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I have always been the type of person who loves blasting music while I am cleaning my house, driving, or doing anything that doesn't necessarily require a large amount of concentration. In my home I normally play music from my computer, which results in a really clean kitchen, dining room, and living room area…but the rest of the house remains neglected.
You see, I cannot clean while it is silent. I get bored and distracted. I've tried watching TV while cleaning, but I end up sitting down and not moving. Before I received my Soundfreaq Wireless Bluetooth Speaker the bedrooms and bathrooms of my home were sadly neglected.
Needless to say I love this little speaker so much.
The box it comes in is cute and compact. I wont lie, I thought the speaker was going to be much bigger than it actually was. At first I was a little concerned that such a small speaker wouldn't be able to blast the music like I wanted. I was wrong. Once you pop open the stand in the back, connect a device, and start rocking out you will have a house party on your hands.
I think it is great that you can connect this speaker to any music playing device that has bluetooth. So, naturally I can connect it to my Macbook Pro, my iPhone, and my iMac. Since my phone is always in my pocket I never have to worry about being too far. It is super easy to pick up the speaker and move it from room to room while cleaning, and it sounds amazing in my bathrooms.
I didn't realize this at first, but you can also skip songs on the actual speaker as well. Really neat.
This is something I didn't know how to explain but I figured I'd share it anyway, when it is plugged in, you can go to a much higher volume than when it is wireless. Not necessary because when it is without it is plenty loud, but definitely something worth mentioning.
Now, as with any speaker, there are times when it sounds a little wonky. Either the volume is too high and cannot handle the amount of bass in a particular song, or the volume is too loud on the device and needs to be adjusted…you will need to mess around and find the best volume settings for you.
All in all, this speaker has made me a very happy stay at home mom. I can even hear my favorite song over my vacuum.
Color options:
- Three chromatic editions
- Black (like mine!)
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I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour by Mom Central Consulting on behalf of Soundfreaq and received a product sample to facilitate my review.


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There are countless cowboys willing to break a horse but Moruya's Adrian Feirer is far more interested in building them up - building their confidence, trust and self control.
It's a philosophy that extends to troubled teens, and one the organisers of Garindja Wala Waani (Youth Safe Journey) are putting to good use.
The alternative education program for Aboriginal students is a pilot for the state, and targets teens who are disengaging with traditional schooling.
Working with community groups across the shire, it exposes students from Years Nine to 11 to many different experiences including working with the Rural Fire Service, doing First Aid, and completing a white card in Work, Health and Safety.
As part of the program, the teens also get to spend a day with Adrian and his incredible horses.
A gifted horseman, Adrian's calm, gentle nature instills a confidence in horses that sees them respond in unbelievable ways - like sitting between the legs of another horse while Adrian stands atop cracking a whip!
"The horses know that I've never once raised my voice, never got angry," he said. "Horses are a flight animal, they can take off quite easily but they don't."
Adrian believes the bond he builds with his horses is one others can emulate and, in a matter of moments, he has streetwise young people with no previous equine experience doing just that."It's a trust thing, if you can have that with a horse, you can have it with a person," Adrian said. "The students learn how to communicate with horses and how we can solve problems without aggression.
"We are building these kids' self esteem and confidence. This connection they make with the horses helps them throughout their lives. It fosters their enthusiasm for life and it makes them feel better about themselves because they achieve a goal.
"Horses don't judge people, they just react. We show the kids how we talk to them in their language, it's a really special thing."
The program is a joint effort by Campbell Page and the Education Department and co-ordinators Jennifer O'Brien and Erin Eade are convinced of its worth.
"It teaches them they can achieve when they have been told so many times they can't," Jennifer said. "It's helping them to think positively about themselves. "It gets them outside their comfort zone and they realise they can do anything if they put their minds to it."

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Learn To Keep Your Crew From Fighting
They bicker in front of other crewmembers but rarely show their disdain for each other to outsiders. I put them together on a deal I wanted done so they could get to know each other better. I had them set up a meeting with a business associate to work out the details. When our business associate showed up, Vincent and Joey had taken the liberty of drinking an entire XO bottle and beating the crap out of each other.
So here I am trying to conduct business, and these two cafones decide to audition for the WWE on my watch, representing me as two bloody, cut-up, imbeciles. What's my business associate to think of my ability to handle his business? If these clowns represent me, will I act in a similar fashion? Is this how professional I am? Worse, will he think I am an amateur to have sent these two guys in the first place? Believe me, I was angry enough to order cement shoes.
I was faced with a situation that was getting out of hand. I'm not the only one that has been faced with this little "dilemma," but arguments like this cost me money. How did I solve it? I'll tell you a little later
the dangers of crew fightsWhether it's two members of your crew, two people you work with, two friends, two family members, or two waiters, consistent inside fighting doesn't help anyone. Sure, rattling the cage might help everyone take their act up a notch, but lingering problems come back to bite you between the legs if they aren't fixed, especially if you're the boss.
If you are running a crew, or running a business, everyone should be on the same team, supposedly with the same goals. Fights are going to occur, and sometimes it clears the air, but you can't let fighting continue among those that report to you. Why?
Revenge: More time will be spent planning revenge, or trying to make the other guy look like a fool, instead of concentrating on making you money. It can cause team members to leave, setting your moneymaking machine back further.
Taking sides: It can split the other crew members or co-workers who aren't fighting into two different camps, forcing them to pick sides, and throwing your whole organization into shambles.
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Spring home and garden tours bloom around the region
With spring flowers about to bloom, garden tours are blossoming all over the region. Local garden clubs host tours each spring to raise money for scholarships and club programs. Many sell out in advance, so order your tickets early. Below is a guide to upcoming tours in North San Diego and South Riverside counties in order by date.
"Gardens Within Gardens": The town council of Elfin Forest/Harmony Grove will host its 2010 Elfin Forest Garden Festival, called "Gardens Within Gardens," from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Pick up tickets and maps the day of the event at Elfin Valley Nursery, 20110 Elfin Forest Lane; five gardens will be presented. Evelyn Alemanni will also be signing copies of her book, "America in Bloom: Best Ideas," and local vendors will be present. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 the day of the event, with proceeds benefiting the Elfin Forest/Harmony Grove Town Council; go to www.elfinforestgardens.info.
Ramona Garden Tour: The Ramona Garden Club hosts its third annual tour of private gardens from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. April 10. "Backyard Paradise" is the theme for this year's tour, which includes five gardens including a water-wise landscape, a tropical design with waterfall and palms, a backyard pond and wildlife habitat, a backyard train and more. The tour also incudes a plant sale at 1315 Main St. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at Ramona Interiors, 707 Main St. Call 760-788-5961.
Vista Green Sanctuary Garden Tour: The Vista Green Sanctuary Team hosts a tour of six Vista gardens to support the environmental efforts of the Palomar UU Fellowship from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 11. Features include a dry creek with fragrant herbs, a hummingbird and butterfly garden, an Asian garden, a sunken rose garden, vegetable gardens and a backyard wildlife sanctuary. Tickets are $20. Call 760-724-5198 or go to www.vistauu.org/pages/cm_garden.html.
Bernardo Gardeners spring tour: The Bernardo Gardeners Garden Club will present its annual spring garden tour from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. April 15. The self-guided tour will take visitors through five gardens, including three member gardens; there will also be a plant sale at one garden, refreshments at another, and a master gardener at yet another. A staff member from Wild Birds Unlimited in Carlsbad will answer questions at the native habitat garden. Tickets are $15 per person; mail orders must be received by April 10, with checks made out to "Bernardo Gardeners," to 13085 Avenida Marbella, San Diego, CA 92128-1544. Tickets are also sold the day of the our at each home; go to www.bernardogardeners.org or call 760-480-4750 or 858-485-0583.
Encinitas Garden Festival & Tour: The fifth annual Encinitas Garden Festival & Tour will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 17 in Leucadia. The event will include a self-guided walking tour of more than 20 private gardens, as well as a marketplace of vendors, artists, plant growers and more. Gardens on the tour include private greenhouses, the school garden at Paul Ecke Central, a drought-resistant garden at a fire station and more. Tickets are $21 in advance for adults and $7 for children ages 10 and under; if tickets are still available the day of the event, prices will increase to $25 and $10. Buy tickets after March 1 at www.encinitasgardenfestival.org, or in person at Anderson La Costa Nursery, Barrels and Branches or Weidner's Gardens. Parking is at San Dieguito Academy; call 760-753-8615.
