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Frequently Asked Questions
Below are some of the most common questions from our travelers.
No. For most packages, we only require a per-person deposit to hold your booking. (The amount varies by package.) This deposit will be applied towards the cost of your package.
Your balance is due later. The due date will be shown when you book. For most packages, the due date is 75 days prior to departure. If you are booking close to the departure date (usually one that departs in less than 75 days), your final payment may be due within 72 hours.
In order to offer you our tours & packages at such fantastic prices, we make financial commitments to suppliers far in advance of each departure date. These commitments are covered by your deposits and cannot be refunded should you cancel your reservation. We recommend that you purchase our affordable travel protection plan to protect your deposit in case you need to cancel or change your plans.
If you need to make a change to your booking, please contact us immediately. After your reservation has been confirmed, changes or cancellation do incur a fee.
Changes: Fees & rules vary by package, but for most packages, a $150 per person fee applies. Additional fees may be imposed by airlines, cruise lines, or our vendors, and we will advise you of the total. Changes cannot be made after we receive your final payment. See our Terms & Conditions for more information.
Cancellations: All cancellations must be made in writing. Cancellation fees vary by package and when you cancel. See our Terms & Conditions for more information.
We recommend the purchase of travel protection to all of our customers to help protect you and your travel investment against the unexpected. For your convenience, we offer two travel protection plans at competitive prices that you can purchase with your reservation. Our basic plan can be purchased at any time prior to making your final payment. Please review our travel protection plans for more information and plan documents.
Our packages include accommodations, and like most hotels and cruises, our prices are based on double occupancy rooms. We welcome solo travelers too, of course, and many of our travelers come solo! We charge solo travelers an extra fee (sometimes called a single supplement) to cover the extra costs of single occupancy hotel rooms or cabins. (Consider: if you booked a $200/night hotel room solo, you would pay the $200 yourself; but if a couple booked the same room, each one would pay only $100.) But you only pay extra for the rooms or cabins, nothing else, including meals, sightseeing, tips, etc.
To avoid single supplements, consider sharing a room with another solo traveler via our Roommate Finder.
We don't pair up solo travelers, but we have created a way for you to connect with other travelers to share a room. Check out our Roommate Finder for details and how to get started!
We accept personal checks, money orders, credit cards (VISA, MasterCard, Discover & American Express), and payments from your PayPal account.
To pay your deposit: the easiest, fastest and safest way is with your credit card or PayPal account using our secure online booking system. You may also call or fax us to make your payment by credit card, or you can mail in your deposit by check or credit card, but we cannot hold your place until we receive this payment.
To make your final payment: we encourage you to mail a check or money order for the amount due on your invoice. To pay with your credit card or PayPal account, you may use our secure payment form. Or you can mail or fax in your credit card payment. Final payments cannot be accepted over the phone.
Sure, though for the safety and security of our travelers, we do have some age restrictions. On most of our tours & packages, your traveling companions must be 8 or older at the time of travel. Some packages have different requirements; see the package page. Travelers under 18 years must be accompanied by an adult 21 years or older.
Most of our packages average about 24 passengers, although groups might be larger or smaller, depending on the package, departure date, and circumstances. We do our best to keep our group sizes small enough to ensure you have the opportunity to meet new friends and to enjoy the camaraderie of others, but not so large as to feel lost in the crowd.
For our packages that include flights, we do not usually assign seats. In most cases, you can request specific seats, but this may incur a small fee, payable to the airline. For more information, see Advance Seat Reservations.
You may be able to earn frequent flyer points on some of our packages. Once you receive your tickets, contact the airline directly to enter your frequent flyer numbers in your flight record. As you travel, check with the agent prior to boarding each flight on your package to be sure the frequent flyer information has been entered properly. Keep your boarding passes and passenger receipt, as these documents are proof that you have actually flown the miles you are asking to be credited to your frequent flyer account.
Our packages include very special contracted airfares which do not permit upgrading with frequent flyer miles. However, most packages provide special negotiated business class upgrade rates for Transatlantic and Transpacific flights. If you are interested in upgrading to business class, please contact us.
For most of our packages, one checked suitcase per passenger is permitted, usually limited to 44 pounds, and carry-on luggage is limited to one piece per person, which must fit in overhead bins or under seat. Airlines used on some packages have more stringent baggage allowance restrictions, which you can find on our Baggage Allowances page. Guidelines for your specific package will be sent with your confirmation materials.
Check out our blog post on our Top 10 Must-Haves for International Travel.
See our blog post on using your cell phone abroad.
Of course! As seasoned travelers ourselves, we're happy to share whatever knowledge we can to make your trip wonderful. As a start, you should review our Fast Facts for the countries you're visiting, where you'll find a compendium of facts, advice and links for travelers. If you don't find the answers you need there, feel free to contact us with your questions.


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A California panel made similar recommendations Monday, saying in a report to insurers, providers and consumers that immediate treatment with the new drugs, Sovaldi and Olysio, should be given to those with advanced disease, but could be delayed for others.
Limiting the number of patients treated with the drugs may prove controversial but necessary because the costs per patient can run from $70,000 to $170,000, and there may be too few specialists to handle a sudden influx of patients, according to the report from the California Technology Assessment Forum. An estimated 3 million Americans have hepatitis C.
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"Conventional wisdom and national polls showed many Americans favored repeal of the measure, so we are surprised by the court's decision." -- Kevin Brinegar, president and CEO Indiana Chamber of Commerce.
"It will be a real challenge here to figure out what it means and how to make it work." -- John Barney, president Barney Enterprises, and a member of The Times Board of Economists representing the restaurant industry
"Because of the Affordable Care Act, children can no longer be discriminated against by insurance companies, millions of seniors will be better able to afford prescription medication as the Medicare Part D 'donut hole' closes, young adults can remain on their parents' plans until age 26, and in the future, individuals with pre-existing conditions cannot be denied coverage. Now ... we must work hard to ensure its efficient and effective implementation and continue our effort to create jobs." -- U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky, D-Merrillville
"This sweeping, oppressive new tax on middle-income earners does nothing to reduce health care costs, eliminate waste, improve quality of care, or protect senior citizens and the low-income uninsured. Instead, Obamacare serves only to further bloat the size of federal bureaucracy, add trillions of dollars to the national debt, increase taxes we pay, mandate burdensome regulations on small business, and infringe upon individual rights." -- Joel Phelps, Republican 1st District congressional nominee
"The law provides guaranteed direct access to OB/GYN providers without referrals, and an end to discriminatory practices against women, such as charging women higher premiums and denying coverage for 'pre-existing conditions.' And equally as important, millions of women across the nation will soon have access to birth control without a co-pay. ... Nearly half of all pregnancies are unintended in Indiana, and more than half of all births are publicly funded at a cost to taxpayers of nearly $500 million annually. ... Our state has one of the highest teen birth rates in the nation." -- Planned Parenthood of Indiana President and CEO Betty Cockrum
"Great lawyering. If the attorneys wouldn't have called it a tax, which the politicians were to scared to, it may no have been upheld. But this still doesn't help the middle class and will definitely hurt small business owners." -- Monica O'Donnell, Ogden Dunes, via Facebook
"Thankfully, Justice Roberts put the Constitution, the American people and the USA over his political party." -- Jon Benchik, Munster, via Facebook
"To the sheeple rejoicing over this miscarriage of justice, you are in great big trouble! I'm fortunate enough to have my own health insurance and when I didn't have it as a benefit, I didn't go without nor did my children, I paid for it! My insurance grants decision making to my doctors, thank God. ... I hope that you appreciate the hand-holding of your insurance, govt, and those great big pharmaceutical companies! If Pfizer is rejoicing over this, you should seriously want to re-think your views!" -- Cheryl Carnahan Martin, of Chesterton, via Facebook
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Sendhil Ramamurthy has been playing an aggressive assistant district attorney on The CW's "Beauty and The Beast," but his character is about to get very wild, beginning in tonight's episode.
