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PARIS, France — Today, Kering announced the appointment of Alexandre de Brettes as chief executive officer of Christopher Kane, effective 1 September. De Brettes' appointment is the first major hire since Kering took a 51 percent stake in Christopher Kane, in January 2013, betting on the long-term potential of the wunderkind London designer at the heart of the label in what was the first such investment since the luxury group backed Alexander McQueen and Stella McCartney in 2001.
Alexandre de Brettes first joined the group in 2002 as deputy director of financial communications. He most recently served as director of financial communications and market intelligence.
"We are delighted that Alexandre is joining our company. His experience at Kering is invaluable to us and his understanding and appreciation of our creative culture was what drew us to him. Alexandre's appointment puts the running of our business in very good hands and gives us a strong ally in the building of our company. Together, we will focus on organic global growth and protecting and nurturing the creative DNA of our business," Christopher Kane and Tammy Kane, his sister and long-time partner who is now deputy creative director of the brand, said in a statement.
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As of December 31, 2012, SOFAZ has 480,146 troy ounces of gold in their portfolio. The gold is temporarily stored in vaults at JP Morgan in London as SOFAZ plans to import physical gold into the Azerbaijan. SOFAZ plans to build a vault for such holdings.
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THE founder of Hardwicke-based Markey Construction company died as a result of exposure to asbestos early in his building career, a coroner ruled last Monday.
Hugh Brendan Markey, started work as a self employed building contractor in 1963. His business grew into Markey Construction, now run by his two sons Paul and Tony. Managing director Paul Markey, attended today's inquest at which county coroner Katy Skerrett concluded he died of industrial disease.
The inquest heard that Mr Markey, of Watery Lane, Upton St Leonards, had seen a thoracic surgeon in April 2010 suffering shortness of breath and a cough. He later suffered a stroke.
A report from Gloucestershire Royal Hospital said Mr Markey was admitted on November 10 last year with increased shortness of breath and sadly passed away two days later.
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It's frivolous lawsuit time again: Apple and HP sued for having sytem customization
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I don't know whether these guys are technically on solid ground, but to everyone involved this has to look like just the most egregious money-grab of all time. So this company, Clear With Computers, holds a patent describing something like an electronic configurator akin to the one pictured. Of course, the patent is ridiculously broad to begin with, but that's a whole other ball game.
It was 1997 when they were given the patent, and it is now the year 2008. A little late, guys! Hardware configurators like the ones they allege infringe on their patent have been around for a long, long time now. It's like the people suing game companies for having analog sticks. You have to be on the ball and at least respond within, oh, five years to have any kind of credibility at all.
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Trek Action Figures To Return In NovemberBy Christian
July 13, 2001 - 12:05 AM
After an absence of more than two years, Viacom is planning to relaunch the Star Trek action figure line in 2002. But to celebrate Star Trek's 35th anniversary, the company will first release two very special toys this year November.
According to Issue #49 of ToyFare Magazine, Viacom has contracted action figure Palisades Marketing to produce two special limited-edition figures specifically for the 35th Anniversary. The company will be producing a double pack containing a 6" figure of Captain Kirk in his Captain's Chair, with Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry standing to one side with his hand on the chair.
The set will be released in November, and will be available for a price of under $20. Only 35,000-50,000 sets will be released, which should be quickly sold out to collectors eager to get their first new Trek action figures in 2 years. Palisades president Mike Horn promised the magazine the figures will "blow the doors off any Trek toys we've seen before."
After the release of these two figures, it will be quiet on the Trek action figure front for a little while longer, but ToyFare also reported Viacom is planning a "huge relaunch" of the toys for 2002. This will coincide with the release of Star Trek X as well as Enterprise's second season, so this is likely also when fans can expect the first Series V action figures.
For most of the 1990s, Trek action figures were produced by Playmates, which released hundreds of toys between 1992 and 1999. At the end of 1999, the company's license expired, and Playmates chose not to renew. It is not yet known which company Viacom will grant the license to produce toys from 2002 onwards.
Palisades Marketing, who will be creating the two 35th Anniversary figures, are experienced mostly in creating toys based on video games. It has produced action figures for games such as 'Resident Evil' and 'Final Fantasy,' but also produced several figures based on the film 'Reservoir Dogs.' The company's official web site can be found here, which now also includes a press release on the toys containing a bit more info.
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By EDMUND L. ANDREWS
Published: January 19, 2005
In a sign of the battles that lie ahead on Social Security, the top Republican tax-writer in the House said Tuesday that President Bush's plan partly privatizing the old-age program ought to be the ''starting point'' in a broader debate.
''The president proposes and the Congress disposes,'' said the lawmaker, Representative Bill Thomas, the California Republican who heads the House Ways and Means Committee. ''I won't rule anything in. I won't rule anything out.''
Speaking at a forum sponsored by The National Journal, Mr. Thomas suggested that Mr. Bush blend his plans for Social Security with his goal of overhauling the tax code.
The congressman said he wanted to re-examine the 12.4 percent payroll tax that finances Social Security, noting that it tended to favor wealthier people while benefits, as a percentage of the wages the retiree once earned, tended to favor the poorer.
Mr. Thomas broadly supported Mr. Bush's goal of letting younger workers divert some of their payroll taxes to private retirement accounts. But he said Congress was in danger of ''missing an opportunity'' by thinking too narrowly.
Though Mr. Thomas declined to be specific about his own ideas, his remarks reinforced a view of other House Republican leaders that overhauling the tax code is a more compelling issue than Social Security. Many House Republicans are already worried about voting for a bill that could reduce benefits now promised to future retirees.
White House officials concede that private savings accounts would not in themselves resolve the program's long-term problems and that their plan will call for changes that reduce the benefits currently promised to workers who retire in the future.
N. Gregory Mankiw, chairman of the president's Council of Economic Advisers, said again on Tuesday that the current system of pegging a retiree's initial benefits to wages meant that benefits rose more rapidly than inflation and so became more generous, in real terms, with each new generation of retirees.
The most widely circulated plan for closing the long-term gap between the program's assets and its solvency would be to index initial benefits to increases in prices. The change would have little effect on people retiring over the next decade, analysts say, but could reduce benefits by about a third for people who retire 50 years from now.
