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Dr. Patrick Fields was born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and moved to Arkansas when he was six years old. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology while starting for the Arkansas Tech University football team before completing his Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree from the University of Tennessee in Memphis.
Dr. Fields' practice goal as a self-described "lifelong learner" is to bring world-class dentistry back to central Arkansas. He completes 2-3 times the continuing education coursework required to maintain licensure in Arkansas annually, including additional training in sedation dentistry and attendance of the advanced dental continuum at Seattle's Kois® Center. At this time, Dr. Fields only offers implant restoration in-house, but is in the process of expanding his education to add dental implant placement to his skill set.
Dr. Fields met his wife, Ashley, while both attended dental school. They each have their own dental practice here in Cabot. He and Ashley love to grill and spend time at the lake and are, in his words, "HUGE Razorback fans" who spend most fall weekends following the football team. Dr. Fields also enjoys hunting and fishing.
Lisa grew up in Sherwood, AR, graduating from Sylvan Hills High School, and moved to the Cabot area in 2006. Lisa then went on to receive training as a Registered Dental Assistant. Lisa loves working with people and has worked in the dental field for over 10 years. Her favorite part of this job is establishing relationships with her patients. Lisa is married to her husband, Freddie, and has four children, from toddler to adult: Tyler, Bailey, Kennedy, and Kai. When she's not in the office helping patients, she loves spending time outdoors. She loves going on vacation, climbing Pinnacle, and going swimming with her family. Lisa's life motto is to "Create a life that feels good on the inside, not one that looks good on the outside."
Sandy is a hometown gal, born and raised right here in Cabot. She and her husband have lived as far away as Alaska when he was in the military, but they've been back in Arkansas for the last 24 years. Sandy received advanced education to become a Registered Dental Assistant and worked as a chairside assistant for years before moving into the business side of dentistry. For Sandy, the best part of this job is helping people afford to fix their smiles and understand the treatment they need. She's been married to her husband, Troy, for over 30 years, she has two daughters and two son-in-laws, plus four grandchildren. When she's not here helping patients, she enjoys spending time with family, embroidering, and reading. Sandy also loves being a grandmother and taking care of her grandbabies.
Wendy was born and raised right here in Cabot but recently moved to Beebe, AR. Working in the dental field for over 30 years, Wendy was an orthodontic assistant before attending hygiene school at UAMS, earning her degree in 1997. Wendy is also trained in administering local anesthesia. For Wendy, the best part of this job is the patients—being able to make a difference in someone else's life. She also feels very blessed to be part of such a great team! Wendy has three adult children: Tori, Lexi, and Hayden. And don't forget about their golden doodle puppy, Evee. When she's not in the office, she loves spending time with her family and friends and is working on adjusting to her new empty nest lifestyle.
Stephanie grew up just outside of town but has lived in Cabot for 23 years. She graduated from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in 2007 with a BS in Dental Hygiene, after serving as a Dental Assistant for 12 years. Stephanie loves helping patients obtain a healthy, beautiful smile, and getting to know them on a personal level. She has been married to her husband, Todd, for almost 30 years, and they have two beautiful daughters in college. When she's not in the office helping patients, she enjoys scrapbooking and reading.
Teraysa was born in North Carolina and grew up in Jacksonville, AR. She received her Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in 1992 and continues to attend classes and workshops every year to build on her education and training. For Teraysa, the best part of this job is the relationships with her patients and coworkers—she feels lucky to be a part of such a great team. Teraysa is married to her husband, Howard, and they have a German Shephard named Belle. When she's not in the office helping patients, she enjoys traveling, scrapbooking, and spending time with her niece and nephew!
Tiffany grew up in Steele, Missouri, and moved to the Central Arkansas area in 1993. She then went on to graduate from Pulaski Technical College for Dental Assisting in 1998 and moved to Cabot in 2002. Tiffany loves helping people achieve beautiful smiles and she feels lucky to work with such an amazing group of people. Tiffany is married with two children that keep her very busy. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, hiking, and baking.
Andrea was born in Tallahassee, Florida and spent her childhood in Maine and Pennsylvania before moving to Arkadelphia where she attended and graduated high school. When she decided to get into dentistry, she attended Dental Assistant School in Corvallis, Oregon where she graduated in 2013. In January 2018, she became a Registered Dental Assistant in the state of Arkansas. For Andrea, the best part of this job is interacting with patients, helping ease their stress and anxiety during their time with us. Andrea has two children, Kenadie and Haysleigh, and in her free time she loves to craft and bake—sugar cookies are her favorite!
Give us a call or schedule an appointment with Patrick Fields, DDS online today!


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Baby Wit's original rendition of the Loch Ness. Nessie is a happy, go lucky, big sea monster! Get this original design printed on a super soft Cotton/Poly Blended baby shirt, made in the USA. Choose from a white baseball shirt with either red or black sleeves.
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ColorMorph: When you're ready to color coordinate every last detail on your truck down to your off road LED lights, The RGBAR halos are whats up. We're working hand-in-hand with the industry's experts to produce the performance that consumers expect, and if you're looking for the best gear for your truck, these are worth the premium price.
Longevity: First of all, this stuff is made for use on automotive applications. You can't expect to pick up some generic LED strips from Amazon that were made for use under the cabinets in your house and expect them to hold up against the elements on a car. The ColorMorph RGB Strips are based on special dual-layer circuit boards that have been simplified over time to reduce complexity, further increasing reliability. Backed with real 3M double sided foam tape, they'll stick to any clean surface and hold on tight.
Intensity: Look, we know you don't need these to be bright because your light bar isn't bright enough…we want 'em to be bright because overkill is under rated! We'll let the pictures speak for themselves, but lets just say you better be ready to turn some heads because in addition to a massive light bar, these are eye catching when lit. Not only that, but they use 20 LED chips per foot of length….about twice as many as the other options on the market use.
Color Changing: Like many of the products in the LEDC ColorMorph line, the LED chips on the ColorMorph RGBAR halos are fine-tuned to produce amazingly clear and accurate colors. Whether you're using the PrismPilot controller or Morimoto's XBT Bluetooth setup, you can easily set them up in whatever shade of red, blue, green, teal, purple, pink you're after. Gotta color coordinate!
Wiring: Each RGBAR Halo has a simple 4-Pin RGB input. They include 10 feet of input wiring so that you can easily extend it into your cab/under the hood and connect to your RGB Controller.
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In reply to HAZY:
Lovely photos of the Red Admirals, Alan and Hazel. I think they are all enjoying the sunshine.
HAZY said:
Real overcast now with hint of drizzle :(
Send it down here. I'm melting in the heat here. It's in the low 30's again. Far too hot to be outside.
My Flickr Photostream
Kind regards,
Good to see plenty of butterflies still around; these were at Woolston Eyes NR this morning
Dozens of Speckled Woods around
Still quite a few Painted Ladies too although this was somewhat tattier than previous ones I saw
The three Small Tortoiseshells I saw were pristine but unfortunately too high to get a decent photograph angle
then I found one on the grass ………… still not the best angle but at least you can see it better !
and lastly Green-veined White (thanks to Hazel, Wendy, Tony)
Regards, Hazel
"Each kindness shown to birds or men is sure to flutter back again"
Best wishes
Hazel in the Gironde estuary, France
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Hazel C said:Green Veined White for the last one. Maybe TJ can help
Oh crikey, no pressure then.
Having looked at my book I think you and Wendy are probably right. It looks like a summer generation male Green-veined White. Tricky one.
Out for a tramp (don't worry, he got away!) over the fields and it was pretty much bird free but did spot....
Painted Lady
Red Admiral
Then 2 that I don't know, but may or may not be moths..
And some very pretty, teeeeeeeny weeeeeeny flowers (Mrs PB spotted the orangey red one)
and also very pretty, Field Bindweed
Veronica filliformis is the blue one ( according to google) orangey red one is Scarlet Pimpernel
Butterfly is Large White
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We had again driven longer than I had planned the night before, which put us just a few hours away from Vail.
Denver was much more industrial than I had remembered.
From the Interstate there were no real photo worthy views and I was not about to get side-tracked.
As we climbed up into the Rockies, I remembered how much I love the high-country. How much being up in elevation speaks to me.
I do love mountains.
We had to pass through one long tunnel before arriving.
After being in the car so much, I just wanted to get to our hotel room, unload and explore.
It was exciting being there the day before and seeing it before the crowds. But the village was relatively empty.
We were both starving and sushi looked to hit the spot.
There was no one there but us. It was just shy of 5 o'clock after all.
I thought we might explore a bit more, but we were both exhausted and there would be plenty to see and do in the next few days, better to rest now.


