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Hadley Mullin was already an anomaly as a female investor at TSG Consumer Partners, the private equity firm she joined in 2004. Six months later, she found out she was pregnant.
Balancing motherhood with the demands of private equity was not the usual track in an industry overwhelmingly dominated by men. But even after Ms. Mullin nervously told the TSG partners her news, they did something unexpected: They promoted her. And kept promoting her, three children later.
Now, Ms. Mullin, 41, is the No. 3 executive at TSG, as senior managing director. And she is no longer surrounded only by men. After a concerted effort, 50 percent of the firm's employees are women.
That contrasts with the sluggish grind toward gender equality in all areas of finance, with perhaps none slower than private equity. Firms often blame a lack of female applicants, while women say the clubby nature of the industry has been a hurdle to their entry.
This year, 13.7 percent of professionals at private equity firms in North America on average are women, which is a few percentage points higher than in 2014, according to data compiled by Preqin.
For Chuck Esserman, TSG's co-founder and chief executive, and Jamie O'Hara, the firm's president, the gender balance pursuit was not just the politically correct thing to do, but they also saw it as a competitive advantage. The 28-year-old firm focuses exclusively on companies that make consumer goods, like Glaceau Vitaminwater and Pureology, which manufactures shampoo and conditioner. Because women make the majority of purchasing decisions in the household, TSG wanted their expertise at the table.
In its most recent fund, TSG reported a net return of 50 percent, more than double the industry average. The firm takes a distinct approach compared with traditional buyout shops, adding less leverage and investing in the business from the outset of their acquisition, rather than slashing expenses from every angle. On Tuesday, TSG said it had raised $2.5 billion for two new funds. The firm has a total of $5 billion in assets under management.
Three decades ago, when Mr. Esserman helped start TSG, which is unaffiliated with the better known private equity firm TPG Capital, it was a novel concept to focus exclusively on one industry. That maverick legacy was applied when they started embracing greater gender equality a dozen years ago.
"Better decisions come from diversity," Mr. Esserman said. "Realizing that over 80 percent of the purchase decisions were made by women meant that a balanced perspective in the organization could further enhance the success we had."
Ms. Mullin credits the mentorship she has received from Mr. Esserman and Mr. O'Hara.
She is well versed in handling a balancing act. When she was in high school in Marin County, Calif., she wanted money for a car, but after school, she was already committed to tennis, swimming and an after-school tutoring program. So she found a job at the Marin Bagel Company, and from 3 to 7 a.m. Ms. Mullin would pack orders to be delivered that day, then go to school and participate in extracurricular activities after.
She did not know it then, but keeping up that schedule in high school was a precursor to being a mother and a private equity executive. These days, Ms. Mullin will be on the road two or three days a week, often leaving her home by 5:30 a.m. to catch a flight out and then back home by 7:30 p.m. to put her children to bed.
Ms. Mullin's husband started a renewable energy company after the two graduated at the same time from Stanford Business School, and is just as likely to drop the children off at school, she said.
"We've been growing two careers and three kids," she said, adding that her secret to doing it all is the support she receives from her husband and making sure that when she is home with her family, her attention is focused solely on them.
Outside the home, she has faced her share of preconceived notions about her role in the boardroom. When Ms. Mullin was pregnant with her second child, she was working on selling one of TSG's portfolio companies. A banker asked her if she had arranged certain travel associated with the deal, assuming that she was an assistant, rather than an investment professional, she said.
Returns are blind to gender, of course. Although the latest fund's returns were the best ever for TSG, the average has been 24 percent since the beginning. However, having women involved has helped make TSG more competitive when buying certain types of assets as well as driving strategy in the aftermath. That has kept limited partners happy.
"It's an important component in the way they approach the market — their ability to talk to a management team that's focused on cosmetics, beauty, fashion, where these women have enormous insights," said Thomas E. Galuhn, the president of Mesirow Financial Private Equity, a fund of funds with $4.6 billion in commitments. His firm is a limited partner that has invested or committed $193 million to various TSG funds since 2002.
Mr. Esserman, who has two daughters, was surprised that more firms did not seek the same kind of gender balance. There is still a long way to go toward equality in private equity, Mr. Esserman said, but the overall mind-set is bound to change.
"The larger issue is that people don't believe there's benefit in having gender balance," Mr. Esserman said, referring to women in private equity. "We'll see a time in the not-too-distant future where our industry embraces it."


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WASHINGTON — Afghans have long been resistant to central authority — as the United States has found to its frustration — with Afghanistan divided along tribal, cultural, religious and linguistic lines. Its mountains and valleys have stood in the way of communications breakthroughs that have unified other societies.
But a social media network initially financed by the United States is finding a way around those barriers. It is connecting millions of Afghans equipped with cellphones and other mobile devices, allowing an exchange of ideas that has never been possible in Afghanistan outside Kabul, the capital.
Similar American-financed programs elsewhere have failed, most spectacularly in Cuba, but Afghanistan is considered one of the great success stories from the United States' effort to counter extremists' violent ideology with social media. In Afghanistan, the network has achieved far more, allowing Afghans access to information as never before, bolstering education efforts and encouraging political debate, Obama administration officials say.
Called Paywast, or "to connect" in Dari, a Persian language spoken by half the population, the network currently has 1.6 million users and has continued operations, although the United States ended its backing for the project in 2011.
The Afghan company that runs the network, also called Paywast, said it began charging a small fee when American financing ended. American-backed programs in other countries have faltered after the money ran out.
The projects were encouraged by Hillary Rodham Clinton when she was secretary of state. Mrs. Clinton saw social media as an important tool for diplomacy after observing how Facebook and YouTube were used to organize protests in Egypt and Tunisia during popular uprisings in 2010.
But in Cuba, The Associated Press recently reported, the program was a covert effort set up to encourage dissent on the island in hopes of bringing about a "Cuban Spring" similar to the Middle East uprisings. Administration officials acknowledged that they wanted to be discreet in carrying out the program, but they denied that it was covert and said it was set up to provide Cubans with a platform to share ideas and information.
The United States spends millions of dollars a year on social media programs as part of efforts to promote democracy and better governance. Some programs operate openly, but others have not been publicly disclosed.
Eileen O'Connor, deputy assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia and the senior director of communications and public diplomacy in the Office of the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, said Paywast was one of several media-related programs financed by the United States in Afghanistan.
Paywast was an effort to make up for the lack of Internet access in Afghanistan. "It's a place where different ethnic groups historically didn't talk to other ethnic groups and where leaders in the country had little capacity to reach the population," she said.
Paywast does not openly acknowledge that it was financed by the United States, but Ms. O'Connor said that fact was never hidden from the Afghan government or its citizens. The State Department did not disclose how much the service cost, but a similar program in Pakistan cost about $1 million.
Jes Kaliebe Petersen, co-founder of the company that created the network, said that despite the United States backing, the program never had a specific political objective. "We have run the social network autonomously, and there is no relation between the Cuban program and our activities," Mr. Petersen said.
In Kabul, the Afghan capital, a number of young people said they had stopped using Paywast after the company started charging for the service. Many said they now perceived it as more of a tool for private companies and government ministries to send messages to their employees.
Waheed Arash, 26, said he used Paywast to message women, and he and his friends set up a group to share jokes, news and updates about their personal lives.
"But almost everyone stopped using it when they were surprised by the company charging us lots of money," Mr. Arash said. "We no longer have the group."

