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Statement by Ambassador Wittig on Haiti in the Security Council's Open Debate
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Madam President,
[in Spanish: I would like to take the opportunity to thank the Columbian Presidency to take the initiative to convene today's session on Haiti.]
Let me join my colleagues in thanking the Presidency of Colombia for convening today's meeting on the situation in Haiti. With Haiti currently in the final phase of the electoral process, this debate is very timely.
At this critical moment, it is an important signal that the Council reiterates its clear message of support and solidarity with the people of Haiti.
With your presence today, President Santos and your's Madam President, you underscore the great importance your country, jointly with many other countries, in particular from Latin America and the Carribean, attaches to helping the people of Haiti to recover from the horrific earthquake, followed by devastating hurricanes and an outbreak of cholera.
I would like to thank the Secretary General and his Special Envoy, former President Clinton for their report and for their briefings today.
And I wish to join my colleagues in very warmly welcoming President Preval to the Security Council, I would like to pay tribute to President Preval for steering his country through enormously difficult and trying times and for a peaceful transfer of power.
Germany aligns itself with the statement of the European Union to be delivered later in the debate.
Madam President,
more than a year after the devastating earthquake, the magnitude of the challenges the people of Haiti are facing remains daunting. The Council will rightly reiterate that the ownership and the primary responsibility for recovery and reconstruction lies with the government of Haiti. At the same time we are all aware of the fact that this will require sustained and well- coordinated support and assistance from the international community.
Madam President,
MINUSTAH has a complex mandate and is implementing this mandate in a pragmatic manner. We would like to recognize Edmond Mulet's able leadership in this regard and would like to thank him and his team for their unflagging commitment. I would also like to pay tribute to his predecessor, Hédi Annabi, who died in the earthquake.
I would like to focus on three aspects, where MINUSTAH has an important supporting role to play
- elections
- security, and finally
- reconstruction and development and the rule of law.
First on elections: The electoral process must be completed in a peaceful, credible and legitimate manner. In light of the preliminary results of the presidential elections, we join the call on all political leaders in Haiti
- to live up to their responsibilities
- to contribute constructively to an atmosphere of political dialogue
- to help to heal the wounds of the political battles of the past and
- to build together a better future for their country.
Secondly, on security: MINUSTAH's continued presence remains a prerequisite for the stabilisation and development of the country. We pay tribute to all the men and women from the different nations participating in this important UN mission.
The security-related challenges are manifold, ranging from gang violence, drugs and human trafficking to sexual and gender-based violence. On the latter aspect, we commend the UN for developing an operational plan for strenghtening women's security, and MINUSTAH for launching a campaign aimed at discouraging sexual violence. We urge all relevant actors to continue all efforts aimed at enhancing the protection of vulnerable groups.
Thirdly, on reconstruction and development and the rule of law: For the future of Haiti, for reconstruction and long-term development of the country, it will be essential that Haiti succeeds in attracting private foreign investment.
Germany would like to express its sincere gratitude to Special Envoy President Clinton for his persistent efforts in helping the people of Haiti to embark on that road of reconstruction and development and to encourage the private sector to look at Haiti as an investment opportunity.
For these efforts to be successful, the rule of law must be strengthened in all areas of society and respected and implemented by all relevant actors. Institutional capacity and an adequate legal framework are prerequisites for sustainable economic development and an increase in foreign investment.
We commend Special Representative Edmond Mulet for his initiative to realign resources in support of a "rule of law compact" aimed at bringing rule of law and economic development together.
We also note the SG's call on all international partners to work with the Government and the United Nations in a concerted and cohesive effort to strenghten the rule of law.
Madam President,
in preparing today's debate, the Colombian government strongly supported a call for enhanced and effective coordination of all international efforts for Haiti.
We fully share your sense of urgency on this issue and support any initiative aimed at enhancing existing mechanisms for coordination in line with the priorities of the Haitian government.
The United Nations, including the UN country team and MINUSTAH, must continue to play a fundamental role in this regard.
In this context, we also encourage the United Nations Coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs to continue her coordination efforts.
All stakeholders, including the hundreds of NGOs working in the field, are called upon to continue to contribute constructively to these efforts in order to make real progress possible.
Madam President,
in concluding, let me underscore that Germany remains committed to assisting the people of Haiti, both nationally and as a member of the European Union.
I thank you, Madam President.

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I was really excited about Windows Azure SQL Reporting being released. That lasted until I saw the pricing. If I just deployed a server and didn't use it, the price was 89c per hour for up to 300 reports per hour. What many people didn't understand is that the price applied whether or not you used the reporting server.
That meant that the minimum price for deploying a server was 89c x 24 hours x 365 days = $7796.40 per year.
That price was way more expensive than just deploying an Azure VM and purchasing a standard edition license for SQL Server to put on it. And the standard edition license had way more functionality, apart from the high availability provided by WASR.
At every session where I showed the product, the feedback was the same: "Love the idea, but have you seen the price?".
Many of us complained loudly (internally) to Microsoft about this, and I'm pleased to say that I just got an email that covers dramatic price reductions.
From February 1, 2013, the price drops to 16c per hour (all USD) for up to 30 reports per hour.
That means the minimum price for deploying a server is 16c x 24 hours x 365 days = $1401.60 per year, as long as you don't exceed 30 reports per hour. The pricing still isn't where I'd like to see it, but it's way more palatable now.
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Greg, this is really good news. A lot of clients throw up their hands when they hear the current pricing. The new pricing is much more palatable.
Thanx, Mahesh
What is the scale up factor? Is it not $0.16 for each additional 30 reports per hour? Or is there a big jump at 31 reports to the old pricing model?
Looks like the scale up factor works the same way as before but now 16 cents per 30 reports within an hour.
Yep, it's still not where I think it needs to be but dramatically better than before.
I would echo the previous posters . . . this pricing model is nuts.
One of the big pluses of Azure is very fast provisioning of micro-developments to respond to specific business needs right [i]now[/i]. Part of doing that is to provision a reports server quickly, even knowing it won't get used very much.
The pricing model for Azure SQL Database is brilliant . . . I can create a little SQL Database and upload it via SSDT the same day. (Haven't got a good fast solution for online data entry yet, though, any ideas?)
But the Reporting guys have gone squirrely! The pricing model of $/provisioned hour kills the whole concept of Azure SQL Reporting from little systems stone-dead.
Donna Kelly
the new pricing works for most high utilization scenarios too, you will simply pay a lot less for idle time. even high utilization scenarios have some idle time (middle of the night, weekends etc.) so the payment would be reduced significantly for these as well.
Why not have a per report or per page pricing model or something? I don't think per hour works with Reporting Service Azure. I think the reporting services model needs to be rethought to support this. Essentially I just want a on-demand service that I send a report definition into (along with the datasources) and get a report back in the format I want. Right? Couldn't MS just wrap the existing renderer classes for this?