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Gunmen fire at Jack Enrile convoy in ComVal
TAGUM, Davao del Norte—There was a sense of déjà vu in the incident.
Senatorial candidate Jack Enrile said his convoy was fired upon in Mawab, Compostela Valley, while he was on his way to Tagum for a campaign sortie Tuesday afternoon.
No one was reported hurt.
The bullets fired by unknown gunmen hit a police vehicle that was following the convoy, said the son of Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile.
"It was a little scary," the Cagayan representative running on the Senate ticket of the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) in the May elections told reporters.
But Enrile said there were no similarities at all between Tuesday's incident and the controversial "ambush" of his father that was cited by President Ferdinand Marcos as the final straw that broke the camel's back, as it were, and prompted the strongman to declare martial law on Sept. 23, 1972. The elder Enrile became Marcos' chief martial law enforcer.
"No similarities at all. The difference is like night and day. I don't believe we should imply anything by this," Enrile said.
The candidate said he did not regard it as an ambush and did not think he was the target.
Enrile said it was probable the police were the target, and the opportunity was taken advantage of by those who had some gripes against the Philippine National Police.
Reporters, who traveled to Tagum ahead of Enrile's convoy, were later provided a photograph of the police vehicle said to have been hit in the shooting, with at least one hole on its side.
Enrile joked that he might write about the incident. "One of these days, we will write our own book. But you were there," he said with a laugh.
In a statement issued later, Enrile condemned the shooting.
"I will not speculate on who fired the shots, who the intended target was, or the motive behind the incident. I am just extremely grateful that none of us was hurt. But I still deplore the fact that this happened," he said.
Enrile said it was the first time he experienced something like this.
The seven-vehicle convoy had come from Nabunturan in Compostela Valley and was on its way to Tagum when Enrile said he heard "two distinct shots."
He said he "hunkered down" on the front seat of his Ford Expedition and then he heard return fire.
The convoy proceeded on its way. When the other vehicles in the group caught up with him, Enrile said he learned that the police vehicle was hit.
He said he did not know that the police vehicle was following his convoy. Apparently, he said, the police had sent a team to provide him security and that he was grateful for it.
'Isolated incident'
But Enrile also said he might ask that a police escort be no longer assigned to him, in light of the incident.
Enrile said he considered this experience an isolated incident, and hoped it would never happen again.
He said the UNA candidates planned a meeting last night to discuss the incident and decide what to do or precautions to take in their sorties.
Originally posted: 6:05 pm | Tuesday, March 19th, 2013
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19 May 2014, Lecture: Irène Djao-Rakitine, Sciences and emotions in landscape architecture
Irène Djao-Rakitine, Head of the London office of Vogt Landscape, discusses their work and how the specificities of a site, at both a local and global scale, are revealed to create a unique and durable environment. She will introduce us to their design process, from territory mapping to 1/1 mock-up making, and their search for being as close as possible to reality, balancing scientific datas collection and sensitive perception.
The talk will be illustrated by various projects developed in Europe and the Middle East (Athletes Village in London, Vejle Island in Denmark, Tate Modern in London, Al Shaqab Hotel and Training Track in Doha, etc.)
When: 19 May
Time: 9.00pm
Where: Fort St Elmo, Valletta
Free entry


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Learn more about personal finances from ASDA publications:
Personal budgeting and student spending [infographic]
Accountant Megan Mathers answers student-submitted questions on budgeting in this Mouthing Off post. Included is a download for a personal budget worksheet. ASDA's blog, Mouthing Off, regularly features financial posts under the "Money Monday" category.
Risk management for dentists, Mouthing Off, Nov. 27, 2017
Understand the areas in which a dentist may face risk and how to protect yourself.
The Financially Savvy Student, Contour, March 2017
This issue of Contour has personal finance as its theme and tackles a variety of issues, from budgeting and housing decisions to managing the financial transition in practice.
Renting versus buying: A dental student's take, Contour, January 2017
Faced with the travails and expenses of dental school, can you take on the challenge of home ownership? This article's author looks at the financial pros and cons of buying a house as compared to renting while in dental school.
A budgeting curveball: financing your job search, ASDA News, April 2013
The often unaccounted for costs of the NBDE Part II, licensure exams and residency/job applications can leave fourth year students in a financial bind.
Funding your dental education, ASDA News, October 2012
As the cost of dental education continues to rise, it becomes more important to find additional sources of funding. This article goes into the four areas of funding: federal, state, university and professional/private.
The costly investment of applying to dental school, Mouth, Summer 2012
Read this breakdown of how much an application, interview and travel can cost.
FAQs for the financially-confounded dental student, Mouth, Summer 2012
Feel lost when it comes to financial decisions? These frequently asked questions with answers and tips can help.
How to budget now, Mouth, Summer 2012
Read these budgeting tips for single students and married couples.
Retirement planning for students, ASDA News, September 2012
The golden rule of contributing to retirement funds is to start early. Learn about your options and the difference between a 401K, IRA and more.
Renting versus buying while in dental school, ASDA News, August 2012
Read about the advantages and disadvantages of renting and buying a home during dental school.
ASDA does not endorse any of the books and blogs listed below, but suggests you look into these resources as a good place to start:


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Ariel Winter Responds to Her Fashion Critics: 'Why Do I Have to Be Like Everyone Else?'
Ariel Winter doesn't shy away from wearing revealing clothing — and her latest outfit shows that she's proud to show off her curves anytime and anywhere.
Winter dressed for a Modern Family Academy of Television Arts & Sciences event May 3 in a very mini dress with a cold-shoulder silhouette and sheer cutouts. While the supertextured look, finished with bronze sequins and beading, evokes just the body-positive (and sexy) suit of armor that the 19-year-old has been stepping out in lately, it did seem like she'd missed the dress-code memo.
While Winter was dressed for a night out on the town, her co-stars were dressed for business meetings or a Sunday brunch.
However, Winter worked it anyway — and paid no attention to her critics. "Why TF does anyone care that I didn't dress casual like everyone else for the panel? Why do I have to be like everyone else? Why can't people just let other people feel good about themselves and do what they want?" she wrote in an Instagram post. She continued, "WEAR WHATEVER YOU WANT PEOPLE! As long as you feel good about yourself that's what matters. I know I did. Don't ever let anyone stifle who you are and how you express yourself."
Judging by her most recent public appearances, short and sparkly appears to be her new go-to look, one that she seems to feel great in. At the premiere of Smurfs: The Lost Village, the actress opted for a strapless purple and pink number that featured sheer panels along the sides.
She also wore a New Year's Eve-worthy version of the same silhouette on a recent Conan appearance, spicing up the all-black ensemble with electric-blue nails.
Winter has often discussed her feelings about showing off some skin, whether in public or on social media. "When we try to be free and post what we want, it's like, look at that slut on social media. That's not what it is," she recently told Yahoo Style. "We're proud of our bodies. We're proud of who we are. We're made the way we are. Why do we care? If I take a picture and I think it looks good — if it's a little revealing, whatever."
While she may have been glammed up for the red carpet Wednesday night, Winter's goal is to feel confident when a hair and makeup team aren't involved. "I try and feel confident all the time. It's hard to. I'm still a teenage girl, and being a teenage girl is hard. I try my best to feel confident regardless. I had a great role model in my sister. She never not feels confident. She tried to teach me to have that confidence in myself at all times, not just when I get my hair and makeup done," she said.
Whether confidence means choosing her favorite cutout dress for industry events or posing at home in jeans that bare a little butt cleavage, Winter is ready for it. After all, as she's written herself, "We all deserve to be happy and live our own lives the way we want with the people we want to!"
Read more from Yahoo Style + Beauty:
- 10 Times Male Celebrities Got Real About Body Image
- The Surprisingly Body-Positive Reason That Mama June Went From a Size 18 to Size 4
- Demi Lovato's Week of Body-Positive Postings
Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest for nonstop inspiration delivered fresh to your feed, every day. For Twitter updates, follow @YahooStyle and @YahooBeauty.


