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Adelle Elizabeth Catlin Capps, 97, of Nevada entered eternal life July 13, 2014 at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames.
Adelle was born July 24, 1916 in Oelwein, Iowa to William Ray and Effie (Lofstedt) Catlin. She had an older brother, John William, and a younger sister, Miriam May. Adelle graduated from Oelwein High School in 1933 and attended Upper Iowa University for one year before moving to Des Moines to live with her beloved aunt, Annette Golly, in 1934. While in Des Moines, she continued her studies in business courses at Capital City Commercial College and worked for five years in downtown Des Moines at the Equitable Life Insurance Company, where she was a secretary. It was also during that time that Adelle met a very special young man, William Lewis Capps, at Central Christian Church in Des Moines. William (Bill) and Adelle were married on November 4, 1939. Their son, William Harry, was born November 23, 1940 and their daughter, Mary Elizabeth, was born September 27, 1949. Bill and Adelle raised their children and made their lifelong home in Des Moines.
Adelle lived in Des Moines for over 60 years and was very active in her congregations at Central Christian Church and First Christian Church. She was a leader of church circle meetings, where she often prepared programs and held gatherings in her home. She was also a member of the Des Moines Women's Club and took part in numerous fundraisers and other special events, including fashion shows and craft fairs. Adelle had wonderful artistic talent and even incorporated her Swedish heritage into the special things she created right at her dining room table. She also loved to read, was a wonderful cook, and enjoyed spending time at the Downtown Younkers (especially in the Tea Room – which was spared by the recent fire). Above all, she had a special gift for bringing her friends and loved ones together for meals, and she cherished time with her family.
Following her husband Bill's passing in 1986, Adelle lived in Des Moines for several additional years. While Adelle had many wonderful longtime connections and fond memories in Des Moines, she frequently referred to her years in Nevada as the best years of her life. She moved to the Regency Retirement Residence in Nevada to be closer to her family and remained there until shortly before she passed away. She loved Bible study and her daily coffee hour with the other residents of the Regency. One other resident, in particular, turned out to be more than just a dear friend. Adelle married Milton Mohr of Maxwell, IA (more specifically of Regency Unit #114) on December 8, 2003. On the day of their wedding, Adelle was 87 years old and Milt was 91. Their marriage was indeed unique and special, as others often referred to their later-life union as simply "adorable." Some of their favorite times together were spent at the congregate meals at the Maxwell Area Community Center and Central Presbyterian Church (Nevada), or taking a beautiful scenic drive to Maxwell, where they attended the Maxwell United Methodist Church.
After Milton's passing in 2010, Adelle became an "official" member of First United Methodist Church in Nevada, where she also loved to attend worship and hear her son-in-law, Mark Ambrose, play the organ. Adelle had a quiet strength and was a true woman of faith – deeply spiritual, moved by many favorite hymns and Bible verses, and exuded love and grace in everything she said and did. She fully embodied the woman of wisdom described in Proverbs 3:17: "Her ways are ways of pleasantness and all her paths are peace." She forever looked for the good in others, never judged, and was always kind. Her examples of love and faithfulness live on in all those whose lives she touched, as she will always be remembered as one of the sweetest, most genuine and gracious people any of us have ever known. In a treasured gift to her family, she quoted I Corinthians as the best way to live your life: "Let everything you do be done in love." Adelle most certainly lived her own life in that way and will forever be in our hearts. Adelle's family would like to acknowledge, with deep appreciation, Dr. Perry Rathe and the nurses and staff of Israel Family Hospice House for all of their wonderful, caring support during this time of transition.
Adelle is survived by her daughter, Mary (Mark) Ambrose of Nevada; son William (Karen) Capps of St. Charles, MO; granddaughters Emily (Brian) Fitzpatrick of Solon, IA and Beth (Todd) Hildahl of Columbia, MO; one great-granddaughter Kaleigh Hildahl; and Milton's five children Elaine Mohr, Barbara Caple, Eleanor "Toots" Ostrich, Marlene Carlson, and Eugene "Sonny" Mohr and their families. She is preceded in death by her parents, siblings John W. Catlin and Miriam M. (Catlin) McClurg, husband William L. Capps, aunt Annette M. Golly, husband Milton W. Mohr. Funeral services were held Wednesday, July 16, at the First United Methodist Church in Nevada with Deacon Brenda Hobson officiating. Burial followed the services at Glendale Cemetery in Des Moines.
A Memorial Fund has been established in Adelle's name at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames, IA.
Bacon Funeral Home in Nevada handled arrangements.


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If the business aviation industry is experiencing a recovery, it is by most indications a stumbling affair, with new markets leading the way.
In early May, JPMorgan described business aviation's progress toward a recovery as "uneven." In its May Business Jet Monthly report, the firm took note of a "post-recession low" in the inventory of used jets for sale, but also an overall drop in used aircraft prices.
"While the inventory trend is a leading indicator that has been pointing in the right direction for months, pricing [in the first quarter of this year] had only just begun to stabilize, and we view improvement here as a more near-term indicator of new-jet demand," the report continued.
A more positive UBS Business Jet Monthly headline read, "Recovery in Progress," and proceeded to point out used aircraft inventories that continue to fall and an increase in flight activity. Available for sale business jet inventories declined by 1 percent in April and are now 15 percent below the peak of May 2009, said the report, adding, "We estimated business jet cycles (takeoffs and landings) came in four percent higher from the prior year in March." But the increase in cycles was slightly down from the 4-percent growth in the previous month of February.
Jetnet, a Utica, N.Y.-based provider of corporate aviation information, released its first-quarter 2011 results on May 2, saying that "All leading indicators in the pre-owned business jet market are showing early-stage recovery signs, except for continued softness in average asking price. The business jet average asking price, said Jetnet, is down by one-third in the first quarter 2011, compared with the first quarter 2010.
According to Jetnet, the used business jet inventory decreased to 2,603 in March this year from 2,696 in March last year. "We continued to witness stubbornly high levels of for-sale inventories as we remain in a buyer's market," the report concluded.
Avinode's May report, timed to coincide with the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition in Geneva, tracks charter activity worldwide and took a look at consumer patterns.
"Despite a slight dip in popularity at the outset of the economic downturn, travel patterns amongst those in higher wealth brackets appear to have continued as normal," said the analysis. However, according to most sources within the industry, it added, "consumers have become more price conscious over the past three years.
"We believe it is this change in consumption patterns that has been largely responsible for the increase in popularity amongst large-cabin super-midsize jets like the Embraer Legacy and Challenger 300, as well as entry-level jets like the Citation Mustang and Embraer Phenom 100."
Argus TraqPak data released in May saw something of a reversal, indicating April 2011 business jet activity down 7.3 percent from March 2011. "Although April activity is historically lower than March, this was a bigger decline than expected," said TraqPak's analysts, assigning some blame to higher fuel prices and severe spring weather.
On the other hand, TraqPak numbers showed activity year-over-year decreasing only slightly, 0.4 percent. Part 91 and fractional markets both saw activity increase at 6.5 percent and 2.5 percent, respectively. It was offset by the Part 135 market, where a decline of 7.7 percent was posted.
Certainly the news from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association represented another blow to hopes of a recovery. Deliveries in the first three months of 2011 were down 4.6 percent, compared to the first quarter 2010, while billings declined nearly 20 percent to $3.7 billion, according to statistics released by the Washington, D.C.-based group. (See story on page XX.)
While GAMA president and CEO Pete Bunce admitted to "a difficult year to date," he pulled a silver lining out from behind the dark market, saying that "Emerging market deliveries continue to help sustain the industry."
JPMorgan singled out Bombardier Aerospace as "the best performer in our coverage group" to date in 2011, up 37 percent compared with 13 percent for the group, and six percent for the S&P 500. "The key earnings driver," it declared, "is a business jet recovery, and we see Bombardier as the best play at this end market."
Russia has shown signs of increased activity, the Middle East remains a strong market for large-cabin business jets and airliner executive/VIP reconfigurations. The market in India continues to expand, as does that in Brazil.
The business aviation industry continues to salivate over the potential of the market in China.
In its May 2011 report JPMorgan described China as helping drive new jet demand. "It has long been clear that China is an under-penetrated business jet market presenting an opportunity for outsized growth on a sustained basis, but the Chinese market is starting to demonstrate some of that potential at the high end of the market.
"China was a key driver in order activity for Gulfstream in the first quarter of 2011," said the report. It noted, too, that Chinese interest was also a strong contributor to demand for Bombardier's Globals and the Canadian OEM's plans to increase production rates.
"OEMs across the board are stepping up their presence in China," concluded JPMorgan, "and we will be on the lookout for data indicating how significantly demand is stepping up since we are already in uncharted territory."
If it is uncharted territory, business aviation is all elbows to put itself on the map.
In March, Bombardier and China's ICBC Financial Leasing signed a memorandum of understanding valued at nearly $8 billion. The agreement allows ICBC to provide Bombardier customers with advance payment financing, delivery financing and leasing solutions for its Learjet, Challenger and Global business jets as well as Bombardier's airline products.
Bombardier has estimated the China market at some 600 business jet deliveries between 2010 and 2019. Brazilian OEM Embraer is slightly more conservative but nevertheless estimates the China market as good for about 950 aircraft deliveries over the next 20 years.
Firestone Management Group reports there are already 116 business jets in service in China–43 Gulfstreams, 25 Cessna Citations and 21 aircraft from the Bombardier line.
Dassault sold three Falcons in China last year and expects to sell eight more this year.
At this year's Shanghai International Business Aviation Show, every business jet manufacturer had a presence. Hawker Beechcraft, which sold its first Hawker 4000 in China in 2010, was at the show with a Hawker 4000, a Hawker 900XP and a King Air 350i.
And the expansion continues elsewhere in the world, away from the traditional European and U.S. markets. In April, Bombardier announced an expansion of its sales team in Latin America. Embraer continues to expand its presence in the Middle East and most recently named Barbedos Group in Nigeria as its executive jets authorized sales representative for West Africa.
Groups other than the OEMs are expanding farther afield too. Jet Aviation plans to triple its hangar space in Singapore by adding a 65,000-sq-ft maintenance hangar capable of holding up to five single-aisle airliners converted to executive/VIP configuration.
The business aviation industry may be stumbling along the path to a recovery, but most analysts agree that it is a recovery. UBS Business Jet Monthly put it this way: "We believe the recent improvement in our survey and many of the other key indicators that we monitor, including increased flight activity and lower used inventories, are reflective of an early-stage recovery."

