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Whole Foods Market - Sauganash Community Mural (Kids' Day of Service)
Hosted by Whole Foods Market Sauganash
Saturday, September 14, 2013 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM (CDT)
Who's Going
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Event Details
Come join us for a fun fall volunteer project with Swedish Covenant Hospital and Peterson Garden Project!
We are excited to roll up our sleeves with our neighbors to paint a community mural on the Swedish Covenant Hospital campus. The mural will serve as a backdrop to the Peterson Garden Project's edible garden at the intersection of Carmen Avenue and California Avenue. Our artwork will represent the various aspects of living a whole life; eating right, gardening, sustainability, fitness and community-building. This will be a family-friendly, 3-hour project with tasks for everyone ages 2 and up.
Below, please find a volunteer job description and a list of items that may be helpful to bring on the day of the project. It is our goal to make your experience fun, uplifting, and kid-friendly. This is an opportunity for customers, team members and families to work together in service to our community. We will have plenty of tasks and games on-site for little ones whose attention may wander. The best part is getting to improve our community together!
We will also have a magical build-your-own salad-bar for kids and grown-ups, including all the fixings. Join us in modeling the fun of "eating a rainbow" in honor of the Whole Kids Foundation, whose mission is to improve children's nutrition with the goal of ending the childhood obesity epidemic.
Please join us for a fun-filled day of service and inspiration as we celebrate healthy communities and healthy eating together!
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Thank you!
Crissy LoSasso
Community Relations Specialist
Volunteer job description
(Ages 2-65+)
- Filling in mural sketch (similar to paint-by-numbers) on mixed mediums
- Fill in larger, single color areas with large brushes and/or rollers
- Detail work to highlight specific areas with smaller brushes
- Work abstractly in community sections to express what living a whole life means to you
Supplies to bring if you have them
- Paint stirrers
- Pouring spouts
- Roller trays
- Tray liners
- Roller covers
- Paint brushes
- Sponges
- Goggles
- Gloves
What to wear
- Jeans or shorts
- Old t-shirt
- Tennis/outdoor shoes
- Sunscreen
- Hat
- Sunglasses
- Layers if it's cloudy or cool
Snacks & hydration
- Please bring water bottles and water
- Please bring snacks if needed
- We will have moderate activities for children ages 5 and under if the need to play strikes; however, if you know your little one would enjoy something special, please bring it along to share!
On-site contact
* Please contact firstname.lastname@example.com or call 773-205-1100.
Volunteer Slips
* We ask that each volunteer bring a copy for themselves, and any children, to our project so that we can all stay safe. That form will be available on-site and can also be emailed to you upon request.
What are my transport/parking options getting to the event?
You can park on Francisco, but please note it has limited street parking, or in the garage of Swedish Covenant Hospital.
Where can I contact the organizer with any questions?
Please email firstname.lastname@example.com
Can I update my registration information?
Absolutely! Just log back into your registration and make any changes needed.
Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?
You can if you like, but we'll aslo have a check-in sheet printed so you can save a tree and not bring your printed ticket if you'd prefer!
When & Where
5056 N California Ave
Saturday, September 14, 2013 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM (CDT)
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Hosted by Whole Foods Market Sauganash
Whole Foods Market Sauganash is proud to partner with Swedish Covenant Hospital and Peterson Garden Project throughout the year! Our store is located at the corner of Cicero & Peterson, just off I-94 (the Edens Expressway) and we're proud to be home to over 190 amazing team members! We invite you to check out these and other great events all fall with us. For our store calendar, click here. See you in the garden!


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BUSINESS tycoon Eddy Shah has sold his Wiltshire Golf and Country Club near Royal Wootton Bassett, which was up for sale for £3.5million.
Former newspaper entrepreneur Shah, 68, and his wife Jennifer decided earlier this year to pass the mantle on after more than ten years living and working in the area.
In a letter to members he said: "Jennifer and I have agreed a sale of the above with the Dunkley family and it is hoped that we should complete by mid-January 2013.
"The club needs new investment, ideas and energy to take it to the next step, as is usual in the life of any business or venture.
"The new owners have a very similar vision to that of Jennifer and myself and they will lift the club and hotel to a level that will make it the best in Wiltshire."
The couple came down to Wiltshire 12 years ago from East Anglia where they owned The Suffolk, The Norfolk and the Essex golf courses.
They bought the old 18-hole course and have since built a 58-bedroom hotel and leisure centre complete with swimming pool in the grounds.
In the following years they bought another 95 acres for another nine holes and built 50 holiday homes – spending a total of more than £5million.
Mr Shah is best known as the man who brought new technology and colour to newspapers.
After selling his newspapers 20 years ago, he got into the golf business.
He said: "When I came to this area I loved the golf course and the location. There was nothing like it in the area and we wanted to build the best club and social venue in the area.
"We now have more than 1,500 members who can play golf or use all our facilities."
The new owners have expertise from South Africa and the UK in golf, hotels, marketing, conferences and all aspects of hospitality.
Mr Shah said: "We still have a few hurdles to jump with lawyers and others, but the Dunkley family now have the necessary funds in place to complete the purchase.
"They have spent nearly two years in the UK looking nationally for a suitable hospitality business, and have settled on The Wiltshire as the best opportunity and the best potential.
"We wish them all the best. After a long journey, and after discussions with a variety of potential purchasers, we now feel we are passing The Wiltshire into the best possible hands for the future."
The Shahs will not be giving up work though and will continue with their eco-friendly second home business which is on the country club grounds.

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Can you understand the history of a region from its food? From
barbecue to Cajun, "meat 'n' three" to catfish and cornbread, the South
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Southern culinary heritage:
• A Gracious Plenty: Recipes and Recollections from the American South by John T. Edge (Putnam)


