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Lockheed and Route 1 Intersection Project
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- Includes new curb ramps, crosswalk, sidewalk, bus shelters, and pedestrian signal modification.
- Crosswalk on the south side will be remarked and a raised median with refuge will be added.
- Completion: anticipated summer 2016
Richmond Highway Transit Center Study
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Backlick Road/Amherst Avenue Pedestrian Improvement
- Install signalized crosswalks at Highland Street. Funded through 2014 Bond. $300.000.The much needed signalized crosswalks at the busy and confusing intersection of Highland Street/Backlick Road/Amherst Avenue is considered a funded project in the 4 year program that the Board authorized in July 2012.
- Funding will come from the November 2014 Transportation Bond. This project has been identified as one of a handful of "priority projects" in the approved 2014 Bond, with an estimated cost of $300,000.
- Construction in early 2016.
Springfield CBC Commuter Parking
- Total Cost: ~$52 million
- 4 to 5 story structure with 1,000-1,100 commuter parking spaces
- 3-5 bus bays, bicycle storage and possibly recreational facilities
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Land acquisition and utilities - Spring 2016 to Spring 2017
Bid advertisement and contract award - Summer 2017 to Summer 2019
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Route1 Widening (1)
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- Underway
- Widens Route 1 from Mount Vernon Memorial Highway to Telegraph Road from 4 lanes to 6 lanes
- Includes bike, pedestrian, and future transit accommodations.
- Anticipated Completion: Winter 2016.
Route 1 Widening (2)
- Total cost: $90 million
- Planning and Scoping currently underway
- Widens Mt. Vernon Memorial Highway to Napper Road north from four to six lanes
- Includes reservation of the ROW for the future transit.
- Anticipated Completion: Summer 2020
Route 1 Transit
- DRPT Route 1 Alternative Analysis Transit Study
Hybrid option – BRT and a Yellow Line extension
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- Total Cost: $63 million
- Extends Frontier to Loisdale Road
- Completion: Summer 2022 (but will be expedited for FBI)
HAWK signal
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- Associated sidewalk has been installed
Jefferson Manor Phase III A
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- Construction – late 2018 thru Spring 2019
Telegraph Road Walkway from Huntington Avenue to Rose Hill Drive
- Installs 5' wide concrete sidewalk along missing links, including crosswalks and curb ramps.
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Phase II –Pike Road to Wilton Road
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- A 10' shared use asphalt path is provided along Newington Road, and a 5' concrete sidewalk along the south side of realigned Cinder Bed Road from the Newington Road intersection to just east of the DVS entrance Road.
- Schedule: Notice to proceed with construction - January 2016. Completion is scheduled for spring of 2017.
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Cape Town - A young taxi driver was shot and killed when a gunman fired a random shot over a fence while he was braaiing with friends in Delft.
Granville Boucher, 28, who died of a single bullet wound yesterday, was known to most of the residents in the Rosendal area.
The friends who were braaiing with Boucher at the time of the shooting say a hand came over the yard's wall and fired at random.
"No one knows why, or even if, Granville was the target," said Boucher's friend, Candice Gilbert. She said no one else was injured.
Another friend, who identified himself only as Deon, said a group of about 20 were celebrating a 21st birthday at the time of the shooting.
"The way that gun just came over the wall and let off a shot was unexplainable. I don't know what the shooter was thinking, but he could have killed or injured any one of the people there. It was completely random. Granville was shot in his side."
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American Society of Interior Designers
The website for the ASID with their collective resources.
Antique Arts
A gallery of antiques and art objects. A good resource to browse for inspiration.
Architecture Visual Resources Library (SPIRO)
This is a digital slide library and therefore the images are very small, but may still be useful.
Autodesk company website for 2D and 3D design software.
A wireframe 3D CAD application for PCs.
Cities/Buildings Database (University of Washington)
"A collection of digitized images of buildings and cities drawn from across time and throughout the world, available to students, researchers and educators on the web."
"Provides news and information for interior design professionals with an international list of selected designers, links to interior design magazines, a list of design centers for the trade."
Digital Archive of Architecture (Boston College)
This source provides images of architecture from Europe, Great Britain and the United States from prehistoric to the 20th Century. The sources are not extensive, but useful.
Society of Architectural Historians Image Exchange
The website for SAH. It includes a career center, information on fellowships and grants, as well as information on the organization.
A directory with construction materials and facility service providers. There is also a forum for discussion and links to government codes.
AEC Daily
A continuing education site that also has directories for suppliers and construction companies.
"ARCAT provides information on building materials for architects, spec writers, engineers and contractors. Including 10,500 manufacturers with thousands of their cad details, specifications, BIM families, wizards, links to every web site and other information."
A good source for industry news that also includes directories of architects, engineers, contractors, manufacturers, real estate services and software providers.
Design fusion
The website for an architectural design corporation.
The Design Linc
Information and resources geared towards designing for people with disabilities and special needs.
Interior Design Directory
Interior Design Link is the largest and most comprehensive online directory with over 37,000 interior design professionals and firms. Site also features design articles, job postings, and interior design school information.
Another site that requires registration, Designguide.com is "a comprehensive and efficient research, communication and advertising platform for the building &design industry."
The website for the journal Interior Design. It contains links to products, blogs and professional development resources as well as the online format of the magazine.
Information on manufacturers and designers of lighting fixtures as well as industry news and tips.
This website contains databases for manufacturers, dealers and representatives, and news as well as a product guide and a bookstore.
Supplier Expo
A listing of sources for materials, furnishings and accents for architecture, interior design, landscaping and engineering.
This site allows one to search for suppliers for construction and decorating projects.
Thomas Net
A listing of industrial products and suppliers by type.
Design Center of the Americas
"DCOTA is the largest design campus of its kind, showcasing over 775,000 square feet of over 100 upscale interior and design showrooms catering to any home, yacht or office project."
New York Design Center
"NYDC houses nearly 100 showrooms [with] over 300 lines of fine, traditional, contemporary, residential and contract furniture, as well as fabric, floor covering, wall covering and decorative accessory resources."
Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles
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" Brand: Sainsbury's / Type: Cake "
I would walk past a plain Madeira cake and usually dismiss it as being plain and uninteresting.
Often plain Madeira cake can be too dry, it needs something added to it to make it attractive to prospective purchasers.
As we know too well, there can be masses of different cakes on offer and we still have trouble trying to find one to our liking!
If I am in an indecisive mood I tend to choose one of my old faithfuls and I have had the Sainsbury`s Iced Coffee Madeira many times.
A 340 g cake comes in at around £1.29. The cake is packaged in a clear plastic wrapper which has a printed paper band around the middle.
The information on the paper band is crystal clear, makers name, nutritional values etc. Two slices of the cake grace the printed label and they have managed to capture the cake looking its best.
My initial thought would be that the coffee icing on the top would stick firmly to the clear plastic wrapper when it was first opened and the whole cake would then in turn fall apart. I was quite wrong, the layered cake lazes in a greaseproof paper base and once the plastic covering has been taken off it remains intact.
The cake has started life by being baked in a flat baking tin and then they have cut three identical sized slabs of Madeira cake and sandwiched them together with a coffee butter-cream. Sickly is a word that could spring to mind, but the butter-cream hasn't been ladled on, there is just enough to add moisture to the Madeira cake.
The cake, the butter-cream and the icing used on the top have all been flavoured with coffee extract which only works so well because the coffee flavour appears subtle.
In between the layers are buttercream and then on the top is a glossy fondant/glace coffee icing which is reasonably thick.
As you cut a slice the cakes bows slightly under the blade but seeing as you have three layers of icing to negotiate then this comes as no surprise.
You can transfer a slice from the serving plate to a tea plate with relative ease.
Eating tidily it is a completely different matter, the icing on the top clings for dear life to your fingertips and needs licking off.
The Madeira cake is moistened by all of the sweet coffee icing, so there is nothing dry whatsoever about the cake in general.
If you don't cut the cake carefully you could end up with the top icing from the next slice attached to the first piece!
The consistency could be described as `sludgy` but I mean that in a polite and flattering way.
