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The Convention Comes to Town
The story goes that a young man gets an entry-level job with the Democratic National Committee in the nation's capital and for his first assignment is told by his boss to buy Christmas decorations for the upcoming office party."I'm not sure whether I'm the right person," protests the young man. "You see, I'm Jewish."
"So is everybody else," says the boss. "Get the decorations."Slightly exaggerated, of course. When the Democrats meet for their national convention Aug. 14-17 at the Staples Center, best guesstimates are that around 10 percent of the delegates will be Jewish, but the curve rises sharply among party leaders, and even more steeply among big financial contributors.
Besides offering party politics and political parties, the convention will serve the useful purpose of bringing together many of America's most influential Jews for the first time since the unsuccessful Camp David negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians. "They'll have plenty to talk about," says well-connected activist Donna Bojarsky.
The chain starts with venture capitalist Eli Broad and music mogul David Geffen, two members of the three-man team that brought the Democratic convention to Los Angeles.
Co-chairs of the convention are California's two Jewish senators, Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer. Guiding much of the proceedings will be Democratic Party chairman Edward Rendell, the former mayor of Philadelphia.
Among Al Gore's closest advisors is Leon Fuerth, the presumptive nominee's longtime national security aide, who is considered a sure bet to fill the post if Gore becomes president.
Influential foreign policy advisors are Los Angeles attorney Mel Levine and Marc Ginsburg, who co-chair Gore's Middle East advisory committee, and Joan Spero, an expert on international economic policy. Veteran publicist Steve Rabinowitz is a Gore consultant.
Key campaign strategists at the Democratic National Committee in Washington and Gore headquarters in Nashville include general election campaign chairman John Giesser, Josh Wachs, Laurie Moskowitz, Eric Kleinfeld, Debbie Mohile and research director David Ginsberg.Contributing or raising the really big bucks on the West Coast are the DreamWorks trio of Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and Geffen, ex-MCA chief Lew Wasserman, TV mogul Haim Saban and Westwood One founder Norman Pattiz. On the East Coast, some other heavy hitters are David Steiner of New Jersey, New Yorkers John Tisch and Steve Ratner, and Jack Rosen, president of the American Jewish Congress.
Patrolling the Jewish beat for the party is the National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC), whose executive director, Ira Forman, is sanguine that 75 to 80 percent of Jewish voters will mark their ballots for Gore in November.The council's deputy executive director, David Harris, sees a Jewish edge for the party on three main issues: Israel ("George W. has no record on Israel, and Dick Cheney has a poor record," he says), church-state separation, and reproductive rights.
Closer to election time, NJDC plans to mail up to 500,000 voter guides to Jewish households, targeting some 35 districts with competitive House and Senate races.
Jewish activists were also strongly involved in last week's deliberations of the platform committee in Cleveland, among them Howard Welinsky, chairman of Democrats for Israel. His amendment to the Middle East plank, warning against "a unilateral declaration of Palestinian statehood," was adopted.
Parties are a Los Angeles specialty, and Jewish hosts aim to hold their own. The largest blowout will be on Sunday, Aug. 13, the day before the convention opens, when more than 1,000 people will celebrate at Sony Pictures Studios.
In a remarkable display of Jewish unity, the affair will be co-hosted by the NJDC, the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC, United Jewish Communities, representing all Jewish federations in the United States, and the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles.
"This is the first time we've had such across-the-board sponsorship," says AIPAC spokesman Ken Bricker. "It's a great way to express Jewish unity on Israel."
AIPAC will hold other events between Aug. 12 and 16: a private party honoring Los Angeles activist Ruth Singer; a reception for Democratic candidates running for open House seats; a luncheon with the Black Congressional Caucus; a breakfast with the Democratic Leadership Council; a reception for Leon Fuerth, Gore's national security advisor; a luncheon for Democratic governors; a break-fast with the Hispanic Congres-sional Caucus; and a luncheon with U.S. senators.
In addition, the NJDC will host receptions for Democratic Party chief Edward Rendell and for young leaders, while the American Jewish Committee plans events for Congressional leaders and for heads of ethnic and religious groups. In a tangential event, Dr. Steven Teitelbaum will hold a fundraiser for First Lady Hillary Clinton on Aug. 13 to aid her U.S. Senate race in New York state. Contributions are $1,000 per person. For information, phone Amy Hayes at (917) 613-6419
Speaking of really big parties, the City of Los Angeles, not always treated kindly by the East Coast press, will throw a $1.5 million affair for an expected 15,000 thirsty members of the world media.
The presence of this massive media phalanx, all looking for action as relief from the talking heads at the convention podium, has attracted a variety of protest groups and fringe parties.
Overlapping the Democratic Convention will be the following announced gatherings: People's Convention (for progressive groups), Reform Party Convention, Mothers' Convention (welfare reform), North American Anarchist Convention, Homeless Convention, and Youth Convention.Promising the most fun is the Shadow Convention, conceived by feisty columnist Arianna Huffington, which is scheduling interludes for satire and humor at its daily sessions.
The serious part of the agenda, spotlighting "the corrupting influence of money in politics, poverty and growing inequalities between poor and rich, and the failed war on drugs," is attracting a considerable contingent of liberal Jews.
Stanley Sheinbaum, a longtime Democratic stalwart and financial angel, will bypass his old comrades in favor of the Shadow Convention.
So will progressive activist Rita Lowenthal, who is incensed at the jailing, rather than medical treatment, of nonviolent drug users, and Ralph Fertig, a freedom rider of the 1950s, who is particularly concerned about the widening gap between rich and poor. He will also march in a demonstration drawing attention to the plight of Kurds in the Middle East.
The Arbeter Ring/Workmen's Circle, the Sholem Community and the Progressive Jewish Alliance will participate in a rally in the garment district to protest worker exploitation in sweatshops, an issue that is drawing heavy Jewish support.
Police and public officials are predicting that some 50,000 protesters will descend on downtown Los Angeles. Spokesmen for the protest movements say these estimates are vastly exaggerated, mainly because organized labor, which provided most of the bodies for the World Trade Organization protests in Seattle, is staying on the sidelines in Los Angeles.
The loose coordinating body for the convention protests is D2KLA, whose main march on Aug. 14 will proceed under the slogan "Human Need, Not Corporate Greed," says spokesperson Margaret Prescod.
Another major protest force will be the Berkeley-based Ruckus Society, which has been training its adherents in civil disobedience tactics and nonviolent resistance.
Prescod and Ruckus program director Han Chan are in close agreement that between 10 to 20 percent of their adherents are Jewish, with a somewhat higher percentage in the leadership ranks.
That's well below Jewish participation in the civil rights and anti-Vietnam war protest movements of the 1950s and '60s, which frequently ran as high as 30 to 40 percent and considerably higher among the leadership of such organizations as the radical Students for a Democratic Society.
"I think the difference is not that there are fewer Jewish protesters than in the past, but proportionately they are less significant because of the upsurge of other activists, mainly Latinos and Asian-Americans, who were largely absent in the 1960s," says James Lafferty, executive director of the National Lawyers Guild, the legal support group for the Los Angeles protesters.
Tom Hayden, a leader of the street protests that almost paralyzed the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago and now a California state senator, detects another difference between Jewish activists then and now.
Hayden, who is of Irish descent, believes that "the Jewish kids active in the 1960s, though they may have been alienated from their parents, were consciously Jewish in their approach to politics, citing Scripture and Jewish social tradition to explain their activism. This kind of underpinning didn't surface during this year's Seattle protests, and I see little of it now."Finally, the Washington-based Arab American Institute will host its traditional public reception on the evening of Aug. 15 at the Figueroa Hotel. The event, this year themed "Meet Us at the Casbah," generally downplays politics and attracts Jewish, Israeli and other connoisseurs of Middle Eastern cuisine.


