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A busy eye doc may not notice blepharitis even if you have it. Try not to worry. The lid scrubs are good for just general eye health so, if you want to do them, you can, if not, don't worry. It is probably from wearing your contact a long time....
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The Colorado Rockies have talked often this spring about changing the clubhouse culture, with part of that equation the importing of noted good-guy Michael Cuddyer.
Now, it's apparent that movement began, in some eyes, last July 30, when the club shipped erstwhile ace Ubaldo Jimenez to the Cleveland Indians.
A war of words has developed between Jimenez and Rockies All-Stars Troy Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez, and the apparent roots of the rift are not surprising: Money, jealousy and differing views of the past.
Jimenez on Thursday called pitching for the Indians "heaven" and said he had many problems with the Rockies' front office, that only he and they know about, stemming from his time in the minor leagues.
Word of Jimenez's comments floated across the Arizona desert to Salt River Fields on Friday, where Tulowitzki and Gonzalez were more than ready to tee off on their former teammate.
As told by CBS Sports' Scott Miller, Tulo and CarGo termed Jimenez as anything but all-in with the Rockies last year, and ambivalent that he could be traded from the Rockies, creating a sour environment from Day 1 in 2011.
Oh, and Gonzalez insists Jimenez's bitterness stems from a contract that Jimenez soon out-performed.
Jimenez's deal, signed in January 2009 (he'd go 19-8 in 2010): Four years, $10 million.
Tulowitzki's extension, signed in November 2010: 10 years, $157.7 million.
Gonzalez's extension, signed in January 2011: Seven years, $80 million.
CarGo's message to Ubaldo: Not happy? Blame your agent.
Said Gonzalez:
"The problem was, we all had great seasons [in 2010]. Tulo got an extension, I got an extension, and he didn't because he was under contract. He took a contract earlier than me and Tulo. Sometimes, you make decisions that hurt you later. You have to realize that no one forces you to do anything in this game. Every decision you make is going to be there for the rest of your life.
Once you make a contract decision, it's always going to be there. As players, we just need to be smart about it. When you decide to sign a contract, you have to be smart about it."
Gonzalez, in fact, is the rare Scott Boras client who gave up his right to free agency for immediate security. He told Miller he bumped into Jimenez at the trendy and tasty Ra Sushi in Scottsdale last week, exchanging pleasantries for the first time since the trade.
They don't figure to be meeting for a Zonie Roll and Sapporos anytime soon.
"Now, Gonzalez says, "I feel like Denver's heaven."
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ENGLAND is attempting to find an opener since the retirement of Andrew Strauss, while another conundrum has arisen after Ian Bell's second low score of the tour of India was followed by a hundred from Jonny Bairstow and a fine 76 from Eoin Morgan.
Bell's poor form is an added burden in a growing list of problems beginning to mount for England ahead of the first Test on November 15, which includes a call-up for Stuart Meaker as cover for Steven Finn, who injured his right thigh in the first game of the tour.
Meaker's impending arrival, subject to him getting a visa, suggests Finn is not making the progress expected to play in the final warm-up game, which begins on Thursday, something he would probably need to do to prove his fitness for the opening Test. If he does not make it, England would play either Tim Bresnan or Graeme Onions alongside James Anderson and Stuart Broad.
Bell's problems are more bewildering. He is due to return home for the birth of his first child - an event set to coincide with the second Test - so he will be replaced then anyway, but it looks like his mind is in the delivery room already judging from his distracted attempts at batting. His indecision on Saturday looked all so familiar as another tentative shuffle and push, this time to seamer Kshemal Waingankar, saw him once again edge to the keeper.
Despite previous success against Pakistan and India in their respective backyards, he now seems to find it difficult to bat on lifeless pitches. The elegance and timing that makes even opposition supporters purr with pleasure seems to get drained from his game.
It seems unthinkable that Bell, who made 235 against India at The Oval just 15 months ago, would be left out of the first Test, but he has not made a hundred in his 19 Test innings since. His tally in that period reads 500 runs at an average of 31.5, more than 15 runs below his career average for England.
With Bairstow and Morgan snapping at his pads, he cannot want for motivation. Indeed, you might argue that Bairstow is unlucky not to be a shoo-in for the Tests already after the 95 and 54 he made against South Africa at Lord's as Kevin Pietersen's replacement.
But for Pietersen's reinstatement here, he would already be pencilled in for the first Test, something that might happen anyway should Bell continue to disappoint.
Before it becomes a fait accomplis, Bairstow and Morgan's efforts need to be put into perspective. England was in a spot of bother at 4-66 when they came together, but the bowling attack was hardly frightening. The ball did nibble about before lunch but all the spin bowled was sent down by batsmen.
Not that it didn't demand attention, as Joe Root discovered to his cost when Suryakumar Yadav had him caught at short-leg off the face of the bat.
Root's shoot-out with Nick Compton for the right to open in the first Test with Alastair Cook was what this match was meant to sort out. But with Compton bowled by Waingankar for one, and Root out for 28, neither secured the job.


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Graze is a snack subscription box that originated in the UK where is did incredibly well. They've only recently launched in the US, so it is available by invitation only. I've searched high and low and finally found a code and got my box yesterday!
The Cost: $5/box. You can choose to get your box every 1, 2 or 4 weeks.
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Honeycomb Flapjacks Rustic rolled oat flapjack with honeycomb and milk chocolate- I am a sucker for anything honeycomb. These were great! Soft, chewy and had a nice buttery honey flavor. My daughter had a hard time sharing with me!
The Herb Garden Herb and onion peanuts, baked herb bites and oregano rice crackers- The oregano rice crackers would be perfect in a tomato bisque. The baked herb bites are full of flavor and have a very satisfying crunch.
Shangri-la Lingonberries, pineapple, almond slices and pumpkin seeds- This was the lightest of the snacks and the simplicity of it was very refreshing and a great pairing with everything else. I actually think this might be my favorite out of the four.
Jaffa Cake Roasted hazels, orange infused raisins and dark chocolate buttons - This one was completely melted by the time it got to me. We still ate it and thought it was delicious! I am not a fan of actual Jaffa Cakes, but this is definitely something I can munch on! Jaffa Cakes are a popular treat in the UK that has a soft biscuit and orange jelly all covered in chocolate.
Thoughts: Graze is definitely a keeper! I originally set my account to send out a box ever 4 weeks, but just changed it so I can get another sooner. For only $5 a box, this is definitely worth it!
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A can of gas, six bags of french fries, and a case of beer.
That was all thieves were rewarded with after they broke into the Codroy Valley Folk Festival Grounds in Upper Ferry on July 31.
All that hard work jimmying open doors at the festival building is going to cost the volunteer committee upwards of $4,500.
"It's a breaking of the spirit is what it really is," said festival committee chair Patsy Brownrigg. "These grounds were built with blood, sweat and tears."
She said six doors were pried open with a crowbar.
It was the second break-in of the year. The grounds suffered a break-in just before the festival where another can of gas was stolen, but minimal damage was done in that case.
Corporal Mike Reidpath with the Port aux Basques RCMP said there has been an ongoing string of break-ins at sheds and garages in the Codroy Valley. He said the thieves are mainly looking for gas, but also taking other items of value.
Police are aware of about a dozen break-ins in recent weeks. They do have a number of leads they are following up on.
Once word of the folk festival grounds damage got out, it didn't take long for folks in the valley to come to the rescue. Gordon Cormier saw the bad news on Facebook and got the ball rolling on a benefit concert right away.
Cormier usually works the sound for the festival but was working away this summer. He had set up his sound gear for the festival, leaving it in charge of another sound technician.
"I had set up everything the week before because everything is so secure there," said Cormier.
After the festival, the gear was packed up and left in the building, but luckily was not touched during the break-in.
He said as soon as he floated the idea of a benefit, others jumped on board. The benefit is now planned for Aug. 30 at the Silver Sands Restaurant. The evening will begin at 9:30 with local entertainment, followed by the Breeze Band, featuring Cormier, Hockey Gale, Dion Devoe and Walter Devoe.
Cormier is pretty sure valley residents will turn out in droves for an event such as this.
"If we can get the damages taken care of, hopefully we can get some security equipment to deter this from happening again," he said.
Cormier is convinced that the minority of people who cause trouble in the valley can never truly hurt the spirit of the community.
"Even though everybody is so pissed that this happened, this is the kind of thing that pulls people together."


