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Home Bar Design and Decorating Ideas
Have you ever thrown a cocktail party and wished you had something better than a fold-up table or kitchen counter to serve as a makeshift bar? Sure, any open tabletop or counter could serve all your cocktail and refreshment serving needs, but they don't have the elegance, aesthetic appeal and aren't as fun as an actual home bar.
So, if you have some spare time, free space in your home, a couple of cases of alcohol, a garage filled with building materials and a couple of friends who are willing to trade a couple hours of labor for some beer, why not build a home bar for your home today? Here are some design tips and decorating ideas.
Home Bar Decorating and Essentials
The best way to decorate your bar is to model it after some of your favorite bars. If you fancy Irish pubs, adorn your walls and bar counter with the appropriate décor and use lots of green. Here are some ideas for décor and home bar essentials:
- Kegerator: have your own beer tap. It's basically a small refrigerator with a tap on top.
- Small refrigerator: for storing ice, fruits and cold drinks like beer bottles and cans.
- Cocktail kit: for mixing, pouring and serving.
- Glassware: get glassware souvenirs whenever you travel to give your home bar some character.
- Neon bar sign: every bar needs at least one.
- TV: helps to keep your guests entertained.
- Dart board: get the plastic kind with rubber tipped darts to avoid unwanted holes on the wall.
- Liquor: wouldn't be a bar without your favorite whisky, gin, vodka, wine, beer, etc.
- Bar stools: if you want your guests to have a place to sit.
- Bar sink: very useful.
- Pub signs: go all out and make them personalized for a classy touch.
- Mixers: for the fancy drinks.
- Blender: for frozen drinks and anything that needs to be, well, blended.
- Bottle opener: to open the beer bottles.
- Wine opener: to open the wine bottles.
- Sports memorabilia: show your team spirit.
The great thing about a home bar is that you can keep adding new items and décor overtime. You can also do a full revamp on your bar's theme if you grow tired of it, or if you need to switch things around for various occasions.
Home Bar Location Ideas
Selecting a prime location to set up your home bar is the first step. If you plan on having a bar counter, and shelves behind the counter replete with all the liquor and mixers you would find in a real bar, you're going to need the right amount of space. You'll also want an open area where guests won't have to crowd around for a drink. One of the convenient things about a home bar is that you don't have to deal with the crowded and cramped space of a real bar.
Here are some possible bar locations:
- Living Room or Family Room: If your home has both a living room and a family room, chances are you don't actually need to use both for day-to-day living. Honestly, how many rooms with couches does your house need? In fact, the terms "living room" and "family room" are often used interchangeably because many people don't know or can't tell the difference between the two. Why not have a living room and a home bar instead of a living room and family room?
- Dining Room: Do you really use the dining room for formal dining? If you need a place to entertain, wouldn't a home bar serve the same purpose? If you're not using the dining room for anything special, make it into a home bar, or just convert a portion of the room into a home bar, in case you want to keep that antique dining table.
- Bonus Room or Loft: If you have a bonus room, then make a home bar the real bonus!
- Garage: Many people don't even use their garage for what it was meant for, which is for car storage. People often convert their garage to workshops, home offices or an additional room. Here's an idea, make your garage a home bar. Cocktail spills aren't nearly as difficult to clean as oil leaks.
- Backyard: Backyards are often used to entertain guests for home BBQs, garden parties or pool parties. Why not add an outdoor bar for entertaining on such occasions?
- Basement: The basement is a great place to create a home bar. You can control the noise level, there is usually a lot of space to work with, and there aren't any antique items and expensive flooring to worry about getting damaged.
You obviously don't need to convert an entire room or area of your home into a home bar if you are planning on building something small. Just make sure there is adequate space for your counter, storage for your liquor and your bar patrons, also known as house guests.
Tips for Hiring Someone to Build the Bar
Once you've selected the perfect spot for your home bar, it's time to break out the measuring tape to get an idea of the amount of space you'll have to work with. These measurements will be important for buying materials to build the bar, or for the contractor you'll be hiring if you don't wish to build the bar yourself.
Some tips for hiring a contractor to build your home bar:
- Hiring a professional can be expensive. Look through your address book and contact any friends or family who are handy with a saw. Depending how much you are willing to spend, and how fantastic you want the bar to look, you can get away with some amateur woodwork if you don't feel like spending a fortune.
- Buy the materials yourself before hiring someone to put it all together. You can cut costs by doing some smart shopping, or you can accompany your contractor to the hardware store and buy the materials on the spot to avoid any unwanted "mark-ups."
- Get the large items like refrigerators and sinks before the contractor starts building. The contractor can build around these items for proper fitment.
Home Bar Design Ideas
If you aced your woodshop class back in high school, and feel relatively competent in building your own bar, here are some bar design ideas to think about:
- L-shaped bar: just like it sounds, it's a bar with a counter in the shape of the letter "L." Allows for more people to sit at the counter and more cabinet space behind the counter without having to stretch across an entire room.
- Back bar: looks similar to a china cabinet or bookshelf. Glass cabinets for liquor to be displayed adorn the sides of the bar, with the lower cabinets for storing items. There is an opening in the center of the bar for mixing drinks.
- Corner bar: fairly simply design structure that is typically placed in the corner of a room, requiring only a solid counter to be fabricated for serving bar patrons.
- Straight bar: similar to a corner bar, except the counter is typically longer and positioned in the middle of a room instead of in the corner.
- Portable bar: relatively small and sometimes comes with rollers, which is great for mobility and transport.


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PORTLAND, Maine — The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority (NNEPRA), today announced that the Amtrak Downeaster has partnered with the Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program and Wounded Heroes Program of Maine to provide discounted fares to Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and families traveling to Boston for medical treatment at Home Base.
In the fall of 2009, Massachusetts General Hospital and the Red Sox charitable foundation partnered to launch the Home Base Program, which provides clinical care for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and families experiencing post-traumatic stress, deployment stress, and traumatic brain injury. Home Base also provides clinical education and is engaged in research to improve treatment for these "invisible wounds of war" which affect one-in-three returning veterans.
