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On the 2nd day of Christmas..
Tea of the day from 52 Teas is Chai with Chocolate. I forgot how divine this tea is! I grabbed a gingerbread bagel and plain cream cheese at work to enjoy with this tea this evening. What a delicious pairing this was, the spices really showed themself in the blend with the molasses and gingery sweet bagel. I hope to enjoy a few more of these bagels with this tea as I will certainly be opening my 4oz tin I forgot I had this winter. Thanks for the reminder as to why I bought such a large amount of this tea! I can't believe I went through this many cold days with out this chai, and I've had it all along!
On the first day of Christmas Frank gave to me, Pina Colada Honeybush as the first tea.
I'm so excited about this sampler package! I opened my tea when I woke up at the ungodly hour of 3:30am to find out what kind it was. I was very happy to see this tea in the package. I haven't had this in several months and am happy to be able to revisit it today, as my stash had run out.
This smells like a very fresh batch, as it smelled more strongly of rum than I remember, such a treat for the middle of December, especially when it is in the single digits in IL. I steeped this tea longer than recommended (10minutes) as I was doing too many household chores to remember my tea :( This tisane is still good at 10 minutes, but the woodsy rooibos flavors I don't enjoy are much stronger when steeped at this amount of time. I'm glad I have a few more cups to enjoy.
I can't wait to see what tea will be in tomorrow's package!
Last brew of the evening, and such a success it was. I guess bagged tea I could leave in the cup was the simplicity I needed tonight! I enjoy the green fresh flavor of this tea and the cardamom has a great aroma and taste. The black currant is quite nice too. Just the relaxing cup I needed before bed.
PS-I'm really having a hard time not peeking at the first tea of 52teas 12 days of Christmas. I can't wait for Tuesday!
Tried this with t tsp coffee mate creamer and it tastes like creamy cinnamon water. :/ not having a good chai/spice tea night. If anyone would like some of this to try I have two ounces left. I'm just not getting much from it. Maybe I'll mix with the Vanilla bean cheesecake chai.
Thought I'd be more sad to see this go, but the final pot was a bit meh. I even left the risqué to infuse while I drank the pot and it's just not blowing my socks off. Enjoyable raspberry flavor, just missing anything extrodinairy. Another tea decupboarded tonight.
Decupboarding today with one final teapot. I will have to try more darjeelings as this one is so good! Thanks again to Jillian for the opportunity to try this winner.
Steeped this at 170 for 3 minutes and I am surprises at the lightness of the brew. It has a nice jasmine flavor to it as well as a flavorful oolong base. I can taste a little bit of the orange peel at the end of the sip if I try really hard. I will have to steep the next pot for longer or hotter. Thanks to Jacqueline I have a few more cups worth to play with. The more I try jasmine teas the more I enjoy them.
I stumbled upon this little treasure of a tea that Jaime sent me awhile back while cleaning out my tea cupboards. My does this smell like a bowl of fresh picked raspberries splashed with cream. The aroma alone from this little teabag is quite impressive. The taste is very full of raspberry flavor with just a hint of the tartness of fresh berries. The vanilla hits on the end of the sip and makes this a decadent treat. I will definitely be looking for more of this tea soon!


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L-R: Vicente Wolf, Thom FIlicia, Laura Kirar, Jonathan Adler
The New York Times Store recently released a series of images from its 100+ year old photo archive, many of which have never been seen before and to celebrate, the Times tapped 5 celebrated interior designers Laura Kirar, Kelly Wearstler, Vicente Wolf, Jonathan Adler and Thom Filicia to curate a selection of 10 photos from the archive that reflects their design aesthetic and appreciation for the use of photography in interiors. The collection is called 50 Photographs and is now available for purchase at The New York Times Store. I attended the launch party at the Staley-Wise Gallery on Monday and it was chock full of design stars including the 50 Photographs guest curators (minus Kelly Wearstler), style icon Iris Apfel, design maven Charlotte Moss, newly appointed Architectural Digest editor-in-chief Margaret Russell (sporting a cast on her right leg!), Barney's Creative Director (& Jonathan Adler's husband) Simon Doonan and fashion designer Naeem Kahn. Below are a few fun snaps from the party along with a several of images from the collection including my favorites from Jonathan Adler who chose nine photos of chic people wearing masks at high-society parties plus one of the New Jersey Turnpike. Says Adler, "I like to look at pictures of glamorous people having fun in kooky outfits and then when I get too carried away I like to remind myself of where I came from – hence the Jersey turnpike picture." Check out the photos below and be sure to check out the full collection here. I just might have to add Adler's whimsical pick featuring the masked leopard people to my own collection…so chic!
Left: Iris Apfel and husband Carl Apfel. Right: Laura Kirar
From L-R: Gallery Co-Owner Etheleen Staley, Margaret Russell, Naeem Kahn and wife Ranjana.
Left: Charlotte Moss. Right: Simon Doonan and Jonathan Adler
Oversized Cars, 1954, Eddie Hausner/The New York Times (Vicente Wolf)
Geisha – Tokyo, 2001, Gary Knight/VII (Vicente Wolf)
Park Benches, Vincent Laforet/The New York Times (Kelly Wearstler)
The Steeplechase, 1939, Andrew Herman (Laura Kirar)
World's Fair Dinosaur Dismantled, 1965, Robert Walker/The New York Times (Laura Kirar)
Leopard People, 1966, Larry C. Morris/The New York Times (Jonathan Adler)
Going Groucho, 1974, John Sotomayor/The New York Times (Jonathan Adler)
Summer Reflections, 1997, Suzanne De Chillo/The New York Times (Thom Filicia)

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Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA) spent $418.2 million on advertising its Xfinity products during the third quarter, which was a 5.8 percent increase compared to the same period in 2011, Kantar Media said Monday.
