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Makes 2 cups (11 oz/345 g)
There's no better match for a bottle of California Chardonnay than these nutty slow-roasted almonds. Baking them slowly drives off moisture and makes them particularly crisp. I buy unskinned almonds because I believe they are fresher, but you can use blanched almonds and omit Step 2.
2 cups (11 oz/345 g) whole unskinned almonds
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon sea salt
1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C.).
2. Bring a saucepan three-fourths full of water to a boil over high heat. Add the almonds and boil for 30 seconds. Drain, then immediately wrap the almonds in a kitchen towel and rub them in the towel to loosen the skins. Pinch the almonds from the skins; the almonds should slip out easily.
3. Transfer the almonds to a heavy rimmed baking sheet. Add the oil and toss to coat evenly. Add the salt and toss again.
4. Place in the oven and toast, stirring the almonds once or twice so they brown evenly, until golden brown and fragrant, about 30 minutes. Transfer to paper towels to cool completely, about 1 hour, before serving.
Nutritional analysis per 1/4 cup serving:
Calories 125 (Kilojoules 525); Protein 4 g; Carbohydrates 4 g; Total Fat 12 g; Saturated Fat 1 g; Cholesterol 0 mg; Sodium 248 mg; Dietary Fiber 2 g.
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I have just installed my new WeissLicht LED Angel Eyes onto my 2006 X5 but ran into a problem. The very far right ring displays some yellow color when the LED bulb is on. All the other angel eyes look great but that one to the right.
Is it possible that the halo ring is dirty and reflecting the wrong light into the ring?
Has anyone ran into this problem before and might have a suggestion on how to fix it? Thank you in advance!
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The angel eyes use a light pipe to deliver the light to the inside halo. The LED lamp is installed in the outside halo and the light is disTributed to the inside halo by the light pipe.
Options and test:
1. Bad led lamp.
2. Dirty light pipe.- unlikely as these are sealed.
The led lamp has a bad set of leds on the side facing the light pipe. These led lamps use a remote phosphor system that use a blue led coated with a phosphor coating to deliver the desired light out put color. It seems to me that the light output of the led on the side with the light pipe may be weak or off color. Try switching the led lamp from the current headlamp into the other and see it it performs the same. If so the led lamp is bad. If not then the light pipe may have a dirt film on the inside of the light pipe. Use a pipe cleaner and gently run it thru the access port. I am guessing the lamp is the issue.
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Your recent decision is a great victory for horses all over the United States. By forbidding horse slaughter factories in your county, you are publicly announcing that killing these animals is wrong and will not be tolerated in your community. With any luck, other counties in Washington and around the country will follow your lead and also begin banning horse slaughter in their areas.
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Created by designer and Grower's Cup Innovator and Managing Director Ulrik Skovgaard Rasmussen, The Coffeebrewer is a single-brew French press that's shaped like a bag and only requires adding hot water to it to create coffee. The designer describes the portable coffee maker as something that "combines filter and French press coffee in one solution."
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Summer camp presents some unique concerns (and fear!) for parents with food allergic children as they consider sending their child away to summer camp. Summer camp is as American as baseball and apple pie. Every summer, more than 11 million kids flock to summer camp, some for day camp and others for overnight camp.

First and foremost, you'll want to prepare the staff for your food allergic camper. Talk to them about your child's food allergies and be specific about how you manage his allergies at home. The goal is to have continuity and a safe environment for your child.

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How is outside food handled (ie, care packages)?

How are visits to the camp store (which may have candy for purchase) handled?

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Essential #2: Campers often hike and participate in other activities, which may bring your child into a remote area. You will want to know how the camp will handle your child's food allergy in this situation.

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Essential #3: If your child is in either day camp or overnight camp, he or she will rely on meals from camp. Day campers will have lunch and snacks, and overnight campers will eat all meals and snacks at camp. It is essential to understand how prepared and knowledgeable the food service staff is prepared to handle food allergies, from allergen knowledge to cross-contamination.

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While all this may be scary, in addition to talking with the camp, there are ways you can prepare your child for camp, and ease the fear of sending him away:

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 Symptoms of allergic reactions;

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Columbia Center
|Columbia Center
Columbia Center from Smith Tower, August 2007.
|Former names
|Bank of America Tower
Columbia Seafirst Center
|Record height
|Tallest in Seattle and Washington state since 1985[I]
|Preceded by
|Safeco Plaza
|General information
|Commercial offices
|701 Fifth Avenue
Seattle, Washington,
United States
|47°36′16″N 122°19′50″W / 47.60453°N 122.33069°WCoordinates: 47°36′16″N 122°19′50″W / 47.60453°N 122.33069°W
|Construction started
|January 12, 1985
|March 2, 1985
|US$200 million (approx. $445 million in 2016 dollars[1])
|Gaw Capital Partners
|967 ft (295 m)
|937 ft (286 m)
|902 ft (275 m)
|Technical details
|Floor count
(76 & 7 below ground)
|Floor area
|1,538,000 sq ft (142,900 m2)
|Design and construction
|Chester Lindsey Architects
|Martin Selig
|Structural engineer
|Magnusson Klemencic Associates (formerly Skilling Helle Christiansen Robertson)
|Main contractor
|Howard S. Wright Construction
Columbia Center (formerly Bank of America Tower and Columbia Seafirst Center) is the tallest skyscraper in the downtown Seattle skyline and the tallest building in the State of Washington. At 937 ft (286 m), it is currently the fourth tallest structure on the West Coast after San Francisco's 1,070-foot Salesforce Tower, Los Angeles' 73-story 1,018-foot U.S. Bank Tower, and the 1,099-foot Wilshire Grand Center.[7] The tower has the tallest public viewing area on the West Coast and west of the Mississippi. It occupies most of the block bounded by Fourth and Fifth Avenues and Cherry and Columbia Streets.[8] It contains 76 stories of class-A office space above ground and seven stories of various use below ground, making it the building with the most stories west of the Mississippi.[2] Construction of this building began in 1982 and finished in 1985. It was designed by Chester L. Lindsey Architects who also designed the Fourth and Blanchard Building in the Belltown neighborhood, and was built by Howard S. Wright Construction.
