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Another confession: I don't think
I've picked up and read an issue of TIME since the early 1990s. I've
read online articles on the TIME site over the years, usually the
snarky, poorly reasoned diatribes penned by (now former) senior editor
Amy Sullivan, who passes for a religion journalist but is mostly adept
at penning this sort of nonsense (in May 2009): "At the rate things are
going, Pope Benedict XVI may find his next trip to the U.S. dogged by
airplanes overhead trailing banners with images of aborted fetuses." As I noted at the time,
Sullivan was "once again ham-fistedly mixing together sensationalized
'controversies' with a shallow understanding of Church teaching and
Speaking of such shallowness, did you see TIME's
original mini-bio of Pope Francis? It stated that "the first Jesuit
Pontiff won hearts and headlines with his common touch and rejection of
church dogma and luxury." At least they put dogma before luxury. That
may have been a lively debate:
Editor: "I think it should be 'rejection of church luxury and dogma'."
Writer (smacking gum): "Uh, yeah, I wasn't sure about that. Will do."
Editor: "Hmmm. No, wait. We better give the nod to dogma. Some Catholics are still into that stuff."
Writer (sniffs): "Sure, yeah, whatever you want. I do hope Miley wins! She's so...so...dangerous!"
Editor: "High five!"
But since Pope Francis has yet to cast aside the Blessed Trinity or downgrade the Incarnation (don't hold your breath!), TIME had to come up with some good reasons for the pontiff to be "Person of the Year." This is where things get interesting:
Pope, he was suddenly the sovereign of Vatican City and head of an
institution so sprawlingwith about enough followers to populate
Chinaso steeped in order, so snarled by bureaucracy, so vast in its
charity, so weighted by its scandals, so polarizing to those who study
its teachings, so mysterious to those who don't, that the gap between
him and the daily miseries of the world's poor might finally have seemed
unbridgeable. Until the 266th Supreme Pontiff walked off in those
clunky shoes to pay his hotel bill.
So that's it: he pays his
bills? While wearing clunky shoes? Miraculous! More seriously, when I
was reading about the snarling bureaucracy, the weighty scandals, the
polarizing pontifications, I thought I was reading about the Obama
administrationbut then reminded myself: "No, nothis is TIME magazine.
Snap out of it!" (Whew, that was a close call.) Let's continue:
papacy is mysterious and magical: it turns a septuagenarian into a
superstar while revealing almost nothing about the man himself. And it
raises hopes in every corner of the worldhopes that can never be
fulfilled, for they are irreconcilable. The elderly traditionalist who
pines for the old Latin Mass and the devout young woman who wishes she
could be a priest both have hopes. The ambitious monsignor in the
Vatican Curia and the evangelizing deacon in a remote Filipino village
both have hopes. No Pope can make them all happy at once.
Which is
a shame, really, because the job description for Pope is quite simple:
"Make everyone happy. Now! Hurry up!" It goes without saying that Jesus,
in addressing the freshly renamed Peter, was deeply concerned with
everyone being happy, which goes a long way to explain why he called
Peter "Satan" just a short while after establishing him as head apostle
and "Rock" upon which the Church would be built (see Matthew 16:15-23 if
you are one of those weirdos who actually reads the Bible).
And while we're quibbling, it must be noted that most traditionalists, by any account of that term, are fairly young and
they can, in fact, attend "the old Latin Mass," also known as the
Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite. Meanwhile, the angry old women who
want to be priests (trust me, they are almost all past sixty years old)
might have hope, but it's not a hope based on the Church's teachings
and traditions. No, it's usually based in some rant about "old men" in
the Vatican and an appeal to a mail order degree in women's studies.
Again, just a quibble, like noting that 2+2 cannot be both 4 and
By the way, this little matter of ordaining women is interesting in this context because when John Paul II was named TIME's "Person of the Year" in 1994,
the magazine included this bit of commentary: "Despite his modern role,
his rule has not been without controversy. His declaration that women
may not serve as priests and his attempt to apologize for historic
prejudices and injustices by the Catholic Church received virulent
criticism." And then, in an article this past February
about the resignation of Benedict XVI, the magazine described Francis'
predecessor as a "figure as controversial as John Paul II was
popular..." Get that? The bad news for Benedict is that he won't be
"popular" until he dies; the good news is that he doesn't care about
being popular.
The February 2013 article also added, "Reformers,
especially American ones, eager for the ordination of women or a more
liberal view of human sexuality got what they expected from Benedict:
nothing." Come to think of it, John Paul II gave them the same package
of nothing. Oh, and don't look now, but Francis has made it clear that
he's going to hang with John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and Jesus Christ on
this one: "The reservation of the priesthood to males, as a sign of
Christ the Spouse who gives himself in the Eucharist, is not a question
open to discussion, but it can prove especially divisive if sacramental
power is too closely identified with power in general" (Evangelii Guadium, 104).
is about as gentle but obvious of a papal smack down as you'll find,
but it warrants no mention in TIME magazine (not that quote from EG, to
be specific). Why? Because the magazine apparently figures that the
attraction to Francis comes not from being Catholic, but from being,
well, a celebrity unbound from the dead weight of dogma:
what makes this Pope so important is the speed with which he has
captured the imaginations of millions who had given up on hoping for the
church at all. People weary of the endless parsing of sexual ethics,
the buck-passing infighting over lines of authority when all the while
(to borrow from Milton), "the hungry Sheep look up, and are not fed." In
a matter of months, Francis has elevated the healing mission of the
churchthe church as servant and comforter of hurting people in an often
harsh worldabove the doctrinal police work so important to his recent
predecessors. John Paul II and Benedict XVI were professors of theology.
Francis is a former janitor, nightclub bouncer, chemical technician and
literature teacher.
Oh, please. Have we already forgotten that
John Paul II was a playwright, teacher, and poet who worked in a mine
and did other manual labor? Besides, since when did most editors at TIME
know anything about challenging, physical work?
(Nice touch, by
the way, with the "endless parsing" bit, as if it takes an advanced
degree in theology to know that fornication, adultery, homosexual acts,
masturbation, and use of contraceptives are grave sins. Period. What
used to be common knowledge among young teens has now become a
bewildering maze of moral complexity to adults.)
That aside, the
obviousand obviously wrongassumption here is that doctrine is somehow
opposed to the tasks of pastoring, helping, aiding, and feeding those
who are starving, both spiritually and physically. Granted, there's no
denying the power and challenge of these words of the Pope:
of neighbour, grounded in the love of God, is first and foremost a
responsibility for each individual member of the faithful, but it is
also a responsibility for the entire ecclesial community at every level:
from the local community to the particular Church and to the Church
universal in its entirety. As a community, the Church must practise
There's also no denying that those words were written by Benedict XVI in his first encyclical, Deus Caritas Est
("God Is Love") which consisted of two main parts: a theological
reflection on the nature of true love, and an examination of the
concrete practice of charity both within and without the Church. Of
course, this next statement is more "Benedict-ish" in character, isn't
revealed truths derive from the same divine source and are to be
believed with the same faith, yet some of them are more important for
giving direct expression to the heart of the Gospel. In this basic core,
what shines forth is the beauty of the saving love of God made manifest
in Jesus Christ who died and rose from the dead. In this sense, the
Second Vatican Council explained, "in Catholic doctrine there exists an
order or a 'hierarchy' of truths, since they vary in their relation to
the foundation of the Christian faith". This holds true as much for the
dogmas of faith as for the whole corpus of the Church's teaching,
including her moral teaching.
