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Inventory of Effective Food Contact Substance (FCS) Notifications
FCN No. 172
BASF Corporation
According to Section 409(h)(1)(C) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, food contact substance notifications (FCNs) are effective only for the listed manufacturer and its customers. Other manufacturers must submit their own FCN for the same food contact substance and intended use.
|Food Contact Substance:
|5,7-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-3-hydroxy-2(3H)-benzofuranone, reaction products with o-xylene (CAS Reg. No. 181314-48-7).
|Ciba Specialty Chemicals
|BASF Corporation
|Intended Use:
|As an antioxidant and/or stabilizer for adhesives and polymers.
|As an antioxidant and/or stabilizer in the following: 1) adhesives complying with 21 CFR 175.105, 2) pressure-sensitive adhesives complying with 21 CFR 175.125 at levels not to exceed 0.2 weight percent of the finished adhesive, and 3) ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers complying with 21 CFR 177.1350 at levels not to exceed 0.02 weight percent of the ethylene-vinyl acetate in all types of food.
|Effective Date:
|Dec 11, 2001
|National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)** Submission:
|Categorical Exclusion 25.32(i)
|FDA Decision:
|Categorical Exclusion Memo


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Am I allowed to copy my notice of entry letter to the register to give to an employer/locum agency/overseas registration body?
There is nothing to stop you doing so, but employers, etc., should be aware that they should not rely on notices of entry (whether originals or copies) as confirmation that someone is registered with the GPhC, as all such a notice would tell them is that the person was registered on the date the notice was issued.
To be sure that someone is currently registered and has no restrictions on their practice, it is necessary to check on the online register search on the GPhC's website: http://www.pharmacyregulation.org/registers.

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I am fairly uncomplicated and I like my wine to be uncomplicated most of the time. I am not a wine snob, but I'm not completely ignorant either. I remember a very smart man telling me that "a good wine is one you enjoy drinking".
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The parenting tasks faced by remarried couples tend to move partners into intense and opposing positions. Before the new marriage, the mate's single-parent family system has probably become too permissive – for over time families with this type of structure tend to become lax and to bend the rules. The step-parent wants to effect some changes and establish her or his authority, but the stepchildren ignore or defy her requests. They've suffered through too many demands for change already, and want things to remain just as they were before she or he appeared upon the scene.
Is the parent right to want to go easy on the children and their often disrespectful behavior? Is the stepparent right to insist on more deference and more domestic order? One parent is too easy-going; the other responds by becoming more harsh. A ton of research has established that neither style is optimal when it comes to the children's development and growth. The best style of child-rearing is authoritative – firm and yet loving; kind but setting clear limits on the child's behavior.
Disciplining stepchildren is a particularly charged issue in remarried families, especially if the parents are polarized in opposing (too soft/too hard) positions. So is it okay for a stepparent to punish the biological parent's child? The unequivocal answer is NO. Only the biological parent can mete out punishment, while the stepparent's role is more like that of a monitor, nanny or aunt – he or she is in charge while the biological parent is absent but not entitled to punish misbehavior. The stepparent reports back about any misbehavior and lets the spouse decide if and how to punish.
A case in point is Bruce Gray, who adored his stepdaughter Trisha. Trisha had lived with him since the age of 5. Trisha's natural father was on the scene only rarely, so Bruce felt as if he were her real dad. But when Trisha was almost 12 years old, she turned fresh, nasty and oppositional. Bruce lost patience with her one day and got so angry that he took her over his knee and spanked her. Trish was outraged. "You're not my real dad!" Bruce's stepdaughter declared – words that pierced him to the core. Although the Grays remarriage was a success in every other way, Bruce's relationship with this beloved stepdaughter never recovered. And he was mourning about this years later.
Of course an underlying dilemma is that the biological parent has often become lax and overly permissive and needs to firm up – while the stepparent needs to show more patience and compassion. Communicating with each other in a way that is respectful and caring is important. Here, a skill called soft-hard-soft can be very helpful. Since parents are hyper-sensitive when it comes to their ways of child-rearing, the stepparent begins with a soft, affectionate message: "You know how deeply I care about Trisha." Then, like a sandwich filling comes the harder message: "But she is being so rude and disagreeable that I'm sometimes on the verge of losing my temper." Finally, the communication ends up with another soft message: " "You know how much I adore Trisha, so how can we handle this? When she tries to get my goat, what's your advice about what I should do?
Soft-hard-soft is a skilled way of defusing situations which might otherwise land a stepparent in emotional quicksand, as had happened to Bruce Gray.
"By educating yourself about this vital issue and addressing the problem, you are halfway to solving it. ….
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" Brand: Clean & Clear / Type: Face Oil / Subcategory: Cleanser / Cleanser / Suitable for: Face / Skin type: for dry skin and for all types / What it does: Cleanses, "
I use a lot of lotions one of the reason that I have not yet settled down with one product is because there are so many on the market. I have been meaning to purchase Clean and Clear Oil face lotion for a long time. If the name sounds half as good as the product I could be on to a winner. It comes in a squeezable plastic bottle which can be a pain as I have had problems controlling the amount of liquid that comes out, although I am starting to get the hang of it. Application is very easy, you can either dab some onto a cotton wool or on to your hand and then gently massage on to your face. I was quite surprised at the colour of the product. It?s a orange/pink colour not a colour I would imagine but it does the job so I am not complaining. The results are really pleasing. The lotion is fast absorbent onto your skin and doesn?t leave it sticky, clammy or greasy. But, also it does pick up dirt. If you do use cotton wool then you can see just how much dirt it does pick up. I actually think this will be a good substitute for teenager from Clearasil to this product, because it does clean and clear. You will also notice that if you wash your face with soap and then clean your face with this lotion that dirt can still be picked up even though it may only be a tiny amount. You can also use this product after removing make-up it will ensure that no make-up is left on your face. It comes in a transparent bottle so you can see the lotion and comes in a medium sized bottle costing £3.20. The only problem I have with this product is that it does run out ever so fast. I used it twice a day-morning and night and found the bottle finished in less than two weeks. However, I still did go out and buy another bottle because the results were good and having got used to this product leaving my face really nice and clean and clear I felt the necessity to purchase it again. You can purchase this product from most chemists and super
markets. Definitely recommended it does exactly what the name suggests cleans and clear which is a change since many products are a let down but not this one.
I have been using this product for over 10 years (my goodness, that makes me sound old) and in that time the powers that be have done two sneaky things: 1. They have changed the top of the bottle to a squeezy squirty thing (and, yes, that is the technical term), so that when you use it a large amount of the liquid deluges your cotton wool, ensuring you get through the product as quickly as possible and buy another one. 2. They have put the price up. Okay, fair enough, 10 years of inflation is bound to affect even cleansing lotion but it still seems that over £3.00 for a bottle of pink liquid is still rather high. However, I still buy it, so there must be something good about it. THE PRODUCT The cleanser comes in a clear plastic bottle with a purple plastic flip top lid. For those who do not wish to use a quarter of the liquid at a time (see above comment), you are still able to unscrew the lid and safely upend the bottle on to a wad of cotton wool. The lotion itself is a vivid orangey pink colour. This is presumably why they have made the bottle see-through. However, you would have thought that the idea of rubbing a liquid into your face that looks like aliens' blood would be enough to put anyone off. If only they had made the bottle opaque they could have saved a fortune on colouring. For those of you who have an apricot bedroom, it will tone well with your walls (you'll have to paint over that purple lid though!). The lotion should be used twice a day (morning and night seems a good time!). According to the packaging there is a 'tingling sensation'; this can be translated to mean that it stings like hell! However, after 10 years of use you get used to it and after all: no pain, no gain! It is also a fitting punishment if your hubbie is annoying you; 'Let me just clean your face' I mutter, advancing towards him brandishing a cotton wool ball. Credit where cr
edit is due: the lotion is very effective. The dirt test confirms this; once you have cleaned your face, look down at the cotton wool and you can literally see the dirt that has come off. This can form the basis of fun competitions with the rest of your family. WARNINGS FOR THE INTELLECTUALLY CHALLENGED A brief translation of the product warnings: 'For external use only' = Do not drink. It may be cheaper than Harvey's Bristol Cream (just) but it is only slightly worse in flavour, although probably better for your innards. 'Avoid contact with eyes' = Do not pour straight into your eyes, or the eyes of your children (unless they have been particularly naughty). 'If contact occurs, immediately flush with water' = Although the reddening of your eyes may be a cheap alternative to contact lenses for that fancy dress party, it is not to be recommended. 'Keep out of the reach of children' = Unless they are Damian or Michael Myers. CLEAN SKIN = CLEAN CONSCIENCE Well, maybe Johnson and Johnson (the manufacturers) can't quite claim that but it does certainly do its job and do it well.
Johnsons Clean and Clear cleanser for normal skin looks a bit as though it wouldn't do your skin much good in my opinion because the liquid is bright orange which dosn't give out the idea of being gentle to the skin. Actually its not too bad although it isn't really that gentle. If you have sensitive skin then make sure you buy the sensitive skin one which is blue in colour. Its good to use when you come in late and can't be bothered to wash your face properly - you can just wipe it over a bit with the clean and clear on some cotton wool and feel like you have at least washed your face a bit. If your lazy like me and can't be bothered to take your make up off properly then it'll do that as well - although make sure you don't get it anywhere near your eyes!! It leaves your skin feeling clean once you have used it and for me its reassuring when I come back from central london with the effects of pollution on my face to see the dirt coming off when you use clean and clear, rather than just washing your face with soap and water and hoping that it has worked.
There are two cleansing lotions that are simular, one is orange in colour, this is the normal skin one, and the other blue in colour, for sensitive skin. I have been using the one for sensitive skin and I could not believe how much normal cleansers missed in comparison to this. I cleansed, toned and moistureised my face and then went over with the clean and clear, and I was still getting dirt off! It was not very much, but there was still some there. My skin afterwards was tingley, fresh, and felt lovely. I have also noticed that I am not getting anywhere near the amount of spots that I used to get! This product does everything it says on the bottle, my skin is clean, noticeably clear of spots, I think this is due to it being anti-bacterial, and feels refreshed. The only drawback is you have to use somthing elce on your eyes, and I would not get it into any open sores, as it stings like you wouldent know!!! Best cleansing lotion I've ever used!