Columbia Center was designed by Washington architect Chester L. Lindsey.[9] The base of the building is clad in Rosa Purino Carnelian granite. The building's structure is composed of three geometric concave facades with two setbacks, causing the building to appear like three towers standing side by side.[10]
Ground level elevation on the Fifth Avenue side of the building is higher than on the Fourth Avenue side; the part of Cherry Street it faces was identified as one of the steepest streets in the Central Business District with a slope of 17.1%.[11] The tower was originally designed to be about 306.5 m (1,006 ft), but federal regulations by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) would not allow it to be that tall so close to the nearby Sea-Tac Airport. Although city land use regulations at the time were intended to limit skyscrapers to about 50 stories, the developer, Martin Selig, obtained the necessary permits for a 76-story skyscraper due to a part of the law that allowed bonus height for providing retail space with street access. Because three separate stories could access the street on the sloped site, the developers were allowed a bonus for each of the three stories they set aside for retail, which was reportedly an unintended loophole in the law.[12][13] There is an observation deck on the 73rd floor which offers views of Seattle and environs. The top two floors of the building (75th and 76th) are occupied by the private Columbia Tower Club, which houses a restaurant, bar, library, and meeting rooms. The 40th floor is accessible to the public and features a Starbucks cafe.[14] An underground concourse connects the building to the nearby Seattle Municipal Tower and Bank of America Fifth Avenue Plaza.
The tower, originally proposed as Columbia Center, opened under the name Columbia Seafirst Center after its largest tenant and financier, Seafirst Bank, and then changed to the Bank of America Tower, when Seafirst, which had been owned by Bank of America since 1983, was fully integrated into Bank of America. That name gave it the nickname "BOAT" (Bank of America Tower). In November 2005, the building's name was changed back to Columbia Center after the bank reduced its presence in the building. Bank of America still maintains office space within the building, but has since closed the bank branch at the base of the tower.[15]
Development and Construction[edit]
Two years before the start of construction, in 1980, Howard S. Wright construction company began to become involved with the planning phases of the Columbia Center.[10] Martin Selig, a prominent Seattle developer, borrowed $205 million in 1981 to develop the property.[13] The Columbia Seafirst Center, as it came to be known, was constructed by Howard S. Wright starting in 1982 with a 120 feet deep excavation hole that required 225,000-cubic-yards of dirt and soil to be removed. This was among one of the largest foundations for a building in Seattle along with concrete footings extending 134 feet below street level. However, the structural steel of the building was built at a rate of 2 floors per week. Then, the building itself was completed on January 12, 1985,[10] and opened on March 2 of that same year.[9] U.S. Steel Corporation was contracted to provide 16,000 short tons (15,000 t) of steel for construction.[16] It was approximately 50% taller than the previous tallest skyscraper in Seattle, the 630-foot (190 m) Seattle First National Bank Building (now Safeco Plaza) that opened in 1969.
Financial Problems and Controversy[edit]
Selig continued to own and manage the building until 1989, when financial problems forced him to sell it to Seafirst Corporation for $354 million.[17] Management was taken over by the Tishman West Company of Los Angeles.[18]
Controversy regarding the skyscraper's size contributed to the passage of a 1989 law called the Citizen's Alternative Plan (CAP) that enforced more stringent restrictions on the size of buildings in Downtown Seattle.[19] In 1990, after rejecting earlier plans for 300-foot (91 m) antennas,[20] Seattle and the FAA granted permission to erect two 192-foot (59 m) antennas on top of Columbia Center, which were expected to be used for broadcasting radio and television throughout the region.[21] Though the FAA was originally worried about the tower's height encroaching the airspace, they deemed the addition of the antennas not problematic.[21] The antennas were not built before the permits expired in 1994, however.[22]
Overtime Purchases of the Building[edit]
Equity Office Properties bought Columbia Center from Seafirst in 1998 for $404 million.[23] The New York State Common Retirement Fund bought a 49.9% stake in the building and then several years later sold its share back to Equity Office.[24][25] In 2007, Columbia Center was sold by Equity Office to Boston-based Beacon Capital Partners for $621 million;[26] Beacon later defaulted on a loan in 2010, the height of the Great Recession, at a time when vacancies reached 40%.[27] On August 7, 2015, Hong Kong-based Gaw Capital Partners purchased the building for $711 million.[28][29]
On July 1, 2013, the Columbia Center's observation deck, known as the Sky View, was remodeled from 270 degrees to a 360 degree viewing area.[30]
September 11 attacks[edit]
On June 16, 2004, the 9/11 Commission reported that the original plan for the September 11 attacks called for the hijacking of 10 planes, to be crashed into targets including the "tallest buildings in California and Washington state," which would have been the Columbia Center and the U.S. Bank Tower in Los Angeles.[31]
Columbia Center plays host to the largest firefighter competition in the world, the Scott Firefighter Stairclimb. About 1,900 firefighters from around the world yearly make the trek up 69 floors and 1,311 steps wearing their full firefighter gear. This event benefits the local chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma society.
The Space Needle from the observation deck
Downtown Seattle from the observation deck
See also[edit]
- List of tallest buildings in Seattle
- List of tallest buildings in the United States
- List of tallest buildings by U.S. state
- Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park
- List of buildings
- ^ Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Community Development Project. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
- ^ a b Columbia Center at Emporis
- ^ Columbia Center at Glass Steel and Stone
- ^ "Columbia Center". SkyscraperPage.
- ^ Columbia Center at Structurae
- ^ "Columbia Center". The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.
- ^ "Los Angeles Buildings". Emporis. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
- ^ http://skyviewobservatory.com/
- ^ a b Susan Phinney (August 18, 2003). "Chester Lindsey dead at 76: Architect changed look of Seattle's skyline". Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
- ^ a b c "Bank of America Tower (formerly Columbia Seafirst Tower)". Howard S. Wright. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
- ^ "Steep Streets in Seattle". Seattle Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
- ^ Terry Finn (May 3, 1984). "Building towers over Seattle". Anchorage Daily News. UPI.
- ^ a b Timothy Egan (June 29, 1986). "Creating An Office Empire". The New York Times.
- ^ https://www.starbucks.com/store-locator/store/9950/columbia-tower-40th-floor-seattle-701-5th-avenue-bank-of-america-tower-seattle-wa-98
- ^ Tom Boyer (November 22, 2005). "Region's loftiest building renamed". Seattle Times.
- ^ "U.S. Steel Move Draws Fire". The New York Times. AP. February 26, 1983.
- ^ Bill Dietrich (November 20, 1989). "Selig Undaunted After Selling His Seattle Skyscraper". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Tishman West To Manage Columbia Seafirst Center". Seattle Times. February 2, 1990.
- ^ Harriet King (November 26, 1989). "Project Tailored To Space Limits". The New York Times.
- ^ "Height plan reduced on Seattle towers". UPI. August 7, 1984.
- ^ a b Robert T. Nelson (January 5, 1990). "Tallest Building To Reach Higher -- City Issues Permit For Seafirst Antennas". Seattle Times.
- ^ "Taller antennas sought for Columbia Center". Puget Sound Business Journal. August 6, 1999.
- ^ Andrea James (October 13, 2006). "Interested in share of 76-story tower?". Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
- ^ Amy Martinez (October 13, 2006). "Pension fund puts stake in Columbia Center up for sale". Seattle Times.
