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Essie Mademoiselle
390 reviews
79% would repurchase
Package Quality: 4.3
Price: $$$
Package Quality: 4.3
Price: $$$
INGREDIENTSEthyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Nitrocellulose, propyl acetate, Tosylamide/Formaldehyde Resin, Isopropyl Alcohol, Acetyl Tributyl Citrate, Tripheneyl Phosphate, Trimethyl Pentanyl Diisobutyrate, Ethyl Tosylamide, Steralkonium Bentonite, Styrene/Acrylate Copolymer, Diacetone Alcohol, Camphor, Polyvinyl Butyral, Stearalkonium Hectorite, Benzophenone 1, Citric Acid, Dimethicone, Silica, Trimethylsiloxysilicate. May Contain: CI 47005:1 (D&C Yellow #10), CI 47000 (D&C Yellow #11), CI 77163 (Bismuth Oxychloride), Mica CAS 12001-26-2, CI 19140 (Yellow 5 Lake), Polyethylene Terephthalate, CI 15850:1 (Red 7 Lake), CI 15850 (Red 6 Lake), CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), CI 15880 (Red 34 Lake), CI 77491 (Red Iron), CI 77499 (Black Iron), CI 77510 (Ferric Ammonium Ferrocycyanide), CI 75170 (Guanine), CI 42090 (Blue 1 Lake), CI 60725 (Violet 2), CI 17200 (Red 33), CI 77000 (Aluminum Powder), CI 73360 (Red 30), CI 26100 (Red 17), CI 42053 (Green 3), CI 77288 (Chromium Oxide Green), CI 77007 (Ultramarines), CI 77266 (Black 2), CI 45380 (D&C Red 21), CI 45410 (D&C Red 28), Polyester-3 (D&C Colorant)
on 7/10/2012 5:25:00 PM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium, Neutral
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Green
I think everything about this polish has already been said. It's a sheer (very sheer) milky pink with a blue undertone. This was used by a manicurist when he did a french manicure on me and I knew I had to have it. It is just sheer enough to paint over the white tips without making them look pink. This is a staple polish for me for french manicures. I'm almost done with my first bottle, and will repurchase. The reason I gave it 4/5 is for the obvious fact that this color is time consuming to build up. If you want that opaque color you will need at least 3 coats, granted it looks very pretty when you do.
on 6/27/2012 10:41:00 PM
Age: 44-55
Skin: Combination, Fair, Neutral
Hair: Brown, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Brown
Barely noticeable. Run of the mill sheer pink shade. May as well buy Sally Hansen Hard as Nails sheer pink in that fun vintagey bottle. Looks exactly the same.
on 6/27/2012 10:30:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Dry, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
this is a nice, paler alternative to my usual favorite ballet slippers. One coat appears useless, and the second/third coat is where the magic is. I did like 3 coats on top of white tips on natural nails. It looks nice on it's own. I would rather use something with more color.. this takes too many coats to have a purpose
on 6/22/2012 1:01:00 AM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Green
Nice colour in the bottle, but goes on very sheer and tends to streak. Also too light for my skin tone. Meh.
on 6/17/2012 3:47:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Normal, Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I just started painting my nails after a several-year hiatus -- I'm usually much too lazy, but I need to stop some bad habits and having pretty nails is a deterrent. So keep in mind that I'm not particularly skilled at applying nail polish.
I tried two other Essie pinks, True Love and BBF (technically a "mauve" but still quite pink). Then I tried Mademoiselle, but was skeptical due to all the hype.
I love it. It's totally worth the hype. Well, not if you want opaque color... it took four (very thin) coats for me to get a semi-opaque color, which to me means opaque except for VNL. But I've found it almost impossible to find a pale pink that doesn't make my warm tan skin look dirty; most of them are cool/blue-toned. Mademoiselle is so clean and pretty. It does apply streaky if you don't do it right, but I've found that to be true of all nail polish. I'm not very good at it, and I have perfect, even nails right now.
Also, weirdly enough, I remember trying OPI Bubble Bath a long time ago and thinking the color didn't live up to the adorable name. This one does!
on 6/6/2012 6:47:00 PM
Age: 44-55
Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Hazel
Love Essie nail polish but this one I could do without. I know its a classic and i guess if you are looking for something basically clear it's good. You get a just polished nice look but that's IT. If I am going through all the work of a manicure I just want something a teeny bit darker. Does not look like what you see in bottle. Yes, its a clean look but like another post said, you could probably get the same look with buffing your own nails. Just OK for me but I returned mine and will stick with Ballet Slippers or OPI's Bubble Bath for a tad more color. I do love Essie though, just not this one.
on 5/7/2012 3:01:00 PM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Combination, Fair, Neutral
Hair: Brunette, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Hazel
For years, this was my first and only Essie polish.
It is a true classic and you can easily see why: Neutral, glossy, clean nude colour, that makes your nails look like a dream.
There´s nothing special about this colour and you might think of it as another boring neutral.
But I tell you: My nails look clean and fresh, glossy and healthy. Simple nail polish, but effective as a "nail-beautifier".
Essie describes it as a classic grown up pink.
It goes well with my NC 20/BB sand skin-tone and my nails, that tend to look yellowish with the wrong colour.
I painted it on my aunt´s nails and on my mother´s nails. Both are totally different types with totally different skin-tones than mine and it worked on both!
I dare to say that most women can wear this colour, but as with every other colour, there may be an exception to the rule.
I also agree with another reviewer, that this is not meant to be opaque. The sheer pinkish milkiness is one of the classic features of this colour.
As I also own sugar daddy from Essie, I can say that sugar daddy has a stronger pink undertone and while I can build mademoiselle with 2 or 3 coats, sugar daddy becomes to pink on my nails with more than one coat.
So, in a way, mademoiselle is more neutral than sugar daddy, although love them both.
I use it on my hands and toes and love to wear it summertime or wintertime.
It does´t streak and lasts forever.
