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Each type of room caters to different needs and functions. This is why interior design is more than just about achieving the best look for a certain room – interior design is also about consolidating a room's aesthetics with functionality. With this is mind, it is easier to understand why furniture and appliances play such a huge role in interior design. What we fail to notice, though, is that floors hold just as much importance as the furniture in any room.
While floors may look like they serve just one function all throughout the house, which is to be walked on, we have to remember that each type of flooring has different characteristics that would match well with the needs of certain rooms. Keeping in mind the different traits of the different types of flooring will help you identify which flooring will be perfect for the function of any specific room.
Living Room
The living room is where everyone goes to relax after a long day. It is also where families are likely to gather for entertainment and fun. It is essential that a living room be designed with the greatest consideration for a relaxing, welcoming, and comforting vibe. Wooden-based floors (solid wood, engineered wood, and laminate flooring) may introduce a welcoming vibe into a room, but these flooring types are far from being the most comfortable flooring. If comfort were to be made a top priority, good options to look into would be carpet-based flooring (such as carpet tiles), vinyl flooring, and rubber flooring. Vinyl and rubber floors are also great flooring types to consider for homes with young children, as these provide additional non slip features and are very easy to clean (as opposed to carpet).
Dining Room and Kitchen
The dining room and kitchen are places of high traffic, especially when people come over to one's home. These are also places that are very susceptible to spills and, consequently, slips and falls. Flooring for these areas need to be non slip as well as easy to clean. Rubber and vinyl flooring can cater to these needs. Laminate flooring is also a viable option, although great care has to be taken when choosing this type of flooring (as some laminate floors tend to be on the slippery side, in addition to their high susceptibility to liquid and moisture damage).
The bedroom is a room of silence, comfort, and relaxation. Flooring that is intrinsically cushioned, soft, and sound absorptive serve well to be installed in bedrooms. Carpet tiles and rubber flooring fit this bill quite sufficiently. Bathroom The bathroom is a particularly tricky room to find flooring for. Privacy, safety, and water resistance are main considerations when choosing floors for a bathroom. Rubber floors and luxury vinyl tiles can match these functions quite well, only if great care is taken during their installation.
Choosing the right type of flooring for different types of rooms is highly dependent on not just the visual benefits of a type of flooring, but on how well a type of flooring matches the supposed function of a given room as well. Taking note of all the functions a given room is to provide is a crucial step in choosing the right types of flooring for your entire home.


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Weston Memorial Day 5K filling up fast; plus, Sean Jefferson video from Corporate Run Miami
Running in honor of the military has been a Memorial Day tradition in Weston for more than two decades.
The field of 1,000 is approaching a sellout for the 23rd running of the Memorial Day Classic 5K Run, beginning 7:15 a.m. May 30 at Weston Town Center.
As part of the tribute to the military, units have been invited to run in formation from Southcom, Homestead, Fort Lauderdale Amory and other active duty compounds. Proceeds from the race go to benefit the Weston Civil Air Patrol. Some of its members will staff the water stops wearing camouflage attire.
For the second time, there will be a separate Kangoo Jumps division for competitors running in the bouncy exercise boots that have become fashionable.
Advance registration is $20 for the 5K or Kangoo Jumps Division at WildSideOnline.net.
Prize money, still to be determined, will be offered for the elite division, as well as a bonus for breaking the course record of 14:12 held by Ronnie Holassie.
Two-time defending champion Sean Jefferson has entered and will aiming for the course record. One thing is certain, he won't have to stop for a drawbridge opening as he did on the way to winning last week's Mercedes-Benz Corporate Run Miami. The bridge held up the race for 3 1/2 minutes.
Here is a video about that race and the misadventure with the bridge, produced by Jefferson's girlfriend, Chiara Casiraghi. The song in the video is "Gimme Sympathy" by Metric.

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If you are like the average American, you'll spend somewhere around $900 this holiday season on gifts. If you are like 1/3 of the people that took a Gallup Poll, you'll spend over $1,000. Although all of this gift-giving can bring some joy and happiness to those you love, it can result in big problems down the road if you are living beyond your budget. At this time of year, we've provided some simple helpful tips that will help in keeping your holiday spending under control
According to research, many of those feeling the holiday spirit will go into debt to finance their holiday gift-giving. Of those, approximately 30% will have the bills paid off within three months. 25% will take up to a year to get them paid off. Whether or not you're carrying your holiday balance for three months or for twelve months, either scenario will result in some fairly substantial finance charges when all is said and done.
For example, if you're one of the few credit card holders with a lower interest rate, of say 6.9%, then you will pay $16 in interest over a three month period if you make $900 worth of holiday purchases. If you spread that out over a year, you will pay $63 in interest. If you have an interest rate of 24.9%, on the other hand, you will pay $56 in three months or $226 in a year.
To avoid going into holiday debt and paying huge finance charges, there are a few simples steps you should take. First of all, make sure to set up a budget. The thought of creating a budget might make you grumble, but you really need to plan out your holiday spending before you hit the stores. Besides, creating a holiday budget doesn't have to be a terrible experience. It can be a very worthwhile exercise.
For starters, you will first need to make a list of who you plan to buy for. Determine how much money you will spend on each person on your list. Above all, when you do your holiday shopping, be certain to stick to your plan and to your budget. Do not deviate.
Remember, other expenses, such as shipping and taxes, will also come into play. These expenses can really add up and blow your budget if you don't consider them upfront. You also need to be certain to budget for expenses such as wrapping paper, holiday cards, and postage.
After you've determined how much you'd like to spend for the holidays, you need to make sure your income can cover the amount. It is better to start saving ahead of time so you don't have to use your credit cards to get you through the holidays. If you do have to charge your holiday expenses, however, work out a plan that will allow you to get the expenses paid off in three months or less rather. Do this by determining how much money you have left over each month once your routine bills, such as your house payment and utilities, are paid. Make sure to allocate that amount each and every month to paying down the balance. If you're spending $900 on your holiday shopping, you'll need to set aside a little over $300 each month (to cover the finance charges that you'll incur) in order to get it paid off in a three month time period.
Sounds simple enough, right?
If you find that you are still stretching yourself too thin with the budget you've developed, it's time to start looking for ways to cut expenses. You might simply drop the budgeted amount for each person on your list by a certain amount, say $5. You might also look into pairing up with family members to go in on a gift together. Another option is to forgo sending traditional holiday cards through the mail and send digital e-cards instead. You'll be amazed by how much you'll save on cards and postage.
Finally, start shopping early. Waiting until the last minute is the fastest way to blow your budget. If you wait until the last minute, you'll have less time to comparison shop to find deals or discounts and you might be less disciplined about your budget. Shopping early will also save you money if you need to ship your gift items because you can pay for standard shipping rather than having to pay for expensive express delivery.
It's easy to get swept up by the holiday spirit and, before you know it, you are stuck debt, wondering how it happened. Do yourself a favor and start budgeting early – making sure to stick with it – so your holidays can be pleasant long after they've ended for the year.


text: I saw this movie last night, and I must say, it's the best film I have seen in a while (except for Signs, I rented that out Saturday night - highly recommended). I thought the film was put together really well, and the director did a really good job in making the film tragic, thrilling, dramatic and often hilarious, all at the same time. It restored my faith in the fact that Leonardo DiCaprio can actually act well when put to the test, as well as Tom Hanks in the supporting role. Has anyone else seen this film? What did you think of it?


