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These Cottages, on the beautiful Canyon Lake shore, offer 2 room individual rock exterior cottages with a full bath, a full kitchen, and basic cable TV.
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Choose from 4 individually decorated cabins, located one hour southeast of Dallas at beautiful Cedar Creek Lake. They have 2 fishing docks, boatramp and swimming area. Shopping and dining are just minutes away.
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Visit this ranch retreat located on 236 acres in the beautiful Flatonia countryside! Take a quiet walk through the woods or feed the ducks, turkeys, chickens, and pet donkeys. Close to great shopping in the neighboring towns.
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Guadalupe River Mountain Breeze Campground and Cabins
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Condos, cabins, lake house, and RV spaces on the Colorado arm of Lake LBJ near Kingsland, Tx. They have a nice swimming pool and fishing dock. Rent by the day, week or month. Winter Texans are welcome.
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Speaking at an anti-smoking conference in Iceland, Health Minister Mantombazana Tshabalala-Msimang said traditional medicines did work and their approach would not just be based on anti-retrovirals.
"On August 31 I am launching a national institute for traditional medicine because I think there is scope for it," she said.
Ms Tshabalala-Msimang was jeered at South Africa's first major Aids conference on Sunday, because of her government's reluctance to distribute anti-retroviral drugs, which help relieve Aids.
Meanwhile, the Archbishop of Cape Town Njongonkulu Ndungane urged the government to do more to combat Aids, saying the pandemic "has become a world disgrace as serious as apartheid".
'Political will'
Activists say that some 600 South Africans die from Aids-related diseases every day.
An estimated 5 million South Africans are HIV positive - more than any other country.
The government says that ensuring that people eat well is just as important as providing anti-retrovirals to those with HIV and Aids.
Last week, South Africa's Medicines Control Council threatened to ban the only approved anti-retroviral drug, Nevirapine, even though research has shown it can cut mother-to-baby infection rates by nearly a half.
The government has said it may be toxic.
However, at the Aids conference in the port city of Durban, the director general of the health department has said it's a matter of when, rather than if anti-retrovirals will be introduced.

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- Hi Sue,I am not in the leadership of this group, I am basically a newbie, who is working at this by myself since I don't have a Geo buddy in my area. I am totally in the blind here, I would not know what to have, where, for how many, and have no group authority to do it under the group name. I heard about the CITO event and standardly leave CITO containers at most caches I find (except micros). I would be glad to help organize an event, but someone in the leadership of our group needs to be involved. It is funny, but sad that the rep did not show. When I went around prior to buying my Magellian Merdiean Platinum I found only one salesman who had even turned a unit on (At REI) The rest commented on the pretty packaging. SLOIGO
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Why don't you take the lead and arrange one? I'm sure you'll find that most members will
jump at the chance to attend any kind of geocaching special event (picnic, workshop,
dinner get-together and chat).
Once I set up meet-and-greet at the local West Marine store where the Garmin rep was
going to be one evening. Geocachers showed up, but unfortunately the Garmin rep didn't!
We were able to amuse ourselves anyway by playing with all the GPSr's and software
packages that were in stock, basically demonstrating them all on our own (much to the
dismay probably of the salesperson LOL). And we had all met for dinner nearby
beforehand, so there was lots of idea swapping and talking story all around. Point is,
geocachers will congregate when called and have a good time no matter what.
Susie (Coralgeo)
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> Geocaching buddies and contacts down this way. I live in
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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's education policy is causing a stir … but not all in a good way. Advocates for space exploration are noting with dismay that he'd take billions of dollars from NASA to pay for the educational programs he'd like to expand.
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Once again, Glenn Beck is peddling his violent international conspiracy theories. Any pretext will do, as long as it's a group with which he disagrees. This time, it's the Occupy Wall Street protesters, referred to as "the violent left," which is "coming to our streets, all of our streets, to smash, to tear down, to kill, to bankrupt, to destroy." Of course, it's not just those protesters, since "hate is growing on a planetary scale" and the destruction will be "global." The solution against the destroyers? To "turn our world upside down." Watch as Beck, with characteristic self-pity and defensiveness, speaks to the so-called Values Voter Summit:
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Michael Buffer net worth: Michael Buffer is an American boxing announcer and entrepreneur who has a net worth of $400 million. Michael Buffer was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 2, 1944. He is best known for being one of, if not the, greatest ring announcer for boxing and wrestling matches of all time. He began his career as a ring announcer in 1982 after trying his hand at several other careers including acting and modeling. Buffer became world-famous when he developed his signature catch phrase "Let's Get Ready to Rumble" which kicks off all major boxing events. It has brought him fame and incredible fortune especially after Michael shrewdly moved to trademark the phrase. The video game company Midway reportedly paid Buffer $100 million to license to the phrase in perpetuity for the video game "Ready To Rumble". Not bad for a wanna-be actor turned boxing announcer. In total, Buffer has earned $400 million from trademark licensing alone during his career. O
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Phone row may have riled road-rage killer
Date published: 30 July 2014
A LORRY driver, found guilty of murder after driving his 17-ton truck over the head of a fellow motorist, may have been told to get off the phone in the moments leading up to the horror road-rage attack.
Mark Slater (46) and popular grandfather Trevor Allen (56) — who used to work as a lorry-driving instructor — clashed while driving along the A57 near Warrington in February.
When both vehicles had come to a halt on the single carriageway road, Mr Allen got out of his van and with outstretched arms, stood in front of the lorry, Chester Crown Court heard.
Slater, of Hillside Avenue, Oldham, claimed he did not see Mr Allen, from Swinton.
But the jury was told it would have been "obvious" to Slater that Mr Allen, a man of 16 stones and wearing a high-visibility jacket, was in front of him.
Forensic examinations showed the victim was then dragged underneath the vehicle with his head in the area of the front driver's-side wheel.
Mr Allen's family believe as a lorry-driving instructor, he may have indicated to Slater to get off the phone — sparking the fatal confrontation.
Slater showed no emotion when he was found guilty. He was remanded in custody and now faces an automatic life sentence.
Detective Inspector Peter Case, from Cheshire Police, said: "This is a unique case as it is the first time we have prosecuted a driver for murder in 'road rage' circumstances such as this.
"The injuries sustained by Mr Allen were horrific."
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A coroner says further radiology tests should have been ordered by Cabrini Hospital in Malvern for a woman who collapsed and later died after doctors failed to detect a blood clot that led to a brain haemorrhage.
Kerri Gunn, 41, had given birth to her third child, Gemma, eight days before she was admitted to Cabrini on December 2, 2010, but never had an MRI scan that would have detected posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome, which caused a fatal haemorrhage.
She collapsed in hospital on December 5 and died four days later. A CT scan had failed to detect the problem
Neurologist Andrew Churchyard had told the inquest that when Mrs Gunn was admitted she should have had an MRI, which would have detected the problem. He said her condition could have easily been treated with medication that would have saved her.
But Dr Churchyard said MRI scans were extremely difficult to organise as they were expensive and required specialist staff to perform them.
