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Adopted at age 13, Christi Brudnicki gave up her own two children to adoption when she could not take care of them.
Brudnicki, 22, vows things will be different for her third child, due Monday. She hopes to keep this child but knows her life has to change first.
For the woman, who now lives in Copperas Cove, homelessness has become a way of life. But now she is determined to find a way to support herself and her baby by finding a job and a place to live.
Living on the streets of Chicago off and on for three years, Brudnicki gave birth to her first child when she was a sophomore in high school. She dropped out of school to take care of her baby, but she gave up the child for adoption one winter.
"I took care of Anthony for 18 months. But when I lost my home, I knew it was too cold for a toddler to survive on the streets in Chicago temperatures," Brudnicki said. "I couldn't care for him anymore."
She had begun dating a man 10 years older than her, and her life revolved around him. He was repeatedly in and out of jail. They moved to Copperas Cove in 2011 when she was 20, and Brudnicki gave birth to her second son, Gregory.
"We were both working in remodeling and restoration. We had an apartment, a car, and were paying our bills," she said. "But we were involved with the wrong crowd. A lady pulled a knife on my baby's father when he was holding him and Child Protective Services wanted to take my baby saying there was child endangerment."
The couple fled to Las Vegas resulting in an extradition warrant for interfering with child custody.
Returning to Cove, Brudnicki's child was put into foster care, her boyfriend was sent to jail, and she was put on probation for five years. "We lost our house, our car and our child," she said. "My boyfriend was back in jail and I was homeless again."
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Brudnicki stayed at Cove House for two weeks and then Families in Crisis as her boyfriend was in and out of jail. She began receiving donations from the community and was able to stay in hotels through Thanksgiving before going to Our Lady of Angels maternity shelter in Temple.
By Thanksgiving, Brudnicki was seven months pregnant with her third child, whom she plans to name Gio.
She said this time things will be different. She plans to do everything in her power to keep her son.
"I don't want to be homeless. I'm working toward my own place. I've been trying, but something always happens," Brudnicki said. "I have made those bad choices and I have learned from those decisions."
Brudnicki said she was involved heavily with drugs but stopped using when she discovered she was pregnant the first time. She said she has been clean for five years. One of the requirements of her probation is that she obtain her GED, and she is taking classes through Central Texas College to improve her math skills. The Texas Workforce Commission is paying for the classes.
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Despite being nine months pregnant, Brudnicki continues to do odd jobs selling insurance, raking leaves, and doing work at churches and the YMCA.
YMCA Family Center Director Doreen Vasseur has supported Brudnicki both personally and financially over the last year.
"I've been very straight with her. Leaving her boyfriend who was emotionally abusive and controlling was the best thing she's done," Vasseur said. "She clearly understands she is responsible for another life and has to make the right decisions."
Brudnicki said Holy Family Catholic Church allowed her to earn money for clerical and janitorial jobs at the church. She is devout with her faith and goes to church every Sunday, no matter where she is living or how bad things get, she said.
"I've gone through a lot. I am put through trials to build me stronger and put me on the right path," Brudnicki said. "This year is going to be a better year. There is nothing holding me back or holding me down. Doing things the right way will hold a lot more for me. (My future) is like opening a new present."


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The art of "w," high school seniors' future plans, and more.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Top 5: Michael Boriskin
Piano man Michael Boriskin of Copland House in Cortlandt Manor on his favorite piano CDs.
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An international group is hoping to make Westchester—and the world—one big "Free for All."
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O'Connor, Hon. Richard Edward, M.L.C., Minister of Justice, New South Wales, was nominated to the Legislative Council of that colony in Dec. 1887. When Mr. Dibbs became for the third time Premier of New South Wales—in Oct. 1891—Mr. O'Connor accepted office under him as Minister of Justice.


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Atherton library: Traffic on residents' minds
Original post made on May 2, 2012
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, May 2, 2012, 10:38 AM
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a resident of Atherton: other
on May 2, 2012 at 3:38 pm
Dear Almanac:
An interview with an outsourced City Planner who is billing 35,000 grand a month to string out to both sides this proxy war, and for as long as possible, may not be the most reliable way to present the issue to the public. Please consider getting some input from the Planning commissioners.
Please also note that Portola Valley already has their new Town Center and Library completed--and by a 74,000$ a year in house Planner.
I'm starting to think that ANY third location like Menlo College, might at least get this issue away from those that are waging a very expensive proxy battle in their efforts to append or separate, a new unfunded Town Center onto an already funded regional library.
At least the traffic issue would be better resolved at the College. Do they want it?
a resident of Atherton: West Atherton
on May 2, 2012 at 7:20 pm
Menlo College has not issued an authorized statement. However the Atherton City Council has not offered the funds of a Joint Venture to them. Senior staff members of Menlo College have indicated they like the idea. In return the college could offer classes and programs to the residents of Atherton.
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Three remaining couples in 'Dancing with the Stars' danced off and did a freestyle in the final chance to draw scores from the judges.
"Dancing with the Stars" moves forward with three last standing couples, Gilles Marini-Cheryl Burke, Shawn Johnson-Mark Ballas and Melissa Rycroft-Tony Dovolani. All three of them are competing for the crown as the champion of season 8. And on Monday, May 18, they danced two pieces: a paso doble face-off and a freestyle.
In the paso doble group dance, Shawn gathered two 9s from Carrie and Len, plus a 10 from Bruno. Melissa meanwhile, scored a little bit higher, receiving two 10s from Carrie and Bruno and a 9 from Len. The highest scorer however, was Gilles who pocketed straight 10s.
In the freestyle round, Shawn infused her dance with hip-hop and jitterbug. The couple started off with black jumpsuits and masks that resemble "Las Vegas bank robbers" as host Tom Bergeron put it. But they soon took it off and danced a fun number that eventually brought them the perfect score, 30. Bruno even said, "Eleven!".
The second to take the freestyle was Melissa who went with a little bit of Latin and hip-hop. This was the piece that sent them to the bottom of the list. "Something about the choreography seemed a bit disjointed," Carrie Ann commented. She was given three 9s, two points in total behind Shawn.
Gilles then brought his disco to "Flashdance" that didn't exactly impress the judges. Carrie thought that the choreography was highlighting on Cheryl instead of Gilles. Bruno said to Gilles, "I wanted a little more dancing from you." Len however, thought otherwise and gave him a 10, while the other two lifted up the 9s.
Thus in total, Gilles and Shawn are in tie with 58 while Melissa is the underdog with 56. On the Tuesday, May 19 finale result, a winner will be picked and handed the disco ball. They, however, will be required to dance one more time in the beginning of the show.
On another news, the ninth season of the dancing show has been picked up by ABC and will be included in the Fall line-up.


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Rafael Hernandez has moved to the CLASS Dean's Office.
Rafael Hernandez named CLASS interim associate dean
- September 26, 2012 9:00am
Rafael Hernandez, who likes to identify himself as a composer/teacher/nerd, has been named interim associate dean of the College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences. He joined the University in 2005, and was chair of the Music Department and director of the Multimedia Graduate Program for the past three years.
A native of Bethesda, MD who grew up in Virginia Beach, VA, Hernandez earned a Bachelor of Music from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1998, a Master of Music from the University of Texas at Austin in 2001, and a Doctor of Music in music composition in 2005. CSUEB awarded him tenure in 2009 and promoted him to associate professor in 2010.
Kathleen Rountree, CLASS dean, said, "I am delighted to welcome Dr. Hernandez to this new role. His extensive experience, deep commitment to students and faculty, and his sharp analytical skills are invaluable assets that will benefit every department and every program."
As interim associate dean, Hernandez's main duties will be enrollment management, faculty affairs, and self-support programs for the college.
Recent campus activities have included chairing the Chief Financial Officer Search Committee; serving on the Instructional Technology Advisory Committee, serving on the Data Warehouse Steering Committee, and chairing the CLASS Curriculum committee for multiple years.
Hernandez's areas of research are music educational software development (his app, "Simple Solfège," is at http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/simple-solfege/id491080309?mt=8), games as music teaching tools (his card game, "IV-V-I: The Harmony Card Game," is at http://www.iv-v-i.com) and, of course, he writes music.
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Ryan Reynolds Officially Files For Divorce
After only announcing their split two weeks ago, it seems that Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds aren't looking to work things out. Reynolds filed his divorce papers in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday, Us Weekly is reporting. Reynolds was spotted at the Toronto International Film Festival earlier this year with his mother…probably a clue then.
Neither Reynolds, 34, or Johansson, 26, are asking for spousal support.
Since the actors announced their breakup, rumors have swirled as to who and why they were breaking up.
The joint statement read: "After long and careful consideration on both our parts, we've decided to end our marriage. We entered our relationship with love and it's with love and kindness we leave it. While privacy isn't expected, it's certainly appreciated."


