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Suarti Boutique Village is a charming property designed to encompass a collection of 25 Javanese joglo accommodations in Pengosekan, Ubud.
smcc292017 Australia
We recently spent 5 relaxing days at Suarti Boutique Village on a Scoopon Deal. We were fortunate to be staying in a 1 Br pool villa which overlooked the rice fields - beautiful! The staff were very friendly and helpful - particularly Mr Gaga in the Restaurant. Massages were great. The Resort faces a busy road, but the traffic noise is not an issue in the Villas at the rear of the property. It is located approx. 10 mins by shuttle from Ubud town centre or approx. a 20 min walk. We would not hesitate to recommend this Resort.
Jenni F Australia
My friend and I stayed here last week for three nights. We had originally bought a Scoopon deal for three nights which included heaps of extras then we upgraded for an extra $60 per night to a private villa with its own pool. We were given one with extra large grounds right at the end of the property surrounded by rice paddies. It was so beautiful and peaceful. This place would have to be one of the loveliest I have stayed in and I have been to Bali about 14 times. It was fantastic. The staff were incredible and could not do enough for us. Unreal breakfast daily cocktails and four massages included in the deal. Will definitely come back to this gorgeous paradise.
Jemima J
We stayed here during September 2016 for eight days. The biggest highlight was the wonderfully friendly and happy staff, nothing was too much work for them. My boyfriend mentioned in the booking that it was our anniversary at the time, we were greeted with a cake and free drinks in our villa as well as rose petals filling the room. A welcome sight after nearly 27 hours of straight travel! We were really happy with our villa and definitely recommend paying extra to have your own pool. The food in the Kassava restaurant is also amazing and can be brought to your room if you don't feel like leaving your own spot of paradise. The resort is located a stones throw from central ubud, the walk into the town can be quite treacherous as the pavements are not very safe and in some areas there isn't any at all. I would recommend catching the hotel taxi to be safer. Overall, suarti is the most beautiful place I've had the pleasure to stay at and I would go back in a heartbeat.
John_Rose_PerthWA Australia
After staying a few days in a new modern hotel in Seminyak we finished off our holiday in a one bedroom pool Joglo at Suarti Boutique Village, the Seminyak hotel was nice but not Bali. Suarti Boutique Village was perfect with the traditional design of the Joglo and the privacy of our pool and outside sitting area we were able to really relax. Service and attention from all of the staff was great, examples of their excellent service were the phone calls we received to ask when it would be convenient to service our room and when I went to the restaurant early morning to get brewed coffee to take back to our room they insisted on carrying them back for me. The buggy in to town was good fun and the drop off point was negotiable. To really compliment our stay the food from the restaurant was fantastic, we ate all but two meals there and found we wanted to try their different menu items. We highly recommend and hope to get the opportunity to visit again.
We stayed for two nights in a beautiful Villa. The staff was friendly and accommodating. The rooms were beautiful and clean. The private pool was relaxing and inviting.
We participated in the cooking class we had a lot of fun with the crew that put that on!
Highly recommend. Only downside (if you consider this a downside) is it's far from the main hub of Ubud. They provide rides into Ubud but you need to find ur own transportation back.
luiza512 State of Rio de Janeiro
Suarti felt like our little oasis. It's close enough to the center of Ubud but it still feels very private and isolated in the good way.
We loved the room, very spacious, clean and pretty! The bathroom is almost massive!
The best part though are the employees. Everyone at Suarti is extremely friendly and attentive, they do anything to help.
I hope to be back soon.
EyeDeux Virginia
I literally cried when I saw my villa! The pictures absolutely match what you see in person. The property is full of beautiful colors from plants and flowers, the Staff is just as beautiful! They were very helpful, I needed an additional outlet converter, someone brought me a power strip! I had the awesome villa 205, which has a private pool. Everything exceeded my expectations, very clean and modern within a traditional setting. The main door to your villa requires an old fashion key to unlock the heart shaped locks. All of the sliding doors and your bathroom door will have a key. The bathroom-the tub, shower, faucet, etc are by toto. This property is directly next door to a temple so you will hear morning prayers and if there's a holiday, you may hear this ALL day long.
The hotel is within walking distance of shopping, food and some attractions like the monkey forest. They do have a shuttle that is available at certain times, which are listed at the front desk. This was my first stay in Ubud and would love to stay here again when I return.
Jenn074 Australia
My partner and I stayed at Suarti for 5 nights last week and were very happy with our experience. This was our first time to Bali and we were very glad we chose to stay in Ubud.
The villa was so much bigger than expected, we booked a 1 bedroom pool villa but were given a 2 bedroom pool villa (they just lock one bedroom). The outdoor area was very spacious and the pool was a good size. Very clean bedroom and bathroom.
Our only suggestion would be to have more lounges to lie down outside as there were three sets of tables/chairs but only room for one person to lay down. Would have been nice to both be able to lie down outside (especially since this villa is really for 4 people).
The view was wonderful, and watching the sunrise over the rice fields from our bedroom or from the pool was the highlight of each morning. Being surrounded by the sights and sounds of nature made for a very relaxing atmosphere. We felt like we had the place to ourselves as you never heard any of the other guests.
Restaurant was also great, we had the scoopon so ate there most mornings. Recommend the dragonfruit museli and mie goreng. We're both vegetarian and the staff were happy to amend any of the menu to suit.
Staff were all very friendly and always smiling. They were more than happy to help us any way they could. Very kindly lent us adaptors when we realized we brought the wrong kind.
There is a shuttle into town and walking back home was definitely doable, only took us around 15 minutes. As others have mentioned the footpath is uneven in some places but this is really no problem, just walk on the grass next to the road. Cars and motorbikes driving past are all very aware of pedestrians and we felt safe walking to and from the town, even at night. There's plenty of restarants and bars to stop at on the way to take a break from the heat.
We've always wondered how people could say in reviews that they can't wait to return to the same hotel as we always like to try different places but we can't wait to come back again in the future. This villa was perfect for a couple wanting to explore the area but come home to a luxurious and genuine Balinese style retreat.
Caprice J United Kingdom
TripAdvisor website
We loved our stay at Suarti. It's a great location and we were able to walk to the monkey forest/temple (10 minute walk), to the main strip of bars and restaurants (7-10 minute walk) and the temple (an easy 20 minute walk it was very easy to find). We need to mention Mudiana who works on the front desk and seems to be everywhere! We somehow managed to end up with a hornets nest in our bathroom! He came straight away and removed it, apologising profusely! He was always happy to help giving us detailed directions to get to anywhere and when we overslept and missed breakfast by two hours he said "it's your honeymoon I want you to have the perfect stay!" And let us sit down for breakfast. Breakfast was delicious, highly recommend their perfect poached eggs! We had a one bedroom pool villa which had plenty of privacy which we loved. Very clean and well furnished rooms and bathroom. We had a lovely stay here!
Gaetano S Belgium
TripAdvisor website
Really nice place, not far from Ubud center (free shuttles available at 09:00-12:00-15:00-18:00, for other times taxis are very cheap). Staff very helpful, polite and always smiling. A la carte breakfast was good, dinner as well but expensive when compared to other places. Same thing for the massages. The villa with private pool was amazing and offered a lot of privacy. The neighbourhood is pretty quiet, even if a main (and noisy) road passes in front of the reception/bar/restaurant. We would highly recommend this place for a romantic stay around Ubud.
Lucy United Kingdom
TripAdvisor website
We had a fantastic stay at Suarti boutique village, the staff are very helpful and brought our luggage to our room on arrival. The rooms are stunning, our own pool and large bathroom that was cleaned and replenished everyday. The food at the restaurant Kassava is beautiful and reasonably priced. The location is good for exploring, about 10 mins walk to the monkey forest etc and pass some great restaurants on the way, just be careful at night walking as it is dark and so proper pavement at some points. Definitely stay here again!
SereneSol Singapore
TripAdvisor website
I understand that this resort is barely a year old, not too near the center of Ubud but once you are there, you are really in another world. We arrived late, around 10pm, we were welcomed with a very welcoming, thirst-quenching lemongrass drink, shown to our villas, which was more than superb!
Woke up to not only the beautiful private pool outside our villa but also the rice padi fields next to it.
Aircon for the rooms are very good and cold. Slept like a baby!
Breakfast does not have a cut-off time, after all we are on holiday! This hotel knows what it's like to be on holiday!! We can walk in to the cafe and order our breakfast any time! Their speciality is their Museli... topped with Pink Dragonfruit! Out of this world!
I will go back there again... even do nothing is good for the soul.
Not forgetting they have a beautiful pavilion facing the Padi Fields for Yoga too!
Traveler Australia
TripAdvisor website
We chose Suarti for our 55th Wedding Anniversary Choice was perfect. The accommodation very comfortable & well serviced. the villa set in lush tropical garden.Staff very attentive & friendly. Enjoyed a rice paddy early morning walk with Mudiana who was very informative & knowledgeable. Only 4km from central Ubud. free shuttle 220.127.116.11pm. A Bali Cultural Centre 400 metres on the same road has an excellent daily dance performance.
TripAdvisor website
After Legian Beach, we were ready for relaxing in Ubud. We had booked a deluxe suite, but decided to upgrade to a 1 bedroom pool villa with private views of the rice paddy. So glad we did. What a beautiful, comfortable, romantic room. We stayed in for 2 days, only venturing out for breakfast, and ordering room service for dinner. It was such an amazing way to spend our 10 yr anniversary. The room itself was gorgeous and with plenty of space, we had a veranda (porch) where we spent lazy afternoons reading, napping, drying off from dips in the pool. The view of the rice paddy was incredible, we watched workers walk thru the field every morning and walk back in the evening. The privacy was well worth the upgrade as well. We felt like were were in our own little world. It really was paradise for us. We finally ventured out and took advantage of the classes offered at the resort. The Balinese offering class was great. My husband did better than I did! We were able to learn how to pray and my husband had the honor of give the offerings we made in the temple on the resort. The staff was very friendly, everyone one from the front desk, restaurant, security, to grounds keeper were always smiling and saying hello. I did not go to the 6am Yoga Class, but did take advantage of the yoga pavilion and did my own yoga stretching. What a nice area with a view of the rice paddy and so relaxing. We did take advantage of the shuttle the resort offers and were dropped off at the arts market. From there to the monkey forest and back to the resort were easy enough walks. The restaurant made healthy, amazing food that kept us happy and satiated. I became addicted to the watermelon juice and had it every morning for breakfast and as my dessert after dinner. So yummy. Breakfast was really, really, good. I loved the dragonfruit smoothie bowl (like an Acai bowl.) Suarti resort and staff will be hard to forget. Such a wonderful, serene, beautiful place with great memories for us.
Tripadvisor website
Beautiful Deluxe Pool Villa. I bought my wife here for her birthday. A romantic few nights in Ubud. Suarti did not disappoint. We arrived late at night and the staff greeting was amazing. They could not do enough for us. Our stay began with a surprise birthday cake and singing to my wife. The villa was beautiful and spacious with total privacy.
All staff were friendly and could not do enough for us...a really personal experience. Highly recommend.
Joshua Indonesia
Tripadvisor website
I have just finished my stay for 1 night. I was staying in Deluxe Suite. I was greeted by the staff and the check in process was so quick. The welcome drink was so fresh as well. We were staying in Deluxe Room which private room and it feels like my second home. When I step the room, WOW, the room is bigger than I expected. The staffs was friendly, helpful, and always greeted us with their warm smile. The main pool is also clean and has beautiful sight. We can also enjoy beautiful scenery of the rice-field near the pool. The location is nearby famous restaurants and shops. The breakfast so yummy. Definitely will be a place to stay again if I go to Ubud in the near future. It was really pure magic during staying in Suarti Ubud. Thank you guys. Great Job.
eva maria s Indonesia
TripAdvisor Website
Suarti Village is a great place to be if you are looking for a place to relax.. The total villa concept makes you feel the tranquility and natural ambiance as you escape from the day to day hustle activity. However, It only takes five minutes with transport to reach the central Ubud. Hotel also provide a free shuttle service for a guest to many destination and drop zone around Ubud.
In villa breakfast was exceptional, with a very unique presentation and delicious food serve by a very friendly staff.
I stayed in 2 bedroom villa with pool facing the rice field. It's amazing experience to be able to swim and cool down on a hot day and get lost in time..
This accommodation was perfect and I will most certainly be coming back here again, high recommended!
Loyda C
TripAdvisor Website
Awesome location best service staff with super comfy bed and pillows. The place is very quiet with 24 hours service if you want to go to the market. I'm very much happy would definitely stay there again.
consulramesh India
TripAdvisor Website
This I believe is a relatively new property in Ubud and it shows. the location is excellent. The property in right next to rice fields which is very green.The cottages are very pretty.
However, lot of small things are missing - A table in the room to keep baggage, Couple of chairs in the balcony to sit and enjoy a cuppa taking in the surrounding greenery. Towels stands in the bathroom etc. to highlight a few. The air conditioning is not enough - maybe a fan will help!
The pathway lighting especially in the nights is really bad. One could easily fall into the water if you are not careful. Certainly not handicap friendly! The food in the restaurant is quite expensive.
The staff are really good and helpful. This property can go places if they paid attention to lot of small details.
Rob S Canada
TripAdvisor Website
Overall the hotel is great. The property is brand new, with modern rooms. The pool is good, and the breakfast fantastic. The location is good, as its outside the main town meaning less traffic. They also offer a free shuttle buggy to the town.
A few things I'd like to see improve:
-better wifi, specifically with iPhone
-enclosed bathrooms. While I appreciate them being "natural", they are somewhat enclosed meaning mosquito! Maybe put a fan in to keep the mosquitoes out.
Evan Australia
TripAdvisor Website
Had a room upgrade to the two bedroom villa. I was stunned by the luxurious of the two floor villa, and the size of the pool. It was an unreal tropical setting and the service and breakfast was perfect. Not a holiday I will soon forget.
Linda H Idaho
TripAdvisor Website
Enjoy the serenity that Suarti has to offer. Very relaxing atmosphere. We took advantage of the free shuttle, the offering class and morning yoga. I would recommend this place to anybody.. We loved out our stay.
Pillon G Singapore
TripAdvisor Website
Our stay in the Suarti Hotel was really great. The little villa is beautiful. The restaurant was good, reasonable price and good services. All the hotel staff is really wonderful, smiling, helpful and friendly. The services are well think with free shuttle to go and back to the city center.The hotel also provide free activity every weekdays, unfortunately we didnt get the time to join them but this seems to be good idea with cooking, Yoga and cultural stuff. We really enjoy our stay and recommend it to anyone!
Christian S
TripAdvisor Website
Among all the positive things at Suarti, it's not so easy to start... Let's start with the absolutely friendly stuff around. We've been always feeling welcomed, warm and very much respected and appreciated by the people around. The next: the private villas. Beautiful, big private rooms with a very nice, modern style balinese interior. Comfortable bed, rainforest shower and bathtub, all very good. There are also other villas available with private pools. Next time, we'll definitely take that. The environment at the resort is another absolutely positive things: pure Nature. Even though the resort is next to the street, you can't hear the street at all. Everywhere green and water, which is floating and you can hear the sound of the water which is so relaxing. Just beautiful. Coming to the next positive thing: in their own restaurant, the Kassava Restaurant you get breakfast on a level that is even better than Hilton or Trader's Hotel. Also for dinner or lunch, you have to try this restaurant - no matter if you stay at Suarti or not. Result: The Suarti is opened now for around 2-3 months. They're so new, that not all people have yet heard of them, but I'm absolutely sure that will change soon bcs of their wonderful service, beautiful resort and extraordinary restaurant!
OliveNotes Singapore
TripAdvisor Website
This is a new hotel located near to Ubud market. It's a 10 minutes drive and shuttle service is provided. I love its décor and felt very comfortable during my stay. The room was cozy and all bathroom amenities were provided. Prior to the trip, I emailed the team to prepare a birthday dinner and cake for my fiancé. The staff were very accommodating and successfully surprised my fiancé. We also took up the Purification and Fortune Telling activity. Our butler - Toto drove us to our destination in a comfortable 7-seater suv. Towels and sarong were provided. Toto was friendly and confident. He definitely knows and does his job well. We felt comfortable having him throughout the trip. Thank you for making our stay an enjoyable one! My fiancé loved the stay!
Richie R United States
TripAdvisor Website
The first remarkable thing is how attentive and respectful the staff is to our needs. We have to check-in early as my son was not feeling well from the 9 hours flight. Although my villa was not ready yet the manager quickly gave us a temporary room to rest until our room was ready. The food in the restaurant is great and there is a shuttle service to take guest to downtown Ubud. Our stay was a very pleasant experience. The spa though can make some improvements in terms of pricing and service. However, over-all I will give this hotel a 5 star and I will surely recommend this place to my friends here in Guam and will definitely come back. Thank you Suarti.
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Nicole Richie uploaded these completely adorable photos of her family on her website just to say happy Thursday! Sparrow looks so cute and curious while Harlow showed off an amazing array of faces. It even took us a second to recognise Nicole with her newly dark hair — she looks fantastic and so happy with Joel and their kids all together in bed. Happy Thursday indeed!