"[In] the next episode, you will see full blown Gabe Beast, as I'm known on set," Sendhil told AccessHollywood.com down the phone line from New York City on Wednesday. "You'll see Gabe Beast and Vincent Beast over the next couple of episodes."
Playing the mutant human with a beastly side is a challenging role, and it's one that Sendhil actually first found out about after hitting the show's Canada set.
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"They literally called me up and they were like, 'Here's the situation: we'd like for you to play this part and it's an ADA.' I said, 'Great, I can do lawyer. I've done lawyer before, I'll do lawyer again,' and I didn't know until the second day of being on set — Kristin [Kreuk] just kind of let it slip inadvertently.
"The whole cast knew – everybody knew," Sendhil continued, with a laugh. "She's like, 'So when Gabe Beast comes into the picture…' I was like, 'Gabe? Who? What? What did you just say?' and she's like, 'Yeah, they're making you a beast.'"
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In Thursday night's episode, airing at 9/8c on The CW, Gabe Beast comes crosses paths with J.T., Vincent's best friend. Tackling the physicality of the Beast for the scene was something different for Sendhil, and after going full steam for the shoot, it left him – and his voice – a little worse for wear.
"Actually, for the viewers [to note], my first day as The Beast is in the next episode. … [It] was the scene with Austin Basis' character – with J.T. — and I just went for it, and two hours in I was totally wiped out," Sendhil told Access. "You can tell, by the end of the scene, my voice is going. That's not like, Beast effects that they put on afterward, that's actually what I sound like 'cause I was just growling and just jumping. I went for it. People were telling me, 'You gotta pace yourself.'… I really should have paced myself because I was crushed by the end. … I learned my lesson on that first day."
Catherine and J.T. are protected from harm at the hands (or claws) of Vincent Beast because he cares for them and has somewhat of an ability to control his reactions. But, Gabe doesn't share those feelings for the pair, and even if he did, Sendhil suggested that everyone needs to look out when his character transforms.
"Everybody should be worried about Gabe Beast," he said.
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The problem? Gabe, who was experimented on as a child – at least until he was saved by Catherine's mom and adopted by a family – is an early version of Muirfield's mutation project.
"Gabe Beast is like [version] 1.0 and Vincent Beast is 2.0 or 3.0, so Gabe Beast is way more unstable than Vincent Beast. Gabe Beast has been experimented on since he was a child," Sendhil explained. "We've seen the shortcomings in Muirfield and what they created with Vincent and the problems that he has. So imagine how much less they knew when they were experimenting on Gabe. They really didn't have any idea what they were doing and it shows.
"So when you ask, 'Should Catherine trust Gabe Beast?' No, she shouldn't and neither should anybody else, including Gabe. Like Gabe doesn't know what Gabe Beast does, he has no idea," Sendhil said.
"Beauty and The Beast" airs tonight at 9/8c on The CW.
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Leonardo DiCaprio Could Have Been Spider-Man, Anakin, and Robin
Titanic may have made Leonardo DiCaprio one of the most famous movie stars alive, but believe it or not, he could have been even bigger. In a new interview, DiCaprio reveals a raft of super-iconic parts he was offered but passed on, and they're doozies.
The Inception actor was grilled by UK website ShortList, and admitted that he had his pick of parts in Batman Forever, Spider-Man, and Star Wars, but could never quite pull the trigger:
There's a rumour you screen-tested for [Robin in Batman Forever]...
I never screen-tested. I had a meeting with Joel Schumacher. It was just one meeting and, no, I didn't end up doing it.
Did you actually want the role?
Er, I don't think I did, no [laughs]. As I recall I took the meeting, but didn't want to play the role. Joel Schumacher is a very talented director but I don't think I was ready for anything like that.
Do you feel like you dodged a bullet?
Were you in talks to play Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars prequels?
I did have a meeting with George Lucas about that as well, yes.
What happened?
Same scenario [laughs].
He wanted you, but you didn't fancy it?
Um, right. Exactly.
Again, just didn't feel ready to take that dive. At that point.
How close did you come to playing Spider-Man before your friend Tobey Maguire took the part?
Er, that was another one of those situations, similar to Robin, where I didn't feel ready to put on that suit yet. They got in touch with me.
Would you like to play a superhero?
You never know. You never know. They're getting better and better as far as complex characters in these movies. I haven't yet. But no, I don't rule out anything.
Sorry Leo, but you've missed your chance: at 35, you're officially at the age where superheroes get rebooted for younger versions. (Still, unless you're John Malkovich in the aborted Spider-Man 4, you're never too old to play a villain.)
· The Leo DiCaprio interview [ShortList]


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The area has a rapidly growing economy and is a wonderful place to live. The upstate offers both active city life and an abundance of nature with the close proximity of mountains, lakes and the beach.
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Jable Bermudas Apartments
Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote, Canary Islands
Jable Bermudas Apartments Introduction
This welcoming apartment complex is special because of its fantastic location meaning that all the essential ingredients of a great holiday for the whole family are close at hand. The complex has got oodles of plus points. For a start, it sits a short stroll away from the centre of the buzzing fishing harbour of Puerto del Carmen, and 200 metres away from shops, bars and restaurants. Then there are the rooms - simply decorated in soothing colours, and when you're not relaxing and unwinding by the pool or exploring the delights of Puerto del Carmen, there are enough on-site facilities to keep you occupied. Why not enjoy a tasty snack or a refreshing drink from the pool bar, or get active and enjoy a game of minigolf. Or perhaps you feel like hitting the beach? If so, take the short 200 metre walk to the beach. The Jable Bermudas offers value-for-money accommodation, and is ideal for those seeking to enjoy the lively resort of Puerto del Carmen.
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Jable Bermudas Apartments Facilities
• One bedroom apartment for up to 4 adults consists of • Twin room • Lounge with sofa bed • Bath, shower and wc • Kitchen • Microwave • 2 cooking rings • Toaster • Kettle • Coffee maker • Fridge • Hairdryer • Satellite TV • Balcony or terrace • Safety deposit box • Maid service 3 times a week
• Pool tables • Billiards • Paddel tennis court • Minigolf • Gym
• Swimming pool • FREE sunbeds and parasols • Internet and WiFi access • Launderette • Supermarket (under separate management)
For Children
• Section of the main swimming pool • Play area • FREE cots (on request)
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• Nearest beach: 150 metres • Main resort area: 500 metres • Nearest supermarket: on-site (under separate management) • 120 apartments (includes 2 apartments suitable for disabled guests) • Child age: 2-16 years • Official rating: 2 key • Some facilities and activities may incur a local charge
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Spreadsheet program or pencil, paper and calculator
Using Annual Salary
Enter your annual base salary into a spreadsheet program, or write it on a piece of paper and use a calculator. Perform all of the following calculations directly under this number.
