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Casa do Valle is a Guest House in the Historical Center of Sintra. Set in a large garden with a swimming pool overlooking the valley and the mountain it is peaceful and relaxing yet just a ten minute walk from the restaurants and monuments. Easy distance to public transportations to the beaches, Lisbon and Cascais & Estoril makes it central yet the little corners of the vast garden lets you forget they exist - if you prefer! Free internet for all guests and a small library for on-site reading.
3.8 on August 28, 2015
With our group of 12 family members we stayed 1 week in Casa do Valle in Sintra. The garden was beautiful with a nice swimming pool great view on the surrounding mountains and castles. Our questions, remarks and wishes were instandly solved by the friendly personal. We recommend Casa do Valle for your stay in Sintra.
4.2 on August 29, 2014
I spent three days with a friend at Casa do Valle, Sintra. The view over the surrounding countryside is simply amazing. We could even see the moorish castle and some palaces on the top of the hill. Our room was very cozy and equipped with everything we needed to prepare our breakfast or even some tea before going to sleep.It is situated not far from the centre of the town but far enough for you to feel that you are away from all noise, in a pleasnt, romantic place. Yet, you can get easily to all the interesting places in the surrounding area. I would recommend this B&B hotel to anyone who would like to spend a pleasant vacation in Sintra.
5 on April 20, 2014
I recently had the pleasure of spending two weeks at Casa do Valle. In the many places I have stayed throughout the world, Casa do Valle is No. 1 on my list in service, hospitality and overall accommodations. Upon my arrival, I was greeted by the owner with great warmth and friendliness; and throughout my stay, she was always extremely helpful in proving information about the local sights and activities. The location was superb, offering beautiful views of the mountains, valley and castles, and within easy walking distance to many sights in the town and surrounding area. The room was impeccably clean, tastefully furnished and comfortable. The staff was well-trained, cheerful, efficient, and seemed to take great pride in being a part of Casa do Valle. I particularly enjoyed the breakfast, which was so lovely to eat on the terrace. My visit here was a very special time in every way and I would highly recommend Casa do Valle.
5 on July 07, 2013
Spent a couple of days in Sintra, at Casa do Valle. The hostess is super nice, it is easy to see that she loves entertaining guests. The care and thought that the management put into little details makes this stay absolutely wonderful. The hotel is beautiful, we had a room that overlooked the castle and the town and we could see the sunset from the balcony. Very good experience, I can recommend to anyone who visits Sintra and wants a comfortable, place where to feel at home during a few days and enjoy a romantic vacation.
5 on June 10, 2013
Vietin sisarusteni kanssa pitkän viikonlopun Sintrassa Casa do Vallessa. Paikka oli mainio: kaunis, rauhallinen ja siisti.Henkiläkunta oli eritäin ystävällistä ja avuliasta, ja iso apu oli tietysti sillä, että majatalon emäntä Virpi on suomalainen. Lyhyen loman aikana jäi Sintrasta vielä paljon näkemättä ja palaan varmasti uudelleen Casa do Vallen viihtyisiin huoneisiin ja upeaan puutarhaan!
4.8 on September 02, 2012
Once we arrived at Casa doValle and welcomed by Virpi, a charming lady from Finland, we felt right at home and relaxed. The view from the pool area is amazing from dawn to sunset and even at night it's wonderful to look at the lights of the castle on top of the hill. Casa do Valle is a great starting point for many things that you can do in the area. A hike to the castles, a walk into town, a visit to one of the beaches in the area, a visit to a great local restaurant. Virpi knows all the places where you see, taste and feel this unique part of Portugal at it's best. We look forward to come back and hope that many other guests will recognize the warmth and value of this place. A true paradise in the hills of Sintra. Norman - The Netherlands
4.0 on August 27, 2012
I spent 6 nights at Casa do Valle in August with my teenage daughter and it simply wasn't long enough! The setting is idyllic, with particularly glorious views from the pool. Whilst it would be the obvious place for a romantic stay, Virpi and her family had thought of everything to make it equally as welcoming to families. Nothing seemed too much trouble. There is plenty to do within walking distance or by taking the very efficient public transport or reasonably priced taxis, so hiring a car is really not necessary. The accommodation was spotless and the position, though down a steep lane, in my opinion, impossible to beat. We would both absolutely love to return!
4.4 on June 17, 2012
We enjoyed a wonderful week at Casa do Valle, Sintra. Virpi and her team were very welcoming, and nothing was too much trouble for them. Our balcony had a brilliant view of the stunning Pena Palace and Moorish Castle...and if that's not enough, also the countryside towards the Atlantic Ocean. Our room was really well-equipped with everything we needed to make our own breakfast, but Virpi's breakfasts and dinner platters were too tempting! Casa do Valle is in a great location - out of the busy-ness of Sintra, but close enough to be able to experience all the area has to offer. We loved it.
4.4 on May 15, 2012
The rooms are so comfortable and clean. The atmosphere is warm and cozy. Viripi made us feel cared about when our friend was pick pocketed. Can't recommend this b&b more highly.
4.4 on April 19, 2012
We went to Sintra to get a break from the atmosphere in London, and Casa do Valle was one of the best decisions we made. The room was spacious and came with a balcony that afforded a wonderful view of the Pena Palace and the surrounding countryside. Every day, the room was stocked with bottled water, tea, coffee and biscuits to start your day. There is also an option for a more substantial breakfast for a very reasonable price. Virpi is extremely friendly and accommodating. She takes excellent care of you and genuinely tries to make your stay more enjoyable. When we wanted to rent bikes to explore the area, Virpi was extremely helpful in finding a terrific place to do so. There are probably slightly cheaper places around Sintra, but, if you are looking for a relaxing getaway in a beautiful B&B with a fantastic owner, Casa do Valle is the best place to go. We have recommended Casa do Valle to many of my family and friends, and if we go back to Sintra, we will definitely stay with Virpi again!
Historic Center of Sintra, Countryside, Mountains, Oceanfront, Oceanview, Small town, Village, Wine country
Lisbon, Portugal (LIS-Lisboa) 20 miles
In the Historical Center of Sintra, take the narrow one-way street down between the National Palace and Hotel Tivoli, and then the second road to your left (distance is about 400 yards after Hotel Tivoli) - that will bring you right to our gate.
Antique Shopping, Art Galleries, Beach, Casino, Concert venue, Gourmet/Fine Dining, Historical interests, Live Music, Movie Theater, Museum, National/State parks, Nature area, Ocean, Picnic area, Religious Services, Ruins, Vineyard, Zoo
Alarm clock, BBQ grill, Board games, CD player, Computer, Copier, Internet Service, Library, Radio, Telephone, Washer/dryer, Wi-Fi, Wired internet , picnic equipment, nordic walking sticks,, backbags,, heating in the rooms
Coffee/Tea facilities, Desk, Fridge, Hairdryer
Bicycles, Bird watching, Fishing, Hiking trails, Horseback riding, Mountain Bike trails, Sailing, Shopping, Sight-seeing, Swimming, Swimming pool, Tennis courts
Virpi and Manuel, Casa do Valle
Swedish, Finnish, Portuguese, Danish, English, French, Spanish
Virpi is Finnish, Manuel Portuguese from Sintra. Both enjoy walks on the beach or the mountain, reading and travelling.