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By Marin Sardy
1 Shake your honey maker: Topbar Beekeeping class
Although the instructor of Ecoversity's Topbar Beekeeping class, Talon Van Howten, got into bees because he wanted to get stung—he was trying out a treatment method called "apitherapy" for chronic pain in his arms—most people who sign up are in it for the honey. And if the warm, sticky, sweet stuff you end up with after going through the full seven-class "super-hands-on" course ($325 for the class, plus approximately $300 for materials) is half as delicious and sensual as Van Howten makes it out to be, you'll get more than your money's worth. The class, which meets for one three-hour Saturday session each month from March 20 to Sept. 11, takes you through a full seasonal cycle of starting and raising your own hive, which you can do concurrently at home. Van Howten covers—and demonstrates—all the basics, from the "dynamics of bees" to key skills such as getting your queen situated, maintaining hive health and harvesting your liquid gold. Beyond the purportedly inimitable experience of eating fresh honey straight from the hand-pulled comb, you'll also get the range of flavors (like purple sage or orange blossom, depending on when you harvest) and the allergy-dampening benefit of a product made from local pollens. Besides, Van Howten says, you really only get stung when it's your fault. 2639 Agua Fria St., 505-424-9797, ecoversity.org
2 How to cook without actually cooking: Raw Vegan Cuisine tutorial
Some of us don't like meat. Or eggs. Or cheese. Or milk. Or anything that's been cooked. Oh wait, that's totally not true. But some of us choose not to consume these foods for very good reasons. Mariela Rodriguez, the chef/owner of the acclaimed little breakfast joint Vegan Santa Fe, quit meat when her father developed colon cancer, dumped dairy to reduce her dependence on her asthma inhaler (she's since been "pump free") and discovered the high nutritive value of raw foods while teaching herself vegetarian cooking. One of the few local raw food experts, she has, since opening for business in 2008, managed to stun the populace of this meat-heavy town by disproving "this misconception that the only thing we eat is tofu and lettuce" with rich, creative offerings. But since most mortals have to prepare their own meals, Rodriguez also teaches three-hour Raw Vegan Cuisine cooking tutorials catered to each client's specific needs—up to four people at $50-$80 per person. Inside a professional kitchen, she explains the fundamentals, introduces important equipment (blender) and ingredients ("almond milk, soy milk, rice milk, coconut milk"), and then walks students through a half-dozen recipes. One favorite: the uncooked, sugar-free, non-dairy cheesecake. "It's almost like magic," she assures me. "It tastes just like the real thing." 323 McKenzie St., 505-920-1270
3 How to start a community kitchen for local-food businesses: Green Drinks lecture
To combine your foodie skills and ethos of sustainability into your own little green-meets-green-thumb business—maybe selling your famous piñon-nut bizcochitos or organic Chinese medicinal herbs—your biggest challenge will be to gather enough dead presidents to get it off the ground. Although any startup can tap the New Mexico Community Development Loan Fund for financial support for "green and innovative" ideas, it's also important to keep overhead low, which is hard if you need a kitchen that meets health and safety code standards. Given that food-sector businesses "tend to be riskier," Vicki Pozzebon, executive director of the Santa Fe Alliance, says the local independent-business support organization is looking at ways to help establish community kitchens, which area food-product entrepreneurs could use collectively at a fraction of the cost of having individual spaces. Right now, she says, the Alliance is gathering data about "what's needed, what people are interested in doing." Call Pozzebon to throw your input into to the fray. Then head to the monthly networking event Green Drinks to pepper San Francisco-based serial eco-entrepreneur Scott Cooney with questions when he speaks about his book, Build a Green Small Business: Profitable Ways to Become an Ecopreneur. ($20; $15 for Alliance members). 6-8 pm Thursday, April 22. Free. Rio Chama, 414 Old Santa Fe Trail, 505-989-5362, santfealliance.com
4 How to grow a recycled garden: Babylon Gardens Salvage Nursery items
Maybe you grow your own salad in a backyard garden, or compost anything that ever built a cell wall. Maybe you think you've thought of every conceivable way to amaze friends and family by adding yet another "green" superlative to your organic, local, sustainable lifestyle. Well, here's one you maybe haven't taken advantage of yet: recycled plants. In other words, try populating your yard with your neighbors' remainders rather than imported seedlings from a nursery. It's so simple, it's almost absurd, and that's why Richard Balthazar of Babylon Gardens Salvage Nursery & Plant Recycling has been capitalizing on the idea since 1998. Dealing primarily in perennial flowers that tend to spread rapidly, he removes for free massive amounts of daylilies, penstemons, Maximilian sunflowers and especially irises each summer, for residents with overrun yards. This includes occasional windfalls of raspberry and strawberry plants, too. At the Santa Fe Farmers Market every week from late March through October, he sells these at a fraction—typically $3 to $5 each—of what the same varieties would cost from a nursery. "I'll just dig out a shovelful of the clump and throw it in a plastic bag," Balthazar says. And unlike seedlings, they're ready to take off right away: "Dig a hole, shove it in and off it goes again." 1901 W. Alameda St., 505-983-9745
5 How to make goat cheese and stare at goats: South Mountain Dairy volunteer program
Yes, you could just stare at the goats, but from March 14 to June 15 you might prefer instead to help bottle-feed the newborns of South Mountain Dairy's 71 pregnant does. Starting the first of April, the farmstead in Edgewood (approximately 60 miles south of Santa Fe, between Albuquerque and Moriarty) also takes one or two volunteers at a time for making goat-milk-based chèvre, chevarti and feta cheeses. Return as often as you need to learn all about raising your own goats while getting to know the famously playful "girls"—the milk producers whose surplus goes into several varieties of artisan cheese (as well as pasteurized milk and yogurt in spring and summer). Proprietors Donna Lockridge and Marge Petersen sell the products at the Santa Fe Farmers Market each week. With cheese-making taking place on the farm daily and a new variety started each day, returning regularly for a week or two gives you the chance to learn every step in the process—ladle, mold, package, wax, even "turn bloomy rinds"—for free. To sign up, find the dairy's Farmers Market booth or click the "Sign Up To Volunteer" link at southmountaindairy.com. It's the ultimate food-world symbiosis: You gain do-it-yourself skills while helping a responsible, local farm stay afloat. 48 Katzima Road, Edgewood,


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Warren Gatland readily accepts that Wales face "a massive game" when they host RBS 6 Nations rivals France next week.
Wales' 26-3 defeat against Ireland in Dublin last Saturday severely dented their hopes of achieving an unprecedented Six Nations title hat-trick this season.
Victory over Les Bleus at the Millennium Stadium would revive title chances, but defeat would leave them four points behind unbeaten France with only two further games remaining.
"I think we can go into that French game with a certain amount of confidence that we are good enough to win at home," Wales head coach Gatland said.
"When they (France) get a few points up, they play with a bit of confidence.
"They took a couple of turnover opportunities against Italy (last Sunday), but the Italians were in the game for long periods, particularly in the first half.
"It was a good win for them and a good confidence boost, with them winning their first two games. For us, the next game at home is a massive game for us."
Lock Luke Charteris and flanker Justin Tipuric are among those being touted for call-ups against France.
It is also feasible that wing George North could move to outside centre if Scott Williams does not recover in time from a shoulder injury and Jonathan Davies is not ready as he continues his fitness fight after suffering pectoral muscle damage during the autumn Test series opener against South Africa three months ago.
Wales captain Sam Warburton and prop Gethin Jenkins, meanwhile, are among 10 players who will be released to their regional teams for RaboDirect PRO12 action later this week.
Warburton made his first start in more than two months after recovering from a shoulder injury against Ireland, and Jenkins, who also started at the Aviva Stadium, is another player who has lacked game-time due to injury.
Reflecting on the Ireland loss, Gatland added: "When you lose games, the critics out there come and say they think they know the way we are playing.
"But the two games we have played, we have played differently in both games. We haven't gone with the same game plan against Ireland as we did against Italy.
"People want to be critical and say it was the same and where is your Plan B? Well, we didn't even execute Plan A (against Ireland).
"If you get those things wrong in terms of where we were dominated, Plan A, B or Z wouldn't have made any difference to the result. We just weren't good enough on the day.
"It doesn't matter what type of game you play when you concede the number of points we did at driven lineouts and you play that poorly. You do that, and you are going to lose the game. We didn't deserve to win the game."


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Get the kiddies together for a lunch date this summer that's all about BBQ. We put together BBQ party ideas for this informal summer celebration and it turned out to be a blast!
Get the kiddies together for a lunch date this summer that's all about BBQ. We put together BBQ party ideas for this informal summer celebration and it turned out to be a blast!
So click through to catch a glimpse of our party and get the tips and tricks we used to have a backyard bash of your own!
It all started with a summer party invitation we found at Pear Tree Greetings. The 'All Things BBQ' design was the inspiration for nearly every menu choice, decoration and activity we planned.
To keep our party playful and easy, we up a table in the yard and decorated it. Here, the focal point of our set-up. Keep clicking to see our easy BBQ decoration ideas close up!
We topped a portable grill with cupcake hamburgers. Yes, these were our dessert! Get the how-to for burger cupcakes and make your own - they combine yellow cake with brownies and colored icing. Super easy and super fun!
Mini corn on the cobs and watermelon wedges were skewered and staged in metal buckets (DIY here). The inexpensive mustard and ketchup squirt bottles reinforced our invitation theme but also made burger assembly a cinch.
Our table looked great with all our BBQ embellishments, but also served as a Burger Bar for the kids. Check out some helpful BBQ party ideas, hints and photos to make a burger bar at your BBQ.
The sliders we laid out for the kids were dressed up with clips of the images we had from left over invites.
Our kids had such a blast creating their own sliders. Plus, it was easy for everyone to eat what they liked and for us to keep our hands free to take care of other business.
After everyone was fed and burgered out, we decided to capture a few summertime memories with a photo booth, another great BBQ party idea. Here's our easy photo booth how-to along with a few more shots (adorable, if we do say so ourselves!).
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"Game changer" is a term you hear often when people talk about how technology has changed their industry.
One of our favorite sayings here at Zingerman's is, "Success means getting better problems." You see, we don't believe in a world with no problems. There's always something that isn't perfect or that could be going better. But some problems are definitely better than others. For example: "More customers than you can keep up with" and "Not enough customers to meet your sales goals" are both problems. And most business people would have no trouble picking "too many customers" as the better problem. Likewise, most would agree that getting lots of complaints is a problem. But would they agree that not getting any complaints is also a problem? In fact, I think—of the two—lots of complaints is a better problem than not getting any.

 First, let me clarify that I'm not saying that you should make mistakes and be rude to customers in order to generate lots of customer complaints. Rather, I believe that when we, as retailers, do a good job of handling customer complaints, we're going to get more people complaining to us. People don't bother complaining when they think nothing will come of it, or—even worse—if they assume that they'll end up feeling angrier or more annoyed because their complaint was ignored or dismissed as unimportant.