I love mademoiselle and it is "the" nude colour from Essie.
on 4/8/2012 11:33:00 AM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Dry, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
I hate to give an essie polish a low rating! Essie polishes and my second favorite brand right behind OPI. The reason I only gave Essie's Mademoiselle 3 stars is for two reasons, the price, and pigmentation.
Now paying close to nine dollars (In Canada) is fair amount of money for a tiny bottle. I didn't think much of it, because I own close to 10 essie polishes, and this is probably the only own I've ever had any sort of issue with. I bought the color and brought it home, I painted it on my nails right away hoping for a color close to Mod About You by OPI. Now I realize that this color isn't opaque. Which brings me to my next point.
I don't like the opacity of this polish. To get the actual color the bottle claims to contain you need close to 6 coats. 6 coats of nail polish is way to much for a nine dollar polish.
Now the reason that this polish got 3 stars is because, for a french manicure I love this color. It's a beautiful gloss with a touch of a nudey-pink. If you're looking for a 2-coater light pink I'd go for Mod About You by OPI. This is a great french manicure color, and I love it for that purpose. This polish doesn't have the opacity that I was hoping for, but I still will wear this color.
on 4/5/2012 8:16:00 PM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Normal, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Hazel
This is the perfect color for doing french manicures. I use this with over french tips (blanc) and I am very pleased with the color. I recently bough the Chanel nailpolish Ballerina, and it puts Mademoiselle to shame. This polish is ok, but Ballerina goes on much better with no streaks. Sorry Essie, but you can't compete with chanel polishes; they are the best.
on 4/1/2012 1:20:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Sensitive, Fair, Cool
Hair: Red, Wavy, Fine
Eyes: Grey
I bought Essie's Mademoiselle at Walmart for $7.75 because my old translucent pink had gone bad. I have to say that I LOVE this polish and that I will never use anything else for French Manicures again! It's exactly what I wanted it to look like (I included a pic with my review, at the top of the page).
I did notice that of the 6 or so bottles of Mademoiselle, there was a noticeable color variation between them. There were a couple that had a stronger pink tone to them and a couple that were a paler pink. I'm not sure which version is the true Mademoiselle. I chose the Pale Pink because I originally wanted to try Ballet Slippers but they were sold out. I didn't like the darker pink to be honest (I tested a dot of both on my nail before I bought one)... I have noticed the same issue with other colors from Essie before. It's something they definitely need to work on... (1 out of 5 for packaging).
I gave this polish a 5 out of 5 because the results were perfect, but the 2 distinctly different colors under the same name does bother me. I wouldn't have bought it if the stronger pink tone was the only option.
Anyways, this polish went on smooth and translucent. I hate Essie's thin brushes, but I didn't have a problem with streakiness or spotting with this one at all. If you want an opaque pink THIS IS NOT IT. You would probably need to apply 5 coats... It would be beautiful as an alternative to a clear coat, and it's absolutely perfect for a understated and classic French manicure.
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Apparatus and method for perusing selected vehicles having a clean title history
Assignee: Carfax, Inc.
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Filed: September 3, 2002
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Nara Resort Hotel
Hotel | Beycik köyü, Basören mahallesi, Beycik, Turkey 07980
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- Airport Pickup USD 224.16
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- Luggage Room
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Customers can cancel their reservation free of charge up to 2 days before arrival (local time). Payments made to HostelBookers are non-refundable.
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Approximately 950mm in height above sea level, you can dock into the sea 15 minutes by car. NARA RESORT, the exhaustion of the people all shouted, continuous mountain and forest air that they breathe, learn and practice good friendships can engage in natural fruits and vegetables in a warm and cozy environment. NARA RESORT, the summit of the village and the forest and mountains, the sea-board in the form of 15 rooms of a garden is the place.
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The rooms day and night, hot water availability, and hot-cold air conditioning system. Every time you want the convenience of skipping breakfast, a variety of home-cooked food, hotel special 'fish salad', and you are welcome in a variety of flavors you can find a Nara Resort.
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Beycik village is part of Kemer town which is part of the nearest city Antalya. This area of Turkey is like the Switzerland of Europe. It is on the Olympos Mountains and has magnificent view of the sea as well as the pine forest and the mountains. The humidity is between 20 - 25 %. It is away from the common touristy areas of this part of Antalya yet its beauty combined with healthy living is what the select visitors are looking for.
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the price! but I suppose you get what you pay for!
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So, I am 40 wks and 3 days today. Today we had an ultrasound and the NS test and everything is great with the baby. My MW checked me and found that the baby's head is very low, cervix is 80% and I'm 5 cm dilated! I honestly didn't realize that you can be dilated this far and STILL not be in labor! She said that if things don't happen on their own soon they'll break my water on Monday or Tuesday to get things going. Has anyone else experienced this or know someone who has? Is this common? Does this mean my labor will be fast and furious? I'd love any feedback you all have to offer, since I've never heard of this happening to anyone.
What?!?!? 5cm and still no labor?!?!?
Happily married since 5/05. SAH, BF, FTM to Seth born 7/30/09. Expecting #2 on 12/18/10! I'm gonna have 2 under 2... yikes!
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This happened to me with my first. Got to 5cm no problem and had very little pain. Going from 6-10 took 24 hours and tons of pain! So you never know I guess. The baby was sunny side up, maybe that is why.
man i just trying to get to 4 cent and i have alot of pain, i cant believe they wont admist you at 5 but i guess every hospital is different
JESSICA� Army wife to DH 3/07/06
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When my mother was carrying one of my brothers, she went to her 38 week check-up and found out she was 6cm dilated ... and never felt a thing!! They kept her there because she was scheduled for a c-section (didn't do VBACs 25 years ago) ... but man! Must've been nice! She said she hadn't experienced contractions or any pain up to that point.
At my 34 week appointment I was dialated 6cm and not in labor. Just had my normal irritabilty and not-consistant contractions. I was sent to the hospital and admitted immediately because I was only 34 weeks. They kept me on strict bed rest, had me on IV fluids, and on the monitors. At 7 days they checked me again and I was 8cm, still no active labor. At 10 days in the hospital and being 35 weeks 2 days they decided to put me on Pitocin to start contractions about 1 hour later I was 9cm and had a regular pattern. They broke my water and 20 minutes later my little boy arrived. The only pain I felt is when they started the Pit. at 8cm.