But Republicans are also circulating other ideas. Robert Pozen, an investment manager in Boston who was a member of Mr. Bush's advisory commission on Social Security in 2001, has proposed a system of ''progressive'' indexing that would peg benefits to wages for low-income retirees but peg them to price increases for high-income earners.
Another idea, promoted by a handful of Republicans, is that the government raise the ceiling, now $90,000, on income subject to payroll taxes. Mr. Bush has repeatedly declared his opposition to an increase in payroll taxes, but White House officials have never entirely closed the door to an increase in that ceiling. Mr. Thomas said Congress would have to consider the possibility.
''That's an issue I would hope people would present,'' he said Tuesday.
He also suggested that there might be a middle ground in approaches to cutting future benefits.
''This black-and-white debate serves no purpose,'' he said.
Democrats have vowed to oppose almost any plan that calls for diverting payroll taxes to private investment accounts. They contend that any such plan would force the federal government to borrow as much as $2 trillion over the next decade or so to make up for lost revenue while paying full benefits to current retirees.
But the Democrats are still uncertain about whether to offer a counterproposal to address the program's long-term financial problems.


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We are giving away a pair of tickets to Back Fence PDX 'But Wait…It Gets Worse' on Friday, April 5, 2013 at the Mission Theater. To win, comment on this post why you'd like to attend. Winner will be drawn and emailed Friday, April 5.
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Back Fence PDX "But Wait … It Gets Worse/5 Truths and a Lie"
April 5, 2013
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Back Fence PDX is excited to be partnering with the one of LA's most popular storytelling shows, 5 Truths and One Lie. Meaning that…you guessed it…one of the BUT WAIT…IT GETS WORSE storytellers will be lying their ass off. You get to vote on who it is at the end of the show! Co-Curators/Hosts Audrey Kearns + Brian Bradley will join B. Frayn Masters on stage to host the show!!
Announcing our storytellers! DERRICK BROWN (AUS), ZACH SCHOMBURG (PDX), SHANNON BALCOM (PDX), LEATHER STORRS (PDX), JESSICA ROHEN (LA), MATT BROWN (PDX)
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Rocky Mount Tax Preparer Charged with State Tax Offenses
Date: April 5, 2013
RALEIGH – A Rocky Mount tax preparer was arrested Friday on tax charges filed by the North Carolina Department of Revenue.
Eugene Harrison, Sr., 47, of 114 Tonya Ct., Nashville, was charged on April 5, 2013 with 19 counts of Aid or Assist in the Preparation of Fraudulent Tax Returns and one count of Willful Failure to File a North Carolina Individual Income Tax Return.
Arrest warrants allege that Harrison aided in the preparation of fraudulent North Carolina Individual Income Tax Returns for clients of H & J Tax Solvers for the tax years 2010 and 2011. An additional arrest warrant alleges that Harrison willfully failed to file his 2011 individual income tax return with the North Carolina Department of Revenue. Harrison is the owner and operator of H & J Tax Solvers located in Rocky Mount.
Harrison appeared before a Wake County magistrate and was placed under a $501,000 secured bond. A first appearance was scheduled for April 8, 2013 in Wake County District Court in Raleigh.
The charges against Harrison resulted from an investigation by a special agent with the Department's Criminal Investigations Section in Raleigh.
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A path leading into the pentland hills from near silverburn to balerno, the path at this point running between scald law and carneathy hill, this spot was a good spot to sit and have a break and get out of the cold wind.
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A North Texas couple are divided on who to cheer for in the ALCS. The husband is an avid New York Yankees fan, and the wife is crazy about the Texas Rangers.
Darrell and Judi Herrera are both huge baseball fans.
The problem? Darrell is a huge Yankees fan and Judi is a huge Rangers fan. In their 30 years of marriage, neither ever thought that New York and Yankees would meet up in play-offs.
Originally from New York, Darrell started the home-decorating war when he put "NY" on their garage door and added the famous pinstripes. Not to be beat, Judi then decorated the other garage door with Ranger pride and added a sign to the front door saying "Rangers fans welcome, Yankee fans barely tolerated."
With the Rangers in a 3-1 game lead, Judi is in a much better mood than her husband. Quoting legendary Yankee Yogi Berra, Darrell says "It ain't over till it's over!"
Join Judi today in cheering for the Texas Rangers in Game 5 of the ALCS at 3pm CST today!


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Barry Allen is back because Geoff Johns likes him better than Wally West. We could swallow it because Wally suddenly had twins he had to raise, so at least he had stuff to do. With the impending DC reboot and the New 52, featuring Barry Allen as the Flash and Bart Allen as Kid Flash, Wally West is going to be joining the Justice Society of America as concepts that DC is "resting." Which means until someone comes up with an exciting pitch for him, it will be as though Wally West was never the Flash, despite spending decades in the role as many fans' favorite Flash.
So, if you want to see Wally West as the Flash again, you'll either just have to reread all the old stories, or check out the DC Retroactive line, as the 80s and 90s versions of The Flash should show off Wallace Rudolph West in all his glory.
This Wedensday, you can get DC Retroactive 1980s: The Flash from writer William Messner-Loebs and artist Greg Larocque, and watch Wally back in action and dealing with Captain Cold and an obsessive fan. Check it out.


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I have been using this monitor for my main PC and of course my xbox 360 as the graphics on this HD monitor are brilliant. Before I took ownership of this monitor it belonged to my grandad and he had it wired up to his PC without a problem now I have and I, alike my grandad havent had any problems. Even wiring up my xbox and my PC went without a hitch and I was ready and raring to go in seconds.
The graphics on this screen are near as dammit brilliant and when I am playing games on my xbox it really does look life like and I sometimes begin to think I am becoming part of the game it looks that realistic. Even though the monitor is relatively small at 19inch it is plenty for everyday PC use or if you like me want to wire your xbox up to it.
The sounds again is brilliant, as soon as I turned on a game it was blown away by the sound and I was shocked about how loud and clear it actually was for saying that it only had a small speaker at the bottom of the screen. Playing music videos this monitor has enough sound to fuel a party and has the clarity to match.
There are no problems with pixilation on this monitor, even with teh most complex of pictures it appears on the screen almost as though you were looking at the inside yourself.
