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We all know the cliché of the older divorcing couple: The husband, in the throes of a midlife crisis, dumps his aging wife for a younger cutie who will shore up his self-esteem and rouse the envy of his peers.
This may be one more stereotype that baby boomers are shattering. AARP has found that among couples aged 40 to 79 who split up, it's twice as likely to be the wife who initiates the divorce.
Last month, in "The Baby Boomer Bust-Up," we explored the increasing rate of divorce among older couples. That rate doubled between 1990 and 2009 for people aged 50 and older, according to a recently released study by sociology professors Susan Brown and I-Fen Lin of Bowling Green State University.
It's particularly significant that divorce tripled in that time among women 65 and older, according to Brown and Lin. Since women typically own fewer retirement assets and live up to five years longer than men, they have greater need of solid financial advice after a divorce. You may think that's not an issue with your wealthier female clients, but when a couple splits up, the ex-wife often fires her legacy financial advisor.
What Have You Got to Lose? $14 Trillion
Divorced, married or single, many women are high earners with substantial money to invest. As Bernie Clark, head of Schwab Advisor Services, told Investment Advisor's Jamie Green in July 2012, women now control $14 trillion of U.S. wealth, which could more than double over the next 30 years. More than half of wives with business-related degrees out-earn their husbands. And as a Family Wealth Council study reported last year, up to 95% of women will have to manage their own finances at some point in life. Why, then, do so many advisors regard women as a niche market?
Part of the problem is that they work with couples primarily through the male spouse or partner, even if the woman has assets of her own. And women are noticing. Female clients who responded to the 2011 Northstar/Sullivan "Rebuilding Investor Trust" study rated advisors lower than did male clients in every category, including "making me a smarter investor" and "clearly [articulating] downside risks of investments."
After the husband dies, more than 70% of widows fire their advisors within a year, according to 2011 Spectrem research. There's no reason to think the relationship is any more permanent for divorcées. If a woman associates you with the negative experience she's escaping, she may well "divorce" you, too.
Indeed, losing a female client after divorce is usually a result of having underserved her when she was part of a couple.
What Do Women Want From You?
First of all, your gender doesn't matter much, as a Schwab Advisor Services study found earlier this year. What's important is what you do, not which sex you are.
Some clues about what your female clients may be missing came out of a 2012 Schwab study of women with at least $1.3 million in investable household assets. Among the wants of these high-net-worth clients:
• Continuous, good investment performance. Some 58% of HNW women preferred long-term consistency of results to short-term financial gain. To women, investing is about having enough for what they want to do, not "winning" or beating the market.
• To be treated as individuals. Women aren't a homogeneous population, but "a hugely diverse swath of the population," as Schwab's Neesha Hathi put it in a June interview with AdvisorOne.com. They want to be known by their advisor as individuals with unique values and needs.
• To be included in conversations equally with their husband or partner. One-fourth of women surveyed said that hiring an advisor was their decision; 37% said it was a joint decision with their spouse or partner, and 21% said their partner made the decision. Does that make you feel comfortable about retaining a female client you haven't paid much attention to? We doubt it.
• "Face time" to help establish trust. HNW women prefer in-person meetings, with phone contact as the second-best option. Less personal electronic communications aren't as popular.
Some other requests from wealthy women:
• More education and validation than men need. This is a huge factor in keeping female clients on board, says Eileen O'Connor of McLean Asset Management in McLean, Va. In a TD Ameritrade webcast, O'Connor added that women who don't feel valued and listened to are more likely to end the relationship at the first opportunity.
• A relationship that's not just business. "It's OK to ask emotional questions," such as "'I notice that you are not as upbeat as you normally are. Can I ask why?'" O'Connor says. "I find that clients appreciate advisors asking those questions, and it gets easier asking them over time."
• An advisor who is a fiduciary. For 80% of HNW women polled in the Family Wealth Advisors Council's 2012 "Women of Wealth" survey, this is a sign that an advisor has their best interests at heart.
Building Relationships Before a Divorce
The solution to retaining divorced clients starts well before any fracture lines appear in a couple's marriage. Consider the guidelines Liz Davidson of Financial Finesse shared in her June AdvisorOne.com blog:
• "Treat wives like they matter, even if they're not directly making the decisions." This should go without saying, but it's easy to overlook—especially if the husband dominates the conversation and the decision-making process.
• "Create a community of female clients to attract new ones." Ask female clients who are happy with your work to share their experience with others. Consider hosting events where they can bring friends to talk about shared concerns and brainstorm solutions with your help.
• "Communicate differently with women than you do with men." For example, men tend to regard an investment as something that can gain value over time. Women are more concerned with being able to maintain their family's well-being and comfort from day to day. In addition, we've learned that women prefer being face to face with an advisor so they can look you in the eye, while men tend to prefer sitting side by side.
We would add an extremely important point:
Educate women about their financial choices. If you take time to discuss the various options and explain why you recommend one choice in particular, less financially knowledgeable women will appreciate your professional skill, understanding of their needs and commitment to keeping them involved. (Spouses who think they know it all may learn something, too.)
For other valuable suggestions about how to reach women clients, see Olivia Mellan's article "Majority Report" in the August 2010 issue of Investment Advisor.
She's Talking About a Divorce: Now What?
Your role as an advisor takes on a new dimension when you're consulted by a client considering divorce. "Many women who come to me haven't thought through all the ramifications, so I help them analyze the process more fully," Certified Divorce Financial Analyst Barbara Shapiro says.
A CFP who heads HMS Financial Group in Dedham, Mass., Shapiro startled us by explaining the first thing she does: "I always check to make sure [the woman] does not feel physically threatened. If she does, then that becomes the primary concern, rather than conserving assets. But if I am comfortable there isn't a safety issue, then I get a feel for her current lifestyle and discuss with her how it may change, both physically and emotionally."
When we learned that AARP identifies spousal abuse as a leading driver of divorce (see sidebar, "Why More Wives Are Calling It Quits"), Shapiro's priority became much more understandable.
Your assessment of a post-divorce future may (and probably should) be more hard-nosed than your client has envisioned. For example, Shapiro was once consulted by a wealthy woman whose neglect by a workaholic husband made her lonely enough to contemplate divorce. Her life revolved around the country club and other activities related to her husband's position. Shapiro says, "I pointed out to her that she wouldn't just be divorcing him; she would be divorcing her lifestyle. So I encouraged her to give this serious thought before making a move from which there was no turning back."
[Learn more about what divorcing wives fear most.]
Years later Shapiro ran into the woman, who thanked her for her advice. She had decided to stick with her husband, and when he died, "I got it all!" (Clearly, there wasn't much love left in this marriage.)
Instilling confidence through new knowledge and patient guidance is also a crucial responsibility. "A majority of women contemplating divorce after many years of marriage are fragile," says Linda Leitz, a Colorado Springs, Colo.-based financial planner who specializes in advising clients during and after divorce. "They have more to lose because they don't have the time horizon; and whether they loved their husband or not, they're going to be alone, and that's very scary. My experience is that a majority of these women are overly trustful and uneducated about money."
In fact, divorced wives typically suffer more due to financial ignorance than their ex-spouses. A 2009 TIAA-CREF survey found that older women are not only low in financial literacy, but they actually resist learning about money. And, shockingly, 2012 Financial Finesse research indicates that the financial knowledge gap between men and women appears to be widening.
Leitz explains, "It's often the non-moneyed spouse who seeks me out during a divorce—the one who didn't handle the household bills and the investments, and made less of the money or no money. So it's like someone coming to me with a car but not knowing how to drive it. They need to know if they're getting a fair deal in their divorce. After the divorce, they need to know what to do with the money they have."
[Learn more about how divorce and the recession affect retirement.]
Leitz views her job as teaching these clients enough so that they can make educated decisions going forward. "If they want me to make their decisions for them, I refuse to do it," she says. We applaud this attitude, which will end up helping women become full partners in the planning process.
As a new divorcée's advisor, you may be called on to explain the ins and outs of investments, insurance and mortgages, or help your client learn to budget. She may need your assistance to find a less expensive house or apartment, or even to negotiate moving in with an adult child. Consider collecting and sharing success stories of women who saved money by moving into a smaller place or taking in housemates. You might also gather resources about different types of community support available to older divorcées.