The combination of Madeira cake, butter-cream and fondant/glace icing, all in a coffee flavour works very well, but it is extremely rich and of course high in sugar content.
A slice, which amounts to an eighth of the cake contains 168 calories.
The cake contain wheat gluten, sulphite (preservative), milk and egg.
Due to the way in which this cake is manufactured no one with a nut allergy should eat it.
I love coffee cake but I have never managed to find anyone who makes it the way I like. Whether it's a friend, a corner shop or a supermarket brand doing the baking, I never quite enjoy it the way I do when I make my own. However, Sainsbury's Coffee Iced Madeira Cake has changed that.
This is without a doubt the nicest shop-bought coffee cake I have ever tried. It has three layers of moist, soft, coffee-flavoured Madeira cake which are sandwiched together with two tasty strips of coffee flavoured buttercream icing. The cake is then topped by a thick, slightly gooey coffee-flavoured icing which has a taste and texture somewhere between glace and fondant icing.
I find this cake to be just wonderful. It is so indulgent and a slice really fills me up, whilst still of course making me want another one. It has lots of lovely icing but it isn't too sticky or sickly, and it doesn't suffer from being too dry the way many coffee cakes do. It is just about perfect and I am sure I will be buying many more in the future.
Per slice, which is recommended to be 1/8th of the cake, this cake contains 168 calories, 17 grams of sugar and 6.5 grams of fat (3.2 grams of which is saturated). Obviously this means that it won't help your diet much but it is certainly not the fattiest cake around and a slice now and then won't do you much harm. That's what I tell myself anyway!
This cake normally costs £1.29 but it is currently on offer for 2 for £2 (an offer which also includes the plain, iced, cherry and lemon iced Madeira cakes in the same range).


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Planning and preparing the Christmas feast can be a marathon. Despite the best of intentions, more often than not it's just not possible to prepare everything lovingly from scratch without losing your mind. So, this Christmas, keep your sanity intact with these time-savers.
Make pre-made your own
Whether it's a ready-made Christmas ham or Christmas pudding, there are a lot of great products that taste fantastic and can also easily be gussied up to feel more 'homemade'. Buy a pre-cooked Christmas ham then top it with a lovely, easy homemade glaze. Or, purchase a pudding then serve it with an indulgent homemade custard or brandy butter you've made yourself.
Don't be tied to tradition
Thankfully we have a climate and culture that doesn't demand the traditional Christmas roast. In many ways, light and easy suits an Australian Christmas the best and you can use this to your advantage. Succulent pork belly served with a selection of salads is much easier than a turkey roast and those clichéd prawns on the barbie make a delicious, almost-instant starter, particularly when served with a good-quality store bought mayonnaise and a spritz of lemon.
Menu plan and prep ahead
Half the battle is working out what you're going to make and how. Cut yourself some slack with one of our Christmas menu plans that suit all tastes and budgets. When planning, remember that anything that can be made in advance is a godsend if things tend to get crazy on the day in your household.
Easy Christmas pudding
If you haven't time to make one this year, there are many Christmas puddings on the market that taste sensational. Serve with a good ready-made custard or some whipped cream and that's Christmas dessert all taken care of. Christmas puddings also microwave well, which is one less thing crowding the stovetop on the big day.
If you'd prefer a homemade cake but haven't gotten organised enough to make a cake months in advance, save the day with this lovely quick cake.
Try our Easy Christmas cake or a delightful Traditional Christmas Pudding.
Other quick tips:
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- Make entertaining easy by stocking up on pre-made party finger food. There's tons of great stuff out there, from party pies and mini quiches to frozen dumplings that taste great but would be totally time consuming to make.
- Buy your mince pies then dust them with icing sugar for a homemade look.
- Don't hesitate to cut corners with premade pastry, chutneys, stuffing and sauces – that's what they're there for.
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Karen VanWagenen has worked for the town of Guilderland, first as an assessment clerk and then as a bookkeeper, for nearly three decades. She was appointed, this week, to a six-year term as the permanent assessor.
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Premiere Date: 10/9/2001; 28 minutes
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Includes a special sneak peek of THE WAGER by Rachel Van Dyken! The #1 New York Times bestseller...'I have a proposition for you.' Kacey should have run the minute those words left Seattle millionaire Jake Titus's mouth. It's been years since Kacey's seen her childhood friend Jake, but the minute Jake mentions his ill grandmother, Kacey is ready to do anything for the sweet old woman. And if that means pretending they're engaged for her sake-so be it. But Kacey wasn't counting on Jake's older brother Travis still being there.
She calls him 'Satan' for a reason: she's never forgotten the way he teased and taunted her. Yet when they meet again, Travis's gorgeous smile is a direct hit to her heart . . . and Kacey's more confused than ever. As the days pass, only one thing starts to become alarmingly clear-she never should have accepted Jake's deal . . .
About the Author
Rachel Van Dyken is the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author of regency and contemporary romances. When she's not writing you can find her drinking coffee at Starbucks and plotting her next book while watching The Bachelor. She keeps her home in Idaho with her Husband and their snoring Boxer, Sir Winston Churchill.
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Audience: General
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 256
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Summadayze Perth adds second line-up acts
Round two of the Summadayze lineup for 2011 has arrived with some massive names and a few surprises thrown in too. German electro-king Boys Noize leads the additions, which also include festival favourites Art vs. Science, tech powerhouse Claude Von Stroke, newly vowel-less trio PVT and many more.
Adding these to the already monster the first half of the 2011 line-up, which included cross-over mega-star David Guetta and world number one Armin van Buuren, is sure to give every dance fan something to be excited about. Combine this with already fantastic move of holding this year's Summadayze for the first time on a Saturday and this looks to be one of the best editions yet.
The new names join the already huge roster that includes Pharrell out front of NERD, party pimps Chromeo, disco king Aeroplane and more.
Acts now joining Summadayze 2011 in Perth include:
Boys Noize
Art vs. Science (live)
Tinie Tempah (live)
Claude Von Stroke
PVT (live)
Stafford Brothers
Joining the previously announced
David Guetta
Armin van Buuren
N*E*R*D (live)
Chromeo (live)
Erol Alkan
Miami Horror (live)
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An Interpretive Introduction to Quantum Field Theory
Quantum mechanics is a subject that has captured the imagination of a surprisingly broad range of thinkers, including many philosophers of science. Quantum field theory, however, is a subject that has been discussed mostly by physicists. This is the first book to present quantum field theory in a manner that makes it accessible to philosophers. Because it presents a lucid view of the theory and debates that surround the theory, An Interpretive Introduction to Quantum Field Theory will interest students of physics as well as students of philosophy.
Paul Teller presents the basic ideas of quantum field theory in a way that is understandable to readers who are familiar with non-relativistic quantum mechanics. He provides information about the physics of the theory without calculational detail, and he enlightens readers on how to think about the theory physically. Along the way, he dismantles some popular myths and clarifies the novel ways in which quantum field theory is both a theory about fields and about particles. His goal is to raise questions about the philosophical implications of the theory and to offer some tentative interpretive views of his own. This provocative and thoughtful book challenges philosophers to extend their thinking beyond the realm of quantum mechanics and it challenges physicists to consider the philosophical issues that their explorations have encouraged.
"This is a valuable book. . . . [It] reflects a welcome trend toward a reassessment of the notions of meaning and visualization in contemporary science."--Peter Holland, Nature
"Provides a concise but probing introduction into the fundamentals of quantum field theory. . . . The reader who wishes to pursue the philosophical consequences that ensue when not only properties of things but the things themselves become subject to quantum superposition can do no better than to begin with Teller's book. Its combination of careful exposition and thoughtful philosophical critique is an ideal starting place for this inquiry."--Lawrence Sklar, Foundations of Physics
"Paul Teller . . . does here what philosophers do best . . . : verbalizing abstruse scientific concepts and arguments to stimulate thoughtful discourse about fundamental ideas."--Eugen Merzbacher, Physics Today
"This is a very readable book for initiates of relativity theory, nonrelativistic quantum mechanics, and the philosophical problems associated with the foundations of each."--Choice
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High School Extra (May 13): OP baseball clinches ECIC I title
Quakers clinch in 10
This is why it's bad luck to start putting the bats away before the last out is official:
Orchard Park led Lancaster, 6-4, with two outs and nobody on base in the bottom of the seventh in their ECIC I baseball game Monday at Lancaster. The next thing the Quakers knew they were in extra innings. A walk and a two-run homer by L.J. Castillo knotted the game and OP needed 10 innings to pull out a 7-6 victory.