Seaside Native Plant Garden Tour: The Buena Vista Native Plant Club and Oceanside Coastal Neighborhood Association co-host the eighth annual tour at 2 p.m. April 18, featuring more than 15 native plant gardens in the historical Seaside neighborhood of Oceanside. Meet at St. Mary's School, 515 Wisconsin Ave., Oceanside, for the 1.5-mile guided walking tour. Call 760-439-2473, or visit bvaudubon.org or ocna.info.
Lake Hodges garden tour: The Lake Hodges Native Plant Club will host its 22nd annual spring garden tour on April 23, focusing on drought-tolerant and California-friendly plants, and featuring five gardens in Poway and Sabre Springs. Tickets are $15; vendors will also sell native and drought-tolerant plants and garden-themed items. Buy tickets at Walter Anderson Nursery and Poway Nursery in Poway, El Plantio Nursery in Escondido, and at the Escondido Historical Society Office, 321 N. Broadway (Grape Day Park). Tickets may also be purchased on tour day from 9 to 11 a.m., or send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Donna Zimmer, 1428 Via Valente, Escondido, CA 92029 (make check payable to Lake Hodges Native Club). Go to www.lhnpc.org or call 858-486-8733.
Annual Charity Garden Tour: The Community Resource Center, with sponsors Ecke Ranch and Weidner's Gardens, will host the ninth annual Charity Garden Tour & Plant Sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 24. The tour will include five residential gardens (including a garden that has become a popular wedding site in Rancho Santa Fe and a California native garden in Carmel Valley), as well as admission to Ecke Ranch to buy Pack Trial Spring Plants at below-market prices. Plants include begonias, geraniums, "Sunpatiens" and more; tickets are $25, and proceeds benefit the Community Resource Center. Go to www.crcncc.org or call 760-230-6305. Tickets are also available at Weidner's Gardens, 695 Normandy Road in Encinitas.
"Better Homos & Gardens Tour": Diversionary Theatre, San Diego's gay-identified theater, hosts its first home and garden tour of five homes in North Park and South Park from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 24. Five homes from the early 20th century will be featured on the tour, which concludes with a separate-ticket garden party in University Heights. Tickets are $25 in advance or $30 on the day of event. With the garden party, tickets are $50/$65. Call 619-220-0097.
Rancho Santa Fe Garden Club Tour & Luncheon: A tour of three to four Rancho Santa Fe gardens begins at 9 a.m. April 24. Ticketholders will be taken by bus for a morning garden tour followed by a catered lunch at the Rancho Santa Fe Garden Club. Tickets are $65 ($50 for club members). Reservations required by April 14. Call 858-756-1554 or 760-756-1554.
Point Loma Garden Walk: The ninth annual garden tour and plant sale runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 24. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 on the day of the self-guided tour of residential gardens. Visit pointlomagardenwalk.com or call 619-518-8663.
Santa Rosa Plateau Garden Tour: Santa Rosa Plateau Foundation presents its annual tour of seven estate properties bordering the Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve in Murrieta from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 24. This year's tour has a Tuscan estate, a California-style ranch, a Victorian-style garden, a rock garden and more. Cost is $15 in advance, $20 at the gate, and includes four 30-minute seminars on gardening with native and drought-tolerant plants, water-wise irrigation and renewable solar energy at one tour stop. An information tent will be at Clinton Keith Road and Avenida La Cresta, Murrieta. Call 951-813-8391 or www.srpf.org.
Landmarked Homes of Kensington Tour: The Kensington Neighborhood Preservation Area hosts its third annual "Centennial Edition" tour of historical homes from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 24. This year's tour, which celebrates the San Diego community's 100th anniversary, includes the 1929 Edward C. Mann House, the 1910 Duehn-St. John Residence and more. Visit heartofkensington.org.
Sage & Songbirds Festival & Garden Tour: Alpine's Chirp Garden Club hosts this tour of five private gardens from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 30 to May 2. Self-guided walking tours are $15 (rain or shine) and include admission to an "In the Garden" plant and art sale. With the tour, the Viejas Outlet Center hosts a Sage & Songbirds Festival with educational seminars, a live butterfly exhibit and release, and dozens of garden product vendors from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 1 and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 2. Visit chirp.org.
"Through Garden Gates": The American Association of University Women, Del Mar-Leucadia, will host the 14th annual "Through Garden Gates" from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 1. The tour features four North County gardens that boast Mediterranean, succulent and native plants. Tickets are $25 in advance or $35 the day of the event; ticket sales, as well as plant and garden art sales, will benefit the Tech Trek math and science camp and other women's education programs. E-mail email@example.com or call 760-603-9287. Tickets are also available at The Book Works in the Flower Hill Mall, 2670 Via de la Valle in Del Mar.
Coronado historical home tour: The Coronado Historical Association will host "Historic Home Tour: The Winchester Legacy" from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 2. The tour will feature a walking tour of five historical homes and a renovated lodge; all but one home are Craftsman-era bungalows. Tickets are sold in advance; they are $30 when bought by April 20 and $35 after. Go to www.coronadohistory.org or call 619-435-7242.
Mother's Day Weekend Artist Studio and Garden Tour: The San Dieguito Art Guild hosts its annual tour of nine North County coastal homes, gardens and artist studios from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 8 and 9. At each stop on the self-guided tour, several artists will be exhibiting, including sculptor Manuelita Brown, Carolyn Cope, Charlene Bonney and more. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased in advance, or beginning at 8:30 a.m. on each day of the tour, at the Off Track Gallery, 937 S. Coast Highway, Encinitas. Visit offtrackgallery.com or call 760-805-0434 for more.
Country Garden Tour of Fallbrook: The Fallbrook chapter of the American Association of University Women hosts its 15th annual garden tour from noon to 4 p.m. May 8. Tours will start at the Palomares House, 1815 Stage Coach Lane in Fallbrook. Tour tickets are $20. Call 760-451-9532 or e-mail email@example.com.
Fallbrook Garden Club tour: The Fallbrook Garden Club will present its sixth annual garden tour from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 22. Seven gardens are included on the tour, from a Mediterranean botanical garden to a grape vineyard to a Victorian house and garden; vintage automobiles will also be on display at selected homes, as well as at the Fallbrook Historical Society. Tickets are $20 per person (two for $35) and are available the day of the event at 260 Rockycrest Road. Call 760-468-5842.
Old Riverside Foundation Vintage Home Tour: The 19th annual tour, Restoration Faire and Vintage Mercantile will be presented from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 15. Self-guided tour will include eight historical Riverside homes. There will also be an artisan fair, antiques, collectibles and more for sale. Visit www.oldriverside.org for tickets or call 951-509-7682.


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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Bank of America will pay mortgage giant Fannie Mae $3.6 billion and will buy back more than 30,000 loans to resolve a long-running dispute between the two, the bank announced Monday. The Charlotte bank will pay more than $10 billion in total. The settlement covers mortgages totaling about $1.4 trillion originated primarily by Countrywide Financial Corp. and sold to Fannie Mae. After they started to go sour, Fannie Mae sought to force Bank of America — which bought Countrywide in 2008 — buy them back, claiming the bank misrepresented the quality of the loans. The two had battled over the loans for at least a year. The agreements will cut into Bank of America's fourth-quarter earnings by about $2.7 billion. This settlement takes care of one of the largest issues looming in investors' minds. "Together, these agreements are a significant step in resolving our remaining legacy mortgage issues, further streamlining and simplifying the company and reducing expenses over time," Bank of America Chief Executive Officer Brian Moynihan said.
Fannie Mae said the 30,000 loans Bank of America is repurchasing had the "potential to cause significant future losses."