I was in the same boat as you and had NO idea that you could dilate like that without any being in labor or having any pain and this was my fourth baby!!!
Nicole&Travis 6-03~Abagail Rose 4-03, Bella Mai 8-04, Connor Liem 6-06, Duncan Elias Franklin 7-6-09 Proud Army Family!!!
With my first baby I went to my checkup when I wass almost 38 weeks. The OB (not my regular one) told me I was at a 5, but I could still go home because she would not induce me until i was 39 weeks! I started crying...my husband had just started football practice, I was starting working in 5 days, and I lived 2 hours from the hospital. My regular OB's nurse came to check on me and I told her what was going on. My regular OB had me induced the next morning at 6AM. I had a 9lb 9oz daughter right after lunch without any pain meds. Maybe you will have a faster labor too!
I was 4-5 cm dialated, 80% effaced and -1 station for 4 weeks with this one. I also had regular contractions the entire time and was in and out of the hospital 4 times. When they did finally induce me it was 3 1/2 hours from the start of pit to when she was born.


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For her 8 years of engagement in the current business, she is able to earn up to 25,800 KHR per day. Her first loan with VisionFund, Kiva's partner, was four cycles ago. The past loans - which she completely paid back - provided a positive impact on her lifestyle, as her living condition are getting better than before.
For this cycle, she is in a group of four seeking a new loan with VisionFund. The total of her group loan is 3,800,000 KHR, of which 1,000,000 KHR is the loan portion for Soeurm, as the group leader. Soeurm will use her portion to pay for plowing and labor fees, plus pesticide costs.
She hopes to grow her rice timely and gain more yield with high income, lest she can maintain her lifestyle.
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About VisionFund CambodiaVisionFund Cambodia is a Christian organization and microfinance institution that provides small loans and other financial services to improve the lives of children, empower poor women and their families, and grow successful businesses. The organization works primarily in rural parts of Cambodia and has distinguished itself by targeting the very poor who require smaller loan sizes, regardless of religious beliefs, gender or ethnic background.
Kiva lenders' funds will help the organization to expand into the northeastern provinces of the country, which have historically been underserved and difficult to reach with financial services.
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In a group loan, each member of the group receives an individual loan but is part of a larger group of individuals. The group is there to provide support to the members and to provide a system of peer pressure, but groups may or may not be formally bound by a group guarantee. In cases where there is a group guarantee, members of the group are responsible for paying back the loans of their fellow group members in the case of delinquency or default.
Kiva's Field Partners typically feature one borrower from a group. The loan description, sector, and other attributes for a group loan profile are determined by the featured borrower's loan. The other members of the group are not required to use their loans for the same purpose.
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A Retreat for Today's Christian Woman
�Be still and confess that I am God! I am exalted among the nations, exalted on the earth.� Psalm 46:11
Windridge Solitude is an 83 acre retreat in Lonedell, Missouri that is owned and operated by a new religious community of nuns whose mission is �spiritcare and earthcare.� They seek to balance their lives between the active and contemplative, between solitude and community, and offer their guests the essence of these same gifts where one can truly hear the still, small voice of God.
Mary, a retired psychologist, and Carolyn, a retired college teacher, tend to the everyday needs at Windridge Solitude. Michelle and Malia are involved in education�the former as a preschool special education teacher and the latter a resource person for teachers with special needs students. Anne Margaret works as a rural carrier substitute at a nearby post office.
These women came into my life in the most providential way. Sister Carolyn had four books to publish and felt that Bezalel was the answer to her prayers. She sent me drafts of each and explained how all the proceeds from these books would be paid directly to the retreat she managed called Windridge Solitude. Along with her daily chores at Windridge, this, too, was to be her contribution. Intrigued, I visited the Windridge website and ultimately accepted her books.
Very quickly, however, questions that focused on plot, character development, and dialogue soon centered on the philosophy of Windridge and what was offered to a retreatant. Our relationship took on a new dimension when Carolyn became my friend and spiritual mentor. Somewhere along the way her books were published but their significance easily took a back seat to my own growing desire to experience Windridge Solitude firsthand. Over the years I have both attended and facilitated a variety of workshops but had never been on a sabbatical, or retreat, where the keynote speaker was God! The very idea of such a time and place mesmerized me.
So this past week, amid blooming fall colors and skies smattered with clouds and intermittent bursts of sun, I flew from Michigan to Missouri. Windridge Solitude is about an hour�s drive from the St. Louis airport and sits at the foothills of the Ozark Mountains. It is where seekers of God encounter him in all His earthly glory.
It goes without saying that God, most certainly, is everywhere and in every human being we encounter; but it also goes without saying that there is something quite different, and maybe even necessary, about making the conscious effort to remove yourself from your daily life and actively search for God in the quiet and stillness of a place like Windridge.
Now don�t get me wrong, this isn�t an altogether easy thing to do. I spent the initial couple of hours of my first day staring lamely at my cell phone wondering if there was a way to turn it into a television receptor. Then I spent a fair amount of time trying to figure out how to text message someone, anyone. I readily admit that there was a very real part of me nearing a panic attack as I looked around the beautiful, cozy room wondering if I could sustain myself without access to a computer.
I sat upon a couch where the total and complete view was the great outdoors. God and His creation was the focal point, not a television set. Funny, I soon realized as I calmed myself down, that I rarely watch television at home but the thought of it not even being an option made me a bit edgy. I looked at the books I brought and yet longed for technology. I had always complained in my home with three teenage boys playing computer games, listening to music, playing ping-pong, and watching t.v. that I couldn�t hear myself think. Now, as I walked around the cottage, every inch inviting me to sit and be with God, my thoughts were bouncing off the walls, having nothing to run interference.