The nation's largest cable MSO spent more on marketing than any other telecom company, and was the third biggest advertiser overall, behind Procter & Gamble and General Motors. AT&T (NYSE: T) was the fourth biggest advertiser, shelling out $384.3 million in the third quarter, which was a decrease of 5.8 percent compared to this time last year, Kantar said. Verizon (NYSE: VZ) saw its ad spending decline by 12.4 percent to $344.9 million, making it the sixth biggest U.S. advertiser, according to Kantar.
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Defence casts doubt on witness in Boulevard trial
Barbara Gayle, Justice Coordinator
Defence attorneys in the Boulevard murder trial have raised questions about the memory of a prosecution witness who testified today.
Assistant Superintendent of Police Victor Barrett and Constables Louie Lynch and Paul Edwards are charged in relation to the murder of Kemar Walters and Oliver Duncan.
Walters and Duncan disappeared from a plaza along Washington Boulevard in St Andrew in 2004.
The witness told the court this morning that on the afternoon of December 23, 2004 he saw two men being placed in a red Honda motorcar which was parked at the plaza.
He said a Corporal Lawrence Clayton was one of two cops who placed the men in the car.
He also testified that it was bright and sunny and nothing was blocking his view.
But defence attorney, Debra Martin, who is representing Edwards, noted that the witness had made contradicting statements to the police.
The witness admitted that on December 29 he gave a statement that Corporal Lawrence Taylor was light skinned, while on January 7, he said Clayton was dark skinned.
But the witness insisted that his December statement was accurate as the events were fresh in his mind at that time.
Defence attorney Valerie Neita Roberston says the memory of the witness had also been called into question when Clayton was tried in the Corporate Area resident Magistrate's Court in relation to a false imprisonment charge.
She suggested to the witness that he had a poor memory, but he denied the suggestion.
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NBA training camps opened over weekend, meaning it's time again for Dime's team-by-team season previews. Last year we debuted the "Highs and Lows" system — predicting the respective ceilings and basements for each team. Or in other words, what is the realistic best-case and worst-case scenario for the 2009-10 campaign?
Added: Ty Lawson, Arron Afflalo, James White, Joey Graham, Malik Allen
Lost: Linas Kleiza, Dahntay Jones, Sonny Weems
Ceiling: NBA Finals
Chauncey Billups gave everyone an education last season. Included in the semester's lesson plan: (1) Don't overlook CB when talking about the best point guards in the world, and (2) Don't ever count out a Chauncey-led team in the NBA championship race. Billups helped get Denver over its first-round postseason curse and all the way to the Western Conference Finals, where they put a legit scare into the Lakers. One of these years Chauncey is going to start slowing down, but I'm not sure this is that year. He keeps himself in phenomenal shape, he rarely gets hurt, and his style is one that lends itself to playing at a high level until he's damn near 40. And then there's Carmelo Anthony, arguably the best pure scorer in the League, coming off the most complete season of his career and fueled by getting a taste of playoff success. J.R. Smith is poised to blow up in his first year as a full-time starter, rookie Ty Lawson offers a nice change-of-pace backup for Chauncey, and the big men — Nene, Kenyon Martin and Birdman Andersen — are as tough and intimidating a trio as any in the NBA. George Karl could've won Coach of the Year in '09, but for the sake of his job and given the history of the award, maybe it's best he didn't.
Basement: Second-round exit
Depth is an issue, especially after losing valuable role players like Kleiza and Jones. Kleiza's departure also means there's only one designated shooter on the roster (Smith), and Jones leaves a void on defense — he was instrumental in making Chris Paul's life hellish in the Nuggets/Hornets series, and took on the Kobe assignment in the conference finals. Afflalo came into the NBA billed as a defensive stopper, so he could help in that respect, but he hasn't proven it yet. Will Nene, Birdman and K-Mart each be able to replicate what they did last season? Even if they can play to that level and stay healthy, the group has glaring limitations on offense. Smith will miss the first seven games of the season due to suspension, which can make a big difference in what should be another tight Western Conference race, and in a tough Northwest Division where the Jazz and Blazers will contend and Oklahoma City is improving. But even if the Nuggets are vulnerable and arguably weaker than last year, realize that Mr. Billups hasn't gone home in the first round of the playoffs since 2002.
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PARIS, France - The French Open's second round wrapped up Thursday - well, almost - and among the winners was Varvara Lepchenko, who upset Jelena Jankovic to reach the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time.
With some heavy, deep hitting from the baseline Lepchenko hung with the No.19 seed for over three hours, and in the end she had just enough left in the tank, breaking serve at 4-all in the third set and serving it out, 76(4) 46 64.
"After that last point I couldn't believe the match was over," Lepchenko said. "I was still in the moment. I think I was able to play another couple of games, so that's why I was pretty shocked. At the same time I'm pretty happy, because this is the first time I'm through the second round at a Grand Slam."
Lepchenko was playing Jankovic for the first time, and although Jankovic has not had her best results this year - she dropped out of the Top 20 a few weeks ago, her first time out of the elite since 2006 - it was still quite the feat to take out the three-time French Open semifinalist and former World No.1.
"I hit a day before with Patrick McEnroe and he told me, 'Wow, you're hitting your forehand amazing. You should use it during the match against Jelena.' I tried to execute that plan and play my forehand as much as I could. It did help. A lot of people keep saying to me I'm hitting like a man from my forehand side, that I have a lot of spin. A lot of the girls out there are hitting much flatter.
"It gives me belief I have something special, a weapon that can help me out."
Jankovic agreed with Lepchenko's take. "She was spinning that forehand - off the ground she had a lot of rotation, especially on that forehand," Jankovic said. "She was very solid. Right now I'm lacking confidence, and sometimes in a match during the important points, I don't do well. So that wasn't easy. But I fought hard with what I had in the moment. Unfortunately it wasn't enough."