The clarity and sound of this monitor are unbelievable and I wouldnt hessitate to recommend it to others looking to buy a new monitor
The LG Flatron M1917A is a 19" LCD TV I bought about 2 years ago for around £200. I have been using it as a secondary monitor alongside another LG flat screen but as it is a TV as well, I have been able to hook it up to my DVD player via the composite and phono (composite video and audio) and to my Humax Freeview recorder via SCART to watch Freeview programming on it. It has a reasonable number of connection options but lacks DVI, which isn't a problem but would have been a nice alternative to VGA.
The unit is matte black and feels very sturdy so the build quality seems very good. There's also an incomplete hoop around the back for cable management purposes, which is nice to have. The screen rotates on its base so you can turn it if required. I find this handy as I need to turn it facing another direction when I want to sit away from my desk to watch TV on it. The remote is very good quality and has all the necessary buttons.
The screen is not height adjustable, which is fine but tilts up and down. I would have liked for it to be able to tilt down a bit more, which I'll explain later.
The picture quality is acceptable but nothing to shout about. When using it as a TV, picture seems pretty average but doesn't quite compare with the sharpness and vibrancy of today's TVs although this only has an analogue tuner. However, when watching Freeview programming using my Humax Freeview box and DVD player, picture quality is a lot better but still not as sharp as an up-to-date TV. The picture quality when using it as a computer monitor is pretty good and perfectly acceptable, supporting a maximum resolution of 1280 x 1024, which is pretty standard for 17-19" screens. I've not noticed any problems with ghosting during fast action scenes in movies so the refresh rate is reasonable.
One thing that TFT and LCD screens can suffer from are stuck or dead pixels. These are dots that are defective and are either stuck on one colour or completely dead so show up black (unlit). I have one stuck pixel on my unit three quarters to the top of the screen. It's a red dot that only appears over a black (and dark) backgrounds but is a bit annoying to see especially when I first got it as that's the last thing someone would want to see on a brand new monitor. Most companies do not count this as a fault unless there were loads of them and would not replace the monitor.
The viewing angle is the second annoyance I have with this screen. The horizontal viewing angle is okay, although not great but I find the vertical viewing angle to be pretty poor. It is fine when looking at the display at eye level but I like to sit back or lay down on my bed when watching films and TV on it, it goes dark. I put mine on top of a desk hutch so is at eye level only when I'm sitting on my chair. Tilting the screen downwards is no good as it only goes down so much. The low viewing angle is due to it having a TN panel rather than the better ones such as MVA or IPS but it's hard to find this information as most specifications don't mention what they use.
The sound this unit produces is tinny but is loud enough so watching TV and DVDS has always been enjoyable enough. The speakers are at the bottom, across the front of the unit so projects the sound well enough unless certain cheap monitors.
- Good build quality
- 19" is a good monitor size
- Good quality remote
- Has Composite and SCART inputs
- Not widescreen so good for working with documents
- Viewing angle isn't very good
- 1 dead pixel on mine
- Only has an analogue tuner
It's good as a multipurpose screen but most of the more up-to-date flat screen TVs can do the same and probably provide a sharper and more vibrant picture so it would be better to go for a newer and more up-to-date TV as those would have Freeview built in. However, if you can find this model cheap and just need it as a monitor and are happy to just plug a Freeview box or/and DVD player in to use it as a TV, then it's worth considering so long as you're not after superior picture quality with great viewing angles. Hopefully, you won't get a dead / stuck pixel like on mine but LG in general, are a very good brand for screens.
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Section 718.1255, Florida Statutes define disputes eligible for arbitration as any disagreement between two or more parties and the authority of the board of directors or the association's governing document. An eligible dispute for arbitration requires any owner to take or not to take any action involving that owner's unit or the appurtenances thereto, or involving the alteration or addition to a common area or element of the condominium property.
Also required to be arbitrated before filing an action in court are disputes involving the failure of a governing body, when required by law or an association's document to properly conduct elections, give adequate notice of meetings or other actions, properly conduct meetings, and allow inspection of books and records.
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Retail Sales were up but worse than expected (.4% vs .7% expected and .0% previous); Business Inventories (.4% vs .5% expected and .3% previous); Goldman Same Store Sales (-2% vs 1.8% previous) and, for what it's worth NFIB (National Federation of Independent Business Optimism Index) was reported (93.9 vs 95 expected and 93.8 previous). Investors found eurozone issues and economic data wanting and sold stocks Tuesday. With the market sharply lower suddenly HFT driven buy programs were unleashed at 3:30 PM. A Reuters report stated that Antonis Samaras is "expected" to deliver a letter of commitment to the country's international lenders on Wednesday. It doesn't take much when volume is light to manipulate prices. And, no, you can't make this stuff up! Ahem, so stocks closed slightly higher on the day making up large losses in the last 30 minutes. Before this late stock rally gained traction, the dollar had rallied and euro sank. This in turn forced commodity prices (gold, base metals, grains, softs and so forth) lower. Bonds on the other hand rallied. These conditions may quickly reverse should the Greek rumor bear fruit. Frankly, with HFT algos in charge of conditions they'll launch buy or sell programs with impunity knowing light volume will maximize their impact. The fee conflicted NYSE and others don't wish to stop them. The strongest sector was technology led by Apple (AAPL) which was also much higher late. This may have been another stimulus due to an upcoming speech by CEO Tim Cook at the Goldman Sachs technology conference. Apple's great performance may mask underlying market weakness. Volume was slightly higher on buy programs but breadth overall remained negative. If you haven't followed me on twitter and facebook yet, you're really missing out. SPY - The SPDR® S&P 500® ETF is a fund that, before expenses, generally corresponds to the price and yield performance of the S&P 500 Index. Our approach is designed to provide portfolios with low portfolio turnover, accurate tracking, and lower costs.
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Summer is a state of mind up in the U.P. It could come as early as June and stay as late as a warm September day. Traditionally summer is bookended by Memorial Day and Labor Day, but however long the season runs, warm months are always lived to the fullest in the U.P.
In the north country the summer sun lingers, casting angled rays across our pristine landscape of woods and water. Days are warm and nights balmy, encouraging folks to stay outside and gather by beach bonfires as twilight fades into quiet night.