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Hillary Clinton Finally Makes Support for Gay Marriage Explicit
Watch the video.
What, you assumed that she'd already supported gay marriage? That she presumably made it clear a long time ago? Nope! Over the past five years or so, as the Democratic Party's most prominent figures switched from the civil union camp to the gay marriage camp — Al Gore in 2008; Bill Clinton in 2009; John Kerry in 2011; Jimmy Carter, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, and Harry Reid in 2012 — Clinton was a notable exception. Even though she backed New York's gay marriage law in 2011 and declared last year that "gay rights are human rights," she hadn't made her support for marriage equality explicit until this morning, in a video released by the Human Rights Campaign.
Not that there's any reason to doubt that Clinton's conversion is genuine, but, as required in any story about anything Hillary Clinton says or does, we must also note the 2016 angle: A Democrat who doesn't support gay marriage will never again be a viable candidate for president. If Clinton intends to run for president, this announcement was inevitable at some point in the next two years, and better to get it out of the way now than right before she starts running, at which point it would just appear totally craven and self-serving.


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Missouri Southern State University will offer two Master's programs totally within its doors. Those are the Master of Accountancy (MAcc) program and the Master of Science in Curriculum and Instruction).
Six other programs, offered in partnership with Missouri State University, Northwest Missouri State University, University of Missouri - Kansas City, University of Missouri - St. Louis and Southwest Missouri State University, provide students with the unique opportunity to complete their graduate degree entirely online.
The structure of this partnership allows students to draw from the best that the member universities have to offer in terms of faculty and student resources. The result is a tremendous learning environment and support structure that empowers not only students, but faculty as well. With this depth and breadth of teaching resources, MSSU provides graduate programs that are unparalleled.


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Shaker's Privacy Policy
Last Revised: June 5, 2012
Scene53 Inc. and its affiliates ("Company" or "we") respect the privacy of Shaker's users ("User" or "you") and are committed to protect the User's information. We believe that you have a right to know our practices regarding the information we may collect and use when you visit the Shaker application on Facebook at the address http://apps.facebook.com/shakerapp (hereinafter, "Shaker").
1. You consent (please read carefully!)
By accessing and/or using Shaker, you agree to the terms and conditions set forth in this Privacy Policy, including to the collection and processing of your Personal Information (as defined below). If you disagree to any term provided herein, you may not use shaker.
2. Which information we may collect on our Users?
We collect two types of data and information:
- 2.1 Non-personal Information. The first type is non-identifiable and anonymous information ("Non-personal Information"). To put it simply, we have no idea what is the identity of the User from which we have collected the Non-personal Information. Non-personal Information which is being gathered consists of technical information and behavioral information, as detailed below:
Technical information:
- Type of operation system (e.g. Windows, Linux, etc.)
- Type of Browser (e.g. Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, etc.)
- Screen resolution (e.g. 800×600, 1024×768, etc.)
- Browser and keyboard language (e.g. English)
- Any Similar technical information.
Behavioral information:
- User's clickstream on Shaker (i.e. the fact that User has chosen to click on a certain link or access a certain feature on Shaker).
- Any Similar behavioral information.
- 2.2 Personal Information. The other type of information is individually identifiable information ("Personal Information"). To put it simply, this information may identify an individual or is of a private and/or sensitive nature. Personal Information which is being gathered consists of any personal details provided voluntarily by the User to Facebook and which the User specifically permits Facebook to Provide Shaker with, upon any access to or use of the Shaker application.
When you connect to Shaker for the first time you will be asked to permit Facebook to share with Shaker the following information about you:
- Basic Information (your first and last name, your profile picture or its URL & gender);
- your user ID number, which is linked to publically available information such as name and profile photo;
- the user ID numbers for your Facebook friends, whether or not such friends are connected to Shaker;
- information in your profile's "About Me" section;
- your gender;
- your online/offline presence in the social network as well as the online/offline presence of your Facebook friends;
- information regarding and/or relating to posts and/or posts in your news feed and to perform searches therein;
- information regarding and/or relating your birthday date;
- Your living location and hometown as specified in your Facebook profile;
- your uploaded profile pictures album;
- information regarding and/or relating to relationship status;
- photos and/or videos tagging you, uploaded by you or by others;
In addition, logs of conversations you initiate on Shaker will be kept in confidence for up to six (6) months, and deleted after the lapse of such period. Please note that such logs shall not be put to any commercial use by us or disclosed to any third-party, except for limited disclosure for security purposes (see Section 4(a)-(f) below).
3. How do we collect information on our Users?
There are two main methods we use:
- We collect information while you access or use Shaker. In other words, when you access or use the Shaker application we are aware of your usage of Shaker, and may gather, collect and record the information relating to such usage. For example, when you connect to Shaker, your computer tells us your IP address. We may further log the content you generate during your use of Shaker, such as status lines on Facebook, chat and/or conversation logs.
- We collect information which you voluntarily permitted Facebook to provide us. For example, when you wish to connect to Shaker for the first time, we will ask you to allow Facebook to provide us certain information (as described above).
4. What are the purposes of the collection of information?
- Non-personal Information is collected in order to:
- Enhance the User's experience on Shaker (e.g. by determining the screen resolutions).
- Learn about the preferences of Users and general trends on Shaker (e.g. understand which features are more popular than others).
- Personal Information is collected in order to:
- Enable the overall operation of Shaker.
- Personalize your experience on Shaker.
- Enhance other Shaker users' experiences on Shaker (as specified on Section 5).
- Provide you with certain information and services available only to
registered Users.
- Allow us to contact you with proposals and tailored information regarding events, offers, services, etc.
- Identify you when conducting customer service operations (such as providing feedback, etc.).
5. Sharing personal information with Users
Shaker allows you to share your Facebook profile information with other Users on Shaker. Please note that certain information which you have defined as private on Facebook (e.g. information which is visible to Facebook friends only) may become public through Shaker (i.e. enabling Shaker Users to view such information).
Shaker provides three privacy modes for you to choose: A friendly mode, normal mode and a shy mode. When first entering Shaker, you will be asked to choose your level of sharing and privacy mode. However, you can alter your privacy mode as you please at any time, during your use of Shaker.
Setting your privacy to friendly mode, shall mean that other Users which are logged on to Shaker with you, will be able to view all the information about you specified on Section 2 above, even if they cannot view such information on Facebook, including your basic Facebook profile information, your picture, your tagged pictures and your albums. For example, say "A" is a Facebook user that cannot normally see your tagged pictures on your Facebook account, and your Shaker Privacy mode is set to friendly mode. When both "A" and yourself are present on Shaker, "A" will be able to see your tagged pictures ("A" will be able to view these pictures only from Shaker and won't be able to see them on Facebook).
Setting your privacy to shy mode, any other User logged to Shaker with you, will be able to view only the information about you they can already view on Facebook, which include your basic Facebook profile information and your picture.
Setting your privacy to normal mode, will enable any other User logged to Shaker with you to view your basic profile information, your picture and your tagged pictures as well.
To change your privacy mode while using Shaker, look for the "Privacy" button on the top bar of the application.
