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Events Highlight Assembly Speaker's Jewish Ties
Three events last week celebrated the inauguration of John Pérez as the California Assembly's new speaker while also emphasizing his connection to Judaism. Although he is not Jewish, Pérez, the first openly LGBT person to be elected to one of the state's most powerful leadership positions, enjoys ties to the Jewish world.
"The Jewish community's got an important part of the history in the city of L.A., in particular my district," Pérez said following his Los Angeles swearing-in ceremony at an open-air plaza outside of the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo.
Pérez's 46th Assembly District includes Boyle Heights, home to a large part of Los Angeles' Jewish community during the first half of the 20th century and still home to the Breed Street Shul, an aging but "important institution," Pérez said.
"I'm so happy to spend time with people there who are working to bring [the synagogue] back and make it a meaningful center," Pérez said as crowds swarmed around him requesting his autograph on their event handbills.
A longtime project to renovate and turn the badly deteriorated Breed Street Shul, the former home of Congregation Talmud Torah, into a neighborhood community center has been spearheaded by the Jewish Historical Society of Southern California.
At his official inauguration in Sacramento on March 1, Pérez took his oath on a Tanakh following an invocation by Rabbi Denise Eger of Congregation Kol Ami, a Reform synagogue in West Hollywood. In his speech at that ceremony, Pérez spoke of his commitment to budget reform, progressive environmental policy and higher education.
Pérez's remarks in Little Tokyo came after L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, the California Assembly speaker's cousin, said in a speech about Pérez's election: "I feel like a proud father who has watched a young man grow."
A week earlier, on March 7, Pérez, who was formally elected by a party-line 48-26 vote on Jan. 7 and replaces Karen Bass (D-Los Angeles), appeared at a Jewish community leadership reception at The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles' Wilshire Boulevard headquarters. Co-sponsored by the Jewish Public Affairs Committee (JPAC), the event honored Pérez's appointment and offered him an opportunity for a formal introduction with community leaders.
Rabbi Mark Diamond, executive vice president of The Board of Rabbis of Southern California, offered a blessing for Pérez and wished him luck on his journey as the new speaker.
At The Federation's Goldsmith Center, Andrew Cushnir, associate executive vice president of The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, presented Pérez with a framed photo of Pérez in front of the Western Wall, taken during JPAC's 2008 Legislators' Study Trip to Israel — the speaker's first visit to the Jewish state. The trip's goal was to foster a better sociopolitical and cultural understanding of the country through visiting historical sites and meeting with counterparts in the Israeli government.
Back in Little Tokyo, as the music of a marching band reinforced the celebratory mood of the day, Assemblyman Mike Feuer (D-Los Angeles) spoke of Pérez's relationship with the Jewish community. Feuer was one of many Jewish leaders who came to support Pérez at the ceremony. H. David Nahai, senior adviser to the Clinton Climate Initiative, and Irving S. Lebovics, chairman of Agudath Israel of California, also attended.
"John is close to the Jewish community through his values and acts," Feuer said. "I think he will have a thriving relationship with the Jewish community. It's good for California."
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As you know, I attended the Bean2Blog 2013 event at the home of P. Allen Smith a few weeks ago. It was sponsored by the Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board, and we got to learn all about "the miracle bean".
One of the products we learned about was soy candles. LockStars Soy Candles was there with the intention of doing a candle making demonstration for us. But the weather man had different plans so we just got to hear about their candles.
Lockstars has about a million different fragrances and they are all amazing. Made with 100% soybean oil, these candles have a clean burn - meaning there is no soot.
I've burned on of my candles down completely and it truly is clean. Once that last bit of wax was burned down the jar looked completely clean.
Of course LockStars Soy Candles is an Arkansas based company and is family owned and operated. You can buy online through their website, or learn more on Facebook or Twitter.
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The Duluth Art Institute's annual Membership Show gives its members a bit of wall space. We talked to some of the art aficionados, hobbyists and pros behind the work.
TobyMac didn't know Christian pop music existed when he first began writing music about what mattered most to him: "My faith in God," he said in an interview.
Best Bets include: Renegade Theater Company's production of "All New People," DSSO has "Wicked Divas," take two on Rich Mattson's "Song, Interrupted," the aforementioned show at the art institute, Charlie Parr has an album release show and a family-friendly production of "The Little Mermaid, Jr."
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A five-day manhunt has ended as Texas police kill a prisoner who escaped after stabbing his guard with his eyeglasses.
19:00, UK, Saturday 16 February 2013
A fugitive prisoner who escaped after stabbing a detective with his eyeglasses has been killed after refusing to cooperate with police, Texas authorities have said.
Alberto Morales, 42, was fatally shot early on Saturday in a wooded area of Grapevine, a town near the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.
Grapevine Police Sergeant Robert Eberling said after finding Morales officers instructed him to lay on the ground and show his hands.
Instead, he rushed toward them.
Morales' death put an end to a massive, five-day manhunt that began on Monday when he escaped from a Walmart parking lot.
Morales got away when detectives were transferring him from Florida to Nevada to serve a sentence of 30 years to life for sexual assault.
He had been so disruptive on a flight from Florida to Houston that his two escorts decided to transport him by ground the rest of the way, police said.
Later that day, while stopped at the Walmart store in Grapevine, Morales broke off a piece of his eyeglasses and stabbed 54-year-old Detective Jaime Pardinas once in the neck and three times in the back, police said.
He then fled.
The second detective, David Carrero, was reportedly inside the store when Morales made his escape.
Det Pardinas is expected to recover from his wounds.
Police said Morales' former cell mates told investigators that he had vowed to never return to prison.
Las Vegas defence attorney Marc Saggese, who represented Morales in a Nevada criminal case, said Morales claimed he suffered a severe brain injury when he was hit in the head with a baseball bat at age 17.
"He said that ever since that attack and subsequent surgeries he has been struggling with demons in his head," Mr Saggese said.
While in a jail medical ward, Morales mutilated his genitals and scrawled words in blood on the wall.
He underwent a psychological examination by doctors at a Nevada state mental hospital, but he was found competent to stand trial, the attorney said.
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Miami TV news pioneer Joe Abrell dies
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Joe Abrell, a major figure in the early days of South Florida TV, has died in Hendersonville, N.C., of brain cancer. He was 74 or 75, according to Seamans.
Abrell was a news director at WTVJ (when it was a CBS affiliate on Channel 4) during the Ralph Renick era. He also created and hosted the news magazine "Montage," the first show of its kind in the market.
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After much anticipation the Richmond Peregrine Falcons have their first egg as of about 5:10pm. The female spent most of the previous evening raising hopes that egg laying would be imminent.