Summer is a busy season, with so much to pack into our long days. But don't worry, with all our activities and room to roam, it's never that busy or crowded. Take to the water for charter fishing action for salmon and lake trout, or try our inland waters for pike, bass and walleye. Trouty-looking water is seemingly everywhere and even if the fish aren't biting, there's always something miraculous happening in nature when you're streamside.
Wooden boats cruise our coastal waters, as do sailboats and kayaks. Hire a guide for a day gazing at cliffs and spectacular colors at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Better yet, take a week and set sail for Isle Royale National Park in Lake Superior. Discover moose and wolves and an endless array of lichen-encrusted rocky harbors at America's least busy national park.
Wave hello and goodbye to freighters as they pass through the locks at Sault Ste. Marie bound for distant lands, carrying food and freight from our heartland. See them again as they take on a load of iron ore at Marquette, or consider their history and perilous paths at the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point.
Visit the more than 40 lighthouses that helped guide ships from the earliest days of our settlements. You can even stay in a few that are private bed and breakfasts, or soak up Great Lakes history in the ones that are now museums preserving our past.
Scour the many public beaches for semi-precious agates, or find a funny face in a piece of driftwood worn smooth by its tumbling journey. Venture to Mackinac Island to discover a land lost in time. Rent a bike and pedal the island's circumference, then treat yourself to homemade fudge and a quiet night at a posh bed and breakfast.
When the heat is at its height, drop by our sandy beaches and cool yourself with a dip in our pure and refreshing lakes. Plunge under a waterfall for a reviving natural shower.
Another way to beat the heat is to journey underground on one of our historic mine tours. Imagine the life of a copper or iron miner as you delve into the cool dark of the earth's inner sanctum.
The links are in their prime now, so drive fairway after fairway touring courses from our rugged highlands to a quiet streamside green. Shop our unique downtowns for locally crafted art and food. Stop in a museum to wonder at the proud history of our people and changing landscape.
Feast on freshness in our regular farmers' markets or linger in corner cafes overlooking sleepy harbors. The local food movement is coming on strong and many restaurants feature delicate local whitefish and lake trout as well as seasonal specials grown locally by U.P. farmers.
Blueberries and thimbleberries are ripening out on the plains and in our woods. Take some time, drive aimlessly on a backroad and you're sure to find some. Or visit any number of local gift shops to take home rich, red thimbleberry jam or blueberry preserves.
Pull off the road on a whim, kick off your shoes and take a run down a Lake Michigan sand beach. Climb the low dunes and rest your back against a singing red pine. Watch as the wind etches its portrait in the sand through the bobbing of dune grass. Hear nothing but the sigh of nature welcoming your home for the summer.
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Tips By Merchandising Guru Ali Levy, firstname.lastname@example.com
Some of you are well aware that I am a huge fan of Anthropologie stores and the visual merchandising wizardry at work in their stores and on display in their brilliantly composed storefront windows. I found this interesting when I saw these painted wood furniture pieces hanging in a Chicago Anthropologie store last month. Rewind to March 2011 – I recalled a photo I took of a NYC Anthropologie window (and subsequently used as an example of how to repurpose almost anything to grab shopper's attention for a seminar on visual merchandising). It's the same premise – just utilized in a new format – something worth thinking about if a project like dismantling and painting furniture parts (or anything for that matter) seems like a daunting task. Once you have created something special for a window display, you can re-use it again and again – just in a completely different fashion.
Some new paint, materials, a glue gun or heavy grade fishing line, can give old displays new life!
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* A lot of people said that the UCLA v. Washington game on Dec. 31 was a revealing game, but the real revelation was in the Bruins' loss to USC on Sunday night. And the revelation is a scary one for UCLA fans: This team is just nowhere near mature enough to consistently play at a high level.
I'm talking mature in both emotions and physical ability, because the Bruins lacked both on Sunday.
In the second half when UCLA faced any adversity from USC, it caved. Simply caved. Blame the coaches, blame the players, blame whoever. There's enough to go around. Ultimately, it lies with Ben Howland as the architect of the program, but he's not on the court. He can't will Tyler Honeycutt to box out Alex Stephenson on an absolutely crucial offensive rebound and put-back. He can't jump inside Jerime Anderson and Malcolm Lee and get them to penetrate to the basket. He can't defend for Joshua Smith, who doesn't seem able to defend for himself at times.
* Back to maturity, and we'll start with emotional maturity.
UCLA beat writers have written ad nauseum about the team lacking a senior, much less a senior leader, but the point is still valid. This team has no one, not a single player, who commands the huddle, who rises above and wills the team to follow him.
I thought Tyler Honeycutt could become that even as a sophomore, but he has not shown that instinct yet. Malcolm Lee doesn't appear to be the vocal type. Reeves Nelson's issues have been well-documented, but I also think they've been blown out of proportion, and he gets too much blame for his "attitude." Zeke Jones is still fighting the uphill battle of being a relatively lightly heralded junior college transfer, and his backup, Jerime Anderson, still can't get over the hump.
With a coach like Ben Howland, there needs to be at least one or two guys – and in the past, there were a lot more than one or two – who can get in a huddle and take control. Howland is a demanding coach to play for, but a coach can only say or do so much; he needs a player who commands as much respect as he does, and he does not have that now.
* And on to physical maturity, which is becoming evident.
As I wrote about the UCLA football team this year so often, this basketball team lacks savvy. Basketball so often is a game of nuance, particularly when two teams are matched up well in terms of talent.
I can't count how many times the Bruins were out of position for rebounds, terribly behind on defensive rotations and a step slow on offense.
Smith may get called for some ludicrous fouls, but he also picks up one or two per game that are just baffling. Brendan Lane may some day learn how to seal off a defender or get open, but he just doesn't now. Even guys like Honeycutt and Nelson, who are perhaps the two craftiest players on the team, don't have the know-how of a Vucevic or an Alex Stephenson.
Then there's Malcolm Lee, who has regressed tremendously this season. I think Lee is expending much too much energy on defense, but with so many defensive issues on the team, he sort of has to. Problem is, his offensive skill set has taken a step back, it seems. He scored just five point against the Trojans, and in UCLA's five biggest games this season – against Villanova, Kansas, BYU, Washington and USC – Lee has scored 43 points, or about 8.5 per game. In the Bruins' other nine games, he's averaging 14.2 ppg.