Clicking the privacy mode button will present you with a pop-up asking you whether you want to change the level of sharing on Shaker to shay, normal or friendly mode. Clicking on the selected mode, your privacy mode will change accordingly.
6. Sharing Personal Information with third parties (other than Users)
We will share Personal Information only in the following cases: (a) to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process, subpoena or governmental request; (b) to enforce these Privacy Policy or the Terms of Service http://www.atshaker.com/terms-of-service/, including investigation of potential violations thereof; (c) to detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues; (d) to respond to claims that any content published on Shaker violates any right of a third-party; (e) to respond to claims that unauthorized information (e.g. phone number, name, etc.) of a third-party has been posted on Shaker; (f) to protect the rights, property, or personal safety of the Company, its Users or the general public; (g) when Company is undergoing any change in control, including by means of merger, acquisition or purchase of all or substantially all of the assets of Company; (h) pursuant to your approval, in order to supply certain services you have requested from Company; or (i) to let our partners and affiliates serve you with their content and commercials.
For the avoidance of doubt, the purchase of Coins (as such term is defined in the Terms of Service) on Shaker is conducted by Facebook with Facebook Credits, which are subject to the applicable terms and conditions Facebook may post on its website from time to time. To purchase more Coins on Shaker, you will be transferred to a Facebook page in which you will be able to pay for your Coins by using your PayPal account or by providing your credit card details. Your payment information will be saved with Facebook for future purchases. You may always remove or manage your payment information in your account settings on Facebook. Shaker will not collect, use, manage, process or store any of your payment information whatsoever.
7. Deletion of Personal Information
If for any reason you wish to delete your Personal Information, you should send an email to: firstname.lastname@example.com, and we will make reasonable efforts to delete any such information pursuant to any applicable privacy laws.
8. Cookies & Local Storage
When you visit Shaker, Company may use industry-wide technologies such as "cookies" and Flash (or similar technologies), which stores certain information on your computer ("Local Storage") and which will allow us to enable automatic activation of certain features, and make your Shaker experience much more convenient and effortless. The cookies used by Shaker are created per session, does not include any information about you, other than your session key and are removed as your session ends (usually after 24 hours). It is easy to prohibit the Local Storage. Most browsers will allow you to erase cookies from your computer's hard drive, block acceptance of cookies, or receive a warning before a cookie is stored. In order to erase or disable the Local Storage option in Flash you should use the settings option of Flash according to the specific instructions provided by the technology provider. However, if you block or erase cookies, or change the settings of Flash, your online experience may be limited.
We also use certain third-party cookies. These are a different kind of cookies, stored on your computer by third parties, rather than by the Company. This kind of cookie is only read (and not altered by Shaker) each time you visit Shaker, and also when you visit certain websites or applications that uses similar cookies. Third-party cookies usually store only a Non-personal Information, such as the web pages you have visited, the duration of your browsing, etc.
9. Security
We take a great care in maintaining the security of Shaker and your information and in preventing unauthorized access to it through industry standard technologies and internal procedures. However, we do not guarantee that unauthorized access will never occur.
10. Third Party Websites
While using Shaker you may encounter links to third party websites. Please be advised that such third party websites are independent from Shaker, and we assume no responsibility or liability whatsoever with regard to privacy matters or any other legal matter with respect to such third party websites. We encourage you to carefully read the privacy policies and the terms of use or service of such websites.
11. Changes to the Privacy Policy
The terms of this Privacy Policy will govern the use of Shaker and any information collected therein. Company reserves the right to change this policy at any time, so please re-visit this page frequently. In case of any material change, we will make reasonable efforts to post a clear notice on Shaker.
Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective as of the stated "Last Revised" and your continued use of Shaker on or the Last Revised date will constitute acceptance of, and agreement to be bound by, those changes.
12. Got any Questions?
If you have any questions (or comments) concerning this Privacy Policy, you are most welcomed to send us an email to the following address: firstname.lastname@example.com, and we will make an effort to reply within a reasonable timeframe.


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Press Conference. Gelatin silver print -- 16" x 20"
Lata Krishnan with Chitresh Das and Deepak Chopra at the Press Conference before the concert to raise money for Gujarat earthquake victims.
Indian entrepreneurs have been very successful here, it should be an important strategy to give back to the community. -- Lata Krishnan, founder, Smart Modular Technologies Inc.


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freegameaccess.com is 1 decade 9 months old. It has a global traffic rank of #540,949 in the world. It is a domain having .com extension. This site has a Google PageRank of 3/10. This website is estimated worth of $ 1,440.00 and have a daily income of around $ 6.00. As no active threats were reported recently by users, freegameaccess.com is SAFE to browse.
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Prior to its release, video game publisher Electronic Arts' (NASDAQ:EA) latest high-profile game Titanfall was made out by many to be the next Halo in the making, which is to say a blockbuster series capable of driving and sustaining immense sales. Although Titanfall was met with generally favorable reviews upon release, the game is not as revolutionary as many had hoped it would be.
However, there is another game in the development pipeline that has a better shot at becoming the next Halo; publisher Activision-Blizzard's (NASDAQ: ATVI)'s Destiny. If the game is as successful as it is hyped, then Destiny most likely will end up being a massive hit and quite possibly the next Halo-sized blockbuster.
What does it mean to be the next Halo?
To truly understand the sales capabilities of a potential blockbuster like Destiny, it helps to know what people mean when they refer to something as a Halo in the making.
Halo is a multibillion-dollar science fiction franchise that is owned by Microsoft Studios, the video game production unit of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT). Created by developer Bungie in 2001 and now overseen by Microsoft's 343 Industries, the Halo series has had nine original video game releases and has since been expanded into other media formats including books, comics, television and film.
To date, the original Halo entry entitled Halo: Combat Evolved has sold 6.4 million units worldwide and currently holds a critic score of 97 out of 100 on popular aggregate review site Metacritic. For comparison, Electronic Arts' Titanfall currently holds a score of 86 out of 100 on the Xbox One platform.
Halo 4, released in 2012 by developer 343 Industries, was officially named the top-selling Microsoft Studios game of all time last year. The game grossed $220 million on its opening day and has since sold nearly 9 million total units on the Xbox 360 console.
Destiny in the making?
Any gamer enthusiast knows right off the bat that Destiny shares more similarities with Halo than Titanfall ever did. In fact, the only two things Titanfall had in common with Halo was an expansive multiplayer offering and Microsoft console/PC exclusivity. Besides that, Activision-Blizzard's Destiny is a much better comparison to Halo.
Like Halo, Destiny is a first-person shooter based in a science fiction world that spans solar systems. Although expected to be more of an open-world game than Halo ever was, Destiny emphasizes both single-player and multiplayer modes, similar to Halo. On the other hand, Titanfall is primarily geared toward multiplayer modes only.
However, the true link between Destiny and Halo is acclaimed developer Bungie. Without Bungie, Halo as we know it would not exist. The developer is capable of great things as its work on the first Halo trilogy proves and all signs point to similar success with Destiny.
For all of its many similarities with Halo, Destiny is also shaping up to be something quite different. The game is often referred to as a shared open world atmosphere, which means players will be able to witness together events happening in real-time that are not controlled by the developer. The game has even been called "the next evolution of gaming."
