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Canada's Manufacturing heavily impacted in March
Manufacturing shipments fell 9.2% in March after climbing 0.4% the prior month. This result was more than double the drop expected by consensus (-4.5%). Lower sales were registered in 17 of the 21 industries surveyed, including transportation (-26.5%), petroleum and coal products (-32.2%), and plastics/rubber products (-10.9%). Alternatively, shipments increased for food manufacturing (+8.2%) and paper manufacturing (+8.4%). With the price effect removed, total factory sales decreased 8.3% m/m, while inventories grew 0.8%. As a result, the real inventory-to-sales ratio rose from 1.56 to 1.72, a bad sign for future production. Manufacturing sales came in much worse than expected in March, matching their largest one-month decline on record (December 2008). Sales retraced all the way back to their level in June 2016. It should come as no surprise that disruptions from COVID-19 were the chief cause of the decline. Indeed, 78.3% of manufacturing businesses reported being impacted by the pandemic. Transportation saw a significant decline owing to plant closures, while refineries lowered production as demand and prices waned. Not everyone experienced an adverse shock, as evidenced by marked increases for food (groceries) and paper manufacturing (toilet paper) in the month. This will likely be transitory, however, as households rushed to stock up in March. Eight of the ten provinces reported lower sales, with Ontario and Quebec posting the largest declines. All told, given that confinement measures had been in place for only two weeks in March, the April manufacturing picture can be expected to be even worse. Home sales fell 56.8% from March to April, to the lowest level recorded since the inception of seasonally adjusted data in 1988. The fall was generalized to all the 26 major markets tracked by CREA except Newfoundland and Labrador, where sales rose 13.6%. New listings also fell sharply (-55.7%) but active listings only 8.7%. Therefore, the active-listings-to-sales ratio (our preferred gauge of market conditions) skyrocketed from 4.3 months of inventory in March to 9.2 in April, the largest since the 2008-09 recession. Source: National Bank of Canada
Another strong increase in the Composite Index in March
In March the TeranetNational Bank National Composite House Price IndexTM was up 0.6% from the previous month. As was the case in February, this was double the average March rise of the last 10 years. Leading the advance were the markets of Ottawa-Gatineau (1.1%), Vancouver (1.0%) and Toronto (0.9%). Trailing the countrywide average were rises for Hamilton (0.4%), Quebec City (0.3%), Montreal (0.2%) and Halifax (0.1%). The index for Victoria was essentially flat. Down from the previous month were Calgary (0.1%), Edmonton (0.6%) and Winnipeg (0.8%). The index for Vancouver has now gone six months without a decline. Its previous run of 14 straight months without a rise seems to be definitely over, especially since the Vancouver resale market has returned to balance as measured by ratio of listings to sales. The index for Victoria has move little over the last seven months. Weakness persists in the Prairies: the indexes for Calgary and Winnipeg have declined in five of the last six months, that for Edmonton in four. In central and eastern Canada the story is different. The index for Ottawa-Gatineau has not declined in any of the last 12 months, that for Toronto in only one and those for Montreal, Hamilton and Halifax in two. All of these last five markets were at a historical peak in March.


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Life with the iPad
So, I went ahead and got an iPad. Call me an Apple fanboy if you want, because, well, I am. Predictably, I am typing this post on the iPad (using a wireless bluetooth keyboard and the WordPress app, which has a nice iPad version.)
First impressions? Well, unlike a lot of people who aren't all that impressed, based on the completely impossible-to-be-objective-about first couple hours, I am pretty amazed by the device (for what it's worth I have a 64GB 3G model – go big or go home) I have never been so sad to see a commute end as I was today.
So…why iPad?
Well, for me it comes down to the fact that my computing comes in four major categories:
1) Gaming
2) Programming
3) Recording
4) Other stuff
Now, I have a big rig in the basement for #1. While I have a Wii, it's not very good at the games I like to play (Dragon Age, Fallout 3, Mass Effect, Diablo, Civ, etc.) And because HD seems kinda lo-res compared to what my GeForce 290GTX can pump out, it's unlikely I'll go console any time soon. At any rate, special purpose, special computer. Now, needs 2 and 3 are a bit different – my wife's laptop handles those admirably (my laptop was doing well, but it's kinda dying right now).
Which leaves 4, which is mostly the web, but includes other things like writing and video (not editing, but watching.) Now, I'm not a fan of grabbing the lappy every time I want to do something (to be fair, I have a 17″ MacBook Pro which is not very fun to lug around. We recently grabbed a 13″ MBP for my wife, and it is a really outstanding machine, so something to keep in mind.)
So, because I love gadgets, I decided to get an iPad and see how much of my category 4 computing happens here as opposed to anywhere else. As far as first impressions go, it's really fast – makes the iPhone 3G look like a slug (will let you know how it compares to iPhone 4 when I inevitably pick on up next month). The construction is what you'd expect from Apple – it's sturdy to hold and beautiful to look at. Looking at the web or comics or Plants vs. Zombies is stunning – it's really amazing to look at.
One of the things that struck me right away is just how perfect the screen size is – For things that annoyed the hell out of me on the iPhone (to the point that I don't do them unless I have to) like browsing the web or looking at email now seem just right. For something like games I might want a bigger screen, and for some games I might want a smaller screen, but I think the form factor is pretty much perfect. We'll see if that becomes frustrating over time, but as is, it's hard to think of how you could make it better.
The web is really quick (even over 3G is pretty nice) and all of the little things like scrolling and what not have really impressive response. Anyway, that's enough for now – maybe having an iPad will result in a huge resurgence of posting to my blog (that sentence will be really funny in November when I haven't updated since today…
Anyways, on with the grand experiment. If nothing else, new toys are always awesome.

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Four years ago this fall Kyle McKenna took over the Brooklyn Tech football program, replacing legendary coach Jim DiBenedetto.
McKenna's mission was to build on what DiBenedetto accomplished in 24 previous seasons, continue the Engineers' winning tradition.
He struck gold with a few freshmen who have grown into impressive rising seniors, Division I prospects in the making that have fit in well at the academic-first school while also refusing to accept second-class status among the PSAL's top programs on the gridiron.
The three – defensive end lineman Thomas Plonski, defensive back/wide receiver James Gales and wide receiver Kyvaune Brammer – have been making the rounds at camps and scouting combines, and have garnered a slew of scholarship offers.
The 6-foot-6, 240-pound Plonski has offers from Old Dominion, Buffalo, James Madison, Villanova, Fordham, Marist and Wagner. He has been to Madison and Fordham, plan to see Villanova soon and has drawn interest from Rutgers, UConn and Syracuse as well.