More eggs are likely imminent as the pair continue to breed. You'll notice that the egg is not being continually incubated. This is not a cause for alarm. Incubation is often delayed until the last egg is laid. This may be a strategy to reduce the time between hatching for the eggs. Eggs are incubated, on average, for 33 days. Four eggs is a typical clutch, although 5 or even 6 occurs rarely.
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Coruscant is absolutely huge. A planet that is completely covered as a city. Considering the size of any map already included in SWBF2 or SWBF1.. they only represent "slivers" of the entire planet. To create an entire map of the planet would be a huge endeavor.
I like the idea. I love coruscant. In the PC version, there's a mod map "Coruscant Streets" at GameToast. Great map and it is a big one. But even that is basically just a few city blocks. You have to load it up with bots to make a good game of it. If you don't load it up with bots... you spend too much time looking for targets and the CP's are too easy to take. That's one problem with huge maps.
You COULD solve the problem of getting around the planet by introducing flying vehicles in the maps like they had in SWBF1. But you're also introducing a vehicle noob factor which might ruin the game play on the ground...
I guess the real question would be "how much to scale would the map be?". One person's entire planet might be just a "representation" of the planet to another.
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The Scale: My Fair-Weather Friend
Thursday, February 03, 2011
I loved the scale in January. It seems every few days I would lose another half pound! I ended up dropping 4.5 pounds in a little over 3 weeks, which is the fastest I've ever lost! And, the more the scale moved, the more dedicated I was to eat healthily, track my food, and drink my water!
But then I hit my goal weight (136) and I thought I deserved a break. Just a short one! I decided I should still probably lose another 10 pounds. I did OK for a few days.
On Monday of this week, I went to a new gym to participate in a bootcamp. She has everyone weigh in on Mondays. I hadn't weighed in that morning, but I knew I'd be around 136/137. I took off my shoes and weighed... 141! What!!! It must be her scales! What liars! I didn't want her to write down that number, but she did.
That afternoon, I went to the dentist. They weigh me at the dentist (which is kind of strange, but they are thorough!). I decided not to bother taking my boots off. The scale weighed 144!!! LIAR! I was so disappointed. I've worked so hard to get in the 130's... and I'm determined NEVER to get back in the 140's. But, twice in one day I saw those dreaded numbers.
I've been reading on SP about some people who are giving up the scale for February. But, I weigh every day! I can't give it up! But, on the other hand, I've been really struggling with eating correctly the past few days. And, I wasn't sure why! Now, I think I know... at least in part, it's that dreaded old SCALE!
So, I'm giving up the scale for February. It can NOT rule my life! It can NOT make me have good days or bad days. I am getting fitter & working hard every week. I am eating well, most of the time, and I can continue to do that without checking the scale every morning to see if it's working. The number on the scale IS NOT my ultimate goal! Being healthy & fit are my goals!!!
If someone would give me a link to the 'no scale in February' challenge, I'll be happy to join! I put a piece of masking tape over my scale this morning and will not weigh myself again until March 1st. I'm feeling better already!
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I'm addicted to the scale too. I had to put mine into the back of the bathroom cupboard, behind boxes and bottles, before I stopped using it 2, 3, 4 times a day!
I think DARACOX started a scale-free February, but I don't know if she created an actual challenge page or not.
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Good idea. Because of Weight Watchers I can't give mine up, but I REFUSE to let it make me crazy!
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Good call. And congrats on meeting your goal!
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I think that is a fantasitc idea! Scales sucks!
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Good luck giving it up! Just don't build yourself up all month to see a good number on the scale, because if you don't see the number you have been praying for all month - you may go into a deep depression in March!
The best thing that I can say about your weight, from a medical standpoint, is that is the number is a measure of body statistics at ONE point in time. Just like your pulse, blood pressure and temperature. It fluctuates all day, for a multitude of reasons. Sometimes thinking of weight that way will really help me when the scale bums me out!
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This is actually kinda funny because I "live for the scale" as well. Somehow seeing the numbers every day helps me stay on track - but boy is it frustrating when the numbers aren't what you want.
You had your boots on, don't stress about it. The key is to use the same scale for YOUR benchmark and dismiss the rest. You were doing amazing in Jan and that's what matters.
Personally I think giving up the scale is beyond hard. I am switching from a daily weigh-in to a Monday weigh-in. Once a week will be easier than once a month. Just a thought.
130's is awesome. I am so jealous. :-)
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A City Police Officer in Pennsylvania struck and critically injured my father at a major city intersection controlled with traffic lights. My father entered the intersection on green light and the independent investigation conducted by State Police determined that the City Police Officer ran a red light.
The police officer was on duty operating a marked police vehicle, but was not engaged in an emergency police matter at the time of the accident (i.e., not in pursuit or driving to an emergency); additionally the vehicle emergency lights and sirens were not on.\r\n
My fathers Injuries included multiple fractures of pelvis, fractured femur, severed artery in leg, multiple hematomas and lacerations, and acute kidney failure. He spent 2 weeks in ICU and over 8 weeks in SNF/ Rehab center. Once the broken bones are healed to the point where he becomes weight bearing, he will need physical therapy for a couple of months to regain mobility and long term medical issues are still evolving such as foot drop, loss of grip, nerve damages, bladder functions, etc. Up until the accident my father was a very healthy and active individual and still working.
When a law suit is pursued for recovery of medical expenses, pain and suffering and damages, is the suit capped by the limits of the cities insurance coverage or limited under qualified immunity? Should the suit go against the cities insurance, the police officer personal insurance, or both?
(e.g.; $500,000 (insurance limit) - $165,000 ( 1/3 to atty) - $700,000 (estimated payback of medical expenses) = -$365,000. My father's medical insurance would still need to cover over $365,000 and my father receives nothing for his injuries, pain and suffering or damage to his vehicle.)


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For purposes of this article, a sample partnership agreement taken from a large Northeastern law firm has been selected as an illustration. The following language is copied directly from that agreement:
3.02 Additional Contributions to Capital: In addition to the amounts referred to in Section 3.01, hereof, the Partners shall contribute such sums of money as and when the same shall be required to meet the costs and expenses of all business activities with respect to the Partnership and to pay for property to be purchased or leased by the Partnership and when the purchase price or rental therefore shall be due and payable, and to pay all other costs and expenses incurred by the Partnership in connection with the other activities of the Partnership. Such contributions shall be made by each Partner in the same proportion as their respective required capital accounts in the Partnership, as set forth on Schedule 2 annexed hereto, bear each to the other. The Management Committee of the Partnership shall determine from time to time the capital requirements of the Partnership.
3.03 Withdrawals: The Partners may, from time to time, withdraw their capital contributions, in whole or in part, only with the express consent of the Management Committee of the Partnership.