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5 Steps to being Festival-ready!
Get yourself an easy-to-pitch tent
When you're incredibly excited to see your favourite band or performer live, having to set up your tent can feel like a bit of a pain! Fortunately, tents are so easy to pitch and take back down again these days. The most ideal tents for festival season have a 'pop' mechanism and can take just a minute to pitch, giving you extra time to take your place at the very front of the crowd and right amongst the action. Sadly, the weather isn't always guaranteed to be perfect for your big festival, so make sure your tent is waterproof!
Make sure your tent stands out from the crowd
It's not just about finding a practical tent, it's about finding the one that Stands Out from the crowd and is easy to find again later. Music festivals like Glastonbury and Coachella are only getting bigger and bigger, and finding your tent amongst the thousands of others can become a tough task. But, if you're concerned that your tent looks too similar to others then you can find creative solutions like glow-in-the-dark tent pegs.
Consider taking your own food
Festival food can be expensive! If you're determined to avoid the same old overpriced burger vans and you're capable of avoiding those tempting donuts, then it might be worth taking your own food and picnic set up. After shelling out a large amount of money on those precious festival tickets, many festival-goers are keen to save their money where possible and packing your trusty melamine set and food is a good way of doing just that. Make sure you don't forget the bottle opener!
Make sure your phone is always charged
After a long day of travelling to your festival and taking hundreds of photos to capture the memories, the last thing you want is for your phone to run out of battery - especially if you need it to find your family or friends in the crowd! It's always worth taking a battery pack in reserve for your phone, or even better, buy yourself a phone charger for your car, so you never need to worry about that battery level ever again.
Do your best to get a comfy night's sleep
After a long day of standing up and maybe even a bit of dancing, you need to make sure that you're guaranteed a great night's sleep. Make sure you're prepared ahead of the event by purchasing the best sleeping bag and air bed set up. Your body will thank you the next morning when you've enjoyed a great night's sleep in comfort. You'll also have more energy to get back to the front of the festival mosh pit… or maybe you'll have more energy to avoid it.
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First appearance of Kara Killgrave–Purple Man's daughter. She tries to get in bed with Northstar (who is gay), using her powers.
It ends with her becoming a member of Beta Flight, the training ground for new Alpha Flighters.
Creators: Bill Mantlo and David Ross
Grade: C
For the complete history of the MU, year by year, go here.
And see my Ratings of Runs on comics here.


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Please direct me where to find oil pollution evaluation equipment, research laboratory, or human resources in the U.S.
We are non-profit organization located in Nigeria, Japan and NY. and we are developing project to clean up the Niger Delta, Nigeria where the biggest petroleum pollution is found in Africa. Our website is here. http://www.swacin.com
Thank you for early response. the parameters to be tested in the soil sample(s) can be given if the cost estimate is available.
Best regards. Hideko N.


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Even as the new Fireblade grabs all the headlines at this point in time, the engineers at Honda are already moving ahead with the development of a secret superbike known as the V4 that is projected to be released in the year 2019.
Slated to coincide with the 70th anniversary of Honda, the new motorcycle is designed to be a genuine V4 homologation special in the lines of the renowned RC30 or RC45.
Information published over the past year provided the first clue in regards to the design of the bike. It revealed a semi-monocoque chassis made of cast-aluminum similar to that found on the Panigale(by Ducati). The chassis is then encased around the GP-derived V4 of the RC213S and it is built in such a way that it is less costly than the hand-made beam frame of the motorbike. This helps to ensure that it remains within the €40,000 price limit that has been placed on WSB homologation motorbikes.
At the moment, an entire slew of new patents have appeared to expand the Honda project.
Patents point the way
The first patent shows the design of a new tail unit that aims at reducing aerodynamic drag. A completely single-seat system, it channels air through intakes that have been set on each side of the seat pad. The air passes through a duct at the top of the bike, and this enables the air to flow and maintain a continuous path from the arch of the rider's back.
The ducts then merge to form a single exit point between the two tail lights. Significantly, the patent states that a license plate bracket will be bolted beneath and indicators will be incorporated into the twin tail/brake lights. In addition, the patent stipulates that it has a chain final drive and a V4 engine. A second related patent discloses the design of the footrest bracket and exhaust hangar. It affirms that all four cylinders are aerated by way of a belly-mounted pipe, without an under-seat, RCV-style exhaust.
The front parts of the patent drawings are only placeholders, after all, revealing a fairing and beam frame that resembles a classic RC211V racer. The real motorbike will be equipped with the new monocoque.
HRC-prestige for the road
More patents reveal a new intake and nose design and also a light triangulated structure to support the instruments which will probably be built using a carbon material. It showcases a central intake system that looks like the one on today's RC213V racer but it also incorporates small LED headlights that are hidden inside. The primary air intake goes directly through the steering head and totally complements the monocoque frame design that was patented last year. in addition, there is a patent for the mirrors, and they have their individual LED indicators that are inside the mirror stalks. Because of the patents, this nose is displayed in a manner that makes it appear as if it is joined to an inline-four bike, but once again this is only a placeholder. They are the workings of one of the designers that are presently working on the V4 project.
Honda does indeed need this. They manufacture some of the best and most capable motorbikes in the world, but most of the plaudits that they receive from their racing have a tendency to disappear when the bike is refined for the road-making it seems less appealing. The new V4 could help to recapture that natural HRC magic and build it into a production motorcycle.
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Memories from the Market
Dohar Meats connects Cleveland to Old World food and generations past
I always felt like I missed the memo.
Years ago, I arrived at the West Side Market for the very first time, thrilled at the prospect of fully realizing my culinary genius. Purposefully strolling through the produce arcade, reusable bags at the ready, I pushed open an unmarked door and found myself … in an alley? Stepping over an empty vegetable crate, I hurried behind a toddler-toting couple and followed them into the Market. A rush of warm air scented with garlic and sugar and history washed over me, as I bumped right into an elderly woman pulling a wheeled cart. Even her glare had an accent.
Dazed, I meandered from stand to stand, trying to recognize something to buy and marveling at a detailed conversation about the process of stuffing grape leaves and a spirited repartee about how much ground sausage $5 could buy. After an hour I arrived back at the door through which I had entered, loaded down with enough carrots to feed a colony of bunnies.
Remembering that first visit and several after, it always seemed like my confusion was contrasted by everyone else's insider knowledge, their understanding of the full beauty of the Market; its history, people and endless edible treasures. Recently, I found some answers at a sausage stand tucked away in the corner of the West Side Market from a man who can tell tales nearly as well as he can cure a ham.
Miklos "Mike" Szucs is the owner of Dohar Meats, purveyor of all things salted, smoked and cured from pork raised within two hours of the Ohio City neighborhood the Market calls home. A burly man with a kind face and a gentle voice rich with ethnic pride, Szucs learned his trade in the Hungarian countryside. "It was what we did. I started learning at age 5 or 6. It wasn't for business; it was to make our food."
Dohar Meats began in the late 1940s as Lovaszi's Meats (half of the stand's marquee still bears the original name). Lovaszi's sold fresh pork until Szucs' father-in-law, Steve Dohar, came on the scene. In 1951, Dohar immigrated to Cleveland from an Austrian refugee camp, where family lore holds he would sneak away from camp to prepare the home-style comfort foods like headcheese, garlic sausage and hurka, a mix of pork, rice and spices, to sustain his fellow refugees. Visiting the West Side Market, Dohar met Emery Lovaszi and encouraged him to move away from fresh pork and toward the Old World pork products beloved by the Central European immigrants rapidly populating the neighborhood. Dohar donned an apron the next day, and eventually took over the stand in 1973.
Steve Dohar's three sons and one daughter helped their father run the stand through the years. In 1982, daughter Angela left for Hungary to visit relatives, returning to Cleveland four years later with her new husband, Miklos Szucs. Szucs worked in construction until a phone call on the last day of seasonal work in November 1987. A childhood heart condition resulting from scarlet fever had finally caught up with Steve Dohar, who was being rushed into open-heart surgery. "On Wednesday I got laid off from construction and on Friday I took over the business," says Szucs. Steve Dohar never returned to the stand, relocating to Florida after recovering from the surgery.
Szucs estimates that half of his customers are descendents of the clientele served by his father-in-law and Lovaszi.
Many long-standing cusit. Szucs recalls answering the phone one Saturday to a booming voice demanding, "What's going on with the garlic sausage?!" Steve Dohar was calling from a Florida hot spring, where vacationing customers let slip that Szucs was using less garlic in the sausage. By the time the snowbirds returned to their original state, so had the sausage.
Steve Dohar passed away in 2001. In 2006, Szucs' wife fell ill—and once again, the regulars noticed. "Where's the girl?" they asked. Recalling that time, Szucs looks out over the Market, eyes betraying his emotion as his confident voice wavers. "I had so many people praying for her. You don't get that in a supermarket."
Today, Mike is the last remaining family member at the stand. "What started as a mom-and-pop business is now just a pop business," says Szucs. His wife's condition has improved but she no longer works. Their only son is an accountant, a fact Szucs relays with pride. His three employees, all of Hungarian descent, clearly feel connected to the stand and its mission.
"The customers like it when you can speak the language," says Stephen Kocskar, who has worked for Szucs for two years. Employee Mike Gereg is the son of a Hungarian butcher, now deceased. "It feels like a way to hang out with my dad again," says Gereg. "It's close to my heart."
Dohar Meats is not bound by nostalgia, though, and Szucs continues to look forward. Seven years ago, Szucs purchased state-of-the-art equipment for his smokehouse on West 41st Street, where all of his meat is processed. "I used to sleep at the smokehouse," said Szucs. Before the system was automated, Szucs would set several alarms to wake him throughout the night so he could attend to the hundreds of pounds of meat needing his attention in various stages of smoking and curing.
Before leaving, Szucs treats me to a sampling of the stand's offerings. I was unprepared for the piquant flavors and variety of textures presented to me proudly on wispy white butcher paper. Spicy sausage, succulent tenderloin and peppery bacon effortlessly revealed the secret of Dohar's longstanding success. When you know that what you're eating has been made with genuine care for your satisfaction, it can't help but taste better. Mike Szucs knows this. "If I make a mistake with my products, the host will feel ashamed. If my products are good, it will make the host proud."
What Mike Szucs contributes to the West Side Market is clear, but before leaving I had to wonder about the opposite, so I ask Szucs what he believes the Market gives back. "Good, wholesome foods. Friendships. It's a privilege when customers shop from vendors, because there are other choices."
Then I made a confession. I told Szucs how the West Side Market used to confuse and intimidate me. His advice seemed counterintuitive at first blush. "Don't buy anything for the first half hour," suggests Szucs. "The Market is a shopping experience.
You have to take your time. You have to smell, taste, talk and ask questions." Szucs classifies Market customers in two ways: "buyers" who view shopping as a chore to be done as quickly as possible and "shoppers" who want to look around the Market and purchase carefully. "Don't be a buyer," advises Szucs. "Be a shopper. I guarantee that by the third or fourth time customers will know the personality of the people they want to do business with. That's how you become a regular. It takes time."
When I need a recommendation for a loaf of bread to purchase on my way out, Szucs bellows, "Come with me!" We wend our way through the stands, fellow vendors calling out respectful greetings along the way. Szucs introduces me to the owner of a bread stand, and the three of us discuss why a particular loaf is the one for me. And I start to wonder if this isn't what that memo would say—the one I thought I had missed. Mike Szucs could be its author: take my time, smell, taste, ask questions.
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For Startups
Most tech-oriented companies start without a sufficient focus on sales and marketing. Using the Jungian Shadow metahpor, we can say that most engineers and "geeks" have developed their technical and scientific sides more than their social, negotiation and story-telling ones.
That means that the former is their Persona ('an element of the personality which arises "for reasons of adaptation or personal convenience."' - Carl Jung) and the latter is their Shadow ("the sum of all personal and collective psychic elements which, because of their incompatibility with the chosen conscious attitude, are denied expression in life" - Aniela Jaffe).
Most people can do with a good Persona, if you want to go beyond (aka be a real entrepreneur and lead a meaningful life) you should develop and integrate your Shadow. There's a simple way of doing this: ask yourself what you don't like about others, and then start learning about those traits and developing them in tourself.
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This is about how you view the future: definite VS indefinite, optimistic VS pesimistic.
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Actionable advice: develop the parts of your personality that you have ignored (this means sales/marketing for engineers AND tech/scrience for those coming from a more humanist background) + make big plans and stick to them.