"The major part is education, location and just the coaching staff, the feeling I have about them," said Plonski, who had 57 tackles and seven sacks a year ago.
Gales, a 6-foot-1, 180-pound speedster, has Albany and Fordham while the 6-foot-3, 200-pound Brammer has landed offers from Marist, Fordham and Buffalo.
"Once the season starts and we start playing, you'll see we have even more than them," McKenna said.
Plonski and Gales entered last fall established up-and-comers after solid sophomore seasons. Though Brooklyn Tech didn't enjoy the season it was expecting, going 4-5 and losing in the first round of the PSAL City Championship division playoffs, the two remained productive. Brammer, meanwhile, enjoyed a breakout campaign, with 17 receptions for 368 yards and six touchdown catches.
"He wound up being the first guy to get an offer," McKenna said of Brammer. "Being his coach, it didn't surprise me. I know the type of athlete he is. He had a really good game against Curtis, he showed a lot of things, and with that and the rest of his highlight film, and also going to camps and combines, that showed people a lot."
"He had a good junior year on a team that didn't necessarily pass the ball a whole lot. When he had opportunities to catch the ball, he did a lot with it. I did see Thomas and James garnering more attention going into the offseason, but he's a very good football player and he has good grades."
The trio became fast friends, workout partners determined to lead the program one day. This coming fall will be their time to do so.
"It's the year we've been waiting for, for four years," Plonski said. "Ever since we came in as freshmen, we knew we were going to be something special. … We worked really hard and we're getting results now."


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Now that you have established a special events calendar (see my December column), it is time to set up a press release campaign. The goal of a special events and press release program is to generate nonmember traffic to your events.
Press releases are part of public relations. By definition, public relations is the art or science of establishing and promoting a favorable relationship with the public.
You use press releases to inform the media and the public of your special events. Not every special event on your monthly calendar will merit a press release, but just about every class and workshop does.
Depending on your resources, you may have someone on staff who can write your press releases or you can hire a public relations company to write them. But where should you send these releases?
The best place to begin is your local newspaper. Consider setting up a meeting with the editor and/or the writer that handles the health beat for the paper. Invite them to your club for a tour and lunch or perhaps just a beverage. Explain that part of your club's mission is to be involved with the community and be a resource for all those interested in health, wellness and fitness. Tell them about your plans to sponsor charitable events, such as a coat drive, food drive, Toys for Tots and community-specific events.
Your newspaper sales representative also can be helpful in getting your press releases published. Some newspapers pay more attention to releases submitted by advertisers, but inclusion often depends on available space and how important the editor thinks the event is to the newspaper's readers.
The next step is to contact your local TV station. In my club's area, we have New Jersey 12, which has picked up our press releases and even sent a team down to do a live feed. We had a reporter take an indoor cycling class, a personal training session and a tae kwon do class, all in one morning segment. Everything was pre-planned and organized for her to be ready for each live feed. She even dressed up in our martial arts uniform. The station loved it, and it was great exposure for the club.
Consider talking to producers of your local TV stations' morning shows. Invite them to the club or visit the station. You do not have to advertise with them to get free publicity. All you need to do is send them a list of your monthly events. The TV networks want something new and innovative, so challenge your staff to develop a new class or jump on a current trend and institute it at the club so your event is relevant enough for the station to cover.
Establishing corporate accounts and developing good relations with service organizations in your market also is a great idea. Once you've established a relationship, you can feel free to send them press releases as well. They may in turn publish them in their newsletters or post them on bulletin boards.
Make sure that you organize your newspaper and TV contacts on a spreadsheet and divide it by month. List the special event notification and press release sent out to each editor. Each press release must be sent out in within four to six weeks of the event, depending on the newspaper or TV station's schedule. That means that your special events calendar must be done two months in advance.
Look through the newspapers that you send your releases to and cut out any articles that mention your club then save them by month. This will reinforce your good efforts and keep your newspaper representative on his/her toes to get your press releases published.
Once a newspaper prints your press release, you should receive telephone inquiries from nonmembers. These calls must be handled by a membership advisor.
An events sign-up sheet should be kept at the reception desk to keep track of members and nonmembers who pre-register. You can get between six to 12 nonmembers pre-registered for each event you promote in the media if you have done everything correctly. The next step is to turn these prospects into members.


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Canadian National Sportsmen's shows is a not-for-profit Corporation and the largest producer of boat, fishing, ski and outdoor shows in Canada. The Calgary Boat & Sportsmen's Show, part of the Canadian National Sportsmen's Shows (CNSS), first took place in Calgary back in 1977. 40+ years later, CNSS has helped protect Canada's outdoors with grants in excess of $32 million dollars. Community programs launched by CNSS include "Kids Fishing Day", which allocated more than 65,000 fishing kits to kids over the 10 years of the program.


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Warm Bacon Potato SaladA warm salad composed of creamy potatoes topped with crispy bacon bits and fresh alfalfa sprouts, laid on a bed of mixed greens. 164.00
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Hearty Chef's SaladLettuce and mixed greens garnished with ham pieces, chunks of chicken and cheese cheddar cubes. 213.00
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Spicy Chicken Fillet with Brown Rice PilafFlavorful brown rice pilaf paired with tender chicken paillard and garnished with garlic cream mayo, chopped parsley and lemon wedge 186.00
Fish RollsA variation of spring rolls, an Asian favorite, with a healthy twist: fish! Served with plain rice topped with garlic bits and tangy mango salsa 240.00
Adobo SulipanPork and chicken, loosely shredded, with hard-boiled egg and pickled kangkong 240.00
Arroz ala CubanaA hearty meal of flavorful ground meat, steamed rice topped with fried egg and served with saba banana slices 240.00
Steamed Fish in Mintsai SauceCream dory fillet steamed in garlic scallion ginger sauce 229.00
Pork ViennaBreaded lean pork, finely sliced, served with rice and coleslaw 246.00
Special Salisbury SteakPremium 1/3 lb salisbury steak topped with that creamy mushroom gravy and bacon bits 246.00
Home-Style BangusSteamed bangus fillet with soy sauce- seasoned herbs, garnished with tomatoes, finger sili, toasted garlic and served with rice 262.00
Salmon FilletA healthy and nutritious steamed fillet of salmon served with mustard herb sauce 382.00
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With your choice of white and wheat bread
Grilled CheeseGood old American style, grilled and meltingly delicious, served with Potato Salad 142.00
Grilled Ham and CheeseSlice of ham with meltingly good American cheese and French fries 175.00
Bacon, Lettuce, and TomatoWho can say no to another classic? BLT, served with Potato Salad 191.00
Club SandwichSatisfyingly delicious triple decker made of chicken, bacon, lettuce, egg slices, tomato and cheese and served with French Fries 267.00
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Best Taco in Town1pc., colorful South of the Border Mexican treat! Ground beef, lettuce, tomato, onion and cheese in crispy taco shell. 107.00
Potato Salad Snack LitesChucky traditional potato salad with egg and pickles 136.00
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Mango Crepe with Ice CreamAn international crepe favorite with vanilla ice cream and fresh ripe mangoes 169.00
Jumbo Banana SplitThe dessert you grew up with has just gotten richer- with vanilla, chocolate and strawberry ice cream 207.00
Waffle FoldoverGolden brown waffle on the outside, peanut butter, 2 hefty scoops of vanilla ice cream and candy-coated choco bites on the side 261.00
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- Extra Thick 131.00
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Important news, everyone: Hillary Clinton drinks beer.