Yes, you've guessed it: written by Francis
the doctrine-bashing, dogma-thrashing, touchy-feely pope who never
talks about abortion or anything controversialexcept when he does. In
truth, talk of mercy, love, and other glorious-sounding topics is quite
empty, even banal, if they are not rooted in transcendent, objective
truth, and that is something Francis has made clear time and time again.
For example:
as the organic unity existing among the virtues means that no one of
them can be excluded from the Christian ideal, so no truth may be
denied. The integrity of the Gospel message must not be deformed. What
is more, each truth is better understood when related to the harmonious
totality of the Christian message; in this context all of the truths are
important and illumine one another. (EG, 39).
To be
fair, it seems quite evident that Pope Francis has, in some way or
another, "captured the imaginations of millions who had given up on
hoping for the church at all." Of course, if those folks are hoping that
Francis is going to ditch the "Catholic" in "Catholic Church," they are
bound to be disappointed. And, to be clear, I'm not upset at all that
Francis was selected as TIME's "Person of the Year." As for Miley Cyrus,
I think she needs to stop all of her prancing around and do something
truly revolutionary and radical with her life: become a cloistered nun.
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Open Letter to all elected officials in San Mateo County.
Original post made by Michael G Stogner, another community, on Jul 1, 2013
April 22, 2013 I e-mailed the Supervisors and asked them to check their work of April 9, 2013 and correct it if it was not done properly. April 23, 2013 Matt Grocott and Greg Conlon spoke to the Supervisors where Mr. Grocott informed them they had not Motioned, 2nd, discussed, voted the Redistricting Committee properly and requested that they do so at a future meeting. They chose not to for some unknown reason, at the 6/15/13 meeting myself and Mr. Grocott spoke and publicly challenged the legal standing of the committee. At the 6/25/13 meeting Mr. Grocott and I again challenged the legal standing of this committee and he stated that he was taking this issue to the Civil Grand Jury.
This is a very simple issue, once a mistake was brought to the 5 Supervisors attention, all they had to do was put it on the next meetings agenda and do it right, instead they (Don Horsley, Adrienne Tissier, Carole Groom, Dave Pine, Warren Slocum) have put the taxpayer at financial risk by changing the minutes. Taxpayers have already paid over $1,000,000 on this lawsuit that was politely promised and could have been avoided back in 2010.
Elected Officials speak up tell the Supervisors to do the right thing, fix this and start over.
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Spalmer1 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 92 designs submitted by 26 freelance designers.
Infinite Family Bank
Infinite Family Bank is a financial planning philosophy, methodology, and company. We help entrepreneurs, business owners, and families recapture interest typically lost to financial institutions and benefit from that interest themselves. It's based on the "Become Your Own Banker/Infinite Banking" method. For more info see http://www.infinitebanking.org.
I'd like to see at least one with the infinity symbol worked into it. Although I don't want that to be the only one. Anything that symbolically represents families & entrepreneurs being their own bankers to build their wealth.
We typically target entrepreneurs/business owners.
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|Awards :
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|Time Taken :
|3 weeks working
|I made it in pre-emptive strike for the new Tim Burton version due in 2010.
The shorts are an altered puffy skirt. Lace has been sewn on to the waist coat and ribbon glued to the other side beside the buttons.
I had most trouble deciding what to do with the top hat. It's got red ribbon covring the base with black and white scrunched ribbon surrounding it. The feathers were a last minuet thing.
The make up at the mouth is supposed to be shaped like a heart.I had trouble eating with it.
The green and white contacts made my eyes sleepy but I liked the effect.
Easiest costume I've ever made to move around in. I felt happy that the only thing really showing was my face.
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Chicago , IL 60618, USA
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The biggest day of your life deserves the only the best when it comes to your photography,that is why we have been a leader in ...
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1104 Nerge Rd
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LOVED Them. Price was great. Very professional. We almost didn't have a DJ beca...
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Deschutes Rodeo queen gets royal treatment
Visiting rodeo royalty support Tumalo native Jessie Foster
REDMOND, Ore. - Deschutes County Fair and Rodeo Queen Jessie Foster was honored at the fair Saturday with a special lunch.
Other visiting royalty attended to support the Tumalo native and got a chance to say thanks.
Foster just finished her freshman year at the University of Oregon.
The Summit High graduate was the Jefferson County Queen last year.
Foster says she loved that experience so much, she decided to go for her home county's rodeo crown.
"County means a lot to me, and the people in this community mean a lot to me," Foster said. "I did 4-H for eight years with this fair, and it's been so much fun working with all the queens, the fair board, my queen advisor, my family, and it's been a fun summer."
As county queen, Foster travels to other county's fairs and rodeos to support their royalty.
Foster says she loves meeting everyone, and is proud to be a part of the greater rodeo community.


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If you can watch this and not laugh.......not likely!!
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
If you can watch this and not laugh.......not likely!!
I quilt, therefore I am.
Definitely a free spirit!!
You are right, that is too cute! I smiled and laughed for 1 min and 47 secs!!!
No one has ever become poor by giving. - Anne Frank
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. - Martin Luther King, Jr.
What a cutie. He is just adorable and such a performer. Just wait until he's about 16 or so.....
Families are like old quilts....although they tend to unravel at times...each can be stitched back together with love.
I have seen this one before, but I enjoyed it and laughed just as much this time. Thanks.
"Wag more - Bark less"
Lol! A future Shirley Temple-type of star, I'm sure! This won't be the last we see of him!
Peckish aka Peggi
Adorable. Too cute.


text: Economic data highlights the importance of agriculture in the state of Georgia. Few Georgians know that agribusinesses support 2/3rds of our 159 counties as the first or second largest industries. According to the latest data from the UGA Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development, Georgia's food and fiber production contributes $74.3 billion and accounts for over 411,500 jobs. With these statistics, it is easy to see that agriculture is our state's largest industry.While we celebrate the successes that helped build this great industry, those in agriculture know there are many challenges at hand. GAC takes those challenges head-on with the support of our membership.The mission of the Georgia Agribusiness Council is "To advance the business of agriculture through economic development, environmental stewardship and education to improve the quality of life for all Georgians." We fulfill our mission in a number of ways, but we always focus our efforts on making our members' business our top priority.Legislative and Regulatory Affairs


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The Omni-Channel: Not Just for the Big Boxes
One of the best presentations we've seen in a while came from David F. Cook, Best Buy's director of IT systems strategy, at Aberdeen's recent retail and consumer markets summit, Retail on Broadway, in New York.
Frank, candid and honest, Cook spoke about the challenges Best Buy faces in building its omni-channel strategy, which is all about offering a seamless consumer experience across all of a retailer's shopping channels, including mobile devices, the Internet and physical stores. It boils down to offering consumers the ability to access information and make purchases from wherever they are on whatever device they're using.