 Why People Don't Complain
 According to TARP Worldwide, the organization that conducted some of the original research on customer complaints back in the late 1980s, only 50 percent of customers, on average, will complain to a front-line person, with no more than 10 percent complaining to a manager. Does this mean that those people don't complain at all? No, it just means that they aren't telling us—the business they have a complaint about. They are still quite likely to tell their friends, family and others about the problem—spreading negative word-of-mouth without giving us the chance to respond.

 Although few business owners I know enjoy hearing a complaint about their business, most of us accept (intellectually, at least) that a customer complaint is an opportunity to connect with that customer and turn the situation around. One of TARP's key findings is that customers who complain and are satisfied with how their complaint is handled are actually more loyal than customers who had no problem at all. And if getting complaints and handling them well is important to building customer loyalty, it also stands to reason that handling complaints poorly will have a negative impact on customer loyalty.

 How to Handle Complaints Effectively
 It would be wonderful if everyone we hired were experts at handling complaints right from the start. But, at least in our experience here at Zingerman's, very few people handle complaints well without training—and practice.
 As hard as it can be to hear a complaint as the owner, it can be even harder if you are a front-line staff person, because all too often employees are not given the tools they need to handle complaints effectively. So, they feel helpless—and often defensive—in the face of a customer's dissatisfaction. Handling complaints effectively takes practice and the right tools, beginning with how to react when someone complains.

 At Zingerman's, we've been teaching our "5 Steps to Effectively Handling Complaints" for about 20 years now, so we know it's a recipe that works—both for our organization and for the hundreds of others we've shared it with through ZingTrain seminars, "Zingerman's Guide to Giving Great Service" book and our two training DVDs. We've also heard from former staff who have gone on to teach the steps in new jobs—both within and beyond the specialty foods industry. In case you don't have the steps committed to memory, I'll repeat them here.

 Zingerman's 5 Steps to Effectively Handling Complaints
 1. Acknowledge the complaint. When people complain, more than anything else, they want to be heard. If they know we're listening, their stress level goes down—and so does ours.
 2. Sincerely apologize. We don't need to know exactly what happened in order to apologize. If someone is complaining, we know that they didn't have the great experience that we wanted them to have, so we apologize. Because regardless of what happened, we are truly sorry that they are dissatisfied. This is no place for jokes, excuses or explanations—just for genuine remorse.
 3. Make it right. TARP's research shows that customer satisfaction and loyalty are significantly higher when a complaint can be resolved on the first contact. So, at Zingerman's, we authorize our staff to do whatever it takes to make things right for the customer. Usually, the employee knows what needs to be done, and we want them to take action. If they need to ask for help, that's OK—but we request that they become the customer's advocate and explain the situation to the supervisor or manager, so that the customer doesn't have to repeat his story.
 4. Say thanks. As the research shows, at least half of the time people don't complain—and don't give us the chance to resolve the problem. So, we do really appreciate those who let us know what's going on and have faith that we'll take care of them.
 5. Write it up. It's easy to react emotionally to complaints and be tempted to change products, systems or processes in reaction to the most vocal complainers. But when we document complaints in a way that allows us to collect some objective data, we often get a different picture of where to focus organizational time and resources. Because we want to fix recurring problems—and eliminate the mistakes that are leading to complaints. Zingerman's form for documenting complaints is called a Code Red. We've been using a paper version for years and are in the process of phasing in an electronic option as well.

 Why Handling Complaints Effectively Leads to More Complaints
 (Remember—that's a good problem)
 The Catch-22 of handling complaints is that the better you are at it, the more complaints you'll hear. Let me say again that getting more complaints doesn't mean your organization isn't giving good service. At Zingerman's, some of our best customers are also the people who complain the most—because they have strong opinions about how we can get better and because they know we listen to them. Does this mean we sometimes get complaints about things that people would never dream of complaining about to a "big box" store? Sure! But that tells us that our customers know we want to hear from them, and that they feel it is worth their time to share their concerns—which in turn helps us get better.

 The bottom line is that handling complaints well increases customer loyalty. Customer loyalty is always important, but never more so than in tough economic times, when people are spending less and being more mindful of where they are shopping. We are always hiring new staff, and we're always trying to improve our service—which means we'll never be done teaching and modeling how to handle complaints effectively. If you don't have your own recipe for handling complaints, give our 5 Steps a try—and let me know how they work for you. I love hearing from Gourmet Retailer readers. To get a copy of our Code Red form or to see Zingerman's employees talking about handling complaints in a clip from our new training DVD, please visit the ZingTrain Website.

 Maggie Bayless is the managing partner of ZingTrain, which is the consulting arm of Zingerman's, the specialty food retailer in Ann Arbor, Mich. If you have specific topics you would like to see addressed, please send your suggestions to Maggie at firstname.lastname@example.com.

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PLANS for a 'Bank of Bournemouth' supplying loans to local businesses and residents have been held up due to legal issues.
The borough council's Community Finance Initiative was due to start providing small business loans of up to £10,000, drawn from the authority's unallocated capital reserves of £15 million, in November last year, in a bid to help emerging entrepreneurs.
However the loans will not now become available until after April 1 this year, when new regulations set by the Financial Conduct Authority come into force.
Council Leader John Beesley said a limited company - Bournemouth Community Finance Company - had been set up and granted a Consumer Credit Licence, but new compliance regulations had yet to be published by the government.
"Consumer Credit Licence regulation is currently undertaken by the Office of Fair Trading," he said.
"This duty will pass to the Financial Conduct Authority on April 1, and requires a different set of compliance regulations, which have yet to be published by Government.
"Consequently we have decided to wait until the new regulations come into force.
"We shall therefore only need to undertake this work once."
The pilot scheme, which was due to run until March 2015, will also provide mortgages of up to £150,000 for local residents, helping people get a foot on the housing ladder.
This was due to start in "early 2014" and cllr Beesley said the scheme was on track.
"The council also plans to offer mortgages, which we are able to do under the Housing Act," he said.
"Preparations to offer mortgages continue, and we are ensuring that all the legal frameworks are completed in time."
The company will offer residential mortgages only to Bournemouth residents who have been in the borough for a minimum of 12 months.
Bournemouth Council has confirmed that the scheme is expected to bring in a return of £8 million over the next decade.