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The Gators moved up three spots in the latest Associated Press college basketball poll released today.
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The Gators host Savannah State at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
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John Tortorella:
"Flat. Not just one but a lot. Good start. I felt if you score a goal, maybe early … maybe it gives us some juice and maybe they say, 'You know what? …' But they stay in, they settle in, and we didn't have many guys make plays tonight, offensively and defensively."
"You play the next game. All we lost tonight is the control. You have to hope for help, and we'll go to work tomorrow and get ready to play. We have to win our next game. What we did tonight is we lost control. We're going to have to have help from someone else."
On saying after the Boston game that he was concerned about this game:
"No, I thought we were ready to play. Our start was good. But again it was the whole group. We didn't make a play."
On the power play disappointing him:
"Everything. Everything. But we move on. I have to think about it now because I have to speak with you but as soon as I'm done with you, we move on and get ready to play our next game. Obviously we have to watch the scoreboard now. That's what happened tonight. We're going to end up watching a scoreboard before we play our next game."
On sitting Gaborik the rest of the game after he let his man go on the third Atlanta goal:
"I don't know. I'm not going to go into individual players. A number of people didn't play a lot of minutes, and it's not the time or place right now to be talking about that stuff. It was a team effort tonight."
He was asked if it was the wrong time to run into a hot goalie (bad question).
"He wasn't hot. We didn't play well. We didn't play well. Let's face it. We laid an egg. And we need to move by it as quickly as possible and I know this team will be ready to play against Jersey."
On it going down to Game 82 again, and if that's surprising"
"No. No. We felt this coming for the past three weeks. I mean everybody, we've been on a pretty good run, but Carolina keeps on winning, Buffalo keeps on winning, so it doesn't surprise me at all. The game tonight surprises me, but it doesn't surprise me it's going to take us 82. We'll be ready to play Game 82."


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Last night's went pretty well, and since the NHL isn't interested in playing, it looks like I'll be doing these Yankees chats for all postseason games.
Tonight's will start at 8 p.m. for those who are interested (it also starts at 8 p.m. for those who aren't interested). As Babu said, "Tell your friends."
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Here's former Hugh Hefner arm-candy/Girl Next Door Bridget Marquardt filming her new reality show Bridget's Sexiest Beaches on the Gold Coast in Australia. She's with a legendary group of young women known as the Meter Maids who prevent parking tickets while wearing bikinis. I don't even know where to begin with how right everything I just said is.
In the meantime, if I ever have a daughter who comes home one day to say she's joined this outstanding organization, I'd weep tears of joy knowing I raised her right. Then I'd lock her in the basement until she's 40 because, seriously, where are these women keeping their quarters?
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For 20 years, Kelsey Grammer played Cheers and Frasier's lovably pompous psychiatrist Frasier Crane, whose own neuroses left him prone to comically disastrous relationships. But in Starz's new Boss, he plays a Machiavellian Chicago mayor struggling to hide a neurological disorder and win over a distant, disenchanted wife (Connie Nielsen), whose icy rejections are the few moments we feel for the brutishly amoral pol. Here, Grammer's most tragicomic TV romances. (*Just the fictional ones. You get off this time, Camille.)
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Who: Cheers' barmaid (a hilariously pedantic Shelley Long) and fiancé Frasier bonded over unsolicited barstool psychology and used words like "insouciant."
The Comic Demise: Still pining for ex–Red Sox bartender Sam, Diane left Frasier at the altar.
The Damage: To quote Frasier—10 years later on his own titular sitcom—"To this day there's a sucking chest wound where once there dwelled a heart!"
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The theory of evolution maintains that birds descended from small, carnivorous theropod dinosaurs-in other words, from reptiles. In fact, however, comparison of birds and reptiles reveals that these classes are very different from one another, and that no evolution between them is possible.
There are many structural differences between birds and reptiles, one of the most important of which is bone structure. The bones of dinosaurs are thick and solid. In contrast, the bones of both living and extinct species of birds are hollow, which makes them very light. Reptiles have the slowest metabolism in the living world, while birds hold the record for the fastest. For example, due to its rapid metabolism, a sparrow's body temperature may sometimes reach 48 degrees Celsius. But reptiles are unable to produce their own body heat, warming themselves by means of the Sun's rays. Reptiles consume the least energy, and birds the most.
Despite being an evolutionist, North Carolina University's Professor Alan Feduccia opposes the theory that birds are related to dinosaurs. His opposition to the dino-bird claims is based on scientific findings:
"All in all, I find the whole dino-bird business a total hoax." 93
Larry Martin, a Kansas University authority on ancient birds, also opposes the theory that birds are descended from dinosaurs. In reference to the dilemma in which evolution finds itself, Martin says:
To tell you the truth, if I had to support the dinosaur origin of birds with those characters, I'd be embarrassed every time I had to get up and talk about it. 94
In the face of all the scientific findings, however, the dinosaur-bird evolution scenario, based on no concrete evidence whatsoever, is still stubbornly defended. Certain concepts that represent no evidence for this scenario are superficially portrayed as "evidence" for the link between birds and dinosaurs.
Some evolutionist publications, for instance, suggest that, based on differences in dinosaurs' hip bones, birds evolved from dinosaurs. The hip bone difference in question is that between the Saurischian (reptile-type hip-boned) and Ornithischian (bird-type hip-boned) groups. This concept of dinosaurs with bird-type hips is sometimes perceived as evidence for dinosaur-to-bird evolution.
In fact, however, this provides no support for the claim that dinosaurs are the forerunners of birds. Certain dinosaurs belonging to the Ornithischian group do not resemble birds at all in their other anatomical features. Ankylosaurus, for instance, had short legs, an enormous body and skin covered in armor-like scales, but is a bird-type hip-boned dinosaur belonging to the Ornithischian group. On the other hand, Struthiomimus, some of whose anatomical features may be compared to birds, was thin with long back legs and short forearms, and belongs to the Saurischian group, with reptile-type hip bones.
Hip bone structure, therefore, represents no apparent evidence that dinosaurs and birds are related. The definition of "bird-type" hip-boned dinosaurs is one based solely on similarities, and other major anatomical gulfs between the two groups make it impossible to interpret that one similarity from an evolutionist perspective.
93. 96 Feduccia, A., email to J. David, 26 October, 1999; permission to share this email given 3 November 1999.
94. Pat Shipman, "Birds Do It . . . Did Dinosaurs?", New Scientist, February 1, 1997, p. 28.