- ^ Jillian Ambroz (January 9, 2007). "EOP Pares Portfolio Before Sale To Blackstone". CoStar.
- ^ Kiran Umapathy (May 2, 2007). "Blackstone Completes Seattle Sale to Beacon". CoStar.
- ^ Eric Pryne (March 24, 2010). "Columbia Center misses mortgage payment". Seattle Times.
- ^ Stiles, Marc (August 7, 2015). "Columbia Center sells to Hong Kong company for $711 million". Puget Sound Business Journal. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
- ^ Bhatt, Sanjay (August 7, 2015). "Columbia Center sold to Hong Kong investors". The Seattle Times. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
- ^ "Columbia Center renovates observatory, views will span 360 degrees".
- ^ "Outline of the 9-11 Plot, Staff Statement No. 16," (PDF). National Commission on Terrorist Attacks. June 16, 2004: 13. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
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Cuisine: Vietnamese
Location: Northbridge
I have a more recent food review of What The Pho here.
A pretty catchy name and a play on a certain phrase which I will not spell out – this is a clean blog after all! This Vietnamese restaurant was one of many participating in the Eat Drink Perth 2011 festival running during March where various specials or deals were offered. What The Pho's contribution was a challenge run every Wednesday to finish a bowl of pho within 20 minutes with the winners receiving a $50 voucher, a photo on their website and a cap. My friend, who I've seen wolf down food, decided to have a go some Wednesdays ago and I would back him to complete the challenge, and he did. Talking to one of the staff on my first visit today, we were informed about 150 people had entered and my friend was one of only 10 to have completed the challenge.
With the $50 voucher in hand, my friend and I caught up for dinner on a Wednesday night which progressively got packed out through the night. While looking at the desserts… I mean the other offerings on the menu, my friend drew my attention to a bowl of pho that was going past to another patron who was attempting the pho challenge on the last Wednesday of March. Whoa! The bowl was huge and could probably feed a family of 4! Ok, maybe at least 2 if not 3 but how anyone could eat all that in one sitting let alone 20 minutes is beyond me. Pho, as it is comes with piping hot broth which cooks the extremely thin slices of raw meat in amongst a huge amount of noodles and other ingredients. Then there's the plate of bean sprouts and all which are also tipped in.
Anyway, back to our dinner, we decided on duck pancakes and stuffed chicken wings for entrees which we shared while I went for five spiced chicken for my mains and ice kechang for dessert. The duck pancakes were delcious. I love the pancakes and the hoison sauce that goes with it. I've seen stuffed chicken wings before on menus of other restaurants but have never eaten it until now. They were pretty tasty with a generous stuffing which was very nice. Quite different and enjoyable. My mains came with a bowl of mild fried rice which was very good and a decent chunk of a whole chicken which was cut into pieces via the crafty use of the butcher's cleaver. A little bowl of grey salt came with it which you are supposed to dip your chicken into. A wedge of lemon squeezed over the top added that moisture and extra flavour. The chicken was quite tasty with the salt and crispy skin but a little dry and bland. For dessert, I was keen to try some ice kechang after my experience on my recent holiday in Kuala Lumpur. Out came a generous sized bowl with plenty of shaved ice, red bean, jelly, a few whole peanuts and what seemed like rose syrup. I was surprised at the rose syrup in place of palm sugar syrup. The peanuts were not chopped and there was no sweet corn. All the same, quite good but not as good as the version at Island Bistro in Kuala Lumpur. Quite an enjoyable meal and a good place to catch up.
What The Pho Food Review Summary
Verdict: I love duck pancakes and they didn't disappoint but I have had slightly better versions. The stuffed chicken wings were different and quite tasty as was the five spiced chicken but it lacked a bit of flavour. The ice kechang was very good too but I have had better. Overall, the food was very enjoyable and for the two of us, $50 seemed reasonable for entree, mains and dessert. I guess their speciality is pho so maybe pho enthusiasts could give a better evaluation of the food served.
Price: Reasonable
Taste: Great
Value: Reasonable
Recommendation: Worth Trying Again
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Owl's Nest
1 bedroom with full sized double bed, bedside tables with lamps, chest of drawers, wardrobe, TV/DVD.
We have got a fold up bed for a young child or there is room for a travel cot which we can supply if needed. Toilet, basin, bath with shower over, mirror and shaver light. Cooker, hob, microwave, fridge with ice box, washing machine, dining table and chairs, iron and ironing board, kettle, toaster. Lounge with settee and TV/dvd with patio doors leading out onto patio. Entrance porch with space for shoes and coats. Oil fired central heating. Bed linen included for double bed. Towels included. WI-FI
Two attached one bedroomed newly converted properties in a lovely quiet rural location. Perfect base for exploring East Sussex. Owl's nest opened July 2011 and Little Acorn opened April 2012. Cottages are within the grounds of our small-holding. Each cottage has an entrance porch, kitchen and lounge downstairs. Upstairs each has a double bedroom and bathroom. Private patios with views over the lake and countryside. Dogs are welcome but please mention on booking. (Please see notes for prices etc)
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Little Acorn
About the Owner
About Mrs Karen Wells
I am married to my husband Glen and we have 2 children, Kimberley 21 and David 20.
At our home in East Sussex we have 2 holiday lets on a small holding where we have all sorts of animals including 3 dogs, 4 cats, 2 mini shetlands, 2 goats, 5 sheep, 2 kune kune pigs, chickens, geese and ducks.
We enjoy skiing and supporting Brighton and Hove Albion Football club
Mrs Karen Wells purchased this cottage in 2010
Guestbook comments from the owner
Perfect - Jules and Jules
4 days of relaxation in this lovely cottage. Everything provided and very comfortable. Fabulous walks and hope to be back soon - Hilary and Laurence
The Owls Nest was just perfect for us - lovely, fresh, spacious and thoughtfully presented accommodation in a great location. We'll be back next year!
Freda and Dianne
Guestbook comments from the owner
Perfect - Jules and Jules
4 days of relaxation in this lovely cottage. Everything provided and very comfortable. Fabulous walks and hope to be back soon - Hilary and Laurence
The Owls Nest was just perfect for us - lovely, fresh, spacious and thoughtfully presented accommodation in a great location. We'll be back next year!
Freda and Dianne
Available Rentals
Booking Notes:
25% deposit secures booking. Balance to be paid 4 weeks before arrival. Payments can be made by BACS, Paypal or cheque.
Deposit will be refunded if stay is cancelled at least one month before arrival.
Changeover Day:
Flexible changeover day. Arrival after 3.00pm and depart by 11.00am although times can be flexible if possible.