Your client won't always feel grateful about (and may be downright resistant to) having to seek a job after years of raising children and supporting her husband's career. Says Leitz, "We have to find a way to be sympathetic to her feelings, while encouraging her to build a new life for herself."
An Opportunity, Not a Problem
One-fourth of all divorces already involve couples who are 50 or older, according to BGSU's Brown and Lin. Over the next two decades, their number is expected to grow by at least one-third. Hopefully, more research will clarify the issues involved in this disturbing trend.
The financial ramifications can be complicated, especially for women who need your help in understanding their money. But divorce is an emotional passage, too. The better you comprehend the challenges, from loneliness and fear of running out of money to worries about children, the more helpful you can be in advising your clients and connecting them with the right support services.
[Learn more about the characteristics and wants of wealthy divorcees.]
As the increase in older divorce collides with weakened portfolios, stubbornly high unemployment and massive numbers of baby boomers on the cusp of retirement, it threatens to become a perfect storm that could menace a substantial part of your client base. If you build stronger relationships now with both members of every client couple, you should be rewarded with self-confident, independent female clients who will stay with you for many years to come—and send more referrals your way.
View all the articles in our series on the "Graying of Divorce."


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First published on Jan. 30, 2011. Revised and expanded in early 2012.
The tourists think big. Arriving in Southern California, they expect to conquer Disneyland and Hollywood, perhaps on the same day, in between the surfing and snowboarding. Then they get stuck in traffic. Then come the recriminations, the tears, the vows to visit an island next time.
The locals think small. Tracing tight little loops between home and work, they dodge freeways and alien neighborhoods. There are Los Feliz people who haven't set foot in Venice since the latter Bush administration (until this project, I was one), and there are Santa Monica people who have never stood at Griffith Observatory, watching the glittering grid of the city spread before them at dusk. (It's free, people.) Downtown sits in the middle of all of this, but to thousands of Angelenos, it's more remote than Manhattan, never mind Manhattan Beach.
What we have here, whether you're a tourist or a local, is a failure to fully appreciate the wonders and weirdness of Southern California. So I offer these 12 chapters of close-ups, beginning with downtown Los Angeles.
They cover kid stuff, adult stuff, food, lodging, roller derby, historic architecture and what to sniff when you're in the Central Library. They may be a tad more opinionated and intimate than your average guidebook, because I think you want to make human connections, not just check off a bucket list.
These micro-itineraries bring together two or three neighboring destinations to make a single adventure. Others stand alone, like those odd, irresistible Joshua Trees out in the desert. Try a few, and maybe you'll see L.A. anew.
1. Where T-rex roars
You can spend hours meandering Exposition Park near USC -- the California Science Center, the California African American Museum, the Rose Garden. But not today. Today, you and your child are heading straight to the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (900 Exposition Blvd., www.nhm.org), and you'll start by browsing the long hallways filled with old-school dioramas, an Age of Mammals exhibit that opened in 2010, and a Dinosaur Hall that opened in 2011. Then you head upstairs to the second-floor North American Mammal area, where, since 2008, museum performance artists have been staging Dinosaur Encounters and Ice Age Encounters several days a week. It's only a 15- or 20-minute show, but the star is a living, breathing, life-sized animal puppet -- a 15-foot baby Tyrannosaurus rex. "Who thinks he eats peanut butter and jelly sandwiches?" asks Carissa Barnett, as the dinosaur (inhabited by another performer) snarls and snaps. Half-smitten and half-scared, the children hang on Barnett's every word about the food chain and extinction. Shows are offered two or three times daily (check www.nhm.org for days and times), and the museum's Ice Age Encounters (with a sabre-toothed cat mother and child) are comparable.
2. Quiet and cool smells, then din and dining
Shhh. You're going to the library. The big one on 5th Street (630 W. 5th St., www.lapl.org/central), with the strange pyramid on top that deserves a role in the next overwrought Nicolas Cage conspiracy movie. Don't be put off by the street people at the entrance or the low ceilings on the ground floor. Climb one level and behold the soaring rotunda, full of spectacular murals painted in 1933 -- conquistadors, friars, Native Americans and European settlers, not to mention the globe chandelier that throws light on them. Then step into the Children's Literature room next door, where (above the low-hanging fluorescent lights) you'll find another set of California historic scenes. Now follow the advice of Monica May, chef at the Nickel Diner and a downtown veteran, who brings visiting friends here and orders them to sniff the books. Why? "You're smelling your childhood," she says. After those acres of quiet, expect a blow to the head when you step through the glass doors of Bottega Louie Restaurant & Gourmet Market (700 S. Grand Ave., www.bottegalouie.com). That's how it feels the first time you confront the restaurant's signature din, the roar of a few hundred diners and a revved-up sound system, all bouncing off marble floors and empty whitewashed walls, echoing under 40-foot-high ceilings. But give it a minute, and notice the gleaming green éclairs, the gluten-free macarons, the legions of chefs in the wide-open kitchen. Since opening in 2009, this eatery has won a reputation for genial service, good Italian food and reasonable prices. It's so noisy that no one will notice a garrulous child. And if you don't want a meal, there's always the bar in front or the desserts in the bakery. No reservations are accepted, so arrive early or expect to wait.
3. The Tarzan factor
You're all about sports, and you've scored tickets to see the Clippers or Kings or Lakers at Staples Center (1111 S. Figueroa St., www.staplescenter.com), next to the L.A. Live entertainment complex and Los Angeles Convention Center (1201 S. Figueroa St., www.lacclink.com) near the southern end of downtown. Congratulations, especially if those are Laker seats. Now, there are more than a dozen restaurants and bars in L.A. Live (800 W. Olympic Blvd., www.lalive.com), not to mention the Grammy Museum, a JW Marriott Hotel and a Ritz-Carlton, both of which opened in 2010. But that's not where you're eating or sleeping tonight. You've made pregame reservations at Rivera Restaurant (1050 S. Flower St., www.riverarestaurant.com), where chef John Sedlar will confront you with some of the most boldly modern and fussily presented Modern Latin cuisine you've ever encountered. Even the floor plan will throw you; tables are arranged into zones representing Europe, North America and South America. And after the game? Maybe a nightcap in L.A. Live. But if it's Friday or Saturday, think about the Veranda Bar at the Moroccan-flavored Figueroa Hotel (939 S. Figueroa St., www.figueroahotel.com), which stays open past 1 a.m. on weekends but closes earlier other nights. Then, when it's time to go home, you retire to the Los Angeles Athletic Club (431 W. 7th St., www.laac.com), which has 72 hotel rooms that many people have never heard about. From the outside, the LAAC is a humdrum hulk among the gem merchants that make up downtown's Jewelry District, but inside, it's a piece of sweat-soaked L.A. history, with two restaurants and bars, pools, weights, squash courts, basketball courts and walls crowded with fascinating old artwork and photos. Book a room, and you get the same access as the club's members. (Yes, male and female, adults and children.) The hotel rooms, upgraded from 2007-2009, are dark, woodsy and clubby. For less than the cost of a room at the Marriott or Ritz, you can walk and run in the footsteps of Esther Williams, Johnny Weissmuller and dozens of less-celebrated Olympic medalists. (Charlie Chaplin spent a lot of time here too.) Alas, the indoor pool's high dive is no more, but you can still peek through the underwater window that diving coaches used to watch their proteges splash down.
4. Astroturf, movie memories and vistas
Atop the Standard Hotel (550 S. Flower St., www.standardhotels.com/los-angeles), you'll find a pool (guests only), fireplace, synthetic turf deck, goofy topiary and a trendy open-air bar with skyscraper views on all sides. Scan the horizon, quaff a beer or cocktail, then descend and head two blocks east to the Millennium Biltmore Hotel (506 S. Grand Ave., www.millenniumhotels.com/millenniumlosangeles). Stroll down the broad corridors of this grand old pile (where many early Oscar ceremonies were staged, beginning in the '30s), and imagine the whole place upside-down and wet. Yes, parts of "The Poseidon Adventure" (the 1972 version) were shot in this lobby. Down the hall you'll find the hotel's stately Gallery Bar, where most nights, veteran bartender Greg Guzelian will be pleased to assess your demeanor and pour you, as seems appropriate, a French Kiss or a Black Dahlia. These pricey drinks are his own creations. If '70s nostalgia takes hold, somebody may suggest an elevator ride to the revolving Bona Vista cocktail lounge on the 34th floor of the tired but striking Westin Bonaventure Hotel (404 S. Figueroa Ave., www.thebonaventure.com), built in 1976 at 4th and Figueroa. Choose the future instead: a dinner splurge at WP24 on the 24th floor of the Ritz-Carlton (900 W. Olympic Blvd., www.wolfgangpuck.com/restaurants/fine-dining/57129).