Best Buy's challenges in developing an omni-channel are huge, and every small notch it makes in the plan is considered a major win. Independent CE dealers, however, should not be deterred in creating their own omni-channel strategy. For them, the process doesn't have to be nearly as complex as it is for such a large enterprise as Best Buy. In fact, Cook mentioned that in-store pick-up, a relatively simple and easily replicable process, was one of retailers most important and earliest omni-channel implementations.
Independent retailers have to start executing simple strategies like that to remain competitive and to offer the best customer experience, which is the ultimate goal of an omni-channel. George Manlove, CEO and president of Vann's and The ON Store, as well as chairman of the PRO Group, recently urged the buying group's members at their recent spring meeting to start building their own omni-channel strategies.
That means you'll be hearing more about the concept in the coming months and, more importantly, that your competitors will start adding portions of the strategy to their business models.
In its most basic terms, the omni-channel is all about bringing basic, tried-and-true customer service strategies to mobile devices. The good news is that you probably already have many of the omni-channel building blocks in place. Make sure to talk to your buying group directors, suppliers and colleagues to gather the information and best practices you need to build an omni-channel that fits your business.


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D.A. Zellerbach gives statement regarding sign allegations
INDIO, Calif. - The Indio Police Department took a complaint Thursday alleging Riverside County District Attorney Paul Zellerbach and one of his managers were seen in the morning tearing down a campaign sign in Indio belonging to Zellerbach's opponent in the D.A.'s race, Mike Hestrin.
A law enforcement officer, part of the Riverside Sheriff's Association, allegedly witnessed the entire episode --recording a portion of it with his camera phone -- and confronted the suspects where the sign had been posted, at the intersection of Indio Boulevard and Jefferson Street. Indio police are investigating.
The video shows someone picking the sign back up. The RSA alleges that it is Ricardo Rubio, who works for the DA's office as a tribal liaison. The officer who witnessed what happened, said the two got out of a county vehicle at Jefferson and Indio boulevard. Zellerbach allegedly put down one of his own signs, then pushed down one of Hestrin's signs.
Zellerbach released this statement on Thursday afternoon:
" The sign was accidentally knocked over while I was installing one of my own signs, and, as the video shows, it was immediately put back up. At the time I had no idea that Javier Garcia Sr. was in the area, or perhaps following me, or that he would file a police report. As you know, Mr. Garcia is a strong supporter of my opponent, a member of the Riverside Sheriff's Association Union and an individual who has been very upset with me for my refusal to grant immunity to his son, Javier Garcia Jr., in exchange for grand jury testimony in a triple murder case. On the questions that have been raised about the car, because my schedule was filled with official events during the morning as well as a campaign event later in the day, my campaign reimburses the county for the use of the car for the entire day. There is no expense to taxpayers."
Zellerbach's opponent Mike Hestrin says, "It shows a lack of leadership and incredibly poor judgment. And you know, I think for a sitting DA, on county time, using county resources, I understand he was out there in a county car with a member of his executive staff to be putting up signs or kicking down signs, is just nonsense."
The RSA went on to ask for more Zellerbach to step down, "This kind of behavior is unacceptable. in our opinion he should resign, because how can we trust him, how can the citizens of Riverside County trust him," said RSA president Robert Masson.


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Will be reworn at Ayacon perhaps!
Gaaahhhh!! Wear to Aya I will glomp you to death! <3
An Aya rewear is on the cards I believe, at least I believe us of the scottish contingent intend it! (Plus one or two additions maybe at Aya!)
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Great costume for posing in the wind. You know you want to dye your hair like that all the time ;)
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This video demonstrates the difference between pages and components and how a single component may be used on multiple pages of a single site.
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For specific instructions on how to create components and insert them onto pages, visit the Components & Templates section.
Structure groups are folders within the Root which contain individual pages and can also contain more structure groups. The navigation of your site will be determined by the hierarchy of structure groups and the pages within them.
The structure groups located in the top level of the Root folder represent the main navigation items for your site. The main navigation will be present across the top of every page of your site, so it should represent the primary categories of content visitors to your site will be looking for. For example, some commonly used main navigation items are "Research," "Faculty," "Contact Us," and "Patient Care."
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With a stay at Hotel La Casona in Cuenca, you'll be in the business district and minutes from Cuenca Municipal Planetarium, and close to Puente Roto. This hotel is within close proximity of Inter-American Center of Popular Arts and Museum of Metals.
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Los Angeles Tours and Transportation
A List Limousine
A List Limo offers an all-new fleet of luxury cars, including Lincoln MKTs and Mercedes S550s, complete with state-of-the-art technology and professionally trained chauffeurs. Private custom city tours with multiple language options are also available. 310.568.1590. alistlimo.com
Train and bus service within the county, along the coast and to major California locations. Nationwide connections, multiple-day rail passes. Stations in Burbank, downtown (Union Station), Long Beach, Pasadena and Van Nuys. The Coast Starlight connects L.A. to Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Francisco, Portland and Seattle. 800.872.7245. amtrak.com
Another Side of Los Angeles Tour
A wide variety of focused tours, organized by interest—whale watching, shopping, celebrity homes—or mode of transportation (kayak, Segway, horseback, helicopter). 1102 S. La Cienega Blvd., L.A., 800.311.8987. anothersideoflosangelestours.com
Beverly Hills Rent-A-Car
Luxury and exotic rentals. Hollywood, 310.659.5555; Beverly Hills, 310.274.6969; LAX, 310.670.2020; bhrentacar.com
Beverly Hills Trolley Tour
Forty-minute tour of landmarks, attractions; departs from Rodeo Drive and Dayton Way. Sa-Su 11 am–4 pm. $5–$10. 310.285.2442 Map J11
Big Blue Bus