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Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development is urging football enthusiasts across the world to seize upon their final opportunity to enter the organisation's latest inspiring competition in celebration of its ongoing partnership with FC Barcelona (FCB).
The competition, which wraps up on Wednesday at midnight Qatar time (2100 GMT), has already attracted exceptional worldwide interest with tens of thousands of people visiting the Qatar Foundation and FCB Facebook page to participate and spread the word about the contest to their family and friends. It seems certain that numbers will continue to soar as the last hours of the competition draw near.
Qatar Foundation unveiled its latest competition on Monday by inviting the global community to enter its 'Passion Drives Our World' contest. The prize on offer is truly unique, with the winner travelling from their hometown to Barcelona, flying with the FCB team to Germany, and watching the vital Champions League semi-final first leg tie against Bayern Munich live at the stunning Allianz Arena on 23 April.
For sports enthusiasts who are yet to enter the social media competition, simply take a photograph of yourself standing in front of a well-known landmark anywhere in the world holding up a Qatar Foundation – FCB 'Passion Drives Us All' banner. The poster can be downloaded easily and printed out from the Qatar Foundation-FCB Facebook page. Alternatively participants are encouraged to download the 'Passion Drives Us All' poster onto their tablet computers and take a photograph holding up the device rather than a paper printout.
The winner will be selected at random through a prize draw, and will be able to nominate a friend or relative so that they can take this once-in-a-lifetime journey together. There will also be an additional prize of a signed Qatar Foundation-branded FCB shirt for the competition entrant who lives furthest from Doha, emphasising the global resonance of the partnership with FCB.
The eagerly awaited semi-final tie against Bayern Munich sets up the prospect of a Champions League Final between FCB and Real Madrid, should both sides prevail, to take place at Wembley in London next month.
The 'Passion Drives Our World' competition is the latest in a series of contests and events designed to capture the public imagination through the Qatar Foundation – FCB partnership. Earlier this year, lucky contestants won prizes to travel with the FCB team to the 'El Clasico' match in Madrid, and to the Champions League quarter-final game in Paris against PSG.
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By Jen Chaney
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Friday, April 30, 2010; WE26
Brendan Fraser has done serious drama ("Gods and Monsters"). He has done epic blockbusters ("The Mummy," "Journey to the Center of the Earth"). And yes, he has done his share of juvenile comedies. (Surely somewhere, at this moment, a cable network is airing "Bedazzled" or "Encino Man.")
But with the eco-conscious family comedy "Furry Vengeance," the oafishly handsome star has finally found the movie that really allows him to showcase his acting range. Example: In one "Vengeance" scene, Fraser gets blasted in the crotch with a gushing garden hose. Then, in another, vastly different scene, an angry raccoon bites him in the crotch. And in a third scene, Fraser straddles the peaked roof of his exurban home while chasing a pesky crow, then slips and falls, totally nailing himself in the . . .
Sigh. Yes, "Furry Vengeance" is that kind of kid-friendly comedy, one that finds its delights in the varying degrees of slapsticky torture inflicted on Dan Sanders (Fraser), a well-intentioned real estate developer who, at the behest of his maniacal boss (Ken Jeong), is razing acres of forestland to make room for an allegedly environmentally friendly, single-family subdivision called Rocky Springs. It's the same old story: Pave paradise, put up a bunch of green houses that allow Americans to park their hybrid SUVs in two-car garages.
Of course, the cuddly woodland creatures that live in that forest aren't exactly in favor of the proposal. So they form their own preservation posse and pool their resources -- acorns, boulders, a surprising deftness for hot-wiring cars -- to unleash all manner of Animal Planet fury on Dan. He gets blasted with skunk juice. He gets carjacked by a wily raccoon. He even winds up with his pants down in a portable toilet that gets thrown into a tree by a really ticked-off bear. (Did I mention that Fraser starred in the excellent "Gods and Monsters"? That's a fact that may slip your mind while you watch him jostle around, unpantsed, inside a flying potty.)
To be fair, Fraser -- who energetically mugs his way through the nonstop nature show from hell -- isn't really the problem here. The problem, or problems, stem from the lazy, unfunny script; the weak computer-generated animals (never have God's creatures looked less lifelike while dancing to Chic's "Le Freak"); and the squandering of so much talent. Brooke Shields, who plays Dan's wife, is stuck in a thankless role that allows her to adopt facial expressions ranging all the way from exasperation to polite befuddlement. And usually spot-on supporting players like Jeong and Angela Kinsey from TV's "The Office" don't get a solid shot at generating hilarity either. Even the obligatory blooper reel that runs during the closing credits is painful in its desperation to generate laughs.
"Furry Vengeance" may teach young viewers that being kind to the Earth involves action, not just self-serving lip service. That's a good thing. But that theme has already been covered more effectively in other family-oriented fare such as "Over the Hedge" and "Hoot." Honestly, the mental image most likely to stay put after "Vengeance" ends is one of Fraser taking yet another hit to his private parts. And honestly, who needs that in their consciousness, eco- or otherwise?
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I have got a Macbook Pro 15 inch
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I installed windows 7 on my macbook just a few weeks ago and when i am on my mac side the sound does not work.. i have installed my snow leopard CD on my windows side and (i think) installed all the drivers and still my sound does not work.
Also when i try to play some games like GTA 4 the graphics are limited to a very low on 800X600.
Can anyone help me solve this problem (getting the sound working and all the graphics side up to date)?
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There might be someone who has a similar configuration to yours that may be able to help, but unfortunately I can't. In the meantime, have you tried looking at Apple - Support - Discussions - Boot Camp to see if your issue has been addressed? You might need to post your query there.
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Also, there is a Bootcamp 3.1 update on the Apple support side (x32 and x64) which Apple recommends any Bootcamp 3.0 user runs the update.
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In a world where trust is everything, investors would be wise to pay attention to a recently released poll ranking the industries viewed most (and least) favorably by the American public.
Alyssa Oursler recently recapped the best and worst sectors[1] rated by a recent Gallup poll, and the results are telling.
Apparently, the best-liked industries (and subsequently, brands) exist largely in technology, and to a lesser extent in retail and food.
No surprise there. Magical technology stocks like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL[2]), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN[3]) and Google (NASDAQ:GOOG[4]) have made so many things easier and cheaper and more accessible to consumers. And we all know the comfort from a good meal or the truly valuable service that a helpful retail associate can provide.
The worse? Banking, the government, real estate and energy.
No surprises there, either. Bank of America (NYSE:BAC[5]) and Citigroup (NYSE:C[6]) made no friends during the "too big to fail" era, and recent bank scandals[7] include LIBOR rigging and the JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM[8]) debacle with its London Whale[9] only fanned the flames. Housing also took a lot of blame in the wake of the mortgage bubble, and big oil stocks like Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM[10]) always seem to be a target whenever crude oil ticks up a few cents in price.
The government, of course, needs no explanation for its poor reception.
Interesting to me, too, is the middle group of companies that contain some strong feelings. Take health care, with super-strong positive ratings at 42% and ugly negative ratings also at 42%, but little in the neutral camp. They zero out each other, but show the dichotomy between an industry that is literally a life saver to some and nothing but a money pit for others.
Is there an investable angle here? Maybe. In July, I wrote an article with the headline "Forget Uncertainty: TRUST Is the Big Issue for Investors."[11] Andrew Ross Sorkin followed suit (obviously a financial media superstar like him copies InvestorPlace, right?) with his own missive a few weeks later, "Why Are Investors Fleeing Equities? Hint: It's Not the Computers."[12]
The gist is that many folks don't believe in the market and think the game is rigged by shady players. Shenanigans in industries like housing and banking have hurt — and the allegations of price manipulation and "speculation" in Big Oil still weighs on public perceptions.
No surprise that these industries remain significantly below their pre-recession peak, while tech has remained tough.
Of course, it might be a chicken and the egg thing where performance affects perception, and that in turn affects performance. There's no way to know for sure which started to crumble first.
But it's telling that amid a deficit of trust, tech is the most favorably received business among the broader American public, and oil & gas remains least favorable.
That could matter amid the difficult fight for dwindling consumer dollars.
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- What is ozone and what causes it?
- What happens when we inhale ozone molecules?
- Do ozone levels remain constant throughout the day?
- What's weather got to do with it?
- Is all this related to the "ozone hole" we hear so much about?
- Do I have to worry about ozone if I don't live in the city?
- Is air quality improving?
- What should I do on bad ozone days?
What is ozone and what causes it?
Ozone is a different form of oxygen: an oxygen molecule has two oxygen atoms, an ozone molecule has three. Ozone is a toxic gas. It occurs naturally in the stratosphere from solar-induced chemical reactions, and at that altitude it protects us and our environment from harmful ultraviolet rays. But when ozone forms at ground level, it becomes the unnatural and predominant ingredient of smog.
Ozone near the ground is created through a series of chemical reactions involving sunlight, oxides of nitrogen - a product of fossil fuel combustion in motor vehicles, power plants, industrial boilers and so on - and volatile organic compounds also emitted during fossil fuel combustion and
What happens when we inhale ozone molecules?
Ozone molecules are highly reactive oxidizing agents that tend to stick to large molecules lining our respiratory tracts. They react with these large molecules, breaking their chemical bonds and adding oxygen atoms to their structures. These new oxidized compounds damage the cells in our airways; this can lead to respiratory tract inflammation, causing irritation and burning, and can reduce lung function.
Do ozone levels remain constant throughout the day?
No. In fact, they can be as different as, well, night and day. Because sunlight activates the ozone-forming chemistry, we typically see a 24 hour pattern of buildup and reduction. Overnight and early morning concentrations are usually quite low. A rapid increase normally follows until about noon, when concentrations tend to level off. Then, a second, rapid rise can occur later in the afternoon, with levels dropping sharply after sunset.
What's weather got to do with it?
A lot. Although ozone forms throughout the year, ozone production peaks during the warmest months of the year. The higher the sun is in the sky and the warmer the temperature, the faster ozone-producing chemical reactions occur. Wind direction is also important; when the wind blows across areas where many people live - and drive cars, and rely on power plants to generate a lot of electricity - the atmosphere becomes laden with the ingredients that produce ozone. When winds blow from less populated, less industrialized areas, much less ozone forms, no matter how sunny and hot it gets.
Also, winds high above us can carry ozone and ozone-forming pollutants long distances. Not only does the poorly maintained car right in front of you foul the air you breathe, so do power plants hundreds of miles away. A "pool" of ozone and ozone-forming pollutants starts to build over the industrialized midwest. That pool then flows eastward with the wind, passing through the heavily populated corridor stretching north from Washington, D.C., through Baltimore, Philadelphia, New Jersey, and New York City. All that human activity generates more pollution and adds to the pool. When a broad southwesterly airflow develops over the eastern United States, it turns that pool northeastward toward Massachusetts. And when that happens in summer, the weather is usually sunny and hot - perfect conditions for ozone production.
Meteorologists at the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) get concerned when a certain summertime weather pattern appears: a large high-pressure system centered over the Atlantic Ocean, well south of New England, that expands westward across the eastern United States. This "Bermuda high" is responsible for some of our hottest and most humid weather - and for our worst ozone episodes.
During the cooler months of the year, lower temperatures and weaker sunlight keep ozone concentrations down. New England's ozone season, then, runs from April through September.
Is all this related to the "ozone hole" we hear so much about?
No. Why? Location, location, location. Ground-level ozone is "bad" ozone, harmful to living things, including vegetation. Take it away and we breathe easier.
Ozone in the stratosphere is "good" ozone, protecting us from the sun's ultraviolet radiation. Take it away and we're cooked, literally. The ozone hole refers to the relative absence of ozone in the stratosphere primarily above the Earth's polar regions, which has been linked to our use of chlorofluorocarbons and other chemicals.
Do I have to worry about ozone if I don't live in the city?
Yes, because it's an equal opportunity contaminant, often hitting rural and suburban areas harder than it does cities. And, depending on wind direction, some parts of the state may get higher ozone levels than others. MassDEP measurements also indicate that ozone severity is often somewhat less across areas of the state that lie farthest from the usual ozone path, areas including northern tier towns from central Massachusetts to the state's western border. Still, even these sections of the state are subject to occasional bouts of elevated ozone.
Is air quality improving?
Yes. While measured concentrations of ozone are still too high, they nevertheless confirm that we're breathing cleaner air now than we did a decade ago, and we should be breathing still cleaner air in the years ahead. Much of the thanks goes to tougher government regulation and industrial cooperation, which have led to less-polluting cars, industrial boilers, utilities, paints, and other household products.
What should I do on bad ozone days?
Plan exercise and other outdoor activity during times when ozone concentrations are expected to be lowest; generally, this means mornings before about 10:00 and evenings after 7:00. If that's not possible, then try to limit the intensity and duration of activity. Let common sense prevail: ozone is usually highest on hot, humid days when most adults limit activity, anyway. Parents should take special care to limit outdoor activities of children on high ozone days, because children can be most severely affected.