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|Interdisciplinary Minor in Conflict Management
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|Departments Generating the Proposal
|Objection Deadline
|November 21, 2002
|Proposal Status
|Final Approval Granted
|Proposal Last Updated
|January 30, 2003 by PR Nancy Stokes
|Effective Date
|Fall 2003
|Brief Summary of Proposal
|The Director of the Center for Conflict Management has been in near continuous conversations with other interested departments and faculty about filling out the existing Interdisciplinary Minor by adding carefully selected courses that focus on understanding the nature of conflict and conflict resolution. This program change adds five courses (two to core and three to electives) from three additional departments to that minor.
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Shy, troubled, 18 year-old Brian Lackey (Corbet) is plagued by nightmares and believes he may have been the victim of an alien abduction as a boy. His need for closure brings him in contact with promiscuous gay teenage hustler Neil McCormick (Gordon-Levitt).
Gregg Araki rose to prominence during the early '90s New Queer Cinema with the nihilistic road movie The Living End, which followed Todd Haynes' Poison and Tom Kalin's Swoon in reinventing the perception and participation of gay men in film. Haynes matured and Kalin faded, while Araki made a clutch of angry but cliched movies - Totally Fucked Up, The Doom Generation, Nowhere - whose tired themes had threatened to make him the oldest and saddest angry young man on the block.
At 45, Araki has returned with a lyrical and moving adaptation of Scott Heim's hard-edged novel. Though it deals with gay issues and characters, this isn't strictly a gay film, and will only be termed so by dint of its graphic scenes of male nudity and eye-poppingly uncomfortable twist. Broad-minded audiences will find plenty to admire in the cast. Corbet emerges as an actor of sensitivity and depth, but it's Gordon-Levitt who steals every scene as the damaged, destructive but ultimately sympathetic rent boy.
A change for the better for Araki, but still too early to plan any retrospectives.
A tough but rewardingly original child abuse drama, centred on Levitt's brave and compelling performance.


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Wynter Gordon, 'Viva the Love' – Song Review
Wynter Gordon, perhaps best-known for appearing on Flo Rida's hit 'Sugar,' has recorded a new dance-pop song called 'Viva the Love.'
The track comes from the rising production team of Mysto & Pizzi, who have also worked with R. Kelly and Kelly Rowland. Gordon's voice sounds rather average and the dance beat doesn't blow us away, but this may be an unfinished demo, so we won't judge it too harshly.
Gordon sings about living for the moment without looking back: "Faded tears, heart of gold / Eyes like windows to the soul / Paint the sky, light the way / I wish more hours in the day / Dreams I desire, like dancing in the rain / Lightning strikes, never in the same place / No time to waste, cause I viva the love / Don't hesitate among living it up / Every moonlight, every sunrise, I viva the love."
It's unclear where 'Viva The Love' will end up, but it could be targeted for Gordon's first full-length record. Gordon, an accomplished songwriter who has penned tracks for Jennifer Lopez and Mary J. Blige, released an EP earlier this year called 'With the Music I Die.'
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Ranking Italy: 25 (all)
Difficulty score: 182.01 what?
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Starting from Limone sul Garda,
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Angelina Jolie Wants Anna Chapman At The Moscow Premiere Of "Salt"
Angelina Jolie has one request for the Moscow premiere of her new film "Salt," in which she plays a Russian spy. She wants real-life Russian alleged double agent Anna Chapman to be the guest of honor, which would only seem fitting considering the film is practically a mirror image of her real-life circumstances. The only problem? Nobody knows how to find Anna. She is thought to be undergoing top-secret interrogation with the Russian government in an undisclosed compound. The Russian promoters of the flick have vowed to do everything possible to try to honor Angie's personal request and they claim to have sent Anna a personal invitation. If she's any kind of spy, she'll just show up unannounced and looking fabulous. [NY Post]


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Wild Rose Shabbat Tray by Melanie Dankowicz
Inscribed with the Hebrew word Shabbat, the Wild Rose Shabbat Tray creates a graceful presentation for challah or for other Shabbat foods. Clear glass rests on the laser cut stainless steel tray, which stands on four round feet. Measures 16.5" x 9.5". Made in the USA by Melanie Dankowicz.


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Hi there, I'm hoping someone knows how to set a custom preview for an item I have for sale. I'm referring to the image shown when you mouse over the thumbnails.
I included the image when I uploaded the preview.zip but its not the default image shown. Do I need to name it something special?
Currently my image is: large_preview.jpg">http://s3.envato.com/files/140747/preview/1_home_blue_business.large_preview.jpg
I am wanting it to be: http://s3.envato.com/files/140747/preview/preview_main.jpg
If its up to the reviewers discretion that's cool, just want to know if we have any control over it.
Yup, just as CreatingDrew said, label them in the order you would like them to appear with the first also being the preview image.
1_imagename.jpg, 2_imagename.jpg, etc.
If you have more than 9 images you'll want to label them as 01_imagename.jpg, 02_imagename.jpg, etc.
The 1_whatever.jpg is the main image. You would want to name the picture you want, that name with whatever being the name of the image. I recommend you read the Instructions on uploading. Also, if you did name it "1" and it wasn't, maybe the reviewer accidentally made a mistake, so in the comments to the reviewer, just tell him what you would like. But yea just name it "1"