Add all additional income, including annual bonuses, performance-based incentive pay and other items, to your annual salary figure. If you are uncertain about the extra amounts that you will receive this year, use the bonus payment amounts that you received in the previous year. This figure will be your annual base income before normal deductions.
Subtract all automatic deductions for items such as medical insurance, taxes and any garnishments. Use your last pay stub from the previous year to get an idea of the total annual taxes that you pay, and consult your company's human resources representative for information related to annual deductions for insurance costs and other items. This figure will be your annual take-home pay.
Divide the annual figure by 12 to get your monthly salary. Dividing the base pay, found in Step 2, by 12 will give you your monthly base salary. Dividing the take-home pay, found in Step 3, by 12 will give your monthly take-home pay.
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Calculate the average number of hours you work each week. If you work the same number of hours each week, proceed to Step 2. If
you work variable hours, add the number of hours that you have worked for as many weeks as you can remember, up to 12 weeks, and divide the sum by the number of weeks used in the calculation.
Multiply your average weekly hours by your hourly wage. Round the number of hours up or down to arrive at a whole number. Rounding up will give you a more liberal estimate, while rounding down will give a more conservative estimate. The result will be your weekly base pay.
Subtract any weekly deductions for insurance, taxes or garnishments. Check your recent pay stub, or speak with a manager to find out how much is deducted each week. This figure shows your weekly take-home pay.
Multiply the weekly figure by 52 to get your annual income, then divide that number by 12 to get your monthly income. Using the base pay figures, found in Step 2, will give you your monthly base pay. Using the take-home figure, found in Step 3, will give your monthly take-home pay.
Adjust your monthly income figure for any yearly bonuses or other financial incentives you expect to receive. Consider any year-end or holiday bonuses that you received the previous year or expect to receive in the current year. Divide the total annual incentive amount to be received by 12, and add the quotient to your monthly income figure to get your adjusted monthly salary.Source: www.ehow.com
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Oh no! Still sloshing around in last year's swimsuit? Two Filipina beauty queens have come to your rescue!
Bb. Pilipinas World 2007 Maggie Wilson and Miss Earth Philippines 2009 Sandra Seifert have joined forces to put up Solara Swimwear, an online store for women looking for the latest in swimwear. The two beauty queens got the idea during a barbecue party at a friend's home. Since Maggie Wilson and Sandra Seifert love swimsuits and can live in bikinis everyday if they had to, designing them for a living was a no-brainer. Maggie adds that her brand-new hubby Victor Consunji (yep, the handsome construction scion) doesn't like the idea of her coming home late from modelling jobs. So putting up her own fashion business was the perfect solution – she can still model AND be in control of her time.
Voila… Solara Swimwear was born.
The name Solara, which is the Spanish word for SUN, was Maggie Wilson's idea – I think it sounds classy and is a perfect name for a swimwear brand made in the Philippines, the land of the rising sun… ahh… I can feel the heat coming on… as well as the urge to buy myself a SEXY BIKINI!
Although Maggie Wilson and Sandra Seifert don't have a store yet, you can order a Solara creation online right here. Swimsuits from the Basics Collection (which is the first set of swimsuit designs) range from $60 to $77 (that's roughly P2,500 – P3,300 if we peg the peso at around 43). The Basics Collection features basic solid colors that you can mix and match.
Aside from selling online, the beauty queens will have occassional Trunk Shows in different cafes so swimsuit freaks can try out their different designs. The Trunk Show ABQ went to was held at Chocolate Fire on Herrera St. in Makati. Unfortunately, Sandra Seifert was in Europe at the time so ABQ only got to chat with Maggie… anyhoo, check out Solara's site for announcements on upcoming events.
So far, it looks like the beauty queen tandem is basking in the heat of early success – in the first week of online sales, they were able to get over 50 swimwear orders! Maggie Wilson says part of the earnings from the Solara Basics Collection will be donated to Child House, the half-way home for children with cancer etc. that I did a project with last Christmas. Click here to check it out. Maggie adds that each swimsuit collection will have a special beneficiary.
WOW! Nice to know that former beauty queens still find ways to include charitable works in the things they do… I am SO INSPIRED! I am SO PERSPIRING too in the heat of this year's summer! Now if I could just perspire these pounds off to fit into a sexy Solara Swimsuit…. hmmmm… maybe next year nalang, ahaahahaha!
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Metformin With Standard Taxotere and Prednisone in the Treatment of Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer
This study has been withdrawn prior to enrollment.
(No accrual in initial period, PI decided to close study.)
New Mexico Cancer Care Alliance
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Last updated: March 5, 2013
Last verified: March 2013
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The Economic Think Tanks Were Wrong: Imports And Offshore Outsourcing Have Destroyed Millions Of American Jobs
By Richard McCormack
Outsourcing and imports are not only leading to the wide-scale destruction of American jobs, but to substantially lower manufacturing GDP growth over the decade than what has been officially reported. Imports and offshoring have also led to substantial over-reporting of productivity gains.
The problem is one of measuring. In a global economy, the federal government data collection agencies have not kept pace with changes brought about by trade, which now accounts for almost 30 percent of the U.S. economy. Researchers have verified that the U.S. government has not captured the real costs and levels of imports and their impact on the American economy.
This oversight -- involving a small import data collection program run by the Bureau of Labor Statistics -- turns out to be "a big problem," says Susan Houseman of the Upjohn Institute for Employment Research and the national leader in addressing the shortcomings of government statistics.
Houseman and a group of researchers have confirmed that the dollar volume of goods coming into the country is not measured correctly. There has been a substantial under-measurement of imports.
The current import price indexes used by the federal government "fail to capture price declines associated with a shift in sourcing to low-cost suppliers," says a new peer-reviewed research paper on the subject titled "Measurement Issues Arising from the Growth of Globalization." As a result, the real growth in imports "has been understated and domestic productivity and real output growth have been overstated. The increased import penetration in consumer goods and intermediate inputs and the large price differentials between domestic and foreign suppliers have increased the possibility that some economic statistics are significantly biased."
The study, which included representatives from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Bureau of the Census in its planning group, concludes that the federal government must re-assess the way it measures imports. It recommends that the federal statistical agencies create new data collection programs that capture the true effects of imports and offshore outsourcing both of products and services.
Multifactor and labor productivity measures as well as GDP are now confirmed to have been substantially overstated for the past decade, due to much higher levels of imports than have been measured. A decade of economic and trade policy predicated on the idea that productivity growth and new technology were the reasons for the rapid displacement of American workers has now proven to be wrong.
The problem arises when the government considers the import price of products entering the United States. As currently structured, the federal government compares the change in prices of the same goods that are being imported each month. What is not measured is the difference in the price of an imported product versus the one it replaced that was previously made in the United States.
Based on its current system of data collection, the government has reported that import prices have been increasing, when they should have been going down, reflecting the cost savings of up to 60 percent from buying the same products previously made in the United States from low-cost nations like China, Mexico and India.
"Import price indexes have not accurately captured the lower prices that have prompted many retailers and consumers to shift from domestic to imported goods," says the study. "Similarly, although manufacturers increasingly have been sourcing intermediate inputs from low-cost foreign suppliers, the import materials price deflator has been rising faster than the domestic materials price deflator, indicating that these price indexes often fail to capture the cost savings driving manufacturers' offshoring."
