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STORY IDEA: How is your community addressing the underemployed and underpaid?
EDITING WORDS: AP Stylebook: Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Brownies
JULY RADARFROG: Barbecue on a budget
NASCAR PAGE: 6 races we're looking forward to
JULY FAMILY: 8 ways to save on summer, how to build a treehouse, simple party food recipes
FOURTH OF JULY PHOTOS CALLOUT: http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/reader_callouts/x438673489/Reader-callout-Fourth-of-July-photos
SUMMER HOME & GARDEN: Attracting backyard birds, lawn car tips, how to restore lawn furniture
HOW-TO TAB: Get kids to exercise, stop drinking soda, learn to barter and more
FAVORITE CAR PHOTOS CALLOUT: http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/reader_callouts/x767224137/Reader-callout-Favorite-car
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Apple Suffers iCloud Outage
Fed Extends Operation Twist, Hints at More Action
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GRANDMOTHER BULLIED BY KIDS: 68-year-old bus monitor bullie by kids; fundraiser for her at $150,000 and counting - A fundraiser for harassed Greece bus monitor Karen Klein, a video of whom went viral Tuesday, raised over $150,000 in less than 24 hours. The fundraiser's $5,000 goal was to send her on vacation. By James Battaglia, Greece, N.Y.
* Story includes NDN video of the incident.
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FAMILY MATTERS: Help your child prepare for a doctor visit - With an upcoming eye exam, a mother was determined to help her son be as relaxed as possible in order to have a successful exam. By Diana Boggia, Canton, Ohio.
MARKETTA GREGORY: A reminder to walk with God - I've seen mosaics with gilded halos around the heads of saints and stained glass windows that stretched 20 feet or more, glowing with light. I've stood within a breath of Michelangelo's la Pieta, and I still remember how no detail was rushed or skipped – every muscle, every vein captured there in marble. By Marketta Gregory, GHNS.
ROBERT MANN: America's lost mission credibility - I recently had coffee with a U.S. missionary who had been serving in Nicaragua. Though Brad and his family's lives had been threatened several times, he lamented not pushing the edge further in sharing the gospel. I was completely humbled by his attitude and determination to live his faith. Brad shared with me that his focus was shifting to Muslim countries, but he had doubts about his ability to serve as an American. My first thought was the understandable security issues, but it actually had nothing to do with security, and everything to do with credibility. By Robert Mann, GHNS.
BEER NUT: Boom hopes to explode in the U.S. - Explosion Brewing Company, from the Czech Republic, is trying to change the perception of the pilsner with its line of Boom Beer. By Norman Miller, MetroWest, Mass.
WINE WISDOM: Let's drink to a glorious summer - The glory of summer is here, as I was recently reminded while enjoying a pleasant lunch at Aragosta's outdoor patio overlooking scenic Boston Harbor on Battery Wharf. Joined by the Cooking Channel's David Rocco, I was a sipping a nicely chilled Ruffino prosecco. By Mark P. Vincent, MetroWest, Mass.
GEEKOLOGY 101: Top 10 nerdy events of the year (so far) - I don't know why but I?have been seeing a lot of top ten lists popping up around the webosphere. Since I have never really compiled a top 10 list for anything, I thought this would be a fun process. By Gary Darling, Maryville, Mo.
RELIGION NEWS: Evangelicals ready to support Republican nominee -- Please help me identify this object. It is gold-plated and about 6 inches long. I purchased it at a garage sale. The grandson was disposing of his grandmother's belongings. He was unable to tell me anything about this object and what its purpose might be. Can you tell me what it is and the value? Scripps Howard News Service
TREASURES: Sorting out the value of a candle snuffer -- Please help me identify this object. It is gold-plated and about 6 inches long. I purchased it at a garage sale. The grandson was disposing of his grandmother's belongings. He was unable to tell me anything about this object and what its purpose might be. Can you tell me what it is and the value? Scripps Howard News Service
BUTTONED UP: Squeezing in vacation time -- According to a 2011 study by Expedia, Americans only get 14 vacation days compared with the international average of 24 days. Worse, we only use 12 of the days we do get, which means we're one of the most vacation-deprived countries, with only Japan and South Korea faring worse. Scripps Howard News Service
HOBBIES: Create a stars-and-stripes picture -- Stars and stripes seem to signal the beginning of summer, with Memorial Day celebrations and continue into the Fourth of July festivities. But these patriotic symbols need not be relegated strictly to holidays. The bold, graphic look creates the perfect backdrop for a summer photo that is enhanced with a 3-D effect. Sandi Genovese/ Scripps Howard News Service
POTATOES: The perfect summertime sidekick -- Grilled meat, poultry and seafood are a summertime staple, and for a tasty accompaniment, many cooks choose potatoes. Since the grill is already hot and ready, why not whip up your potato side dish on the barbecue? Jennifer Mastroianni/ Canton (Ohio) Repository
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GEORGE LITTLE: Berry picking –– no pain, no pie -- Wild blackberries are getting ripe right now. Berry picking is one outdoor activity that is not equipment intensive. There is no berry outfitter section at your favorite store. Blackberries grow along the edges of timbers and crop fields, or in fencerows that get a lot of sun. All you need is the landowner's permission, persistence and a bucket. The State Journal-Register (Ill.)
HORSESHOES: Family fun: How to play horsehoes -- Horseshoes dates back to ancient times, when Grecian soldiers, attempting to model Olympic discus throwing, started pitching their horses' discarded shoes. These days, shoes thrown by players are about twice the size of actual horseshoes. Stephanie Lanhum/ The State Journal-Register (Ill.)
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STAY TUNED: The reality of ballet on 'Breaking Pointe' - I imagine that the creators of the new CW reality show "Breaking Pointe" were hoping to tap into the ballet craze started by "Black Swan." While they're a little late on the ballet bandwagon, they're on trend with viewers' interest in dance shows like "Dancing with the Stars" and "So You Think You Can Dance." By Melissa Crawley, GHNS.
BOOK NOTES: Two takes on the Buddhist life - Two books of a spiritual nature, new this June, are written by Buddhists. "A Spiritual Renegade's Guide to the Good Life" is written by Lama Marut, an ordained Tibetan Buddhist monk and spiritual leader at the Asian Classics Institute of Cape Ann (Mass.). "The Truth Never Fails: A Zen Memoir in Four Seasons" is written by David Rynick, a founding teacher of Boundless Way Zen. By Rae Padilla Francoeur, Cape Ann, Mass.
FARR SIDE: What's this year's song of the summer? - Hey, we just met and I know it's crazy, but you're at No. 1 with "Call Me Maybe"! Carly Rae Jepson dethroned Gotye's megahit "Somebody That I Used To Know" (8 weeks at No. 1) to claim the No. 1 spot on Billboard's Hot 100 with "Call Me Maybe." By David T. Farr, Sturgis, Mich.
* Facebook idea: Link to this and ask fans what they think the song of the summer will be.
NEW MOVIES: 'Brave,' 'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter' - Capsules of this week's new movies. By Al Alexander, The Patriot Ledger.
* Poll idea: Ask readers which of these they most want to see.
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EDITORIAL: Europe's creeping meltdown - From the beginning, the challenge in saving Europe from financial collapse in the wake of the great global recession was to make sure the treatment wasn't more lethal than the disease, killing the patients - in this case its weakest economies such as Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Italy and Spain - before they could be cured. By Peoria, Ill.
GRANLUND CARTOON: Roger Clemens acquitted -- Dave Granlund on the Roger Clemens trial. GHNS
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Ladino music is a multicultural experience. A unique blend of Spanish and Hebrew lyrics, Mediterranean instrumentation and Arabic rhythms, it originated in the Jewish communities of medieval Spain in the years preceding their expulsion. When Ferdinand and Isabella expelled the Spanish Jews in 1492, the musical tradition continued to grow and change under various new cultural influences.
Island local Ljuba Davis and her ensemble will bring the lively sounds of Ladino music to the Martha's Vineyard Film Center on Monday, July 22. The Ljuba Davis Ladino Ensemble features six musicians playing a variety of instruments. Ms. Davis sings the multi-lingual lyrics that accompany the diverse instrumentalists. Her ensemble is composed primarily of traditional stringed instruments, such a classical guitar, bass and cello. But it also incorporates the Mediterranean oud and bouzouki — stringed instruments that resemble the mandolin — as well as Spanish and Arab percussion.
Ms. Davis, a cantor of Sephardic descent, said she was raised to recognize and celebrate her heritage.
"My grandmother told me, 'never, never forget that your family came from Spain,'" she said. "For me, this is a way of sharing a little bit of my tradition and my culture."
While Ladino instrumentals can vary in style from Greek to Moroccan, Ms. Davis will sing in a mix of Hebrew, Arabic and Castilian Spanish. The language, like the music, is called Ladino and was spoken in Spain during the so-called Golden Age, a time when Jews, Muslims and Christians coexisted more or less peacefully. The Golden Age ended in 1492.
"The music evokes the feeling of the Mediterranean," Ms. Davis said. "It's lovely, with nuances of Arabic beats and Spanish lyricism. What I love about the music is that it's celebratory. It's very alive."
The Ljuba Davis Ladino Ensemble performs at 8 p.m. at the Martha's Vineyard Film Center , 79 Beach Road, Vineyard Haven . Tickets are $25, $20 Film Society members, and available online at mvfilmsociety.com or at the door. For information call Abby Hirsch at 508-693-6407 or visit Ljuba Davis website LDLensemble.com.

