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Complaint Review: CompUSA - Household Credit Services
CompUSA - Household Credit Services12131 Jefferson Avenue Newport News, Virginia U.S.A.
CompUSA - Household Credit Services incompetent, money grubbing, be your best friend when they sell you something, forget about you when you've given them your money ripoff Newport News Virginia
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Dear Sirs:
Never have I had such a problem with a store or credit card company. The local CompUSA store (Newport News, VA) where I bought two computers over two months, caused an error in my statement. On top of having a mix-up in computers the night I bought the second computer, it seems like everything that could go wrong with this account has.
In January, when I purchased the second computer, I requested an exchange of the Gold warranty to the Silver warranty on the e-machine I bought in December. That is a difference of $63.00. I was told, no problem. I also was told when I bought the second computer that I would have the same promotion in January that I did in December, 12 months, no interest. This was not the case.
Because I split the purchase up on two cards, there was a problem with qualifying for that promotion and I had to have someone from the store call Credit Services to confirm that I did qualify. After the gentleman that helped me buy the second computer, John Brogdan, tried to handle this problem for me and couldn't , I had to have the General Manager, Jesse Horner, call Credit Services to verify that I qualified.
I been trying to get this straightened out since January 21, 2005 speaking with both Mr. Brogdan and Mr. Horner on numerous occasions. On January 24, 2005, I wrote to Mr. Brogdan again, asking if he had any progress with my problems because I wanted to get this taken care of before the bill due date. He said no and that I should call the 1-800-365-3804 customer service number. On January 25, 2005 he said that he talked to Credit Services and that they said they would review my account and get back in touch with me. No one ever did.
When I received my statement, I noticed that both the credit was not on the statement and the promotion time was not changed. So, I had to get in touch with Mr. Horner again and have him call and get this straightened out. Per an email that he sent me on 2/7/05, he said that he sent the required information to CompUSA Corporate and Household last week and he wasn't able to tell me when it was effective, but said to make a payment until we got these problems taken care of. (Because, ironically, I was worried about being late on my payment.) My husband went down to the store tonight and spoke to the Manager on duty because Mr. Horner wasn't working (5 pm 2/11/05). My husband was assured by this other manager that these problems would be taken care of.
When my husband got home, I went online, viewed my account statement (which didn't show the credit yet) and proceeded to make a payment online. I accidentally scheduled the wrong date of February 25, 2005 to have the bill paid. My bill is due February 12, 2005. So I called customer care to have the date changed and was given another number because she couldn't access my account.
When I called this other number, I was told by your "customer service" rep, Donald, that by my payment being two days late, I was going to get charged a late fee of $35.00 and I should pay $15.00 to have it over-night expressed to avoid the late charge. This was unacceptable. This whole thing was not my fault. I have been continually inconvenienced. I mean, we all make mistakes but why should I have to pay for other people's mistakes? I am not late in paying my bills. This time was no exception. A minimum payment of $24.00 is due. I am paying $120.00.
Tomorrow is Saturday (February 12, 2005). Is there even going to be anyone processing payments on Saturday? If not, would my payment have to wait until Monday to be credited? Then would I be charged a late fee? This is not customer service.
I am forwarding a copy of this e-mail/letter to the Corporate Office and to the local CompUSA store. This will be the second letter of complaint that I've sent to that store.
I will be prompt in paying off this account and washing my hands of both CompUSA and Household. I expect not to be charged a late fee.
Newport News, Virginia
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Young centre-back Kortney Hause is set for a spell on the sidelines after sustaining an avulsion fracture of his left ankle while fellow defender Nick Arnold has returned to parent club Reading for treatment after a recurrence of a groin injury.
Jon-Paul Pittman (ankle) and Jo Kuffour (thigh strain) will be missing but one striker who looks set to start is Northern Ireland Under-21 international Matt McClure.
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Professor David Watts (BSc,PhD,DSc,FRSC,FInstP,FADM,FSB) - research
Research interests
Laboratory-based biomaterials research is essential to the genesis and development of new and improved biomaterials for dentistry and orthopaedics. The questions requiring resolution far exceed the worldwide resources available for Randomised Clinical Trials. Hence, careful and appropriate laboratory modeling is also needed to replicate key features of the oral environment, including its biomechanical, thermal, optical, chemical, biochemical and cellular aspects. Recent publications address all of these dimensions of research, and contribute to an enhanced mechanistic understanding of biomaterial behaviour.
Research interest involves the whole field of dental and orthopaedic biomaterials, but especially in polymer systems, composites and adhesives. Biomaterials for dental operative use entail special 'boundary conditions' on account especially of in situ solidification, micro-engineered small quantities and constrained cavity-filling placement. This research has also branched into cognate areas including Acrylic Bone Cement and Medical/Photonic adhesives.
The following specific topics are illustrative of our interdisciplinary research:
The following specific topics are illustrative of our interdisciplinary research:
- The stability of interfaces between host tissues and restorative biomaterials is crucial. Substantial advances have been made in tissue-engineering the interface of hard substrates such as dentine and bone, but these hybrid bonding zones are challenged clinically by the rapid development of intra-coronal and intra-femoral stresses arising from molecular setting processes. Our laboratory has had a major world-wide impact upon the measurement and understanding of these polymerisation-shrinkage phenomena, especially in the dynamics of photo-polymerisation. Photo-activation methods, based on LED light sources, have now been deployed and these are being carefully evaluated, along with composite biomaterials based around novel chemistry and systematically-varied formulations.