Surgeons eventually decided against operating on Mrs Gunn because they feared doing so would present a "catastrophic" risk of worsening the haemorrhage.
James McKenzie, the doctor at Cabrini's emergency department who first attended Mrs Gunn, said he could not categorically determine she needed neurological treatment as she was also experiencing liver problems and pain in her abdomen.
Coroner Heather Spooner, in her finding handed down on Thursday, said she could not criticise Dr McKenzie's management or his decision to refer Mrs Gunn to a general physician rather than a neurologist.
Ms Spooner said Mrs Gunn had arrived at the emergency department with a range of symptoms including a 36-hour headache, elevated blood pressure, abnormal liver function tests, protein in her urine and lower leg oedema (swelling).
The coroner said that when Ravinder Singh, the doctor who treated Mrs Gunn in the hospital from December 3 onwards, viewed the CT scan report and discovered about noon on December 3 that the scan was performed without contrast as he had expected, "further radiology should probably have been ordered".
"Otherwise, I could not be critical of his inability to diagnose [posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome] up to that point in time given the extreme rarity of the condition.
"The original CT did reveal a subtle bleed that was missed. However, the family conceded that it was so small as to be difficult to see.
"Whilst acknowledging how easy it is to be wise in hindsight, ultimately I concluded that further radiology should have been ordered and that an MRI was probably indicated in the days after Mrs Gunn's presentation to the Cabrini [emergency department].
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In 1968, Clayton commerce proudly featured the modernity of their "new executive city," even defining "the Clayton Look" (above) in their brochure. 45+ years on, Clayton continuously seeks to – and does – demolish its mid-century modern heritage.
On Saturday, October 11, 2014 at 10am, join ModernSTL founding members Darren Snow and myself for a guided tour that is roughly 2 hours in length and less than a 3 mile walk. You will learn factual and interesting things about approximately 30 buildings much like the two shown above.
Downtown Clayton is an architecturally precise place, a city rapidly built after World War 2 to be thoroughly and proudly modern. But commerce and development cliches about "old buildings" constantly threaten to wipe out the core of what makes St. Louis' second downtown business district so unique.
Read Making Money from Clayton's Mid-Century Modern Buildings for the gist of our walking tour.
Darren and I can almost guarantee to deliver you a few chuckles and guffaws along with an informal education.
We meet at 10 am at the building above, the Clayton-Forsyth Building (learn more about it here) at 8230 Forsyth.
There is parking on-street in front of the building, as well as ample parking behind it. Enter parking through the driveways at either end of the building.
The tour is free for ModernSTL members (it's insanely cheap to become a member ), and $5 for non-members, which is also insanely cheap. We look forward to seeing some Clayton MCM with you!
6 Reasons Why to Save the Lewis & Clark LibraryPosted on October 20th, 2013 6 comments
The St. Louis County Public Library seems determined to demolish the Lewis & Clark branch for a new structure. We need them to reconsider this misguided goal. They can meet all their objectives without tearing down this building. We need to help them avoid making a huge mistake.
The importance of this building was recently covered on DOCOMOMO's website, featuring killer historical photos of the branch. Next City placed it on the list of 10 endangered modern buildings. And I covered it here when the demolition idea was first touted. Modern-STL has been actively involved since that time in trying to engage the Library Board of Trustees about the importance of this building. Increasingly, it feels like talking to deaf ears.
Come to the Lewis & Clark branch on October 23rd to learn about this building, it's architect and what we can do to make them reconsider tearing down this building. You can start with the Facebook page. And please join Modern-STL, Esley Hamilton and myself. Event details.
Since we can't have a face-to-face with the Library Board of Trustees, I'm going public with what I would have shared with them privately – 6 Reasons to Save the Lewis & Clark Library:
1. Don't Trash Your Legacy
The Lewis & Clark branch is the ONLY significant building left in the St. Louis County Public Libraries arsenal. Important public institutions deserve important buildings – and this is just such an animal. Needlessly trashing your only architectural asset sends the wrong message about learning from, and respecting, history – especially your own.
There will come a day when the County Library will want to celebrate its milestone anniversaries. Lewis & Clark is already a historical milestone at 50 years old. Then comes 75 and 100 years. Look to the St. Louis Public Library system for a template on how that kind of celebration benefits everyone. With this proposed demolition, The County would have no important buildings to celebrate their history because they trashed them.
2. Don't Trash the History of North County
Lewis & Clark was the first branch built in North County. Great care was taken with making this 1963 building worthy of the burgeoning community it would serve. It was designed with a grace and beauty reflecting the power and aspirations of a new town in a far-flung locale. It was such a pioneering flag plant that the library didn't erect another North County branch until 1975, letting Lewis & Clark service a rapidly growing community for 12 years.
It being the sole library in NoCo for so long is what makes it an emotional anchor for everyone who grew up there. This is why it's the only library to make the pages of the popular nostalgia book Cruizin' North County. New York master planners have no knowledge or interest in the history of St. Louis County (read the entire master plan). It is distressing that the St. Louis County library system also appears to be ignoring this history.
So many other touchstones of North County history have been unceremoniously trashed; the library is an institution that lends weight and importance to the history of the region. Let this one architecturally worthy building represent the history of community and education in North County. Come the 100th Anniversary, you'll be glad you did.
3. Understand the Difference Between "Old" and Historical
The Library's Facilities Master Plan document graphs the age of each of their buildings, and bases the needs for demolition for new buildings SOLELY on age (slide above from that Master Plan). They do acknowledge the level of maintenance on all their buildings has been good (and it is). The implication that a new building will solve their future maintenance issues is just absurd.
The Master Plan equates anything over 30 years old as bad. This is a 20th century, developer-driven, irresponsible line of thought that's oblivious to the rapidly-growing importance of preserving mid-century modernism as the last great period of American architecture.
The Board of Trustees has been educated on the architectural pedigree of the Lewis & Clark building. The importance and benefits of preserving architectural history is a well-documented topic. To continue to willfully ignore that is to willingly court ignorance, which is the opposite goal of a library.
4. Acknowledge the Needs of a Modern Library
Libraries are research-driven environments, and the most shallow research into the needs of the modern library reveals articles in the New Republic and Wall Street Journal about what will keep libraries relevant in these technological times. It's no longer about having more space to store physical books, but for the existing space to meet new needs. Libraries need to curate knowledge in an age of information overload, and to be a safe and welcoming place for the community to gather.
The Master Plan says Lewis & Clark needs 4,000 more square feet. If – in light of the modern needs of library science – this is still true, why not add it addition to the northeast side of the building? You have the space. An addition would be a way to have your legacy and thrive on it, too.
5. Erect Your New Building Elsewhere
We understand the politics of the voter-approved tax hike; when South County gets a brand new library building so must North County. Agreed. But why does it have to be the Lewis & Clark Branch?