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lineup solid state dsicrete 3 pin regulator
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A follow up to my Post #14 in this topic.
Where I show a close up of my most advanced headphone amp circuit.
You can see itin this Image Attachment:
This time,
I will put ..... a small very precise 3 pin regulator
built with 3 TO-92 transistors + some diodes for voltage reference.
Intended use: Powering Op-Amps in battery powered gear.
Circuit own power consumption: 150uA ( 0.000150 Ampere )
Voltage output: +5.000 Volt ( +/- 0.010 Volt = 10mV )
Max current output: ~50-100 mA something
(but few normal audio Op-Amps would take more than 10mA per IC)
Dropout Voltage: ~0.050 Volt max (at 'normal' 15-25mA output)
... gives ...
Minimum input voltage( for +4.99V out): 5.04 Volt DC ... :cool:
As said, this regulator, in it self would take, draw, only 0.15 mA to work properly.
So it would take many months to empty your batteries.
The hardware use the same typical ' lineup costruction method '
= hardwire at the bottom side of a piece of pcb experiment board.
In this case, it required like 25x25mm (1x1 inch)
See image attached here below.
It is easy to see my 3 brown pins in the corners of my circuit:
1. input pin
2. ground - 0 Volt pin
3. output pin
Regards and happy viewing my nice picture!
And my good design works!
Hi lineup,
I have always loved your breadboarding. It reminds me my schooldays, when I started with electronics.
Go on!
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Here is the final view. The turntable (below the amp) I bought in 1972 ;)
Here you have my discrete regulator data again .. in case somebody did miss it.
Transistors are BC550C and BC560C .. no other could do this job better, at such price.
A Feature worth mentioning:
Reference diodes, see picture: 1N4148 + Green LEDs
This reference is powered, biased
from my very precise OUTPUT ( +/- 0.01 Volt )
This feature, of course, improves :)
Regulator Line Regulation enormously! :)
Think these data deserves to be noted:
Circuit own power consumption:
150uA ( 0.000150 Ampere )
Voltage output:
+5.000 Volt ( +/- 0.010 Volt = 10mV ), accuracy +/- 0.2%
Max current output:
~50-100 mA something
(but few normal audio Op-Amps would take more than 10mA per IC)
Dropout Voltage: ~0.050 Volt max
(at 'normal' 15-25mA output)
... gives ...
Minimum input voltage( for +4.99V out):
5.04 Volt DC ...
... those figures can take a compare
against 97.5% of all commercial chips out on the market
You use your turntable?
I have plenty of very good old LP vinyl albums.
Have been thinking of
- Build myself a good discrete RIAA amp
- Upgrade my Pickup to something nice
- Start copy my analog LP Records to Digital CD
..... but typical for me is this thinking:
"Hmm, there is a day tomorrow, too.
I will do this Vinyl Project later"
... and as we all know, tomorrow ALSO has got a day tomorrow ... => into infinity
but for us, human souls, comes a day, sooner or later,
when there is no more tomorrows :xeye:
Hi lineup,
yes, I still use my turntable with Shure cartridge. The RIAA pre is active, based on 2134. And I have a nice collection of LPs, and time after time I buy new presses in 180 grams.
I am afraid that digitalization of LPs makes the worst of both worlds, containing disadvantages of both media ... you get LP noise + digital sound (low sampling speed, bad digital filters and HF residuals).
My little power amp
Here's my entry:
Dual mono lateral MOSFET amp, with JFET input stage and mainly SMD construction. Each channel is good for 140W RMS into 8 Ohms. 0.0013% THD (1KHz, 100W into 8 Ohms).
It's been running for a goodly few months now, with its matching preamp. I still haven't gotten around to building a muting circuit for it though, and it's still without a front panel :bigeyes:
It sounds good though :)
Re: My little power amp
Looks very nice, who's design ? Good job :)
Re: Re: My little power amp
Basically I used his topology, but updated a many of the transistors, then used spice to optimise everything to get the distortion figures down.
Very nice job, Suzy :up:
Re: Re: Re: My little power amp
I'm learning Electronic Work Bench, but the library files are not that large, i can;t get IRF fet's and other things that i'm used to using.
Great chassis work and good layout. Protel is nice..
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Your flat stomach diet is something you really need to focus on. Even if you are exercising often, what you eat can prevent you from making progress. Your goal with exercise is to reduce fat and to gain more muscle in the stomach area. Yet if your diet continues to result in your body storing sugar as fat, you will be fighting a losing battle. You need to tackle it successfully from both sides.
You need to be consuming various types of foods that will help your body to burn fat. These include food items that offer lots of protein and lots of fiber. Not only will you get a flatter stomach, but you should lose weight too. If you have some extra pounds to shed, your overall health will really improve when you can remove them.
Eggs are one of the best food choices you can make. The body uses a great deal of energy to digest them and this means you burn fat. If you are watching your cholesterol though, you can remove the yolk from the egg so that you still get the protein you seek.
Part of your flat stomach diet plan should be to consume low fat dairy products. This is especially important for women so that they can also reduce the risk of osteoporosis. These daily products can also help the bones to be strong which will help with burning more fat.
Consuming non fat yogurt, milk, or cheese as a snack or part of a meal can help you to lose more fat in the abdominal region than if you don't incorporate it. Such food items are also filling so you aren't going to be feeling hungry again soon after you have some.
There are many types of beans that you can consume and they are very good for the body. They offer plenty of fiber, iron, and protein. They are also filling so you can get full on very little. You can make a variety of recipes so that you don't get tired of eating these beans often. You can consider various types of beans for your flat stomach diet. They include navy beans, kidney, beans, white beans, and lima beans.
If you don't have a great deal of time to cook, then you can make a recipe with beans like this that will last you for a couple of days. It is a huge time saver and it can also reduce the risk of you making bad food choices due to not having something prepared.
When it comes to your flat stomach diet, you need to add new foods that are healthy for you. Replace many of the processed food items in your diet. You shouldn't feel like you are going hungry though. This can be a great time to try some new foods and to enjoy what is on your plate without feeling guilty.


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Does my nose fit my face or should I get a procedure to increase the overall attractiveness of my face? And if so, would a "tip-plasty" or a full rhinoplasty be more suitable. Thank you!
Does my Nose Fit my Face? (photo)
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Rhinoplasty surgery
Dear UFA,
- The choice of whether to undergo surgery is entirely up to you
- If your nose makes you self-conscious or you have never been happy with it, then undergoing a rhinoplasty would be appropriate
- You have a nice full and young looking face, your nose does fit your face the way it is as well
Best regards,
Nima Shemirani
Learn more: http://www.eosplasticsurgery.com/gallery/1/1/gallery-rhinoplasty.htm
You look fine
Your nose is fine. Natural and fits your face I do not think you need a rhinoplasty
Does my Nose Fit my Face?
Yes but you could achieve some refinement> Best to haste an IN PERSON evaluation with boarded rhinoplasty surgeons in for area/city
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Nasal changes right for me?
Only you can decide if you want a rhinoplasty. It would be helpful to see other views but the most reliable way to be evaluated is to go for an in-office consultation.
Only you can answer the question. You have to be specific on what bothers you and see a board certified surgeon for evaluation. Photos could be made and morphed for your evaluation to see if the changes gives you what you want before having surgery. Donald R. Nunn MD Atlanta Plastic Surgeon.
Subtle rhinoplasty can make big difference.
You are a very pretty girl. It is true that your nose is a little long and pointing down, and your tip is a little full. So a rhinoplasty would probably make you even more attractive. But you REALLY need to be motivated. That has to come from inside.
It is your decision
This is not a question for a doctor. You need to decide if you like your appearance, not me. I will only tell you what changes I can make to your nose and you decide if it would be attractive. As they say, Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.
Rhinoplasty for nose to fit your face
A full set of photographs and a physical examination would be been required to determine whether a tip-plasty or a full rhinoplasty can be performed to accomplish your goals. The bulbous tip is best addressed with a combination of cartilage removal or tip cartilage suturing techniques to refine and narrow the nasal tip. Virtual rhinoplasty software as available on the link below to see what your new tip might look like.
Learn more: http://www.seattlefacial.com/photogallery/rhinoplasty_photos24.html
Your perception of whether your nose fits your face.
Your perception of whether your nose fits your face is a frequent question of patients who seek rhinoplasty. If you are asking for the tip to be refined and the bridge made more aesthetic yes. Whether you are happy with your nose is a different question and you will have to decide that.
Does My Nose Fit My Face?
Your nose could be a little more refined, and the tip less bulbous with a Rhinoplasty. Consult with Board Certified Plastic Surgeons who have a lot of experience with Rhinoplasty surgery. An exam is needed to determine exactly what is recommended. Best wishes!
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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Visiting: Iceland, United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Estonia, Russia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Cyprus, Israel and Egypt.
I would like to offer my knowledge of budget traveling through Europe from four trips in the last two years. Ask away :)
EuroGabe hasn't been active in the wiki travel guide yet. Have you?


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TED, the acronym which describes the coming together of "Technology, Entertainment, Design," serves as a platform for an eclectic group of people commissioned to, according to their website, "give the talk of their lives (in 18 minutes or less)." The result is a wonderful gathering of some of the world's most fascinating minds ranging from writer, director and producer, J.J. Abrams; to author and political consultant, Naomi Klein; to graphic master, Stephan Sagmeister, and Wikipedia founder, Jimmy Wales just to name a few. TED gives them a platform on which to share their views with the world, for free.
Of particular interest to our FIDM community, is a TED Talk by Johanna Blakley titled, "Lessons from Fashion's Free Culture," her riveting talk which discusses the issue of copyright protection ,or, more importantly, the lack of copyright protection in the fashion industry. Find it here.
It's easy to get lost in the thoughts and ideas generated by the collection of speakers (updated weekly) gathered by TED. Visitors are apt to find inspiration just when they feel there is none left to be found. Visiting the website is like opening the door to innovation. Once there, visitors can turn the key and freely browse the site by:
TED Talks are available in almost 20 languages (subtitles), ranging from Chinese (Cantonese) to Latvian to Vietnamese, making them accessible on a global scale. If that isn't enough, there is also the TED blog, where TED bloggers publish posts on topics ranging from architecture to design to technology. All in all there is wealth of ideas, innovation, and inspiration freely available to those willing to spend some time browsing this incredible website. Enjoy!
Reviewer: Lucy Bellamy, FIDM Library Staff Member


