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Curbside Recycling Coming to North Mason This Year
Broad swaths of rural North Mason will have access to curbside recycling for the first time starting this year.
County commissioners recently approved an ordinance that calls for a phase-in of the service, with 100 percent coverage by 2011. Much of the north end will be served the end of this year.
A map released last week shows Mason County Garbage, the county's only rural garbage collector, offering recycling services to 70 percent of its 10,000 customers by the end of the year. The first sign-ups will happen in about six months, after state utilities authorities approve the rate schedule.
Curbside recycling already is available in LakeLand Village at Allyn and a few areas near Shelton. Service will expand this year to the rest of Allyn and to Victor, Mason Lake, Union, Hoodsport and the east shore of Lake Cushman. In a narrow band along Hood Canal, the route will reach the Jefferson County line on one side and the Great Bend on the other.
First-year coverage also includes the north end of the Grapeview area, Treasure Island, Stretch Island and additional locales near Shelton.
The Belfair area was excluded for now due to uncertain road conditions related to an upcoming sewer system installation. But Lynch Cove and Beard's Cove are included.
The service is optional. It will be available for about $5 a month, separately or with garbage collection.
Home collection of recyclables amounts to a lifestyle change.
David Baker, Mason County Utilities solid waste manager, said it will be a more modern system even for those who already have the service. Instead of stacking bins to separate glass, paper and other items, all recyclables — ideally rinsed or otherwise cleaned — will be dumped into one container. Trucks will be outfitted with two compartments, one for garage and the other for recyclables. Residents will be supplied free "carts" fitted with two cans.
When it's all hauled away out of county, sorters at material recovery facilities will separate the types of recyclables on a conveyer belt. Customers will be educated about what they can include — and must leave out — to make the sorters' lives less miserable.
"Plastic sacks aren't recyclable," Baker said of one example. "I've been in these MRF centers and seen the wind blowing plastic sacks all over the place. They get in people's faces, in the machinery and really mess things up."
But the one-container-holds-all concept, called "single stream," is a national trend, Baker said.
"You have to make it as easy as garbage (disposal) or you're not going to get participation."
In Thurston County, he said, the switch to the single steam system increased the curbside recycling rate from 58 percent to 83 percent.
Baker said the local garbage company is "doing a great job" in launching the service with such broad coverage.
Some residents may be hard to convince. A group called Save Our Bins has been concerned for a year about truck-size recycling bins vanishing from the Port of Allyn's parking lot in Allyn. Vicki Betsinger of SOB said she lives 500 feet from the main road and prefers taking recyclables away herself rather than hauling another can down the driveway.
The county bins have been there 13 years, said port commissioner Judy Scott. Commissioners wanted them removed a year ago, recently setting this Thursday as the final deadline unless the county agrees to assume liability for illegal or hazardous dumping and other cleanup. With a written agreement, the bins could stay until June 30.
Scott said the port intended to take the bins temporarily, apparently with no contract. Over the years, "abuse of the area" led to more work for maintenance staff. The five containers also cut into parking space.
Some of the eight recycling sites around the county will remain until curbside collection is fully implemented. The boxes are a community service and not a money-maker, Baker said. Recycling will remain available at the county's four garbage transfer stations, including one on Sand Hill Road west of Belfair.
Garbage company officials declined to comment. But Baker said their nationwide parent firm, Waste Connections, wanted the ordinance requiring county coverage as part of a business plan.
He said the company will buy two trucks this year for the new service at a cost of about $350,000 each. The collection carts will cost the company about $75 each.
Recycling Resources
"Recycle In," sponsored by Neighbor to Neighbor Network: A free, family-oriented event highlighting the need to recycle and avoid waste; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 19 at Theler Center in Belfair.
David Baker, Mason County Utilities solid waste manager, will attend with new "single stream" carts to be used in residential curbside recycling.
Information on the event and recycling:
Theler Center, (360) 275-4898
David Baker, (360) 275-4467, Ext. 771
Mason County Garbage, (360) 275-4590
Neighbor to Neighbor Network, created by local Barack Obama volunteers; call Marcia Hamilton, (360) 275-6701
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"And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever, and they have no rest
day or night..."
Revelation 14:11
Hell is Real, I Went
by Jennifer Perez
This testimony is of a 15 year old girl who was raised
in a Christian home. She later backslid in her walk, found herself overdosing on drugs,
dying, and being sent to Hell. Fortunately, she was given a second chance and mission
to go back and warn the lost, backslidden, and lukewarm with an urgent
"My name is Jennifer Perez and I'm 15 years old...
I'm only going to tell you what saw, what I heard, and what I felt. My testimony starts on
May 2nd..."
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Audio: Jennifer Perez - Hell Is Real
Audio: Jennifer Perez - Hell Is Real
Hell Is
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God Bless you brothers and sisters, I'd like for you to open your bible and turn
to Joel 2:28
"And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see
"And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see
My name is Jennifer Perez and I'm 15
years old. It's hard for a teenager like me to come to you and recognize my own mistakes. But with the
help of the Holy Spirit, He will help me, and give me the strength I need. First of all I want to say that
this is for the Honor and Glory of my Lord Jesus Christ. I don't want to say any doctrine or make up any new
doctrine, I'm only going to tell you what I saw, what I heard, and what I felt.
I'd like to tell you a little bit about
my family. My parents are Christians, and they aways taught me good examples, and the way of the Lord.
I became a Christian 3 years ago, when I accepted the Lord with the brother Nicky Cruze. I walked in the ways of the Lord for 2
years. But when I started High School, I started getting rebellious and left the way of the Lord. I was
rebellious to my parents and I got into drugs. My friends that taught me to do those
I thought I was a Christian, and that I
would bring my friends to be Christians. But instead, they brought me back out into the world. I was
being rebellious to my parents, and they thought it was just something teenagers go through. But in fact, it
was what the drugs made me do. Evil spirits got into me, that was when I was being rebellious to them.
They were strict on me, they never let me go out anywhere, not even spend a night over at a friends house. I
always had to do everything sneaky or behind their back. I would skip school. I would hardly even go to
school, just to keep my habit. I was at the point of getting addicted, but the Lord took me out of all
that. Like I said, I was a Christian.
