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I discovered the SRO café in one of my visits to the Piccadilly Cinemas. I was instantly attracted to it by its Italian concept, the vintage super-stylish look of the place, and its location in the lovely Piccadilly Arcade. Then, I saw their blackboard (see the photo), stating very seriously what they do and what they stand for - Infatuation in five seconds. I told myself, this is the sort of café who cares and caters for coffeeholics of the world. Yet, here I am, a bit disappointed.
THE PLACE - I triple-love the place. It is the class of it, its vintage ambience and music, the coffee addict messages on the mirrors, the painted chalkboards, the wonderful flowers painted on the lamps, that awesome ice-dripping syphon for ice coffee and glass steamer that look so very artistic, the gorgeous coffee machines and coffee grinders... almost everything! I say almost, because the coffee cups are plain and look out of place here.
THE SERVICE - The young staff are not only gorgeous looking, but friendly and smiley, especially the girl, who really pops up because of her genuine friendliness. All of them are courteous and operate the machine with the precision of a surgeon operating on a dangerous ill patient, but my coffee deserves their concentration.
THE COFFEE - This should be the first thing to comment about a café, right? Especially this being a place that claims that steams the milk just once, roast beans to order and has very professional baristas who take very seriously anything coffee. Perhaps my expectations were too high after SRO's self-promotion and my fatal attraction towards style with capitals.
Their coffee is well prepared, but OK in flavour. Sometimes, my three-shot flat white is weak and bland (how can that be possible?!), others it is stronger and nice, always better without sugar or sweetener. Never wow in flavour. It might be the "Five Senses" beans, which are not that sensual to me, the roasting of the beans, the age of the beans, the grinding of the beans, the milk, or the barista operating the "machinery". Dunno. My royal tongue wants a more creamy flavoursome coffee that is consistently prepared and has always the same flavour disregarding the day I visit. I cannot explain why their coffee does not taste better, SRO having all the paraphernalia they have and the enthusiasm they put into preparing our coffee.
***I stand in the room only to tell you that I do want to love you more, honey, but you do not give me what I need. I hope you get fit for summer and wow me with your sexy syphon.
The place does not have EPFTOS. I asked one of the guys if it is temporarily, and I was told that no, that the place and location is not set properly for using EFTPOS. I wonder how the other shops in Piccadilly do have it, then.


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LEELANAU COUNTY, MI (CNN) -- Recent winter weather has created a spectacular sight at Lake Michigan. They're ice caves formed by wind and waves pushing ice against the shore.
Just north of Leland, ice caves have formed along the eastern side of Lake Michigan. The caves are formed by the wind and wave action, westerly winds push slushy ice up along the shoreline.
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The home page of a firm that makes adhesive tapes for the medical industry, among other sectors. The product section contains descriptions, uses, biological properties, and shelf-life information for products used with sterilization pouches, surgical drapes, bandages, and ostomy bags. The applications section discusses the company's medical adhesive unit and includes relevant photographs. Another page is devoted to capabilities such as slitting and sheeting.
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The site of a manufacturer of coding and marking technologies that includes a page devoted to pharmaceutical applications. Relevant products are highlighted with photographs, descriptions of features, and technical information such as character control, data input options, ink systems, printhead types, temperature and humidity requirements, electrical requirements, and available options. Other pages are devoted to features such as case studies and frequently asked questions.
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The home page of a manufacturer of induction sealing and surface testing technologies. These two sectors have their own page on the site. Each page has links to information about specific products, including photographs and lists of features, options, and other information such as validation programs. The site also has troubleshooting guides in PDF format and electronic copies of technical newsletters on surface treating, induction sealing, and narrow web treating.
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The home page of a designer and manufacturer of filling, feeding, and checkweighing equipment. The page is divided into sections for auger fillers, piston fillers, pump and cup fillers, checkweighers, feeding systems, and accessories, all of which have photographs and descriptions of their respective products. A field service page provides troubleshooting. Users who have Windows Media Player can also view on-line videos of different fillers in action.


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We've become familiar with the way Journatic — and the news organizations that outsource to it — are gathering and publishing local "micro-news" like school lunch menus, death notices, high school sports scores and real estate transactions. But we wondered: How else is this information being compiled?
To find out, I checked with some independent, online-only local news publishers. I asked them if they include this sort of content on their sites and how they collect it.
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Celebs mix it up at the 2014 iHeartRadio Music Awards
The iHeartRadio Music Awards were handed out last night and the fashions were just as varied as the performances.
The iHeartRadio Music Awards were handed out last night and the fashions were just as varied as the performances.
Country music's biggest stars hit the red carpet last night in Las Vegas.
Olivia embraced the blue trend on the gray carpet over the weekend at the 16th Annual Costume Designers Guild Awards.
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Judge tosses out RIAA win in Thomas case
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Mistrial in RIAA Thomas
Minnesota US District Judge Michael Davis today dismissed a Recording Industry Association of America victory in its controversial anti-piracy case against Jammie Thomas, declaring a mistrial. The move at least temporarily eliminates the $220,000 fine demanded by the music label representatives for claims that she pirated 24 songs by making them available through the KaZaA file sharing service. The call for a retrial comes after Judge Davis reversed his position and said a jury was no longer required to consider hosting songs enough of a legal grounding to find against Thomas.
The decision follows the judge's post-verdict reconsideration of his previous approach that he said was likely to result in a mistrial but which was open to court arguments from either side.
Davis' turnaround centers primarily on the application of the US Copyright Act, which to this date requires evidence of an actual exchange taking place to find someone responsible for copyright infringement. The RIAA hasn't provided evidence of this taking place with third parties in Thomas' instance and has claimed that providing proof would be "impossible," effectively handing a default ruling in favor of most defendants in these cases.
The organization nonetheless has been told that any proof of test downloads by investigators might be usable as evidence; critics, including Thomas' defending attorney Brian Toder, have in the past argued that test downloads don't show evidence of copyright violations as they are explicitly approved by the RIAA. Other legal teams have also challenged the legitimacy of the investigations themselves, with New York's Ray Beckerman questioning their permission to conduct investigations of potentially private data.
Judge Davis also issued a statement on damages that supports both Thomas and critics of the RIAA's approach to punishing alleged file sharers. The RIAA has often been accused of forcing no-contest settlements for thousands of dollars by threatening much costlier trials and very high fines should alleged targets lose their cases. The Minnesota judge agrees that copyright infringement is a problem but says that the fine asked for in the Thomas case is "wholly disproportionate" to the actual amount lost, even after factoring in many downloads of all 24 songs.
"Thomas allegedly infringed on the copyrights of 24 songs -‐ the equivalent of approximately three CDs, costing less than $54, and yet the total damages awarded is $222,000," Judge Davis explains. "[The fine is] more than 500 times the cost of buying 24 separate CDs and more than 4,000 times the cost of three CDs."
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I started to plan rainbow trout ice fishing on January 30th 2012 (my birthday) already a couple of weeks before. I wanted to record the fishing process and make a video for my blog. I tried to record some samples shots at home to check how easy I can talk about fishing in front of a camera. As I did not like the results, I decided to record the video in Latvian – my native language and to add English subtitles later.
I was so excited about my plans, that the hostile air temperature of -20°C (-4°F) couldn't scare me. I arrived at my favorite trout pond about 10:00am. The weather was cold but the sun was shining.
And now – let the video talk!
One of the rules of that trout pond is: It is not allowed to release caught fish, so – all trout was kept.
Many of local anglers think that at most trout ponds it is possible to catch a fish with each cast. On the video you can see, that the trout ignored my first ice fishing lure – Izumi ice jig. So, I changed to Kuusamo vertical jig. I impaled a small piece of soft lure on vertical jig's treble hook. It should look like yellow corn.
I found out, that trout did not attack my lure close to the bottom. Trout attacked the lure in mid-water or even closer to ice.
I caught four rainbows on vertical jig and then I decided to try soft lures. My choice was small Berkleys craw-fish in orange color with 2,5g (0,08oz) micro jig head. What a pity! My video/photo cameras memory card was full before the battery "died". Fishing with micro jig was the best part of the session! I caught three more rainbow trout. The biggest from those which I got on ice was 41cm (16in) and 0,71kg (1,5lb).
The most interesting part of all was when I lost two trout – the biggest trout of all that day! I couldn't get them up to the ice-hole, because Berkley's Nanofil line with 2kg (4lb) test tore. After fishing I decided to change this line to fluorocarbon line. The trout is a too aggressive fish and stretching of the line can be a very important factor in the trout ice fishing.
I uploaded my video on YouTube yesterday morning and posted it on the biggest fishing portals of my country- www.copeslietas.lv. During 24hours it was watched more than 1000 times and the only critical comments were about the quality of the sound. I know, how to improve it, but it is all about money…