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Regional Reviews: Cleveland & Akron
Next to Normal
Mental illness doesn't impact only the person who is ill. Mental illness echoes through a family, friends and neighbors. The tragedy is that a suicide is forever raw in a family. Healing is not an option.
Mental illness is the subject of Next to Normal, the musical that earned three Tony Awards last year and received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The story deals with a perfect suburban family: mother, father, daughter and son. Following a family tragedy, Diana, the mother, slips into bi-polar issues. Her husband Dan moves her from psychiatrist to psychologist, and to the hospital for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) treatments.
As the story progresses, the audience watches Diana's illness affect her husband and her daughter, Natalie. At one point Natalie tells her mother she doesn't need a normal life; she would settle for a life that's next to normal.
This is complex, intense material. Everything becomes all the more intense because it's a rock musical that is sung throughthat is, few spoken words.
The cast is superb. Alice Ripley received the Tony Award for her performance as Diana. Asa Somers played Dan on Broadway. This sterling cast reaches into our hearts and minds and shakes us.
The instrumentalists are divided into groups on stage right and stage left, on three levels. Thus divided, they can't see a conductor. That results in one problemsometimes the instrumentalists overpower the singers. I know this is a rock musical and the music must be powerful. However, Next to Normal is a story, and every word is important and should be heard by the audience.
The opening-night audience in the Palace Theatre gave the cast a standing ovation. Yet, as the members of the audience filed from the theater, few people were talking, some were wiping tears from their eyes.
Next to Normal should be required viewing by everyonefew of us live life without at least one bi-polar person in our lives.
Next to Normal at the Palace Theatre, PlayhouseSquare through June 9, 2011. For performance and ticket Information, call 216-830-7221 or visit www.playhousesquare.org. Jersey Boys will open in the PlayhouseSquare, June 22, 2011.
Next to Normal
- David Ritchey


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Marketing by the numbers : How Adobe puts the data back into its marketing
About This Episode
With the rise of big data, real-time behavioural information and always-on marketing, its challenging to get the balance right. This session peeks at Adobe's marketing organisation and allows you to find out more about how we've risen to these challenges.
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Some Amphi Parents Could Use A Refresher Course In American Government.
By Emil Franzi
A GROUP OF parents in the Amphitheater School District who support a controversial new high-school site are attempting to reduce the participation of the one member of the Amphi School Board--Nancy Young Wright--who disagrees with them and opposes the site.
They claim Wright's membership, past and present, in environmental groups that oppose the site because of the possible presence of the endangered pygmy owl constitutes a "conflict of interest."
They allege Wright has violated conflict-of-interest law because she's been present at school board executive sessions during discussions of legal strategies to be used against the environmental groups.
The pro-high-school-site parents also demand that once a decision has been reached by a majority on the Amphi School Board, those members who disagree are bound to support the decision of the majority.
The depth of ignorance these parents display--about the nature of government in America, as well as the nature of our individual freedoms--is abysmal, if not downright scary.
Let's put aside for a moment recent allegations that some of the Amphi School Board's executive sessions have been highly questionable--and perhaps illegal--evasions of Arizona's Open Meetings Law; instead, let's look at the nature of the charge these people bring against Wright.
First, state and local conflict-of-interest laws invariably refer to public officials committing acts or casting votes which cause them, or their close kin or business associates, to make money at public expense. There's nothing Wright has done that will make her, or anybody close to her, any money. There is simply no conflict, legal or moral.
Furthermore, in a moral sense at least, the same probably can't be said for the head of the self-appointed parents group, Esther Underwood. Her husband owns AAA Landscaping, one of the biggest in town and rated by The Arizona Daily Star as Pima County's 212th-largest employer, with 170 full-time equivalent workers. It isn't difficult to suppose that an outfit this big just might have some interest in doing landscaping business with school districts. But does Esther Underwood have a "conflict of interest," in a legal sense, when she cheers on the bladers and graders? No--she isn't a public official, and she can do what she wants.
It's obvious, however, that she isn't the pure-hearted "soccer mom" the daily press has made her out to be through its sloppy reporting. In fact, Underwood's efforts to stifle those who oppose her smack of ignorant political hooliganism.
Despite Mrs. Underwood's ill-informed claims, the dissenter on an elected board does not have to go along with what she perceives to be a bad decision by the majority, nor are the dissenter's official duties and responsibilities diminished when her constituents fight that majority decision. That would be a ludicrous negation of the basic principles of representative government. If some of the voters don't like the dissenter's actions, that's what the recall statute is for. Under the American system, at least, we cannot reduce the role of the elected officials we dislike; we can only change who they are.
Furthermore, Wright can not only encourage those groups she's part of to sue the board she's on over a bad decision, she could become the plaintiff herself, if she wished, and attend executive session involving her own lawsuit, just like Pima County Supervisor Ed Moore once did.
At any rate, it would be fascinating to see what happens if Amphi voters change the makeup of their school board in November. Will the two surviving supporters of the high school then find themselves banned from executive sessions and forced to go along with a new majority?"
In the meantime, Wright not only has the God-given right to be a member of anything she damn well pleases, she should be lauded for having the guts to stick with those who brought her to the dance.
When Wright ran for the School Board, it was no secret she was a neighborhood activist who helped form and lead the Oro Valley Neighborhood Coalition, chairs the buffers group, and was at one time a member of the Southwest Center for Biological Diversity. This devotion to environmental causes probably helped her get elected.
That's what representative government is all about.
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Born in 1906 in Afton, NY, Helen Smith Bevington earned a philosophy degree from the University of Chicago and a master's degree in English from Columbia University. She married Merle Bevington in 1927 and together, they came to Duke University in 1943 to teach in the English Department. Bevington retired in 1976 as professor emeritus and was well-published. She died in 2001.
The collection contains page and galley proofs as well as typescripts for five of Bevington's published works. The collection ranges in date from 1965-1976.


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Bookmark this site
February 25 marks the release of Dierks Bentley's new album "Riser" on TouchTunes. Seven albums into his career, Bentley continues to grow with "Riser." The award-winning singer/songwriter's latest musical evolution is a record that Rolling Stone calls Bentley's "most personal" yet. Written in the wake of Bentley's father's passing, the album draws on themes of personal and professional resilience and acceptance of change. Being released via Capitol Records Nashville, "Riser" features the Billboard Hot Country Songs top 10 single "I Hold On." In support of the album, Dierks will embark on the Riser Tour later this year and release "Dierks Bentley: Riser," a film documenting the journey that created the album. For more information about the film, visit http://bit.ly/Oj7Wva


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They had a child, a daughter named Rebecca, who still grapples with her black, white, and Jewish identity.
These passages feel the most lived in; aging, for Rebecca Winter, is less frightening than obsolescence.
But Dr. Rebecca Brightman, an ob-gyn in private practice, cautioned that such fears are overblown.
Rebecca Dana reports from Netroots Nation, where Twitter—not Bill or the other A-list pols—was the star.
Despite a talented young cast, including James McAvoy and Rebecca Hall, it collected less than $2 million in total box office.
Tell me honest, now, Rebecca, did Joe Chandler ever propose to you?
Yet Rebecca stooped from this eminence to help labouring Emmy Lou with her sums.
At which Rebecca had said "that shee conceived hee could do as God."
The description of the attack as given by Rebecca to Ivanhoe.
Rebecca Mary stared at him, her eyes and mouth big round O's of astonishment.
fem. proper name, biblical wife of Isaac, mother of Jacob and Esau, from Late Latin Rebecca, from Greek Rhebekka, from Hebrew Ribhqeh, literally "connection" (cf. ribhqah "team"), from Semitic base r-b-q "to tie, couple, join" (cf. Arabic rabaqa "he tied fast"). Rebekah, the form of the name in Authorized Version, was taken as the name of a society of women (founded 1851 in Indiana, U.S.) as a complement to the Odd Fellows.


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No Normal Summer
Yesterday was only my fourth day as a summer organizer, and already I was embarking on new territory: organizing my first Obama 2012 house party.
I was prepared: I printed off the agenda for the house party, a rundown of the President's accomplishments, a schedule of our upcoming events, and a list of calls to make into Auglaize County so we can begin to build local teams again.
Being prepared for my first house party felt good, but that was nothing compared to how I felt once I got there and conversations about the Affordable Care Act quickly arose—it felt like I was part of something bigger. As a group of women got together on a Thursday night to talk about their country, I remembered what I learned at my summer organizer training: It's all about the personal story.
In my short experience so far as a summer organizer, exchanging personal stories has been one of my favorite parts. Last night I found myself in a basement bonding over the Recovery Act and the President's achievements. When we weren't sharing stories about how our families have been affected by the auto industry, we were sharing stories about health care costs and the importance of public education.
We spent time making calls to other supporters, and I overheard conversations both about President Obama's re-election and the upcoming local mayor's race in St Mary's, Ohio. I found myself not being able to focus on my own calls as I suddenly realized that this was no normal house meeting, and that this will be no normal summer.


