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The radical restructuring of Unitec's design and visual arts department has mystified many who took part in a quality assurance review of the school last year. Arts commentator Hamish Keith was one. "We formed the view that it was performing more than well - it is extremely well regarded," Keith told the Herald.
In a hard-hitting letter to Unitec council chairman Ted van Arkel, Keith says the review seems to have been ignored.
"As industry representatives it is extremely ironic to discover belatedly that a view of industry that we do not recognise has been advanced as the rationale for unprecedented change.
"Our understanding is that this change is premised on the notion that the current programmes are not sufficiently aligned to the needs of industry. ... We would contend that the department is in fact well aligned to the needs of industry and the community."
Keith adds that the department's reputation is backed by an evaluation by the Government's performance-based research fund, which placed it fourth in the country, "well ahead of any other department of Unitec".
"This major alteration to educational provision has been undertaken with a rapidity that has denied even the rudiments of transparency and due process that might have begun with an endeavour to communicate with those already identified ... as industry representatives.
"We have received the most dismal impression of Unitec's concern for the industries we represent."
Arts patron Sir James Wallace has also written to van Arkel, noting that several Unitec teachers have been recipients of prestigious Wallace Art Awards.
"The good work that has been done by the department and its staff in establishing a first-class, highly relevant programme of courses in design and visual arts is placed at the greatest risk by the present proposal ... This seems like throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
"These disciplines contribute directly to a broad range of New Zealand's industries and economies, at every level. To continue to reduce funding to training New Zealand's artists and designers is to cut off the nation's creativity at its very source."
Unitec says its decision was based on consultants' research and a survey of members of the Design Institute. The institute's chief executive, Cathy Veninga, says a long-standing concern of members is that students are graduating from tertiary institutes lacking basic technical skills.
"Students should come out able to apply their minds creatively but from a business point of view a lot of studios want them to be able to work within the studios' systems.
"I'm really pleased that Unitec is trying to redefine itself and become an applied polytechnic."