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This Is 40 Will Be The Most Depressing Feel-Good Family Movie You See This Year
Look, I laughed a lot during This is 40. But I also made a pact with myself before the movie ended to never get married. Not if there's a chance that my husband and I could end up like Debbie (Leslie Mann) and Pete (Paul Rudd). If I wanted to relive the days leading up to my parent's divorce, I'd simply save myself some money and tap into the 'ole memory bank that lives in my head. Then again, with that said, if I am going to relive a bad marriage, it's probably more aesthetically pleasing to do it with Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann. Sorry Mom and Dad. You can be extras.
The problem with This is 40 isn't necessarily the movie itself, but rather the way it's being advertised. It's classic Family Stone territory. Lure the unsuspecting movie viewers in with an innocent comedy about a dysfunctional family — and then rip out their heart midway through by throwing in so much horrible sadness.
From the beginning of the This is 40 movie campaign, they advertised it as a comedy. I mean, it's the sorta sequel to the very funny movie Knocked Up. Sure that movie addressed some stressful issues, like having a child before you're ready, but it did it humorously. This is 40 however covered approximately a billion stressful topics and did it by having its two main characters fight with each other for two hours. And yes, I knew that Debbie and Pete basically hate each other in Knocked Up, but I kinda hoped the sorta sequel would make them a more loving couple. One that didn't spend ample time in the movie talking about the way they imagined the other one dying.
But they're not a more loving couple, not at all. While I guess their relationship's probably realistic for many married couples with children, it's not exactly fun to watch it unfold on the screen. Because if this is a realistic marriage for middle-aged people, I want no part of it. I'll marry and divorce before I hit 30 if that's what I have to do.
Not yet convinced that you'll leave this movie on the verge of tears? Wait until you see how the kids (Maude Apatow and Iris Apatow) react to their parents constant fighting. Sure Maude Apatow does a phenomenal job playing the angsty Sadie, but it still makes me sad to watch how her parents fighting forces her to act out throughout the entire movie.
On top of portraying an unhappily married couple, the movie just stressed me out. I'm the most thrifty (cheap) person alive. Pete is not. Therefore secret money problems are a big part of the film. If you're the kind of person who gets angina when you watch your "broke" friend splurge on a new outfit after claiming she can't pay her rent that month, this movie will give you a heart attack. So prepare for that.
Before you freak out about Pete and Debbie divorcing, know that their marriage turns out to be strong enough to make it. But just barely. You'll leave completely unsure if they're going to really work it out, especially considering that the entire movie consisted of them being on an emotional roller coaster of loving and hating each other. Once again, if this is marriage, count me out.
And to add confusion to your depression, I'm now left wondering if this is an accurate portrayal of Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann's marriage. I obviously hope not, but Judd Apatow did write it and people do write from what they know. So, ugh. There goes my love and affection for another Hollywood family that I thought was above the usual dysfunction.
In grand conclusion, go see this movie. It is funny. Just don't expect to leave feeling good about commitment, marriage, love and basically anything you've ever believed about making a relationship work.
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I am an EDSer living in Costa Rica, a country where caregivers are not properly trained in this condition. What I mean is that MDs have the general knowledge of the types and symptoms, but no more, and physical therapists or nurses don´t and so patients are under served. EDSers United gives people like me an opportunity to know what to expect from the health industry, so I can be an active tool in my treatment.
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QUESTION: I found a doll in its period box in my aunt's room. The top of the lid reads: "SLEEP BABY / A new concept in dolls / a real cuddly sleep head for the first time. / A delight to play with. / Copyright Shackman 1957." The side of the box includes this information: "Shackman / 2 W. 31st Street, / Ny, NY / Made in Japan / Sleep Baby Blue #3546 / New Concept in Dolls." The box and doll are in very fine condition. Is this worth anything?
– EW, Reading, Pa., via e-mail
ANSWER: Bertha Shackman, an early American female business pioneer, founded B. Shackman & Co. in 1898. The company wholesaled inexpensive cards, novelties and toys to five-and-dime stores, catalog merchandisers and small businesses—such as drug stores—that devoted a small merchandising area to toys. Located initially on Broadway Avenue, Shackman moved its headquarters to Madison Avenue and finally 31st Street and Fifth Avenue. Bertha Shackman attributed the success of her company to innovation, quality, and service. Dan Shackman assumed control of the business in 1935 and continued to head the company until he sold it to the employees in 1985.
B. Schackman Company's website lists items for sale with Advent, Christmas, Easter, Halloween and Valentine themes. Other product lines include: assortments, books, cards, containers, décor & garlands, figurines, gift tags, masks, nodders, novelties, ornaments, paper dolls, scraps, stickers and stationery. Given the wide variety of Shackman products, many can apply to multiple collecting categories.
Shackman products often closely resemble those of major manufacturers. Although Shackman carefully avoids copyright infringement, the similarities are noticeable.
The Sleep Baby was available in at least three colors—blue, pink and red. An eBay seller has a red example in its period box, both in excellent condition, listed at a "Buy It Now" price of $38.99 plus $5.95 for shipping and handling. Another eBay seller has an example of a blue body doll listed at $34.95. A third eBay seller is asking $29.99 plus $3.77 shipping and handling for a pink example with its period box. The doll without its box usually is listed on eBay for around $15. In contrast, an Esty seller is offering an example without the box for $45. All the dolls I found appear to have little to no play, perhaps a reflection of the disappointment of young ladies who hoped their parents would buy them a brand name doll.
The prices reflect the role played by the box in toy value. The box graphics are period. They speak late 1950s. Assuming the doll and its box to be worth $30, $20 or more of this value is the box.
All the prices quoted above are for dolls that have not sold through. "Buy It Now" prices are merely asking prices. Buyers expect to negotiate, just as they would if they found the doll for sale at a flea market or antiques mall, shop or show.
QUESTION: My deceased brother was in the military in the 1960s. While serving in Alaska, he purchased two ivory Billikens. The first is 1 7/8 inches high, the second 2 inches high. The label reads "Genuine Ivory Eskimo made." Are they of any value?
– RG, Janesville, Wis., via e-mail
ANSWER: Florentz Pretz, a St. Louis art teacher and illustrator, obtained a 1908 design patent on an elf-like figure with pointed ears which she reportedly saw in a dream. A Billiken has a wide, mischievous grin and a small tuft of hair on his pointed head. He usually is encountered in a seated position with his legs stretched out in front of him.
The Billiken quickly became a good luck symbol. However, to achieve maximum luck, the Billiken had to be given to person rather than being purchased by the person. The Billiken also symbolized an "I am not worried" attitude. Spinoffs included a Billycan and Billycant pair. Doll manufacturers jumped on the bandwagon.