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Coffee cup in hand, I stepped out on the porch and heard, as I do nearly every morning, the call of a bobwhite quail — a call so famous and distinct even a novice like me can identify it.
But it's an increasingly rare bird and a good contribution from my son and me as we set out to take part in Saturday's Brooksville Christmas Bird Count.
Yes, "take part" not "cover," which is what I've done at least a dozen times in the past 20 years. I decided I don't want to be the guy who shows up once a year with a pad and only learns the big, obvious birds, the red-shouldered hawks and limpkins. I want to be a real birder, and I hope my teenage son might want to be one, too.
So far, the most I can say is that he didn't seem to mind joining me, though I'm not sure he sees why the sighting of one small drab bird is routine and the sighting of another that looks just about like it is a big thrill.
It is a puzzle and a point of amusement for nonbirders, but here's what it means: You've taken the time to observe.
With the bobwhite counted, we joined Debbie Grimes and Chris Cock, two veteran birders, to cover our assigned block of the Brooksville count's territory, which extends 15 miles in all directions from a point east of the city, the southern shore of Bystre Lake.
We first canvassed a field next to Powell Road, where most passing drivers see only gray, waist-high weeds. Cock said it was prime sparrow habitat; the decline of several species, including bobwhites and meadowlarks, has been blamed partly on fields overly groomed and sanitized by modern agriculture.
Sure enough we flushed 100 or so chipping sparrows, a few vespers and Savannahs, and one grasshopper, which is a lot like the other sparrows except that it has a slightly flattened skull — and it's rare enough that it justified excited shouts from Cock.
With a cold rain falling, we stopped at a cozy house where the owner, Bill Ball, had the scope on his porch set on an eagle nest in a tall pine on the horizon. We saw the nest, but no eagle, and after warming up and thanking him, drove slowly through the downpour on Old Spring Lake Road.
I've been on this rural lane a thousand times — cell tower and blueberry field on the right, orange grove on the left — and never took notice of a single, specific variety of bird. But my son soon pointed to the base of a fence post and a small yellow bird that I mistakenly thought was just another palm warbler.
No, said Grimes, clearly keyed up, "That's something better." Window down, binoculars up, and she called out one of the best birds of the day: "That's a black-throated green warbler!"
During a few more minutes of driving and walking — and with the tape of a screech owl cry to stir things up — we saw a Cooper's hawk, tufted titmouse, chickadees, downy woodpeckers and a black-and-white warbler (another good bird that my son not only saw but identified in his field guide).
There was a yellow-rumped warbler, its name describing it perfectly, and a red-bellied woodpecker, which has absolutely no red on its belly and a big Mohawk-like swath of it on its head.
Another reason for birding, or at least joining the bird count, is science. It's crowd sourcing that started 110 years ago, when a few members of the National Audubon Society thought it would be better to tally birds than to indiscriminately shoot them, which was the Christmas tradition at the time.
All that data gathered over the years has been broken into summaries, the most recent of which are available online at audubon.org. Generally, what the numbers show isn't encouraging, especially for populations of bird varieties, such as the bobwhite, that like wild or rural habitat.
But there are still a lot of birds seen every year, and that's another reason for the count. It's like running a marathon for a middle-age person, affirmation that there's still some life left despite all the degradation.
The proof came at the end of the post-count dinner held at the home of former Hernando Audubon president Mary Dowdell. Clay Black, who runs the Brooksville count, sat next to the fireplace Saturday night and went through his list of species, and the 25 or so birders still around called out if they had seen them.
The mention of a green-winged teal was followed by silence.
"That's a bad miss,'' Black said.
When the entire room said "yes'' to the Eurasian collared dove, they said it with a groan; it's an invasive species that thrives on degraded habitat.
But there were a few eagles, including one Ball called in; it had returned to the nest with a twig a few minutes after we left his house. The counters had seen wood storks, wood ducks and woodcocks, all good birds. The "yes'' to an American bittern generated a murmur of excitement, and the black-throated green drew the kind of subdued but enthusiastic cheer you might expect from a lot of Audubon members.
So did the total tally of species — 123 — which is slightly above the Brooksville count's historic average of just under 120. Just for comparison, the fact that this year's count in Kansas topped 100 species for only the second time since 1955 was cause for a headline in the Kansas City Star. The same story said 43 varieties had been tallied in northwest Missouri.
Which goes to show you the richness of bird life in Florida, especially in the wintertime, even after all these years. You just have to look.

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I have had about 2mm high double eye lids. After surgery, I got about 10 mm high double eye lids while still original double lid on the right eye is visible. The half of newly produced high crease (close to ears) are unfolded with only high crease visible. As time goes by, the swollen on my eyes subsides, then the whole of crease on both eyes will be folded while my original creases go away? Or do I need a revision?
30 Days After Double Eye Surgery: Half of Crease is Not Folded? (photo)
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I think you might consider a personal consultation to assess what is going on.
The photographs you have provided are difficult to interpret especially since they are so blurry. The right upper eyelid seems especially concerning. Yes things get better in time but you have issues with how the crease was structured. One does not need to wait out a year. I regularly revise these as early as 6 months after initial surgery.
Swelling ..
Although it's not clear by your question regarding the timeline from the point where you had your surgery, your last picture does show an incision line that is above another crease. It is important to bring this to the attention of your physician. It is possible that due to swelling or release of the anchoring suture, the lid crease may require additional enhancement. It is important to recognize that swelling can sometimes affect the depth of the crease during the early healing phase. Once some swelling resolves, you'll have a better idea of whether or not the crease requires additional surgery to ensure that it appears symmetric.
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Elevating an eyelid crease can be problematic
You did not mention what your goal was for surgery. Was it increase the height of the creases? If so, then unfortunately what you have encountered is the result of this attempt. The good news is that with time, the scars will fade. Wait at least 6 months...preferably a year before re-evaluation
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Upper eyelid crease after double eye surgery
One month is still very early after upper eyelid surgery. Typically, plastic surgeons will advise to wait at least a few months before judging results. It's premature to consider revision procedure at this time. Speak with your eyelid plastic surgeon regarding any concerns you have. Best of luck.
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30 Days
Sure, I understand your concerns. However, let's wait the full six to twelve months for proper healing and see where this takes you as you keep your follow-up appointments with your surgeon.
30 days is not enough to see final results. You are still swollen and tight you should give it at least 3-6 months to think about doing a revision. Everything should settle with time.
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James R. Chesna of Michigan's WJRT-TV recently conducted an interview with DISTURBED frontman David Draiman. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow.WJRT-TV: So how is the tour [Rockstar Energy Mayhem festival] going? David Draiman: Really, really well. WJRT-TV: Yeah? David Draiman: We're having a great time, crowds are amazing. Great camaraderie. Everybody's getting along. WJRT-TV: Have you had a chance to see most of the other bands? David Draiman: Everybody now. WJRT-TV: Anybody out there you admire? David Draiman: I'm definitely impressed to see how FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH has developed. We took 'em out on our warm-up run and they've already just grown in leaps and bounds over the course of this tour. The MACHINE HEAD guys are just killin' it — killin' it — as they always have, and just showing everybody how it's done. I really dig the AIRBOURNE guys — very cool, old-school, straight-up rock 'n' roll. They leave it all up there onstage. Who else has been impressing me ... (Pauses and smiles) The DRAGONFORCE guys are always entertaining. WJRT-TV: How has this tour compared to, say, Ozzfest, or even Music as a Weapon, your own? David Draiman: Well, Weapon is an entirely different entity. Weapon's our own thing, so it can be as easy as we want it to be. And we always want it to be very communal, very easygoing — everyone's welcome at our after-shows, everyone's welcome to hang out, everyone's welcome up on our stage. Ozzfest had kind of grown into this very "separated" thing for a while. It didn't start out that way, but it grew ... maybe there were too many egos running around, and I'm not even talking about the bands. And I'm not talking about Sharon (Osbourne), either. It always seemed to me that the people who thought they were rock stars were, like, the people running the tour — not the people who were actually playing. It was like, "Remember, you're working for us. You get paid because we fill seats." So if I ask you to let people come up and watch us, and if I (tell you that) we don't care, and if I let you know we want everyone to be there, then just let it happen and stop being a **** about it. It was just this big separation that doesn't exist in Weapon, and doesn't exist on this tour, either. There's barbeques that go on just about every night. Everybody hangs out, everybody's welcome. The stages aren't closed down. It's much more of a communal, summer camp sort of vibe. WJRT-TV: How has it been working with SLIPKNOT? David Draiman: Fine. The guys are great guys. I have all the respect in the world for them. They put on a hell of a show. They're very professional. They do what needs to be done. It's rough for all of us. This has been a rigorous touring schedule, and to know that they go through it every single night the same way that we do and feel the same aches and pains that we do, it's kind of, y'know, we're brothers in arms in that sense. We really respect one another. I definitely know that we value each other in terms of we both recognize what each of us brings to this bill. It's been fun. It's been a very good, harmonious vibe. WJRT-TV: With the economy the way it is, do you feel like these package tours are beneficial for both the fans and the bands? David Draiman: I think they're necessary. No matter what anybody wants to tell you, this is a recession. This is bordering on a depression. And if the housing market plunges any further than it already has — it certainly will — and depending on how certain conflicts end up turning out ... this conflict between Russia and Georgia heats up with that pipeline that's running through there, that's going to cause serious, serious issues in terms of our already severe level of foreign oil dependency. We're going to have big problems. And I don't see them getting better any time soon. I think some very hard choices need to be made right now that should have been made 20 years ago. But unfortunately the powers that be were sitting on their high horse getting fat and just loving life and getting rich off of everybody else's future misery. It's unfortunate that it takes people being smacked in the face to wake up. Read the entire interview from WJRT-TV.
DISTURBED Frontman Says People 'Running' OZZFEST 'Thought They Were Rock Stars'
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text: I'm very concerned about his return. This being his third knee surgery, I'm worried that hes been out 10 months and due to that, his mental play making ability is hindered, or if his body is simply rusty. I've watched very closely since week 1, and he just doesnt display the normal speed that would separate him from the CB and make a great catch. Is it the knee? Is he mentally scared? I know what he says, but What I'm seeing that he's afraid. He doesn't take hits the same as he used to. Is this the downfall of his houston career? With a new radio program I wonder even more. Being used to seeing the old OD, this all has me very distraught. I'm sure everyone has noticed that Dreesen is taking all of Owen's old plays.... is he being ousted? What's going on? If the coaching staff want OD back, they've got to play him in more than just a blocking formation, and that's practically all he's done thus far. What is ya'lls take on it?


