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At some point in every young girl's life she realizes the importance of silver.
Perhaps it is when she has a female relative who is getting married, and she overhears other female relatives and friends inquiring about the silver pattern she has registered for. Perhaps it is when she is old enough…..finally……to attend a wedding or baby shower with her mother and sees the array of silver trays, silver flatware, and silver coffee and tea services on display making the perfect refreshment table.
In my case…….it was when I was old enough to help my grandmother prepare the dining table for a family dinner…..more than likely Thanksgiving or Christmas. I can remember going to the drawer in the kitchen where the knives and forks were stored. My grandmother shooed me away and directed me in that constantly out-of-breath tone she had, "No, no…..go in the dining room and get the forks out of the box."
The box? As I walked into the dining room I thought, "What box?
Then I saw the box where she had placed it on the buffet….a rectangular, wooden box with a hinged lid. As I got closer I saw it was pretty old and fairly beat up. There were scratches across the top and sides, but instead of repelling me the poor condition of the box made me want to open it all the more.
That was my first foray into someone's silver box, and like many a young girl it made quite an impression on me. I walked over to the buffet and placed my hands on the wood feeling the uneven surface.
I was intrigued.
What would I find inside?
I lifted the top and discovered lovely and fairly heavy silver utensils encased in deep Columbia blue velvet. The knives were standing up along the inside cover of the box while the spoons and forks were stacked up and laying flat inside the box.
Now that I know better I realize the silver was not expensive, but for my hardworking farming and at one time mill employed grandmother the silver was her best, and she wanted to use it for a holiday dinner.
I thought it was simply lovely. I loved how it felt in my fingers and how the light reflected off it. During dinner I refrained from using my knife because I just couldn't bear sullying it with food. It was THAT beautiful to me.
Later I questioned my mom about the box and discovered she had a silver box as well. My mother was not prone to using her best items for meals, so realizing we had silver was quite a surprise for me. My sister and I finally convinced Mother to start using her silver for family dinners, and eventually she bought more of it to complete her set. Today the silver is a treasure for my sister and I.
Silver is special…..silver is family history…….silver is spectacular.
Silver had its heyday in the United States between 1870 and 1920 though silver was in existence in our earliest days dating back to Paul Revere and the Dutch colonies. No matter the time period in history though silver was a luxury item and only the wealthiest homes had silver.
It was during the Victorian Age where silver flatware was its most decadent with some flatware lines having over 100 different types of pieces from a regular spoon, demitasse spoon, and a bouillon spoon. Then there's the regular fork. Don't get it confused with the pastry fork. Knives were in multiples as well with each flatware line having a knife for "place", "dinner", and one for "fruit" as well.
No wonder Victorian dining tables were so long.
This was also the time period where formal dinners went from three or four courses to ten or more including a course just for fruit and one for cheese.
Last week I posted a picture of a mahogany box and asked readers to identify what it was. I had no takers here but someone on Facebook correctly identified the box as a silver chest…..and that is exactly correct.
Here is a picture showing the box with a couple of silver pieces inside it. Notice this box is a little different from the silver box your family might own. The silver is stored upright in the little holes. It does not lay flat.
You can find out all sorts of information at the Silver Chatter blog…..a site headquartered in my neck of the woods…..Atlanta, Georgia with Silver Jim at the helm.


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This debut season of "Glee" hasn't been about singing as much as it's been about dancing around the truth.
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This week is when they're shooting the wedding reception and accompanying scenes for Twilight Breaking Dawn in Squamish. Am told there was a cast dinner last night at Rockwell's. In attendance: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Peter Facinelli, Jackson Rathbone, and some other people I've never heard of. Rathbone teased Stewart about wedding dance moves and Stewart seemed "adorably anxious" about having to shoot them.
Before dinner Stewart and Pattinson played with his dog outside. I didn't know he had a dog. I spent most of my investigative time inquiring about this dog. Unfortunately all I got back was "a dog of no distinguishable breed". Unfortunately the source is not a dog person and was unable to do like dog owners do and speculate by analysing physical attributes. Jacek for instance thinks that any tri-colour dog must have beagle in them. Anyway, my dog Marcus just had surgery yesterday on his leg to remove a benign lump which is why I rushed home from the Junos. He's fine. But really groggy. And hates his life because of the dreaded cone head, and has the runs. So there's that.
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What is celiac disease?
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Edward J. Hoffenberg, M.D.
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University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Denver, Colorado
Celiac disease, also called "sprue" and "gluten-sensitive enteropathy," is a chronic,
lifelong condition in which certain cereal proteins in the diet lead to injury of
the lining of the small intestine, or bowel. Gluten is an insoluble protein found
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Illness from celiac disease generally comes from two processes: injury to the intestine
and from chronic inflammation. Upon biopsy (i.e., the removal of a small amount
of tissue and/or fluid from a living body and its examination to confirm the presence
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with poor appetite, and possibly bone thinning and easy fractures, called osteoporosis.
An eventual loss of regulation over the immune response has been thought to play
a role in the increased risk for small bowel lymphoma noted in untreated celiac
A similar inflammatory reaction may occur in the skin causing an itchy, scaly rash,
called dermatitis herpetiformis, and is a non-intestinal indication of gluten sensitivity.
Celiac disease can be thought of as occurring in two forms: "symptomatic" and "silent."
Both have positive blood tests for celiac disease-associated antibodies, and both
have a typical injury on biopsy of the small intestine. In the symptomatic form,
typical signs and symptoms are present. The most information about celiac disease
is known from this type. Common findings include abdominal pain, chronic diarrhea
with poor fat absorption (characterized as oily or greasy stools), vomiting, and
nutritional deficiencies (iron deficiency anemia, bleeding due to vitamin K deficiency,
and deficiencies of folic acid and zinc). Other findings include poor weight gain,
weight loss, short stature, delayed puberty, abdominal distention and gas, and,
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symptoms, and do not know they have celiac disease. Less is known about silent celiac
disease; although, it is about six times more common than symptomatic celiac disease.
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in screening individuals for celiac disease. However, rarely, the antibody tests
can be negative, especially in individuals with IgA deficiency and in young children.
A key in the proper diagnosis of celiac disease is improvement after starting a
gluten-free diet. Symptoms should resolve, the antibody tests should become negative
after 6 to 12 months of a strict gluten-free diet, and the small bowel injury should
resolve completely. In difficult diagnostic cases, screening for DQ-2, the genetic
marker of celiac disease, may be helpful. Previously, rechallenging the body with
gluten to show a reappearance of the symptoms was required to diagnose celiac disease;
but, now, it is rarely needed.
