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Cuban Pork Chops with Mojo
Guy Fieri's simple orange pork chops are the ultimate pick-me-up meal.
- Preparation Time15 mins
- Cooking Time30 mins
- Serves4
- DifficultyEasy
2) In a small mixing bowl, combine all the dried spices. Pat the pork chops dry with a paper towel and rub with the dry spice mixture.
3) Heat the oil in a large saute pan over a high heat. Place the pork chops in the pan and sear on 1 side until brown. Flip over and turn the heat down to medium-low.
4) Add the onion and saute for 2 minutes. Then add the garlic and continue to cook until the garlic begins to brown. Pour in the remaining 60ml of orange juice, 60ml of lime juice and the white wine.
5) Simmer until the liquid is slightly reduced and begins to thicken. The chops should be cooked through; remove them from the pan and put on a warm plate.
6) Continue to reduce the juices in the pan by half. Pour the sauce over the chops and serve immediately, garnished with watercress, tomatoes and avocado.
Guy's Cuban Pork Chops
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I've seen some discussion here about different line lengths, with people talking about going down to 20 metres.
When I started kitesurfing 11 years ago we used 40m lines. I was happily surprised to find several years ago already that cutting my 27's down to 20 meters made precise kite control a lot easier, without losing jump height. When you're up in the air and your kite happens to go to the wrong place it's much easier to whip it over to where you want. Also it's possible to move your kite more aggressively around the window to get the power you need, that's why there is little loss on jump height.
Now I kite exclusively on 10m lines when I'm on kite sizes of 12m or less. In borderline light wind or if you have high body weight there's some advantage to longer lines but when you have good power, I've found that 10 meters is plenty. Waterstarting on shorter lines involves knowing how to make an effective powerstroke (using the whole wind window) and how to use the board properly.
Advantages of short lines: easier and faster to set up, less tangles, you can use a smaller launch area, and there is less getting in the way of other other kiters, windsurfers, surfers and swimmers. Remember that with 27 meter lines, your area of responsibility to keep clear (drop zone of kite) is about 1,000 square meters (area of semicircle with 27m radius), not counting your additional safety margin. Upwinding is more efficient with short lines because there is less wind drag on the lines. In gusty winds, I find recovering control of the kite is easier.
I've been teaching people how to kitesurf for 7 years. The majority of our students nowadays are happily riding on 10 or 15 meter lines, which are far less intimidating for beginners and for good reason. The majority of them, when given the choice to try out different length lines, opt for going back to the shorter lines. The kites being manufactured now, with their improved design and depowerability, make this much easier to do than when Lou Wainman pioneered the idea some years back.
Windsurfers (who get planing with no powerstroke at all) have learned the importance of accurately flattening out the board and pointing downwind to pick up speed until the apparent wind kicks in. Kite students who don't learn how to do this require much larger amounts of power in their window to get riding.
Well, that's my experience. I encourage anyone go out and try it, then please post here what you find. Go out for a few powered-up sessions on 10 or 15 meter lines to get used to it, and I think you'll be as stoked as I am on short lines. From where I see it, shorter lines are the future of kiting.
Starting in 2010, the Airush bars allow you to set your line length to many shorter line settings right out of the bag. Some manufacturers are working on a short-line specific kites but I've found that pretty much any kite that files well on long lines is also good on short lines.

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Big City Diner — Kailua Foodland MarketPlace
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Thursday, November 15, 2018
6:30pm - 'til 9:30pm - All Ages
108 Hekili St #101
Kailua, HI 96734
The Big City Diner concept was developed by Mr. Lane T. Muraoka, a local boy from Kailua who attended Iolani School. Mr. Muraoka originally began in the restaurant industry as a young man working as a dishwasher for a prominent local restaurant chain and eventually opened the first Big City Diner in 1998. Since then our small, locally owned and operated business has grown from our first restaurant in Kaimuki to several restaurants island wide. The success of our business is due to the hard work and dedication of our now near 400 employees.


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For those people who say, "Cruising isn't for me," I say, "You just need to try it."
For us, choosing a cruising holiday is a "no-brainer" as there are very few, if any, negatives. Cruising is no longer a holiday for just the older generation or the wealthy.
It is for all people, young and old, who want a bit of adventure in a safe and luxurious manner. It certainly isn't boring and it is a great way to have a multi-generational reunion or to get people to meet who come from different places. A ship wedding is also an interesting concept - the guests continue on for the honeymoon. Rooms can vary according to budgets but all will enjoy the same activities on board.
With so many cruise lines, so many destinations, and so many varied itineraries, there is a cruise for everyone. My husband and I have been fortunate to enjoy several cruises as have other members of our family and many of our friends, and none of us have had a bad experience. We are not totally devoted to one favourite line as we place destination and itinerary, as well as price point ahead of a specific company. We have enjoyed more than one cruise on board Holland America, Princess, Carnival and Norwegian Cruiseline but have also tried other lines.
On any cruise prepare to be spoiled. You will have a great hotel room that moves with you and you only have to unpack once. You will have excellent dining options, entertainment in lounges and shows to rival Las Vegas, as many activities you can fit in each day, or a much relaxation as you wish. The service, from room stewards, to dining room staff, to deck hands, to store clerks is top notch. You are made to feel special as the staffremembers your name and offers up the little extras such as turndown service each night, a great array of towel animals to greet you in your stateroom and chocolates on the pillow at bed time. There are many special events offered throughout a cruise and the more you cruise the more of these you are invited to. There are also clubs for the younger set and those who really want "to party."
On sea days you can play Bingo, go to the casino, enjoy the pools and hot tubs, go to the gym or spa, walk the promenade deck, read in the library, go to church, watch a movie, sing karaoke or be part of a talent show, go to lectures and classes, play trivia and pool games, go down a water slide, climb a wall, do "Run for the Cure," browse the shops, sharpen your golf game or listen to live music in various lounges. You can do most of these activities for free. There is even a medical centre if you or someone in your party needs it.
You will meet new and interesting people with whom to share cruising stories or gain new ideas. Sea days are meant to be relaxing but you can make them as busy as you want. You can always find a quiet spot on your own if that's what you desire and you can watch the water and the world go by as you look for sea life or simply let your mind drift.
Shore days are busy ones and you want to plan these carefully, especially if you only get a few hours in a given port. Many people choose shore excursions through the cruise line (this way you will not get lost and will always be back to the ship on time) and there are always many to choose from, something to suit everyone. These excursions can even be booked from home before starting the cruise. Many travellers plan their own shore excursions through local independent companies which can be booked online before leaving home or use local transportation such as trains, buses and subways while they are in a port. These are usually cheaper and information about them can be learned from past cruisers and Internet sites such as Cruise Critic. Sometimes it's fun to plan very little and just get off the ship and explore the port area on your own. Getting "off the beaten track" can give you a much better view and taste for a place. Just remember to be back to the ship on time.
Plan ahead Planning ahead is important so that you can make the most of your time in a port. It helps to read up on the history and culture of a place as well as the special things to see and do. It's handy to know a few words in the native language, be aware of some of the customs and perhaps have a small amount of the local currency. On shore days it's fun to eat off the ship and sample the native cuisine. If you don't want to do this you can always go back to the ship for all your meals.
Dining You will never be hungry when you cruise. All meals and snacks are included and there is somewhere to eat 24 hours a day as well as room service if you don't want to leave your cabin. Most cruise lines have now gone away from strictly set seating but also include "As You Wish," "Personal Choice" or "Freestyle" dining so you can dine when it suits you. For those who like a set time at a set table that is still an option. You can always order extra servings, request special foods and have dietary concerns addressed.
Cruisers no longer have to dress "to the nines" for dinner, and "smart casual" is the accepted dress code, just no shorts or beachwear at meal times in the dining rooms. All ships have less formal dining in the buffets and it's nice to use these facilities and take your food out on the deck or poolside, especially during the day time. Meals are typically several courses and the choices are endless. Servings are not huge so you can enjoy plenty of variety without always feeling stuffed. Many ships have specialty restaurants where passengers can eat in a fancier atmosphere for an additional charge.
Alcoholic drinks on most cruise lines are not free and neither are fancy coffees, bottled water or soft drinks. Many people enjoy drinks in the privacy of their cabins and many lines allow passengers to bring wine and beer on board in each port. For a small corkage fee you will be allowed to bring your own wine to the table. We find it fun and part of the experience to buy local wine and beer when in port and enjoy it when back on board.
Some lines, smaller pricier ones, do include drinks and excursions in their package price.
At your service Services on board ship are extensive. There is a photo department, front desk service, an Internet café and a casino. On some ships there's even a laundromat or laundry services for a small fee which is great when you are on a long cruise. Security is usually pretty tight and the ships are always very clean. No one wants an outbreak of Norwalk virus. Mandatory lifeboat drill always takes place on the first day of the cruise, just in case. There is no need to carry cash or keys with you while on board as your cruise card acts as your room key, charge card and boarding card when offthe ship.
Transportation Getting to and from a ship is another thing to work out at each end of a cruise. The arrangements can be booked through the cruise line or on your own through companies such as Super Shuttle or even the hotel you are staying at. In some ports you can use public transportation such as buses and taxis in New York and the Canada Line in Vancouver. You can also drive yourself and then store the car for the duration of the cruise. This makes an Alaskan cruise out of Vancouver so easy.
Scenic appeal On any given cruise there will be favourite ports of call based on location, history, scenery, famous sites or specialty items synonymous with an area. Whether it is based on scenic or historic appeal, some ports will really stand out and so will the arrival or departure from some ports. For us these would include: New York City and sailing by the Statue of Liberty, sailing under the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco and Lions Gate in Vancouver, heading out of Sydney Harbour in Australia, cruising the fiords of New Zealand, arriving in Venice near St. Mark's Square and being almost on the Grand Canal, pulling out of the harbour in Monaco, doing the transit of the Panama Canal, going around the famous arches of Los Cabos, Mexico, enjoying all the beach areas of the Caribbean, taking in the glaciers of Alaska, and floating by icebergs nearly as big as the ship and watching penguins galore in Antarctica.
From time to time there are cruising stories that give the industry a bad name but these are really few and far between considering the number of ships and destinations there are today. Safety and illness (we have never even been seasick) are usually not issues to worry about. Ships are not crowded and are certainly not boring. A cruise can provide a wonderful holiday for everyone, and considering all that is included, a cruise can also be a very affordable way to travel. Where else can you have your transportation, hotel, meals, and entertainment all in the same place and for one price? A cruise gives you a chance to see so many of the world's fascinating places. We will continue to travel as long as we are able and will always consider a cruise as our means of doing so.