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Good morning everyone! I'm so thrilled about part II of our scrap space organization series. I have had such a great week trying to incorporate some of the fabulous ideas that were shared with us last week and I can't wait to keep improving the flow of my working space by implementing some of this weeks ideas.
This week we will start off by taking a peek into Heather Gray's working paradise and the ideas that she has to make our work areas more effective.
Heather Gray
Here are some photos of my craft room. I have the Expedit shelves from Ikea with cubbies for organizing paper, albums, stamps, and embellishments.
I just added the over the door shoe organizer for my punches because I now have too many to just sit on the desk!
I have a couple different ways to organize my ribbon. In the closet, my husband took out the regular bars and put in small dowel rods to hang the ribbon on.
But now that I have *more* ribbon, I bought some pants hangers to put spools on.
And the ribbon that is not on a spool goes in one of the cubbies.
I created some cheap stickle storage out of a cardboard box.
Joanna Alcock
My husband and I built my scrap space out of closet storage components from Home Depot and white melamine-coated MDF. It's fantastic, as all of my supplies are at hand.
I love the little cubby cabinet and I sort all my brad's into the plastic nesting jars, which were $1 each at our local dollar store.
It was a lot of work, but we were able to keep it low budget by building most of it ourselves.
Thanks for letting me share!
Julie Koets
Here are some photos of how I organize my scrappy stash. The first photo is my favorite feature of my scrappy space---my peg board wall installed by my wonderfully handy hubby. I love organizing my stash and can't wait to fill it up!
I use an IKEA curtain wire to hang stickers, embellishments, etc. I don't have space for a clip-it-up, so this is the next best thing. It's so much easier to be crafty when I can see my supplies!
Just remember when installing peg board, don't put the board directly onto the wall, but put 1" strips of wood behind it to set it away from the wall to make room for those little pegs/hooks to go in.
My other organizing system involves ribbon. I must say that clothespins are the way to go! I found 100 old fashioned clothespins for $10 and spent an evening in front of the television transferring my ribbon from bulky spools to these neat little pins. Just secure the end with a little straight pin and you can dig through your stash without having all of your ribbon unwind. My bin wouldn't even hold all the tangled spools that I had, but now that they are on pins, I have plenty of room and may just need to "steal" more ribbon! Now I'm thinking my storage bin doesn't do all these beautiful ribbons justice and am thinking about putting them in a big apothecary glass jar!
Karen Weingartner
Some of my tips:
-I am a clean freak and don't like clutter so I try to keep most of my stuff in my drawers or bins.
-I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my label maker and label the outside of every drawer and bin in my craft room.
-I love the storage containers I use for my brads, buttons, and other small embellishments. They hinge from the bottom-up (which prevent spills when opening), are easy to open, and close securely.
-I love the recessed surface of my desk with the glass top. I keep "work in progress" under the glass- easy to see and protected from dust.
Most of my furniture is from IKEA. My storage items are from IKEA, Target, and The Container Store.
Kristen Carter
So I have LOTS of ideas for organizing, but my biggest was getting my paper sorted by color. I had my step dad make boxes for me with shelves in them to stack and sort my paper. The boxes fit perfectly in my goodwill store find metal cabinet (paid $2 for the cabinet and another $6 for the aqua spray paint).
I'm the type of scrapper that goes by color not manufacturer, so as soon as I bring something new home, it gets opened and sorted. All my buttons & brads are in jars & containers in the windowsill, all my chipboard goes in a shoebox on the shelf and ribbons are in a basket that pulls out of one of the shelves you see on my craft table (also built by my step dad and painted by me).
The last photo is how I store all my alphas & stickers. I bought a catalog rack on ebay and put 8 1/2 x 11 page protectors & baseball card protectors inside it then stacked my alphas by color also. There are dividers between sections and I know when I'm running low on particular colors just by flipping through the rack. My stickers are also sorted the same way by theme.
I don't have a photo of it, but another thing that I do to scrapbook faster is as soon as my photos come back from shutterfly or costco, I sort them according to page layouts and write my journaling on an index card. Photos and card get slipped inside a small envelope and they're put in a photo box ready to scrap when I am. If I have a few extra minutes one day and no new photos, I'll pull out a few envelopes, sketch a quick layout plan or drop in one that I've printed (a MWM perhaps) and put it back in the box. A few minutes here & there and all I have to do when I have an actual block of scrappy time is pull some paper & embellis and put the layout together. A HUGE timesaver!
Lisa Anderson
Here are close ups of how I like to keep things sorted and organized.
Thank you ladies for sharing your amazing tips with us! We have six more creative spaces lined up to take a peek at next week. If you haven't had a chance to send in your ideas and would like to see your tips featured in our final week of Scraproom Organization How To'sday tips then please feel free to send them along to email@example.com
Be sure to check in tomorrow at 9AM for the final sketch installment in our Ruby Club and to see what the amazing prize is that will be up for grabs to one lucky Ruby Club member.
Have a happy How To'sday!


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Everybody here has a computer. This is a group where we can ask tech questions, offer advice and share funny and enlightening tech stories.
Members: 160
Latest Activity: Feb 20, 2016
Started by function. Last reply by Cory D Wells Jul 23, 2012. 17 Replies 1 Like
So is anybody here mining coins?
Dyslexic's Dog: The connections were clean to start with; the paste deteriorated.
I just found this video on YouTube, and I laughed so hard I almost fell out of my chair. It's apparently part of a series titled "Real Actors Read Christian Forums," which I hadn't heard of before. This video is hilarious.
Whoever originally wrote this forum post definitely put us in our place.
A simple enough solution, but actually uncommon, since you stated that all connections were tight, I naturally assumed they would have been cleaned before making the connections, unusual for dust and debris to enter into a socket and contaminate CPU connections. We used to have oxidation issues in the early days when sockets had silver contacts while the CPU had gold contacts. Same with RAM modules, a dose of contact cleaner once a year was the recommended therapy for those boards.
I had forgotten I asked the question here. The solution was to clean the chip and socket, put on new thermal paste, then vacuumed out the inside of the case and all the fans. I also upgraded to Win 7 64-bit and Waterfox. Works fine now.
A tip 4 ppl with issues like Craig's: Test the PSU voltages with a good multimeter, if all voltages are good, check the Mobo for bulging capacitors (the things that look like upside down miniature beer cans, if they are bulging or leaking brown liquid (often due to overheating or over-voltage) then your motherboard is faulty and likely it has also damaged CPU. Though replacing the mobo often fixes this, if one is available. If you have 2 or more RAM modules, remove all except 1 and swap around, sometimes this will get a response, then RAM is likely the issue. If capacitors are okay and RAM swapping did not work, replace the lot, Mobo, CPU & RAM. Because there is no way of telling which is faulty (even with expensive test equipment, you can get it wrong) and it is more likely to be accepted back under warranty.
The comments here are running thick and fast, Craig was after a quick tech response, I c no answer, next comment arrived @ Craig 7 months L8r, 2 fast for moi, ouch, I can't think that quick. LOL
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Career Suicide / Blazing Eye / Zotz / Nervosas / Strangled / Great Death The Silver Dollar, Toronto ON, October 25Published Oct 26, 2015
With the Silver Dollar acting as a hub each night of this year's Not Dead Yet, it was only fitting that the last show of the festival (Octob...
Helm / Marie Davidson / Pelada / Crrotting / Beau Wanzer The Garrison, Toronto ON, October 25Published Oct 25, 2015
Though it's known primarily as a "punk" festival, a credit to Not Dead Yet's success is its ability to see punk music existing on a continuu...
Una Bèstia Incontrolable / Glue / S.H.I.T. / No Problem / Leather Daddy / The Dark / Gaucho The Silver Dollar, Toronto ON, October 23Published Oct 24, 2015
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Diät / Impalers / Sadicos / Face the Rail / Triage / Dilettantes The Silver Dollar, Toronto ON, October 22Published Oct 23, 2015
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SKIN Brightening treatments
Skin Brightening.
By: Jennifer Linder, MD
Posted: January 31, 2013, from the February 2013 issue of Skin Inc. magazine.
With millions of people seeking treatment for skin discolorations annually, it is no surprise that the professional skin care industry is overflowing with products that boast skin lightening and brightening benefits.
Hyperpigmentation is the result of melanin overproduction, either UV-induced, due to sun exposure and tanning beds; hormonally induced, due to melasma; or through post-inflammatory cutaneous trauma. Hyperpigmentation also can be a side effect of Addison's and Cushing's diseases, linea nigra, celiac disease and more.
Fortunately, there are many ingredients that are proven to be not only safe, but also quite effective at suppressing the production and deposition of unwanted melanin. Because age, lifestyle choices, genetics and the environment all play roles in the development of hyperpigmentation, choosing products that contain blends of several pigment-inhibiting ingredients instead of single-ingredient formulations will provide the versatility necessary to treat a wide variety of clients and types of hyperpigmentation.
Very rarely are conditions treated one at a time; for example, a client with rosacea may also have hyperpigmentation; an aging client may suffer from melasma; and higher Fitzpatrick skin types with acne typically also have residual post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH). Therefore, when choosing skin brighteners, the ancillary benefits of certain skin-brightening ingredients should also be considered.
Cost may be a factor, too, because not everyone can afford—or may be reluctant—to purchase multiple products initially. Skin care professionals must be able to help those who can afford to purchase only one product. Again, choosing products containing blends of ingredients with multiple benefits provides a better opportunity to improve the health of the client's skin with as few as one product.