5. Street food and "Blade Runner"
"Are you Jose?" somebody asks the Asian man behind the counter of Jose's Ice Cream Shop in Grand Central Market at 317 S. Broadway (www.grandcentralsquare.com). "Yes," he says, handing over a scoop of pistachio. This market is all about mixing it up. Carpeted with sawdust and illuminated by a jumble of neon signs, the open-air market dates to 1917. It offers produce, meats and street food of many countries (especially Mexico). Head to Tacos Tumbras a Tomas (Stall A5, on the left, halfway back) and order a taco or burrito. Massive servings, tasty too. Then wander to the market's rear entrance on Hill, where you can check out the twin orange cars of the Angels Flight Railway (351 S. Hill St., www.angelsflight.com), a rebuilt funicular that, for a quarter (though a bump to 50 cents has been threatened) will take you 298 feet up Bunker Hill to the splashing fountains and gleaming skyscrapers of the California Plaza Watercourt. (The railway opened in 1901, about a block from its current location, and was later closed, rehabbed, closed and rehabbed again, reopening in 2010.) Now, head back to the market's front entrance, cross Broadway and step into the Bradbury Building (304 S. Broadway), a five-story, glazed-brick-and-cast-iron marvel that went up in 1893. Architect George Wyman was inspired by an imaginary building in a science-fiction story. Then, decades later, director Ridley Scott seized on the Bradbury as a set for his 1982 film "Blade Runner." It's free to stroll the ground level of the Bradbury, whose tenants include the LAPD Internal Affairs unit and Ross Cutlery, where you can use the old-fashioned scale for a dime.
6. Noodles in Chinatown
L.A.'s Chinatown can't match San Francisco's or New York's for pedestrian friendliness or retail and restaurant variety. But this Chinatown has its own story. The original neighborhood was leveled to make way for Union Station in the 1930s, so the community rebuilt itself a few blocks to the northwest. You can get ginseng by the barrel or dried shiitake mushrooms by the pound or inspect a vast selection of teas and traditional cures at Wing Hop Fung in Far East Plaza (727 N. Broadway, No. 102, www.winghopfung.com). Then, for a modern spin, head up to Realm (425 Gin Ling Way, www.realmhome.com), a retail haven of stylish home items. Under the lanterns in the courtyard outside, you can find colorful toys and tourist gimcracks along with a few fledgling art galleries, quality variable. Among restaurants here, Yang Chow (819 N. Broadway, www.yangchow.com) has the greatest wall of fame and a pleasant atmosphere, and Phoenix Bakery (969 N. Broadway, www.phoenixbakeryinc.com) has tempting sweets. But you're going to double back to Far East Plaza for a cheap, healthful lunch and a reminder that Chinatown isn't just Chinese anymore. Hoan Kiem, the square little Vietnamese restaurant space at 727 N. Broadway, No. 130 (no website), offers just a handful of dishes, including pho (chicken noodle soup), rice crepes and rice with chicken. "We want quality, not quantity," says hostess and co-owner Lien Ha. "That's the mentality in our family."
7. Union Station and Olvera Street
Angelenos sometimes avoid Olvera Street (845 N. Alameda St., www.elpueblo.lacity.org), maybe because its genuinely historic buildings are crowded by vendors and carts peddling cheap trinkets, maybe because parking can cost a small fortune, maybe because the neighboring buildings seem to have been under renovation longer than most of Los Angeles has been standing. But this is where settlers from Mexico founded Los Angeles in the late 18th century, and it's where the 1818 Avila Adobe, the oldest home in Los Angeles, still stands. And it's an excuse to see Union Station. To visit, leave your car behind and take a Metro train to Union Station (800 N. Alameda St.), and linger. This 1939 building is the last grand train station built in the U.S., and its entwined Art Deco and Spanish Colonial styles suggest the mansion Hernando Cortes might have built had he married a flapper. Traxx (www.traxxrestaurant.com), an upscale bar-restaurant, is tucked just inside the main entrance. Now, head across Alameda Street and walk the crowded alley that is Olvera Street. Unless you need a plastic guitar or wrestler's mask, stroll briskly past the stalls on your way to browse the more varied goods at Olverita's Village (No. 24, www.olveritas.com). Then take a patio seat at La Golondrina (No. 17), one of several restaurants on the alley. It's not awesome food, but it's hearty. And if it's Friday night, you'll probably have a five- or six-man mariachi playing for free. If it's not a Friday, think twice before you hire those strolling singer-guitarists. They've been known to ask as much as $4 per guy per song.
8. Disney Hall, inside, outside, across the street
Don't you want to lay hands on Disney Hall? Frank Gehry's rippling metallic beauty at 111 S. Grand Ave. is nearly irresistible, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic (www.laphil.com) keeps it busy. Acclaimed young conductor Gustavo Dudamel leads about 40 performances each season, and the hall books jazz and world music too. But tickets are dear, so you might just take a free building tour, which doesn't cover the auditorium but does let you creep up and around the exterior. Most days, they hand out headphones between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., and sometimes there are live guides. (Check www.musiccenter.org/visit/toursched.html) Now, notice the Colburn School (200 S. Grand Ave., www.colburnschool.edu), the music and performing arts conservatory just across Grand Avenue. It plays Juilliard to Disney's Carnegie Hall. And on Friday and Saturday nights, there are often concerts by students, faculty and visiting artists in the Colburn's 415-seat Zipper Hall, at notably sub-Disney prices. The Colburn Cafe, a breakfast and lunch stop, is often used by music students and their families. From there it's also an easy walk to the Music Center (135 N. Grand Ave., www.musiccenter.org), the Museum of Contemporary Art (250 S. Grand Ave., www.moca.org), the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels (555 W. Temple St., www.olacathedral.org) and the outdoor fountains of California Plaza (300-350 S. Grand Ave.), which stages summer concert series (www.grandperformances.org).
9. The walk and the Stay
Downtown's boosters dream of a 24-hour district teeming with loft dwellers who nightly browse restaurants, bars, galleries and one-of-a-kind shops. We're not all the way there yet, but if you show up on Spring or Main streets, between 2nd and 9th streets, on the second Thursday evening of any month, you'll see something like that vision. That's the night of the Downtown Art Walk, a loosely organized ritual, born in 2004, in which galleries and shops such as the Hive (729 S. Spring St., www.hivegallery.com) stay open late, DJs pop up everywhere, dozens of food trucks roll down Spring and Main streets like Conestoga wagons seizing prime prairie real estate, and hundreds of young artsy urbanites -- some of them loft dwellers, many of them adventurers from elsewhere -- roam the streets under the gaze of police and private security guards. There is a lot of amateurish art. Some people drink too much, and some say the food trucks undercut the area's restaurants. But there's a big buzz, and it's mostly fun. Near the center of the action, you'll find Stay on Main (636 S. Main St., www.stayonmain.com), a budget lodging with bunk beds and private rooms, and the Smell (247 S. Main St., www.thesmell.org), an all-ages music venue. You'll also find the Nickel Diner (524 S. Main St., www.nickeldiner.com), serving American comfort food (including maple bacon donuts) near the gritty corner of Main and 5th.
10. The writing on the wall
You can hate most graffiti and still admire the colors, textures and sheer creative energy on the walls of downtown's Arts District. The "Mona Lisa" on the shed at Rose Street and Traction Avenue, for instance, and the long wall of crazy critters along Garey Street between 2nd and 3rd streets. Of course street art is subject to change, but much of this work was done at the invitation of property owners in this Bohemian, post-industrial 'hood. You find many artists' lofts, a few galleries and eateries and the skinniest college ever (the Southern California Institute of Architecture, which occupies a former freight train depot at 3rd Street and Santa Fe Avenue). Hungry? Stop for sushi at R23 (923 E. 2nd St., www.r23.com) or a gourmet hot dog at Wurstkuche (800 E. 3rd St., www.wurstkuche.com).