The Downeaster Home Base Discount enables the Wounded Heroes Program of Maine to pay for one Veteran and one companion to travel between any two Downeaster stations for $10.00 one-way or $20.00 round-trip per person Monday-Friday. Reservations must be made three (3) days in advance of travel.
According to Pam Payeur, Executive Director of the Wounded Heroes Program of Maine, "We are proud to partner with the Home Base Program at Mass General Hospital and the Amtrak Downeaster to provide our wounded Maine veterans with the best care available for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Taking the financial burden off our service members for traveling to Home Base makes it that much easier to plug them into quality care for brain injuries as well as psychological injures. Collaborating with the Home Base team allows us to bring our wounded consistent, comprehensive care. This makes it possible to help them get their lives on track and reduce the impact of these types of injuries. Thanks to Home Base and the Amtrak Downeaster for making this important partnership possible."
"We are deeply grateful to NNEPRA and the residents of Maine for making such a generous commitment to help eliminate this transportation barrier and enable Maine veterans and families to recover from the invisible wounds of war," said Brigadier General (Ret) Jack Hammond, Executive Director of Home Base.
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The popular Executive Development Series (EDS) is designed for aspiring and experienced academic leaders who want to improve their executive skills for a variety of positions within the academic setting. Explore mutual challenges and share solutions in this collegial, interactive environment. This year's program enables participants to:
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The 3-D is terrific in The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate, but director Tsui Hark's costume action movie is let down by two-dimensional characters.
Starring an underused Jet Li, this is a reworking of King Hu's Dragon Gate Inn (1966) and the Tsui-produced New Dragon Gate Inn (1992)
The action centers initially on Zhou Huai'an (Li), a freedom fighter opposing corrupt eunuchs holding power during China's Ming dynasty. Following a knockout opening sequence in which he and his small band of followers rescue alleged traitors facing certain death at a shipyard, Zhou disappears for long stretches while Tsui introduces a lengthy roster of characters whose paths eventually cross.
Chief among these is Ling Yanqiu (Zhou Xun), a female warrior who has rescued Su Huirong (Mavis Fan), a palace maid marked for death after being impregnated by the emperor.
Charged with eliminating Su is Yu Huatian (Chen Kun), a regional boss who tracks the women to Dragon Gate Inn, a rough-and-tumble hostel in the middle of the desert.
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If you're too much on tenterhooks, waiting for next Tuesday, here's one election that's over and done with: the Chronicle's undecided voter panel.
Ralph R. Martinez
The final results are three for John McCain, two for Barack Obama.* Today I interviewed Ralph Martinez about his decision.
Martinez told me he's voting for Obama, even though he'll pay higher taxes under the Democrat because as a criminal defense attorney, he makes more than $250,000 a year. But Martinez said he's willing to pay:
"I had opportunities, people helped me… For the good of society I'll pitch in my share, as long as everybody else does — I mean rich people, richer than me."
Focusing just on the candidates' tax plans is a mistake, given the other economic problems, according to Martinez: "The one thing I had a problem with Obama was with the taxes. But I started thinking that I'm losing more money with the economic crisis that the Bush people caused."
Although very intrigued at first by McCain, Martinez boiled down his decision to this: "McCain could not, to me, demonstrate he's different than Bush. And I got burned with Bush. Bush was supposed to be the compassionate conservative, and he lied. He was supposed to be moderate."
On what issues in particular did Bush "burn" him? I asked.
"On immigration. He never got health care off the ground, never came close. He appointed right wing Supremes to the Supreme Court."
McCain got hijacked by his own party, Martinez said. "It seems like he wants to be the maverick, but he's being pushed back by the Palin people. He's inconsistent, he's really not a maverick. I think he's through with that."
If elected, McCain won't be able to "break away from" the right-wing religous conservative arm of the Republican party, Martinez said. "He's going to cave in to the party..Picking Palin was a big sign for me: he's selling out."
If elected, McCain would pack the Supreme Court with appointees similar to Robertson and Alito, and Martinez doesn't want that. He also said McCain's response to the economic crisis has been too narrowly focused on taxes:
"My clients need jobs, they need health care, they need opportunities to make money, so they can hire me."
Obama has been very "consistent" and "straightforward" compared to McCain, he continued.
Obama will do a better job of handling the health care crisis, and will bring much-needed regulation back to financial sectors. Perhaps he will even punish some of the players: "I think Obama and the Democrats will do a better problem of finding these people and making them accountable."
On Iraq, Martinez wants out. He fears McCain will open even more fronts in the war on terror, and start conflicts with Iran or, maybe, Syria. In contrast, Obama will bring more to the table for international diplomacy.
"With Bush's aggressiveness, we've lost a lot of credibility to the world. Basically, Obama's election will offer a sign to the world that we're not satisfied with that."
"Obama impressed me as a guy who's not as left as maybe I was concerned about," Martinez concluded. "He's always been to me honest, consistent, this is what I stand for, and if you don't like, it too bad for you.
*If Arshunda Washington, the sixth recruited panelist, hadn't dropped out in early October, it would have been 3-3. But Washington only attended one meeting. After missing two more, she emailed me to say she was going for Obama.


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In its continuing drive to lure technology start-ups, New York City hosted a Demo Day Wednesday for entrepreneurs whose companies are trying to break into financial services.
Sponsored by the New York City Investment Fund and Accenture PLC and held at the Midtown headquarters of Credit Suisse, the event was the culmination of 12 weeks of coaching by venture capitalists and New York banking executives for entrepreneurs who want to develop products for this market but may not know how.
It's also an attempt by civic-minded New Yorkers to boost one of the city's marquee industries and attract more tech talent to the city. Start-ups apply to the program, called the FinTech Innovation Lab, and entrepreneurs have to relocate to participate. Some will stay on.
"When we talked to [banking] CEOs about where they look for new technology, they said they go to California and sometimes to Boston," said Maria Gotsch, president and chief executive of the New York City Investment Fund. "So that was the impetus for pulling this together and making the case for interesting things to be happening in New York."
Entrepreneurs without experience in financial services may spend months figuring out how to get meetings with the right people at these customers. Big banks are conservative in their purchases of new technology, and they can be complicated, with multiple divisions, global businesses and matrix reporting structures, said Gotsch, who came to her position out of Wall Street and describes herself as a "recovered investment banker."
