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The Reverend Vivian (Vivi) Lee Bowden
The Reverend Vivian Lee Bowden, 73, passed away on January 9, 2017 at her home in Seattle, Washington, surrounded by family and friends.
Vivian was born in Washington DC, on February 23, 1943. Moving thirteen times over the course of her childhood was hard, even for an extrovert like Vivi, but it made her compassionate to anyone who could use a friend. Throughout her life, Vivian listened to and fought for the underdog, the vulnerable, and those she felt could use an advocate.
After earning her BS from Stanford University and her MS from Columbia School of Journalism, Vivian worked as a science reporter for Life Magazine. In 1969, she and her husband, Doug, moved to Seattle. There they filled their home, first with two daughters, soon after with two sons adopted from Colombia, and later with students and visitors from around the world. Vivian was a polite but insistent advocate for each of her children, especially when it came to their educations.
In addition to parenting, Vivian contributed her writing and editorial skills to Treaties on Trial: the Continuing Controversy Over Northwest Indian Fishing Rights, by Fay Cohen, a project that launched her lifelong interest in the indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest. She also wrote a fantasy young adult novel, long before fantasy young adult novels were mainstream.
After sending her youngest child off into the world, Vivian returned to school and earned her Master of Divinity from the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, California. At 53 she launched a new career as a mental health chaplain at Harborview Medical Center and women's shelters in the Seattle area and she also served as an associate pastor at Prospect Church, United Church of Christ. She reached many with her attentive listening, generous heart, and unwavering support.
At 65, Vivian suffered a stroke. She worked for years to regain her ability to focus, walk unassisted, and strengthen her left side. Always the advocate, she dedicated her time to other stroke victims at Virginia Mason Hospital and was writing a book about her experiences when she was diagnosed with cancer in August.
Vivian will be sorely missed by her four children, Dana, Carlos, Luis, and Julie Bowden; six grandchildren; close friend, Charlie Carley-Ledgerwood, and his husband, Lane; sister, Rosemary Lee, and her children; and of course her pets - Verde, the temperamental parrot and Ali. a loyal Chihuahua. Her passing is also felt by her many friends at Horizon House and her community at Plymouth Church – a place she called home for over 30 years.
Services will be held to celebrate her life on February 23rd at 12:00pm at Horizon House, and on Sunday, February 25th at 2:00pm at Plymouth Church.
In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the Columbia University School of Journalism or Plymouth Church.
I sure miss seeing her bright smile come off the elevator.
Nicole H
Vivie and her sister and I and my sister often played at our grandmother's home in Alexandria, Virginia when we were little. Much later she and Doug spent time at my parent's home in Bethesda, Maryland. That was great fun. I deeply miss her.
Carol G.
On Saturday I purchased a birthday card for Vivi and was just writing a birthday card to send her when I learned of her passing. I'm terribly sorry to hear this and send my heartfelt condolences to her family.
She was a wonderful soul and join many others in missing her bright spirit. I always enjoyed our visits in which she was engaged, inquisitive and interested in journalism and the greater world. I feel lucky to have gotten to know her over the past few years.
Jane Lowry - Columbia Journalism School
I miss you and I was at the services.
Emiko Bowden
She was a cheerful grandmother who was so sweet to adopt My dad (Carlos) and with his brother Luis. She raised them wonderfully and now they lost a loving mother but the chain still goes on over and over of the Bowden family.
Emiko Bowden


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Six years after foreclosing on the Las Vegas property that became The Cosmopolitan, Deutsche Bank is ending its legal odyssey in the desert by selling the 2,995-room casino and resort to The Blackstone Group for $1.73 billion in cash.
The deal comes as the Las Vegas region continues to grapple with the fallout from a financial crisis that caused Sin City's gambling trade to falter, its real estate values to plummet and local construction projects to grind to a halt.
Deutsche Bank took over one of those projects after real estate developer Ian Eichner defaulted on a $760 million loan tied to The Cosmo development in 2008. The German banking giant chose to finish the job rather than try to sell the half-finished property in a moribund market.
After settling a trademark infringement suit with Cosmopolitan magazine owner Hearst Communications over the use of the Cosmopolitan name, Deutsche Bank opened the casino in December 2010. (Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton represented Hearst in the litigation; Deutsche Bank turned to New York's Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu.)
But with The Cosmo continuing to lose money, Deutsche Bank apparently decided that owning a gambling palace was a bad bet. Now Blackstone has emerged to take the casino off the bank's hands, reportedly beating out such private equity rivals as Apollo Global Management and TPG Capital and gaming behemoths like Caesars Entertainment and Crown Resorts.
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is advising longtime client Blackstone on the private equity firm's first gaming industry acquisition. Simpson real estate chair Gregory Ressa is leading the firm's team on the matter, which also includes real estate partner Eric Quarfordt, M&A partner Brian Stadler, tax partner Nancy Mehlman and executive compensation and employee benefits partner Gregory Grogan.
Simpson and Ressa have previously advised Blackstone on several major real estate transactions, including a $4 billion restructuring for former portfolio company Hilton Worldwide in 2010, the private equity firm's $9.4 billion purchase of 588 U.S. shopping centers in 2011, its $1.9 billion buy of Motel 6 and $1.2 billion acquisition of Apple REIT Six in 2012 and its $1.46 billion sale of 30 shopping centers last year.
Blackstone still needs to clear several regulatory hurdles before completing its purchase of The Cosmo. The tasks ahead include obtaining a Nevada gaming license to operate the resort and casino, which is located on the Las Vegas Strip.
Judy Turchin, managing director, general counsel and chief administrative officer of Blackstone's real estate group, has taken the lead in-house on the deal. Blackstone hired former Simpson global head of M&A John Finley in 2010 to serve as chief legal officer, replacing former senior Simpson M&A partner Robert Friedman, who now serves as a senior adviser to Blackstone. (Former Canadian prime minister and Norton Rose Fulbright senior partner M. Brian Mulroney is a member of Blackstone's board of directors.)
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom global head of real estate Harvey Uris, real estate partner David Nagler and financial institutions partner David Ingles are advising Deutsche Bank on The Cosmo sale. Skadden has handled a variety of matters for the Frankfurt-based bank, and Anthony Pearl, general counsel and chief compliance officer for The Cosmo, once worked at the firm.