3.04 Capital Accounts: An individual capital account shall be maintained for each Partner.
3.05 Extraordinary Losses: Uninsured losses of the Partnership arising from fire, theft, malpractice, third party claims or judgments against the Partnership or otherwise, which by their size or nature would be deemed extraordinary, will be borrowed by the Partnership from a lending institution (to the extent such loan or loans are available) and be charged against the annual profits of the Partnership as and when such loans are repaid. In the event and to the extent that such loan or loans are not so available, such amounts will be charged directly against the capital accounts of each Partner in the same proportion their respective required capital accounts in the Partnership, as set forth on Schedule 2, bear to the other.
Some few firms still require new partners to contribute capital which is calculated by a complicated formula and then used to "buy- out" existing partners. The new funds do not add anything to general working capital, which is the only reason for requiring capital from the initial founding partners. This archaic practice usually is found only in the very small firm or one where modern management practices are virtually nonexistent.
For many well managed firms, an initial capital contribution from the new partner(s) is not required. Working capital requirements are met from normal cash flow and periodic use of an open line of credit. Major purchases of equipment, facilities repair/renovation and expenses of a relocation are funded by a separately negotiated long term loan.
When arbitrary amounts are used, members of the partnership use their own self-generated criteria to decide how much a new partner will be required to contribute. The simplistic concept basically is "that a new partner is being allowed to have access to a profit generating entity and that there is a cost associated to that access, almost like buying a ticket to a closed party". Therefore, the present partners can justify charging any amount as a capital contribution from the newly admitted partner(s). The amount so determined has no relationship to anything other than perhaps to be relevant to previous year's decisions and the current economic state of the firm.
Some clarifying language should be added in this Section to indicate that the initial capital contribution referred to as Schedule 2 will be the minimum capital that must be maintained as long as the partner remains with the firm in an active status. In no event will an active partner be allowed to withdraw capital at any time that will reduce his respective capital account below this initial minimum.
A "capital call" for additional funds should have a more definitive date for timing of the contribution. For example, the wording should include "within 90 days" or "will be taken from the Partner's draw for the ensuing 90 days" under what is generally known as the "haircut" method of collecting the required amounts.
If, for some extraordinary reason, the partnership believes that capital accounts can be reduced, then there should be a pro-rata distribution to each partner in the same proportion as their respective capital accounts have to the total capital account. One of the first signs of potential internal dissension occurs when selective partners are allowed to withdraw their capital forcing the firm to operate solely with operating revenues and/or borrowings from the credit line to meet cash flow requirements. This becomes a prelude to financial disaster when these short term borrowings are used exclusively to fund partner draws/distributions.
Payment of interest on capital accounts has both pro and con arguments. Basically, the reason for payment of interest at a competitive rate is to compensate each partner for an investment in the firm when the funds theoretically could be invested alternatively.
Section 3.02 appears to be unduly cumbersome in language. The applicable portion of Section 3.01 should be added to this Section for clarity. Comments made above relating to the issue of additional capital requirements in Section 3.01 should be removed to this Section.
Maintenance of accurate capital accounts is paramount to building and maintaining trust among partners. The key to harmony among partners regarding this critical issue is to have concise language in the partnership agreement; to maintain accurate and timely records; and to ensure that every partner is treated fairly and equitably with respect to additions and withdrawals with no exceptions.
Consistent treatment in the handling of partnership capital accounts is vital to maintaining good partner relations. Nothing can cause internal fractions quicker than perceived favoritism relating to the admission or departure of a partner and the handling of that partner's financial agreement. The solution is consistency and fairness with strict adherence to the terms of the partnership documents with no exceptions.


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2.) Push off - When lifting off a base(s), make sure the flier gives a good push off. This will give momentum to the stunt and make the flier feel lighter.
3.) Stay tight - The tighter the flier is, the less struggle the base(s) will have fighting with the stunt.
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Three new Draconic Lords vie for rulership of the Crown of Command. Playing with The Dragon expansion for Talisman, players will encounter even more choices and strategic challenges, including a new, dual-sided Inner Region for their heroes to conquer. The alternate sides allow players to face familiar terrain along a path that requires all new tactics, or to venture into the Dragon Tower, where a hero's every step meets opposition by the Dragon King's minions and leads him ever closer to an ultimate confrontation with the Dragon King, himself. The Dragon brings to life six new characters to confront the draconic challenges that lie ahead. Over 300 new tokens and cards expand the Draconic Lords' influence over the land of Talisman and weave each Draconic Lord's story. New rules pace the increase of the draconic threat, and the heroes' quests become more and more dangerous as the dragons grow stronger. Now, for those brave adventurers who seek the Crown of Command, the quest means more than power and influence. It is a race to save the land from the Dragon King's tyrannical rule. Any hero who dares confront the Dragon King must be prepared for an epic battle.
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I can reflect on my own experiences as a former SaaS manager. Configuring the data center, developing the product, and securing clients was one thing—but retraining an IT staff that was used to serving internal users and not outside customers was another. In short, we had a lot to learn about service.
The memories flooded back during a recent conversation I had with Bill Gardner, Infrastructure Architect for Oildex, a SaaS financial services provider for the oil and gas industry.
"My entire career has been spent in the SaaS world, and customers always had very high expectations," said Gardner. "But it didn't change the fact that we initially had some growing here to do in the area of what was expected of customer service from our IT staff. In IT, you hire many individuals who are coming from an internal IT organization and dealing with co-workers. What they learn when they enter a SaaS environment is that there are other service considerations when you are dealing with outside customers and their data—especially if the data is financial in nature."
Gardner—and Oildex—believe that service is an integral part of the value proposition that SaaS providers should be delivering to their clients. The company actually inserted its own "teeth" into its SLA for service, without clients having to ask for it first.
"We wanted our service SLA to reflect our belief in service," said Gardner. "In other words, if we didn't meet our service commitment to our customers, we committed that we would pay them in the form of rebate credits that would be applied to future billings."
This is how the system works:
Oildex currently promises a minimum of 99.95 percent uptime to its clients. However, if it ever fails to meet this level, it rebates "penalty credits" to clients that are reflected on their next bills.
"We've always believed that service was an important part of what we deliver," said Gardner. "We also recognize that for clients to go with us, they need to develop a trust in what we do."
Oildex takes several other steps to ensure high-grade customer service:
- It regularly performs audits that clients require as documentation for their own internal and regulatory audits; and
- It sends out its sales force to personally visit with clients twice per year to discuss service levels and product enhancements that clients would like to see.
"The client visits have really made a difference," said Gardner. "For a time, we were encountering some system performance issues that were due to old code that was running inefficiently, and that we subsequently fixed. The problem was a direct result of rapid growth in clients and transactions—because we didn't actually encounter the issues until transaction volumes reached a certain level."
Oildex renovated its code and has since seen dramatic improvements in systems performance that passed directly to its clients.