Fannie is still under conservatorship by the Federal Housing Finance Agency. "Resolving these issues at this time is in the best interest of taxpayers and reduces uncertainty in the nation's mortgage finance market," Federal Housing Finance Agency Acting Director Edward J. DeMarco said in a prepared statement. "This is a major step forward in resolving issues from the past and providing greater certainty in the marketplace." Bank of America also said it would sell the rights to service another 2 million mortgages, worth $306 billion, that are owned by the government-sponsored entities. About 10 percent of them were more than 60 days delinquent. The bank also reported that it will have another $2.5 billion in costs related to mortgage servicing settlements and other mortgage matters when it reports earnings next week. It still expects earnings per share to be "modestly positive."
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Thirty years ago, Terra Nova girl's volleyball team competed for the State of California championship. To this day, that 1983 team is the only Terra Nova athletic team to play in a state tournament.
There were a lot of 'firsts" for the team, coached by 1976 Terra Nova graduate Tonia Moe. The Lady Tigers won the North Peninsula League in easy fashion, going undefeated in league play; won the Central Coast Section Division II title and made the an appearance at the state championship level.
The 10 girls had a special bond. They were a talented group of athletes. Five players were named to the San Mateo County all-league team. Dorene (Basuino) Lotti, now Terra Nova's principal, was named the most valuable volleyball player in San Mateo County.
After graduation, the players went their separate ways, but for many they stayed in touch with each other and to this day still talk about that magical season.
"I remember how close we were. We were truly a team and had worked so hard together over the summers and on the court," said Kari Trainor, who along with Suzy (McKee) Childs was the contributing force in the hardcore front line. "We were a talented group of athletes and I'm still great friends with many of them. That shows you how powerful our bond was."
The other seniors on the team were Erica Yeargain, Mia Tomola, Bobbi Miller and Yolanda (Pranza) Quintanilla. The three juniors were Cheryl (Shwe) Kruse, Patti Neilson and Donna Caramazza. Several players went on to play collegiate ball. Trainor played professionally, traveling to Dijon, France to play with their National team.
Playing before a packed home gym for the Northern California championship, Terra Nova defeated Oakland High School in the opening round to set up a match with Rancho Cotati, a team that Moe called, "one of the best teams we played all season."
Moe calls the game against Rancho Cotati her most memorial moment, saying, "I had never seen the gym so packed; it was standing room only," she said. "When Rancho Cotati walked into the gym in their red/white/blue uniforms, I said to Jim Soden, who was standing next to me, 'Great, we have to play America's Team'!"
The match was split 2-2 with the teams having to play a decisive fifth match.
"I took the players into the locker room and told them that this is it," she recalls. "All our hard work could end here tonight or we can get on that airplane and fly to Los Angeles to play in the prestigious State tournament. Well, the girls decided to go to Southern California. When we returned to the gym, it was all business and we won 15-8."
However, it was a different story at the State tournament. Playing a much better team, the Lady Tigers were ousted in three sets by Rim of the World High School from Lake Arrowhead in Southern California. The tournament was held at the University of California at Irvine.
"Rim of the World was an excellent team. They must do nothing but play volleyball. We were out matched in every position, but the girls played their hearts out and we had a blast, representing Pacifica," said Moe. "After the game we met members of the 1984 women's Olympic volleyball team, and then went to the happiest place on Earth — Disneyland"
"When our return flight home landed at the San Francisco airport we were greeted by family and friends," she added. "There were balloons and signs saying, 'We are still Champions to them'. What a feeling!"
"Terra Nova was a great place to be an athlete then," said Kruse, who later in life used her volleyball experience to launch a professional volleyball league in San Francisco. "The team worked hard on the court and did a lot to raise funds with endless bake and shirt sales. The school was super spirited. The entire school was behind us with posters and morning announcements always celebrating our success. We never felt like we were on our own out there on the court."
"We carried that same confidence into the state championship, but we were clearly nervous and didn't play to our ability," said Kruse. "For the first time, I think we let our opponent get into our head. However, that didn't stop us from celebrating all we had accomplished."
"The banquet at the State championship was quite hilarious. We were clearly the gritty team who fought our way to the top and we didn't really know that until we arrived at the dinner," added Kruse. "It seemed like all of our competitors not only had a certain volleyball pedigree, but they held every other title under the sun — homecoming queens, bla-bla-bla scholars, student body presidents, etc. Heck, we were up against 'Rim of the World'! The school name alone was daunting enough and now these tall, blond beauties with all their extra-curricular accolades were even more daunting."
"Our team picture for the State championship program was taken in the back of the gym after a game of being sweaty. The team from Lake Arrowhead was posed in front of a Rolls Royce and they were all dressed up. We laughed about the pictures," added Trainor.
Lotti was surely the dominating player. She played at the setter position. She was like a coach on the court, always taking control of the situation. She later played volleyball at Skyline College and San Francisco State University.
"Dorene's dedication, leadership, humor, athleticism, poise, toughness, spirit and personality never failed her or us," said Kruse. "She was respected by everyone on the team. And, of course, she could set almost anything, anywhere. Impressive for sure!"
Childs echoed the feeling about Lotti, saying "she had such a great sense of humor and provided a lot of the levity as the pressure built to our senior year. She was a leader on the court. She was also just so funny and kind. It's a great combination in a teammate and friend."
"We did a lot of laughing; we cared about one another and we never blamed each other when we struggled," said Lotti, who along with the seven other seniors played together for three years, jumping up to the varsity their sophomore year. "We always had positive energy. We knew we shared something special."
Quintanilla, who had never played volleyball before joining the team, remembers Moe as "a great coach; she always had confidence in the team. She was always very positive. She taught me how to play and love the sport of volleyball."
All the girls called Moe a tough coach.
"High school workouts were harder than college for me," said Childs, who played her freshman year at St. Mary's College. "We did double workouts in the summer to prepare. We lifted weights and did crazy conditioning. I remember coming home every day after summer workouts and crawling up my stairs inside our house and just lying on the floor. Summers were completely dedicated to volleyball."
"Tonia demanded respect. That is the only way you can play for somebody and give them your all," said Trainor, who has returned this year to her alma mater to help with the varsity volleyball team. "When talented athletes give their all to the team, magic happens and that magic was our senior year. Working during the summer made us stand out from the teams in our league. We were ahead in training and skill."
"When I think about the hundreds of hours that this 1983 team put in and the expectations that I had of them, it is quite amazing that they all stuck with me. The conditioning alone would kill most teams," said Moe, who also coached frosh-soph basketball. "Yes, they definitely were a special group of girls and we were a special team. These girls were very focused and committed. They had the three 'Ds' — desire, dedication and determination. These fond memories will forever be a part of me."
"The practices were grueling, but the reward was amazing," remarked Lotti. "I feel very fortunate to be a part of a terrific event that I will never forget."
"Since I was a reserve, I played against this team a lot in practices and scrimmages. I can surely attest, this was one damn good team," exclaims Kruse.
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Scott Griggs, Angela Hunt want Dallas City Council to address gas drilling permits before May election
Dallas City Council members Scott Griggs and Angela Hunt want the council to tackle the subject of gas drilling within the city limits before the May 11 election. But, so far, no one else around the horseshoe seems terribly interested.
On Friday the two council members sent Mayor Mike Rawlings, Dallas City Manager Mary Suhm and City Secretary Rosa Rios a memo concerning Trinity East's request to drill near the Elm Fork Athletic Complex, the Luna Vista Golf Course and the Elm Fork Shooting Sports gun range in Northwest Dallas. The After months of delays and years of putting it off, the City Plan Commission denied Trinity East's request for specific use permits, and Trinity East immediately filed for an appeal in front of the council. Griggs and Hunt concur: They ask Rawlings, Rios and Suhm to put the appeal on the council's agenda within the next 30 days.
Of course, Griggs and Hunt have their own motives: He and fellow incumbent Delia Jasso are now vying for the redrawn District 1 spot, and Griggs, a gas-drilling opponent, could be off the council if and when the vote takes place. (He and Jasso square off tonight, matter of fact, and don't think this won't come up.) Meanwhile, Hunt's about to be term-limited out of office.
"We're going to have several new council members," says Griggs, "and this is such a complex issue. There's the larger issue of gas drilling in the whole city … and this council's been through so many briefings and executive sessions we're already up to speed on it. We're certainly going to lose some of that knowledge base when we have turnover. But the CPC's already heard it. It's primed and ready to go."