He just could not drive to the basket against the Trojans, who were saddled with backcourt foul trouble that went unpunished. I remember him driving right into the defense last season, with courage, albeit sometimes reckless abandon. None on Sunday.
* Howland had curious rotation patterns during the game, and at one point, the Bruins had a lineup out there that was about as threatening as bunnies on morphine. In the second half, with UCLA only down 36-34, Howland fielded a lineup of Jerime Anderson, Malcolm Lee, Tyler Honeycutt, Brendan Lane and Anthony Stover. So you have the most passive point guard on the team, paired with perhaps the most offensively passive power forward in college basketball, paired with perhaps the most offensively passive center in college basketball. And, on a night when Honeycutt had no touch and Lee couldn't get to the basket.
Shortly after, UCLA was down 45-37 and would get no closer than four points the rest of the way.
I understand that a combination of foul trouble, Jones' finger injury and Nelson's rest put that group on the court, but that just can't happen. Pull Nelson and Smith, fine, but then you have to have Jones in, who's often looking to score. Pull Jones and Smith, but leave Nelson in there to demand the ball and take it to the hoop.
Just don't leave 40 percent offense on the floor when USC is pulling away.
* UCLA is 23-24 in its last one-and-a-half seasons, after a 123-26 record over the previous four. There is obviously time to right the ship, it's only three games into the conference season, after all, but this is a perilous time for the Bruins. Sunday's loss was the fourth straight for UCLA against USC, and that's with the Trojans undergoing some turmoil of their own the last couple of years.
There is no easy fix to what plagues the Bruins, but something needs to change.


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Below is a link that shows the bottom part of your unit. Click on it and look at #8. These unit have a history of the drain pan cracking. You will need to, with the unit unplugged add some water to the pan with out overflowing it and see if it leaks out. You may also look at the metal under the pan to see if water has been there for a while. (white and chalky)
Let me know what you find.
If the water test leaks then we know the pan is bad. It is a pain to remove the pan. Most of the time when the pan is bad it is behind the compressor on the left side where the pan gets thin.
The defrost water does evaporate on its own from the heat produced by the unit.
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WASHINGTON -- Uncle Sam is in your debt -- to the tune of more than $16 trillion and counting. But Americans have been voluntarily contributing to help pay the government's IOU, donating in excess of $7 million in the just-completed fiscal year, despite a tough economy.
Lawmakers want to make it even easier for patriotic folks to contribute. The House recently approved and sent to the Senate legislation that would establish a check-off box on income tax returns for voluntary donations to pay down the debt.
The Bureau of Public Debt received $7,694,091.70 in voluntary contributions from the beginning of October of last year through the end of August this year, including about $1.9 million from one estate, according to the latest figures.
Contributions for September, the final month of the 2012 fiscal year, have yet to be reported. But the contributions were more than double the nearly $3.3 million donated the previous fiscal year and represent more than any annual amount since $20.7 million in contributions in 1994.


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James Harden photobombs sleeping Kanye West, Kris Jenner
James Harden celebrated his 26th birthday this week, and in addition to a party on a boat with a massive midnight fireworks show, the Rockets star marked the occasion with a photobomb of a sleeping Kanye West and Kris Jenner.
Rager!!!! 🎉🎈🎊🎂 pic.twitter.com/cYpPz6S43S— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) August 26, 2015
The Wednesday night party was attended by many of the Kardashian-Jenner clan thanks to Harden's budding romance with Khloe Kardashian, and was well-documented by social media maven Kim Kardashian.
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Happy Birthday Jaaaaaaaames!!!! pic.twitter.com/DDT5WvoadI— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) August 26, 2015
While party goers may have enjoyed the event, the fireworks show rankled some neighbors, who were very confused why there was a midnight fireworks show in the middle of the week, including a Los Angeles city councilman who live-tweeted his anger.
Disruptive celeb firework show that woke up thousands was NOT permitted by city or county. Checking if US Coast Guard did it. #stupidrude— Mike Bonin (@mikebonin) August 26, 2015
Disruptive celeb fireworks that woke up thousands was NOT permitted by City. Coast Guard def had a role. Checking on County. #stupidrude— Mike Bonin (@mikebonin) August 26, 2015
Crazy fireworks in #MDR right now - like nuts- anyone know who / what / why? #MarinaDelRey #PlayaDelRey pic.twitter.com/VZ6bGNlB1t— Adam Fell (@fellzy) August 26, 2015


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Factory Orders, Bernanke Comments Roughly As-Expected
Factory orders fell 0.2% in August, the Commerce Department said, roughly matching forecasts, following a 2.1% gain in July.
This is consistent with the way we already thought the third quarter was shaping up, with what might be relatively sluggish growth holding up rather than sinking into recession.
The market hasn't done much on this, nor on Ben Bernanke's comments before Congress, which contained nothing very surprising, but were pretty downbeat.


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California has asked a court to order San Diego's Bridgepoint Education to turn over information about its sales efforts, including hundreds of thousands of recordings of telephone calls, as part of an investigation into complaints of false advertising by for-profit colleges.
The state Attorney General's Office filed a petition in Sacramento Superior Court on Wednesday that said Bridgepoint had produced only a fraction of the information sought in a January subpoena.
According to the filing, Bridgepoint has electronically stored more than 400,000 digital recordings of telephone calls with people in California. The company has offered to produce 800 of those calls and has only produced 473 records, many that were partially redacted, the state said in the filing.
"The Attorney General requested these specific materials in order to evaluate whether Bridgepoint has violated California law by making false or misleading statements to Californians during telephone calls, including telemarketing calls, and through other sales and marketing efforts," Deputy Attorney General Angela Muñoz said in the petition.
A company spokeswoman, Marianne Perez, declined to comment.
Officials say the state is investigating complaints that for-profit schools misrepresented themselves in sales calls to prospective students. The probe is looking into complaints about what students were told about school class credit transfers, availability of financial aid, degree completion times and cost, and graduate employment rates.
Bridgepoint operates two schools, Ashford University in Iowa and University of the Rockies in Colorado, but the vast majority of its students take classes entirely online. Ashford enrolls about 72,000 students.
Bridgepoint's attorneys have argued that it would be "unduly burdensome" to comply with the subpoena because it would need to notify all of its students about the information being requested. It also says providing such notice would cause "reputational harm" to the company, potentially causing a "public relations disaster," according to the state's petition.