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Morgan County Rural Electric Association is pleased that Colorado has significantly raised the ante for thieves who would steal metals from us and other Colorado utilities by declaring this theft to be a felony.
With the rise in the price of commodity metals such as copper and aluminum over the past few years, Colorado has seen an increase in theft of these commodity metals. When electrical facilities, rail lines, water lines and fuel pipelines are targeted by metal thieves, the results of these thefts can be major disruptions in service to the public and may also place the public and utility employees in harm's way.
Metals theft not only causes great expense and inconvenience to the business community but also poses serious risks to public safety. Critical utility services are interrupted and protective structures such as fences and control cabinets are often damaged by thieves, leaving high voltage transmission facilities open and accessible to the public.
SB-049, Endangering Utility Transmission, sponsored by Sen. Rollie Heath (D-Boulder) and Rep. Kevin Priola (R-Adams/Arapahoe), has passed the Colorado Senate and House and is awaiting Governor John Hickenlooper's signature.
The bill was developed by the Commodity Metals Theft Task Force chartered in 2011 by the Colorado legislature in response to rising concerns about the increased incidence of metals thefts.
The charge to the Task Force was to promote public education surrounding metals theft issues and to identify ways to improve Colorado laws to reduce metal theft. The Task Force proposed changes to existing Colorado statutes that would address major public safety risk factors associated with metals theft from critical transportation and utility transmission infrastructures.
The Colorado Rural Electric Association was represented on the Metals Theft Task Force by Barry Springer, a director on the Mountain View Electric Association board. He served as the public utilities member of the Task Force. Mike Williams, CREA's director of safety training and loss control, also worked with the task force.
Utility protection bill passed by legislature
Morgan County Rural Electric Association is pleased that Colorado has significantly raised the ante for thieves who would steal metals from us and other Colorado utilities by declaring this theft to be a felony.


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As part of a series on peacemaking, in late 2007, Pastor Rob Bell's Mars Hill Bible Church put on an art exhibit about the search for peace in a broken world. It was just the kind of avant-garde project that had helped power Mars Hill's growth (the Michigan church attracts 7,000 people each Sunday) as a nontraditional congregation that emphasizes discussion rather than dogmatic teaching. An artist in the show had included a quotation from Mohandas Gandhi. Hardly a controversial touch, one would have thought. But one would have been wrong.
A visitor to the exhibit had stuck a note next to the Gandhi quotation: "Reality check: He's in hell." Bell was struck.
Really? he recalls thinking.
Gandhi's in hell?
He is?
We have confirmation of this?
Somebody knows this?
Without a doubt?
And that somebody decided to take on the responsibility of letting the rest of us know?
So begins Bell's controversial new best seller, Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived. Works by Evangelical Christian pastors tend to be pious or at least on theological message. The standard Christian view of salvation through the death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth is summed up in the Gospel of John, which promises "eternal life" to "whosoever believeth in Him." Traditionally, the key is the acknowledgment that Jesus is the Son of God, who, in the words of the ancient creed, "for us and for our salvation came down from heaven ... and was made man." In the Evangelical ethos, one either accepts this and goes to heaven or refuses and goes to hell.
Bell, a tall, 40-year-old son of a Michigan federal judge, begs to differ. He suggests that the redemptive work of Jesus may be universal meaning that, as his book's subtitle puts it, "every person who ever lived" could have a place in heaven, whatever that turns out to be. Such a simple premise, but with Easter at hand, this slim, lively book has ignited a new holy war in Christian circles and beyond. When word of Love Wins reached the Internet, one conservative Evangelical pastor, John Piper, tweeted, "Farewell Rob Bell," unilaterally attempting to evict Bell from the Evangelical community. R. Albert Mohler Jr., president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, says Bell's book is "theologically disastrous. Any of us should be concerned when a matter of theological importance is played with in a subversive way." In North Carolina, a young pastor was fired by his church for endorsing the book.
The traditionalist reaction is understandable, for Bell's arguments about heaven and hell raise doubts about the core of the Evangelical worldview, changing the common understanding of salvation so much that Christianity becomes more of an ethical habit of mind than a faith based on divine revelation. "When you adopt universalism and erase the distinction between the church and the world," says Mohler, "then you don't need the church, and you don't need Christ, and you don't need the cross. This is the tragedy of nonjudgmental mainline liberalism, and it's Rob Bell's tragedy in this book too."
Particularly galling to conservative Christian critics is that Love Wins is not an attack from outside the walls of the Evangelical city but a mutiny from within a rebellion led by a charismatic, popular and savvy pastor with a following. Is Bell's Christianity less judgmental, more fluid, open to questioning the most ancient of assumptions on an inexorable rise? "I have long wondered if there is a massive shift coming in what it means to be a Christian," Bell says. "Something new is in the air."


