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The hobby of creating scrapbooks has been around since the 18th century, but it has only bloomed into a full blown-industry in recent years. Right now there are several online scrapbook stores that meet the demand of the many enthusiasts of the hobby. Just as well; there are quite a few reasons for its popularity.
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Scrapbooking uses a lot of materials and, without proper budgeting, the expense can balloon. It can be tempting to buy all the fancy paper and trendy supplies when you enter a craft store with your wallet as your only limit. However, that's the way to disaster.
For many people, scrapbooking is as much an art form as it is a hobby. As such, scrapbook enthusiasts are keen to remind like-minded individuals to be very picky on techniques, layouts, and visual design, especially when it comes to materials that they need. One list of tips in HubPages said that three of the ten most important scrapbook supplies are paper (in the author's own words, "lots of it"), cutting materials, and glue.
Photographs give you glimpses of things in your life that you probably won't experience again. That's why like many other people, you might be keeping your photos in albums for posterity. However, Debbie Hodge, owner of the scrapbook education site Get It Scrapped, says that you should think about storing your photos in scrapbooks instead, as this medium allows you to re-experience your memories in a different way:
Buying affordable scrapbooking supplies wholesale may seem too much, but for scrapbook enthusiasts, having enough materials is important. If you want to seriously get into scrapbooking, you should think about buying supplies in bulk, as well. Now, you might be wondering, why is scrapbooking so popular that it requires that much dedication? Dianne Woodward recently wrote an article about a scrapbook exhibit for AnOther Magazine and touched on the craft's popularity:
Little do people know but scrapbooking is one of those hobbies that have a long history. Starting with 17th century commonplace books, scrapbooks have evolved since then into the craft we know it today. Clive Thompson, author of Smarter Than You Think: How Technology is Changing Our Minds for the Better, recently wrote a feature on the practice of scrapbooking for Smithsonian.com:
Since you love making your own scrapbooks, surely you can appreciate how valuable memories are to people, especially when they're portrayed in such a tangible and creative way. So when you're starting your own crafts business, you're not just making things for money - you're trying to make a masterpiece out of quality wholesale scrapbook supplies and bits and baubles containing memories of another person. Here are a few tips that should help you get started:
Pets are beloved members of the family, and whether they've already passed away or they're still with you, wouldn't it be a nice thing to do something special and preserve their memories through a scrapbook? However, before you search for reputable online scrapbooking stores and purchase acrylic albums, glitter glue, or pens and markers, there are a few things you should first consider when getting supplies and deciding on a layout.
Scrapbooks are set apart from typical photo albums by their artistically laid out pages. This unique feature is made possible by the plethora of embellishments you can purchase from a scrapbooking supply store, find around the home, or get straight from nature. An article by contributor Rebecca Ludens for About.com discusses how you can make each page of your scrapbook exciting by a bit of thinking outside the box.
There has never been a better way of keeping memories than through traditional scrapbooking. Despite the growing popularity of digital scrapbooking, working with physical accessories and memorabilia still offers an unparalleled experience. It is no wonder, then, that many American families continue this longstanding tradition, with some of them going as far as keeping scrapbooking supplies good to last for a year or two.
Scrapbooking is an art that has been developed for a long time, but its potential as a therapeutic avenue is not well known to the majority. However, organizations like St. Jude Children's Hospital and the Leeza Gibbons Memory Foundation are using scrapbooking as a means to help people cope with their problems.
The University of Delaw published a story that talks about the passion of one of its professors, Debra Hess Norris. Norris is an avid fan of The Beatles and she keeps a lot of memorabilia with her to show her love and fondness as a fan of the music giants.
Kate Rothacker had been relatively content working in a scrapbook store and teaching. The idea of starting a business had never really seemed like, well, a chapter in that book.
Around the last days of the year, we reflect back on the days behind us. After smiling during the good times and learning from the bad times, we make our New Year's resolutions with hopeful hearts for the best year yet. With the stresses of school, work and life, it's sometimes hard to stick to those goals.
Scrapbook lovers all over America, unite! The Great American Scrapbook Convention has finally set up the dates for this year's Texas iteration. Running from June 12th to the 14th, 2014, you can drop by the Arlington Convention Center and have your dose of everything related to scrapbooking.
Scrapbooking hobbyists are about to enter the new year with one less avenue for them to explore and express their creativity. Major scrapbooking retailer, Archiver's, has announced on January 2, 2014 that they are officially going out of business after 14 long years.
Access to raw materials is essential for people with an entrepreneurial spirit or a knack for creativity, as it could spell success or failure. An article published in The Sentinel last November shared the story of a student who drew inspiration from paper crafts and established a blog wherein she shares her ideas and creations to the public.
According to social media research firm Semiocast, the popular photo-sharing platform Pinterest now has 70 million users around the world; that's because unlike other social networking sites, it gives people their own virtual pin board where they can stick any picture they find interesting or inspiring. Of course, this platform bears a remarkable similarity to traditional scrapbooking in that users can assemble a collection of images onto a page. Despite its convenience, though, an article on ReadWrite.com says that Pinterest won't be replacing scrapbooking as we know it today— at least not any time soon:
An article by Rebecca Ludens for About.com identifies basic scrapbooking supplies and provides some effective tips on making beautiful scrapbooks. According to Ludens, most scrapbooking supply stores have a variety of products that can greatly embellish a scrapbook, and if you're not prepared with your choices beforehand, you might end up picking the wrong items.
"All the milestones, from magical to mortifying, make great stories — at least eventually." writes Sloane Stephens Cox of Bella Magazine. These milestones may be remembered through old photographs and mementos, but there's no other way to tell a story effectively than through scrapbooks. They require an assortment of art supplies that people don't usually have at home, which compels some scrapbooking enthusiasts to buy supplies from scrapbook stores online. The effort, however, is worth as much as the sense of accomplishment that they feel afterward.
You never forget your first of anything, they say. Sometimes you need a little help in preserving those memories. Let us help you preserve your memory of your first visit to our site with a special promo, on top of our already-discounted prices.
Young children can develop their self-esteem during their formative years by engaging in scrapbooking. Leeza Gibbons made this point in her America Now interview with scrapbooking professionals Sandi Pirrelli and Rebecca Moran. Gibbons, who is herself active in scrapbooking, said that it is important for children to start chronicling their lives early on to help them understand themselves better.
Most people enjoy reminiscing over their earlier years, reflecting on events that brought them to where they are in the present. Everybody has a story to tell; as evidenced by the wealth of published literature immortalizing various people's lives. Your own private chronicle also deserves to be captured for posterity and made available to future audiences. The simplest and most graphic means of doing this is through photo albums or scrapbooking.
Did you know that scrapbooks first became popular in the 1600s, and they were known back then as "commonplace books"? These books were used to preserve poems, quotes, and even a lock of hair from a loved one. Today, with scrapbook ideas such as the ones given below and supplies from retailers like AllScrapbookSteals.com, keeping memories alive has never been more fun.


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- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pound grouper fillets
- 1/2 onion, finely chopped
- 1 1/2 cups chopped canned tomatoes
- 1/2 cup pitted cured black olives
- 3 tablespoons parsley
- Dash of red pepper flakes
- Salt and pepper
In a large skillet heat 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium high heat. Pat fillets dry and season with black pepper. Carefully place fillets in pan and quickly brown on both sides. Transfer to baking dish and place in 200 degree oven and bake for 10 to12 minutes.
Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to same pan and cook onion for 1 minute. Stir in garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Add tomatoes and stir to combine. Bring to a simmer and cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in olives, parsley and red pepper flakes.