The Flo Valley branch is only one year younger than Lewis & Clark. And more centrally located in NoCo. And is not architecturally significant. This would be a good candidate for an entirely new, state-of-the-art building. The Thornhill Branch (1975) has been pegged for demolition for a new building, as well.
There's wiggle room in the master plan to meet all of library system's needs without sacrificing your most prominent historical building.
6. Apply Emotional Intelligence to the Master Plan
The Master Plan that launched the system-wide need for renovations and demolitions repeatedly emphasize how important each library is to its community. But the Planners are from New York City so they fail to recognize the historic and sentimental touchstones of this building in this community. Clinging blindly to this document seems a stubborn stance for bolstering egos rather than community. A successful master plan considers the head and the heart, the numbers and the people who want to be more than statistics bolstering a bottom line.
The County library has only one building that perfectly represents its moment in history with a grace that still inspires the pursuit of knowledge and community. This building presents the County library with an opportunity to one day have their St. Louis City library headquarters moment: past, present and future knowledge all in one admirable package of civic architecture.
The County library has educated us for decades. The Lewis & Clark branch building is their chance for a poignant, teachable moment that inspires pride in the community it serves.
All they have to do is respect it by letting it stand.
The Saucer Earns a 2013 Preserve Missouri AwardPosted on May 27th, 2013 3 comments
Here's a good story to end May 2013 Preservation Month.
In 1967, architect Richard Henmi designed the striking building above. Over the decades, it went from a gas station to a pair of taco fast-food restaurants. Then the building went vacant while the Council Plaza it is part of was being revived with help, in part, from Missouri Historic Tax Credits.
Then in 2011 news leaked out that the developer of Council Plaza was seeking permission to tear down "the saucer." Here was the reaction to the details of politics as usual.
And this is what hundreds of St. Louisans did to protest the intent of the developer and some pockets of the Board of Aldermen. Turns out it wasn't just meddlesome preservationists who loved this building – most everyone was fond of it and couldn't understand why anyone would want to demolish it.
Both on the streets and via social media, we made a ruckus and offered up solutions for ways to re-use an iconic piece of St. Louis architecture that already qualified for historic tax credits. Here's one example of the things we did to Save The Saucer.
The Council Plaza developer changed his mind, refurbished and enlarged The Saucer and found two tenants for it. It's a true pleasure to drive by and see it hovering over a steady stream of customers. The Saucer's revival gained plenty of positive national recognition, and in 2013 it earned this high honor from Missouri Preservation:
The award ceremony at the state capitol in Jefferson City, MO was cancelled due to snow in February, and rescheduled for May 7, 2013. That was a happy accident because it felt better to have this celebration during National Preservation Month. A small group of us representing the dozens of people whose passion played a big role in changing the right minds drove down to be a part of the ceremony in the rotunda.
Here is the list of 2013 award winners we are so proud to be included among.
And here's Randy Vines giving the acceptance speech:
All acceptance speeches that morning made note that Congress was, literally at that moment, voting on the fate of the Missouri Historic Tax Credits. One politician presented the award to his constituents and had to high-tail it off stage to go vote when the bell rang. The irony of it was not lost on anyone.
Everyone had to wait 10 more days to learn that the tax credit remains unchanged. As is the case every year, the battle will surely resume again. I wonder how each politician who on that day handed a preservation award to the building owners voted on the bill.
Here we are in the afterglow of this triumphant chapter of the tale of the saucer. From left to right: Lindsey Derrington, Jeff Vines, Randy Vines, architect Richard Henmi and me.
Here's some interesting facts about our award:
• This marks the first mid-century modern building to earn this recognition. Along with Ladue Estates on the National Register of Historic Places, it's with relief and gratitude that we now know Missouri recognizes and values MCM architecture.
• We were the only project that day to have the building's original architect on hand to accept the award. It's wonderful that our Modernist architects receive this kind of recognition while they are still here to know how important their contributions are.
• Ours was the only award that day that did not go to the owner of the building.
• Our St. Louis City group was the only one to not have a representing politician speak on our behalf and present the award.
Thank you to everyone at Missouri Preservation for making such a milestone bold choice, ushering in a whole new era of historic preservation. And then they even fed us!
The luncheon gave us the opportunity to explore the state capitol, which is truly magnificent on so many levels. Whenever you may feel overwhelmed by the rancor and confusion of state politics, walk through these halls to instantly feel better about the past, present and future of our state. It perfectly embodies what great architecture does for the soul – it inspires.
Our group wanted Richard Henmi to keep the preservation certificate, and he was respectfully insistent it remain among us all. To that end, the plaque now hangs permanently in the StL Style storefront on Cherokee so that everyone can always be reminded of what they accomplished by loving The Saucer enough to stick up for it. Thank you to Randy (above) and Jeff Vines for giving it the perfect, permanent home.
Defining An Era: The City of St. Louis Mid-Century Modern SurveyPosted on February 12th, 2013 1 comment
On February 11, 2013, the Cultural Resources Office of St. Louis presented to the public the results of their survey of non-residential mid-century modern architecture in the City of St. Louis, MO. The details of their survey work during 2012 is documented here.
Nearly 250 buildings made their list of architecturally worthy buildings. That list was narrowed down to 40, and everyone from both the Cultural Resources Office and the Missouri State Historic Preservation
Office at Monday's meeting reiterated how genuinely difficult it was to come to that new number. They all fell in love with certain buildings, harbored their favorites.
But because it's a limited grant budget, and all this historical research takes time and money, the 40 buildings need to be narrowed down to 20-25 buildings that will make the final list. That's why they are asking for St. Louisans to weigh in on which buildings we think should make the final cut.
Here is the first part of the list of buildings.
Here is the second part of the list of buildings.
Those in attendance were given a sheet of 16 stars to place upon the buildings we liked most.
Here's Michael Allen bestowing one of his stars upon a building he wrote about. Turns out this South Grand vacant bank is already under threat of demolition for a new independent grocery store building on the lot. And this highlights why it's important to have this list of our significant MCM architecture: if one of these buildings should come under fire, there will be documentation to prove why it matters.
Among the final 40, it was thrilling to see buildings that I've covered previously in this blog. These include:
Former Buder Branch St. Louis Public Library
Oak Hill Chapel in Holly Hills
The AAA Building, Optimist Building, Engineers Club and the Archdiocese of St. Louis' Chancery on Lindell Boulevard in Central West End. (They could save a little time and just declare Lindell Boulevard an Historic District, similar to what was done on Washington Avenue, downtown.)
Pius Memorial Library, St. Louis University
Carpenter's Union Hall on Hampton Avenue
David P. Wohl Community Center, whose architect of record, Richard Henmi, was on hand to place his star upon it, once again:
Henmi, the architect of the Flying Saucer in Midtown, will also be in Jefferson City on February 27, 2013 as one of the people accepting a 2013 preservation award from Missouri Preservation. This is shaping up to be a special year for him, and all of us who love his work and those of his professional peers.
What Happens Next
They need your feedback by February 15, 2013 on which 20-25 buildings deserve further research to make the final list. Please review the 40 buildings. Download the comment sheet here, which also has information on where to send it.