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Originally posted by Max Habibi: hmm...so, are you guys advocates of mixing the eggs and other assortments before putting them in the pan, or after? And how finely, in general, do you chop the tomatoes and onions? Lots of stirring during the actual cooking, or none at all?
Originally posted by Michael Matola: In my experience, the biggest problem beginning omelette-makers have is that they end up making something that is between an omelette and scrambled eggs. No. Pick one or the other. For the record, I vastly prefer my scrambled eggs to my omelettes, but my wife loves my omelettes and they've received plenty of compliments from others too.
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We made the risotto on the stove top, but the flavours for this all came together really well. Plus, it was perfectly timed inspiration on a night where we were all lacking.
Fool proof risotto recipe without the fuss of constantly having to stir! I only used 4 x cups of stock but added 1 x cup of white wine. Also added extra vegetables like pumpkin & zucchini. Season with Tuscan seasoning.
Super easy to make. I often make sweet potato and spinach risotto but usually make it the other way (stir it for 20-30 mins). I chose this recipe so that I could just bake it and not have to stir. Like others, I used 1 cup white wine rather than all vegetable stock. It tasted quite bland. If I made this in the future, I would roast the sweet potato in the oven separately, and then mix it in with the risotto at the end. That way it will taste sweeter and not absorb the taste of the vegetable stock - giving it more flavour!
So great!! First time making risotto and it was so simple! Literally like baking a cake! I took up other ppls suggestions like adding capsicum, mushrooms and more onion and 1 cup of white wine with 4 cups stock. The servings sizes must be huge cause we had enough for 4 ppl dinner and leftovers for 4 lunches as well! Such a keeper :)
I added lots more vegetables to mine, including pumpkin and capsicum, just to add more flavour and to add a bit more nutrients into it. I also used a litre of chicken stock and about a cup and a bit of white wine, as I'm not a fan of vegetable stock and every risotto should have wine haha! I also used rump steaks with a little bit of flavoured salt (I used porchini mushroom and parsley salt) and just added those to the oven about 10-15 mins before the risotto had to come out and it meant that I didn't even really have to think about cooking the meat at all and made the meal easier overall (even though it's already super easy as it is).
Not so easy for me to make since I don't have a pot that is flame and oven proof-I had to start it in a saucepan and then transfer to a casserole dish. Seeing the serving size (four people) I assumed my casserole dish would be big enough but it only just was-ended up about a mm from the top! So I then had to transfer it to a huge bowl to stir in spinach and parmesan. My first tip: it serves way more than 4. It was completely delicious, though, and very easy (I imagine) and uses few dishes. I used 3 tsp garlic instead of 2tsp and about 3/4 cup parmesan instead of 1/2. Was worried the cheese wouldn't be enough when I saw the size of it but it was very tasty. I grilled a chicken breast to slice and put on top for a more budget friendly dish.
I thought the risotta was a little bit plain but my dad really loved it! I guess it depends how much you like stock. I guess it wouldnt hurt to add some other veges to the risotto to add extra flavour. The lamb was good.
Great recipe although could taste the risotto tasted a bit too much like the stock. Be sure to season well.
You cannot fail with this risotto recipe! Easy to make, risotto delicious and moist. Would make again!
My partner and I loved this recipe. It's a great alternative from a chicken risotto and is so easy as all you do is stick it in the oven. Don't have to stand there stirring the risotto for 20mins to get the liquid down.
This is a foolproof risotto recipe, if I can make it successfully, anyone can. I did use chicken stock and added mushrooms, my home grown parsley and plenty of seasoning. My whole family of grown up kids love it, not even any left overs!
I changed the recipe a bit, used one cup of white wine, 4 cups stock. Also used roasted pumpkin instead of sweet potato and added capsicum. The consistency was perfect, but i thought it tasted a bit too much like vegetable stock.
The risotto was very tasty. I always manage to over cook risotto though! Hubby liked the lamb cutlets also.
I roasted the sweet pototo too with nutmeg and added thinly sliced chicken breast (we weren't going to have with the chops) and a few cubes of frozen spinach. Also used 1litre stock and 250mls white wine instead of all stock. I loved the idea that I didn't have to stand at the stove stirring for 20-25mins!
This is probably the best tasting risotto I have had (both homemade and from a restaurant). I too roasted the sweet potato first and also added about 200g thinly sliced chicken breast and a rasher of bacon. Very easy to make. Just yum.
excellent recipe!!! i have been making theis recipe again and again and i just use whatever vegies i have in the fridge. it tastes great with mushrooms, red capsicum onion broccoli and sweet potato. its so easy and tasty and really is a no fail recipe. pass this one on to your friends!!!
Excellent recipe! I took some of the others members ideas and used sweet potato and pumpkin... Delicious. Hubby and 18 month old loved it!
I have cooked some oven risotto's before & this was the nicest one so far! Creamy & tasty! A great & easy meal. My family of 3 hungry boys plus hubby (aged 10-14) all enjoyed & have asked for it again!
I halved the ingredients for the risotto. It made up enough for two adult serves and two kiddy serves. Easy to make and worked out fine but a bit bland for my liking.
fabulous i used pumpkin aswell but i cubed and roasted it first with a bit of cumin and corriander then added it to the cooked risotto turned out great
I only had pumpkin so I substituted this for sweet potato. We all loved it. Still meat & 3 veg but a little different meat & 3 veg. My husband who doesn't like risotto because of the consistency even enjoyed this.
The flavour was very nice, the whole family did enjoy it, I think I left the risotto in the oven too long though as it was quite gluggy rather than smooth and creamy. I prefer risotto cooked the traditional way and might try it with pumpkin next time.
This was awesome - my first ever risotto, and a fabulous result. Highly recommended.
This is such a straight forward meal to cook but it tastes amazing! I use twice the amount of sweet potato and rosemary but it works fine with the normal amounts too. Definitely a winner!!
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Sewerage project concerns Darlington couple
Driveway access, road safety and the $1,500 tap-in fee have one Darlington couple concerned about the Ligonier Township Municipal Authority's sewer system project.
Patty Ostrowski and Bob Grotte appeared before the authority last week to complain about the lack of communication between the board and the community.
"You really need to keep the residents a little more informed," Grotte said. He and Ostrowski, who are engaged, live on Ligonier 157 Road in a rural neighborhood with about 11 cottages.