Just like Halo evolved the multiplayer console experience over a decade ago, Destiny seems set to evolve the online open world first-person shooter experience in September. In a statement confirming the game's release date, Bungie community manager DeeJ explained:
We promised to redefine what players should expect from a Bungie game. We said we wanted to change the way people play games together. We set our bar high. For us, Destiny represents a once in a lifetime opportunity.
Bottom line:
Although Titanfall has been a success for Electronic Arts and Microsoft simply by being well received and capturing gamers on Xbox consoles, it never really had the potential to be a Halo-sized success since it never aspired to dramatically change the way games are played.
Activision-Blizzard's Destiny is quite different, as it seeks to truly offer gamers something unique and that has never been seen before. With acclaimed developer Bungie at the helm, Destiny seems to have what it takes to be the next Halo-sized success.
Is Activision-Blizzard capable of ultimate growth?
With a revolutionary release on the horizon, Activision-Blizzard could be an ultimate growth stock. Do Motley Fool experts agree? They said it couldn't be done. But David Gardner has proved them wrong time, and time, and time again with stock returns like 926%, 2,239%, and 4,371%. In fact, just recently one of his favorite stocks became a 100-bagger. And he's ready to do it again. You can uncover his scientific approach to crushing the market and his carefully chosen six picks for ultimate growth instantly, because he's making this premium report free for you today. Click here now for access.
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Your Baby at Weeks 1 and 2
Your pregnancy begins as your body gears up for ovulation and prepares for fertilization.
- Surprise: You're not actually pregnant your first week of pregnancy! Your due date is calculated from the first day of your last period.
- Ovulation! This is where it all starts. By the end of week 2 your ovary will release an egg into the fallopian tube and it will meet its fate.
- Right before you're ripe to conceive, your body produces ample fertile-quality cervical mucous. It's thin, stretchy and looks a lot like egg whites.
- Protect unborn brains! Women who get 400 micrograms of folic acid daily this early on reduce baby's risk of neural tube defects by up to 70%.
- Eat a rainbow, stat. New research shows that what you consume now influences your soon-to-be baby's health, even changing how genes function.
- Twin alert! If you're over 35 you produce lots of follicle-stimulating hormones, upping the chance two or more eggs will be let go during ovulation.
Gearing Up to Ovulate
No, there's no baby or even an embryo in sight (at least not yet) — just an anxious egg and a whole bunch of eager sperm at their respective starting gates. But in weeks one and two of pregnancy — the week of and immediately following your last menstrual period — your body is working hard to gear up for the event that paves the way for the baby: the big O —ovulation. Right now your uterus has begun preparing for the arrival of a fertilized egg, though you won't know for sure that egg has successfully matched up with sperm until next month.
Calculating Your Due Date
How can you call this your first week of pregnancy if you're not even pregnant? It's extremely hard for your practitioner to pinpoint the precise moment pregnancy begins (i.e., when sperm meets egg). While there's no mistaking the start of your period, the exact day of ovulation can be hard to nail down. What's more, sperm from your partner can hang out in your body for several days before your egg comes out to greet it. Likewise, your egg can be kept waiting for a day or two for tardy sperm to make their appearance. So in order to give all pregnancies some standard timing, most practitioners use the first day of your last menstrual period as the starting line of your 40-week pregnancy. Still confused? Think of it as a head start — you're clocking in roughly two weeks of pregnancy before you even conceive!
Watch Your Baby's Growth at Week 2
What to Do Now
Get In Shape for Pregnancy!
Your Body at Weeks 1 and 2
Your Last Menstrual Period
Right now you've just started your last period (or at least for a while): The lining of your uterus is shedding, taking with it last month's unfertilized egg. But that's not all that's happening. A new cycle is beginning, one that is the starting point for your pregnancy.
Your menstrual cycle is orchestrated by a symphony of hormones working in concert with one another. The first to kick in is FSH (follicle stimulating hormone) which — you guessed it — stimulates the follicles to mature, some faster than others. Each follicle contains an egg and each month, only one follicle becomes the dominant one, destined for ovulation. As the follicles mature, they produce another hormone: estrogen. Estrogen does two things: First, it encourages the lining of the uterus to begin thickening again. Second, once a high enough level of estrogen is reached, it will trigger yet another hormone called LH (luteinizing hormone) to be produced. This surge of LH causes the egg from the most mature follicle to burst through the ovarian wall (a process you probably know best as ovulation, which generally occurs about 24 to 36 hours after the LH surge) to meet Mr. Right — the lucky sperm that will turn that eager egg into a baby-in-the-making and make your body's prep work worth all the effort. Believe it or not, the countdown to delivery day begins now, during the period before fertilization — even though your egg and his sperm haven't even been in the same room (or womb!). And if you don't get pregnant this time around, don't stress: Women have a 25 percent chance of getting pregnant with each cycle.
In the meantime — while your uterus is preparing for its new tenant — start acting like a good landlord. Consider these two weeks of waiting as a final walk-through before the baby takes over the keys. You may not be pregnant yet — at least technically — but it isn't too early to start acting like you are. So if you haven't started taking your prenatal vitamin, start now. Now is also a good time to give up alcohol and smoking while taking up a healthy prenatal diet and exercise routine.
Try This: Understanding the Impact of Heat on Fertility
Trying to make a baby? Turn off that electric blanket and keep each other warm the good, old-fashioned (and just plain good) way. Studies show that prolonged excessive heat — like that produced by electric blankets or heated waterbeds — can adversely affect those temperamental testes by slowing down sperm production (and you want sperm aplenty right now!). Plus, all that snuggling you'll have to do to stay warm will generate a different kind of heat — the kind that can actually make babies. More ways to increase your odds of scoring a fertilized egg: Refrain from giving your partner oral sex (sorry, guys!) before the main event, since saliva can actually kill sperm…and you want them alive and kicking. Ditto for most lubricants, so lay off the Astroglide while you're trying to conceive.
Learn more about preparing your body for pregnancy.
More Tips
- Get your body ready for baby by taking 400 micrograms of folic acid daily. It's a must-do to set your yet-to-be-conceived babe up for a healthy brain and spinal cord.
- No matter if you're taking an herbal, a prescription or an OTC med, consult your doctor ASAP about which are safe and which could harm your baby-to-be's health.
- It's never too early (or late) to kick a tobacco habit. Smoking seriously dampers your fertility and can harm your unborn babe. Talk to your doc about safely stopping.
- Have you scheduled a preconception doc visit yet? No! Get to it and learn about genetic, environmental and lifestyle hazards that may put your fertility and baby at risk.
- You may want to taper your love affair with coffee. The National Infertility Association notes that caffeine can hinder fertility. Cut back gradually to avoid headaches.
- Yoga? Meditation? Reading? Whatever it takes to chill out, do so. Women who have the highest levels of stress take 29% longer to get pregnant, according to a recent study.
- More than one-third of women believe that specific sexual positions and a little postcoital pelvic elevation ups their conception chance. They don't, so simply have fun!
- Be an ovulation detective: At peak fertility (11-21 days from the first day of your last period) your cervical mucous increases and becomes more thin, gooey and slippery.