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Little Acorn
What a lovely spacious cottage, so peaceful and charming.We spent a lovely quiet weekend here unfortunately the weather was awful but that can't be helped.Our 2 dogs thoroughly enjoyed themselves too especially meeting the pigs! The enclosed garden area meant it was safe for them to wander outside and we all enjoyed walking around the fields seeing all the animals. Thank you so much for allowing us to stay in your beautiful cottage.
Superb holiday cottage
The cottage is absolutely perfect, spotlessly clean, charmingly decorated and beautifully situated in glorious countryside. We stayed for six nights and loved being able to look straight out onto alpacas, goats and chickens. We were able to walk our Labrador around the smallholding and the lake and enjoy the peace and the views. Hailsham is convenient for take away meals and Eastbourne, Bexhill, and Hastings are all a short drive away, Brighton is slightly further but still an easy drive. We had a lovely holiday, thank you Karen and Glen.
Old fashioned summer weekend
Absolutely perfect. The photos do not do the cottages justice, much more spacious and luxurious- towels and bathroom products plus fresh eggs, tea and coffe. We (my teenage son, lively Jack Russell and I) arrived to a spacious,light and beautifully decorated cottage. Clean fresh and welcoming! We spent two blissful days hanging by the small Lake, messing about on boats and generally leaving the world behind us. Close enough to decide to drive to Bexhill on sea for fish n'chips for supper. Owners friendly, relaxed and helpful. I'm not telling anybody about this place as I want to be able to come again!!! Oops already Facebooked it and my friendsand family have phoned even before I was home! Great for small families or couples! Thank you Karen and Glen.
owls nest
thank you karen and glen for another lovely holiday at owls nest
its our second visit every thing was lovely and clean and comfortable
after our long journey from west yorkshire.
its a lovely place to visit and so much to see and do, and all the animals are lovely to see. the time passes so quickly.
hope to be back soon.
christine and harry
Perfect holiday home
A lovely retreat. So peaceful, a real gem. Very clean, tastefully decorated with a lovely homely feel. The best bed we've ever slept in!! Very friendly owners, who leave you to do your own thing. Perfect location to explore that part of Sussex, there's lots to see. Would thoroughly recommend these holiday homes.
Excellent place to stay
We can only echo the comments of the other good reviews that are on this page and in the guest book. I cannot understand the poor review at all as it is clear that Karen and Glen put a lot of effort into running this property. The place was very well decorated,well maintained and spotless. The pictures do not do it justice - it is a lot bigger than they suggest so it was a nice surprise to us . It is the perfect place to relax in and if our children were with us - and younger - they would have loved the animals. We were only there for the week and, had I not had other commitments, would have booked another week there and then as it was vacant. The property was well located for all the areas we wanted to look at so we did not spend too much time travelling anywhere. The property is situated far enough away from their house to have privacy but close enough if we needed help for any reason. Whilst we do not have pets, the people staying in the cottage next door did, and it was clear that the accommodation was very suitable for people with animals. We would thoroughly recommend this property to stay in.
Activity and Interests
30 minute drive to the beach at Eastbourne.
Gatwick airport - 37 miles
Heathrow airport - 75 miles
Channel Crossing - 54 miles
Eastbourne 13 miles, Hailsham 3 miles, Battle 10 miles, Brighton 24 miles.
Further Details:
There are a couple of small village shops in Herstmonceux with larger supermarkets Tesco and Waitrose in Hailsham. Most of the main High Street Banks can also be found in Hailsham. There are several Restaurants and Pubs nearby. Glyndebourne with its famous Festival Opera is just 20 minutes away.
A good range of leaflets and information are provided in both cottages.
Property Type
- cottage
- Hair Dryer
- Heating ...
- Internet
- Iron & Board
- Linens Provided ...
- Parking ...
- Towels Provided
- Tumble Dryer ...
- Washing Machine
- Child's Highchair
- Dining Area
- DVD Player
- Television
Location Type
- rural
- Bathroom 1 - Toilet, Bath with Shower
- 1 Bedroom, Sleeps 2
- Bedroom 1
- Terrace ...
- Golf ...
- Garden ...
- Barbecue
- Self-catering
House Rules
- Max. occupancy: 2
- pets considered
- non smoking only
- Notes on accommodation: There is an extra charge of £10 for 1-3 days, £20 for 4-7 days for up to 2 dogs. Dogs are not to be left unattended in the Cottage and are to be cleaned up after. Z-bed available at £10 per night including bed linen per extra adult. No smoking in the property or use of naked flames. Free range eggs are usually available for purchase. Outside: Allocated parking space for each cottage. Private patio area securely fenced with garden furniture and gas BBQ. Guests are welcome to wander round the fields and pond. Dogs must be kept on leads due to the animals. Carp fishing is welcome


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25 YearOld 1 Child, Had a TummyTuck 7Weeks Ago, Finishing my BodyTransformation with Smartlipo to my "Love Handles" & Thighs. CA
I had a tummy tuck 7 weeks ago to fix severe damage to my skin and body for having my son. We discussed before the procedure that tummy tuck was needed and he recommended the smart lipo for my love handles and inner thighs. My doctor ended up doing the smart lipo all the way up to my bra line which I wasn't apposed to. Out of these areas he took 2 liters of fat! Everyone was shocked I had that... READ MORE
25 Years Old, 1 Child, 80lb Weight Loss, 5'10 165lbs - Beverly Hills, CA
I wanted to feel 25 again. I lost a lot of weight after choosing to live a healthier lifestyle and my stomach never bounced back after my c-section. I had a full tummy tuck with minimal lipo. I was really apprehensive at first to do the procedure, I have lupus that caused me to have abnormal blood clotting when I had my son. My doctor took every precaution and made me feel comfortable. I felt... READ MORE
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Dear Haijin, visitors and travelers,
There were several CDHK-family members who asked me to create a special page for our Kukai. Well .... I think this is what I can do. I will explain how Kukai works and on this page I will also publish the submitted haiku here and of course the winner and runner-up haiku of every Kukai.
A Kukai is a haiku-contest in which participants can submit all new never published earlier haiku (a maximum of three) inspired on a given theme. After the closing time the participants, who submitted haiku, are be given an anonymous list of the haiku submissions. The participants than have the opportunity to be the juror by giving points to three of the submitted haiku, 3 points for the best, 2 points for the second best and 1 point for the third best haiku. Of course they may not give points to their own submitted haiku.
After the judging, I (your host) will gather the points and will announce the winner here at our Haiku Kai. Of course it is possible that we have a tied score, if that's occurring than I will ask another haiku poet to give points too.
The winner of the Kukai is given the opportunity to make an e-book of his/her haiku with a maximum of 30 pages and he/she will be the featured haiku poet in the month after the kukai. Our runner-up gets an episode of Carpe Diem Tokubetsudesu.