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In New York, an 18-year-old girl is accused of throwing her newborn baby down an apartment building's garbage chute -- a fall that did not kill the child. He apparently landed on a pile of garbage. Plus, the trash compactor was jammed. The AP says the baby was apparently unharmed.
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Thursday, November 17, 2011
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Dorothy Mary-Alice Thomas was born October 1, 1922 at Magee Women's Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA to Carolyn and Robert Thomas. She and her siblings, Clarence and Bernice, grew up in Savannah, GA in the care of their Aunt Alice, a school teacher in Atlanta. The children took care of each other while Alice worked in Atlanta during the week. As a young woman, she left home to attend Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial State College where she worked on the yearbook staff and pledged the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. She graduated in 1945 with a degree in Business Education and Library Science. After college, she moved to Chicago where a friend from school helped her get a job with the Social Security Administration. She met and dated Edward Richardson Gayles, and they married two years later. On December 24, 1949, they welcomed their loving Daughter, Dorothy. "Big Dorothy" became a stay at home mom to take care of the little girl named after "the most beautiful woman" that Edward had ever known. She became an avid Bridge player and traveled to tournaments extensively, making many friends for life along the way. She eventually went back to work for the Chicago Housing Authority where she worked until she retired in 1985. By that time, she had become a grandmother three times over! Darryl, Candace and Christopher were her pride and joy. She was a dedicated grandmother, and her grandchildren remember fondly her taking them to the beach, the library and the museum all the time as children. She had taken up Preschool teaching and her passion for learning and fun played an influential role in the adults they have become. She will always be remembered for her beauty, her spunk, her kindness and the love she had for her family and friends. She left this life the way she lived it, with grace and dignity, on November 14, 2011. She joins her parents, her brother Clarence, her Grandson Darryl, and a loving group of family and friends. She is survived by her daughter Dorothy and son-in-law Melvin, her sister Bernice, her grandchildren Candace and Christopher, great-grandson Ian, and her nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews, in-laws and god-daughter. She is greatly loved and deeply missed. A Service will be held Friday, November 18, 2011 at 10 a.m. at Scot Ward Funeral Services with Rev. Danny Alexander officiating; interment will follow at South View Cemetery, Atlanta. Condolences may be submitted on-line at www.scotward.com. Scot Ward Funeral Services, 699 American Legion Road, Conyers, GA 30012, 770-483-7216.
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F1 Drivers Can Apparently Explore Gynecology As A Second Career
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Mike Glita
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Mike Glita performing with Senses Fail in 2007
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|July 7, 1982
|West Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
|Post-hardcore, Rock, Pop, House
|Associated acts
|Love Automatic
Senses Fail
Knights In Paris
Tokyo Rose
Michael "Mike" Glita (born July 7, 1982) is an American musician, producer, and songwriter. He was the producer and drummer for the band Love Automatic and the singer/co-songwriter for the band/producing team Knights In Paris. Glita was also the bassist and background vocalist (screamer) for New Jersey Post-hardcore band Senses Fail.[1]
Glita graduated from Seton Hall Preparatory School in 2000 and then attended Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, where he graduated Delta Epsilon Iota. During his time at Rutgers, he was also a member of New Jersey rock band Tokyo Rose. Before his career as a musician, Glita attended Stratton Mountain School in Stratton, Vermont for most of high school as a ski racer. Currently, Mike Glita works in music at the talent agency, William Morris Endeavor.
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Rating is designed for graduates of vocational schools who have completed their training. This serves as proof that the graduate has attained the knowledge necessary to perform in accordance to national skill standards. This certification is good for a period of two years. After successfully completing two years of employment as a appliance service technician, the graduate can request an up grade to Master Technician with the approval of his employer.
Work Experience Required? NoOral or Written Exam Required? Yes Renewal Required? Every 2 Year(s) This certification is related to Job Corps training programs. Read more about Job Corps.