Problem is, Griggs and Hunt can't find other council members to join their cause. Griggs says he went to every single council member, and their assistants, but found no takers. He got some no's, says Griggs, but mostly silence. And he says he's disappointed.
"I think it would be in the interest in the citizens of Dallas" to vote on the permits with the current council, says Griggs. "I imagine once they see this, they'll be disappointed. And I imagine Trinity East will be disappointed too."


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A Vietnam vet and his wife sleep easily on fair-trade Vietnamese silks.
Shortly after they relocated from Seattle to Charleston, South Carolina, Richard and Jennifer Lennon spent a sunny afternoon exploring their new city. While strolling around downtown, the couple stumbled across Lulan Artisans in a moment of serendipity. The home décor retailer sells contemporary textiles that are handmade in Southeast Asia. Its holistic approach to textile design honors the centuries-old traditions of its weavers-many of them located in Vietnam-who use nontoxic, natural dyes and are paid a fair wage.
The company's emphasis on sustainability and social responsibility was a new concept to the Lennons, but it struck a personal chord for Richard, a Vietnam War veteran. "This was something brand new to us, but we really got into the philosophy," Richard says. "Having been to Vietnam three times and having an affinity with the Vietnamese, it rang a bell with us."
As the couple began decorating their new Charleston Colonial home, an Asian theme emerged. In their master bedroom, the Lennons chose a duvet cover, pillows and a throw made from handwoven, hand-dyed silk. These perfectly complement their other decorative choices, including a bamboo chaise; a pair of Korean nightstands; a framed, hand-painted, Japanese scarf; and a collection of Vietnamese water puppets, an 800-year-old folk art form.
Socially responsible decorating may be a new concept to the Lennons, but it's not a fleeting one. "I got emotionally attached to the sisterhood of Vietnamese women who are doing this," Jennifer says. "These people are survivors, and I think it's really important to support that."
Our favorite feature: socially responsible linens
Lulan Artisans offers handwoven and hand-dyed silk fabric and finished pieces (things an automated power loom couldn't duplicate) made by Vietnamese weavers who are paid a fair wage for their work. In this bedroom, Lulan provided the silk duvet cover, pillows, throw and dining chair seat covers.
The Good Stuff
• Socially responsible, handmade linens
• Tables crafted from reclaimed metal by Steven Hensel of Hensel Design Studios in Seattle.
• Chaise made from renewable bamboo
• Decorated with antiques, minimizing the need for new materials
Serene in Seattle
This warm, nurturing retreat is an expression of its owners' eclectic, minimalist style.
After climbing the corporate ladder in the mergers-and-acquisitions field for a decade, Ann and David Knight reached a tipping point in 1994. Despite wildly successful careers, the couple felt something was missing. "We took the summer off and thought about what is really important to us," Ann says. "The environmental movement was just gathering steam, and we wanted to help promote that."
That year, the couple founded Teragren, which manufactures flooring, panels and veneer made of bamboo, a rapidly renewable resource. The Knights also began making changes in their personal lives by recycling and buying earth-friendly products.
When the Knights decided to redecorate their small bedroom a few years ago-after living for 14 years in their 1970s home on Bainbridge Island, Washington-they made environmental friendliness a priority. They replaced the room's wall-to-wall carpet with Teragren vertical-grain bamboo flooring, and nontoxic Devine Color paints wash the room in a light mustard color called, naturally, bamboo. When it came time to furnish the space, Ann relied heavily on heirlooms and antiques rather than purchasing new items. She finished the space with a combination of hand-me-down and new artwork.
Ann describes her personal style as eclectic and minimalist. That translated into a peaceful bedroom where she and David love to relax. "I think a bedroom should be warm and inviting and express your personal style," she says. "This room is a quiet retreat. It's a great place to relax, read a book or just sleep."
Our favorite feature: bamboo floors
Bamboo floors are attractive and durable-and one of the most environmentally friendly flooring options available. A rapidly renewable resource, bamboo repeatedly grows from the same rootstalk and can be 25 percent harder than red oak when properly harvested every five to six years at maturity. Teragren uses Moso bamboo, one of the most durable species available, grown in China's Zhejiang province. The company uses low-emitting materials, including an adhesive with formaldehyde levels 48 times lower.
• Very low-formaldehyde Teragren bamboo floors
• Energy-efficient Milgard SunCoat windows, low-E and all-season insulating glass
• Devine Color environmentally friendly paint
• Linens made from natural fibers, including bamboo sheets from Target and cotton gauze curtains
• Energy-efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs
• Wood-burning stove for heat; naturally cooled with no central air conditioning
• Original aluminum windows and doors (replaced with insulated glass) were donated to build a greenhouse.
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A cramped bedroom is transformed into a healthy haven for the whole family.
The tiny, 10-by-11-foot master bedroom in Allison O'Neall and Scott Allen's 1955 Boulder, Colorado, home was stuffed to the gills. A king-size bed monopolized the space, making the bedroom usable "pretty much only for sleeping," Allison says. The room was so small that half their furniture (his half, of course) had been relegated to another room. The couple needed a change. The solution to their cramped quarters was a 12-by-14-foot addition with a vaulted ceiling and large windows.
An eco-designer by trade, Allison made sure the new space was green from start to finish. She used only recycled building materials, and the room's 4-by-5-foot low-E Milgard windows provide natural light and fresh air. The new oak floors are covered with less toxic water-based polyurethane, and the walls are colored with AFM Safecoat no-VOC paint.
Allison chose natural and recycled linens and rugs without latex backs to minimize her exposure to formaldehyde and toxic chemicals. "I have quite a reaction to paints and solvents, so for me that was the priority," she says.
Allison called on her passion for gardening as decorating inspiration. The room is loaded with shades of blue and green, bringing the outdoors in. "When you're in the room, you feel like you're in nature," Allison says.
Sitting in the master bedroom is something Allison, Scott and their two young children do a lot these days. The new suite is no longer just for rest; it's now a room for yoga, meditation and reading with the kids. "It feels very healing to be in my bedroom, and I'm so happy about that," Allison says. "Before, we didn't spend time in here. Now, I love to be in this room."
Our favorite feature: low-VOC living
Allison O'Neal recently started Allison's EcoInteriors to help people create homes free of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), chemicals that evaporate at room temperature and pollute indoor air. She started in her own home by using paints, grout, sealants and other products that contain very few VOCs. She chose hardwood floors because carpets and their adhesives contain high levels of VOCs. "You can have a whole room that's completely environmentally friendly with almost no off-gasing," Allison says. "For me, it's really important that my kids aren't exposed to that stuff."
• Passive solar heating and cooling
• AFM Safecoat no-VOC paint and Polyureseal BP
• Natural fibers, including some organic- cotton bedding and wool rugs. The silk curtains are from Zeba World, which makes textiles in socially conscious work conditions in India.
• Area rugs have hemp or cotton backs (no latex backing).
• All construction waste was recycled.
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Ideal candidates must possess proven leadership skills, superior customer service and employee development skills, and a passion for growing a business. Candidates must have a B.A. or equivalent degree and three to five years of experience in a motorsports dealership or related organization, he noted. Candidates also have a history of leading and managing a profit center, and they should have a working knowledge of the activities, methods, procedures and policies of a service department.
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Local peanut butter lovers may want to stock up, after producers began hiking prices on the spreadable concoction this week.
The J.M. Smucker Co. recently announced plans to increase its wholesale prices for Jif peanut butter by 30 percent this month and Kraft Foods Co. raised prices on Planters peanut butter 40 percent on Monday, according to the Associated Press.
Other peanut butter producers may soon follow suit.
"It's a classic case of supply and demand," said Nate Filler, president and CEO of the Ohio Grocers Association in Columbus.
"We had drought conditions in the south that affected the peanut crop this summer but peanuts also lost footing to cotton, which brought higher prices," he said. "So many farmers chose to grow cotton instead of peanuts."
Filler said consumers could see a 40 percent- or up to $1 a jar- increase in the price of peanut butter.
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Peanut butter history
The United States saw its public introduction of peanut butter into mainstream society in 1904, at the St. Louis World Fair. C.H. Sumner sold the peanut butter at a concession stand at the fair and made more than $700 in sales.