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A smile is a facial expression formed by flexing the muscles near both ends of the mouth.[1] The smile can also be found around the eyes (See 'Duchenne Smiling' below). Among humans, it is an expression denoting pleasure, joy, happiness, or amusement, but can also be an involuntary expression of anxiety, in which case it is known as a grimace. Smiling is something that is understood by everyone despite culture, race, or religion; it is internationally known. Cross-cultural studies have shown that smiling is a means of communicating emotions throughout the world.[2] But there are large differences between different cultures.[3] A smile can also be spontaneous or artificial.
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From a friendly smile to a more romantic smile, there are many different smiles and different ways the act of smiling can be done. "Smiles can communicate feelings as different as love or contempt, pride or submission, flirtatiousness or polite tolerance."[4] The act of smiling may often be induced by showing kindness. To give someone something to smile about, we might take someone's mind off their problems by conversing with them, giving them some attention, or even telling them a joke. Next time you want to put a smile on someone's face, either perform an act of kindness or think of a stress reliever.
Social behavior Edit
"Service with a Smile"---This has always been at the core of American businesses since the beginning of the 1900's. Research continually proves that this is true; smiling really does increase attractiveness and likability between humans. In fact, people who tend to smile produce what is called the halo effect, which correlates with greater trust, greater financial earnings, and increased interpersonal cooperation.[5] In a time of increased stress due to cutbacks, high debt, and increasing family issues, employees are often required to work with a distressed public. However, a smile tends to convey respect, patience, empathy, hospitality and compassion. For example, when an employee smiles at a stressed customer, and exhibits excellent listening skills, most of the time, there is a report of total customer satisfaction.[6] Research also reports that people receive more help when they smile. Even the smile of a stranger produces more "Good Samaritan" effects on the receiver.[7] When you smile, even memory retrieval of your name is enhanced as is shown in neuroscience research, versus people who have neutral facial expressions.[8]
Laughter Edit
In social contexts, smiling is related to laughter. In this situation, two kinds of smiling are analyzed:
- Smiling is a pre-laughing device and is a common pattern for paving the way to laughter;
- Smiling can be used as a response to laughter in the previous turn.[9] Smiling and laughter have different functions in the order of sequence in social situations.
Sex appeal Edit
Smiling is a signaling system that evolved from a need to communicate information of many different forms. One of these is advertisement of sexual interest. Female smiles are appealing to males, increasing physical attractiveness and enhancing sex appeal. However, recent research indicates a man's smile may or may not be most effective in attracting women, and that facial expressions such as pride or even shame might be more effective.[10]
Cultural differences Edit
While most often, smiling is perceived as a positive emotion, there are many countries that perceive smiling as a negative expression and consider it unwelcoming. Too much smiling can be viewed as a sign of shallowness or dishonesty.[11] The Japanese may smile when they are confused or angry. In other parts of Asia, people may smile when they are embarrassed. People in other cultures may not smile at everyone to indicate a friendly greeting as people do in the United States. A smile may be reserved for close friends and family members. Many people in Russia consider smiling at strangers in public to be unusual and even suspicious behavior. Yet many Americans smile freely at strangers in public places (although this is less common in big cities). Some Russians believe that Americans smile in the wrong places; some Americans believe that Russians don't smile enough. In Southeast Asian cultures, a smile is frequently used to cover emotional pain or embarrassment. Vietnamese people may tell the sad story of how they had to leave their country but end the story with a smile.[12]
Real smiles vs. fake smiles Edit
A smile does indeed have great power and great social rewards. However, it has been proven that an authentic smile is much more effective than a counterfeit smile. A smile is an outward sign of perceived self-confidence and internal satisfaction. It seems to have a favorable influence upon others and makes one likeable and more approachable.[13]
Duchenne smiling Edit
Although many different types of smiles have been identified and studied, researchers (e.g. Freitas-Magalhães) have devoted particular attention to an anatomical distinction first recognized by French physician Guillaume Duchenne. While conducting research on the physiology of facial expressions in the mid-19th century, Duchenne identified two distinct types of smiles. A Duchenne smile involves contraction of both the zygomatic major muscle (which raises the corners of the mouth) and the orbicularis oculi muscle (which raises the cheeks and forms crow's feet around the eyes). A non-Duchenne smile involves only the zygomatic major muscle. "Research with adults initially indicated that joy was indexed by generic smiling, any smiling involving the raising of the lip corners by the zygomatic major…. More recent research suggests that smiling in which the muscle around the eye contracts, raising the cheeks high (Duchenne smiling), is uniquely associated with positive emotion."[14]
Pan-Am smile Edit
The Pan-Am smile, also known as the "Botox smile", is the name given to a "fake smile", in which only the zygomatic major muscle is voluntarily contracted to show politeness. It is named after the airline Pan American World Airways, whose flight attendants would always flash every jet-setter the same, perfunctory smile.[15]
Hidden emotions within smiling Edit
Happiness is most often the motivating cause of a smile. However, there are many exceptions, especially among animals. The exposure of teeth, which may bear a resemblance to a smile, is often used as a threat or warning display—known as a snarl—or a sign of submission. For chimpanzees, it can also be a sign of fear. The study of smiles is a part of gelotology, psychology, and linguistics, comprising various theories of affect, humor, and laughter.[16] Smiling can also be interpreted as nervousness in an animal. Actually, humans too smile as a result of nervousness and even embarrassment. In one study, created to investigate the correspondence between perceived meanings of smiles and their morphological and dynamic characteristics, it was found that "perceived embarrassed/nervous smiles had greater amplitude, longer duration…related to those perceived as polite."[17] Work by John Gottman has shown that smiling and other such expressions of positive emotions are important to shaping relationships with others; researchers could predict the quality of marriages many years into the future based on the number of such interactions (see also agreeableness).[18]
See alsoEdit
- Emotion
- Facial Action Coding System
- Facial expression
- Greetings
- Nonverbal communication
- Impression management
Further readingEdit
- Conniff, R. (2007). What's behind a smile? Smithsonian Magazine, 38,46-53.
- Miller, Professor George A., et. al. Overview for "smile." Retrieved 12 December 2003 from this page.
- Ottenheimer, H.J. (2006). The anthropology of language: An introduction to linguistic anthropology. Belmont, CA: Thomson Wadsworh.
Duchenne smileEdit
- Freitas-Magalhães, A. (2006). The Psychology of human smile. Oporto: University Fernando Pessoa Press.
- Ekman, P., Davidson, R.J., & Friesen, W.V. (1990). The Duchenne smile: Emotional expression and brain psysiology II. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 58, 342-353. Cited in: Russell and Fernandez-Dols, eds. (1997).
- Russell and Fernandez-Dols, eds. (1997). The Psychology of Facial Expression. Cambridge. ISBN 0521587964.
External linksEdit
- Facial Emotion Expression Lab
- See examples of genuine, false, and contempt smiles
- Spot The Fake Smile on BBC Science & Nature
- Expressions of Positive Emotion in Women's College Yearbook Pictures and Their Relationship to Personality and Life Outcomes Across Adulthood.
- BBC News: Scanner shows unborn babies smile
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Adobe Creative Days Comes to London on 4th June
May 16, 2013
Breaking news for all budding and pro creatives out there! Today marks the start of our countdown to the UK Creative Day, set to be staged at Kings Place in London in just over two weeks time! The event is one in a series of 14 Creative Days happening all across Europe as part of Adobe's bumper Create Now World Tour. It's taking place on Tuesday 4th June and will be a celebration of creativity and expressiveness in the UK.
Hosted by tech enthusiast David McClelland, Creative Day will feature a mix of industry luminaries, influencers and our very own global evangelists, including Rufus Deuchler, Paul Trani, Jason Levine, as well as our UK experts, Richard Curtis, Iona Walters, Rupert Knowles and Niels Stevens. Each will take to the stage – together with inspirational creatives – throughout Creative Day and cover all that's hot in Adobe Creative Cloud.
Creative Day will be packed with lively debates, exclusive demonstrations and inspirational case studies – all broadcast online at www.adobecreativedays.com/uk from 9.45am. Plus, we're giving 400 lucky people the chance to be in the live audience – just register here to take part in person.
Liz Wilkins, senior marketing manager for Digital Media at Adobe, said: "The UK creative industry is one of the most exciting and dynamic sectors to work in. Creative Day will be a fantastic chance for creatives to come together, exchange ideas, hear from luminaries and and learn about the very latest in Creative Cloud".
David McClelland who is hosting the event said: "I'm thrilled to be working with Adobe on the London leg of the Creative Days World Tour and am particularly excited about being able to share my Adobe Creative Cloud experience with a live audience, as well as with tens of thousands watching online".
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TAMPA, Fla. - The State Board of Education is set to hire a new Florida education commissioner from among three finalists.
The board is scheduled to make its choice at a meeting Wednesday in Tampa. The panel interviewed the finalists on Tuesday.
They include Indiana School Superintendent Tony Bennett, a Republican who lost a bid for re-election last month.
The others are Murray State University President Randy Dunn, who once served as state superintendent in Illinois, and Arlington, Va., education consultant Charles Hokanson, a former deputy assistant U.S. secretary of education in President George W. Bush's administration.
Former Commissioner Gerard Robinson resigned in August after only about a year on the job. He cited separation from his family in Virginia where he previously had been secretary of education.
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LOS ANGELES – In a show of solidarity with ineligible teammate Shabazz Muhammad, benched by the NCAA, UCLA guard Kyle Anderson wore a "Free Shabazz" T-shirt in pregame warmups Tuesday night.
If only the No. 13 Bruins' performance in an 80-79 overtime victory against UC Irvine at Pauley Pavilion was as emphatic as Anderson's fashion statement.
UCI had a chance to seal the upset in regulation and wasted it.
Following David Wear's missed jumper, an Anteaters turnover led to two Jordan Adams' free throws and a 67-67 tie with seven seconds left.
UCI's Will Davis II was fouled by Wear while driving to the basket. Davis missed both foul shots with 2.6 seconds left.
On Shabazz Muhammad Held Hostage Day 5, it's clear the NCAA and the uncertainty surrounding Muhammad, the national high school player of the year, are not UCLA's only problems.
By the end of the night there was another source of campus unrest in Westwood: Anteaters sharpshooting guard Michael Wilder.
Wilder, his throwback Afro bouncing with every basket, shot the Anteaters back into a game that UCI twice could have put away in the final minute.
UCLA was ultimately rescued by the clutch free-throw shooting of another Bruins freshman, Adams.
Adams sank eight free throws in the final eight minutes – and was 16-for-16 on the night – to finish with a game-high 26 points, the most by a UCLA freshman since 2008.
Wilder finished with 23 points, the final three coming on a 3-pointer that gave UCI a 79-78 lead with 29 seconds left in overtime. He had one last-chance shot to secure the upset but missed after colliding with a Bruins defender on a drive with two seconds left.
With cause célèbre Muhammad, ruled ineligible last week for violating NCAA amateurism rules, watching from the bench, UCLA (2-0) opened up a 12-point first half lead on UCI (1-1), only to watch it shrink to 36-34 at halftime and then disappear altogether.
Wilder's third consecutive 3-point jumper put UCI up, 64-63, with 3:01 remaining.
UCLA regained the lead on a pair of Adams free throws, but on the ensuing possession the patient Anteaters finally found Alex Young in the corner for a wide open 3-pointer that put UCI up, 67-65, with 54 seconds remaining.