Treatment for celiac disease first involves replacing deficient nutrients and choosing
a gluten-free diet. If patients-especially toddlers-are severely ill, a short course
of prednisone improves symptoms quickly. A lifelong gluten-free diet is the treatment
for celiac disease. A gluten-free diet means avoiding foods containing wheat, rye,
and barley proteins. Pure oats is probably allowable. Following a gluten-free diet
is quite challenging, as these products are widespread in Western diet. However,
within one week of the diet, irritability resolves, and appetite and energy level
improve. Many people with silent celiac disease report feeling healthy for the first
time, even though they never before complained of symptoms. If a gluten-free diet
is not followed, celiac disease will always recur; however, it may take weeks to
Currently, celiac disease cannot be prevented
Current research includes: identifying risk groups for celiac disease; understanding
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and determining how silent celiac disease is similar to and different from symptomatic
celiac disease, especially regarding growth, osteoporosis, and intestinal malignancy.
About the Author
Dr. Hoffenberg is on staff at the Children's Hospital in Denver, the University of Colorado School of Medicine, and is the Director at the Center for Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. His areas of specialty include Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Celiac Disease and Polyps.
Copyright 2012 Edward J. Hoffenberg, M.D., All Rights Reserved
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NHL commissioner Gary Bettman spoke with reporters on a number of different subjects, one of which was the potential sale of the L.A. Kings as reported by the New York Post.
Based on the commissioner's comments on the report, let's just say he doesn't agree with it at all.
He speaks about it near the end of this video, after also updating the status of upcoming talks between the league and players on a new collective bargaining agreement.
Keep checking back for more as we will be posting fresh stuff throughout the final.


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pgowder precisava de um novo design de site com programação e criou um concurso na 99designs.
Um vencedor foi selecionado entre 14 designs enviados por 8 designers freelancers.
This contest is to create a new, update look for PowWows.com. The goal of this project is to produce a look for the site that is similar to the existing look with a fresh twist creating a brighter, cleaner interface that loads quicker.
Accepted File Formats:
psd, html, css
This project is to redesign the look of http://www.powwows.com.
This is the 2nd contest on SitePoint.com for this project. The winner of the first is not reachable. Please don't enter this contest unless you can finish this project quickly!
You can see the other thread for ideas and feedback. If you entered before, feel free to re-enter those designs. Or you can enter new ones.
The current templates used for the design use nested tables to control layout. The new design should use CSS for layout and other design elements, and HTML for the coding. The code should be complaint with all standards.
The goal of this project is to produce a look for the site that is similar to the existing look with a fresh twist creating a brighter, cleaner interface that loads quicker.
The new design should incorporate design elements from the existing site such as the geometric patterns and colors. But we are open to changes in color. Be creative! If you choose to change the colors, you will need to produce the buttons and graphics we currently use in other application (vbulletin, photopost, etc) with your new colors.
Here is an example of the geometric patterns:
In the current design each section-community, galleries, etc uses a different geometric pattern. Please use this technique and/or others to denote the different sections.
This does not mean you need to do a template for each section! The final code only needs to be 2 pages. The first page is a redo of the homepage, the second is a template to use for the other sections. Except for the homepage everything uses a third party script like vBulletin or photopost. The template for the secondary pages.needs to be coded to be inserted into vBulletin or other scripts. This template will be used in all the other sections of the site, but you'll need to have different graphics or other elements to give each section a unique look.
For the homepage template please include all the content that is currently displayed on our homepage. The backend for that content already exists.
Pages should be designed with a fluid width of 90-95% with a gradient faded background behind. The design must incorporate places for advertisements. This includes a leaderboard at the top and sky on the side. We'll include Google AdSense ads inside the site also, if you have suggestions for placement, please include them.
Other elements from the current site that need to carry forward are
-the rotating image near the top, but can be used differently or in different sizes
-the use of different geometric patterns to desinate different sections of the site
-a sidebar menu
-prominent placement of the links that are now at the top - forget password, register, search, etc.
Please include on the frontpage a place to have a flash box to display headlines and news like this sites:
The look should maintain the Native American theme of the site.
The winning bidder is not responsible for installing the template. However, you will need to help troubleshoot any problems or conflicts with existing CSS.
Ill post in the next message examples of sites I like.
Preferred payment method is PayPal.
The winner will received 1/2 when the design idea is finalized and psd's are delivered. And final payment when design and coding is finished--that includes testing it on the live site. I will not make you wait until I implement the design on the whole site. However I want to make sure that I can get all the pieces to fit together.
I will post a sitemap of the site showing the organization of the site.


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Sun-Dried Tomato Focaccia
This bread looks inviting and doesn't disappoint when you take a bite. The sun-dried tomatoes and red onions give it an extra-special appearance, fit for any celebratory meal. —Kathy Katz, Ocala, Florida
Total TimePrep: 1 hour 40 min. + rising Bake: 20 min.
Makes2 loaves (8 servings each)
- 1/4 cup chopped sun-dried tomatoes (not packed in oil)
- 1/2 cup boiling water
- 1-1/4 cups warm V8 juice (70° to 80°)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 2 tablespoons slivered sun-dried tomatoes (not packed in oil)
- 1/4 cup boiling water
- 12 thin slices red onion, halved
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- In a small bowl, combine chopped sun-dried tomatoes and boiling water. Let stand for 5 minutes; drain.
- In bread machine pan, place the V8 juice, oil, softened tomatoes, cheese, parsley, sugar, salt, basil, garlic powder, flours and yeast in order suggested by manufacturer. Select dough setting (check dough after 5 minutes of mixing; add 1 to 2 tablespoons of water or flour if needed).
- In a small bowl, combine slivered tomatoes and boiling water. Let stand for 5 minutes; drain and pat dry with paper towels.
- When cycle is completed, turn dough onto a lightly floured surface. Punch down. Divide in half; roll each portion into a 9-in. circle. Transfer to two greased 9-in. round baking pans.
- Using the end of a wooden spoon handle, make 1/4-in. indentations in dough. Arrange tomato slivers and onion slices over dough; press down lightly. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 30 minutes. Brush with oil. Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks.


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The works which I presentation are made of chamotte day. I am fascinated with is rough structure.