When accounting for this oversight, the value of imports becomes much higher and U.S. output is lower than what has been reported. Houseman estimates that between 1997 and 2007, manufacturing GDP growth has been overestimated by as much as .5 percentage point per year, out of an average annual manufacturing growth rate of 3.0 percent due to the under-pricing of imports.
In addition, the manufacturing GDP growth rate has been widely misinterpreted because the strong growth in the computer industry has dominated the manufacturing numbers, according to the study. Technological improvements in computer capability inflate the overall industrial output numbers. Virtually all of the growth in manufacturing GDP is attributable to computers and electronic product manufacturing. Says Houseman: "Computer price indexes are falling on account of improved technology performance. So while the U.S. is losing market share in global computer shipments, it is still registering phenomenal growth rates to a large degree because of the way the price indexes are constructed for this industry. This drop in prices has nothing to do with the competitiveness of domestic manufacturing. It has nothing to do with workers being more productive. It has everything to do with improvements in the embedded technology."
As such, given the government's measurements, the computer industry has accounted for most of the manufacturing-value added growth during the decade ending 2007. Yet the computer sector accounts for only 10 percent of the total value in manufacturing.
When computers are excluded from the overall production numbers, the annual manufacturing growth rate from 1997 to 2007 declines by 2 percentage points. Added with the adjustment for the import price index, annual manufacturing GDP growth for the remaining 90 percent of manufacturing could be as low as 0.5 percent for the decade ending in 2007.
The computer numbers are also plagued by the same import price index issues. Most computers produced in the United States contain a majority of imported parts, the prices of which are not accounted for in government statistics. "The computers that are exported are more or less trans-shipments," says Houseman. The federal government "needs to net out the import value of exports, which is what should be done with all domestic production, and that makes a big difference."
The offshoring of services is also not being measured correctly. Companies are shifting their service functions overseas because it is a lot cheaper. But the federal government does not measure the prices of imported services versus those they are replacing in the United States. The difference "is even bigger than when you are importing manufactured goods because it's all labor," says Houseman. Currently, data on import and export prices in business services -- which include IT services, engineering services and call centers and represents the most rapidly growing category of services trade -- are not collected at all. "This data gap could result in significant inaccuracies in economic statistics as trade in business services expands," says Houseman. "While the BLS recognizes this is an important gap in the statistics, there is no funding to fill it."
There are other issues associated with offshoring and imports that need to be addressed. The federal government stimulus spending programs and tax breaks are not understood in the new global context. Borrowed money is provided to Americans who use it to buy imports, with little impact on growth and employment.
Obama's goal to double exports is also questionable, since the United States does not know the import content of exported goods. Products that are exported with a high level of imported parts and components do not create many jobs.
Because of the lack of data on imports, do the GDP numbers need to be re-calculated for the past 10 or 15 years, Manufacturing & Technology News asks Houseman. "Ideally, the agencies would do that," she says. "But what they are looking to do now is to fix it moving forward. What they're trying not to do is to guess. There was no data collected on that so there is no good way of going backwards and fixing the problems."
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has proposed a pilot program to collect import price data "and figure out a correction for all of GDP," Houseman says. "The statistical agencies recognize this is a problem and a big enough problem that it is worthy trying to fix." The next step is getting Congress interested enough to provide funding in a tight budgetary environment.
Houseman concludes with this thought: "The majority of Americans in public opinion polls believe that offshoring has been a major factor in the decline in employment and quite specifically in manufacturing, and yet many academic papers and think tanks are saying just the opposite. In this case, the public perception is correct and the data -- and people's interpretation of those data -- are wrong."
The Houseman paper "Offshoring and the State of American Manufacturing," authored with Christopher Kurz, Benjamin Mandel and Paul Lengermann of the Federal Reserve Board, along with the "Conference Summary" from the meeting on "Measurement Issues Arising from the Growth of Globalization," and conference papers on the subjects (all worth reading), are on the Upjohn Institute's Web site, http://www.upjohninst.org/.
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I have recently developed melasma on my right cheek. I suspect that it could be due to the oral contraceptive pills that I started a year ago.
After some research, I have decided to go for Cosmelan. Even though it is costly, but the reviews from here and friends made up my mind.
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The press officer of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's son, Uday, denied Saturday rumors he had defected.
"I am one of Saddam's soldiers, and allegations about my defection are totally false and reflect the disillusionment of those who oppose Iraq's victorious march," Adib Shaaban said.
According to AFP, 47-year-old Shaaban blamed the Iraqi opposition for "making up information about my disappearance and defection to a Western embassy in Beirut, while I was still in Baghdad."
Shaaban, who also heads the Arab Photographers' Union and is chief editor of the Iraq daily Al-Rafidain, said he was in Syria for work-related issues and that he would return to the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Monday. (Albawaba.com)
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The Non-Pressure Test: Make Lava Cake Like a MasterChef
We've been loving MasterChef (team Christine!), especially the weekly pressure tests. But with a pissed-off Ramsay, daunting time restraints and cameras right in the contestants' faces waiting for them to break down in an ugly cry in front of the judges and all of America, it's no wonder these contestants succumb to the pressure.
Luckily, we don't have to. Making "stunning" versions of the challenges at home is actually not intimidating at all.
We started by learning how to make the perfect eggs, and this time we're taking on the dessert challenge that sent Ryan home in shame: Molten Chocolate Lava Cake (did anyone else just mmmmm out loud?).
Chocolate lava cake is the heavenly union of a chocolate cake and a soufflé. It should be fluffy, rich and cakey on the outside and a melted gooey mess in the inside.
The show may make it seem impossible, but with the right timing and a few simple steps, it's a truly easy and incredibly impressive dessert.
Here's how to make it:
Molten Chocolate Lava Cakes recipe adapted from brandielle
Ingredients yields 4 individual cakes
To start, you'll need the right ramekins.
Pyrex custard cups are the perfect size, allowing the center of the cake to ooze chocolate decadence while the outside sets.
Brush the ramekins generously with melted butter (or use cooking spray). This will ensure the cakes pop out easily when inverted.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Using a double boiler setup or a microwave (on high for 1 minute), melt butter and chocolate pieces, whisking until chocolate is melted.
Stir in sugar until combined, then add in eggs plus extra yolks. Stir to combine and add in flour, stirring until mixture is smooth.
Distribute the batter evenly among the buttered ramekins. Place ramekins on a baking sheet and cook for 13 minutes, or until the edges have set and the middle is soft to the touch (not liquidy, but soft).
Place inverted serving plates on top of each ramekin and holding the ramekin with a dish towel, flip over and set down the plate.
Carefully remove the ramekin, allowing the cake to gently slide out.
Top with powdered sugar or cocoa powder and fresh whipped cream and prepare to "oohhh and ahhh" as you cut into its gooey goodness.
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|Pete McMurray: ... that means Detroit is the South Beach of the Midwest. God help us all!
|Ernest Wilkins: ... then Devin Hester is the guy selling hot dogs.
|Elliott Serrano: ... then I'm a real-life Jedi Knight, which means we both have delusions of grandeur.
|Sarah Spain: ... then Lions fans had better say goodbye -- he's taking his talents to New England.
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|Marc Silverman: The same thing as Illinois coach Tim Beckman. Stay at home, with no team to coach, and dip in my mouth.
|Pete McMurray: Eat, drink, bet, repeat.
|Ernest Wilkins: Reminding people FSU has been to more Orange Bowls than NIU has been to ... anything.
|Elliott Serrano: Trying to warm up after taking the Wampa Plunge in Lake Michigan.
|Sarah Spain: I usually eat several dozen bowls of food in a hungover haze, does that count?