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The New Apostolic Reformation: Movement or Myth?: With Doug Geivett, Holly Pivec, and Michael Brown
I was excited to be part of this important discussion with my co-author, Doug Geivett, and Michael Brown.
Global Prophetic Summit takes prophetic movement to the 'next level,' Nov. 16-18
Right now, New Apostolic Reformation prophets from more than 50 nations are meeting in Dallas, Texas, for what they are describing as a historic event in church history, a three-day "Global Prophetic Summit," sponsored by an organization called the Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders.
That's scary, Part 2: The spookier reason for the Passion Translation New Testament's Oct. 31 release date
Last week I wrote a post noting that the book publisher BroadStreet chose Oct. 31 — Halloween Day — to release the controversial Passion Translation's complete New Testament. Then one of my readers sent me a link to this article showing that the people behind the Passion Translation are reading an even spookier significance into the Oct. 31 release date.
Children, Miracles, and Toilet Paper Mummies– Oh My!
You may already know that apostles and prophets in the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) movement promote spiritual exercises designed to help people tap into the Holy Spirit's powers, such as prophesying, healing the sick, and raising the dead. But did you know these same exercises are being taught to children?
The Changing of the Apostolic Guard: 13 Names to Watch
I think we are witnessing a time of leadership transition in the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) movement. The first-generation NAR leaders–those who formulated the major teachings of the NAR movement–have begun stepping aside and a new generation of apostles and prophets have risen to take their places.
A Wrong Way to Test a Prophecy — 'The Inner Witness Test'
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People often ask me, "How can you tell if a church or organization or individual is part of the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) movement?" Here are five clues that might tip you off.
Brain Stopper No. 3: 'What False Prophets?'
Many of the prophets in the NAR movement are actually telling their followers that they don't need to worry about false prophets.
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What Does The Size Of Your Pinky Finger Say About Your Personality?
Palmistry is a technique which reveals personality and character traits through studying the size, shape, and lines of the fingers and hands. In ancient times, fortune tellers used this technique to determine the future of a person by looking at their hands/ fingers.
Palmistry`s history dates back to ancient Indian and Chinese astrology and Roma fortune-telling. Thanks to the ancient record of the frescoes in ruins in India, it becomes clear that palmistry was extremely popular in ancient India. In China, it also has quite a long history. It prevailed ever since the Zhou Dynasty, which was about three thousand years ago.
The Major Lines
When it comes to palm reading, there are three major lines: the life line, the heart line, and the head line. The life line starts between the index finger and the thumb and goes towards the base of the thumb. The heart line, which reveals person`s emotional state, can also be a predictor of one`s health. Ultimately, the head line reveals person`s psychological makeup and intellectual development.
There are many minor lines which are important in regard to palm reading, including travel line, line of Mars, fate line, sun line, money line, ring of Saturn, bracelet line, ring of Solomon, ring of Mercury, and health line.
Fingernails are also important in terms of palm reading, as they tell a lot about person`s luck, health, and character. For instance, glossy and smooth fingernails which have moderate hardness indicate good health.
A good way to learn more about one`s character is to look at the height of the pinky finger. According to Palmists, the pinky finger can determine which kind of person you are depending on how long or short the finger is. Pinky fingers can identify three types of people: type A, type B, and type C.
Type A
You are a diligent worker, a bit eccentric and arrogant, but you cannot stand lies, dishonesty, and hypocrisy. You tend to keep your feelings guarded, but you are a good person with a big heart who wants to help others.
Type B
You are a little reserved and shy and you are rarely the first one to approach a person. You have a sensitive soul and in relationships, you are devoted, loyal, and loving. When you set your mind on something, you try hard and stay committed to fulfilling it. It is worth noting that you are scared of getting hurt and even though people believe that you don't need anyone, you do need a soulmate.
Type C
You are a person who feels uncomfortable with the unknown and who doesn't like surprises. You respect other`s opinions and are open to new ideas, so you are quite open-minded. In regard to your problems, you typically keep them to yourself. You want to be surrounded with honest and loyal people, as you are a straight-shooter. Ultimately, you are not someone who holds a grudge, so not much makes you upset and angry.
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Self-Care for Students
By Nehal Motiwala
Upon entry through the unusually heavy doors of Berkeley City College, you're presented with a diverse range of students whose hectic lives are easily detectable with one quick glance. An overburdened backpack on one shoulder, a yoga mat rolled up and hanging off of the other. In one hand, a leather-bound weekly planner crowded with sticky notes of all different colors, in the other, a 32-ounce hydro-flask brimming with coffee.
Being a student comes with a significant load of responsibility. Being a college student, adjusting yourself into a lifestyle of self-sufficiency and working a part-time job, all while getting used to more rigorous academic courses, only adds to that weight. Whether you're working on your associate degree, taking general education courses to transfer to a four-year college, or just taking classes for fun, it's never just school.
Here is the life of a BCC student with an overwhelmingly busy schedule, and how she manages it.
Allyson Flores, a second year student at Berkeley City College is currently working towards transferring to a four-year college. This semester she's taking five classes, seventeen units altogether, while working 20 hours a week at her job as a theater technician. Some of her classes are even at a different campus. "On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I wake up at 5 a.m.," shares Flores, "I leave the house at 6 a.m. and don't come back home till 9 p.m. at night."
Often, BCC students don't take advantage of the resources they have that are provided specifically to make their lives as students easier. For example, many students have no idea they are eligible for an AC Transit EasyPass, a free transit card usable on all AC Transit buses. The pass holds $41 in value, and you can pick yours up from the student store whenever you want. The cost of the pass is included with your tuition, whether you take advantage of it or not.
The BCC Wellness Center is also included in your tuition fees and has free massages and acupuncture every Tuesday 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.. If you're stressed out and need a break, that's the place to go. The Wellness Center is located at 2000 Center St. Ste. 100, right next to K's Coffee. For more about the BCC Wellness Center, see "Who Wants a Free Massage?" from our Fall 2016 Issue.
Yoga to the People, located at 64 Shattuck Square in Berkeley, next door to the PIQ Berkeley cafe, is a donation-based yoga studio, which follows a "pay what you can" system. Classes are an hour long and are held every two hours. If you don't want to lug a yoga mat around, you can borrow a mat from them. It's the perfect way to incorporate a workout between classes to keep you from feeling sluggish in the afternoon.
Going to school is a huge responsibility, and when we're trying to keep up with our grades, we can forget to take care of ourselves. Take advantage of the free resources available and remember that your health and wellness matters!
Helpful tips to keep you fresh and energized throughout the day:
- Eat breakfast every single day!
- Keep healthy snacks like fruits and nuts in your backpack.
- Do breathing exercises. Whenever there is time to kill, just take a few deep breaths.
- Limit sugary foods and caffeinated beverages.
At the top: Sustenance for the mind and body. Photo Credit: Nehal Motiwala