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Probably a falcon. It would be awesome to skydive over 300 Kph. Or maybe a whale exploring the depths of the oceans... And a Cheetah of course . That's an XC racer genetically!
I'm such a romantic piece of **** lol.
P.S. Oh and a wild horse! That could be fun.
Goldfish, I could watch the comings and goings through my glass bowl.
A baboon at the zoo. Who wouldn't want to fling poop at humans and get away with it?
Originally Posted by SpinDirt
Goldfish, I could watch the comings and goings through my glass bowl.
LOL, Gee that would be a barrel of fun wouldnt it spindirt
Dont ever let the truth get in the way of a funny story....
Originally Posted by Tone's
LOL, Gee that would be a barrel of fun wouldnt it spindirt
You know what they say about goldfish Tone, they would get a fresh perspective every time around... short term memory and all that...
It's all Here. Now.
maybe a one man wolf pack
What is it Like to Be a Bird? | LifesLittleMysteries.com
What is it Like to Be a Bird?
Soaring over treetops and skyscrapers, you look out with a keen eye for potential mates and food, mindless of the intricate processes of flight. Your aerodynamic wings create mini-vortices that effortlessly push you aloft.
Your brain, too, is hardwired for flying down to your sensory systems: pigeons use built-in ferromagnets to detect their orientation with respect to the Earth's magnetic field. Like many species of birds, you detect compass directions during the daytime thanks to coordination between your biological clock and the daily movements of the sun.
Barney! Barney the purple dinosaur...
Poaching Demo...that's why we can't have nice things...
Narwhal, honey badger, or dung beetle.
I picture Tone as being
A little pink pig SQUEALING in the mud being raped by Billy Bob the human.
Me I'm a little different as I said earlier.
Simply answer for me, I have always been fascinated with them.
"Nature's Fighting Jets!!
Hand feeding Hummingbirds - YouTube
Originally Posted by NDD
Dude, I'm in Illinois. The only place anyone would come from that would say this area is hilly is Kansas.
This is Tone after being reincarnated back into human form.
Deliverance - squeal scene - YouTube
a puppy......a sweater puppy...Jessica Alba's sweater puppy.
I like to hug trees at FULL SPEED!
INSTAGRAM -> hawaii808MTB
FACEBOOK -> Big Island Mountain Biking
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a puppy......a sweater puppy...Jessica Alba's sweater puppy.
OR a sweater puppy snuggled up to Salma Hayek.
Caution not to be viewed while eating chicken wings.
From Dusk Till Dawn - Salma Hayek Table Dance - YouTube
I want to be an autonomous robotic jet.
U.S. Navy successfully flies first autonomous robotic jet, the X-47B | Geek-Cetera | Geek.com
X-47B First Flight UCAS-D (2011) - YouTube
Tone asked me to include this disclaimer.
No animals were harmed in any way making in the making of this video.
A black Tajima-ushi strain of Wagyū cattle... (kobe beef - mooo mooo). So I get a massage
Has anybody chosen a Skunk? I just saw one and this thread came to mind. Nobody's going to mess with you. Only one drawback it's going to be hard to get a date. Oh wait a minute she would stink just as bad as me. Perfect I don't even have to bathe for her.
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AFAIK Pat V doesn't own a donkey. ;)
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Penguins force-fed root: Cruel security flaw found in
systemd v228
Re: Hate systemd?
Came to reference Slackware, happy to see I was beaten to it.
Microsoft's Service Fabric for Linux hits public preview
Anybody want to translate the MS market-speak article into English?
Microsoft won't back down from Windows 10 nagware 'trick'
Re: F*** another fail for IT in the eyes of ordinary users
"Oh, and a small point, the CAD tool I was using to design a small boat is now broken."
Perhaps you dodged a bullet: if you were designing it on an MS operating system it would probably have sprung a leak right when you needed it most and sunk. And Ballmer might have danced around at the launch!
SatNad and his cohorts are starting to make Ballmer look like a technology guru.
House passes broadband bill despite promise of White House veto
Re: Congressional Idiocy
It's a low bar to Limbaugh under...
Building a better society from the Czechs' version of Meccano
I'm glad I'm not the only one who saw the plotter and immediately thought: WANT!!!
Thailand: 'The nail that sticks up gets hammered down'
After living and reporting in Thaland for over 30 years, I tire of these ignorant "tourists" who don't speak Thai, don't understand the culture, politics or people, yet dribble a bibful on the situation.
Presumably they can spell 'Thailand' correctly though...
'We're having panic attacks' ... Sony staff and families now threatened in emails
Problem: Nobody is going to see the crappy films your company is making.
Solution: Hire Bain & Co to placate some rapacious shareholder, toss in $250m in "overheard and procurement savings", add "Sony Pictures had a crap approach to passwords and access controls, but the concerns were dismissed by Sony execs because requiring staff to memorize complex passwords was too much" and top it off by promoting to Veep of Info-Sec the guy who said "We're trying to remain profitable for our shareholders, and we literally could go broke trying to cover for everything,".
What could POSSIBLY go wrong?
Misty-eyed Ray Ozzie celebrates 25th birthday of Lotus Notes by tweeting about it ...
I worked for a company whose owner got the Notes fetish on some business trip.
We went from a productive, happy environment to a "You forgot the cover sheet on your TPS reports" hell almost overnight. Forms that took 15 times longer to try to use than the previous systems (where we simply filled in a spreadsheet and attached it to an email with a set of cc's), support staff whose stock answer was along the lines of "You shouldn't want to do that and anyway what it CAN do is this, and would you like fries with that?".
The best (worst) part was that it was a company that encouraged you to use your own laptop so you could work from home or the road etc but on MY laptop I ran Slackware and of course Notes client didn't work so I had to set it up all over again to dual boot or risk getting looked upon with disfavour as "not a team player" by the idiot company owner. So screw lotus notes and the twats who foisted it upon an undeserving public.
Linux systemd dev says open source is 'SICK', kernel community 'awful'
Re: Hostile leadership vs hostile software
"Name a major distro that's not using systemd? That's not using pulseaudio?"
Say goodbye to landfill Android: Top 10 cheap 'n' cheerful smartphones
No mention of Nokia X?
I never had any use for a smartphone until recently and I hate the standard fiddly look of most Androids and even iPhone - I have fat fingers and bad eyes.
I got a Nokia X and it's been very useful. I think the Windows style UI is better for phones (and I am an avid Slackware and OS X user who normally has no time for anything from MS). Any app I wanted has been available from one of the many stores online and the only software I have had any issue with is Firefox crashing all the time, but the Opera and default browser it came with are good enough. I can ssh into my home servers when away if something goes wrong with them and I got a Midnight Commander-esque file app which is the bee's knees for moving things around.
The lack of a webcam is a benefit imho as I have no use for them, the built in camera is shit but it'll do in a pinch for insurance photos and the like and I never have much hope for any camera with a focal length of 0.5cm anyway. Music, radio and video playback is fine and the dual-sim management is slick and handy. 60-ish quid here in Thailand and it was money well spent.
Plus it's bright green.
Sorry, chaps! We didn't mean to steamroller legit No-IP users – Microsoft
They haven't unborked anything yet from where I am sitting. Does anybody know where we can send a strongly worded email to voice our displeasure?
"legitimate subdomains resolve as expected"
So MS thinks that my little host serving up pics to family and stuff is somehow illegitimate? Is it because I won't let their poxy software run on it and I don't bother writing kludges into css files to work around their shitty browser?
Microsoft's anti-malware crusade knackers '4 MILLION' No-IP users
Add me to the list of people burned by this today. Unreal.
Years of happily toddling along with no-ip and then out of the blue I get zapped by MS through no fault of my own. Screw them.
Assange loses appeal against extradition to Sweden
Re: Stinks
"As far as I am concerned Assange is a douchebag but WikiLeaks itself is a great idea if it was run with appropriate oversight."
I've tried to watch his new show on RT but he is an insufferably annoying prick, his aims may be in the right place, but his smug self-promotion is nauseating.
I think he's toast now and will be cooling his heels for a long time in a US prison soon. They'll go all out to charge him with anything and everything they can think of just to get an extradition.
It's time to end the Windows Wait
If you are still using the OS that requires a reboot virtually every time the mouse is moved then this might be an issue.
For the rest of us it isn't.
Android 'stands on Microsoft's shoulders', says MS lawyer
Cry me a river
"These devices have moved from having a rudimentary phone system to being a full-fledged computer, with a sophisticated, modern operating system"
If that is true then they have done it despite MS, not because of anything MS has managed to botch together and foist off onto the gullible..
Stallman: Did I say Jobs was evil? I meant really evil
Came to make some comments but it seems they have all been covered, but anyway..
I respect Mr Stallman for his amazing contributions but he seems to be tilting at windmills nowadays.
I like my iMac very much, I like it more when I'm using it to virtualise Slackware or run GIMP and various other things on what has proven (for me) to be a flexible and pleasing platform.
Stallman should lay off Jobs since Jobs is now dead and focus on things that matter.
Ballmer: Uninspiring performance and a small package
One gets the impression that Ballmer is living on borrowed time. MS and the world will be better off once that incompetent creep gets his marching orders.
Apple Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Part One
Despite all the hype I haven't seen a convincing reason to ditch Snow Leopard yet. My iMac and MacBook (both core 2 due, 2GB) both perform fine and I have no use for the App Store stuff as far as I can tell.
Looks like I'll sit this one out for now.
New Sony hack exposes more consumer passwords
I need a job
I know sweet f*ck all about computer security but I'll work for beer. I think I will send my CV to Sony.
Apple fanbois leak secrets of Mac OS X Lion
I am not seeing any compelling reasons to upgrade from SL yet. Quite the reverse actually if they are going to try and make OSX act like iOS
Ace Reg reporter in career suicide shock
Hope the new gig works out well for you.
Major Facebook redesign, smoothed-off Zuckerberg unveiled
One of these days
I'll get around to setting up a facebook account.
I am sure it must be great..
Hey kids, wanna build your own Vulture 1?
Why not release the plans in an open format?
PARIS joins the 17-mile-high club
The right stuff
Heartiest congratulations to all involved in this super project.
Margaret Thatcher celebrates 85 years
Rescue the miners and then chuck that hideous, disgusting, hateful old hag down the hole and bung it up with her nauseating offspring.
Major would make a fitting plug if they could use Tebbit to ram him down.
How do you copy 60m files?
"Richcopy can handle large quantities of files, but can multi-thread the copy, and so is several hours faster than using a Linux server as an intermediary"
Richcopy is not so fast that there is time to defragment an NTFS partition with 60 million files on it before CP would have finished."
SCADA worm a 'nation state search-and-destroy weapon'
AC said
"Is this a credible, unbiased source of information and analysis or an untrustworthy font of sky fairy propaganda?"
Despite its name the CSM is not a bad read most of the time and has won a bunch of Pulitzers over the years.
Boffin-botherer's LHC doomsday case thrown out on appeal
"Accordingly, the alleged injury, destruction of the earth, is in no way attributable to the U.S. government's failure to draft an environmental impact statement."
Ok, I laughed, whoever wrote that has a wicked sense of humour.
Wikileaks US Army mole Manning charged
Well, I'm shocked!
"The Pentagon subsequently concluded that the helicopter crews had acted within their rules of engagement"
Apple adds 'make the web go away' button to Safari 5
cognitive toxins
would be a great band name
Windows Phone chief and Xbox brain exit Microsoft
"Steve Ballmer is taking control of E&D."
This should be good for a laugh!
Google hails Pac-Man with retro gaming homepage
Check coolpreviews
The add-on devs have already admitted that the issue was because of a problem with their code, not Google.
Lufthansa offers iPhone 4G loser free beer
A pretty savvy move by Lufthansa to try to piggyback on the inevitable media whirlwind that will accompany the launch of the 4g.
Paris Hilton crowned 'Worst Actress of the Decade'
A title is required
Her contributions to the cinematic oeuvre are often overlooked. Time will show what a great, underrated, performer of the fine art she is.
I will always love her.
LEAVE PARIS ALONE! *tears*
Ballmer readies slate PC for CES
This should be good for a laugh.
It's always funny when MS release something they tout as "new"; if it isn't a mouse then it's guaranteed to be crap, especially if that idiot Ballmer had anything to do with it.
Magic Mice cast energy-sapping spell
Told to take batteries out
The solution I was given was to take the batteries out of the keyboard when not using it. FFS!
I can't be bothered doing that, I have found that switching the mouse off when not using helps a bit, ie I get about a week out of the batteries instead of a day or two. Apple had better pull their finger out and fix this.
How Google became Microsoft: A decade of hits, misses and gaffes
a good read
Thanks for that round-up, it was rather interesting.
Early adopters bloodied by Ubuntu's Karmic Koala
No thanks
I installed 9.10 on 3 identical desktops (2 Ubuntu and 1 Kubuntu) to see what it was like nowadays. It was a nice easy install but one of them flatly refuses to find its nic, the other two do fine.
I cannot get a Brother multifunction printer to scan despite hours and hours of reading. There are a lot of people with the same problem apparently. I had the same problem with Slackware 12.2 but a quick edit of a Udev rule fixed it, no such luck with Ubuntu. I put Slackware 13 onto the one that can't find its nic and it works perfectly.
The Ubuntu ones look good (17" LCD monitors) but the Kubuntu one has tiny, ugly fonts, especially in the terminal. The KDE GUI controls seem to be a bit spotty at times. Overall I think that I will be putting Slackware back on to the 2 remaining boxes as I find it a lot easier to manage than (K)Ubuntu, but that is probably only because I have a lot more experience with Slackware than anything else.
Microsoft security report shows worms are returning
Oh dear..
"Cliff Evans, head of security and privacy at Microsoft"
The only job in the world worse than being manager of the English football team.
/Paris because I lurve her
Microsoft applies lipstick to MSN butterfly
MS sells an OS that should be used for nothing more than turning a computer into a nice typewriter.
/Paris beacause I loooove her
Apple Magic Mouse
Mighty mouse
Looks good and has to be an improvement on the mighty mouse, the tiny trackball is infuriating to clean all the time on both the wired and wireless models.
Apple preempts Win 7 with fresh iMacs, Macbooks
Look like good upgrades from Apple in general.
I am certainly going to get at least one of the mouses and with my extraordinary powers of self-restraint I will probably walk out of the store with a 27" iMac and new 15" MBP for the Mrs to assuage my guilt.
I hope 15 inches is enough for her.
/damn you Steve
Security boss calls for end to net anonymity
Presumably he'd also like everybody to run the same operating system, the one he's made so much money from selling his crappy software.
How to host your very own Windows 7 launch party
Read the host notes!
Just for fun I downloaded them, they contain gems like this on page 5:
"What do I do at the party?
Introduce • We'll be making the computer uniquely our own by changing the desktop background.
• Use Windows Search from the Start menu for any of the following: background, desktop, wallpaper, appearance or slideshow. Click on change desktop background.
• Choose photo(s) for desktop slideshow (pictures library > scroll to the folder > clear all > select photos).
• Change the picture position to fit. • Have picture change every 10 seconds. • Save changes.
TIP: Other customization features can be found here, too.
Guests' hands-on exercise • Guests create a new desktop using the photos in "Party" folder in Windows Live Photo Gallery. • Who goes first?"
Are they joking? That certainly isn't my idea of a 'party' activity.
They cannot be serious with all this rubbish, I think abigsmurf got it right above.
EMC co-founder kills himself
He sounds like a hell of a character. Condolences to Mrs. Egan.
Hotel prank call badboy tracked down to mum's flat
Agree with AC
"It's a shame because IMO had TSG stuck to the facts at hand, their exposé would likely have been shorter, easier to read, and more authoritative."
Very true, that could have been a very interesting piece of investigative journalism but it looks like they tried to jazz it up with the hyperbole and opinion.
Still, well played to TSG for finding this tit.
Microsoft ultra-thins to 'out cool' netbooks, Apple
Once again Ballmer opens his gob and shows what an idiot he is
Microsoft bitchslaps Oracle over 11g pricing
The only time MS doesn't raise prices on a product is when they know it is not competitive.