Common Symptoms
Bleeding Lasting Five to Seven DaysThis is the last period you'll be having for a while. Not only will you stop having a period while you're pregnant, but if you breastfeed your baby that will postpone your period for another few months. If you use sanitary pads, don't toss them out — you'll need them after you give birth to absorb the vaginal discharge and bleeding (which for the first week or so after childbirth will be similar to a heavy menstrual period). Read more
Increased Cervical MucousIf you've been monitoring your mucous during these TTC months, you already know that it changes consistency from week to week. Right now your mucous is probably thick, sticky and creamy, but as you head toward C-day (conception), the volume will increase and it'll start to look cloudy. Read more
Ask Your Doctor
- Are the medications I take safe before and during pregnancy? If not, what other options are available?
- Do you have any resources to help me stop smoking?
- Does my family history or any other issue make pregnancy high-risk for me?
- I get constipated when I take iron supplements. Can I take a prenatal vitamin without iron?
- What are some things my husband can do to increase the chance of getting me pregnant?
- If I stop using birth control today, will there be a delay before I'm fertile again?
- I work out a lot. Should I scale back or avoid certain exercises now or when I'm pregnant?
- I've heard cleaning supplies can affect fertility and pregnancy. Which products should I avoid?
- Do I need to change my eating habits? Can I continue my vegan/vegetarian diet?
- We have a cat. Should I be tested for toxoplasmosis before I get pregnant?
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Japanese women's healthy diet key to long life: Study
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Consume lots of raw fish, vegetables and green tea and you, too, could live to the ripe old age of 86, a new study says.
That traditional Japanese diet has resulted in women from that country having the highest life expectancy of women in selected countries, living for an average of 86.4 years, The Independent reports.
The data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that Japanese women outstrip their English counterparts, who can expect to live to 82.8 years. Women in Northern Ireland and Wales have a life expectancy of 82.1 years, while in Scotland the same figure is 80.7 years.
The traditional Japanese diet incorporates lower-calorie foods served in controlled portions. According to Naomi Moriyama, co-author of Japanese Women Don't Get Old or Fat: Secrets of My Mother's Tokyo Kitchen, the average Japanese person eats around 25% fewer calories than the average western person.
Crag Wilcox, a leading gerontologist, told the paper that the Japanese diet is full of disease-fighting foods.
"They eat three servings of fish a week, on average," Wilcox said. "Plenty of whole grains, vegetables and soy products too, more tofu and more konbu seaweed than anyone else in the world, as well as squid and octopus which are rich in taurine – that could lower cholesterol and blood pressure."
The findings were published as part of an international compendium of data published by the ONS. It compared figures on population, employment and the economy.


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In a significant ruling handed down today, a panel of judges at the World Trade Organization (WTO) accused the United States of violating global trade rules when it imposed punitive import duties in 2012 on many Chinese products, including solar panels. After the decision was announced, Rhone Resch, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), issued the following statement:
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Iowa Supreme Court Hands Down Huge Win for Solar
In a setback to the regulated utility model, the Iowa Supreme Court has ruled that a power purchase agreement (PPA) between the city of Dubuque and Eagle Point Solar does not violate state law. Regulated utility companies had fought the arrangement, claiming to have exclusive rights to sell to customers in their service areas. Today, Iowa's high court disagreed.
SEIA Announces Mid-Atlantic Trade Show
Following the success of PV America last month in Boston, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has announced a new, regional trade show. Solar Power Mid-Atlantic, co-sponsored by SEIA and the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) will take place in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Sept. 9 and 10, 2014 and will showcase 25 exhibitors along with a day and a half of educational programming.
New Nevada Study Shows Huge Upside to Installing Solar
A new independent study prepared for the Nevada Public Utilities Commission estimates that the grid benefits of rooftop solar systems installed in the state through 2016 will outweigh costs by more than $36 million, confirming that solar energy can provide real savings for both solar and non-solar customers alike.
SEIA Joins Women in Solar Energy as Founding Member
WASHINGTON, DC – The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) today announced it has joined Women in Solar Energy, a 501(c)3 nonprofit and membership organization dedicated to promoting the advancement of women in one of the fastest-growing industries in the country.
"SEIA takes great pride in being a founding corporate member of Women in Solar Energy," said SEIA president and CEO Rhone Resch. "We recognize the great strides the solar industry has taken in terms of reaching out to women, and we look forward to continued progress."
Philadelphia Eagles green: Lincoln Financial Field generating energy with solar panels, turbines
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Report: Solar Scores Big Gains in Electricity Generation
Despite the buzz surrounding natural gas and its increased role in electricity generation, solar seems to be increasingly stealing the spotlight from the newly famous fossil fuel.
Solar Energy Takes Over the Grid
Solar energy accounted for 100% of new power generation built in the U.S. in the month of March.
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Pepto Bismol is not found in Portugal, instead they have Kaopectate. Perhaps we should export it to them, so that they know what I'm talking about when I say that Benfica's second jersey looks like a bottle of Pepto Bismol going down.
When I was originally alerted to this shirt (thanks Ian), I was nonplussed. I called upon my vast knowledge of all things football (soccer), and recalled quite a few Mediterranean sides use pink in their kits. Then I looked some more. I was entranced by the particular hue of the pink, lighter than most other pink jerseys. I looked at the pattern. I noticed that, when I let my mind wander, I was drawn back to the Pepto commercials of my youth. Well, my youth and adulthood, since they haven't really changed.
Did you see that protective coating action? It seemed to follow along a certain gastrointestinal path. A path that looks exactly like the one on the shirt. Perhaps this is one of those shirts that shows you what it's like inside of the body, kind of like this:
Lest you think that these are just for show, I assure you that these have seen action, albeit not successfully.
Benfica is probably lucky Alexandre Pato was not playing that day, as the wonder kid would have put up at least a hat trick against them. Right, ladies?
Anyway, as an American, I'm just glad I don't have to see Adu in one of these monstrosities. I think he worked out a clause in his transfer contract that said he can only be pictured in the red jersey, and has to be unavailable on pink jersey matchdays. Doesn't change the fact that he is still short as all get out.
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
by Mildred D. Taylor
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Chapter 12 Summary
- When Cassie and her bros get back home, Big Ma, Mama and Mr. Morrison are already up and about, waiting to hear the news.
- Papa charges into the room with a leather strap. Uh oh...we know what this means.
- Before Papa can whip the kids for running around in the dead of night, Cassie spills the beans (but not the crowder peas) on everything that went down during the night.
- Papa's response? He grabs the gun and gets ready to split. Yikes!
- Mama tells him that he has to force Harlan Granger to put a stop to this, since these men will listen to Mr. Granger.
- Soon, Cassie smells fire. The land and the cotton are burning. Big Ma thinks lightning started the blaze.
- Mama and Big Ma leave the house to help fight the fire, but the children are ordered to stay in the house.
- Near dawn, Jeremy Simms shows up at the Logans' house. He had been sleeping in his tree house when the fire started.
- The blaze has burned at least a quarter of the Logan cotton, and many people are still out fighting the fire.
- Rain starts to fall.
- At dawn, Cassie, Little Man and Christopher-John go out and survey the fire damage.
- They see many people from the town and surrounding farms working together in the fields to finish putting out spot fires. White men and black men work side by side. (Guess you don't want the fire to spread to everyone else's fields.)