Saint Louis University adopted the Billiken as its mascot as did The Royal Order of Jesters, a Shriner group. The Billiken premiered in Japan in 1908, appearing in the upper most level of the Tustenkaku Tower. The first Alaskan Billikens appeared in souvenir shops in 1909. Angokwazhuk, a None Eskimo carver, is created with carving the earliest examples. Other Eskimos copied Angokwazhuk's work. Songs from the era included the "Billiken Man Song" and "Billiken Rag."
Like many fads, interest in Billikens waned in a few years. However, it never completely disappeared from the scene. The Billiken made several cameo appearances in the movie "Waterloo Bridge," starring Robert Taylor and Vivien Leigh.
By the 1960s, Billikens carved from Alaskan animal ivory were popular jewelry and knickknack items in souvenir shops in Anchorage and other tourist destinations. Examples often were sold with a sheet explaining the Billiken's origin. Anchorage featured a Billiken Drive-In movie theater.
There are no restrictions on the sale or possession of Alaskan ivory. Hence, Alaskan ivory material can trade freely in the antiques and collectibles secondary market. As noted above, 1960s Alaskan Billiken carvings were very popular. As a result, they are a glut on the secondary market. Lower quality examples sell between $10 and $15, middle quality examples between $25 and $40, while high quality pieces over $50. The photograph of the Billiken figures that accompanied your email suggests they are lower to middle quality pieces. Think $15 each.
QUESTION: I own a light blue polar bear figurine that is marked "Randsfjord Glassverk." It is 4 ½ inches long and 3 inches high. What is its value?
– J, Bethlehem, Pa.
ANSWER: In 1948, Lave Kløver, Erik Rodi Nitschke, and Vainö Savolainen founded Teknisk glass AS in Jevnaker, Oppland County, Norway. Ivar Gunderson and Fritjof Nitschke, previously employed by the Hadeland Glassverk, were the principal glassworkers. Initially, the company made glass insulators. Within a year, the focus shifted to everyday glassware. The name of the company was changed to Randsfjord Glassverk AS. Engravers and cutters were employed.
The company struggled to survive. Hand-painted seconds were sold in a company outlet store. "Spesialkyrstall," a blue shimmered glass created by adding 0.6 grams of cobalt to 150 kilo melt, was created in 1953/54. Special premium/giveaway items kept the company alive during the 1970s.
In 1967, Benny Motzfeldt began designing glass for Randsfjord. Work by other designers soon followed. By the 1980s, the company was once again surviving through the production of premium items. Although the company was revived briefly after a 1990 bankruptcy, Hadeland Glassverk bought the company and moved production to its plant.
WorthPoint contains a listing for a Randsfjord clear glass polar bear selling on eBay.co.uk on Nov. 5, 2011 for $16.01. EBay contains more than a dozen pieces. Mass production household glass and decorative accessories sell in the $6 to $15 range. The eBay listings contained several examples of Benny Motzfeldt designer pieces. Based on the appearance of the Motzfeldt designed pieces, it is safe to assume that the polar bear is a non-designer, mass production piece. The light blue color adds a slight premium. Your Randsfjord polar bear is worth between $20 and $25.
QUESTION: I recently acquired a Chinaman laundry sprinkler for $25. His white shirt reads: "SPRINKLE / PLEASE. The item appears to date from the late 1940s or early 1950s. Laundry sprinklers make a great collection. Why do they receive so little attention in the trade?
– IA, Toronto, Canada, via e-mail
ANSWER: This is yet another question that rekindles childhood memories. My mother ironed shirts and blouses, handkerchiefs, underwear, sheets and pillow cases, and tablecloths and napkins, just to name a few items. My dad pressed pants. A soda bottle with an inserted sprinkle cap with a cork covered metal funnel sat on the wide end of the ironing board. My mother spent 10 to 15 minutes sprinkling clothes prior to ironing them. When mother was serious, she sprinkled the items the day before, placed them in a plastic bag and allowed them to moisten overnight. The advent of the steam iron ended the need to sprinkle textiles before ironing them.
Sprinkler bottles as a sub-collecting category of kitchen collectibles enjoyed a collecting craze in the 1990s. Several kitchen collectibles reference books included sections on sprinkler bottles. There are hundreds of variations.
A series of eBay searches—clothes sprinkler, ironing sprinkler, laundry sprinkler, and sprinkling bottle—resulted in listings for over 40 different bottles. Asking prices ranged from $9.99 to more than $100. Most of the prices appealed to the crossover buyer rather than the sprinkling bottle collector.
As the years progress, the number of individuals who can identify the use of a sprinkling bottle declines. By 2050, all memory will vanish. While I am not ready to add sprinkling bottles to my list of endangered collecting categories, it is certainly a category I am watching.
Rinker Enterprises and Harry L. Rinker are on the Internet. Check out Harry's Web site.
You can listen and participate in Harry's antiques-and-collectibles radio call-in show "Whatcha Got?" on Sunday mornings between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Eastern Time. It streams live on the Genesis Communications Network.
"Sell, Keep Or Toss? How To Downsize A Home, Settle An Estate, And Appraise Personal Property" (House of Collectibles, an imprint of the Random House Information Group), Harry's latest book, is available at your favorite bookstore and via Harry's Web site.
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OC media asked to ignore still-emerging dirt on Carona's PSR mess at the sheriff's department
Thinking I'd hear details about needed Orange County Sheriff's Department (OCSD) reforms, I was prepared to write a positive review of Sheriff Sandra Hutchens' latest press conference dealing with the damn real badges her predecessor, the FBI-indicted Mike Carona, slipped to the folks he partied with: two wealthy Dana Point resort builders who hosted his fund-raising events; his convicted-felon martial-arts instructor; the owner of his favorite South Coast Plaza-area restaurant; a Las Vegas businessman who associates with organized-crime thugs; numerous political hacks; his political consultant; his pollster; two local billionaires caught in federal corruption probes; a Newport Beach man linked to European mafia and stolen high-end sports cars in LA; a Nevada casino boss; an Anaheim liquor-store king caught attempting to bribe a federal official; various campaign contributors; a man who testified for the gang-rapist son of an assistant sheriff; and the husband of Susan Atkins, the infamous, incarcerated Charles Manson family member convicted of murdering actress Sharon Tate and her unborn baby in 1969.
But upon arrival, it became clear that Hutchens, a retired LA County Sheriff's chief appointed OC's top cop by the Board of Supervisors three months ago, had summoned the press corps to her department's Tustin training facility on Aug. 25 under murky pretenses. She didn't want to make news. She wanted to remind us of something we already knew: Despite Carona's tainted influence, hundreds of fine men and women routinely volunteer their specialties to the OCSD's Professional Service Responders (PSR) program without compensation.
"We couldn't function without them," a sincere Hutchens said while standing in front of several high-ranking sheriff's officials who'd backed Carona long after it was clear he was a pathetic character from the pages of a seedy dime novel.