"We didn't know it was coming up our lane, and when you try to talk to the guys out there, they don't tell you anything," Grotte said.
Ostrowski said she was afraid that while crews worked on installing sewer lines on her lane she would not be able to access her home. In addition, she expressed concern that workers might shorten the roots of pine trees, which are 150 feet tall and line the street in front of her home.
"We were just totally shocked (the project) was coming up that way. We've received no notice and no response to our questions, and there's some serious life impact here," Ostrowski said.
Project engineer Mark Gera said state laws require that residents are able to access their home. Gera said someone would be out to speak to the couple about the pine trees, and adjustments would be made if necessary.
But there's no stopping the project, he said.
"We have taken great steps to educate the community on this project," solicitor Don Snyder said. "Frankly, I've been doing this for 38 years, and the efforts of this board have been exemplary in communicating with the people."
The Ligonier Township sewage system project is a multi-phase, state-mandated project, Chairman Glen Kalp said.
The completed first phase, dubbed "Ligonier East," required residents along Route 30 to tap into the sewage line. That project has been expanded to provide service into Laughlintown.
Those with properties within 150 feet of the main lines are required by township law to pay a $1,500 tap-in fee and to pay to link their home to the line.
The Darlington area is the second phase of the plan, expected to cost about $10 million. It includes providing a public sewage line to serve about 340 homes now using septic tanks or leach fields for sewage disposal and a sewage treatment plant west of Longbridge on Route 30.
There have been several public meetings held on each phase of the project.
"It's something that's got to be done, whether you like it or not," Kalp said.
In other news, authority members hired the Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County to handle the on-site management and sludge disposal for the sewage treatment plant, which is 54 percent complete, according to Gera.
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Syria's Nusra Front Releases Video of Executions of Three Soldiers
Vows Similar Treatment for Other 'Dogs of Assad'
Syria's al-Nusra Front, the Islamist rebel faction which the US has designated a foreign terrorist organization, has released a video showing the summary executions of three Syrian soldiers, identified as Alawites.
One of the three is accused of raping a woman in the video, and after their execution the cameraman declares that the "dogs of Assad" can expect to receive similar treatment in the future.
The al-Nusra Front has become increasingly active in the civil war in recent weeks, with an estimated 5,000 fighters and the formal approval of al-Qaeda. The US has come under fire from other rebel groups for noting their terrorist tactics, insisting that they are "necessary" to win the civil war.
The group got its start as the self-styled media outlet for the rebels, attacking TV stations and newspapers perceived as not sufficiently pro-rebel, but has since gone on to be the frontline fighters of choice for most of Syria.
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These people are worse then dogs, they are the illegitimate sons of Saudi family, these are the savages of the very same stone age regime (Saudi family) in 2013 where humans have achieved the technology to travel to outer space exploring, yet these dogs of Saudis still out there, bark and act as savage dogs.
Active in "recent weeks". We do live in imaginary world, don't we. Just three? RTV showed at least one set of executions of ten people, bound and laying on the ground begging for live. If we wanted to, we could see all their masterpieces — but we do not want to. Their executioner was interviewed at the beginning of the "revolution", and bragged extensively in German Der Spiegel. Not ONE US media published it. Not mentioned. Or when because they were NOT ALLOWED to SHOW what these monsters were doing in Syria, the Bureau Chief of Al-Jazeera in Beirut, and HIS ENTIRE STAFF RESIGNED. Media darkness was and is — deliberate. I really expected more from Antiwar.com.
There is a group of Russian journalist working in Syria. On January 6th, 2013, the terrorists entered small village Homse , and arrested 15 villagers. Six of them they killed just for refusing to join them. Saudi Arabia and Qatar are major sponsors of the murderers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaOQSt5JwoE&fe…
The murderers don't take prisoners, htey are constantly on the move..


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Album Rating: 3.5Yep
Album Rating: 2.5this was ok, but it was unbearable at times
Album Rating: 3.5Oh shit! Say it isn't so ;) Ok, so I'm the only one that actually enjoys this album. Thanks, Jrowa, you've helped me come to terms with this.
Album Rating: 2.5haha, sorry. i mean it had parts that i liked but overall it felt very empty.
Album Rating: 3.5Maybe I like this because this is not only my entry into the doom genre but also my first The Gathering album.
Album Rating: 2.5thats probably the reason. i might like this if havent already been listening to doom for a long time
For you, Willie, I'll give this a stab
Digging: Mono / World's End Girlfriend - Palmless Prayer / Mass Murder Refrain
Album Rating: 3.5Good luck! Apparently, my enjoyment of this is more based off of nostalgia.
Album Rating: 4.0I've always been a big fan of The Gathering and this album is the one that introduced me to the band strangely. It has an extremely eerie atmosphere and the mood is that of a depressing one, but it works so well for the music's sake. 'Gaya's Dream' and 'King for a Day' are beautifully performed.
Digging: Earthside - A Dream In Static
I hate when good bands are compared with a suckish band like Evanescence.
Album Rating: 1.5Who the hell does that, lol?
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Just looked outside at 10:45pm and we were rather surprised to see as much snow as we did. Didn't expect the snow here in Corvallis area. Not really sticking on the sidewalk...but it's icy. Yard is fairly well covered with a nice white frosting, while small flakes continue to dust the area.
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Why Was Selena Gomez in Tears After Her Brooklyn Concert?
What had Selena Gomez in tears after her Brooklyn concert?
On Wednesday night, the "Slow Down" singer posted this heartbreaking photo to Instagram.
"Never ended such a beautiful show in tears because they wouldn't allow me to Instagram tonight," she captioned it. "Completely heart broken and pissed. Thank you SO much Brooklyn. Ill be stopping outside Letterman tomorrow to make it up if you can make it. I love you guys more than you know. Promise."
The 21-year-old singer desperately wanted to take pictures with her fans after the concert at the Barclays Center, but it seems that a security issue prohibited her from doing so. Selena promised fans that she would make it up to them by stepping outside The David Letterman Show after her Thursday appearance.
Her Tuesday concert in Buffalo, New York was also emotional. Selena broke down in tears while performing "Love Will Remember," which is reportedly about Justin Bieber. Check out a clip of the touching moment (skip to :15 mark):
Selena has been travelling all throughout North America and Europe, performing for her Stars Dance Tour 2013, which started in Vancouver on August 14 and is scheduled to end in Detroit on November 26.