"What we do is all about great service, and we understand that," said Gardner—who also said that the company had recently hired a support manager from the retail industry who brought the service culture message to the organization. "In retail, the customer is always number one. We continue to bring that mentality into Oildex," said Gardner.
It's a heartening message, given 2013 survey results on SaaS performance as seen through the eyes of SaaS customers. A 2013 Enterprise Strategy Group Survey revealed that 57 percent of survey respondents drawn from 248 global companies found that SaaS service was slow and unresponsive or completely inaccessible due to outages. Only 37 percent of those surveyed said that they had a dedicated support engineer to assist with implementation, and only 40 percent of respondents said that they received regular communication from their SaaS provider.
As SaaS matures and as companies become more demanding of their SaaS providers, Oildex's Gardner believes that SaaS providers will be held accountable (with rebate penalties) if they fail to meet their SLA commitments.
In some ways, we are already seeing this as companies themselves position to become more customer-centric in their strategies, operations, and IT. Naturally, they will expect their key business partners (like SaaS providers) to follow suit.
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Mary E. Shacklett is president of Transworld Data, a technology research and market development firm. Prior to founding the company, Mary was Senior Vice President of Marketing and Technology at TCCU, Inc., a financial services firm; Vice President of Product Research and Software Development for Summit Information Systems, a computer software company; and Vice President of Strategic Planning and Technology at FSI International, a multinational manufacturing company in the semiconductor industry. Mary is a keynote speaker and has more than 1,000 articles, research studies, and technology publications in print.


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So far the option the industry had to protect metals against corrosion has always required an initial print or pre-treatment that involves, in most cases, on the one hand metal cleaning and corrosion or on the other adding another paint layer.
The idea of the project, says researcher José Javier Gracenea, "is to avoid this pre-treatment and remove a production stage and all that comes with it in terms of time and money, since the metal preparation always involves an additional phase and expensive".
The new coating is applicable to all metals, although, according to Gracenea, "we are currently working with aluminium, steel and galvanized steel as they mean 99% of industrial metals used. For example, aluminium is used for all types of metal work, steel is present in most appliances and galvanized steel is chosen for manufacturing poles or lampposts."
The project has been developed within Impact, the call of the Spanish Ministry of Economics and Competitiveness that seeks to promote cooperation between companies and research centres. Thus, from the needs the market detects, universities outline a number of products that may be of interest to companies in order to market them afterwards.
In this case, the company with which the Universitat Jaume I works is Mediciones y Corrosión (Medco), located in Espaitec, the University's Science and Technology Park.
It is expected this new type of paint to be on the market within two years, and its use will save around 20% in production costs, which is important when talking about high volumes of production.
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Release Date: 2012-05-25 (NY/LA)
Genre: Comedy,
Rating: R
Duration: 1hr 52min
The true story of a wealthy, physically disabled risk taker, the picture of established French nobility, who lost his wife in an accident and whose world is turned upside down when he hires a young, good-humored, black Muslim ex-con as his caretaker. Their bond proves the power and omniscience that love and friendship can hold over all social and economic differences.
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The hit reality kitchen competition "MasterChef," the most popular cooking competition in the world, entered its fifth season Monday evening on Fox Television. Back again to pare down the finalists to a single at-home chef were restauranteur Joe Bastianich, Chef Graham Elliot, and Chef Gordon Ramsay. And back again were thousands willing to take the challenge and perhaps make the grade of earning a "MasterChef" apron and competing as a finalist on the show.
As recounted by BuddyTV May 26, the Top 30 entered the "MasterChef" kitchen and, after being shown the prizes (a quarter of a million dollars, a cookbook deal, and the MasterChef trophy), were told to make the one dish that tells the judges just who they are as chefs. They were given an hour. And just to make things interesting, America's most accomplished home cooks were told that if their cooking was found lacking within the hour, they faced immediate elimination. No waiting until the dishes were presented. Right then.
Of course, there were eliminations. One guy forgot salt. (Really? How many times have these guys watched "Hell's Kitchen" and seen Chef Ramsay verbally eviscerate trained chefs over not putting a little salt in their dishes?) A woman shows poor execution on a sauce and is told to leave the "MasterChef" kitchen.
But 28 hopefuls make it to the final judging... and 17 get aprons and 9 get a second chance to prove themselves in another elimination challenge. But in the second round, all the contestants are given exactly the same ingredients to cook with and they will be matched up against one of the three judges. Chef Gordon Ramsay is selected. (Unlike last season, this time around the legendary chef didn't find other things to do for a half hour before he started cooking, but what he made out of simple every-day ingredients, a chicken dumpling in minted soup, was a work of art.)
There is one moment when it appears that one of the home chefs will get tossed. Judge Joe Bastianich, while making the rounds among the contestants, sees a growing array of litter and cast-offs from Astrid Lavenia's station. He informs her that if he saw something like that at one of his restaurants, she would have been fired -- but he's willing to give her a second chance. Astrid mutters that she thought they had "people for that." (They do. They're called chefs. You know, like the guys working to create a dish. Regardless, keeping one's station clean is a must in food preparation and service, as anyone watching any of Gordon Ramsay's shows would know. Don't any of these contestants ever watch the shows before they compete on them?)
The nine remaining home chefs present their dishes. Five more are selected. But what would the show be without a little suspense. At the end, Francis Legge is one of two left facing elimination. Chef Ramsay has already told her that, although her pot pie was good, he was disappointed that it was her second pie of the competition. Tearfully, she begs for an apron. In a classic misdirection, Chef Ramsay tells her she will not be joining the others on the balcony (where all the "safe" chefs watch the rest nearly have nervous breakdowns while they await their fates). No, instead they were all coming down to congratulate Francis as one of the finalists.
So 22 head into Season 5. Only one will emerge victorious.
Who knew cooking could be so rewarding as well as challenging? Okay, besides anybody that's ever watched "MasterChef"...
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News: Men's Track and Field's Williams Takes 4th In High Jump At State Meet
For the Pasadena City College men's track and field team, the various accomplishments of the regular season didn't parlay as well at the CCCAA State Championship meet May 18-19 at College of San Mateo. The Lancers settled for a tie for 22nd place out of 38 colleges who scored points after scoring fifth at the SoCal Championships.
Sophomore Steven Williams leapt 6 feet, 6 inches to score a fourth place medal in the high jump. PCC teammate Tevin Polk jumped as high as 6-2, but was left out of the scoring field in ninth place. Williams never matched his season-best jump of 6-9 set in April at the Beach Invitational. Southwestern's Branden Greene won the state title at 6-9.75.
Caleb Wood, the two-time South Coast Conference top field athlete, saved his best throw for his final meet. The sophomore Wood fired a career-best throw of 184-10, but it only gave him sixth place (second among SoCal throwers).
