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Dear Miles, Miles wrote: > A good observation, however it needs to be > read a little closer. Indeed, let's do that. > If the channel is dead or OFF hours, there is no problem > with lots of transmissions. > I my self will have a long conversation with others via > ISS during weekdays, when ISS activity is very low. The point is, how do you make that decision? You determine it is off hours. You determine there's not a lot of traffic, because you don't hear any. Perhaps there are some QRP stations out there (like me) who wait for these off hours but don't stand a chance. With my little QRP station I can forget the hours that the ISS is highly utilized so I have to resort to those OFF hours. It doesn't make a difference if you have 50 high power stations working at ON hours, or only 2 at OFF hours transmitting tons of packets. > A "Rag chew" is like Fishing, it encourages others to join in > or just enjoy listening. Funny thing is that the posted log doesn't even show a "Rag Chew", it does not even show a single message to another station on ISS. I can only conclude that you're reacting so some posts/email messages that were directed at you in the past and that you just see this as an opportunity to vent on it for a bit.... > If you decode this log >(and ill assume it is unedited) Geez.... > you > will see that most of the transmissions from wa6lie are > more than 10 seconds apart. Golly Gee, that was considerate! I'm sure there were no other packets on the uplink from the same station or others that didn't make it in. Besides, only 12 of the 22 packets were more than 10 seconds apart... But let's indeed look at the log a bit closer as you suggested in the first part of your post. - There are 4 posits of that station in the first 32 seconds. - A total number of 22 packets of that station in 4 minutes and 47 seconds of the log. - 12 packets indicating the position - 2 email packets - 1 bulletin - 7 ISS objects None of these packets was directed to any other station on the ISS. Are these highly redundant posit packets really necessary? Isn't it good enough to just get one in, perhaps two and then stop transmitting these? And is transmitting the ISS object every 30 or so seconds really necessary? > I even saw gaps of over 40 seconds, with ZERO activity. > A 40 second gap of zero activity to me, means the band > may be dead. There was only ONE gap of over 40 seconds in the log you're commenting on. There are 10 gaps of 10 seconds or less between packets from the same station. Yep, I would conclude that the band was dead and not that others might have given up trying to share the joy of working through the ISS. > Think before you transmit and > Think before you post. Good advice. Shall we all try this? 73, --Alex ---- Via the sarex mailing list at AMSAT.ORG courtesy of AMSAT-NA. To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe sarex" to firstname.lastname@example.com
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Small Isles
The dramatic 'Small Isles' of Canna, Eigg, Muck and Rum have a fiery past that tell of a time when active volcanoes dominated the north-west coast of Scotland.
The Small Isles in the far west of Lochaber are home to a fascinating variety of rocks, ranging from the 3-billion year old Lewisian Gneiss, to the remains of volcanoes which erupted around 60 million years ago. Canna, Eigg and Muck are made up almost exclusively of volcanic rocks, while Rum is the eroded remains of a magma chamber beneath a great volcano
Geology and Rum
Rum is a geosite of international importance and fame. For a detailed look into the geology, check out our Isle of Rum layered intrusion page.
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Boardwalk Empire Premiere: Sound Off Now!Matt Richenthal at . Comments
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This week I had the opportunity to share my recently finished dining area (ok, so these things are never finished but close enough) over at Nicole's blog The Builder's Wife. The new Todd Dining Table from Freedom sat front and centre being all awesome as it does. And I thought I need to let the blog folks know about these developments because someone out there might care.
And here we are.
Here I am.
Begging someone to care about my dining table and chairs. About the rug, I NEEDED to find. The recycled boxes that are coming together as a shelving system. All of it, because it's our home here now and I want you to like it. Love it actually, but I'll start with like. Let's check it out!
Cool right? Want to hear more about this spot? Pop over and check out my interview on Nicole's blog. And if you have any questions about where stuff came from, let me know in the comments. I'll have to check my Visa statements… Haha.


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WTPD 2017 – The Infinite Happiness: Film Screening And Panel Discussion Night
World Town Planning Day (WTPD) is an international day celebrating the accomplishments of professional planners and their contributions to their communities. On November 8, planners in more than 30 countries participate in World Town Planning Day activities annually, a practice that began in 1949.
Thursday November 9, 2017
Doors and reception 6:00 pm | Film and Panel Discussion 7:00 – 9:30 pm
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PIBC/AIBC Members: $10.00
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The PIBC South Coast Chapter, in partnership with the Vancouver Public Space Network, is pleased to host the second annual World Town Planning Day film and panel discussion night as an opportunity to promote understanding and awareness of planners and the planning profession to local communities and all levels of government.
