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Learning Lab
West Tisbury Free Public Library, Tue 01/09/2018, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Homework, activities, coding and more for kids 10 and above. (8 and 9 year olds allowed with parents in library.)See More
Community Supper
Chilmark Community Church, Tue 01/09/2018, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Join us for hot food, warm company and more at the Chilmark Community Church.See More
Movie Night: Dunkirk
Vineyard Haven Public Library, Tue 01/09/2018, 7:00 pm
A World War II thriller about the evacuation of Allied troops from the French city of Dunkirk before Nazi forces can take hold. Ensemble cast includes Harry Styles, Kenneth Branagh, Cillian Murphy,...See More
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Pathways Gathering Space, Tue 01/09/2018, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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In Remembrance of Bettie Page 1923-2008
December 13, 2008 at 7:42 am 3 comments
Los Angeles, December 11, 2008 – Bettie Page, sweet-smiling legendary 1950s pin-up queen with the killer curves and coal-black bangs, died today of pneumonia at a Los Angeles area hospital. She was 85 years old. She suffered a heart attack one week ago and never regained consciousness. Her popularity as an underground, guilty pleasures phenomenon has continued to soar despite the fact that the reclusive Page disappeared almost a half century ago.
"With deep personal sadness I must announce that my dear friend and client Bettie Page passed away at 6:41pm PST this evening in a Los Angles hospital. She died peacefully but had never regained consciousness after suffering a heart attack nine days ago. She captured the imagination of a generation of men and women with her free spirit and unabashed sensuality. She is the embodiment of beauty."
Statement by Mark Roesler, business agent for Bettie Page
Entry filed under: Patio Culture. Tags: bettie page, news, obit, obituary, retro.
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Bettie Page was, in my opinon, the best pin up girl in history. She changed the way we looked at pin up girls forever. She was an amazing woman that will be greatly missed by all who loved her. She made a revolution that many people follow to this day. I know I do! I loved her work and many other people did too. She will rest in peace know that she really did change the world of pin up forever!
bettie was AND FOEVER WILL BE MY MOST FAVORITE AUNT MAY SHE REST IN PEACE I LOVE YOU TIA
There are a thousand beautiful woman that have come along in the last century, but Bettie Page and Marilyn Monroe are by far the one's you're most likely to hang a picture of on your living room wall. Some kind of magical quality about the two of them that other beauties simply do not possess.
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What are the causes of striped skin?
Striped Skin, What Are the Causes
The many functions carried by the skin make it unable to escape the problem. One problem that often afflicts is the striking color difference between one part of the skin and the other, or commonly called striped skin. Then, what can cause skin discoloration? The following are the causes:
Brownish skin, bluish spots or gray on the face, may be melasma. This skin problem commonly affects women aged 20 years to middle age. Women who are pregnant also often experience differences in skin color due to melasma.
Melasma is believed to have a strong connection with hormonal changes in a woman's body and exposure to ultra violet from sunlight.
Solar lentiginosis
This condition is also called sunspots is a change in skin color in areas that often come into direct contact with sunlight for a long time. This one stripe often attacks the back of the hand, face, shoulders, upper back, and back of the foot.
The shape is small brown or black spots with varying sizes, ranging from the size of a pencil tip to a coin. Striped skin due to this condition often occurs in people over 40 years.
If the two disorders above are categorized as hyperpigmentation, which means there is excessive production of pigments or skin dyes, then vitiligo is the opposite. Vitiligo occurs because of a lack of skin color production or hypopigmentation. This type of skin problem appears in the form of white spots that feel fine on the surface of the skin.
Striped skin due to vitiligo is caused by damage to skin pigment-producing cells due to autoimmune disorders. So far no drug has been found that can treat the condition of vitiligo.
The appearance of a darker color on the skin can also be caused by injury or injury. Wounds on the skin such as blisters, burning, and infections can cause the skin to lose its pigment. Luckily, striped skin caused by wounds is not permanent or can be cured. However, to restore up to the original color takes a short time.
Exposure to sunlight
Stripes and black spots on the skin can also be caused by sun exposure. Indeed, the skin does need sunlight to produce vitamin D which is useful for bones. But it must also be understood that too much sun exposure can also cause skin burns and discoloration of the skin. Sun exposure triggers the skin to produce more melanin and become darker. In addition, sun exposure also reduces skin elasticity and causes dry, thick and wrinkled skin.
Other causes
Hyperpigmented stripes, can also be caused by the use of certain drugs such as minocycline, endocrine diseases such as Addison's disease, and the condition of excess iron in the body.
While hypopigmented striped skin can occur due to skin inflammation and fungal infections such as phlegm. In children, striped skin in the form of white, smooth, and dry spots on the face is called pityriasis alba.
Actions That Can Be Done
To avoid striped skin due to sun exposure, make sure to always wear sunscreen with enough SPF content. The SPF content above 30 effectively protects the skin.
If the skin is stripped due to a genetic disorder, then counseling can be done so that it does not affect the psychological condition of the sufferer. Although it cannot be treated, using the right cosmetics can cover it.
Treatment to treat striped skin needs to be adjusted to the cause. Because it is important to consult a dermatologist to get further examination. Topical medications, such as ointments or creams, and maybe also drinking drugs will be given by the doctor.
If the striped skin has affected psychological conditions, is difficult to remove, unknown cause, causes pain, or indicates symptoms of cancer, then immediately consult a doctor.Originally published on IdaDRWSkinCare blog
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Frederic Patoul started his professional activity in 1975 as an in-house lawyer of a bank. He was sworn as avocat at the Brussels bar in 1978 and sin then he developed a particular expertise in banking (bank and stock exchange transactions, public offering, banking agents) and credit law (business credit, consumer credit, mortgage credit).
He attends regularly credit institutions for drafting contracts and in litigation. He defends the creditors in insolvency proceedings (civil and commercial).
He is frequently consulted in matters relating to consumer protection (market practices, investor protection, MiFID).
He is since 2005, permanent member of the College de Mediation (Alternative dispute resolution institution for consumer complaints against banks).
He was commissioned by the Minister of Economy for the writing of a general comment on the Consumer Credit Code.
He has participated in numerous editorial board. He is chairman of the board of CREDAL SCRLFS. He is co-author of several books and numerous articles. He regularly speaks at seminars and conferences.
Francophone Order of the Brussels Bar, 1978
Law Degree – Catholic University of Louvain (UCL) – 1974