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Video: 'Naturally Risen' a Fitting Epitaph for Una Pizza Napoletana
As Manhattarino fires up and finds its legs, it's not too early to take a wistful look back on Una Pizza Napoletana and its moody pizzaiolo, Anthony Mangieri--particularly if the nostalgia trip is in the form of a beautifully shot, edited, and scored video.
Art director and commercial artist Michael Evans is the genius behind the short making-of video called Naturally Risen, which follows Mangieri from dough-making to pizza-baking. Backed by a great Tommy Guerrero instrumental. You'll find the homage on Evans's site: divisionofsafety.com/NATURALLYRISEN. [via Pizzablogger via pizzamaking.com]
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Chicago bike commuters are gearing up for Bike Winter with a "Make It Reflective Workshop" this upcoming Monday, December 5.
As posted on the event listing:
Have Fun While Making You and Your Bike More Visible!
Join us for our annual Make It Reflective Workshop:
Learn about passive vs. active visibility, get tips on what to use and where to place it, update your favorite coat or bag with extra-sparkly visibility.
Who: Experienced cyclists who sew will help make both you and your bike the most obvious moving vehicle on the road.
What: Bring what you want modified (bikes, clothing, bags, outerwear, helmets, etc.)
Where: Active Transportation Alliance at 9 W. Hubbard St. (4th floor)
When: Dec. 5th from 5:00 pm until 9 pm (stay as long as you like, but plan on at least 15 minutes per item being modified).
Cost: $5 (donations are greatly appreciated to help defray the costs of materials).
For more information, contact Jane Healy at repto at aol dot com.
This workshop is the second one this season; I missed the first one held on November 6 – just in time for the time change and onset of more darkness.
And such an event is just one of many events already on the Bike Winter calendar.


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Sаbun NuAmооrеа (dahulu bernama Amoorea) аdаlаh рrоduk ѕаbun kеѕеhаtаn dаn kecantikan untuk kulіt tubuh dаn kulit wajah yang akan membuat kulit tampak sehat, cerah dаn lеbіh mudа.
Sаbun NuAmооrеа terbuat bаhаn bahan hеrbаl аlаmі уаng bеrkuаlіtаѕ tanpa kandungan bahan kimia dan hаnуа mеngаndung рH 5,5.
Sabun NuAmoorea tidak akan memberikan еfеk ѕаmріng mаuрun іrіtаѕі раdа kulіt.
Sаbun NuAmoorea Aman/ Bеrbаhауа? Aраkаh Adа Efеk Sаmріngnуа Memakai Sabun NuAmoorea?
Sabun NuAmооrеа аѕlі/ оrіgіnаl terbuat dаrі 100% bаhаn аlаmі, tаnра bаhаn kimia, serta tеlаh tеrdаftаr dі BPOM RI dengan nо. NA32170500009 dan NA32160600506 ѕеhіnggа ѕаbun NuAmооrеа аmаn digunakan sekalipun bаgі ibu hаmіl dan menyusui.
Perlu dіkеtаhuі, bаhwа dalam penggunaan ѕаbun NuAmооrеа іnі аkаn mengalami рrоѕеѕ detoksifikasi (реmbеrѕіhаn), ѕеhіnggа реrlu dіреrhаtіkаn саrа реmаkаіаn уаng bеnаr. Cаrа kеrjа NuAmооrеа аdаlаh dеngаn mеngеluаrkаn racun (dеtоx) dari dаlаm kulit аkіbаt pemakaian рrоduk kоѕmеtіk (реmutіh) bеrbаhаn kіmіа bеrbаhауа ѕереrtі merkuri dаn hidrokuinon ѕеbеlum аkhіrnуа memberikan hаѕіl bеruра kulіt сеrаh dan ѕеhаt.
Tоntоn vіdео tеѕtіmоnі sabun NuAmoorea dibawah іnі
Bahan Kandungan NuAmoorea
NuAmoorea memiliki kandungan utama Heilmооr сlау. Hеilmооr сlау аdаlаh реlоіd alami 100% уаng dіеkѕtrаk dаrі tеmраt penyimpanannya уаng tеrlеtаkk dіbаwаh Auѕtrіа. Sеlаіn itu, Hellmoor clay аdаlаh bungа rаmраі аlаmі уаng bеrаѕаl dаrі ѕubѕtаnѕі уаng bisa membantu mеmbеrіkаn dаmраk уаng ѕаngаt реntіng bagi ѕіѕtеm mеtаbоlіѕmе ѕеl dі kulіt karena аdаnуа kаndungаn аѕаm humіс уаng jumlаhnуа bаnуаk dаn ѕеlаіn іtu mеngаndung kandungan nutrisi, vіtаmіn dаn juga enzim.
Khusus NuAmooréa Beautyplus Bar mengandung malus domestica fruit cell extract atau ekstrak sel buah apel hijau dari Swiss. Penelitian menunjukan stemsel dari buah apel mampu meningkatkan pertumbuhan fibroblast / meregenerasi atau menggantikan sel-sel kulit yang telah rusak akibat polusi, paparan matahari atau gaya hidup yang tidak sehat sehingga stemcell apel juga dapat sebagai anti aging yang efektif
Manfaat Sabun NuAmoorea
Manfaat Sabun NuAmoorea pada kulit kita :
• Mencerahkan / mеmulіhkаn kulit
• Mеngеnсаngkаn kulit wаjаh
• Mеrеgеnеrаѕі ѕеl kulit
• Mеnуеdіаkаn Nutrisi Kulіt
• Mеngесіlkаn роrі-роrі
• Mеngurаngі kаntоng mаtа
• Mеnghіlаngkаn Noda Hitam, kоmеdо, kеrірut, jerawat
• Mеnjаgа Kеѕеіmbаngаn PH Kulit
• Rоnа Wajah lеbіh bercahaya
• Mеngеnсаngkаn Pауudаrа
• Bisa dіраkаі untuk Pria dаn Wanita
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Harga Sabun NuAmoorea
Berikut adalah harga sabun NuAmoorea di Garut Jawa Barat
NuAmoorea Beauty Bar
1 Box 100 gr : Rp 650.000
1 Box 50 gr (isi 2 bar @ 25gr) : Rp 380.000
1 Bar 25 gr : Rp 200.000
NuAmoorea Beauty Plus Bar (Stemsel)
1 Box isi 1 bar 80gr : Rp 665.000
1 Box isi 40 gr : Rp 405.000
Pelembab Moist : Rp 315.000
Tabir Surya Solar Guard : Rp 315.000
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Heilmoor clay is the recognized name for the moor substance. In Austria, a rare form of life-giving peat which has been formed during the Ice Age as the result of a geological shift which brought on a layer of wealthy vegetation (including herbs, plant life and flowers) to become submerged under up to 60 feet of clay-based, where it remained, swaddled within our planet, and now totally protected against air pollution. Free from the rotting effects of oxygen, the plant matter undergoes a 'ripening' process over hundreds of years into a rich, black substance by which all of the organic and natural and inorganic substances within the plants are assimilated into the Moor. Beneath massive pressure, it is often concentrated to a quarter of its original volume, making herbal complex with wonderful therapeutic propeties of maximum concentration and a cream-like consistency. Moor treatments have been known and used since ancient times. Almost 3, 000 years in the past, the Celts and Journal used Moor deposits in Austria and Germany to treat wounds incurred during warfare. One of the earliest records of their use comes from Galen and Plinius, the great medical minds from the Egyptian era, described the use of Moors transferred by the river Earth as an important healing medium. Moor is a huge part of traditional medical folklore through many regions of Central The european countries for centuries. In the past 60 years, a wealth of clinical studies conducted on Moor remedy has confirmed that Moor indeed does own a variety of beneficial properties. As a result, hundreds of American physicians now use and recommend Moor treatments. The miracle properties of the Deep Moor have recently been the main topic of many research jobs since the early 50s. Moor is a wealthy, organic and natural mud, formed by time and composed of a huge selection of plants/herbs, organic and natural chemical substances, trace elements, plant human hormones, natural antibiotics, and other biologically active matter incorporate to create one of natural miracles; the thick wealthy Moor. It is the synergy of natural organic and natural substances operating together that give the Deep Moor its 'miracle' therapeutic and rejuvenating qualities. The make up of Moor has proven to be quite just like the composition of the individual body. As a result Moor is a great ingredient in body and skincare compounds, as its bio-availability helps with nourishing the body as well as assisting in its detoxification. The potent properties of Moor assist in healing skin conditions such as psoriasis, and inflammation of the articulations, just as Rheumatoid Arthritis. That is a natural antibacterial and works to balance hormones as well. Just about every Moor product includes the rich, black moor drinking water as the signature component. This water is taken out from the moor with a process of purification which takes several weeks to complete. It includes almost all of the moor's water-soluble nutrition and is therefore extremely nourishing to the epidermis and body. Free from the decaying effects of oxygen and in the occurrence of specific microflora, submerged herbal matter experiences a transformation process over many years to produce a homogeneous dark substance called Moor. In this maturing process, all of the organic and natural and inorganic components within the plants are retained in the Moor. These myriad natural ingredients make Moor one of nature's strongest therapeutic and detoxifying substances. Substantial medical research has shown that Deep Moor quickly permeates the skin and makes a holistic therapeutic effect through the whole system. Chemicals of the Deep Moor have been found to surround the skin skin cells or penetrate partially between the epidermis cells. A binding process with ?ggehvidestof in the skin happens, producing an exchange effect of ions. Harmful positive ions in the pores and skin tissues are exchanged for the rejuvenating negative ions in the Moor. The particles are then captured by blood vessels into the system to undertake their treasured work. The Moor's benefits also stem from an abundance of essential oils, fatty acids and lipoids, which occur obviously and aren't artificially released, as in most makeup products. Research has shown these substances penetrate easily in to the skin an subcutaneous flesh, re-establishing the skin's natural pH balance and increasing the flow of blood vessels to your skin. This research also showed that the skin is detoxified, filtered, toned and revitalised by soluble organic and natural and inorganic active nutrients. The Moor has been clinically examined and found to be naturally hypoallergenic also to have the ability to harmonise with and advantage any skin type, removing the advantages of many different types of lotions.