- Metal-free biomaterials - required to withstand functional stresses - are usually designed around composite structures and/or high performance ceramics. These cannot be dissolved so as to apply classical analytical methods. Investigation of their behaviour and internal microstructures, down to the molecular and nano-scales requires development of appropriate spectroscopic, viscoelastic and image-analysis techniques. We deploy several experimental methods, including Photo-DSC, FTIR, Rheology, XRD, XRF, X-Ray 3-D micro-tomography and Fracture-Mechanics, for this purpose.
- Natural bio-composites utilise fibres as well as particulate ceramics for reinforcement. We are collaborating with researchers from Finland in developing user-friendly, economical and strong fibre-reinforced biomaterials for applications in endodontics, temporary restoratives and fixed and removable prosthodontics.
- Clinical placement of biomaterials is greatly affected by their perceived ease of handling and manipulation in vivo. However, these clinical impressions are frequently highly subjective and non-transferable. We have made pioneering strides to develop in vitro quantitative methods of measuring elusive properties such as stickiness and packing behaviour of un-set materials. Our approach has involved the design of novel scientific instrumentation.
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Perfect weather. Perfect location. A winning game.
An all-American tradition.
Last night, my soon-to-be-ex home state baseball team, the Diamondbacks, beat the pants off the Padres, 6-1. Now, yes, for the baseball fanatic readers (are there any of those?) these teams are both rather far down on the totem pole in terms of skillz.
Either team would beat me though. And before any comments come in from the peanut gallery that you are all a part (love you guys!), I played softball from about 3rd grade through high school.
I haven't swung a bat in ages, of course, but I hear its kind of like riding a bike, right? Ummm…..Right?
Surprisingly, no one got a single beer. In hindsight, this may have been a huge mistake, but it also may have prevented some shenanigans that could have gotten us in trouble.
The stadium is pretty new, like all of the (unholy, dirty, nasty, ugly) city of Phoenix. I truly don't think there was a bad seat in the house there.
Unless you don't like jacuzzis along the first baseline. Then you'd not like those seats. No, I'm not kidding. There was a jacuzzi on the first baseline.
We? Were not in the jacuzzi seats. We were about as high up as you could be in the stadium right behind home plate, but they were still great seats.
While there, I was unable to resist the siren song call of the TCBY frozen yogurt. I am a sucker for soft serve, I had a sore throat, and the guy behind the counter made me do it!
There may have been a few farts, but nothing too major (says me….ask the other four hotel room sharing family members later…) I know you wanted to know that, so you're welcome for the overshare.
Oooooh….perfect segue, Katie!
Wednedays have seemingly become a mid-week ice cream post tradition, and who am I to buck tradition? You don't want to get on the bad side of the ice cream gods, after all.
If there is a god you want to remember you fondly, I'd say the Ice Cream gods are up there. And clearly there are multiple gods. Ice Cream is too good to have only one.
I'll never forget the first time I heard about fluffernutter sandwiches. I was in 7th grade, eating my standard lunch of cheddar cheese combos and a chocolate milkshake (every other day I'd eat a soft pretzel with cheese and a milkshake….I was really healthy), and my friend Jennifer pulled out her packed lunch.
Her mom, you see, packed her lunch every day. And her mom was healthy. So Jennifer always got boring healthy food. Her favorite sandwich was fluffernutter.
For those that don't know, fluffernutter sandwiches are peanut butter and marshmallow fluff on bread. I know you think its sounds gross, but let me assure you that it is anything but.
And if its good enough for a sandwich, its good enough for ice cream.
Fluffernutter Ice Cream
- 1 1/2 cups almond milk (or coconut milk)
- 1/4 – 1/3 cup sunflower seed butter (or whatever your preferred nut butter may be)
- pinch salt
- 1/8 tsp NuNaturals pure stevia extract, or sweetener of choice
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/4-1/3 cup marshmallow fluff
Blend almond milk, half the nut butter, half the marshmallow fluff, salt, stevia, and vanilla and chill until completely cooled. Churn according to ice cream maker directions.
When the ice cream is done, swirl in the rest of the marshmallow and nut butter. You can do this by hand or pour them into the machine while it is churning. If you use the machine, just be careful to not churn too long or you won't be able to see the swirls.
Obviously, I didn't heed my own advice.
Next time, kids, next time. Because DUH. There will be a next time.
This has the consistency of soft serve, but only if you eat it right away or slightly warm it before serving if its been in the freezer for a while. I like to heat it slightly, break it into chunks and blend it. It comes out soft serve consistency, which as we have already established above, I can't resist.
Do you prefer soft serve or scooped ice cream?
Have you ever had a fluffernutter sandwich?


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Complaint Review: Easyfoodnow.com
Easyfoodnow.com3211 W. Le Moyne St. Chicago, Illinois United States of America
Easyfoodnow.com Hostile work environment, inferior products, unpaid wages to employees. Chicago, Illinois
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They hire people under vague titles like "Sales Rep" or "Tech" and then hand you 60 hours a week worth of work mostly on your own time unpaid at home, on weekends and in the small filthy two bedroom apartment they call their office.
Their customers are Chicago restaurants, and on a daily basis the customers are unhappy with the products which include POS software, telephones that don't work and are too pricy, and confusing overpriced used equipment.
The owner Patrick Cummings is a flat out liar and a scam artist. He is harassing to his employees, makes daily references to drugs, yells at his employees, and brags about all the properties he owns, and how much money he has. Yet, he does not have money to pay basic wages, and yells at them if they have questions about projects.