We have had nine kukai already, the first was "Wisteria", the second was "Summertime", the third was "juxtaposition",the fourth "Peace of Mind", the fifth "winter", the sixth "time", the seventh was "new life", the eighth was "prayers", and the nineth was the special kukai in tribute for Jane. The tenth kukai was "autumn" and today (March 18th 2017) the judging starts for the eleventh kukai "cherry blossom".
The Chery Blossom kukai had 9 contestants who have written a total of 25 haiku themed "cherry blossom".
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Hereafter you will find the anonymous list of haiku which were submitted for our eleventh kukai "cherry blossom"
There are a few rules which I will give here:
1. As from this kukai on it's also granted to give points for the haiku if you haven't submitted haiku;
2. You may not give points to your own submitted haiku;
3. You have to give six (6) points following the sequence:
3 points for the best haiku, 2 points for the second best haiku and 1 point for the third best haiku
4. If you have done the judging than please email your points (together of course with the number of the haiku to which you have given points) to our email address:
Please write "judging kukai cherry blossom" in the subject line.
5. You have approximately two weeks to send me your judging, so please take care that you have judged the haiku before April 1st 2017 10.00 PM (CET). If possible try it within one week, but that's not necessary ...
1. a spring blush
lightly colors her cheeks
old cherry tree
2. pink rain
on a windy spring day
cherry blossoms
3. departing train
a cherry blossom touches her cheek
held by a teardrop
4. even the young boys
wear pink in their hair
blossoming cherry trees
5. at the gate a pink sakura
settling in my grandma's palm
-a beautiful smile
6. sakura snow
your white hair
turning pink
7. blossom viewing
amid cascading flowers
butterflies rise
8. pink trees
match the hue of your lips
air scented with youth
9. old gardener
still sees her smile
in cherry blossoms
10. a lone dewdrop
lingers on the blushing petals
a blackbird' s song
11, what a way
to return home again
-cherry blossoms
12. pink boats sail
drifting slowly down river
cherry blossoms
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form a pink and white aisle
for newlyweds
14. standing still
hoping to wear a crown
of falling blossoms
15. pink sakura blush
spring's kimono falls to earth
silk snatched by a breeze
16. swirling confetti
nature celebrates rebirth
cherry blossom time
17. sweet scented river
covered with flower wasen
spring is departing
18. Fragrant moon
adorned with cherry blossom -
wedding in the sky
19. Transparent petals
in the sunlight –
fragile cherry blossom
20. Moonlight -
under the cherry blossoms
brilliant petal path
21. silent night
whispers caught in pink plumes
become the wind
22. clouds of pink
like cotton candy
melting in blue
23. the tree is bare
then, a splash of pink -
ah, sakura!
24. so fragile
the first cherry blossom
starts to bloom
25. in the moonlight
the Sakura looks more fragile -
the spring breeze
Good Luck!
Chèvrefeuille, your host.
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So far my experience with the whole cosmetic thing has been a up lift..I'm really hoping that this surgery lead me to a better healthy life style and I hope to love my new body like I did in the past.I am really scared of waking up in pain.I have less then two weeks to get ready ..I am getting very restless..I tried to go out and get a boppy pillow but I'm not sure how that pillow will work on my butt.
Finally, my turn to smile!!! Mexico, MX
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How do I sleep after a bbl and a Tt
I been trying to get ready for after my surgery and I'm confuse on how will I sleep being I can't sit down..I'm scared I might mess my butt up
Travel buddy?
I haven't spoke to my husband who suppose to take me to mexico, so I'm looking for a travel buddy who's going to mexico on jan82014....dai7cam2@yahoo truly my husband think I should stay fat and sad...right now the only thing is keeping me happy is the fact I only have 15 days left...
Getting close to pain!!
I am so scared I have 8 more days to surgery..the worst part is I didn't lose the weight how I wanted to..so I may see no change...but hey life is about risk..I been preparing my self for surgery but there's no way to prepare your self for pain..
Tomorrow is suppose to be the best day of my life but i found my self at a stand still. I am very scared today about tomorrow i havent pack anything yet....im getting my legs lipo and my stomach and a bbl...wondering how it would turn out on woman thats 200 lbs and 5"2......starting to feel like im taking 6000 out my kids mouth...hoping god dont feel i have put this body image in front of him..I have to admit i have had idea of walking past the ones who have hurt me the most after my Surgery...i know its a wrong way to think...Do anyone have this same thought are am i tripping?? Help me because i should be feeling good and not afraid...
Recovery O my God!!!!
The day of surgery went past so fast and all i can remember is waking up in pain...The nurse i had was so soft in everything she did for me..The funny part was she didnt speak a lick of english but she was the best nurse i ever meet..I am the type thats scared of needles and blood. I always ask for the butterfly needle for babies...lol..
13lbs of stomach fat....Wow
After surgery the first couple days was sleep,pain, pain pills and more sleep...After read all these profiles i found out that onces the pain came o couldnt remember any advice..Instead of reading profiles i should had call on god because thats just who help me through the pain..Even the boppy didnt help the 600 cc of pain in my
finalLy getting noRmal
After surgery it was a ruff time but i feel great after 6 weeks..i feel if i wore my compression suit i would look better but hey i will regret it
At the end
At the end
feeling great
My stomach is so flat snd im happy i lost alot of weight.if i start exercise i would look better but im lazy snd thsts a shame...i not wearing my compression either.smh...all i went through...please if yall can follow your docter instruction because it will help you look your best
So far the docter and staff has answer just about every question I had even the stupid question.so that really made me choose them over any other docter plus all my friend went to this docter even my friend mother at the age of 60
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Thousands Remember Dahlem
AÂ twenty-two year veteran of the Gainesville Police force, Dahlem dedicated his life to helping others. But last week he was hit by an accused drunk driver, and no help could save him.
At his funeral, it was standing room only inside the spacious Trinity United Methodist Church. In fact, so many people showed up, they filled the lobby and poured out onto the sidewalk.
Friends say Dahlem is a fan of photography and had a passion for music. Fittingly at his service, a slide show of him through the years was shown on two large projectors, while Celine Dion music filled the air.
Standing over his casket, the pastor led everyone in prayer then spoke of his love of his job and his deep love of his family.
Friends agree.
"He was a wonderful family man," says family friend Francine Chidgey. "My son and his son Brandon went to school together and they ran for Buchholz. Corey was the first dad there and the last dad to leave."
State and local officials also came to remember Dahlem, including Governor Charlie Crist. His colleagues say it's a testament to his character...
Dahlem always wanted to help others. Ironically they say even in death, he may continue doing just that.
"This will hopefully have someone think twice about, maybe I don't need that last drink, maybe I don't need to drive. Because all of this could have been avoided if somebody would have made a better decision," says colleague Lieutenant Keith Kameg.
