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Savage 110cl series h
Quick going over it looks like the previous owner was a reloader and had a kaboom.
I'd the barrel and receiver are still good and it fits one of the random stocks I have laying around I'll rebuild it.
I sent an email over to the ffl. I had to know what the story behind this thing was. He told me it never went kaboom but he doesn't know what happened to it. I wish the gun could talk I'd love to know how the walnut stock got snapped in half and why the bolt is cracked and bent.
Kinda looks like it was run over by a truck.
Or you could make up a story of how you were up in the mountains, and in trying to save your guide's life, you had to let the rifle drop 200' down a ravine....... :)
Well, that was the day I had run out of ammo. The last of the polar bears was going after our sled dogs, and if he killed them, we would be stranded there forever. As he approached, I stepped in to him, and delivered the mightiest vertical butt stroke I ever swung, catching him just under the jaw. He swung one paw around, smashing the rifle, breaking the stock and bending the bolt. Stunned, he fell to all fours. I grabbed my only weapon left- my "John Wayne" P-38 C ration can opener, and slashed his carotid.
Of COURSE I can prove it- I still have the C ration opener!
Being run over is a strong likelihood-followed by being shipped by UPS. Have seen a lot of SXS shotguns with a small "ding" 2/3rds of the way down the barrel- usually cause by gun butt on the ground, gun leaning against seat, closing door on gun.
Lmfao. Great story.
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Well I got the barreled action all inletted with the barrel free floated. Now I just gotta come up with the money for the new bolt body, bolt head and magazine so I can finish fitting everything and fabricate a bed block then sand and stain the stock. Gonna be a while.
It's looking good so far.
Please keep us up on the status.
Thanks. It'll be a while before I have the money to spend on it. Gotta get some stuff paid off. It's gonna be one ugly rifle and the inletting isn't great doing it by hand sucks I wish I had a router. I'll be happy as long as I get the thing together. It's definitely not meant to go together so it will be interesting.
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Parliament -The Economic Freedom Fighters on Monday called on citizens who want to ask questions of Parliament to submit these to the party.
"Any South African who wishes to pose a question in Parliament is advised to send the question to the EFF, and we will raise the question on that person's behalf," the party's chief whip Floyd Shivambu said in a statement.
"The questions can be written in any of the official languages and (people) can ask any question relating to service delivery, corruption, maladministration and general negligence of the current government and their entities."
People could e-mail questions or post them on social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook, he said.
The EFF, led by Julius Malema, is the third biggest party in Parliament. In the May 2014 elections, the party won 25 seats in the National Assembly.

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Not So Super, A Perturbed President, and Buckle Your Belts for Tuesday
Many are calling this Washington's "Super Failure." After forming its own hand-selected committee, almost three months of secret meetings and countless arguments over who should do what to trim $1.2 trillion from the federal deficit, there is no deal.
"After months of hard work and intense deliberations, we have come to the conclusion today that it will not be possible to make any bipartisan agreement available to the public before the committee's deadline," joint members said in a statement Monday, perhaps coming intentionally after the stock market closed for the day.
While predicted by many, this is a huge disappointment. It shows a continued and complete inability by Congress to accomplish much other than the re-naming of post offices these days.
What now?
Well, circle January 2013 on your calendar. That's when the trigger, or sequester, agreed upon in the debt deal this summer takes effect. It would mean automatic cuts to programs that will be problematic for both parties. So don't be surprised if Congress suddenly can agree on something: Getting rid of the trigger.
If not, and if you own a business selling pitch forks and torches, I'd advise you to stock up. Democrats will be up in arms about scheduled cuts to Medicare and Medicaid. Republicans will be furious over defense cuts. Already, John Kerry (D-Mass.) has said he's had protests outside his office and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta has said trimming the Pentagon's budget not only lowers the country's protection but "invites" aggression toward the U.S.
Expect plenty of fallout over the failure to reach a deal. Granted, some will be pleased with this inaction. Critics of the committee said all along that by NOT altering measures like the Alternative Minimum Tax or extending unemployment benefits, could serve us well. Only time will tell, and for the Super Committee, that time has run out - its carriage has become a pumpkin.
At a news conference Monday, President Obama wasn't shy about laying blame. "To their credit, many Democrats in Congress were willing to put politics aside," he said, going after the GOP with gusto.
"There's still too many Republicans in Congress who have refused to listen to the voices or reason," Obama said.
He insisted that the homework must still be turned in. Congress must find those $1.2 trillion in cuts somehow before the trigger kicks in January 2013.
Obama added there will be no 'off-ramp' here, and vowed to veto any effort to repeal the sequester measure.
He's going to have to take some of what he's dishing out. Critics of Obama said he should have been more hands on, openly questioning why he would take such a distant role in what can wreak havoc on Americans' 401k accounts.
We may be just days away from Thanksgiving, but all of Washington may have just a little less to be thankful for on Thursday.
-Tuesday night's GOP debate is here in D.C. (I'll be there to bring you live reports throughout the night on ABC7), focusing on National Security. Expect Herman Cain to have to explain some, let's say, interesting comments/pauses over everything from Libya to China.
-Newt Gingrich's sudden surge (24 percent to Romney's 20 percent in brand new CNN/ORC poll) won't keep him from speaking his mind, if we've learned anything from his past. If not, he's reminding us. During a discussion on the "Occupy" movement this weekend, the former Speaker said that the group needs to "go get a job after you take a bath". (see video below)
-President Obama is headed to New Hampshire Tuesday to talk about his jobs push (no coincidence he's in one of the first and most important primary states). He will be sharing TV time with Mitt Romney - kind of. The AP reports that Mr. Romney will air his first TV ads of the Presidential race Tuesday in NH that just so happen to feature Obama talking about the economy, which could make for an interesting day of back-and-forth.


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welcome debs,
i have a lot of admiration for family of sufferers, who are as supportive as you.
thank you for taking the time to find us.
it is great to have you here !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi all,
Since I am 'lurking' around in the Forum, I figure I best introduce myself.
My name is Deb, we live in Western Australia and the reason I have joined this Forum is that my (much) younger sister has been diagnosed with Lupus. I have told her about this forum, after reading up on here and she has now joined also (YollyDolly).
As a family member I try to be as supportive, understanding and encouraging as I can, which in turn means I am researching and educating myself as much as possible on the disease.
I also hope that the forum will provide understanding and support for Yol, especially in a way that she can see she is not alone and many of you are going thru similar experiences (it is always nice to know you are not alone).
Anyways, I hope all of you are keeping as well as can be and I look forward to getting to know you a lot better.
Thanks for reading
welcome debs,
i have a lot of admiration for family of sufferers, who are as supportive as you.
thank you for taking the time to find us.
it is great to have you here !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey Debstar! Welcome to the forum (: Your sister is lucky to have you in her in her life.
We have a section in our forum specifically for Friends and Family of people with SLE, and you're not the only one on here supporting a loved one.
I'm not sure if you've read the Spoon Theory or not, but if you're looking to understand more what it's like to live with a chronic illness, then perhaps reading it might give you a little insight.
Thanks for joining the forum and trying to be a supportive person in your sisters life - I'm sure it means a lot to her. It's very hard when people don't understand what you're going through - but even harder when they don't seem to care or believe that you're sick.
So, just, thanks. On my behalf and hers.
Spoon Theory
One day at a time, one breath at a time... We can get through this.
YollyDolly (09-04-2011)
Hi Debs! First let me welcome you to WHL! Has you have (hopefully) figured out this is a wonderful group of people who came here the same reason you and your sister have. It is nice to be understood and not feel lonely. It is nice to go when you have questions (even if they don't have answers someone will usually say "OMG that happens to me too!" LOL. You should be applauded for being so supportive of your sister and for trying to educate yourself. Many of us don't have that. As was mentioned before "The Spoon Theory" is a great way get at least a glimpse of how we feel sometimes.
Please feel free to look around. There is wonderful information in the old threads or if you have specific questions please feel free to ask! We are family here and I want to welcome both you and your sister to our WHL family. We really are glad to have you!
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
~Winston Churchill~
Saysusie (09-13-2011)
Thanks for making us feel so welcome I have read the Spoon Theory and agree it is a very good, nice way to try and get others to understand what it is like for all of you.
I think the main purpose I have at the moment is to try and encourage my sister to accept the situation/condition and in turn to be pro-active in trying to manage it.
I look forward to getting to know you all a bit better
Hi Debs,
You are an awesome sister.
This is just what Yolly Dolly needs right now, understanding and support from her family. I can tell you from experience, it does help alot.
There is so much we have to deal with, it nice to have someone close to you, who can help you deal with this ugly disease.
I may have been dealt a bad hand, but at least I'm still playing with a full deck. ( most of the time anyway).
debstar (09-05-2011), tgal (09-05-2011), YollyDolly (09-12-2011)
Hi Debs,
Welcome to WHL. As others have said, you are a wonderful sister for being so supportive of Yolanda. It will help her so much to have you learning about this disease right along with her, and when she needs an advocate, you can be there for her.
You are great!
Hi Deb I have just joined today. Where is Stoneville? I live in Rockingham WA.
For every dark cloud there is a silver lining!
Diagnosed: Lupus; mesenteric panniculitis; fat nacrosis;
Hi Desley,
Welcome, although that feels a bit odd since I am new myself
Stoneville is in the Hills, just past Mundaring.
A beautiful place! Welcome it is so nice that you are supportive of your sister. I have just finished a six week course for people living with a cronic disease. They main point most of us had was the lack of understanding and support from our friends and close family .... You are the rarity thank you and I have a great deal of respect for you and your support for your sister.
For every dark cloud there is a silver lining!
Diagnosed: Lupus; mesenteric panniculitis; fat nacrosis;
Saysusie (09-13-2011), tgal (09-06-2011), YollyDolly (09-06-2011)