Shearman & Sterling previously advised a Deutsche Bank affiliate on the workout and foreclosure proceedings that led to the $3.9 billion in construction financing used to build The Cosmo, whose parent company is called Nevada Property 1 LLC. Georg Thoma, a senior M&A partner in Shearman's Frankfurt office, was appointed to Deutsche Bank's supervisory board last year. (The bank paid Thoma nearly $160,000 last year for his work, according to U.K. publication Legal Week.)
Richard Walker, a former top SEC official, has served as Deutsche Bank's general counsel since 2001. Walker weathered a storm of criticism earlier this year over his role as in-house legal chief as the bank grappled with investigations into rate-rigging and civil suits in the U.S. related to its handling of mortgage-backed securities. Joseph Polizzotto serves as Deutsche Bank's managing director and general counsel for the Americas.
Bloomberg reported earlier this month that Deutsche Bank was also struggling with the intricacies of running a casino, particularly a dispute with New York-based labor union Unite Here whose representation of culinary workers seeking a new contract had began to cause the casino political problems in Washington, D.C.
Tax filings filings and records on file with the U.S. Department of Labor show that Unite Here paid Davis, Cowell & Bowe, a firm with offices in Las Vegas and San Francisco, a total of $1.9 million in 2012 and 2013 for legal services.
The Cosmo isn't the only gaming property on Deutsche Bank's books. The bank, which is seeking to divest itself of noncore assets, picked up a 25 percent stake in Las Vegas-based Station Casinos after the troubled casino operator emerged from Chapter 11 proceedings in 2011 under a $4 billion reorganization plan, according to our previous reports.


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KARACHI, April 16 (Reuters) - The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has agreed to hear an appeal by Pakistan against the awarding of their Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Group 11 tie to New Zealand, the Pakistan Tennis Federation said on Tuesday.
"It is a major breakthrough for us after we got confirmation from the ITF they will be hearing our appeal against the referee's decision," PTF secretary Mumtaz Yousuf told Reuters.
Pakistan were disqualified from this month's Davis Cup tie against New Zealand played in Yangon, Myanmar after Sri Lankan referee Ashita Ajigala ruled that the grass court had become unplayable and dangerous.
The tie was played in Myanmar after New Zealand refused to visit Pakistan due to security concerns.
Pakistani players had officials strongly protested against the decision to award the tie to New Zealand.
"We think that the ITF's decision to consider our appeal shows how seriously we are taking this matter and how seriously the ITF views our reservations on the referee's decision," Yousuf said.
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County board to consider raises for elected officials
URBANA — Champaign County Board members will begin considering possible pay raises for countywide elected officials, such as the sheriff, treasurer and auditor, when they meet Tuesday night.
The county board will hold a committee of the whole meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Brookens Administraive Center, 1776 E. Washington St., U.
The board isn't under any serious time constraint to make a decision, County Administrator Deb Busey pointed out in a memo to board members. By state law the board must approve a new salary schedule by May, at least 180 days before the terms of office begin for several of the countywide officeholders.
A comparison of salaries at four other comparably sized Illinois counties shows that for the most part the Champaign County officials are paid less than the average in Peoria, McLean, Sangamon and Rock Island counties. Only Sheriff Dan Walsh, who makes $104,132 annually, is paid more than the average of the sheriffs in the other counties. Their salaries range from $108,942 to $92,500.
The lowest paid official in Champaign County, according to the comparison, is county board Chair C. Pius Weibel, who gets 78 percent of the average of the other county board chairs. The average is skewed, however, by the $97,00 salary paid the Rock Island County Board chair. The others make between $10,245 and $26,872. Weibel, who is paid $29,274, is retiring from the board in December.
The other countywide officials in Champaign County make between 94.55 percent and 95.7 percent of the four-county average.
Busey's memo offers board members three options for setting raises over the next four years. Under the most financially conservative plan, the circuit clerk (currently paid $90,700), auditor ($86,328), coroner ($86,328) and recorder ($86,328) would have their salaries frozen for the next four years. And the county clerk (now making $83,275), treasurer ($83,275) and sheriff ($104,132) would receive 2 percent increases in each of the next four years.
Under the most costly plan the officeholders in the first group would get no raises in the first two years and increases of 2 percent in each of the next two years. The officeholders in the second group would get 2 percent raises in the first two years and 4 percent raises in the next two years.
Urbana Democrat Brendan McGinty, who chairs the board's finance committee, said he hopes board members act conservatively. Even though the county's fund balance improved during the fiscal year that ended Nov. 30, much of that was because of the infusion of one-time revenue.
"Our real net for the year, that is not from one-time revenue, was about $300,000. That's good but it does not replenish all the punishment we've taken for the last several years," McGinty said. "And we've cut so much that we're going to have to make some serious investments in the not-too-distant future in technology, particularly a new accounting system. And the court systems need to do a replacement or at least or serious enhancement. Plus we're looking at a new jail, and just the maintenance of facilities that have become dilapidated."
Board members who believe the county can afford generous raises "just aren't seeing the big picture," he said.
"We have been a step ahead of this enormous financial challenge for a long time because we've played it as conservatively as we have. Even then we still had cutbacks in personnel. We just experienced less painful ones, relatively speaking, because we were on top of it," McGinty said. "I worry about board members seeing those fund balances starting to grow and thinking that we have some surplus money to play with. We don't."
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Since the only reason the current crop of Circuit Court Clerk candidates are seeking the job is the 90K salary, it seems that the County Board should vote to lower the salary to a more appropriate $50K. Urbana's mayor is paid on $56K and Champaign's mayor is paid $35K. Both positions entail more responsibility than that of Circuit Court Clerk--and candidates have not been lacking. The salary of elected County Auditor should be similarly lowerednbelong injection
This should be a wake up call to the area. These officials are already over-paid, the County Board meeting should be packed with concerned citizens on Tuesday night. I would very much like to attend but will be out of town, but the board members will be receiving my emails soon.


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Maddocks among 10 downstaters inducted into wrestling hall of fame
Laura Maddock's two necklaces, gifts from former high school wrestlers she's cared for over a distinguished career, are permanent fixtures. Not even her wedding ring gets that kind of treatment, she said.
Maddock, 61, from Massapequa, has volunteered as treasurer of the Nassau County Coaches Association since the 1993-94 season, she said, and has sat on the executive board for 22 years. Her roles behind the scenes — running tournaments, acting as scorekeeper, fundraiser and team mom — are just as valuable, she said.
Maddock and her husband Tom, 63, the Valley Stream North wrestling coach since 1986, are among 10 who will be inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater, Oklahoma, Friday in a ceremony at the Melville Marriott through The Friends of Long Island Wrestling.