Okay, I get it. The program, like the OCSD itself, now needs a PR boost. To drive the point home, Hutchens paraded before us four outstanding PSR guys—George Ridley, Tim Reynolds, Fred Arnow and Dr. Kenneth Cheng. Each said his contributions had everything to do with public service, not grabbing badges (which have been recalled).
But then Hutchens gave the microphone to Community Services Division Captain Brian Wilkerson, who oversees deputized reserves as well as the PSR unit. He's also apparently in change of the Department of Messenger-Blaming: He proceeded to scold the media for informing the public about PSR abuses. Incredibly, he didn't mention the real villains: Carona and the, well, colorful characters he made PSRs, some of whom remain active.
"Truthfully, um, I think they [PSR volunteers] have been somewhat misrepresented, uh, in the press," Wilkerson intoned, grabbing the podium firmly with both hands, "by, uh, constantly focusing on the negative that was a few years ago when the program started up for some of the people that [sic] were involved in it and the vast majority of the people who participate in this program do an outstanding service for the department and the citizens of Orange County. And quite honestly, that's what I'd like y'all to report on, is what they're doing today, because the allegations of what happened in the past administration truly is old news."
Uh, Brian, I don't remember you challenging Carona when he was in power—we're not dealing with ancient history. It was this summer when the man formerly in charge of PSR operations, Assistant Sheriff Don Haidl, confessed to FBI agents that badges had been sold during Carona's reign. Furthermore, PSR members linked to that scandal remain in your program. And, as LA Times reporters Christine Hanley and Stuart Pfeifer recently discovered, a whopping 42 members of the PSR claimed they lost their badges after being asked to turn them in.
After the press conference, I asked about the contributions of still-active Carona PSR millionaire cronies such as real-estate developer Michael Harrah and the father-son team of Hadi and Paul Makarechian, major GOP contributors and owners of the St. Regis Resort in Dana Point.
For the past three years, it's been Lieutenant Tom Slayton's task to clean up the PSR program. He's done a fine job, and he wasn't defensive about my inquiry. Slayton gave me in-depth answers about Harrah (0 hours of service since 2005); Paul Makarechian (never gave a minute to the program); and his father, Hadi (468 hours since 2005 by donating use of his private jet).
Does inactivity raise questions about a member's intentions?
"I don't see a downside to keeping a lot of backups," Slayton told me. "Now that the badge issue is gone, the controversy should be gone. These people are here to volunteer their time, nothing more."
A still-whining Representative Loretta Sanchez, a backer of Hillary Clinton's losing presidential campaign, told Politico.com before the Denver convention that Clinton supporters have "encountered a disconnect" with Barack Obama's staff.
Besides her choice losing, what pissed off the Santa Ana Democrat on the eve of Obama's historic moment?
Obama announced his vice presidential selection in a 3 a.m. text message—a move Sanchez said angered Clinton backers because it might have mocked her controversial "who do you want answering the White House phone at 3 a.m.?" television ad during the primary.
If the theory is true, that's funny. But not to Sanchez. She retaliated by noting that some Democrats are "so unhappy" with such perceived slights that they plan to abandon serious policy concerns and vote for John McCain.
Bob Dornan, once the conscience of Orange County conservatism, must be rolling over in his grave: A local Republican recently praised Jimmy Carter's White House work. Can you believe it? What did you say? Dornan's still alive? Oh, okay. I was told Dana Rohrabacher buried him in the 2004 primary election.
Anyhow, Representative Darrell Issa, the Republican congressman who used to represent a sliver of South OC (since gerrymandered over to the wrong side of the San Diego and Riverside county lines), essentially declared the Democratic president a genius at an Aug. 21 Washington, D.C., press conference on high gas prices.
"Jimmy Carter warned us [three decades ago] that we had to get energy self-sufficient," Issa told reporters. "And I'll speak on behalf of President Jimmy Carter for a moment. He said we had to dedicate ourselves toward energy self-sufficiency. . . . The real damage to our economy is not heeding what Jimmy Carter told us before many of you in the audience were even born."
Can you imagine the stoning planned by local Republican Party boss Scott Baugh?
But at the same press conference, Representative Ed Royce balanced Issa's gesture by shamelessly regurgitating his party's PR talking points. Royce suggested that Democrats are responsible for making Texas and Middle East oilmen even richer—no mention of the snorting Texan, George W. Bush. The Fullerton Republican slyly noted his "concern" that "since the Democratic leadership took control of the House, the price of gas has roughly doubled."
Guess what, Eddie: Since Nancy Pelosi and the Dems took over the House, Michael Phelps won eight gold Olympic medals.
In a fascinating Aug. 10 New York Times article ("A Tall, Cool Drink of Sewage?") about Orange County's efforts to recycle toilet waste into tap water, reporter Elizabeth Royte interviewed a UC Santa Cruz associate professor about the critical need to "abridge" reality by marketing campaigns.
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"We abridge history all the time," Brent Haddad told Royte. "Think of the restaurant fork that was in the mouth of someone with a contagious disease, [or] the pillow that was underneath people doing private, adult things in a hotel bedroom."
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Around Christmas I bought alot of party type food. I had friends over for a drink and laid on some nibbles. These appealed to me because you can heat them through or serve them cold and alot of the food I had needed to be heated through so I bought these cos I could just shove em on a foil tray and serve them cold.
These can be bought in a few different sizes I bought 15 mini rolls and they cost me £1.75 however a quick look on the Asda website tells me that these are now on offer at two packs of this size for £2.00 so its a great time to buy them if you fancy them.
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These come in a see through plastic tray with cover over and on the front/top of it we are told what they are and who they are made by, that they are suitable for Vegetarians and suitable to freeze and there is an at a glance nutritional chart shown then on the back of it ingredients and allergy advice is stated, cooking instructions are given as well as a full nutritional chart, the weight is given (225g) and contact details for Asda are listed. Nice enough and informative packaging this is.
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These mini rolls are made of puff pastry which is pale and golden and inside they contain cheddar and soft cheese and some tiny slithers of onion. The pastry isn't messy to eat although its puff pastry but I had these a long time ago and when I baked them they did have very flaky pastry indeed which I think is actually nicer! Cold these were bland and very unappealing and a little on the hard side. The pastry didn't taste very much at all and although you could taste the cheese it wasn't strong and there was barely any onion to mention and the mix just sat on the base of the pastry and overall they just rather bland cold however as I have mentioned already I have bought these before and had them warmed up and thought they were lovely as the cheese mix had melted, of course cold it didn't do that!
These are certainly better heated up which is what I wish I had of done for my little do now and my guests left the majority of them so I'm pretty sure they were as unimpressed as me! each of these size of rolls contain 50 Calories and 1.6 of Saturated Fat which isn't too bad but take my advice! If you buy them heat them in the oven which takes between 10-15 minutes!
Only available from Asda stores.