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Elaine Wynn
Businesswoman, education official
While she has the influence you'd expect of No. 296 on last year's Forbes 400, Wynn is of interest to us here as president of the state Board of Education. Because it's that broken system, perennially among the nation's worst, that will challenge her ability to drive change. Wynn's stances don't seem rotely ideological — she told the Chamber of Commerce that, "conceptually," schools need more funding, but has also endorsed reform-movement darlings such as school choice. Can her power and personality make a difference? "There are a lot of steps that have to get taken," she told hauteliving.com in July, "before I feel I'll have had an impact."
Pat Skorkowsky
School district superintendent
The superintendent of the Clark County School District had better have influence — the challenges facing him are too daunting for a lightweight. Bottom-ranking test scores and rates of graduation. A tightfisted Legislature. A less-than-supportive community (recall the failed 2012 school bond), aging facilities. Skorkowsky inherits a certain amount of power with the position, but so did previous supes, not many of whom are fondly remembered. Having come up through the ranks — he began as a teacher — Skorkowsky enjoys broad rank-and-file support, which may help. Perhaps his real test will be whether he's worthy of being on this list after the 2015 Legislature.
Michael & Jennifer Cornthwaite
Downtown entrepreneurs
This couple's mark is all over downtown — from the Downtown Cocktail Room to The Beat and the Emergency Arts building to the Pork & Beans restaurant at the new Container Park to the effort to save the Huntridge. In the macro view, Tony Hsieh has credited Michael with the idea to move Zappos downtown. And the couple often facilitates connections, for example hooking up chef Natalie Young with the investors who made Eat a reality. They draw frequent criticism, most often for driving gentrification. But as the Sun's downtown columnist Joe Schoenmann notes, "One main way you can tell they're synonymous with downtown is the level of gossip about them."
Michael Roberson
State senator, minority leader
Being in the minority in the Nevada Senate can be a frustrating experience: The majority leader controls the flow of legislation, and thus the minority is always on defense. But Minority Leader Michael Roberson, R-Henderson, has proven himself a deft offensive player nonetheless. After feckless Democrats seemed poised to drop a plan to repeal a mining industry tax cap, it was Roberson who twisted arms and supplied Republican votes and momentum to put it before the voters. Majority Leader Mo Denis, D-Las Vegas, had barely uttered the final syllable of "payroll tax" in the 2013 session before Roberson declared it dead, and Denis swiftly declared defeat. Rules or not, it's usually Roberson setting the tone in the state Senate. — Steve Sebelius
Julie Murray
President & CEO, the Moonridge Group
Her name is current now as part of the brain trust working on the Modern Comtemporary Museum of Art. But she's been a visible presence in the world of Vegas philanthropy for years. She developed Three Square into the large and effective hunger-relief agency it's become; before that, she was a key player in Andre Agassi's philanthropic machine. Now, she runs her own firm of philanthropic advisors. "Her knowledge, experience, and guidance have been priceless," says Brett Sperry of the Modern Contemporary.
Rehan Choudhry, Life is Beautiful organizer
"It worked, man. It just worked." That was Choudhry's verdict, delivered to the Las Vegas Weekly, in the immediate aftermath of October's massive Life Is Beautiful Festival. Because of its audacious scope and potential logistical pitfalls — for example, imagine the parking needed to accommodate 30,000 people a day! — the festival could easily have not worked. But, overwhelmingly, it did. (Including the parking.) Choudhry said area bars and restaurants saw a big bump in business immediately preceding the event, and the murals left behind by LiB's visual arts program have (with one controversial exception) enlivened the look of the neighborhood. Choudhry, the festival's top organizer, told the Weekly LiB will return in 2014. It's years too early to start the South by Southwest comparisons, but LiB's success certainly puts Choudhry in the position to give the redeveloping downtown a transformative signature event.
Jim Murren
CEO, MGM Resorts International
A gaming mogul who has done much to promote local education. MGM leads the industry in mentoring aspiring business executives, particularly in tandem with the Las Vegas Business Academy. Murren is also fresh off being named one of five CEOs of the Year by Corporate Responsibility magazine, for bringing greater numbers of women and minorities into MGM's managerial ranks. — David McKee
Jon Ralston
Political journalist
Even his competitors would grudgingly concede Ralston's sway in the realms of politics and media. When the outside world wants insight into Silver State politics, Ralston, host of the "Ralston Reports" TV show and website, is the commentator they call. This affords him a lot of say over our political narratives. He certainly has the ear of the establishment: As a fellow journalist notes, his Sunday website newsletter is literally the voice of the establishment, allowing consultants, lobbyists and lawyers to anonymously comment on the events of the day.
Marilyn Kirkpatrick
Assemblywoman, speaker
Assemblywoman Marilyn Kirkpatrick, D-North Las Vegas, wasn't supposed to be speaker. But she outmaneuvered William Horne, D-Las Vegas, and grabbed the job, the second woman to hold the post. Regarded in Carson City as a plainspoken policy wonk who's not above scouring a bill line-by-line to bring its defects to light, Kirkpatrick has been known to commandeer committee hearings even when somebody else is in charge. And she's got a notorious stubborn streak: Despite reams of ridicule in the 2013 session, she stuck by her entertainment tax proposal because she thought it was good policy. She's not as polished as former Speaker Barbara Buckley, not as much a good old boy as former Speakers Richard Perkins or John Oceguera, and not as meek as Senate Majority Leader Mo Denis. But as the one who decides which bills get to the floor and which die, she is — if only temporarily — one of Nevada's most powerful women. — Steve Sebelius
Don Snyder
Executive dean, strategic development, UNLV
Snyder has a resume you could build a stadium on: leadership roles in banking (First Interstate Bank of Nevada), gaming (Boyd Gaming), development (Fremont Street Experience), academia (UNLV's hotel school) and culture (The Smith Center). Now he's spearheading UNLV's stadium effort. What do you do with that much accumulated influence? "Make the community a better place," Snyder says. "There is much to be done. One person can make a difference." Smith Center CEO Myron Martin agrees. "Don Snyder is the most polished, most effective leader I have ever known. There would be no Smith Center without his extraordinary leadership."
Jim Rogers
Owner, KVBC Channel 3
It's a curious mix of influences Rogers has. He's got a TV station, for one. He's a powerhouse philanthropist, too: The $10 million he recently gave the Black Mountain Institute will boost that literary nonprofit to a higher national profile. And he once served as interim chancellor of higher ed. But he also has the power of unrestrained, cantankerous honesty — on any number of issues (education, journalism, politics) he's an early call for many a journalist in need of a grabby quote, so his voice is helping shape many of our issues.
Jeremy Aguero
Principal analyst, Applied Analysis
Every year, Aguero delivers an economic forecast at the Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce's Preview event. Forecast? More like prophecy by PowerPoint. Minus any of that boosterish, uplifty pixie dust you tend to get at chamber events, Aguero soberly sketches out the economic possibilities and perils of the coming year. But his influence adds up beyond that. He's also a go-to media source who doesn't flinch at articulating the often-unpleasant economic realities facing Nevada, whether it has to do with visitor volume trends or public employee pay. Aguero's power lies not in a wonky mastery of statistics, but in turning numbers into compelling narrative. And when Aguero tells a story, government, industry and business listen. — Andrew Kiraly