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- One should take care with the ears, toes and fingers
- Never say no to extra lights
- It's really hard to take photos of yourself with gloves on, in the dark
Hard to tell in these photos, but I'm wearing my maxidress layered over a turtleneck covered with a cardigan and riding the Bat. It was nice to wear a long dress riding; felt kind of like having a cozy warm blanket draped over my knees.
This night was also a reminder that I probably should ride with mace/pepper spray, since I saw what was either an extremely mangy dog or an urban coyote darting into some bushes as I topped the hill behind The Melrose. Anyone have tips on handling animal encounters?
(For more comprehensive tips on winter cycling, and a compilation of all our past posts, check out the LGRAB Guide to Winter Cycling.)


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Notebook: UF soccer hosts SEC weekend slate
Published: Friday, October 4, 2013 at 8:00 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, October 3, 2013 at 10:56 p.m.
It's an SEC home weekend for the No. 8 Florida soccer team, which plays No. 19 South Carolina tonight at 7 at Pressly Stadium before hosting Auburn Sunday at 2 p.m.
"This is going to be a good weekend," coach Becky Burleigh said. "Our games with South Carolina are always tough games, and same with Auburn.
"It will be nice to play at home in front of our own crowd again and sleep in our own beds."
The Gamecocks (9-1-1, 2-1) and Gators (8-2-1, 2-1) have traditionally played at the end of the year. Tonight's match is the earliest they have met since 2002. South Carolina comes in having allowed only four goals all season, tops in the conference.
"They're hard to score on because they don't take a lot of risks going forward, but they like to counter," Burleigh said. "I think we have to be really good at executing offensively."
Florida is coming off a 1-0 road loss at Missouri on Sunday in which the Tigers scored a goal in the eighth minute and made it stand up. The defeat ended a seven-match unbeaten streak for UF.
"We're excited," said freshman forward Savannah Jordan, who leads the team and is tied for the top spot in the SEC with 11 goals. "After Sunday's game, I think we're going to be focused in more and want to come out with a lot of fire under us."
Four of the last five UF meetings with both the Gamecocks and the Tigers have been decided by one goal, including a pair of overtime contests with Auburn (4-6-1, 0-3).
No. 3 Florida should be tested by a tough Texas A&M team tonight at 7 in the O'Connell Center.
The Gators (13-1, 2-0) have won eight straight matches, seven by sweep, while the only losses for the Aggies (9-3, 1-0) have all come to ranked teams.
Despite graduating their top offensive players from last year, the Aggies are a formidable squad led by senior setter Allie Sawatkzy, a 6-foot-2, offensive-minded left-hander who averages 9.81 assists per set and has recorded 91 kills with a team-high .328 hitting percentage.
"The setter for A&M is very talented, and this will prepare us down the road," junior defensive specialist Madison Monserez said. "We're going to play more offensive setters, and she is the perfect example of an offensive, talented, aggressive setter."
Last year, A&M, which will be making its first visit to the O-Dome, took UF to five sets in College Station before losing, 3-2.
"They had so many good seniors a year ago, and to graduate the talent they had and be where they are today speaks volumes of their staff," Florida coach Mary Wise said. "They block well, they're getting good production out of everybody, and they aren't just relying on one arm."
It is a rare split weekend for UF, which faces another tough opponent in Alabama in Tuscaloosa Sunday at 2:30 p.m. The Crimson Tide (13-3, 1-1) has rolled to wins in 11 of their last 12 matches.
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Rosettes can be made with any size star tip. Use as a border on cakes, cupcakes, cookies and brownies. For added "wow", add Sugar Pearls or dots of contrasting color icing to the center of the swirl.
Rosettes lined up as an outline adds soft accents to many dessert treats.
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Pacific Southwest, Region 9
Serving: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Pacific Islands, Tribal Nations
Notice of Issuance of Administrative Complaint, Assessment of Clean Water Act Class II Administrative Penalty, and Opportunity to Comment in the Matter of Marine Technical Services
Publish Date: January 4, 2010
Public Comment Closes: February 2, 2010
In the Matter of Marine Technical Services, Inc. dba Dockside Machine & Ship Repair, Docket No. CWA-09-2009-0005
The United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX ("EPA"), is authorized under Section 309(g) of the Clean Water Act (CWA), 33 U.S.C. § 1319(g), to assess civil penalties after providing the persons subject to the penalty notice of the proposed penalty and an opportunity for a hearing, and after providing interested persons public notice of the proposed penalty and a reasonable opportunity to comment on its issuance.
Under Section 309(g)(2)(B), and the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, 31 U.S.C. §3701, any person who, without authorization, discharges a pollutant to a navigable water, as those terms are defined in Section 502 of the Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1362, may be administratively assessed a civil penalty of up to $177,500 for a Class II penalty by EPA.
Class II proceedings for Section 309(g) of the CWA are conducted in accordance with the "Consolidated Rules of Practice Governing the Administrative Assessment of Civil Penalties and the Revocation /Termination or Suspension of Permits," 40 C.F.R. Part 22, 64 Fed. Reg. 40176 (July 23, 1999).
EPA hereby gives notice that it has filed an "First Amended Complaint, Notice of Proposed Penalty, and Notice of Opportunity for a Hearing" ("Complaint") in the following matter: In the Matter of Marine Technical Services, dba Dockside Machine & Ship Repair, Docket No. CWA-09-2009-0005
Respondent's name and mailing address:
Marine Technical Services, dba Dockside Machine & Ship Repair
211 N. Marine Drive
Wilmington, California, 90733
Proposed Penalty Pursuant to EPA's Authority under Section 309(g) of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. § 1319(g): Up to One hundred seventy-seven thousand five hundred dollars ($177,500)
Date EPA Filed Complaint with Regional Hearing Clerk: December 23, 2009
Allegations in the Complaint: EPA alleges that Respondent failed to develop and implement an adequate Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan, failed to submit a Notice of Intent to the State of California, and discharged stormwater to waters of the United States without a permit in violation of Section 301(a) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. Section 1311(a). The discharges occurred at Respondent's facility located at 211 N. Marine Drive, Wilmington, California, 90733.
Name, Mailing Address, Telephone Number, and email of Regional Hearing Clerk:
Steven Armsey
U.S. EPA, Region 9
75 Hawthorne Street ORC-1
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 972-3919
Please provide the following information along with your comments and submit them in accordance with Part 22: Your full name, mailing address, telephone number, email, the Docket Number (CWA-9-2009-0005), and a concise statement of the basis for and relevant facts supporting any comment.
Persons wishing to comment on this proposal to assess a civil penalty, including comments on the amount or basis of the proposed penalty, are invited to submit a statement to the EPA Regional Administrator, attention of the Regional Hearing Clerk (address and email above), within 30 days of the date of this public notice.
All comments received within this 30 day period will be considered by EPA before it issues the final order assessing a penalty. If the 30th day of the comment period falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or federal holiday, the deadline for commenting shall be extended to the next business day. See 40 C.F.R. 22.7(a). In order to provide opportunity for public comment and in accordance with 40 C.F.R. 22.45(b), EPA will not take final action in this proceeding prior to forty (40) days after issuance of this notice.