The victory clinched the third division title in the last four years for the Quakers (10-0 ECIC).
"I think it's our first outright league title since 2004. We've shared a bunch," said Quakers coach Jim Gibson.
Jeff Palczewski singled to lead off the 10th and came home with the winning run on a double by Brandon Nicholson.The last of six pitchers used by Gibson, Nicholson gave up the home run to Castillo but picked up the win in relief.
Kenmore East pulls upset
Kenmore East handed Niagara Falls its first Niagara Frontier League baseball loss, 6-0, on the Wolverines' home diamond behind the one-hit pitching of senior right-hander Jeff White. The Bulldogs scored all their runs in the fifth inning when it strung together five singles. Preston Smith had three hits for the winners.
Chris Cardona's single in the fourth was the only hit off White, who struck out two and walked three.
Niagara Falls had defeated the Bulldogs, 14-5, in their first meeting this season.
"Niagara Falls probably will win our league and be a very worthy champion but today my guys played great," said Kenmore East coach Leslie Simon, whose team is 5-6 after starting 0-4 in the NFL.
Jeff Torborg once caught three no-hit games in his major league career. Maryvale catcher Zach Nelson was on the receiving end of his second no-hitter in a week when Anthony Hernandez shut down Depew, 5-0, Monday. The freshman right-hander struck out 10 and walked three. Last week Nelson was behind the plate for a no-hit game by Joel Crywcum against Amherst. Hernandez also had a pair of singles and drove home a run.
Lancaster softball rallies
Lancaster (9-3, 7-3 ECIC I) rallied for two runs in the bottom of the seventh to knock Orchard Park out of a share of first place in the division, 7-6.
Sarah Kubik's one-out home run in the top of the seventh had given the visiting Quakers the lead, 6-5. Stacy Peterson led off the bottom of the seventh with a single. Julia Sortisio came through with a two-out triple that tied it, then scored on an infield single by Kara Paradowski for the walk-off win.
"I didn't see any panic in my team after the home run. They really believed they could come back," said Lancaster coach Kelly Ambrose.
Amherst girls lacrosse clinches
Grace Lawson's third goal of the game with 1:29 left gave Amherst (11-3, 7-0 Class C) a 9-8 victory over Lake Shore and enabled the Tigers to wrap up the Class C League girls lacrosse championship. Lawson had an assist to go with her hat trick, and Angelina Simon had three goals and an assist as well. Senior goalkeeper Emily Bitka made 12 saves and midfielder Kathryn Yoder had an assist and turned in a strong defensive game for the Tigers of coach Andrew Karpinko.
Larson Sundown scored seven goals and six assists, Zack Hayes had six goals and seven assists and Gates Abrams scored five with two assists in Akron's 24-7 triumph at Silver Creek, avenging losses to the Black Knights in the last two Class C sectional championship games. The Tigers (10-2 overall, 8-1 in Class C League) led, 17-6, at the half.
"It's a big win for us, a monkey off our back," said Akron coach Bryan Bellis.
St. Mary's names Ard
St. Mary's named Matt Ard its new head football coach. He is the school's dean of student affairs. Ard was defensive coordinator at St. Mary's in 2011 and '12 following a decade as an assistant at Maryvale.


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Bentley Adding Diesel Engines, Axing 6¾-liter V8
After already announcing that it will offer a plug-in hybrid sometime in the near future, Bentley has now confirmed that a diesel option will be available in an upcoming sedan.
Bentley CEO Wolfgang Dürheimer told Car and Driver that prototypes of the diesel are already up and running. The diesel could be an all-new engine, but will likely come from Volkswagen's already extensive lineup of TDI motors, with the new Audi V8 diesel being the most likely. The 3.0-liter V-6 TDI would be too small for the English luxury brand, while the V-12 TDI is not being brought up to new emissions standards, and will be phased out soon.
Dürheimer also revealed that the classic 6¾-liter V8 found in the Mulsanne is being axed. Within the Volkswagen group, Bentley is aiming to be the poster boy for V12's, and a V8 powered flagship would mess up the plan. The 6¾-liter has a long history, first appearing in a Bentley in 1971. Arguably the most famous British V8, the 6¾-liter is the third longest lived engine still in production.
This decision comes after Rolls-Royce customers said that they would never buy a diesel powered Rolls. That said, the diesel route has been a success story for Porsche, a result Bentley is trying to replicate.
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Taking Latin for the average student serves little to no purpose, aside from some help in obscure vocabulary.
The Catholic Mass in Latin is beautiful. You'll get no argument from me.
IMHO, the accusation wasn't based on my personal feelings of Latin, but more of George Clooney-esque slam at what he perceived to be my lack of personal interaction w/ Latin.
Didn't mean to offend you. Enjoy your Latin.
(My 2 cents: Across (or Bro if you like) wasn't defending Latin, as it was just an example of what Navy is w/r/g to our schedule. He was trying to personally attack me to discredit my opinion instead of hashing it out like a man or woman as the case might be.)
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Slow checkpoint weekend leading into St. Pat's Day
The final countdown to a great St. Patrick's Day is on, and it looks like we'll get some snow to remind us that this is a winter holiday. We made a few calls and sent a few emails today to find out about checkpoints throughout Northeast Ohio, but we couldn't find any for this weekend. Many of the stations we talked to, however, mentioned they have plans for St. Patrick's Day and the days following.
As we mentioned in our blog yesterday, we know the upcoming holiday will fill the streets with fun seekers, which means there will be checkpoints all over the area. Please let us know where you're going to be heading so we know which areas to call. As always, we're not encouraging drinking and driving. We want public information to be spread so people know that the police are on the look out for OVI offenders. In turn, we hope people will remember to designate a driver or call a cab.
That's all for this week. Remember, if you ever do find yourself charged with OVI, you still have rights. Contact us and we'll make sure they're properly defended.


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Dos Pueblos High School's junior varsity boys tennis team wrapped up its season with a 9-0 record for team matches! It heated up the already "hot" courts Friday. This match proved closer than the first contest Monday as San Marcos rearranged its lineup. Royals junior varsity coach Gabi McDaniel groomed her players well.
In singles, the Chargers took seven sets and Dylan Zapata swept his sets, the toughest one at 6-4 vs San Marcos' No. 1, Oliver Piltch.
In dubs, Dos Pueblos took six sets and saw a lot of action. Energized and vocal, William Bermant and Ameet Braganza swept, showing no signs of fatigue in the heat. On another court, Sanad Shabbar hurt his ankle or foot in landing after a tough shot during the first round, and San Marcos took that set. Coach Anita patched him up, and he bravely went back in the second round with Landon Brand. They won the next set 6-4. At the beginning of the third round, Brand fell ill, and he went into the shade until he could go home. We hope he gets better.
On the last court, Jeffrey McDaniel and Kyle Riharb had their share of two long sets coupled with tiebreakers. The first set did not go their way, but the second set did. They grinded out their points. Eugene Cho came in to relieve Riharb in the third round, and with McDaniel, snagged the final set 6-3.
We appreciate the spectators and parental support this season. Way to go, Chargers!
Dos Pueblos Singles:
Dylan Zapata 3-0
Quinn Hensley 2-1
Matt Wu 2-1
DP Doubles:
Sanad Shabbar/Landon Brand 1-2
Kyle Riharb/Jeffrey McDaniel 1-1
William Bermant/Ameet Braganza 3-0
Eugene Cho/Jeffrey McDaniel 1-0
— Liz Frech coaches boys' tennis at Dos Pueblos High School.