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This brief review takes stock of the recent literature on monetary policy under inflation targeting and introduces new analytical and empirical research in this field. Six key areas of previous research are reviewed: the practice and optimality of inflation targeting regime features; optimal monetary policy; uncertainty, learning, and monetary policy; transparency, communication, and accountability; asset prices and monetary policy; and economic performance under inflation targeting and in comparison to non-targeting regimes. The review suggests a significant number of open issues that are addressed in 13 new contributions presented at the 2005 Annual Conference of the Central Bank of Chile, which are summarized here.
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Facebook's New Friend
Facebook is losing friends on the stock market; now it's hoping a slice of Apple will change that.
Since it went public Facebook's stock has dropped to under $30 a share. This is down almost 25% from its initial public offering. So to help give the social site a boost apple is building Facebook into its iPhone and iPad software. The announcement was made earlier this week at the Apple developer's conference in San Francisco.
With the next version of this software users will be able to update their Facebook friends on their every move by talking directly to their phones. The new operating system will also allow people to "like" various movies and apps in the iTunes store.
Besides helping out Facebook the new software is also making changes to Siri; Apple's voice command application. It will now feature more languages including Spanish, Korean and mandarin Chinese. She will also be able to launch applications and movies.
So far Apple has not said when the new software will become available but for Facebook shareholders it might not be soon enough.


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There really were no surprises in the Flyers' final awards voting by the media and even by the team itself.
For the fourth time in his career as a Flyer -- second year running -- Kimmo Timonen won the Barry Ashbee Trophy as the team's best defenseman, as voted by the Professional Hockey Writers Association.
Timonen is already done for the season with a compression fracture of the right foot, and goes into the books with 29 points in 45 games.
Scott Hartnell won the Yanick Dupre Class Guy Memorial Award, which goes to the player who best illustrates character, dignity and respect for the sport and the media, as voted by the PHWA.
Jakub Voracek -- 21 goals, 45 points -- was voted the Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy winner by his teammates as the most improved Flyer. He was also awarded the Bobby Clarke Trophy (see story).
Zac Rinaldo won the Gene Hart Memorial Award as the fan club's choice for a player who played with the most heart.
Loose pucks
Rookie defenseman Matt Konan, wearing No. 34, made his NHL debut playing alongside fellow rookie Brandon Manning. Konan played 13:09 with two hits and one blocked shot. … Because of all the injuries to the Flyers' patched-up defense, the six defensemen the team dressed in this game had played a combined 241 games for the AHL Phantoms this season versus just 89 NHL games. … Veteran center Adam Hall won all six of his faceoffs. He is 59 percent on faceoffs (46 for 78) since joining the Flyers.


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Robert Pattinson, who has been playing the vampire, Edward Cullen for most of the past two years, was extremely surprised to find out that he is actually related to Vlad The Impaler, the person that "Dracula" was modeled after by horror author Bram Stoker. Although Dracula was a real person from history.
"That is wild! That is so hard to believe. You mean I'm actually related to the guy?", Pattinson asked Geneologist, Anastasia, an expert at Ancestry.Com. (You might look that up and see if you also have this dangerous ancestor in your own line.)
Perhaps that's why Pattinson plays the vampire part so well in the movie series. You might say that it's in his blood.
Vlad The Impaler's name was actually "Vlad II Dracula". He is also related to the British royal family. Prince Harry and William are distant cousins to both Vlad and the Twilight star.
"This makes my actual life connected up with the real Dracula", stated an amazed Pattinson. "I need to think about this!"
Before leaving, Pattinson told reporters, "Guess who else in in the Dracula line?"
"Kristen? Lautner?"
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Where's Brian?
I raced back from the Las Vegas Convention Center to fire up the computer I'd left in my hotel room to catch the East Coast feed of the Nightly News at 3:30 pm thinking that Brian Williams would be broadcasting live from the CES convention floor. (That's what a press invitation I received last week suggested, or so I thought.) Since Las Vegas is on West Coast time, Williams isn't normally live. But I was smug in knowing that I had a Sony Location-Free TV hooked to my cable box back in New York and broadband on both ends. My line-of-sight to Williams would most certainly be better peering into the screen on my notebook inches from my nose than from the crush on the convention floor.
Sure enough, I entered Channel 704 using the on-screen remote and IR blaster affixed to my cable box thousands of miles away. The local news ended, and there was Brian broadcasting from . . . New Hampshire! It was Primary Eve. What kind of crap was this?
I reduced Brian to a window and called up old mail to review the invitation, one of thousands I'd received in the lead up to CES. I guess I should have read it more closely. Williams wasn't coming to Las Vegas at all. It only seemed so. You had to read the small print. I've reproduced it here so you can see for yourself. You tell me: Is this "invitation" misleading or not?
I had been smug. Now, I just feel gullible.
By the way, Nightly News in high definition looked 500 times sharper on the big HDTV screen in my hotel room when it came on a couple of hours later. And, unlike the computer view, I never lost the connection.
Place-shifting devices, a category that didn't exist two years ago, are well represented at the show. Sling Media, maker of the most well known of these products, Slingbox, has an expansive booth at the front of the Sands Convention Center. You can now stream your TV to dozens of Smart Phones and cellphones in addition to computers, and later this year, you'll be able to stream to another TV using a product announced last year called SlingCatcher ($249) that Sling promises will finally ship this spring. Slingbox competitor Monsoon Multimedia, maker of the HAVA family of players, has a smaller booth, and if you want to catch a demo of LocationFree TV, it's like looking for a memory card in the massive Sony booth.
NBC Universal has a large booth at the show, too, the place I should have gone to see the Nightly News at 3:30. But if Brian Williams can be a no-show, so can I.
-Michael Antonoff
JAN. 9 UPDATE: Brian Williams flew into Nevada today to host the Nightly News from CES. Better late than never, Brian. And thanks for reading the blog!