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Rev3 is having their first seminar. Tomorrow, October 29th Mike Vasquez will be giving a talk about 3D printing. If you want to learn more about the wonderful world of 3D printing head over to the IIT Rice campus at 6:30pm!
Rev3 is an innovation center located in DuPage County, Illinois that is focused on helping people and companies manufacture products, software and technology to drive the third industrial revolution. From astonishing waves of innovation to new product concepts, to technology that changes business models – Rev3 is a place of emerging opportunities.
Like many co-working spaces and incubators, a key feature of Rev3 will be the opportunity to collaborate with and share ideas with other users. Rev3 is a place you will want to come to work. Even if you are a solopreneur, Rev3 will give you the opportunity to develop your business in a communal environment.


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Regardless of the season, you'll be sure to experience tranquility in our outdoor Hot Springs. Set against the towering white pines along the Wisconsin River, the Outdoor Hot Springs at Spa Del Sol is the perfect place to relax.
Located on ground level, this gigantic outdoor whirlpool is set in an adult serene environment and surrounded by heated concrete decks, Southwestern architecture and a two-story adobe fireplace. Enjoy a cocktail on a hot summer day or a warm beverage in the chilliest of winter. Either way, you will be sure to be delighted with the comfort of our luxurious amenities while you enjoy the calming waters and the natural surroundings of the Wisconsin River.
Come join us and experience our one-of-a-kind facility and extravagant treatments. It will keep you coming back for more.
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Kerry urges Russia to exercise utmost restraint in Ukraine's Crimea
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry warned Russia on Saturday that any steps to annex Ukraine's Crimea region would close the door to diplomacy, a U.S. State Department official said.
Kerry's latest telephone call with his Russian counterpart, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, came as the standoff between occupying Russian forces and besieged Ukrainian troops intensified in Crimea.
"He made clear that continued military escalation and provocation in Crimea or elsewhere in Ukraine, along with steps to annex Crimea to Russia would close any available space for diplomacy, and he urged utmost restraint," the official said.
President Barack Obama sought to reassure nervous Baltic leaders on Saturday about U.S. support for their security and consulted other European allies about the Ukraine crisis.
Obama, who is on a weekend vacation with his family at a lush Florida resort, placed a series of calls to six world leaders who agreed Russia needs to pull its military forces back to their bases and allow international observers into Crimea, the White House said.
He convened a conference call with Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite, Latvian President Andris Berzins, and Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves. It was the first time he has spoken with the leaders of the three Baltic states about the crisis.
The countries are NATO members with strong economic ties to Russia, and have expressed nervousness about President Vladimir Putin's actions in Ukraine.
"The president reaffirmed the United States' unwavering commitment to our collective defense commitments under the North Atlantic Treaty and our enduring support for the security and democracy of our Baltic allies," the White House said in a statement.
The United States has moved to reassure its NATO allies, sending six more F-15 fighter jets this week to NATO's policing mission over the Baltic states. The jets are on call to respond to any violations of Baltic airspace.
Putin's justification for intervening in Ukraine to protect Russian speakers in Crimea has alarmed many in the Baltics, which used to be part of the Soviet bloc and have their own ethnic Russian minorities whose rights Moscow says are being undermined.
Obama made his third call this week about the crisis to British Prime Minister David Cameron and his second call in a week to French President Francois Hollande, and the leaders agreed on the diplomatic steps needed to defuse the tension in the region.
"They underlined that, if there was no progress was made in that direction, new measures would be taken that would sensibly affect relations between Russia and the international community, which is in no one's interest," Hollande's office said.
Obama also called Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, his first call about Ukraine to the NATO member, the White House said. On Friday night, Obama telephoned German Chancellor Angela Merkel to discuss the situation in Ukraine.


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How to Make Payments
The application fee is due when application is submitted. All students make payments quarterly. For new students, payment is due within the first week after arrival. For continuing students, payment is due during the previous quarter. See the Housing Calendar for specific due dates.
Be sure to include student's full name and student I.D. number with payment.
Payment Options
Option 1 : Credit Card
Pay by credit card by sending us the Credit Card Authorization form by e-mail, or by calling the Cashiers Office at 425.640.1563. Do not fax. The college only accepts Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover.
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- Beneficiary: Edmonds College
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- Student Information: Please include student's full name, student's Edmonds College I.D. number, and what payment is for.