3. Make a prediction for NIU in the Orange Bowl.
|Marc Silverman: When given oranges, make orange juice. NIU by 3.
|Pete McMurray: NIU 642, Florida State 0.
|Ernest Wilkins: They'll put up a valiant effort, but COME ON, PEOPLE. Florida. State. University.
|Elliott Serrano: All I know is no matter what happens, Ernest isn't gonna shut up about it afterward.
|Sarah Spain: I predict that Jordan Lynch will eat his words.
4. Why are the Bulls playing so early on New Year's Eve?
|Marc Silverman: Thibs is flying to NYC to coach the ball drop. "Stay up, Seacrest, stay up!"
|Pete McMurray: It'll be 19 straight losses tor the Bobcats. Jordan wants to end the year drinking downtown!
|Ernest Wilkins: Because they're all coming to my New Year's Eve party! Yes, even Belinelli.
|Elliott Serrano: Coach Thibodeau needs time to make his extra-spicy cajun chili for the Bulls NYE party.
|Sarah Spain: Gotta be done in time for Joakim Noah's big bash at Mother's.
5. Who in Chicago sports most needs a fresh start in 2013?
|Marc Silverman: Fresh start in new town: Lovie Smith, Mike Tice, Kirk Hinrich, Alfonso Soriano ... (to be continued)
|Pete McMurray: Um, let me tell you about the World Series champs of '07 and '08. That's 1907 and 1908, people!
|Ernest Wilkins: In order: the entire NHL, the Bears, the Cubs, the White Sox, the Fire.
|Elliott Serrano: All Chicago sports fans. Only Cleveland fans have suffered more.
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I have a short button nose and I feel like there's a pretty big space between the bottom of my nose and the top of my lips. Is it possible to make the nose longer and slimmer?
Is It Possible to Make a Nose Longer (Upwards and Downwards Direction Not Outwards)?
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Cartilage grafts may be used to make the nose look longer and thinner
Thank you for your question. A formal examination is required to make specific recommendations for you.
That said, typically refinement of a "button nose" requires a strut graft and a tip graft to refine and lengthen the nasal tip.
Occasionally resection of the anterior nasal spine may allow the distance between the bottom of your nose and the upper portion of your lip to decrease.
Please consult an expert plastic surgeon.
Learn more: http://drseckel.com/surgical-procedures/result-oriented-rhinoplasty-nose-surgery/
Rhinoplasty to elongate the nose.
The nose can be made longer and slimmer but that may or not be what is needed to achieve the results you seek. If you are looking to decrease the space between the bottom of your nose and your upper lip, there may be some other options to consider. It is important to achieve a natural appearance that fits the rest of your face so a consultation with a board certified specialist is recommended.
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Is It Possible to Make a Nose Longer (Upwards and Downwards Direction Not Outwards)?
Yes, it is possible to make the nose appear longer with Rhinoplasty which is the same thing as saying the nasal tip is rotated downward. Having the nasal tip stick further, off of the face, would be called increased nasal projection.
Cartilage onlay grafts to the nasal tip along with a columellar tuck have proven effective in cases such as you describe. Of course photos would help in the evaluation.
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Making a nose longer.
It is possible to make a nose longer but I would have to see photos to tell you if that is what you need and how to do it.
Rhinoplasty to lengthen the nose
Hello K, thanks for the question. It is absolutely possible to make the nose longer during primary or revision rhinoplasty. I use a number of techniques to achieve this, including placement of extended spreader grafts or a caudal septal extension graft. These grafts are generally taken from your septum in primary cases but if this is a revision, ear cartilage or rib cartilage could be required if enough septum is not available. .
Lengthening the nose is a more advanced rhinoplasty technique so make sure you consult with facial plastic surgeons or plastic surgeons who perform a lot of rhinoplasty and truly specialize in it. During your consultation, I would recommend the use of computer imaging to help establish your aesthetic goals and show you what is possible given your unique anatomy, skin thickness etc. Plus, it's always a fun exercise to see what your nose would look like with a different shape and see how it fits in and balances with your other facial features.
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Dr. Mehta
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Is it possible to make a nose longer
Thank you for your question. Yes, it is possible to make a short nose look longer if this is in fact what is required. Without having photos it is difficult to give you specific details as how to achieve this. In most cases, it involves a sophisticated operation that involves the use of cartilage or bone to help push the nose downward. I would suggest that you seek consultation with several experienced nasal surgeons to see what could be accomplished.
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Board certified Otolargyngologist (ENT)
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Welcome to Whistling Arrow
Our aim is straightforward: to create an imaginative portfolio of truly extraordinary adventures. All personally designed and managed, our annual trekking expeditions are defined by a never-ending quest to unearth new and intrepid travel experiences here in Asia; home to the world's most diverse continent.
On our travels, we are also passionate about sourcing distinctive Asian ethnographic art and artefacts: discriminating, collectible pieces that are rooted in age-old artisanal traditions and central to the identity, place and belonging of those that made them, both past and present. Currently, we are showcasing our unique collection of hand-knotted Tibetan rugs in our online store.
We also continue to develop our Asian pre-production and production services for factual, documentary and wildlife filmmakers in the region and are seeking professional collaboration to further develop two conceptual projects in China and beyond. So, please delve into our site and get in touch with any questions you may have. We are always happy to hear from you.
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Kyocera Mita FS-3920DN – Mono Laser
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Kyocera Mita is best known for its business laser printers and multifunction machines, and for the life of its photoconductor drums, which often last as long as the machines they're fitted to. The drum in the FS-3920DN is specified at 300,000 pages, but Kyocera Mita allows for two replacements, expecting this machine to print the best part of a million pages in some installations.
As well as being long-lived, the printer is rated at 40ppm and that's one of the main reasons for its £500+ price. It's a substantial machine, but not massive and looks functional in its cream and dark grey livery.
Its simple control panel uses a four-way wheel of menu controls with other buttons to start and stop jobs, but there's no number pad for secure walk-up printing. This is a little odd, as there is a front panel USB socket, which can take PDF files from a USB drive and print them directly. Basic security and simple workgroup accounting would both benefit from being able to enter a PIN before printing jobs.
The 2-line by 16-character backlit LCD is mounted on a small Toblerone-shaped protrusion, which also carries status indicators in its top edge. The shape of the panel makes it easier to see across an office, if the printer needs attention.
The main paper tray at the bottom of the front panel can take a whole ream of paper (500 sheets) at once, which is a good capacity for this class of machine, and there's a 100-sheet multi-purpose tray which folds down from above this. That's not all, as you can add a further three, 500-sheet trays beneath the machine and there's an optional envelop feeder, too. This is a very expandable printer, which can easily grow as a business expands.
At the back are sockets for USB, 10/100 Ethernet and legacy parallel connections, so you should be able to integrate the FS-3920DN into most offices. Kyocera provides drivers for Windows and OSX, with Unix and Linux code available on request and the printer comes with both PCL and PostScript page description languages in emulation.