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Historic Tours of Park City
The Park City Museum offers historic tours Monday through Friday at 2 p.m. Tours leave from the second floor of the museum, 528 Main St., and cost $5. Patrons are encouraged to arrive a few minutes early, and to wear sunscreen and comfortable shoes. The tutorial begins with a trudge to the top of the street.
Here's a quick taste of the kind of interesting history you might encounter on the way.
In 1901, when miners and their families were allowed to move into town, Main Street quickly became an epicenter of debauchery and pollution. Silver Creek earned the pejorative Poison Creek because of the mine tailing and other waste it carried from claims. The air was so dirty that housewives somewhat dubiously complained about clothes disintegrating when hung outside to dry.
If you want to learn about the fascinating past of Park City, Main Street is the place to start. It's also a great place to get acquainted with the Park City of today!
More Summer Concerts!
Autumn Classics Music Festival – Classical music festival held the first two weeks of October – during one of Park City's most beautiful and inviting seasons. Audiences enjoy concerts featuring world-renowned artists performing at indoor venues surrounded by fall scenery.
Big Stars Bright Nights Concert Series – The Park City Performing Arts Foundation presents concerts under the stars at Deer Valley Resort Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater.
Deer Valley Music Festival – Utah's Symphony and Opera's Deer Valley Music Festival presents Friday Classical concerts, Saturday Pops concerts, and fully staged operas at Deer Valley Resort Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater. Chamber concerts are held on Wednesdays and Thursday in the more intimate setting of St. Mary's Church.
Eccles Center – In 1998, after tremendous fundraising efforts, the theater opened its doors as the George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Center for the Performing Arts. The Park City Performing Arts Foundation has filled the center with dance, music, theater, comedy, children's productions and authors every year since then. The Eccles Center is located at 1750 Kearns Boulevard in Park City. Performances start at 7:30 p.m.
Mountain Town Stages – Produces, fosters and supports live music by programming five outdoor venues throughout Summit County; producing indoor concerts from January to March; including "Music Makers" and "The Cow Ballet;" assisting private clubs, restaurants, and non-profit organizations to program live music; and programming resort stages including the Local Summer Concert Series at Deer Valley Resort Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater and "the world's greatest apres ski party" at The Canyons Resort in March and April.
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July 5, 12, 19 and 26th — Park Silly Sunday Market 10am – 4pm. See what's happening this month! Go to: ParkSillySundayMarket.com
July 9 — Art Talk at the Kimball Art Center presents James Swenson, Art History Professor at BYU discusses photo culture and counter culture of the 60's. Danny Lyon: Bikeriders in the Main Gallery through July 26th. Click here for more information about this and other shows.
July 10 – July 17 — Egyptian Theatre presents "Best Little Whore House in Texas". Click here for more information.
July 13-17 and 27-31 — Arts-Kids Summer Camp ArtVenture Cost is $150. Call 435-615-7878 or visit arts-kids.org for more information.
June 26 and July 31 — Park City Gallery Association presents the Gallery Stroll art walk. Live music at Miner's Park on Main Street. Click here for more information.
July 30 and July 31 — Kimball Art Center Gala and Locals' night at the Kimball Art Center Festival on Main Street. Click here for more information.
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A food handler at a Washington County restaurant has tested positive for hepatitis A and health officials are trying to identify customers who may have been exposed.
People who dined at the Ancestor Square Pizza Factory in St. George during the following times should contact the Southwest Utah Public Health Department or their doctor for preventive treatment, according to a news alert posted on the county's Facebook page.
• Friday, July 19 from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
• Saturday, July 20 from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, July 23 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
• Friday, July 26 from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
• Saturday, July 27 from 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Customers who ate there on other days do not need to seek care. No other Pizza Factory restaurants are affected.
Vaccination is the best protection against hepatitis A, a liver infection that can cause jaundice, or yellowing of the eyes and skin, fatigue, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea and fever.
For more information call the Southwest Public Utah Health Department at 435-673-3528.
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Minnesota's payment policies and methods to reimburse dental providers are poorly coordinated and inconsistently applied across Medical Assistance programs.
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Minnesota's Medicaid program—called Medical Assistance (MA)—is Minnesota's largest publicly funded health care program. It provided medical and dental services to 910,000 individuals in 2011. Federal Medicaid law requires dental services for children, but states can provide additional benefits. Minnesota requires that some limited dental services be made available to adults.
Minnesota's fee-for-service dental payment rates rank relatively low among states.
The state's 2011 expansion of MA eligibility to additional low-income individuals affected program costs. Spending for dental services totaled about $131 million in 2011—a 9-percent annual increase since 2006. However, when considering changes in enrollment, average spending grew just 2 percent annually.
Like other MA health care services, MA dental services are provided through both fee-for-service and managed care programs. DHS administers dental services through fee-for-service, primarily for individuals who are disabled or have special needs. In 2012, DHS also contracted with eight managed care organizations (MCOs) to provide MA health care and dental services through several managed care programs.
Minnesota's fee-for-service dental rates are not based on the current costs and resources needed to provide dental care.
Federal law requires that MA payment rates be consistent with efficiency, economy, and quality of care. The rates also must be sufficient to enlist enough providers so that care and services are available to the extent that care and services are available to the general population. The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services allows states some flexibility to determine how much to pay MA dentists. Minnesota's Legislature authorizes the method for setting MA fee-for-service base rates for dental services.
Minnesota's fee-for-service base rates for most dental procedures are based on how much dentists charged in 1989. (The most recent across-the-board rate increase was a 3-percent increase in 2000; however, the 2011 Legislature imposed a 22-month, 3-percent reduction in the rates.) In contrast, Minnesota uses Medicare cost-based reimbursement principals to determine and update payment rates for physicians and some other health care providers. Unlike dental fee-for-service rates, the Medicare-based rates are more closely related to the actual costs of providing care.
According to national research, Minnesota's fee-for-service rates have ranked in the lower one-third of all states, and Minnesota's rates today are lower than they were a decade ago. Minnesota's 2012 rates were mostly lower than those of neighboring states. For example, North Dakota paid an average of 185 percent of Minnesota's rates for select procedures, while Wisconsin paid an average of 104 percent.
Minnesota supplements its fee-for-service rates with other payments, but payment policies and eligibility criteria vary.
In lieu of increasing its fee-for-service base rates, Minnesota uses several types of targeted payments and other approaches to determining payment amounts. These payment policies and the related payment rates were each independently developed through state or federal law, DHS policy, or negotiation between the managed care organizations and their dentists. That is, the state's payment policies for dental services were not developed through a systematic, coordinated assessment of rates to achieve a goal of dentist participation and patient access statewide.
Minnesota's Medical Assistance payment policies were not systematically developed to ensure that MA patients across the state have access to a dentist.
For example, the Legislature made one type of supplemental payment—"critical access" payments—available to dental providers in 2002. We estimated that about 17 percent of dentists worked for clinics that were eligible to receive critical access payments in 2011. DHS also pays all fee-for-service dentists an additional 2 percent of the fee-for-service rate (as reimbursement for Minnesota's provider tax) and pays community clinics an additional 20 percent, but MCOs are not required to make similar payments. It is difficult to determine whether any of the state's supplemental payments supplant rates otherwise negotiated between dentists and MCOs.
On average, dental payments by MCOs exceeded Minnesota's fee-for-service rates, although the differences were sometimes small.
MCOs—and not DHS—determine how much they pay their dental providers. The MCOs often have used the fee-for-service rates as the starting point for setting rates, but MCOs often pay dentists in their network more. For example, the median MCO payment per dental procedure for the Prepaid Medical Assistance Program was 121 percent of the fee-for-service rates. On average, MCOs paid dentists more for the services they provided to MA enrollees with special needs. They also paid higher rates to specialists.
Historically, DHS has added "dental trend" increases into the payments made to MCOs to cover forecasted increases in the price of dental services. However, many dentists were sometimes reimbursed by MCOs at payment rates that were at or near the fee-for-service base rates, and the fee-for-service rates have not increased since 2000.
The share of dentists participating in MA has not changed much since 2006, due partly to newly licensed dentists enrolling in MA.
In Minnesota, dental providers have the option to participate in Medical Assistance and treat MA enrollees. State law requires that dentists who treat public employees must provide dental care to individuals who are enrolled in MA (or other public health care programs).
Between 2006 and 2011, about 65 percent of dentists licensed in Minnesota served at least one MA enrollee. However, dentists' MA patient caseloads greatly varied and the proportion of dentists with large caseloads increased during this time period. On the other hand, 24 percent of dentists responding to our survey said they stopped serving MA patients after 2010.
Among all MA recipients, individuals with special needs and those in sparsely populated areas have had particular difficulties finding dental providers. According to dentists and other stakeholders, the scope of benefits and payment rates are inadequate relative to the amount of time and resources necessary to appropriately care for individuals with special needs.
Most dentists who limit or cease serving MA recipients do so because of insufficient payments.
Low payment rates were most often cited as the reason dentists have stopped treating MA patients, but there were other reasons, too. Recently imposed limits on MA dental benefits for non-pregnant adults mean there are fewer services for which dentists may be reimbursed. Dentists report that the payment is often insufficient relative to the amount of administrative work required to participate in MA. Administrative costs could be reduced if DHS would improve its automated information system (MN-ITS) to better facilitate provider inquiries about patients' treatment histories and eligibility for care. Without upgrades to MN-ITS, restrictions on benefits are likely to be poorly implemented.
Total payment rates for MA dental services varied considerably among dental providers.
DHS also should better communicate to dental providers the service authorization criteria and rationale for benefit changes and exclusion of dental coverage. The Dental Services Advisory Committee was established as a venue to address these and other issues; we think the department should make better use of this venue.
The Legislature and DHS should better coordinate payment policies and rate setting for Medical Assistance dental services.
Minnesota's array of payment policies and rate-setting practices for MA dental services has likely had opposing and negative outcomes for the state and its MA recipients. The state's approach of targeting higher payments to certain dental providers has likely improved access for many MA recipients in some parts of the state. However, not all dental providers are eligible for higher payments, the cumulative payment rates vary, and many dentists are often reimbursed at the relatively low fee-for-service rates.
For more transparency and equity in payments, the Legislature should increase the fee-for-service base rates. Any increases should relate to the costs for providing services and should occur in a measured and incremental way, one that monitors the impact of rate increases on both dentist participation and MA recipient access. DHS also should coordinate these increases with other rate setting and payment policies—such as those applied through managed care—to ensure that the fee-for-service rate increases supplement and do not supplant other payments.
To address concerns about the impact of recent benefit restrictions on individuals with special needs (and long-term costs to the state), DHS should develop separate benefit coverage and payment rates for serving this population. Many of these individuals have limited ability to care for themselves and they often need more expensive, specialized dental care. Higher payments for treating these individuals should help facilitate their access to dental care.
Summary of Agency Response
In a letter dated March 4, 2013, Minnesota Department of Human Services Assistant Commissioner Scott Leitz said the department supports the report's key recommendations and understands that "the rate structure for dental services has changed frequently and that clarity in these structures will be important as we manage dental services for our participants." He said the department has begun to address the issues identified in the report, and the department has included a rate increase proposed in the Governor's biennial budget. He also said the department has created a new "chief rates officer" position to address rates for dental and other health care services, and to consider the relationship of rates to adequate access in both the fee-for-service and managed care program. The assistant commissioner noted that other factors also may impact access, and the department supports the need to monitor the impact of all efforts on access to services.
More Information
The Program Evaluation Division was directed to conduct this study by the Legislative Audit Commission in March 2012. For a copy of the full report, entitled "Medical Assistance Payment Rates for Dental Services," 85 pp., published in March 2013, please call 651/296-4708, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com, write to Office of the Legislative Auditor, Room 140, 658 Cedar St., St. Paul, MN 55155, or go to the Web page featuring the report. Staff who worked on this project were Valerie Bombach (project manager), and Lang (Kate) Yang.