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Ecological Code of the New CAP and the Bulgarian Agricultural Producer
The paper presents the results of an empirical sociological study "Ecological Culture of the Bulgarian Agricultural Producer", carried out on the territory of Blagoevgrad region in 2010. The results are representative for the agricultural producers from the region, characterized with small-land production. The high ecological culture of the respondents and their attitudes for future economic activity, registered by the empirical sociological study (ESS), are a serious potential for effective adoption of the new budget and reference frame of CAP in force since 1st January 2014. The ESS results show that in this region there is a stable consistence between natural resources, pro-ecological practices and agricultural activity. This is a significant condition for a successful application of the new CAP – more effective policy for more competitive and sustainable agriculture and active rural regions. This goal can be achieved through innovations, knowledge transfer, cooperation in the food chain, effective use of resources, maintaining the ecological balance, the landscape, for ensuring food certainty and quality achieved by ecological payments on the so-called "green measures". In the new CAP (2014-2020) one third of the expenditures for developing rural regions are foreseen for ecological payments. The results of the carried out ESS show very good knowledge of the ecological code of CAP, a future main requirement to the agricultural producers. The new agricultural policy is an answer to the challenges to the agriculture – economic, ecological and territorial. The potential of the human factor for realizing the new CAP, registered by the carried out ESS, is high and is a guarantee for a successful overcoming of the conflict points between the economic activity of the agricultural producers and the environment. It is a significant advantage for the sustainable development of the region in economic, social and ecological aspect.
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You'd better red-neck-cognize! Mama June and Sugar Bear celebrated Cinco de Mayo with a commitment ceremony that looked very much like a camo-colored wedding.
Mama June's awesome wedding dress is a sight not to be missed. The camo and orange gown is glamorous on her.
Previous reports rumored that Mama June and Sugar Bear had gotten married, but E! reports that the couple only exchanged vows in a non-legal ceremony to re-affirm their love to each other.


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Speech recognition technology has intrigued me for years but never seemed to live up to its promise. It always seemed to me to have more potential where a very limited grammar was involved, rather than attempting complex work like writing freeform prose. For example, the number of commands you can give to a television set is quite limited and much more likely to be successful.
Writing code in programming languages also seems to fit this quite well as it has a constrained grammar. I've often wondered what on earth I'd do if I couldn't type for some reason and figured that speech recognition might provide the answer (while hoping not to be in that situation in the first place).
I was impressed today to see a video from the folk at Renaissance in Israel (including fellow RD Jackie Goldstein) who have tried to tackle the use of speech recognition within Visual Studio. It's a work in progress but definitely worth a look:
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Some customer support systems already use voice recognition, and I can never get them understand what I am saying. So all I can do is to say some expletive, clearly and slowly - that always works as expected, the system immediately says something like "Press zero to talk to an operator". Human operators always understand what I am saying...
Speech recognition can have undesirable unintended consequences. Around 1980, a vendor of computerized drafting workstations removed speech recognition from its product. One key customer had several drafting workstations in the same room. Many hours of tedious work was lost when one draftsperson said delete, which was heard at each drafting workstation. The customer was quite upset and the speech recognition code was commented out shortly thereafter.


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Click on any of the maps listed below to open and view the FEMA floodplains. These maps show different levels of detail that can be used to determine where the area you are interested in is located, in relation to the FEMA Floodplains.
More detailed maps are available at the City of Carrollton's Engineering Department located in City Hall at 1945 E. Jackson road. Glenn Hughes, P.E. or Michael McKay, P.E. will be available to assist you, should you have questions or need additional information about the revisions to the FEMA floodplains at (972) 466-3200.
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These are the actual FEMA map panels. They are broken down into counties and cover areas that may extend into other cities outsidethe City of Carrollton.
This is a map that shows streets in Carrollton and the FEMA floodplain. This map will give a general idea of where the floodplains are in the City of Carrollton.
FEMA "Stay Dry" Utility Using Google Earth
The "Stay Dry" utility allows you to use Google Earth 1 to review flood hazard information from FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer (NFHL) using an address or other location information. You can view flood hazard zones, cross sections and labels, community names and boundaries, Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) numbers and boundaries, and Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) case numbers and boundaries.
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This map shows the actual residential and non-residential lots in the City of Carrollton and the actual FEMA floodplains. It will show the actual lots by street address and whether or not the lot is in the FEMA floodplain.
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Scott Bailey wrote: > Well at work we've got Oracle, MySQL, MS SQL and Postgres. So I > generally use Aqua Data Studio because it works with all of them. For > MySQL and MS SQL you register a single connection to the server and > can switch to any database. But with Postgres, you have to register a > new connection for every database because you can't switch once > connected. > > I just figured that if even Microsoft can do it, surely we can. you could always use SCHEMA instead of DATABASE if thats what you want. btw, in Oracle, you need a different connection for different database instances, too.
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President Obama last week signed into law the "Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act," H.R. 307. AHA-supported provisions in the bill reauthorize the Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP), Emergency System for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals, Medical Reserve Corps and other critical preparedness activities through fiscal year 2018; clarify allowable activities for recipients of HPP funds; and permit national collaboration among HPP-funded entities. "Thousands of hospitals and communities across the country participate in these programs, and because of this participation they now have stronger capabilities and better planning to respond to disasters," said Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary Nicole Lurie. The legislation bolsters the authority of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to support rapid responses to public health emergencies by clarifying that even before an event, FDA may issue an emergency use authorization to allow emergency use of certain products as medical countermeasures. The preparedness legislation also grants new authorities to state health departments for more flexibility in dedicating resources to meet critical community needs during a disaster
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Founder – Des Kay
Des Kay is co-founder of SWC. Des is one of the key personnel working with the national Green Roadshow and has 18 years experience creating shows and environmental educational exhibitions for local authorities for Save the World Club. He is the founder of the Glastonbury Festivals Green Police Team. He has worked for the Environment Agency, Sutton Council, Bristol Environment Centre and countless schools and festivals around the UK.
Mary Graham (Chair)
Mary Graham has long held a passion for her environment and local community and was very honoured to be accepted as a Trustee of Save the World Club. Mary's working experience has straddled a number of industries, including marketing positions in multi nationals, teaching in Adult Education, marketing positions in several small businesses, providing business advice and assistance for childcare providers and running a community project in Kingston. Mary now combines all the skills she has gathered over the years providing consultancy services for local authorities, renewable energy companies and housing associations amongst others undertaking Community Consultation projects.
Mary is keen to spread understanding of environmental issues to a wider public and does her best to enhance her own immediate environment by maintaining a sustainable container garden on the quay next to the boat she and her family live on, thus hoping to encourage people to respect and maintain their environment by example.
Mary greatly enjoyed spending time with the Green Police at Glastonbury in 2010 and looks forward to joining them again!
Jo Butcher (Creative Director)
Jo has held leadership roles within the local and national voluntary sector, including 14 years at the National Children's Bureau growing and leading its work on health and sustainable development. Her work has generated commitment to improving children and young people's well-being nationally, championing the needs of the most vulnerable and supporting their active participation in national policy and practice.
She is passionate about mainstreaming and connecting health, well-being, environmental and sustainable development issues within practice, policy and research and has pioneered projects that developed the links across these areas. Jo has extensive experience of establishing and coordinating national alliances, membership bodies and multi-partnerships including most recently, helping to set up the national Sustainable Schools Alliance.
She is a London Leader, the flagship programme of the London Sustainable Development Commission, and health representative on its 'Sowing the Seeds' steering group which isenabling greater access to nature for London's children. She was also the sole youth sector representative on the joint Ministerial and Third Sector Taskforce on Climate Change, which reported on its proposals in 2010.
Anthony Grover (Treasurer)
Anthony is a qualified accountant and auditor with 20 years experience having worked for a variety of companies including Fallows & Co. Key skills include conducting audits, payroll, PAYE, preparation of VAT returns, tax calculations, report writing and client liaison. Anthony has been responsible for the audit of some of the largest charities in the UK including Central Trust with 50,000 employees. He is the full time accountant for Save the World Club and has experience of preparing accounts for external audit purposes.