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Botanical Sachet 3.3 Seems to be it for Now
Dascents.com moved out of Austin and are apparently now they are in San Antonio as their web site lists 2 San Antonio phone numbers and one NOLA number. No idea why they moved, but I'll be able to find out when I get a chance.
Yes, 3.4 is out, but 3.3 is doing the heavy lifting at the Mushroom. It's been that way since the two were released a couple of months ago. I did hear that the dascents.com chemists had nailed down another polymer that would equal the historic 1 and 2 versions, but that doesn't seem to be forthcoming. Not to say it won't show up further down the road. The Mushroom management is nothing if they aren't determined to provide the top products for the market.
A survey of convenience stores in the area that sold lots of fake pot in the past have nothing on the shelves at this time. The Mushroom has elected not to dilute their sales, plus these vendors often went around dascents.com when possible, and sold a lot of crappy substitutes that were rip off quality, as well as some decent alternatives to dascents.com. They got this stuff at a cheaper price than dascents.com was offering.
Most folks smoking 3.3 have reported it works to a point, and it seems to work for a longer period of time for some. 2 is being sold online as Botanical Potpourri, while 3 is being sold as Organic Sachets. You have to love the names.
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What about the speed pills and speed drinks that are readilly available.Alcohol that is legal and the courts make how much off the irrasponsible,killing innoscent people daily..It is so readily available every where I live and it dont take much for people too get stupid on that.people that dont even need perscriptions obtain and make it hard for those that truelly need them.Pot has always been an herb its side affects are by far innocent and dont kill.We could come out of our deficate if it were atleast decriminalised like many in the us.I myself don't use most of whats been wrote about here but do suffer medically from a work injury and am appolled at the abuse of things needed. I have seen the side effects of many and by far Pot dont kill.It says in Gen 1:29-30 and God said,behold ,I have given you every herb bearing seed,which is upon the face of all the earth,and every tree,in the which is the fruit of the tree yeilding seed;to you it shall be of meat.and too every beast of the earth,and to every foul of the air,and every thing that creepeth upon the earth ,where in there is life,I have givin every green herb for meat:and it was so.I'm not for drugs or alcohol unless your one that likes to sit n have a drink or two with a meal or after a hard days work so I believe id feel the same about a smoke if thats your thing,I myself get high on the spirit;that is my lord and savior that too has been taken out of so much.Whats the world coming to an end I hope so there will be no more wicked,only those left behind too perish.
I agree, n thanx for ure comments,on a different note glad everyone is overcoming or overcame the devestation there,God bless and prayers from all around to all that goes threw those kinds and natural disasters.Still awaiting the day for decriminalization,I dont use anything; the speed pills drink or legal/illegal either but was upset when my friends couldn't get the legal potpourri to chill out too.


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Very rewarding for me, I love passing on my skills and encouraging parents and new parents to enjoy and take pleasure in knitting. They come and knit and socialise for 1 1/2 hours and then they can pick their children up from school
Parents have gained skills from attending our workshops and they are now transferring their skills to teach other parents in our Community House.
Sally Crane (Parent Ambassador) facilitates a knitting workshop called Knit & Natter on Thursdays, teaching complete beginners and parents who just want to brush up on their skills! The knitters are currently knitting blankets for Richard House Hospice.
Parent Ambassadors Michelle Dowler & Katie Linnen also have facilitated Silk Painting Workshops for parents after completing our 'Learn Some Teach Some Volunteering Project'. The parents used their skills to plan their workshops, ordered materials and evaluated their workshops. They both enjoyed the experience and are keen to explore more opportunities to facilitate workshops in the near future. Michelle is seeking employment and has gained valuable skills through our workshops and volunteering opportunities that will help her find employment in the near future (with help from Maria from Skills Match who facilitates a job club here at the school).
We are very proud of our Parent Ambassadors and would like to say a huge THANK YOU for helping making our schools great!
Wonderful class, I have learnt how to knit ! I used to watch other people knit and say I wish I could do that
I just like coming along here and teaching other parents and it's relaxing!
I am loving it knitting with other parents
I am so excited, at first I wanted to give up, but with encouragement I continued and I am now thinking about knitting as a business
Together we collected 160 coats. A huge THANK YOU to our families & staff.
Please bring your coats (adults & children) to the Community House on 11th or 12th November, 9.00am - 5.00pm


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Don't miss this decades-old Jackson favorite. The All-American Breakfast at Bubba's is a must. Choose the homemade biscuits (made fresh every morning) and gravy, or the Mexican scramble with chorizo, eggs, beans and cheese. Bubba's has lighter options like poached eggs with fresh fruit and avocado toast, too. For lunch, Bubba's offers one of the freshest salad bars in town. The barbecue beef brisket lunch special is a favorite, served with garlic toast and a choice of two sides. Dinner specials are served starting after 5 p.m., with plenty of barbecue plates to choose from. Don't miss out on the spareribs that are rubbed and slowly smoked every night. The Old West memorabilia sets the tone for a great barbecue experience, and outdoor seating is available during the summer. Don't let the line outside scare you; it moves quickly.
100 Flat Creek Dr, Jackson, WY, United States
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MacPhail's: a family restaurant that serves the best burgers, fries and milkshakes (and a good, c...
385 W Broadway, Jackson, WY 83001, United States 0.15 mi
(307) 733-1207(307) 733-1207
At El Abuelito, if you like the taste of Mexico, we bring Mexico to your table. Enjoy authentic d...
American Bar Dining Casual Atmosphere Counter Seating Dishing JH Listings Patio/Outdoor Dining Private Dining Room Dinner Happy Hour Catering Full Bar Take-Out
344-398 U.S. 191, Jackson, WY 83001, USA 0.15 mi
(307) 739-1100(307) 739-1100
Locals call it "The Bistro," and this establishment has been a favorite Jackson Hole staple since...
325 W Pearl Ave, Jackson, WY, United States 0.16 mi
Everyone loves a good story about following your dreams, so throw in some good old-fashioned barb...
340 West Broadway, Jackson, WY, USA 0.16 mi
Ocean City China Bistro offers delicious dining, takeout and delivery. Ocean City China Bistro is...
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Hailing from Seoul, South Korea, Kim Degman first brought authentic Korean food to Jackson in 201...
175 Center Street, Jackson, WY, USA 0.19 mi
E.leaven's all-day dining menu makes this breakfast and lunch spot one-of-a-kind in Jackson Hole....
245 West Pearl Avenue, Jackson, WY 83001, United States 0.21 mi
(307) 734-0245(307) 734-0245
Bon Appe Thai has received the Thai Select Premium Award from the Thai government as one of the b...
20 N Jackson St, Jackson, WY 83001, United States 0.23 mi
(307) 733-4414(307) 733-4414
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Kazumi Japanese Cuisine offers traditional Japanese cuisine along with a vast selection of unique...
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Wander over to Bin22, where you'll find a sophisticated yet casual reprieve from the cold outside...
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(307) 739-2337(307) 739-2337
Just a few blocks off the Town Square, Snake River Brewery is a great place to go any time of the...
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(307) 733-2000(307) 733-2000
The Wild Sage Restaurant serves all of its meals in the gathering room, with its river rock firep...
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Open 7 days
Breakfast: 7.30am - 11am
Lunch: 12pm - 3pm
Dinner: 5.30pm - late
Wine Bar: 11am - late
Parker Street Project offers a relaxed meal, with a casual style menu designed for sharing.
Breakfast offers an a la carte menu of café favourites, with fresh juices from the kitchen garden and coffee from Coffee Supreme.
The lunch and dinner menu offers a range of seasonal dishes. Alternatively, there is the popular 'Feed Me' menu featuring six dishes chosen by the chef designed to suit your dietary preferences.
Enjoy a range of specialty beers on tap, cocktails inspired by our garden and local wines by the glass. Guests can also choose a bottle from our famous wine list when dining in Parker Street Project.
Children are welcome and have the option of their own menus and high chairs.
Group dining is our specialty. Talk to us about how we can make your next gathering one to remember. To see a sample group menu, click here.
Public holiday surcharges apply. Bookings recommended.
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Dinner from 5.30pm to 9.00pm. Bookings required.
25th December
Christmas Lunch Menu $90pp + 10% public holiday surcharge. Seafood upgrade $20pp (minimum 2pax on seafood upgrade). Bookings required.