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Cut, Paste, Kill (Paperback)
Minotaur Books, 9780312378240, 296pp.
Publication Date: August 2, 2011
When Eleanor Bellingham-Crump---a socialite responsible for the death of a ten-year-old boy---turns up murdered on the floor of a Hollywood hotel bathroom, Lomax and Biggs are confronted with a crime of artistic brutality. Along with the scissors sticking out of Eleanor's lifeless body, the two detectives find a meticulous scrapbook documenting a motive for vengeance in lurid detail.
As more bodies are discovered, each one connected by the intricate scrapbooks left at the murder scenes, Mike and Terry are on the hunt for a vigilante stalking unpunished criminals. They must race to decode the meaning behind the scrapbooks before the crafty avenger has time to cut and paste the story for another kill.
With laugh-out-loud humor and crackling dialogue, the chapters hurtle toward a killer finale in the most thrilling Lomax & Biggs adventure yet.
About the Author
Praise For Cut, Paste, Kill…
"Marshall Karp is the only writer I know who can get big laughs out of murdering someone. Think Robert Crais meets Janet Evanovich." --James Patterson
"Marshall Karp is one of the most original, offbeat, witty and satisfying
mystery novelists working today. This Lomax and Biggs adventure is his most
fun yet." --Joe Donahue, "Roundtable" Host, Northeast Public Radio Network/WAMC
"In Karp's excellent fourth mystery featuring LAPD detectives Mike Lomax and Terry Biggs, the pair look into the stabbing death of British citizen Eleanor Bellingham-Crump, who escaped prosecution for killing a 10-year-old boy while driving drunk by virtue of her husband's diplomatic immunity. Karp offers multiple twists that will keep most readers guessing until the end, and balances the grim plot with Biggs's inexhaustible supply of genuinely humorous one-liners. Kinky Friedman and Carl Hiaasen fans should latch onto this series." --Publishers Weekly, starred review
"As usual in this uproarious series, the emphasis is as much on comedy as it is on crime, and this time there's plenty to work with: Biggs, the king of the one-liner, has his sights set on a screenwriting career, working in tandem with Lomax's equally wacky father, and Lomax and steady girlfriend Diana are babysitting a precocious Asian girl, who may be able to match Biggs quip for quip. The plot gets a little screwy in the end, but that seems right for a novel that is half mystery and half screwball comedy. Somehow Karp keeps the two in perfect balance." --Booklist
"The opening scene of Cut, Paste, Kill will hook you: A woman scatters numbered ping pong balls and waits to see which one her cats will catch first, thus identifying her next murder victim. This cavalier attitude towards life and death sets the stage for the fourth installment in an entertaining series featuring Hollywood homicide detectives Mike Lomax and Terry Biggs." --Mystery Scene
"Funny is hard to do in a mystery, but Karp does it hilariously. Set in Los Angeles, where a homicidal scrapbooker is on a rampage with scissors, Detectives Lomax and Biggs take on the absurdities of life in LA." --Carole E. Barrowman, The Journal Sentinel


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Nobler prize for fighting Lukashenka
- 14.10.2012, 22:45
The EU Council should give away the Nobel Prize to help the Belarusian civil society, some European politicians believe.
According to the website migalski.eu (translation – charter97.org), European deputy Marek Migalski reminded that human rights activist Ales Bialiatski, convicted to 4,5 years in prison, was one of the candidates to the prize.
Marek Migalski remarked that the prize's remuneration, $ 1 mln, is not a big sum for the EU budget. But giving away the money to support the Belarusian civil society will give significant results and will help eliminate Europe's last dictatorship.
"It's a great shame that a dictator is ruling at the borders of the European Union," Marek Migalski concluded.
We remind that the Nobel Peace Prize 2012 was awarded to the European Union, which was officially announced on 12 October by the Nobel Committee in Oslo, Norway. The EU got the prize for having been working for peace and acceptance of democracy and human rights in Europe more than 60.
This year there have been 231 candidates for the prize. Among them – 50-year old Ales Bialiatski, the vice-president of the International Federation of Human Rights, head of the human rights center Viasna shut down by the powers. Ales Bialiatski has been in prison for more than a year.


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dont go in asda unless its the only option available and I am desperate.
ORIGINAL: TGF 3 soy & linseed one is best IMO
ORIGINAL: danchubbz I realise Burgen is quite high in protein but has it got a good BV value? for example if I had 4 slices I'd be consuming approx 20g of protein but if I had that with jam/marmalade would the bread be enough of a complete protein source or would I need to add one of the favourites i.e. eggs, chicken etc.
ORIGINAL: Paracelsus The protein is from soy AFAIK which may or may not be bad for men to ingest T-Nation hate it, other people say the phytoestrogens are no problem I don't know myself so I steer clear anyway.
ORIGINAL: David223 Where can you buy this burgen bread? I've never seen it before. Does asda sell it?
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By: Ali Levy
October 22, 2012
Tips By Merchandising Guru Ali Levy, email@example.com
Aesthetically, this idea is more suited for a snowboard shop or urban ski shop. I saw this last week in NYC and thought it was so clever I had to post it as a Merchandising Monday tip. The idea is simple – just find some lighting options with clamps and assemble as pictured. This is a perfect way to brighten up dark display windows in a pinch and on a budget.


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Hey everybody,
Sorry I haven't updated in a while. Was super busy over the holidays and haven't spent much time on here. I do check in almost daily but I haven't seen any notifications so I figured nobody missed me lol.
Anywho. I got my blood work done today. My derm appt is on Monday and I will be starting my 5th month on Claravis. Can't believe I'm at the end!!
I have to say I am extremely thankful to Accutane for saving my life. I don't say this lightly. Accutane gave me my life back! I have never felt so "normal" in so long. I mean YEARS. I spent ridiculous agonizing hours in front of the mirror freaking out over my skin and now I don't have to do that anymore. I can finally look at myself without crying. I don't have the obsessive thoughts about my skin like I used to. Granted I still have OCD and BDD, but it is at a level that is under control and I am still working on beating them. I am even grateful to Dan's regimen. Because if I had not gone on that regimen and discovered this site, I might not be where I am today. This site has been so helpful to me. When nobody else could understand the pain I was going through, so many of you on here helped me through my dark times. You also gave me the motivation to tackle this and go on Accutane. I used to be terrified of that name and probably would never have gone on it if I hadn't read so many blogs on here and saw how it cured so many of you. So anybody who is about to start Accutane and they're having doubts, try it. I honestly would take this medication every day if that's what it takes. Every nosebleed, back ache, and rashes on my arms are completely worth not wanting to die because of the way I look. My course really flew by and all I can really hope is that this is my answer, and acne is gone for good.
It seems like the only time I get pimples now is right before my period. So I am curious to see what this month brings. I will ask my derm on Monday if he thinks I need to go a little longer.
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West Hartford, CT, United States, 2012/04/23 - On April 28, the Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association (CT REIA) will be hosting an all-day seminar with Sue Nelson in Meriden, CT. Attendees will learn about REO investing - CTREIA.com.
The Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association, or CT REIA, in association with Sue Nelson is announcing the Saturday seminar for real estate investors on April 28, 2012. This meeting will take place from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Comfort Inn, located at 900 East Main Street in Meriden, CT.
At this seminar, Sue Nelson will be exploring step by step how to do her business from start to finish. Regardless of previous experience or available funds, investors can be successful in buying notes and REO's (real estate owned foreclosure properties) directly from banks. Now is an unprecedented time for investors to take advantage of the market and change their financial future forever. Sue has been teaching new and experienced investors for over 15 years. At the end of this seminar, attendees will leave with so many useful tools and strategies for investing in todays market.
Attendees of this seminar will learn: how to make profits buying REO's and notes directly from banks; what exactly is a note and how to go about getting the note under contract; how to have an endless supply of discounted commercial and residential real estate deals; how to do this business regardless of credit, money and previous experience; how to make money the first day after setting up a deal; techniques and strategies to keep investors motivated throughout the process; unbelievably creative deal strategies even the pros don't know; how to take advantage of this incredible buyers market from the comfort of home; why the banks need investors right now; why bank owned notes and properties are so plentiful and marked down at such a huge discount; how to find exactly who to talk to, what to say and how to get them to open their inventory up; how to create creative deals and come to the table with the least amount of money possible; how to maximize profits from wholesaling, flipping, joint ventures, buy and hold, and rehabbing; and much more.
Sue Nelson, Founder of REO Note Profits, teaches her clients to create wealth through the purchase or flipping of commercial real estate REOs and notes. Her guidance gives investors all the tools needed to find a deal, analyze a deal, create an offer, and exit or hold and fund the deal. Sue Nelson is a professional commercial real estate investor. She and her partners are owners of over 1500 apartment units. She has been a teacher for over 12 years and is one of the country's leading educators in commercial real estate and note acquisition. Sue and her wealth building strategies have been featured on NBC, ABC, CBS and FOX television.
Sue Nelson started her real estate investing career when she attended an event (just like this one) at CT REIA. She met her business partner here, pursued her education, and took massive action. She is coming back to CT REIA to share her knowledge and inspire others to do the same.
CT REIA (ctreia.com) is an organization that provides motivation, networking opportunities, and up-to-date education for people who want to buy homes or investment properties. Each month nationally recognized real estate investing trainers hold seminars at CT REIA. Real estate professionals, investors, landlords, property managers, realtors, contractors, wholesalers, rehabbers, and the general public are invited to attend our meetings.
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Tamoxifen debated as breast cancer prevention drug
A startling number of women at high-risk for developing breast cancer aren't taking a drug that could help prevent it, and it's because of what doctors call serious but rare side effects.
Doctors estimate that up to 95 percent of women who are eligible to take chemoprevention drugs like Tamoxifen don't use them, and in many cases, it's because of a fear of side effects such as blood clots, stroke and uterine cancer.
"You're giving a medicine to treat a patient who does not actually have a disease, so you really have to weigh the risks and benefits," oncologist Dr. Karen Smith said.
Smith, who practices at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, says that potential patients hear about those side effects and get scared. However, that didn't deter Carolyn Kelly-Miles, whose father had breast cancer.
"I'm all for doing what's right, so I didn't give it a second thought," Kelly-Miles said. Studies have shown that Tamoxifen can reduce the likelihood of high-risk patients developing breast cancer by up to 50 percent.
"It kind of scared me a little bit, but if it's going to do what it needs to do, then I'll take it," she said.
However, for another patient, Gigi Washington, the potential risks outweighed the potential benefits, especially after the drug didn't work for her mother.
"I have no guarantee that it works," Washington said. She's considered mastectomy, along with a more holistic and dietary approach to the possibility, instead.
Kelly-Miles, though, says that the side effects have been limited to some hair loss and hot flashes. Despite being still nervous about getting breast cancer, she says she feels better about being proactive.


