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jcpenney media relations
Kate Coultas
Program Invites Customers to Join Retailer's Commitment to Building Stronger Communities, Beginning with Support of USO in July
Blake Shelton to Serve as jcp cares Ambassador
PLANO, Texas (July 2, 2012) /PRNewswire/ — As jcpenney sets its sights on becoming America's favorite store, the Company has launched jcp cares, a new charitable giving program. Through jcp cares, jcpenney will support a new cause each month by inviting customers to round up their purchases to the nearest whole dollar and donate the difference to the Company's featured charity partner. jcp cares will kick-off July 1 with jcpenney's support of the USO (United Service Organizations), a nonprofit, congressionally chartered, private organization dedicated to lifting the spirits of America's troops and their families. Along with round-up donations raised by customers throughout the month of July, jcpenney will be making a $1 million donation to the USO. jcpenney will also donate $1 – up to $50,000 – to the USO for each customer that checks in to a jcpenney store via foursquare from July 23-31.
"As a company founded on the Golden Rule, jcpenney has a strong legacy of giving back. Through jcp cares, we'll be able to work with our customers to address some of the most pressing issues facing our communities today," said Miki Woodard, president of jcp cares and vice president of philanthropy at jcpenney. "Whether it's improving education, supporting our troops, or making sure no child goes hungry, working together, we can become a powerful force for good."
Supporting America's Favorite Charities
Through jcp cares, jcpenney will support a new charity each month that benefits a cause top-of-mind for its customers. Furthermore, as a demonstration of its commitment to building stronger communities, jcpenney will join its customers in giving back by making a contribution to its charity partner each month.
As America celebrates Independence Day in July, jcpenney will recognize our nation's men and women in uniform who make our freedom possible, by supporting the USO. For more than 70 years, the USO has been providing a tangible way for Americans to thank our troops and their families. Through its more than 160 locations worldwide and innovative programs and services, the USO provides troops serving in combat and their families with a touch of home and ways to stay connected during lengthy deployments. The USO also provides critical support to our wounded ill and injured – and their families – as well as families of the fallen.
"Like jcpenney, the USO has a strong commitment to building community through our centers, dedicated staff and volunteers. Last year alone, the USO delivered goodness to over 3.6 million troops and their families at our USO Centers across the country," said Sloan Gibson, president and chief executive officer of the USO. "We are honored to be jcpenney's premier charity partner as it officially launches its new charitable giving program this month. Without the support of the American people and companies like jcpenney, the USO couldn't be here today to lift the spirits of those who sacrifice so much for our country."
Along with its round-up initiative, jcpenney will also donate $1 – up to $50,000 – to the USO for each customer that checks in to a jcpenney store via foursquare from July 23-31.
Additional monthly charity partners this year will include:
- August – Back-to-School shoppers rounding up their jcpenney purchases in August will make it possible for more children to participate in life-enriching afterschool programs offered by 4-H and Boys & Girls Clubs of America. These important organizations jointly serve over 10 million children a year.
- September – With the school season officially underway, donations in September will benefit Teach for America. Working in partnership with communities to expand educational opportunity for children facing the challenges of poverty, Teach for America recruits and develops a diverse corps of outstanding individuals to teach in high-need schools and become lifelong leaders in efforts to end educational inequity.
- October – With nearly 230,000 new cases of invasive breast cancer diagnosed among women in the United States this year alone, jcpenney will support The Breast Cancer Research Foundation®, an organization committed to funding scientific research to achieve prevention and a cure for breast cancer.
- November – As families prepare for their annual Thanksgiving feasts, jcpenney will help in the effort to end childhood hunger in America through its support of the national nonprofit, Share Our Strength.
- December – jcpenney will share the holiday spirit this Christmas through its support of The Salvation Army and its annual Red Kettle campaign, which provides meals, clothing, toys, and basic necessities to families in need.
jcp cares will be supported by a robust, integrated marketing campaign which will include digital, social, mobile, in-store and direct mail and e-mail components. This will include a dedicated jcp cares page on www.BroadCause.com, a social media platform dedicated to activating, accelerating and aggregating passionate communities around cause-based initiatives. Additionally, beginning in August, customers will be able to join the jcp cares cause the through the Facebook social game, WeTopia. Created by Sojo Studios, WeTopia allows players to connect with friends, build their virtual town, and spend a unique form of currency called "Joy" that spreads real-world aid to various non-profits around the world. Customers can also make donations online at www.jcp.com/jcpcares and find more information about jcpenney's philanthropic commitment and monthly charity partners.
Blake Shelton Joins the jcp cares Cause
To mark the official launch of jcp cares and its support of the USO, jcpenney will be providing complimentary tickets to Ft. Drum soldiers and their families to attend Blake Shelton's concert in Watertown, N.Y. on July 6. Shelton will continue to support jcp cares throughout the year, serving as the Company's jcp cares ambassador.
About jcpenney
Over 110 years ago, James Cash Penney founded his company on the principle of treating customers the way he wanted to be treated himself: fair and square. Today, rooted in its rich heritage, J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP) is re-imagining every aspect of its business in order to reclaim its birthright and become America¹s favorite store. The Company is transforming the way it does business and remaking the customer experience across its 1,100 jcpenney stores and on jcp.com. On every visit, customers will discover straightforward Fair and Square pricing, month-long promotions that are in sync with the rhythm of their lives, exceptionally curated merchandise, artful presentation, and unmatched customer service. For more information about jcpenney, visit jcp.com.
About USO
The USO (United Service Organizations) lifts the spirits of America's troops and their families millions of times each year at hundreds of places worldwide. We provide a touch of home through centers at airports and military bases in the U.S. and abroad, top quality entertainment and innovative programs and services. We also provide critical support to those who need us most, including forward-deployed troops, military families, wounded warriors and their families and the families of the fallen.
The USO is a private, nonprofit organization, not a government agency. All of our programs and services are made possible by the American people, support of our corporate partners and the dedication of our volunteers and staff. In addition to individual donors and corporate sponsors, the USO is supported by President's Circle Partners: American Airlines, AT&T, Clear Channel, The Coca-Cola Company, Kangaroo Express, Kroger, Lowe's, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Procter & Gamble, and TriWest Healthcare Alliance and Worldwide Strategic Partners: BAE Systems, The Boeing Company, Lockheed Martin, and Microsoft Corporation. We are also supported through the United Way and Combined Federal Campaign (CFC-11381). To join us in this patriotic mission, and to learn more about the USO, please visit uso.org.
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Cinéfest Turns 20
GSU's student-run art house theater celebrates two decades
By Nicole Schimmel (B.A. '11)
Blake Myers (B.A. '03) was a fixture at GSU's Cinéfest years before he took over as manager of the theater. Back when he was in high school, he would make the trek all the way from his home in Buford, Ga., to catch a movie.
"I used to tell my parents I was going somewhere else and really go downtown," says Myers, who managed the theater from 1997 to 2001.
Ever since its first film, "British Animation Invasion," played to a packed house back in August of 1991, Cinéfest has enjoyed a cult-like following among film fans on campus and all across Atlanta.
Like Myers, film buff Marvin Evangelista (B.A. '07) was a fan of Cinéfest long before he started working there. He first came on staff in 2004, but he started seeing movies there back in '94. Now back at GSU working toward another degree, he currently serves as general manager. "Our motto was and has always been about exposing students to films that they wouldn't catch in a multiplex mall theater," he says.
Cinéfest opened during the height of the 1990's art-house theater revival, and it quickly became a cultural landmark for fans of obscure cult-classics, slasher flicks, independent titles, foreign films and documentaries.
"We were one of the few theaters to bring those types of films to Atlanta," Evangelista says.
In 2000, Atlanta's Creative Loafing named Cinéfest the best first-run movie house and described it as "Mother's Milk for the serious film fiend."
The history of Cinéfest begins with Michael Williams (B.A.'97). Twenty years ago, Williams worked with the Student Government Association, faculty and facilities management to create a permanent home for the long-running Lyceum Film Series, a makeshift operation that screened art house films in a room in Classroom South.
"I worked really hard to get all the approvals," Williams remembers, adding that along with landing the new, permanent location for the theater on the second floor of the University Center, he was able to secure about $250,000 for upgrades to the space.
Williams' hard work paid off. The theater opened with 134 seats, a fixed screen, a 14-speaker surround sound system, sound-proofing and a new 35-mm projection system – a definite step up from The Lyceum, which had been using a roll-down screen, two 16-mm projection systems and speakers, borrowed from WRAS, GSU's student radio station, propped up on chairs.
Much like the DJs at WRAS, Myers says, Cinéfest staff recognize their roles as tastemakers, not just on campus, but in the community.
"We were always trying to reach out beyond Georgia State and reach out to the audience in a way that other theate
Cinefestrs didn't," he said.
These days, Cinéfest is still a place for students, faculty, staff, alumni and the Atlanta community to see mainstream and independent films on the cheap. For faculty, staff and students, admission is free. General admission to the theater is $3 before 5 p.m. and $5 after 5 p.m.
Williams, now production manager at Rialto Center for the Arts, says the secret to Cinéfest's longevity is the theater's art house niche.
"There has always been a core group who were attracted to it and wanted to be involved," Williams said. "And people who are very enthusiastic about film and keeping good, diverse programming going".