In Spring, they plan to announce the 20-25 finalists that will get the full treatment of further
documentation and statements of significance that put them in historic context and serve as framework for the property owners and others to use for the architectural preservation and appreciation of these buildings.
Stay atop any breaking news on The Finalists by following Chris Madrid French on Twitter and Missouri Preservation on Facebook. Or just check back with B.E.L.T., 'cos you know how freaking excited I am about all this!
The Architectural Patchwork Quilt of Notre Dame High School in St. LouisPosted on March 25th, 2012 5 comments
Notre Dame High School Campus
320 East Ripa Ave, South St. Louis County, MO
Just a tad north of Jefferson Barracks Historical Park in South St. Louis County, on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River, is the campus of Notre Dame High School. This all-girl Catholic school is also a fascinating flip book of architectural styles.
Here's a shot that distills the essence of the Notre Dame aesthetic experience: to the right is the original School Sisters of Notre Dame house opened in 1897 and a sampling of its expansion in the mid-20th century. Previous to this moment, I knew nothing about the Notre Dame school, but the story of its endurance and might was easy to read in the buildings on its campus.
Courtesy of Bing, we get a bird's eye breakdown of the Notre Dame campus, to which I've mapped out the years of its expansion.
As it is approached from its main entrance on East Ripa, you first see the L-shaped high school erected in 1955. It presents a staid appearance with its brick and glass block, even evoking a 1940s institutional feel.
The building finally cuts loose at the main entrance, opening up and soaring for a bit. It feels like a conscious concession to the more overtly modern geometry of the gymnasium it connects to.
A quick peek inside the entrance reveals terrazzo flooring and quintessential MCM metal stair railings, and overall has the lightness of the building it connects to.
The gymnasium was built 2 years before the high school, and it's interesting that sports came before a high school, proper. The gym itself has a rounded roof resting on concrete pillars, which are filled in with glass block. The entrance has the light, overtly modern airiness of the early 1950s. See the very first photo above to see the whimsical font on the building's corner stone – it feels like the opening credits to a Doris Day movie. Considering the spiritual and educational gravity of the place, it seems a bit cheeky. But I love it.
And this is also where you get the first juxtaposition of post-war modernism abutted to 19th century classicism. I love how the canopy lightly abuts the stone of the Sister School, and how a different bond and color of brick coordinates but refuses to imitate. It was a new era, and they embraced it, but in a respectful way.
But come the dawn of the 1960s, the surge of high school-age Baby Boomers swelling the attendance, the school needed even more room, and it was time to make a big, bold architectural statement. Aqua metal panels, steel and glass zoom out of the past and into the future, literally creating a bridge to…
…the thoroughly modern quadrant of the campus.
It's now 1961, and the performing/ fine arts, administrative and pre-school needs of Notre Dame are downright giddy with color, form and materials. If not for that gorgeous, minimalist cross (above), you'd think this was any mighty corporate campus flush with post-war money and optimism.
But the religious intent of the campus is expertly applied in small details throughout, like this glass tile mosaic above an entrance.
A peak inside this entrance shows that, like the high school, the original fabric is still fully intact. And look at that chair! Are there more of these original chairs throughout the building? I am so impressed with how well-preserved and still-functional everything is, like the know what they have and love it!
Though there is one slightly disturbing thing happening right now. The originally-aqua metal panels are currently being painted white on this end of the campus.
Here's another juxtaposition of old and "new," and you can see how the white-coating is removing the joyousness from the MCM portions personality. The metal panels all appear to be in near-mint condition, so is this a purely cosmetic decision on the administration's part?
I would like to know why they've decided to now go bland after 50 years of aqua. White-washing seems like something they'd have done in the late '80s/early '90s, when everyone was trying to stamp out a dated look. Yet Notre Dame let it be, and as you can see…
… it's truly a thing of beauty. It should also be noted that blue and white are their sports colors, so that aqua was chosen for a good reason back in 1960.
Imagine this vista once the aqua is gone; it will no longer sing, just merely hum. Much like those window AC units. Which may be why so much original fabric remains – they've yet to renovate for central air.
At Romana Hall, on the northern-most edge of the campus, the metal panels are a different color (and I love how the canvas awning was made to match perfectly), so does this mean this was painted over at some point, as well?
I would love to know the story of the Notre Dame campus expansion. Who were the architects and administrators who worked together to create all these wonderful new buildings? Who has had the long-range vision over all the following decades to lovingly curate and maintain a century's worth of architecture? And does this glorious patchwork quilt of a campus inspire its students to be as curious about Notre Dame's past as those of us who chance upon it?
Hey St. Louis, Buy Local – Brick By BrickPosted on November 24th, 2011 3 comments
The only downside to Thanksgiving is it marks the end of reasonable shopping until December 25th. The mere thought of the huckster retail hell that begins with Black Friday causes me real anxiety. That they start Black Friday earlier every year has me contemplating therapy.
If this rings true for you as well, the antidote is to shop local. Buying as much of your holiday bounty from independently owned St. Louis businesses supports your community, your neighborhood and the local folks who've stuck their neck out to go against the Big Box tide.
A perfect way to celebrate this Black Friday is to StL two-bird-one-stone it on the local tip by heading to the St. Louis Curio Shoppe between 1 – 3 pm and buy a DVD copy of Bill Streeter's film Brick By Chance and Fortune: A St. Louis Story.
The Curio Shoppe specializes in selling only St. Louis-produced or St. Louis-centric items. Did you know we have a large group of local soap makers, who make soap so pure you could eat it (if you had to)? Go to there and see for yourself. And it makes all kinds of sense to meet Bill Streeter there and have him sign a copy of his movie; a movie that makes all kinds of sense as a gift for every St. Louisan.
Here's the Facebook invite for more details.
If you can't make it out for this event, you can order the film on-line. Here's the PayPal link.
A special thank you to Streeter for giving all of us who appear in the film free copies. You've already taken care of a sizable chunk of my Christmas shopping with this generous offering. And thank you for making all of us proud of our Brick City!
Personal Architecture: Northland Day Nursery SchoolPosted on August 28th, 2011 6 comments
Hudson Road & College Drive
Ferguson, MO
Yesterday while driving from Alton, IL back to South St. Louis, I made a quick detour to check on the state of a beloved, vacant building. The scene above is what I found:
a blank spot.
Here's what used to be there. From the 1950s to 1985 it was the Northland Day Nursery School, owned and operated by Ruth Meyer, who lived in the house next door. The first part of the building went up in 1940 and was added onto several times over the years, including an in-ground swimming pool added in 1961.
I attended this nursery school off and on from 1969 to 1974. I went here in lieu of kindergarten, and even in the first few years of grade school, they'd let my mother drop me off for a couple weeks during summer vacation. This wasn't all that odd, as several of the kids I grew up with here also did the same. If they liked you (i.e., you didn't cause too much trouble) you were always welcome to come back when a babysitter wasn't available.