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This day started extremely early. More precisely, we had to get up at 3.30 a.m. in order to catch the ferry to Harris. Like, Harris. Like, the Outer Hebrides! We came to the ferry at exactly 4:45 and took to sea at 5:30 – when I made a fatal mistake, as I have to admit. Shame on me! This was a desaster! The sky was extremely cloudy and what did I do? I left my camera in the car. I LEFT MY CAMERA IN THE CAR!!!!! Can you believe it? So of course the inevitable happened: it was the sunrise of a lifetime. I mean it. I have never seen anything as amazing before. It started with an orange shimmer over the range of mountains that is Lewis. After a while it became a glow and it got bigger and bigger, sending its rays over the sea and the skies, through clouds while the mist was rising from the valleys. Words cannot describe this picture, so I'll stop here.
I actually tried to get back to the car to get my camera out, but the doors were already locked. I will regret this forever. Every photographer waits for a moment like this. And we all know: a picture not taken is lost forever. But there it is. A real life lesson. So we sat in first row seats for this gorgeous sunrise and drank it all in. Dogs are allowed on deck, by the way. They do recommend to leave them in the car. I would not recommend that, to be honest. There is a lot of commotion down there. Car sirens going off at just about every second. I left Sammy there at first but then came back to get him (just in time, by the way). It was so loud, lights flashing everywhere. No, I rather take my dog with me. You are restricted to certain parts of the ferry, which is, however, not taken too seriously (except in the restaurants, off course).
When the ferry got to Tarbert we all got off and just about everyone turned to the Visitor's Center. Just so you know: it doesn't open that early (we arrived at 7:10 am). We had a map, though, so we took the 'scenic route', the A 859 right down to the end, where we invented the Harris Roller Coaster. The thing is, there is a circular road, leading back on the south side of the island. Someone warned me beforehand not to take it but to stick to the A859, which ends at Rodel. But we were curious, so at the start of the tour we actually took the Golden Road (so called because there was a debate about wether this road was actually necessary). It was interesting because the landscape is totally different from Skye. It's a lot wilder, harsher – and then, in between, you find these sandy beaches that could be right out of a catalogue for the Carribean. This contrast is something you have to see for yourself.
There is a chance to fill up on fuel and other essentials in Leverburgh. Also there is another Visitor's Center (opening at 10 am, too late again) and the Temple Café, which we would have loved to visit, if it weren't for the fact that it opened at 10.30 am and we didn't want to sit there waiting for another hour. So instead we stopped by the TallaNaMara between Seilebost and Borve. It looked great and at least we could use the restrooms, but the restaurant was closed due to a wedding the night before. So once again we improvised our breakfast.
From there we went to the Horgabost Campsite to park the car and visited the beach from there. It was amazing. Even though it was raining and actually very windy, the colour of the water was a bright turquoise. It was just beautiful. These beaches (Harris has quite a few, the most famous being Luskentyre) are something special because you wouldn't dream to find them in this harsh climate and in this rough environment.
Still, when we got back to the car, we were very wet – because we had to take those time exposure shots I'll show you later on. So after a while we got back to the car and drove on, with just a few photo stops on the way. In the end we decided to spend the rest of the day in Tarbert.
Tarbert is a very small town and – to be truthfull – not that beautiful. BUT this is where you can get your Harris Tweed. Siobhan was actually looking for a Tweed Blazer and planned to buy one here. So we came into the shop and she tried a blue one, when I saw a really beautiful piece. The lower part was 'dark navy check', the lower part 'charcoal' uni. Believe it or not, the model is called 'Siobhan Ladies' and when she tried it, her favourite music was playing. Do I have to say any more? This was fate! Now, of course, the Blazer is with her and she loves it. It's such a special thing to buy something that comes from the particular land you just explored. From the very sheep you were watching. Especially here, at the north-western edge to Europe (kind of). I loved the Harris Tweed Shop, because I love wool, I love tweed, I love what you can do with it all. I got me a beautifull pillow, I can't wait to put it on my couch at home.
Also we stopped by The Harris Distillery, where they make Gin. They do plan to distill whisky there, but, as we all know, that takes time. So, to get by financially, they offer this gin. I had to drive, otherwise I would have loved to try it. Gin is the only strong alcohol I drink once in a while and it looked very interesting. Actually, I also was completely distracted, because the real highlight at the distillery's visitor's center was a book. Something I have never seen before and that touched me deeply. It's called 'Harris Tweed. A Journey to the Heart of the Hebrides'. It's a huge book by one Ian Lawson. The beauty of his photography touched me so deeply that even Siobhan started crying. You just have to take a look at those pictures. Each and everyone of them conveys a deep love for beauty, nature, the landscape, the animals and the people who live there. I have never seen anything like it. Those pictures for me, from this day on, are the greatest source of inspiration. I hope that one day I can afford this book. It's already the bible to me.
Well, soon the day in the Outer Hebrides ended and we had to get back on the ferry. There we found something we were looking for: beginner's guides to Gaelic and dictionaries. Siobhan and me both love this language, which is (so it seems) so intricate and special – and which is still spoken out here. Like the saftey announcements, they come in English and Gaelic. So now we can try to get to know it.
The day ended at the Uig Hotel with a nice meal and then we got back to our pod. Tomorrow's a new day with a lot more to see and do. We have to catch up on some sleep 😉


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Back for 2019, Holkham's truly scrumptious food fair in The Lady Elizabeth Wing, is sure to get you in the festive spirit.
The best local and regional producers will be showcasing their seasonal food and drink for you to try, and buy. From homemade Christmas puddings, chutneys and cheeses of all varieties, to Norfolk gins, wines and beers, there's something for everyone.
Have a browse at the many inside and outside stalls, before stocking up on ingredients for your own festive feast, or find plenty of treats for the food lovers on your gift list.
There will be a host of tasty concession stalls to tickle your taste buds too. Enjoy a warming hot chocolate or mulled wine, plus hot waffles or crepes.
A live cookery theatre will take centre stage in The Lady Elizabeth wing where visitors can watch local chefs cooking up a storm, inspiring your culinary skills this Christmas. We can't wait to see what they have in store.
Free entry.
Full disabled access to shop and café and hall's ground floor. A stair climbing machine gives access to the hall's first floor for most manually operated wheelchairs. Full disabled access information is available on our website.
Event details
|Sat 14 - Sun 15 Dec 2019
|10:00 to 16:00
Free entry
Events at this Venue
|Sat 14 - Sun 15 Dec
|An Audience with Father Christmas
|Sat 14 - Sun 15 Dec
|Festive Food Fair
|Mon 16 - Wed 18 Dec
|Candlelight Tours of Holkham Hall
|Thu 19 Dec
|An Audience with Father Christmas
|Sun 22 - Mon 23 Dec
|An Audience with Father Christmas
|Fri 27 - Mon 30 Dec
|Candlelight Experience with 'Nativity'
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Holkham Estate,
Wells-next- the-Sea,
Holkham is two miles west of Wells-next-the-Sea on the main A149, within easy reach of Norwich on the A1067, King's Lynn on the A148, and London and Cambridge.
Brown tourist signs indicate route from Fakenham following B1105 and A149 to Wells.
with charge
: 28 miles from Kings Lynn station
- Baby changing facilities
- Coach parties accepted
- Credit cards accepted (no fee)
- Disabled toilets
- Facilities for groups
- Gift shop
- On-site catering
- On-site light refreshments
- Picnic site
- Public toilets
- Regional Tourist Board Member
- Welcome Host
- Accepts groups
- Facilities for conferencing
- Facilities for corporate hospitality
- Helicopter landing
- Children welcome
- Dogs accepted
- Venue approved for civil marriage
Full disabled access to shop and café and hall's ground floor. A stair climbing machine gives access to the hall's first floor for most manually operated wheelchairs. Full disabled access information is available on our website.