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The Carpocalypse is forcing many people to unload unnecessary luxury items, but the guys loading this Aston Martin had the absolute wrong idea of how to go about doing it. See the damage below.
We're pretty sure we know what went wrong here as evidenced by the nice loading ramp tray laying on the ground, but after seeing this, we believe that we've got a perfect candidate for a crack pipe. 2008 Aston Martin V8 Vantage, shortened to aid weight distribution and handling. Cheap!
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How to Make or Break a Great Vacation
Here are some simple ways to turn an OK vacation into a great one.
-- Winning the Powerball lottery would be a great way to "make" your summer vacation but since that's about as likely as the airlines saying, "Let's drop all these fees of ours," here are some simple ways to turn an okay vacation into a great one. A make or break list.
It may help you nip some problems in the bud and maybe even save you a buck or two.
6 Ways to Make or Break a Vacation
Except for the first, not all these strategies will work for every vacation traveler; just use the ones that suit your style.
1. Make it: Shop for airfare earlier
As I always say, shop for airfare at least a day earlier than you originally planned. Most of us buy airline tickets on the late side, and even 30 days in advance it cutting it fine for summer vacation season (though it's better than 29 days before departure when prices really start to jump). If you haven't bought summer tickets yet, get moving.
2. Break it: Ignore the possibility of delays
If you think you only have to worry about delayed and canceled flights in winter, think again; summer thunder and lightning storms can be just as bad in June as January, and often much worse. Have a Plan B ready to go, especially if your destination doesn't have much air service or if you're connecting to a big U.S. hub before heading off to an international destination.
If you will be connecting, give yourself plenty of time (and no, an hour is not "plenty"). I typically fly to one coast or the other and stay overnight before heading off to Europe or Asia. Another thing you can do is see what other carriers fly to your destination in case your airline's next flight out isn't soon enough to make that wedding or wherever you're going.
Above all, contact your airline immediately the moment a problem crops up, be it delay or cancellation because he who is first gets the next available seat.
3. Make it: Don't pay full price for natural wonders if you don't have to
A friend and her husband recently toured of southern Utah, visiting Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks plus Cedar Breaks National Monument. Normally this would have cost $58 ($25 per car for the parks, and $4 per person for the monument) but all they paid was ten dollars. A friendly but discreet park ranger said, "Say, is anyone in this car 62 or older?" and after handing over $10, they got one senior lifetime pass which means as long as they travel in the same car, neither will ever again pay a national park entrance fee. Or a fee to visit 2,000 other federal recreation sites.
Not a senior? There are discounted passes for the disabled, for members of the military and for volunteers, plus the regular lifetime pass is $80 which means if you only see four national parks in your life, you still come out ahead. A very sweet deal.
4. Break it: Skipping the Wi-Fi fees
I'm sure we've all heard this before: Leave the smartphone, the tablet, the laptop at home so you don't stress out on days off. Unfortunately, that's not how the real world works anymore; most of us would stress out more without these connections to email and entertainment, especially if traveling with kids. So this will cost you but the Wi-Fi fee is usually modest for planes and hotels and it's one fee many agree is worth paying.
5. Make it: Using a carry-on
It's not just a way to avoid a fairly costly checked-bag fee, it's all about freedom: Freedom from worry (your bag stays with you), freedom from tedious waiting (no need to hand out at the baggage carousel) and even freedom from wardrobe decisions (since you can't pack much more than you'll actually need). A woman from Utah sounded pretty proud of herself recently when she told one of my employees that she's going on a ten day trip to Bermuda with just a carry-on. You can do it, too.
6. Break it: Forgetting the food
On a short flight, this is no big deal but when you're stuck on a plane for two hours or more and suddenly remember domestic flights no longer serve meals (and some airlines don't even give you a bag of peanuts), snacks become important. I for one and not above bribery when it comes to taming cranky little ones (candy is handy) and food also works well for soothing cranky grown-ups.


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Benjamin Eye necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 77 diseños de 19 diseñadores freelance.
Benjamin Eye Institute
We are a premium comprehensive ophthalmology practice with emphasis on LASIK and Premium Cataract Services in Beverly HIlls/ Los Angeles. We are focused on customer satisfaction and delivering the best possible eye care in a high tech modern environment.
The main services that we are trying to promote are
1) Laser Vision Correction (LASIK and PRK)
2) Premium Cataract Surgery (with use of multifocal and accommodating lenses such as Tecnis Multifocal or ReSTOR or Crystalens)
3) VISIAN ICL implantable contact lens for treatment of myopia
4) Cosmetic Services
a. Botox and Juvederm
5) Comprehensive Ophthalmology such as.
a. glaucoma,
b. dry eyes,
c. macular degeneration,
d. diabetic eye disease, etc.
Why Benjamin Eye Institute
State of the art unique modern, facilities
Doctor's training and experience most prestigious institutions (Cornell, Duke, UCLA)
Our very own state of the Art Laser Suite, that is climate controlled with the most advanced, latest generation laser equipment
Diagnostic equipment (no expense spared, the best available in the world)
Electronic Medical Records (EMR) that allow for best
Friendly experienced, empathetic staff
General public, specifically patients interested in learning more about vision correction options. Age groups from 20's to 60's that are trying to choose where to go for eye care. Also doctors who refer patients for eye care services.
In general BEI has 2 kinds of clients
1. patients
2. referring doctors
The Goal of the website is to be
1. informational
a. provide resources for patients
b. provide resources for referring doctors
2. compelling
a. patients who visit the site should be impressed enough to want to become patients
b. patients who already are patients should be compelled to go through with the elective procedures such as LASIK and premium cataracts
c. doctors should find the site useful to make it easier to refer their patients for specialty consultations
please see attached files for description of requirements.
The design has to be clean, precise, modern, adhering to our CI style guides. Please see enclosed examples of other collateral material used in the practice. The examples provided are from the printed media, one can get an idea of the "look and feel" of what we like.
Home page
Landing Page
Content page
see enclosed PDF files with the requirement descriptions and sketches
we don't want our website to look like any other typical medical/dental/LASIK website
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Featured Exhibitions
November 27, 2019 — May 25, 2020Smithsonian American Art Museum (8th and F Streets, NW)Japanese-born artist Chiura Obata's seemingly effortless synthesis of different art traditions defies the usual division between "East" and "West." This exhibition presents the most comprehensive survey of his rich and varied body of work to date, from bold California landscape paintings to intimate drawings of his experiences of the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.
Ginny Ruffner: Reforestation of the Imagination
June 28, 2019 January 5, 2020Renwick Gallery (Pennsylvania Avenue at 17th Street NW)Ginny Ruffner (b. 1952) is a glass artist best known for her elegant sculptures and mastery of glass techniques. Recently, she has created work that combines traditional glass sculpture with Augmented Reality (AR) technology to create an interactive viewer experience. Visitors to the exhibition "Reforestation of the Imagination" will use a downloadable app that superimposes digital information over seemingly barren sculptures, creating two distinct realities to explore.
Michael Sherrill Retrospective
June 28, 2019 January 5, 2020Renwick Gallery (Pennsylvania Avenue at 17th Street NW)
In his delicately rendered sculptures in clay, glass, and metal, Michael Sherrill seeks to elicit a sense of wonder from viewers, and to make them see the natural world anew. Sherrill's most recent work reveals his naturalist's sensitivity to botanical wonders, especially those outside his studio in the mountains of North Carolina. This retrospective aligns Sherrill's work with a long history of a reverence for nature in American art.
Connections: Contemporary Craft at the Renwick Gallery
March 29, 2019 - OngoingRenwick Gallery (Pennsylvania Avenue at 17th Street NW)
Connections is the Renwick Gallery's dynamic ongoing permanent collection presentation, featuring more than 80 objects celebrating craft as a discipline and an approach to living differently in the modern world. The installation includes iconic favorites alongside new acquisitions.
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Bards & Brews 2013
|Bards & Brews performer at Central Library,
September 2012
Craft beer will be available for sampling and light refreshments will be served. Attendees must be 18 years or older to be admitted, and 21 years or older to be served. IDs will be checked.
Bards & Brews is usually held on the first Friday of the month at various locations around town. The February 1 session will be held at the beautiful Vestavia Hills Library in the Forest and will be open mic. Check out the Bards & Brews page on Facebook for more information. This program is made possible by grants from the Alabama State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
WHAT: Bards & Brews: BPL's Poetry Performance Series
WHEN: Friday, January 4, 2013
6:30 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.
Live Music and Sign Up at 6:30 p.m.
Call Time at 7:00 p.m.
WHERE: Central Library