Remove fish from oven and place on serving plates. Top with sauce and serve with parsley- buttered noodles
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One of Mikey's nastier nights with a high Gerard
Or he can be desparately sexual, which is tough to ignore. Even when he's sober, Gee is different. He's become very paranoid and touchy about things. God I get paranois too, I'm too scared to ask what he's up to though in case I get in trouble from him. I can see Frank putting up with his odd behaviour too with only a hint of annoyance. I'm so glad Gerard has someone like him when I can't be there for him or it's something that a brother can't fix.
The worst nights of Gerard's drunken onslaughts were yet to come but I was getting more concerned for him. His eyes are always bloodshot, which first made me consider he was on drugs. I hated to admit it but it had to be true, it made sense yet I still wanted to ignore that theory. Gerard was going out, getting high somewhere and getting home and miraculously safe but why... Eagerly letting me go out with Shane and Frank made me think if they had anything to do with it. Or as if he just didn;t care so much anymore. That sounded crazy at the time! I mean, I trusted these guys to the max, with all I could trust them. They wouldn't do stuff like that to him.
Now, the last night before Gerard's climax of horrors was on December 16th. He barged into my room in a worse state than I had seen ever before, practically frothing at the mouth.
"Fuck!" He murmured, falling to his knees as soon as he made it through the door.
"Gee, you sleeping here?" I asked cautiously. His head snapped up and he glared at me.
"You fucking cunt! How can I even look at you without seeing shit!" Gerard looked slightly fearful through obvious rage and wide-eyed.
"What do you mean? C'mon..." I laced my fingers with his to pull Gerard up.
"Stay away!! You're not...You're not...!" Gerard broke off violently, getting up. I approached him warily, knowing he'd fall asleep as soon as he hit the pillow. It was just a case of coaxing him into bed and maybe watch him for a while to make sure he was okay.
I barely noticed his arm moving until his hand connected with my cheek unexpectedly.
"Gerard -" I didn't bother to touch my sore cheek, used to the familiar buzz anyway.
"For everything he's done! And I've tried to fix," he yelled. "but I still..." Gerard usually doesn't made much sense anyway but the way he spoke chilled me to the bone. Fixing things, the way he had tried to 'fix' me, did he mean he didn't do a good enough job? Was that it, was he disappointed in me?!
He thrashed violently and kicked my stomach and I staggered back, "I hate you!!" The words hurt more. He's never said that. Gerard has never said he hates me, not like that. I knew why he would though. Even if he doesn't love me, I'll always love him. I can't not love G.That's impossible and unreasonable.
I shook my head. Not even if he's drunk... The words always hurt more. Gerard pushed me down and I felt a numb pain as my back hit the side of my bed. He stood over me as if debating something, licking his lips and his eyes looked truly terrifying.
"No, Gerard! Don't ever say that!" I grabbed hold of his legs. "You can't say that!" Knowing he loved me was the only thing that would keep me sane, or so it seemed at the time. Sometimes it used to be like we lived in our own little world, even if it's changing it can't be tossed away or destroyed.
"Shut it!" he grabbed my hair until it felt he would rip it out. I screamed out, kicking out wildly to cope with the shot of pain though still wrapping my arms around his legs. I wheezed as he slowly pulled his fingers our of my hair, feeling some of the hairs break of in agonising burning pain.
He snatched my glasses off my face before I could react and twisted them, tossing them behind his shoulder.
"Gerard, stop it!" I moaned, pulling his leg closer.
"I hate how you can't tell me you love me, you won't admit that what I do to punish you makes you happy!"
I gasped as more pathetic tears built up inside and looked up at Gerard in shock after I processed what he meant.
"Yeah, that's it. Shane told me, so did the fucking coke. And I've felt this for so long Mikey!"
"Cocaine?! Shit! Gee...! You can't do coke!" I hit his knee in desparation. The pices fit easily enough. "So Shane's been giving you drugs?!"
"He'll stop if you tell him you know. So you better do what he says! Or I'll... I'll make sure to really break you!! I need Shane!" Gerard leant over and took heave deliberate breaths against my ear, "You know I can fucking break you." he promised.
"How can I do that?! What's even in it for him?" I flinched but didn't back down more than I already had.
Gerard laughed and swayed insecurely.
"You'll see..... Mikes, coke helps me out, see? Makes me forget that one day - Look, don't tell Shane, and I'll love you forever." Gerard had calmed down considerably. I could just see him grinning down at me. His plan no doubt made him feel in control once more. He sounded like he was about to pass out though, which he often does after he comes back after a hit.
I wiped my eyes in disbelief. The change in mood was too fast to take in. Once angry now in a blink of an eye, somewhat amiable.
I shakily asked one thing, "Forever...?" to which Gerard nodded lazily in reply. It wasn't long until he was with me in bed, cuddling me tight as I weighed up the pros and cons of not telling Shane, or anyone else. If it helps him forget Jimmy, if it seriously damages all aspects of his life... What can I do now?


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Some general tips for PvP healers:
-Be prepared to heal yourself more than your teammates. Seriously. More often than not, once the opposing team realizes there's a healer nearby, they'll do everything they can to murder you. Stay as mobile as possible, get out of line of sight if there are ranged DPS shooting you and keep some potions handy. At the same time, however, don't stray too far from your teammates; the enemy wants to get rid of you because you're healing your allies, and if you run out of range, it doesn't matter if they've failed to kill you, they've still gotten what they wanted.
-Although, as Olivia mentioned, mana regeneration isn't as important as it is in PvE, it is still helpful; some battles can go on for several minutes, and if you're good at staying alive and keeping your teammates healthy, you'll find yourself looking at an empty mana pool sooner or later. Mana potions can help here, but any cooldowns you might have that provide some quick mana restoration are even better. Save them until you're almost OOM, then use them to keep yourself active for a bit longer. This is even more important if you have smart Priests on the enemy team, as they'll try to Mana Burn you if they're needed to do anything else for a few seconds. For all of these situations, try to keep a decent amount of Spirit on your gear; not as much if you were trying to gear for PvE and don't want to run out of mana ever, but just enough that you can make enough mana back over a few seconds that you can cast another spell. This is a number you'll have to feel out on your own, but I've found that having a little over 1000 on my Priest lets me keep the heals flowing for a good couple of minutes before I have to stop and drink, even longer if I use my mana-restoration cooldowns.
-Check to see if there are any other healers on your team (you can click the little PvP button next to the minimap and mouseover the icons of your teammates to see their current spec) and try to communicate with them about how to divide the work. If you're on Warsong Gulch or Twin Peaks, having all of the healers pile onto the flag carrier might keep him or her alive for a long while, but it doesn't help the guys on offense kill the opposing flag carrier. This doesn't have to be a complicated discussion, just talk for a bit about who wants to go where so you can figure out where your healing talents will be most needed.
-As silly as this might sound, DON'T FORGET YOUR AUTOATTACK. Got a Mage trying to capture your base on Arathi Basin or Battle for Gilneas? A pesky Shaman dropping totems to disrupt your team or help his? No need to waste any mana, just give them a few good whacks with whatever weapon is handy.
-Sometimes, your teammates can suffer from tunnel vision, so intent on killing the enemy healer or flag carrier that they forget their own healer is being slaughtered just a few feet behind them. It's times like these that a simple macro can be a huge help: something that broadcasts to battleground chat or even just a yell that you're under attack and need assistance. Got a Rogue on your ass? Using your SOS macro might be enough to catch the attention of that friendly Warrior nearby and get him to charge down and stun the offending foe.
One more tip to add to these excellent ones:
Have a DPS spec. If you notice too many healers in your BG, don't be afraid to respec to blow things up instead. Too many healers is a shifty concept, but with time it becomes easier to figure out.