The Infinite Happiness: Film Screening And Panel Discussion
In celebration of World Town Planning Day, join the Planning Institute of BC's South Coast Chapter and Vancouver Public Space Network for a film screening and panel discussion of The Infinite Happiness.
The Infinite Happiness is a personal video diary shot entirely in Copenhagen's "8 House" designed by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), following a group of residents as they experience life in a contemporary housing block that was designed to be ideal housing for all families. The film by Beka and Lemoine "constructs a collection of life stories all interconnected through their personal relationships with the building (drawing) the lines of a human map, which allows the viewer to discover the building through an internal and intimate point of view – all while questioning the architecture's ability to create collective happiness."
Panelists include:
– Ian Ross McDonald, Architect AIBC, Partner – Carscadden Stokes McDonald
– Keltie Craig MCIP, RPP, Social Planner– City of Vancouver
– Stephanie Williams, General Manger – Better Environmentally Sound Transportation
– Ericka Stephens-Rennie, Co-founder and Resident – Vancouver Co-Housing
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We're officially less than a week away from the start of the 2011 season! Here are some news items to tide you over as we start the countdown to another great year of baseball…
- Ramon Santiago "is available in the right deal," an anonymous scout tells Steve Kornacki of MLive.com. The long-time Tigers middle infielder started 78 games last season, posting a .662 OPS in 367 plate appearances. Santiago's competition for the utility job, Danny Worth, "has made a great impression on Jim Leyland," Kornacki writes.
- Troy Renck of the Denver Post isn't hearing much "trade buzz" (Twitter link) from scouts about Jose Lopez, contrary to a Ken Rosenthal report from earlier today. Renck reiterated his item from earlier this month about how Eric Young Jr. would draw interest if the Rockies wanted to put him on the trade market.
- Baseball America's Matt Eddy rounds up the week's minor league transactions.
- The Giants "might be the deepest team in baseball," but Dave Cameron of Fangraphs thinks their "big flaw" is Miguel Tejada and Mike Fontenot at short. Cameron suggests San Francisco should try to move one of their excess outfielders for "a real Major League shortstop."


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AN membership is said have to reached 25000 this year. Relatively speaking, not many of them appear to be active in AN activities. How can we make more of them join our activities? There must be thousands of atheists on the earth who have not joined any forum like AN. I myself joined AN 40 years after becoming an atheist. What and how much are they missing? How can we attract more of them to join us? Why do you enjoy AN membership?
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Maruli, you have based your opinion on superficial things. India is a country with great diversity and there are a great many people of every variety. It does not mean that people can not love their religion in a secular country. Hindus, Christians, Buddhists, Jains, Sikhs, Zoarastrians and even a small scattering of jews, all are living peacefully. Everyone gets equal opportunities without consideration of religion, Justice and law deals with equality with all and so many ather such things will tell you that India is a secular country and as time passes, all that irritates superficially will end. Traditionally there is some tension between Hindus and Muslims, but Muslims are able to follow their religion freely, they are equal before the law as everyone else and are not denied any opportunity because of their religion. e have had three muslim presidents and our present vice-president is also a muslim. You will find more secular muslims in India than in any other country.
I've never been to India, but according to the info I could find, atheism makes up a small fraction of one percent there. So from what I'm able tell, Maruli seems to be closer to the truth. Of course, I'm willing to be proven wrong if you have different statistics.
There are many atheists in India who have not 'come out". One important reason for this the Indian attitude of not getting involved in anything. This, however, is slowly but certainly changing and if some one is capble of giving a little push, we will see growing atheism in India.
fair enough. i do think that members should find some way to participate, whether it's sharing news, pictures, videos, or authoring original content or replying to a discussion. there's a topic for everyone here, and there are many ways to participate and be an active, involved member of the site.
i like The Flying Atheist's suggestion, but i don't agree with the timeframe of 60 days. make it a year without participation of any kind and that would be very fair. i think it would be helpful to have a better idea of how many real members AN has today, as opposed to the general counter which records every account created as a 'member'. incidentally, i have noticed Ruth Anthony-Gardner posting on some members' walls requesting them to become active again.
Wheether a member is active or not, he should not be depreved of membership. An atheist may want to belong somewhere instead of being a floating soap-water bubble. The number of members an association has also gives some strength to an association, it also helps estimating the number of atheists. This is not a club where an idle member is not wanted. This is an association with purpose. It hepls our cause better if more atheists become active and so an effort is neeeded to be made to make more members active.