Nick Kilby
Who would have known that training to be a Stage Manager would prepare Nick so well for a life in Politics? Following a career in the Theatre and Entertainment industry it has become second nature to him to take a story, shape and craft its presentation and present it in the most compelling way for an audience to hear the intended message.
Managing the journey is what we do for our clients and it is no different from staging a new play except in politics there are no dress rehearsals and every performance is a first night. Nick has served as a Councillor and managed both housing and education portfolios during his time. He has run campaigns on all manner of issues.
Chloe Portman (Company Secretary)
Chloe is our newest trustee. She has been working with not-for-profits since the age of 16 with a background in fundraising and events. Since graduating from the University of Warwick she has worked for READ International and Actionaid, managing an event for the latter that raised over £150,000. She currently works for a fundraising platform called Wishgenie which creates innovative technology to expand and diversify ways for charities to raise funds digitally.
With Wishgenie focussing on working with local level charities and community projects, Chloe wanted to be involved with a small charity such as Save the World Club and is excited to help them spread awareness of environmental issues.
Linder Rothery – (volunteer administrator)
Linder started learning how to mosiac with Kim Porrelli at Save the World Club in early 2009. Since then she has worked on community mosaics and created her own 8 ft by 5 ft mosaic for her garden. She served as Trustee between 2010 – 2013 and continues to work for the charity in a voluntary capacity. Her professional background is in Corporate IT Service Management within Local Government.
She has extensive experience of Business Analysis and PRINCE2 Project Management working on partnership projects with Academics, Engineers and Central Government.
She is really interested in the way that Save the World Club is able to reach out and engage with diverse groups of people and organisations. 'They encourage and enable volunteers to be creative and make beautiful community mosaics which improve the environment, enhance areas in need of regeneration and promote wellbeing'.
Employees – Mosaic Artists
Save The World Club also works with 17 part time artists and a team of about 50 adult volunteers. If staff are working with children one to one, they will be expected to undertake the local council child protection training and a SWC induction course designed to introduce them to the special challenges of working with young offenders and disadvantaged young people. All staff are CRB checked.
Kim Porrelli
Kim Porrelli is the lead mosaic artist with Save the World Club and manages the adult education classes. She has a BSc honours in personnel management and is an active training instructor part time with Surrey County Council. She studied stained glass for two years at Kingston Adult Education. She has applied her stained glass and artistic skills to full effect and has worked with Save the World Club since 2006.
Kim teaches and manages all the volunteers working on community projects. Together they have worked on a variety of community mosaics, several schools projects and the award-winning Kingston Station project.
Jackie Mcintosh
Jackie McIntosh is an NVQ2 qualified painter and decorator from Lambeth College and has Fashion and Design and Window Dressing qualifications.She has worked for several design and production companies creating banners, studio, film and theatre backdrops. She has designed her own range of clothing available at Spitalfields market and specialises in using recycled materials of all kinds.
Jackie has been working for Save The World Club as a community mosaic artist and painter since summer 2004 including leading the refurbishment of the Kingsnympton Estate playground with 107 young people.


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I had the suture method of double eyelid surgery a month ago and i much prefer my double eyelids before i had surgery. However I had my surgery in south korea, i am now in chengdu, china and am not able to go back to my surgeon to have the sutures removed. i would like to know 1. is the surgery to remove the sutures simple enough for me to go to any plastic surgeon? 2. is it likely that there will be scarring after suture removal 3. will my eyes return to the how it was before surgery
Remove Sutures from Suture Method Blepharoplasty?
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Double Eyelid Surgery Suture Removal
I would call several offices to determine if they would remove the sutures, as I do not know what their policies would be on removing sutures another surgeon had placed.
Sutures after surgery
The procedure itself is straight forward if performed by someone who does the surgery itself regularly. The most important thing, however, is that whoever does it has the operative details from the original surgeon, and that its done sooner rather than later.
Suture removal after double eylid surgery.
The surgery to remove the double eyelid sutures is fairly stright forward. You really should to see a surgeon how perfoms this surgery themselves on a regular basis. Also it would be very helpfull to have details from the original surgeon ie. the operative report to know how many sutures where used and where they were placed. The sooner you have the sutures removed the more likely your eyes will return to their pre-sugery state.
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I just had this treatment done about 36 hours ago, and I wanted to share my experience (so far) and provide updates. I did a lot of research on this treatment beforehand and part of the reading I did was from reviews here, so I thought I'd return the favor :)
A little background about me, I have cystic hormonal acne on my chin. This only started to develop over the past few years (I am 27), and my chin constantly stays red and irritated. The texture of my skin is quite bumpy, though most of the time the area never develops into a full blown breakout, it's still noticeable and not healthy looking skin. In high school I had mild acne on my cheeks and forehead, and I have been left with red marks that haven't seemed to have gone away since. In the past year or so, I've also now noticed on my cheeks raised red marks that almost look like rosacea. It almost never becomes 'broken out' but doesn't ever go away either. Lately, I have just been super depressed about the fact I am 27 and still getting breakouts. I rarely leave the house without makeup caked on my face and I absolutely HATE wearing makeup. I have tried topical treatments, blue light treatments without the levulan (which worked for approximately 9 months, then I had another round with no results) and IPL. IPL did absolutely nothing for the hyperpigmentation, which was very frustrating because it was so expensive. So I started looking into Levulan as a last resort kind of thing (I will never take accutane or any oral medication, it's just how I am).
I went in yesterday morning for the treatment and the esthetician gave me a 'light' microdermabrasion beforehand. I have never had one before and it was very irritating to my skin, but it didn't hurt or anything. Then she put the Levulan on, which stung badly. A lot of the reviews I've read said the Levulan feels cool but doesn't hurt. I don't know if this was due to the microdermabrasion I had, but it really stung. After 5 minutes or so, the stinging had greatly subsided. I sat there for 50 minutes, then washed off the medicine and went under the blue light for 13 minutes. It was a gradual buildup in pain sitting under the blue light, but it plateaued halfway through. It wasn't fun, though. However, it's not as painful as IPL. I've also had laser tattoo removal, so I figured I could handle pretty much anything. It just feels like your face is on fire, which it pretty much is.
The one issue I had was that the clinic was 45 minutes from my house and I had to drive back in the sunshine. The esthetician gave me a straw hat, though! Obagi hat, who knew. I also brought a wool scarf and put that over my face, so I had nothing exposed but my eyes. People passing me on the interstate must have thought I was crazy.
Within a few hours, I could already feel the active acne I had flattening out and becoming less noticeable. About 12 hours in, I noticed my skin had tiny amounts of liquid on the surface in places. It kind of hurt to run my finger across my cheek, so I thought it might have been some leftover crystals from the microdermabrasion, I didn't know. But apparently it is oil being pushed up from my skin, which is gross, but good since I guess that's what has been causing the problem in the first place.
Today I am still super red, but I have already noticed the raised spots on my cheeks have all but disappeared (I don't know if they'll still be red, since my whole face is still the color of a tomato, but they are no longer raised). I have had no new breakout since the treatment and the ones I had prior have been lessened significantly. So far, so good, I think. The downside, of course, is that you're stuck in the house for two whole days, and you will look awful. I did my research though, and fully anticipated the ugliness. Hopefully I can get back to normal with much better skin in a week or two.
I will continue to update and post pictures when I get a chance (or courage...I look insane). The dermatologist told me it's impossible to know whether it will require only one or multiple treatments. They are quite expensive and require a week of your time, basically, so I hope I only have to go through one, and then maybe another down the line as maintenance. I can't give a worth it/not worth it yet, obviously, but I am seeing positive results so far.
Anyway, I will keep you all updated.
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I just had this treatment done about 36 hours ago,...
I just had this treatment done about 36 hours ago, and I wanted to share my experience (so far) and provide updates. I did a lot of research on this treatment beforehand and part of the reading I did was from reviews here, so I thought I'd return the favor :)
Day 4: Today is the afternoon of day 4, and...