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September Luxe Box & mini reviews!Monday, September 26, 2011
LUXE BOX!! Have you guys heard of this phanameonal service? No? Well, let me tell you about it. Luxe Box is a monthly subscription service that delivers you deluxe sized samples of brand name beauty items. Skincare, body care, hair care, make-up -the whole shabang!
You have a choice to pay monthly ($12CAD), quarterly ($36CAD), or yearly ($120CAD for 12 boxes -two which are free!!). They do charge your card automatically, depending on which once you choose but you are able to cancel if for some reason you are unhappy (I'm telling you, you wont be!). I chose quarterly to begin with but I will be switching to yearly on my second round.
This is my second Luxe Box and I am still pleased. They send you a little card, personalized with your name, to welcome you and describe the products you've received this month. They also usually ship a little treat (a Hersey's kiss!!).
They are Canadian and based in Toronto and currently Canadians are only allowed to subscribe. Though I know there are American equivalents out there! You receive your Luxe Box fairly quickly (I think the longest wait is one week, of course depending on where you're located. I usually only have to wait 3~5 days). They have amazing customer service and send you e-mails with your tracking information and any other information you may need.
So, let's get on to what I got this month!
1. Mereadesso Women Face and Neck Toning Gel
A single-step solution for your face and neck full of incentive to toss every other moisturizer, toner, serum, primer, day cream, night cream and eye cream you own. Talk about minimizing packaging.This stuff is honestly amazing. I kind of rolled my eyes when I first saw it because it's pretty expensive but I really like it! I got this really annoying breakout on my cheek and this stuff is healing it unbelievable quickly! It's not thick but I don't think it's suitable for a day moisturizer as it does take a little bit to absorb.
This lightweight gel-lotion's globally sourced ingredients include 16 botanical extracts, 8 minerals and enzymes and over 20 antioxidants. Easy to apply, quick to absorb and impossible to give up because the longer you use it, the less you'll need it.
50 mL / 1.7 oz bottle lasts up to 4 months. ~Mereadesso
I love my Tashodi conditioner but this stuff is really nice too! I was surprised how little I actually had to use. The mask is only 30ml but I believe it'll last me a while even though my hair is so long! I haven't tried the essence yet so I can't comment on it.
2. Kérastase Paris Chroma Riche Mask and Essence
3. Pür Minerals Mineral GlowThe picture you see on the left is after I had applied the bronze multiple times. I was afraid that it would be too dark for me but you actually have a lot of control. I really like this, there is a subtle shimmer and I really like how natural the colour looks. I really want to try their foundation!
4. Pure + Simple Collagen Elastic Plus
An intense anti-aging serum containing Marine Collagen + Elastin in a super-hydrating Algae base with Aloe Vera.I've been using this stuff every night! I don't really see it doing anything different from my other serums for cheaper, so I probably wouldn't buy this BUT, it does hydrate my skin and make it feel nice though a bit sticky.
- A higher concentration of active ingredients make this a more potent version of our original formulation
Improvements to skin include:
- This formula is more suitable for hydrating and rejuvenating mature skin
1. Reduction in the appearance of fine lines.
2. Healthy glow due to higher hydration and better skin circulation.
3. Less sensitivity and redness due to better hydration.
4. Reduction in skin conditions such as Acne and Rosacea. ~Pure+Simple
I am indeed one happy camper. Thanks for being so awesome Luxe Box!
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All summer long I felt depleted for some unknown reason. It may have been the due to the unusually cool, yet uncomfortable muggy weather. It may have been due to the fact that all that weather made my garden very unproductive and sent my farmgirl heart into a downward spiral when I realized I wouldn't be making any fresh salsa this year. It could have been the fact that I focused so much on my children and family that their was little left more me. You know how it goes…one minute they need you for everything the next they don't want you near them. I love my family dearly but as I sat staring out the window and glancing at my dusty sewing machine a couple weeks back I knew I was due for a change. So no matter what the cause of my summer blahs had been I declared it to be officially over! So over the last several weeks I have been making some swift and decisive changes.
First, Donovan had been asking to go to public school for several months… so one unsuspecting day I decided I would let him go. That very same day I went to the districts main office and enrolled him. It wasn't easy since he had been homeschooled all his life up until this year. I think he was just as amazed that I went through with it. After getting his class schedule redone and meeting some new friends he is doing great. Thriving actually and even getting all A's and B's…all except that D in spanish.
Second, I decided that in order to continue growing and nurturing my farmgirl spirit I was going to need to make a little more money than what my pittily little part time job was giving me. So I gently told my husband that I had every intention of going out and getting a new job. A full time one! Not that he is not a great provider for us. He is amazing and all our bills are paid and we don't use credit cards. Cash and carry only here. However, I felt I needed one that would allow me to pad my bank account so that we can do a little traveling. Next year this farmgirl can make it to MaryJane's Farm Fair over the 4th of July without worrying about if the extra funds would be there or not. Since we don't use and rely on credit cards in our household this trip was not possible to take this year. Basically though my "wants" are starting to outgrow my "needs". Is it selfish of me though at 35 to decide to myself first? Ok honestly I would never put myself first above my children so third. It is not like everyone won't benefit from having the extra cash on hand. I have to admit though going out and getting a full time job was a bit more emotional than I thought it would be. I had so many emotions once I accepted the position and still do a little. I haven't worked full time in so long(over 17 years to be exact) that I am still uncertain of how I will juggle it all. I suppose I will figure it out as I go.
I feel more changes are on there way but they will be good. I can see me outside finishing the interior of the chicken coop, and rerocking the fire pit so we can roast marshmallows over it as the evening temps start to drop. I can see several piles of fabric that have been calling my name. I am feeling energized and have a renewed sense of self worth. I know that as a wife and mother my contributions to this family have been abounding and abundant but they will continue to flourish even when I am not here 24/7.


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Argus DeWitt Aromatics Conference 2015
WhenOct 20, 2015 09:00 AM to
Oct 21, 2015 05:00 PM
Join key aromatics industry players in the third Argus DeWitt Aromatics conference 2015 to get an insight into what will drive this business forward in the coming year.
This year has been marked by developments in the global refining as well downstream business that are reshaping supply, trade and margins across the world. Production problems at Asian paraxylene facilities, fresh Chinese demand for benzene and a very strong gasoline market have all given strong support to the business this year. Is this likely to continue, and will the competitive feedstock scenario persist for naphtha and condensates? How will developments in the refining and petrochemicals landscape in the US, Europe, the Mideast Gulf and Asia impact trade?
At this year's conference you will hear about the latest market issues:
• Global update on aromatics supply - US, Europe and Asia
• PX - Defying expectations and pushing back the pain
• PTA - Increasing role of futures in the physical market
• Gasoline strength and implications for aromatics
• Styrene - China growth rebound or further slowdown
• Global benzene derivative developments
Booking: http://atnd.it/30122-0
Early bird rate: USD 1200
standard rate: USD 1400
Category: Conferences | Energy & Environment | Oil & Gas
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This is an excellent opportunity to advance your career in Criminal Justice and become part of a fast-growing organization that offers much room for advancement, competitive pay, and excellent benefits (401K, Tuition Reimbursement, Medical, Student Loan Forgiveness, etc.)!
At Community Resources for Justice (CRJ) we change lives and strengthen communities by advancing policy and delivering individualized services that promote safety, justice, and inclusion.
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When considering a gift to BMC, you are really making an investment in the lives of the next generation of committed women and men. There are several methods by which you can make that investment.
GROW BMC is a seven-year strategic enrollment plan that involves three strategic initiatives:
GROW BMC will allow us to ensure our long-term financial health, reward faculty and staff with much-needed salary increases, and construct or upgrade campus facilities to support an engaged learning and living community. Facilities to be built include the Sportsplex, a math/science building, a library annex, a band hall, and residential housing.Planning for the future of BMC will require a significant financial investment: the entire project will run an estimated $12,000,000. Giving to support GROW BMC ensures that our beloved College is here to prepare future generations who will enter to grow in wisdom and depart to serve.Learn more about GROW BMC.
Contributions to the BMC Great Expectations fund enable the College to complete short-term projects that have an immediate impact on student life. These projects are ideal options for members of classes and clubs who want to collaborate in giving back to their alma mater.Learn more about current projects of Great Expectations.
Can one person really make a difference? At Blue Mountain College, the answer is "yes." Each one of us has the opportunity to invest in Blue Mountain College. The BMC Annual Fund provides the opportunity for one to make his/her mark on the College through gifts that address immediate needs. Contributions to the Annual Fund enable the College to maintain its commitment to academic excellence without passing the entire cost on to students. Stated another way, a gift to the Annual Fund helps fill the gap that exists between the cost of providing a BMC education and the amount that students are asked to pay. Every gift, no matter the size, matters!
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Does Enhance leveling in WoW become a problem for you? Do you wish to raiding or arena as quickly as possible? There are some ways: Gathering. It is a shortcut to Enhance WOW Leveling. It can be enhanced by a lot by the gathering professions. Every time you collect a mineral and yellow or orange herb to you, you will get a lot of XP. Complete dungeon at times. It is a way that Many players like to using the Dungeon Finder tool to level up their new characters via dungeons. But premise is you are assigned to a hardworking and rapid group,then you can get better loot and money.
Heirlooms: Usually, every player can't be entitled to Heirloom items, and without them Horde orAllianceleveling in WoW is difficult. You have to buy Heirlooms by having a maximum level character to farm Justice Points or Honor. Anyway certain Heirlooms grant XP bonuses. It can give you a bonus of 10% XP each. The guide: An Alliance leveling guide is a good way to enhance your leveling speed. This way you will benefit for a well-determined quest path by the exact locations of your objectives. Which a guide according to and design to help you level quick. Elixirs, foods, potions, Buffs: When you buff yourself up, you will be able to kill mobs more fast, sustain more damage, and able to defeat elite mobs, involve group quests. Professions will help with the buffing of your character, too.
Auction house is an important place to earn gold, especially for cheap wow gold, but if you observe the ways only by yourself, you are hardly to be a winner, the good strategy for you is to use add-on tools to help you. There are lots of add-ons you can use in auction house, in fact, these add-ons will make your auction house time a lot more productive, but you have got to know how to use them. Using your add-ons productively is a key part of a solid auction house strategy.