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Angry Birds Star Wars will release on all current-gen platforms on November 1, Rovio and Activision have announced.
The game is said to have been remastered for consoles, and will offer 20 new levels and new competitive and co-op multiplayer modes in addition to all previous mobile content.
Look out for the game on Xbox 360, PS3, PS Vita, Wii U, Wii, and 3DS.
Previous console release Angry Birds Trilogy has now sold over 1.7 million units globally.
The announcement follows that of Angry Birds Star Wars 2, which is coming to iOS, Android and Windows 8 on September 19.
It would have been nice to see the console version include Angry Birds Star Wars 2 in addition to the first game, but this doesn't appear to be the case.


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Girl pranks people by inviting them to a fake séance
In today's Guyism Speed Round, Chet Siegel tries to have impromptu séances in as many locations in NYC as possible.
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As most of us in America wallow in a season of gastronomical over-indulgence, here's some food for thought: In the late 1960s, thanks to Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers (UFW), deciding whether or not to buy grapes was a political act.
Three years after its establishment in 1962, the UFW struck against grape growers around Delano, California…a long, bitter, and frustrating struggle that appeared impossible to resolve until Chavez promoted the idea of a national boycott. Trusting in the average person's ability to connect with those in need, Chavez and the UFW brought their plight-and a lesson in social justice-into homes from coast-to-coast and Americans responded.
"By 1970, the grape boycott was an unqualified success," writes Marc Grossman of Stone Soup. "Bowing to pressure from the boycott, grape growers at long last signed union contracts, granting workers human dignity and a more livable wage."
Chavez is perhaps best known for the grape boycott, but in line with his collective soul, he was always the first to admit that it was not entirely his idea. In fact, he was initially against the boycott until his co-workers explained that the best method was not to boycott individual labels, but all grapes. In this way, the grapes became the label itself.
Through hunger strikes, imprisonment, abject poverty for himself and his large family, racist and corrupt judges, exposure to dangerous pesticides, and even assassination plots, Chavez remained true to the cause and to the non-violent methods he espoused. Even when threatened with physical harm, the furthest Chavez and his comrades would go is deterrence.
Once in 1966, when Teamster goons began to rough up Chavez's picketeers, a bit of labor solidarity solved the problem without violence. William Kircher, the AFL-CIO director of organization, called Paul Hall, president of the International Seafarers Union.
"Within hours," writes David Goodwin in Cesar Chavez: Hope for the People, "Hall sent a carload of the biggest sailors that had ever put to sea to march with the strikers on the picket lines…There followed afterward no further physical harassment."
"The fight for equality must be fought on many fronts-in urban slums, in the sweat shops of the factories and fields," said Martin Luther King, Jr. in a telegram to Chavez after a UFW electoral victory. "Our separate struggles are really one-a struggle for freedom, for dignity and for humanity."
The roots of Chavez' effectiveness lay in his ability to connect on a human level. When asked: "What accounts for all the affection and respect so many farm workers show you in public?" Cesar replied: "The feeling is mutual."
"He never owned a house," says Grossman. "He never earned more than $6,000 a year. When he died…he left no money for his family. Yet more than 40,000 people marched behind the plain pine casket at his funeral, honoring the more than 40 years he spent struggling to improve the lives of farm workers."
Another food-related struggle for freedom, dignity, and humanity just marked 25 years since its inception: Food Not Bombs (FNB).
Created in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1980, FNB was the brainchild of Keith McHenry and seven other activists. "We came out of the Clamshell Alliance," says McHenry, " [which was] trying to shut down Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant. It was a collection of mostly anarchists but also included Quakers and the Red Clams, who were socialists."
FNB is responsible for starting hundreds of autonomous chapters throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia and Australia…where food that would otherwise be thrown out is recovered and transformed into hot vegetarian meals that are then served to the homeless and at protests and other events. With roots in a variety of social causes, it's not surprising that McHenry describes the FNB project as essentially "the food wing of a movement that includes anti-authoritarian music, art, unlicensed radio, zines, squatting, needle exchange, bike and hemp liberation, info shops, computer networking, autonomous decentralized non-hierarchical organizing, consensus decision-making, and sharing a philosophy of tolerance, joy, and free expression."
By linking the national problem of homelessness with the larger issue of rampant militarism, McHenry's goal is to address "the inhumane agenda of the government at both the personal and international levels" as a path towards beginning a nationwide debate.
"The FNB volunteers believe that it's not too late to help build an alternative to transnational corporate greed," says McHenry. "People, through their actions, can change the political agenda."
Excerpted from "50 American Revolutions You're Not Supposed to Know: Reclaiming American Patriotism" (Disinformation Books). Mickey Z. can be found on the Web at http://www.mickeyz.net.