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Applying Ecological Principles
|Cotton no-tilled into winter wheat stubble, such as this crop approaching harvest on Max Carter's farm in Coffee County, Ga., contained significantly more beneficial beetles and spiders than tilled fields compared in a USDA-Agricultural Research Service study.
Photo by Joe Lewis.
Incorporating pest controls at many different stages and limiting pests' abilities in many small ways are the foundation of ecological pest management. Production systems that use ecological principles to imitate nature, along with multiple tactics and the right information, can:
strengthen individual impacts of strategies when used together,
reduce the risk of crop failure by distributing the burden of crop protection across many tactics,
minimize environmental disruptions and threats to human health,
slow the rate at which pests adapt or evolve resistance to a given management tactic because that tactic is used less frequently, and
reduce operating costs and improve profitability by minimizing the need for purchased inputs.
Cotton research headed by Joe Lewis at ARS in Georgia has shown that, like Steve Groff's vegetable system, combining minimum tillage with cover crops and cover crop mulch creates enough biological diversity to stymie pests. Comparing tilled fields to fields planted using conservation tillage following a winter cover crop like vetch, winter grains or clover, researchers found that beneficial insect populations increased. In fact, overall seasonal densities of certain types of carabid beetles and spiders in the 'conservation' fields were a full 14 times higher than in the conventional fields.
Input costs were nearly identical, but average yields in the conservation fields were about 100 pounds higher than conventional yields. Moreover, net returns were $60 per acre higher in the conservation plots.
Improve Management of the Disturbances Created by Agriculture
Agricultural disturbances such as tillage, harvest, and fertilizer and pesticide application all can provoke pest problems, but you can avoid stimulating pests at the wrong time. For example, till fields before final seedbed preparation to stimulate weed germination, then cultivate before planting to lower the density of weeds infesting a crop.
Leaving some undisturbed areas on a farm can help maintain the balance between beneficial and pest organisms. Many predators and parasites that attack crop pests thrive in the less-disturbed areas provided by hedgerows, weedy borders, woodlots and riparian buffers on the farm; in grassed alleyways in orchards and grassed waterways in field crops; and even in the small areas left between crop rows by zone tillage. Small sites allow natural enemies to persist and migrate into crop fields to keep pest populations in check.
In a research project in the Southeast, ground beetles, field crickets, ants and field mice were important weed seed predators within a low-input, no-till cropping system in which soybeans were grown in a surface mulch of wheat straw. Over five weeks in the fall, the weed seed predators removed more than double the number of seeds from the no-till system compared to an adjacent conventional tillage system.
|Applying compost, depicted in this SARE-funded project evaluating organic soil amendments to Maine potato fields, builds a healthier soil- and may suppress soil-borne diseases.
Photo by Greg Porter.
Include Perennial Plants in and Near Fields
Perennial plants - such as fruit trees, grassed waterways, trees growing along stream banks, or forage grasses and legumes harvested for hay - offer many advantages:
their roots are more extensive and longer lasting than those of annual crops,
much more than annual crops, they support communities of diverse soil organisms that are more similar to those in soils of natural ecosystems,
they enhance water infiltration and reduce soil compaction, thus extending rooting depth,
they serve as important habitat for beneficial insects, providing both food and shelter, and
they help preserve soil and water quality by maintaining living plant cover above ground and active roots in the soil.
Increase Diversity
Diversity, both in the crops you grow and how you manage them, can reduce pest problems, decrease the risks of market and weather fluctuations, and eliminate labor bottlenecks. Enrich diversity:
across the landscape (within fields, on the farm as a whole and throughout a local watershed),
throughout the season (different crops on the same farm at different stages of growth and managed in different ways), and
from year to year (rotations of three or more crops).
Ideally, agricultural landscapes will look like patchwork quilts: dissimilar types of crops growing at various stages and under diverse management practices. Within this confusing patchwork, pests will encounter a broader range of stresses and will have trouble locating their hosts in both space and time. Their resistance to control measures also will be hampered.
As plant diversity intensifies above ground, diversity builds in the soil. Through a system of checks and balances, a medley of soil organisms helps maintain low populations of many pests. Good soil tilth and generous quantities of organic matter also can stimulate this very useful diversity in pest-fighting soil organisms.
Researcher Matt Liebman reviewed cropping system studies to get at how plant diversity deters weeds. His summary of various studies that grew 27 test crops in rotation compared to monoculture systems found that:
weed plant density in rotation was less than in monoculture in 19 out of 25 cases,
weed seed density in crop rotation was lower in 9 out of 12 cases, and
yields of test crops were higher in rotation than monoculture in 9 out of 12 cases.
'These results suggest that crop rotation can be an important component of strategies to reduce weed density and maintain or increase crop yield,' Liebman says.
In Oregon's Willamette Valley, Larry Thompson's 100-acre fruit and vegetable farm blossoms with natural insectaries. 'To keep an equilibrium of beneficials and pests and to survive without using insecticides, we have as much blooming around the farm as we can,' he says.
Thompson uses cover crops to recruit ladybugs, lacewings and praying mantises in his battle against aphids. Overseeded cereal rye is already growing under his lettuce leaves before he harvests in late summer and fall. 'It creates a nice habitat for overwintering beneficials and you don't have to start over from ground zero in the spring,' he says.
Between his raspberry rows, Thompson lets his dandelions flower into a food source for nectar- and pollen-seeking insects before mowing them down. Forced out of the dandelions that nurtured them in early spring, the beneficials pursue a succession of bloom. They move first into his raspberries, then his Marion berries and boysenberries.
Later in the year, Thompson doesn't mow his broccoli stubble. Instead, he lets the side shoots bloom, creating a long-term nectar source into early winter. 'The bees really go for that,' he says.