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When the San Jose Earthquakes travel to The Home Depot Center this weekend, it will mark the first meeting this season of what historically has been the most heated rivalry in the Western Conference. And like any good rivalry, there are players on both sides that have seen action with both teams.
Alexi Lalas, who won an MLS Cup with the Galaxy in 2002, is now the GM of the Quakes. Alejandro Moreno, who was with the Green and Gold last season, could be making a start this week for San Jose due in part to the number of injuries the Bay Area team has sustained in recent weeks.
In the Los Angeles locker room, Todd Dunivant and Landon Donovan will be suiting up for the first time against their former team. For Donovan, not being in a Quakes jersey is still something he's getting used to.
"You're playing against your old mates, your old coach," said the young defender. "Of course it's something you look out for and mark on the calendar."
Both players are going to need to make a solid contribution this week if the Galaxy is to rebound from last week's crushing loss to Real Salt Lake. Donovan will try and get an offense that's been struggling to finish back on track. Dunivant and the rest of the defense will need to be sharp for the full 90 minutes, something they have failed to do on occasion this year.
Neither player however will need any added incentive to get up for this game. Just seeing Galaxy vs. Earthquakes on the schedule is motivation enough.
"San Jose-L.A. is a pretty heated rivalry. We have a lot of players who have played on both sides now," said Dunivant. "There are a lot of elements to it. It'll be a fun one."
Donovan agreed with his teammate this week in training. "I don't expect it to be dirty or nasty," he said. "It's going to be fun. It won't be the same as when we go up there. It'll be different."
As much as players like to say that they treat every game the same, its no secret that the Golden State's original rivalry means a little more to the players. For Dunivant, who still has several friends with San Jose, the competition got a head start.
"It started early on. Right after Saturday's game. We're definitely jawing back and forth," said a smiling Dunivant.
Greg Daurio is a contributor to MLSnet.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Soccer or its clubs.


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Judge spares lawyer contempt charge
An angry defendant, who is also a lawyer, was spared a contempt-of-court citation for abruptly marching out of court while a High Court judge was ruling on her case yesterday.
Startled members of the court and reporters watched as lawyer Stella Tong Choy-ting, 50, stood up, slung her handbag over her shoulder and stalked out of the courtroom while Madam Justice Esther Toh Lye-ping was speaking.
To put the incident on the court record, the judge said calmly: 'At this stage she left court, but I have decided not to bring her back for contempt. She did it because she was very agitated. I can understand her emotion.'
At the time, Toh had been explaining why she was denying Tong's appeal against an assault conviction for biting a lawyer's hand on March 11, 2009. Tong had been fined HK$4,000 and ordered to pay HK$1,000 in compensation to lawyer Jeffrey Haydn Lane.
Tong had asked for yesterday's hearing to be postponed, but Toh refused, noting the case had already been adjourned nine times since April last year.
Tong, whose legal expertise is not criminal law, was represented by a senior counsel yesterday.
Tong's assault conviction related to a dispute about her leaving a job at a company named Asia Link Profits Limited.
The firm hired solicitors to deal with her departure, including the handling of a laptop computer that Tong said belonged to her but might contain some company information.
Tong's computer was taken to the accounting firm Ferrier Hodgson for electronic data to be retrieved.
Tong became alarmed when she heard what was going to happen to her computer and called the police as she rode in a taxi heading to Ferrier Hodgson.
She also called somebody at the company, warning them not to touch her computer unless she was present.
The prosecution's case was that Tong encountered Lane in the Hong Kong Club Building, where the accountant's offices were located, while Lane was carrying her computer inside a briefcase.
She bit him on the hand, either in a lift or in the 14th floor lobby of the building.
Tong did not dispute that she bit the lawyer, but argued she was entitled to use reasonable force to protect her property.
Toh said she accepted the lower court findings that Tong used 'excessive' force.
When Tong called police and warned the company against tampering with her computer, she showed there were other ways to protect her property, the judge ruled.
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Warsaw (Dec. 11)
A conference on the problem of supplying Jewish corpses to dissecting rooms of the Polish universities for the anatomical work of the Jewish students was held here yesterday under the chairmanship of the chief of the Educational Department. M. Suchodolsky, Representatives from the Universities of Warsaw, Vilna, Lemberg and Cracow as well as representatives from the Warsaw. Vilna and Cracow Jewish communities were present. The head of the Jewish Hospital in Lemberg also attended.
Suchodolsky emphasized the need for regulation with regard to the matter of corpses in order to put an end to the present undesirable incidents at the universities which arise because the Christian students resent the use of Christian corpses by the Jewish students. The anti-Semitic Professor Lodemanded that the Jewish students supply Jewish corpses, since this was not in violation of any Jewish religious precept. M. Vogodsky, representing the Jewish community of Vilna in a long speech declared that the furnishing of corpses was not the concern of the students but rather of the government and demanded the legal regulation of the matter. A number of other Polish professors agreed with Lot. M. Farbstein of the Warsaw Jewish community reported to the conference a decision of the rabbis and the kehillah by which Jewish corpses can be provided from those dying in the hospitals and whose bodies are not claimed by relatives within 48 hours. Suchodolsky, in a closing speech, expressed satisfaction with the conference proceedings and declared himself convinced that the solution to the problem of the corpses lay only in special government regulation. Other conferences are to be held shortly.
A memorial service to honor the memory of Dr. Leon Reich, member of the Polish Parliament and foremost Polish Zionist leader, who died last week, will be held tonight at the Jewish Institute of Religion, under the auspices of the New York Zionist Region.
Eulogies on the deceased, who was considered one of the foremost figures in European Jewish life, will be delivered by Dr. Shmarya Levin, Dr. S. Margoshes, editor of "The Day," Z. H. Masliansky. Bernard Semel, and Dr. Joseph Tennenbaum. Jonah J. Goldstein, president of the New York Zionist Region, will preside, and Cantor Joseph Rosenblatt will chant the traditional Hebrew prayer for the dead.