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Strictly Come Dancing star Victoria Pendleton says her lack of dancing skills made her this year's Ann Widdecombe on the BBC1 show.
The Olympic gold medal-winning cyclist became the latest celebrity to leave Strictly at the weekend.
She and professional dance partner Brendan Cole lost a dance-off against former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan and Natalie Lowe.
Speaking before she was voted out by the judges, Pendleton, 32, told the Radio Times: "I'm so surprised to stay in every week - my dance is always rubbish in comparison to everyone else's."
The former track cyclist, who descended to the dance floor on a bike suspended by wires in a recent live show, added: "I knew I'd become the Ann Widdecombe or Russell Grant of this year when they flew me across Wembley on that bike!"
In 2010, former MP Miss Widdecombe became an unlikely star on the show despite coming bottom of the judges' scores seven weeks in a row.
Last year, astrologer Grant's comic Strictly routine came to an end after he was fired from a cannon before sailing through the air suspended by wires.
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Katie Roiphe has the cover of Newsweek this week, with an article about how many working women hate equality in the bedroom.
Here's their teaser:
In an age where women are dominating - in the workplace, at school, at home - why are they seeking to be dominated in their love lives?
A random look at Twitter reveals how the internet is reacting to the cover


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In a candid interview with the influential and award winning website Prost Amerika Soccer, EFW delved deeper than ever before into a club that is about to take America by storm.
I realise that this has nothing to do with European football but hey, what's a continent between friends!? This could be the start of a 'special relationship'. I'd seattle (sic) for that.
This is part one of a two part series on the Seattle Sounders. First up we hear from the fans and next week, we've arranged an interview with a director at the club. Aren't we good to you!? (get on with it - Ed).
So here is the interview in full. Call it a scoop if you like, I certainly will be doing to anyone that listens:
How much does it cost to watch a Seattle Sounders match?
What sort of crowds to the SS attract (numbers wise) and how does this compare with the Seattle Seahawks, Mariners and Supersonics?
What is the greatest moment in the SS history to date?
If you assume the club just began this year when MLS arrived, I guess it would be winning the first three games and being the seventh most successful expansion side in ALL US sports after 15 games
If you accept that Sounders FC is a continuation of a legacy, then there are some titles and trophies in a fairly successful past. Winning the USL trophy in 2007 was my highlight, but older fans will talk of NASL cup finals. I'd say that there is a good chance we haven't achieved it yet, and it may come this year.
Do you have any singing/chanting at games?
More than any other club in the USA. The Emerald City Supporters (ECS) have revolutionised chanting at US soccer and have created what people flatteringly describe as a "European Atmosphere' at the games. Not only are Sounders crowds the largest in the USA, but our fan atmosphere is the noisiest.
Not everyone loves it though, with some objecting to people standing, some to swearing in the chants, and the commercial department wondering how they can get the crowd to shut up so they can be marketed at like NFL fans. It's a battle waiting to happen. Fascinating to watch.
Tell us about the 'March to the Match'
Drew Carey is a celebrity shareholder. Big football fan. One of the conditions on which he agreed to be a shareholder was that the club had a Marching Band. It forms a procession to the game accompanied by members of the ECS who march in front of it, or behind it. It's not a bad spectacle if you haven't seen 25,000 Scots marching to the skirl of the bagpipes through the streets of Paris.
And the 'golden scarf'!?
Presented to some dignitary at the star of every game. A PR stunt but a harmless one. I'm still waiting to be asked! It's a nice way of getting Sounders more involved in the community.
You have a marching band at each game?
Yes. This was Drew's idea and has been very controversial with those who want to sing and chant. A massive mistake was made before the year started to put the band in the same section as that populated by the ECS. The fans didn't want them, and the Band members didn't need the aggro from unappreciative fans who had repeatedly requested they be moved.
After a year of trying to persuade the responsible club official to move the band to the other end of the stadium, the ECS leaders met Drew Carey in a pub. Four days later it had been moved to the other end. But a lot of bad blood had been spilled between fans and the club due to the club's perceived intransigence, and a lot of energy pointlessly wasted which could have been used building up game day activities. There are rumours the band will be moved again. They are nice guys and girls, I feel but were used a little as a political football. They deserved better.
Rave green shirts and either matching or blue shorts. There is a blue shirt but we've never worn it.
Is the grunge scene still all the rage in Seattle? Presumably SSFC trot out onto the pitch to the sound of Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana?
Not to my knowledge. All I can tell you about the trot out song is that it's probably not Combine Harvester by the Wurzels. It's actually a Sounders Fight song, an instrumental written by the great Henry Mancini, who also wrote the Pink Panther music.
Talking of music, you must play a tune after each goal is scored?
The roar of the crowd is too loud for anyone to hear.
If we came over for a game, would we be able to take a bucket of popcorn and some Pepsi max (large) to our padded seats to watch the game?
I'm sure we'd do what we could to indulge stereotypes. Popcorn is vile though, isn't it? Isn't that what you have to eat at cinemas in England anyway? And a packet of crisps in a size you can only buy at cinemas?
Do you have any celebrity fans?
Apart from myself, just Drew Carey. Joe Roth, a Hollywood producer, is the majority shareholder and he's certainly a personality.
What's the best novelty item you stock in your Pro Shop? Over here in Europe many clubs have started to sell toasters that print the teams logo on the bread. Pretty impressive eh!?
Nothing too crass. Soccer fans here have acquired a reputation for being a little discerning, and Seattleites are generally smarter than the rest of the country. Distributing inflatable thundersticks before a game is the silliest thing they've done, but not the daftest they've threatened to do. When Freddie Ljungberg was signed, there was a rumour they intended to put cowbells on every seat. Someone may have told them that cowbells come from Switzerland and Freddie ... doesn't. We never heard of it again. One day I'll get GM Adrian Hanauer to own up.
Who are considered to be the Seattle Sounders greatest rivals?
Although left lingering in the United Soccer League, Portland Timbers are the big rivals. The Vancouver Whitecaps are our friendly rivals and the fans mix together well. Portland can be a little more awkward, but by the time the two sides join us in MLS in 2011, all will be sanitised. The Pacific Northwest is set to become the epicentre of US Soccer.
Presumably, with the distances involved, you don't receive or take many away fans to matches?
Almost 1000 went to Portland for a US Open Cup game earlier this month, depending who you talk to. The Timbers also used to bring a few here. Sounders had over 100 in Los Angeles, but generally not big numbers. But in 2011 when Vancouver and Portland enter the league, all that will change.
How many column inches would would your average SSFC match take up in the Seattle Times newspaper?
The coverage has been pretty good this year because it's new. How committed they will be if the Mariners stop sucking, or in year two is a subject for much debate. Seattle does have the most vibrant soccer websites and internet users and that's where the sport is strong. Sites like mine, Prost Amerika Soccer, GoalSeattle and Sounderatheart are all very popular and the club is generally cooperative with our newsgathering, and we try to be responsible with the information we glean. You wouldn't believe some of the stuff I decided not to print.
What or who is the club mascot? Over here in England, my team Brighton and Hove Albion have a man dressed in a 6ft Seagull outfit who runs around the pitch, flapping his wings and my other team Lewes can't even stretch to that due to having no money to even fund a furry 'Rooks' outfit.
Sammy the Sounder I think. There is a finite point to how many gimmicks you can cram in before the game actually starts.
I was reading this morning about the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay and their 103 foot replica of a pirate ship they have in their stadium. In the interests of "bolstering team spirit" the ship fires out rubber footballs and confetti everytime the team scores. Any such delights at the Qwest Field?
Yes, we fire out silver, blue and green shiny confetti which lies on the pitch throughout the match. Other than that, nothing really too cringeworthy. Any plans they may have had for it, have been superseded by the fan atmosphere. There are some pretty wise heads running this franchise. Sounders took many commercial staff from the NFL Seahawks and generally they get the soccer thing. Once in a while, they misjudge what soccer fans will tolerate but overall, a big thumbs up.
Do you get any violence at MLS matches?
Never seen any. There were some incidents after 2500 Toronto fans drank their way down to Columbus on buses. More Canadians got arrested at the last Buffalo Bills game, I'm told. It's very rare. At Sounders, the only trouble I've ever heard of was caused by over bossy stewards apparently throwing their weight around, but I only heard one side of the story. It's not a big problem.
Being English, I'm contractually obliged to ask this question: What effect do you think David Beckham (our Becks) has had on the MLS?
It depends on how the saga ends. Most LA fans want shot of him and are now serially unimpressed with his conduct. Maybe he can win them back over with performances. Opposition fans will boo him mercilessly. If LA Galaxy fans drive him out, the self-respect of this league may increase. He put England's world cup chances above everything. As a Scotsman, I have to say that's unforgivable.
Not the view of European Football Weekends obviously but some fans over here in Europe suggest that the likes of Beckham are over there for an easy fistful of dollars to help with their retirement plans. How do you react to that?
Depends on the individual. I've seen the state of Freddie Ljungberg's legs after a game and he is always wrapped in ice after getting kicked up and down his legs. He doesn't need that, especially as those pins were formerly his modeling livelihood. Beckham is a one off, I can assure you Freddie and Darren Huckerby give their sides everything they have. Likewise Toronto's Danny Dichio.
And finally (phew) you must be pretty excited to have Freddie Ljunberg on board this season. How do you rate your chances for the season?
Freddie sold a lot of tickets but he has impressed everyone with his application. Initially he seemed to get frustrated very easily with the inabiliy of his colleagues to read his intentions, but that has worked itself out and now he plays very well with Brad Evans and London's Steve Zakuani. Freddie has been a model pro since he got here.
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WASHINGTON—Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney says a drop in the nation's unemployment rate to 7.8 percent "is not what a real recovery looks like."
The former Massachusetts governor responded to the September jobs report out Friday by arguing that Obama has a failed record on the economy. He pointed to millions of Americans still struggling for work, living in poverty and using food stamps to feed their families.
He also argued that the rate is low in part because some people have stopped looking for work.
The Labor Department says 114,000 jobs were added last month, helping bring the jobless rate to its lowest point since Obama took office in January 2009.
The figures are a much-needed boost for Obama after a disappointing debate performance against Romney this week.