Patrick makes jokes about employees physical appearance, and showers in the office/apartment making gross rude comments all day long blaming everyone but himself for his failed business.
Avoid easyfoodnow.com at all costs.
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Untruthful Contractor
AUTHOR: Patrick Cummings - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Wednesday, September 19, 2012POSTED: Wednesday, September 19, 2012
He does not have sales skills so we tried him in the tech department on minor projects all of which he failed in. In his last job he did not even sell to his salary. He sold 28k below what he was paid.
In our interview we told him he could not work as a sales person, because in his last position he did not sell enough to even pay 1/3 of his salary. He goes into companies and thinks he can blend into the wood work. At our company everyone must be smart and a contributor. We give everyone a chance. He did not try nor had the skills (minor tech skills).
He called begging for any opportunity to work for our company. After begging us to help his family he was brought on for small technical work. The work was being done by three summer freshman in college interns and they were doing a great job. We did not formally trained them (we trained them on the phone basically). Each college student finished the projects in a timely manner and was paid immediately. Most of the students made around $2000.00 per month working part time. We tried to train this contractor for three weeks in person and he never got the concept. Basically data entry.
He came to work the first day and did not have a working computer. He was given, confidential company material on a USB drives and forgot the drive the first day and other materials about every day past that.
In other days he forgot his own computer. He even took the company computer home and when questioned about the computer he blamed the only minority in the office at the time. He seemed racist and later in the relationship even showed people in the company his pagan tattoos we did not notice in the interview.
When we asked him about his tattoos, he stated he at one time was into alternative worship.
When asked to provide a drivers license for insurance to use the company Vehicle. The contractor informed personnel that he did not have a license and he had so many tickets and no money to pay for the tickets.
He asked the president of the company for to lend him the money to pay for his tickets. When ask to take a bus to customer visits to do an install in the 4th week. He did not have a bus pass either. His wife would drop him off at 9:00 am and pick his up @ 5:00 pm. He had no way to install projects or help customers. Most of us work outside the office and he had no way to leave the office to assist customers.
Projects: He has given two small projects which non-technical English major was given previous projects and completed them is a timely and proficient manner. The software is written in basically 8th grade ready level. He not only never completed a project his broke the program and erased files several times and others in the company had to constantly fix his work.
He claimed he worked in technical support for 6 years. When questioned about problems and needing extra help he said he understood how to complete a project. One project was to fix the company laptop he broke and he could not. He broke his own lap and three customer computers.
He one time spent an entire afternoon trying to make a computer print and did not know he put the paper in upside down (it only prints on one side). He spent the entire afternoon and most of a morning before he came to anyone for help. The computer vendor eventually walked him through turning the paper right side up (really the only way it can fix properly in the computer).
Training vendors complained constantly about his lack of knowledge. He was sitting in training and did not know how to cut and paste. The vendor called and asked if we have anyone else they could train besides him.
Other vendors called and told us if they had to train him again we would have to pay them. We paid one vendor $120.00 for two hours of training on material they went over 5 times with this contractor. No other employee ever needed this extensive of training. We had videos and we believe he never watched them or could not understand the material.
After the training he built the system opposite of what was instructed. Thank God he finally quit after not delivering one project on time. I still feel sorry for this person. He spent an enormous amount of time in the bathroom and was sweating all the time even though the temp in the office was under 70. We believe he might have a substance issue. I was ready to confront him on it, but he quit before then.
We made a mistake of giving this person a chance we thought he was a good family man who fell on hard times. Nothing was true about his past. He said he had a new car, but no way to drive. He said he could take a bus, but no bus pass. He mentioned we have a dirty office. We had a house keeper in once a week. His area was always a mess and the cleaning people could not work in his area.
It is unfortunate when you try to help someone and give them a chance. I use to try to help the near homeless and it always has backfired. My regular employees are happy and well paid.
My customers save a tremendous amount of money doing business with us and are happy. We strive to get our customers a great return on investment. We also like to give under employed a chance to get ahead, it is hard times and we want to help hardworking people. We thought he was one of them we were wrong.
In the dirty office he lied about. We provide two custom meals a day to enjoy together as a team and invite customer to join us for meals. We love the food business and work hard to help customers out. We sometimes make mistakes inviting poor performers into our business family. Most everything this challenged person said is untrue, except for the shower in the office.
I ride my bike 20 miles in the morning and need a shower. Otherwise there would be customer complaint and employee complaints. It is common to have a shower in a urban office for bike commuters. I have never worked in a Chicago office that does not have one.
Please ignore this persons complaint and call us we are always willing to take anyone to a customer site to see our work we work very hard. This person was paid, when he left with company material and unfinished project (Other team members finished after he left). We pay for finished projects and he took projects with him. So he was never paid he eventually just never came back. The projects he did leave had to be tossed out and re done mostly by college interns. If you are a contractor and leave a project, you simply do not get paid. We are a contractor and we always deliver what we promise and then we get paid. He left and did not finish the contractor and then made up lies because he was not happy. Everyone in the office is now happy and the important thing the customer whose projects he worked on is now happy too.
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I need a spoiler for WP 1.5. Has any one made one?
I know what a spoiler for a car is, but for a blog ?
podz... it allows you to write text that needs to behighlighted in order to view it.
A lot of sites dedicated to tv shows have spoiler text.. (text goes to same color as background; generally shown as Spoiler Text:[XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX]
with inbetween brackets not shown until highlighted
And yeah, probably needed for those with fan/tv show blogs. I would actually like this myself for some things
In that case, just create the right css class and use either a span or a div for that.