Yes, yes. Hillary "knocked back a brew" or "slugged back a beer" this weekend in Cartagena, Colombia, the New York Post reports, before splashing the image on its front cover. She was in town with President Obama for the Summit of the Americas, where a scandal involving the Secret Service and alleged solicitation of prostitutes has grabbed most headlines from the weekend.
But Clinton stole away the front page of the Post this morning, as she drank beer and "danced the night away" at a Havana-themed nightclub in Cartagena.
The Post has all the important details:
• She drank a Colombian-brewed Aguila cerveza, a signature Colombian brew.
• She danced the rubma.
• Clinton spokesman Phillipe Reines was in his hotel room, "reading," when all this was going on. Someone got left out.
Coming on the heels of Texts From Hillary, this only adds to Clinton's revamped image as the politician all the cool kids like.
Some Twitter reaction:
Texts From Hillary, of course, was the viral Tumblr that ran for exactly one week. In its first day and after the first meme (below) was created on April 4, the site exploded. By the end, even "Hillz" signed her approval with a submission to the Tumblr site, thanking the two creators of the site for all the "lolz."
SEE ALSO: The full details from the the Secret Service prostitution scandal that overshadowed the whole trip >


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2015 is here and the fender extenders are still available, fronts and rears ready to go.
I am really enjoying my front and rear fender extenders. Nice to not have spray and road grime all over everything. I don't know why these type of bikes don't come with real fenders instead of something to hold a reflector where the government wants it.
Do you have any fronts in stock? Needing to get one on the way.
2017 is in full swing and these fender extenders are still available. Larry.
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BEIJING (AP) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai met Friday with Chinese leaders amid security threats in the war-torn nation that have stymied a massive copper mine development by a Chinese consortium.
BEIJING (AP) � Afghan President Hamid Karzai met Friday with Chinese leaders amid security threats in the war-torn nation that have stymied a massive copper mine development by a Chinese consortium.
Karzai met separately with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang at Beijing's Great Hall of the people, and the situation at the Aynak mine south of Kabul was expected to have featured prominently in the talks.
"We consider China to be an anchor of stability for this region and the larger world. Afghanistan recognizes China as a neighbor that has always been good to us," Karzai said after meeting with Li, who said the visit would "inject fresh momentum" into bilateral relations.
Following the meetings, the Xi and Karzai presided over the signing of agreements on extradition, technical and economic cooperation, and education.
A consortium led by China Metallurgical Group Corp. bid $3 billion to develop the mine, promising also to build a power plant, railway and other infrastructure in Afghanistan, whose ravaged economy badly needs the jobs and investment. Six years later, work has yet to start, largely because of Taliban insurgent activity in surrounding Logar province. The consortium is now seeking to renegotiate the contract.
In an indication of the concern over the mining project, Afghan Minister of Mines and Petroleum Wahidullah Shahrani traveled ahead of Karzai for talks. Earlier in the week, Karzai's spokesman said the Afghan government was aware of the Chinese security concerns.
"This year there were three rocket attacks on Aynak and we believe the security was not sufficient and it was the reason the Chinese company stopped its work," spokesman Aimal Faizi said. "The Afghan government is seriously committed to providing security in Logar province."
Aynak, also known as Mes Aynak, is believed to hold the world's second-largest copper deposit, estimated at 6 million tons, but lies along a transit route for insurgents moving from safe havens in Pakistan.
MCC won the 30-year lease in 2007 in a bidding process marred by allegations of bribery and government interference. Since then, only a workers' compound has been constructed, although that was abandoned after being hit by rocket attacks last year.
The development is further complicated by archaeological work being conducted on Buddhist ruins at the site, which had been a major spiritual center along the ancient Silk Road by which Buddhism was transmitted to China.
The consortium wants to cut or reduce its contract commitments, including infrastructure development, an $800 million bonus to be paid to the government, and its promised royalty rate of 19.5 percent, according to Afghan reports.
Li Weijian, a Middle East expert at the Shanghai Institute of Foreign Studies, said conditions are always risky for companies entering countries with civil wars.
"For Chinese companies who longed for going abroad, few of them in the past did a thorough evaluation on the security situation of the target countries, but now many of them are closely following the progress of what happened in countries such as Syria and Afghanistan," Li said.
He said it would be "normal" now for Chinese companies to take a wait-and-see attitude on investing in Afghanistan while the security situation is unclear amid the pullout of the U.S. troops.
Calls to the company's Beijing headquarters Friday rang unanswered or were picked up by people who immediately hung up.
Situations like the one at Aynak are growing more common as Chinese businesses expand overseas, often in countries considered too dangerous or unstable by their foreign competitors. In recent years, Chinese workers have been kidnapped or killed in countries such as Pakistan and Southern Sudan, and Beijing used its military to help evacuate 36,000 workers when Libya descended into civil war in 2011.
A second Chinese extraction project in Afghanistan is on hold over bureaucratic wrangling. China's state-owned National Petroleum Corp. suspended oil drilling in the Amu Darya basin last month because of a delay in the signing of a transit agreement with Uzbekistan to allow crude oil to be trucked to China.
Afghanistan is believed to be sitting on $1 trillion worth of gold, copper, iron ore, rare earths and other minerals, offering a potential economic godsend for the poor nation if foreign firms can be tempted to invest.
China has provided grants, material support and training for the Afghan government, and the sides have previously agreed to exchange intelligence and strengthen cooperation against terrorism, illegal immigration and drug trafficking.
The pullout of U.S. and other NATO forces from Afghanistan next year has raised concerns in Beijing over a possible overflow of insurgent violence into the northwest region of Xinjiang, which shares a narrow sliver border with Afghanistan.