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Published: Thursday, September 20th, 2012
Matthew James "Matt"�Canfield was born Sept. 30, 1940, at home in Downing, Wis., the fifth of five siblings, to Ted and Anna (Schmidt) Canfield. He lived in Downing, for 15 years. His father left home when he was very young, leaving his mother to raise five children on her own. Just before his 16th birthday the family moved to Baldwin, Wis., where his mother got a job as a nursing home administrator.
By this time Wes, his oldest brother, was in the U.S. Air Force. Al, the next oldest, was working in Minneapolis, Minn. Marlene, his sister, was working in St. Paul, Minn. Denver and Matt were still in high school. They both attended Baldwin High School with Denver graduating in 1957 and Matt graduating in 1958 from Woodville High School.
Just after his junior year in high school, Matt hitchhiked to Timber Lake, S.D., and worked on a cattle ranch. This would become his main home until 1963. From 1958 until 1961, Matt served in the U.S. Army. In 1963 he went to Alaska for a short period of time, returning to Timber Lake to manage the ranch he had worked at for so many years.
From 1966 until 1993 he worked at many different occupations, including trucking, butcher-meat cutter, ranching, livestock sales yard, building construction, sawmill, logger, millwright, mechanic, welder, heavy equipment operator, mining, body shop, pyro-technic, owner-operator of Canfield Trucking in Livingston, machinist-welder at BNRR in Livingston, Mont., and owner of Bandera Mining in Custer, S.D., until a back injury forced him into retirement in 1993. Matt hated retirement because he knew nothing but hard work and building things since he was 8 years old.
Matt was a volunteer firefighter from 1970 until 1978 at Cleghorn Volunteer Fire Department in Rapid City, S.D.. While there he was training captain, assistant chief at which time the greatest honor-recognition was bestowed upon him. In the 1972 flood in Rapid City he was nominated for "National Firefighter of the Year" for service above and beyond the call of duty for his rescue and organization skills.
Matt died Sept. 15, 2012, at his home in Edgemont, S.D. He was 71.
He is survived by his wife, Judy Marzolf Canfield of Edgemont; daughters, Vickie (Jim) Sheffers of Michigan, Kimberly (Jerry) Traphagen of Rapid City; step-son, Tobbie Mountain of Rapid City; step-daughters, Jenny (Pedro) Duarte of Custer, Paula Marzolf of Rapid City; brother, Denver (Diane) Canfield of Rochford, S.D.; sister, Marlene Stratton of Sheridan, Wyo.; 10 grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A celebration of life will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, Sept. 21, at the Edgemont Senior Center.
Written condolences may be made at www.mccolleyschapels.com.
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- Guests can sunbathe at the private beach, lounge by the pool, or indulge in an outdoor treatment at the luxurious spa. Active guests can work out at the fully equipped fitness center or arrange snorkeling or scuba diving adventures. Three restaurants are on site including the resort's signature seafood grill. Additional amenities include a concierge desk, a kids' club, and 24-hour room service.
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The Resort at Pedregal is reminiscent of an old Mexican hacienda , where the ocean meets the mountains. Its interior design celebrates traditional Mexican culture, mixed with sophisticated modern elements. Each guestroom has a private terrace and at least one private plunge pool from which to enjoy sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean. The resort offers three key accommodation options: luxurious hotel guestrooms and suites, exclusive private Beachfront Suites situated directly on the beach, and spacious residential style villas complete with large sitting areas and full kitchens. The hotel has a total of 66 rooms and suites and 22 multi-bedroom residential-style villas.
All guestrooms feature a plunge pool and private terrace overlooking the Pacific Ocean, indoor fireplaces, custom furnishings with handcrafted Mexican details, a specialty light system allowing guests to adjust lighting levels throughout the day, rainfall showerheads with handheld shower option, a separate bathtub, Nespresso coffee system, LED high definition television with cable and a variety of preferred channels, complimentary wireless internet access, and binoculars for whale watching.
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- Internet access - complimentary
- Internet access - TV
- Internet access - wireless
- Iron/ironing board
- Makeup mirror
- Massage - available in room
- Minibar
- Multi-line phone
- Patio
- Pay movies
- Premium bedding
- Premium TV channel(s)
- Refrigerator
- Remote lighting/drapery control
- Rollaway beds
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The Resort at Pedregal is located in Cabo San Lucas at the southernmost tip of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula where the Pacific Ocean meets the Sea of Cortez, close to the Cabo Arch and legendary rock formations known as Land's End. The proximity of the resort to the ocean provides stunning seasonal views of humpback whales, which congregate around the peninsula.
The Resort at Pedregal is just minutes from bustling downtown Cabo, yet seemingly a world away thanks to its secluded location. The resort is reached via the only privately owned Dos Mares tunnel, which is a 300-meter long entrance that separates the town of Cabo from the Pacific Ocean.
The Resort at Pedregal experience exceeds that of the most luxurious hotels available today, with an array of well-thought-out facilities and intuitive services that include signature personal concierge for every guest, complimentary welcome margarita or hibiscus water, complimentary daily afternoon amenity of fresh guacamole, chips and bucket of Coronitas beer, complimentary bottle of Reserva de la Familia Platino by Cuervo as welcome amenity, • Complimentary in-room refreshment center, restocked daily with soft drinks, juices and water, 24-hour in-room service, private chef upon request, driving services via the resort valet, preferred pricing for regional ecotourism travel and adventure sports, optional butler service, twice-daily housekeeping service.
The Resort at Pedregal features outdoor pools, a private beach, a fitness center, and a signature Luna Y Mar Spa features 12,000 square-feet of space, providing a tranquil environment for reflection among pristine ocean views. Three on-site restaurants include a cliffside seafood grill; room service is available 24 hours. Amenities include a concierge desk, a kids' club, a business center, and complimentary wireless Internet access.