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BOSTON -- Federal Highway Administrator Kenneth R. Wykle today said that a task force will arrive in Boston to begin the review of federal oversight of the Central Artery/Tunnel (CA/T) project.
"The new Central Artery will serve the needs of millions of transportation users and be a vital addition to America's highway network," Wykle said. "This is a massive, complex project, and the appointment of the task force will help ensure that federal taxpayer dollars are being invested in the best and most effective manner so that the project can be completed as quickly and efficiently as possible."
Acting Deputy Federal Highway Administrator Walter Sutton will lead the task force, composed of staff from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Federal Transit Administration and outside consultants. The team will include engineers, lawyers, accountants and contracting specialists and will be supplemented with additional members with necessary expertise or as needed.
Transportation's Office of the Inspector General (OIG) issued a report on Feb. 14 that said cost estimates for the project would increase significantly. The state had previously announced that estimates had risen from $10.8 billion to $12.2 billion, a $1.4 billion increase.
The appointment of a task force is one step in a six-part action plan developed by the FHWA to address issues raised in the OIG report. U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater accepted and approved the action plan on Feb. 17.
In addition to appointing a task force, the action plan calls for the FHWA to implement all OIG recommendations; withhold further authorization of advance construction for the CA/T project until the FHWA has approved a new finance plan from the state that reflects the higher cost and revenue sources for completing the project; evaluate whether the FHWA should freeze all federal-aid obligation authority until the agency determines the soundness of the new finance plan; review the FHWA organizational structure to determine if changes are needed; and use its project approval authority to ensure that Massachusetts meets its agreed-upon split of federal-aid funds to ensure a balanced statewide transportation plan.
The CA/T project will replace the 1950s-era elevated Central Artery Viaduct (I-93) with an eight-lane tunnel. The project also includes a tunnel, which opened for partial use in 1995, from I-93 to Boston's Logan International Airport.


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Would you like to save as your currency permanently or for this visit only?
Good Food, Clean Room, Friendly Staff
Service was friendly and unobstrusive, there was plenty of comfortable lounge area for both quiet and socialising with guests etc. It was central for our purpose and had a carpark.
warm with big open fires, town centre location with car parking Poor selection of wine, drinks very expensive
Very comfy bed Large Bath Log fire in Lounge Excellent breakfast
its location right in the centre of town. walking distance to everything we needed. free parking.
The restaurnat staff werer both efficient and friendly - the food was nicely presented and well cooked Not really - the floor boards creaked - but the place is after all very old...this was charming, really. But could disturb other guests etc in the adjoinng rooms!
We liked the comfortable bed and the downstairs rooms especially the big open fireplace.The breakfasts were really lovely. Our room was at the front next to the busy road so was very noisy at times.
The choice of lounges, restaurants, bars. We also enjoyed the breakfasts, and found all of the staff pleasant and helpful. The bedroom was outdated (regardless of the old character of the hotel) and parking was difficult. Possibly, locals use the parking facilities on a Saturday and there were no spaces left for hotel guests.
Very friendly hotel staff, good food. some of the decor is very tired
The service was excellent and very welcoming, they could not do enough for you. The room was excellent, very clean and beautifully decorated. Breakfast was delicious and you could choose what ever you wanted. There were not any bad points.
Excellent staff, excellent facilities, no fault in any way


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Eden Christian girls soccer begins 1st WPIAL season
In its first year in the WPIAL, the Eden Christian girls soccer team has a modest goal.
"We want to be competitive in each game," coach Gary Laird said.
The Warriors open Section 3-A play Sept. 4 at Steel Valley. Their first section home game will be Sept. 9 against Carlynton.
The Warriors feature a mixture of experienced and inexperienced players, with some girls having played for middle school and travel teams and others not having played for a long time or at all.
Co-captains Lydia Manges and Molly Koegler are the only seniors.
The team includes two juniors (Bayley Fields and Rachel Grosselin) and five sophomores (Leah Bovard, Brittany Cejer, Sophia Terry, Angie Ferrigno and Jenny Bodine).
Freshmen Abbie Manges, Makenzie King, Emily Schmelzer, Siena Bott, Taylor Lamparter and Emily Merrick also are on the team.
A starting lineup has not been determined.
"We don't really have any positions pegged down," Laird said.
Laird is impressed by team members.
"They're caring and enjoyable to be around," Laird said. "A lot of girls are just getting to know each other."
"We expect some growing pains," said Lydia Manges, 17.
Manges and Koegler, 17, were part of a drive to start the team.
"Lydia and I were pushing hard to have a team for our senior year," Koegler said.
The Eden Christian boys team is in its third year in the WPIAL.
"With creative scheduling, we've figured out a way to share a field," said Laird, who also serves as school chaplain.
Karen Kadilak is a freelance writer.