Good luck fellow PvP healers!


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Q&A: Scott Ian
Before the "Big 4" heavy metal show at Yankee Stadium, the Anthrax guitarist and lyricist talks Queens, Jews, and Louis Farrakhan
Not at all. Public Enemy became my favorite band as soon as I heard them. I had a bunch of friends that worked at Def Jam back in the eighties. A guy named Scott Koenig, George Drakoulias back in the day. I was friends with Lyor [Cohen]. I knew everybody in the office back then. We used to go to Rick Rubin's apartment and listen to records all the time, before everything blew up. This is pre-Def Jam becoming Def Jam and Rush becoming Rush.
So, how come Rick produces Metallica and not you guys?
We never asked him to produce us.
You should!
We don't want Rick Rubin on our records. I love Rick Rubin, I think he's amazing. I just don't think he's the right fit for us. But anyway, I was just a big Public Enemy fan. I got to hear tapes of the first record before it was out. And I remember hearing "Rightstarter" and "Rebel Without a Pause" and just thinking, "Man, this is the heaviest shit I've heard in my life. These guys are brutal. They've just taken all rap to the next level." Then I got to meet Chuck and we became friends. I started wearing a Public Enemy shirt all the time on stage. Chuck would see pictures of me wearing it. So, we just became friends back then.
Cut to when they record "Bring the Noise," and they name-check Anthrax in the song. We were just completely blown away. So, it was kind of like this mutual admiration society. And in the back of my mind I just always wanted to find a way to work together, and I knew there was a way, I just had to figure it out. How could I do something with Chuck D?
It was in 1990 when we recorded Persistence of Time. We were pretty much done with all the drum tracks. And I said to Charlie, "I've got this idea to cover 'Bring the Noise.' " I basically transposed the horn part, came up with a guitar riff based around the horn sample that they were using. I said, "Let's come up with an arrangement." So, we came up with an arrangement for the song and we tracked it. This was back in the day when there was no Internet, so you couldn't send an MP3. We made a cassette and sent it in the mail to Chuck.
So, I called him up and said, "Hey, man, we just recorded 'Bring the Noise' and we want you and Flav to be on it." And he said, "Scottie, why don't we come up with something new, from the ground up? Let's write something together." And I said, "Well, let's do that too. But you gotta hear this." Because we recorded the track and we were like, "Holy shit, this is sick, this is so heavy. People are going to lose their minds."
So, it takes three days for him to get the fucking tape. We had already spoken to Rick Rubin. I told Rick what we were doing, because Chuck said, "Why don't you call Rick and see what he thinks." So, we spoke to Rick and immediately he says, "I think it's redundant. They already recorded 'Bring the Noise.' Why don't you do something different?" "I know, I know, but you just gotta hear this, Rick. You just gotta hear it."
Finally another two days goes by, Chuck gets the tape, calls me back, and says, "Holy shit. This is slamming. When do you need us? When and where?" And that was it. It was as simple as that. They heard the track. They did the vocals. We shot the video in Chicago when we had a day off on the Clash of the Titans tour. On the way back to the hotel from the video shoot, someone on the bus—I think it was our manager at the time, Johnny—made a mention, "You guys should play some dates together." And Chuck's like, "Hey, you got my phone number." World tour was booked like two weeks later. It was all just because we liked working with each other so much.
I just did "Bring the Noise" with them at the Sunset Strip Music Festival two weeks ago in L.A. Eight thousand people out on the street. It's as magical now as it was in 1991.
And how do you feel about the Farrakhan line?
I never cared. If that was their belief at the time, and they backed Farrakhan, and obviously he had problems with Jewish people—you know, I never spoke to the man myself.
I can't tell you how many interviews I did back then, in 1991, when people said, "How could you work with Public Enemy? They hate Jews, they hate whites." And I said, "Well, if they hate Jews and they hate white people, they're all really great actors because I just spent two months on tour with those guys and we had the best time ever." Especially Professor Griff, who got the most heat back in the day. He was my best friend on that tour, and even now when I see Griff it's all hugs and kisses. I'm like, if these guys hate me, they've got a good way of not showing it, you know?
Lyor once told me a story about when he was tour manager, when the controversy around Griff erupted, of saying, "Look, you guys may not know what buttons you're pressing, but I want to show you something." And he had the Holocaust Museum in Washington closed down and he brought those guys through it. And was like, "I travel with you, we're friends, you're going to see this, so you're going to know what you're talking about. The next time, if you still want to, go ahead, but this is it, this is the shit." I think Griff and them then parted ways.
My attitude with it is I never judge anyone until I meet them. And obviously I already knew Chuck, and I never felt for one second that this guy had an evil bone in his body, so what he felt about Farrakhan wasn't my business. My business was my relationship with Chuck D.
Now tell me about that release of energy on stage and how you prepare yourself to do that and what it feels like afterwards. That's an insane amount of yourself to put out.
I just stretch. I don't do much. I do a little bit of stretching. I warm up on the guitar for about 15 minutes. I do as little as possible all day long to save as much energy as possible, basically for the show. Because it is a crazy burst of energy, almost like running sprints. You go from zero to 100. One second you're standing around doing nothing, and the next second you're on stage giving every amount of energy you have in your body. At an Anthrax show, there is no really pacing myself. I always try and say I'm going to pace myself, but it's hard to. It's just natural for me to get on stage and do what I do. Sometimes, yeah, if I get winded, I get winded. There's nothing I can do about it. Like I said, from zero to 100 in one second.
Doing that night after night after night, the stamina required for the touring thing, has always astounded me. I know some great musicians and they can't do it. They can play at home, they can play in a studio, but to have to do that for two months, three months, it's too draining.
We're still able to play five nights a week. But it's hard. Physically it definitely takes a toll. I'm waiting for the day when I'm going to need hip replacement, probably knee surgery—all that stuff I'm sure is in my future. Just like athletes. The damage I've been doing to my body since 1981 is, I'm sure, going to come back and bite me in the ass. All the headbanging—I'm going to be like one of those old guys walking on the street hunched over like this.
An old Jewish guy.
I look at AC/DC as my touchstone for it. Because Angus is 10 years older than me, and he's still out there doing it at the level he does it. I always felt like, whatever Angus does, I have to do at least that much. And they're still out there destroying. I figure we've got at least 10 more years.
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RECIPE #4807 - BARBECUE NACHOS, Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Serves: 4 servings
1 1/2 pound smoked pork shoulder or smoked turkey or smoked beef brisket.
1 (16-ounce) jar spicy or mild nacho cheese sauce.
2 pound round tortilla chips.
1 (18-ounce) bottle Neely's barbeque sauce
3 ounce neely's dry barbecue spice rub.
6 ounce can sliced jalapenos, drained
1 1/2 ounce sour cream
4 ounce shredded cheddar cheese
Preheat oven to 300 degrees. In separate saucepans over low heat, warm the nacho cheese sauce and Neely's barbeque sauce. Place pork in a baking dish, cover with foil and warm in oven until pork reaches 145 degrees. place tortilla chip on a baking sheet, spread evenly and season with 2 ounces of Neely's dry barbecue rub and warm for 3 to 4 minutes.
Remove chips and place ½ of the chips on a large serving tray, sprinkle 2 ounces of cheddar cheese on top of the chips. Spread 1/2 of the pork and then coat with 1/2 of the barbecue sauce, then coat with 1/2 nacho cheese sauces. Repeat these steps and top off with jalapenos and sour cream.