Through impressing, casting, forming I try to obtain its variety.
Looking for ideas, I collect stones, metal scraps, which constitute an inspiration for me. Their randomness
make my works unique. Trying to maintain harmony between used materials I remember that clay is the
most crucial one. I hope that such connection is succesful.
Using pigments, engobes or glazes, I try to make them color coordinated; where there is a visible diversity,
I try avoid color clash. Final result means for me giving equal importance to art and craft as well. Content
is important for me but I pay the same attention to form.
As far as my works concerned, I am trying to appeal to a sophisticated and wide audience as well.
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9 Dreamy Laundry Rooms From Around The World
Whether it's the room you curse those constant grass stains in or perhaps it's your happy place, the laundry room shouldn't be overlooked when it comes to design. Here are some hardworking laundry rooms to inspire you to rethink your own.
Barrington, Illinois-based designer Kate Marker chose to paint the built-ins in this laundry room sage green. The earthy tone plays off the warm wood floors nicely and is a pleasing alternative to traditional white.
In another unconventional move, Kate decided to forgo a regular door to the laundry room in favor of a sliding barn door. Being able to slide the door closed when the laundry room is piled with clothes must be nice!
Opposite the sage green cabinetry, Kate opted for floor-to-ceiling white, which keeps the green from being too overwhelming in a single space. Black hardware breaks up the bright white hues nicely.
In Arizona, tile floors aren't uncommon thanks to the hot, dry climate, but we love that The Refined Group opted for whitewashed chevron brick floors in this laundry room instead. With four machines we imagine it's full steam ahead on laundry day!
We can't help but swoon over the Cole & Son wallpaper that leads to this chic laundry room by the Nashville, Tennessee-based design company Pencil & Paper. The soft green floors and cabinetry blend with one another, while gold accents and a potted plant add oomph. (Fun fact: the husband and wife duo behind this firm also designed Reese Witherspoon's Draper James store).
This black and white laundry room (also designed by Pencil & Paper) has two things we love: fun floors and a sliding barn door. By alternating not only the color of the floor but the materials used, Pencil & Paper made a big style statement — kudos to them!
Salt Lake City-based interior design firm Studio McGee chose to use slate herringbone floors, shiplap walls and butcher block counters in this clean and crisp laundry room.
The laundry room also functions as a mudroom, as it connects to the family's garage so it was important to choose a durable material underfoot for the high-traffic space.
This snazzy laundry room (also by Studio McGee) comes with a wood island on casters, making it easy to move the large piece around if need be. The charming wood island helps to warm up all the cool tones in the room and we can't help but notice how the ceiling pendant and black framed window nod to one another.
Laundry areas that open up onto kitchens aren't exactly ideal, but being able to conceal them behind custom cabinet doors sure helps. Once the cabinet doors are closed guests would be none the wiser!
Studio Surface, a Solana Beach, California-based design firm prides themselves on their balanced interiors that each have a little edge, and this laundry room is no exception. Cheery blue cabinetry makes laundry day a little more enjoyable, while a bright window lets the homeowners look out onto their lush backyard while using their sink.
When it came to re-imagining her own basement laundry room, designer Jenna Sue felt cautiously optimistic about the project: "It would have been easy to dismiss this room as a purely functional and utilitarian space and not give it much thought or effort," she says. Jenna and her husband were able to tackle some of the reno themselves and managed to turn the awkward cave-like area into somewhere they don't mind spending time.
Jenna chose to recess her washer and dryer into the wall to free-up space and eliminate all the bending down to do laundry. "This space was inspired by my vision of what laundry must be like in heaven… a clothesline with the finest linens swaying in the breeze, abundant sunshine, birds chirping and children skipping around in white sundresses," she jokes.


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A funny thing happens sometimes after an automaker comes out with a new design that is roundly lambasted in Internet comments: people see the car in person and then they say, "You know what? That's actually not bad."
I feel like more and more new cars are coming out these days that end up looking better in real life. I'm not really sure why that's the case. Maybe it's because cars are becoming so "out there" in terms of design that they can only be appreciated when they're seen in their full, real, three-dimensional glory instead of on a computer screen.
The crazy new 2014 Jeep Cherokee is a great example of this. When the pictures first leaked out, people were horrified. I was too, but I defended it for being radical and experimental and different. Then I saw it in person at the New York Auto Show, and I decided that it actually looks pretty good. Most auto journalists and normal folks I have talked to who have seen it in reality seem to agree.
So here's our challenge for the day: show us the cars that look better in person. I'll get you started on a few.


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Grammy Awards 2012 Articles
Grammy Awards 2012 news, gossip, photos and video.