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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 2, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GLG Life Tech Corporation (Nasdaq:GLGL) (TSX:GLG) ("GLG" or the "Company"), the vertically-integrated leader in the agricultural and commercial development of high quality stevia, announces that its stevia seed propagation program has been successful and that the Company's new Huinong Two ("H2") proprietary stevia variety has produced enough seeds to fulfill the majority of requirements for the next stevia planting season. The new seeds provide GLG a significant cost advantage due to very high levels of rebaudioside A naturally present in the new stevia strain. The H2 strain contains approximately 66% rebaudioside A in the plant leaf. Rebaudioside A is the sweetest component of the stevia plant and the primary glycoside used to meet the market demand for stevia sweeteners. GLG's H2 strain has yielded 10% higher rebaudioside A content than the previous generation (H1). In addition, the H2 strain also generates 22% more leaf per acre. GLG plans to upgrade its varieties company wide and to utilize its new H2 strain at all 12 of the Company's growing bases in China for the 2011 crop season. GLG also announces that an H3 generation is on track to be commercially available for its farmers in the 2012/2013 stevia planting season. The GLG agricultural R&D team has already completed the most difficult steps in developing a commercially viable new natural strain. The H3 generation will now enter the final stages of commercial plot testing and seed propagation which is expected to take one to two years to complete. The H3 proprietary strain results show the following improvements in yield:
- 76% rebaudioside A content in the leaf, a 26% increase from the H1 strain
- An estimated 600kg of additional stevia leaf harvested per acre, a 46% increase over H1, which improves land and resource utilization
- An estimated 40% overall leaf cost improvement expected as a direct result of the increased RA content and increased leaf yield
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Me and my boyfriend are trying to fix up our house. When you would walk in the front door there was awful wallpaper, my boyfriend had started to try peeling it off, and we realized that it was put right on drywall and he has tried peeling most of it away, now the wall is all blotchy and we are finding it very hard to get it all off. We tried sanding and that wont work.
I know we cant get dry wall wet so I have no idea how to get it off and it looks awful.
Please help!
Hi Nastasha. You can wet down the wallpaper then scrap it off with a putty knife. In most cases that will take it off. Other ways are to rent a steamer for those those problem papers that really adhere to the wall. You may have to soak it a few times for the water to pentrate the surface but it won't hurt the drywall for the most part.
Hope this helps.
Hi Natasha,
I know from many experiences that removing wallpaper isn't the most glorious job. I do agree with the previous posts when they say to wet it down. It may be a bit messy, but it should come off alot easier. I would not sand the drywall at all, or you may end up replacing the drywall or at leasthaving to apply compound to fix any damage that may be caused.
Good luck,
Bill Clawsie
Clawsie Contracting
Mississauga, Ontario
Hi Natasha,
The fastest and easiest way to solve your wallpaper sticking problem is to purchase some DIFF from your local paint store or home depot. It is a wall paper removal solution that you can use concentrated or diluted in water. Simply put into a regular spray bottle, like you would use for the ironing, and spray all over wallpaper until wet, then use a putty knife, at least 4-6in wide and start scraping carefully.
Any holes or gouges made in the drywall beneath can easily be fixed by the two of you with some drywall mud, no need to hire anyone for that either.
Good luck!
Jordan Guyer
New Trend Painting
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The Watertown-Mayer wrestling team went 2-1 in duals last week. The Royals swept a triangular on Tuesday, Jan. 21, opening with a 34-28 win over Dassel-Cokato before closing with a 66-9 win over Big Lake. The Royals also tried to rally from a 23-8 deficit on Friday, Jan. 24, against Sibley East, but came up a bit short in the end.
Royals 34, DC 28
The Royals led 15-0 early, and later rallied from a 16-15 deficit to earn the non-conference win.
A technical fall from Adam Sweeney at 106, a 12-0 major decision from Brady Kohls and 113 and a pin from Jackson Sweeney at 120 had the Royals out to a quick 15-0 lead before DC rallied. The Chargers won the next four matches, two by major decision, one by decision and one by technical fall as they stormed back to take a 16-15 lead.
However, Aaron Sweeney grabbed the momentum back for the Royals with a pin at 152 pounds to give the Royals the lead back at 21-16. DC got a decision at 160 pounds to close the gap to 160 pounds, and a pin at 170 pounds gave the Chargers a 25-21 lead with four matches left.
Bryce Kallenbach won a 5-3 decision at 182 pounds to cut the lead to 25-24, and Travis Bradley won by forfeit for the Royals at 195 pounds to put them in front, 30-25. That's when Logan Cooper's 13-2 major decision at 220 pounds clinched the win for the Royals before DC won a decision at heavyweight.
Royals 66, Big Lake 9
No individual results were available from this match.
Sibley East 35, Royals 30
Watertown-Mayer's Kendall Nowlan returned from a concussion to win by technical fall at 106 pounds and give the Royals a 5-0 lead, but Sibley East got the five points back in the next match at 113 pounds.
Jackson Sweeney's 7-2 decision at 120 pounds gave the Royals the lead back at 8-5, but the Wolverines got a pin at 126 and never trailed again the rest of the night. Two decisions and a pin in the next three matches helped Sibley East push the lead to 23-8 before Jon Vouk won an 11-8 decision at 152 pounds.
Another pin for Sibley East at 160 gave the Wolverines a 29-11 lead, but Jesse Heck's pin for the Royals at 170 pounds brought them within 29-17 and gave them new life.
However, Sibley East won a 16-9 decision at 182 pounds and got a pin at 195 to take a 35-20 lead and put the match out of reach.
Cooper won a 7-1 decision for the Royals at 220 pounds and Zach Larson earned a pin at heavyweight, but it wasn't enough to make up the difference.


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Heaven just got a little more stuff. Sam J. Porcello, the food scientist credited with inventing the Oreo cookie's creamy, pasty, stick-together filling, died last week at age 76. He had been employed at Nabisco for 34 years and through his work made life a little sweeter for everyone.
Porcello's official designation at Nabisco, the parent company of Oreo, was "principal scientist" — a far cry from the Willy Wonka vision that comes to mind when you discover the man was also known by the much more delicious sounding moniker of Mr. Oreo. Porcello was one of the world's foremost experts on cocoa, the raw material of chocolate, and the go-to guy for all Oreo related matters at Nabisco. "My father was proud of what he did," says Curtis Porcello, one of his two sons told the New York Daily News. "He'd come home and tell us all what he was working on." During his tenure at Nabisco, Porcello created not only the "stuf" in the Double Stuf Oreos, but he also developed the chocolate-covered and the white chocolate-covered Oreo. In fact, Porcello held five patents relating to Oreos. We can only hope that they are all printed on chocolate and written in vanilla icing.
While the classic Oreo just turned 100 years old, the cookie has spawned an entire family tree of Oreo products that are a far cry from the traditional chocolate cookie sandwich with vanilla filling. There's the creme filled Oreo brownie bar, a seasonal red creme filled cookie, Oreo snack cakes, Oreo pie crust, and, of course, the Big Stuf Oreo, which was discontinued in 1991, that packed 316 calories into one cookie.
Over 450 billion Oreos have been sold worldwide since they hit the market in 1912, so you would think the cookies practically market themselves. However the company has embarked on several notable ad campaigns, including one featuring a breastfeeding baby holding an Oreo, that went viral despite the fact that it was never intended to be seen in public. Other ads recruited sports icons, including Shaquille O'Neal, Eli Manning, Venus Williams, and Apolo Ohno for Team DSRL (Double Stuf Racing League) to compete in head-to-head "lick races" to see who could twist an Oreo open, lick off the filling, dunk it in milk and then eat the cookie and drink the milk the fastest. The campaign was inspired by the fact that eating Oreos has always been a fun individual sport. However you eat an Oreo, be it by dunking, biting, or twisting and licking, none of this would have been possible without the contributions of Mr. Porcello.
Let's all pour a little milk out and raise a cookie. Rest in peace, Mr. Oreo.