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Equifax Inc., EFX is in the exchange NYSE and its industry is Credit Services in the sector of Financial. Based in USA, Equifax Inc., EFX has a market cap of 15722.48. Since its IPO date on the 3/27/1986, Equifax Inc., EFX performance year to date is 19.43%. Today Equifax Inc., EFX has gained -0.15%, with a current price of 131.9.
Ownership of the company is 0.50% for insider ownership while institutional ownership is 91.20%. The management of the company have seen the company have a payout ratio of 31.80%. Return of assets are at 8.30%, with return on investment at 14.10%.
In terms of debt levels and profit levels, Equifax Inc., EFX is seeing a long-term debt/equity of 0.98. While Total debt/equity is 1.16. With a profit margin of 16.10%, this is combined with a gross margin of 65.50%, and operating margin of 26.20%. Equifax Inc. ability to meet debt levels, with a current ratio of 0.7, while the quick ratio is 0.7.
For the last year Equifax Inc., EFX has seen a EPS growth of 19.30%. A performance for the year of 40.02%. The 52-week high is -3.46%, and the 52-week low is 45.02%. The average volume for Equifax Inc., EFX is 475900.
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At the current price of 131.9, Equifax Inc. has a dividend yield of 1.00%. We see a return on equity of 19.30%.
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DICE MEDIABRIDGE MB1500 with Brodit Holder Review
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DICE MEDIABRIDGE MB1500 with Brodit Holder Review
Well I have finally completed my Iphone integration. I have an Iphone 4 (iOS 5), Brodit pass through holder & a Dice Mediabridge MB1500. Thought I would post a quick review for those of you who are thinking about buying a Mediabridge unit. Here are some pics of my finished install:
Ok this was an absolute doddle - I followed the video guides by BSW on Youtube and it was straight forward. The hardest part was releasing the bracket holding the emergency triangle in the boot - can be a b*tch to get out. Before I started I disconnected the battery just to be on the safe side. Then just follow the instructions on the videos. Very simple. For the mic I fed the wire up the passenger side A piller, across the top of the windshield and then back down the driver side A piller. Plenty of length on the wire for the mic. For the Brodit holder I connected the 'USB to Iphone cable' to the MB behind the glovebox and fed it through so it comes out below the sunglasses holder. Best to remove the sunglasses holder to do this - just a small pull will release the sunglasses holder.
Works as expected. Just make sure you phone is unlocked before you dock. Then you control your music either via the phone, the stereo or the steering wheel. Whilst docked, the unit will charge your phone.
Ok this is the best thing about the unit. In bluetooth mode the system is amazing. My favorite feature is the fact the you can hold down the speaker button on the steering wheel and once the unit beeps you can use voice commands to operate your phone. For instance you can say "Play Eminem" and the phone will play songs by Eminem. You can also use this feature to select playlists, songs and albums. My phone does not have to leave my pocket in order to use this feature - amazing! If my battery is running low then I can dock the phone to charge it and select bluetooth as on the iphone. You can also listen to internet radio via various apps on available on iTunes.
Again you can use voice commands to make calls in Bluetooth mode. For instance you can hold down the speaker button on the steering wheel and say "Phone Home" and the phone will make a call to your home number. I have made calls and I can confirm that people can hear me loud and clear. If you receive a call the all you have to do is press the UP button on the steering wheel to answer and DOWN button to hang up. The only negative is that the text display on the stereo does not display the names of your contacts - instead it just displays the phone number.
I would definitely recommend this unit for those of you who are in two minds about it. TomTom app works as you would expect by using the factory speakers and the music fades when an instruction is given out. When i get in my car I just press the speaker button and say "Play Music" and the the music resumes from where it left off. The fact that I can dock my phone and charge it if the battery is low is also very convenient and tidy.
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Hot Tubs & Spas
The Best Hot Tub On The Planet
Our "hybrid" line of hot tubs are an optimal combination of technology, innovation and common sense. After more than 30 years of building spas and hot tubs, we can confidently say we build the best spa on the planet.
Industry Level and Economy models are built like our competitor's. We build these tubs to prove we can match the features of the typical industry spa and still build it better and for less money. $200 less, guaranteed.
For those with chronic pain and specific hydrotherapy needs we have our Doctor Designed models. In consultation with physicians we developed additional modifications for our Hybrid models that offer enhanced therapeutic benefits.
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7 Reasons To Buy A Royal Spa Hybrid Hot Tub
Many of our competitor's claim their spa is efficient. Their efficiency is achieved by NOT running the pump. In other words, they turn off the spa. The problem with that is obvious: stagnant water.
Our Hybrid hot tubs are fully customizable. Choose the features you want to create the perfect experience for you. Jet style and placement, water features, lighting, cabinet colors and many more options. We build the hot tub with what you want.
Jets are an important factor in your spa experience. There are many different styles of jets to pick from. Since you may not know what you'll like best we can build your spa with the most popular jets. Then, for up to 3 months from the time of purchase, you can swap your jets (for no additional cost) to get your hot tub just the way you like it. Try getting that at the other place.
We use a unique in-wall skimmer basket that intercepts large debris such as hair, lint and insects, preventing the filter cartridge from becoming clogged. Royal Spa owners may go nearly 6 months without needing to clean a filter.
Stagnant water requires more maintenance and more chemicals (i.e. higher costs and more time). Our spas continuously circulate the water. Additionally, the system is infusing ozone in to the water, helping it to purify the way nature does.
Superior filtration, ozone purification and continuous circulation means your water is cleaner and healthier.
Many people put their hot tub on a wooden deck. Two speed pumps running at low speed vibrate at the natural frequency of the wood. The deck will amplify this sound. Kind of makes it hard to relax. Our pump is specifically designed not to do this.
Our spas require very little maintenance. The superior filtration and purification system means water stays cleaner longer. No need to constantly add chemicals are replace the water in the tub. Less time spent cleaning or replacing filters. See why cleaner water is better?
The acrylic shell on your Royal Spa hot tub is made with Bio-Lok™. This provides a healthy, bacteria-free surface that will shine and last for a lifetime. It will only need an occasional wipe-down.
The shell structure comes with a standard 40 year warranty. 3 years on parts and 1 year on labor. Nothing is ever pro-rated. The frame is extremely strong and moisture resistant. It is built with pressure treated lumber that has been additionally coated with a moisture resistant barrier.
We build it better by starting from the bottom. The fiberglass bottom is ultra-strong compared to the usual piece of plastic or plywood that's attached to the bottom of most spas. This innovative pleated bottom raises the frame off the ground and allows air movement under the spa. This helps avoid the rotting usually seen with flat bottom designs. The same 40 year shell warranty applies to the bottom as well.
Our acrylic shell is virtually indestructible. An initial coat of vinyl-ester resin base fiberglass followed by several layers of fiberglass woven roving and hand-rolled fiberglass results in unrivaled strength and durability for the acrylic shell. Many manufacturers add fillers as a way to cut costs, looks solid but isn't as strong.
The addition of a top rail adds rigidity to the structure, acting as a bumper to protect the shell and making it simpler to move.
You will not find a better built spa.
7 Cost Less To Own
Because our spas last so long we can confidently say they will cost you less to own than our competitor's. Less money spent on electricity. Less spent on chemicals and filters. Less spent on repairs.
Cheaper To Run
All mechanical, filtration and heating functions have been engineered to consume the lowest amount of electricity found in our industry. Our competitor's system may draw as much as $767 worth of electricity over the course of a year, ours may cost $59. How's that for a smaller carbon footprint, not to mention a lower electric bill.
You'll not find another spa that uses less electricity while keeping the water clean and maintaining the desired temperature.
Cheaper To Maintain
Maintenance costs are about chemicals and filters. Our filtration and purification systems are designed to keep the water clean. Depending on your situation, very little chemicals will be needed. And, because of our efficient pressurized filtration system, we can use an inexpensive, smaller filter. Royal Spa customers may replace their $33 filter every two years. Compare that to the other guys.
Cheaper To Repair
Computer control systems are cheap to make, but costly to repair. We don't use them on our Hybrid spa models.
Putting a computer on a hot tub is unnecessary. The failure rate is high and it only guarantees expensive repairs down the road; a benefit for the company selling the computer, not you.
Simple controls and a common sense design (i.e. don't use parts that are hard to find or hard to get to) means our spas are easy to repair. Easy = cheaper.
Our competitors make money by selling filters and chemicals, and repair services. They do not build a spa that is cheap and easy to own. They build a spa that is cheap and easy to make.
We're convinced we make the best spa on the planet. Let us build one for you.