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|You were created with the Original Vampire spell, which means you can compel other vampires. And since I can't take away my vampirism, I want you to take away Damon. I want you to compel me to forget that I ever loved him.
I'll Remember is the first episode of the sixth season of The Vampire Diaries and the one hundred and twelfth episode of the series overall overall.
FRESH STARTS AND SECOND CHANCES — After spending the past four months coping with the loss of Damon in an unconventional and potentially dangerous way, Elena has returned to Whitmore College for the start of sophomore year. Unable to move on, Caroline is desperate to find a way to reverse the anti-magic spell the Travelers have put over Mystic Falls and grows frustrated when her calls to Stefan go unanswered. Tyler, who is human once again, has a run-in at a football tailgate that tests his ability to control his anger, while Matt worries that Jeremy is dealing with the loss of Bonnie in a self-destructive way. Alaric, who is struggling to adjust to his new life as a vampire, finds himself in an awkward situation when he meets Jo, a beautiful doctor at the university hospital. Last, while everyone believes Stefan is off tracking a lead to get Damon and Bonnie back, Elena is shocked when she learns the truth of what he has really been up to.
|Four months have passed since Damon and Bonnie were sucked into oblivion, and everyone seems to be handling the loss differently on the Season 6 premiere of The Vampire Diaries. Caroline has dropped out of Whitmore to focus all of her time on finding a way to come home. And when she's not burying her nose in spell books, she planning picnics with her mom on the border of Mystic Falls literally five feet outside of town. Caroline can't seem to let Mystic Falls go, and we can't really blame her.
Meanwhile, Stefan found a new life working as a mechanic in another small town. He's even found himself a new girlfriend her name is Ivy, she's from Colorado and loves dogs. But he didn't exactly drive off into the sunset looking to start over. He's on a mission to find a way to bring Damon and Bonnie back from the "dead." And he also seems to be working with Alaric.Tyler is trying is trying to outrun his werewolf gene by becoming a Whitmore frat bro. He's joined football so he can take his aggression out on unsuspecting boys in tights. He's also taken up flirting with Liv, who couldn't be more unlike Caroline. Liv is definitely going to keep Tyler on his toes and she also might bring out his worst behavior.
And then there are Matt and Jeremy, who never leave Mystic Falls. Matt has joined a volunteer neighborhood watch, led by a man named Tripp. He's clearly up to something, and I'm pretty sure he knows all about vampires. As for Jeremy, well, he's taken to alcohol and hookups to help him cope with Bonnie's death. He struggling, and it's really sad to see. Jeremy has lost just as much as Elena but he also has to live with the fact that he seems to have the kiss of death. Anna and Bonnie? Jeremy is pretty much the Rogue of the TVD universe. No wonder he's so messed up.But no one has taken Damon and Bonnie's death worse than Elena. Elena isn't just living in denial, She's taken to drinking a hallucinogenic witchy drug to see Damon on a daily basis. Luke is her dealer; he still feels guilty for killing her friends. However, the drugs come with a nasty side effect: they make Elena hungry. So Elena's been lurking the border of Mystic Falls and attacking whoever she can find. Things start to go awry when one of her victims slips out of her grasp (thanks to a surprise visit from Caroline) and crosses the border to Mystic Falls. Elena's victim, bloody and scared for her life, falls into the arms of Matt Donovan, who knows that kind of bite wasn't from an animal. But that doesn't stop Tripp from being suspicious. Before she can tell him the truth, however, Matt intervenes and takes her to "the hospital." Luckily, Caroline was able to compel her to forget outside of town.
Needless to say, everyone is a mess in this premiere. But it's Elena and Caroline who are really breaking my heart. Elena doesn't want to deal with her grief, so she turns to drugs to help her forget about her loss. And no matter how badly she tries to stop, she just can't seem to quit Damon. So she asks Alaric to do something drastic: if she can't kick her Damon habit, she wants Alaric—who is now an Original vampire—to compel her to forget she loved him.
And then there's Caroline, who's trying so hard to keep her friends from falling apart that she's neglecting to deal with her own issues. If Elena is in denial about losing Damon, then Caroline is in denial about losing Mystic Falls. Of course, it doesn't help that her best friend Stefan has ignored every single one of her calls. Caroline is trying to get her home back, but she can't do it alone. Hopefully, Stefan comes around soon. We hate seeing our Care Bear so sad!
There is one person Stefan does talk to regularly, though: Alaric. Ric seems to know something about how to bring Damon and Bonnie back—but he's not quite ready to share his discovery with the rest of the group. While everyone seems to be going through hell, Damon and Bonnie are enjoying the free breakfast buffet that seems to be heaven. At the end of the episode, we get a glimpse of Damon and Bonnie's new reality: flannel, vampire pancakes with whipped cream fangs, and morning coffee. But everything can't be as it seems, right? Where are Bamon—and why does it look so heavenly?
Main Cast
Special Guest Star
Guest Cast
- Antagonist: None.
- It's the first episode with no antagonist since Season One's Bloodlines, unless one counts Elena due to her behavior as a result of the herbs she was taking, then it would have been the first time since Season Four's She's Come Undone to feature her as an antagonist.
- There is a four month time jump after the events of Season Five's finale, Home, which places the start of Season Six in September 2012 in the series timeline.
- This episode marks the first appearances of Tripp Cooke, Josette Laughlin, Liam, Ivy and Sarah.
- Alaric returns as a series regular in this episode for the first time since The Departed after being resurrected in Home.
- Elena has chosen pre-medical as her major in her sophomore year at Whitmore College. She also appears to have spent a lot of time studying ahead of where she should be as a second-year student.
- Elena works at the clinic at the Whitmore Medical Center to have access to blood bags for herself, Alaric and possibly Caroline as well.
- Caroline has spent the whole summer with her mother, Liz, though the spell has prevented her from returning to her hometown.
- Elena because the herbs Luke has been giving her has increased her hunger and lowered her inhibitions, Elena has been feeding on people outside the Mystic Falls border. While finding a person to feed on after hallucinating Damon, she comes upon Sarah, whose car has broken down on the side of the road, and attacks her.
- She is then caught by Caroline, which gives Sarah the opportunity to run into Mystic Falls before she can be compelled to forget.
- There are signs in the Woods marking the boundaries to Mystic Falls which say whether you're leaving or entering the town limits, presumably done by Sheriff Forbes to ensure that the Mystic Falls Gang vampires can protect themselves from the anti-magic barrier.
- Matt takes Sarah to Caroline to compel her to forget that Elena attacked her and to believe that it was an animal that attacked her instead.
- However, in Welcome to Paradise, it was revealed that the anti-magic spell strips away compulsion, which meant that Sarah got her memories back as soon as she re-entered town.
- Luke is revealed to be the witch who made Alaric's daylight bracelet.
- Luke has been creating an herbal potion for Elena so she can hallucinate Damon's presence.
- The side effect of the herbs Luke has been giving Elena is that her thirst for blood is amplified to the point that she often attacks and feeds on people, sometimes nearly killing them before finally stopping and compelling them to forget.
- Caroline has dropped out of Whitmore and has an apartment just outside of Mystic Falls.
- Caroline has been looking through books on how to undo the spell around the town with help from Alaric.
- It is shown that Stefan currently lives in Savannah, Georgia, where he works as a mechanic. He also has a new girlfriend named Ivy.
- Elena asks Alaric to compel her to forget that she ever loved Damon when she realizes how out-of-control her grief over his death has made her.
- Damon and Bonnie are seen in a cabin where they are aware of their surroundings.
- Matt is in the community protection militia to protect the town from vampires, just in case Caroline is able to find a way to reverse the anti-magic spell around the town.
- Tyler has been having difficulty dealing with his anger issues since becoming human/an untriggered werewolf again. He also seems to have developed feelings for Liv Parker.
- Jeremy is dealing with the loss of Bonnie in his own way; namely, by hooking up with random girls and constantly drinking and playing video games. After a summer of this behavior, Matt is seen berating him for wasting his potential as a hunter.
- It is also alluded that as long as Jeremy stays within the magic-free zone in Mystic Falls, he is stripped of the supernatural abilities that make him a hunter/a member of the Brotherhood of the Five.
- Enzo doesn't appear in this episode.
- Enzo is the second main character not to appear in a season premiere.
- The first was Alaric Saltzman in Season Two's premiere The Return.
- Both of their characters had been upgraded to main characters in that respective season.
- Tyler Lockwood did not physically appear in Season Five's premiere I Know What You Did Last Summer, although his voice was heard.
- According to the sign hanging above the boarded up Mystic Grill, it will be re-opening soon.
- Bonnie has the least amount of screen time in this episode - this is the second season premiere in which this has happened. The first was The Birthday.
- She only appears at the end of the episode.
- The place where Damon and Bonnie were transported after the destruction of the Other Side is seen in the ending of this episode.
- Mystic Falls, Virginia
- The Woods
- Mystic Falls Cemetery (partially covered by anti-magic border)
- Town Square
- Lockwood Mansion
- McKinley, Virginia
- Whitmore Medical Center
- Whitmore College
- Alaric's classroom
- Diner
- Elena and Caroline's dorm room
- Luke Parker's dorm room
- Savannah, Georgia
- 1994 Prison World
- This is the third season premiere episode in which Elena starts out single.
- The first was the Pilot episode of Season One (also the series first episode).
- The second was Season Three's The Birthday.
- Damon and Bonnie were last seen in Home when the Other Side collapsed.
- Elizabeth Forbes was last seen in Home in the remains of the Mystic Grill after it was blown up. She was the only person to survive the explosion.
- The Mystic Grill is seen boarded up.
- Elena is seen feeding on people. The last person she fed from was Matt in Season Four's She's Come Undone.
- There is a reference to The Departed flashback, when Damon and Elena first meet on the night of her adoptive parents deaths on May 23, 2009; in that flashback, he told her she deserved a love that consumed her, passion and adventure, with a little danger.
- Meredith Fell was last seen in Season Four's Stand By Me. Alaric mentions she's married to a pediatrician and is now living in Alaska.
- Liv and Luke Parker were last seen in Home.
- Esther Mikaelson was mentioned by Alaric. She was last seen in Do Not Go Gentle.
Behind the Scenes
- The title of this episode is most likely a reference to the main characters' memories of Damon and Bonnie after their deaths in Home.
- This episode had about 1.81 million viewers in the USA. This was the least watched season premiere overall before being surpassed by the seventh and the eighth season premieres.
- Hashtag during the airing is #TVDRemembers
Cultural References
- "I'll Remember" is a song by Madonna, released in 1994 on the soundtrack for the film With Honors.
- Elena: "I wanna thank you for giving me everything I ever wanted. A love that consumed me, adventure, passion. There's nothing more that I could've asked for. Except for it to last forever."
- Elena: "Mystic Falls remains humans only. No supernaturals allowed.
- Caroline: "So, how's Stefan? He didn't say goodbye."
- Ivy: "Now, tell me something I don't know about you."
- Stefan: "I'm a vampire."
- Caroline: "There are no vampires in Mystic Falls."
- Jessie: "What the hell was that?"
- Caroline: "Whoa, hang on. Why the hell are you feeding on people?!"
- Elena: "I need to see Damon. And I'm not asking!"
- Caroline: "We just lost two of our closest friends."
- Elena: "I need you to give me hope."
- Stefan: "Damon's gone. You need to say goodbye to him."
- Damon: "Elena, move on."
"Penny" – Maudlin Strangers
"From The Wreckage Build A Home" – The Wind And The Wave
"Just One Of The Guys" – Jenny Lewis
"Doses And Mimosas" – Cherub
"Young Chasers" – Circa Waves
"Light A Fire" – Rachel Taylor
"Hunger Of The Pine" – Alt-J
"Shine" – Collective Soul
"Sorry" – Clooney --- "Bite Back" Promo
"It's Over" – Clooney --- "Move On" Promo
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New management means changes for former Super 8, Regency Inn
There are lots of changes happening at the former Regency Inn and Suites in south Hastings, and a new face behind it.
Champak Bhakta is the new manager, and part owner of Anadi Inc., the Cottage Grove corporation that bought the 50-room hotel. He has been working in the hospitality business about 30 years. Bhakta took over the hotel March 2 and is getting started on a series of transformations he hopes will reverse the site's reputation.
First is the name. The old Regency signs had been removed and replaced temporarily with a simple Motel sign, but the hotel's permanent name, Val U Stay Inn and Suites, will go on display within the next week or two, Bhakta said.
The most intensive work will be done in the rooms themselves. As a Regency hotel, the rooms were pretty basic, with few amenities, Bhakta said. He's working on getting basic comforts such as refrigerators, microwaves and hair dryers installed in every room. Some are getting fresh paint, and those in the worst shape following Regency's closing have been closed off for more extensive repairs. The whole place has been equipped with WiFi.
Besides physical improvements, Bhakta is prioritizing a high level of customer service for the new hotel.
"We are willing to talk and work and give the service at the same time," he said.
Part of ensuring good service means Bhakta will be living on site. That way, if something happens in the middle of the night, he can respond immediately, he said.
"That's the only way we can give good service and improve the relationship with the people," he said.
His goal is a simple one: provide people who visit Hastings a clean, comfortable place to stay at a rate they can afford.
"We want to work with the community and in the community to give the people comfort," he said.
Improvements to the hotel are under way, and it will take some time before they're finished. Bhakta said he expects to wrap up most of the work before summer. In the meantime, he's still doing business. The hotel is open 24 hours a day.
The Hastings Val U Stay Inn and Suites doesn't have its own website yet, but more information on the Minnesota chain can be found at www.valu stays.com. To contact the Hastings Val U Stay directly, call 651-438-0061.