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Since it first opened in 1879 the Herzogliches Museum in Gotha has had an eventful history.
The art collections of Friedenstein Palace are back on display as of October 2013 after extensive renovation work. The exhibition features a Chinese cabinet, a fascinating selection of Böttger stoneware and porcelain from Meissen and one of Europe's oldest collections of Egyptian artefacts including several mummies.
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A moment in Philmusic.com's History: The site domain was registered in December 1996. We are at most, probably one of the longest running Philippine websites around!
eto misteryo. katawan strat, the rest tele. and they call it a '51 squier. but i like it. and it's what's accessible and affordable. ano tingin nyo maganda ipalit na PUPs?
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Reg,Your welcome bro. Its great you are pleased with the makeover. Hindi lang external yan, pati pickups make over din. Eto naman tele ko, a fernandes revival tele. After 4 teles, I think I have found the one for me.
wow! ganda pati kulay. Fernandes pala tele mo. ganyan maganda rin na kulay for a strat don't you think?
Quote from: Taoistguitarist on November 15, 2006, 11:41:44 PMwow! ganda pati kulay. Fernandes pala tele mo. ganyan maganda rin na kulay for a strat don't you think? mas dark pa ng konti sa actual yan. na over sa flash eh. Im excited to start out strat makeover. Erwin, hindi pa naka compensated brass saddles ito nung matest mo. Ang laki ng effect sa tone. nag warm-up and mas nagkabody pa.
mga sirs,pa-join din po. eto po yun tele ko:it's a 52 reissue silver series MIJ squier. i've had it for 10 years now.mods include an SD hot rails in the bridge. took away the neck pup from the wiring. as well as the tone pot po. used a spin-a-split wiring i got from the net, which lets you dial away the humbuckin in increments so you could get a useable single coil sound. and dropped B tuning.love its sound for metal music. it's very crunchy and angat na angat sa mix.
my tele makeover!beforeafterthanks a million mike/Micsis!!!
if its natural you want, then go ahead pero i like the beat up tele look. a lot of people pay big bucks for the relic look.
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Select a server from the drop-down list, and click Migrate.
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Album Rating: 5.0Er..Any Comments?
Album Rating: 4.5Good review. Better than The Ugly Organ?
Album Rating: 5.0In my opinion, yes
It's also a great album to listen to after a breakup. Cathartic, though, hopefully. This review is very short, especially after your Second Stage Turbine Blade one, but it's more... easily digested. Kind of like what you'd see in a magazine or website review. Bravo.
As for whether or not this is better than The Ugly Organ, this doesn't have as much as a tonal variety but it feeds the theme like crazy, making the album feel more carefully constructed. The Ugly Organ is more of a scatterbrained concept album about doing a concept album so, given that, it jumps around more lyrically and musically. Pressing the random button doesn't disturb the listening experience. Domestica is more of a straight-through album and, in such, it excels that way. As for which is better, I'd say to buy both.
Album Rating: 5.0I like The Ugly Organ..It is just I think this is a more important album to Cursive and new listeners
Album Rating: 4.5Can someone review Ugly Organ, please?
Nice review. I would have liked a track list though, because I download a lot of my music, and sometimes I don't even know what album which songs are on.:thumb:
yep, a track list would be nice.
I love Cursive.
I would die for Saddle Creek.
Pretty great alum.
I'm liking The Ugly Organ a bit better than this one at the moment though.
Album Rating: 4.5What a great CD this is. I hate hearing indie bands that focus on weird textures and vocal presentations to seem "interesting." Cursive is interesting by just writing good songs with awesome interweaving instrumentals and emotive vocals.
This is a lot more solid than The Ugly Organ, but I don't think any real standouts. They're all good.
Album Rating: 4.5Great review and great album, cheers.
Album Rating: 5.0The more I listen to this the more I like it. It's only my third time through and I'm starting to think it's better than the Ugly Organ (though that CD does seem to have more diversity).
Album Rating: 4.5This CD is better as a whole compared to the Ugly Organ. But I don't think any of these songs compare to tracks 2,3, and 4 on the Ugly Organ (some red handed sleight of hand, art is hard, the recluse). Those 3 are gems.
Album Rating: 5.0Rating raised.
CD is so fucking good.
Album Rating: 4.5I'll be perfectly honest: I hated this album at first. I thought it was boring indie as per usual, but I have to say, this is thoroughly enjoyable. I like it alot now for some reason.
I hate hearing indie bands that focus on weird textures and vocal presentations to seem "interesting."
Album Rating: 5.0Everything about this is awesome, the lyrics, the vocals, the guitar, the drums. It's probably the most played cd in my collection and I've only had it for a month or two. I'm really tempted to raise this to a five.
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T-cup Yorkie stolen outside Mykonos Greek restaurant in Miami
MIAMI – Police are looking for a man who stole Monster, a t-cup Yorkie, outside Mykonos Greek restaurant in Miami.
The dog snatching happened at 1201 SW 22nd Street about 4:15 p.m. March 13.
Athina Kafouros, who owns Monster, went inside the restaurant, leaving the dog on a chair at an outdoors table, police say. When she returned, Monster was gone.
"I feel like there's a big rock in the bottom of my stomach and a knife that's been jabbed into my heart," said Kafouros. "He truly was one in a million. He was the best dog I've ever owned. He was a character. He was very lovable, when he wanted to be, but he was a little monster when he wanted to be."
Kafouros' boyfriend gave her Monster for Christmas. He was a staple at Mykonos, where she worked as a manager.
"Every single day, he sits outside, so I never thought anything like this would ever happen to me," she said.
Surveillance video showed a 20 to 25-year-old man wearing blue jeans, a black shirt, a white hat, and a black backpack leaving the area on a bicycle.
"I kept seeing it over and over again, this man grabbing my dog and putting him on his bike," said Kafouros. "I just want my dog back, I don't care who has him, who took him."
Police are offering a reward to catch the dog-napper through Crime Stoppers. Meanwhile, Kafouras is offering $1,000 of her own money as a reward, no questions asked.
"I just want my dog back, I don't care who has him or who took him," said Kafouras.
Tips are already pouring in about Monster's whereabouts.
Anyone with information is asked to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.
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Prof. Sharon Hayes Wins Alpert Award in the Arts
POSTED ON: May 17, 2013
Sharon Hayes, Assistant Professor at the School of Art, has won the Visual Arts category of the 2013 Alpert Award in the Arts, with a prize of $75,000. Granted by The Herb Alpert Foundation and the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), the annual awards are granted to "risk-taking mid-career artists working in the fields of dance, film/video, music, theatre and the visual arts," according to the awards' website. "All of this year's winners represent the essence of the Alpert Award. They take aesthetic, intellectual and political risks, and challenge worn-out conventions. They're unafraid of the unknown," Herb Alpert, co-founder of the Herb Alpert Foundation and legendary front man for the multi-platinum-selling Tijuana Brass, said about the winners that include Prof. Hayes.