Next for Lepchenko is another potential grinder in Francesca Schiavone. The No.14-seeded Italian recovered from a first set blowout to beat Tsvetana Pironkova, 26 63 61, her 15th win in her last 16 matches at Roland Garros - she was the champion here in 2010 and a runner-up to Li Na in 2011.
Lepchenko just beat Schiavone a few weeks ago in Madrid, her biggest career win to date (read more here). But it will be a different Schiavone this time, as the Italian is on a seven-match winning streak, having won the tune-up event in Strasbourg last week and adding on two more wins in Paris this week.
"Beating Francesca in Madrid was one of the toughest matches I've had. I had to recover for three days after that," Lepchenko said. "Having that experience of beating top players helped me out in today's match. I believed in myself, and I believed I could do it. I'm looking forward to playing Francesca again."
Other winners were No.25 seed Julia Goerges, No.28 seed Peng Shuai and unseeded players Christina McHale, Carla Suárez Navarro, Arantxa Rus and qualifier Yaroslava Shvedova, who cruised past Sofia Arvidsson, 61 60.
"The first two games were very close with break points both ways, and I was nervous," said Shvedova, a former quarterfinalist here. "But I just stuck to my gameplan and played all the points solidly and didn't make any mistakes.
"It feels great to play so well again here in Paris."
McHale won an all-American battle with qualifier Lauren Davis and with Lepchenko and Sloane Stephens, this is the first time three American women have reached the third round here since 2005 (then it was Lindsay Davenport, Venus Williams and Marissa Irvin - or Marissa Gould, since 2008).
Virginie Razzano, who turned the draw upside down with her shocking upset of No.5 seed Serena Williams on Tuesday, went quietly to Rus, 63 76(3).
Finally, No.2 seed Maria Sharapova's clash with Japanese No.1 Ayumi Morita was postponed until Friday's schedule due to fading light.


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There's a murderer at large in the Marvel Universe and it's not the killing that has heroes in an uproar.
The death of Uatu the Watcher, long a sentinel soaking up every event that has happened — big and small — has heroes like Nick Fury, Black Widow, Thor and more seeking his killer but also striving to find out who has his secrets and how they can be kept from exploding into public view for all to see.
Editor-in-chief Axel Alonso says "Original Sin," which begins with a zero issue in April written by Mark Waid and drawn by Jim Cheung and followed by an eight-issue limited series in May penned by Jason Aaron and illustrated by Mike Deodato Jr., is a "murder mystery" spanning from near and far, with many suspects and secrets.
"It's a whodunit with lots of action," he said.
At the center of the event is the death of the Watcher, a cosmic figure who observes the earth, its trials, tribulations and victories.
With a vow of never interfering — broken only to signify a story is really important — he has collected information on everyone, good and bad, for as long as Marvel's heroes have been righting wrongs and avenging the downtrodden.
"This is basically a crime story. A murder mystery. A manhunt. But with the entirety of the Marvel Universe as its backdrop," Aaron said in a statement. "We're taking all the toys out of their packaging for this one. Everyone and everything is in play. For some characters, life will never be the same again. And it's only a matter of time before more bodies are popping up."
The Watcher's death, Alonso said, is the impetus for the story.
"The Watcher is an eternal figure who is very familiar to Marvel fans, new and old, but, beyond that, really what is relevant is that his death is the inciting incident for our story," he said. "Once this eternal figure is dead, the secrets of the Marvel Universe, what he's seen, are loose, are in the air."
And that has everyone mindful of things said — and unsaid — and will leave some classic friendships in ruins, destroy long-standing partnerships and drive new wedges between old teammates.
"You'll see original sins that link characters, their fates intertwined in ways they never knew," Alonso said of the story event that will branch into core titles over the course of the story's run. "Some relationships will be changed irrevocably. There'll be no going back."
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The City of Sydney will substantially expand its cycleways with a number of implementation reports to go before Council for approval this month.
The City has committed $70 million for cycling works during the next four years, and is calling on the Federal Government to contribute $295 million to help a collaboration of 15 inner City councils build connecting cycleways.
The implementation program is part of the City's pledge to deliver 55km of separated cycleways as part of a 200km cycling network.
"We have now moved from the planning phase into the reality of delivering safe, convenient and accessible cycling infrastructure to get more Sydneysiders on their bikes," Lord Mayor Clover Moore MP said today.
"The reality is we don't have a choice, there is an urgent need for investment in sustainable urban infrastructure as we face the threat of global warming and a world financial crisis."
"Priority must be given to investing in green infrastructure – projects which will make our urban areas more sustainable and better equipped for the future – while providing health improvements, jobs for our community and benefits for the economy."
"Developing cycling and walking as viable and attractive ways to get around the city, as real alternatives to driving a car, will help relieve pressure on our congested roads."
"More people are switching to bicycles to escape crowded public transport, reduce car usage, do something for the environment and get fit," Ms Moore said.
The Bureau of Transport Economics estimated that under a do-nothing scenario, the cost of congestion in Sydney would rise from about $3.6 billion per annum in 2005 to $8 billion per annum in 2020.
The implementation program involves:
- Prioritising up to 35 kilometres of separated cycleways on local streets that could commence construction as early as 2009. This would involve minor work on local streets, separating cyclists from moving traffic and parked vehicles. Cycle lanes would be painted green.
- Commencing design work on a shared pedestrian and bicycle path adjacent to Hyde Park on College Street in the CBD, to greatly improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists. Initial design plans will be considered by Council on Monday 15 December.
- Pushing the Federal Government's Infrastructure Australia to fund a 245km Inner Sydney Regional cycle network of separated cycleways worth $295M across 15 inner city local councils. This would provide a network from Willoughby in the north to Rockdale in the south and Canada Bay in the west.