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...I'm not much of an N-frame guy. I'd been shooting handguns for 24 years before I finally bought my first N-frame, a Model 625-6. That's the 5-inch .45 Auto chamber "Model of 1989" before they began to offer the 4" Jerry Miculek version.
I thought it would be a grand way to break in to the world of N-frames. Instead, we had a very short and forgettable little fling. I thought the 5" barrel would be absolutely
, but it didn't feel perfect -- it felt a bit light or a bit short. Cut my teeth on 6" K & L-frames, and though I think the look is "right", they feel just a tiny bit heavy. Going with a 5-incher on a larger frame gun with a big hole in that barrel just didn't feel the way I "thought" it would.
I didn't have much of a chance to see if I'd learn to shoot well with it. I put 135 rounds through it in one range trip and then I sold it 3.5 weeks after I got it for exactly what I paid for it.
Buying a handgun and then giving up on it in almost ANY amount of time is something that I'd never done before. And it wasn't even that I wanted to move on. It was a wacky situation and I found a gun that I
to own like literally one week after getting that Model 625. Given the situation I had placed myself in -- moving the 625 felt like the right thing to do. Since I could get out of it exactly what I had paid... I made the decision.
I have had regrets after selling a gun before...and believe me when I tell you that I
sell one, but I've had no regrets with that 625. And the gun that helped to usher it out...well, I've got no regrets on that one, but it's not a revolver.
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Toms River, NJ, United States, 2009/07/11 - Toms River marketing firm launches a publishing company to create easy-to-follow, do-it-yourself books on marketing to boost business; written exclusively for the entrepreneur, small-business owner, and business-owner-to-be.
Flying Turtle Marketing launches The M Word Press, a publishing company focused on creating and printing marketing books written with the small-business owner in mind. Since marketingaka the "M" wordcan be an intimidating and daunting task for overtaxed entrepreneurs, The M Word Press (TMWP) tackles the subject of marketing with an easy-to-follow, do-it-yourself approach.
As small-business owners, we understand the challenges of our fellow entrepreneurs, state co-owners Lisa McComsey and Linda ODonnell. We already have enough on our plates by wearing the hats of an accountant, salesperson, worker bee, customer-service rep, and so on. Adding the job of marketer to an already overloaded to-do list may seem impossible. We created The M Word Press as a safe haven for business owners like us to find the do-it-yourself guidance they crave and deserve. Our goal is to create books that teach companies what we know to help them survive, thrive, and remain supportive of their local economy.
TMWPs inaugural DIY book, Get Ready! Start Marketing Your Small Business Like a Pro in 15 easy, do-it-yourself steps, the first in a planned series of DIY books, debuted at Flying Turtle Marketings Opportunity Knocks seminar held at the Quality Inn, Toms River, NJ on June 30, 2009. The Get Ready! book was eagerly received by their audience of small-business owners and entrepreneurs.
The TMWP team breaks the overwhelming process of marketing down into small, easy-to-digest steps, writing in plain English with no industry jargon or geek-speak. Their book, Get Ready!, offers tons of tips, tricks, ideas, and probing questions that allow even beginning marketers to get the job done and inspires the experienced marketer to move their to-do lists back to the front burner. It tackles subjects that are easily overlooked, including developing a USP (unique selling proposition) and mission statement, overcoming prospects objections, identifying the features, benefits, and ultimate benefit, of your service and/or product, and much more. With workbook sections included at the end of each chapter, TMWP holds the readers hand throughout the process of collecting every tidbit necessary to promote his or her business.
Readers can be confident that reading any book produced by Flying Turtle Marketings The M Word Press (TheMWordPress.com) will help them easily tackle the seemingly daunting task of marketing and equip them with the tools they need to promote their business, products, and services effectively.
About Flying Turtle Marketing
We are fun-loving marketing pros, speakers, and authors. Our passion (besides purple and chocolate) is helping small-business owners get noticed and prosper.
About Linda O'Donnell, Owner
Linda O'Donnell, the turtle-loving partner responsible for our company name, launched Flying Turtle Design & Production in 1995. After meeting Lisa McComsey at a networking seminar in 2002, the duo decided to merge their talentspropelling Linda to expand her business into a full-service marketing firm, which was relaunched as Flying Turtle Marketing. A gifted designer, creative innovator and tough-as-nails project manager, she also has a 16-year history in computer programming and data management, making her a well-rounded business strategist.
Prior to founding Flying Turtle, Linda honed her graphic-design talents and statistical skills in various art galleries and businesses. Raised on a 100-acre farm in Tunkhannock, PA, she received her BFA from Marywood University in Scranton, PA and has lived and worked in New Jersey for 20 years with her husband, Scott, who owns a commercial paving company, and their Bichon Frise pup, Ripley.
Linda sits on the board of trustees of OCBA (Ocean County Business Association) and co-chairs the organization's marketing committee, which oversees the magazine, speakers' bureau, mentors, new-member orientation and internal business solutions committees. She is an active member of the MODC (Monmouth Ocean Development Council) marketing committee and a past board member of EMACC (Eastern Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce) and was involved in its business-expo-planning and business-after-hours committees. A devoted gym rat, tennis enthusiast, bicyclist and hiker, she recently overcame a flying phobia to add international travel to her roster of passions.
About Lisa McComsey, Owner
Lisa McComsey is an award-winning copywriter who has been producing marketing and promotion copy for more than 15 years. Her clients have included publications like Vogue, People, Life, The New York Times, Real Simple, Vanity Fair, GQ, In Style, House & Garden and Redbook, as well as cosmetic companies, ad agencies and non-profit organizations. In 2002, Lisa became a partner in Flying Turtle Marketing, where she oversees the firm's writing, editing and research divisions.
A two-time winner of the Time Inc. President's Award for Outstanding Achievement, Lisa took a break from New York City corporate life to spend nearly three years teaching English in Costa Rica and Baja, Mexico with the volunteer organization, WorldTeach. She received the coveted Volunteer of the Year award for her efforts.
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Documenting distribution
Diana Wall , a soil biologist from Colorado State University and co-principal investigator on the project, said it is important for the team to document the distribution of species outside the Dry Valleys to gauge their resilience to climate change.
"One of the things we need to know with climate change is how big the climate envelope is for a particular species," explained Wall, entering her 20th season working in the Dry Valleys. "To know that kind of thing, we need to know the range of the different species."
For example, in collaboration with the New Zealand science program, scientists ventured as far north at Cape Hallet, about 400 kilometers from the northern edge of the Dry Valleys. An algae-feeding nematode at the more northerly location differed from one found in the Dry Valleys, Wall said.
Climate change
Most climate change studies in Antarctica focus on the western ice sheet. If anything, the long-term trend in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, right on the edge of East Antarctica, has been slight cooling. However, a series of short-term flooding events in recent years has illustrated how quickly the system can respond to even minor changes.
"If you turn that temperature gauge half a degree above freezing for a period of time, you generate a lot of water," noted Berry Lyons , who is also on the McMurdo LTER and is a geochemist from the Byrd Polar Research Center at The Ohio State University .
Photo Credit: U.S. Navy/Antarctic Photo Library
Aerial view of the Beardmore Glacier in 1956.
"I think these are extremely sensitive systems, and slight increases in temperature in summer time really have a profound effect on how much water you generate," added Lyons, who is also a co-principal investigator on the Beardmore team. His role will be to support the biological study by analyzing the geochemistry of the soils.
"The chemistry is just an aid to better understand the habitat — the soil's age and composition, how much nitrogen and carbon and how much salt," he explained. "I think they're probably going to look like a lot of the higher elevation soils we see in the Dry Valleys."
Going high and dry
That's different from the floor of the Valleys, where moisture from streams, lakes and permafrost melt helps drive the activity, productivity and density of the organisms in the soil. Wall's "worm herders" science team has found nematodes in up to 70 percent of the Dry Valley soils.
In extremely dry soil areas, she said, only the nematode Scottnema lindsayae has the temerity to survive, remaining in an anhydrobiotic state, a sort of stasis where all metabolic activities cease and it loses up to 99 percent of its water content until moisture is available. It can remain that way indefinitely.
"It's the Rambo [of nematodes]. It's a tough worm," Wall noted.
Added Adams, "We can find old soils that are dry and have these nematodes in them. We can add water to them and they come alive. We still don't know the answer to the question about how old these things are and how long they can live in this state."
Some of those answers may be found where no one has looked — yet.
NSF-funded research in this project: Byron Adams, Brigham Young University, Award No. 0840979 ; Diana Wall, Colorado State University, Award No.0840705 ; and Berry Lyons, The Ohio State University, Award No. 0840910 .Back 1 2


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I have crowded teeth which have caused one tooth(canine) to push out a bit and be higher up than the others as well as push the tooth next to it backwards(lateral incisor). My bottom teeth are also slightly crooked from the crowding. My dentist told me that I need to get braces again, but traditional braces make it difficult to play a brass instrument. I came across Invisalign and was curious as to whether it could help me in my situation so I can correct my teeth and keep up with my instrument.
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Invisalign and brass instrument
Great idea! This is always an issue. The alineers will be easier to adjust to but you can pack wax in braces to reduce the sharpness. I have treated many instrument players and they all did fine. It take a little adjustment for each but motivation over comes all issues
Invisalign may be just the ticket
It sounds like you have already had braces in the past. Patients who have already been treated orthodontically once are generally good candidates for Invisalign. If indeed you crowding is relatively mild, as you make it sound, then a series of clear trays may be just the ticket to resolve your crowding, while allowing you to play your brass instrument with comfort. Because Invisalign hugs each tooth with a clear plastic material, it is more comfortable on your lips. The pressure exerted on your teeth by your lips while playing a brass instrument shouldn't bother you very much at all with Invisalign. The key to any good Invisalign treatment is to be evaluated by a professional to determine if you are a good candidate for such treatment.
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Soft tissue traingles occur during any orthodontic treatment for the following reason:
When you have crowded teeth you have reduced bone height and gum width. The teeth are effectively overlapping each other.
In cases of spaces the teeth have again flat bone levels around them.
So when you place triangular teeth next to each other side, by side the the base of each triangle (incisal edge) will meet but the neck of the tooth by the gum will have no supporting gum, hence black triangles.
If planned correctly the dentist can do some interproximal contouring and bring the teeth closer.
NOW back to you question, dermal fillers?
They are not permanent and are not made for injecting into the gum. The dermal filler is a block filler and occludes the surrounding tissues. You may end up with no blood supply to the gum and gum tissue necrosis.
I would also like to pint out that the injections need repeating regularly.
My advice would be IPR contouring or composite filling build up.
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An Arizona sheriff has sworn in 56 members of a new volunteer sheriff's posse, including actor-bodybuilder Lou Ferrigno.
The citizens' group will aid Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's deputies in efforts to crack down on illegal immigration.
Ferrigno, best known for his starring role in "The Incredible Hulk" television series, lives in California. He says the Arizona posse volunteers can help protect the country against drug and immigrant smugglers.
"I must warn you that we are in for a rude awakening, because this country right now is in a lot of danger," Ferrigno said at the ceremony Wednesday.
The sheriff said action-film star Steven Seagal and actor Peter Lupus of TV's "Mission: Impossible" fame also are members of the posse group, though they weren't sworn in at the ceremony.