I still wouldnt even know how to do that, but thanks.. will see if Lisa Explains has some tips on doing that
Add this to your style sheet:
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background-colour: white;
colour: white;
Use this in your post:
This is spoiler text.

This is a div with nothing but spoiler text.
That should work!
In css:
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color: #000;
In an entry:

Hidden characters here I hope

It does work:
and you might want to add 'display:inline;' to that if you are going to plant it inside paragraphs.
NM :p
HA! Some of your own medicine for a change, Podzie! :P
Going to try now :P. Thanks.
Ok. But:
I want it to show:
Click here for spoiler!
and when they click it, On the bottom, the spoiler will appear.
Ok someone whos familiar with javascript, more so then me, finish this :)
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Lifestyle Family Fitness LFF,LFF.com Member Services - Cancellation SCAM!!! - Saint Petersburg , Florida
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I called several times to cancel, and then submitted written email request, which requires that they then email you, and then you reply, and then they reply when they have acknowledged your request, and then it is up to you to monitor that they have stopped charging you.
My written request to cancel is detailed below:
"This serves as a my formal request to cancel my membership.
I am quite appalled at the amount of time it has taken to get ahold of someone and with the treatment I have received through this process.
After leaving SEVERAL messages (where the LFF greeting assured me that I would be called back in 1 business day- more like 4 business days ) I finally called in and had someone email a person in member services in order to get a call back. I assume this is the typical methodology when someone calls to state they are cancelling- direct them to a line where they can only leave a message and then ignore those messages, hoping they forget to call back and you can charge them more money.
When I did get a call back - the person I spoke with was indeed pleasant and helpful, however after the call ended I received the email annexed below - I was not happy with the disclosures listed in the cancellation notice and called back to clarify. George - the person who I finally ended up speaking with (after an additional 10 minutes of holding) was unpleasant and abrupt. He provided no help, and when I questioned him about the credit card on file for billing, he took on an abrasive tone and sarcastically stated, "have a nice day" and simply hung up on me. His rude disconnection of our call made it so that I ONCE AGAIN had to call back and sit through 5-15 min of hold music and information to finally get someone on the phone. In all I have spent over an hour in the last week trying to address this issue. I know that the failure to call back after numerous messages and the inexplicably discourteous treatment rendered by a representative would not be allowed by any reputable organization.
I have not used my membership in months. My wife has not used her membership in months, and though we have paid hundreds over the last few months (and thousands over the last few years) all I wanted was to not be charged additional money for services I am going to continue not using. My wife is injured, we have a new child and money is tight. I feel that being extorted by an organization that I have diligently sent thousands of dollars to is simply appalling.
This process has been highly suspect in my opinion, and if I am unable to achieve a prompt amicable resolution, I will make it my mission to convey to as many other people as possible my cancellation experience with LFF. Please do what is right here and simply cancel my membership without additional charges. I do not need to access the gym for an additional 60 days, I don't need to access it at all.
Thank you"
I finally spoke with a representative who stated that I would not be billed past the 9/7/11 billing. I assumed the issue was closed and moved on. Only to find out 2 months later that they have been continuing to charge my credit card. They apparently only canceled my account and not my wife's. (though their confirmation email clearly states both our accounts as cancelled).
When I called back to complain and get the credits issued to my account - I was informed that they would only be refunding the current months errant billing and not the previous months.
Brooke at member services was abrupt and unwilling to accept that they had made an error, even after conferring with her supervisor Teresa. Regardless of what I was told when I cancelled they were not willing to stick with their word, and have taken taken additional funds.
They seem genuinely disinterested in the fact that there error has caused household financial problem and inconvenience. I understand that LFF is a large organization and seem uninterested in providing even the most basic form of customer service. This is a simple and easily rectifiable issue. Until resolved I intend to continue to present the facts of my circumstance to online outlets so that others can know what type of organization they are dealing with before they sign up with LFF.
On a side note, our local gym is nice, but the corporate structure is clearly based on nickel and dime-ing thousands of consumers.
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AUTHOR: Southern Chemical and Equipment LLC - (USA)
SUBMITTED: Thursday, October 20, 2011POSTED: Thursday, October 20, 2011
There is a clause in your contract, even when you are month to month, that after you have submitted your written cancellation request, you still have to pay for the next full month billing.
It is a scam, and a total rip off.
I would think borderline illegal as they are forcing you to keep paying for something you are not using.
The biggest scam is that you cannot cancel in person at your local location, but you can sign up at any local facility!
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-o man. i'm so drunk! i've drink 5 u-boat's in 20min!
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a submarine used in world war one and two
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A long and sturdy albeit plastic turd that bends in a U plugging the toilet when the moment off truth arrives.
Man I had to swab the deck after U-boat 7:17 left the dock.
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When a man sneaks up on his girlfriend or wife while she is sleeping and puts it in her butt.
While Emma slept, Gary snuck under the covers and gave her the... u-boat.
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to go smoke some cigs
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Large continuous dump shaped like a German WW2 submarine. Usually occurs the morning after a night of numerous beers followed by a curry
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EL SEGUNDO – Los Angeles D-Fenders' Head Coach Eric Musselman will serve as head coach of the 2012 NBA Development League Select team at the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas this July, it was announced today. Musselman, who won 2012 NBA D-League Coach of the Year, is set to coach the Select team that features the NBA D-League's top prospects.