" The number of members an association has also gives some strength to an association, it also helps estimating the number of atheists."
here we may disagree. first, the roughly 25k AN members surely doesn't give us any kind of estimate of the number of Atheists worldwide, or even in English speaking countries. second, if a member is no longer visiting the site, should we continue to 'claim' them even though they might have moved on in their beliefs. some former members may have refound their faith, for all we know. it's akin to the Catholic Church refusing to cut a member from their list simply b/c they want to 'claim' that person as a member of their flock. i would prefer an accurate number rather than one inflated by past association.
and to be clear, i'm not interesting in depriving anyone from membership. like i said before, there are lots of ways to participate on this site. simply 'like'ing a post or responding to a discussion with "i agree" would constitute activity, and would allow for continued membership. i just don't see the point of being a member of a community and solely watching from the sidelines. but i am open to the idea that i am wrong :)
It's the internet, not an official poll. You'll never get that accurate of a reading on #s no matter what in this type of medium. Really a non issue and comes down to "bragging rights". Facebook likes to brag they have a certain % of the world on their site having no idea how many are really "inactive" or who has more than one profile per person. The idol shows like to brag more people vote on their shows than in the country elections, ignoring the fact some individuals will vote 100s of times per episode.
In other words, I know it would be fun to know how many REALLY belong to this group, but in the end I don't think there's much you can do. Time better spent elsewhere, in my opinion.
Rudy, you are probably right. it was interesting to discuss, but i'm prepared to move on.
Madhukar, wonderful question!!! "How can we attract them to join us" is an important questions, especially with the negative influences that religion can have on economics and politics.
I have one little glitch, we can't and shouldn't "MAKE" anyone do anything. Language matters, and so do choices of words.
I love the atheist community because of the way at supports doubt and questioning. I don't have to squelch my ideas or stuff my doubts into some dark corner where no one will see them. I don't have to pretend I believe just to have family and friends happy with me. I don't have to remain silent in order to keep someone else from being angry. These are some of the negatives reasons.
For positive reasons, I can express myself, honestly while feeling comfortable that I won't offend others. I can imagine explore and experiment with ideas. I listen to what is said or written and have a basis upon which to make choices. For example:
I read what a religious person writes and am free to read critically, without having to twist my brain to make sense out of the piece. I do reality checks freely and openly without self-censoring. Having access to free thought frees me from that old notion that a bolt of lightening will strike me dead just because of what I read and think.
I hear an economist who makes no sense and realize I am not the one who can't make sense out of the jabber. Socialists and Marxist make more sense than Capitalists, and I can recognize the flaws of these systems. Evaluating, comparing and contrasting economic systems reveals weaknesses in each and offers an opportunity to point out the things I don't like. I am free to widely explore.
I think in different ways; instead of looking for answers I am looking for questions, and that is a lot more fun. If I pick up a bible or a book on economics or politics, my task is to question, not obey or submit or acquiesce or memorize, but to think critically, ask question, challenge authority, consider consequences of following as a sheep or thinking as a human with a brain.
I play with ideas, comparing and contrasting them. Mulling and contemplating. Exploring and experimenting.
Ethics and morals come from looking inside and knowing my body and mind, and the natural order of living and dying. Even preparing for the dying stage of life is more rewarding because I know I am made of the stuff of stars and will return to the stuff of stars. I exist, my time here is very short and I don't want to waste a minute on unimportant things or things that cause me harm. I know right from wrong because the information is within my being. I know if I hurt someone it doesn't matter what my intentions, it matters that I say and do kind and compassionate things.
Madhukar, I just selected the wrong thing, "to stop..." insead of "To view ..." Please know I am still following your site.
I personally think that there are a few reasons the 'missing' atheists aren't involved: Some may not use the internet yet, some may not know about AN and also some may just be hesitant about atheistic involvement. My fiance is a new atheist but he's not on this site. I tell him about some of the news, but he's not a member.
I love AN because it gives me news that others don't/won't cover. I mean, when was the last time our average news team covered a priest who jumped off a bridge for fear of his child porn being found? My fiance has an Android app where he gets our local news headlines, and he will read the most interesting/most important news. I was shocked to hear about the Boy Scouts leader's child porn stash discovery. Most news seems to avoid religious-antireligious talks.
Also, I love AN because it gives a lot of things to think about. Members talk about scientific discovery, debate about religious events/beliefs/actions, and throw around ideas.
Myself, I personally enjoy finding like minded people and am from a city where there is little if any interaction with other atheist as they are few in number. This is the only sight of which I am a member and for me the lack of participation isn't to be accredited to a language barrier, rather it is the endless debates to subjects that don't require it. We are intelligent people and sometimes I think that intelligence can be an "over kill" and work against us when it is used to insistently argue over a topic that we all agree upon. "We don't believe Gods exist." While I find a disagreement to be healthy when it encourages and supports personal growth. I find it to be repulsive when being used to "compare cock sizes."