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Application Security, Inc., the leading provider of database security, risk and compliance (SRC) solutions for the enterprise, today announced that the University System of Maryland (USMD) has standardized on AppDetectivePro. USMD has deployed AppDetectivePros agentless database scanning technology to meet their requirements for database discovery, vulnerability assessment, user access controls and compliance reporting.
With tens of thousands of licenses shipped worldwide, AppDetectivePro is the de facto standard audit solution for database security, risk and compliance. AppDetectivePro discovers, examines, reports and proposes fixes for database security vulnerabilities and misconfigurations. Because it is agentless, AppDetectivePro can be rapidly implemented and provide immediate time to benefit. The solution provides auditors, IT advisors and internal audit teams with detailed compliance reports and a comprehensive view of an organizations database asset inventory, vulnerability profile, access controls and entitlements to sensitive information.
It was important for USMD to select a proven solution, and AppDetectivePro allows us to quickly and efficiently assess our database security, risk and compliance posture, said Lennox Brown, Asst. Director, IS Audits at USMD. As a result of our deployment, we have significantly reduced our resource requirements and increased our audit efficiency. In addition to delivering best-in-class technology, Application Security, Inc. provides the highest level of customer support prior to, during and after deployment.
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Technology fans, rejoice.
The Hudson Library and Historical Society has planned a day chock full of technological events for Aug. 24 from noon to 5 p.m.
The day will be packed with the latest high tech gadgets and information — enough to delight the hard core techies and fill the technophobes with wonder.
"Our biggest draw will be our Oculis Rift," said Polly Reynolds, the library's head of adult services and archives.
"It's basically a headset that provides a virtual reality," she explained.
The Oculis Rift allows gamers to step inside their favorite games and immerse themselves in the virtual world, according to a spokesperson.
"We will have two of them for people to try," Reynolds said.
Cutting edge technology is the name of the game at the Hudson Library and the Digital Bookmobile, an 18-wheel mobile lab, is coming to the library for the tech fest. The mobile lab will be parked outside the library to offer interactive learning stations. Visitors will be able to search the library's digital media collection and sample ebooks, audiobooks, music and videos.
"Other products we will feature on Tech Fest day include A Makerbot Replicator 2, Google Glass, Lego Mindstorms and several circuitry kits for kids," Reynolds.
And if that is not enough, the Tech Fest will feature Roku Streaming Players.
"We will start circulating the streaming players and we plan to have them available on Tech Fest day for checkout. Patrons can hook up the Roku players to their television and stream movies, music and television shows," she said.
Visitors to the Tech Fest will be able to see the library's 3D printer. Printing policies are being developed by the library and 3D printing classes are planned for the fall.
As an added bonus to the Tech Fest, the library will give away a new iPad mini to one lucky attendee.
No registration required for this family friendly event. For more information, call 330-653-6658 ext. 1054.
Email: email@example.com
Phone: 330-541-9436
Tech Fest coming to the Hudson Library
Technology fans, rejoice.


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Fresh Herb Khoresh (Khoresh-e qormeh sabzi)
Makes 6 servings.
Preparation time: 25 minutes
Cooking time: 3 hours
2 large onions, peeled and thinly sliced
2 pounds lamb shank or 1 1/2 pounds deboned leg of lamb cut in 2-inch pieces, or 2 pounds chicken legs, cut up
1/2 cup oil
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground
black pepper
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
1/3 cup dried kidney beans
4 whole dried Persian limes (limu-omani), pierced
4 cups finely chopped fresh parsley or 1 cup dried
1 cup finely chopped fresh chives or
scallions or 1/4 cup dried
1 cup finely chopped fresh coriander
1 cup chopped fresh fenugreek leaves or 1/4 cup dried
2 tablespoons dried Persian lime powder (limu-omani) or 4 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1. In a Dutch oven, brown onions with meat or chicken in 3 tablespoons
oil. Add salt, pepper, and turmeric. Pour in water—4 cups for meat or 2
cups for chicken. Add kidney beans and whole dried Persian limes. Bring
to a boil, cover and simmer for about 30 minutes for meat or 10 minutes
for chicken over low heat, stirring occasionally.
2. Meanwhile, fry the chopped parsley, chives or scallions, coriander,
and fenugreek in the remaining oil over medium heat for 20 minutes,
stirring constantly or until the aroma of frying herbs rises (this
stage is very important to the taste of the stew).
3. Add the sauteed herbs and lime powder or juice to the pot. Cover and
simmer for another 2 1/2 hours for meat and 1 1/2 hours for chicken
over low heat, stirring occasionally.
4. Check to see if meat and beans are tender. Taste the stew and adjust
seasoning. Transfer to a deep casserole; cover and place in a warm oven
until ready to serve.
5. Serve hot from the same dish with chelow, saffron-steamed rice. Nush-e Jan!
Note: You can make your own dried Persian lime powder, powdered
limu-omani, from a whole dried Persian lime (limu) by removing the
seeds and grinding the remainder to a powder in a food processor.
Fenugreek leaves and dried Persian limes are available in Iranian
specialty shops.
A dried mixture of herb stew is available in Iranian specialty stores. Just add it in step 3.
Variation: 1 pound fish fillet may be substituted in the last 30
minutes of cooking in place of the meat, or 12 ounces cooked kidney
beans with their water may be substituted in the last 15 minutes of
cooking. In this case reduce the water to 2 1/2 cups.
Note: If using dried herbs, place a sieve in a bowl of lukewarm water
and soak the herbs for 20 minutes. Remove the sieve from the bowl and
use the herbs.
Recipe excerpted from New Food of Life: Ancient Persian & Modern
Iranian Cooking & Ceremonies or Silk Road Cooking: a Vegetarian
Journey by Najmieh Batmanglij.