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I received my 4 pound package of NW carnies on April 7th, the food was out and had an hour drive home. It was too cold, but I had to install the bees. 5 top bars where missing from hive so cut some one by temporarily to fill the back behind a redneck false back. The queen arrived alive, but no candy, so I just opened the cork and hung her between 4th and 5th bar. I never saw a dead queen on floor and she was out fo the cage. The weather was miserable for days high of 36 snow wind but I decided after a couple of days to put a heater under the hive and warm them up so they started eating. The weather has been 46DEG F, 59 deg F and today 59 deg F, they have been flying, eating a quart of 2:1 syrup/day. I just refiled the feeder and looked inside and the bees are still bearded up and I cannot find any combs being built. I have to check the hive daily to feed them
I am still keeping them alive on syrup and they are flying and the bees color seems brighter, the temps are going to warm over the next couple of days 48 DegF right now, but hopefully 70 by Sunday. I am hoping they will start drawing comb for brood on Sunday
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Hello and thanks for your time
I have a WooCommerce WP site and would like to have a product search option in a widget that allows me to tick/select single or multiple categories for display.
For instance if I was to sell houses, the customer could select something like; 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 car garage. This would then display all the products that match these categories?
Is it possible or has it been done before with and extension or plugin?
Any help or suggestions appreciated, or if this can be created without too much expense please contact me.
Hi whisper,
WooCommerce has built in Layered Nav widget that enable you to select multiple product attributes. Yes, it is for product attributes, not for product categories, but it is good solution for your problem.http://wcdocs.woothemes.com/user-guide/layered-navigation-widget/
Thanks very much for the reply, I will take a look at this now


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Artist : Designer : Digital Hoarder : Beer Drinker : Homebrewer : Vespa Aficionado : Family Man
I am an experienced Senior Character Artist with many years of developing characters for video games across various platforms. I also am a traditionally-trained fine artist and graphic designer.
Specialties: 3D modeling(organic and hard surface), texturing, painting, drawing, sculpting, concept art, digital photography, graphic design, branding, digital art, social media.
Gunwhale Ales strike a balance between the raw, wild spirit of farmhouse brewing, and the pioneering hop forward styles of California. We have an obsession with yeast driven Saisons, hoppy IPAs, and other rustic, wild and sour beers. This gives our beers uncommon qualities that are both surprisingly delicate and nuanced, yet refined and robust in their simplicity. From bright, billowy summer ales to rustic, fortifying stormers that stand up to the rougher seas, Gunwhale makes beers that reflect the culinary and cultural heritage of the West Coast.
Character modeling, texturing, skinning, pose deformers, blendshapes.
- Commissioned Fine Art
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Curate Creative is a hands-on creative consulting group that focuses on building brands through solutions that can be self-managed. Please visit : www.curatecreative.com
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Gunwhale Ales
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Icon Properties
Ogawashi Handcrafted Sushi + Drinks
Hill Construction
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SoCal Seats
Relational Aviation
Designer Window Supply
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- Applied expertise in silhouette, topology and mesh economy in the sculpting and texturing of many realistic models at both high and low resolutions.
- Constructed custom resurfacing tools for 3D scanned assets.
- Compiled and created concept art and reference imagery in order to drive the art style of the MLB franchise.
- Responsible for hundreds of character models, textures, and in-game graphics
- Shipped MLB titles year after year across different platforms (PS2, PSP, and PS1), despite short development cycles and technical limitations.
- Contributed to front end design, acted as voice talent, and directed actors through motion capture performances on International Fight Club.
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'Dogs Host Three Straight In Five Days
March 7, 2013
By Stephanie Juncker
By Stephanie Juncker
FRESNO, Calif. ---The Fresno State men's tennis team returns to action at the Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Center as they host three straight non-conference match-ups in the next week. The Bulldogs first take on Hawai'i on Saturday at 1 p.m., then bounce back to face No. 25 Washington at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, March 11 and wrap up the five day stretch on Wednesday, March 13 against No. 66 Purdue at 1 p.m.
About the Competition
Hawai'i enters the match with a 3-6 overall record and coming off a 6-1 loss to No. 2 UCLA. The all-time series record against the Warriors leans in favor of the 'Dogs who lead 11-4. The teams met a season ago during which Fresno State won 6-1.
The nationally ranked Huskies boast a 9-6 overall record and will finish a four match road trip against the Bulldogs. In addition to the team's overall ranking, Washington has two ranked players in the ITA singles, including the #19 overall singles player. Fresno State and Washington have split their ten previous meetings with the Huskies taking the last match 5-2 in 2009. The 'Dogs last win over UW came in 1996.
The Purdue Boilermakers make the long trip from West Lafayette with the best team record of the week at 11-3. Fresno will be the first of two stops for the Boilermakers as they travel to Santa Clara to complete their West Coast trip. This will be the first-ever meeting between Fresno State and Purdue.
Last Time Out
Fresno State travelled to La Jolla, Calif. last weekend to take on Rice in a dual match and participate in the 134th annual Pacific Coast Doubles Championship.
The 'Dogs put up a good fight against the Rice Owls, but ultimately fell 4-3 after losing the doubles point after a 3-3 tie in singles. Junior transfer Sam MacNeil highlighted the match picking up his fourth consecutive win in singles, as well as winning with partner Reid deLaubenfels in doubles.
In the Doubles Championship, the Bulldogs picked up two first round victories from doubles duos deLaubenfels/MacNeil and Sai Kartik Nakireddi/Felipe Fritz. Head coach Evan Austin and former 'Dog and current assistant David Ayoun also participated and advanced to the round of 16.
"Discover Fresno State Athletics" -- Log on to gobulldogs.com for live stats for all the Bulldog home tennis matches!


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The La Perla Theater was the setting not only for many plays but also for concerts, dance performances, and zarzuelas. At one performance of the zarzuela El reloj de Lucerna, the great composer from
The theater was destroyed by the earthquake of 1918 and then by fire in 1924. It was rebuilt in 1941, using the same façade, by architects Francisco Porrata Doria and Francisco Gardón. At its reinauguration, Tiempo Muerto, by Puerto Rican playwright Manuel Méndez Ballester, was presented. According to
The La Perla Theater has, in recent years, been the setting for the Theater Festivals of the
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Contact Us
Fax: 303-271-8197
(Golden) – The Elections Division of the Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder will be moving to a new location beginning Feb. 27, 2012. The office will move from its current location on the second floor of the Administration and Courts Building to the Laramie Building on the Jefferson County government campus in Golden. The new Elections Division address is 3500 Illinois Street, Suite 1100, Golden 80401.
"This move will allow us to consolidate and improve our processes by having all election-related activities under the same roof," said County Clerk and Recorder Pam Anderson. "The Elections Warehouse, Mail Ballot Processing Center and Ballot Counting Room are already located in the Laramie Building, so it will be nice to have our elections administrative staff headquartered there as well," she added.
The Elections Division will be closed on Friday, Feb. 24 to accommodate the move and will re-open at its new location on Monday, Feb. 27. The Motor Vehicle, Recording and Clerk to the Board offices of the Clerk and Recorder will remain in the Administration and Courts Building.
For a map and directions to the new Elections Division Office, please visit www.votejeffco.com.
February 9, 2012
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Rescuing Native Plants
The Tuscola Garden Club will meet at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 19 at the Bethea Welcome Center at Lake Junaluska. The program, presented by Debbie Savage, is entitled "Rescuing Native Plants – Saving these Natural Beauties for Future Generations". From time to time, we may become aware of native plants that are endangered by land development activities and seek to remove them from harm's way before the bulldozers arrive. Savage will share with us her experiences and suggestions that will be useful in rescuing these treasures.
Visitors are welcome. For more information, call 926-6387.