Today is the afternoon of day 4, and here is the bad news: I am STILL the same color red I was on day 2. I haven't seen any reduction in the redness and it is starting to irk/worry me. I know my treatment was pretty harsh compared to some others, with the microdermabrasion and the prolonged exposure to the blue light, but it's still kind of frustrating. I am so glad I'm not working currently because it would be really hard to face anybody right now. I have been seeing mild peeling since day 2, but today my face looks like it is about to peel off in its entirety. Yikes. The issue is the skin underneath seems to be the same color red as what is about to peel away.
The good news is that my active breakouts have completely disappeared. I have never seen or felt my skin so smooth. I had some whiteheads come to the surface but they quickly disappear. They have only come up in the areas I was seeing persistent breakouts, so I'm hoping the treatment has cleared up these problem areas. I will continue to update as I heal.
Day 5: Today is the end of day 5, and I think...
Today is the end of day 5, and I think I can say this treatment has been worth it, even if it probably isn't going to be the miracle I originally hoped for. I have tempered my expectations over the past few days from 100% elimination of hyperpigmentation and scarring to being happy that I have had no new breakouts and my skin feels wonderful. I have seen maybe 30% removal of hyperpigmentation, and I am happy with that since my main issue is with controlling the acne and not getting any NEW breakouts which would eventually become red marks in the future. I do think when the redness fades completely, I will see more reduction in the red marks, so I am looking forward to that. The best part about this treatment (besides the no new breakouts!) is that I put on makeup today and it goes on flawlessly. I have always had a problem with my makeup, no matter what brand, looking caked on my face. I never wore much of it but it still looked cakey and uneven. Now it looks awesome, although after just a little while today, my face started flaking again, so it was pointless to even wear it at all, but I had to run errands and I still look too 'sunburned' in my opinion to be in public. Also, looking at the pictures I've posted, I can definitely tell the redness has been gradually reducing since day 2, I guess I just couldn't see it in the mirror. The pictures may not really do justice, but my skin looks much better than it did before, trust me.
I will say the downtime with this treatment is ridiculous. Yes, you can technically go out in the sun after 48 hours, but it's advised not to, and you definitely will NOT want to show your face after only two days. I think I looked the worst on day 3, it was just dead cracked skin over my entire face that gradually fell off throughout the day. Gross. I would not want to be seen at work/school like that. I think I could have been alright today with makeup, but in reality, I think you need a week set aside for this to feel comfortable facing people. The healing hasn't been difficult or anything, I'm just impatiently waiting to see the final outcome. I really hope I don't need a follow-up treatment any time soon, but if it's an every 6 month thing, I would probably go for that. For those of us who do not want to take antibiotics/accutane, etc. this treatment is a great alternative.
Sorry these are so long! I am just really glad I had people's reviews to help me make a decision about the levulan treatment, and maybe this will help someone else in the future :) I will keep adding to this until I'm totally healed.
Day 13: This is my (almost) two-week review. I...
This is my (almost) two-week review. I have posted a few new pictures. As you can see, the hyperpigmentation still remains. So my final review of the levulan treatment is, yes, it does work. My acne was getting out of control, and every new breakout I got, it was leaving a red mark in its place. Every day, my face was getting worse. Levulan works for what it was prescribed to me for, stopping the acne. I have not had a single new breakout where the treatment was applied. I have had one or two very small pimples on my jawline, but the esthetician didn't apply any levulan in that area, so it's not for a lack of the treatment working. Now I can treat the redness the acne has left behind. I am going to look into the Fraxel treatment, but I'm not sold on it yet. I know the hyperpigmentation will fade over time, and it's easy to cover with makeup, but it's still annoying.
All in all, I highly recommend Levulan for acne treatment IF you can afford both the cost and the time out of your life, because both are significant. The down time sucks BAD, because no, you cannot resume your daily life after 48 hours even though they say you can. I went through the drive-thru at Whataburger on day 3 with my face completely covered in a scarf and sunglasses and they looked at me like I was nuts. Who wants to take a whole week of vacation to be confined in the house looking like a tomato? But, it did work for me to control my acne like nothing else I've tried before. You see immediate results which is awesome. Despite the sky-high price and the recovery process, I would do it again, and I'm sure I will if and when it gets to that point. Thanks for reading this, and if I get another treatment, I'll update again!
Day 13 (again): I forgot to add that where she...
Three weeks post-treatment: Just giving...
Just giving another quick update and adding some new pics. Everything is still going well, still no new acne. I can still vaguely see where the levulan was applied because my skin is still pink, but I think it is continuing to fade, albeit slowly. It sucks my skin hasn't completely healed, but I do think I'm in the small minority who has this problem. Only one or two other people, in all the research I've done, take this long to totally heal.
Anyway, I have an appointment for a fraxel consulation next week, just to discuss the pros/cons. I really hate to go through another big procedure so soon, but I am starting a new job on Jan. 15th and I'll be working 6 days a week until April, so it'll have to be now or never. I am also going to ask the dermatologist about a Retin-A treatment. I thought I had been on a Retin-A medication for a year or longer, but it turns out it was a topical antibiotic, which doesn't do anything for the redness.
That's my update for the week! :) Thanks for the nice comments, by the way. I'm glad my experience has been informative!
I chose to delete the pictures I posted since I took a new job, and you never know who might run across things on the internet! You can still read my posts and get a feel for the results, but I have to say, they were very temporary. About six to eight weeks later, my acne was as bad as before. I had another treatment, and it worked for about another six weeks. I went back again for a third time, and it went very, very wrong. When they tell you to stay out of the sun, STAY. OUT. OF. THE. SUN! I had my third treatment done mid-day and drove myself home without the proper covering. I ended up with phototoxicity, and I was out of commission for three weeks. Thankfully, nothing was permanently scarred or burned. But it took almost a month for it to heal. However, whatever went wrong in my last treatment, it was coupled with this crazy increase in oil on my face afterward. My skin just went insane, and was so broken out. By July of 2013, I didn't even want to go to work, it was so bad.
I was eventually diagnosed with PCOS, which makes perfect sense, since my acne has only gotten worse in my late 20s. I was put on 100 mgs of spironolactone, and within two months, my skin was perfectly clear. I've been on it about 8 months now, and I am 100% breakout free! Please, if you are dealing with hormonal acne in your 20s, 30s, 40s, talk to your doctor about medicine that will balance your hormones. I didn't want to go on birth control, because I'm almost 30 and I hear it causes a lot of problems once you come off of it. Spironolactone is something you can take forever, unless you're trying to get pregnant. And you will have to take it every day, or the acne will come right back.
Topical treatments just didn't get to the root of the problem for me, unfortunately. But I found something that did, and it changed my life. I hope this helps anyone else dealing with breakouts!
Dr. Pisarski is really nice. He spent almost a half hour with me, just talking about what to expect from the treatment, etc. I've been to other dermatologists where they look at you 30 seconds and are out the door. He answered all of my questions (and I had many!) and made me feel comfortable. He didn't actually perform the procedure, the esthetician, Marilyn, did and she is just as nice and willing to take time to discuss the pros and cons, and answer all questions. They don't push anything on you, gave me free samples of a bunch of stuff, and two complimentary blue light follow-up treatments. Very nice front office staff as well.


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September 2002 AU Bulletin
Church Electioneering Bill Headed For House Vote
A controversial bill to allow houses of worship to engage in partisan political activities is likely to face a vote in the House of Representatives in early September, according to sources on Capitol Hill.
Rep. Walter B. Jones' "Houses of Worship Political Speech Protection Act" (H.R. 2357) was drafted by attorneys with TV preacher Pat Robertson's American Center for Law and Justice and is being pushed aggressively by the Religious Right. The measure would change federal tax law to allow houses of worship to use personnel and resources to endorse or oppose candidates for public office.
Federal tax law currently forbids non-profit groups, including houses of worship, from intervening in partisan campaigns if they are tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code. The Jones bill would lift that regulation but only for houses of worship.
Washington observers say a vote could occur on the House floor as early as Sept. 4. Moreover, the Christian Coalition, an ardent supporter of the measure, issued an alert to its membership in July noting that Jones "has been promised a mid-September vote" on his legislation.
The House vote is expected to be close. Jones' proposal has already garnered the backing of 128 co-sponsors, including high-ranking House officials such as Majority Leader Dick Armey (R-Texas), Majority Whip Tom DeLay (R-Texas), Deputy Majority Whip Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and Republican Conference Chairman J.C. Watts (R-Okla.).