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Nevada senior Mengjiao Mi and junior Grace Huang have earned Mountain West Women's Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Week honors, respectively, for meets contested from Oct. 24-30, 2012. It is the first Mountain West career honor for both student-athletes.
Mi, a native of Beijing, China, recorded first-place finishes in five individual events in the Wolf Pack's dual meets vs. MW foe Fresno State and non-conference opponents Pacific and Fresno Pacific. On Friday, Oct. 26, against the Tigers, the senior clocked respective times of 52.64 and 5:10.17 in the 100-yard and 500-yard freestyle to claim first in both events, while adding a second-place finish in the 200 free (1:51.36). She also anchored Nevada's 400-yard medley relay that took second in 3:58.43. Mi followed suit on Saturday, Oct. 27, by sweeping the sprint freestyle events in a double-dual meet vs. Fresno State and Fresno Pacific. She paced the field in the 100 free with a time of 52.23, which ranks fifth in the Conference this season, and followed with winning marks in the 200 free (1:52.63) and 500 free (5:06.85). Mi capped the week by swimming the final leg in the Wolf Pack's first-place 400-yard freestyle relay (3:29.88), as Nevada defeated the Bulldogs, 154-141, and downed the Sunbirds, 154-80.
Huang, who hails from Kaohsiun City, Taiwan, posted NCAA zone-qualifying scores in both springboard events at the Wolf Pack's double-dual meet in Fresno, Calif. The junior, who placed second on the 1-meter springboard after tallying 289.50 points, captured a first-place finish on the 3-meter board with a mark of 321.00.
2012-13 Mountain West Women's Swimmer of the Week
Oct. 10 - Mikaela Macklin, Jr., San Diego State
Oct. 17 - Dani Yoho, Sr., Fresno State
Oct. 24 - Melanie Garibaldi, Sr., San Diego State
Oct. 31 - Mengjiao Mi, Sr., Nevada
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Oct. 17 - Stacey Luke, Sr., Fresno State
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For one of my customer websites, I needed to build a query showing related posts (to the currently opened post) from different categories using thumbnails that showed the title on mouseover (hover).
To boot, a user-friendly way to enter new posts into the query was in order, as my customer would need to be able to do this themselves.
The basic idea was that there were posts in a project-portfolio (projects), types of systems (systems) and manners of application (applications). Each project shown as current item would require a sidebar showing all relevant systems and applications and the other ways around).
I started out by creating the posts in categories and subcategories, but this was too limited. Since each post was in one parent category but in multiple sub categories (with different parents) It was very hard to filter the query and show only the posts from a specific parent category.
The second option was parent categories combined with tags. This worked better, and I found a script that got me quite far, written by WordPress forum members MichaelH and fine-tuned by Carl-Johan ( read article on WordPress forum here):

projects
 <?php global $post; //query all posts $nextTagThumb='-1'; $yourCategory = '5'; //query category 5 (projects category) $saved_ids = array(); $saved_ids[] = get_the_ID(); //make post ID list of all posts output by the query $tags = wp_get_post_tags($post->ID); //get all tags from the current post // build array of tag ID's $tagids = array(); foreach ($tags as $tag) { $tagids[] = $tag->term_id; } ?> <?php if ($tags) { $what_tag = $tags[($nextTagThumb+'1')]->term_id; //term_id is the tag id $args=array( 'category__in' => array($yourCategory), 'tag__in' => $tagids, 'post__not_in' => $saved_ids, 'showposts'=>20, 'caller_get_posts'=>1 ); $my_query = new WP_Query($args); //custom query to display all posts that match the $args parameters if( $my_query->have_posts() ) { while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post(); ?> <li class="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">  <a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Link naar <?php the_title_attribute(); ?>"> <?php the_title(); ?>   <img src="<?php echo get_post_meta($post->ID, "sidebar-thumb", true);?>" />
 <?php endwhile; } wp_reset_query(); $nextTagThumb = ($nextTagThumb+1); } ?>
Now only a few problems remained:
- Filtering the tags per category. This posed a challenge: as there was no actual connection between categories and the tags, the results from the query showed not only the directly related posts, but also the indirectly related posts. For example, when showing a project post with system tag 30-mm and application tag roof, the results would also show system tag 40-mm because this was a tag of the application article 'Roof'!
- Adding a new post with the necessary tags was not very user-friendly, as the author would need to use the exact same tag (30-mm not 30 mm or 30mm for instance), and there was no list available in the Create Post interface.
After searching a long time for a way to filter the tags somehow, I decided a new approach was required: customization.
I didn't know about how to go about this, but after searching the Internet for a while, I came across custom fields and custom taxonomy. I'm sure custom fields would also have been a solution, but I ended up using custom taxonomy. Once you know how it works, it's quite easy, and it also provided a solution for the second remaning problem! Here's how:
Added the following code to functions.php in my child theme (thanks for the code Justin Tadlock (read his article here). This creates the custom taxonomy fields in WordPress, also shown in the WordPress administrator (see screenshot):
<?php // Create custom taxonomies for right sidebars add_action( 'init', 'create_my_taxonomies', 0 ); function create_my_taxonomies() { register_taxonomy( 'systems', 'post', array ( 'hierarchical' => true, 'label' => 'Systems', 'query_var' => true, 'rewrite' => true ) ); register_taxonomy( 'applications', 'post', array ( 'hierarchical' => true, 'label' => 'Applications', 'query_var' => true, 'rewrite' => true ) ); register_taxonomy ( 'projects', 'post', array( 'hierarchical' => true, 'label' => 'Projects', 'query_var' => true, 'rewrite' => true ) ); } ?>
And the following code to single.php (original article found here). The last part of the script ensures the thumbnail is used to show the post (I created a custom field in all posts containing the path to the thumbnail image):

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 <?php global $post; $terms = get_the_terms( $post->ID , 'projects', 'string'); $do_not_duplicate[] = $post->ID; if(!empty($terms)){ foreach ($terms as $term) { query_posts( array( 'projects' => $term->slug, 'category__in' => 5, // 5 being the projects category 'showposts' => 80, 'caller_get_posts' => 1, 'post__not_in' => $do_not_duplicate, //exclude the current item 'orderby'=>title, 'order'=>ASC ) ); if(have_posts()){ while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); $do_not_duplicate[] = $post->ID; ?> <li class="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">  <a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Link naar <?php the_title_attribute(); ?>"> <?php the_title(); ?>   <img src="<?php echo get_post_meta($post->ID, "sidebar-thumb", true);?>" />
 <?php endwhile; wp_reset_query(); } } } ?>
You can see it in action here when you select any of the sub-menu items in the left sidebar menu (website is in dutch):
I hope this helps you out, maybe this will save you a lot of time searching for answers. Good luck!