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sure go for it.
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
There is one disadvantage to a quilt finished with a seam on the outer edge. The edge gets the most wear and tear, so a bound quilt with two layers of fabric on the outer edge will hold up better for frequent use and washing. My quilt guild makes charity quilts that are expected to get lots of use and washing, and we finish them by cutting the batting and backing (after we tie them) about 2 inches bigger than the top. Then we turn then under twice to make a narrow frame on the top of the quilt and machine stitch the "binding" in place. If you are using a thick batting, you will probably want to cut it even with the top and just have two layers of the backing fabric on the outer edge.
Tying (we use perle cotton) and finishing a quilt this way is a good way to finish up some of those UFO's sitting in the closet. UFO? Unfinished Fabric Object. They tend to breed when left in the dark ; )
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Lakeview extends winning streak with win
LAKEVIEW — The Lakeview Wildcats lost its first two games of the season. One of those losses was to the Morley Stanwood Mohawks.
Apparently, the Wildcats were tired of losing, because they have not done so since.
On Thursday, the Wildcats extended their winning streak to 10 games. In the process, Lakeview revenged its earlier season loss to the Mohawks with a dominating 61-41 CSAA victory at home.
"We played really well. I'm actually more proud of our defensive effort, especially in the second half," Lakeview coach Dave King said.
Lakeview (10-2, 9-1) outscored the Mohawks 31-23 in the second half, but it was a late second quarter run that helped propel the Wildcats to victory.
With Morley Stanwood trailing 19-16, the Wildcats' went on a 9-0 run to open a 28-16 advantage. Back-to-back baskets by Sadie Massie started the run. Lakeview led 30-18 at the half.
"We are a team that likes to run, but we are becoming a lot better in the half court offense," King said. "That is led by Maddie Shurlow. She makes us go. She has such a floor presence. She is the smartest basketball player I've ever coached."
Shurlow was one of four Wildcats in double figures. Shurlow finished with 12 points, five rebounds and five assists.
"We finished the half well. We played a lot of games in the first half of the season where we only played a half of basketball," King said. "It was nice to finish the first half well and to come out and put it away in the third."
In the third quarter, the Wildcats slowly extended the lead to 20 points with 2:39 remaining in the quarter. Morley Stanwood (10-2, 8-2) could only get within 15 points the remainder of the game.
"We knew it was going to be a tough game. We knew Lakeview has been playing well," Mohawks coach Bob Raven said. "Unfortunately, we didn't put our best foot forward. Give them credit. They deserved to win and outplayed us pretty much every faze of the game."
Lauren Jaquays led the Wildcats with 15 points and 13 rebounds. Teri Wood added 13 points, while Massie finished with 11 points and seven rebounds.
The victory moved the Wildcats into sole possession of first place in the CSAA. Lakeview now holds its conference title hopes in their own hands.
Morley Stanwood defeated Lakeview 55-46 in the second game of the season.
"We missed a ton of point blank layups," King said of the first game between the two teams. "We were in their gym and they (Morley) started to roll a little bit. Momentum and the game got away from us."
Lindsey Veersma led Morley Stanwood with 12 points.
Lakeview is at Holton on Monday.
Morley Stanwood 11 7 13 10 — 41
Lakeview 13 17 16 15 — 61
MORLEY STANWOOD (10-2, 8-2) — Thumser 1 0-0 2, Veersma5 1-2 12, Huested 1 2-4 4, Costie 0 1-2 1, Frye 2 2-2 7, Rosman 1 1-2 3, Raven 3 1-2 7, Quilitzsch 0 2-2 2, Kizer 0 3-4 3. Totals: 13 13-18 41. Three-point goals: Veersma. Total fouls: 15. Fouled out: None.
LAKEVIEW (10-2, 10-1) — Massie 5 0-0 11, Molitor 2 4-6 8, Jaquays 5 5-7 15, Wood 6 0-1 13, Mathews 1 0-0 2, Shurlow 4 3-4 12. Totals: 23 12-18 61. Three-point goals: Massie, Wood, Shurlow. Total fouls: 16. Fouled out: None.


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Very often we dream of making big changes in our lives very quickly - whether it's weight loss for 50 pounds, becoming a six-figure entrepreneur or running our first marathon under 3 hours.
Now, don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with these big goals. However, the problem is really the quickness that people expect to reach these big goals.
So …
- If you are overweight, don't expect to lose 50 pounds (22.6 kg) in two weeks and make it a lasting change
- If you are not making any in your business, don't expect to become a six-figure entrepreneur in a month
- If you have never run a marathon and you don't even like running that much, don't expect to run 26.2 miles (42.2 km) under 3 hours with just three weeks of training
In addition, there is still something else that you have to do to reach these goals. Not only do you have to have a true desire to reach and take action on them but you also need to implement new habits that support your goals.
A very common approach is to change things in a big way very quickly. Unfortunately this can prevent you to reach your goals if you are not careful.
So rather than making big changes to reach those big goals, why not take a different approach instead?
Enter the Mini Habits
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The basic idea behind Mini Habits (aff link) is to reach your goals, but instead of big steps, it's done in small increments. That's where the name - Mini Habits - comes from.
In its core, Mini Habits is designed to create lasting changes in your life without burning you out with too big changes at once.
Too often what happens is that we set unrealistic expectations for ourselves and this causes us to operate on will-power only to reach the goals. Although this can work for a while, very soon we find ourselves at the starting point again.
Mini Habits, on the other hand, present a different way of implementing habits in your life. This different way ensures that you actually reach those goals at some point.
For instance,
- Rather than aiming for 50 push-ups the next day, aim for 1
- Rather than aiming to wake-up 5 am every morning and becoming an early riser, aim for waking up 5 minutes earlier for the next few weeks until you feel comfortable with that (and then wake-up 5 minutes earlier)
- Rather than aiming for reading 20 pages every day, aim for reading 2 pages only
So now that you know what Mini Habits (aff link) is all about, let's hop into the contents of the book.
This book is divided into seven parts:
1. Introduction to Mini Habits
What a Mini Habit is and the author's background story (see one push-up challenge)
2. How Your Brain Works
How our brains help us to create habits and what active and passive parts (conscious/sub-conscious) of the brain are.
3. Willpower vs. Motivation
Whether we should use willpower or motivation to create new habits.
4. The Strategy of Mini Habits
The core strategies behind Mini Habits and understanding the mindset behind it.
5. The Mini Habits Difference
Why Mini Habits are so unique.
6. Mini Habits - Eight Steps to Big Change
The steps to implement your Mini Habits in your life.
7. Eight Mini Habit Rules
The rules that help you to implement Mini Habits.
My Experiences of Mini Habits
So far, I have started with the following habit:
Reading at least two pages / 1o minutes every day
Also, I'm in a process of starting at least three Mini Habits very soon:
Drinking two glasses of water per day (to form a water drinking habit)
Eat one carrot per day (to form a healthier eating habit)
Drinking only 3 cups of coffee per day before the noon (to improve my sleep)
These are just examples of my habits and naturally there are plenty of Mini Habits that you could implement in your life.
So far, it's much easier to implement these habits since they require very little will power and they have very low entry points.
That's also the main purpose of Mini Habits: Rather than aiming to say, read 1 hour every day, I make sure I at least reach my minimum goal for the day.
With the experience I have, this can help me build strong foundation for my new habits and I can eventually make the habits "bigger" when I feel comfortable.
I feel that Mini Habits (aff link) is a good way to build new habits in your life. Since the main idea is to do that by focusing on small steps, the success ratio is much higher that way.
The book is written well and the facts are well-researched. It was also refreshing to learn new information related to habits. This book also brought refreshing angles to conventional habit wisdom that you can find almost on any blog on the web.
One thing that I would have hoped for is a quick reference at the end of the book - giving the step-by-step action plan on how to implement the Mini Habits in your daily life.
Although this information is already explained in the book, the reference would have made it faster to implement and made it easier to remember the core concepts - rather than reading about them again from the book.
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Studies have reported an increasing incidence of thyroid cancer since 1980. One possible explanation for this trend is increased detection through more widespread and aggressive use of screening tests. Researchers at the American Cancer Society analyzed thyroid cancer incidence between 1988 and 2005 using the National Cancer Institute's (NCI's) Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) dataset.
They found incidence rates increased for all sizes of tumors, suggesting that screening is not the only explanation for the rise.
The highest rate of increase was for primary tumors smaller than 1.0 cm, which rose nearly 10 percent per year among men from 1997 and 2005, and nearly 9 percent/year from 1988 to 2005 among women. Incidence of tumors 4 cm or larger increased more than 3.5 percent per year from 1988 to 2005 among men and 5.7 percent per year from 1988 to 2005 among women.
The authors conclude that incidence rates of differentiated thyroid cancers of all sizes increased between 1988 and 2005 in both men and women, and that the increased incidence across all tumor sizes suggests that increased detection through testing is not the sole explanation. Other explanations, including environmental influences and molecular pathways, should be investigated.
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In brief - Inland Revenue's releases
Tax Watch: Edition 1, 2014
Tax residence rules
Inland Revenue has released Interpretation Statement 14/01 to explain the residence rules set out in the Income Tax Act 2007. The statement focuses on the residence of individuals in particular the relationship between the domestic rules and New Zealand's Double Tax Agreements, the taxation of transitional residents and the residency of companies and trusts.
One of the residency tests for individuals is the permanent place of abode test, under which an individual will be held to be a New Zealand tax resident for the period that they maintain a permanent place of abode in New Zealand. The statement provides the following clarification on the test:
- A 'place of abode' means a specific dwelling in which a particular person could live rather than a just a general locality. Having a 'dwelling' in New Zealand is a pre-requisite to having a permanent place of abode.
- A 'dwelling' is not limited to a property an individual owns, rents or controls but also includes a place that is objectively able to be used by the person. It therefore includes a family member's dwelling or a place that is currently rented out and is not immediately able to be occupied.
- The existence of an available dwelling however, is not determinative of whether a person has a permanent place of abode. There will also be consideration of the continuity and duration of the person's presence in New Zealand and the durability of the person's association with their New Zealand place of abode. The second factor will be assessed by considering the nature and use of the dwelling, the person's intentions, their family and social ties, their employment, business interests and economic ties, their personal property and any other relevant circumstances.
In respect of the relationship between the residence rules in the domestic legislation and New Zealand's Double Tax Agreements, the statement clarifies:
- Where, under the domestic laws of two countries, an individual is a dual resident, the relevant Double Tax Agreement applies to resolve the issue through a series of 'tie-breaker' tests. The statement clarifies the meaning of terms commonly used in the tie-breaker tests.
- The residence articles in Double Tax Agreements are only relevant for the purposes of that Agreement and a person remains a dual resident of two countries for other tax purposes, such as GST.
Companies and trusts
The statement provides examples to illustrate the application of the residency tests for companies as set out in the Income Tax Act 2007 and addresses the effect tax residence has on various regimes such as company imputation and the financial arrangements rules.
The statements also clarifies how trust income is taxed as either beneficiary income or trustee income and addresses the impact of the settlor and beneficiary tax residence on these rules.
The interpretation statement can be viewed in full here.
Requests to amend assessments under section 113
Inland Revenue has released a draft Standard Practice Statement for consultation outlining how the Commissioner will exercise her discretion under section 113 of the Tax Administration Act 1994 to amend assessments in order to ensure their correctness or following the application of the disputes resolutions process.
The draft statement can be accessed here and submissions on the draft statement are due by 11 April 2014.
Approval of third party providers for offshore storage of taxpayer electronic records
In February this year Inland Revenue approved a list of offshore storage providers for electronic records for which taxpayers do not need to obtain approval under the Tax Administration Act 1994 to store their business records outside of New Zealand.
While taxpayers are allowed to use third parties to store records, they remain responsible for their tax obligations, including the obligation to retain business records for the correct retention period (generally seven years).
Historical Inland Revenue internal circulars
A public item released by the Inland Revenue this month, Status of historical Inland Revenue internal circulars, advises taxpayers that they should not rely on historical internal circulars or similar publications as representing Inland Revenue's current practice or interpretation of tax law.
Instead, taxpayers should source current practice and interpretation materials from here which publishes all current binding rulings, interpretation statements, standard practice statements, Inland Revenue guides and Business Tax Updates.
Deductibility of a companion's travel expenses
The Inland Revenue has released a Question We've Been Asked QB 13/05, which states that where a taxpayer takes a business trip accompanied by a companion, in the majority of cases the companion's travel expenses will not be deductible by the taxpayer.
The QWBA considers that a deduction may be permitted however, where the companion supports the taxpayer in the business being undertaken, to a "reasonably substantial degree". Although the companion does not need to be an expert in the business' affairs, they must have some knowledge of the business or possess some special skill or expertise so as to provide material support.
A detailed explanation of the circumstances of deductibility, with accompanying examples can be accessed here.