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On Writing Short Stories, by Bailey, Tom
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 7/1/2010
On Writing Short Stories, Second Edition, explores the art and craft of writing short fiction by bringing together nine original essays by professional writers and thirty-three examples of short fiction. The first section features original essays by well-known authors--including Francine Prose, Joyce Carol Oates, and Andre Dubus--that guide students through the process of writing. Focusing on the characteristics and craft of the short story and its writer, these essays take students from the workshopping process all the way through to the experience of working with agents and publishers. The second part of the text is an anthology of stories--many referred to in the essays--that give students dynamic examples of technique brought to life.
In this second edition, author-editor Tom Bailey brings the text up-to-date with new and revised essays, alongside classic pieces by Robert Coles and Frank Conroy and a foreword by Tobias Wolff.
New to This Edition
- Includes new and revised essays: Two new essays on work shopping by award-winning fiction writers Robert Boswell ("After the Workshop: Transitional Drafts") and Antonya Nelson ("Whose Story Is It? The Anonymous Workshop") introduce the latest techniques in the process. C. Michael Curtis updates his essay on "Publishers and Publishing" in order to take into account the rise of electronic and online publishing.
- Offers an expanded, diversified anthology of thirty-three stories, including works by short-short fiction and non-Western authors. New selections include works by such well-known authors at Jhumpa Lahiri and ZZ Packer.
- The essay on craft is accompanied by writing exercises that push students to develop their craft as they work through the writing process.


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Think about your workspace and imagine if your furniture or your desk or cubicle could automatically reconfigure for different applications with a simple wave of the hand. Now check out the reality of Clemson's Animated Work Environment (AWE).
Essentially, AWE is a programmable wall with varied displays that can switch between six configurations just by activating a proximity sensor. For example, when the wall is hanging overhead like a ceiling, the act of standing up triggers the sensor and instructs the wall to move out of the way. The project is in its infancy, but it is easy to see how future applications could lead to a whole range of dynamic, multi-functional furniture that automatically reacts to its environment. [AWE Project via IEEE Spectrum via BotJunkie]


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text: Masonville Cove, once a recreational area for local citizens and most recently an abandoned and neglected section of shoreline along the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River, will soon be a thriving natural area in Baltimore City once more! When the Maryland Port Administration (MPA) created a new Dredged Material Containment Facility at the Masonville Marine Terminal, it designed its mitigation efforts to focus on not only the natural environment, but also the residents of the surrounding communities. As part of the Baltimore Harbor Dredged Material Management Plan, MPA agreed to provide a package of community enhancements intended to initiate meaningful stewardship opportunities for neighborhood families to connect to the natural world. At the heart of the project is the Masonville Cove Environmental Education Center, designed to be a model for urban environmental education, as well as a catalyst for community involvement. The list of enhancements also includes a bird sanctuary, hiking trails, a fishing pier, and several tidal and non-tidal wetlands. The Masonville Cove Project is a partnership between the Maryland Port Administration, Maryland Environmental Service, The Living Classrooms Foundation, the Brooklyn and Curtis Bay Coalition, and the National Aquarium In 2013, the Aquarium Conservation Team (ACT!), along with local students and volunteers, planted close to 11,000 native wetland grasses along half an acre of restored wetland at Masonville Marine Terminal. These efforts will be part of the long-term mission to revitalize the Baltimore Harbor, and will help to create valuable aquatic habitat right here in Baltimore City! This fringe wetland will create foraging ground for fish species like striped bass and white perch, and will provide nesting habitat for shorebirds. Just upstream from Masonville Cove lies Farring-Baybrook Park, one of the largest open spaces in Baltimore City. Sadly, years of neglect have left it overgrown and vulnerable to dumping of debris items. As a cornerstone of the Brooklyn and Curtis Bay communities and a large part of the Masonville Cove watershed, it was a natural choice to involve stewardship of the park as part of the environmental restoration of Masonville Cove. Starting in the fall of 2013, we joined with Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks as part of a city-wide initiative to plant trees and improve natural spaces throughout Baltimore. Keep an eye out for opportunities to join us as we work to clean up and restore this city treasure! Back to the Top


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Michael Waltrip will be the sentimental favorite in Sunday's running of the Daytona 500 for Connecticut.
The two-time winner of the "Great American Race" will be driving the No. 26 car as a tribute to the 26 victims of the Sandy Hook Hook Elementary School massacre in Newtown, 20 of them children ages 7 and under.
Waltrip's green and white Toyota Camry is emblazoned with a memorial ribbon on the hood the word NEWTOWN on the quarter panel.
This brings up an intriguing juxtaposition, as NASCAR's fan base is often lumped in with Second Amendment groups such as the National Rifle Association.
That's not lost on the Agenda Project, a New York City-based political nonprofit organization that leans left.
"The overlap between NASCAR fans, the NRA, and the Republican Party is obvious," Erica Payne, the group's founder, wrote Thursday in an e-newsletter.
Payne commended Waltrip for donating $50,000 through his racing company to the help the victims of the tragedy, but seeks to apply a litmus test that is on the minds of many Americans.
"So far both Waltrip and his sponsors have been silent on the issue of gun control reform, as well as specific legislation that could help prevent mass shootings like Newtown: universal background checks, closing the gun show loop hole, and a ban on assault weapons," Payne wrote.
And how's this for coincidence?
Last year, the No. 26 car was sponsored by then GOP presidential candidate and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, who Payne pointed out received an A+ grade from the NRA for his positions on gun legislation.