- Building Sydney's first separated cycleway on King Street in the CBD. This provides a critical link into the City for cyclists from the inner west. Construction is due to be complete in mid 2009.
- Consulting with the local community to develop detailed designs for a 4.3km separated cycleway on Bourke St from Zetland to Woolloomooloo. Subject to endorsement by Council on Monday 15 December, construction could commence in mid-2009.
- Consulting with the community on designs for a new cycleway along Union Street, Pyrmont. The public exhibition period ends on Wednesday 3 December.
- Consulting with the local community on a new separated cycleway proposed for Missenden Road, Camperdown.
- The City of Sydney is well advanced in its feasibility study on introducing a bicycle hire service, initially for the CBD and later as a network across metropolitan Sydney. Research by the City has found more than 80 per cent of people favour the introduction of a public bike hire service, and one in three said they would definitely use it.
Ms Moore said the City aims to create a cycling network across Sydney safe enough for a child to use.
"We want to create the infrastructure so more people use cycling as a means of ordinary, everyday transport," Ms Moore said.
"As the major centres for greenhouse gas emissions, cities are where we have to make real changes that will enable us to survive on this planet. We have to re-imagine how we live and get around our cities.
"This implementation program is testament to our promise to get on with the job, after a long period of talking and consultation.
"Following detailed research, extensive consultation, and a rigorous design process, we are applying world's best cycleway practices, customised for Sydney's unique streets."
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In Loving Memory
Friday, Nov 21, 2003
Howard Lee Parrott, 74, of North Fairfield, died Friday at Wade Park Veteran Hospital in Cleveland, OH.
He was born April 18, 1929 in Plymouth Township, to the late Hartson F. and Charity (Crager) Parrott, and was a lifelong area resident.
He also lived in Hemet, CA in 1968 - 1970. Work as a mechanic for Hemet Imported Auto Service.
He was a veteran of the U.S.
Army Air Force, serving as a mechanic during the W.W.II. He was a former
state director of the Brothers of the Third Wheel Trike Association and
was a member of the Greater Toledo Volkswagen Club. He was a former
member of Civil Air Patrol.
Ohio Civil Air Patrol
He was a former employee of Detrich Volkswagen in Sandusky and had also worked at Rotary Printing Company. He had been a Volkswagen mechanic for many years. Retried VW Mechanic.
He was a member of the North Fairfield Historical Society, the Brothers of the Third Wheel Trike Association and enjoyed auto racing, model airplanes, model trains and his Family. He had attended auto body and fender design school in Chicago, Illinois in 1950.
He is survived by his wife, Wilma M. (Orphey) Parrott, whom he married April 12, 1952 in a ceremony performed by the Rev. J.P. Garcia; a son, Brian L. Parrott of Norwalk; a daughter, Linda (Parrott) Reilly of Norwalk; five grandchildren, a step grandson and six great grandchildren; a Half brother, Henry Cole of Willard; Half sisters, Mildred (Cole) Wright of Plymouth, Aggie Louise (Irvin) Jamerson of Plymouth and Mary (Irvin) Wright of Shelby.
He was preceded in death by a brother, James Arthur Parrott in 1996; a Half sister, Marjorie (Cole) Baugh in 2001; Myrtle Fay Parrott in 1970; Velma Ruth Parrott in 1914 and a grandson Adam Parrott in 1990.
Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Walker Funeral Home, 98 W. Main St., Norwalk, OH.
Private graveside services will be held at the New North Fairfield Cemetery.
Notes: Howard Lee Parrott had a Heart Transplant in Madison, Wisconsin VA hosp., on 5 Feb 1996. He was the oldest Veterans to receive a Heart Transplant In Madison, Wisconsin.
Mrs. L. Reilly
P. O. Box 623
Norwalk, OH
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Southern Nevada's three largest cities, Las Vegas, Henderson and North Las Vegas, are located in Clark County. While within close proximity to one another, each city is fully independent. The most recent U.S. Census figures put Clark County's population at more than 2 million residents.
While Las Vegas has always been revered for its exciting nightlife, upscale dining, retail and entertainment offerings have taken the city to a new level. Las Vegas is also coming into its own with the expansion of non-gaming industries, bringing high-tech companies, notable educational and medical research facilities and cultural arts offerings to the table.
With a population estimated at more than 252,000, Henderson has evolved from a small suburb of Las Vegas into a flourishing community. Created for Basic Magnesium Inc.'s defense plants during World War II, Henderson is now home to award-winning master-planned communities, a revitalized downtown business hub and an array of parks, recreational facilities and dining and retail options.
While some confuse North Las Vegas with the "northern part" of Las Vegas, this burgeoning area is an independent city unto itself. With a population of more than 200,000, several successful master-planned communities have fueled economic development in North Las Vegas by attracting new business and retail amenities to the area. A proactive city government has led the way in creating a technology hub in the area. The city is home to the bulk of Southern Nevada's manufacturing, technology, distribution and industrial facilities.
This sprawling area of the valley is home to both established neighborhoods and some of the area's most popular master-planned and retirement communities. It also features popular entertainment options including the District at Green Valley Ranch, the Henderson Parks and Recreation Department's Multigenerational Center and Outdoor Amphitheater.
Southeast Las Vegas is home to several new elementary, middle and high schools and has easy access to other areas of the valley through convenient access to Interstate 215 and U.S. Highway 95. The area is within close proximity to the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Boulder City and Hoover Dam. Some of the valley's southeast communities include Anthem, Green Valley Ranch, Lake Las Vegas and Seven Hills.
Most locals refer to the entire northwestern portion of Las Vegas as "Summerlin," the award-winning Howard Hughes master-planned community that established this region of the valley. However, this area has grown to include an abundance of residential amenities, including upscale dining, shopping and recreational opportunities. Summerlin is still a mainstay of the region, but housing options now range from condominiums and age-restricted communities to elite guard-gated custom homes.