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The winner of last week's giveaway was:
Jonathan Kunke from Camarillo, CA. Jonathan selected a handsomely rugged Tsovet SVT-QS40 watch ($300-something). Those watches were really popular!
My Picks This Week
There is a lot of seriously great stuff in the Huckberry store this week — it was really hard to narrow it down to a few highlights. But unfortunately, one of my picks has already sold out: the KA-Bar USMC knife flew off the shelves. On the bright side, there are still a lot of other top-notch, Made in the USA KA-BAR knives for sale, including the WWII Mark 1, originally issued to the Department of the Navy during the war. I also couldn't help admiring the Cowboy Cauldrons, which are giant steel bowls that you can use as grills or fire pits. Sounds like it would be nice to sit around one while sipping cocoa from my Jacob Bromwell tin cup.
There's also meats, leather wallets and shaving strops, and a really, really cool pack that fits all this…
…and comes with its own hammock.
It will be hard to choose this week no doubt. Good luck!
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A Fleetwood RV brand established in 1994, the Savanna name was attached to travel trailers and fifth wheel trailers. Ranging from 26 to 37 feet in length, the self-contained Savanna trailers offered interior space that can be expanded by up to three slide-out sections. The Savanna line of towable products was discontinued following the 2001 model year.Read more Read less
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Minimum wage in California raised to $9 per hour
CALIFORNIA- The minimum wage in California increased to $9 on Tuesday. That increase is the first of two scheduled raises that Governor Brown signed into law last September.
The Co-Owner of Ramone's Bakery, Berit Meyer, says wages will have to be raised for all of its employees because of this change.
"If those that are now the $8 an hour folks that are now at 9, the $9 an hour folks are now at minimum wage, so we need to raise them up as well. And it's just a ripple effect, just to balance out where everybody is at this point because for the folks that have been here a long time, we definitely want them to feel that they're rewarded for their extra expertise and their hard work," said Meyer.
The next increase to California's minimum wage takes effect on January 1st, 2016, when it will be raised to $10 per hour. The California Chamber of Commerce has strongly opposed increasing the state's minimum wage. Some small businesses are expected to lay off workers, while others, like Ramone's Bakery, will be raising prices. Meyer says the customers will show their support of the increase in minimum wage by continuing to dine at the bakery.
"We are hoping the public will still be our customers and still come through the door, but it's really up to the public as far as supporting this. And if they can't find the extra money to pay for the products, then they can't come in, then we're going to be making adjustments later on down the road," Meyer said.


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THREE years ago today, Bolton Wanderers lost its most famous and treasured son, Nat Lofthouse, the legendary Lion of Vienna.
The former England striker died at the age of 85.
His funeral 11 days later saw the great and the good of the football world come together to pay their respects at St Mary's Church.
Lofthouse's ashes were later interred at a private ceremony at St Anne's Church memorial garden in Chapeltown.
Read how we covered his death at the time here:
- Nat Lofthouse: Farewell to the Lion of Vienna
- Footballing world's final farewell to 'Our Nat'
- Nat Lofthouse's ashes interred alongside those of his beloved wife


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Keira Knightley Donates Gorgeous 'Anna Karenina' Gown to London's V&A Museum
Keira Knightley and 'Anna Karenina' costume designer Jacqueline Durran donated a glorious wine-colored dress from the film to the V&A. Check it out here!
-Lucia Peters
Keira Knightley has done approximately a bajillion period pieces over the course of her career (okay, so "a bajillion" isn't exactly a real number, but shhhhh), and since she's so well-versed in how to carry off a corset, it only makes sense that she's kept a few of her costumes. Word on the street is that her private collection includes dresses from Pride and Prejudice, Atonement, and The Duchess; she even has a couple of the gorgeous vintage white lace dresses used in A Dangerous Method. Will she keep something from her newest flick, Anna Karenina? It's pretty likely that she will—but we DO know that there's one dress from the film she WON'T be getting.
Read Love It or Hate It? Keira Knightley in Chanel at the 'Anna Karenina' Premiere
But at least it's for a good reason! According to the Hollywood Reporter, Keira and Anna Karenina's phenomenal costume designer, Jacqueline Durran, donated the glorious burgundy ball gown seen above to London's Victoria and Albert Museum for their upcoming Hollywood Costume exhibit, which will run from October 20, 2012 through January 27, 2013. Bringing together over 100 costumes from across a century of film-making, the exhibition will explore the central role costume design plays in cinematic storytelling. Holly Golightly from Breakfast at Tiffany's? Got it. Captain Jack Sparrow of the Pirates of the Caribbean films? Got that, too. Harry Potter? You betcha. From the silent films of Charlie Chaplin all the way up to the high-tech wonders of Avatar, this exhibit is certainly not to be missed.
Keira bid farewell to the spectacular Anna Karenina dress in style, posing alongside it on Tuesday in a modern outfit done up in similar colors. The gown itself has long sleeves, a ruffle finish at the back, and a gigantic skirt—and we can just imagine how much fun it would be to waltz around a grand ballroom wearing it (though we could probably do without the corset).
If you find yourself in London anytime between October and January this year, be sure to check out Hollywood Costume—as well as everything else the V&A has to offer!
Anna Karenina hits cinemas on November 16.
Lucia Peters is BettyConfidential's associate editor.


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There's so much going on in Talk and the comments week to week that we almost can't keep up. If you're in the same boat, here's a small selection of topics and responses that have piqued our interest this week.
Do you eat off the back of the fork? Why?
"No, I eat with the handle of the fork so as not to stab anyone in the face when gesticulating wildly."—meatntaters
"Some tines I don't wanna think about what the fork I'm eating."—Lorenzo
SE ads
"I agree, not so appetizing. Sometimes those slip through the cracks, but we can selectively block and we will! Thanks for the feedback." — Alaina Browne
"Remember Olestra?" — Tupper Cooks!
"Olestra was definitely something that slipped through the cracks." — Lorenzo
Does Anybody Else Put Potato Chips in Sandwiches?
"Anyone who is an honorary member of the Huxtable Men's Club knows that potato chips are a necessary ingredient of a proper hoagie. (So, yes.)"—thebookpolice
Guacamole help
"Did you mean to post in this thread?" — darklighter
"If by "guacamole", you mean "ham sandwich", then I wouldn't recommend sour cream. Mustard might be a better choice.
If by "guacamole", you really mean "guacamole", then consider the Miracle Whip drought a blessing.
" — Double_J
Talk: Old People Food
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HOUSTON - From French fare to a bakery in the Heights, we're doling out grades in this week's Restaurant Report Card.
At TGI Friday's on the Gulf Freeway near Fuqua, TGI could stand for "there's gnats inside." Inspectors said they saw the pesky insects buzzing around the bar.
Here's a first for our Restaurant Report Card: At Udipi Cafe and Chaat House, 5959 Hillcroft, inspectors said there were "adult roaches roosting" inside the cabinets. That doesn't sound good.
There was a live roach was found on the wall in the kitchen at Jimmy Wok at 2268 West Holcombe.
At La Baguette French Bakery on Wilcrest, inspectors found rodent droppings in a food store room, under the sink and in a closet.
The roach patrol saw a roach in the boiler room and one near a sink at Shiv Sagar at 6662 Southwest Freeway. There were two live roaches and several dead ones on the floor at Ocean Palace at 11215 Bellaire Blvd.
And just down the road at Thanh Da Quan,13090 Bellaire Blvd., inspectors said there was a roach infestation in cardboard boxes of food under a table in the kitchen.
At Kraftsmen Baking at 6111West 22nd Street, inspectors said there were flies and other insects in the kitchen.
Someone was hungry in the kitchen at Cafe Express, 5601 Main Street. Inspectors said someone left a half-eaten donut on top of a shelf in a food prep area.
The Houston Food Ordinance says that employees cannot eat or drink in the kitchen if it could result in contamination of other food or cooking utensils. Drinking from a closed, non-spillable beverage container is allowed.
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Otley Athletic Club is aiming to help anyone who made a New Year resolution to get fit.
The club's beginners running group, which meets at 6.15pm at Otley Cricket Club each Tuesday, is keen to welcome new members.
Co-ordinated by a qualified leader in running fitness, Billy Rayner, Absolute Beginners gets two groups running and/or walking for about 30 minutes each week.
The group is open to all, including accompanied children over 11.
Billy said: "Absolute Beginners is about helping anyone with a desire to get fit through running but who may have doubts about their ability, or how to even start.
"The emphasis is very much on how to enjoy it and we cater for anyone. Even if you can only run 100 metres we can help you improve and reach whatever target you wish.
"The group launched about 12 months ago and has been a great success with several members making the move to the full club and even taking part in local races."
For more information, send an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com or visit the Absolute Beginners Facebook page.