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How to Fertilize a Spirea
Spirea shrubs are found in more than 80 species and dozens of varieties. Some varieties such as Japanese spirea (Spiraea japonica "Alpina"), Golden Sunrise (Spiraea x bumalda "Monhud") and Neon Flash (Spiraea japonica "Neon Flash") grow in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 4 through 9. They're relatively easy to grow, tolerant of most soil types and require little maintenance. Yearly fertilizer applications in February or March before new growth begins can provide nutrients that spirea plants need for healthy growth.
Determine where the root zone is by multiplying the length from the trunk to the ends of the branches by three. The circle around the ends of the branches and this outer point is the root zone. This is where fertilizer should be applied.
Measure the length and width of the root zone. Multiply these numbers to get the square feet. Use 1 pound of 10-10-10 slow-release fertilizer per 100 square feet.
Sprinkle fertilizer around the root zone evenly. Use a spreader or a jar with holes punched in the lid to apply the fertilizer.
Water the soil with about 1/4 to 1/2 inch of water after the fertilizer application.
Things Needed
- 10-10-10 granulated slow-release fertilizer
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Egg McMuffin
It's hard to believe in our bustling world that as late as the 1970s, fast-food restaurants opened at 11 a.m., closed at midnight and limited their menus to lunch and dinner items. That all changed in 1971, when McDonald's franchisee Herb Peterson set out to make an eggs Benedict sandwich. Peterson started with an English muffin, then layered on a slice of grilled Canadian bacon, a poached egg and a slice of cheese. The poached egg presented a production problem until Peterson devised a new implement -- a cluster of six Teflon-coated rings -- that could cook several eggs quickly. The final problem was the name, which Patty Turner, wife of McDonald's President Fred Turner, thought up one night over dinner [source: Love].
By 1976, the Egg McMuffin was selling like, well, hotcakes. And speaking of hotcakes, McDonald's added them, along with sausage and scrambled eggs, to strengthen its breakfast menu. Its restaurants also extended their hours, opening at 7 a.m. -- much earlier than most other fast-food chains -- and gaining another four hours of brisk sales. Competitors would not introduce breakfast items for almost another 10 years. By that time, McDonald's had cornered the market. To this day, breakfast accounts for 15 percent of McDonald's sales [source: McDonald's annual report].
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Hidden Gold Mine in Every Business
In several companies, a lot of the organization seems to operate having a different formula and communicate in the different language than individuals the IT or computer services sector from the business. This division is sort of artificial and partly maintained through the IT people themselves due to a certain culture technical individuals have regarding their specialized understanding and application areas. But in mind, individuals strange people lower inside it have similar goals as almost every other entrepreneur which would be to succeed both personally and corporately in shared projects.
But individuals people around the business side from the corporate landscape depend on the pc folks to tell us how situations are choosing that highly valuable asset we have within our IT systems, software, and hardware. Mostly medium to large companies run high capacity computers or multitudes of computers connected via a network and individuals systems must perform at top capacity every day to complete the goals of the business.
The upgrade and maintenance budgets for those computers running your company, without doubt, represents a reasonably sizable number of the organization budget every year. Speculate individuals systems are what lead you to compete in the marketplace, that investment will probably be worth the money to make certain the mission-critical jobs individuals effective" systems get done promptly every week and month.
Whenever a computer starts to show indications of straining underneath a load of labor, we're passing on, that is one reason for significant concern for any business. In case your business paradigm dictates the load of traffic or system sources might be pressed to beyond exactly what the computers can perform using their existing computing power, that weakness within the IT infrastructure represents a substantial risk to the organization if the system becomes overloaded when there's a sizable body of labor to be carried out by they.
More watch person knows is the fact that there might be a concealed goldmine of computing capacity already resident inside your IT sources that merely isn't being drawn onto the maximum. You will know it's not uncommon for the IT professionals to are convinced that your systems are at 80-90% capacity and should be upgraded to handle the newest rise in business.
That hidden goldmine is really a discipline which has really existed for quite some time but is infrequently drawn on in the current business community. That discipline is known as "capacity planning". By applying a capacity planning office and monitoring function, place the various tools and also the talent in position to exactly measure scientifically in case your personal computers are in the capacity or if there's just an excuse for system tuning or realignment of computing schedules to obtain more from the systems you already own.
Lately, a sizable oil company within the Midwest noted that lots of its mission-critical functions appeared to be delayed in processing, apparently since the personal computers were overloaded as well as in dire necessity of a costly and time-intensive upgrade. Capacity planning measurements were taken and also the system was diagnosed to determine which the actual problem was also it was discovered that job priorities of recent functions weren't turned towards the load from the system at critical periods. The adjustments were created by gifted systems managers and also the IT infrastructure ongoing to do at top-notch capacity and also the delays were eliminated without any additional hardware or upgrades needed.
Through the use of capacity planning software programs and enabling your IT team to benefit from this highly scientific computer measurement and conjecture method, the company could possibly get the most from its computer sources and employ its corporate sources to help the company objectives of the organization. Which benefits everybody.


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Subsea 7 is a world-leading seabed-to-surface engineering, construction and services contractor to the offshore energy industry.
We provide cost-effective technical solutions to enable the delivery of complex projects in all water depths and challenging environments.
Hereby Subsea 7 aims to meet the needs of all its clients through an organisational structure that is sufficiently flexible to respond quickly and sensitively to local demands, whilst also leveraging the full strength of its global resources and know-how.
Our business operates across three major offshore segments:
Our Global Project Centre, an engineering centre of excellence, manages some of the group's largest, most complex and challenging offshore projects.
Our business model also comprises a world-leading fleet of vessels and remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) as well as onshore bases and yards in the primary offshore regions. This global footprint uniquely positions Subsea 7 to deliver projects of varying size and complexity around the world.
For further information on Subsea 7, please visit: https://www.subsea7.com/