Happy Valentine's Day with Taylor Swift & Gwyneth Paltrow
Larry Busacca/Getty
No? It can't all be sweetness and light, can it? Found these shots of Swift & GOOP, which totally should be a new line of salad dressing, at the Grammys the other night and thought, you know, that you might want to take a break from the love and hearts this afternoon for some teeth grinding hate. Full Story
Notes on a superstar
Jason Merritt/Kevin Winter/Getty
She loves her life. That's obvious. She was so delighted with her producers and the adorable boyfriend who was sort of affably out of the whole thing. She screeched at her mum in her South London twang, and if you haven't watched her 60 minutes interview with Anderson you need to get on that, because no two people who are media professionals have spent so much time giggling together on camera. Full Story
Hair Porn by Rihanna
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What? Part Tina Turner, part Private Benjamin...and I like it?Oh, I not only like it, I am OBSESSED with it. All of it.It's making my perm desires so much greater. But few people could do it like this. This well. This sexy. This badassy. This free. She looked f-cking AMAZING. The best she's ever looked in my mind. Full Story
Gwyneth presents Adele
Kevin Winter/Jason Merritt/Getty
Not Coldplay. Of course not. Who was the most highly anticipated performance last night? The one expected to sweep every category for which she was nominated? The one making a triumphant return to music's biggest night after throat surgery threatened her career? The one we were waiting for all week? And it was Gwyneth Paltrow who was given the honour of introducing Adele at the Grammys. Full Story
Be Angry with the Academy
Kevin Winter/Getty
I just want you to think about why it was okay. Why it was okay to have a man who beat a woman celebrated, not once but three times. So many people have to come together to make this happen. Dozens approve a lineup, more get to see it and raise any objections. Sponsors. Other agents and managers. Full Story
Katy Perry at the Grammys 2012
Jason Merritt/Kevin Winter/Getty
What an awful dress. Really, with everything available to you, you choose this? What does this say about what you want to do with your Grammy night? Katy Perry never chooses a dress by accident so she must want this to do something. Some sort of Betty Draper In Repose type thing, with the bouffant? I don't know. Full Story
Eyelashes & Sparkles
Wenn, Jason Merritt/Kevin Winter/Getty
Amazingly enough, I didn't hate Country Bitch's tricked out white dress she wore for the carpet. Comparatively, that is. From her, we've seen a lot worse. And it was better than the dark brown green, again bedazzled, situation she put on to perform with Tony Bennett. That...was not my favourite mash-up. Full Story
Taylor Swift and the surprises in life
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She looks quite good in a high collar, doesn't she? But I didn't love this Zuhair Murad dress. To me it was a cheap imitation of Alexander McQueen. Like McQueen for Stars On Ice. Still, she has a lovely neck. And when her hair is swept back, right off her face, as it was on the carpet, it's a strong styling move. Full Story
A Pope & A Cape
Wenn, Kevin Winter/Jason Merritt/Getty
Full disclosure: I love a good cape. If only we could always walk around making entrances and exits with capes, I feel like we might all be more creative. That said, I hate that this red cape, customed by Donatella Versace for Nicki Minaj, may have been inspired by a really sh-tty movie starring Amanda Seyfried. Full Story
Alicia Keys & Bonnie Raitt
Kevin Winter/Getty
I liked the Grammy set. I should have said that. Did you freak out when they didn't include Etta James in the In Memoriam package? A lot of people did. I assumed that this performance off the top -- one that I bet was in place before all the other events of this weekend -- was supposed to cover that off. Full Story
Lady Gaga sits
Wenn, Larry Busacca/ROBYN BECK/Getty
With her sceptre.It takes a certain dedication to be comfortable being uncomfortable. And for over three hours. I often think this of Victoria Beckham and her heels. How she suffers for her image. Same goes for Lady Gaga last night, crammed into that seat. With no reason, not one, to get up. That's my way of saying she lost in every category. Full Story


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State and Human Development Lithuania 1998
The Lithuanian Human Development Report 1998
(LHDR-98)is the fourth in a series of annual national
reports financed and conceptually supported by the
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)in
Lithuania since 1995.Its theme has been inspired by
the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights. Human rights and sustainable human
development are both dynamic, interdependent and
mutually reinforcing concepts. The report covers a wide
range of human development issues based on the
human rights approach.
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This month I would like to talk not about the hand tools that I use to restore instruments, but rather the research tools that I have used time and time again to restore an instrument so that it's as if it had never been altered from the twenties, fifties or sixties.
Pages 58 and 59 of this book show a gallery of guitars from StewMac's finishing recipes.
As you can tell by the picture, this book really gets a heavy workout and now needs to be restored itself
My favorite web site for gathering information is guitarhq.com. This site has a lot of eye candy and information. I don't think you'll be disappointed—check it out.
Another good source of information might be right in your home town. It's always a good idea to have solid relationships with guitar collectors and vintage guitar stores. There have been many times that holding and inspecting an all original guitar has given me a more precise understanding of just what I need to do to a guitar that's on the bench in my shop, waiting to be restored.
Next Purchase
The latest book I've been in search of is one that covers the details on guitars from the seventies, as we are seeing continued restoration projects from this period. It's all very interesting, since there was a time when nothing good was said about instruments that were manufactured during that decade. Now, they have not only held their value but have gone up in price.
This is a short list of books that I have used or currently use in my shop for gathering information:
Guitar Finish Step-By-Step by Dan Erlewine and Don MacRostie
Gruhn's Guide to Vintage Guitars, 1st and 2nd edition by George Gruhn
The Beauty Of The Burst by Yasuhiko Iwanade
The Fender Bass by Klaus Blasquiz
Guitar Identification, The Fender Stratocaster, Gibson Electrics: The Classic Years and The Fender Telecaster by A.R. Duchossoir
The Bass Book by Tony Bacon and Barry Moorhouse
The Fender Book by Tony Bacon and Paul Day
Gibson's Fabulous Flat-Top Guitars by Eldon Whitford, David Vinopal and Dan Erlewine
The Guild Guitar Book by Hans Moust Illustrated Directory of Guitars by Ray Bonds
Norman's Rare Guitars by Norman Harris with David Swartz
Martin Guitars by Jim Washburn and Richard Johnston
Blue Book of Electric Guitars and Blue Book of Acoustic Guitars by Zachary R. Fjestad and S.P. Fjestad
The Fender Guitar by Ken Achard
I'm excited and looking forward to doing some videos and books myself. But for now, I am enjoying the ones that I have gathered throughout the years. Have a successful month.
John Brown
John Brown, of Brown's Guitar Factory, is the inventor of the Fretted/Less bass. He owns and operates a full guitar manufacturing and repair/restoration facility, which is staffed by a team of talented luthiers. He is also the designer of guitar making/repair tools and accessories that are used today by instrument builders throughout the world.


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First American Financial Corporation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of 12 Cents Per Share
January 16, 2014, Santa Ana, Calif.,
First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF), a leading global provider of title insurance and settlement services for real estate transactions, today announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 12 cents per common share.
The cash dividend is payable on March 17, 2014 to shareholders of record as of March 10, 2014.
About First American
First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF) is a leading provider of title insurance and settlement services to the real estate and mortgage industries that traces its heritage back to 1889. First American also provides title plant management services; title and other real property records and images; valuation products and services; home warranty products; property and casualty insurance; and banking, trust and investment advisory services. With revenues of approximately $4.5 billion in 2012, the company offers its products and services directly and through its agents throughout the United States and abroad. More information about the company can be found at www.firstam.com.


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However, one comment that arrived in my inbox struck me both as particularly illuminating and as particularly -- dare I say horrifyingly? -- unfortunate.
It's the bolded sentence that deeply alarms me. I've not spoken very much in online forums about some really creepy things I experienced in a relationship, in part because I'd rather that person not discover me talking about it.
I really liked your post, and while I found most of the comments too triggering to read, what little I picked up is that some folks are ignoring your stance of "intertwining sex and power has never led to any good" for "stop trying to tell me what to do in my sexy times!"