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OS: Windows Vista (32 bits)
Python version: 3.2.3
Currently I'm reading the online Python 3 library reference, chapter of regular expressions (module re) and there is something that I think I'm not able to understand properly, so I would appreciate if you could kindly give me a hand.
According to the manual: http://docs.python.org/release/3.2.3/li ... #module-re
Just to see how it works, I created the following test script. We suppose that we wish to search for a string in which between 1 to 3 digits precede the letter 'b' (for example 012b, 00b, 458b, 7b, ... will be valid entries){m,n}
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import re
def main():
text = "123456b"
prog = re.compile("(?P<group1>[0-9]{1,3})b")
matchObject = prog.search(text)
if matchObject:
print("the text matches.")
print("the text does not match.")
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C:\> python -tt myscript.py
the text matches.
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prog = re.compile("(?P<group1>[0-9]{1,3})b")
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prog = re.compile("(?P<group1>[0-9]{1,3})b")
So based on this definition, I expect the output of the script be 6 that is only one digit occurrence before the letter 'b'. Yet, I saw that the script produces the same output as the first test that is 456 (three digit occurrences before the letter 'b'). Obviously, I'm confused, could somebody kindly make some clarification? Why {1,3}? doesn't act based on the inferior born in order to find only one digit occurrence before the letter 'b'?{m,n}?
... Causes the resulting RE to match from m to n repetitions of the preceding RE, attempting to match as few repetitions as possible...
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Prize Recipient
Jacob J. Leventhal
University of Missouri, St Louis
"For his studies of energy transfer in atomic collisions, and for his research in photoionization processed in atoms and molecules, and for his long-term involvement of undergraduate students in his research programs."
Selection Committee:
F. Brown, Chair; B.R. Thomas; R. Frankel; G.A. Thomas; B.A. Partridge


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The World's Largest Rubber Ducky Floats By Hong Kong
Ahem, excuse me Captain, but I think we're being followed. This is the world's largest rubber ducky, seen here floating around Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour. Designed by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, its aim is to "spread joy around the world." The duck has also been caught ducking off in Sydney, Australia; Auckland, New Zealand; and Osaka, Japan. Where it'll be next is anyone's guess, but Hofman says he just wants to make people smile. "The Rubber Duck knows no frontiers, it doesn't discriminate people and doesn't have a political connotation," he wrote on his website. "The friendly, floating Rubber Duck has healing properties: it can relieve mondial tensions as well as define them. The rubber duck is soft, friendly and suitable for all ages!" [Daily Mail]


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Hi America. Come on in. Have a seat. Get comfy. Well, we'll just come right out and say it, since we really care about you. You have an addiction. To violence.
I know you're hurting, but today IS the day to talk about this, and not just about gun control, but that's where we need to start. Twenty kids massacred at school. Jesus. You can't go on like this.
You have almost as many guns as you do people. How is that a good idea? Why does no other country think that's a good idea? How is this making your people safer?
How come it's easier to get guns than mental health care? Oh right, you don't have universal health care like other grown-up countries. You could fix that, easily. Take that money you squander on your endless, pointless wars (really, enough of that already!) and give everybody health care, okay? No need for you to keep spending as much on the military as the rest of the world combined.
What was that you said? Second Amendment? You can read, right? What does a well-regulated militia have to do with anything? Really, stop being evasive. Folks can keep all their guns. Just stop making or buying bullets. It ain't rocket science. Oh yeah, stop with the rocket science too. No more drones and missiles and "missile defense" and space weapons and all that kinda stuff.
Stop yammering about the NRA. Declare them to be what they are – a terrorist organization. Come on, sit up straight now, stiffen your spine. You can do this!
Let's get to the bottom of something – what's with all the fear? You have riches most other countries would only dream of – your natural resources, you bounty, and especially the ingenuity of your people. Yet you seem obsessed with fear at every level of society, from the personal to the neighborhood to the national and international levels. Why do people of different races or sexual orientation scare you so much? There's no such thing as absolute security, for people or for countries. So ease up on all the fear-mongering already. Garrisoning neighborhoods or the country is no way to live.
Okay a lot more we could discuss that's a lot at one sitting. Now say the following:
"Hi I'm America. I'm addicted to violence."
Hi, America.
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Inspired by the sand dunes of Truro, Cape Cod, this unusual menorah is made of precious metals and platinum.
The Truro menorah by Michael Wainwright is a gold plated porcelain menorah inspired by the windswept dunes of cape Cod. Simple, modern and elegant.Tags: design, hanukkah, menorah, judaica, modern menorah, michael wainwrightAdded 7 Years Ago from Thejewishmuseum


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The week began with finishing Earth Day tasks such as re-formatting just under 200 contacts in Excel and then mail merging them to print address labels. This was the first time I have ever used mail merge and Amber (Manager, Special Events), was able to walk me through it and teach me the process. Envelopes were stuffed, addressed, stamped, and ready to be sent out.
Part of my internship duties include managing the sun bear web cam, so when I noticed the cam was spotted with water drops, I contacted the proper authorities to get that taken care of. The sun bear cam allows animal lovers to watch the bears at home or in the office for when they can't be at the Oakland Zoo in person. Check out the sun bear cam here. I love watching them mid-morning and usually find Ting Ting sleeping in the hammock throughout the day. I also mailed a Fed-Ex package, without help this time (thanks to Sue walking me through it the first time) and mailed out tickets for a marketing agreement with Oakland Magazine and Parent's Press.
Wednesday was fun, since it was the Valentine's Day Potluck in the Administration building. This was something I was involved in from the initial invite to the decorating day of and I really enjoyed how it turned out. It was great to get Oakland Zoo staffers together to enjoy goodies such as biscotti, fresh fruit, tiramisu, and cookies mid-afternoon. It was also fun exchanging gifts as "secret valentines." I might even propose this to become a weekly occurrence. I will let you know when that gets approved.
Around lunch time on Thursday, as I was in the kitchen, I watched three wild deer sneaking around in the back of the buildings. This is something I don't get to witness at home in the desert, so I really enjoyed it. I also met up with the Director of Conservation to get a rundown of how Earth Day works. This was extremely helpful and allowed me to form a visual of the event, which of course will greatly aid in my future planning and involvement with Earth Day. The first edition of PAW Prints was released via e-mail and it looked great. (Make sure you sign up for our e-blast if you haven't already). I wrote a blog on Nikko and Gladys and then received a few special Valentine's Day animal enrichment photos for social media that were a big hit. Much thanks to the Zoo staff that shared those pictures.