Santa Monica city bus line covers the Westside. Well-kept environmentally friendly buses burn cleaner gas. 50¢–$2. 310.451.5444, bigbluebus.com, bigbluebus.com
Bike & Sail Adventure
Biking and/or sailing tours in customizable or preset itineraries. Exclusive Bike & Hike Sail Adventure includes all three activities. Half-or full-day bike rentals. 8743 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, 323.796.8555 Map I12
Black & White Car Rental
Specializes in hybrid, luxury, exotic cars; chauffer services. 8800 Burton Way, Beverly Hills, 310.274.1144 Map I12
Budget Rent-A-Car
Cars for rent—mostly luxury vehicles including Porsches and Hummers—at competitive prices. 9815 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, 310.274.9174; 1723 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica, 310.586.9719 Map J11, L8 budget.com
California Yellow Cab
Transportation in sedans, town cars, minivans to/from airports, restaurants, nightlife, attractions, shopping destinations. 877.935.5692
Catalina Express
Year-round boat service to Catalina Island. Daily departures from Long Beach, Dana Point, San Pedro. Reservation recommended. Call for hours. San Pedro, Long Beach: $29.50-$37.25 one-way, $59-$74.50 round-trip; Dana Point: $30.50-$38.25 one-way, $61-$76.50 round-trip; under 2 $2.50 one-way, $5 round-trip. Ride free on your birthday. 800.481.3470. catalinaexpress.com
Southern California CityPass offers discounted admission to Disneyland Resort and Disney California Adventure (including one Magic Morning admission), Universal Studios Hollywood (including the behind-the-scenes Studio Tour, all rides and attractions) and SeaWorld San Diego. $334, ages 3-9 $291, under 3 free. Purchase pass at attractions or order online. 888.330.5008. citypass.com
Crystal Limousines & Tour
Full service chauffeured car and limousine company offers luxury ground transportation and limousine specials for any Southern California transportation needs. Conveniently located in Orange County near the Santa Ana John Wayne Airport (SNA), Anaheim Convention Center and Disneyland. Guests are safely transported to any popular location in Orange County, Los Angeles or San Diego County. 888.722.2202. crystaltrans.com
Delish Tours
Culinary tour of five of the best "hidden gem" restaurants in Venice Beach features tastings of Hawaiian ahi poke, Brazilian acai bowls, Buttery Brew coffee, ice cream and more. Reservation required. Private tours available. F-Su 11 am-2 pm; private tours offered daily. $65. Westminster Avenue and Ocean Front Walk, Venice, 323.412.9077. delishtours.com
Dodger Stadium Tour
Behind-the-scenes tour allows guests to visit the field and the dugout, walk through the Vin Scully Press Box and get an exclusive look at the Lexus Dugout Club—the VIP restaurant and lounge hidden behind home plate—where World Series trophies and more awards are on display. $15-$20. 100 Elysian Park Ave., downtown, 866.363.4377 Map G17
Downtown Artwalk
Pedestrians fill the streets of downtown for this self-guided gallery tour. Art Walk Shuttle available from 6–10 p.m. Second Thursday of every month, noon–9 p.m. Free. 213.624.6212, downtownartwalk.com
Elite Adventure Tours
Unique, upscale tours, including helicopter and wine tours, with first class service. Includes pick-up and drop off at hotel or airport. Reservations Required. 888.328.6871, eliteadventuretours.com
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Car rental service. 1944 S. Figueroa Blvd., downtown; 1234 S. La Brea Ave., L.A.; 8367 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood; 265 N. Robertson Blvd., Beverly Hills. 866.458.9227, enterprise.com Map J15, J13, H12, J12
Premier luxury sedan service. Sedan and SUV service, flat rates, special group services, and frequent-flier points and miles with select airlines. 800.410.4444, execucar.com
Hollywood Skies
Helicopter tours of downtown, the coastline, canyons and other areas of interest. Level Four tours include Santa Barbara or a Malibu vineyard dinner. $198–$1,475 per person. 888.497.8687, hollywoodskies.com
Hornblower Cruises
Take in harbor views while you dine on one of Hornblower's cruises, then dance under the stars on the outdoor deck. Choose from dinner-dance and Champagne brunch options. Fisherman's Village, 13755 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey, 888.467.6256 Map O9 hornblower.com
L.A. Art Gallery Tours
Tours of local art-gallery destinations. Choose a geographical area of focus from Culver City/Mid-Wilshire, Chinatown/downtown or Santa Monica/Venice. Tu–F 10 am–2:30 pm, Sa 10 am–6 pm. $40–$50 per person; varies by group size. 310.650.9384
Long Beach Adventure Tours
Stand-up paddle-boarding lessons and tours are offered in addition to surfing, kayaking and kiteboarding lessons. Booking at least 24 hours in advance is requested. 949.274.1772 or 949.701.3881, longbeachadventuretours.com
Long Beach Transit
Regular bus service in Long Beach, Lakewood and Signal Hill. AquaLink water taxi ferries passengers to destinations from Long Beach to Alamitos Bay Landing. 562.591.2301, lbtransit.com
Los Angeles Conservancy
Self-walking tours with a focus on architecture. More than a dozen fascinating tours focus variously on Broadway's Historic Theatre District, the Millennium Biltmore Hotel, Union Station and Angelino Heights. Call for specialty tours. 213.623.2489, laconservancy.org
Los Angeles Helicopters
Helicopter "flightseeing tours" of the coast, Bel Air, Hollywood, downtown and more; excursions to Temecula Wine Country, Catalina Island. Heliports in Long Beach, San Pedro, Hawthorne. 562.377.0396, lahelicopters.com
Malibu Discovery Tours
Themed tours in and around Malibu include the six-hour Malibu Wine Trail Tour with wine tastings, Sunrise Hiking Tour, Malibu Movie & Celebrity Tour, Twilight Wine and Dine Tour and Deluxe Sightseeing Tour. 310.393.6555. malibudiscovery.com
Malibu Riders
Horseback rides in Malibu. Zuma Canyon has ocean views, Paramount Ranch and Malibu Creek trails old film sets. $50–$75 per hour. 818.510.2245, maliburiders.com
Melting Pot Food Tours
Tasting tours of foodie destinations such as Farmers Market or a selection of restaurants. Private tours available. Reservation required. $28–$125. 424.247.9666; tickets, 800.979.3370, meltingpottours.com
City bus, light rail and subway. Rail lines connect downtown, Hollywood, Pasadena, Long Beach. Underground Red Line from Union Station through Hollywood to San Fernando Valley; Gold Line from Union Station to Pasadena and East L.A.; Blue Line from downtown to Long Beach; Green Line from Norwalk to Redondo Beach; Expo Line from Culver City to downtown. 323.466.3876. metro.net
Regional train system connects Los Angeles County with Ventura, Orange and San Diego counties. Six of seven Metrolink rail lines (including the Orange County lines, San Bernardino lines and Ventura County lines) begin at Union Station in downtown Los Angeles. 800.371.5465metrolinktrains.com
Midway Car Rental
Luxury car rentals: Aston Martin, Ferrari F430, Maserati Quattroporte. Locations in downtown; Mid-Wilshire district; Beverly Hilton; West L.A.; North Hollywood; Santa Monica; Burbank Airport; LAX; Van Nuys Airport. 800.824.5260, midwaycarrental.com
Movie Locations Tour-L.A.