In 1908, Krema Products Company in Columbus, Ohio, started to sell peanut butter. This company is the oldest of the peanut butter producers still in business today. At that time, the peanut butter was only sold in Ohio, since the company's founder Benton Black wanted it this way.
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"But the good news is these things tend to run in cycles, so prices will probably go back to normal after a while," he said. "Right now people should really be on the lookout for manufacturers' coupons that will be coming to help soften the blow for peanut butter customers.
"I have three kids, so peanut butter is a real staple at our house," he added. "And ounce for ounce, it's still a very inexpensive source of protein."
Mike Morrison, manager of Warren's IGA on Muskingum Drive in Marietta, said the prices are definitely climbing.
"It will be pretty significant, up to 70 or 80 cents per jar," he said. "We were fortunate and bought an order for a sale just before the price increased. The sale price was $1.99 for an 18-ounce jar and we sold out.
"When we replenish the stock we won't get that price again," Morrison added. "I've been in this business for 30 years and I've never seen peanut prices go this far."
Belpre resident Peggy Neill said her family uses a lot of peanut butter and a price increase won't have much of an effect on that.
"Our kids loved chicken noodle soup and peanut butter sandwiches," she said. "And my husband and I, when we want a snack, spread peanut butter on toast."
Joan Hampton, of Marietta, is also a peanut butter fan.
"We definitely love peanut butter," she said. "I'll have a couple of sandwiches a week. We're being encouraged to eat more vegetables and peanut butter is a good source of protein."
Hampton noted the increased price would have an impact on lower income families.
"But on the other hand, the peanut farmers are hurting because the crop wasn't good this year," she said.
Peanut butter isn't the only food that will cost more. Hampton said a recent Wall Street Journal article mentioned beef and pork prices are also on the rise.
"Still, when you compare how many ham sandwiches you can make, compared to peanut butter sandwiches for the same amount of money, the peanut butter is still a good bargain, especially when you have a growing family," she said.
At least one area grocery store didn't seem to be too fazed by the peanut butter price hikes.
"We're not seeing any increase from our supplier right now and he hasn't given us any target date for an increase," said Dave Worst, manager of the Foodland on Plum Street in Parkersburg.
"But I have seen some older people buying extra peanut butter in twin packs this week," he said.
Worst said the store ordered stock for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays in the spring of this year, which locked in the prices for those products and those savings can be passed on to the customers.
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A Terry High School employee is accused of having inappropriate contact with a student, school officials said.
The Hinds County School District confirmed that Damien Anderson resigned Tuesday, school officials said. Anderson was an in-school detention monitor and defensive coordinator for the football team.
Anderson was not a teacher and was in his first year at the school, district officials said.
Terry police are handling the investigation, school officials said. Police said the parent of a female student filed a complaint with police Monday.
"The complaint that she brought to us is that there was a teacher that had an inappropriate sexual relationship with her daughter," said Terry Police Chief Bracey Coleman. "There is no indication of any other students being involved, or anything like that."
Anderson has not been charged with a crime, officials said.
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Abbott has submitted a written public comment to the EPA, which is proposing to expand the definition of federal waters to include seasonal and rain-dependent waterways.
The agency says the move would stiffen penalties for polluting those waterways, which supply drinking water to more than 11 million Texans.
Abbott says the potential change "is without adequate scientific and economic justification" and says it would be detrimental to private property rights.


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CHARLESTON - Wilma Earlene Sisk Long, 76, died Dec. 8, 2006, at the Charleston Manor.
Born Feb. 16, 1930, in Charleston, to the late Serrah S. and Elsie Myrtle Sutton Sisk, she lived most of her life in Charleston, where she had been employed in the fitting department of the Brown Shoe Co. until her retirement, and then later at Reeves Boomland. She was a member of the Charleston Church of Christ.
She was first married to Charles James Brewer, who preceded her in death. In 1988, she married Elvis Long, who preceded her in death in 1991.
One brother, Billy Wayne Sisk, and two sisters, Joyce Rose and Margaret Jackson Heppe, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include: one daughter and son-in-law, Yvonne Brewer and Toni Williams of Baltimore; one brother and sister-in-law, Charles R. and Bunny Sisk of Poplar Bluff; and one granddaughter, Christina R. Williams of Baltimore.
Visitation is from 11 a.m. until time of services at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston. Bill Bradley, minister with the Church of Christ at Morley, will officiate.
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Whether you sell a product or are looking to generate interest in your website or blog, getting people on your e-mail list is essential to building up a following you can interact with on a consistent basis.
Obviously if you don't have a way for people to be placed on your e-mail list, do it now. You can offer a newsletter, updates, coupons or special offerings by asking people to sign up as a subscriber.
If you do have a system in place to have customers sign up for e-mails, the initial response you send to them might very well is the most important.
The "welcome" e-mail is probably the single greatest opportunity e-mail marketers have to engage subscribers and drive action.
A recent study, the Retail Welcome Email Benchmark Study examined the welcome e-mail practices of 112 of the largest online retailers. Here is a list that summarizes four ways to squander that welcome e-mail opportunity:
1. You don't send a welcome e-mail. Given the golden opportunity that welcome e-mails present marketers, it's unfortunate so many still let the moment pass. Only 76 percent of retailers in the study send welcome e-mails. While that's up from 72 percent in 2007 and 66 percent in 2006, it's disheartening that more companies aren't seizing this key marketing moment.
2. You take longer than 24 hours to deliver your welcome e-mail. First impressions can be everything — and a quickly delivered welcome e-mail is a critical element of this. Twenty-three percent of retailers took more than 24 hours to deliver their welcome e-mails, greatly diminishing their effectiveness. In this day and age, most consumers expect instantaneous response.
Seasoned marketers agree to get a welcome e-mail into new subscribers' inboxes within 10 minutes. A solid majority of retailers (62 percent) already do this. If you're in the minority and take more than 10 minutes, 24 hours or even a week to deliver your welcome, you risk unsubscribes and spam complainse because of your delays.
3. Your welcome e-mail doesn't set expectations for future e-mails. While some subscription processes are rich with detailed descriptions and sample newsletters, most are not, which heightens the need for detailed welcome e-mails. However, retailers do a poor job of setting content and frequency expectations. Only 76 percent explain the benefits of being a subscriber, for example.
Regrettably, retailers have become less and less open about the frequency with which they'll e-mail subscribers. In the study only 6 percent say — even in somewhat vague terms — how often subscribers should expect e-mails. That's down from 13 percent in 2007 and 17 percent in 2006. Considering that over mailing is one of the top two reasons people unsubscribe, this failure to set volume expectations is a real liability.
4. Your welcome e-mail doesn't have any calls to action. Welcome e-mails aren't subscription confirmation e-mails; they're your first opportunity to engage subscribers and demonstrate the value of your e-mails. The clearest indication that retailers are missing the point: only 87 percent include a link to their homepages. Providing that link is the most elementary avenue of engagement. Retailers miss many other opportunities to engage new subscribers with promotional, multichannel, loyalty and viral elements as well.
If you haven't examined your welcome e-mail in a while, I encourage you to compare yours against the benchmarks in the study I reviewed and look for ways to communicate your brand strengths and engage your subscribers. You can get the complete study.
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The 'AA+' rating on Michigan State Trunk Line Fund's refunding bonds, series 2009, is based on the state's pledge of motor fuel taxes and miscellaneous fees. The rating reflects: Good maximum annual debt service (MADS) coverage of 4.5x on all debt supported by trunk line revenues. based on $721 million of revenues in fiscal 2008 and projected similar coverage in 2009; Strong legal provisions highlighted by a 2x historical additional bonds test; The likelihood that debt service coverage will not approach the 2x test, since revenues remaining after debt service is paid are needed to fund programs by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT); and Weaker, although still solid overall, economic fundamentals in Michigan (AA-/Stable). Risks associated with the inherent...
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TOKYO, Feb 10, 2012 (AFP) - Northern Japan was bracing for more heavy snow Friday as severe winter weather continues to cause misery across a large part of the country, claiming at least 83 lives so far. Forecasters were predicting up to 60 centimetres (24 inches) of snow would fall in parts of the northernmost island of Hokkaido and in the north of Japan's main island of Honshu over 24 hours.