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[369] The Worldwide Use of SynCardia Total Artificial Heart in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease
D.L. Morales, F. Zafar, J.W. Gaynor, J.W. Rossano, J.L. Jefferies, T.D. Ryan, J.A. Towbin, A. Lorts. Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH; Cardiac Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Purpose: Over the past 3 decades, palliation of children with congenital heart disease (CHD) has been increasingly successful. This has created an ever-growing cohort of adolescents and young adults with congenital heart disease who unfortunately develop heart failure. Mechanically supporting such patients is possible, however, patients who have residual lesions or require multiple procedures (i.e. conduit exchange, valve repair) in order to place a ventricular assist device have a higher risk of morbidity and mortality. In complex patients, the use of the SynCardia total artificial heart (TAH) to avoid multiple procedures may be beneficial. However, the success of the TAH in the CHD cohort has not been reported.
Methods and Materials: All patients with congenital heart disease who had the SynCardia TAH implanted from 1986 to 2012 were identified in the Worldwide Syncardia TAH database, which contains 1091 patients.
Results: TAH was implanted in 24 patients with CHD (2.2% of total cohort). 25% (6/24) of the CHD patients were adolescents (12-18yo). These TAHs were implanted in 16 institutions around the world [US(9), EU(5) and Canada(2)]. Median age was 28 years [13- 56] and 25% were female. Total days of support were 1476 days with a median of 24 [1-359] days. Overall survival was 62% with a 100% survival in adolescents with CDH. Mortalities occurred in the 1st month of support in 89% (8/9) of cases. Cause of death was multisystem organ failure in 5, pulmonary hemorrhage in 1, not reported in 3. Competing outcomes analysis at 2 months demonstrates 67% of patients had a positive outcome: 34% were still on the TAH, 33% were transplanted, and 33% died.
Conclusions: Although a challenging cohort, the majority of these complex patients were successfully supported, particularly adolescents with congenital heart disease.
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Security changes to popular products like Yahoo Messenger are on the way, says Yahoo's first CISO in a year, security industry veteran Alex Stamos.
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The Boy Scouts of America issued a proposal that would allow gay Scouts to join the organization openly, but would ban gay Scout leaders. The proposal is awaiting a national vote this month.
If you could, which way would you vote on this decision? Should gay leaders be allowed to serve in the organization openly? Would it be hypocritical for the Boy Scouts to allow some gays to join and not others? Is this proposal, and the subsequent vote, going to influence your decision to allow your kids to join either the Boy Scouts of America or the Girl Scouts of America?
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Malta's nifty guide to anything SUMMER.
BeachMalta is all about summer in Malta: Beaches & Bays, Events, Tips and more. Written by local couple Daniel & Mariella, indulge yourself in a wealth of information that is aimed for you to make the best out of your summer in Malta. All content is fresh, local and homemade. We Hope you enjoy!