"I was shocked," says Prof. Hayes, "pleasantly shocked. It's such a strong field of applicants. The award tends to focus on mid-career artists of some stature. So you are always up against really great, provocative, dynamic artists." A panel of professionals in the given field nominates recipients. Nominees must then apply for the award. The source of the funding is, "very significant," Prof. Hays says, "because it is a grant that comes from the perspective of an artist. It was Herb Alpert's response to the decision by the NEA to stop funding individual artists back in 1993." The awards began in 1994.
Prof. Hayes, who has taught film, video and performance art at Cooper Union for nine years, describes her award-winning work as, "specific intersections between history, politics and speech. Formally, speaking, it is performance-based work that also materializes as video, sound or slide installations." For example, in "Everything Else Has Failed! Don't You Think It's Time for Love?" a performance from 2007, she stood at the corner of 6th Ave. and 51st Street with a microphone and small amplifier and spoke as if to a lost lover, touching upon the hurt of that loss as well as the on-going Iraq war and the former New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevy's "I am a gay American," declaration. (An audio excerpt of this performance can be heard as part of an extensive interview with Prof. Hayes at the Alpert Awards website.) "Everything Else…" appeared as part of Prof. Hayes' 2012 solo exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art, entitled "There's So Much I Want to Say to You." Her work has also appeared at the New Museum, the Museum of Modern Art and the upcoming Venice Biennale. "Sharon visualizes and performs 'agency' in her work; to me she's an artist who embodies how emotions take form and build civic society," said Dean Saskia Bos.
The $75,000 prize is unrestricted, except for a requirement for a weeklong residency at CalArts. "I actually haven't cashed the check," Prof. Hayes says, "it will most likely be steered into production money and making work. I feel very grateful to Herb Alpert and the Herb Alpert Foundation and also very honored and humbled by the responsibility to fill what it is that they see in my work and the way my work engages with the world."


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Previously Neglected Bird Makes Its Debut on New Breakfast Club Sandwich
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – April 23, 2007 – Hardee's®, the fast-food breakfast innovation leader since its pioneering introduction of made from scratch buttermilk biscuits in the 1970's, has announced another fast-food first: turkey for breakfast. The new Breakfast Club Sandwich is piled high with slices of roasted turkey breast, bacon, shaved ham, American cheese and a folded egg, all served on grilled sourdough bread.
"We have had a great deal of success on our lunch/dinner menu by combining the great tastes of classic American sandwiches with the all-American burger, as we did with last year's Philly Cheesesteak Thickburger™, so we understandably wanted to give the same approach a try at breakfast," said Brad Haley, Hardee's executive vice president of marketing. "A Breakfast Club Sandwich seemed like a natural since most of the ingredients found on a traditional club sandwich, like ham, bacon and cheese, were already staples at breakfast.
"However, one of the main things that really makes a club sandwich taste like a club sandwich is the turkey, but turkey had never made its way onto fast-food breakfast menus before so were weren't sure that our customers would even accept it," Haley added. "Fortunately, the resulting sandwich tasted great and the consumer research results in our test market indicated that it was the turkey that was primarily responsible for the menu item's strong appeal. So, why not give turkey a chance to shine in the morning?"
The new Breakfast Club Sandwich will be sold at participating Hardee's restaurants for $2.59 or at $3.99 for a small combo including hash rounds and a drink. Prices may vary.
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If you have not yet rubbed up against someone who shouted you down about watching US Skins, well, how's that hole you're living in? If it's not a UK Skins purist (with whom I find exactly zero fault), it's the Parents Television Council (with whom I find universal fault). Or it's a curmudgeonly critic howling about, "Get off my lawn, you kids!" And I always wonder if the adults on Skins just hit a little too close to home for those guys. Or it's something about how America isn't ready for "porn" or "drugs" or, like, "the truth." I don't care about any of those last things, because don't tell me my business, for starters. And "what America is/isn't ready for" — this antiquated Puritan trickle-down effect — has ruined more great stories than I can even count.
But here's a UK purist thing. It's not a plea; it's a thing. Let's call it something. Let's call it the Effylant in the room. The Effylant in the room is the reason my screeners went unwatched for the longest time. It's the reason it took me four hours to get past the first three seconds of the adaptation. It's this:
If you know UK Skins, you know those bare feet. It's not ephemeral familiarity; you know those bare feet. The symbolism of them, the million miles they walked between silence and breakdown and incalculable loss. Right? Effy Stonem. Effy Motherf–king Stonem.
So I put my screeners in the DVD player, and even before Animal Collective made a play for my affection, I was greeted with these bare feet. Eura. I paused it. I got up. I walked back and forth between the kitchen and the living room. I ate a bowl of cereal. I walked past the TV again. I went upstairs. I came down with my laundry. I saw her some more. I tilted my head to the side like a dog. (Puppy supplication.) I dusted a little. I baked some cookies. I checked my email. I looked at Eura and I remembered Effy backwards: Freds' shed; Panda's serenade; wrapped up in the angel Katie Fitch; Pato; the rickshaw; the rock; the vase full of flowers smashing to the floor; f–king Cook, Freddie; "Go on, JJ, tell me something true"; Panda's missionary position; "Oh." And a hundred other things I cannot say because I don't really know where Eura and Effy intersect and I don't want to spoil the first American season.
What I mean is: This is me, happy.
I'm not going to talk about UK Skins in my US recaps. It's not fair to anyone. But what I want to say is, I get it. You're not going to find a more sympathetic soul when it comes to the power of story and the ugliness of American cultural imperialism. You're just not. UK Skins is my favorite show ever. Ever. US Skins is a long-term commitment for me, and acknowledging it as such was the only way I convinced myself to unpause the DVD. I'm not in it for the echo; I'm in it for what it can become if the echo is allowed to reverberate. I'm in it for the new noise I heard with my own ears. I'm not going to be an apologist for US Skins. Hate it if you hate it; you won't hear a peep from me.
I miss Effy. And Naomi and Emily and Katie and Panda. I miss Jal. Michelle. I miss Cassie. God, I miss Cassie. But the guys who breathed life into those characters are huffing and puffing again, on opposite sides of the pond. And one of the products is Skins USA. Prejudging reaction robs us of real experience. And so I'm in it.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Forgive Mexican actor Demian Bichir for pointing out the obvious metaphor in the title of his new TV series "The Bridge," but someone had to do it.