Fortunately, �Faithful Love� (the cottage I stayed in) was true to its name and as I began to relax I was overcome with the realization of God�s presence and His very real interest in me. I had, after all, prepared myself for this time alone with Him. The week prior to departure, as I caught up on laundry, wrote columns, and bought groceries, I kept telling God that I would soon be �all His.� I promised Him my full and undivided attention and looked forward to the ways in which Him and I would build our relationship. I eagerly anticipated what the retreat would hold, knowing that I ached for His presence in a way unlike any I had previously experienced.
It quickly became clear that once past my initial feeling of isolation, God and I had much work to do. We had to get to know each other on a whole new level. I knew God in the birth of my children and in my marriage vows. I knew Him in my work and in my family and friends. I even knew Him to be in the pesky human encounters that are sometimes part of life. I knew Him in time spent at Eucharistic Adoration, in the heartache of losing my beloved grandmother, and through the salvific blood of His Son. But I didn�t know Him in the extended solitude of time and space that was available at Windridge. So when He began tugging at my heart to spend time at Windridge, I am grateful to have responded; and I am still in awe of His infinite love and at the ways in which He will work in our lives when we only give Him the chance.
For more information visit www.WindridgeSolitude.com. One of sister�s books, �Gabriel, Blow Your Horn!� is being offered as part of the Bezalel Family Book club, which is being sponsored by Lisa Hendey of Catholic Mom, that begins in January, 2008. Sister Carolyn will be one the authors moderating online discussions for her book. For more information about the book club, visit www.CatholicMom.com and listen to podcast #15.
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This is the commercial ad of Pacifico Beer. this commercial was released in June 2013 in United States under the titled of 'Pacifico Beer Spin the Bottle.'.
Does Pacifico take you places? Or is it the other way around? Watch as five friends try to find out the answer with the help of an empty bottle, a map and a sense of adventure.
The song which was used in the commercial ad of Pacifico is "Open Season" by Australia indie pop/folk band High Highs released on January 29th 2013. And this song "Open Season" is included in their the first album "Open Season". For those of you who like this song "Open Season", you can download it from Amazon or Itunes.
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A gigantic palm that flowers itself to death and exists as part of an entirely unique genus has been discovered in Madagascar; its name will be published in the Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society on 17 January 2008. The mystery palm has a huge trunk which towers over 18m high and fan leaves which are 5m in diameter ?among the largest known in flowering plants. This is the most massive palm ever to be found in Madagascar.
The plant has an unusual and spectacular lifecycle; growing to dizzying heights before the stem tip converts into a giant terminal inflorescence and bursts into branches of hundreds of tiny flowers. Each flower is capable of being pollinated and developing into fruit and soon drips with nectar and is surrounded by swarming insects and birds. The nutrient reserves of the palm become completely depleted as soon as it fruits and the entire tree collapses and dies in a macabre demise.
Xavier Metz, a Frenchman who manages a cashew plantation nearby, and his family were walking in a remote area of north-western Madagascar when they stumbled across the giant palm and the huge pyramidal bunch of flowers sprouting out of the tip. They had never seen anything like it before and their photographs soon reached John Dransfield, co-author of the Palms of Madagascar and an Honorary Research Fellow of Kew, who was astonished when he saw material and images of the tree.
I could hardly believe my eyes when I saw the images posted on the web,?he says. The palm appeared superficially like the Talipot palm of Sri Lanka, but that had never been recorded for Madagascar. Clearly this was going to be an extremely exciting discovery and I just couldnt wait to examine specimens in detail.
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Mr. Li continued, "In the past year, we have continued to build up our sales network of retail stores for PurCotton® products in China and Hong Kong to a total of 44 stores. We also strengthened the management of our two online sales channels. As more customers have come to appreciate our PurCotton® consumer products, we have seen an over 50% repurchase rate among members. In fiscal year 2012, we plan to open around 30 new stores mostly in first- and second-tier cities and upgrade our existing stores. We expect to have a rapid increase in customer memberships and revenue increases from online platforms and distributors entering into hypermarkets, supermarkets and convenience stores, etc., with consumable goods such as sanitary napkins, baby diapers and cotton tissues. During this time of expansion, our operating and net margins will be under some pressure, but we believe this investment will better position the Company for enhanced profitability in the future."
Mr. Xiuyuan Fang, chief financial officer of Winner Medical, added, "We are pleased to have maintained positive gross profit growth throughout fiscal year 2011, when cotton prices greatly fluctuated. Our gross margin declined slightly to 27.3% from 30.0% in the same period last year. This was mainly because of an increase of the average purchasing price of cotton. Furthermore, to increase sales of PurCotton® products, we sacrificed a degree of gross margin in exchange for larger market share. We believe that in the end, such gains in the market will reward investors with increased shareholder value."
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Obama pledges to end 'cozy' ties between oil companies, regulators, denounces fingerpointing
WASHINGTON (AP) - Declaring himself as angry as the rest of the nation, President Barack Obama assailed oil drillers and his own administration Friday as he ordered extra scrutiny of drilling permits to head off any repeat of the sickening oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Engineers worked desperately to stop the leak that's belching out at least 210,000 gallons of crude a day.
As Louisiana wildlife officials reported huge tar balls littering a beach, BP PLC technicians labored to accomplish an engineering feat a mile below the water surface. They were gingerly moving joysticks to guide deep-sea robots and thread a mile-long, 6-inch tube with a rubber stopper into the 21-inch pipe gushing oil from the ocean floor - a task one expert compared to stuffing a cork with a straw through it into a gushing soda bottle.
It's the latest scheme to stop the flow after all others have failed, more than three weeks since the oil rig explosion that killed 11 workers and set off the disastrous leak.
Obama, whose comments until now have been measured, heatedly condemned a "ridiculous spectacle" of oil executives shifting blame in congressional hearings and denounced a "cozy relationship" between their companies and the federal government.
"I will not tolerate more fingerpointing or irresponsibility," Obama said in the White House Rose Garden, flanked by members of his Cabinet.