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Hindu Students Council will celebrate 50 years of Indian Independence
with Freedom Festival 1997
Hindu Students Council (HSC) will be commemorating 50 years of Indian
Independence with a series of programs over the next one year called
"Freedom Festival 1997." Freedom Festival 1997 will include many
activities focusing on college students, pre-college students, the
general American public, and students and youth around the world.
Freedom Festival 1997 will educate people about India's history,
culture, contributions to the world, and people. Kanchan Banerjee,
overall coordinator of Freedom Festival 1997, explained, "It is as much
a celebration of the independence of India as a tribute to the courage
and sacrifice that great leaders and hundreds of millions of people had
to undergo to attain this independence. Also, people of Indian descent
have gone to many parts of the world and have made major contributions
to their adopted countries. We as a people have a lot more to
contribute to the world as we move towards the 21st century. In order
to do that, we need to know ourselves, our heritage, our roots, and our
rich culture's values and ideals. Therefore, we need to look at our
past and know the events and ideals that shaped us into the way we are
As part of Freedom Festival 1997, 50 campus seminars of half a day to
two days will be held throughout North America throughout the year. The
first Freedom Festival 1997 seminar will be held at the University of
Florida (Gainesville, Florida) from February 14-15, 1997. The seminars
will include presentations by scholars and students, discussions,
exhibits, and cultural programs. They will provide a great opportunity
to learn more about the achievements, trials, and tribulations of the
people of India. Speakers will include community leaders, scholars,
religious leaders, and civic and political leaders of the US and India.
Regional conferences of 1-2 days length will be held in 10 major
metropolitan areas across the US and Canada to bring together people
from various walks of life to celebrate life and liberty. The
conferences will invite more prominent speakers than the campus seminars
and will seek to draw many more people including much of the community,
The regional conferences may be held in Detroit, Chicago, San Francisco,
Los Angeles, Houston, Atlanta, Washington D.C., New York, Boston,
Toronto, Boston, and Philadelphia.
At the campus seminars and regional conferences, HSC will have art
exhibitions and multi-media presentations called "India Darshan." India
Darshan will seek to show the history, culture, arts, contributions of
India to the world, and the contemporary state of the nation to people,
It will also attempt to portray the long struggle Indians had to go
through to preserve their life and culture from the hands of foreign
invaders, and the courage Indians showed against all odds and the
sacrifices they made to obtain freedom from oppression and slavery. As
one of the oldest living civilizations, India is rich in traditions and
natural beauty. Indians have made great advances and contributions in
various fields such as science, mathematics, astrology, astronomy,
philosophy, arts, language, architecture, medicine, and yoga. India
Darshan will show all that.
Additionally, in coordination with HSC's Global Hindu Youth Activities
Network (GHYAN), a Global Freedom Prayer Meet will be held at midnight
(Indian Standard Time) August 15, 1997 in campuses, temples, and
community centers around the world to salute Mother India and to pray
for freedom, peace, and prosperity of India and the world. The prayer
meets will pay tribute to the great freedom fighters and to the innocent
millions who suffered and lost their lives with dignity trying to win
freedom for India.
Freedom Festival 1997 will include programs to reach out to the younger
youth as well. HSC workers and members will visit local high schools
and talk and India, trying to remove misconceptions that students may
have. North American essay and art competitions will be held for
elementary, middle, and high school youth on the themes of Freedom
Festival 1997, and prizes will be awarded to outstanding entries.
Additionally, campuses may have regular study centers, surveys and
opinion polls may be conducted, and public and school libraries will be
provided books and book lists that portray India in a positive light.
HSC will work closely with other organizations that have similar
interests, the media, the Indian government, and community leaders.
HSC invites everyone to participate in the celebrations of Freedom
Festival 1997. Let us collectively and individually rejoice in our
freedom. Let us come together and offer our time, energy, and mind for
a better future for us and the world. Let us salute all those who
sacrificed their lives for freedom.
HSC is an international forum for the promotion of Hindu culture and
For more information about Freedom Festival 1997, please write to
Freedom Festival 1997 Committee, P.O. Box 9185, Boston, MA 02114 USA.
Phone (617) 742-7193, fax (617) 444-8725, or email email@example.com
HSC will also announce a web site dedicate to India's Freedom Movement and
history soon.
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Aging Americans enjoy longer life, better health when avoiding three risky behaviors
We've heard it before from our doctors and other health experts: Keep your weight down, don't smoke and cut back on the alcohol if you want to live longer.
We've heard it before from our doctors and other health experts: Keep your weight down, don't smoke and cut back on the alcohol if you want to live longer.
Countries should unite to tackle unscrupulous advertising of unproven therapies involving stem cells, experts say.
Pregnant women in India are being advised to stay away from meat, eggs and lust—drawing derision from health experts who slammed the tips Tuesday as completely unscientific.
Rohin Sarin is midway through his 9th grade geography class when he starts feeling light-headed and dizzy, a sign that his blood sugar levels are dipping. He quietly removes his insulin pen from his school bag, gives himself ...
The nutritional value of a food should be evaluated on the basis of the foodstuff as a whole, and not as an effect of the individual nutrients. This is the conclusion of an international expert panel of epidemiologists, physicians, ...
The most controversial thing about Canada's move to legalize marijuana nationwide may be setting the minimum age for use at 18. That's three years lower than in U.S. states that have embraced legalization.
For years, parents of children with high blood lead concentrations have been advised by health experts to provide their kids foods rich in iron, calcium and vitamin C.
(HealthDay)—Just because it's cold outside doesn't mean you can't eat fresh, healthy foods.
Government experts say the nation's problem with rising health care spending is back and here to stay.
An expert panel sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, issued clinical guidelines today to aid health care providers in early introduction ...
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I had teeth removed by an orthodontist. It negatively changed my bone structure and soft tissues, making me look gaunt with sunken cheeks, loss of lip support, and cheekbones out of proportion with my jaw.
Is it possible to restore the fullness above my lips, cheeks and jawline with fat transfer? Also, can it make my face look wider, as it did before? Is it possible for the face to be reshaped dramatically? Or would it be more achievable and bring back the lower part of my face in another way like jaw implants?


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Should Entrepreneurs Forget Advertising and Focus on Publicity Instead?
Whether you're in technology, architecture, dry cleaning, plumbing, fashion or legal services it is essential that every small business owner understands the importance of marketing their brand.
After all, marketing is a central mechanism for business growth.
Too often entrepreneurs get lost in the decision of which marketing channels to choose. Direct mail may be effective for local businesses, while paid national television advertising may suit large corporations. Over recent years, online marketing has taken center stage.
If executed well, any marketing channel can be effective. Unfortunately, you may compromise efficiency — as high costs are usually associated with robust campaigns. Therefore, small businesses with limited budgets should choose the marketing mix that best suits their unique market needs.
The most powerful and cost effective marketing tool is publicity — an aspect of public relations (PR). Publicity is the art of attracting media attention to increases a brand's target market visibility, which indirectly can boosts sales.
The Power of Publicity vs. Paid Advertising
While advertising is paid for, publicity is prayed for.
Local news coverage, feature articles, talk show interviews, and blog posts are all great examples of publicity tactics. And if you're still on the fence, let's take a deeper look.
As an entrepreneur, would you rather pay $100,000 for a Forbes back cover advertisement or land editorial coverage and a front cover feature — at no charge (outside of fees paid to your publicist or PR agency, if you have one)?
Would you rather purchase a $40,000 TV spot during the Daily Show or be invited as a guest on the show?
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Mytilus edulis Species
- Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758: 705.
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"Mytilus edulis, Linné, 1758. Plate 56, fig. 4.
Shell attaining sometimes a large size, oblong-oval or triangular, dilated behind, the beaks anterior and terminal, smooth. Beaks slightly uncinate, close together. Anterior end narrowed, pointed, and usually somewhat inflate, the dorsal margin ascending on the anterior half, the posterior part broadly rounded or almost straight. Posterior end regularly convex, the basal margin straight or more or less concave. Sculpture consisting of fine concentric growth-lines and very fine radiate striæ; under the beaks a small triangular area with prominent ribs corresponding with the hinge-teeth. Epidermis thin, dark olive-brown. Colour deep blackish-blue, sometimes whitish-yellow with brown at the anterior basal part. Interior bluish-white, black outside the pallial line, polished. Margins smooth and sharp. Hinge-plate narrow, oval with 3 or 4 teeth in each valve, which may be reduced to 2 or 1. Ligament external, long and strong, deep-seated. Adductor-scars 2, the anterior very small, behind the umbo; the posterior large, roundish, situate at the upper part of posterior end, and confluent with the long and narrow byssus retractor scar; the anterior retractor scar of the foot is small, oblong, on the dorsal side behind the beak. Pallial line simple. Byssus consisting of a round stalk, from which on all sides the threads of attachment are given off.
Diameter. – Ant.-post., 50 mm. to 120 mm.; dorso-ventral, 25 mm. to 67 mm.: thickness 17 mm. to 40 mm.
Anatomy. – Alex. Purdie, "Studies in Biology for New Zealand Students," No. 3, 1887.
Hab. – Throughout New Zealand, but more common in the south. Auckland and Campbell Islands.
The species is abundant around the coasts of the North Atlantic, and in the Mediterranean; Strait of Magellan to St. Catharina, Brazil, and extending on the west coast of America to California; Falkland Islands; Kerguelen Island. It is not recorded from Tasmania and Australia.
Remarks. – Specimens from our subantarctic islands are of a very large size. The animal is used as food and for bait. These mussels, like those of other species, contain sometimes pearls of an inferior quality.
Fossil in the Pliocene and Pleistocene of Europe and northern parts of America, and in the Miocene and Pliocene of New Zealand."
(Suter, 1913)
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A map that shows existing Middle Tennessee Electric power outages can now be viewed by anyone logging on to MTEMC's web site — www.mtemc.com.
"Our intent was to create something our members could easily use," MTEMC's Vice President of Communications and Member Services Chris Jones said. "The map shows our entire service area. Outages are displayed through highlighted blocks that users can zoom in on and click for additional information."
The map is refreshed at least every 15 minutes, providing site visitors with a look at the streets and communities being affected and displaying how many members are without power.
Three easy steps to access MTEMC's outage map on the web site are as follows.
1. Go to www.mtemc.com 2. Go to the top of the home page and click on the tab that says "Outages." 3. Once there, you will see an icon replica of the outage map. Click on the image's link to see a larger version displayed on your screen.
Middle Tennessee Electric serves approximately 180,000 members in Rutherford, Williamson, Wilson, Cannon and surrounding counties.