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Culinary Educator and Fitness Icon Team Up To Keep Baltimore Fit and Fed
What happens when a Certified Culinary Educator and a Certified Fitness Instructor team up? Everyone gets "Fit and Fed"!
March 3, 2014 (Newswire.com) - Keeping Baltimore "fit and fed" is the mission of a local chef and a fitness instructor when they visit Baltimore communities to share their secrets for the most powerful combination of skills to achieve an improved lifestyle through better food and fitness.
"You can't have one without the other," says Chef Todd Mohr. "You can't eat well but be sedentary. You can't exercise and eat cake at every meal. You must have a balance."
The simple secrets for better fitness and better food are revealed when the Chef and Baltimore fitness icon, Donavon Israel combine their talents to empower Charm City residents to find the correct balance for their own lives.
In a recent seminar with the residents of 1901 South Charles Apartments, Donavon shared his Top 5 Tips for better fitness through diet. Donavon advises to "eat more, not less". He says diet is not meant to starve you, but to replace empty calories with efficient ones, adding healthier foods not subtracting all foods.
In Chef Mohr's characteristic "edu-taining" style, he shared inspirations with the audience to use just ONE cooking method but vary the ingredients. "The basic saute method has only 9 steps that can be duplicated again and again with a wide variety of ingredients," says the chef. "When you cook with recipes, you have to re-learn cooking every night." "Master one method of cooking and then all recipes are just suggestions".
Chef Todd Mohr is accredited by the American Culinary Federation as a Certified Culinary Educator who teaches at Baltimore colleges and universities as well as being creator and host of WebCookingClasses.com his global audience of tens of thousands of people are empowered over written recipes to cook with the ingredients THEY desire.
Donavon Israel, founder of BodyByDonavon, is an American Fitness Training of Athletics (AFTA) certified personal trainer and group fitness instructor with a first-degree black belt in Taekwondo and an extensive background in both boxing and martial arts. Donavon is a Baltimore fitness staple whose clients and followers enjoy the benefit of his experience in exercise and diet.
They are the team from "Fit and Fed" and will be touring Baltimore with 1 hour demonstrations designed to motivate the residents of our city to make healthier, better informed choices about their food and fitness.
See the video at: http://www.webcookingclasses.com/food-fitness/cooking-made-easy/
Contact: Chef Todd Mohr, CCE
919 280 2653
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Social media peeps into the personal life of the people and if it finds anything controversial, it wastes no time to make the report go viral. It was not too late when Ranbir Kapoor and Mahira Khan's smoking picture outside a hotel in New York went viral and now Dimple Kapadia and Sunny Deol's ex ... read more
All About Dharmendra
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Actress Esha Deol and her businessman-husband Bharat Takhtani are expecting their first child. The news was revealed in April, and since then Esha had been avoiding the media glare. Now, one of her friends have shared a picture with the 'Dhoom' actress in which both are showing off their baby bum ... read more
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On Tuesday evening, veteran actor Dharmendra was rushed to Mumbai Nanavati hospital after the actor complained of stomach ache. Doctors immediately treated him for gastroenteritis and later updated that Dharmendra is responding to treatments and is recovering well. They also confirmed t ... read more
Esha Deol shared a mesmerizing picture of her doting parents Hema Malini and Dharmendra. She captioned it, "My parents , my world, created me !!! With love care n lots of unconditional love best mamma n papa thank god," Esha Deol wrote with the picture on Twitter. Esha Deol tied the knot w ... read more
Dharmendra is the only Hindi actor with whom the departed soul and the late CM of Tamil Nadu J Jayalalithaa fondly called Amma co-starred. Dharmendra and Jayalalithaa acted in Jaya's only Hindi film, 'Izzat' and when she left for the heavenly abode, Dharmendra walked down the memory lan ... read more
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan shares throwback picture of his two dearest friend from the industry Dharmendra and Shatrughan Sinha on the occasion of 'Friendship's Day'. Sharing the picture on his Twitter page, the 73-year-old 'Piku' captioned it, "Happy friendship day... Ever." ... read more


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Flashback to Tom Cruise before he was crazy with the classic 1986 flick Top Gun! And where better to see it than on the flight deck of the Intrepid! Check it out on our list of What's Fresh Around Town!
1. Here's something great for Fleet Week: "Top Gun" screens for free at sunset this evening on the flight deck of the Intrepid!
2. Tomorrow, Luna Park and the Coney Island History Project open for the season!
3. Tomorrow is also the Great Hudson River Swim. Start the holiday weekend with NYC Swim's season opener, a beginner-friendly 1.3-mile swim down the Hudson from Christopher Street Pier in the West Village to Battery Park City. That starts at noon!
4. Also tomorrow, Fleet Week events on the Intrepid include tug of war competitions and a performance by the cast of "Wicked" starting at noon.
5. And of course we can't forget the Blue Angels and the Golden Knights will star in the Jones Beach Air Show on Saturday and Sunday.
6. And in sports, the Yankees have a home game against the Indians all weekend long!
And remember to check us out every day at 9:30 to find out What's Fresh Around Town.