On the bright side, Selena still looks gorgeous even when she's crying.


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I love to travel. I could hardly wait for vacation time to come around each year. The closer I got to retirement, the faster I wanted time to go so my dream of many vacations each year could take place.
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Since my retirement 5 years ago, I have had some obstacles to overcome. Three years ago while planning a trip in the spring to Arizona, I found out I had breast cancer. After a double mastectomy, I have fully recovered and am a survivor. Thanks to my family, wonderful friends, and a strong deep connection to God, my life is even better and my husband and I are traveling even more and enjoying this beautiful country that God has made.
Wyndham has so many great places to visit. In this past year (2010) my husband and I have taken a total of 7 vacations and visited a total of 14 Wyndham resorts.
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COVINGTON - Three Salem High School students were killed Friday in a single-vehicle wreck on Ga. Highway 20 in Henry County, according to Henry County officials.The victims were all residents of Conyers and were students at Salem High School. They were identified as Naijah Grover, 17, who was driving the car; Torrence Blount, 20; and Derron Michael Anderson, 18. Capt. Jason Bolton, spokesman with the Henry County Police Department, said the accident is believed to have occurred either late Friday night or early Saturday morning, but the bodies were not discovered until about noon Saturday. Bolton said the wreck occurred in the vicinity of Wilder Way near the entrance to Wilder Plantation subdivision, about 1.5 miles from Newton County and approximately 2 miles from the Rockdale County line. He said that an off-duty patrol officer and another motorist were driving in the area Saturday and noticed skid marks across the road, leading down an embankment. "They found a Dodge Neon that had apparently lost control and went off the road and down about a 30-foot embankment," Bolton said. "Upon further investigation, they found the bodies of three black males inside the vehicle." Bolton said it does not appear that alcohol was a factor in the wreck and investigators do not believe any other vehicles were involved. He said that the specific location of the wreck on Ga. 20 is on a curve and is known to be heavily populated with deer and other wildlife. "It would have been difficult to see the car from the road except for the skid marks," Bolton said. Cindy Ball, spokeswoman for Rockdale County Public Schools, said on Saturday that Salem High School will have crisis counselors available at Salem High beginning Monday. Staff Reporter Michelle Floyd contributed to this article. Aimee Jones can be reached at email@example.com.
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Rainforest seed project - a project to save rainforest species, our most vulnerable resource
Seedbanking is a cost effective way of conserving vulnerable species outside of their natural habitat but not all species can survive the seedbanking procedure that requires seeds to be toleratant of desiccation. Of particular concern, is the probability that many hundreds of rainforest species have seeds that are sensitive to drying out (desiccation sensitive).
Desiccation sensitive species, including many rainforest species, cannot be stored using conventional seedbanking techniques, making ex situ conservation difficult. Seeds of plants from drier habitats are adapted to being dried out and can therefore be stored in seed banks at low temperatures for decades without losing viability. However, fleshy fruited species from wetter environments such as rainforests may not be able to be stored this way and must be grown immediately or need to be stored as tissue culture collections or cryogenically (at -196°C).
The Rainforest Seed Project at the Australian PlantBank contributes to the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation and conservation planning for threatened species. The Rainforest Seed Project is generously funded by the Arcadia Fund who are providing 50% of the project funding over a five year period from 2013 to 2017. Supporters helping to match the Arcadia funding include Tony Maxwell & Robyn Godlee, the Clayton family, Dr Jan Roberts and Mr Ken Roberts AM and Principal Conservation Partner HSBC.
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The proposed relationship between the BMW factory and the surrounding landscape is a contemporary interpretation of the Classical country estate; it has both a productive and representative nature. Similar to the BMW image, the landscape represents utility combined with pleasure.
The 'drive' from the motorway interchange to the factory is a carefully orchestrated flow punctuated by the 20m-high sculptured earth landmark, and the sense of arrival culminates in the car park, which forms an integral architectural feature with the central building as the focus. The moving spectacle of the car park is set into a contrasting natural system of reedbed vegetation, which acts as a hydro-filter and retention pool for surface-water run-off.
The large expanse of car-park surface is used to generate energy by means of the high heatretaining capacity of its dark colour. An integral system of water pipes acts as a heat exchanger, connected to the factory showers.
The overall landscape design of the new BMW plant relates to the scale and character of the surrounding agricultural landscape, and its formation into a bold landscape framework for future development, consisting of strips of woodland, hedgerows and roadside tree planting as proposed by Becker Gieseke Mohren Richard with Albert Speer and Partner. The rational organisation of this new production landscape is extended into the landscape treatment of the BMW plant. It consists of an orthogonal framework of poplar trees that provides a transparent subdivision of the entire site, while linking built form with exterior space into a dynamic composition of mass and void.
Poplar trees were chosen for their vigorous growth, in order to establish a landscape structure and favourable microclimate in a relatively short time span. The poplars are planted in a variety of planting distances and densities, and both white and black poplars (Populus Alba and Populus Nigra), distinct in their contrasting tree trunks, are used.
Areas assigned to the future expansion of factory buildings are planted with shortrotation coppice plantation consisting of willow species. These arable crops contribute to the absorption of carbon dioxide from the air and, when harvested, the biomass can be used for energy production. In contrast to the bold treatment of the plant's periphery, the courtyard areas between the buildings are scattered with fruit trees; a romantic interlude in the factory's rigorous production process.
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Inside a gift shop, this impressive (and free) scrimshaw museum highlights more than 40 exquisitely carved walrus tusks and other exhibits that detail Alaska's history. Dennis Corrington, a one-time Iditarod Race runner, and the founder of the museum, is often present. A bright flower garden decorates the exterior.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's oldest nuclear power plant is on alert after waters from a colossal storm reached high levels.
Oyster Creek in Lacey Township, N.J., was already offline for regular maintenance before Sandy, a superstorm downgraded Monday night from a hurricane, slammed the East Coast.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission says an "unusual event" was declared around 7 p.m. when water reached a high level. The situation was upgraded less than two hours later to an "alert," the second-lowest in a four-tiered warning system.
Federal officials say all nuclear plants are still in safe condition. They say water levels near Oyster Creek, which is along the Atlantic Ocean, will likely recede within a few hours.