Doesn't the harm of sexual abuse come from tightly knitting together power and sex to the point where the victim can't even tell if they are consenting or if they are enjoying what's happening? A sexual practice that seems built on pinning power to sex just reeks of abuse. I'm not an expert by any means, but I don't think that normalizing bondage, sadism, and or masochism helps anyone. I guess it must be addicting though, like self harm.
However, I will say in the strongest language possible that the control that person tried to maintain over me had nothing to do with making me confused about whether I wanted something or not, much less convincing me that I liked being cut down. This person was very, very clear about wanting what they wanted. I was expected to provide it, like it or not. It wasn't about some nefarious plot to re-wire how I derived pleasure such that I found myself desperate for ill-treatment. My pleasure was beside the point, my lack of enthusiastic consent an impediment to someone else's wants that was annoying, not to be taken seriously. The ill-treatment was going to happen anyway.
Yes, most abusers do cycle between wooing their victims, lavishing attention (perhaps including pleasant, seemingly caring sex) and praise on them to maintain control, and cutting them down, whether verbally, physically, or sexually. But that does not mean that one comes to love being harmed, being degraded, being cut down, or being violated.
It may mean that one comes to feel one must endure those things, must "weather the storm" until one's "tempermental" or "stormy" partner "cools down," but that isn't about re-wiring how someone gets pleasure. That's about convincing her that those arguments or fights or beatings or rapes are "no big deal," are just disagreements that "get out of hand." Or that they are just punishments; if you can make a person believe she deserves to pay for her "mistakes," she will not rebel.
I will say that I have heard of situations where some people did have ambivalent reactions to sexual violence because it meant getting attention from someone they thought they "loved" (if anyone remembers Biting Beaver's anti-BDSM essay, there was some of this in that.) So I can't say it never happens. But there, it was because her partner pressured her into BDSM (unless I misremember; please correct if I do) and she was trying to be as sexually pleasing to her partner as she could. I don't think trying to please a partner with a kink is solely the province of those who identify as submissive, though these folks might not agree.
This "analysis" whereby people are made into abuse-receptacles because kinky sex exists is woeful. I can see, however, why it's appealing. It's easier to say "if only society were different" than it is to recognize the subtle cruelty of cycles of violence.


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On the Way to Class Justice
"The Siliana Syndrome" is the title of a newly-published book named after a small town some 120 kilometres from Tunis. "We could have also chosen Jendouba, Kef or any other town in the northwest or south of Tunisia," explains Héla Ammar, one of the authors of the book. She goes on to say that in recent years, the North African country's justice system has become increasingly developed into a class system in recent years.
"These days, almost all those condemned to death come from impoverished backgrounds and completely marginalized regions in the country's interior," explains the artist and legal expert Ammar. They have often spent more than 20 years on death row, many of those years without having any contact with their families and without knowing if the sentence will ever be carried out, or whether they will spend the rest of their lives in prison.
No death penalty has been carried out in Tunisia since 1991. Following the upheaval of January 2011, most sentences were commuted to life in prison. But courts are still handing down the death penalty, and the new draft constitution does not foresee its abolition.
The death penalty as a political issue
The history of the death penalty is, since the independence of the Maghreb state, also a political history of the nation. This is because most of those who were sentenced and executed in the early years of the republic were political prisoners – initially trade unionists and left-wing politicians, later primarily members of the Islamist movement that spawned today's governing Ennahda party.
Several key figures, for example the current head of the party, were pardoned by the former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. This first and second generation of condemned individuals were mostly sentenced for an alleged undermining of state security, but in the case of the third generation of condemned prisoners, people who are serving custodial sentences to this day, these are for the most part criminals sentenced for murder, manslaughter or rape.
Most of those sentenced to death, people visited by Ammar and her three co-authors in prison during research for the book, are offenders with no previous convictions. Most of them come from poor backgrounds and because they had no prior experience or knowledge of the legal system, were provided with a public defender by the court.
"This public defender often didn't get to see the file before the trial began, and confessions were obtained through use of force. This calls the sentences into question," says Héla Ammar, who speaks of a legal system riddled with class prejudice.
Until the year 2000, it was not possible to lodge an appeal in Tunisia, which meant that the first sentencing was legally binding. "We often asked ourselves the question: If these cases went to a retrial today, would these people still be sentenced to death?" says Ammar.
Communal cells instead of solitary confinement
While researching the book, the authors visited prisons and spoke to prisoners on death row. Some regret their actions, others insist to this day that they are innocent. The book is illustrated with numerous cases, some of them quite appalling – for example that of Maher who was sentenced for a robbery that resulted in a death. He has always protested his innocence.
When he was transferred to a communal cell from solitary confinement on death row after the revolution, he heard his fellow prisoners boasting about how they had managed to frame someone else for their earlier misdemeanours. He heard them described the very same crime for which Maher had been sentenced to death. To this day, the case has not gone to a retrial.
Political upheaval in Tunisia has resulted in slightly better conditions for those prisoners who have been sentenced to death. Many have since had their punishments commuted to life terms; instead of solitary confinement they now live in communal cells and are granted some contact with their families and to the outside world. Some of these families did not even know if their loved ones were still alive. In the past, those who had been hanged received an anonymous burial; the family was not informed.
Moratorium yes, abolition no?
But even though President Moncef Marzouki, former chairman of Tunisia's Human Rights League, is an avowed opponent of the death penalty, its abolition is not up for debate in contemporary Tunisia. Even the strongest party in government, "Ennahda", a party that can claim numerous victims of the death penalty within its own ranks, insists that capital punishment be retained – although it signed a moratorium last year.
"Even if the death penalty is controversial from a religious point of view, this must also be conveyed to the party grass roots," says Héla Ammar. The author reports that although many members of parliament, including members of Ennahda, are in favour of abolishing the death penalty, they do not dare to express this view in public.
"Saida Akremi, President of the 'Organisation for the Support of Political Prisoners', gave us incredible support," says Ammar. "When we presented the book, she said that the right to life is sacred. But she can't bring herself to say she's against the death penalty!"
But despite some positive signals from within the ranks of the Ennahda party, Ammar is concerned that the moratorium could again be suspended. This is because over the past year, several cases in Tunisia have again inflamed debate over the death penalty.
As well as the rape of a girl at a nursery, there have been several attacks on the military and security forces in recent months, as well as the murder of opposition politicians Chokri Belaid and Mohamed Brahmi in February and July 2013.