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Miriam Larici and Leonardo Barrionuevo, Best Couple Winner's of NBC's Premiere Season of "SuperStars of Dance," will lead a Tango dance master class and give a performance at a fundraising event entitled "Tango, Tonight!" The event is presented by Media City Ballet of Los Angeles, in association with Woodbury University, at the New Woody's Café at Woodbury University (7500 Glenoaks Avenue, Burbank, CA 91510) from 6:30–10:30pm on Thursday, May 28, 2009.
Natasha Middleton, Artistic Director of Media City Ballet of Los Angeles, said, "We are pleased and honored to present the best Tango dancers in the world, Miriam Larici and Leonardo Barrionuevo, in an exclusive Tango dance master class where people of all ages can learn to dance the Tango in a relaxed environment." Aside from the master class itself, Miriam Larici and Leonardo Barrionuevo will also perform during the course of the evening, which will begin with a wine and hors d'oeurves reception, followed by the master class, a performance by the dance masters and dancing. Bon Appétit will cater the event with an Argentinean-themed dinner.
Tickets are $70 per person or $130 per couple. Tickets may be purchased by calling Media City Ballet of Los Angeles at (818) 972-9692 or online at www.mediacityballet.org. This event is a fundraiser for Media City Ballet of Los Angeles, a 501 (c) (3) Non-Profit Organization.