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They're gonna a set of Skin79 products in a set! See the picture below.
I know there might some of you living outside Korea that had a hard time to get skin79 products other than their bb creams, SO this is a great chance!!
It's so easy, just LIKE their page, find the post about the giveaway or click here, COMMENT "I want!"there and SHARE the post, let your friends know! Participate now!
This giveaway is open internationally, so everyone!! Go and comment and share!!
....Now to the review!
Today I'm gonna talk about product that have been particularly popular from this Spring, "Wannabe" Cushion Tint by Aritaum! Following the trend of this Spring-Summer, simple eye makeup look with statement lips, Aritaum released this product early this year, now followed with eyeliner and eyeshadow sticks with variety of colors.
Also continuing on the 'cushion' type of product tint. I think overall Aritaum did a great job on inventing this lip cream/tint combo with a cushion bottom.
#1 Olivia
#2 April
#3 Blondie
#4 Janet
#5 Adela
#6 Natalie
#7 Nikita
#8 Summer
#9 Yonny
#10 Leslie
#11 Lip Concealer - Claire
Not only available with huge color selection, their naming is just easy to remember, they have assigned unique design for each of the products. So it's kinda nice especially if you ended up having some of them, you don't have to open the cap one by one to see the color because the packaging will tell you.
I bought mine quite a sometimes ago, when they had a 1+1 cushion tint sale. But I end up buying two of the same colored one because I want to give it to my friend, Febby. So mine, (and the future Febby's too) is No. 6 Natalie.
Among all 10 colors (Didn't count the lip concealer) Janet and Summer/Yonnie is the most popular. Janet is such nude pink color that suits almost every Korean skin color and Summer/Yonnie have a orange accent that is popular recently. And the reason why I chose Natalie is because when I bought the product there are not many colors available :( so yeah...
Quite one the contrary, a lot of my Indonesian friends prefer Natalie over Janet, and not surprisingly A LOT of them have it. Also Adela is also popular among us.
The product itself slides very very smoothly. Does it stain your lips? Not as staining as a water/creamier type lip tint but it does leaves a very slight color of the lips. Comparing to other lip tint, this product moisturized my lips better.
This product might not the best on the pigmentation, but of course you can somewhat built them up a little, or the best way : "Cushion them away". Using the cushion on the other side of the stick, you can blur out the color with out using your fingers. Very compact if you like to make those 'ombre lips' look.
One thing I realize from using the cushion though, it could leaves your lips a little bit drying after ward.
Here is the swatch of the product :
Personally I prefer not to use the cushion, only the lip tint, just like I apply any other lip color. Also one thing I notice this color (Natalie) have a slight orangey color, and in some skin color the 'orange' might look more visible.
Overall, I liked the product and it looks pretty natural, I don't know if I'll be purchasing more color though. I'm sure if you go gmarket you can find them in a nice price (around KRW 5.500 ~) I really recommend this product, especially this product is always sold out on the sale period. lol


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Excellent on and off road maneuvering
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- Width165
165 is the width in millimetres of the tyres cross section.
- Aspect Ratio70
70 is the Aspect Ratio, it is the ratio of the sidewall height to the cross section width.
- ConstructionR
Radial construction. R stands for radial-ply construction.
- Rim13
13 inches, stands for the diameter of the wheel that the tyre is designed to fit.
Upsize Options
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Custom workstation configuration sets resellers apart
Workstation configuration is a responsibility VARs and systems integrators are uniquely suited to perform for their customers. Working with a customer to flesh out a custom workstation configuration standard is a great way to show your dedication to their satisfaction and will surely guarantee their business in the future.
Few network administration tasks are as tedious and time consuming as workstation configuration. Desktop management software or disk imaging applications can make the job less painful, but they still require a substantial time commitment. As a value-added reseller (VAR) or systems integrator, you can help customers with hardware and software configuration, and benefit from additional sales.
Suppose, for instance, that an administrator deploys a standard configuration to each workstation. This can be done with disk imaging software; however, every disk imaging application is different, and some are better than others. Typically though, once a disk image has been deployed to a new workstation, the workstation's SIDs must be randomized and the workstation must be assigned a unique name. Often times, disk images are also hardware specific, so every time you sell the company a computer with hardware that differs from the previous model, the administrator may have to modify the disk image.
Now let's face it: your customers can buy hardware and software from anyone. Your customers need a compelling reason to continue purchasing hardware and software from you. You can greatly improve your odds of securing future sales by offering PCs that are pre-loaded with custom configurations.
Any time a PC comes pre-loaded with OEM software, the PC could be said to be running a custom configuration. Pre-installing software onto workstations that your customers purchase from you is a good start, but it really isn't what I am talking about. If you want to save your customers time and thereby become an extremely valuable asset to your customer, you need to understand not only what software your customer is running but also how that software needs to be configured.
For example, there is a particular screen capture application that I use to get screen captures for the articles that I write. I have dozens of PCs on my network, and this particular application is installed on all of them. Whenever I purchase a new computer, I not only have to install this application, I have to configure it to meet my needs. This includes setting the file types registered by the application, turning off the feature that automatically creates a new image every time the program is launched, disabling the feature that automatically saves my workspace, etc.
My point is that it takes some time to install and configure this application, and this is just one of several applications that are part of my standard configuration. I would love to purchase my PCs from a reseller who takes the time to deploy my standard configuration onto all of the PCs that I purchase.
Another advantage to offering your customers custom-configured PCs is that you will probably sell more software. Every time your customer starts using a new application, they are going to want that application added to their standard configuration. Of course, adding an application to the standard configuration means that your customer must purchase the application from you.
Deploying a custom configuration for each client will incur some costs. It takes time to meet with the customer and document their standard configuration. It's also time consuming to deploy a custom configuration for each client. You may have to hire additional help. Even so, very few resellers are willing to customize PCs to this degree, so you could charge a premium price for your service.
About the author
Brien M. Posey, MCSE, is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for his work with Windows 2000 Server and IIS. Brien has served as CIO for a nationwide chain of hospitals and was once in charge of IT security for Fort Knox. As a freelance technical writer he has written for Microsoft, CNET, ZDNet, TechTarget, MSD2D, Relevant Technologies and other technology companies. You can visit Brien's personal Web site at www.brienposey.com.