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Ok..so I got his picture frame when my first daughter K was born.
It's not bad but sheep weren't ever really my thing or went with my theme, which was green because we were trying to be neutral. The frame was a nice thick wood so I knew I would keep it and reuse it. I finally decided that I would use it as a hair clip holder for S. I would have done it for K but she's moved on from hair clips right now and loves headbands ( hence the headband hooks on the cork board redo).
I taped off the glass with newspaper and masking tape.
As the paint was drying, I worked on the lettering for her name. I really loved the font Three Dates, One Night. It's girly but not too babyish. I laid it out in Photoshop but you could use any word program. Then I printed out the name in two pieces( to make it 8"x 16" long) and laid them over the board that I would paint the name.
Painting names freehand is not my strong suit so I used a pencil to trace down onto the white board and it left a indent that I could paint into. I had a paint sample leftover from painting S's room which I had never used.It was the darker purple we had decided against but it totally worked for this.
I painted the name and a purple border to separate the mat from the white frame and to give it a little something.
I cut six pieces of white grosgrain ribbon ( love that stuff) and asked J to use the industrial stapler to attach them to the frame on the backside (hee hee.. I said backside)
When I went to hang this frame on her door, I noticed that the frame blended into the door. Hmmm... So I decided to paint a thin strip of purple on the frame too to make it stand out.
|I think she likes it
I'm linking up to these great sites this week:
What is the Gunny Sack -Making the world Cuter -Debbie Doo -DIY How Off
DIY Shop - Lines Across My Face -I should be mopping the Floor
How to Nest For Less - Tip Junkie - My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia -The Kurtz Corner
Sugar Bee - Romance On A Dime - Chronic Christian Crafter - Funky Polka Dot Giraffe
The Winthrop Chronicles
Oopsey Daisy - Thrifty Home - Someday Crafts
My rePurposed Life - Beyond the Picket Fence - Somewhat Simple - Live Laugh Rowe
Loving this Crazy Life -Scrappy Crafty Happy - Fireflies and Jellybeans - The Shabby Cottage
Naptime Crafters - Stay At Home Nation
Young and Crafty
Six Sister's Stuff
Nifty Thrifty Things
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How to Brush Your Teeth
Brushing your teeth, when combined with flossing, is an excellent way to beat tooth decay, but the effectiveness of brushing varies depending on your technique. Try these techniques the next time you brush.
Use a 45-Degree Angle
A 45-degree angle help you make sure that you clean both your teeth and gums. Use a back-and-forth motion and concentrate on on one tooth at a time. Choose a soft bristle brush with a head that's small enough to easily reach your back teeth.
Be a Clock Watcher
Dentists recommend brushing for two minutes to ensure that you clean every nook and cranny of your teeth. Brush the chewing surfaces, fronts and backs of your teeth. Take a few seconds to brush your tongue at the end of your brushing routine. If you have children or you are a kid at heart, make brushing more fun by buying brushes that play music for two minutes.
Follow a Pattern
You will not miss any spots if you follow the same pattern every time you brush. It does not matter where you start and end, as long as you brush your teeth the same way every time.
Your toothbrush is a crucial tool in the fight against tooth decay, but failing to care for your brush properly could compromise your oral and general health. Following a few important brush care basics will help you keep your smile bright and healthy.
Do Not Turn Your Toothbrush into a Breeding Ground for Germs
Germs, bacteria and fungus thrive in moist conditions. Don't let them invade your brush. Rinse it with water after you use it, store it upright in an open container and give it time to dry before you use it again. If you are traveling and plan to put your toothbrush in a closed container, let it dry thoroughly before you put it in its carrying case.
Choose a holder that provides plenty of separation between tooth brushes. If a family member or roommate is sick, and your brushes touch, germs could spread from his or her brush to yours. Have you ever recovered from an illness but gotten sick again soon after you recovered? Your new illness could have occurred because the germs that caused your first illness remained in your toothbrush. After you've been sick or suffered from any time of mouth infection, it's a good idea to begin using a new brush.
Be Selfish
When you share a toothbrush, you expose yourself to all of the germs and bacteria present in the brush owner's mouth. Although you may feel good about sharing, you will not feel so great if you come down with a cold or the flu. Keep a few extra toothbrushes on hand so you always have a spare if a visitor forgets to bring a brush.
Replace Your Toothbrush Often
Most of us tend to hold on to our toothbrushes much longer than we should. When toothbrush bristles start to wear down, they do not remove cavity-causing plaque from your teeth as well as they once did. Using an old toothbrush can also be painful, particularly if the bristles have become so frayed and worn that they irritate your gums. Dentists recommend using a new toothbrush every three months, but if the bristles on your brush are frayed or no longer seem to be as effective in cleaning your teeth, replace your brush even sooner.
Strange things can happen to toothbrushes. They fall in the toilet or the dog licks them. If your brush is exposed to toilet water, dog saliva or any other germ-laden surface, throw it out. Although you can try to sanitize it, removing those germs can be harder than you think. It's best to start over with a new brush.
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Dear Mr. Kuyper:
We have a situation that I was hoping that you might be able to help us with.
About 2 months ago, we signed up for our daughter to play on a girl's volleyball team that plays in a competitive league. She attended the tryouts and was placed on a team as all the girls are placed on teams because this club does not cut; they use tryouts for placement purposes. Our daughter is somewhat of a new player and was placed on the lower level team for her age group. We do not have a problem with this and we do understand that was probably the correct team placement for her right now.
After 3 weeks and 3 games, we are 0-3. We haven't won a game and as a matter of fact we have a really bad team. All the girls are beginning players and our games have been very lopsided to say the least. The other teams and referees snicker and wonder what we're doing in this league.
I am embarrassed and do not want her to play on this team anymore. We have paid the fees and would like to get out of this commitment. It is too hard each week to watch our team get destroyed by the other teams. The games aren't even fun to watch because the games are so short; the rallies back and forth don't last. This is not fun volleyball to watch.
What is your suggestion to help us get out of this situation?
Steven in Nebraska
Hi Steven. Let me re-phrase what I think you are asking me: "How do we quit?" this is what I hear you asking me. My answer: You don't quit!
I can surely sympathize with you as these eight weeks or so might not be very fun. But, it is only 8 weeks of her life. She has so many more teams and season to play for. I know this is hard for parents to endure. I have 4 kids that all played sports and we had seasons of being undefeated where we dominated every game, and we had seasons of being the worst team, never winning a game. Believe it or not, I am so thankful for both of these experiences for my kids. You should be too.
You are the one that needs to now step up and be the mature one in this situation. You need to help her develop something valuable to learn in these 8 weeks. There is something in there that can be used for her personal character development and her athletic development as well. You need to find it!
Don't "rescue" her out of this learning situation. Let her grow as she first of all experiences her parents' maturity, encouragement and guidance along this hard path. Don't teach her to quit. She will experience many more hard situations in the long life ahead of her, and to learn how to give up, throw in the towel, and quit will teach her the wrong methods in dealing with adversity. Sometimes we find a way for our kids to escape, and that is not helpful to them. It's also important to evaluate your own motives… is it ever right to bail on something because of our own feelings of embarrassment? Don't go there!
You need to be the role model in the areas of perseverance and endurance. You need to be the one who finds the silver lining. Even if there are not a lot of positive things to recognize, that is ok too. Everything doesn't have to be perfect and easy for our kids all the time. Again, I know that is easier said than done, and sometimes a heavy load for a parent to bear, but it is important for her growth.
I think that quitting with 4-5 weeks left in this short season has many more negative implications than going undefeated in the losing column.
Don't quit!
If you have questions or comments for Tom Kuyper, email him at: firstname.lastname@example.com