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Joseph Alercia II, owner & director of the PA state approved Lion Investigation Academy (distance learning PI training school), has degrees from the following:
"Lasalle Extension University-Chicago"
One diploma and a Bachelor of Law
"Brantridge Forest School"
Doctorate of Psychology
"Kensington University College of Law"
Doctor of Jurisprudence
He also lists "Univeral Schools" a couple of times which I could not locate anywhere.
There are other schools listed.
ALL of this information was taken directly from the academy's PDF catalog. To view, go to:
http://www.lioninvestigationacademy.com/LIA.pdf & then jump to page 29 to view his education , or obvious lack thereof.
George Washington University George Washington University
GWU offers an online Bachelors Degree in Police Science; and Masters Degrees in Education and Human Development, Paralegal Studies, Public Relations, Educational Technology Lead, MBA Healthcare, and MPS in Security and Safety Leadership.
GW University is a prestigious and well regarded school. Established in the heart of the nation's capital in 1821, GW provides innovative programs in more than 200 fields of study, including graduate certificate, master's and doctoral programs. Under the guidance of a world-renowned faculty, you will explore both theory and practice in courses that prepare you to meet the needs of an increasingly complex society.
Psychology Degrees Psychology Degrees
Psychologists study mental processes and human behavior by observing, interpreting, and recording how people and animals relate to one another and the environment. To do this, psychologists often look for patterns that will help them understand and predict behavior using scientific methods, principles, or procedures to test their ideas. Through such research studies, psychologists have learned much that can help increase understanding between individuals, groups, organizations, institutions, nations, and cultures.
Job opportunities are naturally best for individuals with higher degrees. Individuals with a doctoral degree are highly sought after, especially ones who holds degrees in a particularly in-demand subfield, such as health; those with a masters degree will have good prospects in the corporate environment; bachelors degree holders will have limited prospects due to steep competition.
Employment growth will vary by specialty; for example, clinical, counseling, and school psychologists will have 11% growth; industrial-organizational psychologists will have 26% growth; and 14% growth is expected for all other fields of psychology.