Oyster Creek went online in 1969 and provides 9 percent of New Jersey's electricity.
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Since when most people claim to be teachers,
professors, the all knowing gods.
Knowledge sucked up out of a TV,
the real good ones sometimes even out of books?
Never had a good thought on their own but
hey, they are always right.
Not able to pee against the wind but
knowing all the worlds problems solutions.
An oppinion on everything.
Trying to poison the rest of us with their insights.
Their knowledge,
their being right.
Too many knowing too much.
Too few knowing that they know nothing.
At least nothing really important.
I´m one of those nothing knowers,
being one step ahead of the all knowing machine.
Is it worth it, not knowing, not claiming?
Is it worth the ulcer, the children you don´t see, this lonelyness?
This not being part of the mingling assholes fucking each other?
I still think it is,
that´s why I still keep going on,
that´s why I still fight on,
that´s why I still shout.
I´m shouting through letters,
but if you give me a microphone,
I´ll let them know
and I´m not afraid to show,
your ugly truth,
that you know shit,
I know nothing,
what´s better?
Nothing or Shit?
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Twenty years after the LA Riots, media artist David Leonard reflects on the three-day civil unrest with his father, photographer Gary Leonard.
On April 29 from 12 to 5 p.m., the pair will display works as part of a show titled, "Parker Center," at the Take My Picture gallery in Downtown Los Angeles, located at 860 S. Broadway at the intersection of 9th.
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WALLA WALLA - The 120th Walla Walla High School Commencement ceremony took place Friday night on the school's main lawn. About 445 seniors representing the class of 2012 earned diplomas. The title of class valedictorian was shared by students Emily Schueller, Kyle Jameson and Greggory Heller. The class salutatorian was Kayla Leinweber.
In a yearly tradition, the class of 2012 presented a cane that has been passed down from year to year to the class of 2013.
This year marked the first time the ceremony was broadcast live on the Internet, with about 876 people logging in through the night to watch. The celebratory evening included musical performances by the school's band and senior choir members, and an opening Presentation of Colors by the Wa-Hi ROTC Color Guard.
ASB class officers Emma Eskil, Lauren McClanahan and Andrew Hoffman recognized this year's Graduates of Distinction, a program that celebrates the lives and achievements of past Wa-Hi graduates. This year's recipients are Megan Ferguson Clubb, class of 1974; John P. Folsom, class of 1962; and Jill A. Largent, class of 1968.
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While lithium ion batteries appear to be getting more and more attention in the news, lead-acid batteries are still key for powering our daily lives, and demand in the sector is still growing.
A July 2015 report from Future Market Insights called for the lead-acid battery market to reach US$58.55 billion by 2020. That's important for lead investors, as lead-acid batteries make up the vast majority of lead consumption – the lead acid battery industry accounted for 90 percent of reported lead consumption in the US in 2014, according to the United States Geological Survey.
Doug Bathauer, CEO of Integral Technologies (OTCMKTS:ITKG), stated that lead acid batteries are still favourable because they are more economic, dependable and environmentally sustainable than the competition.
Certainly, one might pick lead as particularly good metal for the environment. Indeed, lead poisoning has been shown to cause serious health problems, especially in young children, and Future Market Insights admitted that "[c]oncerns over the health impact of lead exposure can restrain the growth of the market."
Still, Bathauer cited a report from the Advanced Lead-Acid battery Consortium which argued that lead-acid batteries are almost entirely recyclable, and that recycled materials can be used to make new batteries more cheaply and with lower carbon emissions than with new materials.
"The lead-acid industry's undisputed economic advantage is due in large part to the fact that their batteries are almost completely recycled," the report was quoted as saying. "From lead to sulfuric acid to even the plastic cases, all new lead-acid batteries – even those made with advanced lead-carbon technologies – can be recycled."
China produced the largest amount of the world's lead in the world in 2015, with Australia coming in a distant second, followed by the United States, Peru, Mexico and Russia. The metal is mainly found with deposits of zinc, silver and copper.
The outlook for the lead market is fairly positive. The International Lead and Zinc Study Group predicts that demand for refined lead will increase by 2.1 percent in 2015, hitting 11.6 million tonnes, while refined lead output will grow by 2.2 percent, reaching just 11.5 million tonnes. The organization thus anticipates a 23,000-tonne lead deficit in 2015, just slightly less than the 38,000-tonne deficit it sees coming in 2014.
Analysts see lead prices averaging 11.5 percent higher in 2015 at $2,387 per tonne.
Investing in lead
When it comes to investing in lead, investors have a few options. Lead trades on the London Metal Exchange (LME), so savvy investors can set up accounts with a brokers who handle futures trading contracts in order to trade contracts for lead.
Another way to gain exposure to lead is to invest in lead mining companies. Some of the world's larger lead producers include BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP) and Teck Resources (TSX:TCK.B), but a number of smaller zinc and silver miners have lead on their roster as well, such as Canada's Trevali Mining (TSX:TV).
To be sure, for interested investors who take a look at the lead market and do some due diligence on products with lead included, the sector could hold plenty of opportunity.


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Griffindor! Griffindor!… Slytherin! Slytherin!"… The auditorium erupts as the audience is roped in for a quick game of quidditch – minus the broomsticks.
With a big ball (sorry, quaffle) in the centre, and two goals outlined on either side, it is up to the audience to score while Potter 2 and the Seekers cheer from the stage.
Does anyone actually score? We didn't, although one dad came close.
And Seekers, if you are lucky enough to get the job, do get into the spirit of the thing.
Nobody is laughing at you, we're all too busy having fun.
If this is double Dutch to you – and you've never heard of Dobbie or Dumbledore – then this probably isn't your show.
If you are a Harry Potter fan, then you're in for a hilarious 70 minutes – actually, with the quidditch it was more like 90 minutes.
Daniel Clarkson (Potter 1) and Jefferson Turner (Potter 2) play a pair of actors who are assigned to tell the Harry Potter saga – all seven books and eight movies – in 70 minutes, with practically no budget.
There's lots of banter and leg-pulling as they unleash everything, from song and dance to powerpoint and puppets. Clarkson is the straight guy – the one with the glasses – and the irrepressible Turner plays everyone else.
Wigs and hats go flying in what looks like spontaneous ad-lib, but is no doubt carefully scripted. Aha, I caught them corpsing once, though.
