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Vail is the 800-pound gorilla of American skiing. This massive mountain is all things to all skiers and ridersa soothing beginner environment, a nurturing place for small fries to make their first turns, a mountain full of electrifying challenges, and most of all, a huge ski area with ...
Copper Mountain, CO
If the Gods of Winter were looking for the perfect model for future ski resorts, Copper would be their template. The stats listed below paint part of the picture, but the geographical composition of the mountain itself, which naturally segregates skiers of different levels, really elevates ...
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Keystone, CO
If nearby Arapahoe Basin is a streamlined alpine experience with nominal infrastructure and very little to get in the way of you and the mountain, Keystone is Colorado skiing on steroidsonly sans the haute vibe typical to Aspen and Vail. Its statistic pedigree tells only part of the tale, ...
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Aspen, CO
As a ski area, Snowmass is the giant among the four Aspen options—and one of Colorado's biggest, with the nation's second-greatest vertical. It is huge, sprawling over a complex landscape of peaks, ridges, gullies, and open slopes that offer the greatest range of terrain, from the gentle ...
Telluride, CO
Telluride, located in a scenic valley deep in the San Juan Mountains, has long been described as an up-and-coming resort. Now it's arrived. Telluride Mountain Village, a glamorous, ultra-upscale resort development in the heart of the ski terrain, is the perfect counterpoint to the quaint and ...
Steamboat Springs, COTucked into Colorado's northwest corner, some three and a half hours from Denver and an hour's drive north of Summit County, Steamboat is a world unto itself. The mountains here are rounded peaks, not the jagged Rocky Mountain slopes you'll find farther south. But the snows still come in ...
Aspen, CO
Although its the smallest of the four Aspen resorts (the others being Aspen Mountain, Aspen Highlands, and Snowmass), size is alwaysrelativewith 470 skiable acres and a vertical rise that extends over 2,000 feet, Buttermilk still demands respect as some of the regions ...
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Avon, CO
Colorado's most luxurious resort continues growing around its new village center. Luxurious lodgings in an elegant and monumental mountain style, fine dining (Wolfgang Pucks eatery is a staple), and subdued nightlife are the resort's hallmarks, but Vail-based skiers commute to ski the ...
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Durango, CO
This friendly resort in southwestern Colorado is a charmer with a reputation for the mildest, sunniest weather, but still with good snow. The beguiling terrain ranges from a separate beginner area to mogul-dotted steeps. The delightful town of Durango offers economical lodging and plenty of ...
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Winter Park, CO
Winter Park, the closest ski resort to Denver, has long had the reputation as Colorados favorite ski area. It's understandable that lucky locals who have the best skiing on earth on their doorstep appreciate a ski area with grandiose and varied terrain, constant upgrades to lifts and day ...
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Northeast just missed pulling off a huge upset in a 32-28 loss at No. 1-ranked Henry County Friday night.
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RELEASE DATE: August 5th, 2005
Douglas County Sheriff's Office Title Inspection Division moving to new facility.
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office Title Inspection Division will be closed Monday and Tuesday August 15th and 16th and will reopen Wednesday August 17th at their new facility, 8338 Chicago St. The new facility is located between Dodge and Cass streets, just east of 84th St.
The Sheriff's Office Title Inspection Division and a Douglas County Treasurer's branch office will occupy the same new building, but will have separate entrances, customer service areas, and office space. The public will benefit by being able to have their vehicles inspected and registered at the same central Omaha location.
The Title Inspection Division will offer the public and auto dealerships the same services provided at the old Jackson St. location. The Title Inspection Division's business hours, Monday-Friday, 8am-4pm, and telephone number, 444-7532, remain unchanged. The new facility has drive-through garage bays enabling customers to drive their vehicles out of the inspection garage without having to back up.
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I am an amateur and would have to be classified as a beginner, although I have "messed around" with guitars for many years, off and on. I know music, I have led church singing and directed choirs for 35 years, and I know some guitar chords. I have a fairly extensive collection of guitar music literature, song collections, chord books, and how to books. I am a retired electronics engineer and technical writer. I live about 30 miles from Nashville, Music City USA but I am not in that scene. I was born in Texas and lived my first 20 years there enjoying Country and Western music, Bewley Mills Chuck Wagon Gang, Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys, Sons of the Pioneers, Ernest Tubb, Hank Thompson, etc. However, my music of choice is Classical.
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I have owned several guitars over the years and a Fender tube amp. My present guitar is an inexpensive Bristol G hole with a clip-on pickup. I am a very good harmonica player and have 12 at the moment, including chromatic. I have tried to lean to play the guitar but can only get so far before I don't know what to do next, besides just running through chords.
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Scout is building bus stop in North Bend
November 14, 2012
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To soar like an Eagle, Jacob Barrus is keeping both feet on the ground and favoring more terrestrial means of transportation.
The Scout from North Bend is building a bus stop outside his hometown's The Pour House in order to earn the rank of Eagle.
"The only way I can do this is if I do a service project for a local community," he said. "If I do this, it's going to help me a lot: It's going to teach me how to manage money, what leadership is like, and it seems like a really good thing for the community."
He has raised about $400 so far out of the $5,000 he needs, and that's even before the glass manufacturer comes in with his estimate.
"Me and my dad have been working on the PayPal and trying to figure out how donations would work," he wrote in an email. "We have found that we are not considered a real nonprofit and that you must have a PayPal account to donate to our Gmail address."
The project is the culmination of a yearlong project that began with Barrus approaching the city of North Bend for a list of projects that seemed plausible for a teenager to undertake.
"This one seemed to be the most fun and the hardest," he said. "I like to work with my hands."
Plans were drawn by Snoqualmie's architectural firm of Dean Read, and the estimate for the price of the wood will come from North Bend's Chinook Lumber.
Other project possibilities included working on a flower patch near the south end of Bendigo Boulevard and rebuilding the foundation for a flag pole at a North Bend museum. Yet another project involved controlling invasive weeds by injecting them with a syringe.
The 16-year-old from North Bend is a Mount Si High School junior and a full-time student at Bellevue College. He's also a member of Troop 700, out of the Chief Seattle Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
The council includes the counties of Clallam, Jefferson, King, Kitsap and the northern part of Mason, according to its website.
Busy as Barrus is, he hopes to finish the project before the end of the year arrives, and with it, the snow.
"I have to be flexible," he said. "It's a lot of money that I have to raise, and I have to raise all of it."
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FARGO – It seems North Dakota Republican Rep. Rick Berg isn't yet done with his town-hall tour while home on congressional break this month.
Berg announced minutes ago he's planned one final public meeting with his constituents in Jamestown before returning to his Capitol Hill duties.
The event is free and open to the public. It's scheduled for noon Thursday at the Gladstone Inn & Suites, 111 2nd St. N.E., in Jamestown.
Previously this month, Berg held six town-halls across North Dakota – including a stop in Fargo that drew a fiery and divided crowd. The federal budget debate and whether to raise taxes had sparked lively discussion with the freshman congressman.


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My name is Carol - and I am a chocolaholic.
I have many compatriots who belong to this elite group, and we all confess to ripping into a bag of chocolate chips after dinner when we really need a 'fix' and there's nothing else around. Most of us prefer dark chocolate to milk chocolate, but really, anything will do.
We love the smell and taste of warm chocolate blanketing - or pooling beside - or flowing out of a dessert. Cookies, cakes, pies, puddings - it doesn't matter.
In recent years fine dining establishments have captivated dessert lovers' fancies by coming out with chocolate lava cakes; a dramatic dessert presentation with a dollop of whipped cream. Well, my friends, I have news for you. I have mastered the art of lava cakes, and yes, they can be intimidating. When these mini volcanoes work, they are worthy of plate licking but serve as a bit of trepidation to the chef.
Perusing an old copy of one of my favorite magazines, I stumbled upon a reasonable facsimile for this dessert. By freezing a puddle of chocolate in a pie pan you can scoop out an amount and plop it into a ramekin, and then pour cake batter over it. You still need to develop your technique folding egg whites into cake batter, but the results definitely are worthy of a try.
Now, you will not get the same volcanic spewing effect - as you do with the chocolate lava cakes, but I tried them and can attest to their ease, and all the chocolate "Ooey Gooey" is right there for you!