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There are those runners who love races that have hills inmixed in them. There there are the sane runners who just want to run flat and straight. With a business name like Eola Hills Wine Cellars, one would think to expect a race at their location to be full of elevation changes. However, that is a little misleading, as the Willamette Valley Road Runners sponsored race - now in its 3rd year- is called the Eola Hills Wine Cellars "No Hills" Harvest 10K Run & 5K Run/Walk.
Check out a recap of a past event here. The out-and-back 10k starts in the parking lot and heads south on the well paved bike path that runs along side Highway 99W. I love to run in this area, as this path is well maintained, super stratight, and goes on for miles (can actually go all the way to Monmouth). Once runners hit Orrs Corner Road, they will take a right to head West and cross the railroad tracks. One large curve will place runners onto Bowersville Road and near the turnaround point, just past the steel bridge. The 5k will be primarily the same, but feature a turnaroud point just south on Riddell Road (off of Orrs Corner).
While there may be no hills, there is the risk of wet and stormy weather (it is November after all). But fear not, at least you will only be running it, as the pre and post race activities have been inside the warm and cozy confines of the winery itself. After your run, refuel with delicious Mid-Valley wine (along with beer, soda, and water- but come on...the obvious choice is wine). The fee will also include a slice of on-site made pizza.
Proceeds from the run will be shared by the Track & Field and Cross Country programs at Dallas and Central High Schools.
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If, for example, you wish to be held by someone some night, You should gently hug the person next to you first.
And then, if by chance you were to fall in love with someone,
If you're precious to that person you'd be loved by them too, right?
At anytime we're connected somewhere.
We love you,
The world loves you.
No matter how hard, just by feeling in my heart,
That you are there, I can pull through it.
We love you...
Look, the whole world, even at this very moment
Somebody loves someone.
We love you,
The world loves you.
So it's ok, just the way you are, the real you.
Everyday we love you, anytime we love you.
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News for International Medical Graduates
Have you registered for the 2013 residency matching program?
While the Nov. 30 early registration deadline for applicants to the 2013 Main Residency Match has passed, the application process will not close until Feb. 20.
Visit the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) website for information about the application process, important deadlines and details about the 2013 Match.
According to data about the 2012 Match released by the NRMP, the number of international medical graduates who match in the Main Residency Match continues to increase.
The NRMP reports that 218 more U.S. citizens who graduated from international medical schools matched in 2012 compared to the year before—a figure that has grown by more than 500 over five years. A total of 4,279 U.S. citizens from international medical schools participated in the 2012 Match, which is 510 more than the previous year. That number has increased by 1,300 during the past five years.
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Hone your leadership skills and make an impact on the future of the medical profession by applying for a leadership position in the AMA.
AMA members can apply for a variety of leadership positions throughout the organization, including positions on the governing council of the AMA International Medical Graduates Section (IMG). Visit the AMA's leadership opportunities Web page to view a listing.
All AMA members who are graduates of foreign medical schools are automatically members of the AMA-IMG. Additional leadership opportunities are available on the AMA-IMG committees. As part of the criteria to serve on a committee, members must be available to participate in afternoon and/or evening teleconferences.
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We have seen it happen for MySpace, we have seen it happen for Blogger, now it's time for Twitter. Backgrounds, styles & templates are always in demand and they seem to make it big whenever a successful site offers those customizations. I was looking for some Twitter backgrounds and was pretty amazed to find out the number of sites offering cool, free Twitter backgrounds. Here's 13 of them I found good enough.
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Poor Prothy is totally gonna get stared at wherever he goes, whatever he does - be it eating some Blasto-O's or reading a book - all because he is a living, breathing Prothean! I mean, what else are you gonna do when you see a Prothean?
I'm dying to hear Liara's reaction to him, given her fascination with his species. For some reason, I feel like Liara will revert back to her shy, awkward ME1 self around him. Just around him.
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Progress is steadily being made to bring the Brazilian-based OBVIO! mini cars to the U.S. through ZAP. The California-based automobile distributor that brought us the SMART fortwo before DaimlerChrysler itself has already prepurchased 50,000 units. And finally we can see the 828 in action in this video of the car tooling around an Orlando parking lot.
Set for production next year, the first model year will be comprised of the 828 and 012 models with flex-fuel engines that can run on 100-percent ethanol, 100-percent gasoline or a combination of both. The Tritec 1.6L four-cylinder motor is mated to a CVT and will reportedly produce 115 horsepower and 149 ft-lbs. of torque while delivering 29.4 mpg city and 40.69 mpg highway running on ethanol. Fuel economy should improve by 10 percent using gasoline, according to OBVIO!. The target price for U.S. consumption of the 828 is $14,000 and the 012E $28,000.
Of more significance is that the second model year will yield all-electric versions of the 828 and 012E that will rival the Tesla Roadster in performance and efficiency. The EVs will have a range of 200 to 240 miles, reach 60 mph in 4.5 seconds or less and hit 120 mph on the high end. They're powered by lithium-ion batteries just like the Tesla Roadster and will start at $49,000 for the 828 and $59,000 for the 012E.
The OBVIO! cars have always seemed one-part promise and one-part hyperbole, but every time we check back in on their progress they seem ever closer to reality. Check out OBVIO!'s webpages for the 828 and 012E and tell us if you see a car as innovative as the Tucker or an overly ambitious attempt to build an automaker from scratch.
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· December 7, 2012: Call for Proposals released
· February 15, 2013: Pre-proposals due to Texas Sea Grant
· March 15, 2013: Pre-proposal applicants notified of recommendations
· June 3, 2013: Full proposals due to Texas Sea Grant
· September 30, 2013: Full proposal applicants notified
· Project initiation: February 1, 2014
· Project completion: January 31, 2016
The Texas Sea Grant College Program is inviting pre-proposals for the next two-year grant cycle (February 1, 2014-January 31, 2016). We are seeking to fund original and innovative research that has public relevance and is aligned with one or more of our four focus areas:
1. Healthy Coastal Ecosystems
2. Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture
3. Resilient Communities and Economies
4. Environmental Literacy and Workforce Development
To learn more about these four focus areas, we encourage you to read the 2014-2017 National Sea Grant Strategic Plan: http://texas-sea-grant.tamu.edu/WhoWeAre/StrategicPlan2012.html
Proposed research projects must integrate outreach or education activities, relevant to the research proposed. Identification of outreach or education components is not required at the pre-proposal stage.
ANY field of study is eligible. This includes, but is not limited to, the following fields: physical sciences, natural sciences, geosciences, engineering, math, health sciences, veterinary sciences, social, behavioral and economic sciences, agricultural sciences, archeology, planning, law, policy, communications, education and business.
We are especially interested in receiving pre-proposals to support multi-disciplinary research, beginning investigators, underrepresented investigators, proposals that involve undergraduate and graduate students in research and collaborations between institutions of higher education and industry.
The process involves two steps: (1) proposers must submit a pre-proposal by 5 PM CST Friday, February 15, 2013; and (2) proposers whose pre-proposals are encouraged to be developed for full proposal submission will be invited to submit a full proposal by 5 PM CST Monday, June 3, 2013.
Important Notice to Proposers
Please be aware that significant changes have been made to the pre-proposal preparation guidelines, submission process and review process. Please read the new request for pre-proposals and do not rely on previous guidelines or prior proposal submissions.
(1) Universities and colleges: Texas universities, and two- and four-year colleges (including community- colleges) acting on behalf of their faculty members.
(2) Nonprofit, non-academic institutions: Independent museums, observatories, research laboratories, professional societies, and similar organizations in Texas that are directly associated with educational or research activities.
(3) For-profit organizations: Commercial firms, especially small businesses with strong capabilities in scientific or engineering research or education. We are interested in supporting projects that involve universities and the private sector.