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Super-detailed and amazingly posable figure! Stands about 15cm tall! Includes a bevy of interchangeable hands and weapons.
Please note that the photos shown are of a prototype; the production version may vary. Also, figures such as this are mass produced and as a result some inconsistencies in finish and painting may occur; these are not considered manufacturer's defects. If you absolutely must have perfection, prepare to do some touch-up work on your own.


text: This mittens are knitted for my good friend and photographer Annika. One of her favorite fairy tails is The Wild Swans (die wilden Schwne in german) by Hans Christian Andersen. In this fairy tail the princess has to help her brothers who are turned into swans. For them to become human again she has to knit shirts from nettles. The nettles are represented on the back of the hand and in wool a much saver option then the real thing. To work the nettle motive the pattern uses the roositud inlay method. You don(tm)t have to know who to work this, I described the method in the pattern, made a little video to help and had the pattern test knitted. The motiv is giving as a colourwork chart. Despite the german name the pattern is written in english. Skill Level: Advanced Beginner Finished Measurments: Women S, M, L (6, 7, 8 inches / 15, 18, 20 cm hand circumstances) Yarnage: app. 133 yards (120m) in fingering weight for Main Colour and 26 yards (24m) in fingering weight or sports weight in a Contrast Colour for the leaves. There is a whole collection with fairy tail inspired knits to come, so look out for that if you love fairy tails just like me! BASIC SKILLS NECESSARY knit in the round GAUGE 8 sts per inch in stockinette stitch SIZING / FINISHED MEASUREMENTS Women S, M, L (6, 7, 8 inches / 15, 18, 20 cm hand circumstances) SUGGESTED YARN 133 yards of Fingering weight


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The hour of sleep you'll lose Sunday morning, March 8, after your clock springs ahead might do more than just make you cranky. Some research suggests it translates into more car crashes and possibly even heart attacks on Monday morning, thanks to worsened sleep deprivation.
For most people, losing an hour in the spring is harder than adjusting to the extra hour we get in the fall. It's similar to jet lag, in which traveling east, like from California to New York or New York to London, is harder than travel in the opposite direction. And sometimes getting your sleep out of sync for just a day or two can trigger sleep problems that linger for days or even weeks.
But a few simple steps might help smooth the transition, and prevent one night's bad sleep from escalating into longer lasting problem.
For many people, Sunday is nap day, a chance to catch up for a busy work week, and maybe a late night out on Saturday. But for this Sunday at least, try to skip the nap. That way, you'll be more likely to fall asleep early, making it easier to wake up early tomorrow.
Working out might also help tucker you out, and exercise, especially several hours before bed time, seems to improve sleep.
A little sun on your face, especially early in the day, can help your body's circadian rhythm get back in sync. But try to avoid late afternoon sun. That could have the opposite effect, and keep you up even later.
Try to eat meals at your usual time, and follow other habits according to schedule, too. That will help you adapt to the time switch faster.
Take a little extra time on Monday morning to get yourself out the door, and pay extra attention on the road. After all, you won't be the only drowsy driver on the road.
For more on improving your quality of sleep, read about the secrets of good sleepers and our Best Buy Drugs advice for sleep problems. And if you're in the market for a new bed, check our latest Ratings of mattresses, retailers, and brands.
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Slam Dunks and No-Brainers: Language in Your Life, the Media, Business, Politics, and, Like, Whatever
Savan, a former Village Voice columnist and Pulitzer finalist for her analysis of advertising, is a cultural pessimist in the tradition of Paul Fussell and Neil Postman. Her target here is the "verbal kudzu" of "pop" language: catchphrases and buzz words spread by the media that are, she says, replacing thought with preprogrammed verbal responses. The longer she goes on, though, the more her definition of "pop" expands to include any modern locution she doesn't like, until even words like "agenda" come under attack. As Savan guiltily admits, her own prose is laden with such language, and though she tries to use it ironically, she quickly sails over the boundary separating skillful deployment of a well-chosen cliché or two from annoying repetition of hundreds. Her argument is further weakened by its lack of focus. More often than not, her only proof of a phrase's deleterious effect on society is a list of public utterances. Serious cultural issues occasionally emerge, like the spread of black slang to white society. But overall, this rambling, self-conscious diatribe against what Savan views as the media-marketing complex veers more toward grumbling than strong social critique. Agent, Susan Ramer . (Oct. 6)
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London, United Kingdom, 2012/11/15 - Creative communications agency appointed by leading independent TV Production Company.
The production company behind award winning TV shows including Freddie Flintoff Versus the World, Channel 4 game show Relentless and current National Geographic Channel hit Scam City have appointed Boom! with a PR brief to build the companys corporate profile.
Zig Zag Productions has appointed the agency to raise awareness of the studio in a global B2B brief. It has charged Boom! with raising its profile and gaining wider recognition around the world as one of the UKs leading independent TV production companies.
Zig Zag develops a wide range of programming ranging from factual documentaries to groundbreaking entertainment shows, supplying a wide range of international broadcasters. The company is based in London with an office in New York.
The appointment is the latest client to join Boom!s TV client roster that also includes broadcaster Andrew Neils production company World Media Rights.
Leila Monks, VP Commercial & Current Production said: Boom! did a great job of generating consumer awareness around one of our shows, Scam City in October. Were looking forward to them doing the same for our global corporate profile.
Zig Zag are fast growing, independent British TV producer with some fantastic new shows and formats in development said Justin Crosby, founder of Boom! Theyve become renowned across the industry for their innovative and diverse programming and were delighted to be further enhancing that reputation around the world.
Zig Zag Productions is a young innovative television production company, well respected for its eclectic approach to programme making.
The company focuses on making high quality, good value television programmes for the global market that are distinct in attitude and tone.
Started by Danny Fenton and Kevin Utton in 1999, Zig Zag has made almost 500 hours of programming to date. Ranging from top end factual documentaries to ground breaking entertainment series, Zig Zag caters for a varied range of worldwide broadcasters. The company is based in bespoke offices in Clerkenwell, London with a U.S. office based in New York.
Zig Zag was recently voted the 5th most respected U.K Production company by its peers in the Televisual Top 100.
In early 2011 Zig Zag was also nominated for a Broadcast Digital Award for Freddie Flintoff Versus The World ITV4 needs beacons such as this, said the judges, who noted how Freddie Flintoff brought personality, press coverage and a new audience to the channel. The series featured Flintoff taking part in extreme challenges in a bid to gain insight into the psyche of sports professionals. It had wide appeal, combining travel and sport with a good dose of humour said the judges.
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Hello, I am 41 years old, with fair freckly skin. I am concerned with the degree of wrinkling that I have around my eyes and forehead, but the wrinkles that really bother me the most are the deep static ones that have formed in front of my ears. What is the best way to get rid of these ones: fillers? Fractional CO2 ? a series of tca peels? or go for some form of facelift? Cheers Rose
Options For Deep Wrinkles in Front of Ears?
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Options For Deep Wrinkles in Front of Ears?
Photos, of your face, would help the evaluation. If you have wrinkles without excess skin or jowls skin resurfacing with a chemical peel or Laser might be the answer. If however, there is loose skin or jowls present, IMHO, a minimal incision Face Lift that can be performed in 90 minutes, or less would seem the most likely to accomplish your Goals. The foreahead and Crow's feet wrinkles should respond to neurotoxin injections of Botox, Dysport or Xeomin.
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Best options for deep wrinkles in front of ears
It is difficult to advise without photos. But, botox would greatly improve wrinkles around eyes and on forehead. Please re-submit question with pictures. Thank you, Dr. H
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Lines in front of the ears
Great question. You obviously know this is the area where we make the incision for a facelift so it tends to yield extremely well. Without a photograph it is hard to be definite in giving advice but it is possible that a simple excision of nothing but skin in the area would solve the problem. If the lines are that deep they will probably not be improved with peel or laser treatments. Good luck.
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Deep wrinkles that don't move
Thank you for your question. It's difficult to say without a photo. Make sure you get a consultation from a board certified plastic surgeon. It is probably a good idea to get 2-3 opinions.
For deep inset wrinkles that don't move, direct excision and closure is sometimes the best option if you typically scar well.
For more shallow wrinkles...fillers, resurfacing with a Laser, chemical peel or Dermabrasion may work. It depends on your level of skin pigmentation. You said fair and freckly.
Ask a lot of questions to your surgeon(s) and contemplate your options. Feel confident when you make your final decision and good luck.
CO2 laser vs. face lift
You're basically looking a fractional CO2 or a mini face lift for deeper lines in this area. I would go with the CO2 laser first.
Options for deep wrinkles
From the sounds of things you have some degree of sun damage to your skin which results in wrinkles. Wrinkles are usually a quality of skin issue rather than a quantity of skin issue. The only way to improve the quality of your skin is with some form of resurfacing. Most TCA peels don't resurface deep enough to have much effect on wrinkles so your best bet would likely be fractionated CO2 resurfacing. Good luck!
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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Kevin Whitney said his iPhone fell out of his shirt pocket in October while he was unloading grain into a large silo.
He said: "I knew it was lost forever and there was no retrieving the thing."
The 53-year-old was so convinced his phone was gone for good that he purchased a new one the next day.
Meanwhile, Mr Whitney's old phone was just beginning its trek.
It first travelled to another Oklahoma grain facility before making its way down the Arkansas and Mississippi rivers to a depot in Louisiana.
From there, the grain was loaded on to ships bound for another depot on the Japanese island of Hokkaido.
In late May, Mr Whitney received a phone call from Eric Slater, who manages Zen-Noh Grain Corporation's terminal in Louisiana.
"Lo and behold, I get a call from a guy who works with this grain company in Convent, Louisiana, saying a guy at a feed mill in Japan found the phone," Mr Whitney said.
Mr Slater was sent the phone and charged it. He then scrolled through the pictures to determine the identity of its owner.
He said: "I knew if that was my phone, I'd probably want it back."
Mr Slater added that it was not the first time he has come across phones lost amid the mountains of grain that come through his facility.
"Frankly, I field about a phone a month," he said.
Mr Whitney said his "old" phone, still in pristine condition, completed its remarkable journey in June, and is currently sitting in his desk at home.