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Comedy & Everything Else ep #146 Gary Gulman!
Comedy and Everything Else Episode 145
From Last Comic Standing, Tourgasm, and his own one-hour Comedy Central Special, its GARY GULMAN.
- What makes a woman cry on the bachelor?
- Does porno reflect "real life"? The answer may surprise you! Or will it?
- Tracy Morgan, we look at both sides of being a homophobe
- Barbara Walters finds men's bodies disgusting.
- Who has a bigger penis? We find out!
Each week Jimmy Dore, Stefane Zamorano and guests get together to talk about comedy, and everything else on their minds.
If you're new to this podcast, welcome to the party! We've had many interesting and well-known guests on the show, and there's bound to be something thought-provoking in each episode.
Don't forget to subscribe, donate, review the show on iTunes, or give us a call at (323) 375-4170!
For the record: I love the multi-part interviews and the longer interviews. But could you please announce at the beginning that "this will be the first part of our two-part interview…" or something? It's always disappointing to be mid-conversation and all of a sudden find out that I'm going to have to wait a week to hear the rest. It'd really soften the blow to know at the start. Love the show. Keep up the *awesome* work.
I haven't even finished the episode and, although I have been eagerly anticipating "Watching the News with Jimmy Dore," which for all I know is just a tease, I now would also love "Watching Reality TV with Jimmy D." I've only seen bits and pieces of the "Bachelorette" since you started mentioning it (as much as I could stand before I was afraid my cringe face would get stuck) and your breakdown is devastatingly hilarious!
Hey Jimmy I believe in the myth of creation ,and you don't, why don't you ask scientists that don't believe in the truth of evolution. Because I know there are even physicist that believe in the myth.And would you believe that there are paleontologist that don't believe the truth of evolution- "Nine-tenths of the talk of evolutionists is sheer nonsense, not founded on observation and wholly unsupported by facts. This museum is full of proofs of the utter falsity of their views. In all this great museum, there is not a particle of evidence of the transmutation of species." (Dr. Etheridge, Paleontologist of the British Museum) sorry this comment may be far from the topic
and maybe you should interview real scientist such as paleontologist, archaeologist and zoologist that don't believe in the truth of evolution cause there are many many of them. Because in a university that study dinosaurs, books are made from students who graduates to become scientists and they will not have the same belief of the truth about evolution and the myth of creation. That you can take to the bank. sorry this is far from the topic.
I'm sorry, but if you do not know that evolution is real, you are just plain uninformed. Biological evolution is the change in frequency of alleles in a gene pool from one generation to the next. If you want to run an experiment to prove it and don't mind putting your and others' health at risk, then next time you get a bacterial infection, don't take the full course of antibiotics. Then, when you're illness reoccurs and the antibiotics no longer help you perhaps you'll be convinced. There are some fields which are fraught with with conjecture like evolutionary psychology which are cringe worthy, not because evolution is nonsense, but rather because it gives the theory of evolution a bum wrap. Even if the completely arbitrary and incorrect statement that "Nine-tenths of the talk of evolutionists is sheer nonsense it's still one-tenth closer to the truth than religious doctrine has brought us and since it is science rather than dogma, if a repeatable, testable observation is made that disproves a theory, the theory can be changed to account for it. And if the idea that you are closely related to great apes is abhorrent to you, than use your faculties of thought and realize evolution is true because that act will take you further away from our furry friends.


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Stephanie Leone
fine arts department
Associate Professor
M.A., Syracuse University, Graduate Program in Renaissance Art, Florence
Ph.D., Rutgers University
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Fields of Interest
Italian Renaissance and Baroque art, architecture and urbanism; domestic art and architecture; material culture; patronage; Renaissance Florence; Papal Rome
Academic Profile
Stephanie Leone's primary field of research is domestic art and architecture and material culture in seventeenth-century Rome. She is currently writing a book manuscript about the architectural projects by Pope Innocent X Pamphilj (r. 1644-1655) and his family, in mid-seventeenth-century Rome, which aims to provide the first comprehensive study of this pope's architectural and urban patronage. Dr. Leone has published articles about the Pamphilj collections and the display of art in the Palazzo Doria Pamphilj al Corso. Her book on the Palazzo Pamphilj in Piazza Navona, Rome considers the intersection between palaces and social rituals and the roles of architects, patrons, and advisors in building.
Professor Leone teaches courses about all aspects of Italian art from ca. 1300 to 1750, such as Early Renaissance Art in Italy, Italian Baroque Art and Architecture, and Sixteenth-Century Italian Art. She is currently created a new intermediate-level course on Venetian Art and Architecture. In undergraduate seminars, she explores topics related to her research: Italian palaces; domestic architecture around the world, co-taught with Prof. Bloom; the arts of the Mediterranean world, co-taught with Prof. Bloom; and the history of collecting and museums, co-taught with Prof. Netzer. Leone teaches an interdisciplinary course on the history, art, and literature of early modern Rome with colleagues from History and Romance Languages.
Representative Publications
- "Luca Signorelli's Veturia Persuading Coriolanus to Spare Rome and Viewers in the Palazzo Petrucci, Siena," in Receptions of Antiquity, Constructions of Gender in European Art, 1300–1600, eds. Marice Rose and Alison C. Poe. Leiden: Brill, 2015, 131–168.
- "L'intervento dei Pamphilj nello sviluppo urbanistico di piazza Navona," in Piazza Navona, ou Place Navone, la plus belle & la plus grande: Du stade de Domitien à la place moderne: histoire d'une évolutione urbaine, ed. Jean-François Bernard. Rome: L'École française de Rome, 2014, 385-397.
- "Prince Giovanni Battista Pamphilj (1648–1709) and the Display of Art in the Palazzo al Collegio Romano, Rome," Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome, 58 (2013) 181-214.
- Editor, The Pamphilj and the Arts: Patronage and Consumption in Baroque Rome (Chestnut Hill, MA: McMullen Museum of Art; Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2011).
- "Cardinal Benedetto Pamphilj's Art Collection: Still-life Painting and the Cost of Collecting," in The Pamphilj and the Arts: Patronage and Consumption in Baroque Rome.
- The Palazzo Pamphilj in Piazza Navona: Constructing Identity in Early Modern Rome (London: Harvey Miller—Brepols, 2008).
- "In vogue in fifteenth-century Florence: the material culture of marriage," in Secular/Sacred: 11th–16th Century Works from the Boston Public Library and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (Chestnut Hill, MA: McMullen Museum of Art; Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2006).
- Co-edited with Lisa Fentress, Caroline Goodson, Margaret Laird, Walls and Memory: the Abbey of San Sebastiano at Alatri (Lazio), from Late Roman Monastery to Renaissance Villa and Beyond (Turnhout: Brepols, 2005).
- "From Medieval Monastery to Early Renaissance Villa: the patronage of Giovanni Tortelli," and "The fattoria of the Doria Pamphilj," in Walls and Memory: the Abbey of San Sebastiano at Alatri (Lazio), from Late Roman Monastery to Renaissance Villa and Beyond.
- "Cardinal Giovanni Battista Pamphilj Builds a Palace: Self-Representation and Familial Ambition in Early Modern Rome." Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 63 (2004): 440–71.
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Heh, this is close to what I had in mind as well. I say go for it (although do be mindful of the temperatures involved)!
However, in this case, consider what happens if you energize a wire before its antagonist cools down back to martensitic form after a preceding movement - it will effectively warp your setup.
So there is still a time limit, even in a push-pull setup, the question is: how big.?
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Attorneys speak out about conditions in Artesia
EL PASO, Texas - They called it "a deportation machine."
A group of immigration attorneys are calling for changes at the facility where about 600 Central American women and children are being detained. The attorneys are all part of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Artesia Pro Bono Project.
They've spent the past couple of weeks in Artesia volunteering their time to help these immigrants through the process and have observed what they call inhumane conditions.
"We heard that there was this deportation machine basically that had been set up," said Julie Braker, an attorney from Portland, who has visited several immigration facilities. "This has been the worst detention facility I have seen in terms of inhumane conditions and in terms of due process issues. Almost every single child I saw there was sick, they had lost weight, they had had severe diarrhea, they had been vomiting, they had the flu, they had the cough and some of these kids were infants."
Braker added: "We also heard a lot of stories about guards trying to intimidate people into signing deportation orders and discouraging people from pursuing legitimate claims as refugees."
"It's hard to express the amount of fear that these women and children have," said Laura Lunn, an immigration attorney, who is also from Portland. "It's alarming! The rapid flow of the cases there and the lack of access to legal counsel is really impeding the due process of these women. We think there is are alternatives to detaining these women and children because so many have family in the United States already."
"The only thing they're technically being held for is in order to give the government time to arrange their deportation," added Pamela Munoz, president of the Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center board of directors. "The fact that we're using expedited removal process to accelerate this deportation machine is in direct conflict with our obligations under international law and our own refugee act. I would equate the situation in Artesia right now in many ways to the situation at Guantanamo in the sense that both facilities are being used to detain people who have not had criminal charges filed against them."
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said in a statement that since the Artesia facility opened in late June, 280 individuals have been deported. They also stated ICE ensures its facilities operate in an open environment, which includes access to legal counsel, and that ICE takes the health of those in their care very seriously providing on-site medical staff 24 hours a day.
The attorneys with the Artesia Pro Bono Project are asking for help from other attorneys and translators. If you would like to help contact the Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center at (915) 544-5126.