Space shuttle Atlantis soars on final voyage, rockets away with 6 astronauts to space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Space shuttle Atlantis thundered away on its final voyage to orbit Friday, hoisting an experienced crew of six and a full shipment of space station gear.
Atlantis sped through a perfectly clear afternoon sky, blazing a trail over the Atlantic before huge crowds eager to catch one of the few remaining shuttle launches. More than 40,000 guests - the biggest launch-day crowd in years - packed the Kennedy Space Center.
The shuttle's destination is the International Space Station, which was soaring over the South Pacific at the time of liftoff. The shuttle should catch up with the orbiting complex and its six residents Sunday morning.
A piece of orbiting junk, however, was threatening to come too close to the space station. If necessary, Mission Control will order up a maneuver so the station can dodge the debris the night before Atlantis' arrival. The docking will not be delayed, even if the station has to move out of the way of the unidentified piece, NASA officials said.
"Good luck, godspeed and have a little fun up there," launch director Mike Leinbach told the astronauts just before liftoff. He said he was speaking on behalf of all those who have worked on Atlantis since construction began in 1980.
Relatives break news to surviving Dutch boy that family died in Libya plane crash
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - Relatives broke the news to a Dutch boy who is the sole survivor of a plane crash in Libya that his parents and brother died in the disaster, as authorities said the 9-year-old would return home on Saturday.
Rescuers found Ruben van Assouw still strapped in his seat and breathing in an area of desert sand strewn with the plane's debris. His father, mother and 11-year-old brother are believed to have been among the 103 people on board who were killed Wednesday when their flight from South Africa crashed short of the runway in Tripoli.
Since then, he has been undergoing treatment at a Tripoli hospital, with an aunt and uncle who rushed in from Amsterdam at his bedside.
On Friday, his aunt and uncle released a statement saying they had told the boy of the deaths of his parents, Trudy and Patrick van Assouw, and his brother, Enzo.
"Under the circumstances Ruben is doing well. He sleeps a lot. Now and then he is awake and then he is alert," they said in the statement.
Federal prosecutors conducting criminal probe into W.Va. mine explosion that killed 29
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal prosecutors said Friday they are investigating whether there was "willful criminal activity" by the company that operates the West Virginia mine where 29 workers died in an accident last month.
The U.S. attorney's office for the Southern District of West Virginia said in a letter that investigators are looking into actions by the mine's operator, Performance Coal, and its directors, officers and agents.
The letter, obtained by The Associated Press, asks the Labor Department to hold off pursuing dozens of civil cases against Performance for alleged mine safety violations.
Performance is a subsidiary of Massey Energy Co., which owns the Upper Big Branch mine.
Last month, federal law enforcement officials said the FBI had interviewed nearly two dozen current and former employees of Massey in the probe. But the Justice Department declined to publicly confirm there was a criminal investigation.
Palin says Obama would ban guns if he could, 'mama grizzlies' will lead Republicans
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin warned NRA members Friday that President Barack Obama wants to gut the Second Amendment and told a separate gathering that "mama grizzlies" will help Republicans win this November, sweeping away the Democratic agenda.
Palin, a potential 2012 presidential candidate, told National Rifle Association members during their annual meeting that the only thing stopping Obama and his Democratic allies from trying to ban guns is political backlash.
"Don't doubt for a minute that, if they thought they could get away with it, they would ban guns and ban ammunition and gut the Second Amendment," said Palin, a lifelong NRA member who once had a baby shower at a local gun range in Alaska. "It's the job of all of us at the NRA and its allies to stop them in their tracks."
Palin, the GOP's 2008 vice presidential nominee, also praised tea party activism as a "beautiful movement," drawing a rousing applause from thousands of NRA members who gathered in an arena used by the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats.
During an event earlier Friday in Washington sponsored by an anti-abortion group, she challenged Republican women to help the GOP "take this country back" and elect anti-abortion lawmakers. She praised female leaders of the tea party movement and invoked the 2008 acceptance speech where she compared herself to a pit bull.
Steve Jobs got involved in investigation over iPhone lost in Silicon Valley bar
SAN FRANCISCO(AP) - Brian Hogan's world closed in fast almost as soon as he sold the next-generation iPhone he found in a Silicon Valley bar to a popular technology Web site for a stack of $100 bills, according to court documents released Friday.
By April 19, Hogan's roommate was cooperating with investigators, Apple's top lawyers were meeting with police to press for criminal charges and Steve Jobs himself was personally demanding the iPhone's return.
The saga began March 25, when Apple engineer Robert "Gray" Powell left the iPhone prototype in the bar area of Redwood City's Gourmet Haus Staud restaurant, according to a sworn statement by San Mateo Sheriff's Detective Matthew Broad that was unsealed Friday.
Broad's 10-page statement was used to obtain a search warrant for the home and car of Jason Chen, an editor with the technology website Gizmodo.
It said Gizmodo paid Hogan $5,000 for the device, cracked it opened and posted images of it on April 20 despite a phone call from Jobs the day before demanding website editors return the gadget. Gizmodo promised Hogan an additional $3,500 bonus if Apple formally unveiled the device by July, according to Broad.
Los Angeles prosecutor meets with actress who says Roman Polanski sexually abused her in 1980s
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles County prosecutors have met with a British actress who claims she was sexually abused by director Roman Polanski in his Paris apartment when she was 16 - years before she appeared in one of his movies.
Charlotte Lewis, 42, said Friday that the filmmaker abused her "in the worst possible way" in the 1980s.
Lewis provided no evidence to support her claims, and her attorney, Gloria Allred, did not permit her to answer questions during a news conference in her office.
However, Allred said the woman provided evidence to a police detective and officials from the Los Angeles County district attorney's office. She refused to provide specifics and also refused to answer questions about whether her client's allegations involved drugs or rape.
"Our detectives did conduct the interview but the department has not begun an investigation," said police spokesman Richard French. He did not know when the interview was conducted.