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LANXESS regular butyl also plays a significant role in the medical and pharmaceutical industry in respiratory masks and tubes.
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LANXESS is the only supplier of regulatory-approved, food-grade butyl rubber used for making the gum base in chewing gums. Within non-tire applications, the chewing gum industry is, next to the pharmaceutical industry, an important market segment for LANXESSs Butyl Rubber business unit.
LANXESS Butyl 101-3 is a specialty product manufactured for the chewing gum industry. Because of its direct contact with human saliva, Lanxess applies the most stringent quality control standards for this grade consistent with national standards worldwide relevant to this application. Chewing gum made of butyl rubber has a protective dental function and thus meets modern consumer requirements particularly well.
In addition, due to its low permeability, flavor is retained longer than natural rubber-based products and the transmission of air and water are minimized.
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Gabriella Rocha "Delya" Crossbody Saddle Purse
Update (01/13/2017): Stumbled upon two more Chloé Drew dupes by Gabriella Rocha today! The classic monochrome version and the two-tone colorblock one. Both versions are faux leather, available in various colors or color combinations and all of them are currently on sale for under $30! Steal deal alert!
Gabriella Rocha "Delya" Crossbody Saddle Purse
($22.99, Amazon)
Gabriella Rocha "Saoirse" Crossbody with Chain Detail
Update (09/21/2016): Just spotted these gorgeous, spot-on and super budget-friendly Chloé Drew dupe bags by Gabriella Rocha. Love, love, love these! And they're currently on sale for less than $30! Available in five colors: black, taupe, bone, red and royal blue. Get these while you can!
Gabriella Rocha Saoirse Crossbody with Chain Detail
($29.99, Amazon)
Also available at 6pm.
Express Turnlock Crossbody Bag
Update (09/21/2016): Also came across this lovely Chloé inspired crossbody bag at Express for $27.93 (sale price!). What do you think? Yay or nay?
Express Turnlock Crossbody Bag
($27.93, Express)
dv Chain Strap Crossbody Handbag
Update (03/18/2016): Here's another cute and budget-friendly Chloé Drew inspired alternative! This one's by dv and available in either black, orange or brown faux leather for $12.48 (clearance price!).
dv Chain Strap Crossbody Handbag
($12.48, Target)
INC International Concepts "Sendra" Crossbody Bag
Update (01/22/2016): Found this lovely Chloé inspired faux leather crossbody by INC International Concepts today. I love the neutral color!
INC International Concepts "Sendra" Crossbody Bag
($79.50, Macy's)
BagInc "Joy Drew" Genuine Leather Shoulder Bag
Update (11/29/2015): Just noticed there are now genuine leather Chloé Drew look-alikes available at BagInc which retail for $79 and come in the lovieliest of colors (black, pink, taupe, red, baby blue, orange and royal blue). Don't forget to use our exclusive promo code "INTHEIRCLOSET" to get 10% off your purchase (free shipping on orders $99+)! BagInc has a wide variety of "Joy Drew" bags available (almost 40!), view them all here.
BagInc "Joy Drew" Genuine Leather Shoulder Bag
($79, BagInc)
Unita "Wony" Genuine Leather Chain Bag
Update (08/02/2015): If there'd be something like a "Best Bag Dupe"-Award, can we please all agree this one would probably go out to these gorgeous Chloé Drew dupes by Unita?! I am beyond obsessed with the pastel mint and lavender color and love that these are sturdy-looking high quality bags made of genuine cowhide leather. According to the product description, the bags are being manufactured with utmost care in South Korea. I know these babies ain't cheap with a price tag of over $100, but if one can trust the pictures, the price is definitely worth the investment. The bag comes in 5 colors: black, tan, mint, lavender and taupe grey (what's your personal fave?).
Unita "Wony" Genuine Leather Chain Bag
($104.90, Amazon)
Persaman New York "Correa" Leather Crossbody Bag
Update (08/02/2015): Here's another Chloé Drew inspired bag I recently came across. These bags are by Persaman New York and are currently on sale for $84.97.
Persaman New York "Correa" Leather Crossbody Bag
($84.97, Nordstrom Rack)
Inzi Round Bottom Day Bag
Update (07/13/2015): Just stumbled upon these Chloé Drew dupe bags by Inzi. Now aren't they absolutely lovely? And so close to the real deal, too.
Inzi Round Bottom Day Bag
($118.95, Nordstrom Rack)
BagInc "Joy Drew" Faux Leather Shoulder Bag
Deal: Use our exclusive promo code "INTHEIRCLOSET" to get 10% off your order!
BagInc's "Joy Drew" (coindicdence?) is my current favorite "Drew" steal because it is astonishingly similar yet the price is super wallet-friendy at only $29! The bag comes in various colors such as black, navy, red, red/black and burgundy faux leather. Make sure to use our exclusive promo code to save even further!
BagInc "Joy Drew" Faux Leather Shoulder Bag
($29, BagInc)
Forever 21 Faux Leather Lock Crossbody Bag
Of course Forever 21 couldn't pass up on creating a "Drew"-inspired bag of their own. F21's "Drew" is not as much of a 1:1 dupe like BagInc's version, but it is still veeeery similar to the Chloé original. $22.90 and available in either black, tan or cream faux leather.
Forever 21 Faux Leather Lock Crossbody Bag
($22.90, Forever 21)
Jessica Buurman "CALIA" Metal Lock Shoulder Bag
Deal: Use promo code "XOXOJESS" to get 10% off your order at Jessica Buurman!
A spot-on "Drew" dupe comes from Jessica Buurman. Their "Calia" bag is made of faux leather and comes in 7 different colors, but is also considerably pricier than the previous steals at $92.
Jessica Buurman "CALIA" Metal Lock Shoulder Bag
($92, Jessica Buurman)
Lush Parisian Pin Crossbody Chain Leather Bag
If you're on the lookout for a high-quality Chloé Drew dupe made of genuine leather, then the Parisian Pin Crossbody Chain Bag by Lush Bags is probably best suited for you. The design is spot-on, but you'd have to spend $129.99 on this "steal". The bigger leather-strap Chloé Drew dupe version is also available by the way (see here).
Lush Parisian Pin Crossbody Chain Leather Bag
($129.99, Amazon)
Aldo "Friedline" Rounded Crossbody Bag
And lastly, if you just like the visual concept of Chloé's Drew and are not after a perfect look-alike, then Aldo's "Friedline" might be the best fit. The Chloé inspiration is clearly visible, but overall the bag still holds its own.
Aldo "Friedline" Rounded Crossbody Bag
($50, Aldo)
Also available at Aldo (Canada) & Aldo (UK).
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Eric Young took a trip to Tennessee over the weekend. Did the top offensive tackle in the Palmetto state commit as rumored?
"I haven't had a chance to talk to him that much," said the mother of the 6-foot-4, 260-pound tackle from Union, S.C. "It's a possibility and I know he was talking very highly of them before the visit but I haven't had a chance to find out if he committed or not.
"He's been given a lot of freedom in making this decision because he worked hard and earned the scholarship. Tennessee would be a good fit for him and he likes their coaches, but he's been talking about a couple of other schools too."
Young is rated by Rivals100.com as the No. 8 offensive tackle in the nation and is the No. 3 overall prospect in South Carolina. After his South Carolina visit last week Young said the Gamecocks were his leader, but speculation is that he may have committed to the Vols.


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Yes, I too have room for improvement when it comes to grocery shopping. Although I don't mind shopping in grocery stores, I often get confused on the sizes, coupon offers and specials. And, I am not alone.
"Even though many men are now the primary grocery shoppers for their families, they still tend to be overwhelmed when they walk into a grocery store. They don't know how to shop efficiently, and they'll never ask for help if they can't find something. The top three problems men face in a grocery store:
- They have difficulty finding things.
- If something that is on the list isn't available, they aren't adept at finding a substitute so they come home empty-handed.
- They hesitate to ask for help.
Unlike women, men go into a grocery store focused on convenience instead of price and men are less likely to stray from their list."


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"Telstra commenced legal action to prevent the Minister from making a decision before she had fully considered and decided on the matter, [and she] strongly refutes any allegation of bias or prejudgment in the matter. Prior to the intervention of Telstra, proper process was being followed.
"The AG has taken the decision to impose the licence condition on Telstra [which] means that regional and rural Australians can be assured that the CDMA network will not be switched off until the Next G network provides at least as good coverage and services."
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Talk about rocking a 'killer' look! While on the road promoting her new film Killers, Katherine Heigl has been going wild changing up her hair. Certainly the star has never shied from switching up her style — even going from brunette to blonde and back again in a day! But when she headed to London for today's U.K. debut, the 31-year-old actress amped up the look — and quite possibly her age, with a structured bouffant that reminded us of the sprayed-in-place coifs from the Reagan-era '80s. Paging Designing Women! Though the chic mom can pull off just about any look, it's a distinct departure from the soft-and-pretty Hollywood hair standard we're used to seeing on the red carpet. Tell us: Do you like Katherine's big bouffant?


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(CBS/AP) KAUFMAN, Texas - A North Texas police chief says he doesn't have any information suggesting that top-notch prosecutor Mark Hasse feared for his life before he was fatally shot outside his office.
No arrests have been made since the Thursday killing of Hasse, an assistant district attorney in Kaufman County.
Kaufman Police Chief Chris Aulbaugh says investigators continue to examine the crime scene and sift through Hasse's cases in hopes of finding a person of interest in his death.
Aulbaugh said Friday that there is no indication of any fear on Hasse's part before he was killed.
The slaying of 57-year-old Hasse rattled prosecutors across the state and angered those who worked with him in Kaufman, located 33 miles southeast of Dallas.
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Horde Don't Kill the Fat One
Kilrath in Terokkar Forest has asked that you kill 10 Boulderfist Invaders and beat Unkor the Ruthless until he talks.
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I have been watching these beasts for days. The fat one says that he is waiting for something. What he is waiting for, however, is a mystery.
I have a plan but it is going to involve some violence on your part. You will need to kill several of his subordinates and then beat him within an inch of his life. Do this and I am certain he will tell us everything that we need to know.
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A demonstration of how President Obama treated his voters even at the very beginning of his reign:
Obama inauguration 2009 3rd Street Tunnel in Washington DC purple ticket line as motorcade speeds through a crowd of people. Very dangerous. We waited in line for 5 hours to find out the gate was closed, perhaps long before we made it out of the tunnel. Thousands of purple ticket holders and line cutters disenfranchised. We didn't get in to the purple section or see the inauguration. We were very disappointed. Did I mention that there was no security or event personnel down in the tunnel?