The other downstate chapter honorees include Ron Abatelli, Bob Attonito, Bill Davey Jr., Jerry Harrell, Robert Hartman, Steve Meehan, Tony Melosci and William Zagarino.
"Wrestling is a life sport, it means so much to me," Laura Maddock said, adding that she was introduced to the sport in 1969 as a scorekeeper for Farmingdale High School. She became the manager of Brockport's wrestling team while in college and there met her future husband, then a wrestler at the school.
"It's much more than just winning or losing. It's an individual sport inside of a team sport. It teaches discipline, patience, endurance, respect, sportsmanship — there are so many life lessons."
Laura Maddock added that the bonds she and her husband formed with wrestlers are lasting, and they have attended many weddings over the years.
"Having the opportunity to influence kids in a good way, that's why you do it," said Tom Maddock, who grew up in Franklin Square and went to Valley Stream North.
He coached wrestling at Valley Stream South from 1978-85, Floral Park from 1976-77 and was an assistant coach at Great Neck South in 1975-76.
"It's been a terrific honor," he said.
Abatelli, Davey, Harrell, Hartman, Meehan, Melosci and Zagarino all have local wrestling ties.
Abatelli coached Bethpage for 34 years, Davey was a longtime coach at Kings Park, Smithtown, Mt. Sinai and Glenn, and Harrell coached Hofstra, Port Jefferson and St. Anthony's.
Hartman coached Farmingdale State, Meehan developed and operates two nationally renowned wrestling websites, has been a local tournament director and helped run wrestling at the Empire State Games.
Melosci coached at Deer Park, Lindenhurst, was an assistant for Hofstra and an international referee. Zagarino was a former high school coach and official.


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Saturday Confession: I Thought I Was God's Punchline
This has been a tough month. If it were only the government shutdown or healthcare issues.
But it seems so much more, you know?
My inbox has been fuller than usual with requests asking, "would you pray for me?"
- There have been jobs lost
- New diagnosis
- Family issues
- Relationship troubles
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It wasn't that long ago that I was in a season where the hits came coming. They were so fast, so devastating that as a pretty solid in faith Jesus girl, I was reeling. To the point of wondering if God had a punchline, and I was it.
I learned a lot from that season, and the ones that have followed it. Earlier this week I was at Christians Read and I shared what my husband did to help me.
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The Stagg Headbanger is a compact moving head light with 7 built-in LED lamps. Weighing only 3kg, the Stagg Headbanger is extremely lightweight, making it easy to transport, and is perfect for small venues and mobile event applications. With the affordable Headbanger you can effortlessly create colour washes on stage with the RGBW output and 25 degree beam angle. Also featuring a low noise Delta Electronics cooling fan, so no need to worry about your lights overheating. The Headbanger 10 from Stagg can easily be mounted on trussing or stands to create a fantastic wash effect that is controlled by DMX or can also operate stand alone or sound activated.
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Sunshine Napping , a return to my childhood
by janperdew , February 22, 2010—12:00 AM
Since my childhood I have always loved art, my mother would draw birds for me to color most nights. Growing up on a working farm, and when I say working farm I mean the farms of 50+ years ago, when the farm family was a almost totally self-sufficient unit. We had cows, pigs, chickens, sheep, dogs, cats, and many other varieties of animals and fowl on the farm. We raised the grain, fed the livestock, milked the cows, fed the chickens and gathered the eggs. It was hard work but I would not trade that life I had as a child.
From this time came the inspiration for ___Sunshine Napping___, for across the section, ( for those of you unfamiliar with farm life, a section is a square mile) from our farm was the Smith Store. About once a week we would take cream and eggs to the store to sell. It was a treat to get to go because if we went we might, if there was enough money after we bought flour and sugar etc , get a soda pop or a candy bar. Dad would sit and visit with the store keeper and neighbors for an hour or so.
I am always looking at my surroundings and feel a loss as the barns and farms of my youth disappear. And so I want to use the gift the Good Lord Above has given me to paint those scenes so dear to me and the friends and clients I meet along the way. One of my sorrows is that my dear mother did not live to see the first of my prints released, and that my father has also passed away before the second of four currently, and hopefully many more originals and prints to come, were done.
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New Mexico Urban Forest Council Workshop: Tree Ordinances, Tree Boards, and the Tree City USA Program
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2012-2013 Re-Leaf Grant Guidelines and Application
NMSU and the NMDA's "Troublesome Weeds of New Mexico" is now available on-line. Click here (PDF).
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The 2010 Annual Report for the Forestry Division's Forest and Watershed Health Office has been released. Click here (PDF)
Forest Insect and Disease Bulletin. To download,click here (PDF)
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Public Notice - Proposed Rule Change for the Land Conservation Incentive Act (LCIA). For Public Notice, click here (pdf). For the proposed rule change legal document,click here (pdf).
Information about the Division's Invasive Weeds Program (Click Here).
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Commercial Timber Harvesting Requirements(Requirements became effective 9/14/ 2007)
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A strong September showing for retail sales
Business was brisk at gas stations10/13/2017 | ConsumerAffairs
Consumers loosened up their purse strings in September and did some shopping.
The Commerce Department reports retail sales surged 1.6 percent last month, totaling $483.9 billion. That put sales 4.4 percent higher than they were in September 2016.
Sales at gas stations soared 5.8 percent from August and were up 11.4 percent from September 2016. Also showing strong month-over-month gains were motor vehicle and parts dealers (+3.6 percent), as well as building materials, gar...
Job openings dip in August
Some individual industries did show healthy increases, though10/12/2017 | ConsumerAffairs
There were fewer job openings on the last business day of August than there were a month earlier.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports there were 6.082 million positions up for grabs versus an upwardly revised 6.140 million in July.
Still, the job openings rate held steady at 4.0 percent. There was little change in the number of job openings for total private and for government.
While there were increases in health care and social assistance (+71,000) and durable go...
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The changing face of job-hunting
New tech offers some amazing tools08/21/2017 | ConsumerAffairs
The days of studying want ads in newspapers and making cold calls trying to meet with employers may be coming to a close.
A survey by outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas finds that new technologies will likely make big changes in the way people find work and in how they are assessed and hired.
"Staples in the job search still remain, including the resume, networking, and interviewing," said Challenger, Gray & Christmas CEO John Challenger. "However, recruiters ...
Why the job outlook for college grads is encouraging in 2017
Hiring this year should equal the 2016 pace04/20/2017 | ConsumerAffairs
It won't be long before college students will be lining up by the thousands to receive their diplomas -- and then start the search for gainful employment.