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Deal of the Day: 25% off Logitech accessories
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Accessories, USB, Hot Deals, Peripherals, Video Games
Logitech makes some amazing computer and gaming accessories, and the Deal of the Day offers a few of them at a 25% discount. Here they are:
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20 very easy tips for lowering your daily stress level
They're simple things that can really make a difference
by Gretchen Rubin | 19478 views | 8 comments | Rate this now!Follow @Work_It_Mom
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I always keep an "emergency" bill inside the car manual, inside the glove compartment. It saves me when I run out of gas unexpectedly, have no change for the parking lot, or realize I forgot to buy diapers and only have one left in the diaper bag! a hidden- REAL EMERGENCY bill that you only touch in case of a real emergency is great"!
Flag as inappropriate Posted by teacher paola on 25th June 2011
One way to be less stressed is by honing your ability to say NO to friends, family (spouse, children, mother, in-laws), and coworkers whose requests add to our anxiety (mine for sure) and and prevent us from finishing most things or for even getting to them. Well-placed NOs allow you keep your life in better control and not feel overwhelmed and anxious. For help staring to say NO, see www.thebookofno.com
Flag as inappropriate Posted by Susan Newman, Ph.D. on 3rd January 2009
One of the simplest ways to decrease stress for me is to know what's going on without having to dig for the information. With four kids (in four different districts) and a husband who works a rotating schedule, this can be a challenge! I have an agenda and a huge calendar and each person in our family has their own highlighter color - this way it is easier to pinpoint what I need to know! I also do as much as possible the night before, which saves us so much running around time in the mornings!
Flag as inappropriate Posted by Rikki on 21st October 2008
I LOVE this list. I actually went to bed earlier last night and woke up earlier this morning, and managed to get to work on time for a change. I am now a believer!
Flag as inappropriate Posted by Tee_N_DC on 8th August 2008
Thank you for your tips they were really helpful. Sweet Tea.
Flag as inappropriate Posted by Sweet Tea on 11th July 2008
Your list is priceless! It's the ultimate pivot life. Have everything within reach and any stress can be dealt with.
Flag as inappropriate Posted by Dr Christopher on 23rd June 2008
I'm not at all organized & I fluster easily so I strive to maintain order in my home. Here are some stratagies I've developed over a lifetime of suffering from self induced stress:
1.I keep extra sets of things I need: Lots of baby bottles, tuppware, towels, bed linens, wardrobe staples socks, babyT's, white blouses for, lots of under pinnings, etc. This way I don't have to wash everything every week or be caught having to rewear something. It doesn't have to be expensive.Just pick up an extra pack of bed sheets, babyT's or whatever every so often until you get enough to go 2 weeks w/o having to do laundry
2. I keep 7 Baby bags packed & ready to go, each w/ a days worth of formula, bottles, pampers wipes, bibs, T's, toys, tylenol, etc & a copy of emeregncy info, a calling card etc. I line them up by the door, pick one up every morning & plop it at the end of the line when I get home. Saves time & sanity. 3.Saturdays & Sundays are prep days: meats are cleaned seasoned & portioned , ready to be thrown in the oven, outfts for the whole fam are picked out, for the week (accesseries hung on the hangers) etc. It's easier to switch out a blouse or scarf from an otherwise put together outfit than to put one together from scratch. 4.Buy in bulk
5.When folding laundry, keep things together:Things to be hung together, my socks seperate from my husbands, Work shirts seperate from after work etc. That way you can grab a pile & stick it in it's place in one shot.
6.Color coded laundry bins:White, Delicates, Baby etc.Eliminates sorting.
7.Set up alerts on my email & cell phone for birthdays, bills etc.
8. I send out all my birthday ecards at the beginning of each month. It's eco friendly & no one feels slighted by my "absent mindedness".
9. Have a "command center". For me it's a space by in my kitchen but it could be a file cabinet,pile of boxes or drawer.Somewhere things are always put & therefore easily found. EX:All bills, insurence & emergency docs. etc. I also have a huge family calender w/ appts, bill, extra pre-addressed envelopes, stamps & things, etc.
Hope this helps someone!
Flag as inappropriate Posted by Christie on 8th May 2008
Wow - what a fantastic list! With 3 kids at different schools and their extra-curricular activities, I try to keep the same stuff in each car so we already have it -- extra sweatshirt/sweatpants, snack bags, water bottles, first aid kit, spare change, etc. It just makes things less stressful, when you have stuff available!
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The trial of Albrecht Gero Muth, accused of killing his 91-year-old wife Viola Herms Drath in August 2011, has begun at D.C. Superior Court.
Delays to the trial start date were due in part to Muth's failing heath because of his decision to restrict his eating. Judge Russell Canan ruled that the trial start Jan. 6 and have the defendant participate from his hospital bed via video conferencing — and not be at the courthouse, a first for the D.C. court. The jury will hear Muth speak but not see him in his deteriorated condition.
During testimony this week, Drath's daughers, Connie and Francesca, talked about Muth's money arrangements with his wife and of his emails to them about items he wanted upon her death.
Claiming he is innocent, Muth faces a charge of second-degree murder in the death of Drath.
A veteran journalist and married previously to an Army colonel, Drath was found dead in a bathroom of her home on Q Street on Aug. 12, 2011, after being strangled and beaten. She and Muth were known around town for their dinner parties at her home with a mix of political, diplomatic, military and media VIPs. Drath was 44 years older than Muth.
Seen around Georgetown in faux military garb, Muth was perceived by neighbors and shopkeepers as, simply, a oddball. In recent years, he said that he was a member of the Iraqi Army — which the Iraqi government denied. He went so far as to have arranged a 2010 ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery for Iraqi Liberation Day. Muth was also known around government and foundation lobbying circles as Count Albi of the EPG (Eminent Persons Group).
Muth's hunger strikes began in December 2012 after he was ruled competent to stand trial. In March 2013, a doctor deemed Muth too weak to stand trial. His fast continued, and a judge postponed the trial until Jan. 6.


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I got a follow up email on my November IA cover story for Investment Advisor— "Let Go to Grow"—about how our employee revenue sharing program works in an actual practice. The writer was particularly interested in how, as firms grow and add new employees, the addition of new employees affects the revenue share of the existing employees, and how the existing employees feel about that. This is a particularly good question in that it raises one of the biggest unintended benefits of my P4 Principles, which we realized only after putting revenue sharing programs in place. Without going into too much detail, here's how our programs work—and how they create a very strong "owner's mentality" in the employees of our P4 firms.
Our employee revenue sharing programs, as the name implies, pays the employees of our client firms regular bonuses (usually quarterly) based on the revenues of the firm. As readers familiar with my work will know, I greatly prefer revenue based bonuses over profit sharing or merit bonuses because they eliminate the conflict of owners minimizing profits and the arbitrary nature and short-sightedness of merit evaluations. What's more, when employee bonuses are tied to the revenues of their firm, they become highly motivated to come up with innovative ideas to increase those revenues, and much better relate to firm economics when revenues go down. We had zero complaints from revenue-bonuses employees during 2008 and 2009.
Getting to the issue of new employees, we implement revenue bonus programs by setting aside a fixed pool of revenues each quarter, usually between 10% and 15% of revenues. Each employee, then, has a fixed share of that pool. But, at least in the beginning, we only allocate a portion of the pool, say 75% or 80%, leaving some revenue-sharing potential for new employees when and if they are added. That way, when additional employees are inevitably added to a growing firm, it doesn't directly affect the bonus share of the existing employees. Of course, eventually a firm will add more new employees than we allowed for. Then, the addition of each new employee will mean a reduction of every employee's revenue share (even though the actual dollar amount of every employee's revenue bonus will continue to increase as the total revenues of the firm grows).
Because all this is fully disclosed to firm employees upfront, as well as the total revenues of the firm—up or down—each quarter, we've never had a complaint or even any pushback about revised revenue shares as our firms grow. But what we have seen, to an extent that even surprised me, is the extent to which our revenue-based employees will come up with alternatives to adding costly new employees; a true owner's mentality.
It's been my experience in businesses, large and small, that employees are usually constantly whining about how over-worked they are, and how they desperately need more help. Not in my P4 firms. Because new employees literally mean a smaller piece of the pie, they are considered the absolute last resort—after every other solution has been tried and/or discarded.
I am constantly surprised at the ingenuity of employees to come up with ways to leverage themselves, their coworkers, and their firm owners—through technology, new systems, rearranged responsibilities, etc.—to keep employee costs down. And then, when everyone finally sees that new employee is a necessity, we hear no complaints: that buy-in motivates existing employees to work together to make the new employee as productive as possible, as quickly as possible. It's a team effort that you really have to see to fully appreciate—and it's all made possible by the owner's mentality created by revenue-based bonuses.