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WMSC#127 - Xmas Pinwheel
WMSC #127, a very interesting sketch by Teresa Kline a Waltzingmouse Mischief Maker. Here is the sketch I based my card on today.
(Playful Pinwheels) and I decided to make my pinwheel themed for Christmas. Here's my card:
A Cottage Christmas worked really well with the little house patterned paper from Echo Park Holly Jolly Christmas. I used some Christmas cord for the pinwheel stick. After I had this card all done, I realized that I could have stamped my own houndstooth pattern too using Waltzingmouse Heirloom Patterns...next time that is what I will do! The snowflake border is a Martha Stewart punch and I am just about out of my little snowflake buttons, have to remember to stock up on them before they are gone from Michaels til the next holiday season. You still have time to make a card for this week's sketch challenge...just follow this link and get to creating!
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The pinwheel is the perfect idea for this sketch!! Sentiment and papers are perfect for your neighbors!! Just a perfect card....just realized I used that word twice in the first two sentences but, both are perfect!! Sweet card!
Oh squee a Christmas pinwheel! Love this idea and it's so charming with the little village paper! That cording for the stick is genius!!
This is beautiful! I love that the pinwheel has music notes :) And that sparkle ribbon is to die for!
Great take on the sketch, Cathy! The pinwheel is a perfect choice. And I love all the fun details--the paper with rows of sweet houses, the music pattern on the pinwheel and the wonderful glittery ribbon.
wow, this is gorgeous, I adore the ribbon bow...very sweet!
enjoy *~*
Cathy I love your pinwheel card, it is fabulous. The fun papers and that glittery ribbon is the perfect top off.
Great idea!! Love the pinwheel and that red bow!!!
Oh this is just so delightful. Love the non-traditional theme, but perfectly Christmassy card! Love it.
I love your pinwheel. That is exactly what I thought of when I saw the sketch. And, your non traditional paper colors are perfect for this card. Now, I need to think of something else....
Perfect idea to use the pinwheel…. Love it! Such an adorable card and the ribbon is so festive. Yes ,next time you will have to use some of your new background stamps… didn't you win a bunch . Beautiful!
Cathy this is so fun! I love the papers and all the fancy trims especially that metallic bow and the blingy snowflake buttons. This looks like candy!
Cathy this is so fab and Christmassy! What a sweet Pinwheel, gorgeous bow and pretty paper too. Love it!
Such a fabulous Christmas card - so glittery, fun and festive! Thanks for playing with us at WMSC, hugs, Karin
Love the pinwheel with the snowflakes and the glittering ribbon is WOW, thanks for playing along again this week!
How did I miss this?
Must be further behind than I thought! :(
Love the Christmas pinwheel...
how adorable!!
And all the glittery goodness...
makes for such a fun take on the sketch! ;)
Just gorgeous - love the patterned papers and the pinwheel, but that bright sparkly bow caught my attention straight away and took my breath away too !
You clever girl! You Top Mouse AGAIN!!!! Knew it!!!
Congrats on your Top mouse .... AGAIN. You and Kim are on a roll...yea!
Cathy, I would have never thought to use a pinwheel on a holiday card, but I LOVE it! And oh my goodness, that sparkly ribbon!