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Below are links to various demos and aired spots/productions
Fun Stuff:
Ron is NOT a singer but one radio campaign for JACK-FM let him "warble" a bit!
* Ron can also record, edit and deliver broadcast quality audio with short turn-around.
Skype connections can be made for direction of production.*


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A lovely puzzle and very fun to put together. Thank you, zantror!
where do you find such good puzzles really enjoyed doing this one, thankyou.


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Truman iPad Portfolio
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Boston University's Social Media Competition
We will be hosting a very exciting event that gives our members a chance to shine in front of an experienced panel of social media experts!
Who: BU PRSSA members and PR/marketing majors
What: Plan a social media marketing campaign for a local restaurant opening this Spring.
Where: COM Lounge
When: Thursday, March 18th, 2010 from 5pm to 7pm
Our panel of judges include Bobbie Carlton, Tyson Goodridge of Dialogue , Jeff Benanto of 451 Marketing, and Zach Servideo of Fama PR. Our teams of students will have one hour to plan their social media marketing campaign. They will then present the campaigns to our panel of judges.
If you think you're a wiz at social media, this is your chance to prove it!
Register by sending an RSVP email with your name and class year to firstname.lastname@example.com. There are limited spots available in the competition, and it is first-come first-serve. So register now!
The Twitter hashtag for this event is #BUSMC. Follow the conversation!
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Excited to be taking Tyson's place tonight in the judging. And very excited to see the food-related SM efforts.
My background includes 21 years as a professional journalist, 18 years as a marketing/advertising pro and nearly a dozen years in the social media space.
See you tonight!


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The Sweet Life 3: Too Many Doubts
Liz gets a phone call in the middle of the night. It's Robin, freaking out because Bruce was just arrested for trying to break into her house. Liz races over there, feeling guilty about all the lies she's been telling. Did I mention she's told Robin her name is Laura? Robin starts to say she could use a drink, but then stops herself and looks sheepishly at Liz. Hmm.
Bruce manages to send a text to Elizabeth before the cops take his phone away, but of course she ignores it because she doesn't want Robin to see it. Bruce's lawyer, Ben, comes to bail him out and they prepare to face the paparazzi outside the police station. Just then Bruce's old friend Missy shows up. Missy Le Grange and her family have been rich country club friends of the Patman family for years, and Missy has never been able to figure out why Bruce isn't in love with her. At the police station, she asks why Liz isn't there and then insults all reporters in general. Bruce is already gone by the time Liz bothers to show up, and another reporter tells her he drove off with a woman in a white Bentley. Liz knows that's Missy's car and immediately feels jealous.
Bruce's PI calls and says he found out Liz helped Robin get into her new house. He even sends Bruce a picture of Liz's signature on the lease. Bruce sends Liz a "WE NEED TO TALK" text (everyone in Sweet Valley texts in all caps) and makes Missy take him home. When Liz shows up, Bruce tells her he knows she's been helping Robin and he wants to know why. Liz says she was just trying to find out what really happened, and suggests that maybe Bruce had a seizure. She says something about Bruce's mother's "condition" and Bruce freaks out, grabbing her by the arms and yelling at her. Liz runs away to live at her parents' house.
Jessica's been depressed since Todd left her at the restaurant, but that doesn't stop her from going out with Liam a couple of days later. Her old boss, Michael, calls during dinner and begs her to come back to work. Liam tells her she shouldn't go back, and Jessica gets irritated. Whatever, she doesn't want to go back anyway because she's holding out hope that Todd will love her again one day. A few days later, Todd sees a tabloid with a picture of Jessica and Liam kissing. TODD SMASH. He goes home and Sarah is waiting on his doorstep. She's been kicked out of her apartment because she has no money. Todd feels guilty because it's all his fault (and by that he means it's all Jessica's fault) that Sarah lost her job, so he tells Sarah to move in with him.
After Bruce's arrest, Jessica takes a break from worrying about her love life. Ben Bookman is useless as a defense attorney, so Jessica makes Bruce hire Annie Whitman. Meanwhile, Liz's editor finds out she knows who "Jane Doe" is and tells her she's in big trouble unless she can convince Robin to give an interview. Robin reacts strangely when Liz tells her the truth about who she is. She's angry for about two seconds, and then quickly agrees to do the interview as long as her name is kept out of it. Liz thinks something is off.
Let's take a break from all that nonsense and check in on the Land of Lila, where things are working out beautifully. Not everyone believes Lila is actually pregnant, but she's got the Twitterverse on her side. People are sending Ken hate tweets because he's going on dates with Ashley Morgan while his pregnant wife sits around pining for him. Ken and Ashley show up at Lila's house during a taping (is the show always filmed at Lila's house?), and Ashley tries to hit Lila. Ken says, "Back away from my wife!" And then Ken and Lila go upstairs and have sex.
And in other Stupid News, Aaron and Steven have hired an idiot woman named Agneta to watch Emma now that Aaron is going back to work. Agneta takes Emma to the park, where they chat with Melissa, a woman who has been hanging around the park the last few weeks. Melissa has told Agneta she gave birth to a stillborn baby recently. The women sit on a bench and talk for a bit, and then go to the other side of the park to the baby swings. Agneta can't find her phone and realizes it must still be on the bench. Melissa says she'll watch Emma while Agneta goes back to the bench. Agneta thinks maybe it's not such a good idea because she doesn't know Melissa that well, but whatevs, she needs her phone! So instead of saying, "I'd better stay with the baby, can you get it?" or just picking the baby up and taking her along, she leaves Emma with Melissa while she strolls to the other side of the park and then moseys back to the swings, answering texts from her boyfriend along the way. When she gets back to the swings, Melissa and Emma are gone.
Everyone ends up at Steve and Aaron's that night when the news gets around. When Agneta starts describing Melissa to the police, Steve realizes she's talking about Linda Carson, the surrogate who carried Emma. Everyone sits around worrying for a few hours, and suddenly they hear Emma crying outside. Steven and Aaron open the door and find Emma with a note pinned to her blanket. This is what the note says: "Can't stand that wail anymore! She's all yours! Thank God!" Steven thanks his lucky stars for the "Jessica gene" that he's sure gave Emma her piercing cry, and then starts a daycare at the law firm for other employees with kids. Being with other kids makes her happy and Aaron stops spoiling her so much. And everyone lived happily ever after.
Well, that was a nice interlude. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Jessica is sick of this Todd-being-an-absent-father business, and she gets especially upset when Jake says it's not fair that Emma has two dads and he has none. She decides the best thing to do is just go to Todd's and get him back. (It took her weeks to think of that.) When Jessica rings the bell, Sarah answers the door wearing nothing but a black lace teddy. Sounds legit. That's how I always answer the door.
Bruce is sulking around his sad, empty mansion one day and thinking about his mother and her condition, which turns out to have been bipolar disease. Bruce worries that he might have the same thing, and what if the reason he can't remember anything from that night at the bar is because he's crazy like his mother? I don't think being bipolar makes you forgetful, but what do I know? And hey, he might really be insane, because he decides to hop a plane and leave the country. This is the day Annie finds out he's going to be charged with felony sexual assault. She was hopeful that things could still be okay as long as Bruce didn't do anything crazy, but, well, bipolar!
Jessica had offered her the guest bedroom, but she had turned it down, deciding to stay at the Wakefields while they were on another one of their endless cruises.
I was wondering where they were.
Back at her stylish townhome…
Jessica's place is always described as her stylish townhome.