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Aro Valley & Family Flats
University Hall provides a number of self-catering facilities for single and group applicants. Flats are leased on a fixed term of 12 months (February-February).
Applications are considered from senior full-time Victoria University students (not school-leavers). Domestic students are welcome to apply for Aro Valley Flats.
Aro Valley Flats: 11 self-contained houses and flats located in Aro Valley. Whiteware is provided but flats are unfurnished. Flats range in size from one to five bedrooms.
Rental varies depending on condition, location of flat and what is provided.
Rooms & Rates 2013
Aro Valley rates for individual rooms in larger houses are $125/wk, with rates from $175 - $235/wk for smaller flats.
Please contact the Hall office for more information and availability.
Hall Payments 2013
The University Hall accommodation week runs from Sunday to Saturday. There are four instalment dates for payment of your accommodation fees throughout the academic year, and two for the summer period. The due dates for accommodation fee instalments are shown below.
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Aro Valley Flats: Residents are responsible for the connection and payment of utilities—electricity, phone and internet.
- Most flats have their own laundry facilities. The remainder have access to a communal laundry for which there is a per trimester fee.
- Limited off-street parking is available through the Hall. Uncovered parking—$125 per trimester; covered parking—$250 per trimester. Street parking in high demand. Residents parking is available through the Wellington City Council.
- Residents are responsible for cleaning their own flats. Grounds and maintenance are taken care of by the Hall.
Aro Valley Flats
Whiteware only is provided in Aro Valley Flats:
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Aro Valley Flats
Located opposite the end of Adams' Tce, between 15-20 minutes' walk to Kelburn Campus.
Application Details
Applications for Aro Valley Flats for the next academic year must be completed online or sent to Victoria University's Accommodation Office by October 1st. Applications received after this date will be placed on the wait list and considered as places become available.
You must read the University Hall Information Booklet and understand the terms and conditions of living in the Hall, before accepting your offer of accommodation.
General Information
University owned and managed accommodation.
The Head of Hall is assisted by University Hall office staff. Residential Assistants and Kiwi Mates provide support and care.
Smoking is not permitted in any University Hall building.


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Children have been planting wildflower seeds as part of a project run by the Cumbria Wildlife Trust.
Youngsters at Selside Endowed School were given a talk about meadow flowers and then took the opportunity to plant their own seeds, which they will cultivate into plug plants.
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AARP Foundation Experience Corps
Fourth-graders who can't read at grade-level are four times less likely to graduate from high school. AARP Foundation Experience Corps is an intergenerational volunteer-based tutoring program that is proven to help children who aren't reading at grade level become great readers by the end of third grade. We inspire and empower adults age 50 and older to serve in their community and disrupt the cycle of poverty by making a lasting difference in the lives of America's most vulnerable children.
Experience Corps has nearly 2,000 highly-trained volunteers working in 21 cities and serves over 30,000 students every year in high-need elementary schools. Each AARP Foundation Experience Corps site operates one of three tutoring models: one to one; small group; and literacy assistance (where volunteers tutor and help teachers with classroom-wide activities).
Studies show that Experience Corps works. After one year, many students who work with Experience Corps volunteer tutors achieve as much as 60% improvement in critical literacy skills compared to their peers. Volunteers provide an average of 6-15 hours of support each week throughout the school year.
The Experience Corps approach is simple, but effective. As an anti-poverty strategy, AARP Foundation Experience Corps is helping to provide both older adults and children with opportunities to enrich their lives through literacy.
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AARP Foundation is proud to engage with the Corporation for National & Community Service to advance sustainable solutions that transform the lives of individuals through AmeriCorps, Senior Corps and the Social Innovation Fund.
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Bring on Boston: Rays end Cleveland's season with Wild Card win
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Alex Cobb pitched into the seventh, as Tampa Bay ended Cleveland's season in the Wild Card game.
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The Rays finished off another long winning streak Wednesday.
Alex Cobb and the bullpen combined to throw a nine-hit shutout, Delmon Young homered and Desmond Jennings' two-run double in the fourth allowed the Rays to advance in the American League playoffs with a 4-0 win over the Cleveland Indians.
Young led off the third inning after Cleveland starter Danny Salazar retired the first six Tampa Bay hitters in a row by taking a fastball and launching it deep into the left field seats to give the Rays the lead they would not surrender.
Tampa Bay would add on an inning later, as James Loney singled with one out, moved to second on a single by Evan Longoria, took third on a flyout by Ben Zobrist, and both ruinners came home on Jennings' two-base hit.
Cobb danced around danger in the middle innings, loading the bases with one out in the fourth before Asdrubal Cabrera grounded into a double play. He also got out of a jam in the fifth with runners on the corners and nobody out by striking out Michael Bourn, and getting Nick Swisher and Jason Kipnis to ground out to end the rally.
An RBI single by Yunel Escobar in the ninth would plate Zobrist and set the score
Joel Peralta, Jake McGee, and Fernando Rodney combined to get the final ten outs of the game.
The victory snaps Cleveland's ten-game win streak.
The Rays will now head to Boston for the American League Division Series, which will start Friday afternoon. Pregame coverage begins at 2:00 on 620 WDAE and 95.3 FM with the Suncoast Hyundai Dealers Inside Pitch, with first pitch at 3:07.