The valley's largest assemblage of golf courses can be found in the northwest. Courses include the Badlands, Painted Desert, Los Prados and Angel Park. Shopping options include the Meadows Mall, Boca Park and the Sahara Pavilion Oasis, as well as a number of trendy strip centers. Several neighborhood casinos, such as Santa Fe Station, Suncoast, Fiesta Rancho, Texas Station and Red Rock Resort offer fine dining and gaming. Select neighborhoods in the northwest valley include Centennial Village, Desert Shores and Queensridge.
This upscale golf course village provides housing ranging from multi-family luxury apartments and single-family homes to executive estates and custom mansions. Designed around the championship TPC (Tournament Players Club) Las Vegas, residents enjoy spectacular views of the golf course and the adjacent Red Rock Conservation Area.
This guard-gated golf course community includes oversized home lots, golf course frontage and a variety of upscale housing options, ranging from luxury town homes to multimillion dollar custom estates. Residents enjoy access to the TPC Summerlin golf course, which was designed with the input of golf legend "Fuzzy" Zoeller, and the TPC Clubhouse, a private facility with a restaurant, lounge, swimming pools and sports courts.
Northeast Las Vegas has become home to several significant master-planned communities over the past several years. Notable neighborhoods in the northeast valley include Aliante and Eldorado.
Located 90 miles south of Las Vegas, unincorporated Laughlin is situated on the banks of the Colorado River at the three-corner region joining Nevada, California and Arizona. This resort destination boasts a number of attractions and golf courses. Housing options in Laughlin include single-family homes, condos and town houses, apartments and mobile homes. There are 10 resorts and more than 11,000 hotel rooms in Laughlin.
Mesquite is quickly growing in popularity as a favorite getaway destination for many Las Vegans. Mesquite has a municipal airport, a fine arts center, recreation and senior centers, a museum, an arboretum, rodeo grounds and a city parks and trails system. In addition, there are several nearby national and state parks, as well as a number of golf courses, spas and resorts.
Located about 35 miles northwest of Las Vegas, Mount Charleston (sometimes called Charleston Peak) is located in the Spring Mountains in the Toiyabe National Forest. A 45-minute drive north of Las Vegas, Mount Charleston offers residents the opportunity to snow ski from November through April at Lee Canyon. The mountain community includes rustic custom homes with scenic views surrounded by lush greenery. A trail system provides opportunities for hiking, camping and other activities that can be enjoyed year-round.
Located 50 miles west of the south end of Las Vegas and 60 miles east of Death Valley, Pahrump is home to several major housing developments. To serve the growing population, the city has attracted several chain retail outlets, five full-service casinos and a wide variety of independent shops and commercial enterprises.
You can preview a multitude of resale choices by going to the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors website, lasvegasrealtor.com. The site allows you to search every available resale home in the valley. Coverage includes Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Henderson, Pahrump, greater Clark County and southern Nye County. Search fields include home style, price range, number of rooms, acreage, area of town and age of home.
New home developments have their own real estate agents and sales staff on-site to assist prospective buyers. You also have the option of bringing your own real estate agent to a new home community to help with the negotiation process. Most communities have a policy stating a real estate agent must accompany a prospective buyer on his or her first visit.
Southern Nevada is home to numerous houses of worship representing over 60 faiths. In all, there are nearly 600 churches, temples and synagogues throughout the valley. A good place to learn about local church services is the Saturday edition of the Las Vegas Review-Journal and the weekly publication, View Neighborhood Newspapers, available every Tuesday. Additional information is available on the Review-Journal's website, lvrj.com.
Buying a home is one of the most significant financial investments most people make in their lifetime. A REALTOR® can help you make it an enjoyable, hassle-free experience. Remember, not all real estate licensees are the same. Only real estate licensees who are members of the National Association of Realtors are properly called REALTORS®. They proudly display the REALTOR® logo on business cards and other marketing and sales literature. REALTORS® are committed to treat all parties to a transaction honestly. REALTORS® subscribe to a strict code of ethics and are expected to maintain a high level of knowledge of the process of buying and selling real estate.
Your REALTOR® can help you determine your buying power - that is, your financial reserves plus your borrowing capacity. If you give a REALTOR® some basic information about your available savings, income and current debt, he or she can refer you to lenders best qualified to help you.
Your agent has many resources to assist you in your home search. Sometimes the property you are seeking is available but not actively advertised in the market, and it will take some investigation by your agent to find all available properties that meet your specific criteria. Your agent can assist you in the selection process by providing objective information about each property. Agents have access to a variety of informational resources. Agents can provide information on utilities, zoning, schools and local amenities. They can also help you decide whether a particular property will provide the environment you want for a home or investment and whether the property is likely to have a good resale value when you are ready to sell it.
Your agent can help you negotiate purchase price and terms. There are many factors that play a role in the negotiation process, including but not limited to price, financing, terms, date of possession and often the inclusion or exclusion of repairs and furnishings or equipment. The purchase agreement should provide a period of time for you to complete appropriate inspections and investigations of the property before you are bound to complete the purchase.
Your REALTOR® provides due diligence during the evaluation of the property. This could include inspections for termites, dry rot, asbestos, mold, faulty structure, roof condition, plumbing and air conditioning, just to name a few. Your REALTOR® can assist you in finding qualified, responsible professionals to do most of these investigations and provide you with written reports.
Your REALTOR® will help you access a preliminary report on the title of the property you're interested in buying. Your agent, title company or attorney can help you resolve issues that might cause problems at a later date.
Your REALTOR® can help you understand different financing options and identify qualified lenders, guide you through the closing process and make sure everything flows together smoothly.