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Giorgio Moroder remixes Haim's Forever
"I wanted to do a album with the sound of the '50s, the sound of the '60s, of the '70s and then have a sound of the future. And I said, 'Wait a second...I know the synthesizer – why don't I use the synthesizer which is the sound of the future?' And I didn't have any idea what to do, but I knew I needed a click so we put a click on the 24 track which then was synched to the Moog Modular. I knew that it could be a sound of the future but I didn't realise how much the impact it would be." - Giorgio Moroder
"Oh my God, Lionel Richie. I'm going to cry. If he fucking plays "Hello" I will cry. I will make a weird, clay head in the shape of Lionel Richie and throw it on stage." - Alana Haim
Four of the greatest musical minds of the early 21st Century have melded, via this remix, where Giorgio Moroder puts his sticky vocodered fingers all over Haim's old-but-new single Forever.
I don't think it could possibly have turned out any better than it has.
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Our development experience ranges from working with bespoke embedded hardware to web-based architectures. Whatever your business needs we have the consultants with the right blend of experience and technical know-how to help you get the right solution.
We have experience in a wide range of tools, frameworks and languages including Java, Ruby, .NET, C/C++, HTML and Javascript. As well as our own libraries to help jumpstart any project.
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Our highly skilled team provide innovative end-to-end solutions that will work within your budget and deliver products across multiple platforms.


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Stellar Ready
In March 2011, the City of North Vernon was selected as one of two cities in Indiana to win a new grant from the state called Stellar Communities.
Forty-two other communities applied, but only North Vernon and the City of Greencastle were picked to receive the grant, which will amount to millions of dollars for roads, housing, brownfields revitalization, storefront facades and other programs.
North Vernon has three years to launch the projects that were detailed in the proposal. Almost all of the work is being directed toward downtown and the surrounding neighborhoods, and will transform how the center of town looks and operates. Details of the projects can be found under the link Projects.
More information on the Stellar Communities program can be found online on the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs website.
This Month In Stellar!
Current Updates
- Construction is underway for the Downtown Facade project. Work is being completed by Bradshaw Building Specialties.
- Appraisals are underway on the properties involved in the Muscatatuck Trail project.
- The downtown streetscape on Madison Avenue is in the process of wrapping up design and environmental approvals.
- A formal grant application is being submitted for the Main Street parking project. Design is expected to begin this fall, and construction is scheduled to be complete next year.


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The newest restaurant in Magic Kingdom is Jungle Navigation Co. Ltd. Skipper Canteen. This wild jungle adventure restaurant opened in December 2015 with a lot of excitement. If the Jungle Cruise is one of your favorite rides, then you MUST try Skipper Canteen. It's staff is full of those great corny jokes that you love on the attraction for which it's named.
Guests will find the menu to feature a lot of worldly flavors, including dishes like curried vegetable crew stew (perfect for vegetarians), Trader Sam's head-on shrimp (just be glad it's shrimp!) and rice noodle bowl with duck. If you miss the Adventure's Club, then you might want to save room for the Kungaloosh! dessert – an African-inspired chocolate cake with caramelized bananas, cashew-caramel ice cream and topped with coffee dust.
Service: Table Service
Cuisine: American, African, Asian and Latin
Meals: Lunch and dinner
Location: Adventureland, Magic Kingdom
Hours: Lunch 11 am – 2:55 pm; Dinner 3 pm – varies
Reservations: Highly recommended
Disney Dining Plan: One table-service credit
Tables in Wonderland: Accepted
Book online or call (407) WDW-DINE
Dining Tips
- Wander around the dining room, you'll find some very interesting items included in the theming.
- Try the Schwitzer Slush or Punch Line Punch. They are only available at Skipper Canteen!
- Exotic Coke products only found in other countries are being offered here, including Fanta Melon Frosty from Thailand.
- The menu offers some unique kids' menu items, such as Amazon Annie's house-made arepas and sizzling savanna-grilled flank steak.


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Nick Kyrgios is not offended at all by what John McEnroe has said about him.
He reckons he should take the positives out of the words of a legend.
McEnroe, a former German player who is a winner of 7 Slams, is of the view that Kyrgios should have progressed much quicker than he has in the last 12 months and should have made it to top 5 by now.
Kyrgios had stunned a lot of people by getting the better of Rafael Nadal in the Wimbledon Championships the previous season.
According to McEnroe, after that particular win of the Aussie youngster, he had thought that he would make some big strides and would rise quickly in the rankings, but, unfortunately, that didn't happen.
When asked about that in a talk show yesterday, Kyrgios said, "I have got a lot of respect for Mr. McEnroe for what he has achieved in Tennis and I would take his views as inspiration. If he believes I have the capability to become one of the best in the world, there can't be a bigger compliment for me. I have been working hard on my fitness as well as on my game and I am sure it will show in my performances in the coming time." (more…)
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Letters vs. Emails
Writing an email is simple – you just add the recipient name, a subject line and start typing, and when you're done you just click Send.
It's much easier sending an email than writing a letter, yet many of the conventions of letter writing remain, and from time to time can be used in emails, or in letters written in a word processor and then sent as an attachment.
You might like to feature a letter on your web site or in an HTML email, and to do this you will need to know how to write a letter in HTML format.
This is easier than it looks, as we shall see.
Getting Started
You will need to draw upon aspects of HTML and CSS to complete the letter in HTML format, and should get started by opening a plain text editor (in Windows you might use the included Notepad application, or download a superior version such as Notepad++).
Begin by creating a standard HTML document, or opening an existing one.
A standard letter will begin with the sender's address in the top right corner, so for this you will need to create a right-aligned DIV:

10 Downing Street

Westminster

London

Notice that the
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Convention states that business letters feature the recipient's address on the left hand side but below the sender's address, so to add this in you would repeat the above and change the align property to "left".
Following this you should use the

 tags for a reference/subject line if the letter is being sent in response to something else.
Salutations in the Letter
Next, you will need to address the recipient directly, either using "Dear Sir" or "Dear Martha" or whatever the name of the recipient might be.
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Signing Off
You can end the letter with a simple "Regards", or "Yours Faithfully", etc., while also leaving a couple of lines to represent where a physical printed letter might be signed. This might be aligned centrally or to the left, as below:

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Formatting the Letter
Although the letter is created, it currently resembles a badly-formatted web page, particularly if you have pasted the content directly into a plain text editor and previewed it in the browser.
You will notice that at present the letter stretches to the complete width of the browser window. We can stop this from happening with a new DIV that wraps the entire letter content:

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We might also decide to separate the letter from the rest of the page by adding backgrounds to the  tag and the letter itself:

The above code is brought together in the next section, where you will find the full sample of the letter in HTML format, which you can use to build you own HTML letter.
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Dozens of Israeli Occupying Force tanks arrived Wednesday morning at the Mount of Olives in East Jerusalem. Sources said that the IOF destroyed the kindergarten and Women's Center in the Bedouin village of the Mount of the Pope.
Demolitions in Bedouin Villages around the E1 area have been a widely condemned act. UN Rights Expert Michael Lynk calls it an act that could amount to War Crimes.
The proposed demolition and annexation of the E1 area would likely split the West Bank into two separate areas, an act that some say could effectively end the hope for a two state solution.
Protestors and Activists have hotly debated the demolition in another Bedouin area, Khan al-Ahmar. However, B'Tselem outlines that that the entire area between Ma'ale Adumim and Jerusalem is in danger of expulsion, including the Mount of Olives Bedouin Village.
Israeli Occupying Forces Storm Bedouin Village in Mount of Olives, demolish Kindergarden and Women's Center
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A 93-year-old former Nazi guard from Auschwitz is on trial in Germany for 300,000 counts of murder. I'm not making this up. A recent change of law in Germany has allowed four former members of the Nazi regime to be tried for their part in World War II war crimes.
And I guess they had better hurry up and finish this trial. One of the four men up for trial has already died of natural causes, two are not fit to be tried (probably for health reasons). This last one, Oskar Groening, is the only one healthy and alive enough to be tried for the crimes of his youth.
And he is apparently putting up a good defense. He says he did not knowingly do anything wrong. He never killed anyone with his own hands. He was just following orders at Auschwitz.
The reasoning behind charging him with 300,000 murders is that about that number of Jews were killed with gas at Auschwitz. And Groening apparently had something to do with all of these. That might be hard to prove.
And honestly, what is this? What happened at Auschwitz was terrible. But pinning the whole thing on one low-level lever-puller is hardly going to settle the accounts. He's 93. The time for trying him was decades ago. The Auschwitz surivors in the plaintiff's circle are themselves on their deathbeds. What purpose is there in dredging all of this up now? If they convict him, what are they going to do? Life imprisonment? For what, five miserably short years at the tail end of his life? Or execute him? What will that even mean at this point?
This all feels like an extremely empty symbolic ritual. Even the language used surrounding the trial feels rote and tired, like a liturgy spoken by a priest who hasn't believed in years. We will struggle to make sense of the horror and tragedy of Auschwitz for generations to come. I don't see how this could possibly help us in that.