As these three million young adults with freshly-minted associate or bachelor's degrees enter what's called "the real world," they should be in pretty good shape as far as job prospects go.
According to outplacement consultancy firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, the employment outlook for the class of 2017 is on par wit...
ADP: Job creation slows further in April
Weakness was spread across most sectors05/04/2016 | ConsumerAffairs
While the nation's job-producing machinery is still running well, there's been something of a slowdown that continued into April.
The ADP National Employment Report finds private-sector employment increased by 156,000 jobs last month, following increases of 194,000 and 214,000 in March and February, respectively.
The report, produced by ADP in collaboration with Moody's Analytics is derived from ADP's actual payroll data, measures the change in total nonfarm private emplo...
Leading Economic Index rebounds in June
The expansion was the second in three months07/22/2016 | ConsumerAffairs
Following a slight (-0.2%) decline in May, The Conference Board's Leading Economic Index (LEI) rose 0.3% in June. The index was up 0.5% in April.
"Improvements in initial claims for unemployment insurance, building permits, and financial indicators were the primary drivers," said Ataman Ozyildirim, Director of Business Cycles and Growth Research at The Conference Board. "While the LEI continues to point to moderating economic growth in the U.S. through the end of 2016, t...
Job growth to hold steady in 2016, CareerBuilder says
The forecast also reveals five employment trends to watch01/26/2016 | ConsumerAffairs
Looking for a job this year?
According to CareerBuilder's annual job forecast, 36% of employers plan to add full-time, permanent employees in 2016 -- the same as 2015. Additionally, nearly half of employers (47%) plan to hire temporary or contract workers.
The forecast says workers can also expect to see higher starting salaries, more teens in internships, more women and minorities in leadership, and more opportunities to move from low-skill to high-skill jobs, among oth...
Teen summer employment gains on the decline
May saw a slow start to the traditional hiring season06/17/2016 | ConsumerAffairs
Teenagers are finding jobs this summer, but not as many as they used to.
According to an analysis of the latest government data by outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, employment among 16- to 19-year-olds increased by 156,000 in May -- a drop of 14% from last year.
Over the previous five years an average of 1,259,200 teens were added to the workforce between May 1 and July 31. While May typically experiences the smallest hiring gains of the three-month period, ...
Pace of job creation continues to slow
The unemployment rate held steady11/04/2016 | ConsumerAffairs
There were fewer new jobs in October than in September, with the overall pace of job creation continuing to decline.
The Department of Labor (DOL) reports total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 161,000 last month, with the unemployment rate holding at 4.9%.
As it released its October report, the government said the September job total was revised to show a gain of 191,000, rather than the 156,000 initially reported.
Even with that change, though, employment growth has av...
ADP: Private sector employment up by 217,000 jobs in November
Manufacturing rebounded from a two-month slump12/02/2015 | ConsumerAffairs
After slipping below 200,000 in October, the pace of private sector job creation got back on track last month.
According to the ADP National Employment Report, employment increased by 217,000 jobs last month, with small businesses leading the way.
The report, produced by ADP in collaboration with Moody's Analytics, shows payrolls for businesses with 49 or fewer employees increased by 81,000 jobs in November, down 10,000 from October. Employment among companies with 50-499...
Job cuts down sharply in September
This could be the lowest year for job cuts in more than a decade10/02/2014 | ConsumerAffairs
Planned job cuts announced by employers based in the U.S. plunged 24% in September to a 14-year low of 30,477.
Figures released by outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas suggest 2014 is on pace to be the lowest job-cut year since 1997.
Last month's job cuts were the fewest since June, 2000, when just 17,241 workers were let go. The September decline brings the 2014 monthly average down to 40,379. If this pace holds, the year could end with fewer than 500,000 job cuts for the first time since 1997 (434,350).
So far this year, employers have announced 363,408 planned terminations -- 6.2% fewer than the 387,384 cuts announced through September, 2013.
"There have been a couple of bumps in the road for the economy lately, which caused consumer confidence to drop in its latest reading," said John A. Challenger, chief executive officer of Challenger, Gray & Christmas. "However," he added, "as this report shows, the recent hiccups have not resulted in widespread layoffs. Job security is being helped by the fact that corporate profits remain near record highs. So, we may see some ebb and flow in the rate of hiring, but employers, at this point, are reluctant to make any over-correction in workforce levels."
Casinos take a hit
Job cuts in September were led by the entertainment industry, where the closing of casino resorts in Atlantic City resulted in more than 7,000 firings. Overall, employers in the entertainment and leisure industry announced 8,119 job cuts during the month -- the most since December, 2005.
The computer sector continues to lead all industries in terms of year-to-date job cuts, despite the fact that just 74 were reported by these firms in September. Employers in the computer industry have announced 49,002 job cuts, so far this year -- nearly double the 27,892 computer-sector job cuts tallied in the first nine months of 2013.
"The Atlantic City cuts are not as much an indication of the overall economy as they are an indication of trends re-shaping the casino industry," Challenger pointed out. As states allow more cities to open gambling establishments, destinations like Atlantic City, start to lose their draw. Atlantic City has not been able to mimic Las Vegas, where a diversity of entertainment options beyond gambling attract tourists."
By the quarter
Over the last few years -- since the end of the recession -- the fourth quarter has been among the lowest job-cut quarters.
In four of the previous five years, the fourth quarter saw the fewest or second fewest job cuts of the year, according to Challenger data. In fact, from 2009 through 2013, the fourth quarter averaged 131,174 job cuts, making it the smallest job-cut quarter during that period.
The fourth-quarter average was 18% lower than the next highest quarterly average during the five-year period: the second quarter, which averaged 160,721.
"The first quarter is the most active period for job cutting. So, looking ahead to 2015, we are likely to see a first-quarter surge. However, unless there is a major shock to the economy between now and the end of the year, the first three months of the new year should remain relatively low by historical standards," said Challenger.
Initial claims
Separately, first-time claims for state unemployment benefits fell by 8,000 during the week ending September 27 to a seasonally 287,000. At the same time, the government said the previous week's total was revised upward by 2,000.
Sterne Agee Chief Economist Lindsey M. Piegza said that despite week-to-week volatility, jobless claims have hovered around the 300,000 mark for most of the third quarter suggesting, "stabilization but also little improvement in terms of firing rates."
The definitive word on jobs is due tomorrow, when the September employment report is released.
The 4-week moving average, which is less volatile and considered a more accurate barometer of the labor market, was 294,750 -- a drop of 4,250 from the previous week'.