Musselman joins the Select team coming off his first season in Los Angeles in which he guided the D-Fenders to an NBA D-League record 38-12 win-loss mark, the first Regular Season Champion award in franchise history and the first NBA D-League Finals berth in team history. Furthermore, Musselman helped the D-Fenders earn the inaugural NBA Development Champion award, which is an honor given to the team that best embodies the NBA D-League's goals of developing NBA talent via Call-Ups and player assignments.
"We're thrilled to have Eric coach our Select team in Las Vegas this summer," said Chris Alpert, vice president of basketball operations and player personnel for the NBA D-League. "Eric has proven to be a passionate, energetic coach and a first class developer of talent. We're looking very forward to working with him during the Summer League."
Additionally, Musselman coached six Los Angeles Lakers assignment players in 2011-12, including Devin Ebanks, Andrew Goudelock, Darius Morris, Christian Eyenga, Malcolm Thomas and Derrick Caracter. He also developed six players who received NBA GATORADE Call-Ups, highlighted by Gerald Green (Nets), Jamario Moon (Bobcats), Jamaal Tinsley (Jazz), Malcolm Thomas (Rockets/Spurs), Courtney Fortson (Rockets/Clippers) and Ishmael Smith (Magic).
The D-Fenders, who also tied the mark for best home record in league history (21-4), set countless team records and firsts this year, most notably the mark for most wins in a season, longest win streak (10 games), largest margin of victory (40 points, 1/30/12 vs. Canton), largest road margin of victory (31 points, 1/6/12 vs. Reno) and most three-pointers made in a game (17, 3/28/12 vs. Reno).
Musselman's NBA Summer League staff will include D-Fenders' coaches Conner Henry, Phil Hubbard and Larry Lewis. The NBA D-League Select team's roster and schedule will be announced at a later date.


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Cauliflower and Coriander Soup
Total Time
Prep 15 mins
Cook 20 mins
A warming vegetable soup for cooler weather.
Ingredients Nutrition
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 large head cauliflower, cut into florets
- 2 cups chicken stock or 2 cups vegetable stock
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 2 cups milk
- chopped parsley (to garnish) or chives (to garnish)
- Heat the oil in a large pot over moderate heat and saute the onion until tender but not browned, about 5 minutes.
- Add the cauliflower, chicken stock, coriander, salt, and pepper and bring to a boil.
- Reduce the heat to low and simmer covered until the cauliflower is very tender, about 30 minutes.
- Puree the soup in batches in an electric blender or with an immersion blender - it should be quite thick. Return to the pot and stir in the milk.
- Bring to a simmer, adjust the seasoning, and serve garnished with chopped herbs.
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SIMPLEy delicious. This is a great recipe for one so quick and easy to prepare.
This soup is thick and comforting. The coriander gives it great flavor, but is not overpowering. I'll make this again. Thanx for sharing the recipe.


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India wrapped up a comfortable victory over New Zealand inside four days by bowling the visitors out for 164 to win by an innings and 115 runs in Hyderabad.
Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin picked up six for 54 in the second innings to add to his six victims in the first as the home side took a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.
The Black Caps failed to advance past 170 in either innings, with India's opening effort of 438 out of New Zealand's reach.
Following on after they were skittled out for 159, the tourists resumed on Sunday on 41 for one, after heavy rain had curtailed play on Saturday, with the weather again intervening on Sunday and forcing a later start.
Opener Brendon McCullum returned to the wicket on 16 alongside Kane Williamson who was on three and it was the former who brought up his team's 50 with a single off Pragyan Ojha. Both players showed caution, avoiding any impulse to take the attack to the hosts, and at lunch McCullum was unbeaten on 39 while Williamson was on 31 not out.
However, the partnership was brought to an end shortly after the resumption when a furious McCullum was removed by Umesh Yadav. The New Zealander edged a delivery onto his pads and, after a huge appeal, umpire Steve Davis raised his finger with McCullum clearly displeased.
It reduced the visitors to 98 for two after McCullum had reached 42 off 130 deliveries, including three boundaries, in a stand worth 72. New Zealand's plight worsened shortly after when McCullum's replacement, Ross Taylor, became Ashwin's seventh victim of the match, the New Zealander unwisely choosing to leave a delivery.
Ojha then produced a delivery drifting towards the stumps and then spinning away which Williamson (52) poked at - a thick edge carrying to Virender Sehwag at first slip. Four runs later Ashwin removed Daniel Flynn leg before for 11 and, when Franklin also fell to Ashwin with the total on 145 for six, the Black Caps were merely delaying the inevitable.
They were seven down in just the second over after tea as Ojha got one to turn away from Doug Bracewell, the right-hander edging to a diving Virat Kohli. Kruger van Wyk hit successive boundaries off the spinner in the 76th over, but three balls later he became Ashwin's 10th victim of the match, trapping the wicketkeeper lbw.
Ashwin added two more to his own tally with Trent Boult edging to Sehwag at slip before getting Chris Martin lbw for nought.
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Staunton is accessible by transportation services from airports in Weyers Cave (Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport, 15 miles away); Charlottesville (Charlottesville Albemarle Airport, 45 miles away); and Roanoke (Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport, 85 miles away). The Amtrak Station is located five blocks away from the main campus.
Main Campus
101 East Frederick Street, Staunton VA 24401
Coming from the North:
Take I-81 south to exit 225. From the exit ramp, turn right onto Rt. 262W. At the stoplight, turn left onto Rt. 11 south. Bear right at the first fork (Rt. 11 Business). Bear left at the next fork (N. Coalter St.). Pass the Mary Baldwin soccer field and main entrance. Turn right on Frederick St. Follow signs to admissions parking on the right.