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- Airport transportation (surcharge)
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- Dry cleaning service
- Elevator/lift
- Event catering
- Express check-in/check-out
- Fitness equipment
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Full-service health spa
- Gift shop or newsstand
- Hair salon
- Health club
- Internet access in public areas - complimentary
- Internet access in public areas - wireless
- Library
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Marina on site
- Massage - treatment room(s)
- Medical assistance available
- Meeting room(s) (small groups)
- Multilingual staff
- Parking (secure)
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- Picnic area
- Poolside bar
- Porter/bellhop
- Private beach
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Room service (24 hours)
- Safe-deposit box - front desk
- Sauna
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- Security guard
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- Spa services on site
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- Supervised child care/activities
- Swimming pool - outdoor
- Tour assistance
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- Video library
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The Resort at Pedregal's creative cuisine may be enjoyed in a variety of locations throughout the resort. The resort's staff can arrange private dinners on a guestroom terrace overlooking the Pacific Ocean, or an intimate beachside dinner next to the warm glow of a bonfire. Also available is the Su Cocina private dining room, which serves as a perfect setting to entertain up to eight guests and receive personalized service.
Don Manuel'sThe resort's signature restaurant serves three meals a day, using cuisine made from local organic ingredients and prepared using modern interpretations of old world techniques.
El Farallonserving fresh fish specialties in an alfresco setting suspended over the ocean. This destination seafood venue features a "catch of the day" menu enabling guests to choose from fresh fish of the surrounding waters. New to the restaurant in 2015 is the romantic and picturesque Champagne Terrace.
Between the resort and the attractions of Cabo San Lucas, guests can find endless opportunities for diversion, including: Private beach access, easy access and pre-approved service for snorkeling, scuba diving, desert hiking, mountain biking, four-wheeling, horseback riding and other soft adventure, special pricing and access to Cabo San Lucas' world-class, 18-hole championship golf courses, shopping at the boutiques of Cabo San Lucas village and San Jose del Cabo, sailing from the infamous Cabo San Lucas marina, whale and dolphin watching, camel safaris, surfing, kayaking and zip-lining.
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By James McMahon
Mayo have already cleared the first hurdle in their defence of the Connacht title and the smart money is on them to jump the remaining two obstacles as they bid for a fourth consecutive Nestor Cup.
A sizeable contingent from the county travelled to New York last weekend to witness a comfortable 4-18 to 0-08 victory. Next up for the Green and Red is a date with either Roscommon or Leitrim in the provincial semi-final on 8 June.
London, last year's finalists, welcome Galway to Ruislip on 25 May, with Sligo awaiting the winners in the other last-four clash on 21 June.
This year's Connacht final will be played on 13 July. The winners will represent the province in the All-Ireland quarter-final on 3 August.
So that's the schedule. The question is who can put it up to James Horan's men in the west this year?
Despite losing the last two All-Ireland finals, Mayo footballers still believe they can reach the Promised Land come September. How useful a strenuous Connacht campaign will be in that pursuit is open to debate.
Last year the side won the province at a canter and yet produced their best display of the summer when they subsequently trounced Donegal in the All-Ireland quarter-final.
Galway and Roscommon will be out to improve on their poor showings in the 2013 campaign. Sligo's one outing last year saw them lose to London in Ruislip – a result that ultimately was to end Kevin Walsh's reign as manager.
As for the Exiles? The element of surprise is certainly gone. That said Paul Coggins' side won't lack belief for the visit of Galway.
Leitrim are now under the management of Sean Hagan and will be seeking to beat the Rossies at the Hyde for the first time since 2000.
The Tribesmen have to go back to 2008 for their last Connacht victory. Recent underage success has not yet translated into something tangible at senior level. Last year's qualifier defeat to Cork did see them play with much abandon and gave hope of better days. However, their league campaign was patchy and they just about survived in the second tier
Michael Meehan has taken a break from the game in order to recover fully from an ankle problem. After being dropped for the league clash with Armagh in March, Gary Sice left the panel.
Better news for coach Alan Mulholland is the form of former Kildare player James Kavanagh and Eddie Hoare, with the latter showing well in the half-forward line during the league.
Galway will feel that they have the wherewithal to get past London and Sligo respectively and so claim a place in the Connacht final. However, recent history has told us that they do slip up when least expected, so nothing can be taken for granted. The defeat of the U-21s against Leitrim back in March serves as a further warning.
Mulholland is now in his third year at the helm and needs a good summer. The pathway is there for his charges to be competitive well into the campaign. But are they good enough to navigate it with conviction?
The year started well with a consecutive FBD victory. Hopes were high that promotion out of Division 4 could be achieved. However, a surprise away defeat to Waterford derailed that prospect. A subsequent loss at home to Tipperary ended it.
Success for Leitrim in the Connacht minor league and the U-21s getting to the provincial final lifted spirits during the spring. That said the seniors face a tough opener away to Roscommon.
As always they will be well supported but as of now Leitrim's best hope of making an impression this summer looks like coming via the qualifier route.
London's run to last year's Connacht final saw them play four games. Add in their All-Ireland qualifier tussle with Cavan at Croke Park and it really was a remarkable few months for Paul Coggins' outfit.
It all kicks off again for them against Galway at Ruislip. Are they good enough to claim another big scalp?
Their league campaign this spring was disappointing. It was a similar case last year. Therefore all eyes will be on how they shape up against the Tribesmen.
Mayo's recent dominance in the province was well and truly highlighted last year when they swept Galway and Roscommon aside en route to a 45th title. Both counties could well stand in their way again as they bid to add to that haul.
The Mayo team that started against New York featured 12 players that lined up to face Dublin in last September's All-Ireland final. Keith Higgins reverted to defence, while up front James Horan gave a start to Diarmuid O'Connor, a brother of Cillian.
Indeed it's in the forward division where many feel Mayo need to improve. Questions arise as to whether Seamus O'Shea can really prosper at centre-half-forward and is Andy Moran the man best suited for the number 14 role?
Alan Dillon's return to action at Gaelic Park is a plus as the Green and Red look to utilise their full capabilities.
A trip to Hyde Park to face Roscommon (assuming the Rossies beat Leitrim) will be a test for Mayo, though they should have enough on hand to set up another final appearance and claim a fourth consecutive title.