In Sukayu, in Aomori prefecture, where the temperature dropped to minus 12.8 degrees Celsius (10 degrees Fahrenheit) on Friday, more than four metres of snow is already lying on the ground, with more forecast. In Hijiori in northwestern Yamagata prefecture, where the average annual snowfall is 2.6 metres, there is already four metres of snow. The snow has extended over a wide area of the country with Kasumi in Hyogo prefecture north of Kyoto getting 82 centimetres. nearly seven times its annual average of 12 centimetres. Since November when snow started to fall, 60 people have died as they were removing snow from roofs or roads.
Heavy loads of snow falling from buildings or other structures have killed 15 people and four more have died in avalanches, including at a popular hot springs resort, the disaster management agency said. The extreme weather, which has filled evening news reports for weeks, has also claimed four other lives, the government agency said.


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- From the tramping funeral rhythm of the opening movement to the ominous major - minor chords of the finale, the symphony offers precious little respite from its tragic purpose.
- Prokofiev's daunting cluster chords and rapid fire pianistic flourishes held no terrors for her.
- The top note of the chord identifies major, while the middle note identifies minor.
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Barry Ritzler
Ph.D., Clinical Psychology
Wayne State University, 1969
Diplomate in Clinical Psychology, ABPP, 1984
In addition to his position of Professor of Psychology at Long Island University,
Dr. Ritzler is a senior member of the faculty of Rorschach Workshops Incorporated,
directed by John Exner, Jr. Dr. Ritzler served as President for the society
for Personality Assessment from 1995-7. He studied personality assessment under
the tutelage of Sidney Blatt, Margaret Singer, and Dr. Exner. Dr. Ritzler is
an authority on both psychology of the Nazi Holocaust and the Rorschach method
of personality assessment. He also has published numerous studies of schizophrenia,
the effects of inpatient psychiatric intervention, and the personality of criminals
in urban ghettos. He is co-author of The Quest for the Nazi Personality: A
Psychological Investigation of Nazi War Criminals, published by Erlbaum Press.
For many years, he was Associate Editor of the Journal of Personality Assessment
and continues as a consulting editor on that journal and several other professional
publications. He maintains a private consulting practice and gives workshops
on the Rorschach Comprehensive System throughout the US and in other countries.
Research/Clinical Interests: Ego Psychology and eg-analytic psychotherapy;
projective techniques and personality assessment; borderline and schizophrenic
psychopathology, and the psychology of genocide. Research interests include
continued development of the Rorschach Comprehensive System, apperception test
qualification for use in clinical assessment, development of the Picture Projection
Test-an alternative to the TAT, personality assessment of the antisocial personality,
and multi-cultural personality assessment.
Recent Publications
Sanz, I., Ritzler, B., Ivanouw, J., & Dana,R. (2001). El impacto de las nuevas tecnologias en el futuro de las tecnicas de evaluacion psicologica clinica, Revista Argentina de Clinica Psicologica, X, 203-225.
Ritzler, B., Erard, R., & Pettigrew, G. (2002). Protecting the integrity of Rorschach expert witnesses: A reply to Grove and Barden (1999) Re: The admissibility of testimony under Daubert/Kumho analyses. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law.
Ritzler, B., Erard, R., & Pettigrew, G. (2002). A final reply to Grove and Barden: The relevance of the Rorschach Comprehensive System for expert testimony. Psychology, Public Policy, and the Law.
Ritzler, B. (2004). Cultural applications of the Rorschach, apperception tests, and figure drawings. In Hilsenroth, M. & Segal, D. (eds.), Comprehensive Handbook of Psychological Assessment: Vol. 2: Personality Assessment. New York: Wiley & Sons.
Ritzler, B. (2005). Sidney Blatt's contributions to the assessment of object representations. In Auerbach, J., Levy, K., & Schaffer, C. (Eds.), Relatedness, Self-Defination and Mental Reprentation: Essays in honor of Sidney J. Blatt. New York: Rutledge, pp. 137-153.
Garno, J., Goldberg, J., Ramirez, P., & Ritzler, B. (2005). The impact of childhood abuse on the clinical course of bipolar disorder. British Journal of Psychiatry, 186, 121-125.
Garno, J., Goldberg, J., Ramirez, P., & Ritzler, B. (2005). Bipolar disorder with comorbid cluster B personality disorder features: Impact on suicidality. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.
Ritzler, B. (2005). Cult or profession? A review of "The Cult of Personality" by Annie Paul. Journal of Personality Assessment, 85, 347-350.
Sciara, A. & Ritzler, B. (2006). The Little Book on Administration for the Rorschach Comprehensive System. Asheville, NC: Rorschach Training Programs.
Ritzler, B. (2006). The passive-aggressive personality. In Huprich, S. (Ed.). Personality Disorders and the Rorschach. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Ritzler, B. (2007). The Picture Projection Test: An alternative to the TAT. In Jenkins, S. (Ed.) Quantitative Methods for Apperception Tests. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Ritzler, B. (2007). A Country Boy Goes to the City: An Autobiography. Journal of Personality Assessment, December Issue.
Exner, J., Ritzler, B., & Sciara, A. (in preparation). A workbook for Rorschach Comprehensive System interpretation.
Ritzler, B. (in preparation). Empirical foundations of the Rorschach Comprehensive System. (book)


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In 2010, there were 66 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 156 posts. There were 14 pictures uploaded, taking up a total of 3mb. That's about a picture per month.
The busiest day of the year was September 3rd with 396 views. The most popular post that day was Nakshatras, Grahas, Varas, Rasis, Masas, Rtus .
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Siva Maha Puranam July 2009
Identifying Nakshatras – Betelguese, Arudra in Orion; Aldeberan, Rohini in Taurus; Mrigasira and Krutika; Punarvasu, Pollux in Gemini ; Brahma, Auriga December 2009
Date of Lagadha, Vedanga Jyotisha (via Ancient Indians – Satya Samhita)
Moon is near Al Hena now, it is Ardra Nakshatram today
Use Google Sky Map and your Telugu Calendar.
The moon is right next to Al Hena, with Betelguese to the south-east and Al Nath to the north-east.
As per telugu calendar it is Ardra Nakshatram to day.
Now you can understand the debate in the identification of Ardra Nakshatram.
Please read the previous posts in this link to get the rest of the debate: Nakshatras, Grahas, Varas, Rasis, Masas, Rtus
With the sun in mula and the moon in ardra, we have a full moon and this time even a lunar eclipse.
Mula is the 14th nakshatra from arudra.
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The Sun was covered by Sri Krishna's Sudarshana Chakra : Astronomical Interpretation (via Ancient Indians – Satya Samhita)
Karthika Deepalu – to light the way for pilgrims?
Karthika Masam is the first month after the rainy season. It usually falls in November and is a great time to travel to most places in India. Not wet, not hot and not yet really cold. The sky is also very well lit by the moon.
As a kindness to pilgrims at a time when there were no electric street lights, it was a great advantage to have all the villages light up their streets and temples.
I think this was one of the practical reasons behind deepa daanam and deepavali… the festival of lights that lasts through the entire karthika maasam.
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Dasara Navarathris, The Beginning of Autumn and Victory over the Rains!
Vijaya Dasimi is victorious 10th day of the dasara navarathris, when we celebrate Devi's victory over Mahishasura, Pandavas victory over the Kauravas at Matsya Desa and Sri Rama's victoy over Ravana.. all depending on which part of India you were born/hail from…
But methinks that is really the victory of the devas (luminaries/stars) over the clouds. FINALLY, we can see the stars, yay!! My gut feel is that some how Indra's victory over Vrtra may also be celebrated around now.
Generally any of the ratri festivals, eg Sivaratri, navarathri.. have to do with brilliant starry skies. (EVEN in cloudy bangalore).
BTW, these are also calle s'aradA navaratris, as s'arad Rtu (autumn) begins and varSa Rtu (rainy season) ends.
If you haven't signed up for Lakshmi's star gazing classes at AIU you should.. this is the season…
Yesterday, she showed me
- Brihaspati, the deva guru (Jupiter),
- s'ravaNa (Altair), the nakshatra of Venkateswara Swamy, Vamana.. Vishnu.. (and also sravana kumara)
- Vega (Abhijit) and Cygnus
- Agastya – Canopus
all in about 15 min… we still have a few clouds left.