Americans United Executive Director Barry W. Lynn urged people to contact their House members and give their opinions on the measure.
Meanwhile, a companion bill to H.R. 2357 has been introduced in the Senate. On Aug. 1, Sens. Bob Smith (R-N.H.), Tim Hutchinson (R-Ark.) and Jesse Helms (R-N.C.) unveiled S. 2886 to change federal tax law to allow "churches and other houses of worship" to engage in partisan politicking.
House Committee Holds Hearing On School Vouchers
Moving quickly in light of the June 27 Supreme Court decision upholding voucher subsidies for religious schools, Republicans on the House of Representatives' Committee on Education and the Workforce convened a hearing July 23 on the future of so-called "school choice."
Most of the discussion centered on a bill sponsored by Rep. Dick Armey (R-Texas) that would establish a $45-million voucher program in the city of Washington, D.C. Armey testified before the committee, telling the members, "The tired arguments against school choice grow less and less relevant every year. Now, in light of the recent court approval, the time has come for the federal government to step up to the plate and take the lead in ushering the school choice movement into the 21st century."
Several Democrats on the committee seemed skeptical. Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.) called the plan "a very tricky effort" to divert money away from public schools. Miller said vouchers "would drill a major hole" in public school reform efforts.
Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif.) rejected arguments that vouchers will help students in troubled public schools. She asserted that all students deserve quality public schools and said she opposes allowing private schools to "cherry pick a few children whose parents care enough about them to get down on their knees and beg" for vouchers.
Veterans' Administration Approves Gay Chaplains
The U.S. Veterans' Administration has approved the nation's only predominantly gay religious denomination to serve as a source of chaplains for use in hospitals and other VA facilities.
The Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches (MCC) said the application process lasted about nine months and the church encountered "no resistance whatsoever."
"This marks an historic step for MCC churches," said the Rev. Troy Perry, the Christian denomination's founder and moderator. "U.S. programs have long been hostile to gay-lesbian-bisexual-transgender service members and veterans, so this marks yet another positive step toward full equality for America's gay and lesbian citizens."
The VA's National Chaplain Center accepts chaplains from about 225 registered faith traditions.
Courts have traditionally upheld the constitutionality of military and hospital chaplains because armed forces personnel and hospital patients are unable to visit houses of worship independently.
Charlotte Aid To Billy Graham Ministry Sparks AU Protest
A plan by city officials in Charlotte, N.C., to subsidize the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association raises church-state concerns, according to Americans United for Separation of Church and State.
According to published reports, the city plans to deduct $325,000 from the price of 63.5 acres of land that it is selling to the Graham ministry, which is moving to Charlotte from Minneapolis. In a letter to Charlotte officials in July, Americans United charged that the price reduction is a government subsidy to a religious organization at taxpayer expense.
Graham's ministry, which in 2000 had an income of over $125 million and assets of over $286 million, intends to build its headquarters on the Charlotte property. A museum and an archive center are also planned.
Writing to Charlotte Mayor Patrick L. McCrory, AU Legal Director Ayesha Khan and AU attorney Allison Pierce asserted, "The courts have uniformly held that the transfer of public land to a religious organization at less than fair market value impermissibly advances religion. Accordingly, the City Council's plan, which would result in the transfer of public land to the [Billy Graham Evangelistic] Association at a price that is $325,000 less than fair market value, is likely to be found by a court to be unconstitutional."
Charlotte City Attorney Mac McCarley told reporters that AU's concerns were unfounded because the city routinely uses similar subsidies to attract major businesses to the city. AU rejected the comparisons because the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association is a tax-exempt ministry, not a business.
Colorado School Can Limit Religious Memorials, Court Says
A federal appeals court has ruled that Columbine High School, where a shooting led to 15 deaths in 1999, may prohibit religious ceramic tiles intended for a school memorial.
In the wake of the tragedy, the school offered students a chance to decorate 4-inch square tiles for a memorial display. The school, however, limited the messages that could be expressed.
A group of parents of slain students, who wanted religious tiles to represent their families, filed a federal lawsuit. With assistance from the Rutherford Institute, the parents argued that school limits on religious messages were a violation of the First Amendment's protection of free speech. School officials noted, however, that they had to maintain some control over tile content in order to limit offensive messages. For example, administrators said, tiles with symbols of anarchy and a head dripping blood were also excluded.
While a lower court initially ruled in the parents' favor, the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously overturned that ruling on June 27 and concluded in Fleming v. Jefferson County School District that school officials were correct to limit the content of the memorial.
The appeals court held that the school must be given some discretion over the tiles' content or it could be required to post tiles with inflammatory statements such as "God is Hate."
"When posed with such a choice, schools may very well elect not to sponsor speech at all, thereby limiting speech instead of increasing it," the ruling said.
The Rutherford Institute, a Religious Right-oriented legal group, reportedly plans to take this case to the Supreme Court.
'School Mosque' Proposal Raises Legal Concerns
A Pennsylvania public school's efforts to accommodate the worship requests of Muslim students and staff must meet constitutional guidelines, Americans United for Separation of Church and State has warned.
Philadelphia's Olney High School is considering a proposal to set aside space for Friday communal prayers required by the Islamic faith. Americans United contacted Olney Principal Edward Monastra and School District Chief Paul Vallas about the effort in August, urging the school officials to remain cognizant of First Amendment concerns while working to find ways to allow voluntary religious worship.
"We applaud your efforts to accommodate the sincerely held religious beliefs of your diverse student body and staff," AU Legal Director Ayesha Khan wrote on Aug. 7. "However, we urge you to do so in a way that comports with constitutional principles."
In order to comply fully with church-state law in this area, Khan said the school must ensure that students and staff who participate in the prayer gather in separate groups. In addition, Khan's letter asks school officials to refrain from setting aside a specific room at the school as the "permanent" location for Friday prayers.
"Such a designation would be akin to the creation of a 'school mosque' and would convey the unconstitutional message that the school favors and prefers Islam over other religions," Khan wrote.
Controversial California Cross Loses In Court
A controversial 43-foot-tall cross in San Diego lost another court battle in June when a federal appeals court said the religious display is unconstitutional.
In 1989, local resident Philip Paulson, with assistance from the American Civil Liberties Union, filed suit, charging that display of the cross on public property atop Mt. Soledad is unconstitutional.
To lessen the likelihood of losing a federal lawsuit, city officials struck a deal with a local veterans group to sell the cross and the land immediately around it in a non-competitive process. Officials said the display was now legal because it was no longer public property.
On June 26, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 11-4 in Paulsen v. San Diego that this arrangement was inadequate because the city limited the bidding process so that only groups wanting to keep the cross on Mt. Soledad could purchase it.
President's Papal Kiss Sparks Controversy In Mexico
When a Roman Catholic churchgoer kisses a pope's ring, it's considered a traditional sign of veneration. When the president of Mexico does it, however, it generates a church-state controversy that dominates newspaper headlines.
In July, Pope John Paul II visited Mexico and canonized the Americas' first indigenous saint. Yet when Mexican President Vicente Fox greeted the pope by kneeling and kissing his ring, eyebrows were raised nationwide.
La Jornada newspaper, for example, ran a headline asking, "And the secular state?" Mexico, a historically secular country, has long struggled over the appropriate role of the Catholic Church in public affairs. The church hierarchy sided with wealthy landowners in pre-revolutionary days, and its public role was sharply restricted by law until recent years.
The presidential gesture was the latest in a series of events that reflect the growing influence of the Catholic Church in Mexico.