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Editorial: Beware winter's bitter blast
Every once in a while, the thermometer takes such a tumble it gets everyone's attention in a hurry.
When temperatures outdoors are almost unbearable, it's important to know what to do. Home Instead Senior Care has the following tips for people over age 65, who account for nearly one-half of all hypothermia deaths.
To stay warm:
—Keep the thermostat at 65 degrees, at least. Consistently check it to make sure the home is sufficiently warm. Even as heating costs rise, safety should be a priority.
—Put a carbon monoxide detector near where sleeping's done.
—Ensure there's adequate insulation, and check and clean the fireplace and furnace. Furnace filters should be replaced monthly.
—Minimize drafts by filling old socks with sand and using them in drafty windowsills and door jams. Weather-strip around windows and doors. Keep doors to unused rooms closed and close curtains at night.
—Add an extra blanket to the bed and warm the bed in advance with a hot water bottle. Never use an electric blanket—it may be difficult to operate the controls if the temperature needs to be adjusted in the night.
—Dress in layers of loose fitting clothing. If going outside, make sure the head is covered.
To prevent falls:
—Take a couple of minutes per day and stretch limbs to loosen muscles.
—Try to stay inside—make arrangements for someone to shovel, and salt driveways and walkways. Have a caregiver pick up mail and/or groceries.
—Wear shoes or boots with a non-skid sole.
—Have handrails installed on outside walls for frequently used walkways.
—If using a cane or walker, check the rubber tips to make sure they're not worn smooth.
To build a network:
—Stay in touch with family, friends and neighbors. Schedule phone calls or enlist the help of a professional caregiver to come in for an hour a week.
—Make arrangements for assistance in case of a blizzard or power outage. Keep important numbers in an emergency kit, along with non-perishable foods, water and medications.
—Be familiar with local resources.
Whether old or young, bitter weather affects everyone. Bellin Health offers this advice for battling the cold:
—Dress appropriately. Wear loose, dry layers, but don't overdress. Make the opportunity to shed layers to adjust to weather changes. Try a mix of cotton or wool underneath, with something waterproof on top.
—Put a hat on because most body heat, about 40 percent, is lost through the head.
—Try mittens instead of gloves, as they provide more warmth for hands.
—Wear comfortable, waterproof, insulated boots to keep feet dry and warm, thus helping prevent hypothermia or frostbite.
—Drink warm beverages, not hot.
—Avoid alcohol, as these beverages prevent the body from generating heat and can cause dehydration, leaving one more susceptible to cold weather.
—Learn the signs of hypothermia (including severe shivering, dizziness, drowsiness and confusion) and frostbite (such as grayish, white or yellowed skin, pain or numbness or waxy skin). Get medical attention immediately if noticing any of these symptoms.
—Get out of wet clothes immediately. Warm up using a blanket. Drink warm fluids but don't immediately jump into a steaming hot shower or bath.
Additionally, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency shares these reminders:
—Bring pets indoors and ensure they have a warm shelter area with unfrozen water.
—Make sure vehicles have an emergency kit including an ice scraper, blanket and flashlight—and keep the fuel tank above half full.


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Pretoria - Pretoria magistrate Desmond Nair sought more information about Oscar Pistorius's conduct on Thursday during the murder-accused paralympian's bail application.
"There's evidence by the investigating officer that the accused threatened to break someone's legs;... used foul language to describe what he would do to somebody," said Nair.
"There's evidence of a charge of assault laid against the accused," he continued in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court.
"'I will break your legs. I will bash you up'," Nair quoted from a statement.
Nair also referred to an accidental shooting at Tasha's restaurant, at Melrose Arch, in Johannesburg.
The court has heard that a firearm went off when it was passed to Pistorius under a table.
Nair said that, according to hearsay, Pistorius got someone else to take the blame.
"I still don't know all the facts," Pistorius's counsel Barry Roux said of the accidental discharge of the firearm, adding that details about the incident were "vague".
Roux submitted that he did not think the sections of the Criminal Procedure Act which stipulate why not to give bail included something "this vague".
Nair was referring to references of "violence to others, threats to others, and past conduct" which he has to weigh when considering bail.
Nair read out an item about "community shock and outrage", which Roux countered by saying there would always be people outrage because "someone was killed and someone was in jail".
There would not be community outrage if Pistorius was granted bail after he had disclosed his defence, Roux said.
Pistorius has denied a charge of murdering Steenkamp, and has said he thought a burglar was in the toilet when he shot through the door, killing her. - Sapa