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Terra State Community College officials are preparing for a proposed shift in how the school is funded by the state, as the college looks to boost the number of students completing courses, degrees and certifications in the coming years.
President Jerome Webster said that Terra State had already taken steps in an anticipated transition from enrollment-based to student success-based funding, formed on Gov. John Kasich's proposed 2014-15 biennial budget.
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The Power of Independent Thinking
What Should the Fed Be Doing? Myths, Current Strategies and Alternatives
Recorded: Monday, November 12, 2012
Research Fellow David Beckworth, editor of Boom and Bust Banking, and Research Fellow Scott Sumner, contributor to Boom and Bust Banking, discuss the role of the Fed.
Experts: David Beckworth, Scott B. SumnerType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Banking and Finance, Bureaucracy and Government, Business, Economic History and Development (U.S.), Economic Policy, Fiscal Policy/Debt, Free Market Economics, Regulation and Deregulation
P.J. ORourke On the Wealth of Nations
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Began her acting career in 1997 starring in the soap opera "Samantha" produced by Venevision in her native Venezuela, positioning it as one of the actresses in major leading role of melodrama. Thanks to her histrionic capabilities this beautiful actress has walked all professional scenarios acting as telenovelas, film, theater and TV, thus developing her acting career mainly in Mexico and the U.S. Hispanic market. The most outstanding productions in her career were:
In film, she has participated in productions like I Love Miami for HBO, in Billboard Mexican Angel o Demonio, Cansada de Besar Sapos (Disney) In Theatre has featured in the Broadway musical HAIRSPRAY mounted Mexico City, in romantic comedy Un amante a la medida, in 2011 with the staging Los Alacranes under the direction of Humberto Zurita and Mi amiga la gorda in 2012.
From the age of 14, Alicia has developed her talent as a performer and composer of two musical materials of the Country El pais de las maravillas (2005) and Malicia (2009) creditor making two Grammy nominations and Billboard Awards.
She has been the face of various commercial of international prestige And guest host of international and major galas as Grammys, Billboards, Emmy Awards, Premios Lo Nuestro, ACE New york, ASCA LA, Premios TV y Novelas, Miss Mexico, Miss Venezuela, Miss Colombia, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Miss Egypt, Miss Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand among others.
Alicia, as an actress, has had special performances for The American market in shows like The Nanny, TV shows and Budweiser commercial. Considered a strong character and charismatic personality, is one of the best known and beloved latinamerican artists. Her acting development in different genres as drama, comedy, farce, action, has placed her as a chameleonic and versatile actress.
Alicia has also been the recipient of several awards acting as ACE Award (New York) Lead Actress in Samantha, the MIDIA in Spain award for Best Actress for Samantha, the Golden Eagle (Venezuela) for lead actress in Hell in the Paradise and several important nominations for the Emmy Awards We are united series for the Hispanic market in the U.S., and the series "simulators" for Sony.
In 2010 stars with the character of "Candela", in the soap opera "Una familia con suerte" a Juan Osorio's production under the Televisa's label work , which also has earned her several awards from critics, being nominated by TV y Novelas magazine in the short list of the best co-star of 2012.
In this same year was called to participate in the Show "Mira Quien Baila", demonstrating his excellent dancing and earning them the love the public who baptized as "The Sentimental participant" in the prestigious competition.
And in 2013, Alicia again starring in a new series, "The Madame", giving life to "Madame Rochy" a very controversial anns 90, it is the most famous pimp of all time that serviced Political and Colombian society personalities and the story is based on real life facts
2013 will mark undoubtedly one of the highlights of her career since she will participate in a play, a soap opera and a film project that will mark her return to the big screen in the international market.
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The technique for shaping pretzels is tricky, but once you've got the hang of it you'll return to this recipe time and again. There's enough dough for six sweet orange and poppy seed pretzels and six savoury salted pretzels.
500g/1lb 2oz strong white flour
10g salt
7g/¼oz fast-action yeast
40g/1½oz butter, softened
1 tbsp malt extract
280ml/9½fl oz milk
2 oranges, zest only
50g/1¾oz poppy seeds
oil, for greasing
21g/¾oz bicarbonate of soda
20g/¾oz rock salt
50g/1¾oz sesame seeds
3 oranges, juice of 3, zest of 1 cut into thin slithers
125g/4½oz sugar
Add the flour, salt, yeast and butter to a bowl. In a jug, add the malt extract to the milk and stir to dissolve. Add the milk mixture gradually to the flour and mix until a dough is formed.
Turn the dough out onto a clean work surface and knead. The dough should be stiff but not sticky, and shouldn't need any extra flour to knead. Continue for 10 minutes, or until the dough is smooth and glossy.
Divide the dough in half. To one half, add the zest of two oranges and the poppy seeds, and mix through, ensuring even distribution. Leave the other half plain. Place both doughs into separate oiled bowls, cover, and leave to prove until doubled in size (about 45 minutes).
Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
Once proved, turn both the doughs out and divide each one into six equal pieces. Using your hands, take each piece, and roll the dough into a long sausage shape, tapering the ends, and creating a slight bulge in the middle. Each piece should be about 40-50cm/16-20in in length. You may need to roll out each of the strands just part way at first, then rest them, allowing the glutens to relax, before continuing to roll them out to their full length. This can help to prevent the strands springing back and creating unevenly shaped pieces. As you roll out the ropes you should apply some pressure to the dough, working from the middle outwards, pushing out any air bubbles that may have formed in the dough.
The traditional and quickest way to shape a pretzel is to take hold of each end of the strand and lift it into the air to create a U-shape. Then, without letting go of the ends, and in one swift movement, flip the centre of the U, propelling it to form a double twist. Lay it back down on the work bench and lightly press the tapered ends onto the opposite sides of the pretzel, attaching them either side of the central bulge. You may find a little dab of water helps to stick the ends to the pretzel. Carefully flip the pretzels over and onto a baking tray lined with parchment paper, so that the ends are now face down. You should now have a classic pretzel shape with three equally spaced sections.
Alternatively, shape each rope into a wide U-shape on the work bench. Take the two ends and manually twist them around each other twice before fixing the tapered end pieces to the opposite sides of the pretzel underneath the main circle of the pretzel so that you can't see the joins. Press down lightly to seal, without misshaping the pretzel. Work quickly to shape all 12 pretzels.
Add the bicarbonate of soda to 7 litres/12½pints of boiling water, and gently drop each pretzel into the boiling water for approximately five seconds. Gently remove and place on a baking tray, keeping the different flavours separate. While the plain dough is still wet from the water, sprinkle over the salt and sesame seeds.
With a sharp knife, make a deep slash into the thickest part of the dough.
Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes, or until they are a deep brown colour.
Meanwhile make the glaze for the sweet pretzels. Put the orange juice into a saucepan and add 100g/3½oz sugar. Add the zest, and bring up to the boil. Boil for one minute, then remove the zest using a slotted spoon and roll it in the remaining sugar. Continue to cook the syrup until reduced in volume and sticky. Pass through a fine sieve.
Place the baked pretzels on a wire cooling rack, brush the sweet pretzels with the syrup glaze and sprinkle over the candied zest.
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I was looking back yesterday, my daughter's 23rd birthday, to the day she was born, That day I became a Mommy for the first time–this beautiful tiny creature swooshed across the landscape of my life like a tidal wave, changing every nuance and making everything unfamiliar, yet brighter and more hope-filled than I ever imagined!
Yes, I know most of you are probably her age or younger, and I feel sure methods and practices have changed since 1988, but I've never gotten past the fact that I felt I was robbed of something other Mothers get to enjoy. I couldn't define it–I just knew something, somewhere, was different.
My OB-Gyn was a nice man. He had small hands, which for me qualified him immedately–who wants great big grizzly hands poking around their nether regions when they're giving birth??
He was kind and polite throughout the pregnancy, but something changed as I got closer to the due date. I knew he seemed withdrawn and reticent, but no one told me his wife had passed away and he was in deep grief and mourning, yet still trying to work. Had I known…had I just known…
Since my darling Sierra decided to be comfy in her womb/room, and spread out crossways in my abdomen (transverse lie), stubbornly (yes she's still stubborn) refusing to behave and go head-down (no matter how much I parked my butt on the couch and my head in the floor trying to urge her to move), the c-section was a done deal.
I'd specified to the doctor–BIKINI incision. I was a noob at births. I showed up on time, surrendered my panties and clothing, got the requisite IV and hoo-hoo shave, and was nervous and excited. The doctor had been at the hospital all night coping with a series of emergency births, and when he stopped by only said "Do you wear a bikini?" HELLO? I look like a beluga with a bowel obstruction! "Um…no…" "OK, then." and walked away. I swear those were the ONLY words the man spoke. Bedside manner? Nil.
I got wheeled in, my nervous hubby beside me, totally confused as to what would come next. The first attempt at an epidural went horribly awry, and the medication flooded my bloodstream. Soon I was vomiting, light headed, confused and miserable. To top it all off, the second attempt (this one a spinal) worked TOO well…I was numb to my tongue. Have you ever tried to talk with a numb tongue? How about throwing up with a numb tongue and throat? I was so consumed with how HORRIBLE I felt that I could barely focus on the miracle occuring on the other side of that blue sheet.
The "bikini" question haunted me. Hubby peeked over the blue wall when I asked "What kind of incision did he do?" He then looked down at me and said "It'll be ok…I promise. Don't worry." At that point I knew I'd been cut from stem to stern. I didn't want that. I DIDN'T WANT IT! Yet…there it was. And there it still is. The scar which brought my daughter into the world and marks me forever as her Mom.
Vomiting, barely conscious, trying to hard to be in the moment yet wondering exactly when it all started to spiral out of my control, I waited…waited for word of my child. My own pediatrician, who'd seen me from age 2 till my exam for college, was there–I'd asked him specifically to come. I knew he would love Sierra as I knew he loved me, and she would be safe in his care. I saw him from the corner of my eye…turned a bit and saw his reassuring smile…maybe I would be ok.
Tugging, "a lot of pressure", more tugging, more vomiting from my still numb throat…and suddenly that first cry!!! She was here, alive, beautiful and healthy! Apgars were perfect!! I was a MOMMY!!! A little beautiful bundle of baby came around the blue wall in my husband's hands…crying softly as I stared in wonder at her, unable to move my arms to touch her, unable to sob cause of the danged anesthesia…but she was there and safe…and I was vomiting again and she was taken out to meet the grandparents and all who'd gathered, while i lay there on the table barely able to speak and wondering how the most important, life-defining event I'd ever experienced had spiraled into an event in which I was a silent, paralyzed bystander. The gift I'd waited for so long…the precious child I'd prayed for and dreamt of…I couldn't even touch her! It shouldn't have been that way!!
I don't remember moving to recovery…or those first hours in her presence. My nausea was so horrible from the anesthesia overdose I could barely stay awake. So her Daddy, Nana, Papa, and Aunt enjoyed her. I tried to breastfeed and she was enthusiastic at least, but the huge incision (navel to hoo-hoo) made it painful. I was determined…but as she nursed I cried from the pain.
Finally we made it home on the fifth day. Proud Daddy had made signs and hung balloons. MY proud Daddy picked us up at the hospital, and brought his daughter and granddaughter to their home. We talked, she ate and rested. I tried to rest, too, but was in such pain (I hadn't even considered post-partum incision pain) that I had to remain fairly still.
Sierra thrived and grew. At about 7 weeks post-partum, my depression lifted and we began to "do well" together. She still nursed until I returned to work at 11 weeks. She's been a healthy big sister for her two younger sisters (14 mos. and 6 years later). Yet…every time I see myself in the mirror, I see that crooked (he didn't even bother to make the incision straight) silvery scar cutting my lower abdomen in half…I touch it in disbelief, although it has been part of me for half my life.
I knew going into Motherhood would change me and leave indelible marks upon my life. I had no idea, however, that some of the marks would be scars which never went away and which changed my appearance forever. I've wished a million times over I'd faced that grumpy doctor and said "No, but please do a bikini incision anyhow". Despite the fact she was a transverse lie…her hips were over my left hip and she COULD have been delivered through the bikini cut if the doctor had been willing to put forth the effort. OH! And when my next daughter arrived (14 months later–another c-section–this time with a BIKINI incision woot!)…the new doctor discovered the first doctor hadn't repaired my uterus properly. New doctor's words were "I'm very glad you didn't labor. Your uterus was less than a millimeter thick around that former incision. You would've hemmorhaged and died."
Thank you, grumpy doctor, for making "Becoming a Mommy" a miserable experience. Thank you for endangering my life and my future child's life because of your emotional state. While I'm sorry, deeply sorry, you lost your wife…I'd far rather you have taken a sabbatical to get yourself together, than continued on nobly and left the destruction in your wake that fell upon us.
As Sierra and her sisters grow and become Moms…I promise to be an advocate for them (if they permit) regarding the birth of their children. I will not treat a doctor with shock and awe–the doc isn't the Wizard of Oz; s/he is simply a human battling human battles. If my child's future is in question, I will forever be forthright in telling/asking the surgeon important questions…and will forever be grateful to have learned enough to know I can.
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Many victims had been restrained to their beds or trapped behind wheelchairs that were too wide for the exits. Investigators later blamed faulty wiring and found the nursing home didn't have an evacuation plan.
Overshadowed by the shooting in Dallas 50 years ago and largely forgotten today, that deadly fire—along with a string of other nursing home fires in the 1960s—helped bring about better federal and state oversight and uniform safety rules for the industry.
Until then, inspections and regulations left to the states were inconsistent, and there were no requirements for sprinklers, fire drills or safety plans.
The result was a series of multiple-death nursing home fires that killed an average of 15 people per year during the 1960s and early 1970s, said Tom Jaeger, of Great Falls, Va., a longtime consultant to the nursing home industry.
Now, with stricter safety codes and sprinklers in nearly every nursing home, the number killed in multiple-death nursing home fires is less than two each year, Jaeger said.
The industry has made great strides in reducing those fires, but health experts and regulators warned just this year that many nursing homes are ill-prepared for natural disasters after examining responses to Superstorm Sandy and Hurricane Katrina.
Some of the warnings being sounded today about evacuation plans are similar to the complaints that came up after the Nov. 23, 1963, fire, which killed all but 21 of the residents at the Golden Age Nursing Home in Fitchville, a village between Toledo and Cleveland.
The fire began just before 5 a.m. in the attic of the one-story building, burned through the phone lines and spread before anyone knew what was happening. By the time firefighters arrived 10 minutes later, the building was burning from one end to the other.
Passers-by and employees managed to get a few residents out. Steve Pierce said his father went in four or five times before the roof collapsed.
"I remember his clothes smelled so bad I think mom said she had to bury them," said Pierce, who still lives nearby.
Jerry Earl, who was 18 at the time, said the flames were shooting through the roof when he arrived with his father, a fire chief in a neighboring village.
"The heat was so intense it melted a glass-block window into one big teardrop," he said.
Earl said he found one of the exits blocked by a wheelchair with a charred mass behind it.
Investigators said some of the victims died steps away from exits, adding that the large loss of life was caused by the lack of a plan for prompt evacuation.
Many of those who died suffered from dementia and were wards of the state and not from the area.
Henry Timman, a local historian in nearby Norwalk, remembered hearing about the fire on the radio amid coverage of Kennedy's assassination.
"You were just stunned at all that was happening," he said.
Even though the fire was so close to home, almost all thoughts remained focused on Kennedy, he said.
"We kind of put the nursing home aside until the president's funeral," Timman said. "It was overshadowed in a way, but its effects were far-reaching."
After the fire, which made the front pages in northern Ohio but wasn't carried on the covers of many major U.S. newspapers, Ohio's governor's ordered beefed up inspections of wiring in nursing homes. State lawmakers later established regulations that required sprinklers, fire exits and extinguishers while also giving the state more authority over nursing homes.
Congress instituted new safety codes that went into effect in 1970 and spelled out rules for building construction and fire safety. But it wasn't until this year that all nursing homes were required to have automatic sprinklers if they wanted to qualify for Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements.