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Service Control Manager (SCM) starts services and driver services. It also reports when services fail to start or hang while starting.
To resolve this issue, first review the error code that the Service Control Manager encountered when trying to start the service, and then review the Event logs for other events that have been logged by the Service Control Manager (SCM) Eventlog Provider.
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Bucs sign Cowboys WR Ogletree, release LB Black
The Bucs can't collect enough weapons for quarterback Josh Freeman.
The team's search for a slot receiver officially began Thursday when the Bucs announced the signing of Cowboys free agent receiver Kevin Ogletree.
Last season, Ogletree, 25, caught a career high 32 passes for 436 yards and four touchdowns. He enjoyed his best day as a pro against the New York Giants in the first week of the season, hauling in eight passes for 114 yards and two touchdowns.
Tampa Bay also released linebacker Quincy Black for a failed physical. Black is recovering from surgery to repair a damaged nerve that has restricted the use of his left arm.
Black, 29, was a third round pick by the Bucs in '07 from New Mexico and has been the starting strong side linebacker for the past two seasons. He suffered the injury after a collision with Chargers running back Ryan Matthews in a game at Raymond James Stadium during a Week 9 game against the Chargers. He was scheduled to earn $5.5-million in salary this season but now will be eligible for $1-million injury protection.
The Bucs also announced the signing of Saints free agent linebacker Jonathan Casillas and restricted free agent running back LeGarrette Blount to 1-year contracts. The team also signed exclusive rights free agent DT Corvy Irvin and tendered restricted free agent DE Daniel Te'o-Nesheim.


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Pakistani IDP Need Immdiate Relief
Pakistani IDP Need Immdiate Help!
Please donate generously towards the Pakistani IDP Need Immdiate Relief fund at:
The recent volatility in the northwest region of Pakistan has caused much heighted distress for humanity; as close to 350,000 people have to flee the area of North Waziristan Agency (NWA).Majority of the people have relocated from Mir Ali Subdivision of NWA to areas of Bannu, DI Khan, and Tank in Khyber Pukhtoun Khawa (KPK) Province.
It must be noted that around 43% of the population from where this displacement is occurring are under the age of 14, according to official figures, which means this ill-fated turmoil is again of something that involves a large number of children.
As such accompanied with the many concerns associated with this kind displacement and the fears of increasing epidemic diseases, there are grave concerns of polio spreading through the tens and thousands of unvaccinated children.With Ramadan starting in the next few days, the Government of Pakistan is struggling to accommodate those involved in this humanitarian crisis; by setting up camps for these Internally Displaced Persons (IDP).
But as per BBC reports, these civilians are refusing to seek shelter there for the lack of basic necessities such as food, water, and sanitation.HHRD Pakistan is a member of the "Pakistan Humanitarian Forum".
HHRD Pakistan has done extensive work in this region with the IDP communities and facilitated the dissemination of emergency relief aid in the recent past.HHRD Pakistan Representatives and Volunteers are highly trained and prepared to provide necessary assistance, in collaboration with other credible NGOs in the region.Being able to swiftly reach these unfortunate children, elderly, sisters, and brothers, who have been uprooted from their homes, requires your immediate assistance. HHRD is deploying into this region the necessary staff members and volunteers to provide water, food, shelter, and medications to these IDPs.
All this will be possible through the Blessings from Allah SWT and the generous support and contributions of patrons like yourself, your family, and friends: Need is immediate and crucial.
For your immediate generous help today towards "Pakistan IDPs Fund" donate.aspx?proid=38
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The people of Philippines need more than prayers, they need your help!
Please donate generously towards the Philippines Typhoon Relief fund at:
Philippines, just 4 weeks ago was hit by a devastating earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2, depleting most emergency reserves the country had. Now the Category 5 Typhoon has swept away villages, ravaging coastlines, many cities including Tacloban, Samar, and according to the UN, Baco, with a population of 35,000 was 80% under water. 10,000 people reportedly have lost their lives and more than 600,000 have been displaced affecting more than 9.5 million people. Because there is very limited communication outside of the main cities, it is hard to tell still how many people have actually died, injured and affected in total.
Helping Hand for Relief and Development (HHRD) has been at the forefront of providing relief in Philippines in past years from the Tsunami of 2004 to the recent earthquake that devastated the country just last month. HHRD has launched the "Philippines Typhoon Relief Fund" to assist after this record breaking Typhoon. HHRD Staff members and volunteers in Thailand and Pakistan are on their way into the devastated areas to provide the necessary emergency relief & recuperation services. HHRD is aiming to provide the most necessary assistance of clean water, food, clothes, utensils, hygiene items and shelter.
There is no food, no clean water, villages are flooded and tangled power lines have fallen on to roads along with debris making it very difficult for aid to reach beyond airports. There are already reports of looting and robberies from relief convoys that have been trying to make it to the victims. People are desperate and the situation is only getting worse.
There is an immense need for food, clean water, medical assistance, shelter and long term rehabilitation as this Typhoon has wiped out infrastructures to the ground.
The people of Philippines need more than prayers, they need your help!
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Assam India
Our credible and vetted partners in the region have informed that sudden spurt of riots in four districts of Assam, India; have threatened the identity and ethnicity of local Muslims.
Over 70 persons have been killed and more than 400,000 persons are displaced.
More than 300 villages have been burnt and/or partially affected.
The condition of Muslim Relief Camps for the displaced persons is showing very pathetic picture, due to lack of food, clean water, and other necessary things.
There is acute shortage of food, water, medicines, baby food, etc.
The immediate help and materials required and being purchased through HHRD assistance, include Food Items / Medicines / Bottled Water / Quick Restoration of Hand Pumps for Pure Drinking Water / Baby Food / Mosquito Nets / Utensils / Buckets / Clothes / Temporary Shelters.
It is feared that without urgent action, these camps will become the permanent abode of displaced persons.
The victims need urgent help.
Your contribution will go a long way to offer them solace at this time of great need:
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A man once asked, "Choose for me, Messenger of Allah." The Prophet ~ answered him, "I choose AL-Sham for you, for it is the place of the best Muslims, and Allah's choicest are from its cities, and Allah chose His elite (Prophets) from its people. If anyone refuses, may he be ruined and suffer from his own disloyalty, for Allah the Almighty promised to grant me victory over AL-Sham." He added, "Commit yourself to AL-Sham, for it is the best land of Allah wherein are the elite, the best of His servants." (Narrated by Ibn' Asakir).
On another occasion, our Beloved Prophet Muhammad (May Allah SWT Bestow Peace and Blessings Upon him) prayed for the blessing of the people of AL-Sham. Anas Ibn Malik (ra) reports that the Prophet (peace and blessings be on him) looked towards Iraq, AL Sham and Yemen then said, "O Allah! Bring their hearts over to Your obedience and relieve them of their burdens" (Tirmidhi).
As we listen to these virtues of AL-Sham, we are getting these sad news every day for the past one year that humanity is in dire danger in this Land of the Prophets AL-Sham.
Just in the past few days, UNO has reported that some 250,000 people have fled to nearest villages, towns, and borders of Jordan, Turkey, & Lebanon; due to the volatility in Syria's largest city of Aleppo.
Also one of the historic significance of Aleppo is that it is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world; it has been inhabited since perhaps as early as the 6th millennium BC.
UNO humanitarian chief Baroness Valerie Amos has called for immediate assistance from the International Community.
Helping Hand for Relief & Development (HHRD) in July 2012, spent $100,000 inside of Syria; through our partners to support more than 880 families with food ration.
Here see two raw amateur videos footage in Arabic with English subtitles from this effort from Tafas, a town in the Dar'aa Province of Syria; and Houleh, Homs: Copy and paste in the URL these following Web-Links:
The numbers families that were assisted with monthly food ration, in various cities of Syria by HHRD included as under:
Burmese Relief Fund
According to United Nations, since early June 2012, about 90,000 people have been displaced by volatility in the west of Burma. Thousands of homes have been burnt, and more than 80 people are reported dead. On June 10, President Thein Sein issued a state of emergency in the area, which is continuing.
In the Province of Arakan, West Burma, about 800,000 Rohingya live, and according to the United Nations, they are described as one of the worlds' most persecuted minorities.
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African Drought Crisis
Millions of lives are at risk due to the worst drought to hit Somalia, Kenya and the Horn of Africa in 60 years. In Somalia, the hardest hit countries Somalia and Kenya, HHRD staff have been busy saving lives by providing food to hungry families which are most affected by Drought, these families are from Somalia and Kenya, Approximately 700 to 1000 beneficiaries are daily visiting to Refugees Camp in Dadaab, The most affected communities which are located in other areas of Somalia border have not been concentrated, in this scenario certain distributions have been done on various locations of Somalia and Kenya by HHRD, currently HHRD distributed 450 food packages to the most vulnerable families.
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Libya Relief Fund
Due to the volatile situation, thousands of Libyans have fled from their homes, and becoming refugees. HHRD has set up emergency relief camps at the border of Tunisia and Egypt. HHRD is carrying out Emergency Response at the borders of Libya...
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Pakistan Flood Relief 2010
The Pakistan Floods of 2010 have been rated as the worst humanitarian crisis by the UN in the recent history, with more people affected than the South-East Asian tsunami and the recent earthquakes in Kashmir and Haiti combined; affecting 15 million people and leaving 1,600 dead...
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9.0 Richter Scale Earthquake triggering a tsunami that is causing extensive damages
- An estimated 16,000+ people have died and the death toll is continuously rising
over 300,000+ people have been displaced
100 times worse than Haiti, and comparable to the 2004 Tsunami of South East Asia
Japan's coast has moved 8 feet on the earth's axis
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GameStop was expected to come in for the ex-Blockbuster owned chain, before GAME made a bid, and Pachter feels this has slowed GameStop's move into Europe.
"GameStop always had the capacity to make inroads in Europe, but for some reason, expansion there has been painfully slow," he told videogaming247. "I think they made a strategic error in not buying Gamestation, allowing GAME to get even bigger and placing them at a competitive disadvantage in the UK. The rest of Europe is wide open (Micromania is strong in France), and I expect GameStop to do well on the Continent."
GameStop earlier reported sales and net earnings rose 33 per cent and 82 per cent respectively, spurring on an ambitious target to open up to 600 new stores by the end of the year.