After promotion from Division 3 and their U-21s getting to an All-Ireland final, Roscommon's graph is on the rise. A potential meeting at home with Mayo in the semi-final should be their target, but manager John Evans will no doubt have them focused on their opener against Leitrim.
In Senan Kilbride and Donal Shine, the Rossies have two of the best forwards in the game and Evans will be looking for some of the U-21 stars to step up and press for places in his starting XV for the summer.
Roscommon won't win Connacht this year but are more than capable of having a decent run through the back door.
The Yeats County will have to beat either London or Galway to reach a third Connacht decider in five years. After their surprise defeat in Ruislip last year, they won't lack for motivation against the side from the English capital.
If Galway is the opposition before the Sky cameras on 21 June then Sligo will be seeking a third consecutive championship win against their more illustrious rivals.
Pat Flanagan arrived late on the scene as Sligo boss. He safely kept them in Division 3 of the league.
The side won't lack for motivation in front of their own fans and in David Kelly and Mark Breheny they have attackers who could cause trouble for any opposition in the province.


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`Throwing Airplanes Into The Air' – Life Inside Airport Control Towers
They've been glamorized in movies and more recently vilified in media and government for falling asleep on the job and other mistakes. But each day, thousands of air-traffic controllers around the country do a tough job calmly and routinely, moving 50,000 flights and 2 million people at very fast speeds.
It's a job that requires quick thinking, sometimes under heavy stress. This week's Middle Seat goes into a control tower and regional radar room to talk to controllers about their job -– what makes a good controller, what a day is like, how they prepare and how they exhale.
Controllers talk about "throwing airplanes into the air'' and doing everything they can to avoid "headshots'' –- planes pointed straight at each other. Much of their work is routine -– the same instructions radioed to planes flying the same path, over and over. When things go wrong -– bad weather, aircraft emergencies, wayward pilots -– things can get far more challenging. Some sectors of airspace involve much trickier mixes of airplanes than others.
Over the north side of Dallas, for example, planes at Addison Airport, a busy private-plane field, take off toward one of the arrival streams for Dallas Love Field, home to Southwest Airlines. There's a heavy mix of planes flying here and there on their own visually. There are aircraft doing traffic reports, law enforcement planes, medical helicopters -– all kinds of things that have to be juggled in the sky.
Controllers quickly formulate plan A, then have plan B and plan C at the ready if the first plan isn't working out. They say the best controllers are flexible. They can mesh lots of information in their head. They can think fast and talk fast. And when it works right, it's exhilarating not stressful.
Bruce Thornton, training supervisor at the Dallas-Fort Worth Terminal Radar Approach Control facility, or Tracon, says his wife asks him what his plan is for the day on Saturdays and then laughs because she knows full well he doesn't have a plan for the day. Controllers just take it all as it gets thrown at them.
But there are also lots of issues, as noted in the story. Scheduling practices that jam an overnight shift into the work week to create a three-day weekend -– but also sleepy controllers — have come under fire. Training is an issue; lots of controllers have retired or will soon retire, and trainees represent a large portion of the workforce in many busy airports. The National Transportation Safety Board recently added pilot and controller "professionalism'' to its list of most-wanted safety improvements. The Federal Aviation Administration says it has been working hard on both fatigue and professionalism.
Next time you get "thrown into the air,'' think about the person on the other end of the radio talking to your pilot. They choreograph the dance that is out air travel today.


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ST. PETERSBURG | Tampa Bay area residents can expect another warm and sunny day today. But don't pack away that coat yet.
Conditions will turn noticeably cooler starting Thursday night.
After Wednesday morning's fog burns off, temperatures will rise into the upper 70s to low 80s across the region, according to Bay News 9 Meteorologist Juli Marquez. Polk County is expected to have temperatures in the low to mid-80s.
"It will be a beautiful day today," Marquez said. "It will be partly sunny with a southerly wind in place."
But a cold front is approaching the area and will bring showers on Thursday. There is a 40 percent chance of rain Thursday. It will become breezy and cooler after the front moves through the area, dropping temperatures to the 40s Friday morning.
It will be cool with some clouds and low rain chances continuing Friday and Saturday.
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The diet is also typically very low in saturated fat, dairy products, and eggs.
To see how the Mediterranean diet affected cognitive function, researchers from Spain compared two versions of the diet (one with extra olive oil and one with extra nuts) with a low-fat diet in 522 seniors as part of the PREDIMED trial. The participants were all at high risk for vascular disease because they either had type 2 diabetes or at least three vascular disease risk factors, including smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, excess weight, or a family history of early cardiovascular disease.
Each of the groups was given extensive instructions for following the diet to which they were assigned. People in the Mediterranean diet groups also received either 1 liter per week of extra virgin olive oil or 30 grams per day of raw mixed nuts (walnuts, almonds, and hazelnuts).
After an average of 6.5 years, the participants underwent neuropsychiatric testing that assessed their attention, calculation, recall, language comprehension, memory, and abstract thinking.
Both versions of the Mediterranean produced significantly higher scores on cognitive function tests compared with the low-fat diet.
The Mediterranean diet is high in antioxidant-rich and anti-inflammatory foods. "There is increasing evidence that major vascular risk factors are associated with a higher risk of cognitive decline and dementia," said the study's authors. Since oxidative stress and inflammation are both thought to play a role in vascular disease and many of its underlying risk factors, the protective effect of the diet on cognition might be related to improvements in these factors, the authors explained.
Besides adopting a healthier diet, give these suggestions a try to keep your brain healthy as you age.
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Wow, really?! That's a lotta Brazilians, I didn't know that. Cool!
I live in Dongguan... there are over 2,000 Brazilians here for the shoe industry - crazy!
Brazil is pretty lively right now hahahah
Guys, I've been away from Zhuhai for the last.... whatever.... but started to come back over again.
Too bad I moved to another city.
It seems that they were waiting me to move out to start a "churrascaria"!!!
Mark, is the Gaucho churrascaria a kind of a branch from the one in SZ?
Do they have guarana to drink in there too???
Cheers guys!!!
Hope to see you around!!!
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Ex. 1: Hey, I've got to leave early.. I'm Kindling in bed tonight.
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Reading a Kindle, or other electronic reading device.