- When the Logans return to their home, Mama tells the children what has happened.
- When the fire started, Mr. Granger stopped the Simmses and Wallaces from what they had been about to do (hang T.J.).
- But where had Papa been? Cassie is suspicious about something.
- She's also worried about how much of the cotton got burned—she is afraid they won't be able to pay the taxes now, but Mama assures her they can.
- Before she goes to bed, Cassie makes Stacey tell her the truth about what has happened.
- Mr. Jamison tried to stop the situation by blocking the Wallaces' car with his own, but the Wallaces just pushed Mr. Jamison's car off the road. They were about to take off with T.J., when smoke started coming from Mr. Granger's forest.
- Mr. Granger ordered the Wallaces to give T.J. to Mr. Jamison, and for everyone to go put out the fire.
- Okay, but Cassie still feels like there's some info missing. At this point in Stacey's story, Papa and Mr. Morrison show up at the house.
- Mr. Jamison drives up behind them. He tells Papa that he's just come from Strawberry, and has news for the Averys.
- Bad news: Mr. Barnett has died because of his injuries.
- Mr. Jamison repeats the theory that lightning started the fire, but then tells Papa that he should lie low and not give anyone a reason to think about him at all in relation to any of this.
- Oh! Papa started the fire!
- Cassie realizes that not even their own family can talk about this.
- Mr. Jamison leaves, and Papa tells Cassie and Stacey that T.J. is in jail right now. Papa mentions that he could end up on a chain gang, or worse.
- Cassie and Stacey are really upset. Stacey runs off, but Cassie goes to bed thinking that she'll never get over what happened last night.
- Cassie cries for T.J—and for the land.
- And on that cheerful note, we're done.
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Eyelash enhancers are available practically everywhere nowadays and all kinds of brands have sprung up practically from nowhere. So we thought about it and we think that jotting down a few notes and doing a little bit of research regarding the more popular brands would be a great, easy and accessible aid for you to decide which brand is the perfect fit for you
Idol Lash
Idol Lash is pretty unique because it is a member of the Natural Products Association. You heard right. Idol Lash is apparently made using all natural ingredients. Its ingredients list includes polypeptides, keratin and kelp. How great is that? An eyelash enhancer that is not only good for your eyelashes but also for your general well being.
Idol lash promises to lengthen you lashes and to make them thicker is a couple of weeks, 2 to 4 weeks to be exact. In a clinical study created by the people at Idol Lash, they guaranteed that about 25% of the participants reported immediate positive results. Also, none of their participants claimed to have suffered from any allergic reaction, itchiness or any sort of skin inflammation due to the use of Idol Lash.
Lilash's claim to fame is its strong conditioning powers. It aims to give you longer and thicker lashes by thoroughly moisturizing them. As we all know when eyelashes are dry and brittle, they cannot grow to their full potential. By making the eyelashes healthy, by logic, they will become stronger and longer.
However, there has been a lot of backlash against this product mainly because of its many reported side effects. For example, some people have complained of odd discoloration in their iris and on the skin surrounding the eye area, such discoloration is usually brown in color. Another side effect that can be added to the list is irregular eyelash growth.
Rapidlash is actually quite similar to Lilash in a number of ways. For example they aim to make your lashes longer using the same process of moisturizing and hydrating them. A lot of people have fund success with the use of this product; they can usually see the difference in only just a weeks time.
However the Food and Drug Association has written a letter questing the safety of Rapidlash. Apparently, as the FDA points out, Rapidlash has misbranded and mislabeled their product mainly because they have not in any way warned consumers of the possible effect prostaglandin analog will have on its users.
Revital Lash
What makes Revital Lash stand out in a sea of eyelash enhancers is the fact that it was created by an ophthalmologist which really just makes us automatically feel at ease about how safe it is to use.
A lot of people have seen a difference in the state of their eyelashes in only 5 weeks time. A lot of the Revital lash's success can probably be attributed to its ingredients. Trifluoromethyl Dechloro Ethylprostenolamide has been added into the mix in order to encourage and promote the growth of the eyelashes. The ingredients list also include Panthenol for hydration and Phenoxyehtanol as an antibacterial agent.
City Lash
City Lash has a different approach as compared to other eyelash enhancers. It focuses on improving and stimulating the keratin production of your eyelashes. By reason of this, a lot of people are excited to say that their lashes have grown longer in just three weeks. City Lash also promises to be extremely safe for use as it does not contain harmful ingredients such as Paraben or prostaglandin analog.
All products have their strengths and weaknesses and it is always up to us to do our research and to determine which product is the right fit. It is also a good idea to research the ingredients lists for these products for you to know what exactly is inside your favorite eyelashes enhancers and to discern whether or not they are really doing more good than bad. Possibly doing a patch test before tying out a product on your lashes is also a good idea. We hope that through this article who have decided on which eyelash enhancer to pick in order for you to get beautifully long and thick lashes.


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There is something exciting about being backstage in a theater, the energy, the excitement, the costumes and lights, all elements of what makes the performing arts magical. The Palace Theater www.palacetheaterct.org located on 100 East Main Street in Waterbury is offering a special backstage tour to visitors on the first Friday of the month from February through June. The dates for these tours are February 7, March 7, April 4, May 2 and June 6.
Tours have been scheduled to start promptly at 11 a.m. and will run approximately one hour. The tours are lead by "Palace Theater Ambassadors" that will regale participants with the rich history of this marvelous 90 year old historic gem. These specially trained volunteers will tell stories highlighting the theater's history, architectural design and share entertaining anecdotal information from the little known to the well known secrets of the Palace Theater.
The tours are $5 per person, to reserve your spot on the tour call the Box Office at 203-346-2000. Best of all, walk-ins are always welcome. If there is a group of 15 or more people that want to take the tour, the Palace is offering a special boxed lunch and tour package for $20 per person that has to be reserved three days in advance.
If the weather is bad, tune into WATR 1320 AM or call the Box Office at 203-346-2000 to see if the tour has been canceled.
About the Palace Theater
On the National Register of Historic Places, the Palace Theater was built in the Renaissance Revival style in 1920 and offers year round performances. For information about performances please visit www.palacetheaterct.org or call the box office at 203-346-2000. For information about the Litchfield Hills visit www.litchfieldhills.com


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Clauss, M; Polster, C; Kienzle, E; Wiesner, H; Baumgartner, K; von Houwald, F; Streich, W J; Dierenfeld, E (2005). Energy and mineral nutrition and water intake in the captive Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis). Zoo Biology, 24(1):1-14.