Calif. high school official placed on leave after student talent show striptease
PARAMOUNT, Calif. (AP) - The assistant principal at a California high school has been placed on leave after a campus talent show where male students pranced seductively in underwear and Speedos.
The Paramount Unified School District began an investigation after video of the student performances showed up on YouTube and local television news reports. One performer, Christian Dominguez, says he simply wanted to "pump up" the class at Paramount High School.
But some parents complained.
Superintendent David Verdugo says the performance was inappropriate and the assistant principal who was present has been placed on administrative leave while the district investigates who arranged and managed the acts.
No students have been disciplined.
Bret Michaels announces return to stage on May 28 following recovery from brain hemorrhage
NEW YORK (AP) - Bret Michaels is set to return to the stage a little more than a month after suffering a brain hemorrhage.
His representative announced Friday that the rocker and reality star would perform at the Hard Rock Live in Biloxi, Miss., on May 28.
Michaels has been sidelined since April. On April 12, he had an emergency appendectomy. Ten days later he suffered the hemorrhage that left him in intensive care for two weeks in a Phoenix hospital.
Many of his concert dates were postponed, but they are being rescheduled. Michaels also is set to begin a tour with Lynyrd Skynrd on June 10 in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Michaels - who has been in rehabilitation since the hemorrhage - is hoping to return to New York to compete on NBC's "Celebrity Apprentice." He will appear on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" on Wednesday.
Cavaliers general manager says LeBron James' elbow injury needed rest he couldn't get
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) - Cleveland Cavaliers general manager Danny Ferry says the elbow injury that bothered LeBron James during the NBA playoffs was bad enough that the team would have rested him during the regular season.
Ferry revealed for the first time that the league's MVP complained about his elbow before an April 8 game in Chicago. He was a late scratch from the starting lineup that night and sat out Cleveland's final four regular-season games.
James was diagnosed with a sprained elbow and bone bruise. He said earlier this week that the elbow was "an issue" he would take care of in the offseason.
Ferry has not been told by anyone that James needs surgery. He said James was informed he couldn't damage the elbow further by playing with the injury.
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SEBASTIAN — The Florida Communities Trust has approved a lease between the city and Crab E. Bills Inc. to operate a small eatery at the Working Waterfront along Indian River Drive.
Last April, the City Council gave its unanimous approval to the lease, which then had to be reviewed by Florida Communities Trust's attorney before it could be executed. With the state's approval, interim City Manager Joe Griffin said the arrangements can be finalized.
The lease calls for a 10-year term, with an option for an additional 10 years. In the new lease, the city will oversee the old Hurricane Harbor site, including a fish market, eatery and museum, and lease the operation of the fish market, kitchen and eatery to Crab E. Bills Inc.
The nonprofit Fisherman's Landing Sebastian will operate a small commercial fish house directly to the south.
Rent for the location is $3,000 per month and Crab E. Bills Inc. must comply with the requirements of the City of Sebastian Working Waterfront Collaboration Management Plan, which is part of the Stan Mayfield Working Waterfront Grant.
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Debunking The 10 Most-Common Cellulite Myths
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by Lionel Bissoon
Although about 90% of American women suffer from some degree of cellulite, it�s not uncommon for many to think that, somehow, the condition is their own fault �- that they must have brought it on themselves. Unfortunately, many boyfriends, husbands and significant others fuel this unwarranted guilt complex by suggesting that...
"You haven�t stayed in shape by exercising enough."
"You�ve gotten fat, which is (obviously) the cause of cellulite. Cellulite is something overweight women get, right?"
"There�s nothing you can do about it. Your mother and grandmother had cellulite, so you�re doomed to live with it... DOOMED! How�s your sister doing?"
Regardless of what you�ve heard "through the grapevine," it�s VERY difficult for women living in highly industrialized Western societies to avoid developing cellulite if they�re genetically predisposed to it AND the right conditions exist to help it surface.
Here are 10 common myths and facts about cellulite and its treatments. Stop me if you�ve heard some (or all) of them.
1. Men don�t get cellulite. Believe it or not, 10% of men suffer from cellulite.
2. You must be overweight to have cellulite. In fact, thin women often display the worst cellulite.
3. Exercise eliminates cellulite. This is absolutely untrue. Cellulite consists of little pockets of herniated fat. When you exercise, it is tough to localize the exercise so that it burns off only the fat pockets contained in the affected areas. Building smooth muscle beneath the skin can help smooth out the surface.
4. Liposuction is an effective treatment. Liposuction is not a proven cellulite treatment. Yet plastic surgeons and dermatologists continue to recommend this invasive surgery. It�s a pity they don�t read their own literature, since it reveals that liposuction has actually been shown to make cellulite worse.
5. Creams can effectively treat cellulite. There are several reasons why most creams cannot treat cellulite. Most creams can only treat one component of cellulite �- usually the fat component. Very few are designed to affect the circulation and connective tissues that contribute to cellulite development. To the best of my knowledge, only one cream treats all three aspects of cellulite. And NO cream can treat dimples.
6. Diet will cure cellulite. Diets will not cure cellulite. I�ve seen women lose weight and gain cellulite. That said, a diet rich in organic foods can prevent cellulite from occurring. And once cellulite has appeared, a diet rich in organic foods can retard the condition. However, diet won�t completely reverse cellulite.
7. Tanning will camouflage cellulite. Tanning will make light skin darker, but the cellulite will still be visible. Women of Mediterranean descent tend to have darker complexions, but their cellulite still remains visible. The same holds true of black women with cellulite. In short, this is an absurd myth.
8. Saddle bags are a sign of cellulite. Saddlebags do NOT indicate the presence of cellulite. By definition, cellulite refers to lumpy, bumpy skin with dimpling. Many women have saddlebags but display zero signs of cellulite. (BTW: Western culture considers saddlebags unattractive, but some other cultures consider them sexy.)
9. Cellulite is hereditary. A woman�s body is designed to develop cellulite under certain conditions. If these conditions are not met, however, no cellulite will occur. In other words, having a genetic predisposition to cellulite doesn�t mean you are destined to have it. In one case, I met with twins where one sister displayed little to no cellulite, but the other had prominent cellulite. I�ve also worked on cases where mothers have no cellulite, but the daughters do.