It sat on 1.63 acres of land, and was a complete wonderland of exploration, inside and out. Take a look at the map above and see how large the yard was for us to run around in. It was like a little village, with a rabbit hutch, 2 playhouses, a sandbox, a jungle gym and that glorious pool during the summer. There was plenty of pavement for riding tricycles, trees for climbing and hiding behind.
Our parents would drop us off at this gate, and for the rest of the day we belonged to Miss Ruth (who had one finger permanently stained from applying Mercurochrome to scrapes and cuts), Miss Audrey, Miss Dorothy and Miss Joanne. That's what we were taught to call them, and I've retained that habit of referring to ladies of all ages in a position of authority by adding Miss to their first name, regardless of their marital status. It's an old southern trait that still serves well in the modern age.
Inside, the building was a a rambling labyrinth, constantly changing floor levels and ceiling heights. Some rooms were lined with shelves of toys, where Weebles wobbled but never fell down, or set up with a kid-sized metal kitchen with an old rotary phone where we called David Cassidy to sing "I Think I Love You" to him.
Down a set of steep stairs that we could only peer down, Miss Dorothy worked in a small kitchen making buckets of Kraft macaroni and cheese and pulling handfuls of potato chips from a giant metal tub. We got a mid-morning snack and a big lunch. Then it was nap time, with folding army cots lined up in several different rooms throughout, even in the far back room that was supposedly haunted.
That's me on the far right, top row (note that the girl next to me has on a Mrs. Beasley costume). My best friend, Cathy Meeker, is the bride all the way to the left in the top row. We knew every nuance of all the Partridge Family and Sonny & Cher songs, and sang them loud and often until we were told to pipe down. This Halloween was the first time I ever saw a vampire movie, a Christopher Lee film shown on the afternoon program Dialing for Dollars. Cathy and I decided fangs were ultra cool, and that's what I wanted my costume to be, but had to be a fairy instead. The wand helped soothe any disappointment.
And Santa came every Christmas, with presents galore. This year I got a knock-off Barbie doll which I then traded for a Liddle Kiddle locket. This was also the same room where we watched the 1969 moon landing, were scared to death of accidental blindness when learning about solar eclipses, and I got in trouble for heckling Alfie about one of the lamest Show 'n Tell tricks ever performed.
Speaking of Alfie…
In 1993, some friends came over to my apartment, and one of them brought her boyfriend, Al. During the course of partying, Al said a few things that blipped my radar, and I got this vision of a tiny boy with a large head with Tweety Bird eyes and I asked him: "Does anyone ever call you Alfie?"
"Umm…yeah, my folks do."
"Did you go to Northland Day Nursery School?"
"Hey Alfie, it's me Toby!"
His eyes returned to Tweety Bird proportions, his jaw dropped and he turned beet red. Turns out he clearly remembered me and Cathy Meeker. Or to be more accurate, he remembered how we tortured him ceaselessly. He recounted a long list of wrongs I'd completely forgotten about. We were little shits, I guess, but he and I made amends during our impromptu Nursery School Reunion. Later I learned that his girlfriend got jealous of this occurrence and they never came around again, and I never got a chance to tell her, "Are you kidding? I'm still not into Alfie – he ate boogers!"
From this December 2006 photo, the bones of one of the playhouses remains. Inside this structure, we tarted ourselves up with kiddy make-up and perfume, or had round-robin choruses of Melanie's "Brand New Key." From here you could see the rabbit hutch under that closest tree, the ground under them covered in pellets that looked like chocolate chips, and caterpillars crawling up the trunk that looked like mustard when they were smashed by the boys.
To the very right in this photo is the remains of the other playhouse which was next to the pool, the remains of which are outlined by the red fence posts. In the adjacent basement, we had little changing stations with our names written in marker, where we kept our towel, swimsuit and swimming caps. Even as I stood in the cold on this day, I could hear us singing Steely Dan's "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" underwater in that pool.
And that very gate, that very same fence is where I used to stand and peer out longingly at the cars passing by on College Drive, which was – and is – the back way into Florissant Valley Community College. From early on, I always wanted to be anyplace else but where I was, and those kids driving by to college equaled freedom in my mind. It's poignant to think back to feeling I was missing out on something better during what were the easiest and merriest days of my childhood. By the time I came back here in 2006, I had been working hard on learning to be here – now, to stay present. It was a meaningful full circle moment to be back there, on the other side of the fence looking in, fully in the present and the past. Time stood still, and it was peaceful.
By 1986, the nursery school had closed. Miss Ruth's daughter, Ruth Ann, took over her house, and the school sat vacant ever since. My memory is cloudy about it, but somewhere in 2009 I learned the property was for sale, and I continued to come visit.
There are several places from my past that I visit when needing to chill out and gain a healthier perspective. Being in the tangible presence of safe and happy places lets me see the timeline of life, and re-connect to the purer parts of the soul. It's another form of why people keep mementos – a physical piece of the past that conjures memories and emotions. Buildings are an important part of this historical perspective of the lives we live, proof that we did and do exist, that we grow and change while staying connected to the root of our hearts and souls.
And now a physical piece of childhood is gone forever, my first deeply personal architecture to be demolished. Now I understand the stunned silence of our parents and grandparents when they return to see their childhood architecture gone. It's an uncomfortable milestone of aging, and the ghost images those now-empty spaces conjure make you feel momentarily older than you actually are.
When standing, these buildings dutifully house our memories so we can cruise by from time to time to rummage through the toy box of time. When they're gone, those memories become toys in the attic of already crowded minds. And now "I'm never going back to my old school."
May 7, 2011: Ladue Estates Open House & TourPosted on April 27th, 2011 No comments
Modern StL is teaming with the Trustees of Ladue Estates to present the first ever Open House and Walking Tour of the first-ever Missouri mid-century modern neighborhood on the National Register of Historic Places!
Saturday, page May 7, 2011
10 am – 2 pm
Ladue Estates, Creve Coeur MO 63141
$10 admission – $5 for Modern StL members
5 Homes Open To You
#1, 2, 3, 11 and 14 West Ladue Estates Drive are opening their doors. See an original teal GE metal kitchen. See how excited we are to be able to share these 5 gorgeous homes with you!
Guided Walking Tour
At 11am, noon and 1 pm, two Ladue Estates residents (Lea Ann Baker – who did the Historic Registry application – and architect David Connally) give a guided tour of the homes on West Ladue Estates Drive.
Self-Guided Walking Tour
The other 2 streets that make up this historic neighborhood are open for you to swoon through. With a paid fee, you will receive a brochure with neighborhood highlights.
This is a thriving, private neighborhood, so please respect their homes and park only on the East Sides of the 2 streets shown on the map above.
Ticket Table
The tour begins at #2 West Ladue Estates (shown as X on the map above), which is also one of 5 homes open to you. Pay the fee here and begin your journey into an atomic-age wonderland! $10 fee the day of the event – $5 for Modern StL members. Rain or shine.
Read more about this groundbreaking St. Louis mid-century modern neighborhood.