See more than 50 movie locations while viewing clips from films shot around L.A. Bus features stadium seating, 65-inch HDTV and panoramic windows. $45-$60. Tours begin at TCL Chinese Theatre, 6925 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, 800.959.3131, movielocationstour.com Map H13
Olympic Rent-A-Car
Luxury sedans and exotics outfitted with Sirius and XM satellite radio service. Cars on offer include those by Maserati, Ferrari, Audi, Bentley and Porsche. 9244 W. Olympic Blvd., Beverly Hills, 310.757.6501 Map K12
Perry's Beach Club
Rent bikes or skates for the boardwalk. Legends Bike Tour ($30) explores Venice and its hidden canals; guided tour includes architecture and celebrity lore. Eight rental locations along the beach from Santa Monica to Venice. 310.939.0000
Red Line Walking Tours
Insider look at land-marks new and old, as well as film studios in Hollywood and downtown. $15–$24.95. 6773 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood; 304 S. Broadway, downtown, 323.402.1074 Map H13, I16
Santa Monica Conservancy Downtown Walking Tours
Conservancy-guided tours on Saturdays. Tour leaves from 1436 2nd Street. Booklets for self-guided tours at 1920 Main St., Santa Monica. $10. 310.496.3146 Map M8
Santa Monica Walking Tours
Daily guided tours of downtown Santa Monica; tours focused on popular spots such as Main Street, Montana Avenue and Palisades Park also offered. $20–$25. 310.595.4526, santamonicawalkingtours.com
Starline Tours
Hollywood's largest celebrity-tour company offers Movie Stars' Homes tour plus tours to movie locations, beaches, theme parks, San Diego and more. The CitySightseeing double-decker hop-on, hop-off tour has more than 70 stops around L.A. Prices vary. Tours begin at TCL Chinese Theatre, 6925 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, 800.959.3131 Map H13 starlinetours.com
Super Shuttle
Shared-ride shuttle service to and from airport. Group rates, charters, and frequent-flier points and miles with select airlines. 800.258.3826, supershuttle.com
Tour Du Jour
Themed and customized tours, mainly by car. Travel from the Santa Monica Mountains to the shore on the Westside Story tour, or visit the burial sites of celebs on the Hollywood Chills tour. Prices vary. 9663 Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly Hills, 310.659.2929. Map I11 tourdujour.net
TMZ Celebrity Tour, Hollywood
Two-hour bus tour highlights celebrity hot spots in Hollywood,
Beverly Hills and on the Sunset Strip, brought to life
with videos from TMZ's on-air stories and the
occasional star sighting. Songs, games and prizes
provide entertainment along the way. See website for pickup locations, schedule, pricing. 844.TMZ.TOUR (869.8687). tmz.com/tour
Tourific Escapes
Husband-and-wife team offer sightseeing and food tours such as Hollywood Sites and Bites and Chocolate Indulgence. Prices vary. 424.248.8687, tourificescapes.com
Urban Shopping Adventures
Group tours of Melrose Heights, downtown Fashion District. Transportation, shopping tips, maps, goody bags. $36–$54. 213.683.9715 Map I1


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Ansaldo Energia and the University sign a scientific collaboration agreement to design and develop machinery and technology for new generation power plants. Milan Polytechnic and Ansaldo Energia will both participate in the Italian national Energy Cluster now in the process of formation.
Genoa, 7 March 2013 – Today Ansaldo Energia CEO Giuseppe Zampini and Polytechnic University of Milan Dean Giovanni Azzone signed a three year agreement between the two organisations.
The agreement covers research and training activities for the next three years on these topics:
- New materials to increase the performance and reliability of power generation plants
- Advanced studies on turbomachinery fluid dynamics
- Innovative studies on gas turbine combustion and combined cycle process chemistry
- Use of advanced virtual reality techniques in training activities.
Ansaldo Energia can provide the Polytechnic with support in the form of teaching activities and by financing research doctorates, study grants and training apprenticeships. With its multi-disciplinary competences, the Polytechnic will provide technical and scientific support for the Company's research activities.
Ansaldo Energia and Milan Polytechnic will also both participate in the Italian national Energy Cluster now in the process of formation, with joint research activities planned in the areas of combined cycle flexibility and the development of new generation gas turbines.
"We are proud that a leading edge industry like Ansaldo Energia has decided to collaborate with Milan Polytechnic in strategic sectors including new generation power plants", commented Dean Giovanni Azzone. "This collaboration joins other long term agreements we have already entered into with other major companies (including Eni, Pirelli, Whirlpool, Telecom, Siemens and Maire Tecnimont). The involvement of our departments will put the University's multi-disciplinary know-how at the service of excellence in research".
"The agreement we have signed today is aimed at strengthening and rationalising opportunities to establish relationships on both scientific and educational levels with all the Polytechnic's structures", emphasised CEO Giuseppe Zampini. "For Milan Polytechnic, Ansaldo Energia represents a partner that can address key research issues in the power plant machinery and technology sector from an international standpoint. For us, the Polytechnic has the potential to represent a significant node in our external research and collaboration network on technical and scientific issues".


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In a previous post, Stepping it up – staircase, I shared some beautiful design ideas I found for our staircase. Since then we have been very busy building and painting.
Unfortunately we don't have a 'before' shot to share. Just picture this: salmon pink walls, dark horrible timber balustrade and hand rail and nothing very inviting. Put it this way – it didn't exactly entice you to start the journey upstairs.
We based the design ideas on our overall style we have going through our home – French Provincial / Hamptons Beach House. Unfortunately as the stairwell is in the middle of the house, there is very little natural light so we wanted to make the area as light as possible.
We based our design on this photo. We love the white and grey colour tones on this picture and of course the timber dado up the stairs.
Once we had an idea of the look we were trying to achieve we started building the timber dado.
And sanding the timber balustrade back.
This next job certainly wasn't my favourite. Can you see the look of terror in my eyes? I was rather nervous up the ladder as it was obviously two stories up.
And here's the finished product. We haven't had new carpets put in yet because we want to finish the upstairs renovations first.
Love this beautiful framed artwork that our brother and sister-in-law brought back from overseas. The frame is just perfect for the style.
We are delighted with our decision to strip back the balustrade and paint the posts high gloss white.
Lastly, our beautiful light which casts unique shadows across the ceiling, and we love the timber filigree in the entrance to the lounge.
Another project completed and another area in our home that we simply adore.
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Took my car in to get the rear wheel bearing replaced. The mechanic just called to say they can't do the wheel bearing because the ebrake "can't be removed, it's just stuck there" and he doesn't want to damage anything trying to get it off. Then the dreaded words...."you might have to take it to the dealer."
To be clear, the ebrake isn't stuck as in the wheels don't move. In fact it's too loose and doesn't hold the car on a hill. I'm too lazy to adjust the bolts under the handle. I'm pretty sure he's unable to physically remove it to get to the wheel bearing.
Has anyone ever experienced this? I haven't looked at it myself yet.
Thanks to anyone who might give me some insight.
Very common- there is a hole in the rotor that is the e brake caliper adjustment- if you use a falt head you can turn the wheel/gear and tighten it as tight as it goes- this will allow you to take the rotor off and continue from there-dont try and force it the ebrake shoes are attached to the main dust cover and you can pull the fu**er right through...leading to more issues
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The Hudson Valley Community College (7-4) men's soccer team defeated Fulton-Montgomery Community College (4-7-1), 2-1, earlier today in Johnstown.
Hudson Valley has won five of its last six outings and will host Mohawk Valley Community College at 11 a.m. on Saturday, October 8.
Freshmen Sam Mallabar (Guilderland/Guilderland High School) and Corey Terpening (Waterford/Waterford-Halfmoon High School) each netted goals for the Vikings. Freshman James Frederick (Hillsdale/Taconic Hills High School) assisted on both goals.
Freshman Nick Marciano (Colonie/Colonie High School) stopped four shots in net for Hudson Valley.
Hudson Valley 1 1 – 2
Fulton-Montgomery 1 0 – 1
Hudson Valley: Corey Terpening 1-0, James Frederick 0-2, Sam Mallabar 1-0
Fulton-Montgomery: Jeff Town 1-0
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As CEO of Google for the past year, Larry Page's presence at the company he's co-founded has never been stronger. He's reshaped the company, moving product divisions and cutting superfluous projects to maintain focus. He's in full control.
And he wants to keep it that way.