10. There is no cure for cellulite. Despite the nay-saying of plastic surgeons, dermatologists and other self-professed experts who state, �Just live with it,� �Nothing can be done,� and (worst of all) �it�s in your mind,� there is a cure for cellulite and the associated dimples!
Mesotherapy can eliminate cellulite in about 10-15 sessions when performed by a physician skilled in this medical specialty. Dimples can be easily repaired by a simple in-office procedure called Subcision and/or Stringcision. Mesotherapy and Subcision can be combined to produce smooth buttocks and thighs in a relatively short time.
But don�t take my word for any of this. Conduct your own research �- online and at your local library. Cellulite is a condition that requires personal treatment and personal choices. Some members of the healthcare profession disagree that Mesotherapy is an effective treatment; others say it�s the only effective treatment.
My advice: look for proven results! Demand solid science behind any claims made by so-called experts. Then make up your own mind. Above all, recognize that cellulite is a condition that will develop independent of most of your personal choices. After all, who would willingly develop cellulite if she or he had any choice in the matter?
Pioneering the use of Mesotherapy in the U.S. to combat cellulite, Dr. Lionel Bissoon has helped thousands of women experience cellulite-free legs and buttocks. Complete with case studies, before-and-after photos and straightforward advice, his new book, "The Cellulite Cure" offers hope to cottage cheese thighs everywhere. To discover the only proven treatment option for cellulite, go to CelluliteCure.com
April 5, 2010
Holiday Weight Loss: The Garter Belt Hypothesis
by PattyJames
By using the words "garter belt" in my title, I wanted to grab your attention. However, over the years, I developed a theory that if I wore a garter belt, silk nylons and heels I would feel sexier and eat less.
Eventually it just took up too much time, but on occasion it still works for me. In my opinion, pantyhose are terrifically uncomfortable anyway, so why not give it a try?
It doesn't have to be the garter-belt scenario, but find something that makes you feel like you do not want to overeat.
I believe it was Sophia Loren who said she never wears anything with an elastic waist, as it's too easy to eat too much and gradually gain weight until you put on your clothes that have waistbands and find that you can't zip them. I have found this to be a good tip.
Standing up really straight also helps me to eat less, silly as that may sound.
The holiday season is renowned for being the packing-on-the-pounds season; so between the garter belt and the following tips maybe this year you can maintain or even lose weight during the season:
Chocolates in boxes are everywhere...
Don't have them on your desk or in your house. Don't put them in your freezer as that will not slow you down; they can be eaten frozen and we all know it. Give them away or if you have great self-control, limit yourself to one a day at most for up to five days per season.
When you have your one chocolate, you need to eat it after you eat a salad and do savor it. Remember, food should not be a reward. Being healthy is its own reward. Also, deprivation rarely works long term, so a few chocolates are OK!
The Buf-fat Table
Walk around the buffet table at least once to size up the selections. Are there fresh veggies and fruit? Watch out for all the cheese platters, breads, crackers and high-calorie choices. Your plate should be at least half vegetables with a small dollop of dip -- dips are usually high fat (and it's the wrong kind of fat) and high in sodium. Don't forget to select a protein source whether that is a piece of chicken or fish or a bean dish.
Calories and Sugar in a Glass
That would be alcohol. Four ounces of champagne or wine is about 100 calories. Many people have wine goblets, not glasses and it's very easy to drink much more than four ounces. And this unthinking drinking easily contributes to holiday weight gain.
Drink plenty of water, sip wine only with meals and limit your consumption. Remember in the nutrition world "support your liver" is the mantra; your liver really doesn't like alcohol.
The Bottom Line: Eat more vegetables, limit your alcohol and desserts, up your water intake and, of course, continue regular exercise.
In good health,
Patty James. M.S. is a Vital Health Educator and Nutrition Coach who founded the first certified organic cooking school and nutrition center in America.
December 21, 2009
7-Day Menu: Quick 'n Yummy Family Dinners
by SallyKetchum
Autumn is mainly a back to school time for me, even though I�m not in a classroom, learning or teaching. When my three kids were young it seemed that, like many moms now, I was in and out of school nearly daily, busy with PTA projects, sports boosters, or helping room mothers. I loved it!
Autumn also means hectic days with different schedules for different kids. We are so busy nowadays, and also, it seems more kids are determined �to do it all,� and kids doing all is mighty hard on the parents, especially working mothers. Fatigue after a hard day can leave even the most creative, brainiest of cooks left with that question, �What can I fix for dinner?�
Since fall is also a harvest time, some kitchens are running the canning and freezing marathon now. While putting food by for winter, it�s easy to raid the bounty for a few meals for the immediate future.
It�s easy to make partial meals for convenience when there is little time to cook. This means family-sized packets of vegetables in various forms, tomato sauces with herbs or spices that will sauce pasta or be the basis of chili, packets of soup starters to freeze, ready to thaw-heat-and eat soups, and even some casseroles to freeze. (Before baking, sprinkle with crumbs and dot with butter.)
A family might even get the kids involved, and make �prep packages� on a weekend night with everyone working in assembly line fashion. It�s fun and also a reason to get the family together.
Years ago, we tried to bring everyone together once a week for �family meetings� to discuss individual concerns. (Our kids dreaded family meetings because they thought we parents always bullied them. Probably true... until the kids took high school debate.)
At one of these meetings, we decided that we would make a loose plan for a week�s dinners, nothing set in cement or spaghetti sauce, of course, but a plan with a general entr�e category for each day in the week. This time, the kids� input was important, and their input made the plan successful.
The results went something like this:
Monday: Pasta Night
A pasta, a vegetable, a tossed salad, and bread (usually hard rolls). Pasta with red sauce, or Alfredo, or white clam or perhaps a creamy seafood sauce.