Many Tunisians spontaneously came out in favour of the death penalty for the perpetrators. Héla Ammar takes a very dim view of this, as she says no rational debate took place on the issue. "It was primarily about the desire for revenge. Some people were even calling for corporal punishment. They wanted the accused to suffer and be tormented before being killed. This was an instinctive primary reaction."
In late August, the Tunisian interior ministry categorised the Salafist group "Ansar al-Sharia" as a terrorist organisation. The ministry says it is closely affiliated with al Qaeda and responsible for the attacks on politicians and members of the security forces. If public pressure increases, Héla Ammar quite rightly fears that a moratorium will very soon not be worth the paper it is written on.
Sarah Mersch
© Qantara.de 2013
Editor: Lewis Gropp/Qantara.de


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The following list of titles may be found in the Business Reference Department of the Spencer Road Branch Library. To locate other print resources on banking and money, please search the library's catalog.
Thorndike Encyclopedia of Banking and Financial Tables
BR 332.8 Thorndike
These books contain the following tables: loan payment and amortization, compound interest and annuity, interest, savings and withdrawals, installment loan, and investment. Tables are also described.
Monthly Interest Amortization tables: covering interest rates of 5% to 28.75%
R 332.8021 Monthly
Information given in this book includes monthly mortgage payments based on amount, term, and interest rate of a mortgage. Also the outstanding amount on a mortgage is also provided.
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Walmart operates about 12,000 locations across the United States. The retail chain offers various customer service positions to entry-level workers as well as managerial jobs to those with backgrounds in retail.
Facts About Working at Walmart
Minimum Age to Work at Walmart: 16 years old (How old do you have to be to work at Walmart?)
Walmart Hours of Operation: Typically open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Available Positions at Walmart: Assistant manager, cashier, greeter, sales associate, stocker, store manager
Printable Application: Yes. Print Walmart application (PDF) or Search Job Openings.
Walmart Job Opportunities
Continued expansion into new markets provides job opportunities to new workers. Walmart consistently hires job seekers with little to no experience to fill open positions. Applicants should have excellent communication skills, pleasant personalities, and the ability to work flexible schedules.
Application forms can be filled out in stores or online through the company website. The retailer requires job seekers to be at least 16 years or older to apply. Walmart hires for full-time and part-time careers as well as temporary work during the holidays.
Walmart Positions and Salary Information
Entry-level professions at Walmart vary from customer service roles to jobs involving some manual labor. Most pay rates for associates start above minimum hourly wages and increase over time. Just a few of the many jobs available are listed below:
- Greeters communicate with shoppers entering and leaving stores.
- Workers usually start off by making $9.00 to $10.00 an hour.
- Employees are responsible for answering customer questions and directing them throughout stores.
- Read the Walmart greeter job description for specific details regarding the opportunity.
- Cashiers perform numerous tasks, such as greeting customers, scanning items, and bagging purchases.
- The entry-level job encourages strong communication skills and teamwork.
- Cashiers typically start off at around $9.00 or $10.00 hourly.
- Browse the Walmart Cashier job description & interview for further details on the position.
Sales Associates
- Sales associates typically help customers find products and keep displays organized.
- Associates also check prices, answer phones, and help customers in fitting rooms.
- Employees must be friendly, knowledgeable, and able to work various shifts.
- Sales associates make between $8.00 and $9.00 per hour.
- Look through the Walmart sales associate job description for more information.
Stock Associate
- Beginning pay rates often start at $10.00 an hour.
- Workers typically must lift heavy objects and perform other manual labor.
- Duties include stocking products as well as loading and unloading trucks. Shifts are usually during the evening and sometimes overnight.
- Consult our Walmart stock associate job description to find out about stocking opportunities with the department store chain.
- Managers work in different departments overseeing staff on a daily basis.
- Duties include hiring new workers, scheduling shifts, and meeting sales expectations.
- Previous experience in the retail industry is usually required.
- Entry-level workers can be promoted to managers over time.
- Typical salaries for managers can range from $10.00 an hour for department supervisors to $50,000 a year for store managers.
- Learn more about hiring requirements and pay scales by accessing the Walmart manager job description.
Tips for Applying
Candidates can apply online or in stores. Applicants answer questions relating to availability, contact information, and past experience. While past experience is not required for most jobs, some related work history may make candidates stand out in the hiring processes.
Application Status
Once applicants have submitted necessary information, Walmart encourages them to follow up with the company. Typically managers call or email candidates about scheduling interviews. Contacting the company can be beneficial, but turnaround is usually quick.
Benefits of Working for Walmart
Walmart offers their employees numerous work benefits. Depending on the positions, workers qualify for store discounts as well as free membership at Sam's Club. Additionally, workers can receive healthcare coverage, 401(k) plans, life insurance, disability insurance, and sick/vacation time.
Additional Information about Walmart
In 2015, Walmart store launched their ShippingPass program that gives customers an easier way to shop online instead of in stores. Consumers can subscribe for $50 a year, and Walmart will ship items to customers' doorsteps within two days, free of charge.
Seasonal Job Openings
Every year, Walmart needs extra employees to staff stores during the busy holiday shopping season. From mid-September to late January the chain may hire seasonal employees as stockers, sales associates, cashiers, customer service representatives, and greeters. On average, entry-level seasonal retail workers with Walmart earn starting pay between $7.25 and $9.00 an hour. Both seasonal and regular store associates may need to work multiple shifts or during nights, weekends, and possibly holidays due to extended store hours.
Walmart Neighborhood Markets
Smaller than normal stores, these locations focus on fresh groceries. This includes things like organic produce and local foods, similar to a farmer's market. However, corporate buying power provides reduced costs and easy access. Walmart Neighborhood Market jobs are available at each new opening.
These sites also hire full-time, part-time, and seasonal workers. Potential employees can get a Walmart Neighborhood Market job application online to apply. Or, they can visit a hiring desk at a nearby store. Like other Walmart jobs, entry-level positions can advance to careers with salary options.


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Term Conditions
This contract is entered into between you and Thien Minh Hospitality Management, a 100% Vietnamese owned company, organized under the Law on Foreign Investment in Vietnam, under Investment License N° 011022000134 on June 22, 2011, as further amended, issued by the Department of Planning and Investment of the People's Committee of Hanoi, with its principal place of business located at Level 10, 157 Pasteur Street, District 3, Vietnam.
The present Standard Internet Terms & Conditions apply only to bookings made via our web site: www.victoriahotels.asia
Thien Minh Hospitality Management agrees to supply to you part or all of the following services: accommodation, transportation (on the Victoria Express Train and Victoria Speedboats) and packages, on terms and conditions of the Standard Internet Terms and Conditions and on terms and conditions of the Specific Internet Terms and Conditions.