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Take I-64 west to exit 87. Stay in the right lane of I-81 for 1/2 mile. Take exit 222, merge right onto 250 west. Go two miles, merge right at the fork in the road. Get into the center lane to go under the overpass. Proceed up the hill and you will see the college. Turn left onto Frederick St. Follow signs to admissions parking on the right.
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Lahore - the heart of Pakistan, is known for its historic buildings and splendid structures. For centuries the successive regimes have been enriching the city with love and determination. The construction of each successive era; Mughal, Victorian and the modern, has added tremendously to the grandeur of the city.
Shalimar Interchange is a beautiful addition in the landmark constructions of the metropolis. Situated close to the historic Shalimar Gardens it is a continuation of the artistic vision and the superb building skills that our master craftsmen possess.
Shalimar Interchange is a state of the art project, conceived by the Government of Punjab, planned by the LDA / TEPA, designed by NESPAK and constructed by Frontier Works Organisation. It is the first 3 level interchange in Punjab over the canal and the railway line and comprises of a 1.6 km Flyover, 2 Underpasses, 2 Ground Level Bridges and 11 km service roads around the site.
The interchange will greatly benefit Lahorites by improving the city's traffic flow. The Mughalpura crossing was a notorious choke point where even the ambulances were held up in the traffic jams. The flyover conveniently connects the city with cantonment. On the canal side; the underpasses convert the canal bank road into a fast moving signal free corridor. The adjacent Mughalpura Dry Port and the visitors going towards Shalimar Gardens and Jallo Park will be happier to use the superb road.
As per the traffic count 85,000 vehicles crossing the interchange will be benefited.
The flyover-bridge is of the latest design that is most suitable for the locality. Its sleek transoms (pillars) and girders radiate openness. Besides regulating the traffic at a previous chokepoint, it will provide maximum utility for the residents by uplifting the whole area.
The grand project, conceived back in 1976 could not be implemented due to site restrictions and technical difficulties. It was a challenge for the visionary Chief Minister and his dedicated team which has been accomplished AlhamdoliLlah with lot of effort and determination.
The project has incorporated the best of design, material and workmanship.
It has been specially designed to give maximum space to the traffic moving under the flyover.
For a sound technical management NESPAK, the renowned consultants, were engaged for the designing, construction-supervision and verifications.
The civil works have been executed by FWO by putting in the best of technical skills and practical experience with a day and night effort and sincere dedication. FWO yearns to take up the quality of construction to new heights after the successful performance of road projects implemented about 13 years back.
The design and construction aspects of the project involved much more effort and material than any other flyover previously constructed in the province. Its quantum of work is three times more than the Jinnah flyover. Acquisition of land, clearing the haphazard underground lines of water, sewerage, sui gas etc and their systematic relocation required lot of time and effort.
The landscaping and aesthetic designing is being carried out with a focus on incorporating the glorious Mughal art with this state of the art project.
FWO thanks Punjab Government for involving it in the development of Lahore. It is our honour that our previous projects are referred as a marvel of construction and a model to follow.
With all the sincerity and best wishes, Shalimar Interchange is presented to the people of Lahore as a New Year's gift.
View Shalamar Interchange Brochure 1
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Roads bring progress and the Madar e Milllat Road being constructed by FWO in an underdeveloped area is indeed a sign of progress. The road is named after the mother of the Nation Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah and will replicate her dream and the struggle for building our nation.
The road will connect the Northern and Southern areas of the city by linking Maulana Shaukat Ali Road (Peco Road) to College Road. It will also facilitate the Quaid-e-Azam Industrial Estate for its logistics and transportation.
The enormous development project for Quaid e Azam Town also includes a heavy duty underground sewerage, a storm water drain and 8 x internal roads of 8 km length in different localities of the area.
The Road
The 5.6 km long Dual Carriageway consists of two stretches, the first one starts from Maulana Sahukat Ali Road and goes upto Depot Stop and the second from Depot Stop to College Road. The two carriageways of the first stretch are 33 ft wide with 3 lanes each whereas the second stretch carriageways (Depot Stop onwards) are 24 ft wide with two lanes each.
Sewerages save roads. The initial plan did not include sewerage which was added later on to make it a sustainable project for the next many decades. The heavy duty sewerage is up to 5 feet wide in diameter and laid about 10-25 ft underneath the road. It will comfortably accommodate the disposal needs of the whole locality for the coming decades.
Rain Water Drain.
Accumulation of rain and waste water is a common sight in any underdeveloped area and is a killer for the roads. To provide an efficient disposal system, drains are being constructed on both sides of the roads on the first stretch while from Depot stop onwards it passes through the centre of the road.
Allied Facilities
It will be a model road of Lahore that is being constructed similar to the Main Boulevard Gulberg. An 18 ft Median in the center of the road and a 45 ft wide green belt will add to the beauty of the road. Sodium lights erected in the middle will adequately illuminate the road. A foot path runs along the road in its entire length.
The road area was previously used as a land fill site. Extra deep excavation and earth / sand filling were carried out to lay a sound foundation of the road.
The design was improved many times to make it more and more beneficial for the public as well as project.
Haphazard underground services i.e. sui gas, water, tel were buried underground for which the alignment of the road / sewerage had to be readjusted many time
Lahore Development Authority will construct two plazas for providing parking facilities to more than 460 vehicles in the busy commercial centre of Liberty Market, Gulberg.