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Deep in the heart of Charleswood -- tucked behind a junior high school and a curling club and taking up a small chunk of Eric Coy Arena -- lives this province's most dominant hockey dynasty.
Now, there is some evidence of the Charleswood Hawks' reign here, what with a number of championship banners on display at the north end of the rink.
But it's a collection that hardly details why or how this Manitoba Major Junior Hockey League squad has been so successful over the last couple of decades.
Just to bring you up to speed, the Hawks enter today's home game against the Stonewall Jets on a 13-game win streak and having started the regular season going 19 games without a regulation loss (17-0-2).
Consider this, too: the Hawks are pushing for their fifth consecutive championship and have won 13 titles in the past 19 years.
So what makes up the foundation of this dynasty?
Is it recruiting? Is it coaching? Scouting?
Turns out it's all of the above along with something less tangible, a combination of reputation and the monster that is all that success.
"It's not complicated," begins Hawks' forward Jesse Toth. "When guys come here they're here for one thing: to win. That's everyone's goal at the start of the year and anything other than that is not acceptable. You get used to winning. You expect to win.
"That's the beast we've built with the record we've had in the last five years. We don't ever want to lose a game because we're going to hear about. We have to feed the beast."
For the record, 'Feed the Beast' is not the Hawks' slogan, but it certainly fits. Their official motto, which jumps out on the club's website is:
So if you're looking for something else to explain the Hawks' reign other than the basics of hard work and preparation, move on, please.
They practice twice a week -- some MMJHL teams are only on the ice once, aside from games -- and scout their opponents and future stars and run their operation like a Canadian Hockey League outfit.
In short, this is a dynasty built entirely on sweat.
"People ask me all the time the same questions: 'Why is this happening?' And, 'Why do you guys continue to win?'" said Hawks' head coach Stephen George. "The players are part of it, but the organization has to take a lot of credit for that as well, in the sense that we've worked at being professional in our day-to-day operations and trying to run it like a Western Hockey League-type program.
"That really helps in terms of recruitment and attracting the higher-end players."
Before the cynics and critics dub the Hawks the New York Yankees of the MMJHL -- an operation that just grabs the best of the best in the free-agent market -- consider this: each organization in the 10-team loop has a catchment area from which it can recruit.
The Hawks' success makes them an attractive destination for players, no doubt, but they've also benefitted by drawing talent from some of the city's powerful high school programs in the area like Oak Park, St. Paul's, Kelvin and Westwood.
"The thing is, we still have to sell our program to those players once they have graduated from high school," said George. "And a lot of these players elect to come try out with the Charleswood Hawks versus going to play Junior A some place else."
Toth, who grew up in Gladstone, played for the Central Plains Capitals of the Manitoba Midget AAA league and then moved to Charleswood so he could continue his apprenticeship as an electrician, is one example.
And then there's Hawks captain Dillon Smith, who didn't have to be sold on the program at all. He grew up on Vanscoy Road in Charleswood and played two years of high school hockey at Oak Park.
"I grew up five minutes from here," said Smith, sitting just outside the Hawks' dressing room. "I came to games as a kid. I watched Stephen George, my head coach, when he was my age. So, I always thought this would be a fun place to play when I grew up.
"But now that I'm a part of it, I really believe we're successful because we're the hardest-working team in the league. We work hard at practice and it carries over to the games. That's contagious.
"Most of all, when you come here you know there's a standard you have to meet."
And here are the numbers behind that standard: Since the 2001-02 season the Hawks' won-lost-tied record is 404-52-28 for a winning percentage of .889.
That's not a misprint, folks.
What makes the Hawks so dominant? There's no magic formula other than victory loves preparation and success breeds success.
Feed the beast. Don't rebuild, reload.
"You know," adds Smith, "I remember the first time putting on that Hawks jersey... we have a saying here that a lot of teams use, 'You're not playing for the name on the back, it's the name on the front.'
"That's what we're all about."
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Feb 04 2013
YVR: FC & Baby G – Initiation (Mixtape)
I'm always down for finding out about new music, especially when they're based out of Vancouver. That's why I was extremely intrigued when my Marketing teacher at BCIT told me about his son, local hip-hop artist FC (real name Francesco Cuzzetto).
Cuzzetto just released a mixtape with fellow Vancouverite Baby G in November of last year. Entitled 'Initation', the 11-track effort showcases a variety of dance-worthy rap tracks with features from Renstar, Joe Batters, and Corbett. Check out a few tracks below.
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Today is National Tequila Day!
To all of you I say, Happy National Tequila Day! This should be a day widely celebrated here in Texas. In fact, wouldn't it be great that we all had tomorrow off to truly celebrate this great day? Hangover or not, here is a list for you to find the best places in town to get your margaritas or other tequila drinks.
When I heard the news that today was National Tequila Day, I became very excited. I love any excuse to have a great and fresh margarita. I may have even looked a little bit like this when I heard the word.
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So, where can we East Texans go to celebrate this great day? Well, there are a handful of joints around the Tyler area that will quench that adult thirst.
1. Stanley's Famous BBQ
That is right, this isn't just one of Texas' best BBQ joints. They have some of Tyler's best margaritas. Why? Because they focus on fresh ingredients. They also house some of the world's best tequilas including, the Texas great Republic silver tequila. So, head down to Stanley's and be kind, have fun, and drink some.
2. Don Juan's On the Square
Where else in Tyler would you expect to find great margaritas other than Tyler's best Mexican food restaurant? Seriously, if you have yet to visit Don Juan's on the square, you are ruining your life. Really, tonight would be the best night to get your margarita. They are having their dollar taco night. Yay! Lets celebrate this great holiday with a good drink and a taco.
3. Fuzzy's Taco Shop
Fuzzy's Taco Shop is a rather new addition to Tyler's margarita options. Even though it is the new kid on the block, Fuzzy's has some of the more powerful tequila drinks around town. I love their margaritas with a variety of beers hanging out in them. Yes, you don;t have to just get a Coronarita. Try Dos XX's or even a Blue Moon in your rita. Yum, yum, and YUM.
Guys, lets go celebrate. When five o'clock hits, lets go grab some of that sweet tequila. But, we need to be responsible. Make sure to get a designated driver or call a cab.
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I don't think you googled hard enough.
/pentest/passwords/jtr/john -incremental=All --stdout
I have been searching for about 20 min and still havent found what I am looking for so.....
I want a program that can generate a password list. I would prefer a GUI, but I can attempt command line. It can be windows or Linux. If you think John or Crunch will work for me, could you list some commands to use them?
I don't think you googled hard enough.
/pentest/passwords/jtr/john -incremental=All --stdout
Try searching the forums, there are lots of threads on this topic.
Yes both john and crunch will do what you need, just do some research/reading.
I'm a compulsive post editor, you might wanna wait until my post has been online for 5-10 mins before quoting it as it will likely change.
I know I seem harsh in some of my replies. SORRY! But if you're doing something illegal or posting something that seems to be obvious BS I'm going to call you on it.
look for a random generator last one i posted wasnt correct
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'The Hardest Riddle Ever' EventMystery teasers are little stories where you need to figure out what happened based on the given clues.
This past weekend, Dr. Riddler invited a group of friends to a party of puzzles and games. During the night, Dr. Riddler presented a "special riddle" to his guests. Whoever figured it out fastest would win a great prize!
The six guests who attended were Calvin Peterson, Florence Oak, David Gardner, Lester Page, Joel Pastor, and Veronica Andrews. After a lavish dinner and a few more hours of puzzle fun, Dr. Riddler began to announce the name of the person who figured out the "special riddle:"
"OK now everyone...!"
"The winner of..."
"'The Hardest Riddle Ever' Event..."
But before the good doctor could congratulate the winner, a loud noise from outside interrupted him. However, everyone knew who had won.
Who won and how do you know?
HintThis puzzle could easily be placed in the "Series" category.
AnswerFlorence Oak won.
The first letter of each word in a line of Dr. Riddler's speech spells out the numbers One, Two, and Three.
The next number being Four means that Florence Oak is the only person who could've won.
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With the wife away, I decided to restock the freezer and I cooked Chuck Roast to make Shredded Beef for tacos followed by an overnight cook of pork shoulder.
The meat was approximately 10# in 4 pieces. I was amazed how long it took to cook although it did stall for about 4 hours and was finally done after 10 hours total.
I made up a basic rub with the following:
Here's the beef rubbed and ready to go
On it's way
Ready for the foil
With the Jalapenos, Red Pepper and Onion in the foil. Little bit of beef broth also
Here is the Beef pulled with the vegetables from the foil mixed in.
The Beef took forever to cook and even thought I pulled at about 208, I found it very hard to pull with a low yield. Not sure if it was worth the effort although it does taste good.
Here are the pork butts rubbed and ready
Butts are on
Butts done
All pulled. Tastes great
This was a long cook lasting from 2pm Saturday until the butts came off around 9am this morning. I am now fully stocked for the cold weather coming up.