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Microchip Technology delivers six billionth PIC microcontroller!
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The guys and gals at Microchip Technology have just announced the shipment of their six billionth PIC microcontroller to Mexico-based white-good appliance producer Mabe.
I was thinking that we'd done a story like this recently, but then I realized that Microchip were talking about shipping their five billionth PIC in November 2006. This means that they've shipped this six billionth microcontroller – the PIC12F635-I/P – in little more than a year after delivering their five billionth chip. "Good Grief Charlie Brown!" At this rate we'll soon be donning our party hats to celebrate the ten billionth chip – the mind boggles!
The folks at Microchip say that: "This announcement demonstrates the industry's continued acceptance of Microchip's PIC microcontrollers as the high-performance, cost-effective solution for embedded-control designs, and provides further evidence of the Company's continued strong growth throughout Latin America." (Not suprisingly, they're rather happy with themselves at the moment.)
The shipment of our six billionth PIC microcontroller is a remarkable achievement, and shipping it to a customer in Mexico is even more satisfying as we continue to see widespread adoption of our broad embedded-control portfolio throughout Latin America," said Microchip's president and CEO Steve Sanghi.
According to Sanghi, going from five to six billion in a year is a significant accomplishment for Microchip, as the Company continues to gain worldwide market share. "We have reached this milestone because customers like Mabe recognize the value in our flexible PIC microcontroller architectures, the fact that we have the industry's strongest migration path, our easy-to-use MPLAB development systems, our comprehensive sales support, and our dependable supply performance."
A Microchip customer for over 10 years, Mabe is one of the largest producers of white-good appliances in the Americas – with over 22,000 employees spread across Canada, Mexico, Columbia, Ecuador, Argentina, and Brazil. The company uses a broad line of embedded-control solutions from Microchip, including PIC microcontrollers.


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can't compile nvidia in slackware current
Hello everyone! I try to compile the kernel nvidia from here using all current slackware:
This is what I get;
root@compaq:/usr/src/k/nvidia-kernel# ./nvidia-kernel.SlackBuild
This driver was released one month *before* the 3.8 kernel. Not sure that matters but It won't hurt to try a more recent NVIDIA driver.
nvidia 310.44 is compiling now :)
You can get it to compile by adding a symlink but as 310.44 works just fine, you'd be better off going with that one instead.
edit: which I now see you are doing. :)
Technically, always remember that -Current is always evolving so using proprietary drivers might not be the best of ideas as you'll need to constantly test and retest each major update to see if something didn't get overwritten. Blacklisting the libmesa, libdrm, and x11-nouveau packages from updating might be a good idea for practice, however, it is recommended you only use the Nouveau driver for -Current unless you are completely certain the driver from Nvidia will be compatible with your kernel.
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Established in 2004, this award recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the development of improved federal automotive policy. Government policy is an increasingly important and complex influence on the ability of the mobility community to serve humanity. Through this award, SAE recognizes the importance of sound policy analysis and inspires members of the mobility community in government, industry and elsewhere to strive for excellence. This award recognizes Barry D. McNutt for his contributions to rational and effective public policy and to encourage others to strive to advance the ability of government and industry to serve the public good. His contributions reflected his conviction that effective public policy must be firmly grounded not only in the reality of the problems to be solved but also in the economic and technical reality of the affected industry. The award consists of a $250 honorarium and an engraved memento presented at the SAE Government/Industry Meeting.
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text: Hello release team, please consider a freeze exception for http://packages.qa.debian.org/p/python-distutils-extra/news/20120709T093222Z.html python-distutils-extra (2.34-1) unstable; urgency=low [ Martin Pitt ] * debian/rules: Run Python3 tests under C locale, to expose more unicode errors. * auto.py: Fix *.ui detection to be robust for non-ASCII files. (LP: #1017468) [ Didier Roche ] * auto.py: Fix a regression with python2 if files have some utf-8 directives (LP: #1021969) The first change http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~python-distutils-extra-hackers/python-distutils-extra/debian/revision/292 just makes the test suite stricter, and has no impact on runtime behaviour whatsoever. The second change (https://launchpad.net/bugs/1017468) http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~python-distutils-extra-hackers/python-distutils-extra/debian/revision/293 fixes a crash when encountering non-ASCII *.ui files. The crash is reproduced by the changed tests, and the tests ensure that it's still working. The third change (https://launchpad.net/bugs/1021969) http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~python-distutils-extra-hackers/python-distutils-extra/debian/revision/295 reverts a change from 2.33 which was necessary for Python 3, but broke Python 2, so it now conditionalizes the fix from 2.33 for Python 3 only. Again, the added test reproduces the problem (the tests are run for both Python 2 and 3), and ensures that the functionality is still working. Thanks! Martin -- Martin Pitt | http://www.piware.de Ubuntu Developer (www.ubuntu.com) | Debian Developer (www.debian.org)


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Edwin Encarnacion is coming off the All-Star break $27 million richer.
The designated hitter inked a three-year, $27 million extension with the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday, according to the team website. He'll be a Blue Jay through 2015 with a $10 million club option for 2016.
Encarnacion, an eight-year veteran, was rumored to be on the trading block recently, but now his place in the Blue Jay lineup alongside Jose Bautista is safe.


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NY Times Washington correspondent Jodi Kantor has sold a book about President Barack Obama in a seven figure deal, according to the NY Observer.
Little, Brown won the book in an auction, and the deal was brokered by Elyse Cheney from Elyse Cheney Literary Associates. The article notes that the book will be edited by Geoff Shandler. Most recently, Kantor wrote a long essay for the NY Times magazine about the Obama's marriage.
Here's an excerpt, reflecting the reporter's unique perspective on the Obamas after covering them for three years: "Long before many Americans, Michelle Obama was seduced by his mind, his charm, his promise of social transformation; long before he held national office, she questioned whether he really could deliver on all his earnest pledges. For nearly two decades, Michelle Obama has lived with the president of the United States. Now the rest of us do, too."


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Kitchen Sink Dharma: Trusting Oneself, Appreciating Others (Westside)
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Today, many of us find ourselves feeling negative about our lives, our selves. Our habit is to second-guess ourselves, always looking from the outside in and seeing what we don�??t like about ourselves. With that as our starting point, the eyes with which we gaze around us have difficulty appreciating what we see.
Meditation allows us to relax into our inherently good and wise nature, which is trustworthy. When we are not on the defensive we can appreciate the world around us, and tune into the good hearts of others, inviting them to relax as well.
Pamela Bothwell is a senior student of the Vidyadhara Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. Mrs. Bothwell first met the Vidyadhara in 1973, and has been studying and practicing the Shambhala Buddhist teachings ever since. A retired attorney and mother of three young adults, Mrs. Bothwell lives in Los Angeles where she has served as the Shambhala Center Director. She currently serves as a Secretary to the Sakyong.


text: Christmas table centerpiece designs can make your holiday dining exciting and festive. The centerpiece for your holiday table can be used throughout the holiday season and inspire a festive season for you and your family. A centerpiece can give your dining table a flare of the Christmas spirit. There are several considerations to keep in mind when deciding what kind of centerpiece you want. The Christmas theme is a fun one and can range from extraordinarily expensive elements to fresh greenery cut from your yard and garden. You don't have to spend a lot of money in order to have a great looking centerpiece.


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Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Fourth Review Under Mali's PRGF Arrangement and Approves US$2.0 Million Disbursement
July 19, 2006Press Release No. 06/158
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed on July 14, 2006, the fourth review under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) arrangement for Mali. The completion of the review, which was undertaken on a lapse of time basis,1 enables the release of a further SDR 1.3 million (about US$2.0 million, or 1.4 percent of Mali's quota in the Fund) under the arrangement (see Press Release No. 04/125). This will bring the total amount drawn under the arrangement to SDR 6.7 million (about US$9.8 million).
In completing the review, the Executive Board granted a waiver for the nonobservance of a structural performance criterion on civil service pension reform.
The PRGF is the IMF's concessional facility for low-income countries. PRGF-supported programs are based on country-owned poverty reduction strategies that are adopted in a participatory process involving civil society and development partners and articulated in the country's Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper. This is intended to ensure that PRGF-supported programs are consistent with a comprehensive framework for macroeconomic, structural, and social policies to foster growth and reduce poverty. PRGF loans carry an annual interest rate of 0.5 percent and are repayable over 10 years with a 5½-year grace period on principal payments.
1 The Executive Board takes decisions under its lapse of time procedure when the Board agrees that a proposal can be considered without convening formal discussions.
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Update 7/29/14 – A new self-storage lien law signed in May by Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton will go into effect on Aug. 1. Senate Bill 2398 contains language and procedures specific to self-storage and removes the enforcement of liens from under the state's warehouse lien laws. Among its provisions is the allowance of tenant-delinquency notices to be sent 10 days after default by Certified Mail or e-mail, as long as the tenant has provided written consent. The law also outlines the self-storage lien-sale timeline and publication requirements.
The national Self Storage Association (SSA), which chartered the Minnesota Self Storage Association last year, worked with local operators to formulate the measure. "The new law improves what was one of the most awkward default processes in the country," SSA officials said in the association's weekly e-mail newsletter. "Where new obligations are required on the part of the owner/operator, an addendum to existing leases will satisfy the new law."
The bill was passed unanimously by the House and Senate.
4/29/14 – The Minnesota Senate unanimously approved a bill last week that would change the administering of the lien-law process for self-storage operators. Senate Bill 2398 includes language similar to those enacted in other states, such as Indiana, Kentucky and Michigan.
The national Self Storage Association, which chartered the Minnesota Self Storage Association last year, has been working with local operators to formulate the new law. Prior to the bill, the enforcement of self-storage liens fell under the state's warehouse lien laws.
The measure outlines new procedures specifically written for the self-storage industry and includes directives on informing tenants of their defaulted status. It would allow tenant-delinquency notices to be sent 10 days after the default by Certified Mail or e-mail, if a tenant offers written consent. It also stipulates the full amount a tenant owes must be included in the notification as well as a request for payment no less than 14 days after the tenant receives the notice.
The bill also outlines the lien-sale timeline and publication requirements. Operators can hold a lien sale 45 days after the tenant defaults on the rental. They must also publish information about the lien sale once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation or on a website that advertises self-storage lien sales or public notices. The sale cannot take place less than 15 days after the first publication.
The measure also addresses motor vehicles, including boats, and would enable operators to either sale the property or have them towed after delinquency exceeds 60 days.
SB 2398 is now being considered by the House.