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Updates on the Patriots and their work with prospects Kenrick Ellis, Ricky Stanzi and Tim Barnes
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A few quick notes on private workouts and the Patriots:
'¢The Patriots worked out Hampton defensive tackle Kenrick Ellis on Friday, according to his agent. A massive prospect at 6-foot-5 and 346 pounds, many have him pegged as a second- or third-round prospect who could play on the nose and at five-technique in the NFL. Ellis was dismissed from South Carolina early in his collegiate career (reportedly for a failed drug test), something he addressed at the combine last month.
'I had character issues,' he said at the combine, where he ran a 5.16 40 and hit 26 reps of 225 pounds. 'I had disciplinary problems. They did everything they could. It just didn't work out for me. I had to get out of there. I had to look within myself and change a lot of things within myself and around me. And after I changed those things, it was pretty much easy after that. I had to realize that I had a problem, and I confronted it and overcame it.'
As a senior, Ellis was first Team All-MEAC. He finished second on the team in tackles with 94 total tackles (34 solo, 60 assisted), and was also second on the team with 15.0 tackles for loss, totaling 37 yards.
'¢In addition, it was confirmed that Iowa quarterback Ricky Stanzi was worked out by the Patriots on the Iowa campus on Thursday. (The news was first reported by ESPNBoston.com.) Stanzi, a 6-foot-4, 223-pounder, is projected by most as a mid-round selection, but has an ace in the hole when it comes to the Patriots ' he's spent the pre-draft process working with Bay Area quarterbacking guru Tom Martinez, who has served as Tom Brady's advisor for almost 20 years.
'We've been working on a lot of mechanical stuff, talking about the throwing motion, the science of it,' Stanzi said of Martinez, who has tutored Brady since the Patriots quarterback was a teenager. 'The same with the footwork and getting down to the nitty gritty details, finding little tweaks or different moves that might be able to help you get a little more speed on the ball, get the ball a little bit deeper. At the same time, keeping what you do and fine-tuning it, finding some things you hadn't known about, and now you can throw the ball with a little more power or deeper.'
A three-year starter at Iowa, Stanzi is coming off a senior season where he went 221-for-345 for 3,004 yards, 25 touchdowns and just six interceptions. At the Hawkeyes' recent Pro Day, Stanzi ran 4.93 twice in the 40, had a 34-inch vertical, a 9-foot-7 broad jump, and ran 4.56 and 7.23 in the short shuttle and 3-cone drill, respectively, to go with 16 bench-press reps. In addition, he reportedly scored a 30 on the Wonderlic.
'¢And Missouri center Tim Barnes met with the Patriots before the Tigers' Pro Day recently and New England ran his offensive line drills during that workout, but according to a league source, there was no private workout for Barnes. Barnes is a 6-foot-4, 298-pounder who was a first-team All-Big 12 pick. He's projected as a mid-round selection, but wasn't invited to the combine ' much to the surprise of his quarterback, Blaine Gabbert.
'Tim's a great center,' said Gabbert, who is likely to be one of the first quarterbacks off the board at next month's draft. 'I know he's going to be an extremely successful offensive lineman at the next level because I've seen what he can do on the college football field. He's one of the best offensive linemen I've ever played with.'
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The last time General Michel Aoun and the now-imprisoned Christian warlord Samir Geagea faced each other, in 1990, more than 600 people were killed and more than 2000 wounded in one of the climactic battles of Lebanon's long civil war.
On Sunday they faced off on campaign posters in this town 15 kilometres south-east of Beirut and all over the central Mount Lebanon region - the steep, lush hills overlooking the Mediterranean - in the critical third phase of parliamentary elections that are being held region by region on four successive Sundays.
"Our leader, Dr Geagea, he's an innocent person," said a worker at the Lebanese Forces' tent.
Dr Geagea was, in fact, implicated in many of the bloodiest incidents of the war, including assassinations of fellow Christians, but is the only warlord who remains in prison.
The election worker only give his name only as Joseph, saying he feared General Aoun's possible connection to the Lebanese intelligence services and, hence, Syria.
Across the street, the orange-shirted campaigners for General Aoun were no less adamant.
"It's been 15 years we've been waiting for this change, and it's finally going to happen," said Fares Fayad, 30. "We're very optimistic. So far, so good."
The general had returned in triumph after the assassination of the former prime minister Rafiq Hariri in February caused a popular revolt that forced Syrian troops to withdraw. But, with clear ambitions for the presidency, he quickly fell out with the new opposition led by Walid Jumblatt, the Druse chieftain, and Saad Hariri, the former prime minister's son and a Sunni Muslim.
Nearly half the 128-seat Parliament was elected yesterday, with 34 Christian seats and 24 Muslim seats in the evenly divided body at issue in the central mountains and the eastern Bekaa region. Unofficial final results showed that Aoun-backed candidates won 15 of 16 seats, Reuters reported.
The vote threatens to split the nascent political coalition against Syrian influence, and also the Christian community. That rivalry led to the drawing up of two competing lists for the 11 parliamentary seats in the Baabda-Aley district - allocated to five Maronites, three Druse, two Shiites and one Greek Orthodox.
The list drawn up by Mr Jumblatt - whose seat was assured in his neighbouring Shuf Mountain stronghold - was an unlikely alliance that included old civil-war enemies. Among them were the Lebanese Forces, the main Christian militia once led by Dr Geagea; another Christian faction, of former president Amin Gemayel; an anti-Syrian group backed by the Maronite patriarch Nasrullah Sfeir; and Hezbollah, which has an eye on the two Shiite seats.
The result on Sunday was a bizarre political display in a district where many villages still bear the shell marks of the battles among Syrians, Christians and Muslims. But on Sunday, once-mortal enemies engaged in a jostling but mild political rivalry that either heralded a new sense of Lebanese unity or perhaps the entrenched stubbornness of religious rivalries.
Election workers for General Aoun sat in a tent across the street from those in white T-shirts from the Lebanese Forces, one of whose symbols resembles a dagger.
The United Nations envoy to the Middle East, Terje Roed-Larsen, met President Bashar al-Assad, of Syria, for two hours in Damascus on Sunday before the arrival of a team that is to verify that Syria's forces have completely left Lebanon.
Syria's ambassador to the US, Imad Moustapha, attacked accusations by the Bush Administration that Syria had not fully withdrawn its intelligence agents from Lebanon.
"This is untrue. This is just as credible as the story of Iraq's WMDs before the war," Mr Moustapha told CNN.
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The Bleus legend is confident the pair of attackers can deliver on their pre-tournament promise in Poland and Ukraine, while calling for focus against England on Monday
The Bayern Munich winger has netted in each of Les Bleus' three pre-tournament friendlies and combined beautifully with the Real Madrid striker to notch the first goal in a 4-0 hammering of Estonia.
Zidane, who was a member of the France side that became champions of Europe in 2000, has now weighed in with his opinion that Ribery and Benzema can fire the nation to continental glory.
He told RTL: "The France team have the means to do something good, and with Ribery and Benzema both in form, they can make sparks fly."
France's opening game of the competition takes place in Donetsk, where they will face England, and although Zidane believes that les Bleus have a squad capable of going far in the tournament, he is well aware of the threat that Roy Hodgson's men will pose.
"I hope the competition will start well, but it will not be easy against England," he added.
Kick-off between the two European heavyweights on Monday is scheduled for 18:00CET.