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Been a bit slow at our house this week as far as cooking on the Egg. We've (and by we, I mean Mrs. G) done some dishes inside and we tried out a new to us Chinese restaurant last night. Earlier this week, Mrs. G was whipping up some white chicken chili in her crockpot. I decided that some cornbread would go nicely with it and since I've never tried cornbread on the Egg (and because the Egg was being neglected), I figured I'd give it a go. Fired up the egg at 450F with the placesetter legs down and preheated a 8" CI Skillet with a tbsp or 2 of oil in it while whipping up the cornbread.
If you could hear the sizzle as I poured this up...
I set it atop the 3 green feet
Let it go for about 20-25 minutes until a toothpick in the center came out clean
Sliced, slathered up with butter and served along with the chicken chili.
Was it necessary to cook it on the Egg? Not really. Was it fun? Sure was. Always good times cooking over charcoal. Unfortunately, the Egg will get neglected again tonight as we head on over to Addison for Oktoberfest, but I'll be looking forward to seeing what everybody else is cooking up this weekend.


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YOUNG Millie Garland has learned first hand that to get something done you should take it straight to the top.
The 11-year-old schoolgirl was at her grandmother's house watching Channel Five news when she heard about the sentencing of Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale, who murdered Drummer Lee Rigby, of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, near the Royal Artillery Barracks on the streets of Woolwich, London, last summer.
The Haydon Wick Primary School pupil was so upset about the incident she decided to write to the Queen about having a special day of remembrance for Lee Rigby.
She said: "I was watching the telly and it came up about Lee Rigby and I was quite upset and angry about how long it was taking to get something done. I was just upset about the fact that his little boy won't have a dad anymore, and I thought that something would be done so I decided to write to the Queen about it."
On Saturday, Millie received her reply from Buckingham Palace.
Millie's nan, Barbara Garland, who helped her granddaughter with the letter, said: "I really wasn't expecting her to get a reply at all.
"I didn't even read it because I just thought it would be dropped.
"The next thing I knew it had been folded up and put in an envelope.
"She was so excited when she rang me to tell me she had got a letter back.
"She is a very caring and compassionate little girl, about a lot of things."
In the letter, the Queen thanked Millie for sharing her concerns and said that she would forward it to Prime Minister David Cameron, who would deal with whether to make a special day for Lee Rigby.
Millie's mum, Lucy, 39, said: "We're just so proud of her and to take something like that to heart and then to take it to the top. I just thought what a good idea.
"She was upset that anything like that could happen in this country.
"We weren't expecting a reply so when it came it was such a surprise, we couldn't believe it. It came in a really posh envelope and we had to find a special knife to open it because we didn't want to damage it."
Millie was so pleased with the response she got that she took it into school yesterday to show her friends.
She said: "My friends didn't think that I would get a reply and they didn't believe me when I showed them the letter.
"I do hope that something will be done and there will be a day but if there isn't I won't get upset, I will just accept it."


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Your family's history may be in a vault buried in the mountains near Salt Lake City, Utah. Since 1938, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — popularly known as the Mormons — has been gathering and archiving millions of records about people of all faiths. Church archivists travel the globe, microfilming original documents in churches, courthouses and libraries to bring back to Utah. For anyone hoping to trace a family tree, the storehouse of data in the Granite Mountain Record Vault — information on some 2 billion people — is, well, a godsend.
But you don't have to trek to the mountains to start using the world's largest genealogical library. You don't even need to visit the five-story, 142,000-square-foot Family History Library in Salt Lake City, where the church makes copies of the archives in its vault available to the public. This vast library has an equally vast system of branch libraries called Family History Centers. With more than 3,400 Family History Centers ("FHCs" for short) across the country and around the world, you're almost certain to find a genealogical treasure trove right in your own backyard.


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Sher Brand 481 and 483 Tri-Laminate Orthotics feature a nylon top cover and antimicrobial agent. The laminates are attached to a semi-rigid polypro shell for maximum support and also feature a leather base. These orthotics can be molded to fit a patient's foot by using a heat gun to heat the shell and then shaping accordingly. The 481 features a 3/4 length arch support and is useful in dress shoes especially, where toe room needs to be considered. The 483 is a full length orthotic and offers full heel to toe comfort. Both are available in a variety of men's and women's sizes.
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Sea turtle nesting underway, but face challenges
Published: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 9:23 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 9:23 a.m.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — As sea turtles nest on Florida beaches, experts say they are facing some challenges from the aftereffects of Hurricane Sandy and Tropical Storm Debby.
Dr. Robbin Trindell is responsible for sea turtle management at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. She says the storms altered many Florida beaches where sea turtles nest, and changes in the coastal landscape can make it difficult for sea turtles to successfully lay their eggs and produce hatchlings.
The wildlife commission reminds beachgoers that it's illegal to disturb sea turtles, their nests or hatchlings. The loggerhead is a federally threatened species, while the leatherback and green turtle are federally endangered.
Marine turtle nesting season began in March, from Brevard through Broward counties. May first marks the official start in other coastal counties.
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8 Reasons to Call an Electrician [SPONSORED]
Did you know that an electrician can keep your floors from being cluttered with power strips? Or that an electrician can help you protect your pricey electronics?
You may not have considered it before, but there are actually quite a few things going on in your home right now that you should call an electrician about.


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If you would like to use script in your forms in order to automatically flag mandatory fields, using a red asterisk (*) in their captions, check-out this article I just posted on my blog.
The script supports mandatory fields with the following characteristics:
- have plain or rich text captions
- have no captions (no asterisk is displayed in this case)
- use text objects (plain or rich text) as captions instead of normal field captions
- have the same name (multiple instances that aren't dynamically generated)
- are inside repeating subform instances
Typically called when the root subform is initialized, the script will search recursively (depth-first search) for all fields within a specified container (i.e. the root subform) and will place the asterisk on any mandatory field it finds. There is also a function by which the asterisk can be toggled on/off by explicitly telling the function whether to treat the field as mandatory or optional.
The script is located in a script object. The idea is that you would make a script object fragment out of it and re-use it in any form that needs this functionality. The script is also heavily commented so it should be relatively easy to extend for your own needs.


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Nice Fit 02-23-2017
I bought these in the black combo print. There are slight touches of beige on some of the leaves on this print which are difficult to see in the photo.
The cut is flattering as they are form fitting and taper in at the knee.
I typically wear a size 8 in pants and ordered size 9 in the Frochickies which are a comfortable, snug fit. The sizing is consistent with the Frochickie shorts that I own.
I would buy more of these pants if they were offered in different colors.
Nice Work Pants 01-31-2017
These are a slightly different fit than the old frochickie pants, but still nice for work. The legs are a bit wider, and the waist a bit higher. The pants also aren't as soft as before, but hopefully that means they'll last for a while.