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Yu Shan Zou, Assistant Research Scientist
I have been fortunate enough to have been exposed to quite the plethora of laboratory techniques involving tissue pathology and multiple research projects in my past years at Dr. Schmidt's laboratory at Columbia University Medical Center.
In July 2010, I moved to NYU Langone Medical Center with Drs. Schmidt and Ramasamy and other lab members. I have over 20 years of experience in tissue pathology that has aided in the successful completion of the various research projects. I have also made many critical observations with our lab members and collaborators. My daily work includes projects involving tissue preparation (cryostat/microtome), histological, immunohistochemical, and microscopy/image analysis. I enjoy collaborating with my colleagues.
Publications (Selected)
1. DiNorcia J, Moroziewicz DN, Ippagunta N, Lee MK, Foster M, Rotterdam HZ, Bao F, Zou YS, Yan SF, Emond J, Schmidt AM, Allendorf JD. RAGE signaling significantly impacts tumorigenesis and hepatic tumor growth in murine models of colorectal carcinoma. J Gastrointest Surg. 2010; 14:1680-90.
2. Huang C, Chang JS, Xu Y, Li Q, Zou YS, Yan SF. Reduction of PKCβII activity in smooth muscle cells Attenuates Acute Arterial Injury. Atherosclerosis. 2010 Jun4.
3. Harja E, Chang JS, Lu Y, Leitges M, Zou YS, Schmidt AM, Yan SF. Mice deficient in PKCbeta and apolipoprotein E display decreased atherosclerosis. FASEB J. 2009 Apr;23(4):1081-91.
4. Chang JS, Wendt T, Qu W, Kong L, Zou YS, Schmidt AM, Yan SF. Oxygen Deprivation Triggers Upregulation of Early Growth Response-1 by the Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products. Circ Res. 2008 Apr 25;102(8):905-13.
5. Kong L, Andrassy M, Chang JS, Huang C, Asai T, Szabolcs MJ, Homma S, Liu R, Zou YS, Leitges M, Yan SD, Ramasamy R, Schmidt AM, Yan SF. PKCβ Modulates Ischemia Reperfusion Injury in the Heart. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2008 Apr; 294(4):H1862-70.
6. Bucciarelli LG, Kaneko M, Ananthakrishnan R, Harja E, Lee LK, Hwang YC, Lerner S, Bakr S, Li Q, Lu Y, Song F, Qu W, Gomez T, Zou YS, Yan SF, Schmidt AM, Ramasamy R. Receptor for advanced-glycation end products: key modulator of myocardial ischemic injury. Circulation. 2006 Mar 7; 113(9):1226-1234.
7. Andrassy M, Belov D, Harja E, Zou YS, Nawroth PP, Yan SD, Schmidt AM, and Yan SF. Central role of PKCβ in neointimal expansion triggered by acute arterial Injury. Circ Res. 2005 Feb; 96: 476-483.
8. Fujita T, Asai T, Andrassy M, Stern DM, Pinsky DJ, Zou YS, Okada M, Naka Y, Schmidt AM, Yan SF. PKCβ regulates ischemia/reperfusion injury in the lung. J Clin Invest. 2004 Jun;113 (11):1615-1623.
9. Harja E, Bucciarelli LG, Lu Y, Stern DM, Zou YS, Schmidt AM, Yan SF. Early growth response-1 promotes atherogenesis: mice deficient in early growth response-1 and apolipoprotein E display decreased atherosclerosis and vascular inflammation. Circ Res. 2004 Feb 20; 94(3):333-339.
10. Yan SF, Fujita T, Lu J, Okada K, Zou YS, Mackman N, Pinsky DJ, Stern DM. Egr-1, a master switch coordinating upregulation of divergent gene families underlying ischemic stress. Nature Medicine. 6(12) 1355-1361, Dec. 2000.
11. Zhang W, Yan SD, Zhu A, Zou YS, Williams M, Godman GC, Thomashow BM, Ginsburg ME, Syern DM, and Yan SF. Expression of Egr-1 in late stage emphysema. American Journal of Pathology. 157(4): 1311-1320, 2000.
12. Yan SF, Lu J, Zou YS, Mackman N, Kisiel W, Pinsky DJ, and Stern DM. Protein kinase C-beta and oxygen deprivation: a novel EGR-1-dependent pathway for fibrin deposition in hypoxemic vasculature. Journal of Biological Chemistry 275(16): 11921-11928, 2000.
13. Yan SF, Lu J, Zou YS, Soh-Won J, Cohen DM, Buttrick PM, Cooper DR, Steinberg SF, Mackman N, Pinsky DJ, and Stern DM. Hypoxia-associated induction of early growth response-1 gene expression. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(21):15030-15040, 1999.
14. Yan SF, Zou YS, Gao Y, Zhai C, Mackman N, Lee S, Milbrandt J, Pinsky DJ, Kisiel W, and Stern DM. Tissue factor transcription driven by EGR-1 is a critical mechanism of murine pulmonary fibrin deposition in hypoxia. Proc Natl Acad Sci US.A. 95(14):8298-8303, 1998.
15. Lawson CA, Yan SD, Yan SF, Liao H, Zou YS, Sobel J, Kisiel W, Stern DM, Pinsky DJ. Monocytes and tissue factor promote thrombosis in a murine model of oxygen deprivation. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 99(7):1729-1738, 1997.
16. Yan SD, Schmidt AM, Zhang JH, Brett J, Zou YS, and Stern D. Enhanced cellular oxidant stress by the interaction of advanced glycation endproducts with their cellular receptor. J. Biological Chemistry. 269:9889-9897, 1994.


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I've had to deal with a crippled OS lately (Windows 7) where I could not use some of the tools I'd made for myself that use bash (did not have cygwin or other such tools),
so I decided I need a crossplatform tool to log my running workouts in lieu of runlog.sh.
So, I made TclRunlog.
TclRunlog will run on GNU/Linux or Windows systems (likely Mac with tcl installed, too, but I haven't tested that, not having access to a Mac system).
- TclRunlog requires Tcl/Tk 8.5 or newer
- linux users can generally install this with their pkg manager, aptitude, apt-get, portage, yum, etc. Windows users, get it from Active State, How to run a tcl script on Windows;
- TclRunlog also requires SQLite3
- linux users can install this with their pkg manager; the sqlite3.exe is included for Windows users;