Bridgepoint stock fell as much as 1.4 percent on the news, but it ended up 4 cents to $16.32 on the New York Stock Exchange.
Bridgepoint in May disclosed in an annual report with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it was being investigated by the California attorney general, and that it was facing investigations in Iowa, New York and North Carolina.
Just last month, Bridgepoint's Ashford University received initial accreditation to operate in California from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, ending a yearlong crisis for the university after its initial application was rejected because of high dropout rates and an emphasis on recruiting new students over education.
Accreditation is required for students to qualify for federal student loans and other government financial aid. Bridgepoint received more than 85 percent of its $968 million in revenue last year from federal financial aid programs.


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The night are getting cool here in Michigan and our hummingbird population is decreasing.There are a few females, but I think the males have gone to prepare a home.
They will return in May. My son got me a book for my birhtday that asks questions everyday like: Where have you found evidence of a Higher Power? I wrote "the Hummingbirds". They know when they return they will find food. Many of them have been born here.
Hope this is not poofed because I mentioned a Higher Power.
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Abu Dhabi Systems Integration, the United Arab Emirates joint venture of Selex Systemi Integrati (a Finmeccanica company), and Abu Dhabi Ship Building have signed a three-year contract worth more than $6.75 million with the UAE air force and air defense (UAE AFAD) to implement the Capability Maturity Model for Integration (CMMI). This requires the use of the CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement developed by the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, which created the CMMI standard now being adopted worldwide. With CMMI, AFAD staff will be able to define, evaluate and improve the system engineering practices of its Flight Test & Development Center, helping it to achieve international flight test standard certification.
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1 The last rep was spectacular: Backup Saints QB Ryan Griffin connected with TE Ben Watson for a touchdown on a Hail Mary from about midfield.
2 But before that, in drills simulating last-minute drives, Griffin threw what would've been a pick-six to CB Corey White. Competing with Griffin to be the No. 2 QB, Luke McCown threw three incompletions and ate a sack-fumble in four downs.
3 Undrafted rookie S Pierre Warren isn't cooling off. After a solid day in Friday's win at St. Louis, he picked off a pass in drills, inching ever closer to a roster spot.
4 New Saints FB Greg Jones, an 11-year NFL veteran, lined up with the first-string offense on a running drill. With FB Erik Lorig out, Saints coach Sean Payton said he expects Jones to see some work against Tennessee on Friday in New Orleans.
5 WR Joseph Morgan and CB Patrick Robinson were limited. After missing Friday's game, RB Pierre Thomas conditioned.
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Nigerian Rapper Olamide's Father Dead, RIP Pa Adedeji
Nov 27, 2015 – Nigerian Rapper Olamide's Father Dead, RIP Pa Adedeji
Naija rap artist Olamide is bereaved.
The YBNL boss announced the sudden departure of his dad on his official IG page yesterday.
Though he didn't share details of his dad's death, Olamide's message with a blank image reads:
"O God, who hast commanded us to honour our father and our mother; in Thy mercy have pity on the soul of my father, and forgive his trespasses; and make me to see him again in the joy of everlasting brightness. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. Rest well Dad… Forever in my heart."
Pa Adedeji died exactly a week after Olamide released his 5th studio album.
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Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit
Review by anonymous46773
"This game really does have it's limits"
The first DBZ game for the seventh generation: Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit. This game was made by the makers of the original Budokai series.But is it good? Let's find out.
Graphics (9/10): As you would expect from a game of this generation, the graphics in this game are rendered beautifully. They have improved the visuals immensely from previous games. The characters look more realistic, and the backgrounds look appealing. Everything is rendered in a gorgeous 3D fashion. From the characters and backgrounds, to the animations and menus.
Story (2/10): This is where the game falls apart. To even begin to understand what is going on, you must already be a fan of DBZ and seen most of the episodes. The game skips so many scenes that should have been in the game. If you have not seen the series or played previous incarnations of the games, you will be completely lost. You will also probably be thinking to yourself, "Who are those people? Why are they here?". If you have seen the series, however, then you will find that the game follows the series. Although, it skips most of it. It also doesn't go all the way through the series, just up until the Android Saga. All in all, easily one of the worst story modes I have ever seen.
Sound (7/10): The sound in this game is fairly appealing. The music is nice and hyped, as you would expect from an action game. The characters all have the same voice actors that were in the show, and their personalities match perfectly with their voices.
Gameplay (5/10): The gameplay is passable. If you have played the original Budokai games, then you should be right at home with this game. Everyone has a decently sized combo set, and three special attacks. There are also a pretty good sized array of special moves that you can do. A heavy smash can stun the opponent, leaving him open to an attack. A mega crush can save you if your opponent comes in to close. There are a multitude of ways to play the game. Although, there are only 21 characters to choose from.
Another addition to this game are Drama Pieces. These are special animations that happen when certain requirements have been met. Equipping them give you the ability to automatically dodge special beam attacks, or have a partner jump in to help you.
There are special "trial" modes. These are miscellaneous challenges, such as "defeat 100 opponents in a row".
If you have a friend that wants to verse you, then this game is a lot funner. You can both customize your character setup. This includes special attacks, drama pieces, health, attack, and defense.
Overall score: 5/10
This is a decent game. It's too bad that the two strongest points are the least important. It has great graphics and good sound, but is marred by its story.
Rent or buy?
I would say that this game is definitely a rent. It might be fun for a while, but it can get old quickly.
Reviewer's Rating: 2.5 - Playable
Originally Posted: 01/05/09
Game Release: Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit (US, 06/10/08)
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In this day and age of battery dills (a screwdriver will do just fine)this one is easy:
1. Get a plastic 28oz. jar of Jiff creamy peanut butter.
2. Unscrew the top from the container.
3. Stir in approx. 3 table spoons of either molasses, honey or maple syrup.
4. Take the jar and a couple of wood screws to your favorite hunting spot.
5. Attatch the jar lid, with the two wood screws, to a tree approx. 4' from the ground.
6. Screw the jar of peanut butter you prepared earlier to the top attatched to the tree.
7. Take out that sharp knife of yours and cut out the bottom of the plastic jar.
By the time you return to your tree stand or hunting area...boy oh boy...the sun has made the peanut butter and molasses...just right!