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Fred and his wife, Ila came to Ojai 13 years ago after retiring from his Rothenberg Health Systems. As a young adult, he worked for his brother's photography company. Photography became his hobby and he has donated freely his technical and artistic talents to the Ojai Community. He took astonishing photos of all phases of the demolishing and reconstruction of the Libbey Bowl. By focusing his lens, he focused our attention on the Bowl and helped make it a reality. Fred and his wife volunteers at HELP of Ojai, creating the book "Faces of Help of Ojai", recognizing other senior volunteers. He has photographed paintings for theOjai Studio Artists Tour. He has photographed houses for the Ojai Music Festival's Holiday Home Look In fundraiser. He has served as Treasurer for the Ojai Valley Library Friends and Foundation and chaired the Finance Committee for the local Jewish synagogue. He has helped to establish and run the Twice Sold Tales bookstore whose profits benefit local libraries. He and his wife volunteer at the Ojai Valley Community Hospital by entertaining the patients at the Continuing Care Center. On community service Rothenberg noted: "It makes me feel good. It's providing a useful service that people appreciate. I've been very fortunate. I have a wonderful family, am financially secure, and have reasonable health. It's a little bit of a way to pay back".


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CAMPAIGNERS' hopes that a 20mph speed limit across York have been dashed after a senior councillor admitted they would be unable to find the £1m needed to impose the scheme this year.
Growing pressure has been building on York Council to bring in the city-wide 20mph zone, a move which has led to a reduction in road casualties of up to 22 per cent in other towns and cities in England. It is estimated it would cost between 750,000 and 1m to implement it in York.
But despite campaigners stressing that the reduced speed limits could save millions of pounds a year, Coun Steve Galloway, executive member for city strategy says the council cannot afford to implement it.
"I do not believe that we can spend up to a million pounds on a scheme like that", he said.
"Most of our budget over the next year is already committed.
"We have consulted on a 20mph zone throughout the city and we have the results of that consultation."
While a final decision has not yet been made, Coun Galloway's comments are a hammer blow to campaigners who have demanded the city-wide 20mph zone is incuded as a key part in the council's upcoming Local Transport Plan.
A council report into the 20mph zone is to be considered by Coun Galloway next week ahead of a final decision around March.
Anna Semlyen, campaign manager for 20s Plenty for York, said: "This is too important to be brushed under the carpet.
"The longer we have to wait for this, the more children and adults will die on the roads unnecessarily.
"People want this and the statistics support this.
"It is not as if the accident rates are not costing us a lot of money now."
Coun Dave Merrett, the York Labour Group's spokesman for city strategy, said: "There was extremely strong public support for a city-wide 20mph speed limit in residential areas because it is the right thing to do.
"We need to change hearts and minds along the lines of the 20s plenty campaign that is being adopted by a number of other urban areas if we are to make our streets safer places to be. Reducing the dominance of vehicles in our residential streets will make York a better place to live."


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DAVID Dennis Racing is hosting an open day for the public at Hanley Swan's Tyre Hill Stables on Sunday, September 14, from 10am until 3pm.
Local residents will have the chance to go beyond the gates and take a tour of the stables and the 140-acre estate, which has undergone a £2million refurbishment.
The stables are occupied by trainer and former jump jockey David Dennis and his wife Kate.
With a 10-year career as a professional jump jockey which yielded more than 240 winners, Dennis, along with his experienced team, has a wealth of racing knowledge.
They train 30 horses using a wide range of facilities, including two purpose-built all-weather gallops, equine pool, solarium, indoor school and horse walker on site.
At the open day, there will be a bouncy castle for children and tractor and trailer rides which will tour the gallops, as well as a horse parade, hog roast and a bar.
All the facilities will be open to view at the stables, which are within easy reach of Worcester, Cheltenham and Stratford racecourses.
Trainer David Dennis said: "We moved here about 12 months ago and feel it's the right time to let people know what we have been up to.
"As we've been so busy with the yard renovations, hiring staff and horse training, we haven't really had the chance to speak to anyone beyond the gates.
"We really hope local people will come along to the open day, spread the word and show support to our enterprise.
"We have put in a lot of blood, sweat and tears but we are finally happy with the environment we have managed to achieve.
"We are hoping to expand our stables even further in the near future, creating more local jobs.
"As well as local people, we are also inviting friends and contacts from the international world of horse racing.
"I grew up within a racing family and it is a big moment for me to be able to open my own yard, which I want to share with as many people as possible.
"I am extremely passionate about horse racing and want to use my jockey and pre-training experience to ensure all the horses receive the very best care and expertise from myself and our staff and myself."