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Could you go through your life without using money? In the modern world, there remains the incessant urge to keep accumulating money until you get a fuller package than what your parents had and by "package" I mean a booby-trapped FedEx box full of urine. Author Mark Sundeen discusses The Man Who Quit Money (Riverhead), a book about 50-year-old Daniel James "Suelo" Shellabarger, a proponent of "simple living" who turned his back on the mastery of money and stopped using it in autumn of 2000. He occasionally lives in a cave near Moab in Utah. He works. He's not a spastic nerfbag. He just opts out of the whole money experience. Sundeen is exceptionally ballsy to bring this tale of dematerialized materialism to deepest, darkest, gilded Manhattan Beach, and Suelo also has refused his proceeds from the sale of the book so more for Mark! There are some things money can't buy. For everything else, there's reality. Pages, 904 Manhattan Ave., Manhattan Beach; Thurs., March 22, 7 p.m.; free, book is $15. (310) 318-0900, pagesabookstore.com.
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Jacobs Receives Two Contracts from Chicago Public Schools
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC) announced today that it has been selected by Chicago Public Schools (CPS) in Chicago, Ill. to provide Project Director services for the district's $500 million capital improvement program.
Officials did not disclose the contract value, but noted that the duration of the contract is through December 2013 with three one-year renewal options.
Under the terms of the contract, Jacobs is providing management assistance to the district, including the development and establishment of processes and tools that facilitate communication between the Chicago Board of Education's Department of Operations, other district departments, and the capital improvement program management team.
Jacobs also received a separate two-year contract from CPS to conduct physical building condition assessments for 281 of the district's nearly 700 schools, which support an enrollment of approximately 402,000 students district-wide.
In making the announcement, Jacobs Group Vice President Tom McDuffie stated, "These two contracts with CPS link the assessment and capital plan with the project execution team we currently have in place. We have a long-standing presence in the city of Chicago and are committed to helping CPS deliver safe, 21st century learning environments designed for academic growth and excellence."
Jacobs is one of the world's largest and most diverse providers of technical, professional, and construction services.
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Well , I,m still alive and fighting mad..! (FRACKEN , CRAP AND GOSH DARNIT)..!
:D I needed that...! :D so , tell me , what,s new ad how are all the beautiful ladies doing..? I,m still kicking and just focused right now.
All is well on my planet and things are getting manageable..! And yes , we live on the ceilings and unlike your planet , we don,t give a crap..! :D
Dango!!!!!!! I was just wondering where you were. We all missed you......well its impossible to speak for everybody soo.....the majority of us missed you.....or at least most of us?.....I missed you none the less!!!!
Where have you been?!?!?!?!
It gets boring here without you......
Greetings and hallucinations! Good to see you came up for air- we wuz just getting ready to organize a Search Party. Trying to see if we could get Nurse Diesel from the hospital to come look for you....
Of course, you DO realize that the photo of Bambi looks just fine to our members in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa....
We thought maybe you had run off with that cocoa merchant's daughter from Nigeria.
Group hug!:D
This is WAR..! Me against the medical field..! They suggest some outrageous crap , like I should take up knitting and buy a rocking chair..! :rolleyes:
Well , I buy the the chair and shoot the the crap out of it and UPS it to them quacks..!
They don,t know what I feel and everybody got me fighting mad already..!
NO CHAIR , I will put this chair up their behinds..!
I ask them questions and they they tell what they think..! Well , I,m not them and they ain,t me ..! I,m looking at a new back pack and already got new mountaineering bindings for the old psycho skis and I ain,t feeling what they all think I,m feeling..! I ain,t even tested out my new parts yet . I don,t even know my own limits yet but am slowly and smartly finding out..!
I know everybody got good intentions , but really , don,t mark me off yet..! Hell , I,m just getting back up..!
You hang in there dango,,, me, I like rockers on the front porch,, one can watch the college girls go jogging,, or just sit and have a beverage of your choice. Some righteous anger can be good for the soul, just try not to be foolhearty,,, I have been guilty of that more than once but fortunately, I am lucky at times. Enjoy life and the ladies,, I enjoy my lady very much, I don't deserve her, but I'm not telling her that,,, take care old hoss.
I do suggest knitting. Believe it or not, great aerobic. I'm not kidding. When you're a perfectionist in some things, and you have to concentrate so hard to get every stitch juuuust so... Get's the heart rate up.
I got a hobbie , I own my own wood shop..! I got some great things in mind and just trying to get back healthy so I can feel the adrenalin..! Again.! Yeap , like air and water , I,m was born crazy and I,ll die with a smile some day , but not soon..!
I got things to do , fun things and I,m working real hard with getting stronger again..! This will happen , I will do whatever it takes and smartly , ! Mama didn,t raise know fool.:D
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So let's recap the weekend for the Phillies: They lost Friday night, they lost Saturday night, and they lost on Sunday. Oh, and they also lost Erik Kratz to the DL with an unspecified knee injury that could sideline him for who knows how long. The Phillies will now roll with a catching duo of Humberto Quintero and Steven Lerud.
Their above-500 record and second place standing didn't even last a week.
So, pretty good weekend.
The team also said that they will not use Kratz' unfortunate circumstance to rush Chooch back from his hammy injury:
"We're not speeding him up," GM Ruben Amaro Jr. said. "Hopefully he'll be ready in a week to 10 days, but we're not speeding him up."
The Phils have struggled to remain in the NL East conversation when they have had Kratz and Ruiz in the lineup, so the Quintero and Lerud duo over the next week or so should simply add another wrinkle.
Kratz will have his knee examined today to see what kind of injury we're dealing with. It didn't sound good though as he was reportedly on crutches over the weekend.


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FAYETTEVILLE — Trey Killian finally turned the Tide.
FAYETTEVILLE — Trey Killian finally turned the Tide.
Arkansas' sophomore right-hander entered Saturday's game with Alabama the hard-luck loser of the staff, sporting an an 0-3 record to go along with his near-3 earned run average. The Razorbacks had also lost six of their seven one-run games this season, including four by a 2-1 score.
Killian gave a fist-pump after retiring Alabama in order in the eighth inning, almost like he knew a win was finally coming.
Eric Fisher's single to left field in the bottom of the eighth provided the game-winning run and the Razorbacks forced a split of the first two games in the series against the Crimson Tide with a 2-1 win Saturday.
Killian was near-perfect. A week after tossing his first-career complete game in a 1-0 loss to Florida, he threw nine innings against Alabama. He yielded just four hits and two walks while striking out seven in the Arkansas (12-8, 2-3) comeback.
"We haven't really backed him up all year. He's been incredible the last three weekends. He's got a lot of toughness," Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn said. "He battled and I know his pitch count was getting up there — I didn't even know what it was until right now when I looked at it — but I guarantee if we tried to take him out in the ninth, he would have went crazy."
Killian made but one mistake — when he pegged Ben Moore in the helmet with a pitch in the first inning. The run he allowed should have been a play made, Van Horn said.
Moore knocked in Chance Vincent in the third inning with a two-out blooper down the right field line. Arkansas first baseman Blake Baxendale made a poor read off the bat and the ball dropped just outside the reach of Brian Anderson, who was coming over from second base. Had there not been two outs, Moore would not have been running on the pitch and likely would have been no farther than third after the hit.
The Razorbacks were silent in response. Alabama starter Justin Kamplain held them to just three hits through the first six innings and never allowed consecutive runners to reach base.
Killian's emotion signaled a turning point. He was a little bothered in the fifth, Van Horn said, when a routine pop-up in the middle of the diamond went unclaimed. All four infielders and the catcher went toward the ball, but it dropped to the grass about eight-feet from the pitching rubber.
Two batters later Killian sprinted off the mound to catch a foul pop halfway down the first base line. In the eighth, he made a jumping stab with his glove to stop a likely infield single from Alabama's lead-off hitter in the inning.
Each out drew more and more demonstrative reactions.
"It was an adreneline rush to be honest," Killian said. "I think my gestures showed it, but fist-pumps after ever inning, I was riled up, ready to go. Intensity going, trying to get the rest of the team pumped up."
Anderson walked to start Arkansas' half of the eighth. Tyler Spoon bunted him over and Jake Wise was intentionally walked to set up a potential double-play and provide Alabama a left-on-left matchup with reliever Thomas Burrows against Fisher. Fisher, who entered for Baxendale just an inning before, knocked a low fastball into left field with an 0-2 count for the game-winner.
"I was just reacting. They wanted me, so it made the matchup even better," Fisher said. "Just got me fired up to go out there and compete."
Arkansas tied the game with three straight two-out singles in the eighth. KrisJon Wilkerson started the rally, Bobby Wernes singled him to third and Michael Bernal took the first pitch he saw back up the middle to score Wilkerson and make the game 1-1.
Kamplain's start was finished when walked Clark Eagan to load the bases after Bernal's single. He threw 6 2/3 innings, gave up six hits and one walk while allowing the one earned run.
Killian has thrown 24 innings his last three starts after going just 2 2/3 innings in his season debut. In those last three he's tossed two complete games and allowed just one earned run in each outing. Van Horn said it's possible Killian becomes a Friday-night starter going forward but a determination wouldn't be made until after the Alabama series.
"I just go out there and try to make pitches, you know?" Killian said. "Whether I have the best stuff that day or I don't. If something's not working, resort to something else."
Wilkerson was the only Arkansas player with more than one hit, as he finished with two. Brian Anderson walked and was hit by a pitch and Eagan singled and walk to provide the Razorbacks with three players who reached base twice. No Alabama (15-7, 3-2) player had more than a single hit and only Chance Vincent — with two walks — reached more than once.
The paid attendance at Baum Stadium was 9,036 and the actual was 5,644, both season highs.
One night after the teams combined for 26 runs in the series opener, Alabama fell to 0-4 in games with a 2-1 final score while Arkansas moved to 1-3. Chris Oliver is scheduled to pitch for Arkansas in the final game of the set Sundayagainst Jon Keller.
"The 2-1 games have been tough on us," Van Horn said. "I'd rather have it be 10-2, but just winning is good."
Alabama 17, Arkansas 9 (Fri.)
FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas struggled to give pitcher Jalen Beeks much support in two straight starts, managing two runs in losses to San Francisco and Florida.
The Razorbacks found ways to score more against Alabama on Friday night.
But the Crimson Tide battered Beeks and the Arkansas pitching staff.
Alabama opened the series with a 17-9 win in front of an announced crowd of 4,403 in Baum Stadium. The Crimson Tide (15-6, 3-1 in Southeastern Conference) collected 15 hits, eight for extra bases, to snap Arkansas' three-game win streak.
Alabama designated hitter Wade Wass and first baseman Austen Smith each went 2-for-3 with a home run, double and 4 RBIs. Second baseman Kyle Overstreet went 2-for-6 with 3 RBIs.
The 17 runs were the most Arkansas (11-8, 1-3 in SEC) had allowed since June 5, 2005, when Texas beat Arkansas 19-8 in the Austin (Texas) Regional.
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Duke Nukem has always been seen as the hero ready to rescue damsels in distress, though not with the politeness and charm that fairytales may have lead you to expect. He's in this rescuing game for one thing and one thing only, and generally he gets it.
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Duke Nukem is a badass, of that there is no doubt. But while this world is home to many badasses, few would be willing jump huge chasms, venture aboard alien space crafts and to take on beasts forty times their size. For our hero, this is all just a day's work.
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So you've got a great idea for a new reality show. Now you just have to get it picked up by a network. That's easier said than done. Reality television is a competitive business these days, and it seems like every month someone's discovered a new charismatic crop of weirdos (the folks of Duck Dynasty, Honey Boo Boo and her family, etc.) for TV audiences to fall in love with.
So what can you do to make your pitch stand out? In the latest Mediabistro feature, industry vets give tips on how you can impress network execs. Step one: Work on your idea:
Bill Hunt, executive producer of Austin Street Productions, whose expertise includes lifestyle programming and documentaries, said it's also important to recognize the potential of current themes on TV. "Networks love shows that are the same as other successful shows [yet] different in a unique way," he said. "Look at all the tattoo shows or the pawn-broking shows — when something is successful, you want to find a different hook into a hot topic. Right now humor seems to be in demand, à la Duck Dynasty."
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Gates, from Texas, is playing in his very first Nationwide Tour event after a year on the Canadian Tour and is clearly a player of some promise. He built on his very impressive afternoon opening round of 65 by adding another six birdies today. His only blemish coming at his 17th hole when he flew the green with his approach and for one of the very few occasions in his opening 36 holes he was unable to get up and down.
Queenslander Dodt was also off in the morning field and he too would make progress on his fine start on day one. He added a round of 68 and at 11 under he is just one behind Gates' lead.
Dodt, who hails from the small town of Gatton, west of Brisbane, is emerging as one of Australia's better young prospects. Following two good seasons in Asia he could be in for a good weekend in this event.
American D.J. Brigman moved within striking distance of Gates when he put together an afternoon round of 69 to move to 9 under while at 8 under are Americans Darron Stiles and Kevin Chappell
The large group at 7 under include the leading New Zealander Phil Tataurangi.
A score of 2 under par or better was required to make the cut and Craig Parry, Peter Senior and Peter Lonard were the most significant of those to miss the weekend. Senior missed out on the opportunity to finish his regular Tour career in style before heading to the US Champions Tour this year.