With madcap energy they gallop through the saga, from the first "I am Harry Potter", through to the Chamber of Secrets, the battles against dragons and dementors, and, of course, the appearances of the evil Voldemort (Turner with red horns) and his snake Nagini (which doubles as the basilisk – gotta keep the budget down).
To pick up all the quick jokes you probably need to have seen a couple of the movies, at least.
There are also quick and hilarious references to the other big movie franchises – Narnia, The Lord of the Rings, even Twilight. But Harry fans are probably well versed in them anyway.
For the rest, well, I laughed until I ached. I was there with a gaggle (or is it giggle?) of teenagers and they loved it too.
The show has been around in various forms since 2006 and played extensively in the UK before embarking on its present world tour.
We're the last stop, so it's well and truly polished. Both last year and this year, it was nominated in the Best Entertainment category in the Oliver Awards.
Potted Potter is described as the unauthorised "Harry" experience, a parody by Dan and Jeff. Well, they do take a few liberties, but it's done in affection and fun.
After seeing this show, you might even want to read the books… if you haven't already.
l Potted Potter is at Pieter Toerien's Montecasino Theatre until January 6.
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(USA TODAY) The financial world took a jolt early Tuesday morning when the nation's biggest bank, JPMorgan Chase, announced plans to eliminate roughly 8,000 jobs as demand for refinancings drop, Bloomberg reports.
JPMorgan said in a presentation Tuesday that the jobs to be eliminated are in the bank's consumer and mortgage banking units, the report said.
Job reductions over the past several years at JPMorgan have been massive, even in a recovering economy. Since the start of 2013, total staff cuts at the company have numbered 24,500, the company revealed in the presentation. Back in 2013, the firm indicated it would ax up to 19,000 in the two divisions by the end of this year.
But JPMorgan is not the only financial giant thinning its workforce. Rivals Bank of America and Wells Fargo also have cut back payrolls over the past few years.
The real culprit: rising interest rates are nixing the flood of refinancings that helped to bolster bank profits. JPMorgan said that it employed 251,196 people at the end of last year -- down 7,557 from 2012.
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Farewell, Olympia?
Tight budgets may yet sink Admiral Dewey's flagship.
Jul 26, 2010, Vol. 15, No. 42 • By SHAWN MACOMBER
'Our Admiral's Return' (1899)
Ensconced within the catacomb-like coal room deep in the bowels of the USS Olympia, wherein soot-swaddled men endured 120-degree heat and singeing hair to keep the steamship prowling during the Battle of Manila Bay, our guide Harry Burkhardt encourages picture-snapping tourists to closely examine the images later.
"There are ghosts," the volunteer docent and merchant marine captain intones.
Unfortunately, the clock may be ticking on whatever phantasmic revelations the spectral crew has planned for its landlubber visitors. If the Independence Seaport Museum cannot raise $20 million for essential repairs, or convince another group or museum to adopt her, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection will likely be commissioned to accomplish what the Spanish fleet in 1898 could not: Sink the Olympia as coral reef primer, abandoning her spirits to swim with the fishes off Cape May rather than haunt Philadelphia tourists.
The waterfront atmosphere has taken on the air of a living funeral for what historic ships manager Jesse Lebovics
"If this boat is sunk, it will be a little bit like they're sinking our Liberty Bell," council president Rommel Rivera lamented, and a city councilwoman's promise that a City Hall conference room might be available for next year's celebration was not regarded as much of a consolation prize.
Meanwhile, C.J. Bauman IV ambled through the ship, admiring the ornate wood paneling, peering into displays. Children scampered to and fro, taking turns standing on a pair of steel footprints marking the place on the bridge where Admiral George Dewey famously declared, "You may fire when you are ready, Gridley." Bauman's great-grandfather shoveled the coal that powered the Olympia from France to Washington in 1921, body of the Unknown Soldier in tow. The great-grandson was making one final pilgrimage from Virginia before the ship closes to the public in November.
"It's emotional," he said. "When your family heritage overlaps with national heritage, you just assume some things will always be there. It seems a damn shame this one won't."
Not everyone is ready to scuttle the Olympia's ghosts. Harry Burkhardt, shirt unbuttoned to mid-chest, a gold anchor hanging alongside a pewter pendant engraved with his name in hieroglyphics, South Philadelphia to his gills, stalks the crowds between tours, passing out business cards advertising Friends of the Cruiser Olympia, the newly minted nonprofit he founded to save and revitalize the ship as both a historic destination and a merchant marine school for inner-city youth.
"Most people have a midlife crisis, they get a toupee, maybe a convertible," Burkhardt explains between puffs on a cigarette. "Mine is the world's oldest steel-hulled warship. Crazy, right?"
The cause is new, the romance old. Burkhardt first began volunteering on the boat in the late 1960s, and he and his sons spent years painstakingly refurbishing many of the steam-operated motors and gadgets on board, including an earthshaking foghorn, which he takes an almost transcendental joy in employing to scare the wits out of unsuspecting tourists strolling the boardwalk below. Burkhardt likens news of the Olympia's potential fate to "a sledgehammer to the chest," and it generates a reaction not far removed from Landsman John T. Tisdale's contemporaneous description of the Olympia's crew on the eve of Manila Bay: "Our hearts threatened to burst from desire to respond."
While demurring a bit on specifics, Burkhardt says that, aside from a few outliers who believe Olympia should be "cut up for razor blades" as a symbol of Yanqui imperialism—fans of Evan Thomas's The War Lovers and Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chávez seem to have time on their hands—enough positive interest has been sparked to transform his crusade into a near full-time job of fundraising, media inquiries, Facebooking, and nascent coalition building.
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|Awareness of legislation moderates the effect of opt-out consent on organ donation intentions.
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|BACKGROUND: With the worldwide shortage of organs to meet the demand for transplants, many countries are considering whether introducing opt-out consent would increase the availability of donor organs. This research assessed whether people's willingness to donate their organs for transplant purposes was greater in opt-out than opt-in countries and whether such effects were moderated by people's awareness of their nation's legislative system.
METHODS: Using secondary data from the 2010 Eurobarometer (n=29,288), this study compared people's willingness to donate their organs in a representative sample from 19 opt-out and 10 opt-in consent countries from across Europe.