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The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center at Alice Tully Hall
The New York Times, October 20, 2011
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Photograph: Richard Termine for The New York Times
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center at Alice Tully Hall
The New York Times, October 20, 2011
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Tri-Centric Modelling: Past, Present and Future
(Le) Poisson Rouge/Issue Project Room
New York City, USA
The Wire, September 2010
There was surely one burning question on the minds of the audience who packed the chic New York City nightclub (Le) Poisson Rouge to capacity on a Friday night for the first evening of Tri-Centric Modelling: Past, Present and Future, a two-day celebration marking the 65th birthday of Anthony Braxton. The concert, as well as a second event presented the next day at Issue Project Room in Brooklyn, were mounted to raise funds for the Tri-Centric Foundation, a non-profit organization meant to help document and promote Braxton's work.
Friday's programme featured an outstanding array of Braxton's peers, acolytes and protégés. But the burning issue at hand had everything to do with just three of the participants — pianist Marilyn Crispell, bassist Mark Dresser and percussionist Gerry Hemingway — and a fourth, Braxton himself. Together, they represented one of the most reliably thrilling ensembles of the late 1980s and early '90s.
For Braxton, a leader who has marshalled any number of distinguished groups, this was the unit to conjure with: one rightly to be cited alongside Miles Davis's quintets, John Coltrane's quartet and Albert Ayler's Spiritual Unity trio. When Crispell, Dresser and Hemingway took the stage midway through the evening, their astonishing cohesion during a seamless sequence of brittle marches, luminous unison melodies and brief, roiling outbursts melted away the years.
Continue reading "My back pages: Tri-Centric Modelling: Past, Present and Future." »
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eighth blackbird at the Miller Theatre
The New York Times, October 18, 2011
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Album review: Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles: Diamonds in the Dark
Sugar Hill Records, 2007
Time Out New York, June 7–13, 2007
Five stars (out of five)
Had Boston-based singer Sarah Borges come along in the mid-1960s, she surely would have been roped into the Capitol stable alongside like-minded mavericks such as Wanda Jackson, Merle Haggard and Buck Owens. Ten years later, she might have been part of the Stiff cartel; in the '80s, Slash and Twin/Tone would have fought over her. That Borges's second album, Diamonds in the Dark, has just been issued by Sugar Hill only furthers the argument that roots music is the new punk.
Blessed with brassy pipes and charisma aplenty, Borges is irresistible in "The Day We Met," a jangly ode to new love that could easily be one of the summer's top singles. But she's just as capable of selling a line like "I'm always the girl that they dance with / But I'm never the one that they want to take home," the tear-soaked refrain in "Belle of the Bar." Borges surrounds her catchy original tunes with shrewdly chosen covers associated with Dolly Parton ("False Eyelashes"), X ("Come Back to Me") and George Cartwright ("Stop and Think It Over").
Guitarist Mike Castellana provides spit-shined twang and broken-hearted steel, while bassist Binky and drummer Rob Dulaney lay down whip-crack beats and lazy shuffles. Producer Paul Q. Kolderie, a veteran of sessions with the Pixies, Radiohead and Uncle Tupelo, adds atmospheric touches here and there but mostly adheres to a useful old maxim: Less is more.
When I first announced some months ago—optimistically, go figure—that I intended to start archiving some of my older pieces here with the collective tag My Back Pages, what I had in mind was a specific Anthony Braxton concert review from last year that appeared in The Wire. Obviously that effort got derailed, though the notion is still very much alive. But when I came upon this choice old CD review this evening on the Time Out New York website, where older pieces disappear without a trace all too often, thanks to multiple migrations, I decided to grab it right away and stick it here for safe keeping.
So now, when I least expected it, My Back Pages has become a real thing, which is nice. Also, I reviewed a show by Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles at Joe's Pub shortly after this CD review ran; it appeared both on this blog and on Time Out's defunct music blog, The Volume, where you can still find it here. Borges is currently raising funds to do a solo album, which I did not know until just this very minute, and just a little over a year ago released a live set, Live Singles, on the piquantly named label Suck a Bag of Discs. I just bought it on iTunes, and you can, too. Or, at the very least, you can give it a listen on Spotify.
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Hilary Hahn and Cory Smythe at the Stone
The New York Times, October 13, 2011
The video embedded above shows the grand finale of Hilary Hahn's holy-rolling "Ives geek-out party" (her term) at the Stone, John Zorn's East Village new-music space, on Monday night. Hahn's disc of Ives's four sonatas, recorded with Valentina Lisitsa for Deutsche Grammophon, is something you need to have, or at least to hear. For me, the bonus in this event was finally getting a chance to tell Jan Swafford in person how his amazing Brahms biography permanently changed the way I think about Brahms. Swafford's Ives biography, I hasten to add, is equally authoritative and revealing. (He lamented that it doesn't sell well, a condition that deserves remedy.)
Speaking of embedded, have you heard Cory Smythe's terrific recent solo album, Pluripotent? If not, go listen to it here. Now.
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Frédéric Chaslin accompanies Kirstin Chávez.
Photograph: Julieta Cervantes for The New York Times
Tobias Picker Composer Portrait at Miller Theatre
The New York Times, October 10, 2011
The title of this post refers to the notion of a concert that touches on multiple facets of a single composer's work over the course of an evening: the useful premise of Miller Theatre's Composer Portraits series. But it also alludes to something I didn't mention in the review: during a mostly inconsequential onstage interview with Tobias Picker, the composer in focus last Thursday night, the great pianist Ursula Oppens mentioned that two of Picker's four operas (specifically, Thérèse Raquin and An American Tragedy) include a death by drowning. Actually, Picker replied, the opera he is currently writing for Dolora Zajick also includes a death by drowning, bringing the total up to 60 percent of his operatic canon.
Whatever else the audience took away from this event, we definitely learned one thing: never, ever get into a boat with Tobias Picker.
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For at least the past several years, Michael Gira, the singer, songwriter, guitarist and bandleader behind the exquisite agonies of Swans, has been issuing a steady trickle of exclusive, limited-edition projects through the website of his label, Young God Records. Packaged with paper covers in plastic sleeves, these hand-numbered, signed and otherwise customized albums have featured original graphic art by Gira.
Several of these projects have provided illuminating snapshots of work in progress, audio verité recordings featuring Gira alone with an acoustic guitar and a microphone. That was mostly the case with I Am Not Insane, a CD/DVD package produced last year in a limited edition of 1000 copies to raise funds for the recording of the latest Swans album, My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky.
But in a departure, Young God's latest exclusive is a two-disc live set recorded during the current Swans tour. (Or maybe it's a web-exclusive edition of a live set planned for general release; it's a little hard to tell so far.) Titled We Rose from Your Bed with the Sun in Our Head, the set is another fundraiser: this one to pay for the next Swans studio release, said to be in advanced stages of preparation already.
I can't speak to the packaging, but the recording is gorgeous, capturing the current band—which just played at the Music Hall of Williamsburg last week and at ATP's I'll Be Your Mirror fest in Asbury Park over the weekend (reviewed by Ben Ratliff in The New York Times)—in all its desolate rage and glory.
Details of the album's release date, price, provenence and edition size have not yet been announced; to find out, sign up for the Young God mailing list via the label site. Here's a tracklist:
No Words/No Thoughts
Beautiful Child
The Apostate
Your Property
Sex God Sex
I Crawled
Eden Prison
93 Ave B Blues/Little Mouth
Four of those songs ("No Words/No Thoughts," "Jim," "Eden Prison" and "Little Mouth") are from My Father. Two more ("Beautiful Child" and "Sex God Sex") are from the band's 1987 epic, Children of God. "Your Property" dates back to 1984's lacerating Cop. Among the two new titles, "93 Ave B Blues" is a lurching, squalling instrumental maelstrom prefacing "Little Mouth."
Then there's "The Apostate," a grim, sordid epic slated for the next album; here, it clocks in just shy of 17 minutes. The entire set is crucial listening for any Swans admirer, but this track alone makes purchase mandatory. Here's a May performance of "The Apostate" filmed in Malmö, Sweden, in two parts:
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Interview: Caifanes
Time Out New York, Oct 6–12, 2011
In this article about the seminal Mexican alt-rock band Caifanes, recently reunited and now en route to New York's Hammerstein Ballroom for an October 12 show, I start by evoking the reunions of Led Zeppelin, Cream and the Pixies. For admirers of rock en Español, that's not a stretch. I discovered the band in 1992, when I noticed Adrian Belew's production credit on the back cover of their third CD, El Silencio, and saw them for the first and last time amid a teeming crowd at the Houston International Festival in 1993. For the article, I spoke with the band's previously warring factions, singer Saúl Hernández and guitarist Alejandro Marcovich—seen above playing to 70,000+ fans at this year's Vive Latino festival in Mexico City—about what caused them to mend bridges after 16 bitter years.
So far I've had no luck digging up my 2005 Time Out article about Jaguares, the spin-off band formed by Hernández and drummer Alfonso André, now on hiatus. But if you're curious about the long-term impact that aformentioned Caifanes show had on the local music community, I've located two smart Houston Press articles (not mine) from 1995 and 2002. And Remando, Hernández's recently released (and Latin Grammy-nominated) solo debut, is streaming on the singer's website and well worth checking out.
Here's a good clip of Caifanes playing "No dejes que…" ("Let It Be…") at Vive Latino.
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"In Brooklyn, a New Leader Who Knows No Boundaries"
The New York Times, October 2, 2011
An article about the arrival of Alan Pierson as the new artistic director of the Brooklyn Philharmonic, an esteemed ensemble that has known tremendous highs and disheartening lows over the years. At a time when the orchestra is not only starting over more or less from scratch but also critically redefining what an orchestra can be, and what the Brooklyn Philharmonic should mean within the context of its home borough, Pierson's reputation as a gifted musician, an unconventional thinker and a diligent collaborator should help him fit right in.
Pierson's not the only new kid in town: the orchestra also has an unorthodox new CEO, Richard Dare, an international investment strategist with no prior experience running a nonprofit, but one who has deep connections with and commitment to the arts. Hard to predict what's to come in the seasons ahead, but one thing is certain: it's going to be interesting.
The season starts this Saturday afternoon, October 8, at 12:30pm in Brooklyn's Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhood, when Pierson will conduct members of the orchestra as they accompany rapper Mos Def in songs arranged by Derek Bermel as part of Restoration Rocks, a hip-hop festival. Pierson & posse then come to the Winter Garden at the World Financial Center on Wednesday, October 12, for an eclectic New Sounds Live concert featuring Mos Def, Corey Dargel, Mellissa Hughes and the Brooklyn Youth Chorus, in a program ranging from shape-note singing to new pieces by Dargel, David T. Little and Lev "Ljova" Zhurbin.
Update, Oct. 3: Another article covering Pierson's arrival, by my friend and colleague Amanda MacBlane, appears in the new issue of Time Out New York.
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Active safety features vs. passive safety featuresFriday, December 21st, 2018
You have probably heard the terms active safety and passive safety when shopping for cars. Safety is our number one priority and we want to make sure that you know everything you need to know about automotive safety features. Keep reading to learn more about the differences between Honda active safety and passive safety features. (more…)
2019 Honda CR-V safety featuresTuesday, December 11th, 2018
No matter what vehicle you drive, safety ought to be your number one concern. Vehicle safety has obviously come a long way since the inception of the automobile, and we now have more impressive safety technologies than ever before. Keep reading to learn what features keep you safe and secure when you're behind the wheel of the 2019 Honda CR-V. (more…)
What safety features does the 2017 Honda CR-V come with?Monday, August 28th, 2017
If you're shopping for a new family crossover SUV, safety features are probably on your mind. There are a wide variety of well-equipped crossover SUVs currently on the market, but many pale in comparison to the 2017 Honda CR-V. Interested in learning more about what safety features the 2017 Honda CR-V comes with? Keep reading and our team at Matt Castrucci Honda will fill you in on all of the important details! (more…)
2017 Honda Ridgeline offers drivers peace of mind with standard safety featuresThursday, March 2nd, 2017
The 2017 Honda Ridgeline may be known for its incredible ride smoothness, comfortable interior and driver-oriented handling, but one of our favorite things about the redesigned 2017 Ridgeline is the wide variety of safety features that come standard. Want to learn more about the truck's standard safety features? Read on! (more…)
How does Honda's Road Departure Mitigation System work?Thursday, January 19th, 2017
Although it isn't ideal, all drivers have unintentionally deviated from their lanes. Whether it happened because you were trying to get the kids to stop fighting in the backseat or because you were taking in the scenery around you, it's scary to realize you left your lane or were drifting off the road. Honda has introduced the Road Departure Mitigation System, which is designed to help keep us out of those types of situations. (more…)
What Type of Safety Technology is in the 2017 Honda HR-V?Tuesday, November 29th, 2016
2017 Honda HR-V Safety Features and Technology
The 2017 Honda HR-V is all new, and we've told you about its design and performance already. It's an impressive crossover. But aside from its exterior and interior elements and engine, it has some seriously impressive Honda safety features built into its DNA. It's the crossover for your sensible side and your adventurous side, the 2017 Honda HR-V safety features and technology can keep you alert and safer on the roads.
The Future of Honda Technology Could Give You X-Ray VisionMonday, September 19th, 2016
Advanced Honda Safety Technology and Features
Recently, a pair of patent applications from Honda seem to showcase technology that would bring Honda drivers closer to augmented-reality driving. The designs involve the use of a head-up display (HUD) connected with technology that could show pedestrians and other vehicles otherwise hidden from sight. It would be like having x-ray vision behind the wheel. What do these advanced Honda safety technology and features look like?
Honda Sensing™ Safety Suite Components and FunctionsThursday, September 15th, 2016
Which Honda Safety Features Make Up Honda Sensing™?
Honda Sensing™ Part 2
In our Honda Sensing™ Part One post, we told you about which Honda safety features make up Honda Sensing™. Now we're bringing you the next batch of technology included in the Honda Sensing™ family. These gadgets are just as impressive as the three we told you about in Part One. Let's get started!
How Does the Honda Sensing™ Suite of Safety Features Function?Thursday, September 8th, 2016
How Does the Honda Sensing™ Safety System Work?
Honda Sensing™ Part One
Honda strives to create safe vehicles that can adapt to real world needs. The Honda Sensing™ suite of features is an impressive step forward in safety technology and gadgets. This umbrella term covers various safety features with avoidance technology. But just how does the Honda Sensing™ safety system work? We're going to detail just which features make up Honda Sensing™ and how they function, but this is a two-part post, because there is a ton of equipment to cover. So let's begin…
3 Safe Back to School Driving TipsThursday, August 18th, 2016
With the brand new school year right around the corner, Dayton drivers will be sharing the road with school buses, young pedestrians and bikers, and brand new teen drivers. It's worth driving with a little extra caution during the back-to-school season. Join us in preventing car accidents and keeping our community's kids safe with these 3 safe back to school driving tips from Matt Castrucci Honda!