By accepting the Standard Internet Terms & Conditions, you accept the applicable Specific Internet Terms & Conditions. The Specific Internet Terms & Conditions are written on the Thien Minh Hospitality Management website, in the pages describing the corresponding Victoria Vietnam Group services.
In the event of any conflict between the present Standard Internet Terms & Conditions and the Specific Internet Terms & Conditions, the following order of precedence shall apply but only to the extent of such conflict:
Specific Internet Terms & Conditions
Standard Internet Terms & Conditions
All the rates given are at the discretion of Thien Minh Hospitality Management, and may be revised at anytime, upon Thien Minh Hospitality Management' decision, without any notice.
Room rates are for one room for one night (single or double occupancy) including breakfast however exclusive of government tax and service charge (if not stated otherwise).
Package rate are per person (except Honeymoon and Family packages) based on a twin-share occupancy and excluding of local government taxes and service charges. Packages cannot be used in conjunction with other promotional programs.
The package rates do not include:
Ground transportation and accommodation not mentioned in the packages' description
International and/or domestic flights
Entry visas to Vietnam & Cambodia
* Entry visa to Vietnam: must be arranged before arrival to Vietnam. Following Vietnamese Government approved Resolutions No.39/NQ-CP on 1 June 2015 and No.46/NQ-CP on 18 June 2015, citizens of Belarus (effective for five years from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2020), UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy (effective in one year from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016) are exempted from visa to enter and stay in Viet Nam for not more than 15 days regardless of passport types and purposes of trip.
* Entry visa to Cambodia: available at the border upon arrival
The rates mentioned above are quoted in Vietnamese Dong (VND) and non-commissionable
Thien Minh Hospitality Management' rates cannot be posted on any website, without prior written approval from Victoria Vietnam Group.
Free of charge up to two children under 12 years old, staying in the parents' or guardians' room and using the existing bedding. Breakfasts will be chargeable (see meal rates below)
Extra bed / Sofa bed:
Children requiring extra bed or sofa bed will be charged VND 805,000++ per bed, inclusive of breakfast for up to maximum 2 children between 5 and 12 years old. Baby cots are provided free of charge, but this is subject to availability and upon request (++ rate is not inclusive of service charge and applicable taxes).
Free of charge on buffets for children under 5 years old. 50% off on buffets for children between 5 years and 12 years old. 20% off on Gala Dinner buffets for children between 5 and 12 years old. 50% off regular "A la carte menu" for children between 5 and 12 years old with children's portion; full price will be charged if ordering from the regular "Kids Menu".
Victoria Speedboats, Victoria Express Train and Shuttle Bus Transfers: free of charge for children under 5 years old, using parents' seats. 15% off on adults' rates for children between 5 and 12 years old.
- Children under 5 years old, sharing the same room as their parents and using the existing bedding: free of charge for all the services indicated in the packages (except massage services)
- Children from 6 to 12 years old, sharing the same room as their parents and using the existing bedding: 50% discount on package prices and on other services (except massage services and gala dinner buffets). Extra bed / seat on boat & train will be provided upon availability.
Thien Minh Hospitality Management reserves the right to adjust the tax and service charge without prior notice in the event of alterations by the government. All the rates are exclusive of tax and service charge, unless stated otherwise in the Specific Internet Terms & Conditions. For tax and service charge information, please refer to the Specific Internet Terms & Conditions.
Through our online booking system, you will be able to check room availability (for most hotels) and make your booking. For peace of mind, you will receive by email a reservation confirmation, including the details of your reservation. It is recommended that you keep a copy of this reservation confirmation, preferably by printing the page.
In the event that you have to modify or cancel your booking, please contact our reservation office as specified in your reservation confirmation.
By securing your online reservation with a credit card, your reservation is guaranteed. All reservations made through our website must be guaranteed by a major credit card (e.g. American Express, Diners, Visa, MasterCard, JCB and Union Pay card).
If there is a cancellation of a room or package reservation less than 7 days prior to the arrival date, Thien Minh Hospitality Management reserves the right to impose a one night room charge for all rooms or packages reserved. Cancelling less than 24 hours prior to the arrival date or not showing will incur full charge for all rooms and packages reserved.
Regarding the Victoria Express Train and the Victoria Speedboats, cancellation must be made 7 days prior to departure date. In the event of a cancellation less than 7 days prior to the departure date, Thien Minh Hospitality Management reserves the right to impose a 50% charge for all berths or seats reserved. Cancelling less than 48 hours prior to departure date or not showing will incur full charge for all berths or seats reserved based on return trip.
The train departure times are subject to change without prior notice.
One way tickets are not available on Friday and Sunday.
Exclusivity: Unless otherwise specified in writing, a booking confirmation DOES NOT include exclusive rights for the customers on using the boat; other passengers may come along sharing the same boat seating.
Damages: The Victoria Chau Doc Hotel or Thien Minh Hospitality Management cannot be held responsible for the damages suffered by the passengers arising from a potential Victoria speedboat accident.
For other damages due to the Victoria speedboats for which the Victoria Chau Doc Hotel or Thien Minh Hospitality Management may be held responsible for, the passengers are hereby informed that the hotels cannot be held responsible for claims beyond VND 10,500,000,000 in aggregate per year.
Vietnam - Cambodia entry / exit: The Entry and Exit gates will be at the Ka Am Samnor checkpoint on Cambodia's side and at the Vinh Xuong checkpoint on Vietnam's side.
Valid visas are required for entries to Vietnam.
Spot granting of visas upon arrival at the Ka Am Samnor check-points in Cambodia is available since 1 August 2002.
Method of Transportation: Thien Minh Hospitality Management may dispatch boats of similar performance to replace the originally designated boats.
In case of force majeure where the Victoria speedboats may not be available then Thien Minh Hospitality Management reserves the right to cancel or modify the booking while suggesting an alternate means of transportation with rational revision of the prices to the best interest of the bookers and the hotel.
Embarkation and disembarkation site in Phnom Penh: Phnom Penh Floating Port, Sisowath Quay, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Prices are subject to change without notice
Prices are exclusive of tax and service charge (subject to change without notice)
Cancellation of transfers made less than 24 hours in advance, will be charged the full cost of the transfer
For transfer rates per person: free of charge for children under 5 years old, using parents' seats. 25% off on adults' rates for children between 5 and 12 years old
Transfers are reserved for hotel guests only
Check in time is from 14:00 PM, and check out time is at or before 12:00 PM (noon).