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Dahlia Instructions
I just made this one out of straight fondant, so I couldn't roll it as thin as my actual one that I made for the cake. I cut out a circle and then I make another impression with a smaller circle, so that I have a line to make sure that the petals are laid evenly. I cut the petals out (with the larger petal cutter) and roll them thin with a ball tool. I pinch both ends and place them on the circle. The rest of the rows are cut with the smaller cutter. After 3 rows are completed, for the next petals I cut a small amount off of the bottom of the petals for the next row. The last rows I cut off about half of the bottom. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. I hope this makes sense. This takes about 15 minutes to do.


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If you ask Kris Russell, there was no need to change the sign outside of Caroline.
There used to be a sign outside the central Alberta town announcing it was the 'home of Kurt Browning.'
Russell, the Calgary Flames defenceman was too young to appreciate arguably the nation's finest men's figure skater in his prime.
But, being from Caroline, he certainly knew who the four-time world champion was.
"I got the tail-end of his career, at the age when you know how great of an athlete he was and what kinds of thing he brought back to Caroline," said Russell, who along with twin brother, Ryan (who is currently playing pro hockey in Sweden), scored a ton of goals in the Kurt Browning Arena
"It's the home of the Kurt Browning rink, and he put our little town on the map. Obviously, he's a huge figure in his community, and as a young guy, you grow up hearing about.
"He was one of those guys you could look up to and see there are things beyond the small town of Caroline.
"He showed us that being in a small community, you could choose sports (as a career). Everyone who has come out of Caroline in some sports situation is happy we got to see him do as well as he did."
Perhaps fearful of dressing-room repercussions, Russell wouldn't admit his former hometown star turned him into a figure skating fan.
"Maybe when he started doing backflips and stuff," Russell said. "But it was a small community.
"You either skated, figure-skated or you curled. There wasn't too many options.
"I kinda grew into hockey, so I just kinda went with that."
That is probably just fine with his mom, Terri, especially when you consider the likely option.
The Russell boys could easily have become bullfighters — their father Doug was a good one.
'Shanky', as he was known to the cowboys whose lives he saved on a daily basis, fought bulls at four CFRs. Until his boys were born.
"He was at Medicine Hat, and he got thrown over a 12-foot panel," said the 26-year-old former Medicine Hat Tigers star.
"He finished the perf, and that was it. He had two little boys to attend to, so he kinda went a different way."
Russell, who recently signed a new two-year deal with the Flames for US$2.6 million, will make alot more money and likely suffer far less catastrophic injuries than his dad.
"I'm sure if my brother or I had the passion for it or the itch, he would have supported us, but we were hockey fanatics growing up," Russell said.
"We didn't really know how good of a job he did, and he was the first Canadian to go to the Canadian finals to fight bulls. We're still learning the stories about him, but it's not something we grew up knowing or wanting to be.
"He aches from it now, but you can tell he wouldn't take a day back. You can tell he loved it and it was something he really enjoyed."
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Kentucky's last victory over Gators etched in longtime sports analyst Larry Vettel's memory
Where were you in 1986?
Too far back to remember?
Not for Larry Vettel, afternoon show host on ESPN-850 (WRUF) and longtime Sun Sports/Fox Sports Florida play-by-play analyst.
That was the last time Kentucky defeated the Florida Gators in football and Vettel remembers that game very well.
He was there.
"In 1986 Florida went up to Lexington and they had just beaten Auburn and Georgia back-to-back," Vettel remembered. "It was a weird year because they got off to such a bad start, and then they go off to Lexington. On Friday, it was beautiful - it was like 59 degrees and it was gorgeous. And then they get up in the morning, it was cold and rainy. Now I'm the sideline guy for the radio broadcast and I radioed up to the booth and said 'Guys, they're in trouble.' These guys are moaning and groaning about the weather the whole time during warmups, and then they played like it. They lost a 10-3 ballgame that I'm sure was scintilating television."
Vettel said he could just sense that the Gators players weren't going to have it that day.
"I knew it was going to be a tough day," he said. "They weren't good enough to put a lot of people away, anyhow. And then you just looked at it and thought, 'Wow, mentally?' When you can tell a team mentally is thinking about the wrong stuff - griping about the wrong stuff - that may not feel well. It was a 10-3 game and they had a chance. Kerwin (Bell) hit a guy name Daryl Woulard with a crossing route and he was run down from behind. That touchdown would have tied it and maybe it would have been 10-10. But it was a weird day in a weird season. Because that team beat Florida State, Georgia and Auburn and finished 6-5. How do you do that?"


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A YEAR ago nobody had envisaged that the bilateral cricket relationship between Pakistan and India would resume in the near future. Following the Mumbai terror attacks in November 2008, it was always presumed that it would take years before such a reality would materialise, given the history of tense political relations between the two neighbouring countries.
The first signs of such a resumption — of bilateral cricket contacts — were seen when Asif Ali Zardari raised the matter with Dr Manmohan Singh over a lunch hosted by the Indian prime minister during the Pakistan president's private visit to India last April. The Indian Premier gave such notion his seal of approval in July to pave way for both the South Asian nations to bilaterally meet again on cricket fields.
Since Pakistan's last tour of India in November/December 2007, both countries have only played against each other in either the ICC competitions, such as the 50-over World Cup and the World Twenty20, or in the Asia Cup which is organised by the Asian Cricket Council.
The cricketing deadlock have deprived people in both the countries of watching the mega cricket stars confront each other on a regular basis which could quench the fans' unending thirst for thrilling contests.
Who can ever forget the emotionally-charged atmosphere at Mohali when Dr Singh and the then Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani sat next to each other among a host of dignitaries at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium to see Shahid Afridi's men take on Mahendra Singh Dhoni's side in the 2011 World Cup semi-final which was arguably the match of cricket's quadrennial showpiece event.
Cricket has yet again proved that it is a great tool of ensuring people-to-people contacts, and at the same time playing a measured role in enabling the political players to speed up the peace process which is key to stability and prosperity in the region.
There is nothing better than a cordial relationship on all fronts — from political to sporting ones. There is a huge sense of relief among the followers of cricket in this region to see the revival of the sport on bilateral terms once again after three yawning gaps in the past, when border and political hostilities led to an acrimonious environment. Some of the cricketing greats of both Pakistan and India sadly weren't allowed to test their mettle against each other purely because of such unnatural conditions imposed on them.
Mercifully, for the umpteenth time, sanity has prevailed to allow a sporting occasion to offer some much-needed respite. Over the best part of the next two weeks, cricket would be the main topic of discussion, both here, in India and elsewhere too as the Pakistan cricketers leave today for Bangalore via New Delhi for the opening Twenty20 International of the two-match series before a second batch of players shortly join the squad for the three One-day Internationals.
The brief preparatory camp at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore went quite well, according to both Mohammad Hafeez, the Twenty20 skipper, and one-day captain Misbah-ul-Haq during their media conferences in the past few days.
Hafeez and Misbah, sensibly, are not taking anything for granted despite India's humiliations in the recent Test series against England. Both men believe the forthcoming high-pressure fixtures would be exciting and none is willing to predict the outcome of the matches.
Although it is a short series with no room to fit in a Test or two because it is sandwiched between England's split tour of India, the build up to the limited-over matches has generated a lot of attention and interest among neutral observers. According to reliable sources, some of the English cricket journalists currently covering their national team in India, have been asked to stay back to report on the games between the two traditional rivals.
It is still not certain whether reputed international news agencies — such as Thomson Reuters, Agence France-Presse (AFP) and Associated Press (AP) — who all boycotted the India-England Test series to protest against the restrictions imposed by the Indian cricket board on some of the photo agencies covering the tour — would be reporting on the coming series.