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Philmotors is a leading web portal dedicated to the advertising of cars for sale in the Philippines. The website currently holds more than 5 079 vehicles, mainly used cars in the Philippines from car dealers nationwide. Philmotors mission is to provide a trusted and simple to use portal for car buy and sell needs in the Philippines. A total of 419 agents from auto exchanges and car dealers from all around the Philippines advertise their second-hand cars in Philmotors.com. Private persons can now also advertise their vehicles for sale in Philmotors completely free of charge. All auto vehicles advertised on Philmotors.com come from a network of trusted car dealers and auto exchanges. The selection of pre-owned automobiles spans every major and minor brand and includes all vehicle types. Buyers can find a wide range of vehicles including buses, trucks, motorbikes, and any kind of motor vehicle. The second-hand cars available on Philmotors.com cover a wide range of prices accessible to anybody wishing to purchase a pre-owned or second-hand vehicle in the Philippines. Philmotors is a leading motoring portal in the Philippines, catering for all vehicle buy and sell needs. Philmotors is a trusted site to find second hand car vehicles and automobiles in the Philippines.


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Volunteers Needed for Potomac Watershed Cleanup March 17-April 14
Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
Contact: Merni Fitzgerald, Director of Public Affairs
703-324-3187, TTY 711, Fax 703-324-2010
Media Pager: 703-324-NEWS (6397)
March 8, 2007
Volunteers Needed for Potomac Watershed Cleanup March 17-April 14
Litter Needs to Be Removed From Dozens of Locations in Fairfax County
Volunteers and site captains are needed for the 19th annual Potomac Watershed Cleanup from Saturday, March 17, through Saturday, April 14. There are dozens of locations across Fairfax County's stream valleys and parks where litter needs to be removed. The cleanups will be held rain or shine.
To see a partial list of sites and their scheduled cleanup dates, visit www.potomaccleanup.org/trash_initiative/rc_sites.html. Volunteers also can register online to work at one of these locations.
If you wish to become a site captain, volunteer at a site not listed online or prefer to sign up by phone, contact Dan Schwartz, Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District, at firstname.lastname@example.com, or 703-324-1422, TTY 711.
Site captains will get help in choosing and preparing a site, promoting the cleanup and finding volunteers. They also will be provided with all the necessary materials for the cleanup, including trash bags, gloves and sign-in sheets.
The Fairfax Watershed Network is partnering with the Alice Ferguson Foundation to coordinate cleanup activities in Fairfax County. The foundation started its cleanup campaign in 1989, and as result, more than 2.5 million pounds of trash have been removed from the Potomac watershed.
The network is comprised of the Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services, Fairfax County Park Authority, Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District, Reston Association, Clean Fairfax Council and many other groups and individuals.
Environmental protection is one of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors' top priorities. In fact, watershed protection is specifically addressed in the board's 20-year environmental agenda, which can be found at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/living/environment/eip.
This agenda calls for the implementation of new watershed management plans and stream protection strategies. Additional information about watershed planning is available at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpwes/watersheds.
The board also demonstrated its commitment to water quality by dedicating one cent of real estate tax revenue in the fiscal year 2007 budget for stormwater program initiatives, including watershed planning and implementation.
For more news and information, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/news.


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FoursomeLanguage brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think about and manipulate words and letters.
What is special about these four words?
what, hole, ales, test
HintThis wouldn't work if the words were listed in a different order.
AnswerIf you take each corresponding letter from each word, the same words are formed again:
What Hole Ales Test
wHat hOle aLes tEst
whAt hoLe alEs teSt
whaT holE aleS tesT
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Looking at handbags online is not easy. I thought it would be, because it's not like looking at them in a store. I was wrong…I want them all. And as you can see, I'm kind of in a stripe mood right now. I've seen people wearing them like crazy. But, I'd like to be a twist on it and go with a striped clutch or handbag.
What do you think? Are stripes for you?
1. Sydney Love 2. Charlotte Russe 3. Muze 4. Forever 21 5. Sonia Rykiel 6. TopShop 7. Old Navy 8. Rebecca Minkoff 9. MANGO 10. Pour La Victoire 11. Brooks Brothers


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SWINDON College Old Boys finally managed to break their duck in Southern Counties North with a win 27-21 against High Wycombe.
Until Saturday, Old Boys results sheet read played 18, lost 18 and they actually had a negative points difference after failing to field a side earlier in the season.
Now the Pipers Way side can at least point to their one win as evidence that their season at this level was not entirely fruitless.
Old Boys chairman Martin Peaple told the Advertiser it was a result that was celebrated long into the night by his side.
"It's a good feeling and good result, we got a bonus point out of it as well so an all round good day. Though when they scored within 30 seconds your heart starts to think here we go again," said Peaple "There were quite a few hangovers on Sunday and we put on a free bar and everybody made full use of that, it was a good celebration to be fair."
Welcoming back long-term absentees Josh Haynes and Luke Wills, Old Boys couldn't have got off to a worse start, conceding a soft try through an interception within 30 seconds of kick-off.
Though a Charlie Grabe penalty and a converted try from an interception gave Old Boys the lead within 20 minutes.
The hosts would surrender the advatange before the half with Wycombe's inside centre running in a converted score to make it 10-14 after 40 minutes.
Grabe brought Old Boys back into the game early in the second after Wills had forced his opposite number to cough the ball up around halfway.
Given their record this season it was no surprise that Old Boys were unable to stop the visitors scoring again to make it 21-17.
Though late scores from Gareth Davis and Joe Gill were out of character as Old Boys saw off sustained pressure to finally get their first win.
Peaple said the result was the high point of what he described as a "freak season".
"It's just been one of those seasons," said Peaple. "Now people who have been injured are back and the people that have gone away travelling are back, we should be there or thereabouts next season.
"We've been unlucky really, against Bassett twice, Reading Abbey only narrowly beat us.
"There's been one or two others at home without the wind blowing or the ref looking the right way that might have been different.
"It was certainly a relief (to get the win), it was tight, High Wycombe were pushing at the end, and inside our five metre line but we held on."