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We are retrieving Chinese data from a file and displaying it to our web page. However, for some reason, certain chinese characters are destroyed, thus resulting to 3 different characters instead of 1 character.
I found out that:
If we directly copy the bytes from the file into a new file, the chinese chars can be viewed properly in our web browser.
If we save the bytes into a new String, the chinese is displayed properly but 1 or 2 characters are destroyed (displaying 3 different garbage characters each).
Any idea on how to resolve this? Any help will be appreciated.
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Jaron Lanier: the online guru who says the internet is out to steal your job
Silicon Valley pioneer Jaron Lanier says information should not be free and that digital technology is eroding the middle-class
Jaron Lanier worries a lot. In his book Who Owns the Future?, the dreadlocked digital pioneer, who has an infectious, high-pitched laugh, worries about the internet.
He worries that his generation of digital utopians got it horribly wrong, that far from being an egalitarian environment in which all are equally engaged in free exchange, the internet is a place where unaccountable businesses with the fastest processers profit from the work, knowledge and lives of everyone else. He worries about how middle-class jobs will be eroded. He worries that ordinary people are exchanging future job security and the valuable details of their lives, in return for free services in the here and now. He worries that the doctrine of "free" is cutting ordinary people out of the economy.
He likens the social effects of file-sharing to the effects of securitising mortgages. He likens the ideology of the Pirate Party voter to the Wall Street mogul (both believing "all must be made fluid"). "But I don't believe in the doctrine of good people and bad people," he says.
Lanier, a computer scientist and philosopher, was mentored by Marvin Minsky in the 1970s and was involved in the development of virtual reality in the 1980s. He is part of the network of Silicon Valley gurus who developed the brave new digital world we live in now, and still works at the heart of the industry, most recently with Microsoft.
"The people who argue with me these days are often repeating at me my own lines from decades ago," he says. "A lot of the lines about how it's better for musicians and journalists to be free from interference, I helped make up that stuff, and at the time I believed it. What changed my mind was observing the empirical results on the real world and what was happening to the lives of people I knew. It wasn't working out so well in reality."
The problems with free data
Lanier's new book critiques the notion of free and easy, value-free data. He says it masks a huge power imbalance. He maintains that this information is not free; that we pay for it in the long-term with reduced job security, and in the short-term with our own data, harvested commercially by
"big data" companies such as Google, Facebook and Amazon. "In the current regime of open networks and free information whoever has the biggest computer becomes the master," he says. "It's all a big put-on. It does give treats. You get free services online but further on it will lead to you losing your job."
According to Lanier, the job destruction caused by digital technology has not resulted in comparable new employment opportunities online. And this doesn't stop with the music industry or journalism. No, says Lanier, it's coming soon to an industry close to you, thanks to new technologies such as 3D printing and self-driving cars.
"The better technology gets, the more the economy at large becomes an information economy," he says. "Once when people talked about automation, they were imagining that some mathematician would write the magic formula that would allow automation to take place, but instead it turns out these things run on big data."
And big data is people. "Anonymising it and pretending it didn't come from individuals is a kind of accounting fraud," says Lanier. "The big companies hide behind the idea of AI [artificial intelligence], but that's just another word for falsified accounting. They're pretending that people don't contribute the data it all runs on. Google Translate is the product of thousands of translators whose efforts are mashed up . . . in the same way as [securitised] mortgages were mashed up."
This half-hidden trade in our collated data, whether to run services or predict spending patterns, is what makes the system work. Meanwhile, because there's an expectation that digital services and content be free, ordinary people are increasingly cut out of the new economy, unable to buy and sell. "These big companies are concentrating power by shrinking markets," says Lanier.
And yet a persistent strain of internet Utopianism insists that these new technologies will, if unconstrained, take us somewhere wonderful. This optimism has roots, says Lanier, in the Silicon Valley of the 1970s and 1980s, when new age spirituality blended with technological thinking. "Many brought ideas from traditional religion into technology, like the notion that advanced machines could back up our brains and give us immortality. They even have something like 'the rapture' that they call 'the singularity' [the moment when our minds are uploaded to machines or the moment machines become truly intelligent] . . . This isn't a fringe movement of fanatics – this is the stated public agenda of the largest computer companies. Google talks about actively building a global brain that will surpass humanity."
Lanier always believed in more human-centred technology. "This notion that we were making machines that would transcend people always seemed unsound to me but it really became clear when I saw people suffer based on ideas I thought would be great for them. One guy I know had a wonderful career in music but the new music business demanded that people tour all the time and he had a sick father so couldn't tour. He was forced into bankruptcy and lost the family home."
Future solutions
So what can be done? Political solutions don't appeal to him. He dismisses notions of left and right as a legacy of the 19th century. "Software moves so quickly and programmers are so clever that it's hard to imagine a bureaucracy ever making laws that could keep up," he says.
On a general level, Lanier feels ordinary people should be able to value their own data and their own content. "Information shouldn't be free," he says. "It should be affordable. I think giving data a more explicit monetary value will force a kind of a balance."
His specific starting point is a redesign of the web that might eventually facilitate small remunerations for ordinary people. He believes the type of one-way linking devised by Tim Berners-Lee, who first developed the world wide web, deprives data of history. "It specifically disenfranchises people from the economic value of what they bring to the net. As long as we remove the economic value, it's all about sharing and getting an ego boost because you're recognised with only a token amount of people able to leverage that ego boost into economic benefit."
He thinks that instead we should employ the kind of two-way hyperlink proposed by the IT pioneer and philosopher Ted Nelson back in the 1960s. "That would allow you to trace where information came from. If you track information it has economic advantages and advantages for understanding meaning, but there's also a moral advantage because it makes it clear that all data and all knowledge comes from people and we can trace it. Information is always a person in disguise. It's a form of puppetry."
Ultimately, Lanier says, "this should be about people. It should not be about computers."
Lanier also recommends that everyone take long holidays from the free online services they've become dependent on. He himself spends a lot of time playing archaic musical instruments ("They have the best user interfaces").
"[Going offline] makes me sensitive to how much information I glean not from the internet but from the web of subtle interactions I have with people in the world at large.
"If you're always online, it's easy to miss how much information you get from direct human communication . . . And it's remarkable how shallow the internet is actually. Anytime you really, really get to know a subject, you start to notice that there's a body of stuff that's repeated over and over again while the better stuff gets drowned out."
In Who Owns the Future? , Lanier outlines a number of dystopian scenarios that we could be heading for (some of them read like Philip K Dick stories). He feels there is a crisis on the horizon.
"This could be anything from a sudden rise of socialism. Some people might like that, but rapid revolutions are often cruel. Or we could get a bizarre sustained austerity, a high unemployment state where people just accept it and get enough treats to make do. Or maybe a super-elite will become pseudo immortal and go off in space ships and let everyone else die."
He laughs. "I don't know. There are a lot of possible scenarios but the scenario I think we should all want is one where there's still a middle class that can outspend the top, where political power is genuinely distributed, and the preponderance of people can invent their own lives, live creatively and enjoy these high technological times."
Who Owns the Future? by Jaron Lanier is published by Allen Lane


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The Arapahoe County Weatherization Division installs free energy conservation measures and energy-efficient appliances in low-income households in Adams County and Arapahoe County. The program helps eligible residents to conserve energy and save money on heating and cooling bills, while improving the comfort of their homes year-round. 2016 marked the 40th anniversary of the National Weatherization Assistance Program.
Weatherization services may include:
- Energy audit of the home
- Energy conservation information
- Furnace and water heater safety test
- Furnace replacement, if eligible
- Insulation in attics, walls and crawl spaces
- Storm Windows, if eligible
- Sealing air leaks
- LED light bulbs
Eligibility Information- Traditional Weatherization
We can weatherize owner-occupied homes and rentals, including single-family houses, mobile homes and multi-family units up to a four-plex. A home can only receive weatherization services once. All services and materials are provided at no cost to eligible households, and all employees and subcontractors must pass a background check.
Funding for weatherization services is provided by the Colorado Energy Office and the U.S. Department of Energy Denver Regional Office.