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And now we go with mums, dads and their kiddies or not so kiddies. For them there are also essential oils that are going to make their life easier.
- You have stabbed mosquitoes and cannot stop scratching yourself? Peppermint oil is a good pain reliever.
- You have louses crawling your heads or children's heads? The tea tree oil is a solution for prevention. But first you have to take them off of the heads.
- The boys and girls start with the problems of juvenile acne? Mom has a typical pre-menstrual grain of pus? or Dad has appeared with an infected grain in his beard? The hop oil is there to save you.
- Has anyone got burned in the kitchen when removing the baking tray? Or maybe have you burned yourself while serving the soup? Lavender oil is ideal couple burns.
- You have got an stressful day and you need a relaxing night? Lavender oil on the temples or on the soles of the feet and enjoy a nice sleep.
- Do menstrual pains leave you speechless? Peppermint oil is there to save you
- Do you need to make a public presentation and nerves are eating you alive? Laurel oil.
- Are you slumping but you have to put a good face and be ready for others? Cinnamon oil.
- Continually coughing, making noises and having lots of mucus. Lavender oil on the nose.
- Is there an exam and you have to study? Rosemary oil.
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Let's face it, student government isn't exactly the most provocative topic. The idea is often conflated with media representations of high school students wearing blazers having little-to-no actual say in how their schools run, or better yet, actual high school student councils that run like popularity contests with positions that have little-to-no say in how the school actually runs. It can be difficult to get engaged in school politics when it feels like the whole thing is just a glorified formality.
But the fiction very rarely meets the truth, and in the case of Brock University Students' Administrative Council (BUSAC), the proof is in the pudding.
BUSAC, a student-based, elected administrative branch of Brock University Students' Union (BUSU), deals with a whole variety of issues and subjects that impact students. From club expenditures to referendums, elections to bylaws, BUSAC has a hand in just about everything that affects students at the BUSU level. This includes students' access to programs like The Student Life fee, which allows students free access to Brock's gym throughout the school year, as well as Student Health Services and free admission to Brock athletics home games, the Dental Plan, and even hot-button topics like the Universal Bus Pass (U-pass).
If that wasn't enough, BUSAC also has its own internal committees: The Clubs Policy Committee, Environmental Committee, Externals Affairs Committee, Election and Referendum Committee and the Internal Affairs committee, among others.
To accomplish all these things and more, BUSAC operates through having voting members from different faculties across campus. Additionally, there is a Hamilton Campus representative, a Board of Directors representative, as well as the BSA president and an ISA representative. There are also many At Large Representatives within the BUSAC committees as well. At Large Representatives are unelected positions within BUSAC that help further making sure all students have a represented voice within decision making.
At its very core, BUSAC exists to ensure that student voices are not only heard, but taken into account when decisions are being made. This is extremely important for students who want to have a say in the changes that happen on campus, changes that impact the everyday lives of students across Brock University. BUSAC creates opportunities to help further the quality and experience that students have throughout their time at Brock.
If you would like to get involved with BUSAC, you can email either Ehima Osazuwa, the Director of Government Operations, or BUSU speaker Iain Beaumont. Meetings are also held biweekly throughout the fall and winter terms that are open to the public (what time, what place?). BrockTV also has a livestream of the meetings as well if you can't attend the meeting in person. The next meeting will take place…


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Four MKG127 artists have work in the auction. Besides the works shown above, there is also a piece by Michael Dumontier.
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This Saturday, as part of the Canadian Art Gallery Hop, there will be a tour of Ossington Avenue galleries from 2:30pm to 3:30pm. At 3:00, collector and writer Bill Clarke will be in conversation with Laura Kikauka discussing her exhibition, For the Love of Gaud (Damiens Worst) currently up at MKG127.
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Due to the threat of significant snow this Wednesday, the January 28th Boston XNA Developer Group meeting has been moved out one week to February 4th at 6:00 (in MPR-B).
The Boston XNA Developer Group normally meets on the 4th Wednesday of each month at he Microsoft office in Waltham, MA. It is open to anyone interested in learning about creating games for the PC, XBox 360 and/or Zune with .NET and the XNA Framework. All skill levels are welcome!


text: Well, My FB-friend posted this picture today: A google search about the patent leads to this link: http://www.google.com/patents/US6506148?hl=de Or also: http://www.google.com/patents/US20020188164?hl=de Management summary: Both Patents exist since 2001, with different US Classifications. Patent: US 6506148 B2: US-Classification 600/27, 600/545 600/27: Class 600 is intended for surgery Subclass 26 beeing: 600/545: Subclass 544 being: For diagnostic Testing. As for the Other: Patent: US 20020188164 A1 US Classification: 600/9 600/9: The International Classification is the same for both: International Classification: A61N2/00, A61N2/04 A61N2/00 -> Magnetotherapy A61N2/04 -> using variable fields, e.g. low frequency or pulsating fields Now, after I've gotten those numbers out of the way. What I Think the creator is jumping on is the following part: Easy, its already a warning in the patent. But whats happening? Do they describe some outcome? As far as my understanding goes, they fiddled around with the frequency and on some specific frequencys ptosis occured. This test was done with a 15" pc-monitor. (stated somewhere in the text above where I took my quote) My best guess, as it isn't stated, eyelid ptosis is meant. (edit: i'm now pretty sure its eyelid ptosis) Its very interesting, especially because there is already a warning in the patent. But I really can't figure out a use for dropping eyelids in front of the tv.. Some new "sleep tight" chanel? watch it and get tired? And even if it had a use to broadcast it all over the world, I can really think of problems already due the many different individualls we all are. (many might not react as expected) Well, that was about what I got together during lunchbreak, I look into it a little more this evening or tomorow. edit: taken from an other filed patent by mr. Hendricus G. Loos Pulsative manipulation of nervous systems US 6091994 A results by pulsative cooling on the subjects skin. There is no mention of the other effects in the pulsing image patent though but were talking about about the same frequencys and about the same field.


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April 16, 1994, Section 1, Page 8Buy Reprints
It is a rite of spring in Washington for the White House to disclose the First Family's tax returns on this day, and typically the occasion is noted with little fanfare.
But because of the daily barrage of questions in recent weeks about the Clintons' finances, the White House decided today to try to avert any new controversies before they arose.
Sitting around the table in the Roosevelt Room, the President's top lawyers and aides reviewed Mr. and Mrs. Clinton's tax return line by line with reporters. Present for the briefing were two lawyers from the White House counsel's office (including the chief counsel, Lloyd N. Cutler); two lawyers from Williams & Connolly (the firm that represents the Clintons personally); the communications director, Mark D. Gearan, and the staff secretary, John Podesta.
The surprises yielded by the tax return were more trivial than scandalous. They showed, for example, that the Clintons paid $62,670 in Federal income taxes on an adjusted gross income of $293,757. The Clintons decided to apply a refund of $7,982 to their 1994 taxes. Television Income
Most of the income was the President's salary ($200,000 annually, but last year only $189,167 because he started on Jan. 20). From their blind trust, the Clintons received gains, interest and dividends of $42,284. Other income included $2,473 for appearances by the President and Mrs. Clinton on the Arsenio Hall Show.
The largest deduction on their tax return was $38,683 for moving expenses that the White House said was paid to United Van Lines.
In previous returns, when Mr. Clinton was the Governor of Arkansas and his wife was a partner in a Little Rock law firm, the Clintons had gone so far as to deduct $2 for underwear donated to charities. The deduction was ridiculed by comedians and pundits, and the White House did not itemize the Clintons' $17,000 in charitable contributions on the 1993 return.
A $66 deduction for the personal property tax paid on the Clintons' 1986 Oldsmobile prompted penetrating questions, like where was the car kept (somewhere in Arkansas) and who was driving it (the senior aides said they did not know).
Mr. Gearan also said that the return included $12,000 in income from a privately established fund for First Ladies, which was created around the turn of the century by Henry G. Freeman Jr., whose occupation and story the White House did not know. The fund was supposed to begin making payments to the First Lady in 1989, after Mr. Freeman's last known heir died, but litigation over the estate delayed the payouts until last year. Mr. Gearan said Mrs. Clinton would donate the money to charity.