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Thread: Unisex Fragrances for College!
I was thinking about buying Dior Homme, and trying La Nuit.
Any suggestions would be great
Last edited by kurt0; 17th April 2015 at 05:12 AM.
Also Habit Rouge by Guerlain
Kenzo Power on the men's shelf, and Prada Infusion d'Iris on the women's. Both are extremely unisex. My wife thinks Prada Infusion d'Homme is feminine, too, so I would call that one unisex as well. Voyage d'Hermès actually is unisex, and typically on both men's and women's counters. Creed Virgin Island Water, too.
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https://cologniac.com - raging for the machines
Leau par kenzo pour homme is like unisex (strong yuzu note)
lagerfield woddy and floriental might also work.
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Did you know?
Vygenhoek Spa in Dullstroom is South Africa's first 'organic' spa.
African spas have certainly come of age. When the local health and wellness industry stopped looking to the salons and spas of Europe and America for inspiration, it found inspiration and innovative ideas back home, on the African continent.
For centuries, the African people have used rituals and ceremonies aimed at honouring the body and mind and restoring the body's natural healing properties by using elements of nature.
Certainly, a major aspect of the African wellness centre is to use herbs and plants in rejuvenating and relaxing treatments. Beauty and skin products with elements of rooibos, fynbos, natural oils and African flower essences are used to stimulate circulation and enhance the treatments.
Mangwanani Private African Day spas use a wealth of products enhanced by ancient African 'recipes'; The award-winning Pezula Resort Hotel & Spa uses Maruwa Shea butter and fynbos exfoliations in the various therapies, and the spa at Royal Malewane (the Grande Dame of African safari lodges) makes use of the indigenous marula tree to restore and revive tired skin and muscles.
African wellness spas have a number of rituals on their treatment menus that you won't find at your average city spa. There are greeting rituals, hand and foot 'gifts' and cleansing ceremonies that make the experience authentically African and very special.
It must be said that while the African theme is core to the essence of these spas, treatments correspond with the most modern methods used internationally. In effect, you then get the best of both worlds - ancient African inspiration and the best of cutting edge spa technology.
It's not surprising then, that our African spas continually make it onto the 'Best of Lists' of some of the world's most-respected travel publications, and we have no doubt that these unique spas will continue to receive accolades for many years to come.
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Who to contact
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Erectile Dysfunction (ED)
Applied Salt on Penis and Lost Erection
Dear Doctor, I am 47 year old male. I don`t have any bad habit like smoking, drinking and chewing betel nut or any other drug. About a 5 months back I found two one mm size boils on my penis. Doctor told it was genital herpes and gave Acyclovir tablets for a week.
After medication that sores cured. After the cure I was having sex with my wife (35 yrs.). She doesn`t have herpes but she prepared to bare it for her husband (such a sacrificing heart). Then after 2 months again the sores relapsed. Doctor had advised me to wash the penis with diluted Sodium Chloride water (kitchen salt) to keep it germs free. I put two spoons of salt with one liter water and washed my penis. I felt cool and sores appeared decreasing. Then I again started having sex with my wife. Thinking of get rid of the sores fast, I just wet the penis with water and applied the salt directly on the penis with out water. It gave me heavy irritation, but I thought it was for my good. I continued this for one week.
At the same time I saw something first time in my life. My penis started loosing erection while intercourse. It never occurred to me. Then with in 2 weeks it completely stopped erection. My god. I was an athlete, and professional cyclist. For more than 25 years I was riding bicycle daily. I don`t have a motor bike and I used to cover 50 km with in 2 hrs daily. This exercise had given me enormous strength and stamina whenever I have sex till 15 October 2010. Now after applying the salt directly I totally lost my erection.
I am very much depressed and lost my peace. Doctor told that this will be cured automatically. I am still going by bicycle to my office at the same old speed. I don`t have any heart problem or blood pressure/sugar and am quiet healthy. I have confidence, but don`t know what to do now. Please give me correct advise. Thank you.
Loss of erection following two weeks of sodium chloride application is never reported and I believe it could very well be a coincidence. Other causes of erectile dysfunction, such as guilt, fear of herpes and transmission of etc. should be highly considered.
Ahmad Hamidinia, MD
Formerly, Professor of Clinical Surgery
College of Medicine
University of Cincinnati


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Wine TastingLogic puzzles require you to think. You will have to be logical in your reasoning.
One company was making two different kinds of wine, which had very similar taste. One sunny day 3 friends were sitting outside and drinking one of the wines. Kostya walked up to them and bet that he could tell which wine is which. They made a deal. The friends tied his eyes, brought a bottle of the other wine, and let him drink a cup of each wine. Kostya guessed which wine was which. And the three friends would have paid Kostya if an old man had not passed by. He said that the bet wasn't fair.
What was unfair about the bet?
AnswerThe second bottle that the friends brought was cold.
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The Upset ArchaeologistTrivia brain teasers have some element of trivia in them, but they are not just pure trivia questions.
A young archaeologist named Botch had dug up what he believed to be the missing link. Sure that he would be famous and receive hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants for further research, he promptly called some colleagues and held a press conference to unveil his findings. At the conference, Botch announced that he had found the jawbone and teeth from the famous prehistoric Nebraska man. When these ancient fossils were originally discovered, they were hailed as the best evidence of man's evolution ever found and led to the teaching of evolution in American schools. When he unveiled his findings the room quickly emptied as snickers and laughter filled the air. Poor Botch had made the same mistake so many of his colleagues had already made.
What was his mistake?
AnswerHe assumed that what he had learned in school was actually correct, yet it was badly out dated and very inaccurate (unfortunately many north American schools use out dated text books). Nebraska man was proven to be a fraud shortly after its discovery (it was really an extinct pig). Surprisingly many fossils of ancient man are fakes or at best inconclusive, which is why evolution is still a theory and archaeologists like Botch are still searching for that missing link.
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Good morning all ….
Responding to your questions and comments from Mets Chat.
-Monz: Nope, not the same Kevin Devaney. But, he'll be thrilled you thought so.
You're right. Wright isn't driving the ball. He had the double off the wall in the opener, but hasn't shown much pop. I wouldn't worry about the homers. At least not right now. We're only eight games in. It's too soon to be concerned.
-Taylor: Perez is a good guy, maybe that's part of the problem. Maybe he's not mean enough. Maybe he just has to say, "enough is enough, let me at them," and start throwing hard. I say this because gets in trouble when he thinks too much. They aren't going to give up on him, but maybe Perez gives up on himself too soon.
-Steve C.: Not a dozen walks by Perez, but it seemed like it. And, you know the answer to your own question on why the game you went to was bad. It's Murphy's Law for Fans. The only time I saw Sandy Koufax pitch he was rocked.
-Choo Choo: Couldn't agree with you more on Park. They are going to need this guy down the road.
-Bryan: I don't buy he's pressing to product Delgado. Don't forget, he has been hitting, just not for power. He'll come around. If he's hitting in the .300 range, he's doing enough things right where the power will eventually come. I think he'll get more RBI opportunities hitting fifth.