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Final: Dallas Mavericks 102, Utah Jazz 96
Dallas • Dirk Nowitzki's season- and game-high 40 points on 14-of-21 shooting led the Mavericks to a 102-96 victory against the Jazz on Saturday at American Airlines Center.
Paul Millsap's 24 points topped Utah (17-19).
The First: Mavericks 24, Jazz 20
Utah looks sharp during the first eight minutes, with Al Jefferson and Josh Howard making an impact. The Jazz's second unit is off, though, and Jason Terry scores five quick points off the bench.
The Second: Mavericks 43, Jazz 36
Dirk Nowitzki locks in on his target, pouring in 14 points during the period and pushing Dallas to a 35-23 lead. Paul Millsap steps up, though, and Utah uses an 8-0 run to stay within sight.
The Third: Mavericks 74, Jazz 55
Nowitzki only gets hotter. He scores 10 of Dallas' first 14 points during the quarter, and Utah has no answer. The Mavs' lead swells to 19 points after Terry scores five straight.
The Fourth: Mavericks 102, Jazz 96
It's 80-57 Dallas before Utah's second unit makes a charge. Earl Watson, Derrick Favors and C.J. Miles combine to help bring the Jazz within 89-83 with 5:05 to go. Then Nowitzki returns.
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Do the Iowa Republican legislators really want to pin their re-election hopes by defending Gov. Branstad and his $250 million giveaway to Orascom?
Besides the fact that Branstad's own office "missed" the State Department's information that the CEO of Orascom was under investigation for attempting to defraud the U.S. government, the money promised by our governor works out to around $630,000 per permanent job.
Does Branstad car to explain how that sits with his small government, no freeloaders, let the chips fall, every man for himself, pull yourself up by the ol' bootstraps mantra?
Over the short term, our taxes will eventually have go up to cover Gov. Branstad's lack of judgment and attention to detail.
-Mark McCoy, West Des Moines