11. Little Tokyo
Little Tokyo is so close to the civic buildings of downtown that many government workers head out for sushi on their lunch breaks, as do some enterprising jurors. You have something similar in mind. You're on foot at East 1st and Alameda streets, having just stepped off a Metro train or parked in the nearby public lot. Walk a block west on 1st, keep an eye out for the Koyasan Buddhist Temple (342 E. 1st St., www.koyasanbetsuin.org) and choose now: You can step into the Japanese American National Museum (369 E. 1st St., www.janm.org), which has a history of smart exhibits and a small gift shop. Or you can instead step next door, into the Museum of Contemporary Art's Geffen Contemporary space (152 N. Central Ave., www.moca.org). Or do both. Along the way, you're sure to spot a flag and inscribed stonework at the northern terminus of Central Avenue, near East Temple Street. That's the Go for Broke Monument, which honors the 16,000 Japanese Americans who served overseas for the U.S. in World War II, even as thousands of others suffered in U.S. internment camps (www.goforbroke.org). Heading farther northwest on 1st, you'll find a medley of Japanese restaurants and retail opportunities, including the Japanese Village Plaza mall (335 E. 2nd St., www.japanesevillageplaza.net), and the Weller Court shopping center (123 Astronaut E.S. Onizuka St.). There's more in the Little Tokyo Square Shopping Center at 3rd Street and Central Avenue (www.visitlittletokyo.com). But by now you're ready to eat. To test one of the tastiest and busiest sushi restaurants in town, join the happy masses at Sushi-Gen (422 E. 2nd St., www.sushigenla.com), which serves lunch on weekdays and dinner every day but Sunday. (Don't let the drab strip-mall exterior fool you.) Alternatively, you could step out of your Asian theme and into a hipster haven: the Lazy Ox Canteen (241 S. San Pedro St., www.lazyoxcanteen.com), which is known for its brilliant burgers. Or split the difference with a green tea doughnut and fancy coffee from Café Dulce (134 Japanese Village Plaza, Building E, www.cafedulce.co). If you still have energy and cultural ambitions, good news -- you're just a few blocks from the David Henry Hwang Theater (120 N. Judge John Aiso St.), where the East West Players (www.eastwestplayers.org) have been introducing new works and performers since the 1960s.
12. Two words: roller derby
L.A. doesn't have an NFL team -- yet. Till then, Angelenos have something almost as bruising, a banked-track, all-female roller derby league known as the L.A. Derby Dolls (www.derbydolls.com/LA). Once, sometimes twice a month, about 2,000 people turn out at the rink at 1910 W. Temple St. to watch these tough puppies in unstaged athletic competitions. What happened to all the shtick? Beginning in 2001, the sport's organizers contend, roller derby abandoned most of its canned-ham stunts in exchange for actual athletic competition in which one woman, known as the jammer, tries to whipsaw-fly-bounce-jounce-cuss her way through the opposing team, gaining a point for every player she passes. It is a decidedly unglamorous but endearing sport that packs the plywood bleachers with folks in search of something different on a Saturday night. The "bouts" are broken into four 15-minute quarters. Before the game, there are craft booths to browse and a live band to enjoy. At halftime, more music, pizza and Tecate beer. This is minimalist sports, a crazy roadhouse atmosphere with mostly 25- to 35-year-olds, but many spectators twice as old. It's sort of the anti-L.A. scene, the polar opposite of blingy Staples. "There's not one type of people here," says fan Joel Mandelkorn, who likes to bring out-of-town guests. "It's one of those things that, once you know about it, you're always telling people." Consider yourself told.
Staff writer Chris Erskine contributed his roller derby expertise to this report.

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Randomized, Double-Blind Ketamine Augmentation in Chronically Suicidal, Treatment-Resistant Major Depression (TRD)
Cristina Cusin, M.D., Massachusetts General Hospital
2012 Standard Research Grant
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Bio: Dr. Cusin received her medical degree at Milan University in Italy in 1997. She is currently a Staff Psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Instructor at Harvard Medical School. She received the Dupont-Warren Fellowship Award at Harvard University.
Research Categories: Major depression, ketamine, treatment resistance.
Abstract: A novel approach to the treatment of acute suicide risk has involved the use of ketamine, an anesthetic that seems to have an immediate impact on reducing depression and suicidal ideation. The proposed study involves three phases to examine an innovative administration method that may prolong the positive effects of ketamine. Phase (1) is a two-week, prospective, open-label continuation of current medications; Phase (2) a three-week, double-blind, randomized treatment with IV ketamine or a placebo for a total of six infusions in a controlled setting under the supervision of an experienced anesthesiologist; and Phase (3) a prospective follow-up for three months, with visits every two weeks. If augmentation with intravenous ketamine is found to be safe, effective, and well-tolerated, it can become a novel therapeutic tool in the outpatient or inpatient setting to help those patients who are affected by severe treatment-resistant major depression and suicidal ideation.
Impact: To identify effective treatments for individuals with treatment resistant depression and elevated suicide risk.


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Join us for Pueblo Zoo's Fifth annual beer festival! Enjoy
Pueblo Chile
Almost everybody who lives in Southeastern Colorado has an emotional connection to the famous chilies that are grown on farms on Pueblo's Saint Charles Mesa, just east of Pueblo. Eaten throughout the year by many with practically every meal, chile is one of Pueblo's staples. It can be found everywhere – in our Mexican, Italian, Chinese or American restaurants, as well as in thousands of people's freezers, to be used in anything that needs a little "kick." Locals use the roasted chilies on eggs, on cold salami and capicola sandwiches, on hamburgers, on pasta, and of course, in salsa and green chile.
Pueblo chile is a staple of the cuisine in southern Colorado and farmers note that it is the one of the most nutritious things that they can grow in the high desert of the lower Arkansas River Valley. The Pueblo chile originates from the mirasol chile, a chile that grows with its tips pointing upwards, towards the sun. Mirasol means "looking at the sun" in Spanish.
Farmer Harry Mosco developed a type of mirasol chile on his farm on the Saint Charles Mesa of Pueblo County. In 1994, his nephew Dr. Mike Bartolo, of Colorado State University Arkansas Valley Research Center in Rocky Ford, used his uncle's seed to develop a chile – dubbed the "Mosco" – that produced superior and meatier fruit. This beautiful multi-generational chile is the foundation of today's popular Pueblo chile.
The growing conditions in Southeastern Colorado render some of the best chile available. Hot, dry, sunny summer days with cooler nights, combined with our rich soils and pure Colorado water yield the flavorful Pueblo chiles. Its pungency ranges between 5,000 and 20,000 Scoville Heat Units, the measurement method used to rank chile heat. Pueblo chile is comparable to moderate jalapeno peppers.
Although raw chile is often used in salsas, the best way to eat the little treasures is by roasting them and integrating them into, well, everything. For those unfamiliar with the Pueblo chile, roasting is simple. It can be a time-consuming project to do on your own, but for a little extra per bushel, you can have them roasted for you at the farmer's market, produce stands or at Pueblo's world-famous Chile and Frijole Festival every fall. During harvest season, thousands of people from across the region migrate to Pueblo to purchase bushels of roasted chile at DiTomaso Farms, DiSanti Farms, and other farm stands on the Mesa. Puebloans usually divide chilies into serving-size Ziploc bags (approximately 1 dozen chilies) and freeze them. Some opt to roast chilies themselves, grilling them over an open flame until the skins blister and turn black. After roasting, locals place chiles into a covered casserole or heavy-duty plastic bag to steam for at least 5-10 minutes to loosen their skins, then remove the skins, reserving the dark green edible flesh.
Snagging a bag of roasted Pueblo chilies from your freezer is like getting a grab bag from a church festival – you don't know what each Ziploc holds. Some chilies are mild and can be eaten with reckless abandon. Each bag always includes at least one "little devil" that has the capsaicin capacity to make you reach for a drink. Such is the beauty of Pueblo chile.