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Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba • A persistent knock came from inside the heavy, locked cell door.
A young U.S. Army guard strode over and leaned in to hear the detainee through a shatterproof window.
"What do you want?" the guard asked, not unkindly, in one of the many daily moments in which suspected terrorists demand to be dealt with as their lives hang in legal limbo.
During nearly 12 years of legal disputes and political battles, the United States has put off deciding the fate of al-Qaida and Taliban militants who were captured after the Sept. 11 attacks but denied quick or full access to the American justice system.


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Nike evaluating expanding production to Peru
Clothing giant Nike is in the process of evaluating Peru as a possible place to expand operations.
Clothing giant Nike is in the process of evaluating Peru as a possible place to expand operations.
The Gamarra shopping district announced Wednesday it had increased security after deadly riots took place, at the nearby La Parada market, last month, Peru21 reported.
On Monday, Peruvian Prime Minister Juan Jimenez denied reports that the recent violent riots at La Parada and Gamarra would affect investments in the country.
Sales at the Gamarra shopping district could suffer significant decreases, after deadly riots broke out last week at La Parada, allowing gangs and looters to take advantage of the chaos, and proceed to ransack local stores in Gamarra.
Peru's textile exports still have not recovered as expected, from the crash of 2008, according to the country's Association of Exporters (ADEX).
President Ollanta Humala traveled to Gamarra on Tuesday, and expressed his government's commitment to improving the area's production, trade, and work environment.


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If you're thinking about being romantic tonight, you might want to make sure your oral hygiene is in check. Based on a new survey, oral hygiene is significantly preferred over the traditional romantic overtures to set the mood, such as dimming the lights, lighting candles, wearing perfume or playing romantic music.
The national survey, which was fielded by Kelton Research, examined Americans' views on oral healthcare and revealed that a clean mouth was most important in maintaining a healthy relationship. Close to six in 10, or 59 percent, would be most disturbed by their partner not brushing or flossing his or her teeth for a week, as compared to only 24 percent who would be most perturbed if their significant other passed on wearing deodorant. Far fewer were bothered by their partner skipping shaving, hair combing or trimming toe nails for a week, at 9 percent, 6 percent and 2 percent, respectively.
The Waterpik Sexy Smile Survey also found that while they are quick to judge the flossing habits of their significant others, the majority of Americans actually have a lot of ups and downs in their own relationship with floss. Key findings on flossing and oral healthcare include:
- Only When I'm Desperate
Americans are most likely to floss just before visiting the dentist (51 percent), and when they have food stuck in between their teeth or have bad breath (64 percent), which could mean their mouths are not as fresh as they should be most other times.
- Below Grade
Nearly six in ten (58 percent) Americans say they deserve a C or lower for the efforts they make to floss their teeth on a daily basis. In fact, about one in five (18 percent) give themselves a failing grade.
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Among people who floss their teeth, close to six in ten (57 percent) say that floss makes their gums bleed, it gets stuck between their teeth, (52 percent), and it caused little bits of food to fly onto the mirror (42 percent).
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In fact, Americans would pay an average of $53 for an alternative to regular string floss (which you can usually get for free from your dentist) if it meant that the process was faster, easier and more effective.
"The results of this study reinforced some of what we already knew—that most consumers simply don't like to floss with string—but we were surprised at how important oral hygiene was in order to be attractive to your significant other," said Jay McCulloch, Vice President of Marketing for Water Pik Oral Health Products.
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The Waterpik Sexy Smile Survey was conducted by Kelton Research between Sept. 10 and Sept. 16, 2010 among 1,001 US adults using an e-mail invitation and an online survey. Quotas are set to ensure reliable and accurate representation of the total US population ages 18 and over. Results of any sample are subject to sampling variation. The magnitude of the variation is measurable and is affected by the number of interviews and the level of the percentages expressing the results. In this particular study, the chances are 95 in 100 that a survey result does not vary, plus or minus, by more than 3.1 percentage points from the result that would be obtained if interviews had been conducted with all persons in the universe represented by the sample.