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In the captive Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), two disease complexes with a high incidence-chronic foot problems and uterine leiomyomas-may be linked to excess body weight (BW). In this study, intake and digestion trials were conducted (by means of 7-day weigh-backs, and 5-day total fecal collections, respectively) with I I Indian rhinoceroses at four zoological institutions in Europe and the United States to quantify energy and mineral nutrition on conventional or roughage-only diets. Diets comprising a variety of forages (grass hay only, a combination of grass hay and grass silage, straw, or a mixture of grass and legume hay) were offered as the roughage source, along with various concentrates, produce, and supplements. Water intake was quantified, and urine samples were obtained opportunistically. The animals consumed 0.5-1.1% of their BW in dry matter (DM) daily, with calculated digestible energy (DE, in megajoules MJ) values ranging from 0.27 to 0.99 MJ DE/kg BW0.75/day compared to an estimated requirement of 0.49-0.66 MJ DE/kg BW0.75/day. Seven of 11 rhinos (64%) fed restricted levels of concentrate plus forage consumed DE in excess of this estimate. Even on roughage-only diets, some individuals consumed energy well above the presumed metabolic requirements. Hence, restriction of both concentrates and roughage may be important for weight management in this species. Water intake ranged from 30 to 49 mL/kg BW daily (3.4-5.2 L/kg ingested DM), similar to values that have been reported for domestic equids. Excretion amounts and patterns also resembled those found in horses. Endogenous fecal losses measured for Ca, P, Cu, Fe, and Zn indicate that the maintenance requirements of these minerals should be met in Indian rhinoceroses by diets that meet recommendations for domestic horses. It is particularly important to evaluate dietary adequacy in mineral nutrition in this species in concert with the need for restricted energy intake, especially with regard to the hypothetical involvement of a low Zn supply in chronic foot problems.
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The High Line's Lilliput Exhibition: Small Sculptures Bring a Touch of a Treasure Hunt to our Fave NYC Park
NYC rental apartment residents don't really need an excuse to go stroll the High Line on a pretty spring or summer day (or night). Despite the inevitable hordes of out-of-towners, hanging on the High Line remains, even after three years since its opening, one of my favorite outdoor activities.
And if you combine it with a little gallery-going in right-below-you Chelsea, or coffee at Blue Bottle's way-cool siphon bar, or drinks at the Standard Hotel's spectacular rooftop bar, or snacks in the Chelsea Market, or high-end shopping in the Meatpacking District, or all of the above, you can easily turn a trip to the High Line into a full afternoon's activity.
But just in case you need a little extra incentive the visit the High Line anytime soon, just last week High Line Art launched a year-long, totally fun art exhibit on the great NYC park, Lilliput. Somewhat unimaginatively named after the island of tiny people visited by Gulliver in Jonathan Swift's classic "travel" tales, Lilliput features six different artists designing small, site-specific sculptures that have been cleverly situated throughout the entire length of the High Line.
They're not hidden, exactly, but because they're so small, and the park so filled with people, and because they're sometimes sitting amid the growth, there is definitely a treasure-hunt aspect to the exhibition. I mean, I had a blast trying to find them all (and had to walk the park's length TWICE to complete my mission!), so I can only imagine how cool it would be for kids.
The six artists who contributed to the High Line' s Lilliput exhibition are an international lot. My favorites here would include the crowd-pleasing Carson (at top) by Japan's Tomoaki Suzuki, a knee-high, totally styling dude in tight pants and leather jacket who will doubtless be included in a million group (or, "couple") snapshots over the next year; the pyramid of bronzed paper cups tucked away in a corner by New York-based artist Allyson Vieira (two above); Berliner Oliver Laric's Sun Tzu Janus, a rainbow-y bust of the ancient military strategist (above); and The Seduction, the two tiny monkeys caught mid-embrace by UK's Francis Upritchard (below).
The sculptures in the High Line's Lilliput exhibition will be in the park until April of 2013. Lots more info on their website.
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Spring cleaning for community associations
Spring cleaning was typically done to air out and refresh a home that had been closed tight to the harsh elements for many months. Stripping down and cleaning heavy fabrics and furniture to make room for fresh air and light not only made sense from a physical standpoint but as a symbol of rebirth and renewal for the longer, brighter summer days ahead.
In Florida, we don't have the need to engage in that type of spring cleaning but our communities could benefit from a twist on this seasonal tradition by reviewing and cleaning up items which may have gone untended for far too long.
Your board should take this opportunity to clean up the following:
- Update your association's annual corporate report which must be filed by May 1st. HOAs now have new information to report if they haven't already done so last year. When filing your report, make sure your list of corporate officers is correct and that your choice for the association's registered agent makes sense. A former director, manager or attorney who is no longer affiliated with your community should be replaced by someone who is serving or representing the community and who understands the fiduciary obligations associated with the registered agent's functions.
- Confirm that your association filed its tax return. Yes, you are a not-for-profit corporation but that does not automatically exempt you from paying taxes; you will need to file a tax return timely each year.
- Review all contracts to which the association is a party to confirm if any renewals are coming up. This is particularly important if you have service contracts (laundry leases, elevator maintenance, etc.) which contain automatic renewal clauses. If you miss the often narrow window of opportunity to cancel the contract you could be bound for several more years. A word to the wise: avoid signing contracts with automatic renewal clauses as they rarely help the customer.
- Pull out your insurance policies and read through them carefully. This is particularly important as we head into our six-month hurricane season. Pay particular attention to the property appraisal associated with your coverage. Is it correct? Some communities have discovered that their coverage has been based on inaccurate property appraisals for years resulting in higher premiums and/or inadequate coverage.
- Scrutinize any leases for upcoming renewals? If the association is a party to a lease it must determine if it wants to continue to be bound by that lease if a renewal is around the corner. If there are units which are rented in the community, your board should review those residential leases to ensure that all current tenants are abiding by the rules and that the owners/landlords are current in the payment of monetary obligations to the association.
- Take a look at a status report from your association attorney outlining where you are in the collection of delinquent assessments owed to the association. You should be able to tell where you are on the foreclosure timeline for each delinquent property.
- Perform a community walk-through. What better way to see how everyone else is doing with their spring cleaning efforts than to walk around and see how things look. Your board should also take note of the common areas and any items which require attention, maintenance, repair or replacement.
Things that get noticed often get improved. What other items should go on the list for an association's spring cleaning?


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Preston "Cinco" Plumb, President and CEO
Cinco, as he is known, is in charge of the vision and direction for BioSurplus. His 20+ years of experience include serving for three years as Vice President of Corporate Development for TechnoCom, a venture-backed wireless location software and service company. At TechnoCom, Cinco was responsible for creating and managing key strategic relationships and joint ventures and overseeing high profile business and corporate strategy initiatives.
Prior to TechnoCom, he served as Vice President of Business Development for EduPoint, an eLearning Internet marketplace provider. At EduPoint, he was credited with forging several key strategic relationships with Hewlett Packard, KPMG Consulting, Deloitte & Touche, and Microsoft. Cinco has also served as a founding member of Hamilton Ventures, now a multimillion-dollar venture fund; served as CFO and Vice President of Business Development for AccuCom Wireless Services, an early network-based wireless location services and technology provider; and held management positions at ORINCON and Coopers & Lybrand.
Cinco has also advised numerous early stage biotech, high-tech, and traditional companies through his active involvement in UCSD CONNECT and his own consulting practice. He obtained his B.S. in Industrial Engineering Operations Research from the University of California, Berkeley in 1988.
Octavio Espinosa, VP of Sales, Auctions, & Marketing Operations
Octavio leads the inside sales, operations and product marketing teams at BioSurplus. Prior to joining the company, he was a biotechnology industry scientist for nearly 25 years and held numerous senior-level positions in the areas of R&D, manufacturing, marketing and customer relations. The core of his technical career was as Senior Microbiologist with the Dow Chemical Company, where he headed bioprocessing and scale-up operations, QC analytical capabilities and technology transfer collaborations.