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Ambae Island
Ambae Island
James Michener immortalised the island of Ambae in W.W.II when , from his post on Espiritu Santo, he watched it mysteriously disappear in the morning mist – the magical island of Bali Hai was born in his imagination.
Bali Hai – Ambae…for a generation or more it has conjured visions of mystique, of a magical primitive Paradise. Ambae is an exceptionally beautiful island and its legendary disappearing act is quite true. When seen from the East coast of Santo, the island is a clear blue pyramid rising from the ocean in the early morning light. But as the sun climbs higher, except for rare, clear days, the island quickly disappears behind a glare of sea haze. Ambae's pyramid shape is due to its volcanic origins. By far the largest of the Vanuatu volcanoes (its base is 3,000m below Sea Level!) after a slumber of 400 years, Ambae shocked its inhabitants by awakening in 1991.
Twin crater lakes adorn this jungle isle. The distinctive bright blue and green lakes are rarely see, for the tall island (4,907 ft) is perennially capped in rain clouds, a micro climate formed in part by the verdant tropical rainforest. On the few days in the year the lakes can be seen from the air, they are stunning jewels nestled in a verdent setting.
Accommodation and Tours
Toas Palms Bungalows (Nduidui area)
Garden Private Bungalows including all meals.
Meet and Greet and return Walaha airport transfers (per trip)
Centrally located Toa Palms Bungalows (Toa Guest House) is a good base for exploring West Ambae. From Ndui Ndui you might climb up to the crater lakes on top of Ambae or follow the coast.
Tours :
- Vutungwele Sunset View Tour including return transfers
- Shark Bay Cultural Tour including return transfers
- Full Day Manaro Volcano and Lake tour
Tui Lodge (Saratamata Area)
Accommodation including continental breakfast and Dinner
Return airport transfers per trip
Tui Lodge is a new place to stay at Saratamata. The lodge is set in nicely kept gardens and has a large, solidly constructed outdoor fare with comfortable chairs, that offers shelter from the sun and rain.
Tours :
- Half Day Vanue Cultural site and village tour
- Half Sese cultural tour
- Manaro lake trekking including guide (per person)
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I used to live and work in Vanuatu, on ambae, and its was something so great, people would never ever belive what I could tell them. the people in Vanuatu are so kind and nice. when I was on ambea, it was unspoilt, no tourists, or anything. I knew it would come one day, but Vanuatu is a special place. I intend to return one day, but I've also been told its different now and I should keep my fond memories, and photoe's. Bungie jumping came from Vanuatu, the pentacost land dive. the island of pentacost sits just south of ambae. yes have lots to tell about Vanuatu, ambae in particular.