The Lancers' 4x400 relay squad of Chineek Favors, Bryant Johnson, Christian White and Kameron Burch raced a 3:15.23 mark to also snare sixth place in that event.
It was a tough meet for freshman triple jumper Fharhaad Zinnamon, who fouled on several of his attempts and couldn't surpass the 44-feet plus range. Zinnamon placed 12th after his exciting 47-7.25 leap for third place at SoCals.
PCC can still look back at a year where it took a strong third at the conference finals and five individual SCC titles, a hard-fought fifth at the regional meet, and an improvement of 12 team standings places from last year's state meet. PCC hadn't finished that high (22nd) at the CCCAA Championships since finishing 18th in 2008.
"The events where we were strong in just had too many better performers across the state," PCC head coach Larry Wade said. "Our sprinters showed some sparks at various meets, and we can build on that for the returning lettermen in 2014. We did okay in the field events, but that's an area we plan on improving as well. We feel like we are going in the right direction. If anything, people now know we have a thriving track and field program for both men and women."
[Photo--Lancer Steven Williams goes over the high jump bar during the CCCAA State Championships held at College of San Mateo on Friday, image by Richard Quinton, PCC sports information photographer.]
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Some of the most habitual actions of our lives can make our skin a breeding ground for bacteria and acne. Below you will find the most common mannerisms to avoid in keeping your skin looking it's best.
1. Don't touch your face. The most common transfer of dirt to facial grime is in touching something from the environment and then immediately touching your facial skin. Repetitive gestures of picking at the problem or a comfort battle with your hands could lead to vulnerability of skin mishaps. Be sure to grab a glass of water or steady your hands with a pen, remote, cell phone or keyboard to manage your fidgeting. Practice power impulse drives by positioning body parts for 'yoga' time energy manipulation.
2. Don't eat greasy food. The second most common area of acne proliferation is in the foods you eat. If you continue to eat out, and the best you can do is a napkin, you may want to throw in some handy-wipes. In conditions of excess oil the added layer of grease blocks oxygen to the skins' cells and fills them with dangerous free-radicals and clogs pores. What you put in your body does effect your skin, so cut back on the french fries.
3. Don't rub your face after washing dry, instead pat with a towel. The pattern of most face washers is to use the same motion for drying as for washing, but it has been shown that this makes the face more acne prone. By rubbing the skin you may actually irritate it and make things worse. Avoid using a dirty hand towel, on the face, which transfers bacteria from towel to skin
4. Don't use wash unless it specifically says non-comodogenic. By using things that are naturally made or contain the closest formula to 'raw' plant life, you can avoid unnecessary skin triggers that bring on acne. The natural remedy for skincare helps people avoid allergens and toxic material in skincare sets.


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Offseason Interview with Emily Johnson
1. How was your Christmas break?
EJ: My Christmas break was a lot of fun. I went to some of my brother's basketball games and hung out with some high school friends so I didn't do too much, but I really enjoyed some time off.
2. Your thoughts on having one year of experience in the volleyball program?
EJ: The past season had a lot of ups and downs because of having new coaches and everyone having to learn a whole new way of doing things. I think now that we know the coaches we will be able to improve a lot and be successful in the NSIC.
3. What did you find was the biggest difference between junior college and college volleyball?
EJ: The college game is so much faster than in high school and obviously the level of competition is much higher.
4. Now that it's a little more in the rearview mirror; what was the NCAA transitional season like?
EJ: We traveled a lot! We only had one completely free weekend from when we started preseason until the season was over. We got to spend a lot of time together as a team though, so that was fun.
5. I keep hearing the thuds of volleyball in the gym; what has the team been working in so far during the offseason?
EJ: We started open gyms and training as soon as we got back from Christmas break. We have a small group session with the coaches twice a week and we also have open gyms on our own twice a week.
6. What have you personally been trying to improve on during the offseason
EJ: My goals for the offseason are to improve my serve receive accuracy and defense skills.
7. What kind of weight-training has the USF strength and conditioning coaches been having the volleyball team do in the offseason?
EJ: This offseason w've been working out with Coach Mathers; we have running workouts every Tuesday and Thursday mornings and we lift every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
8. How are classes going? Was it easy to find a way to manage your time between school and volleyball?
EJ: Classes are going good so far. With all the travel last season it got difficult sometimes to get everything done but I did a lot of homework on the bus. I basically studied and played volleyball with all my time!
9. Something that most people don't know about you?
EJ: Something most people don't know about me is that I love to travel. I plan all our family vacations; this year we went to Puerto Rico over Thanksgiving!
10. When did you start playing volleyball and why did you stick with it?
EJ: I started playing volleyball when I was in 7th grade. All my friends played volleyball with me and when I got to high school I had so much fun playing that I kept playing. I love the game.


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College Hockey:Youth is served at Adrian
Whatever trepidation Adrian coach Chad Davis held coming out of summer camp has faded into a distant memory.
The Bulldogs (14-3-0 overall, 7-3-0 NCHA), seemingly on their way to eclipsing last year's program-best 20-win season, have locked onto success in a way that rubs against the grain of conventional wisdom in regards to a roster occupied with new faces.
"On a game-to-game basis you can find eight to 10 freshmen in our lineup every night," said Davis. "It really has been a seamless transition for most of the new players. When looking at our team dynamic, our returning players really embraced all the new players in our locker room this season."
Davis' group of rookies have aggressively attacked the proverbial learning curve from the beginning. Davis, now in his third season guiding the Bulldogs, envisioned a scenario where an incoming cadre of freshmen would offer up consistent contributions quickly.
"Our players know we expect them to contribute right away, and earn their opportunities; with that said, as coaches we try to find ways to set them up for success," said Davis. "Our freshmen have also helped us create an extremely competitive situation when it comes to practice.
"The contributions from our young players, combined with returnees Kelsey Kusch, Hannah McGowan, and senior Danielle Smith to name a few, has given us a more balanced attack on offense then in the past."
The Bulldogs are averaging a healthy 4.82 points per game overall, a significant uptick from the 3.85 last season.
Since opening her collegiate career with Concordia (Wis.), Kusch, the dynamic forward from St. Claire Shores, Mich., is methodically making a run at the Bulldogs record books. Kusch recently moved ahead of Brooke Zaleski (2008-2012) into third place on the all-time scoring list with 72 points. Kusch is now third in the nation in scoring.
McGowan (8-12-20), a junior, and Smith (7-12-19), have combined for three game-winners, six power-play markers and a short-handed goal.
Up front, forwards Kristen Lewicki and Kaylyn Schroka have made their presence felt in a very productive manner. Lewicki, a native of West Virginia, is second on the squad with nine goals and 20 points. Schroka has produced a dozen points thus far.