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Joe Oliver, the relatively new Toronto-area MP who has spent the past three years as Natural Resources Minister, is expected to be named Wednesday as the successor to Finance Minister Jim Flaherty
John Ivison: Jim Flaherty leaves his successor a budget that's the envy of the G7
John Crosbie, who was finance minister during Joe Clark's brief Conservative government, joked he was in the job "long enough to conceive but not to deliver."
Jim Flaherty, who announced Tuesday he is resigning after eight years and 40 days, has had plenty of time to do both. He leaves as Canada's third-longest-serving finance minister, behind William Stevens Fielding, who held the job for nearly 20 years under Wilfrid Laurier and William Lyon Mackenzie King, and Paul Martin, who was Jean Chrétien's number two for eight years and seven months.
Mr. Flaherty may not have delivered a balanced budget but the wizard chefs in the finance department cooked the books sufficient that the economy will likely move into the black before his successor heads off to buy new shoes next spring.
News broke of the appointment Tuesday night.
Mr. Oliver, 73, is a relative newcomer to the ranks of the Conservative caucus, having first been elected to his Eglinton-Lawrence riding in 2011.
Nevertheless, whereas Mr. Flaherty brought more than a decade of political skills to the post, Mr. Oliver boasts more than 40 years' experience in the financial sector.
Originally from Montreal, Mr. Oliver obtained an MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business in 1970, and just before his 30th birthday had entered the investment sector with Merrill Lynch Canada.
The 1980s and 1990s saw him take up portfolios at Nesbitt Burns and First Marathon Securities Ltd., as well as serving as the executive director of the Ontario Securities Commission from 1991 to 1993.
Prior to his going to Ottawa, however, Mr. Oliver was best known for his more than decade-long tenure as president and CEO of the Investment Dealers Association of Canada.
Upon his retirement from the IDA in 2007, Mr. Oliver was immediately recruited to challenge longtime Liberal incumbent Joe Volpe via a phone call from former Brian Mulroney cabinet minister Tom Hockin.
The ex-IDA president failed in the first go, losing to Mr. Volpe by 2,000 votes in the 2008 election.
Three years later, however, he surged ahead with a clear 4,000-vote lead, becoming one of a wave of Tory candidates to claim Toronto ridings for the now-majority Conservative government.
Mr. Oliver was soon sworn in as the Minister of Natural Resources, replacing Christian Paradis.
His years in the post have been defined largely by energy, particularly as Ottawa works to push pipelines from the Alberta oil sands to the U.S. South and the British Columbia coast.
Nine things to know about Flaherty
1. James Michael Flaherty, 64, was born Dec. 30, 1949, in the Montreal suburb of Lachine, the sixth of eight Flaherty children.
2. He took a newspaper delivery route as a kid in order to afford a $52 pair of Tack skates.
3. His family were Liberal supporters, meaning he was one by default. It was while at Osgoode Hall Law School that Mr. Flaherty once said he gained the "independence of thought" that led him to be a Conservative.
4. He attended Princeton University on a hockey scholarship after being noticed by a scout at an invitational tournament at McGill University. It was at Princeton he heard Robert Kennedy speak about the call of public service.
5. He lost his first political bid, running unsuccessfully for the federal Tory nomination in a Toronto-area riding in 1988. He first ran provincially in 1990, coming in third.
6. Elected to the Ontario legislature in 1995 as part of the so-called "Common Sense Revolution,'' he served as finance minister and deputy premier in Mike Harris government in Ontario between 2001 and 2002.
7. He ran unsuccessfully twice for leadership of the Ontario Progressive Conservatives.
8. First elected to the House of Commons in 2006, he has served as finance minister since.
9. Mr. Flaherty and his wife, Ontario Tory MPP Christine Elliott, have triplet boys: John, Quinn and Galen.
In both public and internal emails, Mr. Oliver has been known to warn of "dire consequences" if Canada is unable to secure an alternate route for Northern Alberta oil, and has previously claimed that the science of climate change is overblown.
The role has naturally made Mr. Oliver the prime target of environmental activists, and vice versa.
In January 2012, Mr. Oliver wrote a highly circulated public letter claiming that "environmental and other radical groups" were seeking to kill "good projects" and "undermine Canada's national economic interest."
"These groups threaten to hijack our regulatory system to achieve their radical ideological agenda," he wrote.
However, one of Mr. Oliver's most recent acts as Natural Resources Minister was to oversee the rejection of British Columbia's New Prosperity mine, a gold and copper mine that would have killed a nearby lake.
"Government has a responsibility to balance economic and environmental considerations when reviewing resource projects," he said in a keynote address to the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada earlier this month.
Based on his ministry's findings on the project's environmental damage, he told the crowd that "the project was not approved."
Tuesday night, Mr. Oliver appeared to be keeping quiet about his new role, with no new posts to his website or Twitter account. A government official familiar with the process told Reuters that he'll be sworn in Wednesday.
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Are Biodegradable Cups As Good As They Sound?
By Gretchen Roberts, "The Breakdown on Biodegradable ," January/February 2009
What really happens to those "green" disposable cups?
"That is great info! So many of us get deceived with these claims and labels and because we do not know any better, we think they are Earth Friendly. So glad you made a point to share this. I want to do all that I can to keep our planet...
Americans toss billions of disposable cups into the trash each year, which then go to the landfill where they sit for years. So it sounded great when restaurants, such as Boloco burrito chain in the Northeast and Tully's Coffee on the West Coast, started offering smoothies and java, respectively, in biodegradable cups. But are biodegradable cups as good as they sound?
Most paper cups have a waterproof inner lining to keep liquid from leaking through the paper. In traditional paper hot cups, this lining is made from petroleum, which doesn't break down and isn't a renewable resource. Biodegradable hot cups, on the other hand, have linings made from renewable resources, such as corn, potato or sugarcane. Biodegradable cold cups are made entirely from these bioplastics. These cups break down into earth-friendly compost that can be used to fortify soil. But here's the rub: "There's no real point in using [biodegradable cups] unless you're sending them to composting facilities," says Steven Mojo, executive director of the Biodegradable Products Institute. When biodegradable cups are tossed in the trash, they're sent to the landfill, where they sit alongside the rest of our garbage.
Right now, many restaurants don't compost their biodegradable products because commercial composting isn't widely available. (Tully's is already working with composters and Boloco anticipates doing so in the future.) And taking your cup home to compost it won't help: the cups won't break down in home composters because the compost doesn't get hot enough, says Michael Oshman, executive director of the Green Restaurant Association.
Bottom line: Restaurants that have switched from standard disposable cups to biodegradable cups are moving in the right direction because they're not contributing to the production of petroleum-containing products. But don't get too hung up on the biodegradable bandwagon—most of the cups aren't being composted. The greenest practice is to bring your own mug.


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UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. - Richmond Track & Field will be represented at the heralded Penn Relays this week when senior Meaghan McGovern looks to recapture the crown in the hammer throw on Thursday morning in Philadelphia.
The University of Pennsylvania's Penn Relays is the world's largest and oldest relay carnival. Its 118th running will be held this Thursday through Saturday at the Quakers' Franklin Field in Philadelphia.
The lone Spider set to compete in Philly this week, McGovern will take part in the College division of the women's hammer throw competition, which is scheduled to begin on Thursday at 11:30 a.m. A complete schedule of events can be found here.
Live video will be provided throughout all three days of this year's Penn Relays, with those interested in viewing having the option of purchasing several different packages, including a Thursday daylong pass. Live results will also be made available here.
McGovern advanced to finals in the hammer throw with a personal-best toss of 55.96 meters at Princeton's Larry Ellis Invitational on Friday and would go on to finish sixth overall in a strong field of 29 student-athletes. Her throw currently ranks first in the Atlantic 10 Conference by more than five meters and 33rd overall in the NCAA East Region -- no other A-10 women's hammer thrower ranks in the top-100. Additionally, each of the senior standout's hurls surpassed the 55-meter mark, with her PR less than one-half meter off Beth Crocus' school record of 56.42 set in 2006.
McGovern prevailed as the champion in the College division at the 2011 Penn Relays. Her winning toss was recorded at a distance of 54.81 meters, edging Navy's Amanda Phelps (54.42 meters) for the top spot. McGovern's winning hurl came in the fifth round of finals.
A meet recap and results will be provided on RichmondSpiders.com following the conclusion of Thursday's hammer throw competition. More immediate results can be found via the live results link above and Coach Steve Taylor's Twitter page. Additional in-depth coverage will be made available on Coach Taylor's blog.
Stay updated on Richmond's outdoor season and all the latest Spider Track & Field news notes right here on RichmondSpiders.com. More in-depth coverage can be found on Coach Steve Taylor's blog and by following him on Twitter as well. The Spiders also have their own Facebook page and have recently launched their own YouTube Video Channel as well.