Makes 6
Preheat oven to 375
½ cup fresh or frozen (thawed) raspberries
3 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
For the Sauce: Put a pie pan in the freezer to chill. Puree raspberries in a food processor. In the top of a double boiler over simmering water, melt chocolate, butter, sugar and 2 tablespoons raspberry puree. Stir until melted and smooth. Immediately pour on the cold pie pan and return to freezer for 30 minutes to set.
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3 eggs, separated
3 tablespoons flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
¾ cups milk
6 ounces high quality white chocolate, chopped
¼ teaspoon vanilla
¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
2 tablespoons sugar
Separate eggs, placing yolks in bowl and whites in another bowl large enough to whip.
Combine flour and salt in medium saucepan and add milk. Stir the mixture over medium heat until thickened - about 3 minutes. Whisk 2 tablespoons mixture into egg yolks, then temper egg yolks into pan, stirring constantly so as not to curdle. Add the white chocolate and vanilla and combine until smooth and thick. Set aside to cool slightly.
Whip egg whites with cream of tartar until whites mound gently. Gradually beat in sugar and continue to beat until medium stiff peaks form. With a rubber spatula, fold the whites into the white chocolate mixture very gradually. Take care not to deflate the whites while folding.
Remove chocolate from freezer and with a melon ball scooper, scoop out chocolate and place in bottom of six 6 ounce ramekins that have been well buttered and dusted with granulated sugar. Divide white chocolate batter evenly among ramekins. At this point, you may cover and refrigerate ramekins for up to two days.
When ready to bake, place ramekins in preheated oven for 18 minutes and tops are golden brown. Let cool a bit before serving. Nice with some fresh raspberries for garnish.


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Stahlbush Island Farms was named Celebrate Corvallis' 2013 Business of the Year on Friday night! Celebrate Corvallis is an annual event from the Corvallis Chamber of Commerce that honors outstanding accomplishments from businesses, citizens, and organizations. Stahlbush Island Farms was commended for the recent Sustainable Plant of the Year award by Food Engineering Magazine. Stahlbush was also recognized for its yearly donation of over 1 million servings of healthy food to local food banks. The award was accepted by Carl Chambers, the oldest son of co-owners Bill and Karla Chambers. Carl manages Stahlbush's largest organic farm in Medford, Oregon.
How Fresh Is Your Produce?
Frozen is Fresher! Fresh produce travels an average of fifteen days before it reaches the consumer. More often than not, fresh produce is harvested before it's ripe, which guarantees that it will be edible by the time it reaches consumers. In 1985, Bill and Karla Chambers, the founders of Stahlbush Island Farms, watched as truck after truck of green blueberries, strawberries, pumpkin, and corn lined the highways.
"Produce gets most of its solids, or rather nutrients, antioxidants, and other healthy benefits, during its maturation on the vine," says Karla Chambers.
Following extensive research, the couple made a decision and after over two decades that decision still shapes and defines the company. The newlyweds designed and built a food processor on the farm. As both the farmer and the processor, Stahlbush Island Farms was able to lock in a just-picked, fresh taste in the fruits, vegetables, grains, and legumes that came off the farm.
"Mother Nature couldn't be happy with the food system as it stands today. Most of the benefits of healthy eating are not transferred to the majority of fresh produce that people are eating," says Chambers.
Stahlbush uses a special freezing process called Individually Quick Frozen or IQF, which flash freezes produce within hours of harvest. Chambers says that one of the biggest factors in discerning whether produce has more solids than water is in the color.
"Big, bold colors translate into fresh, pure taste and fully vine-ripened produce."
In addition to offering the freshest frozen fruits, vegetables, grains, and legumes, Stahlbush is an environmentally friendly farm and food processor. In 2009 Stahlbush Island Farms turned agricultural waste into energy with the first Biogas Plant of its kind in North America.
"It's a closed loop cycle. We're producing electricity, using the engine exhaust to make steam and blanch our vegetables. We take the hot water out of the jacket for our food processing plant and keep the digester warm. We use the hot air that radiates off the engine to dry seeds with. And we're getting a rich, wet, and dry fertilizer as a byproduct," says Bill Chambers.
The biogas plant generates enough electricity to power the farm or about 1,100 homes. One year later, Stahlbush released the first 100 percent biodegradable freezer bag. Bill Chambers says that the company didn't patent the packaging in order to make it easier for other companies to follow suit.
"With sustainability, you're never there. We're constantly thinking about how we can improve," says Bill Chambers.
The Chambers family still lives and works on the farm. They have raised four healthy children, which are currently learning to be the next generation of Stahlbush farmers.
Farm-ucation! FFA at Stahlbush
A small group of FFA (Future Farmers of America) members came out to the farm today to learn about Stahlbush Island Farms. As high school seniors, one of the main questions that they had was what to expect in the way of jobs in the farming industry. Here at Stahlbush, we love educating the next generation of farmers. It's no secret that America's farmers are an aging population. In order to secure our food supply in the future, programs like the FFA are vital to make farming the fun, young profession.
The Stahlbush Story
Have you ever wondered how Stahlbush Island Farms got its start? This two-minute video, narrated by one of the owners Karla S. Chambers, was created by Whole Foods as part of an ongoing series called the Whole Story. It's amazing! It captures the essence of who we are in the most flawless way imaginable. Make sure to find our products at your local Whole Foods. Enjoy!
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Sisthas Who Enjoy Reading (S.W.E.R.) Book Club of Lake Providence has several events planned to celebrate its 16th anniversary.
Saturday will be a Scrapbooking is Fun workshop in the conference room of the East Carroll Parish Library. Guest speaker Pat. F. Robertson of Translyvania will share her passion for scrapbooking with the group. Space is limited.
Rosie McDaniel, founder and president of S.W.E.R., said, "A pajama party is a good way to spend time with friends. We women spend so much of our lives caring for others; rarely do take the time to care for ourselves. I think this would be a good way to bond with others and make new friends."
At the party, S.W.E.R. members and guests will meet to chat, discuss their favorite book, play games and just have fun.
Cost for the event is $35, which includes room rental and refreshments. Please wear appropriate pajamas and you must be 21 to attend.
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(No. 38 - Modification - January 29, 2011 – 5 p.m. ET) The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement welcoming the formation of a new government of national unity in Tunisia, unveiled on January 27, 2011:
"Canada is encouraged by reports that the country is returning to stability. We urge the new unity government to prepare for free and fair elections as a way of addressing the legitimate democratic aspirations of the Tunisian people. In the interim, we urge the government to continue its consultations with all Tunisians as it builds a new society committed to democracy, human rights and the rule of law.
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City is redoing bike lanes on Newport Way Northwest
August 31, 2010
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The effort to redo bicycle lanes and a pedestrian path along Newport Way Northwest from state Route 900 to the city line has started.
City engineers do not expect the project to cause significant traffic delays.
The project calls for bike lanes to be added in both directions, plus a separated pedestrian path along the north side of the roadway along Newport Way from state Route 900 to Lakemont Boulevard Southeast, the city line.
Crews started to remove rumble strips last week. City Public Works Engineering Director Bob Brock said the city had yet to receive a final schedule from the contractor, but he said he expects the majority of the work to be completed within a couple of weeks.
In March, the City Council decided to spend $120,000 for the project. The decision prompted debate because crews had added a trail and a gravel shoulder to the same section of road late last year.
But before the project had been completed, the city started to receive complaints about drivers using the widened shoulder as another lane — despite a double white line, a rumble strip and "No driving on shoulder" signs.
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Claire Petersky on
September 1st, 2010 3:39 pm
The whole project is a debacle. It went from being a wonderful, rideable shoulder on both sides of the road, to something dangerous and scary. With the new "facility", bikes come at you head on; there's no room to ride on the proper, legal, and safe side of the road going into Issaquah, and the rumble strips keep a cyclist from being able to ride where he or she may need to, to avoid hazards. And the whole thing is very confusing to motorists.
What's wrong with simple bike lanes? Everyone knows how to use these, and they're safer.
wynne wiatt on
January 19th, 2011 11:49 am
Why do bicyclists rideing Newport Way and 900 think they can ride 2 or 3 abreast and take up the bike lane and half the car lane? Heaven forbid a car drifting over into the bike lane. Shame Shame! Bicyclists seem to think they have the whole road to ride in. what's up with that?