Want to try Pueblo Chile, without committing to a bushel? Ask for Pueblo Chile by name at restaurants throughout Pueblo County, or look for it at fine grocers in the region. Experience the flavor of Pueblo!


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Featured Artist
Gez Martin
Title: Squall over the Solent
Medium: Soft Pastel on mountboard
Price: £400 Framed, or
Price: £100 Limited Print
For more information please call Lyn on 01483 810555 or email.
Every few months we will feature a different artist, each with their own unique style and techniques.
This month we are featuring Gez Martin.
"I have always enjoyed working in mixed media but never had the time to truly explore them. This project has enabled me to explore and develop a whole range of techniques, surfaces and medium - the culmination of which is this exhibition on skies".
"Everyone, at some stage in their life, has lain and watched the sky and wondered at its beauty, size, complexity, and yet simplicity. It touches our very self, our moods and our ambitions".


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Hello, wanted to thank you for letting me join your forum! Look forward to getting great info and knowledge from this site. I am a 46 year old man who has just recently started getting those pesky fine lines under the eye area etc. I was given a couple samples of this product and was told if I post the ingredients you can tell me whether it can be of any help and or worth using to help with that issue? They are listed below...and thank you for your time.
Water, Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate, Butylene Glycol, Gluconolactone, Cetyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Propylene Glycol, PEG-75 Stearate, Glycerin, Lactobionic Acid, Phytonadione (Vitamin K), Dimethicone, Triethanolamine, Retinyl (Vitamin A) Palmitate, Tocopheryl (Vitamin E) Acetate, Panthenol, Camellia Oleifera (Green Tea) Leaf Extract, Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Ethylene/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Ceteth-20, Steareth-20, Arginine, BHT, Disodium EDTA, Methylparaben, Chlorphenesin, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylparaben, Propylparaben, Butylparaben, Isobutylparaben
I heard the Neutrogena products have decent reviews, like the anti wrinkle and rapid wrinkle repairs. Would those be a decent option for him Randy? Not sure what has that micro-encapsulated retinol. Although I doubt anything will work as well as a prescription retinol, if one can handle the side effects they can have.
Great thank you all so much for the help, its greatly appreciated! My issue is when I have tried retinol before in products it can leave my skin blotchy so the trick is finding one my skin can tolerate. I hear good things about Boots esp one that has good reviews on amazon, it does not contain retinol though. Of course I am going by reviews only, not the science part of the product. Randy what are your thoughts on this for anti aging?
Cyclopentasiloxane, Water, Butylene Glycol, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Cyclohexasiloxane, Glycerin, Dimethicone Copolyol, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Polysorbate 20, Magnesium Sulfate, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium PCA, Retinyl Palmitate, Methylparaben, Propylene Glycol, Lupinus Albus Seed Extract, Carbomer, Butylparaben, Ethylparaben, Tetrasodium EDTA, Propylparaben, Isobutylparaben, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Morus Alba Leaf Extract, Tocopherol, Palmitoyl Oligopeptide, Sodium Hydroxide, Palmitoyl Tetrapepetide-3
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Name: Odie
Breed: Golden Retriever/Australian Shepherd
Age: 12
Owner: Tara Franklin
"I adopted Odie eight years ago from a rescue. It took him two years to trust me, but now he is the most loving dog that I have ever known. About a year ago, he stopped playing and wrestling with our younger dog. I also noticed that he was falling behind on our walks and was even starting to fall down the stairs. I use SmartPaks for my horse, so when a friend suggested that I try giving him a supplement, I went on SmartPak's website to look at my options. After reading all of the customer reviews, I decided that SmartCanine Senior was what I was looking for. Within two weeks of starting on the supplement, Odie seemed happier and more comfortable. He no longer has trouble getting down the stairs and is even initiating play with my younger dog again! He jumps on her, flips her over, and wrestles with her. I believe we will have many more years with him!"


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EPA to spend $600K more to monitor effects of Gold King Mine accident
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency plans to spend another $600,000 to monitor the Animas River for pollution in the aftermath of last year's ecological disaster at Colorado's Gold King Mine.
The infusion of cash was announced this week by U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner of Colorado; the two lawmakers, along with Gov. John Hickenlooper and U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, had urged the EPA this spring to devote more resources to studying the river's water quality.
"I applaud EPA's decision to provide additional funding to support water quality treatment and monitoring efforts as I expressed to EPA during Congressional hearings last fall. The spring runoff is a top concern of mine following the Animas River spill, as we learn more about the spill's long-term impact," Gardner said in a statement.
The EPA already has spent about $465,000 for water-quality monitoring in the river, which has contaminated last summer with more than 3 million gallons of toxic waste after crews working for the EPA accidentally caused a blowout at the Gold King Mine near Silverton.
The extra funding, however, is unlikely to insulate the agency from further pressure from Congress. Just this week two senators called for a criminal probe of the spill and Gardner plans to introduce legislation as soon as next week that would require the EPA spend more money to compensate communities affected by the accident.


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Fifty Famous Fairy Tales
Publisher's Summary
Tales in this collection include: "Puss in Boots", "Rumpelstiltskin", "The Frog Prince", "Cinderella and the Glass Slipper", "Jack and the Beanstalk", "The Wild Swans", "Snow White and Rose Red", "The Spirit in the Bottle", "Little Red Riding Hood", "The Three Bears", "The Musicians of Bremen", "The Fisherman and his Wife", and many others sure to be familiar to children and adults alike.
Critic Reviews
"Marguerite Gavin reads the entire collection, and her pleasant, articulate voice is welcome story after story." (School Library Journal)
"Gavin's assured, velvety voice is a good match for this adaptation of an anthology first published in 1917....Gavin's consistent, even-keeled delivery make this a good choice for bedtime and quiet time, for listeners both young and older." (Publishers Weekly)
"What a treat to have a compendium of the greats of folk literature from the European tradition narrated by Marguerite Gavin, who evokes memories of one's own mother reading the stories by one's bedside. Her steady, soothing voice navigates the familiar...and treasured, but less well-known, tales." (AudioFile)
What members say
- Roger
- 04-05-12
Put my kids to sleep!
Any additional comments?
I got this book to listen to with my kids in the car. They fell asleep every time I put it on. The stories are classics, but the narrator is fairly monotone, certainly not captivating.
5 people found this helpful
- Stephanie
- 25-12-09
good narration, easy to understand
I downloaded a few different fairy tales series for my kids to listen to in the car. This was by far the best. A lot of the other stories that I downloaded had complex language that made it hard for my kids (4 and 7) to understand. This one is free of annoying music and the narrator speaks with a clear american accent. Several of the other story collections were narrated by people with thick English accents making it hard for young American ears to understand. This is also 6 hours long which is great because it provides so many hours of entertainment and also, the adult is not forced to listen to the same stories over and over again.
8 people found this helpful
- Jennifer Vuturo-Brady
- 05-12-08
Very Nice
These are well done, back to back and seem to captivate my 4 and 7 year old children in the back seats while I drive. I only wish the reader would announce the end at the close of each story as there is a time of reflection on what each story meant that I think the children and I with the children could benefit from. What I've started doing, when I'm listening with the children (and not talking to my passenger or just concentrating on my driving) is to say "The end." in an announcement fashion. Sometimes I stop the recording at this point to ask what lesson did each child learn, starting with the 4 year old. Nearly every story has a lesson and the children love to hear the stories over and over it seems. I highly recommend this collection.
8 people found this helpful
- 25-04-13
Why are there only 18 chapters?
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
If there were 50 chapters, I would give it 5 stars. My kid loves it, but he gets very frustrated that he cannot jump right to the stories he wants to hear. I will contact customer support. If they cannot fix it, I'll get a refund and find another way to get this audiobook in proper digital format.
3 people found this helpful
- Gayle
- 04-06-11
Fifty Famous Fairy Tales
The narration is adequate. She doesn't change voices and lacks excitement, but she is easy to understand. The stories are definitely of the older variety -- quite a bit of violence.