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Art's where you find it, and where you'll find me at tonight's Art Night Pasadena is in line at the fancy grilled-cheese truck I keep hearing about that Rochelle Branch, the city's boss of Cultural Affairs, tells me will be parked in front of the Armory Center for the Arts.
My artistic quest will be to find out if these fine-food trucks are fine as they say, seeing as how an older fellow has no time to constantly follow the Twitter feed telling you the kimchee-laden taco purveyors are outside that Highland Park boho watering hole and you'd better get down there before it motors.
The good people at the Pasadena Arts Council don't have any problem at all sussing out who the artistic leaders of the city are, and once again have come up with an outstanding group to bestow the annual Gold Crown Awards on.
First is Bill Deverell, the former Caltech, now USC, American history professor about whose famous brown-bag scholarly lunches at the Huntington Library I'm always telling you. When Bill headed down the freeway in 2004, he wanted to keep the local connection, and so founded the Huntington/USC Institute on California and the West, which has the great advantage of being able to study anything under the sun so long as it's this side of the Mississippi. Author of "Whitewashed Adobe: The Rise of Los Angeles and the Remaking of its Mexican Past," he spends some days here, some down there, and with his wife Jenny Watts, curator of photography at the Huntington, is more involved in the cultural life of our community than any academic in generations.
Next is Dianne Magee, who has served on more boards of Pasadena artistic organizations than anyone I know, and who was running the Armory board when I got involved there over a decade ago. Dianne was the first non-actor board member of Furious Theatre; is a trustee of the fantastic Side Street Projects, serving poor kids and everyone else on North Fair Oaks; serves the Pas-based Los Angeles Children's Chorus, was president of Armory predecessor Art Workshops, is a member of the Art Alliance and the Showcase House for the Arts. Dianne takes sheer joy in giving back.
Betsey and Sid Tyler have been everywhere on the arts front since hitting town 42 years ago. Betsey's on the board at Southwest Chamber Music, the Grammy-winning local band; at Pasadena Beautiful, which keeps a weather eye for excellent and drought-tolerant landscaping; at Union Station, which provides for our neediest loners and families. She's a docent at the Huntington Library and brings her Golden, Shiloh, to the Huntington Hospital as a therapy dog. You'll recall Sid from three terms on the City Council, but he's not one of those local pols who disappears thereafter. In fact, he quickly used his clout to help successfully sue the oversized IDS building in the Playhouse District. He was the big backer of the Tree Protection Ordinance in 2004, and serves on the boards of the Pasadena Community Foundation and the Pacific Asia Museum.
Four heads very fit for Gold Crowns indeed.
Public Editor Larry Wilson's blog is www.insidesocal.com/publiceye.


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Published: December 7, 2012 at 11:39 AMYou've posed a great question Robert. I'm curious to see the comments and responses since my experience with Disney's reservation system has been awful.
Has anyone else had similar issues? Has anyone tried the email reservation program?
Published: December 7, 2012 at 12:38 PMOn my last trip to WDW (which was, hey... exactly two years ago today), I was unable to book the room I wanted at Coronado Springs online. I called the 800 number to talk to an operator and find out if there were any rooms like I wanted still available at Coronado, and there were, so I booked through them. I guess I just feel like there is more potential for mistakes online, so I booked with an operator. And hey, if my choice is causing the brass at Disney to keep more people employed, rather than just directing people to the website, then I'm okay with that. It didn't take long at all.
Published: December 7, 2012 at 5:22 PMHonestly, I do both. To book hotel rooms at Universal, I check online for the dates and rates I want, then I call the Annual Passholder hotline to make the actual reservations. I do this mainly 'cause we travel with our Great Dane and want to make sure the hotel knows this in advance. But also 'cause it's nice to talk to a human. We order our Horror Nights tickets the same way -- pick out our price package and dates online then complete the purchase on the hotline. This also gives us double-confirmation. We get confirmation numbers from the operator, plus it's always followed up with an e-mail.
The operators on Universal's passholder hotline are always extremely friendly and helpful, so I've never had any complaints.
Published: December 7, 2012 at 11:17 PMA few years ago, I booked a Party For The Senses at Epcot over the telephone. Nothing complicated, so I thought. I gave them my name and credit card number, they gave me confirmation number. For PFTS, they immediately charge your credit card, so I knew that was done before I went. I got to the World Showplace and no reservation in my name. I went to 3 different stations and there was no record of my reservation. Finally, I was brought inside the World Showplace after about 30 minutes to a computer hard wired to their system. Finally found out when they checked my confirmation number that my last name was misspelled for the reservation but not the credit card charge. Well, at least they know what's really important, taking the money. How they can screw up my name on one but not the other is still a mystery.
Published: December 8, 2012 at 6:47 AMI always book my dining reservations for WDW via their website. It is easy, you get an immediate confirmation # and email for your records, and you can also track and manage all your Disney dining reservations online if you set up an account. It is my understanding you can manage all types of reservations from that site and not just dining.
I love speaking with Disney phone reservation specialists and will call from time to time if I have any questions, but booking online is much better all around.
Published: December 8, 2012 at 9:11 AMI honestly wish you could only make reservations in person at the park, Planning that far out for a meal makes it a chore to hit your meal time rather than enjoying the park. And if you choose to change your mind you can do so. I remember my first visit to WDW and didn't know about reservations. I was starving and couldn't find anywhere to sit at a counter service restaurant. So I wanted to go to a sit-down place but I was told they had no space available. What should have been the friendly demeanor from a Castmember was someone who was unwilling to listen that I am someone who was alone and just needed a seat for one person. I was angrily refusedf even the opp to talk to someone.
Published: December 8, 2012 at 5:55 PMHas anyone else noticed that Robert likes to sneak pictures of his good-looking family in his articles? Good for you, Robert. The only thing I can't figure out is where this picture was taken. The windows look too big to be on an airplane. Is this from a train?
- Brian
Published: December 9, 2012 at 1:12 PMIn person at the resort Hotel is the best option in MHO because you avoid the on-line service fees. At the resorts, there is usually no or little wait.