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Hi everybody!
April 19th draws close, and we're still in major need of presenters. To date, I believe we have four sessions with presenters, with a fifth in the works.
Anyone can present! Present on a topic already suggested, or one of your own suggestions.
Presenters still needed!
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On June 26, 2006, Der Spiegel published issue #26, showing a bedraggled bunch of people struggling to come ashore on a beach, somewhere in Europe. The title, Ansturm der Armen, means Assault of the Poor, and it is identical to the scenes of desperation that are part of the daily news cycle, in 2015. I kept this issue, perhaps because the story made such a deep impression. The article did not capture anyone's attention at the time; unlike the image of that drowned little boy nearly a decade later.
This cover piece is long, detailed, and highly specific, retracing the four year long odyssey of John Ekow Ampan from Ghana to Spain and from there, to Germany. Ampan is black; he left behind his wife and two children and didn't return for nearly a decade. When he does, his children are half grown and estranged; his wife, bitter. But they have a house; the children are attending school–possible only because of the money he has been sending every month. The story outlines in great detail the many difficult reasons why this man decided to make this horrible journey replete with beatings, jail, hunger, to mention just a few of the obstacles. Today, it is a story that is only too familiar; with an added element: a vicious and unending religious war that is a cover for a bitter battle over who shall have the last word in the Middle East. Syria is not Ghana, but in essence, the story from 2006 and 2015 are about the same thing: utter hopelessness and the courage of some to simply leave it all and embark on a dangerous journey to Europe, where hope for a normal life is still possible. A Europe already bursting at the seams, and beginning to wonder how many more it can be expected to feed, house, and take in, permanently.
Today, Ampan would be sent back swiftly because compared to the plight of people fleeing from war, he is fine where he is, or was. He is classified as a so called economic migrant; his only problem is lack of opportunity to feed his family.
We-that is the West- are still in denial about what is going on. This is clearly an old story, a story getting more desperate and urgent every day, one that demands our full attention. It is a complicated story when we search for reasons, but for starters, how long is the USA going to ignore a situation that its disastrous invasion of Iraq has precipitated? Or, how long is Angela Merkel going to impersonate an angel of mercy while at the same time not forcing her allies to do more? How long before the hard pressed Germans will revert to type and start turning against the increasing hordes of young, muslim newcomers that look scary?
This is a situation that must be dealt with, and dealt with swiftly. The idea of stopping the war in Syria or Afghanistan is nice, but we seem unable to do that. So we must-all of us- accept responsibility and do everything in our power to help the victims of a vile international power structure that refuses to consider peace. We must join those that are already in the trenches, and we must urge our governments to act swiftly and decisively. Pulling back from earlier commitments, something the incipient Trudeau government is already considering, is not an option. We must act now.
If we do not, we will reap the whirlwind, the decade old stirrings of which are already upon us.


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[SAY WHAT?] Dodgeball is Back and Want YOU to Join the team!
OMG so when I heard this I thought it was fake but it seems to be totally real ....I would totally be Average Joes but what has me surprised the most is that these two are like ageless they look SOOOOO good! Any who sign up now if you're interested ... this is what I'd look like if I was playing lol


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Chapter 1
• Gene Forrester is the narrator who returns to Devon to recount his time there.
• Finny tries to convince the others to leap from the tree branch into the river - Finny and Gene do.
• Finny points out that Gene only does things he's shamed into.
• Finny and Gene wrestle and return to their dorm room.
Chapter 2
• A substitute teacher comes to Gene and Finny to scold them for missing dinner.
• No punishment is issued because Finny explains his way out of it.
• Finny decides to wear a pink shirt as an emblem of support for the war.
• Finny is caught wearing his school tie as a belt at an afternoon tea, but again does not get punished.
• Finny and Gene form a new group - The Super Suicide Society of the Summer Session.
• Gene and Finny jump from the tree together, after Finny catches Gene when he...
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We're excited to be selected as a finalist in the Savour Australia Awards for Excellence for 2015
The awards are considered the most dependable and authoritative guide to Australia's best restaurants and caterers. With more than 500 trained judges and 1500 entrants, the Awards for Excellence set the national benchmark. They are the most important and respected industry awards, specifically designed to objectively recognise and promote industry best practice.
In 2015, the 17th year, of the Awards for Excellence nationally, the program gives restaurant and caterers well deserved recognition of their hard work; promotional support; and help to attract incremental business. There will be a number of industry events held around Australia to announce the winners and celebrate the outstanding achievements of restaurants and caterers in this vibrant and hard working industry.


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"Please be advised that an electronic storage device,
also known as an external portable hard drive,
containing personal information on 583,000 Canada
Student Loan borrowers who were clients of the Canada
Student Loans Program (CSLP) from 2000-2006 has
been lost from an HRSDC office in Gatineau, Quebec."
A Newfoundland lawyer has put the mechanisms in place to launch a class action suit on the behalf of people impacted by a serious privacy breach related to the Canada Student Loan Program.
VOCM is reporting that St. John's Lawyer Bob Buckingham is inviting anyone impacted by the breach to contact his office. He has established a website that victims can use to join the action.
Five hundred and eighty three thousand people who applied for loans between 2000 and 2006 could be impacted. To determine if you are one of the affected, call 1-866-885-1866.
Our government's spend millions in security costs related to identity theft every year. They tell us that reputable companies protect your information. That we should only deal with companies that have an established reputations.
All scammers need is your name, address, date of birth and social insurance number. With this they can ruin your credit, drain your bank accounts and generally destroy your reputation. It takes years to straighten out identity theft.
Who thinks twice about passing over personal information to the federal or provincial government?St. John's South - Mount Pearl MP Ryan Cleary was quick to point to cuts by the federal government as the cause.
The government has known about the breach for months. On Nov. 5, an employee of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada discovered the hard drive was missing from an office in Gatineau, Quebec. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has been called in to investigate what could be deemed as "one of the largest privacy lapses in Canadian history," TheVancouver Sun reported.
HRSDC discovered the breach while it was in the midst of another investigation – the loss of a USB key containing the data of more than 5,000 Canadians.


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|Archived February 20, 2019
Presentation at Sandwich High School
Jason Hyatt (WHFC), in cooperation with Pat Harcourt of the Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, recently gave a talk to students at Sandwich High School. Teacher Nichole Willey managed to get the students to remove their baseball caps and stop clicking their pens long enough for Jason to give the students a taste for life at sea. Students tried on Mustang Suits, passed around beefy shackles, and asked, "Do you get paid a lot?" Excellent questions from such a bright young group of would-be scientists! A subsequent presentation on the USGS efforts in studying effects of the Massachusetts Bay outfall pipe helped students understand that the plumbing contents leaving their homes does, in fact, go somewhere. "Will the outfall pipe affect red tides?" Another excellent question and one we hope to find a definitive answer to in the future.
in this issue:
cover story:
Moloka'i Coral Reef Study Pt. 2
Sandwich High School
NOAA/USGS Benthic Habitat Initiative
USGS/Geological Survey of Canada
CMG "Youngster" Wins Science Award
Woods Hole Community Activities
|Archived February 20, 2019