How long have you been in residential real estate sales? Is it your full-time job?While experience is no guarantee of skill, real estate, like many other professions, is mostly learned on the job.
What designations do you hold? Designations such as GRI and CRS (which require that agents take additional, specialized real estate training) are held by only about one-quarter of real estate practitioners.
Will you represent me exclusively, or will you represent both the buyer and the seller in the transaction? While it is usually legal to represent both parties in a transaction, it is important to understand where the practitioner's obligations are.
Can you recommend service providers who can help me obtain a mortgage, make home repairs and help with other things I need done?Because REALTORS® are immersed in the industry, they are wonderful resources as you seek lenders, home improvement companies and other home service providers. Practitioners should generally recommend more than one provider and let you know if they have any special relationship with or receive compensation from any of the providers.
How will you keep me informed about the progress of my transaction? Do you want updates twice a week or do you not want to be bothered unless there is a hot prospect? Do you prefer phone, e-mail or a personal visit?
Could you give me the names and phone numbers of your three most recent clients? Ask recent clients if they would work with this REALTOR® again. Find out whether they were pleased with the communication style, follow-up and work ethic of the REALTOR®.
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I am wondering how feasible/common it is for driveway installers to install heated driveways, and how much this adds to the cost?
Assume that the driveway will be stamped concrete.
Also, is there a preferred time of year for driveway installation?
Heated driveways where popular in the 70's, but energy costs were considerably less back then. Now I only see them on multi-million dollar homes. You'll need a dedicated boiler and the heating lines in the concrete. I would guess that it would add at least 10-15K to a typical driveway, plus the running costs to use it. For the 6 or 7 times a year that we typically need to shovel now a days, It would be way cheaper to hire someone to shovel your driveway.
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With Easter around the corner I can imagine that many of you will be completing your meal with store bought carrot cakes. And I am sure they will be wonderful and delicious, if you are into store bought desserts on major holidays… This recipe was in Millie's rolodex and darn it if she doesn't just make it look so EASY. Many stores now sell grated carrots in the produce section, or at least chopped. And chopped is close to grated. And by close I mean dumpable into a food processor and finish the job as opposed to slaving over a hot cheese grater or some other knuckle eating device.
Let the neighbors do the deviled eggs this year. YOU make the cake!
Millie's Carrot Cake
2 C flour
2 C sugar ½ t. salt 1 t. soda 1 t. Baking Powder 2 t. cinnamon
1 ½ C. Wesson 4 eggs 2 C grated carrots
Mix 1st ingredients, then add Wesson, eggs, & carrots. Bake 30-45 mins. 325 degrees (Grease – 2 layers – line) Tube pan 1 hr or longer.
1 stick margarine
1 8 oz. Phil. cream cheese
1 box Powdered sugar
2 t. vanilla
1 C. pecans
Cream margarine-cheese & sugar. Add other ingredients.
Now here is where my mind got blown. Underneath the typed out recipe for classic carrot cake Millie had stashed away something I had never seen before and certainly NEVER tried: a recipe cut from the newspaper for chocolate carrot cake. YES.
"Chocolate carrot cake – a new twist on old saw"
One package (one cup) semi-sweet chocolate morsels
Three cups sifted all-purpose flour
One teaspoon baking powder
One teaspoon baking soda
One teaspoon salt
One teaspoon cinnamon
One-half teaspoon nutmeg
One-fourth teaspoon ground cloves
One and one-fourth cups sugar
Three-fourths cup butter or margarine
Two eggs
One-half cup water
One cup shredded carrots
One cup raisins
Melt semi-sweet chocolate morsels on top of double boiler over hot (not boiling) water. Remove from heat. Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves; set aside. Combine sugar and butter; beat until well blended. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Add melted chocolate. Gradually stir dry ingredients into chocolate mixture alternately with the water. Add carrots and raisins; mix well. Turn into a greased 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking pan and bake in a 350 degree oven 35 minutes. Cool. First [sic] with a chocolate frosting, if desired. Cut in two-inch squares.
Honestly? I can't get past the chocolate/ raisin combo which I admit is silly because raisinets are yummy!
Article first published as Carrot Cake and Chocolate Carrot Cake on Blogcritics.


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One of the broadest definitions of bioinformatics that I have come across was in Sorin Draghici's book, Data Analysis Tools for DNA MicroArrays.
Def: Bioinformatics is the science of refining biological information into biological knowledge using computers.
Under the heading of bioinformatics is a wide variety of different fields of study with a lot of problems under its umbrella. Some of the primary issues addressed, historically, have been sequence analysis, protein structure prediction and the dynamic modeling of complex biosystems. Other areas of fairly recent research has been in protein-protein interations, protein-DNA interactions, enzymatic and biochemical pathways, population-scale sequence data, large-scale gene expression data and ecological and environmental data.
That's what Draghici has to say about it, anyways. As a newbie, I am discovering all the time new avenues of research and trying to assimilate and categorize all the new information I'm coming across. So far, it looks like my research will begin in the areas of sequence analysis, modeling of biosystems, pathway analysis and analysis of gene expression data.
The first project in which I am involved is simply cross-species comparison of genes that have been identified in one species through expression analysis as having a role in cell wall development. We'll use this information to predict their role in other plants as well.
I'm already having quite a good time at my new job taking care of some techie stuff, more so than I ever had a chance to do in my last profession. I've tweaked a website design to meet the boss' requirements, migrated a database website from one server to another one (learning a good deal about MS SQL Server in the process), identified and solved a particular issue with the Genespring workgroup server.
I'm also utilizing a new software tool on my own server, something called activeCollab, a project management utility. It is an online database of my current projects and activities. Through a fairly easy to use web interface I am able to enter all my projects along their tasks, messages, milestones, etc. I've provided access to my colleagues and my PI to allow them to keep tabs on my progress. Plus, it helps me to make sure that I am staying on task and meeting all my own goals.