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In the United States, pedigree per se has not been crucial in determining status or in transferring property, but race formerly served as a great social divider (e.g., blacks were formerly enslaved in the South and were later denied their civil rights and prohibited from marrying whites in many states). In more limited situations, genealogy has had a degree of importance in the United States: Some societies limit membership to descendants of a particular group of ancestors; the Mormons collect genealogical information for religious purposes and have established a large Family History Library; and some families keep careful genealogical records and stage periodic reunions.
Since the 18th cent. genealogy has developed into a subsidiary academic discipline, serving sociology, history, medicine, and law. Libraries often have departments of genealogy, where volumes used in genealogical research are kept (e.g., passenger ship lists, immigration records, family genealogies, etc.); many historical societies also have such libraries. Many genealogical materials, such as those compiled by the Mormons, are now available for research on the World Wide Web.
See D. L. Jacobus, Genealogy as Pastime and Profession (2d ed. 1968); T. Bestermann, Family History (1971); V. D. Greenwood, The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy (1974); G. H. Doane and J. B. Bell, Searching for Your Ancestors (6th ed. 1992).


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Everything was going along just fine and then all the sudden my usually well-behaved project (a C++Builder 10.1 Berlin Update 2 project on Windows 10 with the latest updates as of about an hour ago) started freezing up, and I have been so far unable to trace it in any meaningful way in the debugger.
When I look in the Task Manager and analyze the wait chain, its says it is waiting on "splwow64.exe" -- so I searched online and apparently this is fairly common, but I've found no solutions.
(Ending the process as some have suggested doesn't help.)
It is my understanding this is a print driver? Don't know why it would be active or why my application would be waiting on it as it is not trying to print anything, i.e., there's nothing in my code right now that is trying to print, although there could be some reference in WPTools, I guess.
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2006 Suzuki Grand Vitara Xsport - Long-Term Report
Our Long-Term GV Is Still Going Strong After 11,000 Miles
When we last reviewed our long-term Grand Vitara (Feb. '07), we'd just taken her into the dealer for her 7,500-mile service, which she passed with flying colors. In recent months, she's spent most of her time with us as a daily driver/commuter rig, and after 11,000 miles, we're checking back in with her latest status report.
What we've liked: Our tester's 2.7L V-6 engine and Aisin five-speed automatic transmission continue to impress with snappy acceleration and relatively smooth performance (the engine gets a bit buzzy above four grand, but not annoyingly so). The Suzuki's rack-and-pinion and four-wheel discs are still providing reliable steering and stopping, though we've recently noticed some squeaking sounds emanating from under the vehicle under steering input. One staffer thinks it's due to the tires, but it sounds like maybe a joint somewhere is in need of some lube (or a new bushing?). We'll keep our ears tuned and see if it gets any louder.
Speaking of tires, we're still singing the praises for our tester's Yokohama Geolandars, which provide awesome grip (maybe too awesome, as the treads love to pick up, then fling, rocks all over the trail and undercarriage at high speeds) and which have shown no obvious signs of wear after 11,000 miles. Our suspension seems to have softened up slightly, most likely due to a little OE shock fade over time. If it was our personal vehicle, we'd probably upgrade to some premium aftermarket boingers, but in all, the chassis tuning on the GV tends to be on the stiff side anyway, so on-road stability has not been noticeably affected.
We've also enjoyed our optional XM satellite stereo package ... or, at least we used to enjoy it. Apparently our comp subscription ran out a few weeks ago since all we get anymore are channels 1 and 174.
Most notably, our GV has been extremely reliable, with only $93 in routine maintenance (performed at 7,500 miles) required to date. Not long ago, a staff member noted a funky-strange odor emanating from the rear of the GV, and upon further inspection, found the right rear storage compartment filled with some sort of foul-smelling mystery fluid (stale Dr. Pepper? Fresh bong water?) that had also gummed up one of the rear floor mats. As we had a cooler filled with sodas in the back of the GV for a few weeks over last year's holiday season, we're guessing a spill or leak must have taken place that we hadn't noticed earlier. The long-suffering staffer cleaned up the mat and emptied the bin of the offending liquid. Otherwise, the vehicle is still like new inside and out, with no exterior squeaks or rattles, and our seats, mats, and other perishables still look and feel like they did the day we first received the vehicle.
What we haven't liked: A unanimous gripe-really, the only one-amongst our staff concerns the GV's small (17.4-gallon) fuel tank, which limits cruising range to the low-200-mile range and keeps us returning to the pump more frequently than we'd like.
In sum, our GV continues to impress us with its reliability and overall fun factor. We'll be back in a few months with our farewell report.
Report: 3 of 4
Previous report: Oct. '06, Feb. '07
Base price: $20,399
Price as tested: $23,654
Four-wheel-drive system: Electronic full-time two-speed transfer case
Long-Term Numbers
Miles to date: 11,211
Miles since last report: 2,704
Average mpg (this report): 17.54
Test best tank (mpg): 22.16
Test worst tank (mpg): 15.77
This period: None
Problem areas: Stinky mystery fluid in rear storage compartment. Repaired by staff at no cost.
What's Hot,What's Not
Hot: Snappy acceleration and handling, decent sightlines, comfortable seats, overall build and reliability.
Not: Limited cruising range, so-so mileage, they took our XM stereo away!
Logbook Quotes
* "Too many trips to the gas station, not enough time on highway."
* "Steering input accompanied by "squeak squeak squeak": Tires?"
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Quote:Boxing is no good Wing Chun is better???
Quote:Quote:Boxing is no good Wing Chun is better??? I can't stand statements like this. Whenever I hear the whole 'boxing doesn't work for self defense' diatribe, I think of incidents like this:http://uk.youtube.com/watch?search=&mode=related&v=6iDlzL7zrNUWC and boxing both have more characteristics that are similar than most of these 'sifus' want to admit, the most common one being that they train the holy hell out of the punch (or at least should). Even though the mechanics and theories are different, the end result is the same - a good, solid, snappy, powerful punch that doesn't require cocking back or loading up for.Also, sport boxers have conditioning that can't be beat by any martial arts hobbyist - there is no argument there. The ability to 'exchange blows' or simply take several shots without getting taken out of the fight is nothing to scoff at. I once asked a teacher from a different lineage what to do if your defenses are penetrated and you get hit hard. His answer was pretty much 'well, if your kung fu is good you won't get hit, but if you're worried about it perhaps learn some iron shirt technique.Ok, so either way you're looking at 15-20 years of slow, fairly esoteric training there... or I could just keep myself in shape and actually GET HIT once in a while...Hmm...Anyway, I learned how to box way before taking up WC and I still love to train boxing as much as I can. My WC is in my boxing, and my boxing in my WC etc. and that's just how it is. Just different parts of the whole. It irks me that so many CMA practitioners knock boxing, but have never even tried it.Sorry, that was kinda long
Quote:Wing Chun and boxing are NOT that similar.
Quote:Wing Chun just doesn't seem very useful in application against determined opponents..as far as I can tell?
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Tundra 37
by Aubrie Dionne
Published February 7, 2012 by Entangled Publishing
Gemme is a hi-tech matchmaker who pairs the next generation of Lifers aboard the Expedition, a deep space transport vessel destined for Paradise 18. When the identity of her lifemate pops up on her screen, she's shocked that he's the achingly gorgeous and highly sought after Lieutenant Miles Brentwood, a man oblivious to her existence. Believing everyone will think she contrived the match, she erases it from the computer's memory. Just as comets pummel the ship and destroy the pairing system forever. With the Expedition disabled, the colonists must crash land on the barren ice world of Tundra 37 where Gemme is reassigned to an exploratory mission, led by Lieutenant Brentwood. Only in the frozen tundra does she understand the shape of his heart and why the computer has entwined their destinies.
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