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Stanton, Trout offer praise before first meeting
ANAHEIM -- More than an Interleague series is taking place at Angel Stadium this week. The three-game set that began on Monday very well might be matching two players that will go on to win their respective league's Most Valuable Player Awards.
For the first time in the regular season, Giancarlo Stanton of the Marlins and Mike Trout of the Angels were on the same field. The only other occasion they were together was at the All-Star Game at Target Field in Minnesota.
Trout and Stanton are two of the young faces of Major League Baseball.
"I think it's great for baseball," Marlins manager Mike Redmond said. "You've got two dynamic young players playing on the same field. I know I'm excited to watch and be part of it. Hopefully our guy puts on great show."
Stanton, 24, is enjoying his finest season -- batting .299 while pacing the National League in home runs (32) and RBIs (94).
Trout, 23, is hitting .289 with 29 homers and 91 RBIs. He's widely regarded as the best all-around player in the sport.
Stanton praises Trout's vast talents.
"It's the future of the game with him," Stanton said. "He can do stuff on the baseball field not too many people can. And if they can, they can only do one aspect of it. And he can do all of it."
Stanton is regarded as the most powerful slugger in the game. But the man with the home run measured the longest this season by ESPN's Home Run Tracker is Trout.
On June 27, Trout belted a drive measured at 489 feet. Stanton is second at 484 feet, a home run he hit at Marlins Park on April 4.
Stanton's average distance per homer, according to Home Run Tracker, is 417.1 feet. Technically, that is second to Mike Morse of the Giants, who averages 417.4 feet for his 16 homers.
Trout's average is 413.5 feet.
While Trout has the longest homer of the season, Stanton has three drives in the top eight. On Aug. 11, the Marlins right fielder had a home run measured at 470 feet (sixth farthest), and earlier in the season, he had another at 469 feet (eighth).
Stanton has 10 "no-doubt" homers, to Trout's seven.
When discussing Stanton, Trout paraphrased David Price, who has noted that the 6-foot-6, 250-pound Stanton is like a player created in a video game.
Stanton laughs at the analogy.
"I remember I'd create players back in the day," Stanton said. "That would be football, though. They'd be 100 on all cylinders, on all attributes."
Being a real-life video game figure doesn't bother Stanton a bit.
"Hey, why not?" he said.
Joe Frisaro is a reporter for MLB.com. He writes a blog, called The Fish Pond. Follow him on Twitter


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A unique aspect of the beauty industry is its desire to pay it forward. Mentoring, young executive support, professional guidance and philanthropy continue to be hallmarks contributing to its strength, and while corporate and organizational involvement are important, a pivotal part of the continuum may be found in academia—notably in the courses offered by the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), and particularly in its cosmetics and fragrance marketing programs.
FIT, founded in 1944, is part of the State University of New York. It is located in New York City's Chelsea neighborhood, offering unique access and opportunities for its student body. And supported by a stellar group of individuals with first-hand knowledge of the industry, FIT's programs enable professional partnering and high-quality field experience.
A concept fostered by some of the beauty industry's pioneers and guided by a staff of experts under the aegis of FIT president Dr. Joyce Brown, the original cosmetics and fragrance marketing program has seen several iterations since its inception.
Recognizing the beauty industry's need for innovative thinking, FIT established the cosmetics, fragrance and toiletries associate degree program in 1978 with a chair endowed by Revlon, Inc. This position was initially held by the late Hazel Bishop, a chemist and pioneer of modern-day cosmetics, who founded her eponymous company and invented the first long-lasting, "kiss proof" lipstick.
The cosmetics and fragrance marketing baccalaureate program, founded in 1988, followed, coordinated by Peg Smith, a longtime faculty member at FIT. Smith helped raise funds in support of the program and guided its curriculum.
FIT further expanded its capabilities in 1993 by opening the Annette Green Fragrance Foundation Studio, a fragrance development laboratory named in recognition of Green's work on behalf of the program. The former president of The Fragrance Foundation, Green was a driving force in the genesis of the program.
During the February 2014 celebration of the 25th anniversary of the baccalaureate program, at which both Smith and Green were present, Smith noted that Green named the program's advisory board the "action council," which is how she saw its role, and added that Green's fund-raising efforts ultimately enabled the creation of a student study abroad opportunity. This travel/study component took students to London, Paris and Milan where they've visited lavender fields, met perfumers and visited bottle manufacturers.
Green recalled that the program enabled students to enter an industry that had no formal structure in place for entrance, and noted it filled an important need for students inspired by the workings of this industry, giving them direction and guidance, and ultimately setting the stage for mentoring, which has become part of the philosophical bedrock of the beauty industry.
Collaborative and participatory, the cosmetics and fragrance marketing curriculum offers an opportunity to gain field experience, an area where industry partnerships and academia coalesce. Among its offerings, the Cosmetic Product Knowledge Lab facilitates students' learning how cosmetics look, feel and smell. They also learn to compound products in the studio, how to evaluate marketed cosmetics and about fragrance raw materials, as well as how to evaluate both fine fragrances and those used in functional products.
The Business of Beauty program provides an historical overview of the techniques used to market beauty products, as well as an overview of the culture of the industry and the key entrepreneurs and the companies they built. Courses address the historical usage of cosmetics, fragrance and toiletries; the transition from household recipes to marketable retail products; and supplier, vendor, retailer, service and regulatory issues involved in the production, manufacturing and marketing of beauty products. Marketing principles addressing global and external factors, corporate capabilities, product need, planning, and product launches are also studied. And the course on European Cosmetic and Fragrance Industries enables students to develop a firsthand understanding of the cosmetics and fragrance marketing process from the European perspective.
Virginia Bonofiglio, associate chairperson of cosmetics and fragrance marketing, notes that the value of the program lies in its ability to bring students into the real world of cosmetics and fragrance. "The class that currently takes place abroad is a two-week study experience in which students travel to Paris and Milan. Paris is the beauty capital, and I think it's important for students to see it firsthand. Milan is the color capital, the purveyors of color pigments for the world. Students visit major fragrance companies [and] manufacturers, and they get a good look at the European beauty retail market, as well as have an opportunity to understand the European consumer and how to create products for that consumer," she says. "We have made the class academically challenging and the program affordable for students. As part of the State University, which creates affordable education for all New Yorkers, we are educating the newest crop of people to enter the beauty business, making sure they have the skill set and knowledge to be effective leaders."
There also are workshops aimed to develop and implement strategies to create products and determine the need for new entries in the market, while others examine olfaction, the role of the sense of smell and the classification of fragrance families. Students examine the history and spiritual origins of fragrance, technical terminology, home fragrance delivery systems and fragrance types used for environmental fragrances. Global brand management, forecasting, inventory management, partnering and profitability are also studied.
According to Steven Frumkin, dean of FIT's Jay and Patty Baker School of Business and Technology (of which the baccalaureate program in cosmetics and fragrance marketing is a part), "Our unique program offers extensive laboratory facilities. We vet the students and the program, and we are doubling our student body next year when the program will include 50, rather than 25, students. In addition, every faculty member is an industry professional with at least seven to 10 years of industry experience." Frumkin also notes that industry professionals in the program have the drive, desire and wherewithal to explain the concepts and requirements that students will need to navigate and succeed in the industry.