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Pisciotta headlines six softball All-Conference selections
May 8, 2013
Cambridge, Mass. – Six members of the Stony Brook softball team were honored by the America East as All-Conference performers, the conference announced Wednesday. Freshman Alexandra Pisciotta (New Hyde Park, N.Y.) headlined the group as a first-team All-America East selection and an All-Rookie pick.
Three Seawolves were honored as second-team performers: sophomore Bria Green (Wheatley Heights, N.Y.), sophomore Shayla Giosia (Runnemede, N.J.) and junior Christine Lucido (Melville, N.Y.), while freshman Jane Sallen (Lake Worth, Fla.) joined Pisciotta on the All-Rookie squad. Sophomore Allison Cukrov (Irvine, Calif.) was also represented as an All-Academic selection.
Pisciotta, who made the first team at the utility position, is hitting .327 with three home runs in 39 games while splitting time at catcher and designated player. One of four freshmen on the America East first team, Pisciotta recorded 11 of her 16 RBI in conference games and posted a .396 batting average in America East play during the regular season.
Green leads the team with seven home runs and 31 RBI, while slugging an impressive .601. The conference leader in doubles (18) and total bases (95), Green was named the America East Player of the Week on Monday after hitting .417 with six extra-base hits in six wins last week.
A second-team All-Conference performer in 2012, Giosia is hitting .317 with five homers and 29 RBI this season. Giosia has started all 53 games and leads the team with 57 hits and 30 runs. Giosia is tied for the team lead with eight stolen bases and owns a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage with 54 putouts and two outfield assists.
Lucido leads all America East pitchers with an .846 winning percentage (11-2 record). Sporting a sparkling 2.09 ERA (2.05 in conference play), Lucido struck out 53 batters in 110.1 innings during the regular season. Lucido also saved three games and recorded one shutout in 31 regular season appearances.
An All-Rookie performer, Sallen owns an 8-7 record with a 3.08 ERA in her first season with the Seawolves. Sallen led all Stony Brook pitchers with a .247 opponent batting average during the regular season and paced the staff with a 4-1 record and a 1.12 ERA in America East play.
Cukrov was named to the All-Academic team after earning a 3.92 GPA as an environmental science major. The sophomore also posted a 2.99 ERA during the regular season, while leading the Seawolves in strikeouts (136), innings pitched (161.1), wins (12), appearances (34), complete games (14), shutouts (4) and saves (4).
The Seawolves begin their quest for the 2013 America East title on Thursday against top-seeded Albany at 1 p.m.
2013 America East Softball All-Conference Teams:
First Team
Second Team
All-Rookie Team (Regardless of Position)
All-Academic Team
Player of the Year: Jayme Mask, Boston U.
Pitcher of the Year: Brittany MacFawn, Albany
Rookie of the Year: Lisa Cadogan, Binghamton
Coach of the Year: Michelle Burrell, Binghamton


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GAME: Calgary Flames at Anaheim Mighty Ducks.
PLAYOFF SERIES: Western Conference quarterfinals; Flames lead 2-1.
TIME: Thursday, 10 p.m. EDT.
Kristian Huselius had never been to the postseason before the Calgary Flames came calling.
Now he has them on the verge of taking a 3-1 lead over the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in the Western Conference quarterfinals as the teams meet for Game 4 at Arrowhead Pond.
Huselius, a former second-round pick by Florida in 1997, spent his first three-plus seasons with the Panthers before being acquired in December by the Flames.
The right wing made an immediate impact, totaling 15 goals and 39 points in 54 regular-season games to trail only Jarome Iginla (43) and Daymond Langkow (42) in points over that span.
Huselius has registered at least a point in each playoff game and leads the Flames with two goals and three assists. He assisted on Darren McCarty's overtime goal in a 2-1 win in Game 1 last Friday, scored his first goal of the series in a 4-3 loss in Game 2 on Sunday and had a goal and two assists in Calgary's 5-2 win in Game 3 on Tuesday.
"You need to get a few good bounces, but I thought (Huselius) was really controlling it early," said Iginla, who assisted on Huselius' goal and has four points. "He ended up with a few big points, got us going out there and got the confidence up."
The Flames' power-play unit, two days after scoring twice on a season-high 12 chances in Game 2, went 3-for-7 with the man advantage as Langkow, Huselius and Robyn Regehr all scored.
"Thank goodness our power play smartened up," said Regehr. "There are a lot of penalties being called and we need to continue to improve on special teams."
Regehr, who also assisted on Huselius' goal at 1:25 of the second to give the Flames a 2-1 lead, scored at 5:33 of the third for his second career multi-point playoff game and first since he had two assists in a 5-4 triple-overtime first-round loss to Vancouver on April 17, 2004.
The Mighty Ducks finally had success on the power play as Francois Beauchemin scored twice with the man advantage to erase 1-0 and 2-1 deficits. But Anaheim, which was 0-for-11 on the power play in the first two games, could not sustain that momentum.
"Tonight was a typical game where we got outworked, and that hasnt happened to our group very often," said Ducks coach Randy Carlyle. "So you have to give the opposition credit."
Calgary goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff stopped 27 shots to outperform Anaheim's Jean-Sebastien Giguere, who had 19 stops in his second straight start after missing Game 1 due to a lower-body injury.
Giguere, who had 22 saves in a Game 2 win, allowed five goals for just the second time in 23 career playoff starts. It was also a rare poor postseason performance at home for Giguere, who entered the game 9-1 with a 1.27 goals-against average lifetime in the playoffs at Arrowhead Pond.
The Flames haven't won back-to-back games at Anaheim since 1995-96 and are just 4-9-2 with five ties on the road in the series since, including the Game 3 win.
Game 5 will be played Saturday night at Calgary.
HOW THEY GOT HERE: Flames - 103 points; 3rd seed. Mighty Ducks - 98 points; 6th seed.
PLAYOFF TEAM LEADERS: Flames - Huselius and McCarty, 2 goals; Huselius and Iginla, 3 assists; Huselius, 5 points; McCarty and Rhett Warrener, 8 PIM. Mighty Ducks - Beauchemin, 2 goals; Todd Marchant, Teemu Selanne and Scott Niedermayer, 2 assists; Beauchemin and Niedermayer, 3 points; Joffrey Lupul, 9 PIM.