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Crafted in white leather with gunpowder Gray legs, the Davos loveseat will add a that modern look to your living space while still maintaining a luxorious feel. This loveseat is sure to impress your family and friends. Matching chair, sofa and ottoman also available.
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Gate Motors Aeroton, a division of Gate Motors Johannesburg. Your local gate automation and security specialist in Aeroton. When you need a Gate Company in Aeroton, Call 083-986-8400 for help with sales, service or support. With Gate Motors Aeroton you get after-sales support. Fast response times and same day service. Plus the lowest prices in Aeroton for gate openers. Our qualified and experienced staff, know what they are doing and will help you to make the right decision when choosing swing gate or sliding gate motors.
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When it comes to beefing up your security at your home, or access control at the office. It's important to use a reliable, and professional company like Gate Motor Aeroton. We've been in business for more than a decade. We're well-known for our fast, friendly and professional service. Call 083-986-8400 and speak to a representative about your driveway gates!
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No matter the type of entrance gate, or garage door you have. We have a Gate Motor or Garage Motor to suit. We provide both Electric Swing Gate Motors in Aeroton. Or Electric Sliding Gate Motors in Aeroton. It all depends on the type of entrance gate you currently have.
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Electric Gate Motors Aeroton offer a range of Gate Motors. As well as, Garage Motors for homes and businesses in Aeroton. Our qualified, trained, and experienced gate operators deliver expert, cost effective and fast solutions. Gate Motor Services in Aeroton. This includes providing Gate Motor Installations in Aeroton. Gate Motor Repairs in Aeroton. And Troubleshooting Gate Motors in Aeroton.
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Garage Motor Installations Aeroton | Gate Motor Installer Aeroton. Gate Automation Aeroton install a variety of automatic gate openers for both sliding gates and swing gates. We also offer other security installations like intercoms, security gates, fencing, access control systems, entry systems, gate locks, automatic gates, iron gates, security gates, keypad systems and intercom systems. Our installers are qualified and professional, with years of experience working within the industry.
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Garage Motor Repairs Aeroton | Gate Motor Repairs Aeroton. Does your gate motor malfunction more than 50% of the time? Are you changing your gate from automatic to manual, most of the time? Does your gate motor always stop halfway or open very slowly? Or does your gate motor just not work at all? Whatever the reason, we offer a wide range of plumbing repair services, And we'll have your gate motor back up and running in no time. We repair and replace everything from remote controls to brackets, gate locks. Get in touch with us today!
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Garage Motor Maintenance Aeroton | Gate Motor Maintenance Aeroton. Gate Motor Maintenance will end up saving you money and can extend the lifespan of your gate motor. Regular Gate Motor Maintenance will also find problems. Before they get a chance of becoming an expensive problem. Think about this, a residential gate motor can open and close 6 times a day. While some commercial gate motors can open and close up to 200 hundred times a day. That's roughly 2190 times a year for residential gate motors. And 73000 for commercial gate motors, a year. That's why regardless of size. It's important that you have regular Gate Motor Maintenance done on a yearly basis.
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When it comes to quality. You can be sure we use the best quality products. Brands we supply include. Centurion Gate Motors Aeroton. ET Gate Motors Aeroton. Gemini Gate Motors Aeroton and DACE Gate Motors Aeroton.
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Sliding Gate Motor For Sale In Aeroton
ET Drive 500
|Full Installation
|ET Drive 500 Sliding Gate Kits
|Battery Backup
|2x 4 Button Remotes
|4m Rack
DOES NOT INCLUDE: Power To Gate. Anti-Tamper Bracket or Safety Beams.
Centurion D5
|Full Installation
|Centurion D5 Evo Sliding Gate Kits
|Battery Backup
|2x 4 Button Remotes
|4m Rack
DOES NOT INCLUDE: Power To Gate. Anti-Tamper Bracket or Safety Beams.
DACE Sprint 500
|Full Installation
|DACE Sprint 500 Sliding Gate Kits
|Battery Backup
|2x 4 Button Remotes
|4m Rack
DOES NOT INCLUDE: Power To Gate. Anti-Tamper Bracket or Safety Beams.
Gemini S00122
|Full Installation
|Gemini DC Motor Sliding Gate Kits
|Battery Backup
|2x 4 Button Remotes
|4m Rack
DOES NOT INCLUDE: Power To Gate. Anti-Tamper Bracket or Safety Beams.
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SSSL Johannesburg exceeded all exceptions I highly recommend them as I'm really happy with the service they provided.
Gate Motor Johannesburg did a great job on repairing my gate motor. I highly recommend this company for repairs.
I'm verry happy with our new sliding gate motor. SSSL Johannesburg were very professional and did exactly what they promised!
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…and other snippets of words of wisdom from the Black experiences in HBO's "The Black List, Vol 1":
Both Volume 1 and Volume 2 are now out on DVD (I think, only at Target stores). I highly recommend them. Volume 3 premiers on HBO February 8.
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The Gospel for a Gay Friend
Garrett Kell:
For many of my Christian friends who love Jesus and struggle with same-sex attraction, the beauty of the gospel is that it addresses every area of their life, not just one expression of the fall. All believers know this truth. Whether we were once atheists, liars, Muslims, or self-righteous church attenders, there's no magical gospel just for "our sin." At the foot of the cross we are all equally in need of God's amazing grace.
At the same time, Josh has real questions that need to be answered. In the same way an atheist, Muslim, or self-righteous person would need the gospel to address them personally, we should learn to love Josh in his particular consideration of Jesus' claims. We should seek to help him find sound answers.
Justification and Sanctification: What's the Problem?
Kevin DeYoung, Richard Phillips and Bryan Chapell discuss the sometimes tricky connection between justification and sanctification:
God of the Womb
Kristen Gilles:
The Lord has closed my womb. He opened it. He filled it. He emptied it. And then he closed it. The Lord has kept me from having children. He enabled me to conceive a son two years ago. Then he took my son to be with him 10 months later. And since then, he has kept me from having children. This reality, rather than disturbing me, actually comforts me.
Avoiding Burnout
Archie Parrish:
The term burnout was coined by rocket scientists to describe shutting down a jet or rocket engine by exhausting or shutting off its fuel. Dr. Herbert J. Freudenberg, in his 1974 book Burnout: The High Cost of High Achievement, was the first psychologist to use this term. He defined burnout as "the extinction of motivation or incentive, especially where one's devotion to a cause or relationship fails to produce the desired results."
Christians committed to Christ's work can experience physical, mental, and emotional exhaustion similar to what non-Christians experience. Christians also have to deal with the added challenge of spiritual burnout. If burnout detectors were placed at every church entrance, we would be shocked to see how many who began by the Spirit are now trying to be perfected by the flesh (see Gal. 3:3).
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Memo to recruiters: A focus on the financial advantages of switching firms may ultimately be less effective than demonstrating how a move might improve the advisor's work-life balance.
That is because, behind the scenes, family members play a significant role in an advisor's decision on whether to break away from his current firm, according to a new report from Fidelity Investments.
In front of the scenes, advisors aren't much talking about their families in conversations with executive search consultants, says Mark Elzweig, a veteran recruiter with New York-based Mark Elzweig Co. That usually comes later in the process, when the advisor has made the decision to move.
"Advisors want their spouse to be on board with the extra work and potential stress of a move," Elzweig (right) says. "Sometimes they'll want their spouse to meet the prospective branch manager and provide a valued second opinion on his character and on the firm itself."
Released Thursday, the Fidelity Insights on Independence Study marks the Boston-based firm's second annual analysis on the motivations of those who move, consider a move or remain entrenched in their current firm.
The survey of 783 advisors, none of whom was aware that Fidelity sponsored the study, found that family members were encouraging in 40% of cases where an advisor ultimately moved. Yet in the case of "fence-sitters"—those advisors who considered a move but did not make it—only 8% of family members supported the idea of a switch.
Conversely, the study found little family resistance—just 4%—among movers, but significant discouragement—23%—in fence-sitting cases.
The Fidelity study, whose participants managed at least $10 million in assets, had encouraging news for advisors considering a switch. Overall, advisors who did so saw a 22% increase in compensation over 2008 levels.
While that was moderately above the 17% increase in advisors who stayed put, the raise in pay was 38% for advisors adopting an independent model.
Most of those making the move—89%— ended up happy they did so, with 77% saying they ended up better off financially.
While just 79% of clients made the move with the advisors, the study found the advisors increased their "share of wallet" with 54% of the clients making the switch.
That last finding may have particular significance in the breakaway decision, since the study found that clients not coming along was the second most cited reason (after "current situation is good/grass not always greener") for staying put.
Elzweig agreed that the advisor's estimation of client mobility is key to his own willingness to move.
"Only those advisors who are confident that they can bring their clients to the new firm will seriously entertain a move. That's why advisors who move, in our experience, typically bring 80% or more of desired accounts and assets," he said.
"It's easier to hit the bid in bull markets when the client's recent experiences with the advisor have been positive ones," Elzweig added.
Other risk-avoidant motivations, including fear of the unknown and stress of the move, were dominant factors in keeping fence sitters from moving, with younger and especially female advisors exhibiting the greatest levels of risk aversion.
The Fidelity study found that advisors took eight months on average from contemplation of a move to leaving their former firm. It said advisors who moved found talking to other advisors who moved was a key influence on their decision. And it found that paperwork and technology were the biggest hassles involved in the move.
Bellomy Research conducted the study for Fidelity late last year.
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TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- The State Highway Patrol says an operation targeting criminal activity on the Ohio Turnpike led to 12 arrests and the seizure of drugs with a $218,000 street value.
The patrol says the operation ran last Monday through Thursday and covered the Ohio Turnpike from Toledo to Cleveland.
The Blade newspaper reports Monday (http://bit.ly/198PFY5 ) that troopers made 238 traffic stops during the operation.
Those stops led to seven felony drug arrests, two felony weapons arrests, and three misdemeanor drug arrests.
The paper says more than six pounds of marijuana was seized, along with more than two pounds of heroin, and small amounts of hashish and cocaine.
Two guns and about $29,000 in cash were also seized.
Information from: The Blade, http://www.toledoblade.com/