(4) State, local and Indian tribal governments.
(5) Unaffiliated persons: Individuals who have no affiliations with organizations that could act as grantee organizations may receive support for meritorious research if they have the capability and use of facilities needed to perform the work and agree to fiscal arrangements satisfactory to Texas Sea Grant and Texas A&M University.
No budget is required at the pre-proposal stage. At the full proposal stage, target budgets should be no greater than $150,000 per year in direct and indirect costs (F&A) combined. The applicable indirect cost rate(s), negotiated by the organization with the cognizant negotiating agency, must be used in computing indirect costs for a proposal.
There is mandatory cost-sharing. For every two federal dollars received by a PI, there is a one dollar non-federal cost-sharing requirement. Institutional cost-sharing may be one of two forms: in-kind contributions or matching funds. In-kind contributions are defined under federal guidelines as "contributions other than cash." While they usually add real value to a project, they do not require an actual cash outlay. Some examples of in-kind contributions are effort (existing salaries and benefits of investigators and others working on the proposed project and paid from non-federal sources), indirect costs not charged to the sponsor, third-party contributions and donated labor, materials and services. Matching Funds are actual cash contributions.
Full Proposals
Due Date: Monday, June 3, 2013 5:00 PM CST
Full Proposal Applicants Notification Date: September 30, 2013
Full Proposal Preparation
Applications must adhere to the provisions under Format Requirements and Content Requirements below.
Format Requirements: All application materials should be submitted in Portable Document Format (PDF) or a common word processing format, and when printed out should meet all format requirements. All pages must be single- or double-spaced; printed or typed in at least 12-point font; and printable on 8.5-inch x 11-inch paper, with 1-inch margins.
Content Requirements: Brevity will assist reviewers and program staff in dealing effectively with proposals. Therefore, the Project Description may not exceed 12 pages.
Tables and visual materials, including charts, graphs, maps, photographs and other pictorial presentations are included in the 12-page limit. The signed title page, project summary, references, budgets and justification, previous, current and pending support, letter(s) of support, vitae, NEPA questionnaire, and data sharing plan do not count towards the 12-page limit. All information needed for review of the proposal should be included in the main text; no appendices are permitted.
For each proposal the following information must be included:
- Investigator Records and Resumes: Carried over from preliminary proposal stage and updated to reflect changes in senior personnel.
- Project Summary: One or two page description that includes project title, list of related Texas Sea Grant funded projects (if any), keywords and Sea Grant classification codes, short- and long- term project objectives related to Texas Sea Grant goals and strategies, summary of approach and methods, and rationale explaining project importance and why Texas Sea Grant is appropriate.
A generic title page can be downloaded here (http://www.seagrant.noaa.gov/funding/forms.html).
Sea Grant classification codes can be downloaded here (PDF)
- Full Project Narrative: The primary basis for funding decisions, this 12-page document discusses the problem or opportunity addressed, rationale and current status, approach, expected results, engagement plan, dissemination of results and references.
- Budget: Completed budget worksheet that includes separate budgets for years 1 and 2, and a cumulative budget. All subawards will require full project documentation (narrative and budget) and official approvals from subawardee organizations or institutions.
- Budget Justification: Separate detailed justification for each budget item must be added to each budget form. Subawards require additional scope of work and budget worksheet documents, added as attachments in the subaward budget justification.
- Current and Pending Support: Planned and ongoing research funding for all investigators. This information will be used to assess capacity to complete proposed project.
- Support Letters: Letters of support from collaborating institutions, contributors of in-kind or matching funds, and organizations that will benefit from project results.
- Required NOAA Documents: (i) Data sharing plan that meets requirements by the new NOAA environmental sharing policy at: www.nosc.noaa.gov/EDMC/ (projects selected for funding will be required to ensure implantation of their submitted data sharing plan); (ii) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) questionnaire. Download the (NEPA) questionnaire (PDF). Please compile all NOAA documents along with the project narrative into one single document. These pages do not count towards the 12 page count.
For any questions or concerns, please contact Dr. Mona Behl. For any budget related questions or concerns, please contact Mr. Terry Poehl.
All proposals must be submitted via eSeaGrant by the deadline. eSeaGrant can be accessed at the following URL:
Instructions on how to register to use the system and how to navigate the system are available here.
Full Proposal Review Process
Texas Sea Grant strives to conduct a fair, competitive, transparent merit-review process for the selection of projects. All proposals will be reviewed by at least three persons outside of Texas who are experts in the particular fields represented by the proposal. Proposers will be invited to suggest names of persons they believe are especially well qualified to review their proposal and/or persons they would prefer not review their proposal. These suggestions may serve as one source in the reviewer selection process.
Review criteria include: rationale, scientific or professional merit, innovativeness, qualifications and past record of investigators, alignment with Sea Grant focus areas, public relevance and programmatic justification.
Texas Sea Grant will also convene external review panels before recommending final action on proposals. There will be two external review panels – one panel for the physical, natural, health and engineering sciences, and one panel for all other disciplines (social, behavioral and economic sciences, law, policy, education, etc.). Grants will be awarded to the most meritorious projects identified by both external review panels, with the aim of providing balance among Texas Sea Grant's four focus areas. We anticipate awarding 6-12 grants.
Full Proposal Data Management Plan Requirement
Effective for all new NOAA funded research projects, data and information collected and/or created under NOAA grants and cooperative agreements must be made visible, accessible, and independently understandable to general users, free of charge or at minimal cost, in a timely manner, except where limited by law, regulation, policy or by security requirements.
The new requirement has two parts: (1) environmental data generated by a research project must be made available after a reasonable period of exclusive use, and (2) the grant proposal must describe the plan to make the data available.
To comply with this new requirement, proposers must provide a "Data Management Plan", explaining how the data and metadata will be provided. Funds may be budgeted in the proposal for this task.
Data Management Plans are not required at the pre-proposal stage. More details about Data Management Plans and data sharing will be sent to proposers along with letters of invitation to submit full proposals.
Download the Data Sharing Proposal Templates and Examples (PDF)
Contact Information
Mona Behl, Ph.D., Research Coordinator
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March against Monsanto: Cape Town, South Africa, May 25, 2013
Cape Town saw a great crowd in the streets on May 25, 2013 as the people marched against Monsanto, the pesticide giant and producer of genetically modified seeds. The following photo essay gives a graphic view of the event.
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Willowbrook at a Glance
Willowbrook is located in Northwest Houston located in between Highway 249 and Highway 290. Beltway 8 cuts directly through the middle of Willowbrook, and because of the area's close proximity to these 3 major thoroughfares, businesses looking for office space in Northwest Houston should definitely flock to the area. With a mix of office, retail, and industrial warehouse space sprinkled throughout the area and The Willowbrook Mall, this neighborhood is ripe for commercial activity. For more information on office space in Willowbrook, contact TheSquareFoot today!


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Why (Many) Arguments Against Windows 8 Are Crap
With the introduction of Windows 8, a slew of criticisms has flooded the internet world, ranging from valid comments to incurable pure crap. Why crap? Because the biggest annoyances that people discuss when discussing Windows 8 are not only fixable but are basically non existent.
My article discusses the counters to the common whining of a Windows 7 user. Yep, Windows 7 user. It seems like not a lot of hate comes from Apple fans but rather from Microsoft lovers themselves.
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This is my new favorite drink. I used Skyy Citrus Vodka and Perrier Lemon. This is dangerous. You can't taste the vodka at all. It tastes like lemonade. Thankfully this recipe only makes 4 drinks. ;)
Spiked Lemonade
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Start with lemon-flavored sparking water or club soda and add citrus-flavored vodka, lemon juice, sugar, and orange liqueur for an unforgettable summer lemonade cocktail. Buy extra ingredients–this one is guaranteed to be a party-pleaser.