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Who's growing and who's hiring?
The San Diego region is leading the way in building a clean tech economy. Close to 800 clean tech companies call the San Diego region home, demonstrating that the innovation economy is alive and thriving. The economic opportunity is there for the taking and it is touching all corners of our region from north to south – CleanTECH San Diego's database shows more than 60 clean tech companies in Carlsbad, another 30 in Escondido and 40 or more companies in Chula Vista. The clean tech economy is here.
To create sustainable benefits that flow to all sectors of our society, we need to marry our proven ability to use technology to solve problems with creative and effective training programs so that the promise of green jobs becomes the reality for San Diegans. We also need to protect and grow our manufacturing base and more effectively use renewable resources to generate clean and secure power and create economic opportunity.
For graduates and skilled workers wondering where the jobs of the future will be in San Diego, the answer is in the economic sectors that are expected to grow. To be sure, the hospitality, biomedical and military/military research sectors are major economic engines and have bright outlooks.
Less well known are the region's involvement in clean tech manufacturing, including the making of solar and wind power components and biofuel research. The good news for those seeking jobs is that industry-led workforce training is the norm.
The San Diego region's biofuels industry currently employs over 400 people at 30 companies including Synthetic Genomics, SG Biofuels, Sapphire Energy, Kai BioEnergy and General Atomics. According to a recent study by the San Diego Association of Governments, additional venture capital invested into biofuel research could generate additional impact to the regional economy, which in turn means additional jobs.
To prepare for the anticipated growth of this industry, CleanTECH San Diego partnered with the San Diego Center for Algae Biotechnology, BIOCOM, the San Diego Regional EDC, and the San Diego Workforce Partnership to secure a grant from the state to create workforce training programs.
The EDGE Initiative (Educating and Developing Workers for the Green Economy) is an industry-led approach to workforce training for the clean tech sector. The approach is simple – let industry direct the creation of training programs since they will be hiring those that graduate from the programs.
To date the program is already a success, with classes under way at UC San Diego Extension, and more to become available soon. For the San Diego region to remain a leader in the biofuels sector, we must have the workforce needed to support its growth. And that can only be accomplished by working closely with the private sector to address workforce needs.
In the South County, planning continues for a long-sought university and a technology-based business park to accompany it. The theme is to create jobs that are key to communities being sustainable. Preliminary studies indicate that a Chula Vista university would create 6,000 jobs, consisting of 1,000 retail, 4,000 office and 1,700 research and development positions. The accompanying tech park would result in 2,000 tech-based jobs.
While efficient "green jobs" to date have been mostly concentrated on solar power, tomorrow's economy will require engineers, chemists, biologists and more as biomimicry – a field that tries to replicate nature's best ideas to solve human problems – takes center stage in our quest to become more efficient.
The San Diego region already has close to 200 high-tech manufacturers. The North County, in particular has a dominant industrial base. So it's a natural for the region to tap its educated workforce, strong business base and educational institutions to expand its manufacturing presence to land new clean technology businesses. As just one potent example, SOITEC Solar recently announced it plans to locate a new 500-person manufacturing facility in the greater San Diego region so that it can tap into San Diego's high-tech manufacturing labor pool. Kyocera Solar, which has made a strong commitment to the region, is hiring a third shift for its local solar manufacturing facility to keep pace with demand.
In just one hour, the Earth receives more energy from the sun than the entire world uses in a year. The sun drives our transition to our cleaner future and a stronger economy. More than 180 solar companies call San Diego home. These companies employ workers and contribute to our economy. UC San Diego just awarded a contract to Sullivan Solar to install 900 kilowatts of solar power on campus. Among the tasks for this new array will be powering electric vehicle charging stations. Sullivan, a local company, has pledged to use American-made panels and pay workers living wages.
Opportunities do not stop when the sun is hidden by clouds. Wind can provide 10 times the amount of electricity that Americans can consume each year. Companies like Enel, Invenergy, Iberdrola and a host of others are working on bringing more clean power and more jobs here to San Diego County.
Through collaboration and leadership, the San Diego region has achieved significant milestones in clean tech and is among the pacesetters worldwide. By leveraging its robust clean tech assets, San Diego can continue to develop a strong clean tech cluster and create sustainable benefits that extend to all sectors.


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- Refund — A mutual agreement is made to issue either a full or partial refund back to the customer. If the error was on our part, a full refund will be issued. In regular circumstances, the $7.00 non-refundable fee will apply.
- Chargeback — A dispute is opened with your card company and is handled accordingly
We offer a 90-day 100% money-back guarantee. This means that you have 90 days to file an official refund request with our Accounting Department and your refund will be issued accordingly. Your case will be handled within two business days and a refund will be made to your card or account within 3-5 business days. In some cases, depending on your bank or card's policies, it may take up to one week for the refund to appear after being issued. That being said, after nineteen days have passed, refunds will not be issued under any circumstances.
If you have already activated your software, please be aware that a non-refundable $7 relicensing fee will be issued as we will need to file with Microsoft as well. Some conditions and exceptions may apply. Please contact our Accounting Department for further inquiries.
We strongly discourage our customers from opening chargebacks with their card companies or PayPal for several reasons. In the instance of PayPal, this can create funds or account hold for the user. In the case of a credit or debit card, the funds could be held and the card cancelled (with a new one being issued) causing unnecessary grief. Rather than open a chargeback, please contact our Support first. We are always, always willing to work with our customers, even when they are unhappy with their purchase.


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Aroma Earl Grey Citrus Blend
From £3.00
Classic Earl Grey flavour with the bergamot fruit shining through, our particular blend is mixed with black teas from China gives it a light delicate flavour with added citrus undertones with added dried orange and lemon peel. What makes Earl Grey distinctive is the natural bergamot oil from Italy. Bergamot is a variety of orange which gives the tea its light pungent familiar smell. This grade is medium which brews a strong colour and draws out the flavour from the oil and dried citrus peels to create a delicate aftertaste. The dried peel gives the bergamot flavour an extra boost.
It tea is assumed to have got its name from the British Prime Minister in the 1830s Earl Charles Grey, who according to some received the gift of bergamot oil infused tea. Although there a many stories about the Earls heroism in China saving poor people from drowning, he, however, never went to China. In the 1800s the tea was associated with being upper-class and posh.


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As a 19 year old male, online shopping is very new to me, and therefore needs to be planned out very clearly – making sure I don't buy unnecessary or frivolous purchases. I want to share with you my views as an online shopper and the different patterns of customer behaviour I have encountered since working with online grocers.
I finished my A-Levels and joined Elevaate in November of 2017 an an online trader – meaning I'm merchandising supplier products on retailers websites. I began learning about the grocers we are in partnership with and how banner vs native advertising are so totally different. Online retails is a frantic journey and can be prone to impulse. Understanding the many shopping behaviours online is key to suppliers and how they invest in online media.
As a shopper, like many others I look for several different aspects of a product before purchasing. Most obvious being the price. It may seem self-explanatory but even a slight price reduction has a huge impact on the sales of a product online. I have discovered that price reductions have different effects on the unit sales depending on the margin of discount. For example, a product reducing from £1.20 to £1 can have as much as a 40% uplift in sales, however a full half price promotion can equate to around 70-100% uplift. Offers like these are what I target as a customer. They are a lot more effective than multibuys historically as many customers such as myself, work on a budget when shopping.
Another aspect I look for is Brand Recognition. By recognising the brand I am automatically drawn to a product and psychologically feel that when i've bought a product from one brand, I am set in my ways. However it's not just me, according to Teymour Bourial, INSEAD-trained marketer, practiced at L'Oréal, Saatchi & Havas "Brands reduce the perceived risk associated with spending money" the brand image helps to ease the customer of the quality o the product therefore making it a 'safer' option. Whether it means customers pay premium, the brand image is a key factor in online grocery. However loyalty to an individual brand isn't always a positive in our field as traders, as loyalty can affect rival brands in which we promote. Trying to convert customers from a brand they've repeatedly bought from can be very challenging. A classic example we are familiar with is coffee. Kenco and Nescafe are clear rivals and promoting with both brands causes conflict in terms of sales and comparison. A loyal Nescafe drinker won't usually convert to Kenco if both products are side by side being promoted and vise versa. Customer loyalties in the world of trading has proven to have had positive and negative effects.
Shopper activity is too chaotic and unpredictable to pinpoint. As a trader within Elevaate I have learnt to adapt to changes of behaviour usually depending on seasonal demand as well as the actual product.
Throughout the year, the demand for certain products change based on either events within the world at that time, or generally down the time of year it is i.e. Ice-cream and burgers in the summer and hot drinks in the winter. This is an aspect we are always cautious about when talking to a brand. Shopper patterns are influenced partly on the weather and brands recognise that too, which is why offers appear on different ranges throughout the year. I am not this type of shopper. I don't buy fewer hot products in the summer or less cold products in the winter. Seasonal is not a big influence on my shopping however it is in many others.
Ecommerce is one of the largest growing sectors on the market. According to Pure360, 18% of all UK retail purchases will occur online this year, and "By 2040, it is thought 95% of purchases will be facilitated by eCommerce". This statistic is a clear indicator that digital cannot be ignored by anyone. And we only have to look at Amazon to see that. However what I'm seeing is retailers are slow to respond to consumer demands and don't seem to realise how tech can help their agility. And although everyone seems to talk about the shopper – there is no fixed rule for how shoppers behave online – so understanding behaviour by publisher is really important – a supplier than then look at how to inspire the shopper or intercept them on their journey.
As a shopper online I would like retailers to work closer with suppliers to better understand me. The insight I'm seeing from our work online here at Elevaate is something no other tech company is doing. Proud to be a part of it.