In a letter to investors posted during Google's first-quarter earnings call on Thursday, CEO Larry Page announced plans for a dividend for owners of Google shares in the form of a new class of non-voting stock. For each share stockholders own, they'll receive one new share of the non-voting stock. "It's effectively a two-for-one stock split, something our users have long asked us for," said Page in the conference call.
But don't call it altruism. In essence, it's a way for Larry, Sergey and Eric Schmidt to use shares to make long-term investments without diluting their own voting shares, thereby slowly losing ultimate control over the company.
"Day-to-day dilution from routine equity-based employee compensation and other possible dilution, such as stock-based acquisitions, will likely undermine this dual-class structure and our aspirations for Google over the very long term," Page and co-founder Sergey Brin wrote in a letter to investors released Thursday. "These non-voting shares will be available for corporate uses, like equity-based employee compensation, that might otherwise dilute our governance structure," the letter said.
Though Page says that doesn't mean Google is planning another massive acquisition, like that of the Motorola Mobility buy last year.
As far as the numbers are concerned, Google's balance sheet came in nearly on par with Wall Street's expectations. The company had revenues of $8.14 billion during the first quarter, with profits of $10.08 per share. That's somewhat better than the $9.65 per share Wall Street had expected, though sales weighed in at just slightly under what analysts had thought: $8.14 instead of $8.15 billion.
Aggregate cost-per-click growth — or the amount that advertisers pay Google for each click-through per ad served — was down 12 percent, a warning sign for investors who have grown wary of the declining price for an ad click.
But just like last quarter, Google claims there's nothing to worry about. "We believe that shifts in CPC or paid clicks do not reflect on the health of our fundamental business," said Patrick Pichette, Google's chief financial officer, in a conference call on Thursday. What's more, declining CPC price could even be seen as helpful. "The lower costs create better opportunities for our advertisers," Pichette said.
At the same time, the number of paid clicks rose by 39 percent, which Pichette attributes to changes in advertising formats. "Ad formats drive a lot in terms of paid clicks," Pichette said. "If it's a better ad, people click a ton more on them."
Most of Google's reporting on other key areas of the business didn't yield much of interest. YouTube continues to flourish with more than 800 million monthly active users. And Page cited the continued expansion of Google+, the company's social effort that now boasts over 170 million registered users – even as Google refuses to release numbers of which of those actually go to Google+.
But Page further emphasized how key Google+ is to the company's long-term growth. Instead of a handful of disparate apps and siloed sites that once made up Google, Page sees Google+ as the connective tissue to the sprawling company, an effective "social spine," in his own words.
"You're just using one Google, not a series of disconnected products," Page said.
When asked his thoughts on Android and the current state of the tablet landscape, Page hinted at what Google has in store for the Nexus project: The low end.
He noted the runaway success of certain "low-end Android tablets" that aren't using Android proper. In other words, the Kindle Fire is kicking ass, and Google has noticed. Following that, Page hinted at the possibility that Google may produce a low-cost Android tablet of its own, most likely one of the next products in the company's "Nexus" project.Go Back to Top. Skip To: Start of Article.


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Explorers and travelers have long used compasses to navigate. Magnetic fields surround Earth and come together to form the magnetic North and South poles. When held level, a compass' magnetized needle aligns with these fields. Magnetic north is actually a few degrees away from "true" geographic north. This difference of degrees in relation to your position on Earth is called "declination." Since maps base direction on true north, you must adjust for declination when using a compass with a map.
Challenge groups to develop a series of three or four bearings to get from one point to another. They can test their accuracy (and/or the orienteering skill of others) by having another group follow their bearings.
Azimuth – an arc of the horizon measured between a fixed point and the vertical circle passing through the center of an object
Bearing – the horizontal direction of one point with respect to another or to a compass; direction of a fixed point or the path of a moving object from a point of observation
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Orienteering – a cross-country sport in which a participant uses a map and compass to navigate his way between checkpoints along an unfamiliar course
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I had a perfect stomach; even after my 1st pregnancy. Now, I just had twins 3 mths ago & there's so much excess skin on my upper & lower abdomen (the muscles all seen to be intact). I have just 11 more lbs to lose. Am I a candidate for a skin only abdominoplasty w/o touching the muscles? Also, if I was to proceed with the surgery would it be ok to have another baby 3 yrs from now if the muscles are excluded from the surgery? I understand it may be best to wait, but I'd rather get this resolved.
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Sounds like you know exactly what you want and you understand the limitations of not having a muscle repair as well as the drawbacks of not waiting for your final child. Given your understanding of your anatomy and desires I think your demands are reasonable
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Based on the picture that came with your question if that is your abdomin and you are planning to have another child in three years I recomend that you not have any procedure until after the last child you plan on having. When an abdominoplasty is done after a having a baby the muscles are separated and it you had twins they are likely much further apart and a muscle plication is almost always benificial .
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Tummy Tuck and Muscle Plication?
Thank you for the question and picture.
If I were you, especially after a twin pregnancy, I would have the muscle plication performed during the tummy tuck procedure. Do not compromise the end results of the procedure.
The abdominal wall muscle plication is an important part of most tummy tuck procedures. This plication serves to reappriximate the rectus muscles in the midline, tightening the abdominal wall as well as narrowing the waistline. Sometimes, plication of the external oblique muscles can also be helpful.
I hope this helps.
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Tummy Tuck After Twin Pregnancy
The decision as to whether or not to have a muscle repair with tummy tuck should always be in the hands of the patient with input from your surgeon. Having said that, it would be very unusual not to benefit from a muscle repair after a twin pregnancy. I would also recommend waiting until child bearing is completed vbefore having your tummy tuck.
Is There an Option For a Skin Only Tummy Tuck? (photo)
Yes there is, but based upon the one photo I can not answer exactly. Seek in person opinions from boarded PSs in your area.
It is best to wait for a real tummy tuck
A skin only Tummy Tuck would have a mediocre result now and could compromise a beautiful result later. It is best to wait until you are done with children. At that time your belly could be treated correctly tightening the muscles and skin. You can take advantage of the C-section scar for a great result.
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Thanks for your excellent question. Congratulations on your growing family! The last pregnancy placed a toll on your body which is obvious in your pictures. A skin only abdominoplasty is always an acceptable option, but a future pregnacy probably will cause more skin as well. I never perform muscle repair if a patient desires future children. Frankly, you should just wait till after you have had your last child and by the way have the muscle repaired as well-the best part of a tummy tuck is restoring the waistline. Good luck.
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Skin-only tummy tuck not a good idea
Almost every woman who has had children needs the muscles tightened and even more so after twins. It is much better to wait to have an abdominoplasty until you are completely through with child bearing.
Tummy tuck after twins
It is unlikely that you would benefit by a skin only tummy tuck after twin births. The muscles and fascia are likely quite flaccid. Donald R. Nunn MD Atlanta Plastic Surgeon.
Tummy tuck
All surgeries, especially tummy tucks, should be customized to an individual's desires and anatomy. I especially believe that muscle tightening can be over-done. It will often lead to excess pain and possible risk of shallow breathing, pulmonary complications and increased risk of deep vein thrombosis. If it won't contribute significantly to the result, it doesn't have to be done. Timing of the surgery should take into consideration your lifestyle, relative weight, health, and stability of your anatomy. If you have significant weight to lose or plan to get pregnant again soon, the result of a tummy tuck may be short-lived not worth it.