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My Vice Clothing is casual, classic, All-American men's lifestyle designer sweats collection based out of Los Angeles, CA that focuses on blending casual comfort with designer fashion.
MyVice specializes in redefining the sweat pant, one of the most classic staples in men's fashion. Focusing on high quality fabrics, tailored cuts, and fashionable design, MyVice provides the comfort without compromising your style.
My Vice Sweats is sold through the company e-tailer and worn by the NBA's Chris Paul, Kevin Durant, and Blake Griffin.
My Vice Clothing is presenting its SS '14 collection at the LA Men's Collections this October 14, 2013 at Men's Fashion Week LA at the California Market Center at 1:00pm.
The cover of the California Apparel News read: "Men's Fashion Week – Is L.A. ready?" Men's Fashion Week Los Angeles (MFWLA) is committed to serving the menswear fashion and apparel community with one goal: to gain universal recognition for American menswear fashion designers, by providing a platform to turn creativity into productivity. Presenting brands gain exposure to a unique global audience, exclusively comprised of menswear buyers, press, and consumers. Sophomore 24 Media will produce Men's Fashion Week LA's MEN'S COLLECTIONS October 2013. Men's Fashion Week LA is produced by Sophomore 24 Media.
About the California Market Center (CMC) – The CMC is the intersection of fashion, gift, home & design. Open year-round and located in the heart of the Fashion District in downtown Los Angeles, the CMC connects brands and reps with thousands of buyers, style-makers and industry influences from around the globe. From apparel and accessories to gifts, kids, and lifestyle collections, the product array at the CMC is unmatched on the West Coast, catering to every price point and market niche. Collections are presented in hundreds of showrooms and several trade shows featured throughout the CMC throughout the year. For more information, please visit California Market Center online.


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CRESTVIEW � Dawn Onuffer is seeking support to bring her baking dreams to November�s 46th annual Pillsbury Bake-Off in Las Vegas.
CRESTVIEW � Dawn Onuffer is seeking support to bring her baking dreams to November�s 46th annual Pillsbury Bake-Off in Las Vegas.
Onuffer is a semifinalist in the national competition.
Her Hot Pink Raspberry and Cream Cake recipe is one of 60 entries in the Simple Sweets and Starters category. Three other contestants from Miami, Tampa and Melbourne represent Florida in the category.
The 34 recipes with the most votes will receive an expenses-paid trip to Las Vegas and a chance to win a $1 million grand prize.
�This is the mother of all baking contests,� Onuffer said. �We will bake our recipes for the judges and they will select the top three finalists.�
The second and third finalists win $10,000 and $5,000, respectively, according to the contest�s website. The top three finalists also can choose from sponsor General Electric�s kitchen appliances.
Four other $5,000 prizes will go to participants who present particularly creative recipes.
Onuffer, who expects to get voting results by July 4, said she already knows what she�d do if given the ticket.
�I have never been out west � If we go, I would like to take the family to see the Grand Canyon,� she said.
Onuffer is creative in the kitchen.
�I just like to experiment,� she said. �I just throw things together; that�s just how I cook.�
However, �I enjoy baking more so than cooking,� she added.
Onuffer, who has entered several baking contests in the last decade, participated in the Pillsbury Bake-Off four times before becoming a semifinalist in last year�s competition in Orlando.
�It was a cookie with a cream cheese, coffee-flavored topping,� she said of her Cappuccino Toppers.
This year�s cake entry requires flour, eggs and sugar. As required, the recipe includes Pillsbury products,including hot pink vanilla-flavored frosting and the company�s self-rising flour.
After a half-hour prep time, the cake takes 1 hour and 40 minutes to bake. The result is a creamy, vibrant dessert.
�It�s the only pink recipe online (on the contest�s website) � It stands out really well,� she said.
Visit http://bit.ly/159LsOa to vote for Dawn Onuffer�s Hot Pink Raspberry and Cream Cake recipe. The deadline is 11:59 a.m. Thursday.
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Kevin Camia prides himself in being a part of the great tradition of stand up comedy. He has performed throughout the country and is quickly gaining national exposure after years of honing his craft at clubs and colleges.
He has been featured on Comedy Central's "Live at Gotham", Aspen Rooftop Comedy Festival, AZN's Asia Street Comedy and the San Francisco Sketchfest. His comedy is a mix of dry wit, strange observations and social satire delivered in a "tell it like it is" performance.
He constantly challenges himself in writing new and original material with enough twists and sharp turns to make any audience have a great time.
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Triple injury blow for Biarritz
ESPNscrum Staff
January 24, 2012
Biarritz will hope Damien Traille recovers sooner rather than later © Getty Images
Biarritz have been hit with a triple injury blow ahead of their trip to Castres on Saturday.
Versatile back Charles Gimenez is out for two months after being forced to undergo surgery on a metacarpal. And there are worries over the fitness of French centre Damien Traille. He has a clavicle problem while his team-mate, hooker, Romain Terrain is struggling with a thigh tear. Both will be assessed this week.
And elsewhere in Top 14 the Bordeaux-Begles will be without Samoan lock Dan Leo for three weeks after he dislocated his elbow against Wasps at the weekend. Bordeaux currently sit ninth in the Top 14 while Biarritz have experienced a revival in their fortunes after experiencing a woeful start to the season.
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Latasha Pittman's life was becoming one no after the other.
No job. No way to get by without welfare for herself and five children. And, increasingly it seemed, no way out.
Then Ms. Pittman took an unexpected turn. She enrolled in a three-week home-retrofitting training program and now is pounding down door sweeps and sealing windows to make homes more energy efficient in and around her hometown of Mendenhall, Miss. When her government assistance runs out in March, she won't need it anymore.
"I never thought that I would be able to afford [health] insurance," says the former nurse's assistant. "This program made it possible for me and my family to strive on our own."
It's part of what green-sector business leaders call the "triple win" from a national home-retrofit proposal. By making American homes more energy efficient, the program would create more jobs, offer energy savings to consumers, and lower carbon emissions. The Obama administration has teamed up with green-sector entrepreneurs to craft a vision for a program that Congress could enact later this year. Officially, the plan is called Home Star, but it's also quickly becoming known as "cash for caulkers."
Despite its simple appeal, the plan faces a number of practical hurdles.
During a late December lunch with business leaders to discuss the proposal, President Obama asked that the end document be "simple, quick, but effective," said Steve Cowell, CEO of Conservation Services Group in Westborough, Mass. For Mr. Cowell and other energy-saving proponents, that means grappling with two tough challenges: how to get homeowners to buy into the program and how to build a nationwide industry, complete with training and accreditation, from a disparate collection of state and local programs.
Two kinds of subsidies
To attract homeowners, Home Star will offer two tracks of incentives. The first, "Silver Star," track subsidizes the purchase of services, like roof installation, as well as products, like efficient windows and furnaces. The incentives will be designed to get homeowners and businesses to try the program.
The second, "Gold Star," track offers incentives tied to overall reductions in a home's energy usage. A 20 percent reduction in energy output would be eligible for $3,500 in rebates, with each 5 percent of additional energy savings adding $1,500 in incentives. The government would fund no more than 50 percent of any project's total cost.
Gold Star's bigger financial incentives are aimed at getting larger energy savings, treating a home as a system rather than as disparate parts, says Matt Golden, president of a San Francisco-based home-retrofitting firm and a leading player in creating the program. "We need to make sure the investments that we're making right now will be sustainable and will have a long-term impact."
A green training challenge
Key to the program's success will be the training and certification of a new green workforce. "We can't afford many stories of people who paid for work and didn't save any money," says Kevin Pranis, research director of the green economy project at Change To Win, a labor group.
The number of groups able to train and license green contractors is growing quickly, says Larry Zarker, CEO of the Building Performance Institute, based in Malta, N.Y. By the end of 2010, he expects around 350 such affiliates to be up and running, training 12,000 to 15,000 contractors a year, up from about 8,000 in 2009.
Likewise, the Laborers Inter-national Union of America (LIUNA) has set up training programs in several cities throughout the country aimed at green job training. By reaching out to Americans like Pittman, LIUNA hopes to tap into both the 1.6 million workers let go by the construction industry since 2006 and the more than 15 million unemployed overall.
"It's so easy for [job stimulus programs] to miss the workers at the margins who are hurt first and worst when the recession happens," says Kate Atkins of the Garden State Alliance for a New Economy, which helped organize trainees for LIUNA's Newark, N.J., program. "What we're doing is a very explicit attempt to make sure that didn't happen this time."
Organizers, while optimistic, admit they have a long way to go. For example: Even environmentally minded Vermont is struggling to increase the number of home retrofits done.
With the cost of making the average home 20 percent more efficient running between $5,000 and $10,000, only a few hundred Vermonters are retrofitting their homes in any given year. It's "a drop in the bucket," says Blair Hamilton, the policy director of Efficiency Vermont, a group that coordinates retrofitting activity in the state. "We haven't broken a thousand [retrofits] a year. And we need to."
But the small numbers speak more to the small dollars behind the project than consumers' lagging interest in the project, advocates say. Where there are homes, says Rep. Peter Welch (D) of Vermont, there is potential demand for retrofitting and, thus, the potential for new jobs, even in remote rural areas.
"That's what's so terrific about it – it's all done on a local level," says Mr. Welch, who sponsored retrofitting legislation that was eventually included in the House energy and climate bill. "Whether you live in Vermont or if you live in New York City, if you have a chance to cut down on your energy bill, you're going to do it."