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July 26th, 2012
Rob Thomas joins 'The Voice' as a mentor
"The Voice" has just harnessed more star power.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Rob Thomas has just joined the singing competition as a mentor.
The Matchbox Twenty frontman will reportedly assist Cee Lo Green's team when the show returns this fall for its third season.
"I'm really excited to work with Cee Lo and love the idea that I may be in the room with a future superstar that the world has yet to discover," Thomas told Us Weekly about his new role.
As a mentor, Thomas will meet with contestants and give them tips before their performances - just as Mary J. Blige will do for Adam Levine's team, and Michael Buble will do for Blake Shelton's.
That just leaves Christina Aguilera's team, which NBC has not commented on yet, so it'll be interesting to see which celebrity signs on next.
"The Voice" returns to the air on September 10.
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I was hoping that I'd be well enough to go back into work today but not long after getting up I was very ill. I went straight to the doctors' surgery and was given a week's sick leave and told to eat very bland foods for the week. I came home to find that the hospital had written with the details of my stomach ultrasound. The appointment is for Wednesday morning and I mustn't eat or drink anything after 12am Tuesday. I also have an appointment for blood tests on wednesday morning at the surgery.
Did a small amount of knitting today on some socks and sewed in the ends of some others. I haven't felt up to much. While I was off work last week I watched hardly any tv during the day, read Harry Potter 6 instead. I read the first chapter on Tuesday night and finished the book on Friday afternoon. Now I have to wait two years for the final book. Sigh.
Finally a localish yarn store! Saturday Jeni and I managed to make a little trip to the new yarn store in Penarth. It's called Yarn'n Yarns and sells Colinette, Debbie Bliss, Rowan etc. and from today also sells Noro! I bought a sweater's worth of Collinette Giotto in Rio and the new "Rock Gods and Movie Stars" pattern book.


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Commentary: 'Old age ain't no place for sissies'
A week seldom passes when my wife doesn't sit down for dinner and say something like, "I saw one of my high school classmates at Trader Joe's today. She was the prom queen ..."
And I know exactly where the conversation is headed.
There will be an expectant pause, at which point I'll look up from my spinach salad and wait for the other shoe to drop. "She got old," my wife says.
"We all got old," I respond with a sigh, even though I'm still convinced I can somehow elude the aging process by eating spinach, kale and blueberries.
Actually, I suspect my wife takes delight in seeing the small-town Kim Kardashians and Paris Hiltons brought low by aging. I get the same perverse pleasure when I see how the people who lorded it over the dregs of high school humanity are grappling with aging, along with 76 million other baby boomers.
This is definitely a case of "You are not alone," as they say in those 12-step programs.
Aging harder for beautiful people
Aging is harder for the beautiful and popular people, according to my friend who's a therapist. Being neither beautiful nor popular, I'm accustomed to the routine.
I did serious aging in my 20s, when my hair started to turn gray and then fall out, one painful strand at a time, until I was left with what faintly resembles Ben Franklin's hair style after the lightning struck the kite.
Predictably, I've always been the guy who hated to go to his high school reunion. (I wonder if Ben Franklin went to his.)
Growing old is no fun...
... and as Bette Davis once grimly observed, "Old age ain't no place for sissies."
Strands of gray hair
Sometimes I hear my daughters grumble because strands of gray keep mysteriously appearing on their heads overnight. They blame me for bad genes and rush off to the hairdresser. My wife, on the other hand, is aging remarkably well, and the dermatologist recently told her she has "great skin for her age."
But that phrase "for her age" is what scares me.
The thing about aging is that you reach a point where you have to accept it. You tell yourself this is the hand that God dealt and hope for the best.
The good news is that the older you get, the more content you become in your skin.
A recent Gallup poll of 85,000 adults showed that after Americans reach retirement, they're generally satisfied with their looks. Two-thirds of those 65 and older said they "agreed" or "strongly agreed" with the statement that they "always feel good about their physical appearance." That was the highest rate of satisfaction among the generations polled.
Only 54% of those 35 to 64 were confident about their looks compared with 61% of the millennial generation, aged 18 to 34. Why? Probably because they're being held prisoner by a celebrity-obsessed culture where everyone wants to be Brad Pitt or Jennifer Lawrence.
They're victims of a plague of narcissism spread by social media … while the rest of us are thinking about more spiritual things, like having enough money to retire.
Everyone gets old, so we may as well get old with dignity. I'd rather learn to accept aging than be one of those freaksters who has bad plastic surgery and turns out looking like an alien in Star Wars.
The survey results give us reason for hope. Before, whenever I met someone from my past, I used to look for the wrinkles, crow's feet, turkey neck and ask myself, "Who's aging better? Him or me?" Now, I know the answer — "It doesn't really matter."
For those of you who want to age gracefully, here are some personal tips:
Exercise 30 minutes a day.
Drink gallons of green tea.
Eat as many fruits and vegetables as your intestines can take.
Buy a dog or a cat, or in the worst case, a hamster.
Take it a day at a time and do something kind every day.
Oh, yes, and avoid mirrors.
Joe Pisani, who grew up in Shelton's Pine Rock neighborhood, may be reached at email@example.com.


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The marathon was quite hard, if you consider that we made it hard by having theme specific weeks. However the way everybody has contributed, clearly showed they still have lots to share more. Which is why we have another month long Marathon to be scheduled during September. If you are interested, do drop in an email.
Now coming to the final post, I saved this up for the final day and what's without sweet to celebrate. This time it's the topping that's used a way to celebrate! In fact this is more apt because this was what my kids were licking off, long after the cake and ice cream got over. I made quite a big batch of this Sauce and wanted to use on different desserts. Somehow Konda convinced that she would prefer to eat it as such. So that's what I allowed her to do finally.
Once again I would thank to thank my BM members for a fantastic blogging.
This was used as topping for the Chocolate Ice Cream
Sending this to Pavani, who is hosting Kid's Delight, themed on "5 Ingredient Fix"
Chocolate Sauce for Frosting / Topping
Butter – 2 tsp.
Powdered sugar – 1/2 cup
Cooking chocolate – 2 -3 slab
Cocoa powder – 2 tsp.
Fresh cream – 2 – 3 tsp.
How to make the Sauce
Take a thick bottom pan, add all the ingredients except the cream. On a low flame, start melting the butter.
When the butter melts along with cooking chocolate, everything becomes liquid. When the liquid starts to become thick, remove from fire and add cream.
Whip well to a smooth paste.
When this cools down, it becomes really thick. This is very much like the chocolate ganache
Can be used as topping for Ice creams, cakes etc.
When you increase the cream more and beat it further, on cooling it settles as thick layer of topping.
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text: Well finally the Android Gods have smiled upon me and I have finally been able to set up an Ubuntu box (laptop) and have successfully built a rom from CM source, albiet with some major help from a user named kurly over at the CM forums. Anyways, does anyone know if ChevyNo1 has a public repo? I have looked over at github and it seems as though he doesn't really keep anything there of substance, let alone public. I want to be able to add the 1% battery increments to the latest CM 7.2 RC 3 source code for my own personal uses.