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Dawn Hocevar, VP of National Business Development
Dawn is instrumental in growing relationships with equipment manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies and other supply channel and auction partners throughout the country. She also serves as National Program and Development Chair at Women in Bio, where she guides outreach and promotional efforts for the programs that the organization offers to its members. http://www.womeninbio.org
Prior to joining BioSurplus in 2007, Hocevar held various positions while employed at Fisher Scientific for 20 years, including senior sales representative and corporate account manager. She managed sales representatives in the San Francisco Bay Area as well as Utah. Prior to Fisher Scientific she also worked as a Licensed Medical Technologist at Stanford Medical Center. Hocevar received her Bachelor of Science Degree with a major in biology and minor in chemistry from San Jose State University.


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Spanish: Barbudo del Miombo
Other common names: Miombo Barbet
Taxonomy: Pogonorhynchus frontatus Cabanis, 1880, Angola.
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Distribution: S Zaire to SW Tanzania and S to C Angola, S Zambia and W Malawi.
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Lady Raiders Set to Tee Off NCAA Central Regional Thursday
May 8, 2013
Regional Central | Live Scoring | Tournament Information | Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club
LUBBOCK, Texas - For JoJo Robertson, Thursday is a date her team has been looking forward to since early August.
Texas Tech, making its fourth-straight postseason appearance, will tee off the NCAA Central Regional Thursday morning with the first of three rounds at the Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club in Norman, Okla.
"We're very excited and looking forward to getting started Thursday morning," said Robertson, who is the only coach in school history to lead a team to the postseason in four-straight seasons. "We've played this course many times, so I think our team knows what to expect. Hopefully it will be a good week for us."
The Lady Raiders are the No. 7 seed in the 24-team field that will be looking to finish among the top eight squads advancing to the NCAA Championships. Tech has moved on to the national tournament just once previously in school history which came in 1996.
Robertson will send out a veteran lineup in seniors Kim Kaufman and Gabby Dominguez, juniors Beverly Mendoza and Hannah Arnold and sophomore Elin Arvidsson. All five players have played in the postseason at least once in their respective careers.
"It really is just like any other event," Robertson said. "We just have to be in the top eight and don't have to do anything we haven't done this season. We need three consistent rounds and good play from everybody and we should be fine."
The Lady Raiders, who will be making their 15th Regional appearance in school history, have finished a spot shy of advancing in each of the last two seasons with a pair of ninth-place finishes. The two performance matched Tech's highest finish ever at a Regional from 1996 when 11 teams advanced to the national tournament.
Despite not advancing as a team, Kaufman and Dominguez concluded last year's NCAA West Regional as the top two individuals on non-advancing teams, garnering the duo a trip to the NCAA Championships where they both finished tied for eighth and earned honorable mention All-America honors.
Mendoza will be the first Lady Raider to see the No. 1 tee box Thursday morning as she will open the three-day, 54-hole tournament at 7:30 a.m.


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With Utah's dismal per-pupil spending (Woo-hoo, we're Number Last!) and too many short-sighted school administrators, art education is in the pits.
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One of the best is the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art's Art Truck that hauls real artists out to win the hearts and minds of Utah kids—and, we hope, a few adults.
Nationally known artist Meridith Pingree is the newest featured artist for the 2014-2015 school year. Pingree is a Bountiful native and University of Utah graduate who got her masters of art from the Rhode Island School of Design. Pingree, who is based in Brooklyn, explores "patterns of human behavior through sculptures and geometric works that react to viewers' movement."
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Here is a great new side dish to tryout with your favorite grilled meats this summer. It's an updated version of coleslaw and broccoli raisin salad all wrapped into one! Plus, it's loaded with almonds, raisins and uses a light dressing, so you can enjoy your picnics without any guilt!
Asian Broccoli Raisin Slaw
- 2 – 10 0z packages Broccoli Slaw
- 3/4 cup Asian Toasted Sesame Dressing (I prefer Kraft light or Wishbone)
- 1 cup Sliced Almonds, toasted in oven at 375 degrees for 6 minutes
- 1 cup Raisins, brown
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As a primer to the upcoming fall hunting seasons, Cabela's Hamburg is hosting their Fall Great Outdoor Days and Waterfall Classic during the week of Aug. 14-20.
According to Harold Luther, Cabela's retail manager, the store will offer a series of seminars on Aug. 16 and 17 with the first seminar on Bird Dog Training 101 to being at 10 a.m. both days followed by Waterfowl University with Zink Calls and Avian-x Decoys at 12, Basic to Advances Duck Calling and Hunting Tactics at 1 p.m., and Canada Goose Hunting with Sean Mann Outdoors who will discus effective set-up.
Also on Aug. 16, Coleman ATVs and Accessories, will take the stage at 11 a.m. to chronicle their hunting products followed by Muzzleloader Hunting Basics to Advanced Tactics at 12 p.m., followed by Fall Fly Fishing at 1 p.m., and crossbows 101 at 2 p.m.
Then on Aug. 17, Coleman will repeat their presentation at 11 a.m. after which Hunting Footwear will be discussed at 12 p.m., and smallmouth fishing in changing seasons with an emphasis on fall angling techniques at 1 p.m.
Returning again this year are the Keystone Dock Dogs contests on Aug. 16 and 17 from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
The dogs will leap from a platform into a water pool after which their distances gets measured. The dogs are judged in several events including Big Air, Extreme Vertical and Speed Retrieve. For hunting dog owners who would like to enter, go to www.keystonedockdogs.com. Over $2,500 in prizes will be awarded to the winners of each category.
Also, visitors during this weeklong event can enter a chance to win a Canadian deer hunt for two along with $2,000 in Cabela's gift cards.
The following weekend (Aug. 23, 24), trick archery shooter Frank Addington Jr. will demonstrate how he shoots baby aspirins out of the air. He is also the archer who holds his bow behind his back for this amazing feat.
Addington is a protégé of the late Rev. Stacy Groscup, who for many years amazed fans with these and other recurve bow shooting challenges. Groscup eventually included Addington in some of his shows after proving his expertise.
Addington's show features multiple arrows, multiple targets and a variety of different size targets. He'll do two shows Aug. 23 and 24 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
This is the same weekend as the Lehigh Valley Hunting and Fishing Extravaganza at the Kempton Fairgrounds, which is a short drive east of Cabela's. So after taking in the sights at Cabela's, you may want to drift by and catch all the attractions at this, the only outdoor show that offers a variety of live-fire shooting on a modified sporting clays course.
For more information on Cabela's events check www.cabelas.com/hamburg.com, and for the LVHFE show, check www.lvhfe.com or access their Facebook page.
As there are several contests for adults and juniors plus a photo contest, check the shows' site for contest rules and deadlines to enter.
If you own a Glock pistol and would like to try your hand at competing against other Glock owners, be it first-timers or experienced shooters, Glock Shooting Sports Foundation is returning to Topton F&G Association ranges on Aug. 16 and 17.
There are three courses of fire consisting of a minimum of 100 rounds (125 in case of miss fires) of which five paper targets are shot three times, four paper and three steel targets shot three times, and six steel plates plus Bianchi type plate racks that are shot with either four magazines.
Registration gets underway each day at 8 a.m. For driving directions to the range, check www.toptonf&g.com.