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'Indiana Tattoo: History and Legacy' Takes You Back to the Badlands
The Grunwald Gallery is currently home to a show celebrating the Hoosier state's long legacy of body art.
The rich and varied history of tattooing takes you to some amazing places. Japan. New York City. Indiana. Indiana? Yes, believe it or not the Hoosier state has a colorful history with body art as shown in the Indiana Tattoo exhibit currently on display at Indiana University Bloomington. The exhibit includes an unprecedented number of tattoo-related historical artifacts from the state's past as well as visual art by contemporary tattooists from Indiana.
The Indiana Tattoo exhibit's walls full of flash from a bygone era. #artshow #fireart #GrunwaldGallery #Indianahistory #IndianaUniversity #tattoohistory
This impressive and informative display was curated by Colin McClain, a tattooist and native to Indiana, and Jeremy Sweet, the Associate Director of the gallery. "I think the best thing we did was keeping our focus on Indiana. Covering all of tattooing is a monumental, if not impossible task. You can't do it all justice," said Sweet. "When I proposed the show, I initially thought it was just going to be about contemporary tattooists from Indiana, but as we discovered all the historical items, we realized it was important to add that element, too."
In wandering the gallery, one experiences the tattoo subculture of Indiana throughout the 20th century in an immersive and engaging manner. The wide range of focal points that the exhibit offers is eye-opening in terms of the art form's evolution in Indiana and, by proxy, elsewhere. Not only does the show enable one to see into the past in both a microscopic and a bird's eye perspective, it also opens up a window to how artists influence each other through time.
The crowned jewel of the show is a sizable inheritance from one of history's wildest tattooists, Roy Boy, may he rest in peace. The assortment of objects paint an extremely detailed portrait of one of the most interesting personalities from the industry's past. To say that Roy Boy was a "character" is an understatement. He's more of legend, like a walk-two-tigers-down-the-street (which he did), larger-than-life persona, and the artifacts viscerally illustrate this fact. The aptly dubbed "Welcome Back to the Badlands" installment includes items such as his professional wrestling boots, the road-burned remains of his racing uniform from when he totaled a high-horsepower Rolls-Royce, and more.
Some of Roy Boy's possessions as well as his fine art. #artshow #fireart #GrunwaldGallery #Indianahistory #IndianaUniversity #RoyBoy #tattoohistory
The images here only feature a fraction of the fascinating documents and amazing art at the Grunwald Gallery right now. The Indiana Tattoo exhibit ends at the beginning of February, so be sure to make it by soon so you can soak in this educational and entertaining portrayal of tattooing's past and present in The Crossroads of America.