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Mike Florio and Gregg Rosenthal break down the Wild Card matchups between the Texans and Bengals, Lions and Saints, Giants and Falcons and the Broncos and Steelers. They say that the Giants and Falcons could be the best game of the weekend, while the Lions and Saints should be the most explosive one. They discuss whether the Broncos stand a chance against the Steelers and how the Texans should be happy just to get one playoff win.This video is no longer available. Click here to watch more NBC Sports videos!
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After our memorable lakeside ceremony, guests gathered with Creighton and me at a nearby hall for our reception. A dear friend, Sharon Kramer, fixed good home-style food. Her tempting menu included these delicious potatoes. They're special, but made with convenient canned soup.
Recommended: 30 Make-Ahead Thanksgiving Recipes
- 8 pounds potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
- 2 large onions, thinly sliced
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cans (10-3/4 ounces each) condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted
- 2-2/3 cups milk
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
- In two greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dishes, layer potatoes and onions. Combine the flour, soup and milk until blended; pour over each baking dish. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and bake at 325° for 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours or until potatoes are tender. Uncover; cool for 30 minutes. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before reheating. Bake at 325° for 30-40 minutes. Uncover and sprinkle with cheese; bake 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Yield: about 20 servings.
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Good Morning everyone & welcome to the December MSC! So excited to get some holiday crafting wrapped up and get back to scrapping! I gave my SIL the album I made for my baby nephew over the Thanksgiving Holiday since we're not sure yet whether we'll be seeing them on Christmas, and she absolutely LOVED it!
Hope you all have a FABULOUSLY scrappy weekend!!


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Kicking off the weekend a little early, Kate Upton and Justin Verlander showed up at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City last night (November 13).
The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover girl and her handsome MLB beau were in the house for the 2014 Women's Leadership Award Honoring Stella McCartney and they both looked fabulous in their evening finery.
Stepping out for a fun-filled evening, Drew Barrymore headed over to Rockefeller Center last night (November 11) where she paid a visit to "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon."
The "50 First Dates" dame was in the house to plug her Flower Beauty Line range of perfumes and before long she found herself in the midst of a silly skit.
She's been in the film industry since the early 1980s, and Drew Barrymore says it's time to cut back on career in favor of raising her adorable kiddos.
During her interview on "Today" this morning (November 7), the "50 First Dates" actress outlined her plan for scaling things down.
There's nothing like a great film to form bonds between actors, and yesterday (October 9) Drew Barrymore and Toni Collette had a blast together at a promotional event for their new movie "Miss You Already."
The "Wedding Singer" starlet was all smiles as she hugged her much-taller "Sixth Sense" gal pal at afternoon tea at The Goldsmith in London.
Being the daughter of a Beatle certainly has its perks, and Stella McCartney had plenty of famous faces in the house as she showed off her 2014 Green Carpet range at London Fashion Week on Sunday evening (September 14).
She chooses her projects carefully and always seems to make the right call, so when Drew Barrymore decided to come up with three new perfumes everyone took notice.
Named Cherished, Radiant and Sultry, the "Never Been Kissed" actress' hat trick of scents is her debut in the celebrity fragrance realm.
It's a sad time for Drew Barrymore's family, as her half-sister Jessica Barrymore was discovered lifeless in her car on Tuesday morning (July 29).
According to a report, the 48-year-old woman was seated in the vehicle surrounded by "dozens of white pills," and when a neighbor couldn't wake her, she called the police.
Showing off her little angels, Drew Barrymore shared an adorable snap shot with her daughters on Thursday (June 12).
The doting mother posted the photo of the trio, featuring Olivia, 20 months, and Frankie, 1 month, on Twitter in honor of a great cause.


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MONTGOMERY, Ala. — With all the hoopla surrounding the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year race, little attention has been paid to the fact that a tournament win today on the Alabama River will put Kevin VanDam in a tie with Roland Martin for the most career BASS wins — 19.
With just 12 competitors, some might balk at calling a postseason victory a BASS "win," but no one can question the caliber of those competitors and no one can deny that other small field wins have been given full credit. The Bassmaster Classics of the 1970s, for example, seldom had more than 30 anglers.
One way to measure the relative success of KVD and Martin would be to tally the number of anglers they vanquished in their wins.
In his 19 wins, Roland Martin was tops in fields totaling 3,816 anglers. The average field in a Martin win was 200.84 competitors.
If VanDam wins today, he'll have 19 wins in fields totaling 2,429 anglers, for an average of 127.84 — 73 less than Martin.
But it's not been VanDam's fault. The advent of Top 100, Top 150, Elite 50 and now Elite Series tournaments has meant smaller fields for KVD. And let's not forget that VanDam has three Bassmaster Classic championships in fields numbering just 45, 47 and 51. The Classic eluded Martin, though he desperately wanted a title against any number of competitors.
Also in VanDam's defense is the fact that he won four different events against fields numbering 329 or greater. Martin never did that. The biggest field he ever defeated was 314.


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The Moravians were an industrious, inventive, highly organized, devout people who valued education for all.
Some industrious Chelyabinsk citizen has already offered to sell a piece of the meteor for a souvenir.
Empire, Rhodes seemed to think, was just the honest result of industrious work.
Now, it seems the industrious couple is using their ingenuity to capitalize on the upcoming nuptials.
The Stakhanovite people of Fox are America's most industrious!
Your appearance, too, shows that you have been industrious and economical, all of which pleases me very much.
Faith I am as poor as a chymist, and would be as industrious.
The peasant woman is industrious, engaged in some useful employment about the house or in the field.
The Albanians are "enterprising and industrious," says Miss Durham.
Don Saturnino was a silent young man with a violent disposition, even cruel at times, yet he was energetic and industrious.
"characterized by energy, effort, and attention," 1520s (implied in industriously), from Middle French industrieux and directly from Late Latin industriosus, from Latin industria (see industry). Retains the etymological sense. Related: Industriousness.