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Meanwhile, Dr. James Dobson is talking up his support for Tom Gallagher on Christian radio stations across Florida: "In a day when moral standards are up for grabs, Tom will be a champion for the family. He will work to provide genuine school choice for every Florida child, and he understands that the courts must be reigned in." You can listen here.


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Last Saturday Cap'n Jazz played its final hometown reunion show. The Chicago band was like The Velvet Underground for emo: their influence far outstripped their success as an active band. They broke up on their first major tour, just after their first record was released. By the late 1990s emo had gone from a punk sub-genre to the mainstream of rock music and Cap'n Jazz was being counted as a major influence. The 1998 release of their career retrospective "Analphabetapolothology" cemented their place in well-rounded record collections everywhere. In January of this year, they reunited for a surprise set at the Empty Bottle in Chicago. Since then they've done shows across the country- their only remaining show is November 6 in Austin, Texas. Last week Eight Forty-Eight aired this piece based on an interview between singer Tim Kinsella, guitarist Victor Villareal and music critic Althea Legaspi. You can listen to that here: [audio:/sites/default/files/archives/music/2010/10/capnjazz848.mp3|titles=Cap'n Jazz on 848] We already presented one small part of that interview that didn't make it into the feature piece, but the interview seemed significant enough that we wanted to share the full conversation with you. So here's all 25 minutes of Althea Legaspi's interview with Cap'n Jazz: [audio:/sites/default/files/archives/music/2010/10/capnjazz.mp3|titles=Cap'n Jazz] (Be sure to listen to the very end to learn the correct pronunciation of Cap'n Jazz.)


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Ziyan Zhao was born in 1952 in China. She served as a Research Professor and Director of Anti-Senility Research Center of Shandong, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, China. She holds a Ph.D. degree of Pierre and Marie CURIE University of PARIS obtained in 1993; an M.S. degree of medicine (major in pharmacology) obtained in 1982 in China. His research interests are aging-related diseases, stroke prevention, chronomedicine; imaging ellipsometric protein chip for medical applications.
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After struggling for months to dent Sen. Barack Obama's candidacy, the campaign of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is unleashing what one Clinton aide called a "kitchen sink" fusillade against him, pursuing five lines of attack since Saturday in hopes of stopping his political momentum.
After angrily denouncing Obama over the weekend for an anti-Clinton flier about the NAFTA trade treaty, and then sarcastically portraying his message of hope on Sunday as naive, Clinton delivered a blistering speech on Monday that compared Obama's lack of foreign policy experience to that of the candidate George W. Bush.
"We've seen the tragic result of having a president who had neither the experience nor the wisdom to manage our foreign policy and safeguard our national security," Clinton said in a speech on foreign policy at George Washington University. "We can't let that happen again."
With a debate in Ohio tonight, both Clinton's advisers and independent political analysts said that, by going negative against Obama when polls in Texas and Ohio show a tightening race, Clinton risks alienating voters.
Democratic governors fear McCain's power
Democratic governors from states likely to help decide the 2008 presidential election see Republican Sen. John McCain as a potentially formidable opponent, despite conditions that they say now favor their nominee.
Gov. Janet Napolitano of Arizona, McCain's home state: "To quote President Bush, McCain is never to be misunderestimated. He's a tough campaigner."
Gov. Edward Rendell of Pennsylvania, a Clinton supporter: "In some ways he's the ideal (Republican) candidate for Pennsylvania. He's going to contest for those suburban voters that have been delivering Pennsylvania to Democratic presidential candidates for the last four elections."
Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, who also supports Clinton: "He is appealing in Michigan. He does appeal to independent thinkers, at least he did in the past, and we have a lot of those in Michigan. Whoever the Democrat is, Michigan is a state where we're going to have to work."
Photo of Obama in Africa garb makes stir
A photo circulating on the Internet of Obama dressed in traditional local garments during a visit to Kenya in 2006 appeared on the Drudge Report, a gossip and news site, and the item's author, Matt Drudge, said the image was provided by a Clinton staff member.
Obama aide David Plouffe said that if it circulated the photo the Clinton campaign had "engaged in the most shameful, offensive fear-mongering we've seen from either party."
Clinton's new campaign manager, Maggie Williams, issued a withering reply: "If Barack Obama's campaign wants to suggest that a photo of him wearing traditional Somali clothing is divisive, they should be ashamed. Hillary Clinton has worn the traditional clothing of countries she has visited and had those photos published widely." Williams did not take responsibility for the photograph.
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230 années-vieux colonial hollandais. Salle de bain privée, petit-déjeuner complet. Wi-Fi gratuite. 4 miles de la village de Rhinebeck. 2 miles à l'aérodrome Rhinebeck. 3 miles de la foire du comté de Dutchess. 10 miles de l'Institut culinaire. L'Institut Omega (7 miles). Collège Mariste (15 miles). Bard College (7 miles). Vassar (20 miles) et 7 miles de la gare Amtrak de Rhinecliff.
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prologue 6.4KM
(7' 13'')
Start times
Last rider to pass
Last rider to finish
Stage classification
|The top five of the prologue
After 6.4km of racing in the 99th Tour de France, the top five is:
1. Fabian Cancellara (SUI) RNT - 6.4km in 7'13.470 (53.2km/h)
2. Bradley Wiggins (GBR) SKY at 7"
3. Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) OPQ at 7"
4. Teejay van Garderen (USA) BMC at 10"
5. Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) SKY at 11"
|Cancellara's 5th win on opening day
Fabian Cancellara has become the second rider in history to take the yellow jersey for a fifth time on the opening day of the race (equalling Bernard Hinault's efforts). His first victory at the Tour was in Liege in 2004... he's since won the TT at the start of the Tour in London (2007), Monaco (2009), Rotterdam (2010) and Liege - again - in 2012.
|Another yellow jersey for Cancellara?
Cancellara has ridden the 6.4km course at an average speed of 53.2km/h. Unless Evans pulls out a super fast final half of the TT, the Swiss rider appears destined to become the second man in Tour history to win the yellow jersey on the opening day five times.
|Cancellara: 7" ahead of Wiggins!
Cancellara's time was 7'13.470: he was seven seconds faster than Wiggins and will win the prologue... again!