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Money Matters but is Money Evil?
Everybody knows that money matters in every aspect of our lives – but is it evil?
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1 Timothy 6:10 (NKJV)
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
Does it say that money is evil?
I believe that God's Word says that the LOVE of money is the root of the evil. It isn't money that causes people to go astray. The Lord knows that we need money to survive in this world. However, when we begin to love money more than our Creator we begin to go astray.
Is money evil? No.
Never put money before the love you have for God because then you are loving evil and allowing a foothold for evil to come into your life.
Instead, use the money for what it is intended: as an exchange for goods and services.
You will know that you have fallen in love with money when you:
- pursue it above everything else.
- work 7 days a week
- covet material things
- insist on wearing famous label clothing
- spend above your means
- ignore family responsibilities in the name of "earning money"
- don't share it
- don't give to charity
If you have been told that you're greedy and selfish with your money you may have fallen in love with money.
I know what you are thinking, "But I need money. I must work. My job requires that I wear nice clothes. Charities are greedy and won't use my money properly."
The excuses go on and on…
I understand all these excuses just as much as you do. The bank wants me to pay the mortgage every month. If the electricity is to stay on I must pay the bill. My kid needs clothes, shoes, and food. She insists on eating every day. Go figure. Trust me when I say that my kid's food is more expensive than most.
We need these items; that's not the problem. The problem sets in when we hoard money, become greedy and forget God all in the pursuit of those greenbacks. It is perfectly acceptable to work hard and earn your money.
1 Tim 5:18b, "the laborer is worth his wages."
It is not okay to put those pursuits above the pursuit of God.
Furthermore, take care of your family. You may be saying that you are doing so by working hard and you are right. However, is that the memory you want your kids to have?
Shouldn't you pursue happiness above money? Find a balance between making money, paying bills, and spending time with your loved ones. I guarantee you that they would rather have a pair of averagely priced shoes if it meant that they got to spend a day with you.
Okay, so I'm sure I know what some of you are thinking, "I have to work because I can't pay my bills if I don't."
I'm in the same boat. Single mom here, barely making ends meet. I don't love money but I pursue it. I manage money, spend quality time with my kids, and honor God.
If I can do it; you can do it.
Have you answered the question for yourself? Is money evil?
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For most people interested in purchasing in the Dominican Republic, the only time you will NEED to contact a lawyer, is when you are involved in a real estate transaction. It is also recommendable to use a notory when purchasing high value items such as cars etc.. We highly recommend the use of lawyer if you wish to pursue the Dominican Republic residency program to apply for your provisional residency. When it is time for renewal, your Spanish.... should be good enough for you to make the re-applications by yourself. The Dominican Republic also offers incentives for retirees from abroad.
Real Estate Law
Real estate transactions in the Dominican Republic are governed by Property Registry Law No. 108-05 and its Regulations, in force since April 4, 2007. Ownership of property is documented by "Certificates of Title" issued by Title Registry Offices.
Steps Involved in a Real Estate Transaction
• Preliminary Steps: Real estate purchases in the Dominican Republic do not usually follow the North American pattern of a written offer tendered by the buyer to the seller, followed by the seller=s written acceptance. Instead, after verbal agreement is reached by the buyer and seller on the price, a binding Promise of Sale is prepared by an attorney (solicitor) or notary public which is signed by both parties. (Notaries in the Dominican Republic are required to have a law degree.)
Dominican Republic Citizenship
Although very rarely taken up by any of our clients, in certain circumstances, foreign nationals can also apply for citizenship to the Domincian Republic.
Article 18 of the Constitution establishes the following as Dominican nationals:
a) A person born to a mother or father with Dominican nationality, regardless of the country in which the parent lives;
b) A person born in the Dominican Republic, except a person (i) born to a member of a foreign diplomatic service or consulate in the country, (ii) born to an illegal resident, or (iii) born to a foreigner "in transit" as defined by Dominican law;
c) A person marrying a Dominican national, upon fulfillment of the requirements established by law;
d)The direct descendants of Dominicans residing in a foreign country;
e)A person who is naturalized.
An applicant must meet specific residency requirements as explained....
Dominican Republic Residency
Residency in the Dominican Republic can be a straight forward process, as long as your paperwork is well organised and you use a good lawyer. If you are familiar with the Spanish language, you can manage the process on your own. However, we normally advise clients to use a lawyer in the first instance and then manage their own residency renewals.
General Immigration Law No. 285-04, enacted August 15, 2004, and Law No. 875 of July 21, 1978, govern the flow of migrants to and from the Dominican Republic, and grant the Immigration Department (Dirección General de Migración) the authority to control the national borders and administer the law.
A foreign national is admitted to the Dominican Republic either as a "nonresident" or "resident." Nonresidents are those who intend to stay in the country for a limited time for a particular purpose such as pleasure or business, and require a visa or tourist card for legal entry. A resident is a foreign national who is staying in the country for an extended period and has obtained legal residency status, evidenced by a residency card.