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When we left off last week, Klaus thought he'd killed the doppelganger (aka Elena) and didn't know why he couldn't make vampire-werewolf hybrids. We discovered Elena's necklace was tied to the Original witch, and that Katherine had snatched it. And, after Rebecca felt snubbed by Stefan's love for another, she got Klaus to question his loyalty and bring everyone back to Mystic Falls. (Need to catch up? Visit our TVD recap index for links to past episode recaps.)
If you're ready, it's Senior Prank Week in Mystic Falls, which really is just an excuse for everyone to be at the school at night and do incredibly stupid things. Just so you know, there were two totally hot kisses in this episode. One from a surprising pair. Spoilers lay beyond.
For possibly the first time ever, The Vampire Diaries opens an episode with Matt. He's more prominent this time out, as the show blatantly reminds us he's the only "normal" one of the bunch. He's alone working out at the school after hours, which, really, doesn't seem that normal to me. Now, it should be noted TVD generally gives us sweaty guys shirtless. Not this time. As Matt prowls the hallways chasing shadows, he's clad in standard, bulky workout gear.
He enters a classroom and sets off a sea of mousetraps. When the lights flick on we see Caroline, Tyler, Elena and Bonnie setting up for Senior Prank Week. Caroline is a bit irritated that Matt completely forgot about it. It's nice to see glimpses of the Caroline who loves to plan school functions. This time out, we get a heavy stereotypical yearbook girl vibe from her has she opines on the importance of making memories.
The group disperses to set up other pranks, and Elena turns a corner only to run directly into the solid chest of Klaus. (Really, if he weren't out to kill her and the like, I could back some shirtless Klaus time.) He clearly came to find her, yet he makes a point of stating the obvious: "You are supposed to be dead." The question is: What will he do about it?
Damon's on the road again, this time with Katherine in the passenger seat. Unlike recent trips with Elena, Katherine isn't sulking, but playfully suggesting they stop for food—be that a truck stop or a trucker. Damon tells her to quit being cute and she offers the playful response of "that's impossible." I may enjoy her, even as I know it's a bad idea. She tells Damon they're going "far enough away that you can't go running back." This proves to be a bit foreshadowing, more on that later.
When Damon admits he and Elena disagree on how he should behave, Katherine goes all "her loss" and takes some handsy liberties with Mr. Salvatore. Then, the two go for a super steamy kiss. Making out while driving, hm. The warning sticker plastered on the moment fades as one (that is to say, me) revels in one incredibly hot kiss. Damon cuts it off, throwing her back into her seat. When questioned as to why he stopped, his response is perfect: "Thought I'd give it a shot. Truth is you just don't do it for me anymore."
That moment shows just how much Damon has grown. Plus, I rather enjoy seeing Katherine not get her way.
Stefan finally awakes in the back of moving truck. Rebecca informs him Klaus spent the day breaking Stefan's neck repeatedly, but more revealing was her jealousy-tinged admission that she knew he was hiding the doppelganger from Klaus. When she makes it clear she'll enjoy when Klaus kills Elena, Stefan attacks. It's a short-lived victory as she uses a pipe to stake him. You'd think after being on the road with an Original for so long, Stefan would know he's not really a physical match for any of them. Yet he just keeps charging ahead.
Back at Mystic Falls High School, Klaus drags Elena into the gym, where the seniors are setting up a bunch of cups. Really. I swear, this school has come up with the lamest pranks. Klaus tells the room of teenagers they've been busted and they all need to head home. He does snag one human couple and compels them into a situation where one will likely have to murder the other just to remind us, and Elena, he likes to be cruel for no reason.
We cut back to Damon and Katherine on the side of the road. He chucks the car keys into the woods and demands Katherine spill it. Much too easily, she reveals the necklace she pilfered from Bonnie and that Klaus wants it. She doesn't tell him why Klaus is after the necklace, but instead opens the trunk and shows off an unconscious Jeremy.
Tyler and Caroline hadn't been in the gym during Klaus's reveal, so we meet them in a hallway. Caroline interrupts Tyler's playful kissing (boo!) to talk about how Matt is doing. Tyler found her timing just as crappy as I did, but still offers insight that Matt doesn't have many people to talk to these days. Caroline, appeased that Tyler is still thinking about his friend, drops it. Then there is up-against-the-wall kissing, which is interrupted too soon by Rebecca. Klaus' sister knows how both Caroline and Tyler are, and attacks Caroline.
We then jump to Matt and Bonnie continuing the night of 1,000 lame pranks by toilet papering the natatorium. Bonnie is having fun; Matt isn't, because he's now Captain Complain A Lot. He asks about where Jeremy is tonight—which makes little sense as he's younger than them and it's a seniors-only event—but Bonnie admits she hasn't talked to him all day. Then they jump to the elephant in the room: Jeremy can see Matt's sister Vicki's ghost. Matt wishes he could see her himself and say goodbye. He then laments how much things have changed in the last year. His problems are so much bigger now. I know we're supposed to be invested in Matt as he's the only non-supernatural human, but I'm just not. His moping just dragged down the speed of the episode for me.
Back in the gym, Elena inquires about Stefan. Klaus is less than forthcoming, offering only "he's on a time out." Enter Bonnie. Klaus was expecting her, and determined it was her witchy interference that kept Elena alive and ruined his plans for hybrids. As such, he expects her to fix it. At least we can't accuse the guy of ageism. He expects a 17-year-old to do the same magic centuries-old witches can do.
As everyone is gaping over Klaus' little proclamation, Rebecca drags Tyler into the room. It's time for added incentive. Looking at Bonnie, Klaus explains how his previous attempts to change werewolves into hybrids have ended in agonizing deaths. He then forces Tyler to drink his blood.
"Save my hybrids, Bonnie, and for Tyler's sake"—a snap of Tyler's neck—"you better hurry."
Bonnie and Matt immediately bail to go find answers, while Klaus keeps his precious doppelganger at his side. Rebecca's jealously flares once more upon meeting the girl who stole Stefan's heart. Bonnie, on the other hand, is focused on trying to find her boyfriend as he can talk to the dead to get answers about the curse.
Unfortunately, Jeremy is still unconscious, and in the middle of nowhere with Damon and Katherine. She divulges a bit more information to Damon about her plans for Jeremy. Turns out her old friend Pearl knew a way to kill Klaus. And not "dagger dead" but ended for good dead. While Pearl is dead, she did tell one person how to end Klaus: her daughter Anna. Jeremy's ex-girlfriend Anna, who just happens to be in ghostly form.
When Jeremy wakes, he doesn't think Katherine's plan to chat up Anna is going to work. This may have something to do with him forcing Anna away the other week. Maybe he's feeling a bit guilty there? Anna does appear to him, however, and warns him Katherine isn't a friend. Her choice not to help doesn't go over well with the vampire, and Damon has to injure Jeremy a few times to encourage Anna to give up the details. It works. They need to seek out Michael, a vampire who hunts vampires.
Stefan finally joins the posse at the gym, immediately re-pledging his loyalty to Klaus and in front of Elena and Rebecca claims Elena means nothing to him. As a test, Klaus backhands Elena. Guess what? Stefan was lying. He rushes Klaus, to lose quickly. (Again, he's tried fighting Originals how many times?) I was with Klaus when he pointed out how tiring and obvious Stefan's lies have become. As such, Klaus compels Stefan into subservience and immediately orders him to kill the human couple in the room while Elena watches, horrified.
As cruel a bastard as the Original is, I think he hated doing this. He wanted his friend, the Ripper version of Stefan, back and having to strong-arm him into it takes away some of the fun.
In the hallway outside the gym, Rebecca is supposed to be keeping an eye on the "dead-ish" Tyler and Caroline. Instead she's playing with Caroline's cell phone camera. As Caroline is curled over Tyler's body, Rebecca comes across a photo of Stefan and Elena together. Disgusted, she taps the screen only to zoom in and see Elena wearing what was once her necklace.
She storms the gym wanting to know what the "doppelganger bitch" did with her necklace. When Elena says she doesn't have it, Rebecca pounces, sinking in fangs. Klaus intervenes, and Elena admits Katherine stole the necklace.
Klaus maintains cool composure, but immediately determines Bonnie has an arbitrary 20 minutes to fix things. If she doesn't have an answer by then, he'll compel Stefan to feed on Elena.
Flipping back to The whiny Matt Show, he goes to grab his gym bag before meeting up with Bonnie. (His friend may die, and the guy needs to pick up his clothes before doing research?) Only his clothes have been strewn in a trail, breadcrumb-style, leading him to the pool. He finds his keys at the bottom. Vicki is trying to get his attention, and when a text from her appears on his phone, he calls Bonnie suggesting he knows how to get answers from Vicki. Because he's an idiot, his solution is to drown himself and have Bonnie save him via CPR. That way he'll have come back from the dead and be able to talk to Vicki's ghost.
And, yes, he completely follows through. The dumbass is lucky Bonnie got there in time to save his ass.
Back in the country, Damon discovers Katherine has taken his phone. Once it is returned to him, he sees Bonnie has been texting about Klaus. Damon immediately decides to go back. So much for Katherine's plan to get him far enough away to not be able to return. She tries to convince him to stay, suggesting the Damon she knew wouldn't be that stupid. And, Damon's response warmed my heart—maybe even the highlight of the episode: "I wouldn't have done it for you."
The minutes are ticking away in the gym and Elena tries to convince Stefan to fight the compulsion. She's so sure that when time's up he'll be able to fight it because he loves her. He calls bullshit. It's not that she hasn't been a source of strength for him, but the more blood he gets, the more he wants. He warns her once he gets a taste of hers, she will be dead.
Upon returning from the dead, Matt has a message from Vicki. He says hybrids will always die as long as Elena lives. Klaus overhears all this, calculating his plans to save his hybrids.
Time runs out. Stefan resists the compulsion long enough to tell Elena to run. She makes a break for it, but is caught by Klaus. Stefan stakes himself with a broom, but Klaus won't allow him an easy out. He urges Stefan to turn off his humanity. When he refuses, Klaus compels him to turn it off then baits him to drink from Elena. And he does.
Tyler has woken and is in transition. He needs to drink blood to survive, but as we know from earlier episodes that usually just quickens hybrids' deaths. Klaus arrives and hands over a vial of Elena's blood. Rebecca has to hold Caroline back as Tyler writhes and screams, transforming into a hybrid. It works!
Elena isn't dead! They may have played like she could be, but I don't think anyone really thought we'd lose the main character. She awakes in a hospital bed. She's incredibly weak because of blood loss, but instead of giving her transfusions, the hospital is bagging up blood from her at Klaus's behest.
It turns out Elena's blood is the solution to creating hybrids. Klaus knew he couldn't trust the original witch's word because she hated him so much. His answer was to do the opposite. Additionally, with a bit of prying from his sister, we learn his motivations for making hybrids may have more to do with loneliness than domination. That's something I hope to see explored further.
Klaus was just planning to pack up Elena and Tyler and leave town, when Damon arrives outside the hospital. As Klaus moves to kill him, Damon plays the Michael card. Klaus immediately stops. Damon says he and Katherine found Michael and he's now their leverage. Klaus disappears near instantaneously. I'm sure it's not the last we've seen of him, but I still wanted to cheer for Damon.
He rushes to Elena's bedside, unhooks the blood-gathering IVs and carries her out of the hospital. We keep seeing this romantic gesture on TVD this season. First Tyler carrying a weakened Caroline to safety; now we get to see Damon in that same role. And, yes, I love it.
Back at the Salvatore house, Damon offers to take Elena's memories, but she says she needs to remember it all. He extends the necklace to her, but instead of taking it she says, "He's really gone this time. I watched it happen."
She's resigned that Stefan is gone. And I'm a bit impressed. I thought she'd take the compulsion element as another reason to save him. Instead, her focus now is why Damon wasn't there. Instead of answering, he vows to never leave her again.
And then Stefan shows up and spoils the moment. This is no humanity Stefan, and he's back because Klaus asked him to keep an eye on Elena. She's under his "protection" now. When asked how he got it, he points out it's his house. But it's actually Elena's (remember the legal switcheroo?), which begs the question, will she just rescind his invite?
Closing out this episode is Jeremy and Katherine discovering Michael's tomb. They bust in, find he'd been chained, but he wakes upon arrival. Next week is sure to be good with the liberation of a vampire who's also a hunter.
- Two hot kisses—though the edge on that one goes to Damon and Katherine. It was so wrong and so hot.
- Damon spurning Katherine, rushing to save Elena.
- Stefan's appearance at the house at the very end. If that didn't up the complication factor for potential Damon/Elena action, I don't know what will.
Seriously, Mystic Falls? Where did you come up with those pranks? Shameful.
- Matt. I get it. He's human. It sucks knowing about all the paranormal stuff. Life is weird. Sucky. Quit pulling me down, man.
- Complete lack of shirtless goodness. There were a couple plausible cases for it with Matt, but nope. No man candy this episode.
So, readers, what did you love about this episode, "The Reckoning"? Hate? Did the horrible pranks rile you? Did you love seeing Damon truly over Katherine? Gush in the comments.
(Damon/Elena image courtesy of tariq-omar via Tumblr; Damon image courtesy of mellystumbir via Tumblr)
While Chelsea Mueller runs Vampire Book Club, she won't turn down a sexy werewolf, demon or faerie. She may also have a crush on Ian Somerhalder. He's her off-season Alexander Skarsgard.