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Q: Engine suddenly dies no warning. on 1995 Mercury Sable
Approximately 20 minutes after running (sometimes), engine will just quit, check engine light comes on, tach stops, alt light. Engine will turn over but not start. Wait a couple of minutes sometimes will restart, once had to partial throttle and started. One time while under power let off throttle lights came on, pressed the throttle again imediately and engine came back on. Usually this happens after the drive to / from work (no freeway) 45mph or less and then let off the throttle to idle. No spit sputter or nothing just flat die. Tried to run with gas cap loose, worse. I have replaced fuel pump & screen, fuel filter, and just this weekend, heater hose sprung a leak. No overheat, passed emission test in single digits, better than a new car. Any ideas? No check engine light codes that I can see?
Did you ever find out what was causing the stalling problem?
After changing half of the ignition out I found a tester device that anyone can plug in and read the codes. The code told me that it was in the ignition management. Changing the ignition control manual in the dash didn't change anything and the last thing was in the distributor. I changed that module by pulling the distributor and had to remove the drive gear to pull the shaft to change a $20 part $200 later and was the hardest to change. That worked fine but now I have an intermitent code 33 on the air bag light. Go figure! Car now runs great but air bag may or may not deploy.
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Selected as Party of the Day on December 27th!
Pedro & Antonio´s Balloon Themed Party
Party Recap
The theme was chosen by my eldest son Pedro, earlier this year, when I was pregnant and didn´t know if it was a girl or boy.
This year I organized a shower to introduce my youngest, Antonio, and celebrate Pedro´s 5 yrs old.
In the guest dessert table, I made boxes with gumdrop, tic-tac and other kind of little boxes with candy and mini chocolate, cake pops, decorated cookies in balloon and their names format, macarons, fine pastries decorated with initials, letters box and ending with a beautiful scenic cake biscuit (cold porcelain) with a custom top of my boys.
Behind the table, a beautiful english wall with columns in balloons.
The tables of guests, cans decorated with fabric and herbs and spices (rosemary, lavender, oregano, basil ...).
For children, personalized cans filled with a drawing kit containing a mini notebook, crayons, play dough.
Development, organization, production (custom stationery, wall decor and English): Belo Papel Comemorações Únicas (Facebook: @belopapel, www.belopapel.com)
Scenographic cake, custom top in biscuit (cold porcelain): Biscuit da Pati
Fine pastries and cake pops: Mestre Cuca by Pricilla Prado Cake Designer
Decorated cookies: Maura Diniz
Macarons: Viva os Macarons
Decorating with balloons: Mundo Feliz
Photography: Naiany Brito
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I love love love this theme!!!! Would love to know more about the water bottles... The custom tic tac labels..... Little boxes etc. :-) also the custom cake topper!!! Thank you! Dena
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Australian Rugby
Ewen McKenzie denies Wallabies approach
ESPNscrum Staff
April 17, 2012
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Queensland Reds coach Ewen McKenzie insists he has had no contact with the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) over the Wallabies' top job.
McKenzie's role with the Super Rugby club is set to shift to that of director of coaching following Monday's shock announcement that Western Force coach Richard Graham would move from Perth to Brisbane next year. Speculation is rife that McKenzie is being groomed to take over from Robbie Deans as national team coach, but he laughed off the suggestion.
"You can speculate all you like. This is solely about trying to put in place the best model for Queensland rugby," McKenzie said. "I have had no discussions with the ARU about anything."
McKenzie, who guided the Reds to the Super Rugby title in 2011, helped select Graham as his successor, stating a need for change inside the club's dressing room.
"We're adding quality to Queensland rugby. It's not often in rugby where you get to plan for the future," McKenzie said. "A team needs new voices. Your time as a coach is always finite and this way we are setting up Queensland rugby to grow for the long haul."
It is understood Deans' role with the Australian team is set to be reviewed after the British and Irish Lions' Tour in 2013, with the ARU eager to build toward the 2015 World Cup.
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Take It From Butch - Poem by Donal Mahoney
Some men discover
that all men are equal
in the eyes of a shark.
It's no wonder Butch
memorized this.
When he was a boy,
his dad would yell
'Get next to yourself! '
whenever he got in trouble,
a frequent occurrence.
His dad would yell
till the neighbors heard him:
'Make yourself useful! '
Advice like this helped
Butch understand
that life is not comfy;
it's a shark eating a minnow.
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ran away on his bike,
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'Get next to yourself!
Make yourself useful! '
Take it from Butch.
He's memorized this:
Some men discover
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The lights are on
Squeaking in during the last weeks before launch, Relic has announced that the open beta for Company of Heroes 2 will run from today until June 18.
The beta introduces players to six of the game's maps and will offer competitive and co-operative modes for testing. The first 45 levels of the game's progression system are also available. To sweeten the deal, those who play the beta will keep their progress if they buy Company of Heroes 2 on Steam within two months of launch.
The sequel to the popular World War II real-time strategy game is set to release June 25, one week after the beta ends. If you can't check out the beta until you're home from work, take a look at this video preview featuring lots and lots of tanks.
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San Antonio Integrates 21st Century Low Carbon Technology in 20th Century Energy Systems
Nov 06, 2013, 15:23 ET from Texas Renewable Energy Industries Association
SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- New energy technology delivers much needed carbon emission reduction and energy independence to the U.S. In 2012 carbon emissions were down by 3.8%, the lowest level for U.S. emissions since 1994. In San Antonio, nationally recognized authorities make the case for an "All-of-the-Above" energy world at Texas Renewables 2013. Texas Renewables 2013 takes place November 11 – 13 in San Antonio, TX at the Omni Colonnade, 9821 Colonnade Blvd, San Antonio, TX.
Texas Renewables 2013 co-organizer Michael Burke said, "When it comes to renewable energy implementation, San Antonio 'gets it' and is a national leader. Most know of the economic and air quality benefits. But few understand, as we do, the enormous opportunity to also conserve precious water in the process." Personifying the "All of the Above" theme of the conference, Burke is not only the founder of San Antonio Clean Technology Forum and an initiator of San Antonio's Mission Verde Alliance, he also is former President and Chief Executive Officer of Tesoro Petroleum Corp.
Former San Antonio Mayor Phil Hardberger opens the program on Nov. 12, describing San Antonio's successful efforts to marry renewable energy and energy efficiency with local economic development and job creation. Doyle N. Beneby, President and Chief Executive Officer of CPS Energy, will shine additional light on the San Antonio story with his luncheon address regarding opportunities and challenges for renewable energy in an "all-of-the-above" utility generating portfolio. "I'm thrilled that TREIA has chosen San Antonio to host its 'All of the Above' renewable conference, since that's exactly what CPS Energy is working towards – a pragmatic, balanced generation portfolio that reduces the carbon intensity of its fleet, mitigates regulatory risk and keeps rates low," said Beneby.
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Library of Congress Disregards Hip Hop
This year the Library of Congress added 25 records to its national registry deemed to be culturally significant. Apparently, hip hop is not culturally significant.
Every year the Library of Congress adds an array of music to its national registry that they deem to be culturally significant. This year they added 25 new songs and albums, but failed to add any hip hop or rap. Despite hip hop's growing popularity, only five hip hop songs have been included in the registry to date: Grandmaster Flash's "The Message," Tupac's "Dear Mama," Public Enemy's "Fear of a Black Planet," Da La Soul's "3 Feet High and Rising," and The Sugarhill Gang's "Rappers Delight."
In a recent interview, William Boone, professor of English and African-American Studies at Winston-Salem State University, discussed why hip hop artists are neglected by the Library of Congress, despite undisputable mainstream success. Boone also gave valid reasons for the inclusion of hip hop music into the registry;
"I think we have to come to grips with the fact that America is still struggling with certain things. Whether it be race, whether it be poverty, whether it be violence. And so I think hip-hop offers an exciting opportunity to look back on these moments — and not only chronicle history and culture in America, and the tension between generations and communities — I think it's also a great American story in regards to the way young black folk, young poor folk, folk of color in America are grappling with these things: commercialism, hyperconsumption. These are things that are not only central to young people, but central to the American experience."
If the registry is supposed to act as a time capsule, documenting American culture and politics through music, then hip hop is clearly one of the most important genres to include.
At Mass Appeal, we figured we would help the Library of Congress out, by offering some obvious choices we think they should consider including next year. Peep our list, and let us know what hip hop songs or albums you would like to see added to the national registry in the comment section.
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Lord Carlile, the Government's independent reviewer of terror legislation, said Greater Manchester Police (GMP) should have discussed the arrests with specialist Crown Prosecution Service lawyers much earlier.
But he backed the tactics used by police during Operation Pathway in April.
Some of the men were held at gunpoint in broad daylight on university campuses - leading to accusations of excessive force.
Lord Carlile said GMP were "probably right" to take no chances.
He wrote: "It was unwise of the police in this case not to actively seek legal advice from the CPS during the process of planning the arrests.
"Such advice should in fact have been sought in advance, even in the compressed time period in which all were working because of various events in the operation."
"I recommend that the CPS should at the very least be kept informed of counter-terrorism operations and asked to provide any material advice as soon as arrest of identified individuals is seen as likely.
"Indeed, common sense and good judgment demand that they should be involved in an advisory capacity before arrest."
The raids were brought forward after the country's top anti-terrorism officer was photographed walking into Downing Street with papers showing details of police plans.
Bob Quick , the Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner, resigned the following day.
Lord Carlile said other people involved in the meeting at Downing Street had used a different entrance, and said this should be common practice in future.
He wrote: "I recommend that, in future, all persons attending meetings concerned with national security, wherever they occur, should seek to avoid places where it is suspected cameras may be present, in the absence of a clear decision that publicity would in no way harm national security."