Yield: Makes 3 1/4 cups
- 2 cups lemon-flavored sparkling water or club soda, chilled
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- 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
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- Garnish: lemon slices
- Combine first 5 ingredients in a large pitcher. Serve over crushed ice. Garnish each serving with a lemon slice, if desired.
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Featuring some of my recent faves and art by some of my watchers and friends.
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The "Downton Abbey" premiere broke the PBS ratings record and sent a strong message to PBS that was 10.2 million visitors strong, according to a Jan. 6 report from USA Today. And that message is being repeated in the 2014 Masterpiece Sweepstakes offered by the Public Broadcasting System, which is giving away a 5-day, 4-night trip for 2 U.S. or Canadian adults to travel to Great Britain and experience a VIP reception at Highclere Castle.
Highclere Castle and the families living within its fictional walls dominate the popular drama series that entered its fourth season this month and continues to draw fans who relish watching the 1920s drama that unfolds within this household. And the real estate, which boasts hundreds of rooms too numerous for the owners to even count (they say), will be one of the sites visited by the winners of the Masterpiece Sweepstakes this year.
So if you want to move from television or computer screen into physically seeing the real height and breadth of the "Downton Abbey" set, click here and enter the 2014 Masterpiece Sweepstakes opportunity that others are trying to win.
10.2 million visitors watched the PBS Season 4 premiere show, so you already know you have stiff competition to win the almost-week-long trip abroad, which will include round-trip domestic class airfare, a reception hosted by Lord and Lady Carnarvon, the author of Lady Catherine, The Earl, and the real Downton Abbey, and a private tour of one of the retail shops featured in season two (Selfridges & Co.).
Fans of the popular drama featuring Lady Mary, Violet Dowager Countess and Lord Grantham, to name a few, will also receive overnight accommodations at two different establishments, including one near Highclere Castle.
A tour of the Sherlock Holmes exhibit at the London Museum is also included. The contest ends in March and the trip must be taken between select dates in July and August of this year. But television viewing fans can continue to keep up with the Crawleys and the Granthams each week until they learn if they will be possibly be visiting them in person, or at least visiting the home that defines them.


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Valley native Dave Severns is a new assistant coach with the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers.
Severns has been hired by new Clippers' head coach Vinny Del Negro.
Two years ago, Severns gave up the stable life of a teacher at Fresno's Roosevelt High School and Bulldog basketball analyst for KMJ radio to become a first time NBA assistant for Del Negro with the Chicago Bulls. He told me he was living a dream.
Even after that staff was fired at the end of this past season, Severns was not concerned. He just planned to come back home and resume his normal life.
Severns' official title is assistant coach in charge of player development. He will also help with game planning and preparation for the Clippers.
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Rock music has taken over the airwaves at the University of Virginia's radio station. All this week WTJU is holding its community fundraiser to make sure it can continue to play tunes.
This year's theme is rock. Styles include garage rock and even a little soul. Central Virginia bands are also set to perform live on-air every night.
Volunteer DJ's have the flexibility to choose whatever they want to play.
WTJU rock programming director Colin Powell said, "We're taking a spectrum of rock you know. Everything from what I'm doing, which is soul music to hard rock, to electronic music, sort of whatever the DJ likes and wants to play we're letting them go for it."
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Throwback Thursday: Erykah Badu – Bag Lady
Inspired by all of the lovely handbags that landed on Karmaloop this week, Erykah Badu's Bag Lady was more than appropriate for today's Throwback Thursday.
Jeffrey Campbell Handbags Fall/Winter 2011 Lookbook
The folks over at Jeffrey Campbell chose wisely when they decided to call their latest handbag collection "High Voltage." The collection features an array of handbags, clutches, backpacks, etc. in punchy neons.
Interview with 80%20′s Ce Ce Chin
We caught up with Ce Ce Chin, founder of 80%20, to get some insight on her approach to running a successful shoe brand celebrating it's 5th birthday this year!


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|The grand four-story brick mansion, overlooking the historic Gold Rush community from atop forested Prospect Hill, was completed in 1860, before the Civil War began. Built for one of the city's founding families, a California State Historic Landmark, the Williams family home is the only one of its kind in this part of the state.
|A prominent feature of Nevada City for more than a century, the "castle" was named by the townspeople as it was being built high upon Prospect Hill. Its Gothic Revival architecture was as rare in California as were four story brick homes in Nevada City. The imposing Pre-Civil War landmark was rescued from the ravages of time in 1960 to become one of the first Historic Bed and Breakfast lodgings in California, an exact restoration that has been recognized by The Smithsonian. Today, your hosts Conley and Mary Louise Weaver, resident innkeepers for twenty six years, invite you to "dwell in the past" at the Red Castle, where you will make magical memories of your own.
|Williams Family History
They came to California as a family, John and Abigail Williams with their son Loring Wallace, crossing the great plains by wagon in 1849 to stay with relatives in Napa. Abigail taught school there while John and Wallace Williams came to Nevada County in search of gold. The men located claims at Caldwell's Upper Store, later named Nevada City. Mining the nearby streams at Deer Creek and Gold Run brought enough of the precious metal to enable them to purchase property and build two ranches on Gold Flat where Abigail joined them and Wallace Williams married a neighbor named Caroline Humes. John developed Nevada City's first water company.
|Loring became District Attorney, Squire Williams a town governor, the family prospered and eventually their business and mining ventures kept the men in town more and more. The time had come to fulfill John's long held back dream and in 1857 he began to build the tall brick mansion on the crest of Prospect Hill that would be their town house. It stands today as a monument to those who came to California lured by the promise of easy riches, but unlike most emigrants who returned to their homes "back in the states", stayed to civilize and build a new state, leaving a tangible legacy in the state landmark known today as The Red Castle Inn.
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Handling thousands of brisk insects is not for everybody. But for Henry County residents Rodney Lane as well as his wife, Fran, given to 85,000 buzzing honeybees is a happiness — as well as profitable.
"This is something we adore to do," pronounced Rodney, a tall, white-haired man.
The Delta Air Lines automechanic as well as his mother own a sugar commercial operation called "Buster's Bees," as well as for eighteen years have sole their homemade sugar to multiform Southern Crescent adults as well as businesses.
Rodney handles a bees, as well as is so gentle with them, he doesn't thoughts being stung repeatedly. Fran, his sugar of 38 years, is some-more gentle doing a marketing. Their sugar is sole during Swint's Feed as well as Garden Supply in Jonesboro, internal flea markets, as well as from their home.
But prior to Buster's Bees bloomed in to a abounding business, Rodney pronounced raising honeybees was usually a hobby as well as a approach for him to soothe stress. He pronounced it proposed with dual bee hives which he purchased for his backyard. During a afternoons, he would lift up a chair, lay in between a hives as well as watch a bees work.
"They're usually very, very, engaging creatures," he said. "People consider insects have been not intelligent, though honeybees have been unequivocally social."
Fran pronounced her husband's entertainment was an event to have a small additional income upon a side.
"One day we usually longed for a small honey," pronounced Fran, whilst laughing. "Then people proposed asking us for sugar as well as we told Buster we don't wish to give them my honey. So we told him we have got to go get some-more bees."
And he did. Several years later, a integrate has some-more than 40 hives, producing 100-percent pristine honey.
"Real sugar usually tastes better," Rodney said. "The commercial operation has usually grown tremendously. We sell some-more as well as some-more sugar each year."