"We need bridges more than walls, you know what I mean?" said Bichir about the immigration and border security debate that is currently occupying the U.S. Congress.
Bichir stars as Detective Marco Ruiz in the FX drama, opposite Diane Kruger, who plays his counterpart in the U.S.
The pair is forced to work together after a body is found on the bridge connecting Juarez, Mexico, and El Paso, Texas. By the end of the pilot, they suspect a serial killer. Their partnership, and subplots involving other characters, allows the show's writers to also address immigration and political issues on the border.
The U.S. Congress is debating a proposal that would strengthen security along its southern border, while providing a path to citizenship for the estimated 11 million workers living in the U.S. without legal permission.
"They're talking about this possible amnesty, but also they're talking about spending millions of dollars building taller, bigger, stronger walls," said Bichir during an interview in New York earlier this month. "We need to find a way of doing it right because that will not stop anybody from coming over here if they see the possibility of having a better life."
Bichir, nominated for an Oscar in 2012 for playing a gardner living in the U.S. without legal permission in "A Better Life," dislikes the political rhetoric that often accompanies the immigration debate.
"Oh, this tremendous enemy called the immigrants. They're taking our jobs and this and that," he said. "They close many factories and fields in Alabama and not even one single American citizen went over there and claimed those jobs and these immigrants, these undocumented workers, just left and it became almost like a ghost town and there was not a single American claiming those jobs, you know what I mean? So it's all a circle of lies that people need to be careful and aware of."
"The Bridge" premieres July 10 at 10 p.m. Eastern on FX.
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(CBS/AP) JPMorgan Chase is expected to accept the resignation of one of the highest-ranking women on Wall Street after the bank lost $2 billion in a trading blunder, a person familiar with the matter said Sunday.
The bank will accept the resignation of Ina Drew, its chief investment officer, the person told The Associated Press, speaking on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to discuss the decision publicly.
Drew, 55, one of the highest-paid officials at JPMorgan Chase, had offered to resign several times since CEO Jamie Dimon disclosed the trading loss on Thursday, the person said. Pressure built on the bank over the weekend to accept.
At least two other executives at the bank will be held accountable for the mistake, the person said.
Earlier in the day, CEO Jamie Dimon called the trades "a terrible, egregious mistake." He also acknowledged the Security and Exchange Commission is investigating whether rules were broken.
"We know we were sloppy. We know we were stupid. We know there was bad judgment. We don't know if any of that is true yet. And of course regulators should look at something like this. That's their job so we are totally open to regulators and they will come to their own conclusions," Dimon said. "We took far too much risk, the strategy that we had was barely vetted, it was badly monitored. It should never have happened."
Michael Greenberger, a former Wall Street regulator and current law professor, said it should come as little surprise that smart, savvy bankers like Dimon made mistakes like this.
"These kinds of transactions are as complex as they are risky. And it's very difficult for anybody really to understand what's going on. I think (in) the end (it will be) shown the trader himself didn't understand what was going on," Greenberger said.Warren: JPMorgan CEO should resign from NY Fed
Watch: JPMorgan Chase CEO admits mistakes
JPMorgan Chase: London whale swallows $2B
Part of the problem is not just understanding these trades.
"These traders are given enormous discretion without proper supervision or Understanding, and you end up with these enormous losses," Greeneberger said.
The sweeping financial reform bill that was passed in the wake of the last financial crisis - the Dodd-Frank bill - would have had safe guards in place to prevent these trades, had they been implemented, Greenberger said.
"This kind of trade would have been banned" under a fully-implemented Dodd-Frank, Greenberger said. "JP Morgan Chase has been arguing that these kinds of trades should go forward. But (some of the rules) on Dodd-Frank, the way they were written, these kinds of risky, complex trades would be banned."
What's scary about the situation is how likely it is to happen again.
"Of course it could happen at another bank next week," Greenberger said. "JP Morgan Chase and Jamie Dimon are the brightest guys in the room. If they have this problem, god knows how many other people have these problems. And this could lead us right back to where we were in 2008."


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text: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 New in the Literature: Hippotherapy (Phys Occup Ther Pediatr. 2011 Nov 29. [Epub ahead of print]) Authors of a systematic review that examined the efficacy of hippotherapy or therapeutic horseback riding (THR) on motor outcomes in children with cerebral palsy (CP) report in Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics that it appears the interventions have positive effects on gross motor function. However, they add, the current literature on hippotherapy and THR is limited. Large randomized controlled trials using specified protocols are needed to more conclusively determine the effects on children with CP. The researchers searched databases for clinical trials of hippotherapy or THR for children with CP. Nine articles were included in the review. Although the current level of evidence is weak, the authors synthesis found that children with spastic CP, Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels I-III, aged 4 years and above are likely to have significant improvements on gross motor function as a result of hippotherapy and THR. Evidence indicates that 45-minute sessions, once weekly for 8-10 weeks, result in significant effects. Comments Amazing. Can't wait to find out more. Posted by PTSClinic on 1/18/2012 7:32 PM


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Casey Anthony Verdict: Not Guilty!by Free Britney at .
In a stunning verdict reached in just 10 hours and 40 minutes of deliberation, a jury acquitted Casey Anthony of murder this afternoon in Orlando, Fla.
A red-faced Anthony held back tears after the verdict. Having sat grim faced for almost six weeks of testimony, she beamed when she learned her fate.
Comprised of seven women and five men, ranging in ages from 32 to 65, the 12 members of the jury handed down the decision at 2:15 p.m. Tuesday.
The jurors spent four hours Sunday and six today breaking down the case against Casey. Ultimately, they found reasonable doubt and she walked.
Accused of killing two-year-old daughter Caylee, she was found not guilty of first degree murder, aggravated child abuse and aggravated manslaughter.
Casey Anthony was found guilty on four counts of providing false information to law enforcement officers. Those charges are misdemeanor offenses.
Anthony could face a year in prison for each of the four counts, but since she's been incarcerated for three years already, she may go free altogether.
Sentencing on the guilty counts will be held on 9 a.m. Thursday.The high-profile trial began on May 24. Much of the 33 days of testimony and two of closing arguments made a compelling case against Anthony.
Not enough, apparently. The absence of hard, physical evidence against her and a defense theory that was just plausible enough led to an acquittal.
Prosecutors claimed Casey Anthony killed Caylee with chloroform and suffocated her with duct tape over her mouth and nose, then left her in the woods.
Casey's defense team admitted she weaved a complex web of lies about what happened, but suggested that Caylee drowned in the pool by accident.