1 person found this helpful
- Kathy
- 15-03-18
it was a blast to the past with all of my favorite storys amazing ten out of ten
- Paul and Courtney
- 09-08-13
Worst Narration EVER!
Would you try another book from Adapted by Rosemary Kingston and/or Marguerite Gavin?
NO. She reads like a robot. It's like a female text-to-speech engine not a person.
Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Marguerite Gavin?
A human? Plus fairy tales need music in the back ground if the narrator isn't going to read with any emotion.
- Laurel
- 24-04-12
Short and sweet
The stories in this listing are perfect length as a bedtime story. However, they are best READ by a parent, not listened to on a machine. If you lack the time or ability to read them yourself then, by all means, let this book tell the tale. The reader has a pleasant voice.
The best thing about this listen is that it reminds us of the stories we read or heard when we were small and guides us in a selection to read to our children and grandchildren. It is a fast overview of the "Jack" stories.
- Cesar Navejar
- 09-03-12
Very Good
What did you love best about Fifty Famous Fairy Tales?
Each Fairy Tale is complete
What was one of the most memorable moments of Fifty Famous Fairy Tales?
When I listened it for the first time
What does Marguerite Gavin bring to the story that you wouldn't experience if you just read the book?
the emotion she inspires
If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
Fairy Tales
Any additional comments?
- Keith
- 14-10-06
Very good with lots of original stories
At first the narrator's voice sounds a little monotone. Stick with it though and you soon get used to this and really start to enjoy the great stories, of which there are so many. Best of all many of them are quite unusual, and not the sort of thing that turns up time and again in children's books. Recommended listening.
3 people found this helpful
- Mark
- 05-07-06
Poor. Boring voice.
Lots of stories, but read in a monotone voice.
1 person found this helpful
- Wendy
- 31-07-07
Dreadfully American
Could Audible please warn us if they use American voices? It is most off putting, grating and patronising.
1 person found this helpful


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Gone are the days when companies promoted its healthy ingredients — or new "scientific" additives. Today, "healthy" and "natural" foods seem to be defined primarily by lack: Not by what's in the product, but what's not.
Where I saw this trend toward nothingness most clearly: At Natural Products Expo West — an annual event showcases "the newest and most innovative products in natural, organic and healthy living," which attracted 53,000 attendees last weekend. What was conspicuously missing at many exhibitor booths at the Expo: Gluten.
Judging by the sea of booths sporting gluten-free logos, it seems gluten's become the latest trans-fat — and gluten-free, dairy-free pizza the new caffeine-free diet coke. Yes, there are in fact multiple gluten-free, dairy-free, ready-to-bake pizzas in the frozen section today: Amy's and Glutino both proudly make gluten-free soy cheese spinach pizzas, along with other gluten-free products.
Yes, I realize there are people with celiac disease who can't eat gluten and people who have less severe gluten sensitivities who'll benefit from this growing gluten-free market. But there are also many more people who have no gluten issues whatsoever but have convinced themselves they do after reading a magazine article. There are others who've been told by rather questionable nutritionists / kinesiologists that they're "allergic" to wheat or gluten — despite the fact that allergic reactions to wheat are extremely rare and are unrelated to gluten sensitivity.
Add to that group the people who just follow fad marketing gimmicks — people who'll think of the words "gluten-free" on a package as a bonus health benefit despite the fact that they themselves have no actual gluten issues — and we've got a huge market for gluten-free foods indeed.
That means a helluva lot of gluten-free pizzas, pizza shells, and pizza dough mixes. Venice Baking Co, Ener-G Foods, Gluten Free & Fabulous, Conte's Pasta Company, French Meadow Bakery, Barkat, Chebe Bread Toro, Kinnikinnick — Those are all companies eager to fill your need for gluten-free pizza.
Then you've got gluten-free pastas, breads, cookies, pastries, cupcakes, chicken nuggets, and much more. Hain Celestial has an entire new line called Gluten Free Cafe — featuring a bunch of gluten free ready-made meals!
I find it telling of our times, when people often seem more concerned about avoiding ingredients than getting nutrients. Part of this we've brought on to ourselves, since our crazy world's put more crazy stuff in our food than ever — and also has made more people allergic to more things than ever. Still, the "lists of lack" proudly displayed by so many health and natural food products today seems crazy too. A sampling:
>> Chebe Bread. No gluten, yeast, corn soy, potato, rice, nuts.
>> Lucy's. No gluten, peanuts, tree nuts, eggs, dairy, milk, butter, or wheat.
>> Nickanedit. No gluten, dairy, soy, potato, corn, processed sugars
>> 1-2-3 Gluten Free. No dairy, soy, egg, peanuts, tree nuts, sugar.
To be clear, I did taste and like some of this stuff. Of the pizzas, Amy's gluten-free soy cheese slice, I must admit, was quite tasty. And Coconut Bliss is one ice cream I've already recommended that boasts a long list of lack….
I guess this is again one of those posts where I'm not quite sure where I'm going. I find the "lack-marketing" phenomenon bizarre, yet sometimes useful and kinda tasty…. Do you seek out gluten-free foods?
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Any best guesses what this screen capture (appended) could mean in an environment of industrial metal processing? Particularly, the interest is in possible disturbance to a radio network operating at 868.3 MHz.
Various kind of production machinery from welding machines, heat ovens, flame-cutting machines and press brakes are operated in the facility all the time and automatically so identifying a possible source is a challenging task as there aren't many possibilities to stop any machines and see. While moving around the machinery, there is no noticable, huge variation in the signal to observe, the appended screenshot does picture well the entire 15 minutes of cruising around. Which one of the machinery could be causing the radio distortion?
At the identified distortion of 869.3-870.3 MHz, the maximum values for amplitude lay at -40 and density at 20% ... could this still have an impact on the radio network at 868 MHz?
Thanks for any response!


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July 3, 2014
Time for more of our California videos! We just posted our California vs Korea video yesterday, in which we talked about some of the differences we perceived between both countries. In today's video we're just sharing some of our special moments that we got on camera. Some things that might need explaining:
Coolest thing ever – it's a carry on stroller that unfolds into a scooter. Forget about walking all the way to your gate. YOU CAN ROLL THERE. Yep. We had to get them. We're officially the coolest/dorkiest people at the airport now.
So, we were about to start watching the game at Tom's Urban in Los Angeles, and a giant fight broke outside between some angry fans. The cops came, people were pepper sprayed and handcuffed, and the drunk fighting guys were just all over the place. This was our first time in downtown LA, so I asked our LA friends if this was common, but it was new to them as well, but – since a bunch of us were YouTubers – we were filming the fight anyway. Then I asked them, under the assumption that such fighting was common in LA, if we should go beat up some Russians. Not because we wanted to, of course, but because it was our soccer fan duty. They disagreed. I persisted. Luckily, no Russians were to be found. Probably because they'd beat me up…
Interestingly, though, when we were watching the game, the guy that was serving us asked why we were so passionate about Korea winning, seeing as we're not, well, you know, Korean. So we told him about how, during the last world cup, whenever we cheered for Korea while we were in Korea, people bought us free chicken and beer. We were hoping for more free food and booze. Unfortunately, no more free food and booze for us for at least another four years…
Right before we're about to go on a trip, I scour for a new album to listen to. Why? So that, when we're on our trip, we listen to that album profusely. Then, in the future, when we're out somewhere and we hear a song from that album, or if our iTunes randomly shuffles to one of those songs, we unlock a bunch of memories from that trip. I find that music helps me bookmark my memories a lot better than pictures do. I can listen to a song and tell you the first time I ever heard it, where I was and what I was doing.
Point is: for this trip we listened to a lot of Washed Out. We listened to Washed Out before, but we didn't have any distinct memories with it apart from Sunday afternoon house cleaning, which is a load of sucky memories. Chores? Fooey! So now Washed Out will make us remember California. Listen to some of it if you want to share in our experience.
Apart from music, we did take a lot of pictures. I actually really like doing these travel videos of ours, because that means we can post up these pretty galleries which I find freaking gorgeous. Not that we're good photographers. I just like the way they function on the page. It's the web nerd in me. Hopefully, though, you like the pics as well. We tell more of our story in them :D
We've also got some scenes that didn't make the final cut. Editing our travel videos is always intimidating, because we start off with something like two hours worth of footage, and then we have to try to boil it down to a video of watchable length. A lot of scenes that we like get left behind. Here are a few of them!