"Kristin has been a game changer," Davis said. "She is a very dynamic player and has a gear most players can't match with her speed. She has great hands to compliment her speed and is a threat every time she touches the puck."
"My experience as a freshman playing on the best team I could ask for has been unbelievable so far," Lewicki said. "The upperclassmen made us feel like a family right away; the first time skating on the ice together everything just clicked. Our season has been great so far. We've lost a few games we should have won, but we keep working hard and improving every day to show we have what it takes to win it all at the end of the season. Coming in as a freshman, getting to play every game and being on the second line is such a privilege."
In their own end, the Bulldogs rely heavily on Lexie Tzafaroglou, who has joined Alix Vallee, the sole senior defenseman on board.
"Lexie is an outstanding addition to our blue line," said Davis of the Livonia, Mich., native. "She has stepped right in and played a huge role for us. She plays a ton of minutes for us, which includes all special teams."
Tzafaroglou has collected three power play goals.
"She's very reliable and is going to be a key to our success late in the season," said Davis of Tzafaroglou.
Averaging 1.12 points per game, Vallee is on track for her most productive season. She has netted two game-winning goals, tying her best from a year ago.
Freshman goaltenders Jade Walsh and Brooke Gibson have also joined the group of instant contributors. Walsh has a sparkling 10-2-0 record to go along with a .921 save percentage, while Gibson has filled in admirably, posting a 4-1-0 slate with a 1.77 GAA.
"They have given us the confidence we need as a team; Walsh has shown she will be a big-game performer and win, and we look forward to her leading our team down the stretch," said Davis.
"The college experience was a brand new thing to us; we all connected fast and adapted to school and hockey quickly," Walsh said. "We are currently on an eight-game winning streak, which we all want to keep going. We have great potential on our team and hope to take it to a championship."
"We are not content with that (20-win season)," Davis said. "Our team's goal is to compete on a national stage. The team knows we need to earn that privilege. We really respect our competition in the NCHA and the top teams can compete with anyone in the country. This means the NCHA championship is going to be a battle and it will take playing our best hockey of the season. We are a grounded team and know there is a lot of work ahead."
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Despite its lackluster 4-3 record the New Orleans Saints are holding their own in NFL statistical rankings except for one key area - takeaway margin.
After seven games the Saints are seventh in total offense (371.9 yards), 26th in rushing offense (92.6) and fifth in passing offense (279.3).
New Orleans is first in third-down percentage (47.73 percent).
The Saints are third - third! - in total defense (288.4), 16th against the run (108.7) and third against the pass (179.7). New Orleans is 13th in points allowed (19.7).
The Pittsburgh Steelers (5-1) come into Sunday's game ranked 26th in total offense (300.7 yards), 11th in rushing (111.8) and 26th in passing (181.8). Pittsburgh is 28th in third-down percentage (34.62 percent).
The Steelers rank fourth in total defense (299.3), first against the run (63.7) and 24th against the pass (235.7). Pittsburgh's defense is No. 1 in points allowed (13.7 a game).
The Steelers are tied for second in takeaways at plus-8 while the Saints - who were at the top of these rankings almost all of 2009 - are tied for 25th at minus-5. The Saints have turned the ball over 14 times and have forced nine turnovers. The top nine teams in takeaway margin all have winning records. It's fairly easy to see which stat carries the most weight.


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The Gamecocks have begun their fall practice at the Bluff Road fields, and I've decided to start writing again, after taking a break for several months. So, I'm back, and hopefully better than ever.
Predictably, the big story after two days of camp is Marcus Lattimore. The highly recruited true freshman back started turning heads on his first day of practice, running with the first team and catching a nice pass down the sidelines. Spurrier has already stated that Lattimore knows the offense and will be ready for the season opener.
In other news, Stephen Garcia lost 10 pounds. I'm pretty happy to hear this. Nobody wants to see a Jared Lorenzen clone in the Carolina backfield. Not that Garcia was anywhere near that big. Maybe freshman QB Connor Shaw's athletic build and 4.5 40 time encouraged Garcia to drop some mass.
I hope to be able to make it to practice a few more times, snap some pictures, and post up my own little season preview soon. Stay tuned...


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Cowboy Football Two-A-Days: #9 and #59
Aug. 23, 2012
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One of the most prolific receivers and returners in Cowboys history, Jovon Bouknight ranks in the top three in the three major receiving categories and is UW's career leader in all-purpose yardage. The Denver, Colo., native finished his career No. 3 on the Cowboys career receiving yards list with 3,626 yards. He also finished No. 2 in career receptions with 250 and third in career touchdown receptions with 29. During his junior season of 2004, Bouknight helped lead the Cowboys to a 7-6 record and an upset victory over UCLA in the Las Vegas Bowl. That season he put up the eighth-best single-season receiving performance in Cowboy history, grabbing 63 balls for 1,075 yards and seven touchdowns. The following season, Bouknight caught 77 passes for 1,116 yards and 12 touchdowns which is the sixth-best single-season in UW history. During that season, he caught 14 passes for 143 yards against San Diego State, which is the fifth-best receiving game in Cowboy history. Bouknight was not only an excellent receiver for head coach Joe Glenn, he also is the career leader in all-purpose yardage. His 2,016 career kickoff yards on 87 returns are the most in Cowboy history. During his career, Bouknight scored 30 total touchdowns and 180 total points which are fourth and ninth, respectively, in UW history. The first three years of his career (2002-04) he was an Honorable Mention All-Mountain West performer. His senior season of 2005, he earned First Team All-MW honors. He went on to play in the NFL with the Carolina Panthers in 2006.
Current Cowboy to Wear #9:
Patrick Hartford
6-0 / 222
Rock Springs HS
Rock Springs, Wyo.
Current Cowboy to Wear #9:
Sam Stratton
5-11 / 195
Wide Receiver
Chatfield HS
Littleon, Colo.
Joe Wahlgren
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Mavericks: Outlook 2011 forgets passwords. | Apple Support Communities. This is a great solution. Thanks Mac2G.
I found a solution that resolved Outlook from requesting you re-enter the password for the email accounts following a period when the computer is asleep.
With Outlook open, use Finder to select the Applications folder, then the MSOffice folder, then holding the Control key down select the Outlook "O" icon, and select "Get Info" from the list.
Within the Get Info screen presented, check the "Prevent Nap App" box. Then close Finder, close Oulook and then re-open Outlook and your problem will be solved. This action prevents the Outlook app from sleeping under Mavericks control which was designed to save power consumption, however Microsoft did not modify Outlook to conform to this feature so you must check and activate the "Prevent App Nap".