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January 21st, 2011 3:48 pm
In general, it's inconsiderate and personally dangerous for bikers to ride in or even near the white line of a bike lane. But, there are more angry drivers than there are inconsiderate, bicyclists. For these anger prone drivers, bicyclists are the perfect "cat to kick." Riding a bike in a bike lane is like walking in the street. You will always loose to a car or truck. Knowing that many of the drivers are angry ones, like you seem to be, makes it all the more dangerous. That is why I don't even like bike lanes. Bike paths, full breakdown lanes are much better. Get me away for the lunatics.
So many times I have been "buzzed" by angry drivers when I'm riding in the middle of nowhere, keeping to the far right, with no other cars around and plenty of visibility. Are you one of those people? What do you do when you see ANY biker riding along the side of the road? Are you really just talking about the bicyclist riding in traffic lanes? Did you actually have to slow down and wait for a clearing to get around these bikers, or are you just speaking in generalities, like you saw bikers riding side by side and it made you more mad than usual.
To your simple question about riders riding next to each other – they talk.
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Reports Como Lou of St. Paul: "Subject: A chilling moment.
"My thermometer read 16 degrees below zero late Sunday night when I turned the TV to Comcast Channel 14 for 'Classic Arts Showcase,' which features clips from opera, ballet and orchestral performances.
"It so happened they were in the middle of one of my favorite works, Igor Stravinsky's 'The Firebird.' I smiled and thought: ' "The Snowbird"! I love that piece!' Then, after a moment's reflection, I rolled my eyes and laughed out loud. 'It's not "The Snowbird"; it's "The Firebird"!'
"Given the weather, I guess I could be forgiven for having a 'brain freeze.' But it was nice, if only in spirit, to escape to a world of warmth.
Monday-morning email from STREETRODDER: "Sunday, I was making my usual coffee run. Starts at 5:30, finishes at noon. Same four shops I visit every week. Because of the temperature, I decided to bring some tools in case anyone had trouble on the road. I stopped to assist 17 people. Dead batteries, no antifreeze in the radiator, flat tires, flooded fuel-injected cars (they had to really try to accomplish that!).
"These problems didn't have to happen. A little preventive maintenance would have prevented every incident. Gave me the idea to ask the BB regulars if some sort of class would help them avoid the pitfalls of winter breakdowns? If I can start my '28 Ford pickup on a morning like this, anyone with a new car should be able to do the same thing. Keep the rubber side down. ..."
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Including: The Permanent Family Record -- and: Those amazing banshees!
Suzette of West St. Paul: "Did you ever wonder what -100 wind chill feels like? I did!
"It was Christmas Eve back in the early '80s. My parents had purchased the Nu-Madison Motel, which turned out to be way cool for us. My four brothers and I (and spouses) would each get our own motel room, with bathroom and fluffy towels, and still had access to their fridge full of leftovers.
"On this particular trip, we were excited to see that technology had rolled into western Minnesota, in the form of cable TV. A very basic local station listed weather, along with local news ('hatchin's, matchin's, and dispatchin's,' as my dad, Jimmy, would say).
"It was very cold (temps in the -30, -40 range), with crazy-strong winds. Our cable channel updated constantly, with the temp and the wind chill. Now, maybe the formula for calculating the wind chill has changed or been updated since then. [Bulletin Board says: It has been. See the National Weather Service Wind Chill Charts, old and new, at http://tinyurl.com/now-then-chill -- and note that the current chart does not even entertain the possibility of a -100 wind chill.] But we gathered around the TV and watched. Wind chill: -60 ... -75 ... -90. By then, we were actually cheering for a big gust. We decided that if it hit -100, we were going outside for 30 seconds. The rules we made were: no gloves, hats, or coats. And as an afterthought, we decided we had to frantically keep moving our arms and legs, so they wouldn't turn into an armsicle or a legsicle.
"Then came a giant gust that made us worry for the safety of the building: -99, -100, -101. WooHoo! Out we went, four of us, jumping and hopping and whooping and hollering.
"Suddenly, we all kind of stopped and looked at each other. Then we looked to the windows at the motel entrance. My parents were standing there watching us Wind-Chill Boogie like banshees. My mom was shaking her head, and it looked like my dad mouthed 'Damn kids.'
"At that point we went back inside, no worse for the wear, and enjoyed another beverage!
"Be careful out there!"
Our theater of seasons
Monday email: "In spite of all of the dire, doomsday predictions, global warming really does sound pretty darned good!
"Mr. Bones, freezing in Mendota Heights."
Know thyself!
Christy of Menomonie, Wis.: "This current cold spell has raised a ruckus in my joints. I'm getting tired of struggling with the child-resistant caps on OTC pain relievers, so I'm going to find an empty candy dish and fill it with ibuprofen. I'd prefer a bowl full of dark chocolate M&Ms, but this may sweeten my disposition faster.
Discover St. Paul Division
Here, again, is Lula Montana: " 'Baby, It's Cold Outside.' I'm singing this as Nellie Belle and I are heading downtown on Saturday morning for our Discover St. Paul project. I also plan to throw in a little business and check out a 'luxury' apartment complex that is renting. I'm at that stage in my life where, financially and freedom-of-spirit-wise, I can live anywhere I choose. But within the past few weeks I've become infatuated with St. Paul and its rich history, in addition to the contemporary scene and its residents. I aim to rediscover what I missed here the first time around.
"Nellie and I get a little 'turned around' looking for the rental office. We are at the intersection of 500 Cedar Street and at an impasse whether to go right or left. I look straight ahead, and there before me is the most magnificent structure, built in a Romanesque style. It's Central Presbyterian Church, built in 1889. I turn Nellie off and stare in awe. One can do this early morning without the risk of having fellow drivers honking and getting their feathers ruffled.
"By now my toes feel like Popsicles, even though Nellie has a good heater. I make a mental note to come back and check out the interior. Attending a religious service may also work in my favor."
Gee, our old La Salle ran great! (responsorial)
Or: Vive la difference!
NativeDuluthian: "In Search of a Pseudonym's letter about making soap [BB, 1/6/2014] brought to mind my one experience with homemade soap.
"The lovely Mrs. NativeDuluthian and I made a trip to the Ozark Folk Center State Park in northern Arkansas. The visitor center was devoted to portraying 19th century farm (hillbilly) life in that area. The gift shop sold soap that had most likely been made following a recipe similar to Pseudonym's description. Of course, we just had to have a bar.
"Shortly after returning home, Mrs. ND decided to shower using her new bar of soap. When she was finished, she smelled like bacon. A second shower using modern soap followed immediately. The homemade soap disappeared, never to be seen again.
"That saddened me, because I thought it was the best-smelling soap of all time. Go figure."
Highfalutin displeasures (resp'l)
Shivering in Roseville: "Just read the amusing story [The PL of LC; BB, 1/5/2014] about dealing with an unfamiliar rental car for three weeks in Hawaii. Talk about a First World problem!"
Our times (resp'l)
Grandma Pat, "formerly of rural Roberts": "I just read Rosie from Shoreview's submission about receiving a very long receipt with her purchase [BB, 1/5/2014]. What I think is even worse than that are the pursefuls of specifically targeted coupons that some stores send off with you. Their computers must track all of your purchases and keep records of them in order to do this. This seems way too creepy. I may just go back to using good old anonymous cash."
Not exactly what he had in mind
Friendly Bob of Fridley: "Subject: Some days, one should just remain in bed.
"You know your day is off to a bad start when you stop at your nearby filling station for a morning cup o' Joe, and as you begin to fix it up just the way you like it, you peel open a container of creamer and carefully pour the creamer into the trash while you toss the container into your coffee."
Band Name of the Day: Way Too Creepy
Website of the Day: "Zooey Deschanel and Leon Redbone (Baby It's Cold Outside)," at http://tinyurl.com/Z-Leon-cold


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A Proper "Alien" Resurrection
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences only got it half-right for Alien in 1980. To say that Ridley Scott's commercial breakthrough was robbed of its Oscar for Best Art Direction/Set Direction is a pathetic understatement not only about the film in its own right, but also about the film within the history of moving-image arts. Alien did deservedly win Best Effects/Visual Effects for integrating elaborate spaceship models and grotesque creature puppetry believably into the film as a whole. Accordingly, the uncannily disturbing beast earned its place in the pantheon of movie monsters. It has actually proven so hard to look past its horrors that 'The Alien' is regularly acknowledged as the primary factor that immortalized the film. Yet independent of 'The Alien,' Scott's vision of the future is one of the great achievements of hyper-realistic film design, released in the summer of 1979 during one of the most pivotal transitional periods between big-screen theatrical movie-viewing experiences and small-screen home-video viewing experiences. As it has become increasingly likely for a movie's ultimate destination to be the small screen, attention to detail is less of a priority. Even if designers do commit to a high level of detail, statistically fewer viewers have an option of seeing it, based on resolution alone.