And, lastly, don't forget to click on this pretty button below to subscribe for more videos! Sorry this one took so long to put out. We're really in the thick of things with our Coffee Shop at the moment, and it's gobbling up a lot of our time. Stay tuned, though for special videos coming soon :D
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June attacks leave over 1,600 killed & wounded in Afghanistan
June attacks leave over 1,600 killed & wounded in Afghanistan
KABUL (Pajhwok): In total 839 people were killed and another 783 wounded in Afghanistan last month, when 172 attacks took place, showing a 16 percent decrease in assaults and a 46 percent decline in casualties compared to May, Pajhwok has learnt.
In May, around 1,449 people were killed and 1,550 others wounded in 205 attacks across Afghanistan, with one-fifth of the assaults happening in Kabul. The statistics indicate a 58 percent increase in attacks and a 39 percent spike in casualties in May over April.
Pajhwok reports from different sources show violent attacks took place in 28 provinces in May while in June there were attacks in 29 of the country's total 34 provinces.
In June, 58 face-to-face attacks, 53 targeted attacks, 34 blasts, 21airstrikes and six suicide attacks happened.
During these attacks, seven in every 16 people suffered casualties in driect engagements, three in suicide attacks and two each in targeted attacks and airstrikes.
Of the total attacks, the most, 28, occurred in Faryab, 20 in Nangarhar, 15 in Helmand, 12 in Farah, eight each in Paktika, Uruzgan, Kandahar, six each in Ghazni, Herat, Jawzjan, five each in Kabul, Logar, Parwan, four each in Khost, Paktia, Zabul, three each in Kapisa, Nimruz, Sar-i-Pul, Takhar, two each in Balkh, Kunar, Kunduz, Maidan Wardak, Samagan and one each in Badakhshan, Baghlan and Laghman provinces.
Pajhwok received no report of violence from Daikundi, Bamyan, Nuristan, Badghis, Ghor and Panjsher provinces in June.
Last month, Nangarhar witnessed most of the attacks.
Zalmai Wardak, a retired general, commenting on the uptick in attacks in Faryab and Nangarhar provinces, said: "These call tactics. Militants according to their plan step up attacks in one province or another province periodically."
He said in Faryab besides facing insurgency was home to a number of illegal armed groups which contributed to insecurity.
He said the illegal armed groups' activities had a negative impact on the security situation and casualties.
In Nangarhar, Daesh emergence added to the insecurity already created by the resurgent Taliban, thus raging violence.
Last month, Daesh rebels captured Tora Bora, a strategic location, from Taliban rivals in the Pachirawgam district of Nangarhar, but government forces soon claimed driving the Daesh rebels from the area.
Defence Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Dawlat Waziri said Faryab and Nangarhar were the provinces which saw most of the attacks in June.
He said the Taliban wanted to establish bases in Faryab and therefore they increased their attacks.
But the Afghan forces pressed ahead their planned offensive and that was why many attacks took place in Faryab, he added.
Reports show 839 people were killed and 873 others injured in 172 attacks in June across Afghanistan.
On average 54 people daily suffered casualties in June compared to 97 in May.
The victims included militants, Afghan forces and civilians. But Pajhwok does not release exact casualty figures because different sources provide different accounts.
June 14 led in witnessing more attacks --- 14 --- but the deadliest day was June 3, when 185 people were killed and wounded.
However, June 27, the third day of Eidul Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, passed off without any casualties-related report being received.
About June attacks and casualties, Zalmai Wardak said: "Militants failed to stage large-scale coordinated attacks because of Ramazan and Eid as they were not on the same page and most preferred to stay home."
The defence ministry said no major face-to-face clashes took place in June, when the rebels were only able to carry out suicide attacks.
Last month most of the casualties happened in Helmand, Nangarhar, Kabul, Faryab and Uruzgan provinces while the least happened in Samangan, Nimroz, Laghman and Badakhshan provinces.
In June, on average nine people suffered casualties in every attack, but in May 15 people suffered casualties in every single attack.
Wardak said intelligence warfare was in full swing in Afghanistan and casualties depended on the nature of the attacks.
Pajhwok reports show most casualties happened in October last year, and then monthly casualties declined by every month until December 2016
During December-May period, the number of casualties was on the increase but declined in May.
Stop killing Afghans!
Family members of the war-victims said the decline in attacks was encouraging but durable peace and stability seemed more elusive in the country.
Mohammad Ibrahim, a resident of Kandahar City, the capital of southern Kandahar, who lost a sister to a roadside blast, said her sister was innocent.
He said many innocent people were daily killed and injured in Kandahar in blasts and attacks. However, he said fortunately there was a decline in incidents of violence in June.
Pajhwok reports show 359 people were killed and injured in 26 attacks in May in Kandahar province but in June 72 people were killed and injured in eight attacks.
Ibrahim said he and his family, who were war-victims. realized the importance of peace more than everyone else.
Akhtar Mohammad, a resident of Qarabagh district of southern Ghazni province, also expressed happiness over the decrease in violence in Ghazni in June.
Mohammad had lost his three brothers to the ongoing conflict. His brothers were in police.
He added: "The great news is that no incident of violence happened during Eid in Ghazni. We wish a durable country-wide peace and stability."
In May, 78 people were killed and injured in different attacks in Ghazni, while 69 people suffered casualties in six attacks in June.
Mohammad said the government should take real steps for peace and stability and avoid hollow pledges.
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glyoxylic acid 50% for flavoring ,CAS NO.:298-12-4
glyoxylic acid 50% for flavoring ,CAS NO.:298-12-4
Specification of glyoxylic acid 50%:
1.Appearance:colorless or light yellow liquid
3.Oxalic acid: 1% max; 0.5% max;0.25%max,ect.
5.Grade: glyoxal≤1%;glyoxal≤0.5%;glyoxal≤0.25%; and glyoxal≤0.1%.
We also can production glyoxylic acid according to customer demand.
COA of glyoxylic acid:
|Test Result
|Yellowish transparent liquid
|Glyoxylic Acid
|Oxalic Acid
|Nitric Acid
|None Detected
More about glyoxylic acid :
Molecular Formula:C2H2O3
Capacity: 5500MT per month.
Other name: Oxalaldehydic acid,2-oxoethanoic acid ,GA,oxo-acetic acid,Glyoxalate, Glyoxylic acid 50% in water;glyoxylic acid free acid;aldehydoformic acid;alpha-Ketoacetic acid.
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JTP necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 37 diseños de 13 diseñadores freelance.
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The Wilford and Dorthy Goodwill Family foundation was founded by Wilford Goodwill and dedicated to those who have fallen through the Cracks. Wilf Died last year from a fall in his own home at the age of 91. He attributed his good health to that time to being active in the community and life. He went to work every day, drove himself, until the day he died. His could often be found working around the house or office. He dedicated the remainder of his estate to helping the elderly as he felt this was a large gap in society that needed to be addressed. So many had no family and no means to care for themselves and he wanted to make a difference.
The foundation is a charity and is focused on grabbing the attention of the elderly, the first thought we would like the logo to illicit is care and compassion as well as our desire to take a hands on approach. The foundation helps seniors with things they can't do. It has established a large volunteer orginaztion. We always tell people, we're not looking to pay house payments or utility bills but if you need a new refrigerator or something done around the house, call us. No red tape, no beaurocracy, just let us get in there and do it. Wilford Goodwill would not have it any other way.
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Could the above photo contain one of modern history's most famous natural villains?
On the evening of April 14, 1912, on a rare calm, clear and moonless night in the North Atlantic, the Titanic's starboard side glanced off an iceberg at 11:40 p.m. The massive ship had been speeding (around 22 knots or 25 mph) dangerously close to an ice field and may have course-corrected away from it and accidentally maneuvered directly into the path of the deadly berg.
The vessel, the largest in the world at the time, sank two and half hours later, taking the lives of 1,502 people. When rescue ships arrived later that morning, they were stunned to find themselves surrounded by ice. According to the captain of the Carpathia, the ship that was first on the scene, more than 20 large bergs (some estimated at over 100 feet tall) were observed.