Southern Funeral Home For SalePosted on January 2nd, 2011 29 comments
S. Grand & Iron
South St. Louis, MO
The palatial hacienda-style funeral home with "that sign" is now for sale.
This building is absolutely gorgeous, in whole and for its details. The funeral home (read its history here) started in 1908, and they moved into this building in 1929, which was built for them, and is supposedly the first St. Louis structure made expressly for a funeral home.
I've always been fond of the mid-century rear addition, loving the juxtaposition between eras. Plus, how can you not love the reiteration of their logo in giant, 3-D (below)?
Take a look at the real estate listing. They're asking only $375,000 for this massive building, which also includes 2 apartments. I ran into the family that were living in the place until recently, when they had to find a new place to live because the place is for sale. There was a language barrier preventing me from getting any details from them, because I wanted to ask the little boy just how was it living in a funeral parlor. Seems like something a kid would dig, right?
Take a close look at the photos on the property listing. There's a beautiful chapel inside with a stage and seating for more than 200 people. It's in a commercial district and has tons of parking.
This building is crying out to be a concert club. Think about it: music and food, the owner can live above the business. Because it's by Carondelet Park, it's easy to get to from Hwy 55.
So, do we yet have anyone inspired to do something with this fabulous place?
The U.S. Census & St. Louis' Over 50 Housing StockPosted on December 16th, 2010 7 comments
American housing statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau are making the media rounds, and the media has already begun taking a negative slant. Take a look at the coverage by the city with the most housing stock over 50 years old, Buffalo, New York. They lead off by slamming New Orleans for the highest vacancy rate.
At least the St. Louis Business Journal's headline about the statistics focuses on St. Louis. We have the 2nd highest vacancy rate. Here's their article. Here's some St. Louis housing stock stats they break down for easier consumption:
- Housing units 180,490
- Occupied units 143,045
- Seasonal units/units that are not occupied but have been sold or rented 2,514
- Vacant units 34,931
- Vacancy rate 19.35%
- Units built since 2005 1,706
- Share of units built in past five years 0.95%
- Units built before 1960 145,264
- Share of units built more than 50 years ago 80.48%
- Median year of construction for existing units 1939
- Median value of owner-occupied housing units $119,900
As I hunker down in my home built in the median year of 1939 (another useful stat), I'm afraid to read any other local media outlet's take on this news, because it will surely be negative – that's what the media (and reader comments) excels at. Words have power, and going for the negative spin only holds a benefit for those hell bent on tearing down rather than building up. As these new stats make the media rounds over the next few days, I ask you to consider a positive take on every negative you hear.
For examples of positive spin, let's look at a stat like 80.48% of our homes are over 50 years old:
• Ask most any carpenter or architect and they will tell you you're better off in a home over 50 because they were built to last.
• St. Louis is the 3rd most sustainable city in America because of its older housing stock.
• People move to out city because of the deep and vast character of our original housing stock.
• St. Louis is proud to have so much of its heritage to show off.
You get the point.
Perception becomes reality, the power of positive thinking is that it brings positive results. Your response to the following declaration will reveal if you're part of the problem or the solution:
St. Louis is such an affordable, historic, well-built and handsome city that the vacancy rate is a temporary set back.


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Last week, I dug into a few of the benefits of buying IT gear from the gray market and working with less-expensive support contracts. Although it's true that in working with less-supported (or unsupported) gear you take on a much larger share of the responsibility if things go wrong, you can also save an enormous pile of money.
However, in addition to making sure you have appropriate spare equipment on site and have staffed appropriately to be able to handle failures yourself, you must be aware of the other dangers of working with gray-market gear -- especially when it comes from unscrupulous sources. Knowing what to look for when you're in the market for used tech is incredibly important if you're hoping to cut costs with gray-market purchases.
Unsurprisingly, hardware vendors are not shy about telling you about all the potential evils of the gray market. They claim that broken, misrepresented, incomplete, flat-out counterfeit, and even stolen hardware flood the outlets for used IT gear. It's easy to see why hardware manufacturers aren't jumping for joy when you decide to spend $20,000 on a used switch from a remarketer rather than $80,000 on a new one; if enough people did that (more than they already do), the manufacturers stand to lose huge amounts of revenue.
But the manufacturers' scare stories aren't all wrong; there's plenty of unscrupulous behavior in the gray market. In one of the more memorable cases, in 2008 the Defense Department bought a large number of cut-rate Cisco routers, only to find out that they were counterfeit -- assembled in China and sold with no support contracts and pirated Cisco software. Fortunately, that kind of large-scale deception is rare, but other risks need to be considered when dealing in the gray market, depending on the gear you're seeking.
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If your family is all about pets, than why not wrap up their gifts in pet inspired wrapping paper? With whimsical designs by artist Judy Fleenor, 100% of the proceeds benefit PetSmart Charities.
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Getting involved can also be an enjoyable and fulfilling experience, with many rewards. It also gives you the opportunity to make new friends that share a common goal of making it a better place for the animals that give us so much. We have a program or task that can fit any schedule, be it one hour a week or much more. The HSoMC needs whatever time and skills you are able to contribute.
Volunteer Opportunities include:
- Pet Foster Caregiver for dogs, cats and small animals such as rabbits etc.
- Screening: Potential Adopters and Foster Caregivers
- Fundraising: Develop/organize fundraising events
- Education: We are developing programs that will require responsible people that may have experience in the classroom, or have good public speaking skills.
- Administrative (letters, word processing, etc.)
- Desktop Publishing (flyers, newsletters, graphics, etc.)
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I'll be in Denver over Memorial Day weekend, and I'm looking for good places to eat! I'm planning to visit the Garden of the Gods on Sunday afternoon so a recommendation for CO Springs would be great, too.
Things I like: meat, green chiles, salads, sandwiches
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From: "Elizabeth Shown Mills" <>
Subject: Re: [APG] Creoles: Was Catholic records
Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 18:01:46 -0500
References: <20080507162038.LOSZ28958.hrndva-omta06.mail.rr.com@alvied1d9d9840><013601c8b06f$23615960$6502a8c0@COMPUTER1> <018201c8b078$84441e80$8ccc5b80$@net><018b01c8b082$65ab2090$6502a8c0@COMPUTER1>
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>I stand corrected, creoles are a culture, in Pensacola, that culture was
primarily black.
I'd still change the verb from "was" to "is" or else insert the word "20th
century" in front of Pensacola. But, if we use the word "is," we plunge
ourselves into the middle of another debate, given that in Creole society
there was a difference between "black" and "partially African" and that many
multiracial Creoles today prefer not to label themselves as either black or
Incidentally, tourist websites always provide interesting versions of
history--especially since they often don't let the facts interfere with a
good story. <g>
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ACC Business Honors Agents at Annual Club Unlimited Awards Luncheon
Rochester, New York, May 16, 2012
ACC Business announced today the Agents that received Special Recognition in a variety of categories. The winners were honored at ACC Business's eighth annual Club Unlimited Awards Luncheon, March 28, held at the 2012 Channel Partners Conference & Expo in Las Vegas.