PLAYOFF SPECIAL TEAMS: Flames - Power play: 20.8 percent (5 for 24). Penalty killing: 90.0 percent (18 for 20). Mighty Ducks - Power play: 10.0 percent (2 for 20). Penalty killing: 79.2 percent (19 for 24).
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by John Updike
Rabbit, Run Chapter 11 Summary
- Rabbit feels like Eccles has freed him from underground hibernation.
- He gets dressed and tries to communicate with Ruth.
- He thinks she isn't sleeping and he tries again.
- He tries again to tell her he's going to see Janice and the baby.
- When she doesn't move, he's afraid he somehow killed her. (It's not clear whether he means because of the blowjob, or because of going to Janice.)
- He tries again and, when she doesn't answer, he threatens not to return if she doesn't answer this time. She does not.
- He knows he could wake her if he touched her, but "he doesn't like being manipulated and grows angry."


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'It is too early to speculate if there is a subversive element in relation to this or if they are criminals, ordinary criminals.'
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It has been 17 years since a policeman was shot dead in Ireland. In 1996, Jerry McCabe was shot in the head as he escorted an An Post van in Adare, Co. Limerick.


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Rain Rain Go Away—
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*Sings* Raindrops keep falling on me head ..
With the placement of the pokey bits on the leaves, it looks as if there is also a goose included in these pics!
Frogs with umbrellas? Ladies and gents, meet our new overlords!
The last one looks like he's sailing the S.S. Pickle.
I'm sitting in the rain
Just sitting in the rain
What a miserable feeling
I'm dripping again
I'm frowning at clouds
So hight up above
Just sitting and dripping in the rain.
Who says humans and apes are the only animals to employ tools!
What an awesome picture!
For reals?! This is just too much. I can die happy now.
Yeah, they have opposable thumbs and are using tools .. next thing, world domination!!
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Bobby Ryan makes the most of shootoutRyan is 6-for-8 this season. His 75 per cent success rate is second only to Pirri, who has scored on five of six attempts
Sens' shootout victory breaks three-game skidThose who weathered the storm were at least able to head home with a smile. While the weather outside was frightful for the announced crowd of 15,893 Tuesday night at ...
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MacArthur takes another step in concussion recoveryTuesday marks the one-year anniversary of the first one – the nasty collision which also involved goaltender Robin Lehner and Carolina's Jay McClement. In an ironic twist, Lehner is expected ...
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Buffalo charges towards a brighter future on the ice and in the citySabres fans have bought into the hope that glory days on the ice will be here soon again. After years of painfully ugly hockey – consecutive 51-loss seasons and two ...
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The new look Buffalo SabresSabres general manager Tim Murray has been a man in a hurry. Here are some of his many moves: June 27, 2014: Sam Reinhart selected with second overall selection in ...
Expectations are high for a Senators team that finished strongThe coaching staff says it's old news. The players say it can can never be repeated. As for Senators management, they feel the ridiculous run of 21-3-3 that lifted Ottawa ...
Sens' Andrew Hammond returns with renewed focusHammond certainly has no illusions about repeating his ridiculous run which carried the Senators into the playoffs, but he is confident in having another solid season.
Buffalo-bound Lehner will miss his mates in OttawaFor seemingly forever, Lehner, now 24, had been the Senators "goaltender of the future", the guy who would develop alongside the young core for a serious challenge at the Stanley ...
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12 varsities to shut, defer exams
TWELVE universities and colleges have said they will postpone exams or classes in order to handle the "Shutdown" from tomorrow, while 13 other universities were still making decisions, Higher Education Commission secretary-general Tossaporn Sirisampan said yesterday.
Chulalongkorn and Thammasat's Tha Phrachan campus will suspend classes until January 15; Srinakarin-wiroj will close for two days from tomorrow; Silpakorn's Wang Tha Phra and Taling Chan campuses and Suan Sunandha Rajabhat will close tomorrow. Rajamangala University of Technology Krungthep and Ramkhamhaeng have delayed exams; Pathumwan Institute of Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Tawan-ok's Chakrab-ongse campus, and Bangkok University will close for two days from tomorrow. University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce and St Louis University will also suspend classes tomorrow, he said.
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In early 2000, Adnan Syed was convicted and sentenced to life plus thirty years for the murder of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee, a high school senior in Baltimore, Maryland. Syed has maintained his innocence, and Rabia Chaudry, a family friend, has always believed him. By 2013, after almost all appeals had been exhausted, Rabia contacted Sarah Koenig, a producer at This American Life, in hopes of finding a journalist who could shed light on Adnan's story. In 2014, Koenig's investigation turned into Serial, a Peabody Award-winning podcast with more than 500 million international listeners.
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From New Yorker staff writer and bestselling author of The Nine and The Run of His Life: The People v. O. J. Simpson, the definitive account of the kidnapping and trial that defined an insane era in American history.
On February 4, 1974, Patty Hearst, a sophomore in college and heiress to the Hearst family fortune, was kidnapped by a ragtag group of self-styled revolutionaries calling itself the Symbionese Liberation Army. The already sensational story took the first of many incredible twists on April 3, when the group released a tape of Patty saying she had joined the SLA and had adopted the nom de guerre "Tania."


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CSDL Home IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis & Machine Intelligence 1991 vol.13 Issue No.08 - August
Issue No.08 - August (1991 vol.13)
pp: 819-825
DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/34.85673

An algorithm that yields textured and connected binary fractals is presented. The texture is imposed by modelling the fractal as a Markov random field (MRF) at every resolution level. The model size and the parameters specify the texture. The generation starts at a coarser level and continues at finer levels. Connectivity, which is a global property, is maintained by restricting the flow of the sample generating Markov chain within a limited subset of all possible outcomes of the Markov random field. The texture is controlled by the parameters of the MRF model being used. Sample patterns are shown.