Alien is a great example of the importance of seeing movies on big screen. For any director reliant on frequent long-takes, compositions naturally become less didactic: greater scope in field-of-vision grants greater freedom to the explorative viewer's eye. For a filmmaker like Scott, compositions are so enlarged that it is as if the audience is looking at the film through a microscope. Though Scott's cutting is relatively quick given the film's many scenes of action, viewers are capable of catching glances of its very DNA, almost subliminally. I have probably viewed Alien 20 times, yet below are a few details I glimpsed for the first time at a screening at New York's Film Forum's brand new print of Alien (screening in honor of the film's 30th Anniversary (July 10th-16th).
Simply, an attractive beer can label, probably created just for the film. Blade Runner's universe was filled with liquor labels, neon advertising signs, and magazine covers designed just for the film even though many never even made it onto the screen. Also note the presence of fresh fruit aboard Nostromo.
A particular cigarette pack, personal photo and hand-written notes on duct-tape decorate Kane's section of dashboard. Ergonomics in the workplace. The employee outfits his desk with souvenirs, remembrances, and reminders for comfort.
I'd noticed the pin-ups plastered on the bathroom wall several viewings ago, appropriate for a movie already filled with symbolism about reproductive and sexual politics, but the casual misogyny of a cherry pie placed over one model's crotch and gendered genital violence implied by an otherwise inexplicable photo of fried eggs speak volumes as Ash attempts to kill Ripley by choking her with a pornographic magazine.
Cracked leather upholstery, just like in my family's crappy old Buick when I was a kid. Of course it's clear from the start that the Nostromo is a dump, but this is a really nice touch.
I became repeatedly aware of the signage aboard the Nostromo. The universal language of icons designed specifically for the film is meant to be instructive to crews of any language, but this particular icon is the most intriguing and the only to feature a representation of man. It is open wide for interpretation, but what I took from it is "Herein lies life in hibernation." Who did the designer have in mind to communicate with? Is it a sign intended to instruct any variety of international Earth crews who might operate the Nostromo for 'he Company.' Or, presaging developments in the script, is it intended to be instructive for an intersecting crew, human or otherwise, about how to release the employee's aboard the Nostromo from their frozen state if discovered. Will that intelligent life view the depicted body as a representative of thinking, feeling individual beings to meet and interact with. Or will it view the depicted body as a special territory to inhabit and conquer? Given the events of Alien's most famous scene, the icon of a supine human body with an arrow of exploding energy from its torso gains a new, terrible quality.
Above: The Arecibo Message explained and the "distress" signal deciphered.
Alien punishes the potentially naive trust implicit in broadcasting our location via universal languages. Released only 10 years after Apollo 11 landed on the moon, the film paranoiaclly questions the prudence of space exploration and poses the risks of misinterpreted communications. Trust was the belief in 1974 when the Arecibo Message was transmitted to establish contact with extraterrestrial intelligence. However, trust fails the Nostromo whose computer system 'Mother' wakes the crew to respond to a presumed "distress" signal. Only too late does Mother decode the message as a warning signal. Even the design concept behind Saul Bass' (uncredited) opening titles transforms the viewer's initial perceptions of something seemingly benign into an understanding of a thing that is concretely threatening.
In opposition to the idea that human spirituality is a relic atrophying since its millennia-old origins with world religious figures, science fiction texts such as Arthur C. Clarke's Childhood's End and his collaboration on 2001 with Stanley Kubrick used the allegory of alien contact to optimistically posit that mankind's great spiritual enlightenment still awaits us. Alien agrees that major changes lie ahead for the species but paints a dark speculative fiction of evolutionary obsolescence, changes impossible for us to relate to, comprehend, or accept because they operate upon a moral compass unrecognizable by us or in direct opposition to our well-being. Early drafts of the script explicitly evoke the hostile takeovers of the natural world via a speech by Ash about the habits of parasitic wasps who lay their eggs inside hapless caterpillars. This insectoid behavior seems cruel, but maybe the relationship needs to be viewed after a shift in perspective. As David Cronenberg (who insists Shivers was a major influence on Dan O'Bannon before he wrote Alien) has pointed out in interview with Chris Rodley, the transmission of a venereal disease may initially seem a tragedy for the human host, but for the disease, it marks a successful accomplishment. Science's development of the microscope and the telescope and subsequent observations attained via these new tools have dispelled many myths, both comforting and destructive, that were accrued from years of misinformed and inadequately lensed observations, but in Alien, the crew's admirable explorations lead to a nightmare close encounter that emphasizes how destabilized the understanding of our own significance in the universe has become.
The thirty years since Alien's release have seen the film's own metamorphosis in a critical sense from Hollywood blockbuster to Hollywood "classic," and ultimately, with 2004's reassessments surrounding "the director's cut" release, into an exemplary piece of existentialist popular art. I think Alien might actually be more antagonistic than that evaluation implies. The horror of the film is not just that we each exist in isolation without any prescribed destination in a universe that has no inherent meaning (with all due respect to whatever freedoms that scenario may also entail), but that there is meaning of our lives and it is to provide a stepping-stone towards a destiny we actively disapprove of yet are unavoidably complicit in by biological determinism. If the "The Alien" overcomes, the entire history of human propagation amounts to nothing more than an abundant and wide-ranging food source. The once-comforting concept of the "circle of life" becomes viewed with a bitter sense of betrayal if we discover that our private body is nothing more than one unit of fleshy turf in a larger migratory biomass that is up for grabs. The transaction will render our hitherto proudly upheld individuality an insignificant illusion…quite painfully, I might add.
Part of lasting intrigue of Alien is the friction between some of its deeply nihilistic concepts and its undeniable nature as a blockbusting, box office record-breaking, summer popcorn flick. That unique blend can be credited to collaboration rather than the vision of a single auteur. Early in his career, Scott was consistently excellent at (or perhaps just unbelievably lucky about) bringing together unsurpassed design teams who could go even beyond his already considerable strengths as a "commercial director," in the literal sense of the term. He came from a very successful background in television commercial direction, and as a result the opening sequence of each his best films (Alien, Blade Runner, and Legend) stunningly establishes mood while smugly acting as a commercial for itself and its sets, announcing "A Ridley Scott Immersive Experience!" (with all the technically inimitable stylistic perfection and cost that that implies). I would mean that more flippantly if the results weren't so damnably effective at yielding some of my all-time favorite movies.
Even if Scott cared more about directing his sets than his actors (as Harrison Ford reportedly said regarding Blade Runner), he still took a ballsy risk for a Hollywood release when he took Dan O'Bannon's recommendation to invite Swiss sadomasochistic artist H.R. Giger aboard the film's design team. With the headlining creature's shape and appearance still totally undefined in pre-production, Scott knew immediately upon reviewing Giger's book Necronomicon that he would not just be hiring an artist but moreover a philosophy. The inevitable result is that philosophically, Alien belongs to Giger as much as it does to Scott. As Edvard Munch said, "I have no fear of photography as long as it cannot be used in heaven and in hell," and the truly unmitigated authorial vision afforded a painter through his or her solitary work comes strikes out instantly from Giger's dark, obsessive considerations of sexual reproduction as an ancient and arcane biological technology whose machines wear out after their purpose is served. Giger examines these facts of life with a degree of coolness that is almost inhuman and that pumps his unmistakable chill into Alien. If the man has communicated directly with Satan, I would not be surprised.
Above: Giger's "Landscape XVIII" and "Necronom IV"
There's unsurprisingly no Giger retrospective coincidently happening in New York to capitalize on Film Forum's weeklong run of Alien, but the painter is not without his own "body horror"-obsessed modernist precedents. If you have the chance, I suggest you seize the opportunity for a rare Lo-Art/Hi-Art double-bill: see Alien on the big screen and then head up to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for the Francis Bacon exhibit "A Centenary Retrospective." It might as easily be titled "In space, no one can hear you scream." If you're looking for a great cheap date this weekend, The Met operates on suggested donation, so you can get in for as little as one cent, and I'll wager neither of you will feel like eating afterwards, so you can forget the dinner bill. Either your date won't ever talk to you again or otherwise you'll never stop clutching each other till the end of your lives.