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Adults with mental illnesses are more likely to smoke cigarettes and less likely to quit than people without mental illnesses, said a recent report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Thirty-six percent of the mentally ill smoke, compared with 21 percent of those without mental illnesses.
Among the mentally ill, there is a higher incidence of smoking among younger adults, Native Americans, Alaskan natives, the poor and the less educated.


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Council approves electrical bids, personnel changes
A series of bids were approved for the electric underground project at the Wadena City Council's regular meeting on Tuesday.
"The bids came in a lot more favorable this year," electric supervisor Dave Evans said.
Arvig Enterprises of Perham was approved for an electric underground contractor at about $1.5 million.
Peterson Power Products of Omaha was approved for electric switchgear at $190,236.
Trenchers Plus was approved for a vacuum excavator at $42,647 and a hydraulic valve exercise at $6,905.
The council gave approval to open a police officer position vacated when Naomi Plautz was promoted to sergeant/investigator.
The council agreed that even though it is a tough time for budgets, at least one police officer would need to be hired because retirements would be coming up in the department's near future.
Loren Haman was approved to be hired for the public works department.
Bob Zosel Jr. was approved to join the Parks Board. He was the only applicant. Council member Toby Pierce said it was appropriate and Zosel's father had planted trees in Blacks Grove Park.
The council approved a $6,000 grant and contract with SRF Consulting for a Complete Streets study.
Swenson had been working with county engineer Ryan Odden.
The project is to be complete by June 30.
The council approved pitching in funds with the county for aerial photography, a $6,212 payment to be spread over three years, plus the cost of a new computer that could handle the new high resolution photo.
The council changed city attorney Pederson & Pederson's rate from $90 an hour for criminal and civil matters, which had been the rate set in 2005, to $100 for criminal matters and $120 for civil matters which is a reduction from their usual current rate.
Employee step increases were approved for Joanne Ostlund and Shawn Swenson.
Council members were asked if one of them could be on the steering committee for the Transportation Study and Comprehensive Plan.
A temporary liquor license for St. Ann's upcoming Springfest was approved.
When the meeting was open to the public, Wadena resident Keith Van Orsdel said a nearby property was a potential brush fire hazard.
In department reports, council member Don Niles - who is also the city's representative to the Kitchigami library board - talked about the impact of cuts to the library system.
The library is now closed on Mondays, with one part-time position eliminated and another reduced.
He said the library has a smaller budget for books than libraries in Cass Lake, Pine River and Longville which have much fewer cardholders than Wadena.
The mobile library no longer stops at the Menahga Senior Home, and has reduced time at two other steps at Menahga and Sebeka.
Wolden said State Senator Gretchen Hoffman was positive about the wellness center project and has been making a case for it.


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EastEnders welcomes Carly Wicks back to Walford for two episodes later this week as she pays a visit to her troubled mum Shirley Carter.
Shirley (Linda Henry) has recently hit rock bottom after discovering the devastating truth about Heather's murder. As her life continues to spiral out of control in the coming days, Phil Mitchell makes contact with Carly in the hope that she can help.
When Shirley and Carly come face-to-face again, their relationship is initially as volatile as ever, but as the ice between them begins to melt, it's also clear how much they care about each other. Could this be the fresh start they needed?
Digital Spy recently caught up with Kellie Shirley, who plays Carly, for her first interview about her EastEnders return. Read on to find out what she had to say!
When were you first approached over your EastEnders return, and how did you feel about being asked back?
"It's always been spoken about, because when Matt Di Angelo and I left the show a few years back, the executive producer at the time said, 'Look, we really want you to be what's known as hidden treasure'. He said they always wanted to explore that avenue more in the future, because obviously Shirley is such a popular character and they wanted to have her kids around so we could see more stories for her.
"When the new executive producer Lorraine Newman officially took on the job, she got in touch and said, 'We'd really love you to come back'. They had this storyline in mind where Shirley would reconcile with Carly, so I was really pleased to be asked back."
How long were you back on set for?
"Even though Carly is only back for two episodes, it's quite a meaty storyline, so we had loads and loads of scenes to do. The Friday episode that I'm in is pretty much focused on Carly, Shirley, Phil and Denise, so it's pretty full-on!
"We filmed it over two weeks in July. I was filming on my birthday, actually, so it was really weird to be back there on my birthday - but it was obviously really nice as well."
Had the show changed much during your time away?
"Well, there seems to be a really lovely atmosphere now that Lorraine's in charge. But I was just working with the same people who I've worked with before and absolutely adore, so it was familiar territory. Although I did feel like the new girl again, I suppose!"
Was it easy or difficult to get back into the role of Carly?
"I suppose it's like putting on a pair of shoes, isn't it? When you put the clothes back on and you're in the Square again, it just comes naturally, I think. The scripts were really brilliant, too, so it wasn't hard at all because the writing was so good."
Had you stayed in touch with any of the cast after leaving?
"Yeah, they can't get rid of me! I've kept in touch with Linda [Henry] as she lives just around the corner from me, and with Matt who played Deano. I also see Charlie Brooks every now and again, because we both enjoy running so I see her at events and festivals, and she's a lovely girl. It's one of those things where your paths keep crossing, and we all get on really well."
What can we expect from the Carly and Shirley scenes that are coming up?
"Well, obviously it's quite a painful relationship between the two of them. When Carly left, her dad had just passed away, so it was high emotion. After being away for four years, she hasn't heard from Shirley very much, so she feels that their relationship isn't really in a good state. Things are quite volatile between them, and Carly has got real mixed emotions about seeing her mum again.
"Essentially, Carly absolutely loves her mum, but Shirley hasn't always been around for her, and so Carly sometimes feels a bit bitter towards her. But she does love her mum, and when she sees the poor state she's in after Heather's murder, she wants to help by sorting it out."
We'll see Shirley deciding to go away and live with Carly for a while. Do you think this is a good idea, or will it all end in tears?
"I think it's a good thing, because it's important for them to have a go at their relationship. I presume it will still be slightly volatile, but it's a shame that the viewers won't get to see it!
"But who knows what they've got in store for both of the characters in the future? I think it's good that they're both trying."
Carly recently gave birth to a son. Did you enjoy working with a baby on set?
"Yeah, but I was so worried about dropping him! He was so small! The baby was called Ryan, but in the show he's called Jimmy, so he's named after Carly's brother who passed away. Working with a baby was a really nice experience, especially as he was a really good baby.
"His mum was on set so that he wasn't frightened or confused. It meant that we finished the scenes really quickly, because you can only film with a baby for a certain amount of time. So that was good - we all got home early!"
You've kept busy since leaving EastEnders with a variety of different projects. Which ones stand out as your favourites?
"It's hard to choose, but since I've left, there's been a couple of things at the National Theatre that I've loved. I'm really looking forward to being part of the play One Man, Two Guvnors, as I've got that coming up and I'll be working on that with Rufus Hound and Jodie Prenger.
"I've also got two films coming out this month, including one called GBH, which is out in cinemas from September 28. I've got the lead part in that, so that's a nice career highlight. I've done loads of things that I'm really proud of, but it's difficult to single them out."
Is there a dream role that you'd love to play?
"I really would love to play Eliza Doolittle. I know that Kara Tointon has gone on to do that, and Martine McCutcheon played her as well, but that is the part that I absolutely love - a real rags to riches story. I'd also love to play Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream."
Do you still watch EastEnders?
"I try to catch it whenever I can. If I know that Linda or Di Parish have a big storyline coming up, then I'll be glued. But if you're doing a play, you're not home at 7.30pm when EastEnders is on! I definitely dip in and out of it, though, as I really like watching my friends."
Would you be interested in a more long-term return to EastEnders?
"Well, I think there's lots of scope for a really meaty storyline between Carly and Shirley, and I love working with Linda and Di so much. The dynamic is really exciting to play, and because Linda is such a fierce actress, of course I'd love to go back. It's a lovely place to work.
"I wish I could go into the scripwriters' office secretly and put it on their computers! (Laughs.) There's some brilliant actors on EastEnders, and I love playing my part. I'm quite busy anyway at the moment as I've got a few bits and bobs coming up, but we'll see."
> 'EastEnders': Kellie Shirley reprises Carly role - first pictures
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EastEnders airs Carly's return episodes on Thursday, September 6 at 7.30pm and Friday, September 7 at 8pm on BBC One.