The full report is available on the Labor Department website.
Planned job cuts announced by employers based in the U.S. plunged 24% in September to a 14-year low of 30,477.
Figures released by outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas suggest 2014 is on pace to be the lowest job-cut year since 1997.
Last month's job cuts were the fewest since June, 2000, when just 17,241 workers were let go. The September decline brings the 2014 monthly average down to 40,379. If this pace holds, the year could end with fewer th...
Unemployment ticks higher in June
However, it was the strongest month for hiring since last October07/08/2016 | ConsumerAffairs
The nation's jobless rate rose 0.2% in June to 4.9%, as another 347,000 people found themselves out of work, according to figures released by the Department of Labor (DOL).
At the same time, the economy created another 287,000 jobs last month, mostly in leisure and hospitality, health care and social assistance, and financial activities.
Who's working and who's not
Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rates for adult women (4.5%) and Whites (4.4%) rose in June. The rates for adult men (4.5%), teenagers (16.0%), Blacks (8.6%), Asians (3.5%), and Hispanics (5.8%) showed little or no change.
Both the labor force participation rate, at 62.7%, and the employment-population ratio, at 59.6%, showed little change during the month.
The number of people out of work less than five weeks increased by 211,000 in June, following a decrease during the previous month. The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) changed little in June at 2 million and accounted for 25.8% of the unemployed.
Job gains and losses
The biggest contributor to the increase in employment was leisure and hospitality (+59,000 jobs), followed by health care and social assistance (+58,000) and financial activities (+16,000).
Employment in mining continued to trend down in June (-6,000), with other major industries, including construction, manufacturing, wholesale trade, transportation and warehousing, and government showing little or no change in June.
Average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls edged up two cents in June to $25.61, following a six-cent increase in May. Over the year, average hourly earnings have risen by 2.6%.
The full report is available on the DOL website.
The nation's jobless rate rose 0.2% in June to 4.9%, as another 347,000 people found themselves out of work, according to figures released by the Department of Labor (DOL).
At the same time, the economy created another 287,000 jobs last month, mostly in leisure and hospitality, health care and social assistance, and financial activities.
Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rates for adult women (4.5%) and Whites (4.4%) rose in June. The rates for adult men (4....
Job openings on the rise in April
However, hires moved lower06/06/2017 | ConsumerAffairs
Job openings rose to a record high in April, while both the number of hires and separations was lower.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports there were 6.044 million openings on the final day of the month, up 259,000 from the upwardly revised 5.783 million the month before for a job openings rate of 4.0%.
The number of job openings in the private sector was up by 220,000, while government openings rose by 39,000. The accommodation and food services industry saw an ...
Non-manufacturing economy grows in May -- but at a slower pace
Seventeen industries in the services sector reported expansion06/05/2017 | ConsumerAffairs
The non-manufacturing, or services, sector of the U.S. economy grew for an 89th consecutive month in May.
However, the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) reports the Non-Manufacturing Index expanded at a slower rate last month -- 56.9%, down 0.6% from the April reading.
Fifty is the line that separates expansion from contraction.
The report from the nation's purchasing and supply executives also shows the Non-Manufacturing Business Activity Index was down 1.7% to 60.7%,...
Jobless claims plunge
The outlook for economic growth continues to be positive07/20/2017 | ConsumerAffairs
There was a huge drop last week in the number of people filing initial applications for state unemployment benefits.
The Labor Department reports seasonally adjusted first-time claims totaled 233,000 in the week ended July 15 a drop of 15,000 from the previous week's revised, which was revised upward by 1,000.
The less volatile 4-week moving average, considered a more accurate barometer of the labor market, fell by 2,250 from a week earlier, was 243,750.
The complete report...
Study warns U.S. standard of living is declining
States need to do more to increase workforce productivity and participation, Accenture finds07/30/2014 | ConsumerAffairs
By James R. Hood
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For the first time in history, the U.S. standard of living is poised to decline. An Accenture study predicts a 9% decline by 203o -- back to the level it was in 2000. The study identifies three major economic threats: an aging population, lower workforce participation and a flat or declining labor productivity growth rate.
The Accenture report advocates that state governments develop and execute strategies to ensure a sufficient supply of talent to meet the country's workforce demands. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, current workforce participation rates are at their lowest since 1977.
"For the first time in our nation's history, the next generation may not be better off than their parents," said Peter Hutchinson, who leads Accenture's public service strategy for North America state, provincial and local business. "For decades people have come to expect our economy and way of life to continue to improve, not decline. Our standard of living hinges on harnessing a skilled workforce to power our economies."
Accenture identified three factors threatening the U.S. standard of living:
- Population: As Baby Boomers retire, the working age population (15- to 64-years-old) is shrinking as a share of the total population. By 2030, the working age population could shrink by 9%, declining to a 1970 level.
- Participation: There are not enough people of working-age actually working today, driven in part by youth unemployment (16- to 24-years-old).
- Productivity: States are facing an unreliable growth rate in workforce productivity, which has fallen below 1% for five of the past 10 years and is now at one of its lowest points since 1960.
Accenture's analysis points to several factors affecting participation and productivity growth rates: Employers are not finding the skills they need for open positions, the long-term increase in high school and college graduation rates is forecast to end and more than half of recent college graduates consider themselves either under-employed or working in positions that do not require their college degrees.
Key findings
A growing dissatisfaction with government was one of the key factors found in the survey, which included citizens, employers, jobseekers and state employment officials across the country.
The majority of citizens surveyed, 72%, said they have little or no trust in the ability of government to act quickly enough to address employment and skills issues.
Only 18% of employers surveyed said they had sufficient access to the skills they require, and only 12% of job seekers say it is easy to find the right job.
Among the job seekers, 58% cited a lack of access to job information as a major barrier to finding employment.
Both job seekers (48%) and employers (56%) say they would value better matching of skills needed by employers against available jobs.
A majority of employers (62%) do not think government is anticipating future skills demands.
"States are in a battle for talent," added Hutchinson. "To win that battle, states need strategies and tools that can increase workforce participation and accelerate productivity growth. And they must act now."
Accenture recommends that states provide real-time, skill-based information about jobs that are in high demand and promote the workforce qualifications needed to fill those jobs.
States should also create talent supply pipelines that can provide employers, including government, with reliable access to the skills and competencies they need, Accenture said.
States should offer every job seeker a personalized road map that shows him or her how to put unique talents to work to gain the skills and competencies needed for the desired job, the report recommends.