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Sound Engineering courses & Music Production courses: The Recording Workshop – TRW
TRW Music Production Courses & Sound
Engineering Courses for all levels in West London
Looking for sound engineering courses & music production courses to start or further your career in Sound Engineering or Music Production?
If you're totally new to Music Production and Sound Engineering but have always had a passion to get involved in music recording, or you are a musician whose played in a studio but has been kept well away from all that 'technical stuff'. Nobody wanted to show you what's going on anyway and you have never been on any sound engineering courses or music production courses. Take a look at our Sound Engineering & Music Production Foundation course.
If you are really serious about Music Production then take a look at our Sound Engineering & Music Production Diploma courses.
Come to a free open evening event to view the studios & meet the tutors on Tuesdays from 18:00 to 18:30. To register click here
The Recording Workshop is accredited by ISI. International students can apply for a general tier 4 student visa to study Sound Engineering & Music Production at TRW. More details here.
Graduates have worked with members of The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd & David Bowie's band among others.
What if you are a Frustrated Musician, Engineer/ Producer or DJ?
Take a look at our DJ Tutorial courses, music production courses and sound engineering courses. You've already had some experience, but you are frustrated by not being able to get a great sound from your mix? It doesn't matter how hard you try, after all the 'advice' you're given, what music software or hardware equipment you buy or who you hire in terms of studios, engineers or producers, you just don't get the sound you want. Despite reading sound engineering & music production articles on how to get a great sound or watching videos, the dream of actually hearing for real what is 'playing in your head' eludes you.
Well it does not matter what background you have from total beginner to professional musician or someone who already has some sound engineering experience, here at the Recording Workshop sound engineering courses & music production courses we can train you from the ground up. Keep up to date with new courses and information
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We offer sound engineering courses & music production courses with training that is amenable to everyone regardless of age, experience or culture and ensure to the best of our ability that you leave us with a definite plan to move forward in your career or hobby, whether it is to get work in the music industry, or set up your own studio or simply have a better understanding of the music production process.
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Let's take a brief look at the sound engineering courses & music production courses we have on offer. For further information on each sound engineering course or music production course, click the links either here on this page on in the right hand column.
The TRW Sound Engineering Course & Music Production Foundation Course
This course is for everyone, even for those who feel they have a reasonable knowledge of the basics. You would be amazed at some of the gaps in your knowledge which you might not realize you have, and that could be one of the main reasons you are struggling to get the sound you so desire. In this course we take you step-by-step though all the equipment you would expect to find in an audio recording studio, explain how it works and you then have a chance to use it yourself. We start off with analog or traditional equipment and then move onto computer based digital audio. Once you have completed this course you can then move onto the TRW advanced sound engineering courses & music production courses. continued on page 2
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If you think recently reincarnated rapper Snoop Lion and iconic author Charles Dickens go together like Ebenezer Scrooge and Christmas, you're right.
Fresh off a name change after a soul-altering trip to Jamaica, Snoop Lion is the centerpiece of a new marketing campaign by Adidas. He voices his animated counterpart, who is dubbed Ebenezer Snoop on account of the colossal amount of Christmas cantankerousness with which he's afflicted.
Snoop is the star of an animated short that puts a twenty-first century spin on Dickens' A Christmas Carol. The clip begins with the flesh-and-blood version of Snoop, clad in an Adidas tracksuit and Adidas sneakers, relaxing in a very Dickensian setting, puffing on a pipe in front of a roaring fire. He invites us to view a cautionary tale of regret and redemption, with some partying thrown in for good measure.
In the words of Snoop, Picture This:
Snoop's cup was once filled with Gin and Juice and love, but it's now dried up. He's all out of libations, literally and figuratively. Snoop is just a shell of his former self; he's grumpy, socially isolated, and very Grinch-esque. He's so downtrodden that he's donning a terry cloth robe and Adidas slides in the middle of a sunny Los Angeles day. But, then the Adidas-sponsored ghosts of Christmas past (Stan Smith), present (David Beckham), and future (Derrick Rose and Rita Oro) travel with him through time and help him see that without Snoop, the future is a "[Drop It Like It's] hot mess." The Snoop of days gone by was the Life of da Party, but since he's retreated from the social scene to languish in his bedroom with drawn blinds and a sullen spirit, the future becomes bleak and younger generations go astray.
Snoop then sees he must put an end to his selfish ways. He shows up at a party with a few six-packs of O'Suds and new holiday spirits. He even delivers a brief inspirational speech in which he tells everyone, "Parties aren't an excuse to get wild. They're a celebration of friends gathering from near and far."
He transforms from bah humbizzle to happy holidizzle.
At the conclusion of the video, Snoop then gets philosophical on us. He poses an ominous, suggestive question, "Maybe the Ebenezer is you." Through a Facebook app entitled, "Are You an Ebenezer?" Snoop scrutinizes an individual's Facebook profile, examining things such as wall posts and tagged photos, to find out if we unwittingly harbor an inner curmudgeon deep within our seasonal-scorning souls. If you prove to be an Ebenezer, Snoop gives you the chance to make things right and "Un-Scrooge yourself" by sending a message to one (or more) Facebook friends.
This campaign is all about Adidas, so after fessing up to our transgressions and rekindling our love for the holidays, we're presented with a link to the Adidas holiday collection to "find some great gift ideas for your crew."
Snoop's turn in this animated short isn't his first marketing-campaign appearance. According to the Adidas holiday video, the rapper's animated past is filled with sick shindigs, but according to YouTube, the rapper's real past is loaded with commercial roles and celebrity endorsements.
Ebenezer Snoop traveled back in time with the help of the ghost of Christmas past, so I decided to engage in some time traversing of my own and look back on Snoop's most memorable ad appearances. Call it a Snoop-stimulated, Ebenezer-engendered, gangster-generated reminiscence.
Does Snoop's smoothness and coolness translate to the small screen? Profanity-studded lyrics and mellifluous melodies aside, how does he stack up in the television-marketing world? Iâm taking it all the way back to the 90s to gift you with the best (and worst) blast-from-the-past Snoop appearances.
Malt from the Commercial Vault
In 1994, Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg starred in an ad for malt-liquor brand St. Ides.
The best aspects of this commercial include (but are not limited to): Nate Dogg's velvety voice, Snoop's metamorphosis into (and his uncanny resemblance to) a dog, and Snoop's doling out of 40s at an archetypal 90s party while clad in a winter-white fedora. Who knew Snoop could solidly play second fiddle to a now-notorious liquor brand?
The Odd Couple Brought to You by AOL
Leave it to those once-ubiquitous AOL discs to bring comedian Jerry Stiller and Snoop Dogg in the same room in 2003.
When Jerry Stiller knocks Snoop to a couple whose enthusiasm is so hyperbolic it makes the commercial parody-like, Snoop appears out of nowhere to defend himself. Snoop's short albeit memorable appearance lasts just long enough for him to deliver his classic izzle speech.
Snoops Goes Country Club for Chrysler
Snoop channeled his inner prep for a Chrysler commercial that first aired in July 2005.
Snoop cruises the golf course with ex-Chrysler chairman Lee Iacocca, who appeared in Chrysler commercials back in the 1980s.
In attempt to appeal to longtime Chrysler buyers while simultaneously capturing the attention of a younger generation, the car company unites the once-prevalent Iacocca with the now-relevant Snoop.
Snoop spouts hip-hop colloquialisms and spews his trademark izzle lingo, and while Iacco admittedly has no clue what he's saying, they both understand the power of pink polos, nice cars, and great deals.
(11 years later and Snoop's still rocking a white fedora.)
Nuthin But a G Thang
Snoop endorsed Orbit gum in January 2006. After he tells prep school students what it's like to be a gangster on Career Day, he's banished to hell because of his filthy mouth. Enter, the cleaning power of Orbit.
Hell is apparently a retro living room outfitted with alabaster-colored vinyl couches and red pillows where elderly ladies with devil horns congregate and cackle creepily. Fortunately, after Snoop is condemned, the Orbit girl appears (with a goat, for some unexplainable reason). Snoop and his clean, sparkling mouth get transported to heaven, where he sits in a rhinestone-encrusted dog dish amongst the clouds. Behold, Orbit's literal and metaphorical cleaning abilities.
Snoop Gets German
Apparently realism and logic aren't necessities for Snoop's commercial appearances, according to this spot for a German phone company he did in 2008.
Snoop allegedly tried to channel Roy Black, a German singer and actor from the 1960s, 70s, and 80s, but the noteworthy things about this ad are his bad voice, bad hairpiece, and bad German accent. The whole ad is random and nonsensical, with girls climbing out of ovens and a piano appearing out of nowhere.
According to Ad Age, the German lyrics translate to this:
It's nice to be in the world
that's what the bee says to the porcupine
you and me, we sing together
it's nice to be in the world.
It's nice to be in Snoop's world, where one can make bank by appearing in indecipherable commercials.
What begins as a grocery-store-display war between a Pepsi employee and his Coke counterpart ends with Snoop performing a fantastic little ditty on a stage constructed exclusively out of Pepsi Max cases.
In November 2010, all it took was a five-second Snoop rap coupled with an infectious beat to put that Coke Zero castle to shame.
Snoop's smooth voice, stylish soda sipping, and intimidating saunter down the grocery store aisle make drinking an aspartame-filled Pepsi Max that much more enticing.
A Not-So-Subtle Pistachios Ad
Of the numerous commercials Snoop has appeared in over the years, the most relevant one might be his most recent: an ad for Wonderful Pistachios that debuted last month.
What's more appropriate (or perhaps, more inappropriate) than a commercial that gives a nod to Snoop's favorite hobby and fondness for cannabis in the guise of cracked pistachio consumption?
The unconcealed reference to medical marijuana didn't sit well with broadcast censors, however. According to Ad Week, the ad is airing only on cable and online. Bold and buzz-generating, this ad was probably one Snoop enjoyed filming.
To the Futizzle
Although Snoop initially emerged as a rapper in the early 1990s, he's made a second career out of endorsements. His career (and bank account) consists of hip-hop singles and a series of brief yet inexplicably intriguing appearances in television commercials. My Snoop-sparked time traveling included a brief visit to the 90s, a longer stint in the 2000s, and some time in recent years, and after watching the rapper's most memorable spots, I realized that his appearances are strung together by three things: randomness, (presumably big) checks, and izzle speech. Snoop's past is studded with humorous, strange, and ridiculous commercials, and if the most recent Pistachios ad and Ebenezer Snoop campaign are indicators of things to come, the future will also hold a wealth of marketing efforts featuring the man who once rapped about domesticity and drugs with Martha Stewart. From St. Ides imbiber to animated Adidas product pusher, Snoop's commercial scope spans decades. Here's to the futizzle.