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Alexander Vincent LoScialpo (born April 29, 1981), best known as Alex Vincent, is an American actor, best known for his role in Child's Play and Child's Play 2 as Andy Barclay. Vincent was born in Newark, New Jersey. He has two siblings. He graduated from Hackensack High School in Hackensack, New Jersey in 1999. He also obtained an Associate Degree in Recording Arts from Full Sail University, maintaining a 3.85 gpa.
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The Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival have announced the official tour dates and venues for 2014. Once again, the festival will be across the country with the official list of artists being announced in March. Look for that here as soon as it is available.
Billed as "The world's biggest heavy touring music festival," it starts off July5th in San Bernardino, CA and takes over 24 cities in all.
7/5 San Bernardino, CA @ San Manuel Amphitheatre
7/6 Mountain View, CA (San Francisco) @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
7/8 Auburn, WA (Seattle) @ White River Amphitheater
7/11 Phoenix, AZ @ Ak-Chin Pavilion
7/12 Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheatre
7/13 Denver, CO @ Venue TBA
7/15 Kansas City, KS @ Sandstone
7/16 St. Louis, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
7/17 Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theater
7/19 Indianapolis, IN @ Kilpsch Music Center
7/20 Chicago, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheater
7/23 Saratoga, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
7/24 Mansfield, MA (Boston) @ Xfinity Center
7/26 Burgettstown, PA (Pittsburgh) @ First Niagara Pavilion
7/27 Hartford, CT @ Xfinity Theatre
7/29 Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake
7/30 Wantagh, NY @ Nikon Theater at Jones Beach
8/1 Scranton, PA @ The Pavilion at Montage Mountain
8/2 Camden, NJ (Philadelphia, PA) @ Susquehanna Bank Center
8/3 Washington, DC @ Jiffy Lube Live
8/5 Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Amphitheatre
8/7 Oklahoma City, OK @ Zoo Amphitheater
8/9 Dallas, TX @ Gexa Energy Pavilion
8/10 The Woodlands, TX (Houston) @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
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The 2014 ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL will host the most bold and diverse line-up to date, after listening to the fans and their valued suggestions. Visit www.rockstarmayhemfest.com on March 31st for the official artist line-up announcement, as well as some additional special surprises.
**Tickets go on sale on April 5th.
This year's odyssey will include four stages of heavy music and 19 bands. Also, look for Freestyle Motocross and a Motorsports exhibition area, as well as many other surprises and attractions.
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text: Prenatal and Family Life Having a baby is one of the most wonderful times but with the excitement comes lots of questions. RGHS is dedicated to providing classes and information to help you prepare for this important time in your life. Each class in the program is designed to encourage, inspire and celebrate as you await the birth of your newest family member. Our Early Pregnancy class helps prepare expectant parents for some of the changes and challenges a pregnancy brings. Other classes such as Late Pregnancy – Childbirth and the Birth Refresher class will provide you with the information and techniques you'll need as you prepare to deliver your baby. Take a look at the course description pages and see which course best suits your particular needs. We have not forgotten about the other very important people in your new baby's life…the siblings and grandparents! Rochester General offers classes to prepare big brothers and sisters for the new arrival. Prenatal & Family Classes Early Pregnancy Classes RGH Birthing Center Tours Late Pregnancy Classes Breastfeeding Classes Parenting Classes Grandparent & Sibling Classes


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This educational product makes possible for students to learn how to design and assemble balsa wood bridges. The materials needed, guidelines, required measurements, and the step-by-step planning and construction are clearly explained using text, attractive drawings, and high-quality digital pictures and videos. It includes 21 videos in AVI Movie format and 21 files in PDF format. There are many viewers available to see the AVI video files, including Windows Media Player, Real Player, Nero Showtime, and many others.
Parents and teachers interested in helping young students with the construction of a good balsa wood bridge, can be certain that this affordable software will not only guide the students in building bridges that satisfy all the requirements, it will also induce creativity and confidence to complete every task in an efficient way. The following is a general description of the software:
Students have the opportunity of viewing a wide variety of standard and original bridge designs. One important component of this product is a large set of digital pictures of approximately 100 real balsa wood bridges. Seven pictures from different angles were taken to most bridges. In that way, students can observe how every side of the bridge was put together, including its front, top, side, and bottom.
The bridge students will build uses balsa wood sticks (2.38 mm or 3/32 inch in thickness). The maximum weight of the bridge is 16 grams. Besides the glue and a cutting knife, students will need approximately 30 sticks (each 61 cm or 2 ft in length). The rules and guidelines indicated are standard in many Science and Enginnering Fair competitions nationwide.
Students are also taught how to plan and design on graph paper the construction of their own bridges. They will see the benefits of making a blueprint on graph paper or in the computer, before building the actual bridge.
One of the positive aspects of this software is that it gives students ideas on bridge design, in addition to basic principles they have to keep in mind in order to construct a strong bridge. The tutorials incorporated in the software use more than 200 pictures and graphics to explain numerous bridge construction principles, including how to cut and join the wood sticks for maximum strength.
After helping the student design a bridge on paper or in the computer, our software will guide the student step-by-step, from the beginning to the end, how to assemble the entire bridge.
After viewing the content of this software, we believe that every student will have the knowledge, the confidence, and the determination to design and build a good balsa wood bridge that meets all the requirements.
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Long-term care insurance helps cover the cost of long-term care services provided to you in your home, adult day health centers, assisted living, and residential care or nursing home facilities. A variety of plan options are available and may be participated in through payroll deduction. Employees working less than 30 hours per week and eligible family members may qualify for a special premium discount (details will be provided at the seminars).
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First, there is the brokerage firm with a rental department model. These companies list and sell houses for a living, and have a "rental department" in the basement. Some of them do management well enough but their agents are always torn between showing a home for sale, and showing a home for rent. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that agents make a lot more money on a sale than they do renting a house. Most agents refuse to work with renters because it just doesn't pay enough. Call around and you'll hear lots of brokerage firms say, "We don't do property management". They understand how different sales and leasing are and experience has taught them they don't mix well. When they do manage rentals, it's a sideline to their brokerage operation and not their core business. A few are doing it because they have to not because they want to. Most will admit it is a necessary evil because they want to appear to be a full service company. You will recognize these companies by looking at their website. Most of them don't even mention their management department and their company advertising fails to mention they manage rentals. It's just not worth promoting.
Then there is the mom and pop cottage business model.
In any town there are agents that manage a few houses out of their home. They are generally learning the business and some are even trying to grow it into a real company. We have bought out 12 of these companies over the last 15 years and watched many others close their doors and go out of business. Property management is tougher than it looks. Lots of agents go into it thinking it's just an extension of their sales business, only to discover that it's a completely different business than they expected. Many get into property managing when times get tough and get out when sales return. These businesses come and go and often leave the property owner in a stranded.
Lastly, there is the freestanding property management company.