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In August 2010, Navy Lt. Cmdr. Michael Llenza was perched in his jet ready to return to base in Bagram, Afghanistan, when a valve on the plane broke. I was stuck, he recalled. The whole squadron was taking off and Im sitting there. The pilot would have to wait weeks for a replacement part to be shipped from a carrier in the Indian Ocean. A thought came to Llenza: Wouldnt it be great if I could walk back into the hangar and print out a part?
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Investors who stumped up $US38 a share to take part in
The slump, which has wiped $US19 billion off the company's market capitalisation since it hit the Nasdaq on Friday, May 18, came as questions over the handling of the year's most high-profile listing continued to mount.
Among the burgeoning troubles surrounding the sharemarket debutante are ongoing concerns over the Nasdaq's bungling of its first day of trading and queries over the timing of revenue forecasts by investment banks involved in the float.
Observers mulled over the implications of these issues as investors bailed out of Facebook again on Tuesday, sending the shares down 8.9 per cent to a close of $US31, well below the $US38 a share issue price.
The damage is even more severe for investors who bought in at Friday's intraday high of $US45 and have lost – on paper at least – a gut-wrenching 32 per cent of their dosh.
Amid the bloodbath, at least one shareholder has launched legal action against Nasdaq operator Nasdaq OMX Group over Friday's bungled first day of trading. The Nasdaq has already said it would change processes following glitches that prevented some traders from knowing for hours whether their trades were executed.
Maryland resident Phillip Goldberg is seeking class-action status on behalf of all investors who lost money because Nasdaq delayed or otherwise mishandled their buy, sell or cancellation orders for Facebook stock on May 18.
Nasdaq chief executive Robert Greifeld told investors at his company's annual meeting on Tuesday that "clearly we had mistakes in the Facebook listing", but more than 570 million shares were processed on the first day.
Morgan Stanley is also coming under scrutiny over its handling of the float, along with JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs, following a Reuters report late on Monday US time that raised questions over changes to Facebook revenue forecasts ahead of the IPO.
According to Reuters, the consumer internet analyst at lead underwriter Morgan Stanley cut his revenue forecasts for Facebook in the days before the offering, information that may not have reached many investors before the stock was listed.
JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs, which were also underwriters on the deal, each revised their estimates during Facebook's IPO road show as well, according to sources familiar with the situation.
Reuters reported that Morgan Stanley selectively disclosed the change in Facebook estimates, which drew the attention of the main regulator of US brokerages.
"That's a matter of regulatory concern to us and I'm sure to the [Securities and Exchange Commission]," said Richard Ketchum, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's chairman and chief executive. "And without saying whether it's us or the SEC, we will collectively be focusing on it."
A Morgan Stanley spokesman declined to comment on Ketchum's remarks.
SEC chairman Mary Schapiro said investors should be confident in investing, but she conceded there were questions to answer as well.
"I think there is a lot of reason to have confidence in our markets and in the integrity of how they operate, but there are issues that we need to look at specifically with respect to Facebook," she told reporters as she exited a US Senate Banking Committee hearing.
Morgan Stanley fired back later on Tuesday. Spokesman Pen Pendleton said in a statement: "Morgan Stanley followed the same procedures for the Facebook offering that it follows for all IPOs. These procedures are in compliance with all applicable regulations."
The finance firm released the statement after Massachusetts Secretary of Commonwealth William Galvin issued a subpoena to the company related to an analyst's communications with investors about Facebook's revenue outlook.
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Mobsters still take to the streets in armoured vehicles, a precedent pioneered by notorious gangster Al Capone and his 1928 Cadillac when bullets began to fly on the streets of Chicago in the 1920s.
In those days, the battles were between rival gangs for the booze and broads business in the Prohibition-era Windy City, with a dash of federal agent Elliot Ness and his "Untouchables" thrown into a lethal cocktail of violence epitomized by the St. Valentine's Day machine-gun massacre.
Today's escalating criminal conflict is more about control of narcotics and money laundering. "The traditional mafia power structure in Quebec is under challenge from groups in Ontario," says Antonio Nicaso, a Toronto-based expert on organized crime, "so more criminals in Toronto are now using armoured cars and wearing bulletproof vests as part of an increase in personal security."
And like Capone, they're doing it discreetly, sourcing high-tech armoured vehicles – which look disarmingly normal – from a number of companies. One offers not only heavily-armoured Range Rovers, Cadillac Escalades and Men In Black-style Suburbans, along with Mercedes and Lexus sedans, but also the virtual invisibility of a bulletproof Toyota Camry.
Capone was among the first to order a vehicle that would deflect rival gunfire, but likely could also safely claim to be the first to adopt street-stealth technology. His choice of a 1928 Cadillac Town Sedan might seem a little flashy, but it was painted green and black, just like the 85 virtually identical Cadillacs used by Chicago police.
There doesn't seem to be any record of the car's life of crime as part of the Capone gang, with which it remained until shortly after his conviction for tax evasion in 1931, but it has led a peripatetic existence since, including a lengthy stopover in Canada. Its latest Canadian connection was its sale in the United States last year by RM Auctions for $341,000, or just more than half of what it sold for in 2006.
The Series 341 Cadillac was new for 1928, and equipped with a larger 341-cubic-inch, L-head, V-8 engine rated at 90 horsepower with a three-speed manual gearbox. The wheelbase was also extended, to 140 inches, and the body was the creation of newly hired General Motors stylist Harley Earl, who would go on to head its design department into the 1950s. The car rode on a steel ladder chassis with solid front and rear axles, supported by under-slung leaf springs – that allowed the body to be mounted lower – and had big 17-inch mechanical drum brakes, hydraulic shocks and a weight of 4,875 pounds.