These plazas will be erected adjacent to UCH and liberty petrol pump. The Seven storey parking plaza, to be constructed near UCH, will cover an area of three Kanals and 16 marlas and cost an amount of Rs.500 million.
The building will be completed within a year time and will have the capacity of accommodating 206 vehicles with the average parking time of 12 hours per day.
Shops will be constructed in the basement as well as on the ground, first and second floors of the plaza will the third, fourth and fifth floor and its roof top will be used for parking vehicles.
A modern restaurant will also be established on the first floor of the structure which will have the capacity of upward extension of two additional floors.
Safety and Security of the people has been ensured in this structurs by using the structure is of paramount importance so the design includes open stairwells and ramps, security devices such as Road Blockers, Car scanners, CCTV, Public Address System, Fire alarm and fire fighting, audio and emergency buttons that call into the booth or local police station, elimination of potential hiding places, such as under open stairs has also been arranged. Handicap accessibility has been facilitated with vehicles close to stair and elevator cores having a direct path to key movement patterns of the garage.
The second parking plaza will be constructed at a cost of Rs. 559 million, close to the petrol pump. This five storey building will accommodate 253 vehicles. Two basements and ground floor will be used for parking of vehicles where as commercial offices will be established on the upper two floors. It will also be equipped with latest facilities as will be provided in the firs parking plaza


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Apr 13 2013
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Mar 22 2013
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Mar 18 2013
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AlleyFest is order cialis online going back to its root. The 3-day street festival, will feature all Texas Bands during its 2013 Music Fest performances. Scheduled for May 10-13 in downtown Longview, the AlleyFest will once again be the foundation of great music, fine art, arts and crafts, Kids Fest, and the annual 5k and …
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Mar 13 2013
Chamber professional graduates from four-state chamber training
Lisa Null, Membership Services Coordinator, recently graduated from the Center for Chamber of Commerce Excellence program at their annual conference in Addision, TX. The Center for Chamber of Commerce Excellence is a three year program designed for the chamber professional and includes training in the areas of Chamber overview and management issues, legal issues, finance …
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Jan 28 2013
Boosting the Economy
Longview's Chamber of Commerce has set up a community engagement website called LongviewTexasListens.com. Developed by MindMixer this resource enables local residents to interact with city leaders in hopes of utilizing the populace as a means of boosting economic development throughout East generic viagra Texas. The citizenry can now participate in this crucial issue without even …
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Jul 21 2012
Innovation Academy comes to town
The University of Texas at Tyler and Longview Chamber of Commerce officials recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the university's charter school in Longview. The UT Tyler Innovation Academy, a university charter school with campuses in Tyler, Longview and Palestine, will focus on developing, implementing and disseminating new and promising practices in education. The …
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Jun 19 2012
Manager named
The Longview Chamber of Commerce has announced the addition of Kayla Cantey as the Convention Meetings and Main Street Manager. Cantey will work closely with the Convention and Visitors Bureau and Main Street divisions of the organization. Cantey brings a wealth of event and volunteer management to the organization. In her most recent role as …
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May 22 2012
Leadership Longview applications available for new year
By Mary Whitton/Special to ETR Applications are currently being accepted for the 2012-2013 Leadership Longview program. Celebrating its 31st year in September, Leadership Longview is a leadership development program sponsored by the Longview Chamber of Commerce. Since 1982, LL has provided opportunities for people to improve their professional skills, learn about the Longview community, and …
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We offer the GED exam which is a computer-based exam. The General Educational Development (GED) Tests can give you the opportunity to earn a High School Equivalency certificate, by taking four subject exams: Science, Social Studies, Mathematics and Reasoning through Language Arts. In addition, you will need to take the US and Illinois Constitution exam in order to receive your High School Equivalency certificate.
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I feel like I should contribute something to the baby shower. I know all those lil prizes, food and gifts can add up pretty quick. I feel like it's the right thing to do. Did oyu help pay for your baby shower?
Should I help pay for the baby shower?
Me 28 DH 30 married since Sep 06
13MTO Boy- Adrian
Boy or girl? EDD 9/23/12
Comments (10)
You should not help pay for the baby shower unless you are sure that you're being invited to help. A shower is a gift from the people that are throwing it. They should be throwing something that they can afford. If you go offering to chip in, you could be saying "you're not doing enough/not doing things the way I want them, here's some money to do it right."
You should also not be assuming that the shower will be the size and shape you want. For example, they say "make a guest list", you should ask "for how many people" not just assume that 40 is ok (KWIM)?
Thanks for the advice.
Me 28 DH 30 married since Sep 06
13MTO Boy- Adrian
Boy or girl? EDD 9/23/12
you shouldnt help pay as pp said but you could always buy a small gift for the hostess(es) to show your gratitude. not required but might make you feel better :)
married to Adam since 06/10/06
mommy to Madelyn 11/02/07and Miles & Noah 09/03/09
I'm all for the Etiquette thing. However, unfortunately, it doesn't always work out for everyone to be "propper." My family is financially strained.
My mom offered to throw my shower. Then, my MIL said she wanted to help. Great! Then, my mom ended up shouldering the burden of another family member's financial problems. This left her strapped. She agreed to do a shower with my MIL and invite both sides of the family. She cannot afford to pay for the shower now. My MIL cannot afford to do it by herself either. So, she (my MIL) got upset and said some nasty things about not being able to do this or do that, and it wouldn't be this or that.....So, my husband offered to pay for pretty much everything. It wasn't because we don't think she'll do it right. It's because we know that she cannot do it all by herself. It's just easier for us to pay than listen to his mom complain and make my mom feel bad. We don't mind.