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Centerfielder Julio Borbon (0/4) and DH Chad Tracy (0/3) both went hitless on the day.
Beau Jones pitched two innings and yielded two runs – one earned – on three hits. He fanned one without giving up a walk.
Righty Andrew Laughter kept Scottsdale off the board through his 1.2 frames. He allowed only a single while recording one strikeout.
No Rangers appeared on Thursday.
Right fielder Miguel Alfonzo is certainly one of the less experienced players in the Venezuelan Winter League, but he came through on Wednesday, going 1-for-3 with a double and a walk.
Leadoff man Renny Osuna was 0-for-3 with a walk and an RBI.
Ben Harrison went 0-for-5 with a pair of strikeouts.
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Thrift shops, free museums and a $100 Tweetchat.Posted by Donna Freedman on Aug 17, 2014 | 21 comments
Today is Thrift Shop Day, and the Savers/Value Village folks say we're all about saving the Benjamins. The company's new survey revealed that 47 percent of U.S. residents shop at la segunda, and more than one-third of us say they shop secondhand more often now than they did three years ago.
Is it the economy? Or is it that more and more people are realizing how much fun it can be to prospect for marked-down items, some of which you won't find anywhere else?
Well, 52 percent of those surveyed say "it feels like a treasure hunt" and 35 percent love finding "truly unique" items. If you're a retro-fashionista, secondhand stores are the place to find vintage shoulder-pad suits, cargo pants or the perfect bridesmaid's dress to wear to the prom or (with appropriate attitude) to a wedding.
All thrift stores are not created equal, obviously. The fortunate among us live in bigger cities with many more contributions and (presumably) more original sources for those contributions. Those of us in smaller markets may not have big a selection.
However, even the smallest town's thrift shop may surprise you, especially as people downsize and/or need to clear out the contents of a deceased relative's home. Household items and fashions from way back when translate to hipster street cred or cash money for resellers.
Or just to the things we need at a price we can pay. The clock radio (from the 1970s, as far as I can tell) that woke me up to classical music every day in Seattle cost 99 cents at the St. Vincent de Paul thrift shop. My desk chair and file cabinet cost me $2.50 apiece at one of Value Village's half-price sales. (A lot of parents hit those half-price days in order to clothe their kids affordably.)
So even if you don't want/need to hit a thrift store today, at least take a moment to think about how much money you can save by shopping there during the year. Think, too, of all the books, clothing, housewares, furniture, toys and other items that get another shot at usefulness, vs. being discarded in a landfill to make room for more shopping.
I'm practically required to embed the video of "Thrift Shop" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis* into this post, I've already used that video this year. But in honor of the "it's all about the Benjamins" reference, I'm linking to Weird Al Yankovic's "It's All About the Pentiums." Because it's funny.
*Fun fact: Ryan Lewis and I are both 2009 graduates of the University of Washington's CHID major.
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Feeling squeezed because you're helping your aging parents but still have kids at home (or kids who returned home after college)? Have I got a Tweetchat for you.
"The finances of the sandwich generation" is the subject of the chat, which takes place at 2 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Aug. 19. Almost 50 million middle-aged U.S. residents are providing physical, financial or emotional assistance (and sometimes all three) to loved ones who are younger and older.
How do these folks see to their own futures will paying for other people's expenses? What should a sandwich middle do to get his/her own needs met? How do you set boundaries?
These and other topics will be discussed during the chat, which is cohosted by Bankrate.com. Use hashtags #AllyBRChat and #sweeps to participate; you must also follow @AllyBank and @Bankrate on Twitter. I find it easiest to follow along in the Ally Bank Tweetchat room.
For a shot at one of two $100 randomly awarded Amazon cards, register for the chat at the Ally Bank blog. As I never tire of pointing out, a Surviving and Thriving reader once won $100 in Amazon scrip this way. Hope that happens again.
Free culture (or cowboys)
My latest article at Money Talks News shows you how to make one or two memberships turn into an entire country's worth of culture, education and entertainment.
"Free admission to hundreds of zoos, aquariums and museums" is pretty self-explanatory: It's all about using "reciprocity" programs that let you join once and visit others for free. Or for cheap; it may depend on which membership level you choose, and the children's museum reciprocal program offers 50 percent off admission. (Still: Half-off!)
During my recent trip to Austin I parlayed my Anchorage Museum membership into free trips to both the Blanton Museum of Art and the Bullock Texas State History Museum. I did make donations, but that wasn't mandatory; I could have enjoyed both places absolutely free.
The article discusses a couple of other ways to get in free, including the upcoming "Museum Day Live!" (more than 1,500 museums across the U.S. on Sept. 27 – sign up for your tickets now) and Bank of America's "Museums on Us" program (150 institutions in 31 states).
The latter includes some really interesting ones, including the Shedd Aquarium, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Frederik Meijer Sculpture Park, the Motown Museum, the IGFA Fishing Hall of Fame, and the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.
Seriously: Check out these programs, especially if you plan to travel. On one of my New York jaunts I visited the Metropolitan Museum for free because even though my credit card is not from the Bank of America, it has a BofA logo on the back. It let me walk right past the long line of people waiting to pay, too. Ain't no queue-jumping like frugal queue-jumping.


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If you got the moves go for it right? Well looks like the New Orleans Saints Wide Receiver Lance Moore is not just talented in football, but also has some killer dance moves.
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Santa Cruz's Ariel Rittenhouse, a 2008 Olympian, took second place in the 1-meter event at the AT&T National Diving Championships in Knoxville, Tenn., on Wednesday.
Sarah Bacon — 17-year-old from Indianapolis who won the 1- and 3-meter events last week in the junior national championships — won the title with 287.15 points. Rittenhouse had 277.85 and Kassidy Cook finished third with 275.75.
Bacon was clinging to a 2?-point lead when she scored 58.5 points on her fifth and final dive, a forward 2?-somersault pike.
"I just wanted to hit every dive as best as I could and just see where that got me," Bacon told the Associated Press. "I was very happy."
NCGA MATCH PLAY >> Top-seeded Aaron Beverly of Fairfield and No. 26 Matthew Seramin of San Geronimo will square off in Friday's 36-hole final to decide the title at the 111th annual Amateur Match Play Championship in Pebble Beach.
They tee off at 7 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. at Spyglass Hill Golf Course.
Beverly, who competes for Sacramento State, won 2 up over Scott Hardy of amateurgolf.com in the quarterfinals and 1 up over Ryan Han of YOC Ridgemark in the semifinals.
Seramin, who completed his senior season at UC Davis in the spring, won 4 and 2 over Robby Salomon of Preserve G.C. in the quarterfinals and on the 19th hole over Matt Cohn and eClub San Francisco in the semifinals.
NCGA SENIOR MATCH PLAY >> No. 13 Dan Bieber of Green Valley C.C. and No. 15 Terry Foreman of Roddy Ranch G.C. square off Friday in the 18-hole final at Poppy Hills to decide the 8th annual NCGA Senior Amateur Match Play Championship.