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I'm not gonna lie, I watch a LOT of TV. Part of it is my job, but I watch way more than just sports. In fact, pretty much every night of the week, there's at least one show that I watch regularly. Plus, every fall, I add new shows to my rotation to see if they're any good. So here's what I'm looking at for the Fall TV Season. Yes, I realize it's way too packed. And this doesn't even include "Lost" or "24", which don't return until midseason (oh, and Monday Night Football also isn't listed on here, though you can be assured that I'll be watching plenty of that). And in case your hopes were a little too high for this TV season, Stewie and Brian will set you straight.
8pm - How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
As I said last year, you put a former "Buffy" star in a show (in this case, Alyson Hannigan) and I'll watch it. That said, this show is among the funniest on television today. Neil Patrick Harris is outstanding on a weekly basis, and the rest of the cast is solid. That said, I need some progress toward the main premise of the show (check the title for details), if I'm gonna stick with this one.
8pm - Chuck (NBC)
OK, so look, obviously the idea of watching a show about a thinly-veiled version of the Geek Squad kind of hurts me, but the idea of a regular guy thrust into secret agent life is kind of cool (and not just because I constantly wish I could do something like that). Plus, ever since "Alias" went off the air, I've been yearning for an espionage show I could get behind.
9pm - Heroes (NBC)
This was by far the breakout show of 2006-07, and I have very high hopes for this year. There are still plenty of storylines that need to be tied up from the season finale, and I'm sure there will be great characters introduced this season (including one played by Kristen Bell of the late "Veronica Mars"). I'm hoping for a Claire and Hiro focused season, since I really don't care about Niki/Jessica, and Peter and Nathan are starting to bore me. Also, they've added David Anders to the cast this year (you may remember him as Mr. Sark from "Alias") which should be awesome.
10pm - Journeyman (NBC)
The show description from NBC's web site: a romantic mystery-drama about Dan Vasser, a San Francisco newspaper reporter and family man who inexplicably begins to travel through time and change people's lives. So basically a new twist on "Quantum Leap". I can't even begin to express how fine with that I am. Hopefully this won't get cancelled after 3 weeks (though I can't say I have much faith in the networks).
8pm - Bones (FOX)
Let me just say this: the minute Bones and Booth get together, I'm done. Because the show will only go downhill from there. Right now, the sexual tension between them is perfect to offset the procedural drama that is the main story of the show. It wouldn't be the same without that.
8:30 - Carpoolers (ABC)
This show wasn't even on my radar until about a week ago, when I started seeing commercials for it. I've always liked Jerry O'Connell, going back to "Sliders", and honestly, I could use a little more comedy in my life. I could see this going one of two ways: either this show is really funny and it becomes something I watch every week without fail, or the jokes fall flat in the first few episodes and it quickly gets deleted from my DVR schedule.
9pm - Reaper (CW)
Another comedy that could very easily quickly fall off the radar. But here's the thing, comedies about Satan are usually gold! This show's premise is just quirky enough to work. Plus, let's be honest, Missy Peregrym is hot as all hell (pun fully intended), and I'm willing to watch this for a few weeks just to see her.
9pm - Bionic Woman (NBC)
My first thought when I saw they were re-making this show was that once again Hollywood has run out of ideas. However, when I saw the preview, I was very impressed. And besides, with all the advances in actual technology in the past 30 years, isn't this a concept worth revisiting? Plus, I feel pretty confident that this will get at least a full season run, thanks to the money NBC has put behind it.
10pm - Dirty Sexy Money (ABC)
I'm still 50/50 on this one. It reminds me a little too much of "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (not in actual content, but in pre-show buzz and supposed strength of cast). Plus, whenever I see a commercial for it, I feel like it's a promo for the Hilton family, and I hate them in real life, so why would I watch a fictionalized version of them?
8pm - Smallville (CW)
I don't know why I still watch this show. I started watching it two seasons ago when James Marsters was added to the cast. Maybe I have some weird hope that he'll come back and bring at least one decent actor to the show. But it's not happening. And instead they just continue to shit on the Superman legacy. I hope this is the last season. I don't think I can take much more.
8:30pm - 30 Rock (NBC)
The other big breakout show from NBC last season, "30 Rock" didn't pull in huge ratings, but the network stuck by it and brought it back for another season. If you're not watching it, you should be. It's better than Saturday Night Live (the show it spoofs/mimics) and it's very smart. I think Tina Fey is brilliant, and Alec Baldwin has found his niche in a comedic role. Plus, it doesn't really ask you to get invested from week-to-week like so many other shows do.
10pm - Big Shots (ABC)
I'm now re-reading the description of this show, and I'm not sure why I thought I'd enjoy it. Honestly, it might just be on my radar because of Michael Vartan (from "Alias") and Joshua Malina (from "Sports Night"). At this point, I don't see the harm in giving this a shot, but I can't promise I'll stick with it.
8pm - Ghost Whisperer (CBS)
Three words: Jennifer Love Hewitt. Honestly, there's nothing more to say. (really, there's nothing special about this show, outside of the fact that I really like JLH).
9pm - Moonlight (CBS)
Vampire private investigator in love with a mortal woman. I loved this show when it was called "Angel" (I'm sure there are even more similarities, but I'm too lazy to look for them now). I can't say if I'll like it now, but I've got to give it a shot.
11:30pm - Saturday Night Live (NBC)
I'm not going to watch this every week. Hell, I'm not going to watch it the 2nd week of the season. But Week 1? I'll be there. Why? Three words: LeBron Fuckin' James! He's hosting, and he's going to be awesome. Don't think he'll be any good? Check out this clip from the ESPYs, or this one from one of his Nike commercials.
8pm - The Simpsons (FOX)
I haven't watched this show regularly in years, but "The Simpsons Movie" made me think that maybe I'd been missing something. I don't know if that's the case, but I'll give it a few weeks into the season to find out for sure.
9pm - Family Guy (FOX)
I was so happy when this show came back on the air. Amazingly, that was 3 seasons ago. Now it seems like "Family Guy" is starting to struggle with some of the same creative difficulties that got it cancelled the first time. The show is so hit and miss, but I still will watch it weekly, just for that one joke that has you dying laughing.
9pm - Desperate Housewives (ABC)
OK, so Season 1 was awesome, Season 2 bit, and Season 3 was solid, but a little too soap-opera-y. Who knows what's going to happen in Season 4? Worst case, Eva Longoria will still be hot, and I'll still have a weird crush on Marcia Cross. Oh, and I need to mention here, I saw Felicity Huffman on the Emmys broadcast the other night. Holy hell woman, eat something. Ribs are not sexy.


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Marni at H&M Collection Launch: A Star-Studded Soiree
Making for quite the star-studded celebration, stylish celeb pals Drew Barrymore and Jessica Chastain were among the many hitting the red carpet at the Marni At H&M Collection Launch party on Friday night (February 17).
Held at Lloyd Wright's Sowden House in Los Angeles, the "Charlie's Angels" actress and the "Coriolanus" star linked up for a photo op before heading inside for the evening's swanky event.
Fellow fashionistas Dianna Agron, Lily Collins, Felicity Jones and Rose McGowan were also on-hand for the release - each looking young and fun in an array of funky frocks.
Milla Jovovich and her hubby Paul W.S. Anderson were also on the list of attendees, as they were seen rubbing elbows with short-coiffed cutie Mena Suvari and Swedish stunner Noomi Rapace.
Other recognizable faces included color block-wearing Freida Pinto, all-black clad Jaime King, trench-toting Rashinda Jones and the always-gorgeous Sofia Coppola in a shiny two-piece ensemble.
And the much-talked about clothing collab seems to have lived up to the hype, as Miss Barrymore gave her stamp of approval, telling press, "I love H&M and I love Marni. I love how H&M are bringing the regal, chic clothes of Marni to everyone."


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You Could Have Donna And Kelly's "Beverly Hills, 90210″ Beach Apartment
From freshman year on, Donna Martin and Kelly Taylor of "Beverly Hills, 90210" called their Venice Beach apartment, with its white decks and blue awnings, home. But apparently, the abode whose exterior we saw so often wasn't actually an apartment building—it's a single family house. Oh, and it also isn't in Venice Beach—it's actually located in Hermosa Beach. Did I mention that the house is for sale and could be yours for $9 million? Come on—this is the place where Kelly brought Tara to stay after they checked out of rehab. Not to mention where Donna finally lost her virginity to David. I mean, this place deserves historical landmark status. Any takers? [People]


