed fish, tomato-mozzarella salad, or sweet potato fries.
Posted by Unknown on 4th Nov 2012
Addicted to this on potatoes! Seriously yummy. Would make a wonderful hostess gift. Absolutely worth the price!
Posted by Ellen Vershbow on 15th Oct 2010
My family is addicted to this salt! It works on everything. It's especially wonderful on roasted vegetables. Every dish looks beautiful with this glistening black salt. Once you're hooked, that's it!
Posted by Siobhan Kelly on 10th Oct 2010
I love this salt and use it on veggies like roasted asparagus or green beans. It adds a little crunch and brings the best flavor to the dish. It's also great on fish too!
Posted by Unknown on 8th Jun 2010
Great crunchy sea salt with beautiful big black flakes! The black sea salt flakes look fantastic sprinkled on summer salads, or even something as simple as grilled zucchini. Delicious and subtle.


text:
Ural Retro Solo 2011
2011 Ural Retro Solo specifications, pictures, reviews and rating
Picture credits - Ural. Click to submit more pictures.
|Ural's profilation of this bike
|Still living in the past and loving it¿ The Retro has the look of motorcycling days gone by, but many of the amenities afforded by modern technology. Take to those twisting, country roads with a bike that begs the question… ´Where does that road go¿´
|General information
|Ural Retro Solo
|Do you know this bike?
Click here to rate it. We miss 2 votes to show the rating.
|Engine and transmission
|745.00 ccm (45.46 cubic inches)
|Engine type:
|Two cylinder boxer, four-stroke
|38.88 HP (28.4 kW)) @ 5600 RPM
|52.00 Nm (5.3 kgf-m or 38.4 ft.lbs) @ 4000 RPM
|Top speed:
|130.0 km/h (80.8 mph)
|Bore x stroke:
|78.0 x 78.0 mm (3.1 x 3.1 inches)
|Fuel system:
|Carburettor. 2 x KEIHIN L22A A
|Cooling system:
|Transmission type,
final drive:
|Shaft drive (cardan)
|Dry, double disc
|Gearbox with 4 speed plus 1 reverse. Final drive: Bevel gear with drive shaft.
|Fuel consumption:
|6.50 litres/100 km (15.4 km/l or 36.19 mpg)
|Greenhouse gases:
|150.8 CO2 g/km. (CO2 - Carbon dioxide emission)
|Chassis, suspension, brakes and wheels
|Front suspension:
|Telescopic fork
|Rear suspension:
|Double sided swinging arm with hydraulic spring shock absorbers - 2 x adjustable
|Front tyre:
|Rear tyre:
|Front brakes:
|Single disc
|Rear brakes:
|Expanding brake (drum brake)
|2 cross-spoked
|Physical measures and capacities
|Dry weight:
|246.0 kg (542.3 pounds)
|Power/weight ratio:
|0.1580 HP/kg
|Seat height:
|750 mm (29.5 inches) If adjustable, lowest setting.
|Overall height:
|1,060 mm (41.7 inches)
|Overall length:
|2,224 mm (87.6 inches)
|Overall width:
|840 mm (33.1 inches)
|Fuel capacity:
|19.00 litres (5.02 gallons)
|Other specifications
|Electric & kick
|Color options:
|Black with white stripes
|Russian brand
|Further information
|Insurance costs
|Get estimated US insurance cost with a quote from Allstate Motorcycle Insurance.
|Parts, accessories
|Check out parts and accessories from our other partners.
|Loans, tests, etc
|Search the web for dealers, loan costs, tests, customizing, etc.
|Ask questions
|Join the 11 Ural Retro Solo discussion group.
|Related bikes
|List related bikes for comparison of specs.
Buying a bike starts at BikezGet a list of related motorbikes before you buy this Ural. Inspect technical data. Look at photos. Read the riders' comments at the bike's discussion group. And check out the bike's reliability, repair costs, etc. Show any 2011 Ural Retro Solo for sale on our Bikez.biz Motorcycle Classifieds. You can also sign up for e-mail notification when such bikes are advertised in the future. And advertise your old MC for sale. Our efficient ads are free. You are also welcome to read and submit motorcycle reviews.
Pictures, trademarks and logos of third parties are exclusive property of the respective owners. Technical specifications are subject to change without notice. Bikez.com has been developed by low-cost software development company ObjectLabs.
Custom Search
Aprilia BMW Ducati Harley-Davidson Honda Kawasaki KTM Moto Guzzi Suzuki Triumph Ural Yamaha
Copyright © 1999-2015 by Bikez.com a.s. This web uses cookies.
About Bikez. Advertise products. Contact Bikez.com. Privacy policy. Motorcycle catalogue and Motorcycle classifieds
Copyright © 1999-2015 by Bikez.com a.s. This web uses cookies.
About Bikez. Advertise products. Contact Bikez.com. Privacy policy. Motorcycle catalogue and Motorcycle classifieds