During the awards luncheon, 21 recipients were lauded for their sales performance in 2011. Special honors were given to eight Platinum Cup recipients, nine Gold Achievement Awards, three Technology Adopter awards, and a Momentum Award winner for a top new agent.
"The Club Unlimited awards give us a chance to honor the agents that work so hard for us all year," said ACC Business President and CEO John D. Baker. "These top performers make ACC Business what it is. They consistently deliver our product with customer service that's second to none."
Each year, ACC Business recognizes an Agent who calculated the advantages of different carrier programs and benefits, chose and signed an Agent Agreement with ACC Business, took advantage of its training and support and achieved top results. The Momentum Award this year was awarded to Total Solutions Telecom as the top new agent signed in 2011 with the greatest revenue production.
A category added last year recognizes outstanding Technology Adopters who sold leading complex products and solutions including ANIRA, Ethernet, PNT, AVPN, or Network Based firewall while experiencing outstanding growth and customer satisfaction. This year the honor goes to Beacon Communications, Infolink Communications, and Larry Davis Associates.
The Gold Cup Agents are recognized for achieving strategic sales revenue levels in 2011. They perform for ACC Business year over year – always putting fourth a quality effort. This year the ACC Business Gold Cup Agents are Bridgepointe Tecnologies, Broadband Enterprise, Cynergy Services, Northwest W.A.N., On Track Communications, PlanetOne Communications, Telecom Brokerage Inc (TBI), and WTG.
The most prestigious award is the Platinum Cup which was proudly awarded to eight agents this year in recognition for achieving tremendous success selling the full scope of the ACC Business product line and driving the highest sales revenue levels in 2011. The following agents received this elite recognition: Advanced Corporate Services, Infolink Communications, Intelisys Communications, MicroCorp, Network Management, Network Services, Simplify, and Telarus.
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(HT: Carl Trueman). According to Michael McClenahan, "The King's College, an evangelical college in Manhattan, is officially distributing this photograph of the inauguration of their fifth President, Dinesh D'Souza." (Click presidential photo below for full size). If you look closely, the portrait on the wall behind President D'Souza is that of St. Thomas More. This is immensely interesting given the controversy over whether or not President D'Souza is or is not a Catholic. (See my comments on th … [Read more...]
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Robertson also shares ideas for fundraising, as well as additional sources of information on volunteering, travel, and the various destinations. From discovering the best times to go to navigating the application process to figuring out what to take, this guidebook prepares readers for all aspects of their volunteer experience, whether they're preparing a turtle hatchery in Costa Rica, teaching English in Mexico, or building a home in Brazil. Moon Volunteer Vacations in Latin America is a must-have for anyone looking to get involved abroad.
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Amy has a background in international development and nonprofit management, and has worked in both private and nonprofit sectors. She applied that expertise, as well as the advice and experiences of her extensive network of passionate "voluntourist" friends and colleagues, to her evaluation of volunteer programs for this book.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. - John Huh learned first hand that the Masters is unlike any tournament in the world when he arrived for the first time Monday and tried to get in the locker room.
Access denied.
Huh, the 22-year-old Crescenta Valley High graduate, is the PGA Tour's reigning Rookie of the Year and a rising star in golf, but every golfer must register before gaining entry into the locker room.
After he registered, Huh was granted entry into the prestigious tournament. He doesn't know what to expect and that's a good thing this week, since so much about the Masters is pressure putts and heroic shots and tears and green jackets and buckling knees.
Already, Huh aced the par-3 16 th hole in a practice round Monday, the first time he ever played Augusta National. He played with K.J. Choi and Kevin Na, Korean golfers who have become his friends and mentors.
"I'm trying to enjoy myself a lot," Huh said.
He can say that again.
Huh played a practice round on Tuesday with Stewart Cink and then played in the Par-3 Contest on Wednesday. Huh is so not a follower that while most of the Par-3 Contest players had a family member or significant other as caddie - the usual tradition here - Huh chose Ed Vaughan, CEO of one of his new sponsor, ETS, to be on his bag.
Augusta National wasn't what Huh - who was born in Korea and played on the Korean Tour for three years before becoming a PGA Tour member last year via Qualifying School - thought it would be from his living room.
"The layoutis different. It looks way different than on TV," Huh said. "It looks flatter. It's not easy to walk. It reminds me of Korean courses, with a lot of hills."
Huh, who has made his new home in Dallas, brought his entire famiy here, and they're renting a house in Augusta. Map questing is another lesson learned when choosing a rental here.
"I thought it was five miles away. It's really 10 miles away," Huh said.
Traffic is a concern down Washington Blvd to get to Magnolia Lane, so Huh must make sure he's here early. Today, he'll play in his first Masters with John Senden and Michael Thompson in his pairing.
Huh hasn't felt any jitters yet, although even the seemingly unflappable Huh might feel differently on the first tee.
"Nervous? Nah, it was pretty fun teeing it up with KJ and Y.E. Yang," Huh said. "I wasn't nervous. I enjoyed myself with those guys and Stewart Cink."
His carefree attitude is remarkable, although it's easy to understand his happiness because he's finally finding a groove with his new TaylorMade equipment. Huh has missed five of 11 cuts and a stretch of 4 of 5. Last year, he won a tournament and qualified for the Masters by making it through all four FedEx Cup events, the first PGA Tour rookie to do so. His sophomore year hasn't been as easy.
"It was hard to adjust," Huh said. "I was trying to find a driver shaft. Finally, a month ago, I got a good shaft and it's a good driver and I'm hitting it good."
And then there's the putting here on these tricky greens.
"Everybody told me, 'Don't think this will be an easy golf course. The (greens)are pretty sneaky, speedy,' Huh said. "Either you make it or you miss it. It doesn't make a difference because it's the Masters. The greens are a little different than most courses and it's a challenge, but it will be fun and hopefully I can handle it."
Vaughan, who put money on the front of Huh's cap a few months ago, was drawn to Huh the first time he met him and then signed him to an endorsement deal.
"I enjoyed his company, and I think he'll have a bright future in golf,''Vaughan said. "He's strong, confident and smart."
Vaughan said he's all about relationships with clients, and Huh can preach that after he put Vaughan on his bag. He's doing his own thing, and he hopes that equates to success here at the Masters.
For Huh, there's been much to like in his first Augusta impression.
"The gallery, the golf course, how the conditions are and how the spectators have been so respectful to the players," said Huh, who signed dozens ofautographs the last few days. "It's a different kind of atmosphere here. Hopefully, I'll be back next year and the rest of my years."
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Changes in skin barrier function following long-term treatment with moisturizers, a randomized controlled trial
British Journal of Dermatology
Moisturizers are commonly used by patients with dry skin conditions as well as people with healthy skin. Previous studies on short-term treatment have shown that moisturizers can weaken or strengthen skin barrier function and also influence skin barrier recovery. However, knowledge of the effects on skin barrier function of long-term treatment with moisturizers is still scarce.