RESULTS: The majority of participants (66.04%) stated that they were willing to donate their organs for transplant purposes. The proportion of people who were willing to donate their organs did not differ between opt-in (65.97%) and opt-out (66.37%) countries. However, the effect of consent on willingness to donate was moderated by people's awareness of their nation's organ donation legislation. When people were aware of their nation's legislation, the proportion of people who were willing to donate their organs was greater in opt-out (85.26%) than opt-in (80.72%) countries. By contrast, when people were not aware of their nation's legislation, there was no difference in people's willingness to donate their organs in opt-in (58.63%) and opt-out (59.23%) countries.
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Michael Lafferty Nov 22, 2009 6:38 PM
Re: New 27" iMac - No AirPort card installed in response to digitalformulaIf you purchased your machine from an authorized Apple dealer, there is no reason for them to facilitate the repair by shipping it to Apple for service. They can deal with the issue in their facility, and are reimbursed for such warranty service by Apple.
Without the required special tools, experience and appropriate documentation, you should NOT attempt to remove the thin glass panel, a step which is required to to gain access to internal components such as your AirPort card and antenna.
digitalformula Nov 24, 2009 11:09 PM
Re: New 27" iMac - No AirPort card installed in response to Michael LaffertyYeah, fair comment re taking apart the iMac - someone from Apple would have had to tell me it's ok to do so before I would (and that's hardly going to happen, is it).
Thankfully the vendor did a straight swap and gave me a replacement brand new unopened 27" iMac from their stock in which the AirPort does work (although I haven't used it for regular access, just to confirm it's working).
Aside from a DOA experience w/ Apple when buying my first Apple machine I'm happy to say it's a pleasure to use.
digitalformula Nov 24, 2009 11:10 PM
Re: New 27" iMac - No AirPort card installed in response to digitalformulaNot solved within the thread as such - vendor solved issue (although it looks like Apple has a production line issue that needs to be addressed).
Abdoul Jan 13, 2010 7:23 AM
Re: New 27" iMac - No AirPort card installed in response to digitalformulaHi i had the same problem but worse i bough my new iMac from the apple store in london the new 27'' i didn't open my iMac because i was traveling to Dubai so i took it with me and i had the same problem no airport card installed so i am not sure what to do now do i have to bring it to apple again or can i solve the problem online or with an update? please help!!
Davoid Mar 16, 2010 7:49 AM
Re: New 27" iMac - No AirPort card installed in response to digitalformulaI also received an iMac 27 inch unit yesterday sans Airport. I purchased it from the online Apple store. A call to Apple Care and 20 minutes later I received an RMA# and prepaid FedEx shipping label via email. While Apple may have some quality control issues in Shanghai, customer service is still very good. Once the Airport deficient iMac enters the FedEx shipping system, Apple will be notified and a replacement will be shipped FedEx Express. I just dropped off the network challenged iMac at FedEx a few minutes ago. We'll see what happens from here.
Ull Mar 30, 2010 7:43 AM
Re: New 27" iMac - No AirPort card installed in response to digitalformulaMy 27'' iMac Had the same issue. I've repaired my myself - one of the connectors became loose ( flat black ribbon). I am a final year engineering student so for me it was an easy fix. Hope that doesn't void Apple warranty. I tried my best not to leave sights of my presence inside =))))
steve.vid Apr 12, 2010 2:32 PM
Re: New 27" iMac - No AirPort card installed in response to digitalformulaI too had the same problem. Purchased my IMac 27" from the Apple online store.
On start up no airport icon showing and no option for it when I went into network, but in system profiler all the info was there for the card, soft ware revisions etc.
After 2 calls with the support teams, during which I had to wipe my hard drive and re install the operating software (as apparently this can sometime sort out the issue) I was told that it looked like I was only the third customer this person had ever dealt with that had had this problem.
I am now waiting for a RMA and details for the pick up of my faulty IMac and another 2 weeks for the replacement as I opted for the 2.8 processor and 2TB hard drive.
Absolutely gutted!!
DaRat Apr 16, 2010 4:48 AM
Re: New 27" iMac - No AirPort card installed in response to digitalformulaI just got my 27" iMac yesterday, and it claims that no Airport Card is installed. I'm vaguely comforted that other people have seen the same issue.
I'm not pleased in the slightest, but I am hoping that a software update to 10.6.3 will fix the issue. I really don't want to send the machine back and wait 2-3 weeks to get a new one.
DaRat Apr 16, 2010 5:04 AM
Re: New 27" iMac - No AirPort card installed in response to DaRatGoing to 10.6.3 didn't help. So, for me, it's a hardware issue.
Wesley Sutton Apr 17, 2010 11:33 AM
Re: New 27" iMac - No AirPort card installed in response to DaRatReceived a refurb 27" i7 this morning. Opened it, turn it on - no airport found. Call to Apple and they tried to resolve via downloading 10.6.3 over ethernet. No dice. Escalated to senior account rep who tried booting with install DVD, no dice. Wanted me to drive it an hour and a half to the nearest Apple store, which I declined. Finally put me through to another rep who has offered to have me ship back and they would replace - only that one isn't in stock so I'd get the next model up. I asked to explain what that might be, since there isn't a next model up from this one...she seemed perplexed then said they'd make sure it was an I7, but didn't currently have. Might ship a new one. Waiting to see...
Ron in Berkshire May 4, 2010 2:25 PM
Re: New 27" iMac - No AirPort card installed in response to Wesley SuttonWow. I'm in the same boat! I received my iMac i7 27" today and have exactly the same issue. No airport card recognised. I am shipping mine back. Hopefully, they'll sort something out for me.
imactopher Jun 4, 2010 2:38 PM
Re: New 27" iMac - No AirPort card installed in response to digitalformulaLooks like this issue has hit its fair share of people. Spoke to Apple support today about the same issue. Brand new iMac 27' 2.8 quad core with 8gb of ram and I opened the box only to find my airport card was not recognized by OSX. After performing several support steps, the staff let me know that this was indeed a hardware related issue - I am not advocating this is everyone'e issue just mine.
Here is what we did to troubleshoot and determine it was hardware related.