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Top-Notch Inflight Dining and Wine Selection
We choose a variety of famous wines and other alcoholic beverages from around the world to provide the perfect complement your meal. 2015 and 2016 EVA Air's inflight wine selections won the Gold Medal for Best Business Class Cellar at Business Traveller magazine's prestigious Cellars in the Sky Awards. In addition, our champagne once again received Gold Medal for Best Business Class Sparkling in 2017.
Five-star food
Concerning the biological clock and the flight hours, we designed in accordance with the principle of healthy and diversified meals. Classic cuisines from all over the world are provided for passengers to choose from, and luscious beef steak or delicious lobster is also one of the cuisines you couldn't miss.
In addition to Hors D'oeuvre, Chef's Special, Sweets and Bread, Freshly Brewed Coffee and Selection of Tea, there are instant noodle, Din Tai Fung and Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream for you to have a wonderful experience while soaring into the sky.
Stylish New Cabin
The seats in Royal Laurel Class are configured in a reverse herringbone layout that maximizes space. Your privacy is assured through fixed panel that help create your own personal area. At the push of a button, each seat converts into an approximately 2-meter-long, fully lie-flat bed for a restful night's sleep. Thoughtful touches include a space to hang your jacket, a shoe cabinet, a retractable armrest, and a cocktail table.
Note: *Services and amenities may vary across different cabins and routes.
Meal Order
Great Cuisine is just one click away. You can pre-order main course from a wide range of menu and additional meal choices over the internet before 21 days and up to 24 hours prior to departure.
Upgraded Audio-Visual Facilities
Royal Laurel Class is outfitted with the latest inflight entertainment system, including HD touch screens, noise-canceling headphones, and USB and iPod ports. Generously sized tables and 110V power sockets allow you to work comfortably and efficiently when you need to.
Unique, Innovative Inflight Service Items
Royal Laurel Class aboard EVA Air's new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft features a range of cabin service improvements that help create the feeling of being at home in the air. These little luxuries include Exclusive Amenity Kit, noise-canceling headphones, comfortable sleepwear and Fiji Water.
Exclusive Amenity Kit
EVA Air devotes to introduce exclusive amenity kit partnering with the best brands around the world. Our kit contains skincare products provided by professional care brand, and comfort amenities such as eye mask and earplugs.
Warm and Comfortable Pajamas
The reverse herringbone seat layout and fully reclining chairs of the Royal Laurel Class cabin makes passengers feel as if they are in the privacy of their own rooms. To augment the experience, EVA Air decided to bring pajamas previously available only in First Class cabins, to the Royal Laurel Class cabin. The two-piece sleepwear set is made from a warm, soft. Loose and comfortable, the garments are perfect for slumbering on long-haul flights.
FIJI Water
To make sure you stay hydrated and healthy during your journey, we have introduced Fiji Water, a brand of bottled natural mineral water produced in the Fiji Islands. The water comes from a pristine aquifer in volcanic rock below a rainforest. It is high in silica and other minerals, giving the water a smooth and delectable taste.
Noise-Canceling Headphones
After 18 months of research and development, EVA Air has introduced new headphones in the Royal Laurel Class cabin. The thinner and lighter headphones feature active noise reduction technology for better sound quality, effectively suppressing cabin noise and engine drone. The new headphone padding is softer, and the headband is ergonomically designed to ensure a comfortable fit. A convenient mute function allows you to talk to other people without needing to remove your headphones.
Access to VIP lounges
In the spirit of the high regard it holds for its passengers, EVA Air invites Business, Royal Laurel and Premium Laurel Class travelers to use comfortable VIP lounges in all the airports it serves.
Exclusive check-in counter
EVA Air's ground-service crews are skilled professionals whose abilities are in tune with passengers' requirements. Though they have only brief contact with each passenger, the high standard of service they provide immediately becomes evident. Passengers experience smooth, fast and personalized service every time they travel because the service provided by EVA Air's ground staff comes straight from the heart.
Baggage privileges
As a Royal Laurel Class passenger, you can enjoy a number of baggage privileges when you check in and special tag for expeditious baggage loading and unloading. For further information, please visit Baggage Allowances webpage.
Priority Baggage unloading
A Royal Laurel passenger will enjoy expeditious baggage loading and unloading service. Your checked baggage get priority treatment and are among the first to be unloaded.