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(County Supervisor gets a TV show)….District 1 County Supervisor John Renison says it is a personal venture.
Renison's co-host will be Laura Tejeda, an experienced Spanish language reporter. She has worked mostly covering Mexicali. The weekly program will be broadcast on Saturdays on Univision. The program will be called Conexion Frontera and will deal with Border and other issues concerning the Imperial Valley. It will be broadcast in Spanish. Renison says all interviews will be on-location, with no in-studio interviews. Upcoming issues include the planned job fair for the Grand Plaza in Calexico, as well as the history of Calexico High School.


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Starfish Stroke School. (Any age that meets skill prerequisite) For the student that has achieved the GREEN Starfish Swim School level (or equivalent). Students progress through the color stages to refine freestyle and learn stroke technique and endurance! Stage White: freestyle & intro to backstroke Stage Red: Focus on backstroke, intro to butterfly Stage Yellow: Focus on butterfly Stage Blue: Focus on breaststroke Stage Green: Endurance


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Abraham's Covenant Family
"There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise" …Read More
For the Love of Slavery
"Yet because of false brothers secretly brought in — who slipped in to spy out our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might bring us into slavery" (Gal 2:4). She was eighty-six and her body …Read More
The Altar of Cynicism
People lose their souls to many gods. There are the popular gods like money, sex, and power. But there is one unusual god to which men lose their souls, and maybe that god has seduced more people than any of …Read More
Radically Contagious
When they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus" (Acts 4:13). I have always been leery of vaccinations. The …Read More
Passing the Baton
"I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth" (3 John 1:4). I had been in a time warp. Janet and I had gathered with my family in Draper, Virginia, to celebrate …Read More
In the Face of Death
"I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God that you may know that you have eternal life" (1 John 5:13). Are you afraid of dying? I have seen some people overcome …Read More
A Father's Love
On March 19, 1969, my life and my understanding of the Gospel changed forever. That was not the day that I became a Christian. I did not attend church that day, nor did I hear a sermon. That was the …Read More
Inexplicable Love
"By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another" (John 13:35). The fish symbol worn as a lapel pin or displayed as a bumper sticker — a gold cross worn …Read More
Future Living
"You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, take care that you are not carried away … and lose your own stability" (2 Peter 3:17). This morning I was looking at a stock that has really "taken off." I thought, "If …Read More
Spiritual Alzheimer's
"Therefore I intend always to remind you of these qualities, though you know them and are established in the truth that you have. I think it right, as long as I am in this body, to stir you up by …Read More
Committed Surrender
"Therefore, let those who suffer according to God's will entrust their souls to a faithful Creator" (1 Peter 4:19). Whatever happened to dating? I first noticed a decline in dating when our daughter, Jamie, was in high school. She …Read More
What Is a Holy Life?
"But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do" (1 Peter 1:15 ). "Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against …Read More
The Healing Word
The tongue is a restless evil, full of deadly poison (James 3:8). Remember the first time you heard yourself on a tape recorder? Most of us were inclined to say as we heard ourselves: "I don't sound like that …Read More
Unquenchable Joy
"Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know the testing of your faith produces steadfastness" (James 1:2). Was James a masochist? "When you face trials, do it with joy." Who …Read More
Supernatural Beauty
"Do not let your adorning be external — the braiding of hair, the wearing of gold, or the putting on of clothing — but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a …Read More
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Former University of Minnesota football player Richard "Pinky" McNamara died at age 78 Monday after having Alzheimer's disease for almost seven years.
McNamara had been in failing health the past two weeks. He died at an assisted living facility in Edina.
McNamara, brother of former Gophers All-America running back Bob McNamara, was a highly successful businessman who in 1998 contributed $10 million to the College of Liberal Arts, the men's athletic department, and to build the McNamara Alumni Center at his alma mater.
The McNamara brothers were raised and graduated from Hastings High. They were instrumental in raising money for the construction of TCF Bank Stadium.
"He was the most caring guy in the world," Bob McNamara said of his brother.
As for football, Bob, 79, said, "For 170 pounds, there was none better. Against Iowa, he threw two blocks on a kickoff that I ran back (for a touchdown). He was a super player who played defense and offense. He probably was one of the fastest players on the team."
Pinky was a halfback, too. He also was a philanthropist and entrepreneur.
"He did a lot of stuff," Bob said. "Any time there was a cause, he was there. He was a great businessman who probably had 16, 18 businesses that were very successful.
"He came out of Hastings with nothing and worked hard and became one of the best entrepreneurs of all time.
Ricky Rubio would prefer to know if there will be a lockout before committing to joining the Timberwolves for next season. The NBA's labor agreement expires June 30.
The Timberwolves would prefer to know before the draft whether the 20-year-old point guard, their top pick from 2009, will buy out his contract in Spain. The draft is June 23.
"That is the question," Wolves owner Glen Taylor said Monday. "He's asking how that (lockout) might affect him, if we don't play or if we will play.
"We (NBA owners) are negotiating with the players right now. We're hopeful we'll play. But I don't want to guarantee him that because there's no way that I know that."
It would cost almost $1 million for Rubio to buy out his FC Barcelona contract. NBA rules prohibit a team from spending more than $500,000 toward a contract buyout. The Wolves are expected to contribute the limit.
"It's up to him to either pay them or finance it or whatever he can do," Taylor said of the remainder of the buyout. "He has given us indications that he's very interested. But until he signs, I'm really hesitant to say anything.
"But he's met with our guys, and it's been very positive. He's asked the right questions."
Taylor said his basketball people tell him Rubio is a "very gifted kid who has a lot of basketball knowledge but probably has to work on his shooting and defense. That's what they say. But they say that about every kid, I guess."
Rubio's team is in the playoffs. Taylor, the chairman of the NBA board of directors, will leave Tuesday for New York to continue labor negotiations with the players association.
There might be roughly 40 relatives of Harmon Killebrew at Thursday night's tribute to the late Twins slugger at Target Field.
The Chicago Bulls on Saturday asked former Orono and University of Wisconsin basketball star Jon Leuer to schedule a workout for them. Leuer could end up being the Bulls' first-round draft pick.