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Sarah A. Tishkoff, Ph.D.
David and Lyn Silfen University Professor
Departments of Genetics and Biology
Perelman School of Medicine
School of Arts and Sciences
University of Pennsylvania
428 Clinical Research Building
415 Curie Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6145
Ph.D., Department of Genetics
Yale University, 1996
Full CV (as pdf)
Abby Dolinger, Administrative Coordinator
Sarah Tishkoff is the David and Lyn Silfen University Professor in Genetics and Biology at the University of Pennsylvania, holding appointments in the School of Medicine and the School of Arts and Sciences.
Dr. Tishkoff studies genomic and phenotypic variation in ethnically diverse Africans. Her research combines field work, laboratory research, and computational methods to examine African population history and how genetic variation can affect a wide range of practical issues – for example, why humans have different susceptibility to disease, how they metabolize drugs, and how they adapt through evolution.
Dr. Tishkoff is a recipient of an NIH Pioneer Award, a David and Lucile Packard Career Award, a Burroughs/Wellcome Fund Career Award and a Penn Integrates Knowledge (PIK) endowed chair. She is on the editorial boards at Genome Research; Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health; Molecular Biology and Evolution; G3 (Genes, Genomes, and Genetics).
Her research is supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation.


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Pecan Caramel Chocolate Turtle Clusters-12 Clusters
Product Info
Pecans, Caramel and Belgian Chocolate Turtles. Gourmet Chocolate Candy:
Go Ahead and Indulge in this slice of heaven - a combination of organic pecans, Belgian chocolate, and homemade caramel.
I cover a 1/4 cup of organic pecans with handmade caramel, and Belgian chocolate and top it off with a single pecan for decoration.
Each cluster weighs approximately 1/4 lb. Each cluster comes individually packaged in a food grade cello bag and affixed with a "Nicole's Homemade Treats" label.
This listing is for one dozen (12) - 1/4 lb. clusters.
They are available in two (2) types of chocolate:
* Belgian Dark Chocolate
* Belgian Milk Chocolate
Please select your choice of chocolate from the drop-down menu.
Please Note: Due to product availability the size and shape of the apple will vary. Although I make every attempt to make my products the same every time, due to variations in the chocolate, other ingredients, temperature and candy making process, your order may not look exactly as pictured.
New to Etsy? Here is a tutorial on the checkout process: http://www.etsy.com/help_guide_checkout.php
I ship Monday-Wednesday and pack "very meticulously" as I have been told. If you like, I will email you the tracking number.
Thank you for browsing.
Please take a look at my other treats.
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LAKELAND, FL (September 26, 2013) -- Lakeland Electric is hosting an open house on Saturday, October 12th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. as part of Public Power Week so get ready for a fun-filled, power-packed day! The event will be held at the Lakeland Electric Training Center across the street from the McIntosh Power Plant. The Training Center's physical address is 2727 Centurion Dr. Lakeland, FL 33805.
October 2013 marks Public Power Week's 27th anniversary as a country-wide program to celebrate the importance of public power to local citizens and other key publics, including state and national officials. Lakeland Electric employees invite all residents to experience their electric utility.
Participants will see first-hand how electricity is generated, learn how to save energy and dollars, get a better understanding of what goes into establishing electric rates and experience hands-on operations of power equipment. Attendants will get a firsthand look at the various generation units and the operating systems at the McIntosh Power Plant. Not everyone gets access to the power plant and this is a rare opportunity to tour the generation facility that produces the majority of the electricity that powers Lakeland.
Besides the plant tours, there will be a number of activities that will include something for all ages. The fun-filled, day includes:
· Bucket Truck Rides
· Photos with Wattson (Lakeland Electric's mascot)
· Children's Activities (Tattoos, Arts & Crafts)
· Giveaways
· Food and Refreshments
· Electric Safety Demonstrations & Displays
· Smart Meter Educational Tutorial (Benefits & Features)
· Hurricane Preparedness Demonstrations
· New Lakeland Electric Web Site Demonstrations & New eServices Portal
· System Control Demonstrations (How trouble trucks are dispatched)
· Electri-fried Hot Dogs
· Customer Care Programs & Services
· Solar Power Demonstrations and Solar Hot Water Systems
Lakeland Electric customers will have the opportunity to meet linemen, system control operators and customer service representatives and ask them any questions you might have. Family Day features something exciting for kids of all ages… so come out and feel the energy!
The Lakeland Electric Training Center is located at 2727 Centurion Drive. Take Lake Parker Drive off Memorial heading north toward the McIntosh Power Plant. Across from the Plant you will see Centurion Drive. Take a right at Centurion Drive and then take the first right off Centurion Drive to the Training Center. We hope to see you there!
LAKELAND, FL (September 20, 2013) -- Come to Munn Park on Saturday, October 26, 2013 from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. for the 29th Annual Munn Park Extravaganza gardening show presented by the Garden Club of Lakeland, Inc. A Small Standard Flower Show will be put on by the Garden Club members from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Enjoy a Free family day of activities while exploring the many flowers and plants for sale, attend garden presentations and browse garden related crafts. Master Gardeners will be on hand to answer questions and there is soil testing for those wanting the perfect garden soil. City of Lakeland Horticulturist, Bill Koen will present on new plant introduction.
There will be over 50 vendors selling a variety of patio and garden items for all your fall plant needs including: flowering plants for house and garden, outdoor plants for your landscaping, and garden art and accessories to spice up your lawn or patio. Food and drinks will be available for purchase. For more information call the Garden Club of Lakeland at 863-370-4065.
Lakeland Electric is notifying customers to be aware of a current scam attempt that is taking place where a caller falsely claims to be from Lakeland Electric and is asking customers for banking and/or credit card information. The caller claims that the customer's electricity is about to be cut off if an outstanding bill is not paid. The caller then asks for banking or credit card information to pay the outstanding bill. Many of the calls are coming from the phone number 502-963-1979 (where the scammer is calling from). This number is affiliated to a Louisville Kentucky landline through YMAX Communications (Magic Jack).
Lakeland Electric does not make calls of this nature and customer service representative will never ask for a customer's bank account number or credit card number. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Lakeland Electric's Customer Service Department at 863-834-9535.
LAKELAND, FL (September 17, 2013) – On Friday, September 20th the Imperial Symphony Chamber Orchestra will present Strings in the City that will feature a special 16 piece string ensemble during a performance at the Lake Mirror Amphitheater from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. This FREE event is sponsored by the City of Lakeland and the Imperial Symphony Orchestra.
This magical night will be lead by Conductor Mark Thielen who has prepared a catalogue of arrangements. The evening's music will highlight a variety of music styles ranging from classical to rock. Thielen said, "It is going to be a wonderful night of music. String instruments are so versatile in the way that they are able to speak to the listener. A Serenade by Mozart, a popular Broadway medley, a bit of heavy metal, as well as many other wonderful pieces of music will showcase both the beauty and power of the string section. It is a concert that can be enjoyed by the entire family."
Musical pieces that will be played include:
· Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Mozart
· Brandenburg Concerto, Bach
· Entrance of the Queen of Sheba, Handel
· Lady Gaga Fugue
· Highway Star, Deep Purple
· Purple Haze, Hendrix
· Free Bird, Lynyrd Skynyrd
· Pretty Woman, Orbison
· Sound of Music Medley
· Fiddler on the Roof Medley
· Beatles Medley
· Joplin Rags
The music series takes place at the Lake Mirror amphitheater located at the Frances Langford Promenade on Lake Mirror which is between Hollis Garden and the Lake Mirror Center. The event is FREE to the public and families are encouraged to attend. There will be food and drink vendors on site so bring a blanket and enjoy the lake setting with music under the stars. Music on the Promenade is proudly sponsored by the City of Lakeland and the Imperial Symphony Orchestra. Parking is available at the Lake Mirror Center's parking lot and in the Iowa Avenue parking garage. No glass bottles within the park please. For more information regarding the series, contact Kevin Cook at 863/834-6264.