This did mean that I did a lot of the planning, but I paid so why shouldn't I be able to?! They are still the contacts on the invitations. They are still throwing the party. They have to find people to help out. I just gave money/bought the things needed. My MIL went with us to get what was needed, and my husband paid. No big deal. It's not about the money to us. It's definitely not about the gifts either. By the time we're done paying we could have bought everything we wanted. It's about the families getting together to celebrate the baby.
Jodie- Here's how this SHOULD have played out in your case. Etiquette can still apply very nicely. When your mom and MIL ran up against the wall, they should have scaled back what they were doing to match what's available. Personally, I don't think anyone should be putting out several hundred (or more) dollars on a shower in the first place, but regardless, the simple answer was to scale back. When your dh stepped in to keep the peace, that was fine and a private matter within your family. That should not have meant that you had carte blanche to step in and and do all the planning. They should have continued to get this together within the budget your dh provided.
Bottom line is that the mother to be is only "allowed" to do what is asked of her in terms of showers. She's not allowed to push herself into what's going on and the money thing is VERY tricky. It is not something that the mother to be should get into unless there are unusual circumstances and she's VERY sure that it isn't going to create a lot more problems than it cured. In your case, it sounds like it was mostly curative.
I didn't help paying for my shower. In general I dont think the mother-to-be should have anything to do with the baby shower. However, if the mom-to-be happens to be wealthy and it would but a financial strain on the person who is actually throwing the shower, I think that would be an exception to the rule...
One of the PP was right... at the end it is a party to celebrate a new life!
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However, if the mom-to-be happens to be wealthy and it would but a financial strain on the person who is actually throwing the shower, I think that would be an exception to the rule...
Actually, that's probably the last time I'd say the mom to be should get into it. The person offering should offer what they can afford. Coming back with something that comes across as "we've got lots of money, let us pay for it" isn't likely to sell well. For example, let's say I was throwing a baby shower for my best friend Oprah Winfrey. I'd be offering tea sandwiches and punch and cake at my house/backyard. If Oprah doesn't want to do that, she's free to let me off the hook and pass on the shower, but she's not really free to say "rent the Taj Mahal and send me the bill". Of course with close friends and family members, sometimes you can talk money freely or without embarrassment but be VERY careful about this. It is an incredibly sensitive subject. Anyone remember the episode of Friends where Phoebe, Rachel and Joey pointed out they don't make as much as Monica, Ross and Chandler? Don't let that happen to you!
We are FAR from wealthy! Ha!Ha! It was more because my husband and I didn't want to put the strain on his mom. My mom was the one who wanted to do it in the first place. Then, my MIL, because this is her first "biological" grandchild (my husband is her only child) wanted to throw it. That was a little problem between the moms in the first place. My MIL thought she should get to do it, because she's never been able to do one before for her own grandchild. The problem with that was that she doesn't make enough money to pay for herself half the time let alone the whole shower. She still would have needed help. Add that with my mom ending up with my sister and her 2 kids back home with all her bills - well, that didn't help!
So, my sweet husband stepped up and said he would just take care of all the expensive stuff, like the hall, cake, invitations, decorations, and even some of the food. My MIL went with us to pick out what she/we thought we would need. I told both of them that I didn't want to invite extended family or even friends that I didn't talk to daily. They both still wanted to invite all of them!! I wanted to scale back, not only because of their finances, but because of ours too. We did a lot of sale items and things on clearance. It really isn't about the gifts or money. Like I said, by the time we're done, we could have bought what we needed for ourselves. It's for our moms and to celebrate with family.
Tess, I know you said it would be in your backyard. I wanted it here, but we don't have enough seating for everyone. My mom lives almost an hour away, and my MIL has a very tiny house the size of a garage! We have the largest house on both sides of the family. We need more lawn furniture! I'm starting to think it would have been less expensive to buy more lawn furniture actually! Lol! We're using a local rental hall.
Jodie- I hear you. As I said, in your case, it sounds like it was a major peacekeeping mission that has worked out well and who pays for what is a private family matter. As long as it stays that way, that's fine.
What is a problem (not in your case) is when people get too involved in their own showers, usually insist on a bunch of things that are beyond what the hostess can manage, then try to get their own way anyway by coming up with "well we'll just pay for it then!" or variations on that theme. Or the hostess gets carried away with what they're planning, realizes that they're over their heads and instead of scaling back, someone has to step in and help out. Or the mom to be looks at what's happening, sees it isn't the dream that she had and tries to buy her way into the planning. Remember, reality isn't as important as perception on things like this.
This did mean that I did a lot of the planning, but I paid so why shouldn't I be able to?! They are still the contacts on the invitations. They are still throwing the party. They have to find people to help out. I just gave money/bought the things needed. My MIL went with us to get what was needed, and my husband paid. No big deal. It's not about the money to us. It's definitely not about the gifts either. By the time we're done paying we could have bought everything we wanted. It's about the families getting together to celebrate the baby.
That's why I still think the m2b should be responsible for the baby shower; she'll uses her money, her guest list, type of food, etc without compromising other peoples finances, avoiding competition between MIL, sisters, friends etc. I don't get the reason why other people can do it FORyou, help you to do a wishing list, etc and it's not rude and if you do it is. Guest would know the m2b did the wishing list (if apply) after all she is the one who knows what she needs. And pleeeeease I don't want to start a drama here, this is only MY opinion, nobody has to agree or disagree but please just respect it.
After all: It's about the families getting together to celebrate the baby.


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