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Contract for Deed – Is the Buyer Owed Money Upon Their Default? – Part 3 of 5Posted on May 2, 2014 by
In part two of my article series on the contract for deed, I promised to discuss the most popular remedies a seller can select when a buyer defaults under a contract for deed, including the risk the seller may owe money to the buyer when the buyer defaults.
The most popular options when a buyer defaults under a contract for deed are (1) to rescind the contract and evict the occupying party or (2) to rescind the contract and repossess the property (if it is vacant). However, when the contract is rescinded, the law requires that the parties be restored to their original status.[1] In the context of a contract for deed, restoring the parties to their original status means following a restitution formula. In accordance with the formula, the seller must account to the buyer: (1) all payments made, (2) the value of improvements made, and (3) damages incurred.[2] Let me give an example:
Suppose Buyer Bob buys a property from Seller Sally using a contract for deed. The market rent for the property is $500 per month. Bob and Sally agree that Bob will make a $10,000 down payment and make payments of $1,000 per month for five years. At the end of the five years Bob will receive the deed, free and clear. However, two years into the agreement, and after Bob has spent $5,000 renovating the property, he defaults. In response, Sally decides to rescind the contract and evict him. Sally is legally entitled to do this, but now the parties need to be restored according to the legal formula – which means she must give an account to Bob.
In this scenario, the parties need to be put back in their original condition. Thus, Bob would be due his $10,000 down-payment, plus $24,000 for the 24 months of payments he made plus $5,000 in renovations he made to the property. This totals $39,000. Sally, would have earned market rent at $500 per month for 24 months, so she is due $12,000. Thus, Seller Sally owes Buyer Bob the difference, $27,000, even though Bob was the defaulting party. Most people would not expect this outcome.
While this outcome can be avoided by foreclosing on a contract for deed, the desire to bypass foreclosure is one of the primary reasons sellers use a contract for deed over a traditional financing arrangement (security deed and note). Thus, this outcome is one of several reasons most attorneys recommend other legal structures in place of a contract for deed. In the next two articles, I will discuss several other risks of using a contract for deed both from the seller's and buyer's perspective.
Disclaimer: The information contained in this article is for informational purposes only and is not legal advice or a substitute for legal counsel. It does not constitute advertising or solicitation. The information in this article may not reflect the most current legal developments; accordingly, this article is not guaranteed to be perfect, and should not be considered an indication of future results.


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Thursday, December 17, 2009
Snow White and Heevin' Dwarfs
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It's a little known fact that The Vintage Laundress is, in fact, Snow White. The past three days of this week have marked the beginnings of an "indy" production of her life entitled, Where's That Apple, Snow? : The Later Years. She was unable to continue production on that film and her weekly "Want It Wednesday" blog post because she needed to tend to three of her sick dwarfs - Pukey, Barfy and (H)earl.
She was, however, able to host her radio program called Move Over, I'm Next.
She will make a brief appearance later this week with her regularly scheduled posts! Have a lovely Thursday and pass the Pepto!
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- Ele at abitofpinkheaven said...
Hope everyone feels better!
- December 17, 2009 at 11:13 AM
- Six in One Hand said...
I sooo hope you feel better!!
- December 17, 2009 at 12:05 PM
- The Elegant Thrifter said...
Oh gosh! What is going on? And thank you for your support. I was so happy and surprised to see the Apartment Therapy mention, but then sort of sad when I saw the really negative comment. Yours really made me feel better...and I hope you all feel better, too. xoxoxo
- December 17, 2009 at 8:25 PM
- Six divided by two..... said...
I pray everyone gets to feeling better REAL soon. p.s. I love the photo of snow white.
- December 17, 2009 at 10:27 PM
- Anonymous said...
Oh yikes!! That was a hilarious post, however... feel better to everyone there!
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FIFTH IN A SERIES » Most college football coaches talk about improving upon the previous season.
Not Chris Ault of Nevada. At least not this year.
"The key challenge is to sustain," Ault said.
The Wolf Pack went 9-3 last year and tied for first in the Western Athletic Conference with a 7-1 mark. Nevada capped it off with a 49-48 overtime victory over Central Florida in the Hawaii Bowl.
Sure, there's some room for improvement. But Ault is more concerned with showing 2005 wasn't a fluke and that Nevada deserves mention among the WAC's perennial contenders.
Ault was steaming mad after the Pack went 5-7 in 2004. It was the Pack's first losing season under him (he hadn't been football coach since 1987), and he said the team lacked "Nevada-tude."
He also made adjustments to more than team demeanor and morale last year. Ault credits the switches to a 3-4 defense and the "pistol" offense, where the quarterback lines up halfway between under center and shotgun formation.
The key pistolero is back in quarterback Jeff Rowe. He passed for 2,925 yards and 21 touchdowns while learning the new scheme.
His favorite target is Caleb Spencer. The Kamehameha graduate led the Pack with 67 catches, 884 receiving yards and seven touchdowns.
Ault is concerned about depth at running back. Robert Hubbard was fine (719 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns) as a backup to graduated All-WAC performer B.J. Mitchell. The question is how much pounding he can take as an every-down back.
Charles Manu, Barrett Reznick, Jimmy Wadhams and Dominic Green have started within the past two years on the offensive line and are back, but both starting tackles need replacing.
Ezra Butler is one of the top defensive playmakers. He is a 6-foot-2, 250-pound outside linebacker, who came to Nevada 35 pounds heavier and expecting to play defensive tackle. He's from South Africa and England, and grew up playing soccer and cricket. Butler was second for the Pack with 75 tackles last year.
"We think he will be one of the best players in this conference," Ault said.
The same might be said for All-WAC cornerback Joe Garcia. He had a nose for the ball (four picks) as well as the ballcarrier (team-leading 48 solo tackles) last fall.
"He might also be the punt returner," Ault said. "He's certainly a key player on defense."
Nose tackle Matt Hines controls things up front.
Kicker Brett Jaekle is the team's leading returning scorer and Thomas Barcia is the new punter.