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The Atlanta Braves have lost Tyler Pastornicky for the year with a torn ACL, Dan Uggla is on the disabled list for eye surgery and Paul Janish can't really hit. Frank Wren was already shopping the waiver wire for a backup infielder who would provide an offensive upgrade, and he may find it in the Tampa Bay Rays' Ryan Roberts.
The Rays designated Roberts for assignment Thursday after hitting .247 with five homers in 60 games. Roberts has played first base, second base and third base this season.
Roberts has struggled since hitting .279 in 110 games with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2009 and hasn't touched .250 in a full season since.
For those concerned with getting Andrelton Simmons a day off, Roberts played three innings of shortstop with the Diamondbacks in 2011. That's not to say he'd definitely fill in, but it's possible.
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Annie Oakley
Opossum – Spelling One P – two S
There are 103 species. They are a marsupial of North and South America.
They have a surprisingly short live span 2-4 years. (Squirrels tend to live to about 6 years if they do not get run over in the first year) And a startlingly short gestation period… Only 12-14 days.
As marsupials their young mature in a pouch. They have a bifurcated penis or vagina.
They are omnivores. Eating carrion, insects, worms, grubs, snakes, frogs, small mammals and fruit.
"Playing possum" is a reflex action --- like fainting. Includes scent glands that release an odor of rotting meat.
Adult possums do not have the muscular strength to hang from their prehensile tails.
If you thought that there were a lot of Opossum species hang onto your hat… there are more orchid species than bird species … twice as many. There are 4 times more orchid species than mammal species.
Orchids can be found everywhere there is not permafrost.
Vanilla is an orchid species.
The name is from the Greek for testicle… named for the appearance of their roots.
The 1998 book The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean was about a real life effort to steal Ghost Orchids from Fakahatchee Strand State Park in South Florida.
The movie Adaptation is based off of the wild hallucinations of Charles Kaufman while trying to write a screen adaptation of The Orchid Thief.
Oreos – are the knock off. They were created in 1912 by the National Biscuit Company (Nabisco) to glom onto the success of the Hydrox cookie by Sunshine Bakery created in 1908.
Rick Porcello holds five patents related to the creation of Oreo cookies.
Annie Oakley – once again from David Cera
Real name Phoebe Ann Moses.
Annie was considered the first female Super Star of entertainment when she traveled with Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show as a rifle sharpshooter.
Fellow Wild West cast member Sitting Bull called her Little Sure Shot.
While travelling in Europe she demonstrated her prowess by shooting the ash off a cigarette held in the mouth of newly crowned Kaiser Wilhelm II. After the start of WWI she wrote to the Kaiser asking for a chance to repeat the trick.
She appeared in the 11th commercial film ever made. She was friends with Thomas Edison.
She shot 100 clay targets in a row from 16 yards when she was 62.
Longtime friend Fred Stone was given her unfinished autobiography in 1926. Fred Stone has a Central Florida connection the second stage at Rollins is named for him.
Ready for the Questions?
- What 1946 Broadway musical, with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin including the classic "There's No Business Like Show Business", was a fictionalized account of the career of Annie Oakley?
Annie Get Your Gun
- Annie Get Your Gun was the second Broadway musical produced by the team of Rodgers and Hammerstein. What was the first? Songs included "Oh, What A Beautiful Morning", "Surrey with the Fringe on Top" and the official state song of our 46th state.
- Oklahoma – like all the plains states- have conditions that allow for some pretty severe weather. Oklahoma City set a record high and low for the day of November 11th (high of 83 degrees low of 17 degrees) on the exact same day in what year? That same year saw the discovery of the South Pole, the rediscovery of Machu Pichu, and the first Indianapolis 500 , and the birth of L Ron Hubbard
- Which of these automobile companies did NOT have a car in the 1911 Indianapolis 500? Benz, Buick, Mercedes, Oldsmobile
- Oldsmobile was founded by Ransom Olds in 1897 and he left the company in 1904. What band, named for Ransom's next project after Oldsmobile, had hits "Keep on Loving You" and "Can't Fight This Feeling" in the 1980s?
REO SpeedWagon. REO for Ransom E Olds.
- REO SpeedWagon also had a Top Ten hit with "Take it on the Run" not be confused with the ode to young bandits "Take the Money and Run" by Steve Miller Band. If Billy Mack had caught up with Billy Joe and Bobby Sue in .… let's say New York in the early 2000s …Billy Joe might have ended up in Oswald State Penitentiary on what HBO series?
- What number is larger? The number of books written about the land of OZ by Lyman Frank Baum or the number of species of Orangutan?
Baum wrote 14 books about the people of OZ. There are only two species of Orangutan.
- Orangutans live ONLY on what two islands? One is the third largest island in the world split between Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei. The other is the largest completely Indonesian island that is also home to critically endangered species of Tiger and Rhino.
Borneo and Sumatra
- Sumatra is about half the size of Borneo, Borneo is the world's third largest island and about a third the size of Greenland. Greenland is about a third of the size of what continent that provides 97% of the world's opals?
- Opal is the birthstone of one of my children - for what month?
- Carrie Fischer was born on October 21st . It has been reported that she will be in the Star Wars Episode VII scheduled for 2015. Which four characters have appeared in all six episodes so far?
R2D2, C3PO, Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader, Obi-wan Kenobi Alec Guinness starred in the David Lean film version of Great Expectations in 1946 the year Annie Get Your Gun debuted on Broadway.


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Read the following passage and solve the questions based on it.
On the new year eve, six persons A, B, C, D, E and F get together at Basant Vihar restaurant. There are an equal number of males and females among them. There are two pairs of brother-sister and two pairs of husband-wife among them. Also, both brothers are younger than their sisters and one wife is older then her husband. More details are given below:
(i) A is married and he is older than his wife.
(ii) C is A's son and he is also married.
(iii) A does'nt have a daughter.
(iv) F is an unmarried female.
(v) E is the uncle of C.
They hire two taxis and decide that three persons
will travel in each taxi.
(vi) All persons of the same sex cannot sit in one taxi.
(vii) Out of the three persons who have to sit in the taxi, two persons of the same sex must be younger than the member of the opposite sex.
Who is the youngest among A, F and C?


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From: "Paul Taylor" <PaulTaylor at winn dash dixie dot com>
> If you are referring to the firewall rules, you can create aliases,
> then use the alias name in your rules. The advantage here is that if an
> Address changes that you have multiple rules in place for, you can simply
> change the IP that the alias is pointing to...
> You can't simply use DNS names and expect the same behavior... I
> mean, in that case it might be possible that someone could poison your DNS
> and have your rules allowing things you don't intend.
There is always a balance of security and convenience. An example I use is
a car. If you want to make sure your car isn't stolen, put it up on blocks,
and remove the wheels. The problem is that it makes for a not very useful
car. :-) I think a switch (with a warning) allowing the use of FQDN would
be a good thing. There are times I would have liked it.


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Ronald Reagan will win a second term because he has a positive view of the U.S. [NATION, Aug. 27] and Walter Mondale has a negative perspective. Mondale sees a nation that needs a handout, Reagan a country that is strong and building itself even stronger economically, militarily and morally.
Ralph Craig Amherst, Mass.
Reagan has given us middle-income Americans what we so desperately needed, a stable economy and renewed pride in our country.
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Bob Bergen, the very talented voiceover great from Los Angeles, is going to be in Atlanta for a 2-Day Weekend Animation Voiceover Intensive on March 8 and 9, 2008 at Captive Sound Studio.
As pictured with Porky Pig on his shoulder, Bob Bergen has been one of the voices used by Warner Bros. for headlining characters Porky Pig and Tweety Bird as well as been an active voice actor in many other animated films for over a decade.
To get more information, or to enroll in this weekend, get in touch with Marian Massaro or with Deborah Richards at Captive Sound. Enroll by January 15th and you'll save 10 per cent off the workshop fee.
Presented by Donna and Michelle Summers, the class size is limited to only 15 participants.
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