Deer also eat...
leaves, stems, and buds of woody plants which are usually available all year
for deer.
Plants vary considerably in quality and location availability.
Fruits, nuts and acorns are great.
Grasses are usually not important. Crops like corn, soybeans, small grains, alfalfa, vegetables, and fruit trees are eaten when available.
Daily dry eating is somewhere around 2 to 4 percent of live body weight. For adult bucks, daily eating is mostly in spring is approx. 4 to 6 pounds of dry food per day. Eating is about half that during winter. For does, greatest daily eating occurs in early fall, just prior to the breeding season.
Deer feed, attractants and supplies...
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The mastitis pathogen, Klebsiella, seems to be on the rise, especially on Northeast dairies. And dealing with this confounding bacterium is a challenge. As with other pathogens, frequent bedding changes and alley-scraping are prevention keys. In addition, the use of inorganic bedding helps to limit Klebsiella growth, says Ruth Zadoks, senior research associate, Quality Milk Production Services at
If prevention fails, Zadoks suggests two options. You can move infected cows into a different group, or disinfect milking clusters after milking infected cows. Treatment is dictated by the severity of clinical signs and should be done at the direction of your veterinarian.


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You knew this feature wouldn't wait too long to touch on Pujols and Rally Squirrel-related items. We'll save Albert for tomorrow because everyone always likes a good bumper sticker typo:
Whoops. At least the Cardinals made the playoffs in 2001, so you won't look completely stupid with this on your car – just totally stupid. The big difference is that in 2001 "Rally Squirrel" was a clubhouse game organized by Matt Morris, in which he'd get high and stuff squirrels down Bud Smith's pants. Most nights he didn't even need the squirrels, he'd just get high.
Using the Rally Squirrel to make a profit is lame. Using the "We" phrase as a fan is pretty lame too. But making a copy mistake when you have to type out 27 total letters and numbers is the worst. I hope they sell a ton of these now and never realize they're off by ten years. Of course, all that hides the fact that no one has used a bumper sticker in twenty years.
Side note – you're not the only one who thinks about the 2001 Diamondbacks and immediately has the urge to punch Craig Counsell in the balls a few times.


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Discussion in 'Science Fiction & Fantasy' started by nx1701g, Sep 28, 2008.
^ Yep. Let's keep our fingers crossed.
How so? I think it is unfair to criticse the show for becoming "Terminator of the week". The only two terminators we have seen so far this season that were not around in season 1 are Weaver, who is a recurring charactor so not "...of the week" and the one from the power plant episode, who only played a small part near the end anyway.
^ So the next episode's terminator of the week isn't a terminator of the week?
The commercials for the next episode are a joke.
"How do you stop an unstoppable killing machine (which you've already done several times before)?"
John always had help from another Terminator though, except when they (re)captured Cameron in "Samson and Delilah". Outside that, he has always had to run away from Terminators, from the T1000 to Cromartie. Now, he is going to take one of the T888's without Cameron's or Arnie's help (but with Derek's, I suppose).
I think it's cool actually, if John and/or get to destroy a Terminator. It hasn't been done since T1 that a Terminator was taken out without help from other Terminators.
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Khloe and Kim Kardashian have always been comfortable with their body shape because they were raised to be proud of their curves.
Khloe Kardashian "didn't think" she was ever fat.
The 25-year-old socialite - who recently lost 30lbs - admits that, despite criticism of her shape, she has never been concerned about her figure because she was always taught to appreciate the assets she had.
She said: "I'd always be in tight dresses. In my head I did not think I was ever fat. Other people did, but I didn't think I was - ever! Because of my family base, I always accepted my natural shape or what I thought it was. I appreciate it now and I want to help other people."
The brunette star's elder sister, Kim Kardashian, credits their older relatives for teaching them to be body confident.
She explained to Usmagazine.com: "Our parents raised us to be comfortable in our own skin. Now I think we like to wear tight things, we love feeling good, taking care of ourselves, wearing what we want.
"I looked at my aunt and cousins and saw these Armenian women with big butts and boobs, and I didn't really realise how attractive it actually was then. Your perspective grows."


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Although an SEC study concludes that a uniform standard is necessary, it is sparse on the details.
Have a comment, insight, or burning opinion on this article? Make your feelings known in the comments section at the end of the article.
We have written in the past about the future of fiduciary standards being implemented by the SEC in response to the requirements imposed by the Dodd-Frank Act. The SEC has finally released its long-awaited study to Congress that pretty clearly indicates that some form of "uniform" fiduciary standards will eventually be applied to stock brokers and investment advisors. Although the SEC study concludes that a uniform standard is necessary, it is sparse on the details. It is particularly difficult to ascertain any clear understanding of what we think of as the distinction between a "Fiduciary" (with a capital "F") and a "fiduciary" (with a lower case "f"). Most stock brokers earn their living from commissions. The majority of investment advisors earn theirs from fees. In this difference in compensation lies the primary distinction between a "Fiduciary" and a "fiduciary."
The distinction between a fiduciary with a capital "F" and one with a lower case "f" (this is our characterization--it is not official in any way), is the difference between one who owes his principal or client somewhat of a duty of trust and fair treatment and one who owes a complete duty of trust that includes a prohibition against profiting from transactions with the client. The courts have long held that stock brokers have some sort of a fiduciary relationship with their clients (fiduciary with a lower case "f"). The cases seem to reach the conclusion that a stock broker owes his client a duty for fair dealing which involves not taking unfair advantage of the relationship. This lower case "f" duty has not resulted in a prohibition against payment of commissions. It has also not meant that a stock broker has the same degree of duty that is owed by a trustee or lawyer (or maybe even an investment advisor) to the client. The type of fiduciary duty owed by a trustee or lawyer includes a prohibition against profiting personally from any situation that should inure to the client. It is probably unlikely that the receipt of a commission on a transaction on behalf of the client would be consistent with such a fiduciary duty.