Tuesday: Kids� Choice
But they had to declare their choice on Sunday, giving the cook shopping time. This was often hot potato salad because each child could pick out his favorite part, the sweet-sour potatoes, bell peppers, onions, or sausage, etc.
Wednesday: Ethnic cuisine
Usually easy Mexican, but sometimes Eastern European (goulash), British (fish and chips), Italian (meatballs in red sauce), Russian (stroganoff), etc. A slaw, fruit or salad completed the meal.
Thursday: One Pot/One Item Dinners
Stew, chicken or beef pies, pasties, clam and corn chowder, or corned beef. (Why do some folks only have corned beef on St. Patrick�s Day? Tip: For the few extra cents, choose flat cut over point cut. Flat cut means savings in the end in use and ease for leftovers.)
Friday: Health food and Diet Night
This usually turned out to be balanced, but low-calorie meals for us, the dieting parents, and large portions of healthy food for our in-shape, athletic kids (along with some basic education about the foods on the tables, hopefully with a joke or two.) Groaners: Why did the tomato turn red? It saw the salad dressing. What is green and goes to summer camp? A Brussels Scout. How do you fix a cracked pumpkin? With a pumpkin patch?
Saturday: Surprise Day
Anything goes! Even eating together, but with modern Saturdays, it usually means fast food or filled-at-home sack lunches or picnic hampers, food to be eaten after hockey or soccer practice or on the way to friends. The best surprise: the family cooking together when the day�s events are over.
Sunday: What's cookin'
Usually do-it-yourself breakfast with foods laid out
A mid-day Sunday dinner, a pot roast, stuffed pork chops, or steak on the grill, but a meal with a starch, vegetables (maybe two), relishes, and dessert (might be just cookies). Snacks or sandwiches in the evening.
As I cooked those busy back to school days and through the long school year, our family routine gradually altered the original plan. Plans for certain nights faded.
Monday wasn�t always pasta because we often had leftovers from Sunday, a day I like to cook. But Easy Night Friday stuck: Diet and health food sets the tone, a great way to start a fall weekend.
Still, I have our old entree-for-the-day plan perking along in the back of my mind. I�m lucky; I never have to ask, �What can I fix for dinner?�
October 5, 2009
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Now that the backlash against new debit card fees, which prompted Bank Transfer Day in 2011, has finally settled, Visa and MasterCard users are now faced with a new nemesis: Credit card processing fees.
In addition to credit card rates and annual fees, cardholders may have to pay merchant credit card processing fees upon checkout. Last year, an antitrust settlement between merchants, big banks and credit card networks, Visa and MasterCard, debated over processing fees merchants were absorbing to accept credit card payments.
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Even before this settlement was reached, merchants have found other approaches to handle the credit card processing fees they had to pay. For instance, gas stations often offer a discounted rate to drivers who pay with cash. Other solutions to cut down merchant credit card processing charges include increasing the price of the merchandise to accommodate the fee.
Presently, implementing the fee into checkout totals is only legal in select states. The following states do not permit such credit card processing fees to be applied to customers' purchases: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, New York, Oklahoma and Texas.
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Election officials in Walla Walla, Columbia and Garfield counties certified the results of November's general election Tuesday. Final tallies showed no changes in any of the local races.
The Nov. 2 election also generated high turnouts at the polls, both locally and statewide. Washington state had a 71 percent turnout, which was "the best showing in decades for a midterm election," said Secretary of State Sam Reed.
The results for the hotly-contested Walla Walla County Sheriff's Office race remained fixed with John Turner holding 10,692 votes, or about 54 percent, against Bill White, who had 8,936 votes or 46 percent. In the race for county coroner,
In the race for Walla Walla County Coroner, Richard Greenwood finished with 9,951 votes, or 55 percent, against Virginia Romine, who received 8,064 votes, or 45 percent.
In the race for part-time District Court judge, Kristian Hedine finished with 10,167 votes, or 58 percent, against Bridie M. Hood, who received 7,414 votes, or 42 percent.
The only contested race for state office was for the District 16 position 1 state representative seat. That was won by incumbent candidate Maureen Walsh, who received 33,793 votes, or about 78 percent. Her challenger, Brenda High, received 9,736 votes, or about 22 percent. District 16 consists of Walla Walla and Columbia counties and portions of Benton and Franklin counties.
In the only race in Garfield County, incumbent treasurer Karen Roosevelt finished with 721 votes, or 61 percent of the total, while challenger Lynette Fischer had 458 votes, or 39 percent.
Columbia County Commission incumbent Chuck Reeves retained his 59 percent lead, with challenger Charles Amerein receiving 41 percent. The vote count was 1,211 for Reeves and 826 for Amerein.
Incumbent prosecuting attorney Rea Culwell maintained her 53 percent lead over challenger Randy Lewis, who had 47 per cent. Culwell received 1,129 votes in the final count to Lewis' 995.
In the Columbia County Sheriff's race, challenger Mark Franklin picked up a percentage point with 37 percent to winner Walt Hessler's 63 percent. Final count was 1,348 for Hessler to 784 for Franklin.
The Prescott Park and Recreation District $100,000 one-year maintenance and operation levy maintained a passing percentage, although the winning margin narrowed to 65 percent from the Nov. 2 count of 67 percent. Final count is 203 yes, or 65 percent to 109 no, or 35 percent.
Columbia County voters held their state-wide lead in voter turnout, with 85 percent of registered voters submitting ballots. Other counties passing the 80 percent mark were Jefferson and San Juan counties.
Garfield County's final turnout was 79 percent, and Walla Walla County had 72 percent turnout.
In a release, Reed said he was delighted that voters proved him wrong in predicting a 66 percent turnout for the midterm elections. "Even 66 percent would have been the best turnout in 40 years," he said in a release.
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"reverse engineering" the authenication process of Apple Airport Extreme's. They should not have SNMP emables with a cs of "public" by default!Jul 09 2012 04:37 AM
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Wonder if these OID's can be accessed via port 161 with a default community string of "public'. :)
Making a perl app to bruteforce non-standard OID's to see what I can get! :)
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