"For most of our history, we could take talent for granted. It was plentiful," Hutchinson said. "But in the future, it will be a scarcer resource. Strategies that worked in the past are not going to work in the future. States that act now and act decisively will have a competitive advantage in winning the battle for talent."
For the first time in history, the U.S. standard of living is poised to decline. An Accenture study predicts a 9% decline by 203o -- back to the level it was in 2000. The study identifies three major economic threats: an aging population, lower workforce participation and a flat or declining labor productivity growth rate.
The Accenture report advocates that state governments develop and execute strategies to ensure a sufficient supply of talent to meet the country&r...
Retail sales slip in May
Jobless claims were on the downside last week06/15/2017 | ConsumerAffairs
Retail sales fell in May -- their first decline in three months.
The Commerce Department reports sales for the month totaled $473.8 billion, down 0.3% from April, but a gain of 3.8% from the same period a year ago.
Declines in sales were posted by electronics and appliance stores (-2.8%), gas stations (-2.4%), and autos (-0.2%).
Among the gainers were nonstore retailers (+0.8%) and clothing & clothing accessories stores (+0.3%).
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Series: Half Moon Hollow 2.5
Year: 2013
Publisher: Audible, Inc.
Narrator: Amanda Ronconi
Goodreads Description:It's Christmas in Half-Moon Hollow and newly turned vampire Iris Scanlon-Calix wants to make Gigi's first visit home from college as normal and special as possible. It's taken months for Iris to work up the nerve to spend time around her baby sister after her vampire transition, so she enlists help from Jane Jameson and Company to keep her blood-thirst under control and assure Gigi's safety. Gigi, on the other hand, has problems of her own, including the demise of her relationship with high school sweetheart, Ben, and a looming job interview with Ophelia Lambert, the scariest potential employer in the Hollow. And then there's the small matter of the handsome, frustrating vampire who keeps appearing in Gigi's peripheral vision, then disappearing before she can talk to him. Can the Scanlon sisters negotiate romantic problems, vampire politics, and Christmas cookie disasters and enjoy a relatively normal holiday?
I haven't been following this series at all. I listened to one of the other novella audiobooks and absolutely loved it. This one wasn't as great as Undead Sublet but I did enjoy it. I kept waiting for the story to get started. This kinda felt like a great, big prologue to the real story. What it did do was whet my appetite for more Molly Harper. I think I'm going to be adding her to my to read list.


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Discussion in 'Fellowship Time' started by Cturtle, Apr 7, 2015.
Yea what He said !
Out of curiosity, how do others keep the light lit?
I pray almost constantly, all day long. Especially during my morning prayer, I ask God to bless my day and let His light shine through me so that I may bless others. I read my Bible daily. So I guess my answer is to immerse myself in prayer and God's word.
Pray for others, be kind to others.
Stay in His Word.
Meditating in the Word of God and spending time communing with Him. If we don't spend time building our faith up...then we have nothing to give to others.
Walking in Love and Forgivenes !!
Awesome point! I never looked at it that way before...
When you meet others, ask of yourself how you can answer them and behave towards them in a way that would reflect Christ. Ask in your heart what is the point of servant hood that is required and if relevant. Holy Spirit will lead the way.
As I always say, if you have any thought of good to do towards anyone, then do it, no one looses.
Getting into the word daily, talking with God and worshiping every day, and making sure to fellowship with other believers regularly. These things keep me growing straight, and enable me to interact with the world with His light and His life.
I can agree to a certain point....but just because something sounds good, or looks like it is God...or is an open door does not necessarily mean that we are to go through it. And just because the door is closed up tight should we assume that we are not to go through it. We must be internally led by the Holy Spirit. I have herd many preachers say...God why aren't You taking hold of this with me, or why is this not working...and God says because i never told you to do it.
we should be asking God and not ourselves. God expects and is fulfilled or glad when we fully rely on Him and not on ourselves
Just like in Matthew 25:41 where God tells the people depart from me i never knew you. Those people claimed to have done things in the Name of Jesus.....but the Father did not recognize it because, He was not involved with what they were doing. And the other scripture where in the temple a Pharisee and a tax collector were praying. It says that the pharisee was praying by himself, God was not in that prayer, because all he was doing was boasting about himself (Luke 18:10-14).
Just something to think about.
Are there any ways that a well meaning person can hinder their witness, or be less effective when teaching others?
The main way to hinder your own witness and risk people turning from Christ and rejecting the Good News is to fail in walking out the truth before them. However, this is also true, that we cannot devise and carry out surefire plans to lead someone to Christ. Unbelievers are watching us all the time and we will fail. God's plan to reach the unsaved works beyond our human frailties and plans. This I have learned through experience and it was a blessing to come to understand it. The Lord freed me from striving!
Is walking in love and gentleness apart of the truth that you speak about?
That walk can only be accomplished by us allowing the Holy Spirit to temper us, control us, and flow through us as we carry out our daily lives---even when no one is watching.
Do you think that the Holy Spirit really controls us or is it surrender on our part?
Holy Spirit is hindered in us when we do not surrender! What a wonderful thing it is to witness a fellow believer who is fully yielded to His control! It blesses me and gives me such hope.
Thanks for letting me clarify my thoughts, and not getting mad.
Blessings to you sister Euphemia! You are fully loved!
Why would I get mad about such questions? You are not the kind who would play such games! I just hope I have helped in any way. You are also appreciated and loved!


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Dictator Caesar
After Caesar got out of the military he wanted to still feel like he was apart of the military by becoming the dictator of Rome there he could control the major political issues in the government. He was elected in 46B.C. to be in control for the next ten years, he later annowenced that he was going to be in position for life. The senate was angered with this idea and thought that Caesar was going to let all the power go to his head and that Rome might be in danger if he was the dictator for life. The angered senate decided that the way to solve the problum was to take out Caesar by killing him or stripimg him of his power. This didn't settle in the minds of the senate and they casme up with the idea to lure him to the Capitol and stab him. The plan wouldn't have worked if Decius wouldn't have said that Calpurnia interperted her dream wrong, Caesar decied that she was wrong and he had to go to the Capitol and prove her wrong about the dream. This didn't end up the way Caesar planed, this caused him to be stabed to death. When he was lured in to the Capitol the senate gathered around him and stabed him to death, the final blow that killed him was done by his best friend Brutus. This later on caused Brutus to kill him self because he couldn't deal with the pain of losing his best friend. Even though he was having all the power go to his head, he did accomplish taking out all of the old corrupt systems that ran the roman republic and showed how the republic should be run.