I brought these for the first time at Xmas because we spent the week before just picking at stuff out of the fridge instead of cooking proper meals. They're so yummy I think one of us in the house has brought them at least once a week since and most weeks we get through a couple of packs because they're the only ROLL snack we all agree on!!!
They're not all that mini compared to a lot of small sausage rolls you can buy in the supermarkets, I would say they're about half the size of a normal sausage roll that you can buy in a 6 packfrom ANY of the supermarkets. They look nice and golden and are nicer looking than in the photo Dooyoo have got up!
The filling is cheese and onion instead of sausage and it's a proper nice filling. The pastry is crispy and flakes all over the place when you bite into a roll, I've eaten them hot and cold and the pastry is delish both ways but it's a bit dry when you munch them straight out of the fridge.
I LOVE the filling, I've eaten loads of cheese and onion things like this but this is deffo one of the nicest. It's got a strong onion taste but that's not over powering and it goes wicked with the cheese. The cheese is a bit creamy and reminds me of the cheese they use in the cheese and onion pasties from Greggs.
I think the filling goes better when it's warm but if you have it cold dipping the roll in a bit of bbq sauce brings the cheese flavour out. They taste completely different from hot to cold and sometimes I fancy it a certain way but they only take a few mins to warm up in the oven so most of the time I just do that.
You get 9 mini rolls in a pack and they're best eaten the day you buy them but they'll keep for a couple of days.


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Not content with merely examining crime scenes, Sherlock Holmes in Crimes & Punishments – your new investigation game for PS4®, PS3®, Xbox One®, Xbox 360® and PC from Frogwares coming on September 30th - showcases a unique set of skills aimed at cataloguing facts about a person by their appearance, which may raise doubts about their claims and stories.
Re-evaluating clues gained from interrogations, physical evidence, observations and crime-scenes will unlock further paths of deduction, and lead to more clues and dialogue options. During interrogation scenes, you'll be able to interject, and support your argument by selecting the piece of evidence that supports your case. Successfully doing so will leave the suspect astounded, and they'll soon crumble in the face of Holmes' skills, and your wits, eventually revealing more information about the case.
Across six unique cases, you'll meet up to five suspects per investigation, all of whom could logically be connected to the crime, enough to have committed it. Each suspect can be convicted, and in some cases suspects can be convicted together, so it's imperative that detectives develop an understanding of the characters and their backgrounds to supplement information gained from examining crime scenes, in order to build the clearest picture from which to deduce the most likely culprit.
Crimes and Punishments is coming to the PS4®, PS3®, Xbox One®, Xbox 360®, and PC, from September 30th.
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Crimes & Punishments marks the most important stage in the Sherlock Holmes series. The decision by Frogwares studios to switch from the in-house engine to the Epic Unreal Engine 3 enables a much richer, more immersive and detailed rendering of both the environments and characters.
But the change of game engine has not only improved the graphics; new investigation techniques have been developed and the game can now offer 14 game mechanics. From the opening of each of the six investigations up to the arrest of the culprits and the moral dilemmas faced by the players, the new game mechanics convey the feeling of BEING Sherlock Holmes. Players will therefore be able to exploit the incredible gifts and talents for which he is renowned, such as his ability to guess the details of an individual's life simply by observing them, or to imagine and reconstruct a past event by studying the key features of a crime scene.
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Created in 2000, Frogwares is an independent video game development studio located in Kyiv, Ukraine. Thanks to the work of a talented team of 60+ artists and programmers, Frogwares games available for major gaming platforms, including Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS and Nintendo 3DS, Wii, PC and mobile. With over 7 million units sold in the last decade, Frogwares continues to develop a rich portfolio for the new generation of consoles: Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
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Founded in 1996, Focus Home Interactive is an independent French publisher based in Paris, France. Known for the quality, diversity and originality of its catalogue, Focus has published and distributed original titles that have become benchmark titles worldwide - such as Blood Bowl, the strategy games Wargame, Sherlock Holmes, TrackMania, Runaway, Cities XL and also Cycling Manager and Farming Simulator.


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First let me say how sorry I am about your grandmother's passing. As
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her. Some of us, like myself, have never had the opportunity to even
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deepest sympathy at your loss.
Second- Welcome to this list! As Ellen said...We ARE the best! You have
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text: L'Estrange made his Eagles debut November 9, 2012, in a 40-26 win against Russian in Colwyn Bay, Wales, also scoring his first try. His 12 Eagles caps have come in the past year with the November 2012 Tour and the 2013 Summer Series. L'Estrange was also a member of the Eagles Select XVs at the 2013 IRB Americas Rugby Championship in Langford, British Columbia. L'Estrange was born in Berkeley, California, but grew up in Australia, where he attended Marist College Canberra and played rugby in the under-sevens. He then went to Sydney University on their Elite Athlete Scholarship Program. Beginning in 2012, L'Estrange lived in New York City, playing for New York Athletic Club with fellow internationals Mike Petri and Brian Doyle and recently signed a contract to play for London Welsh in the RFU Championship.


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charge is the case with embryo-related research. In 2005 the Genetics and Public Policy Center found that three-quarters of Americans opposed human embryo cloning for research. A 2008 survey sponsored by the conservative Ethics and Public Policy Center found that when the question of embryonic stem cell research is put in terms of curing disease most favored the research, but when described as destroying embryos a small majority opposed it. Five polls by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life from 2004 to 2007 found that a majority agreed that it was "more important to continue stem cell research that might produce new medical cures than to avoid destroying the human embryos used in the research."
These results suggest how conflicted Americans are about basic questions of science and ethics. This is nothing new; deep-seated worries about science that are as old as the Enlightenment itself have been poured into bottles made new by the experiences of the twentieth century. The sociologist John Evans has found that conservative Protestant religious groups in the United States do not reject science per se. Rather, they "are opposed to scientists' influence in public affairs not because they do not agree with their methods, but for moral reasons. . . . [T]he relationship between religious persons and science is far more subtle than the dominant assumption of religious opposition to science due to a total rejection of scientific methodology." The problem is not mistrust of science so much as it is mistrust of scientists.
Biopolitics refers to the ways that society attempts to gain control over the power of the life sciences. Although ideas about the role of biology in politics may be found at the earliest stages of Western philosophy,biopolitics promises to become far more prominent as the power of the modern life sciences becomes ever more obvious. The old politics of biology operated in the dark about the underlying mechanisms in question. The new politics of biology arise in the midst of rapidly growing understanding of basic life processes, with seemingly limitless opportunities to direct individual and social change. Simply put, in the modern politics of biology the stakes are about as big as they can get. The modern abortion controversy has elements of both biology in politics and the politics of biology, especially as it has been a recurrent theme in the United States since the 1970s. As an example of biology in politics, the positions taken by pro-life and pro-choice forces have served as organizing principles. In an example of the politics of biology, each side attempts to manage the power behind the decision to continue a pregnancy or not. But the binary simplicity of the abortion decision itself (i.e., to abort or not) and the relative straightforwardness of the positions one may take on this issue in its strictly political sense (pro-life or pro-choice) are being vastly outstripped by the scenarios forced upon us by the new biology. As biological knowledge grows and as its applications become available, far more complicated and subtle new issues will emerge that can be brought under the heading of biopolitics, the new politics of biology.