Objectives To investigate the impact of long-term treatment with moisturizers on the barrier function of normal skin, as measured by transepidermal water loss (TEWL) and susceptibility to an irritant, and to relate those effects to the composition of the designed experimental moisturizers.
Changes were found in the barrier function of normal skin after 7 weeks of treatment with the test preparations. The simplified creams and the lipid-free gel increased TEWL and skin response to SLS, while the ordinary cream had the opposite effect. One of the simplified creams also decreased skin capacitance. All test preparations were shown to be nonirritant, both by short-term irritancy patch test and by measurement of blood flow after long-term treatment.
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Pleasant City is a neighborhood that's been pleasant in the past, but also not so pleasant. The West Palm Beach Community Redevelopment Agency presented a plan to city commissioners this week to not only revitalize Pleasant City, but Northwood and Currie Park. It's all part of the plan to improve the city's north wide. One thing they decided to do is work on changing some of the zoning laws to help get the development off to a quick start. They'll also create a team that would include police, code enforcement officers, neighborhood associations and social service agencies along the area of Broadway.


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Welcome to the Brooklyn Bean Roastery Giveaway Hop
This event is hosted by The Review Wire and Review Wire Media and is dedicated to all coffee lovers! All participating blogs are offering a 40 count box of Brooklyn Bean Roastery k-cups, each blog a different flavor! Grab your favorite cup of joe, sit back and stop by all the blogs where you can read up on all the different Brooklyn Bean Roastery coffee flavors…you may discover something new.
I love coffee. I have at least once cup every day. Some days I might indulge in 2-3 cups.
Some people need coffee to get them going in the morning. I do like to enjoy a cup in the morning when I am reading my e-mail, but it's more so for a "comfort" thing, rather than the caffeine jolt. The caffeine doesn't seem to affect me much. I can drink coffee late at night and still get to sleep. I think I built up a resistance to caffeine when I was in college. I was attending college full time and working two part time jobs. Sleep was not an option. Coffee is what helped me to get through my day.
I find coffee to be something soothing and relaxing. 🙂
I enjoy trying different kinds of coffees. I'm not a big fan of wild and crazy blends like blueberry muffin or Jalapeño Coconut Flavored Coffee (yes, there really is such a flavor – ewww!). I love specialty coffees like lattes, cappuccinos, mocha and espressos, just not crazy flavors.
If I had to pick my favorite kind of coffee it would be anything that is a light to medium roast.
The Brooklyn Bean Roastery sent me a box of their Boardwalk Blend to review as part of the Brooklyn Bean Roastery blog hop.
According to their site;
This blend combines the best of both worlds: a peaceful view of the sea in front of you and the shimmering lights of the city from behind. Our boardwalk bend but is still pack with extra bold flavor.
Doesn't that sound lovely? When I read that description, close my eyes and take a sip I try to envision myself at Coney Island and imagining the sites and sounds of the roller coaster, laughing children and the crashing waves of the Atlantic Ocean.
I really like this blend. It's not too strong and not too weak. It's a perfectly balanced blend. In fact, I like it more than the Columbian blend that I have been using for the past few years. I'm not just saying that for the sake of this review. I am 100% honest when I say that the Brooklyn Bean Roastery Boardwalk Blend is BETTER than the Columbian blend I have been drinking for YEARS! It truly makes a great cup of coffee and it's ideal to enjoy any time of day (except at night if you can't sleep after drinking coffee).
Brooklyn Bean Roastery offers a variety of coffee flavors and roasts, many of which are named after iconic places in and around Brooklyn. Some flavors/blends include;
- Oh Fudge!
- Coney Island Caramel
- Fuhgeddaboutit
- Brooklyn Bridge Blend
- Columbian
- Hazelnut
- Vanilla Skyline
- Maple Sleigh
- Breakfast Blend
- Corner Donut Shop
- French Roast
- Cyclone
I am going to try the Brooklyn Bean Roastery Columbian blend to see how it compared to the Columbian blend I normally use.
The Brooklyn Bean Roastery coffees are available in 12 and 40 cup boxes. The cups fit in any Keurig brewer (they are not associated or affiliated with Keurig).
I truly enjoy my Boardwalk Blend and I am looking forward to trying other Brooklyn Bean Roastery blends.
For more information visit www.BrooklynBeans.com. There is also a product locator on their site.
You can also check out the brand on Facebook and Twitter.
How would you like to win a box of Brooklyn Beans Roastery Boardwalk Blend? One lucky winner will win a box, compliments of the company.
Want more coffee? Be sure to check out the blogs listed below. Each blog listed will be giving away a different variety of Brooklyn Beans Roastery coffee. Enter the giveaways for your favorite flavors, or enter them all. It's up to you.
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Disclaimer: This giveaway ends at 11:59 PM EST on November 19, 2013. The Brooklyn Bean Roastery Event Bloggers are not responsible for shipment of the prizes. I was provided with product for this review. All views and opinions with regard to Brooklyn Bean Roastery or the company are my own and were not influenced by the company.
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Totally against it and not needed anymore. We have enough green projects going on to take awy our need for oil. and Its injuring our friends, the dolphins, whales and lots of sea life.


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William Dyson is the curator at Great Comp and he specialises in salvias, especially those from Mexico, Central and South America and the southernmost states of the United States. Some are hardy in the southern counties of Britain while others are tender and require glasshouse protection over winter. There is much else to see in this long-established plantsman's garden, spread over seven acres.
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Sat Nov 24, 2012, 03:22 AM
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Reappraising Obama
Pretty good article...don't agree with everything but it's mostly favorable to the president, and I think pretty accurate on a lot of things.
In the last one hundred years, only four Democrats have twice been elected president: Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama. Obama's reelection was doubly remarkable considering the sluggish economy, the $1 billion plus spent to defeat him, and the fact that at the beginning of his campaign many Democrats were unenthusiastic. Obviously voters reappraised the president.
At the beginning of 2012, many Democratic stalwarts were less than thrilled by the prospect of a second Obama term. While their reasons varied, there was a common theme, "Obama hasn't kept his promises to my constituency." There were lingering complaints that 2009's stimulus package should have been bigger and a communal whine, "Obama should have listened to us." Nonetheless, by the end of the Democratic convention on September 6th most Dems had come around. They gave money, made phone calls, and traveled to swing states. As a result Obama got a higher percentage of Democratic votes than he did in 2008.
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Sat Nov 24, 2012, 05:50 AM
MrModerate (8,980 posts)
1. Agreed: a pretty good article . . .
I'm one of those that felt/feel that Obama has left too much on the table in several of the deals he's made with the Republicans; that's my major criticism.
However I'm not in the room with his team, doing the political calculus, so that remains an opinion rather than fact.
I'd like to see a bit more boldness, more consistency in communication, and him regularly going over the heads of the 'Licans to sell his programs to the people this time around.
Then he might make the jump from good to great.
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2. I think the article was spot on.
Thanks for sharing.


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