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This is 1500 watts power inverter product by Wagan.
Inverter Review:
The inverter doesn't have sinusoidal AC output, which prevents me from giving it a 5-star review. I've not hooked it to an oscilloscope, but I think its an approximated sine wave as most are. This causes the usual buzzing in transformers hooked up towards the inverter – exactly the same issue you hear with any other sub-$500 unit. Aside from that, it operates pretty good, and shows up to be really excellent designed. The mounting holes are solid, the case is solid, the fans don't seem to be terribly noisy, and it seems to vent pretty good. Ran a projector at 230W for 45 minutes plus the fans only kicked on twice for about a minute each time. Not too shabby. Absolutely a great device for the price, would suggest this inverter to everyone that doesn't require accurate sinusoidal output.
Product Features:
- 1500 Watts Continuous Power, 3000 Watts Peak Power
- Three grounded AC receptacles and 5-Volt USB output
- LED function/status meter
- Remote on/off capable for easy control when installed out of reach
- Current Overload Protection
- Short Circuit Protection
- Low Voltage Protection
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Podcasts Bunny Huggers Radio Program
Interviews with leading animal advocates. May 2016 - Present
Carrie LeBlanc, Executive Director, Compassion Works International, Nov. 8, 2017 Link to podcast
Sherry Guzzi, Secretary-Treasurer and Co-Founder, Sierra Wildlife Coalition, Nov. 1, 2017 Link to podcast
Terri Thomas, Executive Director, Center for Adaptive Riding, Oct. 25, 2017 Link to podcast
Fred Voltz, Citizen Activist, Animal Advocate, Oct. 18, 2017 Link to podcast
Trish Swain, Director and Co-Founder TrailSafe Nevada, Sept. 13, 2017, animal music show Link to podcast
Carrie LeBlanc, Executive Director, Compassion Works International, Sept. 6, 2017 Link to podcast
Jessica Heitt, Urban Wildlife Coordinator, Conservation Education, Nevada Department of Wildlife, Aug. 30, 2017 Link to podcast
Jana Hofeditz, Volunteer and Activist, Project Coyote, Aug. 16, 2017, Link to podcast
Bill Chamberlain, Founder and Director, United States Wolf Refuge, August 2, 2017 Link to podcast
Stacy James, Executive Director, Co-Founder, Dazzle Africa, July 26, 2017 Link to podcast
Shyanne Schull, Director, Washoe County Regional Animal Services and Karen Stark, Program Coordinator, July 19, 2017 Link to podcast
Peggy Rew, Dog and Cat First Aid, Pet Nanny, Author, Rewcrew Zoo, July 12, 2017 Link to podcast
Fred Voltz, Citizen Activist, Member, Nevada Wildlife Alliance, June 28, 2017 Link to podcast
Jill Vacchina Dobbs, J.D., Executive Director. SPCA of Northern Nevada June 21, 2017 Link to podcast
Your Hostess, Trish Swain, Co-Founder/Director TrailSafe Nevada, June 7, 2017 Feline spirit show Link to podcast
Patrick Donnelly,Nevada Wildlife Advocate, Center for Biological Diversity, May 31, 2017 Link to podcast
Pamela Jo, Executive Director, Canine Behavior Consultant, Lake Tahoe Wolf Rescue - NV May 24, 2017 (Second visit) Link to podcast
Pamela Jo, Executive Director, Canine Behavior Consultant, Lake Tahoe Wolf Rescue - NV May 17, 2017 Link to podcast
Kevie Van Lom, Kevie's Veggie Café, May 10, 2017 Link to podcast
Terri Farley, Wild Horse Advocate and Author, April 26, 2017 Link to podcast
Carolyn Stark, Animal Advocate The Bear League, April 19, 2017 Link to podcast
Kat Simmons, Comedian and Comedy Workshop Facilitator, April 12, 2017 Link to podcast
Shevawn Von Tobel, Communications & Outreach Manager, Friends of Nevada Wilderness, April 5, 2017 Link to podcast
Heather Carpenter, Western Regional Director for Humane Society of the US (HSUS), March 29, 2017 Link to podcast
Kiska Icard, CEO Nevada Humane Society, March 8, 2017 Link to podcast
Lynn Cullens, Executive Director, The Mountain Lion Foundation, March 1, 2017 Link to podcast
Fred Voltz,Nevada Wildlife Alliance, Feb. 22, 2017 Link to podcast
Gabe Wigtil, Humane Society of the United States Wildlife Protection Manager, Feb. 15 , 2017 Link to podcast
Kristen Ivey, Founder, Canine Rehabilitation Center and Sanctuary - Reno, Feb. 8, 2017 Link to podcast
Mark Robison, President of Cockadoodlemoo Farm Animal Sanctuary, Jan. 25, 2017 Link to podcast
Jennifer Newmark, Nevada Department of Wildlife Diversity Division Chief, Jan. 18, 2017, Link to podcast
Jana Hofeditz, Project Coyote, Jan. 4, 2017, Link to podcast
Susan Cesarini, Owner/Operator Cozy Cattery Cat Boarding, Dec. 21, 2016, Link to podcast
Anne Macquarie, member of the Executive Committee of the Toiyabe Chapter of the Sierra Club, and Chair of the Club's legislative committee. Dec. 14, 2016 Link to podcast
Music Show honoring the Water Protectors of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and their allies, also honoring coyotes and the Earth, Dec. 7, 2016 Link to podcast
Connie Howard, Founding Member Nevada Wildlife Alliance, Nov. 30, 2016 Link to podcast
David Von Seggern, Chair of the Toiyabe Chapter of the Sierra Club, Nov. 23, 2016 Link to podcast
Shevawn Von Tobel, Communications & Outreach Manager, Friends of Nevada Wilderness, November 16, 2016 Link to podcast
Kiska Icard, CEO, Nevada Humane Society, October 26, 2016 Link to podcast
Shannon Windle, Board Member, Hidden Valley Wild Horse Protection Fund, October 19, 2016 Link to podcast
Wendy Keefover, Humane Society of the United States National Carnivore Protection Manager, October 12, 2016 Link to podcast
Meghan DiRocco, Member Washoe County Citizen Advisory Board to Manage Wildlife, October 5,2016 Link to podcast
Heather Carpenter, Western Region Director for Humane Society of the United States; also acting Nevada HSUS Director, September 28, 2016 Link to podcast
Dr. Karen Layne, President Las Vegas Valley Humane Society, former Wildlife Commissioner, September 21, 2016 Link to podcast
Carol Grigus, Plein Air Artist, Instrumental in starting TrailSafe Nevada after her dog, Duke, was cruelly trapped. September 14, 2016. Link to podcast
Bill Chamberlain, Founder and Director, United States Wolf RefugeSeptember 7, 2016 Link to podcast
Mary Katherine Ray,Recipient 2015 Humane Citizen Award, Activist with Trapfree New Mexico, Sierra Club Wildlife Chair, August 31, 2016 Link to Podcast
Toogee Sielsch , Board Member, trained BEAR League first responder and black bear aversion specialist , August 24, 2016 Link to Podcast
Lacy J. Dalton, Co-Founder and President Let 'Em Run Foundation, August 17, 2016 Link to Podcast Note: Trish Swain talks about trapping first segment; Lacy J. Dalton visits in second segment.
Camilla Fox, Founder and Executive Director Project Coyote, and Jana Hofeditz, Nevada Project Coyote representative, August 10, 2016 Link to Podcast
Sandy Rowley CEO & Founder at Bee Habitat, August 3, 2016. Link to podcast
Lynn Cullens, Associate Director, Mountain Lion Foundation, July 27, 2016. Link to podcast
Sherry Guzzi, Secretary-Treasurer and Co-Founder, Sierra Wildlife Coalition. July 20, 2016. Link to podcast
Connie Poten, Co-founder, Footloose Montana. July 13, 2016. Link to podcast
Dave Pauli, Senior Advisor Wildlife Response & Policy Humane Society of the US Wildlife Section and Holly Haley,Nevada State Director Humane Society of the US, June 29, 2016. Link to podcast
Dr. Don Molde, longtime activist, co-founder of Nevada Wildlife Alliance, June 15, 2016. Link to podcast
Ann Bryant, Founder and Executive Director of the BEAR League, June 1, 2016. Link to podcast
Camilla Fox, founder and director of Project Coyote, May 18, 2016 Link to podcast
Grace Potorti, Longtime Progressive activist and coyote lover. May 4, 2016 Link to Podcast


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When you're just starting out then the whole technical side of things is not that challenging. Yes, you still need to set up a domain and connect it to your hosting account, and then install WordPress. But from that point on, you're basically all set.
Most of the on-page work for an affiliate happens when some sales messages need to be written, or when some affiliate links need to be displayed, or when some SEO work should be done to improve the site's rankings. But apart from that, there aren't that many other things.
However, at some point, you might want to start displaying advertisements. At first, ads are not hard to manage either. When you're just starting out you're likely to sign up for AdSense, Chitika or some other popular ad platform. As you gain experience in advertising, however, your situation may change, and the more popular your site gets the more money you can make from advertising.
Traditional ad networks probably won't make your rich. To see some truly worthwhile results you'll have to take matters in your own hands and start publishing ads yourself. This is where OpenX comes into play.
OpenX software – called OpenX Source – is an open-source advertising server. What this means is that you can download it for free, have it placed on your own hosting account, and then set it up for managing the ads you're displaying on your site.
Why To Use OpenX Source?
OpenX Source, or any other advertising server has one main advantage over traditional ad networks and platforms – you get full control over the ads you want to display.
AdSense gives you only a small area in which you can change things. All ads are contextual and you can't hand-pick the exact ads you want to feature on your site. Also, you are likely to encounter many ads you don't like, yet they will still be displayed on your site.
With a private ad server there are no such problems. Also, OpenX Source provides many additional features that are worth looking into.
Main Features in OpenX Source
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The fact that OpenX supports in-house ads means that you can start selling advertising space on your site directly, without any network like AdSense standing in the way. This can deliver bigger profits and better conversions from the ads.
You can implement any standard pricing model: CPM, CPC, CPA, fixed cost, and display ads of all popular types: image ads, Flash banners, rich media ads, text ads, even video ads.
You also get eCPM optimization for all buying models, which means that ads delivering the best results are displayed the most. This is a very useful feature as you don't have to optimize this by hand. You also get access to custom reports, so you can always check what's going on with your campaigns.
If that's not enough OpenX also enables one click integration with the OpenX Market, which gives you access to higher-paying customers for your ad space. For instance, in OpenX Market advertisers can bid on your inventory (available ad space) in real time.
In a sentence, OpenX Source is a full-blown advertising platform, just like AdSense, only you're the owner, and you get full control over what gets displayed on your site.
So here's the question:
Who Can Benefit the Most from OpenX Source?
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Here are some conditions when switching to OpenX is a sensible idea:
- When you have a popular site with lots of visitors reading it every day.
- When you've already created some relationships with individual advertisers.
- When AdSense or other platforms don't present the most converting ads (in your opinion).
- If you want to have full control over what ads get displayed on which pages and to whom.
- If you want to provide multiple pricing models at the same time.
- If you have an employee or a team of people hired primarily to manage your advertising space.
If any of the above things are valid to you then you should consider getting OpenX Source and installing it on your hosting account.
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As we've said, OpenX Source is a free, open-source platform. You can get it at http://www.openx.com/publisher/open-source-ad-server.
Keep in mind that the archive is rather big, so it will take a while to download it.
Once you have it on your computer you can extract the archive and upload it to your hosting account through FTP. The next step is the online installation. You can set a sub-domain for your OpenX installation or place it in a directory of your current domain … your choice.
When you navigate to the URL address you've set you'll be taken through the online installation process. After a while, you'll be able to start working with your own advertising platform.
OpenX has a bit of a learning curve, so it will take a while before you get a hang of all the features and possibilities, but it's well worth the effort. The sole fact that the platform is available for free is a big shocker. This isn't the standard in today's world of affiliate tools.
Feel free to let us know what your opinion is. Do you think that OpenX can improve your affiliate site and make you more money from advertising? Do you even display ads on your sites, and if so, who provides them?