Friends say Dahlem's immediate family appreciates the outpouring of support from the community and are hanging in there now, but it will be difficult. This was a special man, and a special father.
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President Barack Obama responded to Mitt Romney's comments about 47 percent of the electorate being "victims" on "Late Show with David Letterman."
In remarks secretly recorded on video and then released on the web, Romney said: "All right, there are 47% who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it. That that's an entitlement. And the government should give it to them. And they will vote for this president no matter what.…These are people who pay no income tax."
In a clip from "Letterman" released on the web in advance of the TV broadcast, Obama said "Well, I don't know what he was referring to, but I can tell you this. When I won in 2008, 47 percent of the American people voted for John McCain, they didn't vote for me. And what I said on election night was, even though you didn't vote for me, I hear your voices and I'm going to work as hard as I can to be your president. And one of the things I've learned as president is you represent the entire country. And when I meet Republicans as I'm traveling around the country, they are hard working, family people, who care deeply about this country and my expectation is that if you want to be president you got to work for everybody not just for some."
Obama went on to talk about how hard Americans work. "You don't meet anybody who doesn't believe in the American Dream and the fact that nobody's entitled to success," Obama said. He continued, saying "There are not a lot of people out there who think they're victims. There are not a lot of people who think they're entitled to something. What I think the majority of people, Democrats and Republicans, believe is that we've got some obligations to each other and there's nothing wrong with us giving each other a helping hand."
Later in the interview, Obama summed up his take on the Romney video by saying "People understand, I think, that you're going to make mistakes on the campaign trail. What I think people want to make sure of though is that you're not writing off a big chunk of the country."
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Chapter 90
|1A prayer of Moses, the man of God. O Lord, You have been our dwelling place throughout all generations.
|אתְּפִלָּה לְמֹשֶׁה אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים אֲדֹנָי מָעוֹן אַתָּה הָיִיתָ לָּנוּ בְּדֹר וָדֹר:
|A prayer of Moses: Moses recited all the eleven psalms from here to (ch. 101) "Of David, a song." Corresponding to them, he [Moses] blessed eleven tribes with eleven blessings, in (Deut. 33): "And this is the blessing."
|You have been our dwelling place: Heb. מעון, an abode and a refuge in which to enter. [That is what] You have been for us.
|throughout all generations: From time immemorial, for You preceded all.
|2Before the mountains were born, and You brought forth the earth and the inhabited world, and from everlasting to everlasting, You are God.
|בבְּטֶרֶם | הָרִים יֻלָּדוּ וַתְּחוֹלֵל אֶרֶץ וְתֵבֵל וּמֵעוֹלָם עַד עוֹלָם אַתָּה אֵל:
|Before the mountains were born: [i.e., before they] were created, and before You brought forth the earth and the inhabited world, and from the first world to the last world, You are God.
|3You bring man to the crushing point, and You say, "Return, O sons of men."
|גתָּשֵׁב אֱנוֹשׁ עַד דַּכָּא וַתֹּאמֶר שׁוּבוּ בְנֵי אָדָם:
|You bring man to the crushing point: You bring agonies upon man until You reduce him to a weakened state, near death, and You tell him with these agonies, "Return, O sons of men from your evil ways."
|4For a thousand years are in Your eyes like yesterday, which passed, and a watch in the night.
|דכִּי אֶלֶף שָׁנִים בְּעֵינֶיךָ כְּיוֹם אֶתְמוֹל כִּי יַעֲבֹר וְאַשְׁמוּרָה בַלָּיְלָה:
|For a thousand years are in Your eyes: A thousand years of man are like one day of the Holy One, blessed be He, and part of the night with it; for one day of the Holy One, blessed He, and a little of the night of the Holy One, blessed be He, are a thousand years, for the text does not say that the day of the Holy One, blessed be He, is like a thousand years, but that when a little of the night elapses with it, then His day is complete, and it is a thousand years. Therefore, Adam died within a thousand [years] for had he lived a thousand [years] it would be more than the day of the Holy One, blessed be He. Perhaps the amount of that watch equals the time from the death of Adam until a thousand years, but we do not know how much that watch was, except from conjecture. I found [this]:
|For a thousand years are in Your eyes, etc.: And when repentance came into Your thoughts from the beginning, You judged well and created it. Now those years were appropriate for it because people's days were many, so that a thousand years were in Your eyes like one passing day, which passed and was gone, with a little of the night with it, for You said to Adam (Gen. 2:17): "for on the day you eat of it, you will surely die," and he lived nine hundred and thirty years. We find that a thousand years equal one whole day and a little of the night with it.
|like yesterday, which passed: Which already passed.
|5You carry them away as a flood; they are like a sleep; in the morning, like grass it passes away.
|הזְרַמְתָּם שֵׁנָה יִהְיוּ בַּבֹּקֶר כֶּחָצִיר יַחֲלֹף:
|You carry them away as a flood; they are like a sleep: Now you have seized those years and had them become a few days, which are merely like a sleep of slumber, for the years of the generations are seventy years, as is explained at the end of the chapter: "The days of our years because of them are seventy years," and they are regarded as one sleep. As the matter that is said (below 126:1) "When the Lord returns the returnees to Zion, we shall be like dreamers." This was stated regarding the Babylonian exile, which lasted seventy years.
|You carry them away as a flood: Heb. זרמתם, an expression of flooding, as (Hab. 3:10): "A stream (זרם) of water."
|in the morning, like grass it passes away: If one is born at night, he dies in the morning at the end of his sleep. And if,…
|6In the morning, it blossoms and passes away; in the evening, it is cut off and withers.
|ובַּבֹּקֶר יָצִיץ וְחָלָף לָעֶרֶב יְמוֹלֵל וְיָבֵשׁ:
|In the morning, it blossoms: it passes away immediately, and when evening comes, it is cut off and withered. Why?
|7For we perish from Your wrath, and from Your anger we are dismayed.
|זכִּי כָלִינוּ בְאַפֶּךָ וּבַחֲמָתְךָ נִבְהָלְנוּ:
|For we perish from Your wrath, and from Your anger, etc.: That is to say: And because of all this,…
|8You have placed our iniquities before You, [the sins of] our youth before the light of Your countenance.
|חשַׁתָּה (כתיב שַׁתָּ) עֲוֹנֹתֵינוּ לְנֶגְדֶּךָ עֲלֻמֵנוּ לִמְאוֹר פָּנֶיךָ:
|You have placed our iniquities before You: and our youth, the sins of our youth, You have placed before the light of Your countenance.
|our youth: Heb. עלמנו, our youth, as (I Sam. 17: 56): "whose son is this youth (העלם)."
|before the light of Your countenance: opposite You and to look at them.