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The Visitors Bureau is a committee made up of Chamber members and local volunteers. Its mission is to promote Los Gatos as a destination location for visitors and residents. They encourage visitors to enjoy the restaurants, wineries, spas, hotels, retail stores, trails, and general beauty of what we call the "Gem of Silicon Valley."
These annual awards go to those who stand out as business professionals and community contributors. Several months before the Annual Dinner, the Chamber puts out a call for nominations from the community. Then a committee made up of Chamber Board members reviews all nominations and chooses the award winners.
For more than three decades the annual Holiday Carriage Rides have become a staple in the Town of Los Gatos. More than 2,000 people each year enjoy the leisurely ride in the stately, horse drawn carriages through the festively-decorated downtown and nearby neighborhoods of beautiful historic homes. The 20-minute ride starts in the Town Plaza and continues through the historic Almond Grove district and North Santa Cruz Avenue. Riders come from many miles away to enjoy this one-of-a-kind experience.


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Journalists today scored a small victory against Gina Rinehart, whose company is trying to force The West Australian newspaper and one of its journalists to reveal confidential sources as part of a billion-dollar family feud.
WA's Supreme Court ordered today that Hancock Prospecting will have to supply documents explaining why subpoenas on the paper and Walkley Award-winning journalist Steve Pennells to reveal their sources were relevant to a family feud over the Hancock family trust.
Supreme Court Judge James Edelman described Hancock Prospecting's objection to providing background information as "Kafkaesque".
"You say they can raise an objection on the grounds of irrelevance but they don't have the information to do it with," he told the court.
Hancock Prospecting's lawyers argued the newspaper was a third party to the dispute and should not have access to confidential documents.
The three children fighting Ms Rinehart for control of the multi-billion family trust have withdrawn their support of the newspaper in opposing the subpoenas, the court heard today.
Hancock Prospecting's lawyers also raised concerns about the newspaper's in-house counsel gaining access to confidential documents concerning the case, because of the nature of the newspaper business.
Outside court, The West Australian editor Brett McCarthy said the newspaper would continue to fight the subpoenas, the contents of which the court heard were, "oppressively broad".
The subpoena requests all letters, faxes, emails, text messages, legal advices,memorandums, text messages or other communitcations Mr Pennells has sent to or received from Ms Rinehart's three estraged children from September 4.
All notes or recordings Mr Pennels, or any other journalist from The West Australian has, which relate to topics including Ms Rinehart, the ongoing family court proceedings, The Hope Margaret Hancock Trust, The Hope Downs Deed and Hancock Prospecting, have also been requested.
"We'll continue to do everything that we can as a newspaper to not have to reveal any confidential sources that any of our reporters may or may not have," Mr McCarthy said.
"That's a long established practice and something that we believe in and that we'll fight for."
The paper's parent company Seven West Media has recently announced plans to establish an alternative to the Press Council.
Lawyers for Hancock Prospecting told the court the West's request for proof of relevance was a "fishing exercise", claiming the newspaper did not already have strong enough grounds to fight the subpoenas.
Ms Rinehart is a substantial shareholder of Fairfax Media, the owner of this website.
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- 23 May 2012
- Closes
- 01 Jun 2012
- Sector
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Travel PR is one of the UK's leading specialist agencies in PR and crisis management. Our portfolio of clients is growing and includes trade organisations, tourist boards, hotels, travel websites and specialist travel companies - covering the UK and destinations worldwide.
We are now looking for an experienced Senior Account Executive or aspiring/existing Account Manager to join our close-knit team in Twickenham, south west London. Your role will include working on a number of key travel accounts as well as contributing to the overall success of the company by generating ideas for existing and prospective clients.
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