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Doctor Miracle
by Georges Bizet | Sung in English
Presented in Partnership with Dallas Children's Theater
A hilarious, fully-staged one-act opera about a young man's quest to marry his true love, the mayor's daughter. He must disguise himself as a servant who makes a "poison" omelet, and as a doctor who saves the family — all for the sake of true love. Will the happy couple get married? Join TDO and find out. Read synopsis below.
This production is in partnership with the SMU Vocal Department and UNT Opera Program. Performances in the Winspear Opera House will feature the TDO Orchestra. Performances during summer will be with piano accompaniment.
The 2011–2012 Doctor Miracle UNT cast members. From left: Avis Stroud, Christian Bester, Jonathan Yarrington, Jennifer Youngs.
- Tickets start at $5!
- TDO offers Family Performance Season Tickets for $12. See 3 different family-friendly opera performances for just $4 per performance!
Summer performances take place at the Dallas Children's Theater (DCT), located at 5938 Skillman, Dallas, TX 75231. Winter and spring performances take place at the Winspear Opera House, located at 2403 Flora St., Dallas, TX 75201.
Synopsis: The Story of the Opera
Doctor Miracle is a one-act comic opera. The story is set in the town of Padua, Italy, in the 19th century. The action takes place in the home of the town's mayor.
The opera opens with the Mayor, his second wife Veronica, and his daughter, Laurette, sitting on their terrace. They hear a loud noise and see a door-to-door salesman, Doctor Miracle, selling his cure-all remedy. Unknown to the family, Doctor Miracle is really Silvio, a man in love with Laurette. He is wearing a disguise to get close to Laurette.
After a time, the three turn their attention away from Doctor Miracle. The Mayor informs his daughter that he has hired a new servant, Pasquin, to replace his old servant that he had fired for passing love notes between Silvio and Laurette. He leaves to retrieve Pasquin.
Laurette is soon lost in her own thoughts. She sings of her love for Silvio, a captain in the army. Her father already has plans for her to marry the local chemist. He does not like Silvio, and has told Laurette she is not allowed even to speak to him.
The Mayor returns with Pasquin and introduces him to Laurette and Veronica. The family does not realize that Pasquin is really Silvio, once again in disguise. The Mayor asks the ladies to leave so that he can speak to Pasquin alone. After a few minutes of conversation, the Mayor realizes that he and Pasquin will get along famously as they both share a deep dislike for soldiers. He is further impressed when Pasquin informs him that he is an excellent chef and asks him to put his culinary skills to use by making lunch for the family.
Pasquin makes an omelet for the family's lunch. The awful smell and taste of the omelet send the Mayor and his wife running from the house. This gives Silvio the chance to remove his disguise and indulge in a love duet with Laurette. When the Mayor returns, he finds the pair and orders Silvio out of the house.
Soon a letter arrives with a message for the Mayor that the omelet he tasted was poisoned and that there is no antidote. The family panics and when they realize that the village doctor is out of town, the Mayor sends for Doctor Miracle. Doctor Miracle arrives and agrees to save the day, but only if he is granted Laurette's hand in marriage. The Mayor agrees consents to the marriage. The Doctor reveals his true identity. When the Mayor sees that the "Doctor" is really Silvio, he is very angry. After some thought, the Mayor gives in to the merry mood and joins in celebrating Laurette's happiness. All is well, and everyone is happy.
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The writers' strike was a drag for Brady Reiter. This is pilot season, and she should've been in Los Angeles auditioning for producers and directors. Now is the time of year when aspiring actors need to be seen, and the three-month strike, which ended in late February, put those plans to head for the West Coast on hold.
But this story, of a girl named Brady, has only just begun.
Reiter is a precocious 7-year-old who knew at 4, after some early modeling jobs, that acting was the life for her.
Her parents, Judy and Eric Reiter of Pebble Creek, knew very early that something was different about Brady — she's named after the TV show The Brady Bunch because she was part of a blended family with six kids.
"From the moment she was born, there was something about her," Judy Reiter said. "When she was with the other kids, she was like everybody's toy. She loved to perform in front of everybody."
Living in Naples, Fla., at the time, the Reiters met with a modeling consultant when Brady was 3 and began the arduous task of finding the right manager and agent. Realizing there's not much work for toddlers in the entertainment field, they kept up her photos before Brady landed her first modeling job in 2006 for Bonita Bay Properties in Bonita Springs.
Two months later, Brady landed her first acting job in an advertising campaign for Disney's "Year of a Million Dreams." She won the principal role among hundreds who auditioned, her role depicting Disney through the eyes of a little girl.
Those commercials have been seen on national TV, Disney Web sites and at Disney hotels.
Her photos have been in numerous Disney pamphlets and brochures. She has also been on the Travel Network to promote Disney World.
She was in a commercial for the Toronto Blue Jays during spring training last year that ran in Canada, and this January went to Fort Myers for a commercial involving the world champion Boston Red Sox.
Brady earned a part as an extra in a movie filmed in Tampa last year called It Could Be You, a true story about the first girl whose face was shown on a milk carton and who lived in Tampa. The movie should be released soon.
But while their child prodigy has time on her side, the Reiters are realizing much of the process is hurry up and wait.
Brady auditioned in October for the lead role in the film version of Eloise in Paris, adapted from the popular children's book series. She made the top 10 in the state from among thousands of kids who auditioned.
More recently, she was up for a feature role in an Adam Sandler film, auditioning at Sandler's request.
Now the Reiters wait for a phone call while taking Brady to other auditions. And it's all based on a maybe.
"You change your schedule, drive to Orlando and not get a call back," Judy Reiter said. "We chalk it up the same way as kids who have to go to Little League practice or swimming lessons. That's all part of it."
It's all good with Brady, who loves everything associated with the craft, from memorizing lines to wowing directors at auditions.
"I like how every time it's a different character," Brady said.
When she watches all the Disney shows, she envisions herself playing those characters.
"All the time," Brady said. "That's why I started taking dance and singing because the Disney Channel kids can do all those things. I love Hannah Montana."
With the auditions coming on a moment's notice, often Brady might have a day to learn her lines and add what her mother calls Bradyisms, her own touches, to the character.
"It's not like memorizing facts for school," Judy Reiter said. "She has to memorize the lines and act them out. Once she learns the script she adds her interpretation of it."
And the gigs keep coming, with a recent part in Beethoven, The Reel Story, which is in production.
A second-grader in the gifted program at Turner Elementary, Brady finds her schoolmates don't quite get her career.
"At times Brady is like a fish out of water at school," Judy Reiter said. "So one of the joys for Eric and I is when we go to Orlando for these auditions, there are kids like her with agents, kids that have to memorize their lines. It's a wonderful feeling to see that she is connected to a group where she belongs.
"As parents, to watch what happens to her when she goes in for an audition, it's like a light switch, like watching a different child. We get the best joy out of that; seeing how much she enjoys it despite the running around. It's worth everything when you see what she becomes."
While all of this could be heady stuff for a child so young, the Reiters and their agent have worked to keep Brady grounded.
"We've been blessed with a manager and agent that believe the child comes first," Judy Reiter said. "Brady had an audition on Halloween, but she wanted to be around for that and she likes that holiday, so we stayed home. We've tried not to take her childhood away. And we associate with the parents who feel the same way."
Agent Sheri Kebbel, of Mosaic Talent Development in Winter Park, gives Brady acting lessons and prepares her for TV or film auditions. Kebbel said Brady certainly has the "it" factor to propel her career forward.
"At 6 or 7 there's a kind of natural ability that shows up as an artist. Some kids it could be dance or theater; for Brady it happens to be acting," Kebbel said. "She's a great storyteller; she loves the business side of it, memorizing the material. You can see the charge that comes from walking into the [audition] room and bringing her interpretation of the character."
Kebbel said Brady is a quick study, with acting ability that comes from the heart — a sign Brady has what it takes for a lengthy career.
"Even if the character is a liar you have to make it believable — like with Jim Carrey in Liar, Liar," Kebbel said. You really believe him even if he's lying. Brady has that.
When you see Brady coming down the hall, you can't help but smile. She's always ready, always prepared, with those pigtails. She has that spark of energy everyone enjoys being around."
The writers' strike, while unfortunate, did not hurt Brady all that much, Kebbel said, because "there really are no overnight successes in this business.''
As young as she is, Brady understands how unpredictable it can be. "You can't be really mad that you don't get the part because they may want a little girl with red hair, or a little girl with glasses," she said, proudly displaying her portfolio. "They look for certain things and you might not be the right fit."
But Kebbel said Brady has what it takes for a full-time acting career. "A lot of what happens with Brady is up to her."


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A photographer filming a protest by members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood may have captured his own death on film.
Ahmed Samir Assem, 26, was photographing soldiers on rooftops outside the Egyptian Army's Republican Guard officers' club in Cairo Monday, where 51 people were killed in the deadliest night of violence in the last two weeks.
The footage shows an Egyptian soldier on a rooftop as he aims, fires and the screen goes to black. One hour later, Assem was reported dead.
"At around 6 a.m., a man came into the media center with a camera covered in blood and told us that one of our colleagues had been injured," Ahmed Abu Zeid, editor of Al-Horia Wa Al-Adala, told The Daily Telegraph. "Around an hour later, I received news that Ahmed had been shot by a sniper in the forehead while filming or taking pictures on top of the buildings around the incident… Ahmed's camera was the only one which filmed the entire incident from the first moment."
Assem was on the front lines when intense fighting broke out Monday morning outside the officers' club, where ousted president Mohammed Morsi was believed to be hiding out. It remains unclear who fired the first shot. The military maintains it fired in self-defense and the Muslim Brotherhood maintains that soldiers opened fire on a peaceful demonstration.
"We were starting morning prayers when we started hearing gunfire," Mahmoud Fouad, 29, who was wounded on Monday, told ABC News. "They started shooting at us, bullets flying past our head. People were dying in front of me and everyone was getting hit in the back."
Videos have also surfaced purporting to show Morsi-supporters attacking the army. ABC News is unable to confirm the exact circumstances of Monday's violence that killed at least 51 and wounded more than 300.
But as the debate continues, the Brotherhood says Assem's video will be used as evidence that the army is to blame for Monday's massacre. A portion of the video attributed to Assem but not independently verified by ABC News, was shown at a Brotherhood press conference this week. Elsewhere, on Twitter, the Brotherhood mourned Assem's death and posted a short video montage of the photographer's life.