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Please help harman people
Hi people
I have a e46 330ci coupe on an X plate and I have an issue that's driving me nuts on my stereo !
My amp on my subs died (the little one on the speakers) so I brought a working one from eBay with speakers and only recently got to fit them so the stereo has been with out the subs for a couple of months any way I fit these subs and amp turn the stereo on and bam no subs ?????? So I'm thinking ok must be a fuse nope can't find anything there so I probe up the plug to check power and I have a live and earth and I've plugged it in to DIS system and NCS but to no avail so I'm really stuck now any one that's had this problem or got any tips they wanna share would be much appreciated I don't really want to put an after market set in want to keep it standard I'm a mechanic by trade so no my way around the Bm any help please people
Cheers and happy Xmas !!,!,!:thumbup::hi:
Maybe the speakers themselves shorted and is blowing out the amp(s). Do you have any spare 6x9s by chance? I'd try replacing the speakers and the mini-amplifier again, and it should fix the problem.
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I just wanted to comment how impressed we were with Phil who came to deliver the machine. He arrived on time and stayed longer than expected to make sure we were completely comfortable with the laser and the software. He even gave a few tips on CorelDraw which was a massive help! I couldn't rate him enough, so please pass on my thank you.
Overall I have been really impressed with the whole service from HPC - so thank you to Oliver , Phil and Chris (the three we have been on contact with!).
Thanks again,
We just wanted to say thank you for an excellent delivery on Wednesday.
I recently purchased the ls3040 from hpc laser and can honestly say the service has been faultless from start to finish. They were fantastic on the day of collection, showing me all the basics in a 1 to 1 training session with Chris. Very warm & friendly people with a genuine passion for exceeding customers expectations.
Since then i have emailed Chris a number of times & he has always replied promptly & even in his own time over the weekend, also ringing as he knew i was getting myself frustrated; to ensure i could rectify my teething problems due to my beginner knowledge on corel draw & laser cut, totally my lack of experience, nothing more haha.
I would 110% recommend hpc laser to anyone looking to purchase a laser machine, with Chris as your guide ????
Thank you so much.
Dear Chris & HPC Laser Team,
Thank you very much for your kindness and hospitality when picking up the laserscript LS3060. It was nice and refreshing to meet such an enthusiastic and professional team.
Thank you for the training. I am sending something nice for you to share with a cup of tea or coffe.
Christophe Mauriange
Customer Reviews and Testimonials
Hi HPC Team,
Just wanted to say a MASSIVE thank you for all your help on providing Sarah Bonnell School with our perfect laser cutter. From the start there was great phone assistance to help choose the right package to suit our needs and super-fast communication with Oliver and Rory, regarding our specialist extraction needs via email. Despite it being a large purchase, the process was entirely stress free and completely worked around our needs. Organizing the delivery and set up was straightforward and simple, Simon was so helpful and friendly he made the day a real treat! Simon was proactive with whatever little hang ups we encountered on setting up our machine (we ordered the LS1290, one of the larger machines!) and his enthusiastic manner made it seem like no effort at all. Whereas with some companies you can imagine they'd be quick to charge to extra for any errors in prepartions – this was not the case with HPC. The training in using the machine simple yet precise, I felt I knew the machine inside out after only an hour; he also taught me some great new techniques for use with the laser cutter (my mind was blown by the 123Make Software and also the Flexi-fish design.)
Have only encountered one problem since having the machine installed, which I'm afraid to say was down to my own human error, never the less the HCP team were more than happy to help assist me and had it diagnosed in minutes!
Cannot thank you enough,
Anthony Nolan (A very grateful Design Technician from Sarah Bonnell School, London)
Firstly for changing our training to the Wednesday morning.
And secondly to feedback on how brilliant Phil was.
He was patient, knowledgeable and very polite. A real credit and asset to your company.
Hi HPC
I would like to thank you and your staff for the hospitality shown to Scott and I yesterday during our visit for the laser upgrade. Again I would like to thank you for your help, your advice and all the work you carried out on our machine, again your service is outstanding.
We look forward to our future dealings with your company.
We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and all the best for 2015.
Alan Merchant
Games of War
Hello HPC,
Service has been great. Phil was excellent yesterday.... very patient and understanding despite all the questions. A few issues to adjust set up of the laser so kept him a little longer than anticipated.
So far so good really pleased. Thanks to all involved from arranging demo to getting the machine quickly to us and final commission.
Hope its very busy know!
Best Regards
Sean Nelson
MijMoj Design Ltd.
Denny high school received our HPC laser last week. This laser was delivered and installed by Phyllip Rigg. I would just like to send an email saying how professional and slick the whole process was.
The laser was installed quickly and efficiently was expert training provided by your colleague. Phyllip was informative and demonstrated all aspects of the laser. He was able to answer any questions I posed and he installed me with faith in your company.
I would just like to say again thank you for the delivery and training of your laser.
Kind Regards
Jordana MacDonald
Technical Teacher
Dear Sales
(A very happy) Mr Ricci Locke
Dear all at HPC,
Dear HPC,
Just a quick email to say how much we appreciated the excellent training we received when our laser cutter was delivered yesterday. Phyllip (Rigg) was very patient with us, he was clearly knowledgeable regarding the machine and a very confident teacher.
Unfortunately we delayed him somewhat, for which we apologise, but he was most gracious and made sure that we understood everything necessary to get us safely started. Please pass on our thanks.
Kind regards,
Lyn Tunstead
Head of Design and Technology
The Hollyfield School
'' I'm a Design Technology Teacher in Cheshire but have also recently started a small business in my spare time making personalised wedding stationary.
In February, after visiting various companies including Universal, Mantech and Radecal, I decided to purchase a 6840 laser cutter from HPC Laser with the upgrade to a 60W Tube.
I can honestly say I've never been happier with my decision, Chris and the rest of the staff at HPC are a great bunch of people. The training and support when I picked the laser up was excellent and the next day I was up and running and I haven't had any problems with the laser at all. That was until last Friday night, completely due to my own fault, I broke my laser cutter (I wont go into any details!). Anyway, Saturday morning I rang HPC in desperation, hoping they could save me, and they did. Amazingly, Chris turned up at 8:30pm! on Tuesday night after and 18 hour round trip to a customer in Devon and fixed my laser.
This is the exact reason I decided to buy from a reputable company like HPC, the quality of after sales support. And the laser is amazing, we have a universal at school and it can't achieve the quality of engraving that my 6840 does.
I definitely recommend HPC to anyone who is thinking of buying a laser cutter for their school. ''
Hi HPC
Thank you for the information that you passed onto me, it enabled me
to quickly get the laser cutter up and running again. This is the
third time you have managed to do this.
The staff of Alder Grange School are grateful for your time and
patience that you have shown to us.
We wish to congratulate you on your after sales service which has been
Yours Sincerely
Mr Smith
Technology Technician
We had a lovely experience purchasing our laser cutter from HPC Laser. Visiting their showroom to see working models helped make the decision easier, and once purchased it was delivered quickly (ours was in stock and arrived within a week). We've had nothing but laser cutting success since.
Aaron Nielsen


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Paradigm Reference Studio/100 v.2 loudspeaker Specifications
Description: Three-way, four-driver, floorstanding, reflex-loaded loudspeaker. Drive-units: 1" aluminum-dome tweeter, 6.5" mica-polymer-dome midrange, two 8.5" filled polypropylene-cone woofers. Crossover frequencies (slopes): 250Hz (second-order), 2kHz (third-order). Frequency response: 39Hz-22kHz, ±2dB on-axis; 39Hz-20kHz, ±2dB, 30 degrees off-axis. Low-frequency extension (DIN): 25Hz. Sensitivity: 88dB/2.83V/m anechoic, 91dB in-room. Impedance: 8 ohms compatible. Recommended amplifier power: 15-350W. Maximum input power: 210W (typical program source, clipping no more than 10% of the time).
Dimensions: 45.5" H by 11" W by 17.375" D. Weight: 110 lbs.
Finishes: black ash, light cherry, rosenut, all three in laminates or wood veneers. Veneers add $300/pair.
Serial numbers of units reviewed: 18369 & 18370.
Price: $1900/pair. Approximate number of dealers: 200.
Manufacturer: Paradigm Electronics Inc., 101 Hanlan Road, Woodbridge, Ontario L4L 3P5, Canada. Tel: (905) 850-2889. Fax: (905) 850-2960. Web: www.paradigm.com.