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At Gemvara, we believe that the jewelry you wear should be as unique as you. Every beautiful Gemvara three stone garnet jewelry design will be made just for you. It's jewelry for all life's occasions, from an anniversary or birthday to your own personal milestones and celebrations. Celebrate her birthday with a brilliant gift of jewelry that she can enjoy all year long. Gemvara uses only the highest quality materials to craft your three stone garnet jewelry with meticulous attention to detail. Our precious metals are recycled or responsibly mined. A favorite of collectors, garnet is a brilliant gem that comes in a wide range of colors, from red to green. Gemvara loves red garnet for its dramatic color and surprising affordability. Gemvara offers both affordable earthy Mozambique red garnet and purplish red rhodolite garnet. Our wide selection of three stone garnet jewelry by Carl Ansley, Jeet Palavwala, Bijoux & Bijoux, and other talented designers means you can find rings, earrings, and necklaces that are exactly your style. You can also shop by style, choosing our Our Picks, Twists & Curves, or Symbol Collections. When three-stone jewelry styles are personalized with the birthstones of those you love, they become future heirlooms for your family. When our work is done and you open that box, you'll see your design is even more beautiful when brought to life in the finest precious materials.
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"I just love this. It is so much better than what they sell at the market. Nice and crisp, too. Be sure to mix this in a bowl that can take some heat, such as stainless steel. Yummy! TNT"
Quick Spicy Garden Mix Pickles (Refrigerator Method)
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READY IN:168hrs 25mins
YIELD:2 quarts
Ingredients Nutrition
- 8 kirby cucumbers, sliced thick
- 473.18 ml cauliflower florets
- 236.59 ml fresh jalapenos or 236.59 ml pickled jalapeno pepper, sliced
- 2 onions, sliced
- 2 carrots, sliced
- 2 celery ribs, sliced
- 828.06 ml pickle juice, from dill pickles
- 177.44 ml sugar
- 118.29 ml jalapeno juice, from pickled jalapenos
- 8-10 dried hot red chili peppers
- 5 garlic cloves, peeled
- 4.92 ml celery seed
- 4.92 ml mustard seeds
- Place cucumbers, cauliflower, and jalapenos (if using pickled ones) in a mixing bowl.
- If using fresh jalapenos, place them in a large saucepan with the onions, carrots, celery, pickle juice, sugar, jalapeno brine, chile peppers, garlic, celery seeds, and mustard seed and bring to a boil.
- Mix hot brine mixture with cucumbers in the mixing bowl, stirring to blend.
- Pack mixture into a large container or jars and refrigerate for 1-2 weeks, stirring daily, until cucumbers are pickled but still crisp.
- Pickles not suitable for canning or freezing. Store unused pickles in the refrigerator.


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to do If you're in with the faces and their getaway places 'Cause they don't take no notice of you Well, the trendy pace-setters will just called you
Closing in on empty spaces Winners laugh too soon A paper world with paper faces Beneath a paper moon Well, there's a man, a real pace setter
Bet'cha runnin' I bet'cha, bet'cha I'm best that I'm better Run with a letter Swift as a jet or keep up with the pace setter Sparkle like glitter HARD
a switch a bitch pace up A trend setter, go getta, money maker, bread winner Dropped in 98 Had the world sayin' nan nigga [Chorus] I been around
a bitch pace up A trend setter, go getta, money maker, bread winner Dropped in '98 had the world sayin' nann nigga I been around the world and everybody
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Can't be finished, what nigga I beg ya pard' I just let niggaz get a head start I walk to the finish, y'all spread out chase Nah spead out pace, and I'll


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Tony Blair has earned "hundreds of thousands of pounds" from a lucrative contract with oil company UI Energy, one of the biggest investors in post-war Iraq's oilfields.
Details of Mr Blair's dealings have emerged after his frantic attempts to keep them secret ended after they were published by the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (ACBA).
The news has dealt another blow to the British people's confidence in the honesty of their public servants and institutions, as the ACBA had allowed Mr Blair to keep the deal secret for at least 20 months.
The ACBA, set up to vet the jobs of former ministers in order to ease public concerns about their use of contacts made in public service for financial gain, is packed with former politicians from all of the three Westminster political parties and their associates.
It is therefore not surprising that they have never prevented any former politicians from taking lucrative jobs in the private sector. Earlier this month, the Government rejected calls for the appointment of more committee members from outside the world of politics.
Mr Blair is known to have made in excess of £20 million since leaving Westminster in 2007, although many of his business dealings and other ventures are clouded in secrecy, so the true extent of his earnings can only be guessed at.
However, many of his lucrative deals can be traced directly to his actions in involving Britain in the illegal Iraqi war.
Not bad for the leader of a 'socialist' political party of the champagne variety which managed to bankrupt Britain and ruin the prosperity of the British people.


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SATURDAY, 2:38pm: The team has officially announced, via Twitter, that it's exercising the options on Rubio and Williams.
TUESDAY, 1:16pm: The Wolves will exercise their team option on Ricky Rubio for 2014/15, a source tells Jerry Zgoda of the Star Tribune, and it's a move that comes as no surprise. The source also confirms that the team will exercise its option on Derrick Williams, as owner Glen Taylor told Darren Wolfson of 1500 ESPN Twin Cities last night. Rubio's option adds another $5,070,686 to the team's payroll for next season, as our rookie contract option tracker shows.
I listed Rubio among the "no brainers" last month when I examined rookie option decisions, and there was never any doubt that Minnesota would ensure team control over the former No. 5 overall pick through his fourth season. A trickier decision involving Rubio looms next offseason, when the Wolves must decide whether to grant him a lucrative extension.
Picking up the options on Rubio and Williams will push the team's commitments for 2014/15 to $68,403,149, ensuring the Wolves will be well over the cap unless they can move some salary via trade. Once these option pickups become official, Minnesota will trail only the Nets for the most amount of guaranteed money on the books for 2014/15.


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The Honourable Emmett M. Hall
1957 - 1961 Chief Justice of the Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench
1961 - 1962 Chief Justice of Saskatchewan
1962 - 1973 Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
Emmett Matthew Hall was born in St. Columban, Quebec in 1898, the fourth of eleven children. His parents, James and Alice Hall, relocated their family to Saskatoon in 1910. Fluent in French and English, Mr. Hall taught elementary school in northern Saskatchewan before heading to law school.
As Mr. Hall entered law school without any university training, he commenced five years of articling, which was necessary at the time. He worked at a law firm during the day and attended lectures early in the morning and after work. He attempted to enlist in the army in 1917, but was found medically unfit because he was born blind in one eye. He graduated from law school in 1919. Among his classmates were Elsie Hall and John Diefenbaker, with whom he had a close acquaintance. Mr. Hall was called to the Saskatchewan bar in 1922.
Mr. Hall spent the next 35 years in private practice, becoming a partner in the law firm of Hall and Maguire. He was a prominent lawyer, specializing in criminal law and insurance litigation. He handled a number of high profile cases, such as matters arising from the Regina riots. In 1952, he became President of the Law Society of Saskatchewan. He also lectured in the College of Law at the University of Saskatchewan.*
In 1957, Mr. Hall was appointed Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench. He vacated that position in February 1961, when he was appointed Chief Justice of the Court of Appeal. Less than two years later, Mr. Hall was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada.
Much of his work on the Supreme Court involved defending civil liberties and protecting minority rights. He believed that Canadian society ought to embrace ethnic diversity, alleviate poverty, and redress the shameful treatment of Aboriginal peoples. One of his best known decisions was his dissent in the Calder case, where he would have acknowledged Nishga title to land based on immemorial possession. Impressed with Mr. Hall's reasoning, Prime Minister Trudeau made his dissent the government's policy with respect to Indian bands.
Mr. Hall was known for the large number of Royal Commissions and other public inquiries over which he presided. He was named Chairman of the Royal Commission on Health Services, which recommended the creation of a universal health care system.* He also worked on other diverse issues such as education, court reform, and grain handling.
Justice Hall remained at the Supreme Court of Canada until 1973. He went on to serve as the Chancellor of the University of Guelph, and later he succeeded Mr. Diefenbaker as Chancellor of the University of Saskatchewan. He was Chancellor from 1980-1986. Justice Hall died in 1995.
One of his children, Marian Wedge, became a lawyer and served as a Queen's Bench justice from 1987 to 1997.
*Information in this paragraph is from the book titled The Supreme Court of Canada and Its Justices, 1875-2000: A Commemorative Book (Ottawa: Dundurn Group, 2000).