The match starts at 7:15 a.m.
Disc golf
DOSS IN FOURTH >> Soquel High alum Nate Doss — a three-time world champion who lives in Bend, Ore. — is fourth place after five rounds at the PDGA Pro Disc Golf World Championships in Portland, Ore.
Doss has a 39-under-par 263 total in the Open division. Richard Wysocki of Fort Mill, S.C., leads at 44-under 258.
Santa Cruz's Shasta Criss and Felton's Chris Edwards are tied for 39th at 15-under-par 287, and Watsonville's Myles Harding is 98th at 8-over 310.
Watsonville's Carrie Berlogar leads the Women's Masters division with a 12-over 244 total through four rounds.
Scotts Valley's Jonathan Baldwin is in fifth in the Masters division with a 239 total after four rounds. Brookdale's James Hagen and Aptos' Robert Ryan are tied for 10th at 1-over 250.
In the Grandmasters division, Santa Cruz's Marty Hapner has a 18-over 269 total through four rounds and Watsonville's David Sunoo sits at 275.
In the Senior Grandmasters division, Aptos' Merle Witvoet is tied for ninth with a 4-over 236 total. Capitola's Mark Karleskind sits at 249 and Tom Schot has a 279 total.
Pro baseball
TORRES SNAPS SKID >> Carlos Torres threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings in the New York Mets' 4-1 loss to the Washington Nationals. The Aptos alum lowered his ERA to 3.69 as he ended a string of four straight outings in which he allowed at least a run.
MCGEHEE EXTENDS HIT STREAK >> Casey McGehee was 1-for-5 to extend his hit streak to eight games in the Miami Marlins' 5-4, 10-inning win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Soquel alum is batting .305.


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Ted Leonsis declined to be interviewed for the story on the lack of direction and communication that has damaged the Capitals over the past four seasons. But on Saturday, the owner weighed in on one particular section of the piece that addressed General Manager George McPhee's strained relationship with NHL player agents.
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Even with persistent vacancies, the Capitals haven't been able to find long-term solutions. According to multiple league sources, that can be attributed partly to what they describe as McPhee's adversarial relationship with player agents, whose grievances include his refusal to communicate with them directly and limiting their post game access to clients.
When a key free agent or a player with a no-trade clause — one who can name what teams he will play for — is available, the Capitals intentionally aren't on the list, one NHL agent explained.
While he didn't address the problem of agents omitting the Capitals as a destination for their clients because of the tension, Leonsis explained the team's postgame policy of asking agents to wait for players in the guest lounge in Verizon Center.
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There is scant doubt anyone who comments about the war in Afghanistan has run out of comments to utter than make any sense. Taliban forces control large areas of the country, the other day a newspaper man in the capital of Kabul was shot to death in the open and they got away. President Hamid Karzai lives in a fantasy world in which once upon a time the people of Afghanistan lived in peace and security until Western nations blasted their way into his nation and created chaos and war. In his fairy tale, due to his brave leadership, an Afghan army was created and they have done most of the fighting. However, their good work is undermined by American and NATO forces that spend their time killing innocent Afghan citizens with their planes and drones. Hamid made clear to his enemies, "I wan tho say to all those foreign countries who maybe out of habit or because they want to interfere, that they should not interfere." In other words, depart.
In this fantasy world, 93% of the country is safely protected by the Afghan armed forces. Now, if the US really wants to help his nation, Mr. Karzai suggests it should launch a war against Pakistan which is the sanctuary for Taliban forces. Karzai does want the world to know, "I support peace."
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Urvashi Rautela (born February 25, 1994) is an Indian film actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who primarily appears in Bollywood films. She made her Bollywood debut in Anil Sharma's action-romance film Singh Saab the Great. Urvashi Rautela has won the I Am She – Miss Universe India in 2012 but was dethroned from crown due to a controversy over her age but in 2015 she was crowned Miss Diva – 2015 and represented India at Miss Universe 2015 pageant.
Urvashi had planned her career in engineering and appeared for IIT exams.But, while in school, she began participating beauty shows and pageants at age of 17. She won Miss Universe India 2012 and Miss Tourism Queen of the Year in 2011 held in China. She was the winner of Miss Asian Super Model 2011 in South Korea.
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Peter LaFuria, right, and attorney Glen Vamvoras. (American Press Archives)
Last Modified: Friday, November 09, 2012 8:11 PM
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Detective Patty Bailey reiterated Friday that it was her understanding that a search warrant for Dr. Peter LaFuria's medical practice encompassed his vehicle.
Bailey took the stand again Friday in a pretrial motion to suppress evidence. Bailey was on the stand Oct. 10 when the motion was continued until Friday.
Although Bailey completed her testimony, other witnesses were still to be called and the slow-moving hearing will resume at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Glen Vamvoras, a defense lawyer for LaFuria, said the hearing was taking time because "this hearing is really about resolving a critical issue. We shouldn't just gloss over it."
LaFuria is charged with 186 counts of video voyeurism, 78 counts of sexual battery and five counts of molestation of a juvenile
Even if the hearing concludes Tuesday, Judge David Ritchie said he won't rule on the motion to suppress, or another motion to change venue, until early December, possibly Dec. 7.
"It's going slow, but we've got to make sure our T's are crossed and our I's dotted," prosecutor Cynthia Killingsworth said. "We want to make sure things are done correctly. The judge is doing a good job of making sure things are filed correctly."
The hearing revolves around whether LaFuria's truck was included in a search warrant for LaFuria's medical practice and the vehicles on the premises. LaFuria's truck was searched at his house, Bailey said. Detectives found digital evidence that led them to request a search warrant for his house, she said.
Bailey previously testified that detectives initially asked for a search warrant of LaFuria's medical practice and his home, but the judge gave them a search warrant for the medical practice first and told them to come back if they needed another for the home.
"Tell me why that search warrant gave you authority to go four miles" and search LaFuria's truck at his house, Vamvoras asked Bailey, also asking her if she had kept a copy of the initial search warrant that the judge rejected. She said she had not.
"Granted, it says, 'on the premises,' but we had no intention of searching every vehicle," Bailey said. "Only his."
Bailey said detectives believed LaFuria would be at work they day they searched his practice and acted under the assumption that the search warrant was for his practice and his vehicle.
"I believed in preparation of that search warrant that his vehicle would be covered," she said.
Bailey said detectives were concerned because a camera could be easily transported.
Under re-direct questioning from Killingsworth, Bailey said there was also concern that LaFuria was scheduled to take a deep-sea fishing trip and "you could lose a lot of things in the ocean."
Vamvoras also questioned Bailey regarding an evidence list that didn't tell the origin of items taken from LaFuria's truck.
"I think that speaks to the fact they knew it didn't fall under the warrant," Vamvoras said.
Also Friday, Erin Miller, an investigator for LaFuria's defense team, testified about the amount of media coverage the case has received. She said that the case was mentioned in the American Press 53 times in 2007, some of those legal advertisements, and has received mention in the paper 15 times this year.
On KPLC, 34 news stories were played in 2008 and 14 or 15 this year, she said.