Their sugar is unprocessed, never exhilarated or pasteurized, with minimal straining. Rodney pronounced heating a sugar kills a healthy season as well as all a profitable enzymes as well as vitamins which sugar contains. Honey, he said, is great not usually for eating as well as swelling upon hot, buttered biscuits, though can be used for bruise throats as well as ubiquitous cold symptoms.
"It's a usually insect which creates food for man," pronounced Rodney. "There's usually so many we can operate sugar for," he said.
He pronounced his mindfulness with honeybees began as a small child when his grandfather, who gave him a nickname "Buster," proposed harvesting bees. He watched his grandfather hoop a bees though never had a event to work with him.
"My grandfather was a rancher as well as a carpenter," he said. "People didn't have income to compensate him, so they would compensate him with bees." He combined as a small child he became increasingly extraordinary about a insect as well as when he got comparison he purchased a home with copiousness of skill as well as motionless to have his life-long mental condition of raising honeybees a reality.
"I adore what we do as well as people come from all over to buy a honey," pronounced Rodney.
The integrate pronounced honeybees have been man's many appropriate friend.
"We have a honeybees to appreciate for one-third of a food we eat," he said. "If we eat sugar each day it will assistance set up up your defence complement opposite pollen."
It all starts with a black bee who can lay up to 2,000 eggs per day. He pronounced they have been physically opposite from alternative bees as well as have been fed a reduction of stately jelly.
"This allows their ovaries to rise so she can turn fertile," pronounced Rodney.
He pronounced many of a workers have been females, though they have been fed a opposite diet which does not concede their ovaries to develop. The masculine bees, he combined have been especially used for their sperm.
Rodney pronounced a black bee is somewhat incomparable as well as longer in distance as well as has some-more curves. To brand a queen, he outlines their backs with a yellow dot. Each hive, he said, has a queen.
When it's time to remove a sugar from a hive, he pronounced he contingency be additional clever not to disquiet a bees or pound their backs, to keep from removing stung. But after doing bees for some-more than twenty years bee stings don't unequivocally appear to confuse him as much.
"I get stung all a time," he pronounced jovially. "My physique is immune."
He even allows himself to get stung upon his finger to uncover what comes out of a bee — a slimy, orange substance.
"But when a honeybee stings you, they die," he said.
Not usually do they sell sugar though bees, too. "He is a approved bee keeper," pronounced Fran.
Rodney suggests those who have been meddlesome in raising bees should revisit a single of a 4 bee clubs offering via Metro Atlanta. "He teaches all a classes," pronounced Fran. "He shows people how to take caring of a bees."
For some-more report about a commercial operation as well as a bee clubs, revisit www.BustersBees.com.


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7:42 pm May 12, 2011, by Henry Unger
I will be taking off Friday and Monday.
Power Breakfast, my column and other news will resume Tuesday morning.
Hope you have a great weekend.
May 13th, 2011
2:10 am
Again? Enjoy! Remember this the next time you get paid.
May 14th, 2011
9:53 am
Good news! One of our grandsons is graduating from SCAD later this month and has two good job offers.
Henry Unger
May 16th, 2011
7:01 pm
TnGelding — Glad to hear that about your grandson. Hopefully, the job market will be getting better — and fast!
May 17th, 2011
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Two masked men stabbed an Omani national on Alajal Nakhal road last Saturday.
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Is your landlord breaking the law?
It's not enough to complain about the landlord's rash behavior or inattention to repairs. As a tenant, you have legal rights, and your landlord could be in violation. Here are 7 common situations to consider.
See if you can nail this question: One day the heat goes out in your apartment, and your landlord brings over a space heater. Do you: a) thank him; or, b) ask when the heating system will be up and running again?
Polite or not, the answer is "b." You can dole out a quick thanks for the heater if you like, but make sure all sides are clear: This is a temporary fix only.
Too many tenants fail here, unaware that by law the landlord must repair the primary heating unit — and air conditioning and major appliances, etc. — swiftly. Failure to do so breaches the rental contract and poses a safety risk.
So why is this critical for the tenant to know? Shouldn't the landlord know this? Isn't someone watching the landlord?
There's the problem: Many landlords aren't aware of their legal responsibilities, tenant advocates say. It's not as if landlords need a license, and no one is randomly checking up on them. Housing officials respond only if you, the tenant, call — and even then they're likely to ask, "Did you notify the landlord?"
Welcome to the world of renting, where it's up to you to be on alert. If something seems amiss or unfair, that's the time to ask, "Is my landlord breaking the law?" (See "How landlords get away with it") If you think the answer might be yes, document the incident and, if necessary, contact a tenants association.
Housing laws vary from state to state, and even from town to town, but the basics tend to apply everywhere. For some ideas of what these look like, here are seven examples. See if you know the answer: "Is that legal?"
1. It's just a friendly little conversation — or is it?
You make an appointment to view an apartment. When you arrive, with your child in tow, the manager smiles and says, "Oh, I didn't realize you had a child. I'm concerned about safety; the fence around the pool is not secure."
Is the landlord violating federal anti-discrimination laws?
The answer's a little messy. Words alone don't break laws, unless you scream, "Fire!" in a crowded movie theater and cause immediate harm. But if that landlord rejects your application and leases to a childless person, you may very well get a friendly reception from a housing lawyer and a judge.
Under federal law, landlords cannot choose tenants based on familial status, age or health.
But many landlords either don't know this or believe they can subtly dissuade those people from applying. They might say to a parent or an older person: "Are you sure you'd want to deal with these stairs?"
"We routinely see this," says Adam Murray, executive director of the Inner City Law Center in Los Angeles.
"They will say, 'Oh, you have kids, I didn't realize that when you called. I really want to rent to single folks.' Or sometimes it's couched: 'I don't think the building is safe for kids.'
"Routinely, landlords will say this, and often they don't know," Murray says. "The question is: Is the landlord discriminating on that basis? The law is pretty clear — you can't not be renting to someone on the basis of that."
2. Locks changed? What do you expect when you don't pay the rent?
You are 30 days late paying the rent. The landlord has asked again and again for the money, and you still have not paid what's owed. Finally, the landlord changes the lock so you cannot enter, forcing you to either come up with the cash or leave.
This happens more than people realize, tenant advocates say, and it is a blatant violation of the law.
Even in Arkansas — one of the most landlord-friendly states in the nation — it's not OK for landlords to change the locks without going to court first and obtaining a judge's order.
"I have landlords all the time who will resort to strong-arm tactics and bullying tactics, where they will tell a tenant, 'I'm going to come tomorrow and I'm going to change the lock,'" says Dylan Potts, a landlord-tenant lawyer with Gill Elrod Ragon, in Little Rock, Ark.
Potts has even seen leases in which a tenant pre-authorizes the landlord to come in and change the lock if the tenant is three days late, for example.
"Even with the contractual term, that is void and against public policy," Potts says. A landlord can't write around the law. (See "Renters: Beware of these lease clauses.")
Tenants are routinely removed this way, he says. The problem is that tenants don't know their rights, and usually can't afford legal counsel. They think their only option is to leave.
Landlords, meanwhile, are surprised to learn that self-help eviction, as it's called, is not legal.
"I think the landlord, as the owner of the property, feels like he has the right to remove someone from the property if that person is not obliging with the terms of the contract," Potts says. But a judge and, later, police must carry out the eviction process.
"There has to be a sense of order in this process, and by giving the landlord total control, you strip the tenant of all potential defenses that the tenant may have to contest that type of eviction," Potts says. "It puts all the power in the landlord's hands to make all the decisions."
3. Your stuff? Sorry, it's not your place anymore
So the landlord got an order from a judge and legally changed the lock. If you weren't there, it's your tough luck if your possessions are inside his unit, right?