Zaka Ashraf, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, has indeed been a key figure in the revival of Pakistan-India matches. His advice to the players on the eve of their departure was simple: "Give your best on the field but make sure you are the ambassadors of the country you are representing."
This trip probably could have a significant bearing on the future of senior all-rounder Shahid Afridi, who when on song is arguably the most feared Pakistani cricketer by Indian players. The recent warm-up matches indicated that the flamboyant all-rounder has rediscovered his batting touch that had deserted him for the major part of this year. And if Afridi gets going, Pakistan will win more than half of the battle in India.


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GOP retains three seats on Delta County commission
Republicans will keep the three seats on the Delta County Commission, after the lone contested seat, for District 3, was won by fourth-generation Paonia rancher J. Mark Roeber.
Republican C. Bruce Hovde will continue to hold the District 2 seat, as he ran unopposed in Tuesday's race.
Roeber was able to win 73 percent of the total vote, as of late Tuesday night, easily defeating Democrat Scott Wilson of Hotchkiss, who earned 27 percent. A write-in candidate, Republican Mike Mason, was not able to draw enough votes from Roeber to make the race close. Roeber received 10,566 votes, compared to 3,971 for Wilson.
A central issue in the race has been two controversial egg-laying facilities that Delta County commissioners approved and for which they recently reaffirmed their support. While Roeber has said he supports Colorado's broad Right to Farm law, under which the egg farms fall, he has expressed concern about the commercial nature of the farms.
That hedge on the Right to Farm law drew the Republican write-in candidate Mason into the race. But even with another Republican vying for the seat, albeit by write-in, Roeber was still able to cruise to victory.
No Democrat has held the seat in 18 years, Wilson said during the campaign, and that streak will hold up after Tuesday's results. Roeber takes the seat currently held by Republican R. Olen Lund, who is term-limited.
District 2 in Delta County, represented again by Hovde, covers much of the north-central area of the county, including north Delta, Orchard City and Cedaredge. District 3, which now will be represented by Roeber, covers the eastern portion of Delta County, including Hotchkiss, Paonia and Crawford.
The District 1 seat on the commission, currently held by Republican C. Douglas Atchley, isn't up for election until 2015.


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The board is looking for volunteers who can help with the local rights of way improvement programme. There are two sessions being held - from 4pm to 5pm and from 6.30pm to 7.30pm.
After the event those wishing to take part in the improvement programme will be given local audits to complete to help steer future footpath maintenance, identify work that could be carried out by volunteers or groups and provide evidence for the area board to consider funding an improvement project.
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I, just like many of you, am a work in progress— as a mother, a spouse, a parent, a child nutritionist and a family feeder. So, I have resolutions too.
Here they are (in no particular order):
- Make whole wheat bread at least twice weekly (I have gotten a little off track with bread-making..so time to get back on routine).
- Eat salad (plus protein) for lunch more often.
- Stay off sugar and cream in my coffee (I'm off and want to stay that way–it's a tenuous situation, though).
- Exercise 5-6 days each week (walking, lifting weights, running, gym workouts, yoga, hiking, yard work are all fair game). Exercise helps with my creativity, my stress level, and obviously my fitness.
- Make kale chips (this has been on my "to do" list for quite some time).
- Bake more ( I want to make muffins, new cookie flavors and try my hand at pie–pie is new territory for me).
- Assign the dinner task to one teen each week (I have 2 options here); help her as needed, but emphasis will be on her role as main cook. (I may even get some good blog posts out of this endeavor!)
- Entertain more. Work, writing and holding everything family, business, book and blog together has crowded out entertaining–and I'm a social gal! This will feel good and create more balance for me.
- Be better about getting fish into our family meal plan at least once per week (twice would be great).
- Keep getting up very early to write Fearless Feeding (it's the only protected time during the day I have).
- Stay balanced, objective, fair and engaged with everyone I encounter, what I write about and the work I do.
- Be a role model for health, wellness and parenting.
I hope I can stay the course with my list of personal improvements over the next year. Writing this down will give me a reminder, for sure.
What will you be working on in 2012?
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They say rock is dead -- but so is Tupac, and that hasn't stopped him from continuing to chart on Billboard. On occasion, yes, rock's inappropriate cousin shows up and pisses all over the genre (let's call him Scott Stapp). But face it: Every family has a douchebag. Cut the bastard ties already and find a real rock mama, one like Lisa Kekaula of the BellRays. This chick fronts Riverside, California's funkiest export, and there's no shame in calling the BellRays out for exactly what they are: rock and fucking roll. Have a Little Faith resurrects the spirit of dirty '60s garage riffage with the soul of '50s R&B. Kekaula wails like Aretha Franklin, while her bandmates -- bassist Robert Vennum, guitarist/piano guy Tony Fate and drummer Craig Waters -- bang out the pure filth and fury of their punk predecessors. The record falls short in truly capturing the intense heat of the act's live show, but rock was never meant to be buried in a plastic digital coffin anyway.
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Help signing up for insurance through the Healthcare Marketplace
SMYTH COUNTY, Va. - Questions still surround the Healthcare Marketplace, and people are still unsure how to sign up for the insurance. One group in Southwest Virginia is trying to help people sign up and answer any questions they can.
Healthcare.gov is a website health officials tell us has some problems and even more problems with people understanding just how the system works. "I am so low income since I have exhausted all of my unemployment benefits that I don't see how I can afford to pay an insurance premium, even though I do need it desperately," says Linda Stevenson, who is getting help signing up for insurance.
Stevenson is one of several people taking advantage of the Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems program helping people sign up for insurance. "I would love to know all the details, but I especially need to know if there is something that I can get that I can afford," adds Stevenson.
Thursday the group was in Saltville, Virginia sitting down with clients one-on-one helping them sign up. Cindy Corrigan works with the group and tells us a lot of people have the same questions. "Do I have to apply for this? Do I qualify for this? The biggest one is how much will it cost? Will I be able to keep seeing the doctor that I currently have," says Corrigan.
Corrigan tells us before they can answer those questions, people have to register on the website. "You have to actually register and put your personal information in there before you can even look at the menus of the plans," adds Corrigan.
Corrigan tells us that can be difficult because they've had so many problems with the website. That's why they are signing people up over the phone or with a written form while the bugs on the website are worked out. "The 1-800 number that they have, so far we haven't had any difficulty with that. As soon as we can call that number somebody usually answers," says Corrigan.
Meanwhile, people like Stevenson are hoping to have some answers about the program. "If somebody has already been there done that they'll know what to tell you," adds Stevenson.
The Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems have two more information sessions coming up. The next is in Bristol, Virginia at the Twin City Medical Center on October 29, then at the Meadowview Health Clinic on November 7. Both sessions will lasts from 12 until 6 p.m.


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If I buy this phone, there is always the new battery for it when that one original is broken ?.
please tell my how to the battery of this phone and to know the right one for it.
please tell my how to the battery of this phone and to know the right one for it.
nick syafiq, 22 Jul 2011how can i get the toshiba g710 new replacement housing? tell me how to get a new battery, mine is out of order thanks.....
nice phone...send me the details about how to get the battery of this phone thank.