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The 2015 online application has closed, however please check below to see if any of the scholarships offered in hard copy are applicable to you. Applications from the online process are now being reviewed and recipients will be announced at the high school senior award ceremonies. Recipients will then be sent a packet of information and must return all required forms before funds are released to schools.
Scholarships administered by the Polk Education Foundation are made possible by the generosity of donors throughout our community. They set up their own criteria and many will make recipient selections themselves. You can click here to view the 2014-15 scholarship availability list. A huge thank you to all the donors that make this scholarship program possible!
Below is a list of scholarships that require a hard copy application for submission. Please read through the criteria for each one, and if eligible, download and complete the application and return it to the Polk Education Foundation by the deadline, if stated. Please check this section occasionally as the listings may change. HIT "VIEW" and "REFRESH" each time you visit this page to make sure you can see all updates.
This application is ONLY for Polk County public and charter school seniors, who are ESE students with testing waivers click here
This application is ONLY for applicants outside Polk County or the state of Florida. It encompasses six Badcock scholarship opportunities. Polk County students must apply for these same scholarships in the PEF online application process. Badcock Scholarships application - Out of state applicants click here
HIT "VIEW" and "REFRESH" each time you visit this page to make sure you can see all updates.
Attention High School Guidance Counselors - Below you will find flyers advertising a sampling of the scholarships the Polk Education Foundation offers your graduating high school seniors for the 2015 Scholarship Season. Please feel free to download these flyers for posting in and around the campus to help highlight the opportunities that are available for various majors and/or school choices.
click here for that program page with scholarship information
For previous scholarship recipients who need to request funds, please complete the form below and return it to the Polk Education Foundation using the address provided on the form. A copy of the thank you note written to your donor must also be on file with this form to have funds disbursed.
Scholarship College Information Sheet
Recipients receive a copy of the Scholarship Policy with their award letter. A policy copy is also sent to each college or university with scholarship checks.
Click here to view the PEF Scholarship Policy
You can sponsor a scholarship for Polk County High School graduating seniors in your club or business name or in memory of a loved one. After the application period ends, all scholarships are collected, screened and selected through a competitive application process. We strive to make sure each application is given focus and attention to allow for the best candidates to be awarded scholarships. Donors can choose to participate in the selection process or allow PEF committees to make those selections. Donors determine the criteria and the award amount for the award. Scholarships can be designated for certain schools or groups of recipients.
Scholarships are promoted online every January/February through the Polk County School District and Polk Education Foundation. A listing of current scholarships can be found by clicking the Scholarships Information button on the menu to the left. Monies are awarded in the spring of each year; funds are not distributed directly to the student. A check is mailed payable to the college of the student's choice once the student is enrolled. Thank you notes are required to be sent to each donor of a scholarship by its recipient. If you need additional assistance, please call Susan Copeland at (863) 534-0434. Mrs. Copeland will be happy to meet with you in order to help you plan your scholarship program. Help make a difference in students' lives!
By creating an endowed scholarship, you enable the Foundation to establish a permanent pool of funds that are professionally invested. While the investment remains intact, the Foundation is awarded the earnings for use to fund your scholarship. A $10,000.00 donation equals a perpetual $500.00 scholarship. Endowed amounts and corresponding awards increase incrementally by each $10,000 donated. For more information, please contact Susan Copeland phone: (863) 534-0434.


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|Volume LIV
|May 2007
|Number 2
CHIPing Away at Crimes Against Children
|The 24th District held its first CHIP event on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2006, at Lake Erie Lodge No. 347 in Girard, Pa. 100 children were CHIP'd. The event was held in conjunction with "Dan Rice Days," an annual celebration of a local "town clown" from many years ago.
|Ronald A. Aungst, Sr. R.W. Grand Master, and Lady Norma, were present for a CHIP program held at Ossea Lodge No. 317 in Wellsboro, where the Grand Master spoke with Pennsylvania Representative Matt Baker about the CHIP program. Pictured with the Grand Master are Meghan and Shawn McConnell, son and daughter-in-law of Bro. Tim McConnell, District Deputy Grand Master of District 17 (seated) who is holding granddaughters Abigail and Emma.
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The Lumix DMC-GH2 is a great way to shoot high-quality video and stills without having to fork out the money for two cameras.
Typical price: $1,699.00
It's speedy, feature-packed, and an excellent ILC for shooting video, but to consistently get really good photos out of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2 requires shooting raw.
Though the DMC-GH2 delivers better photo quality than we've seen from previous Panasonic cameras--along with excellent video--images still look noisy and JPEGs need work.
The GH2 mixes some excellent design and user interface conventions with some frustrating operational annoyances.
Micro Four Thirds is getting an extra dimension with the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2, the first to capture 3D photos.
A nice set of video format options plus an articulated touch screen should prove attractive to the current crop of dSLR-video experimenters, and potentially faster autofocus coupled with presumably better noise reduction may pique the interest of traditional still shooters.
The GH2 has a similar body design to its predecessor, the GH1, but adds touch capabilities to its articulating LCD, among other upgrades.
How do you make a short film in just six days? That was the challenge of The Shoot, a competition run by Samsung that gave ten young people the opportunity to showcase their film skills.
A Windows user and photographer? You can now grab an update to Microsoft's camera codec pack that adds RAW file format support for 34 new cameras.
Looking for an interchangeable-lens model -- dSLR, mirrorless, or something in between -- that's good at both stills and video? Here are our top picks.