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I am scanning a bunch of slides on the v500 and just not getting the results my lab can produce. My images are tack sharp and only just grainy... not much. But the scanner is producing color noisy unsharp images. I have tried pretty much every combination of settings and just can't seem to get the results I was hoping for. Any suggestions?? Am I doing something wrong or just expecting too much for an inexpensive scanner??
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That's right, if you live on the Delmarva peninsula, there's a new .NET user group forming where you can go to learn more about the Microsoft developer platform, as well as mix and mingle with your peers in the area.
The new group will be meeting in Georgetown, Delaware at Delaware Technical & Community College. The first kick-off meeting is on Tuesday, May 8th from 5:30-8:00pm.
For more information, see the Delaware .Net Users Group's new web site:
Thanks to Doug White from the University of Delaware for helping to start-up this group!


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King's GambitProduct Code: B0051EU
Publisher: Russian Chess House
Author: Nikolay Kalinichenko
Year of Publication: 2009
Pages: 347
Notation Type: TBD
Book DescriptionThe King's Gambit is one of the most ancient openings, its history dating back more than 500 years.
It was highly popular in the 19th century, and in the 20th century it was played regularly by such famous grandmasters as Paul Keres, David Bronstein and Boris Spassky, and also on several occasions by Bobby Fischer.
Even today a number of leading players keep playing the King's Gambit in their armoury as a surprise weapon.
The present book by Nikolai Kalinichenko, an international grandmaster in correspondence play, gives a systematic analysis of the King's Gambit using more than 300 annotated games, classic and modern, providing the reader with a sound knowledge of all the standard variations, together with their typical strategic and tactical ideas.
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Get your Primary Election results here
Wed, 14 Sep 2011 01:10:20 GMT —
Voters across Central New York cast their ballots in more than 100 races throughout the area Tuesday.
Among some of the notable races:
In the Onondaga County Legislature TMs 12th District, David Knapp wins the Republican Party line with 70 percent of the vote over Robert Cox. Elsewhere in the county, incumbent Bob Warner loses the primary in the 13th District to Derek Shepard. Warner can still run in November on the Conservative line.
In Utica, two Republicans ran in the mayoral primary. City Comptroller Michael Cerminaro faced off against Robert Cardillo. Cerminaro holds a lead right now in that race, but all precincts have not yet reported.
In Cayuga County there was a three-way Republican primary for the Springport town council. A. Edward Staher and Richard Hodges both won a bid.
In Ithaca, it was a race between three Democratic hopefuls for mayor. The three candidates were Svante Myrick, Pam Mackesey and J.R. Clairborne. Myrick, the fourth ward representative of Ithaca's East Hill area, is the winner.
Fulton saw a battle for the next mayor between Republicans Thomas Kenyon and Ronald Woodward, Sr. Woodward wins with 61 percent of the vote, and will represent the Republican Party in the November election.
In Rome, Joseph Fusco leads incumbent Mayor James Brown. Results are still coming in at this point.
In a special election for the 116th State Assembly district, Democrat Anthony Brindisi and Republican Gregory Johnson are both running to replace Utica-area Assemblywoman RoAnn Destito, who was appointed as the State Commissioner of General Services earlier this year. Brindisi currently has the lead, but not all precincts have reported.
In a U.S. Congressional race of interest, Republicans scored an upset victory out of New York City. Retired media executive Bob Turner defeated Democratic State Assemblyman David Weprin in a special election to fill the seat vacated by Anthony Weiner, who resigned in June following a sex scandal. The heavily Democratic section of Queens and Brooklyn had never elected a Republican to the House of Representatives.


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State Witness in Holyland Affair to Receive NIS 12,000 a Month
This payment, which could reach NIS 1 million, comes on top of a series of economic benefits the state has already promised the witness.
The State Prosecutor's Office announced on Tuesday in Tel Aviv District Court that Israel will pay the state witness in the Holyland affair NIS 12,000 a month for up to eight years.
This payment, which could reach NIS 1 million, comes on top of a series of economic benefits the state has already promised the witness. These benefits include exemption from tax debts (which according to media reports reached NIS 1 million ), exemption from hefty court expenses, and compensation for legal fees of NIS 8,000 a month between August 2010 and June 2011.
Prosecutors divulged information about the agreement in response to defendants' request that classified portions of the accord signed between Israel and the witness be disclosed. These classified sections detail the financial arrangements worked out between the witness and the state.
Prosectors acknowledged that the witness uses the stipend to pay back his debts. "It turns out that the witness is entangled in a reality in which he pays creditors regular payments to cover debts," the prosecutors explained. "Once it became clear to us that the stipend is used by the witness to pay back debts, we decided to take the unusual step of disclosing to the defense the scope of this monthly stipend."
Prosecutors added that other sections of the classified portions must remain under wraps, in accord with directives under the law for state witnesses. The law defines the Holyland witness as "living under threat.
The law says a witness living under threat is one who faces direct threats to his or her life or well-being, or to the life or well-being of family members. Defense attorneys object to the witness being given this designation, contending that the pressures faced by the state witness due to debts owed to creditors do not match the law's criteria.
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