picture processing; pattern recognition; statistical analysis; connected textured fractal patterns; Markov random fields; binary fractals; sample generating Markov chain; fractals; Markov processes; pattern recognition; picture processing; statistical analysis
L. Onural, "Generating Connected Textured Fractal Patterns Using Markov Random Fields", IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis & Machine Intelligence, vol.13, no. 8, pp. 819-825, August 1991, doi:10.1109/34.85673


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by Megan B , 03/30/2013
Save yourself time and money and find another dentist! I had a series of cavities filled in this office. It was supposed to be done in one visit so I opted for $100 extra out of pocket for sedation. Instead, it turned into 3 visits, 3 missed days of work for myself and my driver. After the work was done, a filling fell out a week later. They refilled it. The same filling and 2 others fell out 4-6 mo later and another filling 1 yr later. Vermillion's office gave me the run around so I went to the Sioux Falls office. They charged me $75 just to look at it and tell me that I should have had crowns instead of fillings... their mistake... convenient that I no longer have dental anymore. They knew my dental was expiring at the time of the initial filling. Instead of fixing it, they told me that I would need to come out of pocket with over $600 to fix. Now, I am stuck with excruciating tooth pain because of exposed nerves and filling them myself once a week with a kit I found at Walmart. Please don't make the same mistake as I did. They still call me every month trying to get me to make an appointment to suck more money from me. Horrible experience overall.
Awful place, lies about appointments
by Jeff Willman , 04/06/2012
VERY UNPROFESSIONAL DENTIST. I had an abscess tooth that needed to come out, it`s been two weeks and they haven`t done anything yet. They called me this morning and cancelled today ! After I HAVE BEEN IN PAIN FOR TWO WEEKS !! I would bever go here again.
Implants made my dentures fit!
by Bea , 01/26/2011
Dr. Brower used dental implants to make my dentures fit. I can bite into apples now! I even received a senior discount. I am very happy.
Toothache is gone!
by Hunter , 01/26/2011
Went to this clinic for toothache. I was in the area for a business meeting. I was seen the same day I called and Dr. Brower performed a root canal on a tooth. He was professional and his staff was friendly. Satisfied with my visit and would recommend this dentist to others.
I love my braces!
by Bobby , 01/13/2011
I just got braces today and love them. My mom & dad let me get the clear braces, which are cool. Dr. Brower is very funny and I like the people in the office. - Bobby
I love Dr. Brower & Dr. Prosser - thank you!
by Anne , 01/13/2011
Wow! That's the first thing that comes to mind. I just moved to the Vermillion community to pursue my doctoral degree and was searching for a new dentist. I found Vermillion Dental Health by running across their website www.smilesforsiouxland.com. Everyone is soooooo friendly and professional! I have lived in big cites and you do not get this kind of service there. They know my name and are always excited to see me walk through the door. I feel like I'm coming to see friends and I'm really going to the dentist! I would refer this clinic to anyone looking for a knowledgeable dentist and dental staff.
Love the Vermillion Dental clinic!
by Professor at the U , 10/08/2010
I am a new professor at the U. I noticed the Vermillion Dental clinic sign when I was leaving the post office a few weeks ago. I walked across the street and set up my appointment with a super friendly receptionist. The day of my cleaning I saw a dentist named Dr. Prosser (very nice guy). I needed a root canal on a tooth giving me some problems. I saw the other dentist Dr. Brower the next day. Very smart dentist. Knew what he was talking about. His assistant was very helpful too. Dr. Brower showed me some videos and pictures on his website www.smilesforsiouxland.com. I was very impressed. I am pain free now!
Mom of 4 - LOVES Dr. Brower and his staff
by Paula - mom of 4 , 10/08/2010
We've been coming to Dr. Brower since he bought the clinic from Dr. Prosser. My kids love coming here because of all the TVs and all the assistants are so nice to them (know their names and give them special attention). We don't have dental insurance and I like the fact I get a discount. We come to Vermillion Dental for our cleanings and 2 of my kids have braces. If you need a great family dentist this is the place for your family! Mom of 4, Paula
Vermillion Dental Health is a great office
by Vermillion Dental , 10/07/2010
Please visit our website and look at our video gallery to see real live patients talk about the work in our clinic, and specifically why they like Dr. Brower. We believe we have a fantastic team, and Dr. Brower's assistants have been with him for years. We let an employee go that wasn't working for us at the same time and got this bad review then. Please view a real patient speaking live on our website and not an anonymous post from a nonpatient in our office. You will not be dissapointed! www.smilesforsiouxland.com is our site. Click on the tv with video gallery next to it..
What the heck kind of dentist is this?
by College Student USD , 04/26/2010
I was seen by a dentist called Brower. This guy wasn't what I would call exactly what you would need in a dentist. He liked to demean his assistant and was totally bossy. Made me feel uncomfortable. Luckily, all my teeth were fine, but jeez. Will be going to another dentist next time. The work was satisfactory, but the experience was not. Maybe it was just that time of the month, or he had other issues going on, but please leave them at home!


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It's back to business for the Mississippi Legislature. While lawmakers prepare to return to work, efforts are gearing up to revive a voter ID initiative.
This year a proposal on the issue died in the state Senate. Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann has kicked off a petition drive that, if successful, would lead to voter ID being placed on a statewide ballot for voters to decide.
"I've been pushing voter I.D. I think people see it as a common sense thing to do and I really think that this initiative is something that will pick up steam in the summer and that we'll be voting on it a year from now," says Hosemann.
The measure would require voters to show a government-issued photo ID before being allowed to vote. At least 90,000 signatures, spread equally from
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Jenny: Mom! Taylor left pimp juice all over the mirror again!
de Pimp Masta' C Fly Beautiful 7 juillet 2006
the one and only definition: MY MACHINE
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de Street Team 21 mars 2005
1. The white stuff that comes ut of your penis after a prostitute gives you a hand job.
2. A tooth rotting "energy" drink by punk ass "rapper" Nelly.
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1. Hey baby, you wanna help a nigga make some pimp juice?
2. Look at that wanksta spending $1.99 on that nasty ass Pimp Juice.
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when i just got done bangin my girl and shes layin there and says "Oh my God, I can't even move " , Thats cause you've just been served the Pimp Juice - Deal with it. Ahaa
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when you're actually being a true pimp and others think so too
When a wigger is finally acting truly black
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