Open system profiler / go to network and look at airport - if all you see is "software versions" your hardware is not recognized. You will need to reboot the system and clear the SMC. To do this do the following:
Unplug everything from your iMac and wait 60 seconds with absolutely nothing connected to it. After that, plug in your power cable and press the power button down, letting it go after 2 seconds. Immediately after the power button is let go - hold down option + apple + p + r you will hear 2 "bong" sounds, then let go of the keys and boot. If your hardware does not show up you will need to boot to the OSX install DVD to get a "clean" install of OSX.
Boot to OSX DVD
Insert DVD
Shut down system
Power on system - hold down C key until you hear a chime then let go. System will boot to OSX install.
Once you pass all the prompts by selecting defaults, you will come to "Install MAC OSX" asking you to select the disk where you want to install. DO NOT CLICK INSTALL. Open Utilities / System profiler. If you still do not see anything under Airport other than software, your Airport card is bad or at the very least not showing up in the OS. If you do see the airport card there, you will need to reinstall the OS to have it recognize the card.
Hope that helps!
J Beau Jun 5, 2010 12:56 PM
Re: New 27" iMac - No AirPort card installed in response to imactopherI just got an iMac 27" two weeks ago, and because of this thread I decided to check out the AirPort utility to see what happens. I get a message which says, "Airport Utility was unable to find any AirPort wireless devices..."
I am assuming that because I get this message-- and the fact that the computer has been working properly with my WiFi router since minute one-- that means that I do have an AirPort card and it seems to be working properly. Is this correct? -J. Beau
app_atti Jul 2, 2010 11:17 AM
Re: New 27" iMac - No AirPort card installed in response to digitalformulaSeems like this is a common problem. Got my new imac yesterday. Cannot connect to our home Airport Express network. imac says "No Airport Card Installed". Shows up in system profiler but not in internet connect. Will try checking airport and/or reloading OS from disk. Then I guess I'll stop payment on CC and complain loudly to Apple until they fix it. Wonder how many hoops I'll have to jump through and how many hours I'll have to spend on the phone this time!.
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In case you missed Sunday night's episode of Eric & Jessie: Game On or you just want to relive it, we've got the best moments from the show in a full pic/gif recap!
Denver Bronco's star Eric Decker and country pop singer Jessie James head to a local caterer to sample some things from their wedding menu.
Jessie says most of her family is from Louisiana so they plan on having a lot of cajun food. Eric's a "yankee" and has never had crayfish before.
His southern gal has to teach him how it's done.
They start talking about babies and Eric tears up when he admits he wants to have kids soon. It was super adorable!
Jessie, her mom, and her sister, Sydney, all head back to the house to cook dinner. Food is on their brain!
They cook a great meal and Eric joins them for dinner. Right off the bat, Jessie admits something pretty personal about her and Eric's "sexy" time.
Something that could mean she's pregnant. We'll just leave it at that...
Jessie is not on any kind of birth control (as she happily admits to everyone) and they're not taking any real precautions in the whole baby department.
They're just kind of going with the flow and letting Jesus take the wheel...
Jessie's mom really wants to know if she's pregnant. Her mom wants her to take a pregnancy test to find out.
And not because she's excited about being a grandma or anything, she's thinking about the wedding!
During dinner, the jeweler shows up and surprises them all with their rings. Eric forgot she was coming!
We noticed she has a pretty unique name...
Eric puts on his wedding band and Jessie loves it. She doesn't want him to ever take it off!
Then, in an adorable moment, Eric gets down on one knee and proposes again!
So cute!
He seems pretty used to it by now...
Eric and Jessie head out for a hike with their pups and discuss Jessie's music career.
She admits it's been five years since her last album but she's ready now and working super hard on new music.
Jessie's been traveling to L.A. and Nashville a lot for meetings and recording sessions. They talk about moving and what might work best for them.
Whatever they decide, Jessie's super focused and not giving up!
Jess heads to L.A. to meet with her manager, Bobby.
They discuss her future and he jokes around that Jessie can't have a baby now because it's "in her contract."
We don't think Eric would be too happy about that...
While Jessie's out in L.A., Bobby set her up with a fun photoshoot to promote her new music and things get sexy real fast.
She's all ready and she steps in front of the camera...
This is what we like to call "gorgeous"!
Work it, girl!
Give the camera all you've got!
Now tell us something embarrassing that we probably shouldn't know!
While Jessie's in L.A., Eric's busy at home washing the dogs, taking care of "hangers".
This picture should adequately describe exactly what that is...
Jessie gets home and gives him a sexy smooch.
It's nice to see the cute couple back together!
With all of the baby talk that has been happening, Sydney decides to bring over one of the kids she babysits to see what Eric and Jessie would be like as parents.
She basically just brings the kid in, drops off the stuff, says good luck and leaves.
Eric and Jessie play with him, feed him and even check his diaper.
They really like taking care of the kid and they seem like they'd be great parents!
Jessie says she's not really ready to have kids right now but after taking care of the little guy, it really jump started her motherly instincts.
And we totally understand. How could you say no to this adroable face?!
It's finally time for Jessie to find out if she's pregnant or not.
After picking up a pregnancy test with Sydney, she comes back home and tells Eric she's going to take it.
They're both really nervous but he's actually hoping she's preggers.
Jessie gets a good luck kiss and she walks to the restroom to take the test.
It's the moment of truth!
Jessie's anxious, Eric's anxious, we're anxious.
She steps around the corner and has the results.
Is she pregnant?!
Sadly, not this time.
Eric's a little disappointed but says it'll happen when it's suppose to happen.
Jessie's glad they shared this moment and even though she didn't feel completely ready to have a baby, she feels a lot more ready now.
Good attitude!
Next week's episode shows the power couple on vacation in Hawaii and it looks like a lot of fun! We can't wait!!
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Rachel Rea scored 21 points as Bloomfield Hills Andover defeated Ferndale University, 62-27, in the season opener on Wednesday. Shannon Wilson had 15 points, nine assists and eight steals for Andover. Loni Moore scored 10 points for University.
South Lyon East 49, Ann Arbor Skyline 33: Gabby Bird led with 14 points and 10 rebounds for East (1-0) and Sydney Jones had 10 points and nine rebounds. Solana Giliis recorded right points, 11 rebounds and six assists. Skyline's Mea Morris and Mia Morris both scored nine points.
Cross-country: Oakland University's Brittni Hutton was voted Summit ...