Brihaspati Darsanam, Guru Darsanam :
You can see Jupiter, very bright, close to the moon.. about 3 finger widths distance, that is about 5 degrees away. Astrologically speaking, Brihaspati is the karaka for wealth, education, marriage and a host of other good things. I think it is auspicious to have a look at Jupiter. Someone born around now will have the Yoga of Guru and Chandra. My guess is that they will have a well-illumined mind!
- Ravana's in-laws : Mandsaur District Madhya Pradesh.
- Ayudha Puja – Mahanavami – Dasara Navaratri
- Happy Dasara Navarathri Celebrations
- Margasira Month (Nov-Dec) Celebrations
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How many kinds of Yugas are there? : In telugu : (via Kavana Sarma Kaburlu)
I am very happy to share with my well-wishers that this essay : How many kinds of Yugas are there?
has been explained clearly in Telugu by my father Prof. Kandula V.N. Sarma and published in Rachana Masa Patrika : http://rachana.net/
It has my name as a co-author of which I am very proud.
You can find the scanned version in the link given below!


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The Press Newspaper
The Press Newspaper
Years ago, Oak Harbor Mayor Bill Eberle decided he wanted to fulfill his civic duty by becoming part of his local government.
He was a husband, father, a long-time employee of Toledo Edison and with his church, St. Boniface, as the president of the finance committee. He also served as a district deputy, Grand Knight and financial secretary of the local Knights of Columbus Chapter 1944.
Still, he desired to be more active within the community.
After serving on the planning commission, as a village council member and now after three years as the village's mayor, Eberle has more than satisfied that desire.
"The reason that I got involved is because my involvement with the community was lacking," he said. "I've been involved with the church, but not civically. I was looking for something along those lines, and that's where I fell into this."
Joe Helle is not your average 29-year-old.
An Army veteran, he's served a tour of duty in both Iraq and Afghanistan. He owns and operates his own business, and he is working to become the next mayor of Oak Harbor.
Incumbent Bill Eberle is up for re-election.
Helle, a 2004 graduate of Oak Harbor High School, talked about his motivation for running.
"I wouldn't be running for mayor if I didn't think there was an issue with the current leadership," he said. "The town lacks leadership. I come from an army background, and I see a town that doesn't have a leader. I see leaders that show up a couple of times per month for council meetings and call it a day and then we don't see or hear from them (other than that). We're a full-time town and we deserve full-time leaders. That doesn't mean they have to be in the office all they time. But they should be out and about representing us, talking to residents and to business owners, and what their concerns would be.
Increasing costs for maintenance on a garage and equipment as well as fuel, utilities and personnel have swayed the Harris Township trustees to seek additional millage for the Harrington and Union cemeteries.
Voters next week will be asked to renew a 0.7-mill, 5-year levy and an additional 0.6-mill levy for maintaining the cemeteries.
Originally passed in 1995, the renewal issue generates about $28,500 annually.
A change in state law covering a "roll back" in property taxes is one reason for the request for renewing the existing millage and asking for an additional 0.6-mill, according to the trustees.
A public forum to discuss the financial situation of the Woodmore Local School District has scheduled by the board of education for Oct. 25 at 5 p.m.
The forum will be held in the cafetorium of the PreK-8 Building, 800 Main St., Woodville.
The results of an audit of the district's books by accounting firm, Julian & Grube, are among the items for discussion,
Northwood will see a new mayor for the first time in 15 years. City councilmen Randy Kozina and Edward Schimmel are the mayoral candidates seeking voter support in the Nov. 3 election. The Press asked the candidates questions to help voters decide who they want to be the next mayor. Here is what they had to say:
What will be your priorities if you are elected mayor?
Randy Kozina:
Summer Olympics
Are you watching the Summer Olympics in Rio?
No, I couldn't care less (8 Votes)
Yes, go U.S.A.! (17 Votes)
Olympics...are they on? (7 Votes)
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This is a discussion on Famous Women in Computer Science (revised) - Solaris Rss ; This is also available on http://katysblog.wordpress.com/ My original Famous Women in Computer Science list was getting messy with all of the late additions, so I put it into surname alphabetical order and am re-posting it here. This list started in ...
This is also available on http://katysblog.wordpress.com/
My original Famous Women in Computer Science list was getting messy with all of the late additions, so I put it into surname alphabetical order and am re-posting it here. This list started in 19 November 2009 but with so many additions in email and comments, it keeps growing. One purpose of this list is to encourage readers to go to awards web sites (like that of the RAISE Project), think about women who should be considered, and then organize a nomination. Awards often go begging for lack of good nominations and a great woman is often overlooked because no one mentioned her name or took the time to build her case. Increased focus is needed on awards going to great technical women at every stage in their careers.
Read more about The Value of Awards in my 1 October 2009 blog entry about our Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (GHC09) panel by that name.
The following list is uneven and I am sure there are many more who should be added but here is what I have so far. Additions and edits are very welcome.
Criteria for inclusion:
- Must be a woman working in Computer Science with a remarkable history both of success and of public acknowledgment beyond her home organization.
- Pioneers and originators get extra credit and may have much-delayed public acknowledgment.
- Extra credit for being a CTO, CEO, President, or founder of a technical company.
Famous Women in Computer Science
Frances E. Allen, 1st female IBM Fellow, 1st female recipient of ACM's A. M. Turing Award 2006, WITI Hall of Fame 1997, IEEE Fellow 1991, ACM Fellow 1994
Betsy Ancker-Johnson, 1st observation of microwave emission without the presence of an external field (1967), Fellow American Physical Society, Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Fellow Society of Automotive Engineers, IEEE Fellow, Member National Academy of Engineering
Carol Bartz, President and CEO of Yahoo! (starting in 2009), previously Chairman, President, and CEO at Autodesk (1992-2009), WITI Hall of Fame 1997
Lenore Blum, Distinguished Career Professor of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University
Anita Borg, founding director of the Institute for Women and Technology (IWT), which became the Anita Borg Institute, EFF Pioneer Award 1995, WITI Hall of Fame 1998, ACM Fellow 1996
Cynthia Breazeal, pioneer of social robotics at MIT Media Lab, US Office of Naval Research (ONR) Young Investigators Award
Safra A. Catz, President Oracle Corporation since 2004, CFO Oracle since 2005, Member Oracle Board since 2001
Lynn Conway, Mead & Conway revolution in VLSI design, invention of generalised dynamic instruction handling, IEEE Fellow 1985, Society of Women Engineers Achievement Award 1990
Susan Dumais, leadership in bridging the fields of information retrieval and human computer interaction, ACM Fellow 2006, ACM SIGIR Salton Award 2009-lifetime achievement in IR
Carly Fiorina, CEO Hewlett-Packard 1999-2005
Adele Goldberg, co-developer of Smalltalk at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, ACM President 1984, ACM Fellow 1994
Adele Goldstine, authored the Manual for the ENIAC in 1946
Shafi Goldwasser, RSA Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT, and of computer science and applied mathematics at Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, ACM Grace Murray Hopper Award 1996
Diane Greene, VMWare co-founder and CEO (1998-2008)
Irene Greif, IBM Fellow, 1st woman to earn a PhD in computer science at MIT, MIT Professor of electrical engineering and computer science, ACM Fellow, Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow, WITI Hall of Fame 2000
Helen Greiner, 1990-2008 Co-founder, Board Chair of iRobot, Anita Borg Institute Woman of Vision - Innovation award winner 2008, WITI Hall of Fame 2007
Wendy Hall, Professor of Computer Science, University of Southampton, UK, 2008 ACM President, 2009 Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE), 2009 elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)


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Banking groups
model "Swiss universal bank"
The Swiss banking system is based on the model of universal banking. This means that all banks can provide all banking services, such as:
- credit/lending business
- deposits and deposit business (savings accounts, etc.)
- asset management and investment advice
- payment transactions
- securities business (stock exchange transactions)
- underwriting business (issuing bonds or shares)
- financial analysis
Banks that are active in Switzerland can be divided into the following banking groups.