This phone supports maximum only a 2GB micro card which is not sufficient. I tried 4GB, doesn't read.
it is a very attractive design phone. I bought 2pcs. one of them track ball stopped working after a week.but repaired the other one having malfunction problem. So none of is usable now. I am living in Maldives.
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It´s a good phone, but isn´t 3G, what is bad to go to the internet.
The camera is terrible and don't use it like mp3 reader.
But, is price is so good, and better, has Windows Mobile!!!!
toshiba g710 is very bad mobile.i have toshiba g710 mobile its key board is not working now i am where repair this mobile .toshiba also refused for repair .i am now in qatar here is no service center of toshiba .if any body buy this mobile then my opinion is that you not buy this mobile you buy nokia mobiles it is v v v v good company


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Although it makes me sad to see homeless people about, I can understand how untenable this experience must have been. A tramp got on the underground in Vienna once and his odour gradually permeated the train and once it got to me I could hardly breathe. I was SO relieved that I reached my stop shortly afterwards, it was TERRIBLE! Therefore it can cause serious discomfort.
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While waiting to be interviewed by Sacramento ABC affiliate KXTV this morning, GOP Senate candidate Carly Fiorina was caught by a hot mic taking a dig at Fox News host Sean Hannity. Fiorina criticized her friend Meg Whitman, the GOP gubernatorial candidate in California, for agreeing to go on Sean Hannity's show the day after the primary elections:
I find it really surprising that on the first day of the general Meg Whitman is going on Sean Hannity. Did you hear that? I think it's bizarre. I mean, she's never been on Sean Hannity. I think it's a very bad choice actually. You know how he is. … But why, after saying no to all these people, would you go on Sean Hannity? That's not the one you would do. … Sean Hannity is not an easy interview, you know
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Take a good, long look at the Red Sox' Opening Day victory. It's exactly how this year's team plans to win ballgames.
The offense collected 13 hits, Jon Lester pitched five solid innings and the bullpen proved to be the shutdown unit that many anticipate it being this season. On top of all that, the Sox showed grit, hustle, aggressiveness, plate discipline and the ability to manufacture runs, all of which falls directly in line with the organization's 2013 approach.
General manager Ben Cherington and Co. went into this past offseason looking to acquire players who fit a certain mold. Not only did the Red Sox want talented players, but they wanted guys who could mesh together and form a cohesive unit. While we're just one game in, the team that took the field and took down the Yankees in Game 1 on Monday looked like a passionate bunch with something to prove.
One play in the ninth inning epitomized the gritty and hard-nosed style of play that manager John Farrell figures to instill in his players and that the Red Sox must embrace this season.
With Boston holding a 5-2 lead with two outs in the ninth inning, Jacoby Ellsbury hit a ground ball to the right side. Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano ranged over and got a glove on it, but he then stumbled through a juggling act and had no chance of throwing out a hustling Ellsbury, who even lost his helmet while sprinting through the bag. Rather than the Red Sox settling for one run, though, they pushed the envelope.
Jonny Gomes, who isn't going to win any races, never let his foot off the gas while rounding third, and he came all the way around from second base to slide just under Francisco Cervelli's tag. The end result was two runs — as opposed to just one — and a seemingly insurmountable 7-2 advantage.
Gomes pumped his fist upon being called safe, and the Red Sox' dugout erupted. That play all but secured the victory, although the game was never really in much doubt.
While the Red Sox showed plenty of aggressiveness on the bases, they also demonstrated a great deal of patience in the batter's box. The Sox drew eight walks. Jackie Bradley Jr. — making his major league debut on Monday — and Jarrod Saltalamacchia each walked three times, and Yankees starter CC Sabathia was run from the game after five innings with a pitch count of 102.
The walks proved costly for New York, as Boston found ways to make the free passes count. Of the Red Sox' 13 hits, only two went for extra bases, and neither of them led to runs. The Sox were instead at their best offensively when they were manufacturing runs via station-to-station baseball, as was the case during that ninth-inning in which two walks and a single preceded Gomes' hustle play.
On the pitching side of things, Lester was solid, twirling five effective frames to earn the win. It was the bullpen that was particularly impressive, though, as Koji Uehara, Andrew Miller, Andrew Bailey, Junichi Tazawa and Joel Hanrahan combined to shut the door. A good bullpen can be a difference-maker, as it really shortens games, and on Monday, the Yankees' offense never really stood a chance against the pen.
The Red Sox now have 161 more games, during which they're bound to experience some ups and downs. When they're at their peak, though, it'll be because of efforts like Monday's. A win is most definitely a win, but there's something a little bit sweeter about earning a victory in the manner in which you intended.
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AP Assembly takes up voting on Chief Minister's reject motion
January 30, 2014 - Hyderabad
AP Assembly on Thursday adjourned twice before taking up the 'reject motion' notice given by the Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on the AP State Reorganization Bill 2013.
Important phase has gone in the division issue, said AICC general secretary Digvijay Singh.
The legislators from Telangana wanted the speaker to reject the notice given by Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy for moving a resolution to reject the bill, their counterparts from Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra (Seemandhra) demanded that voting be conducted immediately on the bill.
The Speaker Nadendla Manohar announced having admitted the reject motion and conducted voting. Giving no scope for any untoward incidents, he asked the members to say yes or no and announced having the motion won in the Assembly. He immediately after announcing the same said that he was returning the opinion to the President of India as was desired. He announced that the Assembly has been adjourned sine die.
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- "Back at the Barnyard"
- It's an Udderful Life! (2009) TV episode, Played by Chris Hardwick
- Holly and Hal Moose: Our Uplifting Christmas Adventure (2008) (TV) Played by Alan Marriott
- "Winter Tales" Played by Andy Garfield
- Gifts (2007) TV episode, Played by Andy Garfield
- Snowman (2007) TV episode, Played by Andy Garfield
- Devil's Peak (2007) TV episode, Played by Andy Garfield
- "Robot Chicken"
- Robot Chicken Christmas Special (2005) TV episode, Played by Dax Shepard
- Nightmare Generator (2005) TV episode, Played by Dax Shepard
- Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (2004) (V) Played by Jim Cummings
- Blizzard (2003) Played by Leif Bristow
- Robbie the Reindeer in Legend of the Lost Tribe (2002) (TV) Played by Steve Coogan / Hugh Grant
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- 12 Tiny Christmas Tales (2001) (TV) Played by Oliver Wyman
- Donner (2001) (TV) Played by Mark Acheson
- Hooves of Fire (1999) (TV) Played by Steve Coogan / Hugh Grant
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie (1998) Played by Garry Chalk
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- The Online Adventures of Ozzie the Elf (1997) (TV) Played by Dan Castellaneta
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Hollier, Green united in double-ring ceremony
David James Hollier and Olivia Catherine Green, both of Jennings, were married at 7 p.m. May 30, 2014, at Our Lady of Help Christians Catholic Church with Father Jeff Starkovich officiating the double-ring ceremony.
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Bankrupt rapper Young Buck has been ordered to vacate his Tennessee mansion.
According to Tmz.com, the former G-Unit rapper, who filed for bankruptcy in 2010, was recently ordered to pay more than $300,000 (£189,561) in unpaid taxes by the U.S. government's Internal Revenue Service and was told to leave his 5,000-square foot home by 16 May (12).
Exact details surrounding the eviction are unknown but court documents from the star's bankruptcy case show the judge ordered the sale of the property in a bid to pay off total debts of $333,975 (£211,029).