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The City of Culture will close the Hands on History Museum to the general public ahead of a review of opening hours at other venues
A petition to save Hull's Hands on History Museum from closure to the general public has received nearly 2,000 signatures in three weeks.
The 26-year-old museum, partially housed in a mid-14th century building which was once a grammar school, is expected to have its opening times restricted to pre-booked school groups in a cost-cutting measure beginning this month.
Councillor Terry Geraghty, of Hull City Council, told the Hull Daily Mail that the museum would be closed to "people just walking in from the street." Staff are currently taking part in a consultation.
"We had to save £150,000, so something had to give," explained the cabinet portfolio holder.
"We are looking at reducing opening times at the other museums during off-peak periods when they are traditionally not very busy.
"With Hands On History, we looked at the numbers and found that most of the 30,000 visitors who go there are on pre-booked visits, such as school parties."
Historian Mike Covell told the Mail the decision had made him feel "disgusted" and "ashamed".
Hull will become the UK's next City of Culture in 2017.
- Read the online petition.
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Medical School Debt And The Potential Impact On Patient Care
As we waited for an operating room before my recent knee surgery, I lay on a gurney making small talk with the five doctors and nurses who surrounded me. My anesthesia had just started to kick in when one of the doctors mentioned his eye-popping student debt. His admission prompted his colleagues to chime in with what they owed. They were all resigned to the fact that borrowing insane amounts of money was required to pursue a medical profession. As I fell into a deep sleep, I tallied their collective student loans in my head; about a half-million dollars in unpaid debt went into the operating room with me that day.
Tuition and fees at public medical schools increased by an average of 133 percent between 1984 and 2004. At private schools, costs went up by 50 percent in the same period.
Why? Because they can. The availability of easy credit for medical students fuels tuition hikes. Schools lend government money, only to turn around and increase tuition, knowing they will receive that government money up-front. Now, tuition has risen so high that even wealthy students must borrow. Attempts by the American Medical Association Foundation to help with almost $1 million of scholarships fall woefully short.
Nothing less than reinventing the system of medical education is necessary and it will have to come someday.
More than 86 percent of doctors now graduate with debt that averages $162,000. During internships, no payment is required, but growing interest can push total debt well past $200,000.
So, why should we care?
Two recent studies have found that debt-ridden medical students and residents are seriously stressed, evidenced by psychological problems, substance abuse, depression and even suicide. The Journal of the American Medical Association has warned that the malaise could end up hurting patients.
Indeed, mistakes have reached an alarming level in hospitals. In recent years, we have seen reports of sponges left in bodies, operations on wrong limbs and incorrect medications and dosages prescribed. While there are certainly plenty of other mitigating factors, if the stress of high debt is causing doctors to make some of these errors, we should care a lot.
Moonlighting -- or practicing medicine outside of the bounds of one's residency program — is common. Even if a resident is exhausted or overwhelmed, these extra shifts — which are very lucrative — can be tempting. This is just what the profession was trying to avoid when it radically decreased internship hours some years ago. But what is a young doctor to do? He has bills to pay.
Despite the nation's growing shortage of primary care physicians, the level of medical school debt often discourages students from pursuing careers in lower paying fields like primary care. Students with significant debt often elect more remunerative specialties like plastic surgery or obstetrics.
And what about the potential impact on bedside manner? A nationwide survey revealed that students with higher debt burdens view the promotion of humanism (altruism, integrity, respect for others and compassion) as less important than those with lower debt burden.
Of course, skyrocketing debt isn't just a concern in the medical field. Most doctors' student debt woes mirror those of lawyers, business graduates, engineers and, indeed, most college graduates. In the U.S., more than 36 million people owe more than $1 trillion in student debt. For the government, student debt is the goose that laid the golden egg, yielding $37 billion in profit a year.
Since most medical schools depend heavily on government-lent money to pay their bills, debt has made medical schools more vulnerable as well. If a disruption in student loans ever occurred, such as a bailout or default, the flow of money might slow or even stop. Only the schools with the richest endowments would avoid this danger, as I outlined in detail in a recent TEDx talk.
So, what can replace the student debt model before defaults and bailouts become reality?
Some see the solution as holding colleges accountable for the tuition they charge by releasing data on how their graduates fare in the labor market and whether they are able to repay their student loans (this initiative is already underway). Others focus on the student, steering doctors to geographic areas or specialties by offering debt forgiveness. The government favors tuition reductions but has hesitated to enact them because any abrupt change would put the schools at financial risk.
However well-intentioned or thoughtful these ideas, they miss the point: there is simply too much debt. To truly find relief, the burden must be reduced; painfully, this would transfer the discounted amount to us.
So doctors will keep paying as long as they can. But when they stop it will not be because their income went down, but because there was simply too much debt; their default was baked in the cake. Nothing less than reinventing the system of medical education is necessary and it will have to come someday.
Meanwhile, I'm going to postpone any future operations for as long as I can.
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 7 (ANI): Tigress Avni's reaction was mistaken and the trigger was pulled in a hurry by an "inexperienced" shooter, a report tabulated by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) to inquire the death of the tigress revealed.
As per the report, which was submitted on November 28, drugs used for tranquillising the tigress were handled by non-professionals and unauthorised personnel.
"From the reconstruction of movement of T-1 (Tigress Avni) and final position of the body of T-1, it was moving away from the road and vehicle on its traditional walk path while it was shot. Tigress was not aggressive and showed behaviour that was natural after it was hit by a dart, and they were moving towards the direction of the animal. Tiger's reaction was mistaken and the shot was taken in a hurry by inexperienced Asghar Ali Khan. Evidence strongly supports above observation. In view of the facts, the firing in self-defence is doubtful," the report highlighted.
Maharashtra Forest Ministry on November 9 formed an inquiry committee to look into the killing of tigress Avni.
The panel was headed by Forest department officer SH Patil and comprises Bilal Habib, a member of the Wildlife Institute of India and Anish Andheriya, a member of the Wildlife Promotion Trust. A senior forest department official, Nitin Kakodkar, was appointed coordinator of the panel.
On November 2, Tigress Avni, who was believed to have killed 13 people in the last two years, was gunned down by sharp-shooter Azgher Ali Khan in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district as part of a planned operation.
The killing invited huge flak from various quarters with Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi lashing out at the Maharashtra government for the move.
The BJP leader also lambasted sharp-shooter Azgher Ali, saying he was not authorised to gun down the tigress, and that he carried out the task illegally.
"This is patently illegal. Despite the forest officials being committed to tranquilise, capture and quarantine the tigress, the trigger-happy shooter has killed her on his own under direct orders of Mungantiwar. The tigress was a mother. Now her two cubs will also die," she said in a tweet.
Earlier, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had expressed his dismay over the decision to kill the man-eater tigress and assured that his government will initiate a probe to check if there were any procedural lapses in the entire operation. (ANI)
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 7 (ANI): Tigress Avni's reaction was mistaken and the trigger was pulled in a hurry by an "inexperienced" shooter, a report tabulated by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) to inquire the death of the tigress revealed.


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Chronic Diseases an 'Impending Disaster' for Some Nations
This is the VOA Special English Health Report, from voaspecialenglish.com | facebook.com/voalearningenglish When we think of threats to public health, we often think of communicable diseases. But experts say non-communicable diseases -- those that do not spread from person to person -- are the leading killer today. These are often the result of poor diet, environmental influences including tobacco and alcohol use, or genetics. Now, the World Health Organization has released its first Global Status Report on Non-Communicable Diseases. In two thousand eight, they caused sixty-three percent of all deaths. And eighty percent of those deaths were reported in developing countries. These countries are spending billions to treat conditions like cancer, heart disease and diabetes. The WHO says the costs of treating non-infectious diseases are pushing millions of people into poverty. WHO Director-General Margaret Chan says: "For some countries it is no exaggeration to describe the situation as an impending disaster ... a disaster for health, society and national economies."Conditions that last for years are also known as chronic diseases. Population changes are driving the increase in cases. Populations in many developing countries are growing quickly and living more in cities. Aging populations also play a part. Chronic diseases become more common as people get older.Dr. James Hospedales is a chronic disease expert at the WHO. He says chronic diseases are a major problem in big countries like the United States, India and China and across Latin America and the Mediterranean. And they are expected to become the leading cause of death in many African nations by twenty-twenty.Dr. Hospedales says some middle- and low-income countries are beginning to recognize that their health policies must deal more with prevention. He says the WHO estimates that over thirty million lives could be saved in the next ten years by simple measures. For example: reducing the level of salt in diets by fifteen to twenty percent. Reducing tobacco use. And increasing preventive treatment for people at risk of a heart attack and stroke. The WHO is the United Nations' health agency. The General Assembly plans to hold its first high-level meeting on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases. The meeting will take place in New York this September.For VOA Special English, I'm Alex Villarreal. To read and listen to more health news and for English teaching activities, go to voaspecialenglish.com. (Adapted from a radio program broadcast 11May2011)