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ROSWELL, Ga. – Jay Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald's Golden Boy of the Jazz Age, flappers and bootleggers, returns to recreate that brief candle known as the Roaring '20s and the lifestyles of the rich and decadent.
This time, Gatsby hits the Georgia Ensemble Theatre, where he is played onstage by Jason McDonald in the adaptation by Simon Levy approved by the Fitzgerald estate. The character Nick Carraway (Bryan Brendle) is our spy into the upper crust world of greed, obsession and sordidness set in Long Island, N.Y.
Directed by GET actor/director Tess Malis Kincaid, we again are witness to the "decay of the American Dream."
Kincaid said "Gatsby" translates well into the medium of the theater, and is blessed with a strong Atlanta-bred cast.
"The creative team for this production has collaborated so well to weave original music and a unique theatricality into this story of love, hope, carelessness, decadence and heartbreak," Kincaid said.
First, the cast is huge with nine principal actors and six more supporting actors. Then the imagery of the book is reinforced throughout the play so that it resonates in recurring ways that echo the book but retain the theatricality of the play.
"The images are randomly present throughout for the audience. They are a constant reference to those iconic images in the book. It's really a gift that we can bring it to the stage that way," Kincaid said.
The visuals and the ensemble cast create a resonance and depth within the play that beautiful and is also voyeuristic. The Jazz Age is a presence within the play and is evoked throughout with music. Though it is originally composed by Jason Polhemus, it infuses the play with the tone and setting of the Jazz Age throughout, Kincaid said.
Jay Gatsby is a self-made millionaire – just how is somewhat shady. He passionately pursues the love of his life, the now-married Daisy Buchanan. Nick Carraway, the young newcomer from the Midwest is drawn into their world of glamour and decadent excess as is the audience.
"Gatsby" was not well-considered when Fitzgerald first published it in 1925. However, the next generation, embroiled in World War II, discovered the novel and found new meaning in it. In the 1950s, it found its way into colleges and high schools to be dissected and discussed.
Today, "Gatsby" the novel is considered by many to be one of the great American novels, maybe even THE great American novel – perhaps because pursuit of love and money is still the American Dream.
'The Great Gatsby'
Georgia Ensemble Theatre
950 Forrest St., Roswell
Tickets: $25 to $35; perimeter tickets $10 based on availability. Online at www.get.org,
or at the box office at 770-641-1260.
Feb. 27 through March 16
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The London Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1904, has become the first orchestra to record and sell ringtones, on LSORingtones.co.uk. The orchestra has created tones for 54 well-known classical themes…All tunes are samples of the orchestra's recordings, either as a realistic "true tone" sound, or simplified "polytone" or "monotone" adaptations.
The LSO would take between a quarter and a third of the price of each tone sold.


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Warner Bros. is getting ready for a sequel to "Sherlock Holmes" that the studio is in talks with the screenwriting team of Kieran and Michele Mulroney about it.
The Mulroneys wrote "Justice League" for Warner Bros.
The studio wants to build a franchise around "Sherlock" which is set to open on Christmas Day. Guy Ritchie directed the film and the stars are Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, and Rachel McAdams.
Michael Robert Johnson, Anthony Peckham, Simon Kinberg, and Lionel Wigram worked on the screenplay based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic stories and the comicbook "Sherlock Holmes."
So my question -- why is Warner Bros. not talking to the original scriptwriters?
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Can't wait to see the upcoming Michael Jackson documentary, "This Is It?" Don't worry, Sony has scheduled advance screenings!
You can now see "This Is It" on Oct. 27 -- one day before its original release date!
The studio is rolling out an unprecedented worldwide event devoted to the King of Pop! The screeings will start three hours after the Los Angeles premiere at the Nokia Theater, which will kick off premieres in New York, Rio de Janeiro, London, Berlin, Johannesburg and Seoul with red carpet arrivals and activities from the L.A. event broadcast by satellite.
Additionally, Variety is reporting, other cities, including Moscow, Tokyo, Sydney and Paris, will host premiere events at a later date.
The first audiences in Los Angeles will see the film at 9 p.m., while in New York it's midnight and in London, 4 a.m.
Kenny Ortega is directing the film which will run for two weeks only. Tickets for shows, including advance screenings, will go on sale Sunday! Click here to go to the film's official site for more info.
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Walden Media is set to update the classic genie story! This time, it's going to be a buddy comedy! Randi Mayem Singer is writing the script, and Jordan Kerner will be producing through his Kerner Entertainment production.
Singer has worked with Walden for the upcoming Fox fantasy "The Tooth Fairy" starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Julie Andrews, and Billy Crystal. The "Mrs. Doubtfire" scriptwriter is also penning "Big Momma's House 3."
Kerner has produced for Walden with Paramount's "Charlotte's Web." He is currently in pre-production for Sony's "Smurfs."
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The $85 million robbery at the Securitas Depot in Tonbridge, England in February 2006 is going to be an indie heist thriller from director and producer Darren Aronofsky.
Kerry Williamson will write the script adapted from Jon Wertheim's Sports Illustrated magazine article "Breaking the Bank" and Howard Sounes' nonfiction book "Heist: The Inside Story of the World's Biggest Robbery."
To know more about this intriguing true-life story, watch the stories below:
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Archie Comics Publications has made a pact with CAA. The agency, which brokered many Mattel film and TV productions, is now going to take care of famous Archie Comics brands such as Archie & Friends, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Josie and the Pussycats, Cosmo the Merry Martian, Super Duck, and Dotty and Ditto.
Hollywood is hungry for established brands, hence, the Archie Comics deal.
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I am an elite group of one. :)
The box shows no damage at all but you're right, it wouldn't take much squashing to bust the mug.

What really did it in was the box length, bright orange, "Fragile-Handle with care" label. I think that turns it into a challenge for certain delivery people.
Didn't know Photoshop did rubber bands quite that good! ...
In fact, it has done the rubber bands better than the cracked ceramic!
...just wish I'd thought of the idea first! :^0
The rubber bands were the easy part.
It was making it look like it was broken that was rough. Looks pretty realistic too doesn't it?

Given the number of peers still waiting for Mug No1 ...
This could be a nice little earner for you. :^0
Yep I can just see it now OTR tells Sonja
To send a carton so he can get one unbroken Mug.
Might even work too. :^0
I received an unbroken TR mug early this morning!
I'm making a cup of coffee with it right now.

That thing was packed so well I think it could've rolled off of the back of the truck at 55MPH and still have been in fine shape. The large box was full of air bags, bubble wrap and was covered with fragile stickers on four sides of the bright yellow box. It was PACKED! :^0 :^0

I'm officially official. My other mug is holding together just fine and sits on my desk holding the TR flag and pen.
I'm pretty excited. Nice way to start off the day.

Excellent job Sonja. Thank you!
You can never use too much bubble wrap
That's what I say, anyway.
I wanted to make sure that your TR coffee mug arrived in one piece! Glad to hear that this time was a success.
You are very welcome!
I'm enjoying a mug of coffee as I type this.
I've got to tell you, though I'm still hyped that I got my mug, while I was typing my last reply I got an email from my wife that I read after replying here. Apparently she's been selected for lay-off on 9/29.

Talk about your quick highs and lows. Dammitall! What a day it's been so far.