"My painting is not violent; it's life that is violent." —Francis Bacon
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Applause, Mr Simington. To take nothing away from the masterful work of Ridley Scott, but I just can't imagine this film without Giger's imprint. It's he who gives this film its conceptualist twist and kicks it into the realm of a nihilist nightmare. Credit Dan O'Bannon with having the smarts to know that.
About Bacon, if all you've seen are the many books on him, you haven't really seen him. In exhibition, the paintings are each behind a pane of glass, per his instructions. The result is as if gazing upon hideous forensic specimens. It's a disquieting effect. Perfect for a date.
Ironically, i myself blogged a few notes on this very same film just a couple days ago. This is a nice .piece. Key points (IMO) are your comments about the pinups and the comment about Giger's visions of sexual reproduction as ancient technology where the equipment is ancient and immediately expendable post execution. More than choking her, I see Ash's attempt as oral rape. When he tubes that magazine and pushes it into her mouth, forcefully blocking her breath, it is a most vial attempt to get a Blow Job. I think that the careful inclusion of pin ups in the mise-en-scene is one that is part of a rippling of related images. The Visual Image that IS sigourney weaver playing Ripley is itself a brilliant and political use of mise-en-scene. She is assertive in her job and as a leader, demure, reasonable, democratic and laid back when she relates with her colleagues. She is also sexy as hell. Her soft yet focused dewy eyes, her soft seventies curls, increasingly clammy flesh and androgynous tanks…her killer bikinis. Ripley and the images of the pinups co-exist. They are both sexual images, but Ripley is the contemporary, and the scene highlights that one image must eventually overtake the other.
Similarly, in terms of your comment about sexual reproduction and Giger's designs—what is so key about Alien is HOW Scott used and modified these designs. A key aspect to the visual presentation of the Alien is its mutability and multiplicity. As i just started roughly noting on my own blog, there are theories of morphing in the digital age of film that seem prime to build upon barbara creed's writing on the film. I think it's key to see these varying images—parasitic goo, fleshy baby monster, metallic super human w/ Vaginal double mouth…as almost a fourth dimension, an alien plane where one can view the possible ways to view Female reproduction and sexuality. All to be fought and overcome by a truly new package—Ripley. She always looks sexy but it is her agency and smart of use of the air decompression that aborts the Alien out of her space.
Excellent exploration of the film's underlying themes; still my favorite movie ever. After 30 plus viewings there are still new things to discover.
Mr. Ben, what a great tea this was…
Some books. If you've been there, great! If not, as they say, get thee hence!
(1) Stephen Mulhall's On Film, wherein he talks about the Alien cycle as a series of philosophically rich works concerning the body, and body horror; you know, the other and all that.
(2) Deleuze's Bacon book. Totally.
Worth noting: when D-Kaz and I walked through the Bacon exhibit, I clutched myself for fear I would fall apart. Although, and this was weird to realize, I think his painting works better smaller, as little packages of hurt—a funny inversion of Scott's cinema—since they get simpler, and more simply ostentatious, when seen all big and loud and unavoidably ugly. See, that miniature about the boxer was great: the body-as-meat made truly conceptual, and formal, all in a 8×11 newsprint frame, without the shunting of the human. Rather, it argues that we are meat first—or it tries to remind us of our meat-ness—and it doesn't try to place a judgment on that, as I often feel those gaping mouths and wrenched limbs scream out. And it's tucked into a dark corner. Shame, that. Then again, anything worth seeking is usually worth the uplift at the end.
That is, unless it's a disease, or a virus, that takes over your body for its own purposes.
if you are recommending books in relation to this film, even though it was overlooked in the article, then i need to say it would be criminal to leave out a landmark study that was used in multiple nyu Cinema Studies that i took, even though the book only came out one year prior to my starting school: Barbara Creed's brilliant 1993 book, The Monstrous-Feminine. It covers this film IN DEPTH.
Fantastic article. I've always been fascinated with Scott's "layering" technique in his production design. The attention to seemingly insignificant details in Alien and Blade Runner makes all the difference in the look and feel of each picture.
Very instructive.
Excellent work! Brilliantly illustrated. Nice!
What's also gorgeously evident in the Alien stills here is that the way these spaces and objects are lit by Derek Vanlint invests them with so much of their power. I always took Alien as a documentary, and the way the light behaves supports my delusion. Every area except the sleeping chamber, the airlock, the "Mother" room and the dinner table seem illuminated just enough to work by. It's a weird coal mine opulence that influenced too many films/commercials/shows to name.
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Really great post! Ridley Scott is a genius.
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What Is a B and T Cell Screen?
The B and T cell screen measures the level of lymphocytes within the body's blood. Lymphocytes are a type of white blood cell that helps your body's immune system identify and fight disease-causing organisms or substances.
There are two types of lymphocytes, which are created in the bone marrow: B cells and T cells. When an antigen (foreign substance like a chemical, virus, or bacteria) enters your body, B cells produce antibodies that attach to the substance. However, these antibodies are not strong enough to kill the antigen. T cells direct the body's response to the presence of a foreign molecule and kill infected cells.
There are two parts to the body's immune system. The first is the innate protection and the second is adaptive protection. When pathogens bypass the first system of protection, the body's best defense is its B and T cells. When the immune system is weakened or damaged, the B and T cells are unable to function correctly.
Sometimes the immune system attacks and destroys healthy body tissue because it cannot tell the difference between antigens and healthy cells. When this happens, it is known as an autoimmune disorder.
Why Is My Doctor Ordering This Test?
The B and T cell screen test may be performed if you have symptoms of diseases that weaken the immune system, or diseases of the blood and bone marrow. Some common symptoms include:
- low complete blood count (CBC) test result
- thyroid problems
- liver failure
- swollen lymph nodes
- recurrent or exotic infections
What Should My Doctor Know Before I Take the Test?
Before any medical test is performed, it is essential you tell your doctor about any prescription or non-prescription medications, dietary supplements, and vitamins that you're currently taking. Make sure to tell your doctor if you suffer from an autoimmune disease, recently had surgery, or are currently taking medication to suppress your immune system, as these factors may affect your results.
What Happens During the Test?
The B and T cell screen is a blood test. A nurse will tie an elastic band (tourniquet) above the site where the blood will be taken, usually on the inside of the elbow. The area will be cleaned and sterilized with antiseptic before a small needle is inserted directly into the vein.
Most people feel a sharp pain at the initial needle poke, which quickly fades as the blood is drawn. Within a few minutes, the needle will be removed and you will be asked to apply pressure to the site with a cotton ball. A bandage will be placed on the site and you will be free to leave.
Blood tests are typically painless and carry low risk. However, you may experience slight bruising or temporary discomfort after blood is drawn. Some people experience minor dizziness after having blood drawn. Let your doctor or nurse know if you feel dizzy, faint, or nauseous.
What Does an Abnormal Result Mean?
The immune system is a very complex part of the body and abnormal cell counts can indicate a variety of disorders.
Common diseases and disorders associated with increased levels of T or B cells include:
- certain types of leukemia
- tuberculosis
- mononucleosis (a viral infection that affects the lymph glands)
- multiple myeloma (a cancer that originates in the plasma and bone marrow)
- DiGeorge syndrome (a chromosomal disorder that is associated with heart defects and thyroid issues)
Decreased levels of T or B cells are often associated with congenital (inherited) immunodeficiency disorders, certain cancers in the blood or lymphatic cells, or acquired immune disorders, such as HIV or AIDS.
What Happens Next?
Additional tests may be necessary to rule out certain disorders and make a diagnosis. Your doctor will evaluate your results and discuss the best form of treatment with you.
Medical tests corresponding with the B and T cell screen test may include:
- IgE level measurement (a test that measures the amount of a certain type of antibody in the blood)
- lymph node biopsy
- peripheral blood smear
- bone marrow biopsy


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forgot to mention some more tunning features like hydraulic systems, lamborghini doors and suicide doors, spliting hoods, gauge styles, decals, trunk audio layouts and spinners.what do u think? do these things suck too like the songs?
What you're suggesting is bringing a sequelled revival to the NFSU series.
Good idea.