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With a stay at Holiday Inn Shaoxing in Shaoxing (Yuecheng), you'll be convenient to Dashan Pagoda and Bai Cao Yuan Garden. This 4-star hotel is convenient to Martyrs Monument of Qiu Jin.
Make yourself at home in one of the 284 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Cable programming provides entertainment, and wired and wireless Internet access is available for a surcharge. Private bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
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European Union foreign ministers were debating on Monday a boycott of this year's European football championship matches played in Ukraine to protest alleged abuse of jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko.
"We've been very consistent in sending messages to Ukraine about the importance of justice being done and seen to be done," EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton said.
When Tymoshenko launched a hunger strike last month after saying she was beaten by prison officials, several European leaders vowed to shun Ukraine during Euro 2012 in protest.
She said Poland, co-host of the tournament, would brief the ministers on the situation. Ukraine is not a member of the EU, whereas Poland is.
Officials said no formal decision on the move was expected at the meeting on Monday. Instead, the 27 ministers were expected to agree to jointly decide on any future moves regarding Ukraine, said a senior EU official who could not be named understanding rules.
"It would be more of an undertaking that they won't make any individual decisions (on the boycott) that would give the impression of lack of coordination," he said.
Some participants played down the political significance of a possible boycott of the tournament.
"I fail to see that attendance or nonattendance of football games is an instrument of European policy," Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said as he arrived for the meeting.


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Would You Ever Buy a Magazine With Photos of Nude Men?
As we all know, pornographic magazines, movies and websites cater, for the most part, to men. We hear all the time that men are visual creatures, while women are romance junkies. (Someone once argued that romance novels were a woman's pornography.) Although women aren't quite as easily stimulated by visual material as men, some women do like porn — not all of it soft core. But no mainstream nudie mag, comparable to Playboy, exists for women.
Filament, an erotic magazine for women launching this month, bills itself as "a new concept in magazines for women: intelligence, inspiration and images of men designed for the female gaze." Sorry, Filament, this doesn't sound promising to me. To find out why,
First off, there's something too fussy about it. The "female gaze" is an offshoot of "the male gaze," a feminist film theory term that describes the way in which Hollywood films make the male protagonist the subject of most films, mainly through making women the object of their gaze. It also describes the general culture of men's objectification of women. The idea of creating a magazine that will turn women on built on this overly theoretical premise already has my libido wilting. And according to one reviewer, the images of the men in odd poses are anything but sexy.
I wonder if the reason there aren't any mainstream erotic magazines for women is mostly because no one's hit on the right formula. (Playgirl, which was around for 35 years, doesn't count according to some because it was really for gay men.) I once bought the short-lived, straight-outta-Brooklyn porno mag for women Sweet Action, filled with naked pics of skinny, tattooed hipster boys. It was interesting, and I loved the photography, but it didn't do anything for me.
Would you ever buy a magazine with erotic or pornographic photos of men? If so, what, ideally, would the men and the images look like?


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Where can you find a superheronie dressed like a hooker, a post-op transvestite villainess, and a very buff shirtless actor with huge wings and a ridiculous mask? Legends of the Superheroes, that's where. This 1979 Hanna-Barbera produced a live-action show features major DC heroes that weren't licensed to other companies (no Wonder Woman or Superman): Batman, Robin, Capt. Marvel, Black Canary, The Huntress, Flash, Green Lantern, Hawkman, along with the some of the star villains on the DC Universe: Mordru, Doctor Sivana, The Weather Wizard, Solomon Grundy, Sinestro, and The Riddler. This TV rarity also has Adam West and Burt Ward reprising their Batman and Robin TV roles, the last time that they've appeared in character on screen. Though today's kids may stare at the screen in disbelief, people who grew up in a time are sure to enjoy this campy but fun adventure.
This disc is actually two hour-long (with commercials) TV specials that were broadcast in January of 1979 (and these were the only two that were made). The first is The Challenge, where the villains have banded together in order to destroy the world. Doctor Sivana has created a doomsday device which will kill everyone on the planet (themselves excluded), so they start the machine which will take an hour to work. While they're waiting, they give the Superheroes a series of clues (thanks to The Riddler (Frank Gorshin, from the Batman live action TV series)) and watch the do-gooders scramble around trying to find out where the villains are hiding. It all ends with a non-super powered slugfest between the two groups (since they've both ingested a potion that strips them of their powers... it would have been way too expensive to do it otherwise.)
The second episode is The Roast, where (get ready for this) the family, friends, and enemies of the superheroes roast them, hosted by none other than Ed McMahon. This features most of the villains from the earlier episode along with such notables as the hero who fought evil in the previous generation, the now-name Retired Man, the unforgettable Ghetto Man, a black man with an attitude who performs a standup act (a bit they'd never be able to get away with today), and Katar (Hawkman) Hol's mother who now lives in Jersey, Esther Hol. She throws such zingers as "I run into people at the supermarket. They tell me my son's a doctor, my son's an accountant. How do I tell them my son's a Hawkman?"
Both of these are very, very low budget affairs. Even so, I suspect that the second episode was in the format that it was because they had used all the funds in the first episode. That's not really a slam against these though, that where a lot of their charm lay. The costumes themselves are hilarious. Just look at the painted on eyes of Hawkman's mask, and Doctor Sivana wears a bald wig with large wrinkles in it. The heroes never even use their powers (well, The Flash will disappear and then reappear somewhere else, and Green Lantern will shoot a green beam out of his ring, but that's about it). When Captain Marvel is looking for the villain's hideout, he spends most of the time walking! I got a laugh out of that fact alone. Can you imagine the nerve of selling a superhero TV show where no one uses their powers? That takes some balls.
The only big problem was the incredibly obnoxious laugh track. Every line received a huge dose of mechanical laughter. They even placed giggles after lines that weren't jokes! When the Huntress asks where the doomsday device could be hidden, Batman replies that he's not sure which is followed by laughter. What? Who dubbed that?
Even with the obnoxious laughter, these were a lot of fun. Highlights from the first show include Batman and Robin negotiating to buy a used car after the Batmobile breaks down, Sivana dressed as a kid selling potion-filled lemonade to Captain Marvel "Oh please sir, please. My ma is sick, and I'm raising my brother and sister, and were gonna get evicted tomorrow and my father's in jail and my grandma croaked and they wouldn't burry my grandma until I come up with the money." and Charlie Callas in drag as a fortune-teller.
The second episode was even better with the ever delightful Ruth Buzzi playing an old widow who has decided to marry one of the heroes (she intimidates them all by drawing a gun!), the aforementioned Ghetto Man segment, and Ed McMahon's interview with Solomon Grundy where the dim-witty villain hits the MC every time he says the word 'swamp' or something that reminds him of swamps, which is everything.