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Utah Symphony Presents Summer Concert Series at Outdoor Community Venues
The regular season of the Utah Symphony is over, but that doesn't mean the artists are taking time off before the Deer Valley® Music Festival starts in July. The Utah Symphony is determined to reach as many corners of Utah as possible with the Mighty 5® Tour in August and the Community Concert Series throughout the summer. This series is an annual tradition for the Utah Symphony at different venues: Scera Shell in Orem, Sundance Resort in Provo Canyon, Thanksgiving Point in Lehi, and Snowbasin Resort in Huntsville.
The first stop is on June 23 at the SCERA Shell Outdoor Amphitheatre in Orem, Utah at 8 p.m. Grammy award winning violinist Jenny Oaks Baker will join Guest Conductor Thomas Hong and the Utah Symphony for this special performance against a backdrop of the Wasatch Mountains. Ms. Baker will be performing Disney, classical and pop favorites. The Utah Symphony will be playing patriotic favorites including the "Star-Spangled Banner" and Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture complete with the sounds of real cannons.
Next on the calendar, the Utah Symphony presents an evening devoted to patriotic celebration at Sundance Resort's beautiful outdoor amphitheater in the mountains of Provo Canyon on June 28. Guest conductor Hong returns to the podium to lead the orchestra in traditional favorites including "Armed Forces Salute" and "Liberty Fanfare", as well as well-known classical pieces by Strauss, junior and senior.
The Utah Symphony makes a stop on their patriotic Community Concert Series with a performance at the Waterfall at Thanksgiving Point on July 2 at 8:30 p.m. Associate Conductor Valdimir Kulenovic returns to the podium to conduct this special performance that includes all your classic red, white and blue patriotic favorites including "The Star Spangled Banner," "America the Beautiful" and Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture." Pianist Mary Anne Huntsman will perform Gershwin's Piano Concerto in F, and local soprano Celena Shafer (who portrayed Konstanze in the Utah Opera's recent performances of Mozart's The Abduction from the Seraglio) will sing "Summertime" from Gershwin's Porgy and Bess.
This performance is a perfect segue into the patriotic month of July which initiates the Deer Valley Music Festival season on July 4 with the Texas Tenors and July 5 with Kenny Rogers. After the festival and the Mighty 5 Tour in August, Vladimir Kulenovic conducts the Utah Symphony at Snowbasin Resort on August 21, 7:30 p.m. for the final concert in the Community Concert Series. They will be performing dance classical scores like Copland's "Four Dance Episodes" from Rodeo, Kodaly's Dances of Galánta, and Gershwin and Bennett's Porgy and Bess.
Remember, even in the summer, the weather can be chilly after the sun goes down over the mountains of Utah-bring a sweater and a blanket when you visit all the different corners of Utah through this concert series.
On Wednesday, June 25 at 7 PM, guest conductor Hong will lead the Utah Sympony in a showcase concert, the Gina Bachauer Young Artists Competition, featuring young piano finalists from across the globe who perform concerti with the full orchestra at Abravanel Hall. For more information visithttp://www.bachauer.com/
Keep your eyes open for other Utah Symphony events through the summer, including free Community Concerts at Taylorsville Dayzz (June 26) and at Gallivan Plaza (August 20).
Ticket and Venue information:
SCERA Shell Outdoor Amphitheatre
699 South State Street, Orem, UT 84058
Monday, June 23, 2014 at 8:00pm
$15 for general admission. Student, senior and child pricing is available from $10. Reserved seating is available from $20. Please call 801-225-2787 or go to www.scera.org.
Patriotic Celebration at Sundance
Sundance Resort - Eccles Outdoor Stage
Friday, June 28, 2013 at 8:00pm
$18 for general admission. $10 tickets for this performance are available for youth ages 18 and younger. Please call 801-355-2787 or visit any ArtTix outlet. Tickets may not be purchased through Sundance Resort prior to the performance day, but may be purchased at the Sundance Box Office the night of the performance, 6-8 pm, based on availability.
Thanksgiving Point
Thanksgiving Point - Thanksgiving Point Gardens
Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at 8:30pm
$18 for general admission. Student pricing is available from $10. Reserved seating is available from $25. Thanksgiving Point members receive a 10% discount. Please call 801-768-4900 or go to www.thanksgivingpoint.org.
Snowbasin Resort
3925 East Snow Basin Road, Huntsville, UT 84317
Thursday, August 21, 2014 at 7:30pm
$15 for lawn seating. Reserved seating available for $30. Tickets can be purchased, in person at the Snowbasin Resort Grizzly Center ticket office Saturdays and Sundays. Please call 801-620-1000 or visit Snowbasin.com.
Founded in 1940, the Utah Symphony is dedicated to providing Utah residents and visitors with great performances which engage, educate and enrich lives. Utah Symphony | Utah Opera, the orchestra's parent organization, reaches 450,000 residents in Utah and the Intermountain region, with educational outreach programs serving more than 155,000 students annually. The orchestra presents more than 70 performances each season in Abravanel Hall, participates in the Utah Opera's four annual productions at the Capitol Theatre, in addition to numerous community concerts throughout Utah and the annual outdoor summer series - the Deer Valley® Music Festival -in Park City, Utah. With its many subscription, education, and outreach concerts and tours the Utah Symphony is one of the most engaged full-time orchestras in the nation. For more information visit www.utahsymphony.org.


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NELA talk: Web 2.0, Library 2.0, Librarian 2.0
I gave a talk today at the New England Library Association Conference. Web 2.0, Library 2.0, Librarian 2.0 [subtitle: wait…. what? who?] that I think went well. Unlike previous talks, this one doesn't have as much in the way of … Continue reading
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Metro crime: Violent crime down, thefts spike
There are some changes in what kind of crime is committed at Metro stations, and although violent crime is down, thefts have spiked, thanks in part to the technology that we all carry with us these days.
The smart phone, for some Metro riders, is a critical tool for professional and social interaction. Metro announced Friday quarterly figures that show crime is up system wide by 7-percent from January through September in comparison to last year, due primarily to theft or electronic devices.
Metro rider Christy Setzer says, like her purse, she keeps a watchful eye on her phone.
Crimes like car thefts and attempted car thefts are way down, from 207 to 67 dating back to 2008. Larcenies fell from 639 to 571 during that time, but robberies, which include snatch-and-grabs spiked from 429 to 749.
The Anacostia station, with 113 crimes this year, is the most dangerous Metro stop, followed by College Park and Gallery Place.
Metro officials are concerned enough that undercover teams are targeting smart phone thieves, leading to a number of arrests. In-station ads are also warning riders to be wary, especially while train doors are closing.


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You might be wondering who from the AVS community was involved in this project. While some folks have requested they remain anonymous, others you will recognize in the book. Alan Gouger, the man behind AVS, wrote the forward. Brian Ravnaas (when he was with Audio Alloy) provided expertise and technical review. Ethan Winer from Real Traps provided expertise and technical review, and is featured in an audio interview. Mark Techer is featured in an audio interview, and Kal Wallner is featured in another audio interview. Reaper provided some of his 3D renders. BigMouthInDC provided his expertise and technical review, and is featured in an audio interview. SierraMikeBravo provided his insights in another audio interview. Home Theater photographs where provided from: CptnRandy, Damelon, DamnSam77, Dhanson, DKaps, GPowers, Greighn, Kmulder, Strange_Brew, and other anonymous owners. Mark Seaton is featured in a video interview, and Bryan Pape is also featured in a video interview. Ted White of Soundproofing Company deserves special mention, he provided not only his expertise and technical review, but also many of the amazing graphs and details of sound isolation found throughout the book, and Ted is also featured in an audio interview.
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