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Time for Warsaw!
Our home cooks in Kraków have already hosted over 400 guests from the U.S., Great Britain, France, Belgium, Japan, Zanzibar and even Brazil since we started Eataway a few short months ago! Not only did they get an opportunity to taste our homemade food, but most importantly they had a lot of fun and met new people in our homes. Now, time for Warsaw!
Dorota, who joined our team, cooked our first Eataway dinner in Warsaw a few day ago. She is a passionate home cook and transforms old recipes into great dishes with a modern touch. Her first Eataway dinner focused on autumn specialties inspired by Polish and local cuisine, most notably exquisite Polish goose which is now in season! As a starter, Dorota served goose pate, smoked goose breast and a French speciality – rillettes. For the main course, she baked goose breast with dried plums and pumpkin. Her Polish style gingerbread layer cake, served for dessert, was sublime.
And what about you? Why not visit one of our dinners in Warsaw or join our team and become a cook! Your profession and your age is not important. The only thing that you have to do is to love cooking and entertaining guests. Just click on the Eataway form www.eataway.com/form, describe yourself and your cuisine briefly, and we'll get back to you and set it all up! Hey, people from Warsaw, we are ready for you!


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Supermarkets have come under fire from the competition regulator for fake deals and bogus bargains.
They have also been warned that they could face legal action for misleading customers with dodgy multi-buys, shrinking products and confusing discounts.
It comes after a three-month investigation by the Competition Markets Authority (CMA) found that some promotions and confusing unit pricing had the potential to mislead customers and could lead to a breach of consumer law.
Of every £5 consumers spend in a large grocer, £2 is on something that's part of a deal.
The problem is these so-called offers are effectively fake.
Following a complaint by the consumer association Which?, the UK's competition watchdog found evidence of misleading pricing and promotional practices that could be against the law.
While these problems did not occur in large numbers across the sector, there were still areas of poor practice that could confuse or mislead shoppers, the CMA said.
Which? executive director Richard Lloyd said it was time for the big grocers to clean up their acts.
"The CMA's report confirms what our research has repeatedly highlighted: there are hundreds of misleading offers on the shelves every day that do not comply with the rules," he said.
"This puts supermarkets on notice to clean up their pricing practices or face legal action."
The CMA found that promotions such as 'was/now' offers, where a product is on sale at a discounted price for longer than the higher price applied, were misleading.
It also uncovered evidence that certain retailers increased the price of products prior to the launch of a volume promotion. Furthermore, it said more could be done to reduce the complexity in unit pricing, as this was making it difficult for customers to compare prices.
The CMA said it was taking a series of measures to help make sure grocers complied with rules, improve clarity for shoppers and simplify regulations.
Its report said: "If this further work reveals clear evidence of breaches of consumer law, this could lead to enforcement action."
Nisha Arora, CMA senior director for the consumer sector, said urgent action was required.
"We have found that, whilst shoppers enjoy a wide range of choices, with an estimated 40% of grocery spending being on items on promotion, there are still areas of poor practice that could confuse or mislead shoppers," she said.
"So we are recommending further action to improve compliance and ensure that shoppers have clear, accurate information"'
The CMA has also called for new guidelines to be issued to supermarkets and has published its own 'at a glance' guidance to help consumers.
There are two main ways supermarkets use "deals" to try and trick consumers into spending more, or thinking something is better value.
1. Was/Now pricing promotions
Frequently the discount price is advertised for longer than the higher price. For example: Pepsi Max (2 litres) advertised at £1.98 for 28 days but then went on a £1 "was £1.98" offer for 63 days.
2. Unit pricing
Unless you know what you're paying per unit you can't compare different products - but Which? found cases where some sauces in supermarkets priced per 100 ml and on others per 100g, making it impossible to make a price comparison.
Sainsbury's sold a pack of four baking potatoes for 75p, or 19p each. If you bought five of them loose, however, they'd be 36p each
Asda increased the regular price of Uncle Ben's Basmati rice from £1 to £1.58 at the same time as offering 'Two for £3'.
Tesco was fined £300,000 in 2013 over a half-price strawberry promotion. It charged an 'original' price of £3.99 for a short period before a half-price promotion at £1.99 which ran for weeks
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Okay, confession time. My car is typically a disaster! I only have two kids right now and I can't get it together. I know there are lots of moms out there with the same problem that have a full minivan. I'm sharing some tips to help us all! With a long list of to-do's, cleaning the car is usually at the very bottom. These DIY car cleaning hacks are easy to do in short bursts of cleaning fervor or are things you can do on the go.
Paper Towel Tube Vacuum Extender!
I HATE vacuuming the car. All those nooks and crannies make it nearly impossible to get those pesky crumbs that you can see, but not touch. This tip is probably my favorite of these DIY car cleaning hacks because it seriously saves your sanity!
All you need to do to get to those elusive crumbs, is a paper towel tube (or toilet tissue tube), and a vacuum with a hose attachment. Just stick the paper towel tube on the end of the vacuum extension or in place of the hose. You can manipulate the paper towel tube to get right down into those tiny spaces that your regular attachment can't.
Super easy, and who doesn't have paper towel rolls!
Nitty Gritty Toothbrush Tool
I use old toothbrushes for a lot of cleaning tasks now. Shower grout, window tracks, faucets. It's also a great tool to use in the car. My DIY car cleaning hacks would not be complete without sharing this tip.
Toothbrushes are great for cleaning out cup holders, especially if you've spilled something. They also work great to get in and around your console if that needs shining up and for your air vents.
DIY Dryer Sheet Dust Remover
I love to use dryer sheets on baseboards. It's a super popular trick. The dryer sheet not only cleans off the dust and dirt, but leaves a fresh scent as you go.
You can use this same trick to get dust off your dashboard. That area is always super dusty. You can keep dryer sheets in the glove compartment as well as your toothbrush (just pop it in a travel case) so you can clean on the go as you see the need.
Crumb Consuming Lint Roller Hack
A lint roller is another great item to keep in the car for quick touch ups. If you have crumbs or hair (yours or the dogs), you can easy swipe them up with a lint roller so long as the mess isn't in those annoying tight spaces.
This little hack will get dust, dirt, crumbs and hair right up in a snap and then you can go about your business.
DIY Deep Cleaning Hacks for Cushions
When it does come time for a deep cleaning, you might not know where to start with the seat cushions. I know I'm always afraid to do anything for fear I'll mess the seats up.
I've found some helpful resources for cleaning your car cushions with no worry you'll do any permanent damage.
I liked this Post from Mom Deals. This one from The Frugal Ginger is only slightly different, but worth sharing.
DIY Car Cleaning Hacks: Bonus Tips
- Use a plastic cereal container as your trash can to keep clutter free
- Spray paint an inexpensive mini baking sheet in a fun color for a kid friendly car snack tray
- Use inexpensive lunch boxes for seat organizers (remove the seat head rest and reinsert through the lunch box handle for hanging over-the-seat storage)
DIY Car Cleaning Hacks Final Thoughts
I hope you enjoyed these cleaning hacks, perfect for busy moms, or anyone who wants to keep a fresh, clean car with less effort. Here are some other great cleaning hacks I've found: Spring Cleaning: The Ultimate Money Saving Guide and How to Rescue Poopy Onesies!
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|Travis Ganong, U.S. Ski Team photo at Squaw Valley
Saturday, March 23 will bring the Men's Slalom race, as well as a U.S. Ski Team Pro-Am Race. Slalom racing features the shortest course and the quickest turns. Each athlete gets two runs. The two runs are added together and the fastest total time determines the winner.
The Championships will conclude Sunday with the Women's Slalom. Both days of Slalom racing will be held on Squaw's Exhibition Run. The vertical drop over the 2,165 foot course is 656 feet.
Julia Mancuso, another Squaw athlete, won the women's Super G on Thursday. 500 skiers will compete throughout the five days of racing.
Highlights of the Squaw Championships will air on NBC, Sunday at 9:00am.