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Soup spells comfort ― in my dictionary, anyway ― and that's exactly what many people yearn for after the overindulgent holiday season.
A mug or bowl of steaming broth can soothe frayed nerves and recharge party conversation to get the new year off to a happy start.
Best of all, a selection of soups is a simple way to entertain casually. Our flavorful soups range from thin to thick, and all make enough to feed a crowd ― they can even be made in advance.
Make one soup for 8 to 12 guests, or serve all four for a big group.
Have partygoers ladle soup into mugs or small bowls, and offer condiments so they can tailor each soup to their liking.
Provide a selection of breads, butter or extra-virgin olive oil, an easy stand-up salad, vegetable crudités with a dip, and cookies, and the meal is complete.
Wine pairings: Pinot Gris, Sauvignon Blanc, Zinfanel, or Chianti. Find the right wine


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Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013 scheduleGovernment: City, county, federal and state offices, animal shelters, courts and libraries will be closed.
Mail: The U.S. Postal Service will not deliver mail.
Schools: Schools will be closed.
Transit: Buses and subway services in Los Angeles will run on a Sunday schedule. Antelope Valley Transit, Santa Clarita Transit and Ventura County's Gold Coast Transit buses will not run. Metrolink trains will not run except the Antelope Valley line,which will be on a limited holiday service, and the San Bernardino line, which will run on a modified Sunday schedule.
Banks: Banks and financial markets will be closed.
Trash: Trash pickup will be delayed by one day in Los Angeles and Glendale. Trash will be picked up on a regular schedule in Burbank.
Stores: Most grocery stores and malls will be open; some with holiday hours.


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This is just sad. Katt Williams really could have had class, he coulda been a contender! Instead of a bum, which is what it sounds like he's becoming. Katt was my favorite stand-up comic for a while and then he started getting into hella legal trouble and, sadly, we started seeing less and less of him. I mean, I love me some Kevin Hart, and some Louis C.K. but there's no one like Katt. At least on stage there isn't. Off stage… there are, unfortunately, a lot of guys like Katt. The comedian was recently accused of punching his assistant– a young woman named Melissa– in the face, causing permanent injury. The woman is now suing for $5 million, which is about how much I would want if Katt Williams punched me in the face. Click inside for more.
TMZ has the story:
More legal trouble for Katt Williams — the comic has just been sued for $5 million after allegedly socking his female assistant …. and causing her permanent injuries.
Melissa Ishage filed the lawsuit in L.A. County Superior Court, claiming she'd been working as Katt's personal assistant — but on October 6th, things suddenly went sour at Katt's house … when Katt attacked her, punching her and causing her "serious and permanent injuries."
Melissa doesn't explain why Katt flew into a rage — but claims she had to go to the hospital as a result of the beatdown … and now she wants at least $5 million from Katt to call it even.
Melissa's attorney tells us, his client claims Katt struck her in the head and knocked her to the ground. The lawyer says police were called to the scene but no one was arrested. The incident is currently under investigation.
Now this story isn't crystal clear to me. For example, I don't know how someone could have called the cops to the scene of the alleged altercation, and no arrests were made. But ultimately, I really hope this story isn't true. Unfortunately, Katt has been on a downward, [supposed] drug-induced spiral for some time. The news makes me so sad so I haven't even really been keeping up with everything (which is why I'm just now learning that he lost custody of one of his children last year). Here's hoping he gets some serious help soon; we all know how badly things can go if drugs are, indeed, the problem.0


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Madonna Under Fire For Using Charlie Hebdo Attack To Promote 'Rebel Heart'Madonna is being accused for using the tragic incident of Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris to promote her upcoming album.
'Rebel Heart' Madonna Explains Why She Compared Herself To Nelson Mandela, Princess Diana And Martin Luther KingMadonna has apologised for posting altered pictures of Nelson Mandela, Bob Marley, John Lennon and Martin Luther King in "Rebel Heart" pose.
Madonna Apologises For Doctoring Pictures Of Social Leaders Martin Luther King And Nelson MandelaMadonna has released an apology for distorting the pictures of world social leaders to promote her upcoming album 'Rebel Heart'.
Beach In South Africa Covered With Thousands Of Dead MusselsRobberg Beach In Plattenberg Bay has thousands of dead mussels washed up on its shore and the residents have been asked not to consume it.
Google Doodle Commemorates John Venn's 108th Birthday [Watch Video]In celebration of the life and legacy of the British logician and philosopher John Venn, Google doodle treats visitors to the search engine homepage with an interactive Venn diagram. The doodle can be seen in all parts of the world.
Nelson Mandela Google Doodle Commemorates His 96th Birthday [Watch Video]In commemoration of the life and legacy of South African anti-apartheid revolutionary Nelson Mandela, Google treats visitors to the search engine home page with a visual journey of his life with accompanying six of his remarkable quotes.
UK to Erect Mahatma Gandhi Statue opposite House of ParliamentThe UK government has announced on Tuesday, July 8 to erect a statue of Mahatma Gandhi, India's "Father of Nation", opposite the House of Parliament.
Tony Abbott, Eat Your Heart Out, Julia Gillard is 2nd Most Admired Figure in 2013Embattled Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott would likely be eating his heart out to know that his political nemesis, former PM Julia Gillard, whom he often used to beat in political surveys, is the second most admired figure in 2013.
Shia Muslim Leader Aga Khan Gets 'Repeated' Standing Ovation In Canada House Of CommonsCanada has a population of 100,000 Shia Ismaili Muslims. This group must have been excited to welcome Aga Khan as its spiritual leader to the country.
New York Times Names Christchurch as 2nd Best Place to Visit in 2014The New Zealand city Christchurch was named by the New York Times on Monday as the second best city in the world. The influential daily came up with the list of 52 places to visit in 2014.
Golden Globes 2014 FAQ: Where to Watch Live, Predictions and PresentersThe 2014 Golden Globe Awards will officially kick off this year's Oscar's season, and tonight, Hollywood is preparing for another annual event that will celebrate 2013's blockbuster movies and hit television programs. The star-studded event will be live on NBC, Jan 12, Sunday, starting at 8 pm ET to be hosted by returning hosts, comedy stars Amy Poehler and Tina Fey.
Idris Elba Of Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom Dishes On 'Golden Globe Dilemma'It looks like Idris Elba is having jitters for the coming Golden Globe Awards on Sunday (U.S. time).
Golden Globes 2014 Best Actor Winner Predictions: Will '12 Year A Slave" Actor Chiwetel Ejiofor Walk Away With the Trophy?Golden Globes 2014 is all set and will be aired Jan. 12. With the nominations being announced, let's take a look at the Best Actor nominations. Who deserves to win this year?
Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom, Movie And Special Tribute Video To Nelson MandelaIn a special video which concurred the release of the biopic, "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom," prominent personalities across Britain paid tribute to Nelson Mandela.
A Tribute To Nelson Mandela: Best Excerpts Of His Rivonia SpeechOne of Nelson Mandela's most legendary speeches was during the start of a trial between 1963 and 1964. This event has transformed South Africa with a court case dubbed as "the Rivonia trial" where Rivonia, a suburb of Johannesburg, had 19 African National Congress leaders arrested and charged with treason. The trial led to the life imprisonment of Mandela for 27 years, along with the other eight convicted rivals.
Troye Sivan Sings The Most Controversial Events Of 2013 [VIDEOS]Troye Sivan sings the events of 2013. The Australian actor released "Zeitgeist 2013 (A Musical Zeitgeist)" on YouTube, recounting the most talked about events that happened last year in a catchy, melodic song.
Will Oprah Winfrey Marry Fiance 20 After Engagement?; Nelson Mandela Funeral Draws Couple CloserWill talk show icon Oprah Winfrey soon walk the aisle? Rumours suggest wedding bells would soon peal for the highest-paid talk show host in the U.S. as she is set to marry her fiancé of 20 years plus.
Morgan Freeman Mistaken for Mandela; Embarrassing Billboard Image Goes ViralIndia's adulation for Nelson Mandela is known to the world. Mandela is the only non-Indian to receive the highest civilian award in India, the 'Bharatratna', in 1990 even before he got the Nobel. India also declared five-day mourning after he passed away on December 5. Nonetheless, the latest revelation on social media may well embarrass the nation which has always shown great respect to the South African legend.
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