text:
Heel measures approximately 25mm/ 1 inch. Work model-off-duty cool into your casual wardrobe with Alexander Wang's patent--trimmed espresso leather ankle boots. Look to the designer's A-list fans for inspiration and team with skin-tight pants and a leather vest for impeccable style credentials.
Alexander Wang Kat boots: espresso leather, heel measures approximately 25mm/ 1 inch, tab at back, overlay at front, black patent-leather trimmed round toe. Buckle fastening ankle strap.
Product code: 161525 - Need help? Contact us


text:
by Dr. David Brownstein The FDA wants to take away our right to purchase nutritional supplements. They have proposed draconian recommendations on supplement manufacturers that...
In 2010, John Kasich put out an ad called "Two Paths" to present his vision for the state of Ohio. Four years later, "John Kasucks" provides us with an...
Alison Weir: The Hidden History of How the U.S. Was Used to Create Israel
Chicago-area woman alleges illegal strip-search by arresting officers
Cops Force Woman to Erase Video of Husband's Arrest Before They Charged Him With Felony
Senate Bill S510 Makes it illegal to Grow, Share, Trade or Sell Homegrown Food
Libertarians Demand Ouster of Kasich Crony Amid Allegations of Corruption
Copyright © 2013 Foundation Media.


text:
Online Courses
Study on your own schedule with Binghamton University's non-credit online courses. Our 600+ courses cover a vast array of topics and interests. Let your curiosity guide you! Search our directory for a course.
How to Register
For both new and old students of our system, select "Sign In" on the upper right hand corner to log in to an existing account or create a new student account. Browse courses using the categories on the left column, and select the desired course on the right hand side. Click "Add to Cart" to purchase a course and "View Cart" to check out. You can purchase multiple courses at the same time. Then simply follow instructions to register and pay! Soon after, you'll receive an e-mail confirmation of your registration.
For any questions or concerns, email Debbie O'Brien (firstname.lastname@example.com) or call 607-761-8815.


text:
Iran journalists and activists threatened
Anonymous warnings threaten Iranians working 'for the goals of foreigners'…
Reliable sources, including one Iranian journalist, have told Global Voices that several Iranian activists and journalists have received an email threatening that they will be punished according to the "Islamic Punishment" law of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The subject of the email is "warning" [hoshdar in Persian] and the message says they have information and documents that implicates a list of people who are working actively "for the goals of foreigners" and who support seditious activity. The sender of the email is anonymous.
The email in says:
Your email is on the list. If you continue your illegal activity, you will be punished in accordance with articles 498,499,510 of the Islamic Punishment Law.
These articles [fa] refer to crimes against the country's security.
According to article 498, anybody who organises a group with more than two people who aims to disturb a country's security will be jailed from two to ten years. Article 499 says any member of this group can face three months to five years in jail. Article 510 says people who hide spies who want to hurt country with the help of an enemy, can face from six months to three years of jail.
The email is intended to provoke fear, but has no signature. One recipient demonstrated to Global Voices that the email was sent from an anonymous Live.com email account (firstname.lastname@example.com) a Microsoft email service.
Iranians know to be concerned of violations of their online privacy. On September 2011, A growing number of Iranian bloggers expressed their anxieties after learning that their Gmail inboxes may have been an open book for the Iranian state to read and target dissidents for two months.
In 2011, people who once sent SMS mobile phone messages to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's Persian service, received a threatening message:
Dear citizen, based on information we received you have fallen under the influence of the anti-security propaganda of media connected with foreign powers.
If you establish contact with media based outside the country, you will be guilty of violating the following articles of Islamic law (…) and we will deal with you according to the law.
Today it is threatening email, yesterday it was an SMS text. But the message is the same: To sow fear and reap inaction.
Written by Fred Petrossian


text:
Breastfeeding Resources Classes and Contacts
The Breastfeeding Resource Guide can help you find a Lactation Specialist in your area to help with a variety of breastfeeding issues you may be facing. Free classes are being offered at Babies R Us every third Saturday of each month taught by the Coalition's new chair, Dr. Allison Stiles! Don't miss this FREE educational class, details inside!