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My nymph boxes consist of 75% productive nymphs. Some of these I have played with on my vise and proven them on the water, or found the need to add via friends. I have a few new nymphs to try every year but if they do not produce after a couple of outtings they get tossed. Not totally but I don't pack them with me. The basic inventory you have is great, I think Prince Nymphs and a few others may be a good addition.
When I tie up a three nymph set I usually have a very heavy Stonefly Nymph or? Then a beadhead nymph like a PTN and then a Clinging Nymph style fly lightly weighted or not at all.
Anyway the fun part is trying out new patterns and building your own box of successful flies.
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Question: A bouldering mat full of air? Really? No - REALLY?
Answer: Sort of.
The Ronin bouldering mat from Flashed is not like a bouncy castle, but it is full of air. More to the point, it is full of little foam cells, which are full of air. It sounded a bit weird, but I had heard great things. I borrowed one to test.
Ronin Airpads come unassembled, rolled up in a tube-like bag. Assembly takes around half an hour, and is actually a really good way to get to know exactly what is going on inside your new ankle protection system.
A fat layer of special air cells run right though the centre of the pad. These air cells are then covered on top and bottom with thin layers of foam - like a stiff sleeping mat.
The cells themselves are black squares, full of foam, and they 'self-inflate' a bit like a thermarest. When you land on the pad, the cells are compressed, forcing the air out. The air can't get out all that quickly (it's almost like the cells have a valve), so this takes the force out of the fall. Simple. The thin foam on top and bottom spreads the force out across the cells, meaning the harder you hit the pad, the more cells are 'activated'.
I got the pad out in my front room, and set about putting it together over several beers. The first thing that struck me was 'This is a chunky pad'. The second thing that struck me was 'This is pretty heavy'.
Walking around on the pad it feels really squishy. It feels like it is going to be too soft... 'Hmm', I wasn't convinced. I tried a flying leap off the sofa:
Nothing. No crunch. No smash. It felt like a bouldering mat. No, it felt like a very, very good bouldering mat. Great, With the sofa test over I was suitably relieved and ready to take the pad outside.
The simple answer is - yes. Basically, I found this Ronin Air Pad to take more shock out of big falls. The air system is more effective than a standard foam system. You can hit it harder, fall further and come off less injured. My ankles liked it!
Money... How much do you value your knees, ankles, and heels? The Ronin is not cheap. It retails at £295. That's a lot of money. I would say, if you are really in to bouldering, then this pad would be a worthwhile addition to your kitlist. If you are an all rounder, doing trad, sport and the odd day out on the boulders, it probably isn't for you.
But... The build quality of this pad is excellent. It is put together like a challenger tank. The air cells don't wear out as quickly as foam, and the cover material is super-tough. So if you are in it for the long game, the Ronin may well out-last a normal pad, meaning the initial price tag isn't so hard to justify.
Weight... I didn't find the weight of this pad an issue. I lugged it up hill and dale and lobbed off on to it at every available opportunity. My partner is a small woman. She struggled to hump it around. Be aware that the Ronin weighs a fair bit more than an average pad.
"It's still a pad; you fold it up, put in the car, get it out, carry it to the crag, open it out and fall on it. No pumps, inflation stuff or anything.
It has the usual closed cell foam as the outer sandwich, but doesn't have softer foam on the inside... it has a hundred or so AIR cells in it. Each about the size of a fag pack that are all fixed in strips...
It's the cells that make it special. They have a small central foam core enveloped by a semi permeable membrane to allow for a big cushion of air to be expelled as you slam onto the pad. The air acts as the shock absorber.
On walking over the pad it feels squishy... each small surface area of your footprint deflates some cells, that spontaneously re-inflate some 2 - 3 seconds later as your foot leaves the area.
The pad feels really plush, but at this stage doesn't reveal it's true performance.
However, take a fall onto it and progressively more cells are deployed as the closed cell foam spreads the shock load over the surface of the pad. The pad comes back to shape in 2 seconds as above.
So, the shock absorbing ability of the pad is not linear and more of the pad in effect gets used to cushion your fall with progressive deflation of the cells. That's why it's much better at coping with greater and greater impacts.
Nothing is perfect, but this shock absorption system is way better than foam can ever be.
In addition the cushioning effect it's very reassuring to cash onto from on high, jarring is kept to a minimum."
Better than foam - definitely. It gave me more confidence on high problems (Remember... you still have to land on the pad though!). Heavy and expensive, but will last forever. Has a funky new technology.
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Ahhh, the end of November. Thanksgiving is looming and we are all giving more thought to what we are thankful for than usual because, well, that is what you do in November. I try to be thankful all year round, count my blessings and thank God for all He has given me. But, let's be honest, some days it's easier to be thankful than others.
But, when I truly look at my life and think of the people in it, the things I've done, places I've gone and the things I have - I know, I am blessed and I really truly am thankful.
When it comes that time around the Thanksgiving Dinner Table for me to say the things I am thankful for, there are a few things that definitely stand out this year.
My husband. I am thankful that the man I married has a job that he loves, that he is good at and allows him to provide for our family. I am thankful for the amazing father that he is. And, I am thankful that he loves me, flaws and all.
My daughter. I am thankful this little lady made me a mama. I am thankful that she is happy, and healthy, and smart. I am thankful that she loves me, even if it's not as much as she loves her dad. I am thankful for the three years she has been alive because I can't remember what life was life before her.
My Ziggy. I am beyond grateful to be pregnant a second time and for this baby to be healthy and striving so far. It's still so surreal to me that we are having another baby, but I could not be more excited or thankful to be adding a fourth member to our little family.
My family. I'm surrounded by crazies but I wouldn't it have it any other way. I am thankful to have 8 parents and 9 siblings who love me and my family and are there for us no matter what. I am also thankful that everyone gets along so well - it's pretty amazing to see so many people from so many families who have been through as much as our families who are able to get along and have fun together.
Our home. Moving was tough on me because I'm not a big fan of change and loved our townhouse so much but after a few months, I am thankful we made the move and gave ourselves more independence and space. There are pros and cons to every house but so far our pros are outweighing the cons and I am grateful to have such a great roof over our heads.
My job. I am so thankful to be able to work for my Aunt. It is amazing to see her hard work pay off through her own business and I am grateful to get to be a part of that. I am also thankful to have a job where I can set my own schedule and bring my kiddo if I need to. It's the perfect job for me and I love it so much.
My girlfriends. The older I get, the more I appreciate my girlfriends. I am so grateful to have a group of girls who love me unconditionally, who understand my crazy and who support me through the highs and lows of life.
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By Peter Slevin
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, January 4, 2007
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Jan. 3 -- Gerald R. Ford's family and closest friends laid the former president to rest beside a fast-flowing river in the heart of a city that adored him. During the last stretch of a somber week of benedictions, an admirer praised him as a courageous leader "who never confused moderation with weakness nor compromise with surrender."
A once bright winter sun melted into twilight as Ford's widow, Betty, received from Vice President Cheney the American flag that had adorned the coffin of the 38th president. Ford's death Dec. 26 at age 93 ended an odyssey that carried him from a humble start in the Midwest to a heartfelt national farewell.
Former president Jimmy Carter, who defeated Ford in 1976 and later became a friend, began and ended his benediction the way he began his inaugural address. Now white-haired, his voice breaking, Carter repeated: "For myself and for our nation, I want to thank my predecessor for all he did to heal our land."
The memorial service, held at Grace Episcopal Church, where Gerald and Betty Ford were married in 1948, brought together a lifetime of friends and acquaintances from the highly placed to the less than mighty.
Among the eulogists was former defense secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, who recalled the calamity of President Richard M. Nixon's resignation, which thrust Ford into the Oval Office on Aug. 9, 1974. It was a time when "the pressures were enormous . . . and the American people were holding their breath, wondering what would happen next."
When Ford reassured the country, Rumsfeld said, "his special magic" was that few doubted his word.
Historian Richard Norton Smith, who often visited Ford, described him to mourners as "utterly without pretense." He recalled that in the last chapter of his life, the former president told him, "When I wake up at night and can't sleep, I think of Grand Rapids."
The city returned the favor Tuesday and Wednesday. Tens of thousands of residents lined the streets to glimpse his passing hearse or stood for hours in the windy cold to view his coffin.
It seemed every third mourner had a personal story to share. Often, it was about a good deed that Ford had done, or a recollection that suggested a simpler, more civil time when the people felt closer to those in power.
Eagle Scout Jason Beaton, 18, related that his grandmother used to double-date with Ford. Linda Komejan, 52, said Ford interceded to get a driver's license for her mentally handicapped uncle, allowing him to get to work.
Retired teacher Marian Krupiczewicz, 59, recalled going to Ford's Capitol Hill office in the 1960s as a teenager and sitting in his chair: "There'd even be papers on his desk. It was different then."
"I remember as a kid going out to East Grand Rapids, riding my bike out there, because the president was coming to town," said William Dekker, 46. "Thirty years later, it's the same thing."
Handmade signs declared, "Welcome Home, Mr. President."
As the Episcopal service of thanksgiving began, many of the 31 men and women named honorary pallbearers took their seats, among them Cheney and golfer Jack Nicklaus. A maize-and-blue University of Michigan football blanket marked the pew that former coach Bo Schembechler, who died in November, would have occupied.
Son Michael Ford read the 23rd Psalm and son Steven read in a quavering voice from Paul's Letter to the Romans. Rumsfeld, who served as Ford's White House chief of staff, recalled that Ford never lowered himself to the partisanship that often marked Washington dealings.
"He reminded Americans of who they were and he put us on the right path when the way ahead was at best uncertain," Rumsfeld said, recalling Ford's 895-day presidency. "It is commonly said that Ford healed the nation, and he did."
After the church service, the cortege made its way back across town to the gravesite beside the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum. A military band played "Ruffles and Flourishes" for the final time, followed by a medley of patriotic songs, among them "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "God Bless America."
The family followed the pallbearers and the coffin, Betty Ford helped from a wheelchair by Steven Ford and her military escort. As artillery fired a 21-gun salute and 21 military jets staged a precision flyover, the coffin lay beneath an inscription chosen by the Fords: "Lives committed to God, country and love."
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Portage now has a very useful switch that you can use "emerge --keep-going" that will not stop when a package will not compile and will continue on to the next leaving output at the end of the emerge what programs did not compile. Cheers Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: Lindsay Haisley <fmouse-gentoo@×××.com> Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 11:35:47 To: <email@example.com> Reply-to: email@example.com Subject: Re: [gentoo-desktop] System problems Thanks, eamjr56! On Tue, 2011-03-22 at 07:43 +0000, eamjr56@×××××.com wrote:> Now that you explained more fully the situation and why and what led > to your problems I understand some of your frustrations. Sometimes > wanting to fix one thing leads to other complex issues. Maybe (being > Gentoo-specific) would be first to build your toolchain > (linux-headers, glibc, binutils,and gcc) to today's versions then a > "emerge -e world" so all of your stuff will be new and > compatable-(your original problem).The box is scheduled for replacement, as I've noted. The hardware is old, relatively, and has limitations. Additionally, Gentoo has its limitations as a desktop environment, although it's much easier to maintain on servers. As Linux has to some extent penetrated the marketplace, manufacturers are distributing drivers for things like printers as .deb or .rpm files - no joy for Gentoo users :-( My sweetie bought such a printer a while back, and I can't use it for this reason. Pulling packages apart and installing the contents manually is possible, but not simple, and I have other things to do. I'm reluctant to "emerge -e world" on the box because X is seriously out of date, and I've been trying to avoid having to deal with the issue. revdep-rebuild takes days! And it bails if _any_ ebuild fails, so I have to go to the office, figure out the problem, and restart the process. When I get the box so it'll boot properly with a more recent kernel I can at least move in that direction.> All of this can be done in the background while you keep working. > This is only one option. Feel free to use it or not. Sometimes I cuss > the Gentoo devs for things they do that screws up my installs too.Gentoo is substantially more complex as a distribution than are others. Subtle screw-ups in ebuilds are more than just an annoyance on my servers, where things break in the background after an emerge and I don't find out until one or more customers calls me and says "**** isn't working!"> As to your kernel question as to "default" switches in Gentoo > kernel I really don't think there are. Gen-kernel is one answer, but > it never worked for me, I always had to get dirty with "make > menuconfig".I tried genkernel for a while and didn't like it. For one thing, I recall that it installed an initrd, which introduced a level of complexity that I didn't feel was necessary. I use an initrd on our SOHO gateway box since the root filesystem is managed by EVMS, but I had to manually re-write the initrd filesystem at one point pursuant to a glibc upgrade! Too much work. I assume that there must some mods to or initial setting of the default kernel switches, somewhere, to avoid things such as enabling CONFIG_IDE in a kernel build where it conflicts with recent releases of udev. When I get a few moments to work on it again I'm starting with a new, much more recent kernel and _not_ massaging my .config from a previous kernel for it. I assume the default settings will at very least produce a bootable system and I need only add drivers/modules for my hardware - NIC, sound cards, etc. to get it up and running. I can go in and add stuff later as needed.> Hope you figure it out. CheersThanks, really. I mean it! With a cooler head and a verified back down plan for any changes I may make (plus the few points of light I received on this list in spite of the misunderstandings), I'm 99% sure I can jump in an fix the problem myself. If I post here with it again, I'll have my presentation of the issue MUCH better organized and thought out. -- Lindsay Haisley |"Windows ..... FMP Computer Services | life's too short!" 512-259-1190 | http://www.fmp.com | - Brad Johnston


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Don't go to Dr. Musarra for your plastic surgeon. He tries to push you to do major procedures in his own operating room. Dr. didn't even wait to see my in recovery. I followed up with 4 emergency appts. after my surgery. Developed an infection from surgery, even though he said they weren't infected infected even though one was discharging blood, and the other was black, discharging mucus and smelled. I ended up me in ICU after he kept telling me it wasn't an infection. I was in the hospital for 8 days. I will not need reconstruction to fix the botched procedure he performed on me. Unless you want the same experience, DO NOT USE THIS DOCTOR. I have had to pay plenty more out of pocket for the ambulance ride to ICU and to cover what insurance didn't cover for my $76,000 + hospital bill for my infection.
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Experience the beauty and romance of the New Orleans skyline aboard the last authentic steamboat on the mighty Mississippi; the Natchez.
The Natchez sets sail three times per day from the foot of Toulouse Street along the Riverwalk.
The steamship casually cruises down the river past landmarks including the location of the War of 1812, the oldest sugar refinery in Louisiana, Domino, and the largest gas refinery in New Orleans.
Each night there are dinner jazz cruises with casual buffet style dining, prepared fresh on-board. Jazz music is by grammy nominated, Dukes of Dixieland.
There is ample indoor and outdoor seating. Onboard there is a small gift shop and two bars.
The steam engine room is museum quality and is open for visitation during specified times on the cruises.
Reservations are recommended and discounts are available for groups of 10 or more.
Special event cruises for Valentine's Day, Easter, Fourth of July, Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.