This is the company that does property management as a primary business. Their staff has designations from the property management trade organizations and they pride themselves in the property management training they have received. They see property management as a profession and have studied it as such. They have offices and staff to handle the varied issues of managing, and they are marketing property management as their core business. This company has developed several rent payment options for their tenants, has varied ways to disburse to their owners, are members of the credit bureau, are posting available properties on the big national rental hosting web sites (not just in the local multiple listing service), and attend the local property management trade association meetings. They have professional designations in property management and have taken the time to learn the intricacies of this business. There are plenty of these companies in every town. You just have to know what your're are looking for.


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Description: You are bidding on freshmen defense #7 Danielle Lukish's autographed Lax for the Cure Warm-up jersey, worn April 24th against Northwestern. Proceeds benefit the Susan G. Komen For the Cure of Northern Indiana. This Warm-up jersey will be autographed by Danielle Lukish, and also one additional player (NCAA rules stipulate a minimum of two signatures per jersey). Each player's number will be on the jersey, which is white with pink and blue trim. Size Medium.
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Hello my spark friends, I haven't talked about the changes in my life much. Mainly because I was getting adjusted. I changed jobs earlier this year and my two medications went from $50 a quarter to over $500 a quarter. Is that insane or what???
I was off work that particular day after picking up my medication and I was ranting to a friend about how expensive my medication cost. I was fussing because I could get off the medication if I could just lose some weight. I have tried so hard. I lose 15 to 30 pounds and it comes right back on. A vicious cycle if I must say so myself, and not to mention how hard that is on my kidney's being a diabetic. My friend was like have you ever thought about weight loss surgery. I told her NOOOOOO!!! I can do this on my own. She said friend just call and schedule a consultation. So I went home and cried and prayed about that.
I called True Results and I was able to get in within a couple of weeks. I researched the options. I am very scary so I went in and discussed the lap band with them. After reviewing my insurance it would cost me $1300 out of pocket. That is cheaper than the medication I am taking on an annual basis.
I had a total of 4 visits. The first visit I weighed in at 269, the second visit a month later I weighed in at 272, the third visit I weighed in at 274 and the final visit I weighed in at 284.1; now mind you these visits are exactly 30 days apart. I was totally disgusted with myself.
After all of the years of telling myself I would never do this and then I decide to go for it. I gain weight.
I started my pre op diet for the lap band on 10/25 at 284.1. I went in the morning of 11/15 for surgery, I was down 10 pounds. I met that goal...I was excited. I was still in shock that I had decided to do lap band surgery the week before Thanksgiving.
I discussed the option with my Endocrinologist and she was like I will support your decision. I believe it will help you to reach your goals and get off the medication. My doctor scheduled me to come back and see her January 4, 2013. She said I am excited and can't wait to see the new woman who comes into my office.
My first day out of surgery. I was fine. I prayed and asked GOD please do not let me suffer with the awful gas pains I have heard about. No gas what so ever. I had a little discomfort from the incisions. As of today I am 4 weeks post op. My incisions are healed up. I have been walking on the treadmill. I haven't started back hard core working out. I am down 25 pounds.
I will see the surgeon today just for a follow up. So far my procedure has been good, no complications.
I had a boyfriend, but that ended...he decided to do something different. I was sad, but I am ok. I am focused on me and my life. At this point I do not need any distractions.
I will take and add new pictures soon...
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Good for you. Hope that all continues to go well and you find great healthy success.
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Congrats on the weight loss. I have been discussing the same thing with my doctor. I am scared though because I know how my body reacts to antesthia. Congrats can not wait to see the pics.
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I am glad that your surgery went well. I know it had to be a tough decision but the results are so immediate. I have a friend who is trying to decide if she wants to have the weight loss surgery. She knows she would still have to exercise and watch her diet after the procedure and that is holding her back. She has not faced reality that there is no easy way. Keep us informed about what you are going thru and we will be waiting for some pictures. Have a great day.
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Mogwai sample Native American music
Weird, weird, weird coincidence: the sample of the woman singing at the beginning of "oh! how the dogs stack up" from Mogwai's Come On Die Young is taken from a song used as an example of Native American music in my music cultures class. It is, in fact, a Zuni lullaby, in free meter using only two pitches. An interesting choice for a sample; I'd never noticed it before but when I was listening to the album last night it caught my ear immediately.
Looking over my list of albums released in 2000, I feel somewhat depressed. It has definitely not been a particularly great year. Although Azigza's self-titled and Godspeed You Black Emperor!'s Lift Your Skinny Fists… mitigate things, overall it's been pretty mediocre. White Willow gets some props as well for Sacrament, but overall it's telling that one of my favorites from this year is a reissue: Thinking Plague's Early Plague Years. Sigh… disappointing, especially after such a very strong 1999 (Duty Free Area, Rituale Alieno, Discus 1st, Kaka, The Hard Quest, and the list stretches on…).
The current issue of The Wire has a great primer on Balinese and Javanese gamelan recordings that might be of interest to listeners of more eclectic contemporary music. I'm going to have to check out a few of the recordings they list - as I stated before, I find some Balinese gamelan to be straight-up ass-kicking stuff.
Latest stroke of luck: I found a copy of Gentle Giant's Three Friends for $5 at the local used CD store. No big deal, except that it's the out-of-print pressing on the Line label. Not a bad find, I think…
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Dalren Xellros dodged under the blade of the training saber and force jumped backwards as his opponent brought her training saber up into a defensive stance.
"I'm not going to lie Master, I honestly didn't see that one coming. You seem to have no end of tricks up your robes." Dalren commented as he raised his duel training sabers up in a similar defensive stance. "I've already learned the Echani forms, but you always seem to have a new trick."
The Echani woman who had once traveled with the one known as the Jedi Exile slowly circled her Togruta padawan with her training saber and smiled. "As my student, it's best you learn these tricks from me rather than in the middle of combat with a highly skilled opponent."
"I still don't see why I can't spar with you with my lightsabers. I've learned so much from you and I feel that I'm ready."
Brianna shook her head. "I'm sorry, you are improving daily but I feel you still have to learn a bit more before you spar with me with your lightsabers. You are still learning the art of using dual sabers and although you are close to finishing your lessons with them your still a little ways off."
The Togruta sighed heavily. "As you say Master. But I still look forward to the day when I can use my real lightsabers in a sparring match."
"I know you do. But remember, patience is a virtue."
T9-05 was watching the sparring session and was trying to predict who would win this match. The logical choice was the Echani Jedi but still, the Togruta was holding up against her attacks quite well. The droid was always watching the sparring matches between the Masters and their apprentices. It was a pleasant way to pass the day when there were no new apprentices to instruct. The matches also helped her keep her combat records of the Jedi up to date in case they would ever be needed.
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