If you're getting the hang of this exercise, you may have guessed: The landlord most likely needs to make some effort to contact you. He can't help himself to the television because you owe him money. He can't toss your clothes on the sidewalk because he needs to clear the apartment and you didn't show up within 24 hours of the eviction date.
"The typical requirement is the landlord must go back to court if there is property maintained there by the tenant," Potts says. "There are landlords that will dispose of those possessions. My advice to landlords has always been to store the possessions."
Yes, after a reasonable amount of time, and after effort has been made to contact the former tenant, the property may be considered abandoned. A tenant can't reappear months later and try to claim his belongings.
But if a tenant was evicted only days or weeks before, or if he still legally resides there but has not paid the rent, the landlord cannot lay claim to his possessions.
"I see this tied a lot to the initial self-help eviction," Potts says. "There's no sheriff, no court. They go in and change the locks themselves, hold the stuff hostage, then bargain with tenants."
What's a tenant to do? Get help, the experts say.
"Any time anybody's getting evicted, they should be seeking legal assistance," Murray says. "There's a study that shows if you don't have an attorney, you're likely to lose.
"And on the landlord side, most will have an attorney. So you have a real mismatch of understanding what the rules are," he says. "It's not enough to just know these things."
Well, I would have hoped you guys did your research on bed bugs before puting something like that in print. Bed bugs are not recognized as a "Public Health Threat". So to group them in with roaches is wrong. As of right now, because I am very close to both sides of this problem, bed bugs are being treated as the tennant's problem. There is no requirement for the landlord to even treat them because all pest control companies do not cover them in thier general pest contract, and in courts (in KS) it is being assumed that the tennant brought them with them.
And sprays do not work and are not the answer.
The rights of tenants.
In the complex where I live, they do not have separate water meters. The water is somewhat prorated within the complex (your unit and others like it). I've been TOLD that is it averaged out by size of apartment (which has absolutely no relevance in my mind) and number of occupants in the dwelling (again, not important to me if I am one who is trying to SAVE on MY bill). I am a single occupant in a complex with FAMILIES and families with pets. I do not do my laundry each week, often times not for weeks at a time. I do not use my dishwasher and have only used the jetted tub maybe 3 times since I moved in in FEB.. I hear my neighbors machine going all times of the night. How is their usage relevant to mine? I try to SAVE and cut down on my bill, but my neighbors do not and have a more frequent schedule for laundry, use their tub, and D/W, yet their more frequent usage is figured in with my minimal usage and I have to pay more than I normally would or have in other complexes. How is this fair for me and others in my situation? IT ISN'T. Also, in my lease, there is a clause that says that DEATH cannot release you from your LEASE. SERIOUSLY. The rent has to be paid up until your contract is up. I asked how is this? Will my possessions be held hostage until my family (who did not sign a lease) pays each month? They also will not allow any other person to live in the apartment while you are paying rent on it. They will be collecting DOUBLE RENT for a place in the instance a tenant passes away while under a lease with this place. (MAA properties, formerly MAAC). By word of mouth, I have been told that they will not keep possessions of the tenants and that they do not make the families continue to pay, but what good is that, even if in an email when it is in the lease (a legal document). I have asked them to remove it from our leases if that is the case and was told that it is by the state of ALABAMA that this is there and will have to change within the state. To date, I have not further inquired, but fully intend to as well as see what can be done about my water bill being prorated or combined with other members of this place. We also pay pest control for the external only. We pay but they do not come into your individual area. If anyone has any information as to what I can start to do, please post it.
Landlords always bad mouthing tenants, but what about them. When you pay your rent on time and the place you rent is falling apart do to normal breakdowns, it is the landlords responsibility to fix thing such as water pipes over 50 yrs, floors sinking in, need new doors just to name a few. Most landlords don't want to fix up the homes, but they want their money on time. Most landlord and tenant courts site with the landlords about the money. They don't care if the dwelling is in poor condition. If the tenant destroy the place, yes they are responsible for repairing it, but if things were already bad in the home, then its the landlords responsibility to fix it. So landlords stop being lazy and fix the homes like you are suppose too. We want to be comfortable just as well as you.
You really need to know this stuff as a landlord. Groups like Fair Housing
Authority are a bunch of Left wing Liberals. This article alludes to the idea that you cannot reject an application for a applicant that has children. Good example. What about "No pet" too. See they really get into your business. Another example of waste and big government. I guess if your up front and advertise, No children, no pets, your setting yourself up for problems. I like the one for Senior citizens only. What's up with that? I'd like to hang out with the old folks. They have wonderful stories about how our great country has been screwing them for years too.
I was a landlord/property owner for over 30 years. We had problems but today is different for some reason. Forget hiring a professional manager, they only take their percentage and more and the problem is still yours. Things have changed in our society and that is why we no longer rent. I had month to month leases and even included the name of the pet in the lease. Before a tenant occupied the unit, we sat down and went over the lease paragraph by paragraph. Everything was legal and if they did not like something or had questions, we discussed it. There was one mandatory stipulation which was non negotiable; it was renter's insurance. It was mandatory - no exceptions. Times have changed and I am sure that landlord's are scared. People purchased rental properties with the idea of getting rich. Tenants have changed as well and the two are on a collision course. Just remember the only problem tenants were the ones who were trying to pull one on us (the landlord) or who took advantage of the other tenants. Once I was a landlord it changed me forever. I remember a funny incident (now it is funny) regarding two young men who had hung beer signs literally over spare inch of the apartment; some walls were 14'. We told them that they stood to loose their entire deposit if the necessary repairs were not made to correct all of the holes and damage caused by their thoughtless act. Soon after our meeting, we received a nasty phone call from one of the boys fathers. We offered to meet the parent in the apartment to discuss the matter with them in person so that he could see the problem. The father was in the apartment less than 5 minutes before he turned to his son and told him that he would have done the same thing, but charged him "double!" The father apologized for his son's bad behavior and as he left, he promised that the apartment would be restored to its original condition. Most landlords do not want to go to court or allow their properties to deteriorate. All of these people who see mold, damage or have no heat - these things all existed before you signed your lease. May I ask why did you rent the apartment? If the places are so bad - don't rent them. Either the landlord will clean them up or they will eventually get torn down by the local jurisdiction for failing to meet certain living standards. Bottomline: Slum lords would not exist if people did not rent from them.
Landlords rule in Rhode Island. Although there are some great laws protecting the rights of tenants there is no one who is willing to enforce them. That leaves us elderly on a fixed income at the mercy of the landlords. I can tell you from firsthand experience that mercy is not in the landlords' vocabulary.
Initially I thought getting a new management company would change everything about the neglect and abuses we had suffered over the past years. It was from the frying pan to the fire. Our hot water was first to go by this new management. That happened within their second week! It's been downhill since.
All our complaints fell on deaf ears. Be it complaints to the management company, HUD, the State all the way to Washington D.C., not one acted upon our plight. It just reveals the true thoughts when it comes to this insignificant building of fifty apartments in Rhode Island with elderly and disabled tenants. HUD, State appointed housing regulators and management do not respond to our letters or telephone calls. The landlords are fully aware of this and take advantage of the situation.
To make matter worse, if anyone misses paying the rent you can rest assure that the judges are quick to sign the landlords' eviction documents. As happened to me, landlord started eviction for nonpayment of rent. Fortunately I keep all records and was able to prove payment. She, the landlord, had pulled rental figures from previous years as not paid. Makes you wonder just how many tenants she has overcharged and if the money went in her pocket. But there again, she is a landlord and they rule in Rhode Island.