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John Mayer Undergoes Throat Surgery
A little over a month after announcing his unfortunate condition, John Mayer has underwent surgery to treat a granuloma that formed near his vocal chords.
Hoping to correct the issue that failed to heal on its own, the "Gravity" singer went through with the procedure on Thursday afternoon (October 20).
Updating fans on his throat post-operation, John took to his Tumblr account, writing, "I had surgery this afternoon to remove it and am now on complete vocal rest for a month or more. It's been a very long process in waiting to see if time was an alternative to surgery, but even given two weeks' voice rest (along with many other approaches), there was no change for the better."
Mayer added, "I should be frustrated but I can't seem to stop thinking about beautiful things…I never thought I'd be wishing I could do what I love again; I stay in at night, picking guitar parts off of records and dreaming of playing on the big stage. The only difference between now and when I was 18 is that now I have this beautiful, meaningful record waiting for me when I can sing it. Until then, I'm taking off. Going to travel the country, look and listen."
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Hello Marcin,
I changed a lot of things on your theme, and now i have problems on different screen formats.
So I'd like to remove the responsiveness. I modified/deleted all the "media only" in differents css, but many problems remain. What should I change for that my site never moves on any screen ?
Thanks in advance.
Great theme! But I have a problem. Links of the top don't work and they're disordered. You can see in www.vanora.es
Moreover, in page as "Novedades" and manufacturer pages, I can't see the sidebar. Is it possible to add it here? Thanks
Thank you for a good word. About your issues it seems that some css files are missing. If you could send me back office and ftp acces than I will be able to upload them.
Best regards
Thanks for your fast response! I have send you and message with the acces. Thanks Best regards.
Hi Polcoder,
I was wondering if it's possible to turn off the product comments section and add an additional static banner instead.
Yes, it is possible, I just need to make a small modification so it would be great if you could send me ftp and back office access.
Best regards
Hi, I have a problem when i buy a product thus adding it to the cart, the display cart at the top right corner does not refresh (display EMPTY chen i just added a product). It seems to be only a display issue because if i actually go and check the cart the item has been added and the cart content is correct. Please advise. Best regards
It's hard to diagnose without seeing your store, however it seems like some jquery conflict with other module. If you would like me to check it carefouly than let me know your store address.
Best regards
At first, congrats! This modification is AWESOME! Secondly… pls send me ftp and back office access I know how to help you but I need to modufy one js file in cart.
Use a contact form in my Profile.
Thanks, i send you a email..
Hi Polcoder and Everyone,
I recently purchased this module and I just have to say, I've never met a programmer or purchased a theme from someone so helpful before. Any question or roadblock I hit during set-up, Polcoder was quick to respond and assist with a resolution.
If you're considering this theme or one of his other themes, I highly recommend them.
Thanks Polcoder for all your help!
Hii… I have recently purchased this theme, and its not being installed. I am using Prestashop version. 1.5.6. Just nothing is being appeared on the screen, just "featured products" IS being seen thrice . Please help My client wants this to be installed soon Thank you very much
It means that you missed point F in documentation (F – Additional files) and / or did not clear cache.
Pls make sure you did these points.
Best regards
Thank you so much for your Quick response. I want to add that i have overwritten js and override folders to my prestashop installation folder. Even then it is not working correctly . I tried clearing out the cache as well. Please help
Pls send me ftp and back office access.
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my website is fashiondelhi.com
Hii,,,now the menus are not being displayed
Hay, if you want to send ANY access details do not post it here, its totally unsafe, use contact form in my Profile. I will take care of your case tomorrow morning, its night here already.
Thank you very much Polcoder I will contact you there
Change all access details wich you posted here.
Hi! Theme installed
Hiii… I checked it and it is working now! Thank you very very very much Polcoder. I am very grateful to you Wish you a very Happy New Year. Warm Regards Karuna
The Millenium Fashion Theme is really very professional and superb. Fully functional .
Hey. I just downloaded this theme for my new shop, but it says: Bad configuration file when I try to upload it via the module: Import / export a theme.
I'm not the most technical person and I would really like to start with my shop!
Hi, millenium theme should be installed manually, not via theme installer. Detailed instruction you will find in the package (unzip first) in documentation folder. Or just send me your ftp and back office access and I will install it for you.
Best regards
Hi Polcoder. Can you sent me a email? And i will reply it, with my FTP information
Use a contact form in my PROFILE
I have dont that now. Can you delete my message, about FTP information?
Can you fix it polcoder?
Write to firstname.lastname@example.com
I can not delete your msg, only themeforest support stuff can (but its already deleted as I can see).
The message is delete! Can you fix my problem with the theme?
Yes, but I did not get FTP and Back office access from you.
Theme installed
I've bought your template recently and would like to show a 'SOLD OUT' word on the image or below the product name so that my customers can save the hassle to click in to view more details. Can I know how to do it?
Hi, please use the ticket support system (polcoder.ticksy.com), its much easier for me to controll customer requests. Thank you.
I was wondering if you would be able to upload a logo image to the front page of the website that will be consistent in its location (on the top of the page) throughout the additional pages within the website. Meanwhile, are you able to change the color of the fonts and other details that will correspond with my logo and products?
Thank you!
Ok not sure what is off about my questions that they were skipped over but I really do like millennium and wanted to purchase it.
Hello planet38, forgive me my late reply. Regarding your first question, do you mean to build a static logo like for example menu on this page? http://www.designbyface.com/
I am able to change all details but such customization is a paid job, if you want me to give you the price than please create a ticket on polcoder.ticsky.com and write there all details regarding this customization.
I have some probleme with your theme.
Look : http://continuum-store.fr
Hi, make sure you did correct section F and G from documentation.
Hello, I did everything that was marked on the docuementation. Can you help me ?
Yes, go to polcoder.ticksy.com and create a ticket there. Put your FTP and back office access there as well.
Czesc polcoder, jak kupic u Ciebie te skorke, bo zalodowalem sobie 60$ i teraz chcialbym od ciebie to zakupic…
Witam, prawy gorny rog, przy cenie jest button.
oki, to kupuje :
). Rozumiem, ze jakis supporcik zapewniasz :)
ups, a dlaczego mi to przekreslilo?
zakupilem, cos pobralem
sluchaj, wrzucac to jako caly katalog millenium_theme czy kazdy folder pojedynczo?
rozpakuj zipa i tam znajdziesz folder documentation, kliknij w index
support przy instalacji zapewniam tylko mam dzis male urwanie glowy wiec ew. wieczorem – tak okolo 22
spoko, nie pali sie
I installed your theme and hace some problems only in Internet Explorer.
Mi website is www.laescandalosa.es
Can you help me??
Hi, what version of IE?
I've tried in IE 8.0
So that is correct, theme is compatible for IE 9 and newer.
Hi polcoder,
Can you respond to my email please… Thank you.
Best regards
Hi Trakinage,
I would like to ask you to resend your email, I'm not sure if I got it. Pls use polcoder.ticksy.com
Best regards
Hi pol, masz moze polskie odpowiedniki modulow, ktore nalezy odinstalowac? Bo ja niektorych znalezc u siebie nie moge
Czesc, wiesz co szczerze mowiac nigdy nie instalowalem polskiej wersji ale gdybys podal mi dane dostepu do panelu administracyjnego (i w razie czego ftp) to bede w stanie pomoc. Najlepiej zaloz ticket na polcoder.ticksy.com
Odinstalowa?em chyba wszystkie moduly, o ktorych pisales w instrukcji, skopiowalem pliki na serwer, themes/millenium_them i nic, w PA nie widze tej skorki. Masz jakis pomysl?
ok, podam ci dane, jesli mozesz, zajrzyj
co to za link? Mam sie tam zalogowac i napisac dane do pa?
Mam jeszcze jeden problem. Po wpisaniu domeny, nie wyswietla mi sklepu, ale jak zlamie domena.pl/index.php – wtedy wyswietla
Hi, I am setting up your theme. I have installed a new package language, but following your documentation, you say to deactivate block language module. If I activate it, it seems to be not disposed well on the top of the page.
Can you help me?
Thankyou Flavio
Hello Flavio,
Please create a ticket on polcoder.ticksy.com Leave there your back office access so I can install it for you.
Generally language module needs to be uninstalled at the beginning of theme installation, its becouse in next step you will to upload new module (so the old one need to be removed at first).
Thankyou, I'm going to open that ticket
I opened several tickets and sent you a few mails. Can you please look over them?
Replies sent
In your demo, there is search filter in the categories to filter by manufacturer, size, color, etc. ( https://www.dropbox.com/s/rks9jbmfaabuldi/Screenshot%202014-02-18%2010.29.20.png ) What is the module you used?
Module is called: Layered Navigation Block
Best regards polcoder
The description of a category is shown 2 times, is it normal or can I fix it?https://www.dropbox.com/s/4ciet9e1tx6fvdy/Screenshot%202014-02-22%2022.56.06.png
Please create a support ticket on polcoder.ticksy.com Leave there your back office access.
Best regards polcoder
Hi, i posted on polcoder.ticksy.com last week, have you checked on it?
Yes, forgive me delay, we are almost finished with millenium redesign, it will be available with new features and compatibility with PS 1.6 Just a few days more and we will be totally ready.
I have same problem, please find me a solituion
Please create a support ticket on polcoder.ticksy.com Leave there your back office access.
Best regards polcoder
I have same problem, please find me a solition


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I've still had no such luck discovering what is causing my hair to fall out. I showed my mom all the hair I pull out in the shower and she said it seems to her like normal hair loss. She also pointed out that since I was detangling my hair in the shower now maybe that's why I notice more hair falling out.
I've noticed that my hair takes a lot longer to grow now than before and I wondered if all this hair loss was the cause of it. I would hate to have to give up CG because it has done wonders for my curls with the exception of this issue. I hope we can all find some solution soon!