|9For all our days have passed away in Your anger; we have consumed our years as a murmur.
|טכִּי כָל יָמֵינוּ פָּנוּ בְעֶבְרָתֶךָ כִּלִּינוּ שָׁנֵינוּ כְמוֹ הֶגֶה:
|have passed away in Your anger: Have turned, have been cleared away, and have gone away in Your anger.
|as a murmur: Like speech, which hastens to disappear.
|10The days of our years because of them are seventy years, and if with increase, eighty years; but their pride is toil and pain, for it passes quickly and we fly away.
|ייְמֵי שְׁנוֹתֵינוּ | בָּהֶם שִׁבְעִים שָׁנָה וְאִם בִּגְבוּרֹת | שְׁמוֹנִים שָׁנָה וְרָהְבָּם עָמָל וָאָוֶן כִּי גָז חִישׁ וַנָּעֻפָה:
|The days of our years because of them are seventy years: The days of these years of ours, because of these iniquities of ours and because of these sins of our youth, are seventy years.
|and if with increase: And if his days are much increased, they are eighty years.
|but their pride is toil and pain: But all the greatness and the dominion that a person enjoys in these days are only toil and pain. Why? Because it passes quickly and we fly away. During its swift passing, we fly away and die.
|it passes: Heb. גז, an expression of passing, as (Nahum 1:12): "they have crossed (נגוזו) " ; (Num. 11:31), "and drove (ויגז) quails up from the sea."
|11Who knows the might of Your wrath, and according to Your fear is Your anger.
|יאמִי יוֹדֵעַ עֹז אַפֶּךָ וּכְיִרְאָתְךָ עֶבְרָתֶךָ:
|Who knows the might of Your wrath: In these few days, who can acquire intelligence to know the might of Your wrath and to fear You, and as for YouYour fear is Your anger. Just as You are feared, so is Your anger harsh, and You exact retribution from the sinners.
|12So teach the number of our days, so that we shall acquire a heart of wisdom.
|יבלִמְנוֹת יָמֵינוּ כֵּן הוֹדַע וְנָבִא לְבַב חָכְמָה:
|So teach the number of our days: And just as in the beginning, make known in the world the number of our long days, and since we enjoy longevity, we will be able to acquire intelligence, and we will acquire in them a heart of wisdom. The word נביא is an expression of bringing [rather than of a prophet. Cf. B.B. 12a, Targum ad. loc, Redak below]. (Some say: According to the number of our days כן, according to the numerical value of כן, seventy years. He says: According to the number of our years, which are few, so shall You chastise us, as [Jud. 8:16]: "and with them he chastised (ויודע) the men of Succoth." This does not appear in all editions.)
|13Return, O Lord, how long? And repent about Your servants.
|יגשׁוּבָה יְהֹוָה עַד מָתָי וְהִנָּחֵם עַל עֲבָדֶיךָ:
|Return, O Lord: from Your burning wrath.
|And repent: Think well about Your servants.
|14Satiate us in the morning with Your loving-kindness, and let us sing praises and rejoice with all our days.
|ידשַׂבְּעֵנוּ בַבֹּקֶר חַסְדֶּךָ וּנְרַנְּנָה וְנִשְׂמְחָה בְּכָל יָמֵינוּ:
|Satiate us in the morning: On the day of the redemption and the salvation, which is the morning of the night of the trouble, the sighing, and the darkness.
|and let us sing praises and rejoice with all our days: i.e., with all the troubles that passed over us in these days of ours.
|15Cause us to rejoice according to the days that You afflicted us, the years that we saw evil.
|טושַׂמְּחֵנוּ כִּימוֹת עִנִּיתָנוּ שְׁנוֹת רָאִינוּ רָעָה:
|Cause us to rejoice according to the days that You afflicted us: Cause us to rejoice in the days of our Messiah according to the number of days that You afflicted us in the exiles and according to the number of years that we experienced evil.
|16May Your works appear to Your servants, and Your beauty to their sons.
|טזיֵרָאֶה אֶל עֲבָדֶיךָ פָּעֳלֶךָ וַהֲדָרְךָ עַל בְּנֵיהֶם:
|17And may the pleasantness of the Lord our God be upon us, and the work of our hands establish for us, and the work of our hands establish it.
|יזוִיהִי נֹעַם | אֲדֹנָי אֱלֹהֵינוּ עָלֵינוּ וּמַעֲשֵׂה יָדֵינוּ כּוֹנְנָה עָלֵינוּ וּמַעֲשֵׂה יָדֵינוּ כּוֹנְנֵהוּ:
|And may the pleasantness of the Lord our God be upon us: His presence and His consolations.
|and the work of our hands establish for us: Heb. כוננה. This is an expression of supplication. כוֹננה is like שמרה, watch, שפטה, judge.
|establish it: Establish it. The two times "and the work of our hands establish" [are mentioned are for the following purposes]: One is for the work of the Tabernacle, when he blessed Israel and prayed that the Shechinah should rest on the work of their hands in the Tabernacle, and one is that there should be a blessing in the work of their hands.


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Amazon told sellers on Monday it had negotiated a deal with the USPS so they will see no rate change on the cost of Priority Mail shipping, which will remain at 2015 rates. The deal is unprecedented, since Priority Mail rates increased 9.8 percent on average as of Sunday (January 17, 2016) retail - and an increase of 9.4 percent for Commercial Base pricing, on average.
Here's the announcement that greeted sellers on Monday:
New Negotiated Rates for USPS Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express
For Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express, for the time being the total shipping costs will remain at 2015 rates.
USPS rates for all other shipping options will increase at public rates.
For more information on buying shipping with Amazon, see the Shipping Services page.
Nothing is easy when it comes to dealing with the 2016 USPS shipping rate changes, however. Some questioned what the phrase "for the time being" meant, wondering if the Amazon deal was temporary. Others struggled to figure out why they were seeing different (higher) rates than their colleagues - that appeared to be due to a function on Amazon that allows sellers to use their Stamps.com account.
"I was having the same problem until I disassociated my Stamps.com account. So you will only see these discounted rates if you disable Stamps.com, ironically enough," a seller wrote to a colleague who was seeing a rate of $5.75 for a USPS Priority Flat Rate envelope instead of $4.90.
But another seller said that while Priority Mail was cheaper when printed through Amazon, Stamps.com offered cheaper rates than Amazon for First Class service. (We have a question in to Stamps.com to confirm this.) Another consideration for Amazon sellers to consider: Stamps.com allows multichannel sellers to manage all of their packages from one dashboard.
Many sellers have been relying on the charts found on Stamps.com to help understand the USPS rate hike. As feared, not everyone was aware that the rates were changing or that the USPS was doing away with online postage-printing discounts for its own USPS Click N Ship service, based on comments on industry discussion boards on Sunday and Monday.