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test-rode a Ritchey Breakaway. Couple questions.
I'm probably going to buy a Ritchey Breakaway steel road frame. I test-rode one today and checked out the coupling, everything looks great.
The shop claimed it was a 2006 (I didn't buy it). The frame was completely blue with just white lettering, none of the current detailing. Anyone know what year they looked like that?
When I rode it, the cable connector on the rear brake cable clanged against the top tube whenever I hit a bump (OK fine, also when I was doing bunny hops to see if the frame felt secure). There was even a little scratch on the tube there. Anyone who rides these have this problem?
I have a Dahon Flo with the same problem. A small piece or rubber tubing, or that curley cable wrap should stop the noise.
Cable hitting
You could also refit the cable connector, using a new inner wire, so that the connection point is as close to a housing stop on the frame as is feasible. That minimizes clatter too.
I beleive the Dahon Tournado is the same bike.I hope they are giving you a discount on a 2006.Have you checked out the Dahon Tournado?
I only want the frame, and I've only seen the Tournado as a complete bike.
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In Europe, the seeds cost about 0,50 euro cents per pack (150 g). This is super cheap, compared to cashews which cost over 2 euros per pack. And if you have a nut allergy, cashews are out of the question and sunflower seeds are your new best friends. As you can see, I'm a huge fan. And I want to share all this greatness with you. Scroll down for a super versatile basic sauce recipe, plant milk and homemade granola recipe and some great tips!
- They are super cheap. One pack (150 g) costs about 0,50 euro cents and you can make a decent amount of sauce out of it.
- Availability. I don't know a store where they don't sell sunflower seeds.
- Versatility. Since the seeds are pretty neutral in taste, you make plant milk, warm sauce, cold sauce, soup and salad dressing out of them.
- Even if you are allergic to nuts, you can still make creamy vegan sauces using sunflower seeds.
- Beneficial to your health. Sunflower seeds contain a lot of E-vitamin, B-vitamin, K-vitamin, iron, magnesium, omega fatty acids, selenium, calcium and folic acid.
I just love the idea that you can make a whole pot of creamy vegan and gluten free sauce out of these little seeds.
I also want to share my basic sauce recipe, which you can modify to your own taste (add different herbs or spices for example).
- 1 cup / 150 g peeled sunflower seeds
- 2 cups / 480 ml water
- 4-5 Tbsp soy sauce or tamari
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 Tbsp paprika powder
- 1 tsp curry powder
Heat up some oil in a pan. Add thinly sliced onions. Cook for a couple of minutes. Add chopped garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Add the blended sauce, stir and let it simmer for a couple of minutes. If you want, you can use the sauce right after blending and skip the cooked onion part.
- You can always boil the sunflower seeds for 15 minutes instead of soaking them for a couple of hours or overnight.
- Blender is the best for making a super smooth sauce. When using a food processor or a hand blender, the mixture will be a bit more grainy but still tasty.
- If you want a more neutral sauce, leave out the paprika powder and curry powder. Add some lemon juice, chopped raw onions, fresh herbs and chopped tomatoes instead for example.
- 1 ½ cups / 200 g peeled sunflower seeds
- 4 ¼ cups / 1 liter water
- 2 ½ cups / 300 g rolled oats
- 1 ½ Tbsp brown sugar
- ½ Tbsp cocoa powder
- 2 Tbsp oil
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imc voltage help please
hello i'm realy lost on this can anyone please gave me some help with the (imc voltage)? i checked some other sites but each site gaves me a different answer.
one site says don't go over 1.22 another says you can go to 1.40 and another says it's like the north bridge on the socket 775 boards/bios.....
so whats the deal with it?
is it safe to go past 1.22 and is it just like the north bridge ?
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so if i put it at say 1.34/1.36 i should be fine?
thank's for your help
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Vaping has finally reached the tipping point! From the earliest e-cig "vape" devices (made by the tobacco companies) to today's high-tech APVs (Advanced Personal Vaporizers – or "Vape Pens"), vaping has come a long way.
What Makes E-Liquid Juice Good?
As a general rule, all e-liquids are created around a base of vegetable glycerin, propylene glycol, or a combination of the two. Let's look at each a little closer:
Vegetable Glycerin (VG)
This is a thicker heavy sweet-tasting liquid. It gives smokeless cigarettes a pleasant sweet flavor and creates a lot of vapor. It's also very smooth in the throat. VG is completely natural and safe, derived from vegetables; most manufacturers use organic, non-GMO veggies.
Propylene Glycol (PG)
This is very thin by comparison and sweeter than VG. PG produces a great throat hit, which is why some ex-smokers favor PG based liquids. PG is also used in Asthma inhalers, so it is safe, however PG has a higher rate of sensitivity and can cause allergic reactions in some users.
Blends of VG and PG offer experienced vapers the best of both worlds, giving you the throat hit and sweetness of PG and the vapor production of vegetable glycerin juices. Different ratios produce different experiences. Experiment and find your bliss!
The Best VG Juices Ranked 1 thru 5
Basic VG juices are usually made from four substances: water, flavoring, nicotine and vegetable glycerin. They deliver a nice balanced sweetness, are easy on the throat and produce plenty of vapors. Here are five of the best manufacturers out there:
#1 Apollo E-Juices
Apollo offers four different ranges of e-juice. Their "standard range" offers a perfect mouth to lung feel for beginning vapers, and plenty of vapor for the "cloud chasers" out there! They have two vegetable glycerin ranges, Fa-Q and Lindbergh. Both are delicious and work well for sub-ohm vaporizers as well as dripping. Their juices are made with USP grade vegetable glycerin and food grade flavors.
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Halo produces some of the best e-liquids available. They have 25 blends to choose from and each comes with a "freshness" best-by date, traceable numbering and childproof caps. Their high VG range is perfects for RDAs and sub-ohm tanks.
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If you enjoy the flavor and relaxation of a good vape session, these are five of the best manufacturers out there. While vegetable glycerin products offer beginners a smooth easy vape, these companies all offer vegetable glycerin, and high-VG blend e-juices in a variety of flavors to suit every palate. The best course of action is to give several different e-juice flavors and blends a try and finds your bliss!


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(LAKEWOOD, Wash.) — The Washington state psychiatric hospital where two dangerous patients escaped last week said Saturday it is working with law enforcement to increase security.
The changes at Western State Hospital were announced in a statement by Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, in which it also thanked law enforcement for capturing the two men.