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The defining features of this stage version of The Commitments are noise and chaos. Based on Roddy Doyle's novel, and inevitably recalling Alan Parker's rollicking early Nineties film, it is a story of young people galvanised by music – and is touched by nostalgia for the innocence of a pre-X Factor universe.
In this case the music is soul – think James Brown and Otis Redding. And the soulful centre of the piece is Killian Donnelly, an established West End presence who's on sensational form here. As Deco, the show's vocal lynchpin, he is part slob and part stuntman, an ego with a voice that could stop traffic yet also heal a wound.
Jimmy Rabbitte (Denis Grindel) is the ambitious would-be manager who gathers the members of what he calls 'the hardest-working band in the world'. Though their name The Commitments pays tribute to this work ethic, their key feature is in fact a tendency to bicker like drunks at a wedding – with Joe Woolmer's skinhead Mickah the most alarming and amusing of them.
Jamie Lloyd's production has plenty of pace and energy. But while some of its roughness is intended, some seems less carefully managed. Despite the adaptation being Doyle's work, there aren't many subtleties. The more touching moments are lost amid the general raucousness.
We get to hear lots of classic soul songs, from 'What Becomes Of The Broken-Hearted' to 'I Heard It Through The Grapevine'. Yet the show isn't a full-blown jukebox musical. Instead it feels more like a play about a struggling band who eventually serve up a rip-roaring concert.
By the end the mood is boisterous enough to get the audience on its feet, but the upbeat second half can't eclipse the memory of an uncomfortably flimsy first 25 minutes. And if the grandeur of this lavish Victorian venue contrasts weirdly with the grubbiness and grit of the world Doyle depicts, it's also a shame that we don't see more of his usual tender humanity.
Until September 14 (0844 874 0790, thecommitmentslondon.com)
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While centurions Macro and Cato are returning to Rome from a harrowing campaign against the Parthians, their transport ship is almost capsized by a tidal wave. They barely make it to the port of Matala in Crete where they are stunned to find a devastated town. An earthquake has struck the island, destroying its cities and killing thousands. In the chaotic aftermath, large bands of the island's slaves begin to revolt and local bandits, taking advantage of the slave rebellion, urge the Cretans to overthrow the Roman administration. With many of the island's troops either killed or wounded during the earthquake, the governor of the province calls on Macro and Cato for help. Can they move swiftly enough to counter the rebellion before it sweeps the Romans from the island?
©2009 Simon Scarrow (P)2012 Headline Digital
"I don't need this kind of compeition." (Bernard Cornwall)
"Excellence Reed"
in the best tradition of the series. I found this one of the more enjoyable on the books.. an excellent read.
"Exciting adventure"
Yes, because I love Scarrow's series on centurions. This one is especially interesting because of the complexities of the local plot -- a slave revolt on Crete -- intertwined with the political implications for the Roman Empire.
Yes. There are very interesting twists and unexpected turns, as when Julia is captured by the rebel gladiator and is later freed by Cato.
The final attack by sea and land on the rebels' encampment.
This is one of Scarrow's better efforts.
"Good one, better than expected"
The evocation of how hard and precarious life was, especially of course for those who were born slaves or ended up as slaves. It also brought me closer to the sense of what life must have felt like.
I enjoyed the book more than certain negative reviews had led me to expect. I don't entirely disagree with their objections (the romance, a certain novelistic crudeness -- I don't mean crude language! -- implausible elements such as the senator sending his daughter away for her safety when it seems at least as dangerous to expose her to the huge numbers of marauding slaves), but on the whole they did not bother me too much, perhaps because I was not looking for literary perfection.
"This is one you can't put down"
The following novel in the series, "Legion", is not available, at least in the US. A huge disappointment.
"Another great story"
Exciting finish! Always a fun read. Macro and Cato have become like family to me now.
"excellent But !"
probably, its a good book.
A great book as are all the authors others. However in hind site to be PC should'nt I be rooting for the slaves to win ?
"The Macro & Cato Show Continues"
If u like the Macro & Cato books which if u are considering getting the 9th of the series I assume u somewhat know what they are about, this book is above average. They have the luck of Ulysses & end up on Crete after a huge earthquake where there is a slave uprising... thats what happens to pent up aggression pushed upon a certain caste when they are finally allowed to strike back at they're 'captors'. I like the gladiator "fighting honor" & it really shows how mankind can do the exact opposite of banding together & overcoming but when slavery still exists I guess there's not much brotherly love around lol.
It is another worthy addition to the duo's climb within the Roman hierarchy & entertaining mix of the 2 opposite personalities, but with an added almost 'in-law' uncomfortability while traveling with ur loved one, a situation that can lead not only to the death of the ones u love to not measuring up to a fathers expectations...
loved it will carry on reading and listening as long as Simon keeps writing excellent
"As good as any in the series."
Nail biting finish as always.Cato's career goes from strength to strength. I cant listen to anything other than this series at the moment. Great!
"A truely excellent series of novls. Simon Scarrow"
For the same reason that pop groups keep popular by making similar sounding music that theircfans are familiar with so Simon Scarrows weaves new adaptations of familiarcthemes around two familiar and much loved heros. Sameish ? yes disappointed ? no, and on to the next adventure
Never expected these books to be so compulsive. The characters grow on you and I'd say if you like Bernard Cornwell or Patrick Mercer, you'll like these after a while
"great story that sucks you into another world"
it sucks you into a world of combat, politics and friendship. Refusing to let you go until you know the fate of each character. It let's you like every character and begrudgingly you respect the bad guys.
I will be revisiting this author again.
"So exciting!"
This is my favourite so far! Full of action and excitement, with a totally unpredictable plot. And just secretly, I have a riduculous crush on Macro - a totally fictitious character, lol.
"A brilliant listen!"
A huge fan of the series and this does nit disappoint, a great listen. loved the plot and about the purchase the next installment!
"Enjoyed this listen"
I enjoyed this instalment of the macro and Kari series. Kato really does and tries everything. I assume he will end up emperor by the end of the series.
"Another great adventure!"
Yes. Well paced with a great story and interesting characters. If you enjoy action, adventure and mystery all rolled into one then this book will do well by you.
Macro. He facilitates smiles and chuckles throughout.
A vivid and dramatic recounting which is well paced.
Good clean fun.
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The memories of reviewing Arcam's AVR600 and AVR500 receivers are still golden so we were more than pleased to see a third model join the line, the AVR400. It's got HDMI 1.4, Dolby Volume, and seven times 90 watts -- and yeah, we can just hear you saying $2500 for a 90-watt receiver? Based on our experiences with the two previous models, the power spec is honest, and we expect nothing less than stupendous sound when it comes in for review, soon we hope. Ships in December.
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