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Thread: Edmunds 2013 BMW 650i Gran Coupe N63tu test numbers and comparison to 640i - 1/4 mile in firstname.lastname@example.com, 4533 pound curb weight - Weak? Too heavy?
Edmunds 2013 BMW 650i Gran Coupe N63tu test numbers and comparison to 640i - 1/4 mile in firstname.lastname@example.com, 4533 pound curb weight - Weak? Too heavy?
The BMW 650i Gran Coupe has the updated N63tu motor which offers 445 horsepower, 45 horsepower more than the standard N63 twin turbo 4.4 liter direct injected V8. Now, a 109.4 mile per hour trap speed is not all that bad but not really all that good for 445 horsepower either. The 13.1 elapsed time is fairly slow though. Especially when compared to the competition, say the Audi S7, which in stock form is capable of almost a full second faster time at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Part of the problem is the lack of all wheel drive but the main problem seems to be the weight. 4,533 pounds... ouch. The Audi S7 even with its all wheel drive system is about 100 pounds lighter. The X-Drive version of the 650i Gran Coupe balloons to an absurd SUV like 4670 pounds. Efficient Dynamics are at work where again?
Both the Audi S7 and the Mercedes-Benz CLS550 are quicker and faster than the 650i. Both are lighter and even the 4Matic Mercedes-Benz CLS550 is lighter than the rear wheel drive BMW 650i by about 200 pounds. It isn't just Mercedes building lighter and faster cars than BMW, Audi is too, and both of them are even doing it with all wheel drive. Mercedes-Benz doing it with both rear and all wheel options. Something just isn't right in Bavaria.
Vehicle: 2013 BMW 650i Gran Coupe
Odometer: 1,517
Date: 1/29/13
Driver: Chris Walton
Price: $88,095
Drive Type: Front engine, rear-wheel drive
Transmission Type: Eight-speed automatic
Engine Type: Twin-turbocharged direct-injected V8, gasoline
Displacement (cc/cu-in): 4,395/268
Redline (rpm): 7,000
Horsepower (hp @ rpm): 445 @ 5,500
Torque (lb-ft @ rpm): 480 @ 5,500
Brake Type (front): 13.7-inch ventilated discs with sliding calipers
Brake Type (rear): 13.6-inch ventilated discs with sliding calipers
Suspension Type (front): Independent multilink, coil springs, self-adjusting variable dampers, lower control arms, self-adjusting active stabilizer bar
Suspension Type (rear): Independent multilink, coil springs, self-adjusting variable dampers, self-adjusting active stabilizer bar
Tire Size (front): 245/35ZR20 (95Y)
Tire Size (rear): 275/30ZR20 (97Y)
Tire Brand: Dunlop
Tire Model: SP Sport Maxx GT
Tire Type: Asymmetrical summer performance run-flat
As Tested Curb Weight (lb): 4,535
Test Results:
0-30 (sec): 2.3 (2.7 w/ TC on)
0-45 (sec): 3.6 (4.1 w/ TC on)
0-60 (sec): 5.2 (5.8 w/ TC on)
0-60 with 1-ft Rollout (sec): 4.8 (5.3 w/ TC on)
0-75 (sec): 7.0 (7.6 w/ TC on)
1/4-Mile (sec @ mph): 13.1 @ 109.4 (13.5 @ 108.7 w/ TC on)
30-0 (ft): 29
60-0 (ft): 114
Slalom (mph): 66.3 (65.2 w/TC on)
Skid Pad Lateral Acceleration (g): 0.88 (0.85 w/TC on)
Db @ Idle: 40.0
Db @ Full Throttle: 71.1
Db @ 70-mph Cruise: 60.0
Acceleration: Default mode (Comf/Drive) hesitates slightly from a dead stop. Each successive mode makes the car slightly quicker (Sport, Sport+ and DS) but launch delay persists regardless. The time gap between slowest and fastest 0-60 is significant, about a half-second in total. The traction control is effective, but it has a short leash. Once underway, the power builds quickly and carries all the way to the 7,000-rpm redline. I "beat" traction control with a two-footed non-wheelspin launch with Trac off. There's ample cooling as trap speeds remained steady. Upshifts are both fast and smooth, as are matched-rev downshifts. In manual mode, it will allow the engine to bounce off the rev limiter.
Braking: Given that the 2013 BMW 650i Gran Coupe weighs 4,535 pounds, a 114-foot stop from 60 mph is impressive. Distances grew to just 121 feet after four more stops. The pedal remained firm and effective regardless and the car stopped flat and straight.
Skid pad: With Comf mode selected, the Gran Coupe felt heavy and reluctant to probe its grip limits. The throttle would close just shy of the tires howling. The steering feels unnecessarily heavy, too. In Sport+ mode, the car felt less ponderous and it was difficult to detect any ESC intrusion at all, and the results show a measurable improvement.
Slalom: In Comf mode, there's plenty of grip and less body roll than expected. The ESC intrusion is subtle and short-lived and likely keeps the rear from sliding. In Sport+ (with dynamic traction control), the performance envelope is noticeably larger and the stance firmer and more confident. ESC was barely detectable unless I got it really wrong. In either mode, the active-steering option is very disconcerting and doesn't offer expected seat-of-the-pants response.
2013 BMW 650i Gran Coupe 2013 BMW 640i Gran Coupe Curb weight as tested: 4,535 4,292 0-30 (sec.): 2.3 2.1 0-45 (sec.): 3.6 3.6 0-60 (sec.): 5.2 5.7 0-60 with 1-ft Rollout (sec.): 4.8 5.4 0-75 (sec.): 7.0 8.6 1/4-mile (sec @ mph): 13.1 @ 109.4 14.2 @ 95.0 30-0 (ft): 29 27 60-0 (ft): 114 110 Skid Pad Lateral Accel (g): 0.88 0.87 Slalom: 66.3 64.9
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Add the fact the 6GC carries a $15k premium over the CLS500 and $9k over the S7.
Check out a GC last time at the dealer, it is highly over hyped.
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I hate the fact that the 6-series Gran Coupe is so large and heavy. It looks so good, yet it is a waste of engine power. The automotive industry regulators should impose a 3500lbs limit on cars, this would probably be a very efficient way to reduce overall emissions ad would force manufacturers to put as much emphasis on the weight reduction technologies as they do on the hybrid engines.
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I agree with that but the public is hungry for new options especially in this market. More toys = more weight. As far as building cars lighter with the same features will mean more exotic materials and higher prices.
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We don't need this $#@!. Wifi in a $#@!ing car? I have a house with a computer that works fine. Half these options are useless.
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I think it even don't have wifi.
Very slow results, even A7 3.0 BiTDI is quicker than this. This is crazy.


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Hello everyone,
I just discovered this site from the reference in the book. A friend of mine who is not an avid BBQ griller had the book at is house and gave it to me since he doesn't grill. I am a beginner and have been working at BBQ all summer.
I am looking for a tangy juicy taste in BBQ. Some time back I attended a BBQ of some friends. They are pro's. They have there own BBQ business. They had the best BBQ. The Taste in their chicken, fajitas, and brisket all had this tangy juicy taste, it was the best. I have since tried to experiment and the closest thing I found to it was a marinade I experimented with. I marinaded the meat in vinegar and italian dressing.
It wasn't the same taste but it was very close. Does anybody out there have any idea what this recipe could be? Thanks in advance.


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Gamer Buys Virtual Island for $26,500
Posted by Andru Edwards - Categories: Video Games
Just when you thought you had heard it all, someone goes and does something like this. Someone known only by his uber cool gaming name, Deathifier, decided to buy an island within the online RPG Project Entropia. Now, when I say buy, I mean with real cash. The island had an abandoned castle and "beautiful beaches which were ripe for developing beachfront property." Now get this - Deathifier sees it as an investment. He is now able to tax other gamers who wish to visit his island to go hunting, or mining for gold. Smart guy. It has been said that massively multiplayer online roleplaying games (MMORPGs) have a gross economic impact equivalent to the GDP of the African nation of Namibia. As for me, I would be pissed if I couldn't move into that abandoned castle after spending $26,500 on a game.
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