In the century since the sinking, photos have surfaced of some of the suspected icebergs that Titanic may have collided with. What makes the above photo different is that it was captured two days before the sinking — and actually matches up with another iceberg found in the disaster area.
The rare original 9.75 x 8 photo of the "blueberg," photographed by Captain W. F. Wood of the S. S. Etonian on April 12, 1912, is being placed on the auction block by RR Auctions. The company expects the shot to go for between $8,000-$10,000.
According to the listing, there's reason to believe this iceberg might be the culprit based on drawings by surviving members of Titanic's crew — as well as a photo (shown below) taken from the German ship Prinz Adalbert on the morning of the sinking from another angle. Seamen Joseph Scarrott, who spied the berg once the ship had passed it, said it resembled in shape "the Rock of Gibraltar" with its highest point to the right.
"The fact that the particular iceberg in the Etonian image offered here is known to have been photographed at a position arguably two to three days' iceberg travel time to Titanic's foundering position, and that it substantially matches both the sketches drawn by Titanic's crewmen and the photo taken after the ship went down, allows noted Titanic experts to establish this photograph as capturing the iceberg everyone has been talking about for the past century," the listing says.
Still interested? The auction will kick off on Dec. 13 and end on Dec. 16. Jump here for more details.
Related post on MNN: James Cameron creates new Titanic sinking simulation


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As a consequence, "high science" companies grow more than twice the industry average.
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PEP works like a co-op. The parents in the PEP are allowed to leave their children while they attend class. Parents are allotted 9 hours of class time per week. This program is limited and parents must go through an approval process before being allowed to use this program. All interested parties should be directed to a coordinator for information on space availiability.
- Child is 6 months - 5yrs old.
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Under this program, parents may bring thier children with them to the center while they utilize the FRC computer lab, get resources, take a break or attend a meeting in the Student Union Building. WE ARE NOT A LICENSED DAYCARE! PARENTS MUST REMAIN IN THE BUILDING AT ALL TIMES!
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The Family Resource Center is proud to announce the installation of our new computers thanks to the Associate Students and the Department of Student Activities.
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Jan van Reek was born in Den Helder. He made his first comics, 'Oom Klaas' and 'Iwan', for the magazine Eva. In 1961, he teamed up with the artist Raymond Bär von Hemmersweil, with whom he created 'Wipperoen', a newspaper text strip that was published in Dutch newspapers Algemeen Handelsblad, Dagblad voor Noord Limbrug and De Telegraaf, as well as in newspapers from Belgium (Het Laatste Nieuws), France (La République du Centre), Spain (Tele Express), Britain and South-Africa (Cape Town Argus).
Van Reek and Bär did the initial sketching and lay-outs together, and then Bär did the finished art and Van Reek focused on the texts. At the end of his life, Van Reek was too ill to contribute to the strips, so the balloon strips for De Telegraaf were made by Bär alone. Jan van Reek passed away in 1994. His daughter Harriët van Reek is an illustrator and children's book author.
Wipperoen en de Ongeluksvogel (Algemeen Handelsblad, 25/8/1964)


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Praise for The Deen Bros. Get Fired Up
"With easy-to-follow recipes, full-page pictures and humorous prose, the Deens serve up a fun and appealing culinary collection. Perfect for readers who enjoy a little sunshine on their plate." -Kirkus
Praise for The Deen Bros. Take It Easy
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Rich Vogel, a longtime game designer who most recently served as executive producer on BioWare's online RPG The Old Republic, is joining Bethesda, the publisher behind games like Skyrim and the upcoming Dishonored.
Bethesda's press release says Vogel and his new team will be working on "an unannounced project," but Bethesda is also currently working on its own massively multiplayer online RPG: The Elder Scrolls Online (pictured above). Interesting!
Vogel's new company, Battlecry Studios, will be based in Austin. As gaming site Polygon points out, job listings for Battlecry suggest that their game will involve microtransactions. They're also looking for a lead designer with experience working on first-person shooters and RPGs.


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Chris Brunt's return to Northern Ireland duty simply couldn't have gone better.
A goal (even Steve Davis said so), an assist, a man of the match award AND a performance to send his side second in Group C.
Brunt, who is just back from a cruciate ligament injury, drove home the fourth - although some claimed captain Davis got the last touch - in Northern Ireland's 4-0 win over Azerbaijan at Windsor Park last night.
It sent Michael O'Neill's men above the visitors, and the boss was more than happy that the West Brom man was the star of the show.
"I'm delighted for him to be back, delighted for him to score," he said. "It was a good night for him and you saw the reaction of the crowd to him - he's a very important player to us.
"I think we saw again what a top player Chris Brunt is. Tony Pulis put him straight back into the team and now he's straight back into ours."
As if Brunt's night wasn't eventful enough, he also got a nasty gash to the head, playing most of the match in bandages.
"I was concerned for him when he went down," said the boss. "It was a nasty gash. Obviously he's coming off the back of the knee injury but it was testament to him that he got up and played on straight away."
And O'Neill paid tribute to Brunt's threat from set-pieces, which was evident as always.
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Being a resident of Dolores for the past three years has given me the opportunity to meet some very caring and concerned people in our community. While I personally do not have children in the Dolores school system, I have a vested interest, as a taxpayer, community resident and child advocate, to ensure our children receive the best possible education in preparing for their future and the future of our community. I have recently become acquainted with a group of these very caring and concerned parents who have formed the Student/Parent Coalition (SPC).
The Mission of this group is to support and promote academics, arts, athletics and extracurricular activities by developing a youth-adult partnership. Their goal is to foster a relationship between youth and adults where both parties have equal potential in making decisions, utilizing skills and learning from one another. Achieving this goal will promote change through civic engagement and school development initiatives.
The SPC acts as a forum for parents and students to voice their concerns and formulate a positive solution/recommendation. They interact with the Dolores School Board and School Administrators to positively affect changes that impact our students. I encourage anyone who is interested in the education of our youth to attend a meeting of the SPC. They welcome anyone and are open to suggestions on how to improve communication among youth and adults within our school system.
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Tracy en vacances by Eugénie Lavenant
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The artwork is sold with a certificate of authenticity that is numbered and signed by the artist. It is a museum quality fine art print on 100% alpha cellulose Hahnemüehle Matt Cotton Smooth 300g paper. Colour stability is provided by 9 UltraChrome, UV resistant K3 pigment inks. The print format includes a white border around the work.
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Eugénie Lavenant was born in 1975. She created the graphic journal Tricote in 2005. In 2008, she participated in an exhibition at Agnès b, in Paris and Hong Kong, exhibited in Paris and then in Berlin, and also contributed to the magazine Rock and Folk. This was followed by Cocaïne and chaussons blancs, in 2010, portraying the everyday life of Amy Winehouse, then La Messe est dite, in 2011, written by Marc Villard. In 2012, she worked with Jean Vautrin to produce the cartoon Le Pogo aux yeux rouges and the graphic novel Babyboom in 2015. Eugénie is currently working on a personal text and a short story by Romain Slocombe.
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2014 Track and Field: Finished fourth with the 4x400-meter relay team at the SIU Invitational (3:30.37)… Placed fourth in the long jump at the Shamrock Invitational (6.46 meters)… 4x100-meter relay team placed first at the Georgia Invitational with a time of 42.55… Claimed a personal best long jump of 13.59 meters at the Georgia Invitational.
2013 Track and Field: Set a personal best at the TSU Invite in the 55m with a finishing time of 6.51s during the preliminary round, the second-best time in the preliminaries, then went on to win third place in the event with his time of 6.52s... Also marked a personal best in the 60m at the Samford Multi and Invitational Indoor Track and Field Meet after crossing the finish line in 7.02s during the preliminaries... Finished first at the Margaret Simmons Invitational in the 4x4 with his time of 44.21s.
High School: Competed for Joshua Stoeckl at West Creek High School… Holds school record as the anchor in the 4X200 with a time of 1:30.15… Holds school record in 4X100 with a time of 43.05… Sub-section champs… Also played football… Named captain in both football and track…
Personal: Son of Carol and Truman Mays… Plans to major in Mechanical Engineering…


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