The big banks offer essentially every type of transaction, particularly investment banking (capital market transactions, trade with securities, performance of money market transactions, financial engineering, securitised lending transactions as well as consulting in and conducting mergers and acquisitions). A strong international focus and business network is a characteristic shared by the big banks. The group of big banks includes Credit Suisse Group and UBS AG. Both big banks have branches and subsidiaries in more than 50 countries and are present in all major financial centres around the world. Together, the two big banks account for over 50% of the balance sheet total of all banks in Switzerland.
Cantonal banks are defined as banks with a statutory basis under cantonal law, with the canton holding a minimum of one-third of the bank's capital and voting rights. With the revised Banking Law of 1st October 1999, the state guarantee is no longer a constitutive characteristic of cantonal banks. The Canton of Bern was the first canton to abolish this, and did so as per the end of 2012. All other cantonal banks continue to benefit from unrestricted state guarantee, with the exception of Banque Cantonale Vaudoise and Banque Cantonale de Genève, of which the former had no state guarantee at all and the latter a limited state guarantee even prior to the Banking Law revision.
As at the end of 2013, the cantonal banks' total assets ranged from CHF 2.6 billion to over CHF 147 billion. The smaller cantonal banks concentrate on savings and mortgage business, while the larger ones offer a wide range of services and can be described as typical universal banks. The Association of Swiss Cantonal Banks (ASCB) represents the joint interests of cantonal banks..
The private bankers are among the oldest banks in Switzerland and consist of individual enterprises, collective and limited partnerships. Private bankers are subject to unlimited subsidiary liability with their personal assets, insofar as the institution does not operate as a public limited company (AG). Their most important field of activity is asset management, primarily for private customers. If they do not publicly solicit deposits from third parties, private bankers are not required to build statutory reserves or publish annual financial statements. However, they are subject to all other provisions of SBL, in particular requirements in respect of equity capital. Private bankers have been associated in the Swiss Private Bankers Association (SPBA) since 1934.
and saving banks
The banks in this group concentrate primarily on the traditional interest business, with mortgage loans and loans to businesses on the one hand and customer funds in the form of savings and investments on the other (so-called retail banking). Their business operations resemble very much the business operations of the smaller cantonal banks; their geographic field of business is generally smaller. Their advantage is customer proximity; they are acquainted with local circumstances and with regional business cycles. Most regional and saving banks have preserved their local character and are still today often organised as cooperatives or as stock companies with their securities being held by their own customers or the local population. Most regional banks are present on www.regionalbanken.ch.
At the end of 2014, 36 regional and savings banks were part of the RBA group, including the Valiant Bank. Banks of the RBA group operate as independent institutions. The RBA-Holding constitutes their roof and provides them with various services. The affiliate and central bank Entris Banking administers the current accounts of the independent institutions, processes payments and serves as the Global Custodian. Many regional and savings banks have also outsourced back office and support processes to Entris Banking. On September 1, 2014, the RBA group has celebrated its 20th birthday.
The RBA group includes, among others, 17 Clientis banks. Along with their joint services and competence centre Clientis AG, the Clientis banks form a contractual group and mutually co-ordinate their activities, notably in the areas of joint refinancing, group-wide processing, consistent branding and decentralised distribution.
The remaining 27 regional banks – amongst them four of the five biggest regional banks in Switzerland – do not form part of the RBA Holding. Some of them have been acquired by other financial groups over time and are managed as independent business areas within those groups. These include the biggest regional bank in Switzerland, the Neue Aargauer Bank, nowadays a subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group and Baloise Bank SoBa, the third biggest regional bank and subsidiary of Bâloise Holding.
Raiffeisen banks are the only group of banks structured as co-operatives. They are associated in the Raiffeisen Switzerland co-operative. In mid-2014, the Raiffeisen Group consisted of 305 independent, regionally rooted co-operative banks with a history that goes back more than a century.
Raiffeisen banks concentrate primarily on retail banking. The individual Raiffeisen
banks are primarily
active regionally, but together they form a nationwide group. Raiffeisen Switzerland assumes the strategic
management function for the entire Raiffeisen Group and is responsible for the group-wide risk diversification,
liquidity and equity holding and refinancing. Furthermore, it co-ordinates group activities, creates
favourable business conditions for the regional Raiffeisen banks and provides general consulting services
and support to its members. Raiffeisen Switzerland also assumes the role of a central bank in providing
treasury, trading and transaction services.
Foreigen banks
The approximately 90 foreign-controlled banks are organised in accordance with Swiss law and are independent banking institutions. Their primary activities are wealth management with foreign private customers as well as the funds business. In addition, a number of these institutions are global leaders in trade finance. Capital markets-related business is primarily conducted by the branches of foreign banks. These are not legal entities in their own right. Instead, they are legally and economically controlled by their parent company. All of the foreign-controlled banks and the branches of foreign banks are members of the Association of Foreign Banks in Switzerland (AFBS), which was formed in 1972. The majority of foreign banks in Switzerland are of European origin.
that specialise in stock exchange, securities and asset management business
This group of banks primarily comprises public limited companies set up under private law and governed in Switzerland. They concentrate chiefly on asset management for domestic and foreign clients. With only a few exceptions, these institutions, together with other individual banks, are members of the Association of Swiss Asset and Wealth Management Banks.
Banks falling into this category include three retail banks with operations across Switzerland. One of these, PostFinance, has a restricted banking licence only. The remaining banks either conduct consumer financing activities or have no particular shared characteristics.


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Pixie Persian Cat has long, fluffy fur that's so much fun to pet! Kids will love the fine features of this beautiful breed, made even more appealing on an adorable toy kitten. Like all Melissa & Doug stuffed animals, Pixie is durably constructed of high-quality fabric and fill, and is surface washable.
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Sea Salad (Mock Tuna Salad)
Serves 4
Bliss Raw Café owner Dee Pissaro is committed to expanding the raw food experience to those in the Dallas–Fort Worth area. In this recipe, soaked sunflower seeds flavored with dulse flakes offer an easy introduction to raw cuisine. At Bliss, the salad is served with raw onion bread, nut mayonnaise, and fresh veggies, but you can put it on a bed of greens and accompany it with baked bread or crackers. Recipe courtesy of Bliss Raw Café.
- 1 ½ cups raw sunflower seeds
- 1 Tbs. olive oil
- ½ tsp. salt
- ¼ cup finely chopped celery
- 2 Tbs. finely chopped sweet pickles
- 2 Tbs. finely chopped fresh dill
- 2 Tbs. finely chopped fresh parsley
- 1 ½ Tbs. dulse flakes
- 1 Tbs. lemon juice


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Formed from the remnants of Bent Leg Fatima, Need New Body have been called everything from "beardo wierdcore" to "spazzcore," due to its splicing of such disparate styles as noise rock, folk, avant-garde and jazz. Percussionist Chris Powell, keyboardists Dale Jimenez and Jamey Robinson and vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Jeff Bradbury formed Bent Leg Fatima in 1996 and later moved to Philadelphia in 1999 before releasing their debut record. Shortly after, Robinson departed, resulting in the band's disintegration. A few months later, the members began playing again under different names, while adding bassist Chris Reggiani and percussionist Jim Reggiani. After recording their self-titled debut in 2000, the group settled on the name Need New Body and got on bills with like-minded bands such as Hella and Deerhoof. The band's second album, UFO, was released in fall 2003. Two years later Where is Black Ben? arrived on Kill Rock Stars offshoot label 5 Rue Christine. ~ Kenyon Hopkin
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Finance Glossary
Just call us Bond. Amortized bond.
Over 700 finance terms, Shmooped to perfection.
Best Execution
Possibly Marie Antoinette. Or William Wallace.
Oh, we're not talking about town square executions?
On Wall Street, best execution is when a broker giving the client the best price and service possible. That might mean choosing the lowest prices on offers if the client is buying stocks. Or it might mean doing some fancy footwork (financially) to make a trade move smoothly and quickly.
Let's say a client wants a million shares. You can offer 100,000 at $23.13, but there's an offer to sell a million at the higher price of $23.18. If those million are sold to someone else and suddenly there's no supply in the market, the stock likely pops—so the client has 100,000 shares at $23.13, but now the best offer is $23.40.
Was that best execution? No. A million shares at the $23.18 was the way to go.


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