The show-stopping finale of the second special is the best part of the whole disc however. It has the magician Mordru singing his version of "That's Entertainment":
A flood, that turns a city to mud
Or a blaze, that keeps burning for days
Or a quake, even Richter can't take...
That's entertainment!
Now it might be a plague on the crops of
Or a drought wiping out all the rice in
Some great invention of man, like an aerosol sprayer that kills the ozone layer
A louse, buys his grandmother's house
Ups the rent, though she hasn't a cent
Granny's sweet, but she's out on the street
The world's a mess
But never the less
It's entertainment!
Great stuff!
The DVD:
The mono soundtrack is rather limited. The range is pretty narrow with both the highs and the lows being clipped off, and there's some distortion through both episodes. Nothing terribly annoying, but don't expect the audio quality of a 70's TV show from a major studio. It's less than that.
Obviously taken from videotape, the full screen image isn't the greatest, but it is light years ahead of the bootleg tapes I've seen at SF cons over the years. If you ever paid $20 for a crappy 4th generation VHS dup, you'll be ecstatic over the way this looks. Even so, there are occasional video dropouts, mainly at the beginning of the first episode, and the image itself isn't very crisp. There is some color bleeding, though it's minor, and the definition isn't very sharp. Not horrible, but not great either.
I was very pleased to find that there was an extra included with this disc. Warner Archives are always bare bones discs (sometimes they'll have a trailer) but this one includes 8 ½ minutes of cut scenes and extra takes. These didn't have the laugh track, which was nice, but they were pretty minor. Green Lantern freezing and then running out of the frame so they could have before and after images when his disappeared, another hero waiting for the noise of a plane passing overhead to die, stuff like that.
Final Thoughts:
A cross between the live action Batman TV show (when is that going to come out on DVD??) and the Superfriends cartoon, these two TV specials won't wow kids of today but they are a still a lot of fun. Yeah, the jokes are corny, the writing is horrible and the sets and costumes pretty low-grade, but I found myself laughing throughout (though as much at the show as with it.) A great find and well worth checking out. Recommended.


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My brethren, stop being so stupid. Stop forwarding half-cocked emails based on bad logic and spite. The British journalist about choked on his microphone when the seemingly intelligent general manager of an ethanol plant in Missouri started talking about how he could never vote for Obama because he's scared and in Revelation 13 it says that an olive skinned Muslim will trigger the Armageddon.
We don't just look like a bunch of kooks. We are a bunch of kooks. I'd be willing to put up with Christians speaking out on the election if they showed the least amount of biblical worldview and a marginal ability to exegete a Biblical text. But they don't. The eschatology of someone who can find "an olive-skinned Muslim" in the Book of Revelation is that of a deluded maniac.
Not only that, our Biblical rhetoric thinly veils a Republican partisanship that is downright idolatry. Bible-Thumpers across the spectrum reveled in the lurid missteps of Clinton. But when Bush showed the militancy of a Caligula we were the first to bow before his throne and overlook war crimes, trampling of civil rights and the most disgusting waster of America's bounty on bombs rather than bread. We're not a city on a hill. We're temple prostitutes at the altars of conservatism and neo-imperialism.
From David Ker's blog Lingamish


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Atticus talks with the guys about the season finale of "The Middle," his relationship with the crew, how his parents keep him grounded, and his out of control hormones!
Actor Atticus Shaffer Joins The Don Geronimo Show
speaks onstage during the ABC portion of the 2013 Winter TCA Tour at Langham Hotel on January 10, 2013 in Pasadena, California.(Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)


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Nobody in the NASCAR Canadian Tires Series has won more stock car races — three — at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park than J.R. Fitzpatrick.
Not D.J. Kennington, not Scott Steckly, not Andrew Ranger.
But while those three drivers have gone on to win a pair of NASCAR championships each in Canada's only truly national racing series, Fitzpatrick has had to settle for two runner-up finishes — including last season when he was second to Kennington.
Oh, he does hold the record for the youngest driver to win a title in the old CASCAR era — at 18 back in 2006 — however, Fitzpatrick has not been able to replicate that win since NASCAR took over the series in 2007.
Now at the ripe old age of 25, the Cambridge, Ont., native comes into the 2013 NCTS season convinced that he can get the No. 84 Equipment Express Chevrolet to the championship when it all wraps up five months down the road at Kawartha Speedway.
Fitzpatrick said on Saturday morning that his bid for a NASCAR championship ring starts with the Pinty's Vortex Brake Pads 250 on Sunday at the 3.9-km Grand Prix track at the former Mosport International Raceway.
And just hours later he qualified in the pole with a track record lap of one minute 23.286 seconds.
It is impressive when one considers until his first race here he had never competed on a road course, having learned his craft at short- track ovals like Delaware and Flamboro Speedways.
"When I first started (in NASCAR) it was a worry because I had not been on a road course before so I went down (to the U.S.) and did some road racing schools," Fitzpatrick said.
"I leaned on road course aces like Robin Buck to figure out how to do these tracks turning right and left.
"I am glad it all worked out in my favour because road courses are such a big part of our series."
It more than just worked out.
Fitzpatrick, along with his three CTMP wins, has recorded four other road- course victories — two each at Edmonton City Airport and Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal.
He is depending on top results at CTMP, Montreal's ICAR Circuit and the Grand Prix of Trois Rivieres to pad the No. 84 Chevrolet team's points as the season wears on.
"If you can't do well on road courses there no way in hell you are going to win a championship," Fitzpatrick said. "We have four road- course races on our schedule; they are is really important.
One of the keys to success turning right and left is being able to bring the car home in one piece.
Road courses like CTMP are notorious for involving as much beating and banging as short tracks.
"More than anything on these tracks you have to be easy on your equipment," Fitzpatrick said.
His record shows he has been pretty decent at doing just that.
"I am excited to be (at CTMP) for two races this year because I love this place," he said.
Fitzpatrick knows he must keep his car on the track to be able to get his first NASCAR championship.
"Last year I thought we had our best chance; if we go through the season with no DNFs (did not finish) we are right there challenging D.J. for the championship in spite of his incredible year."
He said he and crew chief Don Thomson Jr. have worked hard in the off-season to bring a car to races that will run fast from flag to flag, something they weren't always able to do last season.
"We are always so close," Fitzpatrick said. "We just seem to be missing that little extra step to get the No. 84 car to better.
"Throughout last year's races we always ended up tight late in races and fought handling issues.
"Don made a lot of changes in the off-season and it showed when we tested at CTMP."
He said he was impressed how much more speed the car had this year compared to last.
"I know everybody says the same thing every year but we actually came here and picked up speed in testing," Fitzpatrick said. "It was pretty impressive."
Chevrolet played the part of the big gorilla Saturday, filling the first three rows for next Sunday's Indianapolis 500.