It would also back my idea of the name NFSU3.
forgot to mention more car specialties like headlight colors, engine neon, trunk neon, paint brake calipers, paint mufler tips, paint spoilers and roof scoops and the paintings to be like those from carbon cos there are tones of types of paint and to be used for parts as for vinyls( that'll be a cool thing to see a car with base paint a pearlscent one and the vynil to be another pearlscent color, more side mirrors, more exaust tips and more performance parts like airplane engines and drivetrain changing like from FWD to 4WD and to let u position the exaust like the mclaren: sideways or to strip the car from having an exaust pipe to flow the exaust gases at the back or sideways and to use other types of fuel like vegetable oil
how about these things? i think they really work. the more things that has the next NFS the better will be both for customers and for EA. AND DONT FORGET TO POST THAT LINK!
And sergey, if u have time to pop in next door to EA, tell them all of our opinions that should be on the next NFS series. Great to hear u live near EA.
Sergy lives near EA?? MAD, we could get sneak peeks
ya, roughly 5 miles away from it. It's in my region, the BA (bay area of San Francisco)
There is a clue in the trailer about when EA might truly release the new title of the next NFS - for those who havent watched it, the date displayed in the 31st May 2007 - ONLY A FEW DAYZ AWAY!!!!!
I don't believe it!!!
woah..chill, thats pretty quick tho.
*rummages in pocket for $600*
*pulls out 10 cents*
OMFG! I bet you anything its gonna be for next gen consoles only.
*sighs* you just posted it yourself and its gonna be available for mostly all systems


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South Placer County RE Market Report – January 2013
More Homes To Sell??
In looking at the numbers from Metrolist Services Inc. this morning, it appears there has been a small spike in the amount of homes there are available to sell in South Placer County. In December there were just under a month of available homes to sell and in January that number jumped up to more than a month and a half at the current pace of sales.
With the majority of economists believing that the housing market is in full recovery, the same economists agree that it will be years before the market returns to "normal", whatever that means. In my career of 11 years in real estate full time, I've never seen a normal market. I've seen bubbles, declines, both steep and gradual, but I must honestly admit that i don't know what a "normal"market is.
My sense is this uptick in the amount of homes for sale is seasonal and doesn't reflect a trend. That said, I'd love to see about 3 months of inventory available for sale. This would help a lot of first time home buyers who are competing with all cash investors, and losing, get into a home.
Over a 77% increase in the total number of homes for sale in one month is surprising considering there have been so few homes for sale for so long. That said, we had a similar spike from August to September of 2012 and nearly the same, from a percentage standpoint, from the December 2011 to January 2012. This makes me think it's a seasonal bump but we'll see in the coming months.
The number of homes available for sale has declined 84% since January of 2008. The beginning of 2008 was the height of the foreclosure boom. Inventory levels of bank owned foreclosures have been declining steadily since.
Average Sales Price Slows Down??
Over the last 8 months, the average sales price has gone up 2.7% however, from December to January, the average sales price slipped .9% in South Placer County. The same thing happened from July to September of 2012 so again, not a pattern of declining home values but it is noteworthy. That still leaves this area with an increase of 22.5% from January 2012 to January 2013.
If we begin to see a full 90 days of value declines, I do believe that would be cause for some concern but, not that I have a crystal ball or anything, I don't see that happening. The selling season begins to ramp up in earnest in April/May and I think it will be a good year for values. Possibly as good as last year but we'll have to wait and see.
As long as interest rates stay low, I don't think there will be significant downward pressure on home values. The Fed has said they would help to maintain low rates through 2013 at least so this is a good year, as was last year, to purchase a home and with values going up as they have, it's also a good time for those with equity to sell their homes.
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Robotic rover Curiosity has successfully landed in Mars' Gale Crater. The goal of the $2.5 billion mission is to find evidence that the Red Planet was once capable of supporting life. After touchdown, the Curiosity rover sent home telemetry signal and black-and-white pictures from the surface of Mars.
The first images sent by the Curiosity, though clouded by dust kicked up during the landing, clearly showed the shadow cast by the rover, with its wheels firmly on the ground.
The final phase of Curiosity's automatic landing sequence involved a hovering 'sky crane' that lowered the car-sized rover to the ground, and then deactivated by crashing into the surface of Mars. The technique had never been attempted in previous planetary exploration missions.
The landing, described by NASA as "seven minutes of terror," proceeded smoothly and on the expected timeframe.
Curiosity's mission is expected to last for two years. The rover will seek out carbon-based compounds, which could prove that life once existed on Mars.


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Frozen is not all bad! Combined with fresh and you have a supper simple supper.
When you are in a hurry frozen foods seem to be the answer. Follow these tips to help keep quick meals healthy:
Pick a frozen dinner that offers up less than 400 calories, low sodium along with high fiber & protein.
Add fresh vegetables to increase your fiber.
Split a frozen dinner for one with someone and add more fresh veggies or a salad.
Here is a quick meal for the kids, Bake a thin bagel topped with sauce and mozzarella cheese in the over for 8-10 minutes at 400. Top with fresh vegetables or protein for a even healthier treat.


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The following suspects were charged with felonies Tuesday at Escambia County Jail. Names, ages and addresses were provided by the individuals.
Rami Shaban Abdeljaw Almasri, 33, 8900 block of North Davis Highway, drug possession. ...
Vantar Treaon Bell, 31, 6200 block of Denver Avenue, two counts of battery, kidnapping-false imprisonment.


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University Program Endowments, such as departmental or program enrichments funds, faculty development funds, library acquisitions and endowments for facilities, equipment and technological enhancements help to secure the future of The University of Texas-Pan American.
Program enrichment endowment funds are used in a discretionary manner to improve the University's academic offerings and to ensure a rich and rigorous educational environment for our students. Typically, these funds support visiting lecturers, special presentations, special departmental needs or student and faculty travel to professional meetings. The flexible nature of these funds is especially important to the University as the institution grows and state funding is reduced.
For the last three decades, The University of Texas-Pan American Foundation has raised and stewarded "make a difference" funding to provide the University the flexibility to address its greatest needs and take advantage of special opportunities. The Foundation Board is proud to be a part of the excitement that is UT Pan American, and we look forward to many more decades of service to the University.
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8-Week Adult Bereavement Support Group
Friday Evenings from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Morton Hospital Cafeteria Annex
Session 1: September 13 - November 1, 2013 (closed group, no cost)
Facilitated by Sr. Cynthia Bauer.
Please register by calling Rev. Kristen Taylor, Director of Spiritual Care and Patient Advocacy, at 508-828-7896.
There is no right or wrong way to grieve the death of your loved one but
there are healthy ways to express your grief. Exploring and sharing your
grief and emotions with others and with trained professionals can help
you express your grief, as well as distinguish healthy grieving from
unhealthy grieving that may be putting you or someone you care about at
risk emotionally, spiritually, and/or physically.
The goal of Morton's Adult Bereavement Group is to provide spiritually based guidance and support as you journey through the various stages of grief and to facilitate relationships and a support system with members of the community experiencing similar losses.


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POLL: Do You Want Kids? (Plus, a History of Gay Parenting)
Pretty soon, same-sex couples will start making babies all on their own.
But the phenomenom of lab-spun gaybies didn't just happen on its own, y'know? Lesbian and gay parents fought many legal and social battles over the last 50 years to help make same-sex parenting a viable option.
So, to help us brush up on gay parenting history, the South Florida Gay News came up with this timeline infographic showing milestone victories in LGBT parenting rights.
It goes all the way from Martin Sheen playing a gay dad in a 1972 TV movie to President Obama's recent statement that same-sex parents shouldn't be treated differently from different-sex parents. Along the way there's also mention of the notably hunky childrens' book Daddy's Roommate and an interesting bit about Californian sperm banks.
And while we're at it, do you want kids? Sound off in our poll and in the comment section below. Also be sure to check out this touching letter that a 10-year-old girl has sent to Obama thanking him for supporting her two gay dads.


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The Pike County commissioners recently toured the construction site of the county's new sewer line extension linking the Pike County Manufacturing Center on U.S. 23 to the Department of Energy's sewer treatment facility at the nearby DOE site. Shown with team members from FOILL Construction in the background are, front, from left, Dennis Carr of Fluor-B&W Portsmouth; Commissioners Teddy West, Blaine Beekman and Harry Rider; DOE Site Lead Joel Bradburne; DOE Site Director Vince Adams; and Rick Ginther, of Fluor-B&W Portsmouth.
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Work is ongoing on a sewer line that could eventually enhance economic development opportunities in Piketon.
Despite the challenges of winter and spring weather during the past several weeks, crews from FOILL Construction have been installing a sewer line into the Department of Energy Reservation south of Piketon within an easement granted to the Pike County commissioners by the department.