"The hospital has restricted patient-earned privileges that allow them escorted and unescorted access to Western State Hospital grounds and off-campus excursions throughout the weekend as the hospital increases its security measures," the statement said.
"The hospital's security team has coordinated closely with law enforcement to organize additional patrols on campus," it said. "Hospital staff are also focused on how to more securely serve higher risk populations in the civil commitment portion of the hospital."
Anthony Garver and Alexander Adams escaped from the hospital Wednesday night. Adams was apprehended Thursday, and Garver was captured Friday evening, police said.
Garver, 28 — who was arrested in 2013 for first-degree murder and accused of torturing a woman to death, but found too mentally ill to stand trial — was captured in the woods near the Washington-Idaho border Friday, after being tracked down by a police dog, Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich tells ABC News.
As of Friday evening, Knezovich said Garver was under arrest and en route to a hospital, suffering from dehydration.
Adams, 59, who was apprehended Thursday in Des Moines, Washington, about 30 miles north of Western State Hospital.
Garver and Adams were last seen in the hospital's dining hall Wednesday at 6 p.m., and hospital staffers learned they were missing at 7 p.m. and notified police.
Adams, who had been sent to the hospital to receive treatment on a domestic violence arrest, was spotted on a public bus at 10:30 p.m. "and inquired about how to get to the airport." He was apprehended in Des Moines, Washington, "without incident," according to Lakewood Police Lt. Chris Lawler. Lawler did not say who recognized Adams but did say that he was spotted as a result of the media attention to the case.
In a related incident, Washington state officials announced Friday that another patient went missing Wednesday from Western State Hospital — although officials were adamant about describing it as an "unauthorized leave" –not an "escape."
Lt. Lawler of the Lakewood Police Department said Friday, "For those of you inquiring about another patient missing from WSH, it's a person with ground privileges that failed to return. It's somewhat common out there. It's not an escape. We take reports and look for the person, but not like Garver or Adams unless there are special circumstances."
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When people think Southern California they don't normally think SNOW!!! However, just a two and a half hour drive from our hometown of Oceanside, California is the beautiful winter wonderland of Big Bear.
This was our first Christmas at home since six years ago when we were in California for language training. Usually, we come home during the summer when the kids are out of school, but the international school here in Rio has two long breaks one summer, one winter. Since the seasons are flipped, we took advantage of my son's summer break to fly north and spend the holidays with family and our daughter (miss her so) who is in her first year of college.
My husband found us a great A-frame on airbnb.
The snow battle began immediately. It was our great-nephew's first time seeing snow, his reaction was priceless!
For dinner we drove the short distance to downtown Big Bear, which is always quaint and charming, but even more so with its Christmas decorations. The slushy sidewalks were crowded with vacationers (Big Bear is popular with skiers and snowboarders) and all the restaurants were jam-packed. We entertained ourselves exploring the fun shops for two hours while waiting for our table at Saucy Mama's Pizzeria. 🙂 Instead of shopping, the guys preferred waiting outside in the cold.
The next morning we arrived early at Big Bear Snow Play for tubing.
So much fun! I've missed snow! Christmas in Rio is too hot and humid to feel very festive.
Another snow battle back at the house.
Video footage below
Brrrrrrr!!! Time to warm up and dry out.
My mother-in-law, niece B and her family, and niece G left to drive back to Oceanside.
Our remaining 4 headed to the Big Bear Bowling Barn for some blacklight bowling and arcade games.
In the morning, we coerced our groggy teens out of bed, rented snowshoes, and hit Cougar Crest Trail for some communing with nature.
We noticed a sign of the times message carved into a trail marker.
We couldn't have wished for a more beautiful winter day.
Frozen Big Bear Lake
Lake footage
After working up a bear of an apetite in the great outdoors, I highly recommend stopping for sandwiches at Grizzly's Bear Belly Deli. Yum Yum!!!
Our final morning, the forecast was snow. We left for Oceanside early to stay ahead of the weather – all of us wishing for one more night in Big Bear so we could cozy up to the fire and watch the snow fall.


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Tying hempseed onto a hook
Hooking hemp seed can be a real problem for some anglers, with the bait not gripping the hook securely and therefore falling off the instance it touches the water.
Most anglers hook these hard seeds by gently squeezing the ends of the shell to open up the seed a little, then inserting the hook shank and allowing the seed to clasp hold of the hook.
In the vast majority of circumstances this technique works well, but some anglers prefer to use the method detailed below, as it allows more than one fish to be caught on the same grain of hemp.
Follow the eight simple steps below and you'll soon be able to tie a grain of hemp to your hook in a matter of minutes, and catch lots of prime roach on it too...
1. To be able to tie hemp to your hook, you'll need a good, sharp, medium-sized sewing needle and some 3lb breaking strain monofilament line
2. Place the hemp on a flat, hard surface like a bait table (not your knee!) and push the needlepoint through the blunt end of the seed
3. Pick up the seed and push the needle all the way through. Wiggle the needle to make a bigger hole in the hemp seed
4. Thread your monofilament through the eye of the needle
5. Push the needle all the way through, taking with it the monofilament line
6. Tie a simple overhand knot in the line and pull the knot tight against the seed
7. Repeat process 6 so that you have got a solid knot. Then neatly cut off the tag ends. Make up a dozen of these before you go fishing
8. Slip your hookpoint under the tight loop of line you've created in the seed. You may catch a dozen fish without the bait coming off!


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This style wall rack was popular during Victorian times. The wood (possibly walnut) is stained with a dark stain. The front board is hinged at the bottom and attacked with chains at the top to make a pocket for hold, papers, letters, or magazines. The front is carded as well as the leaf design shape on the back board. The overall size is 19 1/2' x 13 1/2". The chains can be adjusted for the extension distance from the wall. The wood is in good condition. There are a few spots on the front.
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Picture: Romy Madley of The xx winning top album honour 2010 Barclaycard Mercury Music Prize at the Grosvenor House Hotel - Inside London, England - 07.09.10
Rockers The XX are to build a recording studio with the cash they won as the 2010 Mercury Prize winners.
The trio scored the $30,000 (£20,000) windfall as a result of winning the best British album honour for their eponymous debut on Tuesday (07Sep10), and singer Romy Madley Croft insists she and her bandmates plan to spend the money wisely.
She says, "We made this album in a converted garage at our record label. We felt very lucky at the time to use it, but I think we'd love to make our own studio, somewhere where we can just experiment."
The group beat out the likes of Paul Weller and Mumford & Sons to land the coveted Mercury Prize.


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