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Hi all,
I was waiting so long for this release, and sadly 1.0 doesn't work on my eten x650 (wm 6.5, ~30mb free ram, 500mhz cpu). When I try to run it it asks for game image (tried with FF8, MediEvil, and Xenogears) the main screen of emulator shows itself for about 2s and then crashes :/ (and then I don't see the windows upper bar (where there should be battery meter, current connections etc. only black stripe and text "FpseCe 1.0" etc. etc.)) Btw. I've changed armv5 to off, I'm using sph1001 bios, already did hard reset, and v0.9.6 was working fine for me (30-35 fps in FF8). Any ideas?


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08-26-2012 #3221elser1 Guest
this isn't one of those forums where everyone attacks everyone so lets all calm down and only post if you have something to contribute or a question or the like.
08-26-2012 #3222wwywong Guest
This is getting out of hand... making it sound like that they have to fix it, or what? Please respect people in here, and don't throw one liner like these. I know you said please, but it doesn't really look like you mean it.
I mean if it take so much to just put a few words of appreciation, and put in request with polite words are so hard, then please don't make any request. It probably take much more effort and energy to download the fix, apply the fix, and play the game once it's fixed.
08-26-2012 #3223twennyBensuns Guest
In all fairness to Drielso tho English may not be his/her native language! Many languages translate a 'kind' request as simply 'Fix, please'. English isn't the most efficient of languages at times and on occasion 'rudeness' on these (international, remember) forums is byproduct of mistranslation.
C'mon, group hug?
08-26-2012 #3224Drielso Guest
Calm down guys, it was just a request. I never seen anyone asking for this dlc before, so i did. I know this take much effort to do, so sorry if my request sounded like i was demanding something. That's not what i meant to.
08-26-2012 #3225evEr Guest
Finally, the voice of reason. We may not get lost ourselves in translation but we do in the nuances of the languages.
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Also now added above is Call.of.Juarez.The.Cartel_BLUS30795.EBOOT.PATCH.10 0.USA.READNFO.PS3-N0DRM.rar which seemed to be lost in the mix as well.
08-26-2012 #3227dovez0 Guest
I would like to say thank you for all these fixes i asked/requested for ncis and then all of a sudden is on here amazing thank you very much for all the hard work being put in to give us these games working for free
08-26-2012 #3228ratboy112 Guest
Anyone who can help me with my Ratchet and Clank problem? I have 3 friends coming over tonight and we really want to check it out
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08-26-2012 #3230ZerotakerZX Guest
No. Re-read the instructions for reactpsn. Maybe you insert the flashdrive in a wrong port or something?


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A9 TV, 15 August 2011
This is one of the subjects that greatly trouble the hypocrites. Hypocrites are in any case embarrassed by it. They dislike the Prophet's (saas) strength, dominion, effectiveness, the way he liked women and the way women liked him. It is one of the subjects that makes hypocrites most uneasy. That was also the mindset of the hypocrites who built the Mosque of Dirar. It is an excellent thing for our Prophet (saas) to have married the wife of Hazrat Zayed. She was a very clever, intelligent and beautiful woman. She wanted to marry our Prophet (saas) and Allah granted that wish. And our Prophet (saas) wanted her, and Allah gave her to him. Our mother behaved in the very best way. How lovely for her that she will live with the Messenger of Allah (saas) for all eternity. Even if we say a quadrillion time a quadrillion years for all our lifetime, still the life of paradise will only just have begun. It is still right at the zero point. The Messenger of Allah (saas) delighted in very beautiful and attractive women. And our Prophet (saas) was very impressive and attractive, so were Hassan and Hussein, and the Prophet Solomon (as), and the Prophet Joseph (as). All the prophets were like that. Spiritual guides are the same. It is an excellent thing, may those who oppose it burst with envy. Allah gives the Messenger of Allah (saas) wide discretion in one verse and told him to marry as he wished. That inflicted terrible pain on the hypocrites. Because hypocrites have no love of women. They hate women and have no human love at all.
Surat an-Naml
"Ta sin"
Ta, could that be the throne of the Prophet Solomon (as)? Because he was in contact with the djinn. There are "Ta Sin" codes. It may refer to Solomon. I am speaking rather guardedly, but you will understand what you will.
"Those are the Signs of the Qur'an and a Clear Book. It is guidance and good news for the believers,"
What is the Mahdi at the same time? A means to happiness. I mean in the figurative sense.
"Those are the Signs of the Qur'an"
The Qur'an has verses, and the book has manifest signs. It also refers to the signs of destiny. Events in destiny are Allah's signs.
"It is guidance and good news for the believers,"
What is the Mahdi? Happiness and glad tidings.
"those who establish prayer"
Just as described in the Qur'an.
"and give alms and are certain about the Hereafter."
Most people lack a certain belief and knowledge regarding the hereafter. For example, hypocrites are hypocrites because they do not wholeheartedly believe.
"and they repudiated them wrongly and haughtily, in spite of their own certainty about them. See the final fate of the corrupters." (Surat an-Naml, 14)
Hypocrites do not much like the Qur'an. They go wherever there are idols and idolatrous beliefs and idolaters. Note how ascribing equals to Allah is always the hypocrite's weapon. They never speak of the Qur'an.
"We gave knowledge to David and Solomon"
The lives of both the Prophet David (as) and the Prophet Solomon (as) are described in the Qur'an, and both also allude to the life of the Mahdi.
"We gave knowledge"
Allah gave Hazrat Mahdi (as) special knowledge or special states in a single night.
"who said, 'Praise be to Allah Who has favoured us over many of His servants who are believers."
Because they are specially selected.
"Solomon's troops, made up of jinn and men and birds, were assembled for him, paraded in tight ranks."
"Take this letter of mine and deliver it to them and then withdraw from them a little and see how they respond'."
Allah notes how this person is given time to think after receiving the message.
"It is from Solomon and says: "In the name of Allah, All-Merciful, Most Merciful."
Beginning a task by saying the names of Allah, ar-Rahman and ar-Rahim imparts a special abundance and beauty, insha'Allah .
"Do not rise up against me,"
What is the great scourge of disbelief and hypocrites? Pride, feelings of superiority. Modest people are always popular. Good natured people are always well loved. But arrogant people are deeply unpleasant.
"A woman ruling over them…She possesses a mighty throne." So women can be rulers. The throne of Solomon.
"Who brings out what is hidden in the heavens and the earth"
Because the djinn have the attribute of finding what is hidden in the earth and sky. If a document or anything is needed, some people can pray to Allah to make the djinn their instruments.
"He said, 'Disguise her throne."
The Qur'an refers to thrones a great deal.
"We shall see whether she is guided or someone who is not guided.'
Then when she came, she was asked, 'Is your throne like this?' She said, 'It is exactly like it'."
A clear, three-dimensional image formed. An image with the people around.