The sewer line will ultimately connect the Pike County Manufacturing Center, under development near the west entrance of the plant, to the DOE's X-6619 Sewer Treatment Facility. ...


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How to Get Rid of Wrinkles
How to get rid of wrinkles.
How To Get Rid Of Wrinkles. Use creams with vitamin C, and retinol. To speed the results use the cream day and night. Retinol or vitamin A base creams are the top smoothers in the anti-aging. Try over the counter. They say age brings widom and nobody'sarguing with that. But when it comes to the less attractive signs of growing older most of us want to change that we have to take care of our face. Deep wrinkles and loss of elasticity and firmness are the biggest loss when we age. The skin starts to decline, water evaporates. This is why we have to use products with skin hydrating ingredients like vitamin E, aloe, retinol and vitamin C. We have to take good care of our face.
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4. Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy
We have no idea how Claire slimmed down this quickly after having a baby last month. But alas, she made her post-baby debut in a red Versace gown and put half the other women on the red carpet to shame. Of course, her hubby, Hugh, was able to keep up with her hotness in his dapper tux with bow tie.
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Parts of East Central Indiana saw some fog limiting visibility early Friday morning, leading to school delays.
Randolph Southern Schools, as well as South Henry and Charles A. Beard schools in southern Henry County, were on 2-hour delays because of fog.
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The Christian Opportunity Center's 13th Annual Golf Classic is set for noon on Friday at the recently-opened Bos Landen Golf Club. Registration is $150 per golfer and includes 18 holes of golf, green fees, dinner, a COC Golf Classic shirt and gift bag. A dinner reception with live and silent auctions will follow the golf event at Bos Landen's Conference Center at 5:30 p.m. Dinner tickets are $20 per person and do not require participation in the golf event. Click here [1] to register.
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A former Inkster city councilman has been convicted of a computer crime and faces up to five years in prison when he is sentenced July 11.
Wayne County Circuit Judge Michael Hathaway found Michael Greene, 53, guilty Monday of unauthorized access to a computer following a bench trial, according to the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office. Greene was found not guilty on charges of misconduct in office, obstruction of justice and use of a computer to commit a crime.
The charges, which initially were dismissed by the circuit court in 2011 and reinstated by the Michigan Court of Appeals, were related ...


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Monday, July 8, 2013
PORTLAND (AP) — The Department of Environmental Quality plans hearings Tuesday in Hermiston and Portland on the proposed coal transfer terminal at Boardman.
Ambre Energy wants to bring up to 9 million tons of coal a year by train from Montana and Wyoming. The coal would be stored in covered buildings and transferred to barges that would take it down the Columbia River to Clatskanie where it would be placed on ships to Asia.
The East Oregonian reports hundreds of people have signed up to comment at the hearings at Blue Mountain Community College and the Oregon Convention Center in Portland.
Environmental groups are concerned about the projects impact on air and water quality. Australia-based Ambre says the enclosed terminal will eliminate dust and spillage.
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.
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One of the main problems in sound restoration of valuable historical recordings includes the noise reduction. We have been proposing and continuing to improve the noise reduction method utilized by inharmonic analysis such as GHA (Generalized Harmonic Analysis). Algorithm of GHA frequency extraction enables to extract arbitrary frequency components. In this report, we aimed at more accurate frequency identification from noisy signals to divide analyzed frequency section into multi-bands before analysis: this algorithm is named as Multi-band GHA (MGHA). The simulation of frequency analysis in noise-free condition indicated that MGHA is more effective than GHA for the extraction of low frequency components in the condition of both lower window length and amount of frequency components. However, excluding the case of both lower window length and amount of frequency components, GHA identifies frequency components more precisely. Furthermore the result of frequency analysis in condition with steady noise shows that MGHA can be more effectively applied to the case of short window length, many frequency components and low S/N.
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MANSFIELD - Property owners in the North DeSoto area will get a tax break thanks to a favorable interest rate received by the DeSoto Parish School Board.
The board recently voted to refinance almost $3.6 million remaining in a $12 million bond issue approved in 2004 to construct North DeSoto Middle School and renovate North DeSoto Lower Elementary and North DeSoto Upper Elementary.
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New The Stink of Flesh Trailer!
With that you can watch the two trailers we now have for this movie at The Stink of Flesh Movie section. To watch the newest trailer, here is a direct link, New Stink of Flesh Trailer. You can of course watch all the trailers and see some kick ass photos in the movie section.
Also Scott has let us know that Canadian Chris Alexander is doing the score for The Stink of Flesh. My feeling on this movie is a studio will pick up this movie, and you will soon see it in local video stores everywhere. I have said this since day 1, lets see if I am accurate or if I will end up eating my hat.
When it comes to Zombie Movies I am a hardass. I like my zombies Romero style, but Scott's work really did stand out to me. He has a new spin, and his own take on the zombie world. Sure the movie has flaws, but its no small thing for this movie to be #1 on my indie zombie list. So those of you who won the 2 copies in our latest contest, can thank MoviesOnline for hours of viewing pleasure as you watch this movie over and over.
Wandering the zombie wasteland, Matool (Kurly Tlapoyawa) survives by his wits and animal instinct, often employing his trusty hammer and gigantic nails to fend off the hordes of undead.
But when he is kidnapped by a mysterious couple, Matool must rely on an entirely different weapon in his arsenal to survive.
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The York City Bureau of Health is planning a two-day, back-to-school immunization clinic for York City children.
The clinics will be held on Monday, Aug. 18, from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., and on Tuesday, Aug. 19, from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m.
The location on both days is the Albert S. Weyer Health Center at 435 W. Philadelphia Street in the City of York.
City children without health insurance coverage or city children on Medicaid but who have no primary care provider are eligible for free vaccines at the Health Bureau.
Parents should call the Health Bureau at 815-0910 to make an appointment on one of these two days.


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never kept one,sorry i can't help.
do they grow big ?
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Supplier: Mountz, Inc.
Description: MTM hand torque multiplier is a low cost solution that's ideal for wheel nuts and remote locations where air and electricity aren't easily accessible. The gearing design allows for a high torque output with minimal input. Commonly used in petrochemical, power generation, transportation
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Description: 4425 Nm Output Capacity
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Description: 6 Pt Impact Sockets For use with torque multipliers
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Description: Indication is direct. No multipliers are required, thus avoiding ambiguous readings. Resolution is from 1 pound to 1000 pounds depending on the load capacity of the transducer. Alternate display units are available. Operation is extremely simple. For normal use only two controls are involved. Turn
- Measurement Type: Force / Weight
- Force Measurement Range: 0.0 to 199900 lbs
- Sensor / Transducer Interfaces: Strain Gauge
- Number of Channels: 1
Supplier: Aerotech, Inc.
Description: Design Features Slotless, brushless stator design provides zero cogging torque for unsurpassed velocity control Smoother velocity than with standard DC brush-type motors with the advantage of reliable brushless technology Standard NEMA frame sizes Ultra-high resolution capability with amplified
- Shaft Speed: 2000 to 4000 rpm
- Terminal Voltage: 340 VDC
- Continuous Current: 2.1 to 4.9 amps
- Continuous Torque: 2.39 to 25.31 In-lbs
Supplier: Aerotech, Inc.
Description: Digital current, velocity, and position loops for improved motion stability Optional Ethernet for I/O expansion Integrated encoder multiplier for higher throughput and reduced wiring UL and CE approval
- Number of Axes / Motors: 4 to 8
- D/A Resolution: 12 bits
- Motor(s) / System(s) Controlled: DC Brushed Motor, DC Brushless Motor, DC Servomotor, AC Servo / Brushless Motor, Linear Motor
- Integral Motor Drive: Yes
Supplier: Gray Tools Canada Inc.
Description: Torque Multipliers
Supplier: Norbar Torque Tools, Inc.
Description: The 'Highwayman' torque multiplier has been designed for use where it is necessary to provide higher torques than would otherwise be possible due to limitations of space or operator strength. Input to the multiplier is via a ratchet torque wrench set to one fifth of the desired output torque.
- Gear Ratio: 5 (X : 1)
- Output Torque: 11520 In-lbs
- Reducer Style: Integral Base
- Flange(s): Yes
Supplier: Wright Tool
Description: Output Capacity 1200 Ft. Lb. Input Capacity 200 Ft. Lb. Input Drive 1/2" Sq. Female Output Drive 3/4" Sq. Male Torque Ratio 6:1 A Length 19.6" B Head Dia. 3.94" C Height 4" Wt. Lbs. 9.1 Size 1200 Ft. Lbs.