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Medicine outside the Clinic: The Growing Need for Physicians in Sexual Education Policy
Sex and sexuality are both topics of immense social and personal importance, owing their openness or constraint in large part to the society in which they are discussed. In homogenous groups it may be possible to reach firm consensus on what is, or is not, appropriate to consider a sexual norm and use an overarching set of religious or spiritual morals to reaffirm this decision. However, in western society and specifically in the United States, a theme of integration and amalgamation of wildly different cultures has presented an interesting case study in searching for common ground on basic social issues. Notable amongst these is the question of sexual education and the role of government, religion, and family in determining the way and extent to which information is presented to individuals during their formative years. However, suspiciously absent in these discussions is the role of trained medical practitioners in vetting these curricula and participating in the education process.
Conflict(s) of Interest
The author does not have any stated or potential conflicts of interest and has received no financial incentive for this publication.
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The carrier first started service to Kelowna in October of last year and according to airport spokesperson Jenelle Hynes had already decided in December that it just wasn't economically feasible to continue the once-daily flights between Kelowna and the seventh busiest airport in the U.S.
"United was changing their direction and trying to cut costs," she says. "When you have an airport that you are only flying to once a day they aren't huge loads so it was easier for them to reevaluate their trans-border flights."
Hynes says 12 other cities across Canada also lost their United Airlines flights.
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She says the loss of United Airlines, which ended service to Kelowna earlier this spring, could have an effect on overall numbers at Kelowna International Airport but they remain optimistic about the future.
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THE news that Channel Ten will resurrect popular TV show It's A Knockout this Sunday has brought back memories for a Childers team that won the competition in 1986.
The Childers team, representing the town's Apex club, won a total of $38,000 to be spent on projects in the area.
The team took home $25,000 for the win in the final, and the rest was from winning other segments.
Some of the members of the winning team - most of whom still live in the Childers area - met up in the town again yesterday to reminisce about their victory.
Team captain John Harbourne, who could not make the reunion from his home in Woodgate Beach, said the win had been a big deal in the town back in 1986.
"There were a lot of trials in the game, and we trained hard for it," he said.
"The hardest part was that there were a lot of balancing games and swimming - you needed upper body strength."
Mr Harbourne said he had tapes of the team's performance in the show, but had not watched them for years.
But he said while he was happy they won the event, he was a little disappointed at the way the Childers Apex Club used the money.
"We did all that training (and) I had hoped the money would go to a sports complex," he said.
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Team member Max Henke said he remembered a lot of work and training went into the team's win.
"We went into it because we could see it as a way of raising funds," he said.
Mr Henke said he remembered the swimming pool in Childers was closed to everybody else for one night a week so the team could train by themselves.
Fellow member Steve Loder said while they were all reasonably fit at the time, he would not like to take part in the game now.
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USS Lewis and Clark sailors come back to Kitsap
Almost 100 former sailors, families and local residents celebrated the rededication of Clayton Memorial Park Friday afternoon.
The ceremony and barbecue — in which Port Orchard Mayor Tim Matthes proclaimed July 20 Clayton Memorial Park Day — came more than 40 years after the city and USS Lewis and Clark sailors created the park to honor their corpsman, Michael "Doc" Clayton, who was killed in a car accident while the boat was here for its first overhaul in the early 1970s.
"It's special being back in this location for quite a few of us," former crewman Ronald Moss said. Moss came from Loveland, Colo., to attend the rededication, which was just one part of a reunion weekend planned for the 70-some former sailors and family members.
They spent the day Friday touring Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, the Trident Training Facility and Naval Undersea Museum before coming to the park. Their weekend will conclude with a banquet Saturday night at Silverdale Beach Hotel.
"They have such great memories of the Pacific Northwest," former crewman Larry Johnson said. "It satisfies the salmon instinct to come back here where we had a great time."
Johnson and his fellow sailors have spent a fair share of time here telling sea stories, as he calls them, and recalling fond memories — like the time they went to Mount Rainier — when their submarine was in overhaul in Bremerton from April 1971 until June 1972.
"We went up to Paradise and there was still snow there," Johnson recalled. "We took plastic bags with us, big ones, and slid down. After that we went down to the sound and had a cookout on the beach. We had snow in the morning and a cookout in the evening. What a great time."
"The shipyard had such a good reputation back then that we had people try to switch with the guys to get on the Lewis and Clark and come out here," Johnson said.
But it's not just crew members who spent time here who are in town for the weekend. Other former USS Lewis and Clark sailors, like David Henry Clark, who left the boat just before it came to Bremerton, were in the area for the first time.
"Some of the guys told me a lot about the area, how beautiful it was," said Clark. "Right then, the seed was planted."
The seed finally came to fruition for Clark and others this summer, which marked the first time the Lewis and Clark Association has held its semiannual reunion in the area. Usually they vote to host it in Charleston, S.C., where the decommissioned boat's sail, fairwater planes and the top of its rudder are on display at Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum.
Although Clark hasn't been able to experience as much of the Pacific Northwest as some of his former sailors did during their time here, he said he's been enjoying the food, cool weather, and swapping stories with his crewmen.
"I can't express to you how excited a lot of these people are," said Johnson of his former crew members. "Both parties are giving back to each other."
The weekend, and specifically Friday's rededication ceremony, was an opportunity for sailors to show their appreciation for the community that welcomed them and adopted their ship in 1971, and for the community to show its support for the veterans, according to Johnson.
"This area gave an awful lot to the military, but at the same time the military owes an awful lot to the community. There's a lot of give and take up here," said Johnson.
In particular, Johnson's thankful for the local support and those like local resident and former City Council member Fred Olin, who planned the celebration at the park.
"I think it's important that we do stuff like this. I love Port Orchard. I've been taking my grandson to the park there for years," Olin said.
Olin, who has lived in Port Orchard since 1969, got involved after reading about the sailors' planned reunion online.
"They voted to come out here because of the good experiences they've had. They had a soft spot in their heart for us, so we've got to reciprocate," Olin said.


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