As for why Casey lied, her attorneys said that she behaved that way because she had been "trained to lie" through years of sexual abuse by her father.
Judge Belvin Perry ruled, however, that there was no evidence that Casey was abused and ordered that it not be mentioned in closing arguments.
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Father Pat's Pastoral Ponderings
Venerable Andrew Rublev
July 2, 2010
Among the ministries of this parish, All Saints Icon Academy is particularly precious to me. Our congregation began this ministry some five or six years ago, after several parishioners were trained in other programs, and, for the past couple of years, our own program has expanded into two sessions, one in early summer and the other in the fall. The setting of our program is Bishop Lane Retreat Center, near Rockford.
Our master iconographer is Phil Zimmerman from Pennsylvania, who studied under other experienced masters. These included the late and much lamented Bishop Job of Chicago.
The earlier of our two sessions -- the one designed for beginners -- was conducted during this past week. This session was unique, in that it included only one member of our parish. The rest, three Roman Catholics among them, came from other parishes.
I try to be present at the beginning of each session, as I was this past week, in order to set a proper tone to the enterprise. This effort is necessary, especially because of a common misunderstanding of the ministry itself: the Church's iconography is often regarded as just a particular art style. Indeed, it is sometimes the case that trained artists are disposed to study sacred iconography as simply an extension of their artistic education.
In our contemporary setting, where art is regarded as a medium of self-expression, this misunderstanding of iconography is especially baneful. (Among the most distressing experiences of my time in this city was a visit, a few years back, to a regular exposition of the Chicago Institute of Art. I rushed home afterwards and took a very soapy shower, wondering, all the while, if an exorcism would not be more appropriate. I had never seen so much self-expression of sick minds in my whole life.) In fact, self-expression is pretty nearly the antithesis of the Church's iconography.
Anyway, when we begin our own sessions in iconographic training, I try to be on hand to "set a tone." I remind the iconographers -- the beginners in particular -- that their efforts are not only aesthetic but also ascetical. Taking my theme from the Cherubic Hymn, I instruct them to "lay aside all earthly cares." Speaking of the importance of an atmosphere of prayer, I caution them against worldly distractions, especially gossip and political commentary. (I notice that our hosts at Bishop Lane refer to our sessions as "iconography retreats." They have the right idea.) If there is to be background music -- sometimes helpful to the enterprise -- pride of place should be given to the sacred chants of the Church. I especially warn again stage music. Whereas some sections of Mozart's Requiem may be appropriate, we should all agree that his Vogelfanger is not.
In choosing new iconographers from the membership of the parish, I look for spiritual maturity. The standards I have in mind are analogous to some of those required for entrance into seminary: regular participation in the Church's services of worship, the daily discipline of prayer, the assiduous study of Holy Scripture, peace and harmony with the rest of the congregation, and uncompromised purity of life.
From iconographers outside our parish, I require letters of recommendation from either their pastors or father confessors.
I especially stress that the iconographer is charged with transmitting "the mind of Christ," the faith once given to the saints. The iconographer is an active participant in the paradosis, the tradition inherited from the Apostles and Fathers of the Church. This is the reason why each iconographer has, in front of him, a model icon. In copying this icon, however, he will interpret it by its passage through his own soul. The new icon, then, is not a slavish imitation; it will normally carry a perspective from the iconographer's own soul. I have watched twenty people copy the same model icon simultaneously; each one was different from the others.
Indeed, this last consideration is the reason for exacting high spiritual standards of an iconographer. It is his vocation to convey, in the icon, some personal measure of "the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ." The iconographer can hardly accomplish this, if that "correct glory" -- orthe-doxa -- has not found its way through his soul. The authentic Tradition of the Church, of which her iconography is an important aspect, requires a transformation of heart in the person charged to hand it on.
Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon is pastor of All Saints Antiochian Orthodox Church in Chicago, Illinois, and a Senior Editor of Touchstone: A Journal of Mere Christianity.
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Equipped with the necessary tools of the trade, three Wabash alumni joined forces at the Volunteers in Medicine clinic in Columbus, Indiana, to paint as a contribution to the inaugural Wabash work day effort.
Sherm Franz '59, Jon Holdread '66, and Dom Glover '93 donated three hours of their time Saturday morning painting several exam rooms as a way to give back to the community. (See photo album from Columbus project.)
"We hooked up with Volunteers in Medicine because they are getting ready to celebrate their 10th anniversary, Jon and Sherm are both acquainted with it, and it seemed like a good worthwhile project," Glover said, who is the president of the local Columbus alumni group and is an attorney at Beck Harrison & Dalmbert. "It was what we were looking for in terms of work and time and it's an organization we all believe in and want to help."
Volunteers in Medicine opened in September of 1996 as a free clinic for people who don't have insurance and are not covered by government programs, such as Medicare or Medicaid.
"We have 35 physician volunteers here at site," Franz said, a retired psychiatrist who is part of the Volunteers in Medicine staff. "These are people who are actively practicing but devote a half day a month or two half days a month here at the clinic. We have over 120 other specialist physicians and dentists who will see our patients in their offices either at no cost or at a very reduced cost once they know they are Volunteers of Medicine patients and have been screened here."
The clinic receives donations from pharmaceutical companies, funding from the Columbus Hospital Foundation, and has an annual raffle that generated $80,000 dollars alone last year.
"It's something the whole community has gotten behind as is evidence from the fundraiser and getting funded through so many donations from people who help create the corpus of funding equaling about seven million dollars that supports the help."
Similar to Franz, Holdread is a psychiatrist who donates his services to Volunteers in Medicine, yet he is still practicing at Quinco Behavioral Systems. Having known each other for a number of years as professional partners, Franz and Holdread reminisced between paint strokes about days of old, laughing about how bad the coffee was or how they would grade each others work according to the old Wabash academic 3-point grading scale.
"They should be nervous about two physicians and a lawyer painting," Glover said, jokingly. "But they trust us I guess. We do have drop clothes and rags. The proof will be in the putting."
As the afternoon wore on, the trio was able to complete two exam rooms and a few other interior walls with minimal paint stains on the carpet. However, the overall effort proved well as does the vision of the clinic.
"You feel proud of the community for being able to do something like this," Holdread said jointly about the clinic and of the national Wabash workday. "To have that kind of participation of people willing to do it is a huge reflection of the community atmosphere."
Huncker is a free-lance writer based in Bloomington.
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Top right: Franz and Holdread apply a coat of paint.
Lower left: Glover does some sanding before going to work with a brush.


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Consumers are potentially more interested in purchasing annuities than financial professionals think they are, a Genworth Financial survey found.