It is the use of the term "uniform" in the SEC study that causes us concern. Certainly, the SEC could adopt regulations that would enable a stock broker to receive reasonable commissions on transactions completed for a client without violating the fiduciary duty owed to the client. However, it seems likely that any such commissions would require full and complete disclosure to the client and might even be required to be "reasonable" taking into consideration the services rendered. Federal securities laws (the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) already permits the SEC and FINRA to enact rules that require stock brokers to make no recommendations to their clients regarding purchase or sale of securities unless such a recommendation is "suitable" to the client's needs. Implementation of a fiduciary standard is more stringent that the current suitability rules.
The Investment Company Act of 1940, in Section 36, already imposes quite stringent fiduciary requirements on investment advisors to regulated investment companies. This fiduciary requirement has been interpreted to limit fees charged by an investment advisor to a "reasonable" amount and to prohibit utilizing any fees charged by such an investment advisor for other than advisory activities. Thus, it took special rules to be adopted by the SEC to permit charges against investment company assets for sales activities (Rule 12b-1). Over the years there has been a great amount of litigation against investment advisors alleging unreasonable charges against investment company assets. Moreover, "unreasonable" charges against investment company assets have not been able to be resolved by disclosure. If they are "unreasonable," they are in violation of an investment advisor's fiduciary duty to the mutual fund. Could such a standard be a part of the "uniform" standards that will be implemented by the SEC?
Conceptually, it is difficult to reconcile such an absolute standard with the concept of selling something to a client. Certainly, stock brokerage firms that merely accept orders for stock transactions are probably in a better position than are the more traditional brokerage firms that engage in sales campaigns. Those customers who do not awake in the morning with the thought "I need to buy some securities today," are motivated by a salesperson creating the demand in their minds. This is even more of the case with sales of variable annuities and variable life insurance. It is doubtful if anyone awakes in the morning with the thought that they should buy insurance before the end of the day. Insurance is not bought, it is sold. Yet, people need insurance, whether they recognize the need or not.
If the "uniform" fiduciary standards, when they are adopted, require stock brokers and sellers of variable insurance products to disclose the exact total amount of compensation and limit such compensation to that which is "reasonable," there will be profound changes to the way in which investing is done in this country. While it is admirable to want to "protect" consumers, if such protection extends to killing sales of investment products, nothing will have been accomplished except to destroy the capital markets in this country.
We have, for many years, reminded the young lawyers who have worked for us that it is possible to protect the client right into bankruptcy. Businesses have to sell their products. In order to do so, salespeople must be compensated. Likewise, free markets have the absolute requirement that risk is inherent. If there is no risk, there is no reward. If some form of a "uniform" fiduciary standard implies that stockbrokers and investment advisors must guarantee a risk-free investment environment, then the free market disappears. Likewise, if stock brokers and investment advisors cannot be compensated for their services, there will be no market, free of otherwise.
It is obvious that some form of enhanced fiduciary standard is on the horizon. We can but hope that it will be rational and not destroy the very system that it is supposed to enhance.
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CELEBRITY baker, entrepreneur, author and actress Jane Asher paid a visit to Poundland's Chineham store today.
She was there to launch her new bakeware range at the popular discount retailer at Chineham Shopping Centre, where she chatted with shoppers and signed autographs.
Her bakeware range, which from today is being sold across Poundland's 500 stores in the UK and Ireland, comprises more than 50 items – all sold for £1 each Jane said: "I've loved working with Poundland on this beautiful, pastel-coloured range which includes spatulas, mini scales and cake tins and I'm really delighted with the final result.
"The reaction to the range so far has been phenomenal and I'm planning to add even more to it over the next few months.
Poundland chief executive Jim McCarthy, said: "I'm delighted that a baker of Jane's reputation and talent has chosen Poundland as her collaborative partner. "We are incredibly proud of her range and equally excited to be the first discount retailer to launch a celebrity partnership. I have no doubt that this range will inspire a whole new generation of bakers."


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Carnival Valor?
Hello all! We are scheduled on the Valor in September out of Puerto Rico. I have never been on this ship & am wondering if anyone that has, may have some tips or advice for the ship. It seems it often takes me all week to find the "sweet spots" that I find myself saying "I wish I knew this was here". Any information would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
Valor is a Conquest-class ship so if you've been on one of those you'll find it familiar. Valor as a big screen outdoors, so that is popular at night for movies. I believe they installed the Mongolian 'barbecue' station a few years ago and those are great. My usual choice for lunch.
On the first day get a deck plan from guest relations and follow each deck from front to aft to find out where everything is located.
we have sailed on the Valor twice. The best advice I can give you is to try to get a room mid ship. She is a big ship and it is a whole lot of walking if you are at the back or front of the ship.
I loved the valor. the crew was awesome!
Thanks everyone for the tips!
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If I understand correctly, there are two types of in-office KoR whitening: the max and the max ultra. The difference between the two is that the max ultra uses an extra 13% hydremide peroxide at the beginning, and also a longer period of time with KoR Night. Is the Max Ultra reserved only for recalcitrant and difficult cases or can it be used for anyone? Also, is the conditioning appointment prior to the application of the whitening gel optional or necessary?
Kor Whitening/Deep Bleaching: Max Vs. Max Ultra?
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While the KOR Max Ultra does have the additional inital in-office treatment and a longer at-home protocol, my experience is that it is not necessary except in more difficult darkly stained or teracycline type cases. Most other type cases respond very nicely to the shorter protocol. Talk to your provider about this and get his/her opinion about your specific case.
Good Luck!!
Kor Whiting?
Both can be used you may get faster result with the higher % not necessaryly whiter just fast and yes you should do the preliminary care first good luck
Kevin Coughlin DMD, MBA, MAGD CEO Baystate Dental PC.
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Dangerous day on B.C. roads that left two dead
VANCOUVER — It was a dangerous day on BC highways, with three serious accidents that left at least two people dead.
There was a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 5, just north of the Great Bear Snow Shed, in the southbound lane. One person is confirmed dead from the accident, according to authorities, with four people taken to hospital by ambulance and one person airlifted to hospital. The southbound lane was closed for hours, creating large delays in the area.
In Chilliwack, three cars collided at Lazenby Rd. and Ashwell Rd. which closed the area. That accident killed one person and injured three others.
And within minutes of the Chilliwack collision, there was a head-on crash on the Dewdney Trunk Road in mission. One person suffered serious injuries and authorities say alcohol could be a factor.
Just weeks ago, the province announced speed limit increases on many BC highways.
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