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Hi friends and classic vinyl lovers everywhere. Just a quick word to let you know that our re-issue of "Fire of Love" has arrived from the plant and it looks and sounds amazing.
Be the first on your block to own a copy of this punk rock gem that has been re-mastered directly from the original master tapes. Pressed on 12 inch 180 gram premium vinyl our pressing captures and celebrates the unique character of the original, enhanced by today's technology. This pressing will not disappoint and it's available right now so order today and we'll send one straight to your door.
The album that started it all, "Los Angeles" has been remastered from the original master tapes and pressed on 180 Gram black vinyl. Featuring the original lyric sleeve, it's a faithful and sonically improved version of one of the most important albums ever recorded. Rolling Stone rated it number 287 of the top 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Grab a copy here and fall in love all over again.


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Nintendo explains Wii U eShop purchase options
Jul 20th - Wii U eShop purchases will have three options: download codes, download cards, and credit cards.
Wii U forums are open!
Jul 20th - After a long delay, the official Wii U Daily forums are now open for business!
Wii U price is more important than being first on the market
Jul 20th - Pricing the Wii U correctly at launch is much more important than simply being the first console on the market.
Nintendo: we don't care how powerful the Xbox 720 and PS4 are
Jul 20th - Nintendo doesn't care how powerful other next gen systems are compared to the Wii U, says company president Satoru Iwata.
New Assassin's Creed 3 screenshots
Jul 19th - Ubisoft brings a set of 12 brand new Assassin's Creed 3 Wii U screenshots.
Mass Effect 3 Wii U includes DLC, extended ending
Jul 19th - The Mass Effect 3 Wii U will ship with the Extended Cut game ending, plus the Earth multiplayer DLC.
Another game points to November Wii U release date
Jul 19th - Wii U release date could be in November, according to Rise of The Guardians publisher D3.
Developer: the Wii U controller can't be used as a gimmick
Jul 18th - Injustice: Gods Among Us developer NetherRealsm thinks the Wii U controller shouldn't be used as a gimmick.
Tekken for Wii U will feature "Nintendo-like" modes
Jul 18th - Tekken Tag Tournament 2 for the Wii U will feature custom, Nintendo-like game modes, according to the Tekken producer.
New Project Cars screenshots
Jul 18th - The newest Project Cars screenshots confirm the game looks absolutely gorgeous. And it'll feature the new Pagani Huayra.
Activision might have forced Nintendo to add Wii U Pro controller
Jul 17th - In order to get Call of Duty on the Wii U, Activision might have forced Nintendo to release the Wii U Pro Controller.
Deadpool game coming to Wii U?
Jul 17th - A comment from Deadpool developer suggests that the game might be coming to the Wii U in 2013.
New Super Mario Bros U release date still on track
Jul 17th - Despite rumors, Nintendo says New Super Mario Bros U is still on track as a WIi U launch title in Fall 2012.
New ZombiU screenshots
Jul 16th - Ubisoft reveals a set of brand new ZombiU screenshots and artworks.
Developer: Borderlands 2 on Wii U would be amazing
Jul 16th - Developer Gearbox thinks Borderlands 2 on Wii U would be "amazing" because of the controller and the power of the Wii U console.
Game analyst believes the Wii U won't work
Jul 16th - Nintendo got lucky with the Wii, says Michael Pachter, and that won't happen with the Wii U.
Jul 15th - SEGA reveals a potential Wii U release date: November 2012, but that's not surprising at all.


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Rarely have I read anything less convincing than R. Heubel's letter, April 12, in which he takes a dim view of capitalism.
To support his view, R. quoted a student who wrote that America's youth see "The capitalist system ... (as) brutal and unpredictable," and a professor who was "shocked at how readily ... students accepted (Marxism) ..."
Those quotes are pointless. Most people know that students are traditonally far-left and capricious. Consequently, the oft-quoted phrase: If you're 20 and not a liberal, you have no heart. If you're 40 and not a conservative, you have no brain.
As evidence that today's America "looks less like a democracy and more like a plutocracy," R. quoted Gordon Gekko who - in the movie Wall Street - said you're naive to think America's a democracy because "The richest one percent ... (rule)."
It's incredible that someone - trying to be credible - would quote Hollywood - a.k.a. Fantasy Land, home of make-believe.
R. wrote that America's wealthy enjoy "low taxation." Since R. didn't say what "low" is (perhaps because it all depends on what "is" is), I Googled it. "Low," it turns out, means that America's top 1 percent pay 37 percent of the nation's income taxes; the top 10 percent pay 71 percent. The bottom 47 percent pay 0 percent ... which R., using left-wing reasoning, probably considers high taxation.
What ultimately leveled R.'s argument is the fact that for four and half years, Americans had a quasi-Marxist, anti- "laissez faire deregulation" administration (e.g. Obamacare), yet - as R. stated - wages are falling, high unemployment continues and poverty's increasing. That's called "proof's in the puddin'."
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Gift-giving is quite common in China and it has been an important part of Chinese culture. However, one thing which would never be welcomed is the clock.
Why Chinese do not like clocks as gifts? As in Mandarin Chinese, the spoken name of a clock has the same pronunciation of termination, having the meaning of death in Chinese. The phrase giving a clock has the same pronunciation of attending a father's funeral. Therefore, if you give somebody a clock, he/she may think that you are expecting to attend his/her funeral. Such a gift will be considered as a curse.


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Celebrate NC Wine Month with our 3-course Harvest Menu
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Nothing could be finer than a month-long celebration of North Carolina wines—and that's just what we're looking forward to in September! In honor of North Carolina Wine Month,...Read More
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Posted on 07/15/2014 by Holly Clark
Planning a party doesn't have to be hard work—keeping the menu and décor simple means that you have more time to enjoy your friends and family. Here are five simple suggestions...Read More
7 Simple Ways To Prep Your Party!
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From formal dances and masquerade balls to light-hearted garden parties on the lawn, celebrations at Biltmore House were always held in style. Ready to host your own elegant soiree or homespun hoe-...Read More
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Although "taking tea" often seems like a formal affair, our records show that tea time at America's largest home wasn't always regimented. "We have photos with the Vanderbilts and...Read More
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Food Safety Manager Certification
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The National Registry's Certified Food Safety Professional examination has been developed following the strictest test development procedures. The Certified Food Safety Manager examination is accredited by the American National Standards Institute using standards set by the Conference for Food Protection.
Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes Renewal Required? Every 5 Year(s) Renew through Continuing Educational Units(CEU)? NoRenew through Re-Examination? YesRenew through Continuing Professional Development(CPD)? NoDoes applicant have choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No This certification is related to military occupational specialties. Read more about military occupations..