But its was Ed Carpenter who shocked the open-wheel world with a pole run average of 228.762 m.p.h. in the lightly-regarded Ed Carpenter Racing Chevy.
Beside him on the front row will be IZOD IndyCar Series rookie Carlos Munoz at an average speed of 228.884 m.p.h. in the No. 25 Andretti Autosport Chevrolet. Third in line will be his Andretti teammate Marco Andretti in the No. 26 Chevrolet at 228.261 m.p.h.
A third Andretti entry, driven by E.J. Viso will start on the inside of
Row 2 on a run of 228.150 m.p.h.
NASCAR Sprint Cup driver A.J. Allmendinger will start fifth in the No. 2 Penske Racing Chevrolet at 228.099 m.p.h.
Will Power was will start on the outside of Row 2 in the No. 12 Penske Chevrolet at 228.087 m.p.h. Top Canadian was James Hinchcliffe who was ninth fastest at 227.070 m.p.h. in the No. 27 Andretti Chevy.
"We weren't the quickest car, but we seem like one of the more consistent ones," he said. "We thought we might get some guys on average, unfortunately that wasn't the case."
Montreal's Alex Tagliani was the fastest of the Hondas in the No. 98 Barracuda Racing Dallara and will start 11th.


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CMG Specialist Urges More Work on CEO Succession, Retirement Pay
Credit unions looking for growth in 2012 need to do a far better job on succession planning and retirement compensation given the impact of benefits shortfall in the economy, according to a CUNA Mutual Group specialist speaking to Montana credit union leaders.
Jay Petty, CMG's executive benefit specialist, in remarks before the annual meeting recently of the Montana Credit Union Network in Billings, cautioned credit unions they need to "maintain a compensation package that is equal to or better than the competition" which might include supplemental executive retirement plans.
"Defined benefit pensions are a thing of the past and a 401(k) alone is not enough," said Petty stressing it is hard to get a meaningful pay replacement at retirement from just a 401(k).
Petty said if a credit union has skilled, trusted managers, "you can put in a plan that rewards them and makes it very difficult for them to leave your credit union."
Credit unions may have a CEO succession plan in place, but unless that plan has an executive development component along with financial incentives to retain top talent, credit unions risk losing potential CEO replacements to other organizations, including credit unions, he said.
Credit unions need to take a hard look at their succession plan determining if they have a real one in place or simply a "Break in Case of Emergency Plan," Petty said.
In essence, credit unions "need to avoid being caught in a fire drill," he warned.
Overall, said Petty, it is vital that credit unions reward senior staffers for their long tenure considering these are the ones that generated success. And so a dignified retirement package has to be extended to recognize those years of service, he concluded.


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Written by Alan Ayckbourn, The Boy Who Fell Into A Book is a fantasy adventure which takes audiences on a journey into the unknown.
Kevin is really into his new book. But unfortunately it's time for bed and Dad won't stop nagging him to turn out the light. Suddenly, Kevin finds himself in the thick of the action alongside his hero, the streetwise investigator Rockfist Slim.
Together they must travel through all of the books on Kevin's bookshelf to find a way home and escape the clutches of the mysterious underworld baddie The Green Shark. Their headlong dash takes them through Grimm's fairy tales, Kidnapped, a book of ghost stories and even Chess For Beginners… only just avoiding a family of jelly-throwing Wooblies along the way.
The Boy Who Fell Into A Book, which plays as part of the London 2012 festival, is an inventive play which emphasises the value of reading and the power of the imagination to transport the reader to other worlds.


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Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Iowa
my ex-wife lives iowa and i had to move to california to escape her wrongful legal harassment. we together had a loan for 10K and she got a judgement against me for half of the amount. she then filed bankruptcy on the loan and i did as well, including her judgement. she is now trying to garnish my wages and i have the discharge papers for the loan. no way i should owe her for a loan she never paid.
Asked on 9/08/13, 7:27 am
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Robert Luedeman solo practitioner
If you have the discharge in bankruptcy of your debt it is a complete defense, and you should be able to get a local attorney to file a motion to dismiss.
Answered on 9/10/13, 8:29 am


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Novo Nordisk steps up research on diabetes
The company's South Lake Union facility will house a new center focusing on finding a cure for Type 1 diabetes.
Seattle Times business reporter
Novo NordiskAdding diabetes to local research effort
Employees: About 32,000 worldwide; 4,400 in U.S.
Areas of focus: Diabetes, growth hormone therapy, hormone replacement therapy and hemophilia
2011 results: $12.37 billion in sales; $3.19 billion profit
Employees: 71, hiring 10-12 more
Areas of focus: Inflammatory diseases and Type 1 diabetes research
About 3 million Americans have Type 1 diabetes, which can be treated with daily shots of insulin but can't be cured. A big player in diabetes, Danish drug company Novo Nordisk, is expanding its research efforts in Seattle in hopes of making progress toward a cure.
The company already employs 71 people at the Seattle research center on inflammatory diseases it opened in 2009.
Next month it will launch a diabetes-research effort here, led by Dr. Matthias von Herrath, director of the nonprofit Center for Type 1 Diabetes Research in La Jolla, California. It's set to open June 14 in Novo Nordisk's facilities in South Lake Union.
Von Herrath said the diabetes center is hiring 10 to 12 researchers now and could double its staff next year.
Novo Nordisk has about 4,400 employees in the U.S. and plans to increase that by nearly 15 percent this year, according to a media release from the company.
Finding a cure for Type 1 diabetes is tricky for a number of reasons, von Herrath said. Also known as juvenile onset or insulin-dependent diabetes, it causes the body's immune system to mistakenly attack cells in the pancreas that produce insulin. Unlike the more widespread type 2 diabetes, which is often caused by obesity and a sedentary lifestyle, its onset has no connection with diet or physical activity.
Von Herrath said one focus of the new center will be developing a "peacekeeper" vaccine for humans. With type 1 diabetes, the beta cells that are supposed to produce insulin are attacked by a person's own immune system. The goal of a vaccine would be to regulate that immune response so the cells can function properly.
While animal treatments with such "peacekeeper" vaccines have seen success, the challenge lies in translating that to humans, where this method hasn't worked for reasons scientists don't yet understand.
Von Herrath said he wants the center to take an integrated approach, with teams working on different aspects of the research communicating throughout the process, versus a "handoff" process often taken in research.
"Usually it's separated in companies ... here we need to cross-talk and it needs to be under one leadership," he said.
Chris Rivera, president of the Washington Biotechnology and Biomedical Association (WBBA), said he's glad to see Novo Nordisk expand in Seattle.
"Having the presence of a Novo Nordisk here validates the life-science biotech community," he said. "It validates our international expertise in diabetes and immune disease research."
Novo Nordisk bought ZymoGenetics in 1988, and ran it for more than a decade as a research and development hub.
After a partial spinoff from Novo, ZymoGenetics went public in 2002 while Novo Nordisk kept a large minority stake. Bristol-Myers Squibb purchased ZymoGenetics in 2010.
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