RM's research into the car indicates Capone had it dropped off at a Chicago body shop where, according to the owner's son, he told the mobster's boys – after they'd told him what they wanted done – that "we don't do that kind of work here." Only to be informed, "You do now."
The modifications included the installation of 3,000 pounds of armour plate and inch-thick bulletproof glass. The armour was placed in the cowl, body and door panels and behind the rear seat. The side glass could be lowered, along with the rear window, to allow the occupants to return fire if being chased.
Probably a good idea, as with only 90 hp available – just enough to manage 70 mph in standard form – and all that extra weight to tote around, performance must have been lethargic. Its police green-and-black paint job's stealthiness was enhanced by red lights behind the grille and an official-type siren. It also had what was reputedly the first police band radio receiver installed in a private car.
The car's first post-Capone owner, in 1932, was part of a travelling carnival and exhibited the car as part of the show. It then went to another buyer who promptly sold it to Southend-on-Seat Amusement Park in England. The car eventually moved on to the Blackpool Fun Fair and the Belle Vue Zoological Gardens, before a dance hall owner purchased it at an auction in 1958 for $510 and promptly sold it to Harley Neilson of Todmorton, Ont.
A photograph in the April 5, 1958, issue of The Globe And Mail shows the car being readied for shipment to Neilson, then vice-president of dairy and chocolate firm William Neilson Ltd. in Toronto, and a keen car guy. He set about giving the now rather-tired-looking Cadillac a complete restoration, during which much of the heavy armour plate (which couldn't be seen anyway) was removed, but not the bulletproof glass.
The car was sold to the Niagara Falls Antique Automobile Museum in the mid-1960s and, when the museum failed, moved on to the Cars of the Great Museum in that town in 1971, for a princely $37,000. A museum in Pigeon Falls, Tenn., bought it in 1979 and it was purchased by Texas collector John O'Quinn in 2006. Its latest owner is an American collector.
A somewhat unlikely side note to the Capone Cadillac saga is the legend that a car, supposedly identical to this one, was used to transport U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on Dec. 8, 1941 – the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor – to petition Congress to declare war on Japan.
On the "day of infamy" itself, a suddenly nervous Secret Service apparently decided the president's official limousine wouldn't offer enough protection and that an armoured car was needed. It reputedly dragged a 1928 Capone Caddy, supposedly confiscated by the U.S. Treasury Department in 1931, out of storage, refurbished it overnight, and used it for the president's trip the next day. Not helping the story's veracity is that no photos seem to have survived or the car itself.
|Back in 1928
|The American Bureau of Prohibition's Elliot Ness establishes a force of 11 agents to tackle Chicago crime, and launches raids on stills and breweries, with Al Capone's operations a main target. Bribery attempts proved the agents to be incorruptible and they become known as The Untouchables.
|A German single-engined, monoplane, Junkers W33 Bremen, takes 37 hours to fly from Dublin, Ireland, to Canada's Greenly Island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It was heading for New York, but was blown north by strong winds.
|High-flying history of another sort was made by Walt Disney, who produced a silent, animated short called Plane Crazy – introducing Mickey Mouse as the inept pilot of an aircraft contrived by adding wings and a turkey's tail feathers a roadster.


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Study: Climbing income ladder hasn't grown harder
Posted January 23, 2014
Updated January 24, 2014
WASHINGTON — Young Americans from low-income families are as likely to move into the ranks of the affluent today as those born in the 1970s, according to a report by several top academic experts on inequality.
The study, published this week by the National Bureau of Economic Research, runs counter to the widespread belief that a widening gap between rich and poor has made it harder to climb the economic ladder.
Democratic and Republican lawmakers alike have expressed alarm over what had been seen as diminishing opportunities for economic advancement through hard work and ingenuity.
Instead, the study found that 9 percent of children born in 1986 to the poorest 20 percent of households were likely to climb into the top 20 percent — little-changed from 8.4 percent for such children born in 1971.
"Absolutely, we were surprised" by the results, says Harvard University economist Nathaniel Hendren. He is one of the report's authors along with Harvard's Raj Chetty, Emmanuel Saez and Patrick Kline of the University of California, Berkeley, and Nicholas Turner of the Treasury Department.
The Southeast was the hardest place for people to climb the income ladder, however, with Georgia, North and South Carolina, Mississippi and Virginia posting the highest number of counties where children earned the same as their parents.
Charlotte ranked worst in the nation for upward mobility among the top 50 metro areas, and Raleigh wasn't much better, coming in at No. 48. Salt Lake City, Pittsburgh and San Jose, Calif., topped the charts for economic mobility.
Worries have been growing across the political spectrum about an expanding divide between America's rich and the rest: The top 1 percent of Americans accounted for 22.5 percent of income earned in the United States in 2012. That is one of the highest figures since the Roaring '20s and up from a low 8.9 percent in 1976, according to a database maintained by Saez.
But the fact the top 1 percent are pulling away has had little effect on the ability of those in the bottom fifth to rise to the top fifth, the study found.
The findings are open to different interpretations: They could suggest that government programs to help the poor have made little headway in increasing economic opportunity. Or they could suggest that economic advancement would have become harder without such programs.
"My concern is that there may be less mobility in the future," former White House economic adviser Alan Krueger said by email. The cost of a college education, for instance, is increasingly difficult for low- and middle-income families to afford.
Hendren emphasizes that it's still harder to move from poverty to affluence in the United States than in most other wealthy countries. In a 2012 study of 22 countries, economist Miles Corak of the University of Ottawa found that the United States ranked 15th for social mobility. Among wealthy countries. Only Italy and the Britain ranked lower.
"In some sense, how could it have gotten worse?" Hendren said. "It's not like we're losing the American Dream. We never really had it."