If your arrival is early in the day and you prefer immediate access to your room before 14:00 PM, we recommend reserving for the prior night to guarantee immediate access. Similarly, for late departures, reserving an additional night will guarantee access until you leave the hotel. If you choose not to reserve, we will be glad to store your luggage and make our facilities available for you to freshen up.
Extension of check out time is subject to availability and will be charged as follows:
Check out until 18:00 PM: 50% of the prevailing rates (subject to a possible rate change)
Check out after 18:00 PM: 100% of the prevailing rates (subject to a possible rate change)
Extensions will require a new reservation for the additional date(s) and will be subject to availability and prevailing rates.
Thien Minh Hospitality Management has arranged and put in force a Public and Products Liability Insurance through renowned insurers that cover all hotels related activities following international standards of quality in terms of scope of cover and limit of indemnity. A summary of insurance cover in place is available upon request.
Cancellation by Us:
Thien Minh Hospitality Management may be obliged to cancel travel arrangements due to circumstances beyond its control. These may be for reasons of force majeure (cancellation/alteration of domestic scheduled services, technical problems with transportation, contamination, closure of airport or train stations, war [whether declared or not], threat of war, riots, civil disturbances, strikes, disasters, terrorist activities or threat of such, etc).
In such cases, Thien Minh Hospitality Management shall inform direct clients without delay and shall offer clients the choice of alternative dates or a full refund of all money paid.
Our Responsibilities:
Apart from the accommodation and services directly operated by Thien Minh Hospitality Management, Thien Minh Hospitality Management do not own or operate all of the accommodation, transport or other facilities used in connection with its packages. Thien Minh Hospitality Management therefore cannot accept liability for negligence of the staff of these organizations. Thien Minh Hospitality Management make arrangement with hotel partners, transportation companies, local boats, and other independent parties to provide you with the travel arrangements you purchase. These parties are independent suppliers over whom Thien Minh Hospitality Management have no direct control.
Thien Minh Hospitality Management is not liable in the event of any failure by any person or company to render any transportation, accommodation or other travel service to be provided on the journey, or for expenses incurred due to delays caused by the weather, strikes, war, civil disturbances, natural disasters, flight delays, government actions, mechanical failures or any act of God.
Thien Minh Hospitality Management cannot assume any responsibility for flight delays, cancellations or missed connections and are not liable for any expenses or consequences resulting there from, and such expenses shall be borne by the client.
The participant waives any claim against Thien Minh Hospitality Management for any damage to, or loss of, property, or injury or death, due to any act, or negligence of any airlines, surface transportation companies, hotels' partners or any person rendering any of the services or accommodation included. In case of death or injury, loss or damage to property on board a means of transportation not owned and managed by Thien Minh Hospitality Management, the passenger accepts to waive any right of action against Thien Minh Hospitality Management since any claim shall be solely pursued against the owner of the vehicle, according to the law of the country in which these services are rendered.
Thien Minh Hospitality Management cannot be held responsible for any claim, losses, damages for delay of baggage or other properties, inconvenience, loss of enjoyment, upset and disappointment, distress or frustrations, whether physical or mental, resulting from any act or omission of any independent party providing services. Thien Minh Hospitality Management shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that organizations providing services maintain standards which are acceptable within the norm in each locality.
In the event of a service being withdrawn by any of its suppliers, Thien Minh Hospitality Management shall have no responsibility beyond refunding all monies paid by the participant. Payment for reservations on any Thien Minh Hospitality Management' accommodation or packages shall constitute consent to all the provisions in the Terms and Conditions published herein.
The contract shall be effective upon the booking, considering that no reservation on the Thien Minh Hospitality Management website is possible, unless you have read and accepted the present Standard Internet Terms & Conditions.
The law governing the contract is the law of Vietnam. Any dispute, controversy or claim relating to the contract shall be resolved by one or more arbitrators appointed in accordance with the Rules of Conciliation and Arbitration of the Vietnam International Arbitration of the Chamber of Commerce. The Arbitration shall take place in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and shall be held in English.


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Love Your Lower Body
Sculpt a gravity-defying butt and sexy legs, hips, and thighs with these five easy exercises.
Karen Pearson
Pendulum Lift
What you'll need: A step and a pair of 5-pound dumbbells.
- Stand with right foot on step and left foot hanging off back, holding a dumbbell in each hand, arms by sides, palms facing back.
- Keeping right leg slightly bent, hinge forward from hips while lifting left leg behind you until body is almost parallel to floor and hands hang below shoulders.
- Return to start. Do 15 reps.
- Switch legs; repeat.
One-and-a-Half Squat
Targets: Butt, quads, and hamstrings
- Stand on step with feet shoulder-width apart, holding a dumbbell in each hand, arms by sides, palms facing in.
- Squat until thighs are near parallel to floor, keeping knees behind toes and back straight.
- Rise halfway; hold for 2 seconds. Lower into full squat.
- Return to start. Do 15 reps.
Karen Pearson
Knee Pump
Targets: Hips, butt, and hamstrings
- Stand on step with feet hip-width apart, holding a dumbbell in each hand, elbows bent, palms facing in.
- Lean upper body forward slightly and lunge straight back to floor with right leg (don't bend knee).
- Keep bent left knee behind toes.
- Lift right leg, bringing right knee and left hand up toward chest. Lunge right leg back; lower left arm.
- Do 15 reps. Switch legs; repeat.
Karen Pearson
Standing Seesaw
Targets: Shoulders, abs, hips, and outer thighs
- Stand on step with right foot, left foot hanging off side, holding a dumbbell in right hand by side, left hand on hip.
- Keeping abs engaged and back straight, slowly lift left leg straight out to side as high as you can while raising right arm straight out at shoulder level, palm down.
- Return to start. Do 15 reps; switch sides and repeat.
Karen Pearson
Single-Leg Raise
Targets: Calves
- Stand on step with right foot in center, left forefoot on edge (heel hanging off, but not below step level), holding a dumbbell in each hand, arms by sides, palms facing in.
- Balancing on ball of left foot, lift right foot a few inches in front of you. Raise left heel as high as you can, then lower, keeping right leg straight and lifted throughout.
- Do 15 reps; switch legs and repeat.