- Torque: 0.0 to 14400 In-lbs
- Drive Size: 0.5000 inch
- Length: 19.6 inch
Supplier: Bluetools
Description: Torque Multipliers are used to reduce the amount of user effort required to achieve high levels of torque. Torque multipliers are quicker and more compact than hydraulic wrenches, which allows them access to small, or remote, work sites. The torque multiplier is designed to be used
Supplier: Mile-X Equipment, Inc.
Description: OTC 5073 1,000 lb. Capacity Torque Multiplier These 4:1 ratio torque multipliers provide the power to tighten threaded fasteners in a number of truck and tractor repair operations. No. 5073 -- 1,000 lb. capacity torque multiplier. Has 1/2" square drive and 3/4" square drive output
Nut Runners and Nut Drivers - Tensor ETV-ST101-1000-TM-F: Electric, angle, torque multiplier nutrunner with fan -- 1466042Supplier: Atlas Copco USA
Description: sockets to change program settings" Configurable LED's and an integrated speaker for indicating results via audio signals for operator feedback, increasing assembly quality Ergonomic motor sleeve improves grip and comfort for the operator Torque multiplier extends torque range
- Type: Nut Runner
- Power: Electric
- Head Style: Right-Angle
- Torque Range: 184 to 734 Ft-lbs
Supplier: ADB®
Description: Finish: Black Oxide finish for corrosion resistance* Typical Applications: ADB, the originator and leader in safety hoist rings, introduces another time and money saving innovation. ADB's new EZ-Torque® Hoist Ring eliminates the need of locating and installing hydraulic torque multipliers
- Hoist Ring Type: Center-Pull Hoist Rings
- Features: Pivot, Swivel
- Metallic: Steel
- Finish: Black Oxide
Supplier: DME Company
Description: ADB's new patented EZ-Torque™ Hoist Ring eliminates the need of locating and using expensive hydraulic tensioners or torque multipliers for heavy load (WLL) capacity hoist rings. A 75,000 lb. WLL Hoist Ring requires the mounting bolt to be torqued to 4,300 lbs-ft. ADB's EZ-Torque
- Hoist Ring Type: Center-Pull Hoist Rings
- Features: Pivot, Swivel
- Metallic: Steel
- Finish: Black Oxide
Supplier: Advanced Torque Products, LLC
Description: Decription- The TSD 2050 Torque Loader is a mechanical system that is capable of applying 2500 ft-lbs. torque with minimal input. This permits a single operator to easily load and calibrate large and small hand torque wrenches. A dual input is provided for faster input speeds at output torque below
- Calibrator Style: Portable
- Physical Properties: Torque
Supplier: Norbar Torque Tools, Inc.
Description: The 'TrukTorqueTM' series of tools was designed for use in the Truck and Bus wheel market. The integral 'banana' shaped reaction fits the majority of truck and bus wheels, specifically designed to reach rear recessed wheel nuts and across front wheel covers.
- Torque: 1764 to 8856 In-lbs
- Drive Size: 1 inch
- Length: 19.69 inch
- Weight: 20.73 lbs
Supplier: MAGPOWR
Description: tension by compensating for measured changes in the roll diameter. Roll diameter changes are measured through the DFP or DFP-2 Position Sensor and a follower arm. An optional Stop Multiplier provides additional stopping torque to help stop large unwind rolls. Make quick setup adjustments using
- Number of Inputs: 1 inputs
- Controller Inputs: Resistive / Potentiometer Input
- Control Signal Output: Analog Voltage
- Control Technique: Linear Control, PID Control
Supplier: Advanced Torque Products, LLC
Description: The Torque Master Test Systems combine space age accuracy with microprocessor technology and sophisticated torque cell design to offer simple, versatile, functional and accurate torque testing of all types of torquing devices. The thru-hole design torque cell allows for all forces to react within
- Torque Sensor Type: Reaction
- Technology: Strain Gauge
- Category of Device: Instrument / Meter
Supplier: Peerless-Winsmith, Inc.
Description: The SE Encore series of worm gear speed reducers provides a wide variety of industrial applications with incomparable gearing performance. Developed with more performance features and up to 40% higher output torque ratings, the SE Encore series affords design engineers unbounded shafting
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Description: The PD57-1060 and PD60-1060 PANdrive™ familly is a full mechatronic solution including a high torque stepper motor and a motion controller/driver using the new outstanding coolStep™ technology for sensorless load dependent current control. This allows the first time an energy efficient
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Hand torque multipliers are the ideal tools for applications where air and electricity aren 't easily accessible. The gearing design allows for a high torque output with minimal input. These tools are commonly used in petrochemical, power generation, transportation, shipping and maintenance industries. The hand torque multiplier is the ideal tool for dealing with difficult nuts and bolts – those requiring extreme applications of torque for loosening or tightening. This compact... (read more)
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CLD (Pneumatic Torque Multiplier)
The CLD pneumatic torque multiplier provides precision tightening and loosening of all heavy duty fastening connections. The torque multiplier shuts-off when the pre-set torque is achieved. It 's non-impacting and operates at a smooth, continuous rotation. The pneumatic wrench increases speed and productivity, as it is faster than a hydraulic wrench and is less expensive. The tool eliminates the cumbersome set up time and slow ratcheting process of hydraulic wrenches. The CLD torque... (read more)
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bolts " using a quality torque multiplier. The Mountz plate heat exchanger tools shuts-off when the pre-set torque is achieved. It 's non-impacting and operates at a smooth, continuous rotation. The torque multiplier provides quick and simultaneous tightening of large plate packs when using two or more torque multipliers diagonally. Mountz offers these tools in a pneumatic and electric configuration with a torque range capacity of 413 – 3,569 foot-pounds. Mountz torque multipliers... (read more)
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FlexPower Pulse Nutrunners
a lighter tool with more torque capability. Built for durability with a superior O-ring design and specially designed pulse fluid FlexPower extends life between regular oil changes and provides more torque stability than competing brands. The Mountz FlexPower line now includes Cushion Clutch and Auto Shut-Off Screwdrivers, Pulse Nutrunners and soon Swingbar Torque Multipliers for applications up to 1250 N.m. How Does a Pulse Tool Operate?. A Pulse tool has the speed of an impact wrench... (read more)
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of fasteners after long periods of environmental exposure to harsh conditions. Selecting the right heavy torque tool for the job is crucial. When it comes to turning nuts and bolts, especially stubborn corroded ones, what could be more basic than power?
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Worm gearboxes and speed reducers can be very cost effective torque multipliers, especially as ratios climb above 10:1 or 12:1. They can typically achieve ratios up to 100:1 in a single gear stage which drastically reduces the component count of other gear types with these ratios. That, along
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Timken Co. has asked its shareholders to pass on an unsolicited mini-tender offer from TRC Capital Corp., a Canadian firm with a reputation for making such offers.
Timken Co. is asking its shareholders to pass on an unsolicited mini-tender offer from TRC Capital Corp.
The company learned about the offer on Thursday. TRC Capital wants to buy up to 2 million Timken shares — about 2.1 percent of the company's stock — for $39.30 per share.
Timken stock was trading at a higher price when the offer was made. But since last week the company's share value has slipped. The stock closed at $38.33 on Monday, down 33 cents.
In a statement issued Friday, Timken said it doesn't endorse the offer and recommended that shareholders not tender their shares.
The company also advised shareholders that the Securities and Exchange Commission has cautioned shareholders about mini-tender offers, and referenced a website the SEC has created about the topic.
The agency notes that mini-tender offers generally are for less than 5 percent of a company's stock and "have been increasingly used to catch investors off guard." The SEC urges investors to review any tender offer before agreeing to tender their shares.
TRC's OTHER OFFERS
TRC is a private equity firm based in Canada. The company has a reputation for making unsolicited tender offers.
In October the company offered $71 per share for Humana, a health care company that offers insurance and health and wellness services. At the time Humana shares were priced above $75, but the company closed at $69.16 per share on Monday.
As with Timken, Humana advised investors to ignore the TRC offer. Waste Management, Johnson Controls and Sherwin Williams also issued similar advise to investors after learning about unsolicited TRC mini-tenders offered in August.
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