The study, which included responses from more than 1,300 consumers and 300 financial professionals, found that 40 percent of qualified non-annuity owners said they would consider buying one but had never been presented the option by an advisor.
In addition, 68 percent of those who don't own annuities said they have a positive or neutral feeling about annuities and 91 percent of annuity owners answered the same way.
"Many financial professionals simply don't present annuities to their clients, perhaps believing that these products have a bad reputation among consumers," said Charlie Gipple, national director of index products at Genworth, in a statement. "Our research shows that this is not universally true."
Contrary to some of the arguments often made against annuities, Genworth found that annuity owners are happy with growth (most like the protection from volatile markets), expenses (70 percent said the fees are worth the benefits they receive) and access to funds (78 percent).
The study also looked at the practices of professionals that sell high volumes of fixed index annuities and found that they viewed the ideal candidate as younger (40 to 49) than what is considered the traditional target market.
More than half (52 percent) of high-volume sellers said rather than being for only conservative investors, they viewed them as ideal investments for those with moderate risk tolerance. About one-third (36 percent) said they were best for those with low-risk tolerance.
These advisors also said that their clients paid for annuities from a range of sources: retirement savings, 26 percent; savings/money market accounts, 24 percent; CDs/bonds, 14 percent; and non-taxable annuity exchange, 9 percent.
"The findings suggest that producers need to consider a broader target profile for annuity prospects," said Gipple. "Successful sellers are recommending annuities to younger, more risk tolerant consumers and positioning it as a vehicle for a wider array of retirement funds."
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My name is Ruth Montgomery Boge. My family, husband Randy and I live on 5 acres in a small dairy community, Tillamook Oregon. Noted for it's famous Tillamook cheese and ice cream.
Our families have had English Springer Spaniels (ESS), on and off, all my life. At the ripe ol' age of 5 yrs., old, my mother and father aquired "Patty". This was our first liver and white ESS. She was a bench bred show female imported from Florida. Patty was our family companion and protector of myself and two older sisters. I have pictures of her allowing me to dress her up to go show her off in the local 4th of July parade (cowgirl, hat and all).
Since that time there has been many ESS additions to our family on all sides.
As an adult and a mother of a son and daughter, our family pet was a bench bred/field trial female named "Chrissy". She was one of the smartest dogs I have ever owned. When my family lost our beloved "Chrissy" at 15 yrs. old, about 8 years ago, I decided at that time I wanted to raise ESS's, with good temperaments, healthy, and qualities that exemplify the breed standards, along with good looks.
Therefore the search was "on" to find the quality of foundation females that would carry the name "Springer Spaniels of McCormick", with pride. Not all of the females I acquired are in my breeding program. For whatever reason, they didn't fit the standards we were looking for.
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I fell in love immediately.
And Kristine! So welcoming. She really has created an awesome space (congratulations Kristine!). I just wish it was a bit closer. But then again, maybe it is for the best.
That's an awesome looking shop! I would love to visit it sometime.
Where is the jealous button on blogs? Granted I have WEBS, however I'm beginning to feel I live on the wrong coast for these fabulous LYS!
Fabulous looking store! And I am jealous of all the premium brands that are available there too. Of the ones you mentioned, only Malabrigo is available to me locally, everything else is mail order. Just the thought of all the fibery goodness in one place make smile :-)
Soooo jealous!!! That shop is over the top fabulous!! All those lovely yarns under one roof? That is unholy! :) Field trip!!
Yarn AND fabric?! Swoon!
damn, so wish I lived closer.....
Yay! When do we start the first spinning clinic? :)
BTW, those Kundert spindles are really nice. ;)
Glad you could make it to Kristine's shop. Definitely a wonderful place to be.
Lovely. I wish it was closer to me!
What a bright, beautiful space. I would have spent my Christmas budget - yarn . . . and fabric!? Oh my. I am impressed with your self control, my dear.
That looks like it was a wonderful trip (and a wonderful store!). I've recently fallen in love with Mal Rios, and all it took was one skein...
You take lovely pictures. Sorry I didn't get to see you, but maybe next time. :)
Yarn and fabric and fiber, I'd be doomed! You'll love Rios! My Uncle Franks for hubby will be knit in Rios. I sent off a hat to a Navy person in Rios..hey, when am I gonna get some Rios ;) What an awesome store! Heheh..WT almost Go Cupcakefaerie on the spinning enabling!
What a beautiful shop. I love how everything is set up. Fun!
Yes, yes, yes,! Lets go together. By golly lets have a spin in! or knit in, or weave in... I'm easy:)


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If you want to see what it must have been like for our ancestors 80,000 years ago, watch this 1981 film called The Quest For Fire, directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud.
For our ancestors, fire was the currency of their time: whoever possessed it, had power. This film shows the quest of three men who venture out to ?steal? fire from other tribes after having lost theirs.
Scientists were consulted to make this film as plausible, and as realistic, as possible.
The first scenes made me appreciate how it must have been like for our ancestors? naked, and vulnerable to predators and disease in a violent, lawless world.
I did not know about this film and it is about twenty years old. I wish more science-inspired films like this are made.


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Hangover Helper: Pho With Roast Chili Oil from Pho Sate in Falls Church, VA
Just what the doctor ordered.
Eden Center in Falls Church, Virginia has no shortage of pho joints, and most will serve a bowl of reasonable quality. But head a little ways from the main shopping centers down Graham Road between Arlington Boulevard and Lee Highway, and you'll find one of the best and most unique pho experiences in Northern Virginia.
In a small, nondescript strip mall sits Pho Sate. True to its name, what makes this particular bowl of pho so special is the sate sauce. While the broth on its own is flavorful and the vegetables and meat are generously portioned, the defining factor here is the eponymous condiment. The sate sauce is a roast chili oil that elevates Pho Sate's pho above other bowls. Pour the small accompanying dish of the sauce in your pho and it immediately lends a potent spicy-smokiness that transforms an otherwise serviceable bowl of pho into a transcendent experience of fiery flavor. It's ideal for days when you need a rich bowl of noodles to soak up the previous evening's activities, with a kick that'll clear your sinuses.
A small bowl is $6.05 and the large is $6.75 (why anyone wouldn't get the large for 70 cents more is beyond me). Start off with the chicken rolls—4 small, flavorful, and not greasy deep fried chicken spring rolls are served for $3. The one catch is that Pho Sate is cash only, which is a minor inconveniences for one of the best bowls of pho you can find in the area.
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2814 Graham Road, Falls Church, VA 22042 (map) 703-698-8088; www.phosate.com