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EXCLUSIVE:'PLL' Star Sasha Pieterse and Gleb Savchenko Tease First 'DWTS' Dance: 'So Many Sparkles!'
The A-Team is ready for the Dancing With the Stars ballroom!
Sasha Pieterse and Gleb Savchenko will be dancing the Cha-Cha to Fleur East's hit, "Like That," during Monday night's season 25 premiere and the former PLL star tells ET why it's the perfect first song to dance to.
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"It's a great song for the Cha-Cha… he did an amazing job choreographing it. There's some sneak peeks or sneak surprises that are gonna be coming up when you see it, so it's great," Sasha revealed at EW's Pre-Emmy bash at the Sunset Tower Hotel in Los Angeles on Friday.
The 21-year-old also promised lots of glitz!
"I rarely wear sparkles and, you know, 'cause you see me all the time, so to be in so many sparkles, it's actually a lot of fun. It's something that I wouldn't usually do, so all the costumes are incredible. The designers are amazing…every aspect has been amazing," she shared before revealing that her fiancé, Hudson Sheaffer, is loving her glamorous ballroom transformation.
"He loves it actually. He totally loves it. It's a reason for me to get all dolled up and he can't wait for the premiere, which is great," she said.
EXCLUSIVE: Mark Ballas on Returning to 'DWTS,' Admits He Wasn't 'Surprised' By Julianne Hough's Exit
Sasha hit the red carpet with both her men – Hudson and Gleb at Friday's party. She and Gleb told ET it was a double date – Gleb's wife, Elena Samodanova, who gave birth to their second child in August, also joined the festivities.
"Hudson and Gleb have a bromance for sure, which is adorable. I love it," Sasha joked.
Sasha says Hudson, her parents and Honored co-star Meghan Reinks will be in the ballroom cheering her on come Monday – and her PLL co-star, Shay Mitchell, will be there soon!
"I don't think she can on Monday, but she's coming soon," Pieterse said.
EXCLUSIVE: Derek Hough Reveals Why Sister Julianne Decided to Leave 'DWTS'
The actress also says her former PLL co-stars, Janel Parrish and Brant Daugherty, who both previously competed on DWTS, gave her some insight into the process.
"We've been having a lot of fun. I am sore and it's really tough, but I'm loving it," she shared. "I expected it to be really hard. Janel and Brant were on the show and they loved it, but they told me it was really tough, so it's been amazing and I'm as ready as I can be. But I really am just enjoying the process a lot."
The new season of Dancing With the Stars premieres on Monday, Sept. 18 on ABC.
To check out what Derek Fisher has in store for his first performance with partner Sharna Burgess, watch the video below.


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Lyft Highlights its Quirkiest Drivers for Promotion at Sundance
Film enthusiasts at the Sundance Film Festival this weekend won't only be entertained by the big screen — they may also get some amusement by hitching a ride around Park City, Utah.
Lyft, which allows those in need of a ride to request one through an app on their phone, is pulling out all the stops at Sundance. The car-sharing service is bringing in some of its most unique drivers to offer free rides at the annual festival through Saturday.
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Lyft encourages it drivers, who pick up people in their own cars, to make the experience fun for passengers. The company held a competition to see which drivers would get the nod for Sundance, and a few on the final list make even clowns seem dull.
Among the Lyft drivers at Sundance: Matthew Robbins of Orange County who has a car decked out in bright neon lights, Vanessa Nelson of San Diego who operates a Karaoke-themed car and Mike White of Los Angeles who drives around with a three-person Bluegrass band in the backseat to serenade passengers.
Lyft said it received "hundreds" of entries from drivers across the country, and selected the top 10 to represent the company from Thursday through Saturday at the festival. Lyft is paying for the drivers' transportation, lodging and rides (since the passengers are not actually charged).
"We wanted to use the creative environment of Sundance as a backdrop to showcase these awesome community drivers," a Lyft spokesperson told Mashable. "We're only here for three days, and the goal of this campaign/promotion was to give passengers the best possible experience with our most popular drivers."
This is not the first time that Lyft has gone above and beyond when it comes to creating unique rider experiences. On Halloween, the service hired a professional makeup artist to turn dozens of San Francisco-based drivers into zombies for the evening.


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Influential Israeli Rabbi Ovadia Yosef in hospital
The spiritual leader of an Israeli ultra-Orthodox political party was hospitalized after a suspected minor stroke in Jerusalem on Saturday, a development that could shake his party's fortunes and mute one of Israel's most influential voices.
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, 92, is conscious and in a stable condition, Hadassah hospital spokeswoman Etti Dvir said, adding that doctors had requested he remain in the facility for several days for observation and further checks. She did not provide further details on his ailment.
The enigmatic, Baghdad-born Yosef is the chief spiritual adviser of the Shas party, which represents Israeli Jews of Middle Eastern descent. His followers consider his decisions as binding religious law - rare discipline in Israel's otherwise fragmented political landscape.
Israeli media reported he was rushed to Hadassah hospital after collapsing during morning prayers in a synagogue on Saturday morning.
Dr. Yuval Weiss of Hadassah told reporters Saturday night that the rabbi "likely had a very mild stroke."
"He is conscious and fully communicating with those around him," Weiss said. "I hope he can return home in a few days," he said.
Yosef's influence reaches beyond the party, which holds 10 seats in the 120-seat Israeli parliament. Comments from the rabbi, with his trademark turban, gold-embroidered robes and dark glasses, have cast a pall over political debates ranging from whether ultra-Orthodox Jews should be conscripted into Israel's military, to war and peace with Palestinians.
He is known for his fierce statements that have offended widely disparate segments of society, including Holocaust survivors, gays, Palestinians and secular Jews.
The rabbi said during a sermon in August 2010 that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas should "perish from the world" and described Palestinians as "evil, bitter enemies of Israel." He later apologized for the remarks.
In 2007, he said that Israeli soldiers died in battle because they were not religious enough and said the victims of Hurricane Katrina in the U.S. suffered "because they have no God."
In 2008, Shas under his direction forced new elections by refusing to remain in the government after then-prime minister Ehud Olmert resigned.
Olmert's successor, Tzipi Livni, was unable to preserve a governing coalition because Yosef insisted she commit to not discussing the future of Jerusalem in expected peace talks with Palestinians.
Politicians from outside Yosef's party often lobby for his support on tough decisions, including whether to target arch-foe Iran.
Despite his often hawkish stances, Yosef has signaled he would support Israel's withdrawal from the West Bank, a territory Palestinians seek for their future state, if it saves lives.
Shas was predicted to recoup its seats when Israelis vote later in January, but the party's fortunes are unclear if Yosef remains hospitalized.
The rabbi is literally the face of Shas: On the main entrance to Jerusalem, Yosef's face is draped over a large building, urging people to vote for the ultra-Orthodox party, saying they will remember the poor.
Yosef has been hospitalized with heart problems in the past.
Shas party members were unavailable for comment because it is the Jewish Sabbath, when the devout refrain from non-lifesaving work.
Yosef is a highly respected religious scholar, often called the outstanding rabbinical authority of the century from the Sephardic tradition, that of Jews from Arabic-speaking and other Middle Eastern nations.
His insistence that Sephardic tradition is as valid as the European Ashkenazi version of Judaism spawned a religious and cultural awakening among Jews of Middle Eastern, or Mizrahi, background.
He used that influence to transform the Mizrahi Jews from a downtrodden community of immigrants into a proud, powerful force in Israeli politics. Jews who descend from Arabic-speaking countries make up nearly half of Israel's Jewish population.
Yosef came to national prominence when he served as Israel's chief Sephardic rabbi from 1972 to 1983.
Born in the Iraqi capital in 1920, Yosef was four years old when his family moved to Jerusalem.