For online postage providers, there's a positive side as online sellers look for tools to help them become more efficient in light of the significant rate hike for some services. Shipping Easy CEO Katie May said her company doubled its sign ups over the weekend and were up 4-fold on Monday versus an average Monday. "The key driver appears to be USPS Rate Changes this weekend as well as Click N Ship moving to Retail. We are drawing a direct correlation and it's very positive."
Online sellers of all sizes are rethinking their shipping carriers/preferences and consequently, their software provider, May said. "For existing customers, it's about fully realizing the impact and reconsidering decisions that made sense last week - but no longer do. We've got a large account management team that is working overtime to help USPS customers fully grasp the changes and make the best decisions for the future. It certainly has online sellers undivided attention!"
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Carrie Underwood, Husband Mike Fisher Put Divorce Rumors to Rest, 'Trying Out For the Olympics' Together
There were previous reports saying Carrie Underwood and her husband Mike Fisher were heading for splitsville after allegedly fight with each other, however, the two prove the rumors wrong after a fun getaway.
The former American Idol winner and NHL player were recently on a vacation and posted funny videos of themselves "trying out for the Olympics."
While hanging out on the beach, the couple decided to jump off a rock and try their best at an awesome landing. Since Fisher is an athlete, Underwood captioned that he had a "good landing" while hers wasn't so graceful.
The Instagram posts from their vacation come after rumors started to swirl earlier this year that Fisher and Underwood were headed towards a divorce due to a disagreement about their future.
Fisher expressed that he is ready to start a family, however, Underwood was more interested in growing her career.
The hockey player was allegedly not happy with his wife's busy music career, not wanting to start a family. As Underwood prepared for her successful performance in the "Sound of Music," her husband reportedly felt "ignored" but stayed positive that they would soon settle to start a family after the premiere, however the country singer had other plans. She is reportedly more interested in taking on similar career opportunities, putting pregnancy on hold.
An insider close to the couple revealed that they were having issues after the alleged argument.
"Mike is fuming," said the source at the time. "Carrie is thrilled about all the opportunities but she's very conflicted and confused. She and Mike are barely speaking."
"Between his schedule with the Nashville Predators and her rehearsals, they barely saw each other the last three months. When they did steal some alone time, Carrie was wiped out physically and emotionally. The ordeal left Mike feeling neglected and ignored," added the source.
Although Underwood claimed that everything was fine between her and her husband, she did previously admit that she didn't want children at the moment and they appear to be doing a lot better after working out their differences.
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text: Graduate Shares Story of Transformation at 2013 Commencement Posted: Friday, April 12, 2013 at 2:05 PM Article by: Joe Clark, firstname.lastname@example.com LARGO, Md.—Juanita Y. Artis (Hyattsville, Md.) will deliver the student address at Prince George's Community College's 54th Commencement Exercises, Thursday, May 23, 7 p.m. at The Showplace Arena and Equestrian Center in Upper Marlboro, Md. Artis will receive an associate of applied science degree in criminal justice and associate of arts degree in psychology. She plans to attend University of Maryland, College Park in the fall. "Prince George's Community College has transformed me as a leader, a student and a woman," said Artis. "The message that I want students to take away from my speech is that you can dictate your own future through the lessons you have learned here at the college," she added. Artis was selected as the 2013 Student Commencement Speaker after participating in a rigorous review process. Candidates were asked to submit an application and an essay. Finalists performed a version of their essay and speech before a committee of faculty and staff. She graduated from high school with a 1.2 grade point average and faced tremendous personal family struggles prior to her arrival at Prince George's Community College. During Artis' first semester, she was cast in the theatre production "For Colored Girls," which helped her self-discovery. In her second year, she joined the Student Governance Association, developed confidence and enhanced her public speaking skills. Artis credits her professors for challenging her to understand that "A's" in the classroom and in life are earned through hard work. Today, she has a 3.48 grade point average. "Ms. Artis' significant academic achievements, thoughtful essay responses and her commitment to her community were major reasons the committee chose her for the prestigious honor," said Clover Baker-Brown, professor of communications and chair of the Student Commencement Speaker Committee at Prince George's Community College. "As someone who has overcome educational obstacles and grown to become an exceptional student, Ms. Artis has made us proud to have her as a role model and to share her story of success with the larger college community," she added. Artis is a member of the Dean's List, Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society, Psi Beta Honor Society (National Honor Society in Psychology for Community and Junior Colleges) and the first cohort of Women of Wisdom. She was named to "Who's Who Among Students in American Junior Colleges," served as student speaker at Student Advocacy Day and mentor with A.L.A.N.A. (African, Latino, Asian, Native American), elected president of the Student Governance Association and participated in the Pathways to Student Leadership Program. In addition to her academic success, she volunteered to organize a food drive at Martha's Table, walked to raise money for Autism and Alzheimer's charities and volunteered at Career Works and Café 458 in Atlanta, Georgia during the college's Alternate Spring Break trip. Currently, she is working part time at Prince George's Community College as an activities assistant in the College Life Services Department. Prince George's Community College is a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Two-year Education designated by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security (2010-2015). Established in 1958, Prince George's Community College provides transfer and career programs that help students transfer to four-year colleges and universities and prepare them for the workforce. Each year, 40,000 students take part in more than 200 academic programs and workforce development and continuing education courses. Located in Largo, Maryland, Prince George's Community College has additional sites at Joint Base Andrews, University Town Center in Hyattsville, Laurel College Center, Skilled Trades Center in Camp Springs, Westphalia Training Center in Upper Marlboro, and John Eager Howard Community Center. For more information, visit the college website at www.pgcc.edu, follow on Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, LinkedIn and tune-in to Transforming Lives at Prince George's Community College, Mondays at 11 a.m. # # # Related News StoriesPGCC Alumna Named Dean of Workforce Development Posted: April 18, 2012Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown Addresses Minority Business in Maryland Posted: April 18, 2012Upward Bound Program Awarded $1.25 Million Posted: June 13, 2012May Events Feature Music, Art and Health Screenings Posted: April 25, 2012Job Training Program Opens New Career Path for Unemployed Posted: April 25, 2012Honor Students Awarded Prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Scholarships Posted: April 23, 2012Eighteen Year-Old College Graduate Inspires Class of 2012 Posted: April 22, 2012Raheem DeVaughn Headlines Spring Music Festival 2012 Posted: April 19, 2012


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Mark.Ryan needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 68 designs submitted by 23 freelance designers.
Young female orthopaedic surgeon in Melbourne Australia. Practice focus is on: extreme sports, congenital and trauma reconstruction, lower limbs (hip, knee, feet) injuries and shoulder joint surgery
Maybe either a variation on the bent tree logo attached or the figurative logo "orthopaedics in motion"