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The 1,100 displaced people of Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands have taken their case to the United Nations General Assembly. They want the United States to clean up the remaining radiological damage to the island resulting from US nuclear tests in 1946-58.
The Bikinians have been living on Kili - an isolated, rock-bound, 200-acre islet with no lagoon or port - for 38 years now. Tuesday they asked the UN to request an opinion from the World Court of Justice on whether the US is obligated under the US Trusteeship Agreement to clean up Bikini Atoll.
The UN-mandated trusteeship may end next spring, if the US Congress approves a Compact of Free Association approved by the Marshallese in 1983. It would establish a $150 million trust for compensation, a nuclear claims tribunal, health education, perpetual health care for those affected by the nuclear program. It would terminate pending lawsuits against the US and give Bikinians a
The compact would commit the US to ''provide funds for the resettlement of Bikini Atoll by the people of Bikini at a time which cannot now be determined.'' However, it does not specify a cleanup.
The cleanup can be done for $50 million, according to the Bikini Atoll Rehabilitation Committee, a group of scientists whose study was funded by the US Congress.
On Oct. 10, an American judge refused to dismiss the Bikinians lawsuit for $ 450 million in damages.
Bikinians are wealthy by Micronesian standards; their case is not popular among Micronesians. In addition to the future Compact's $75 million, they have received a $6 million trust, a $21 million relocation fund, houses, and food. Some Micronesians note Bikinians will have money to clean Bikini themselves.
Bikinian Sen. Henchy Balos supports the compact, which ''provides funds in time to compensate the elderly, who may never return home.''


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The TB5T1 device is a dual differential driver/receiver circuit that transmits and receives digital data over balanced transmission lines. The dual drivers translate input TTL logic levels to differential pseudo-ECL output levels. The dual receivers convert differential-input logic levels to TTL output levels. Each driver or receiver pair has its own common enable control allowing serial data and a control clock to be transmitted and received on a single integrated circuit. The TB5T1 requires the customer to supply termination resistors on the circuit board.
The power-down loading characteristics of the receiver input circuit are approximately 8 k relative to the power supplies; hence, it does not load the transmission line when the circuit is powered down.
In circuits with termination resistors, the line remains impedance- matched when the circuit is powered down. The driver does not load the line when it is powered down.
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Throw yourself like a seed as you walk, and into your own field,
don't turn your face for that would be to turn it to death,
and do not let the past weigh down your motion.
Leave what is alive in the furrow, what is dead in yourself,
for life does not move in the same way as a group of clouds;
from your work you will be able one day
to gather yourself,
by Miguel de Unamuno
You see, this whole thing started
when someone told a certain gypsy girl
that she was a "strange seed".
She thought that was rude at first,
but then she immediately went back
to her usual state of daydreaming,
which of course, lead her to thinking that
the concept was actually kind of interesting.
She then looked deep inside and started wandering
what kind of a seed she might be after all.
Could I be the essence of an exotic plant?
Could I become a juicy fruit? or
Will I turn into just plain ordinary weed?"
She couldn't figure it out.
But this was all very intriguing to the gypsy girl.
So she went further in her thoughts
trying to figure out what do with herself as a seed.
She learned that a seed is so tiny, but also so whole.
A seed is body, mind, and soul.
And besides, a seed is brave.
It surrenders itself to something much bigger
something completely unknown.
She realized that she had digged
a hole way too deep!
And instead of jumping in to see,
she decided to go back to sleep.
The next day she started a thorough research
on what the perfect soil and climate would be.
She learned a lot about the world
But she never looked at her own field.
She went places and tried to plant herself there...
But the bad news is:
She just never bloomed.
Then one day, when her hope
had almost completely washed away,
she went outside and saw that
the weather was just right to play.
So instead of worrying, thinking,
And trying to figure out what she was made of,
the gypsy girl opened her heart to the sun
And let herself go...
She blew with the wind.
And the wind took her gypsy seed
So very faraway from everywhere else
she had ever been to...
And there she landed ~
Visit Gypsy Girl's Guide from a lady who describes herself as follows:
She has a master's degree in daydreaming and her best skill is to wander around the world searching for colorful inspiration and great excuses to be silly and have fun.
When she is not having an adventure around the globe, this gypsy girl can often be found sipping masala chai, napping in the sunshine or walking the streets of San Francisco with her camera.
Oh, I know I am in love with her...and the good parts of me.


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Moral Treatises of St. Augustin: Section 19
19. As therefore the Apostle, nay rather the Spirit of God possessing and filling and actuating his heart, ceased not to exhort the faithful who had such substance, that nothing should be lacking to the necessities of the servants of God, who wished to hold a more lofty degree of sanctity in the Church, in cutting off all ties of secular hope, and dedicating a mind at liberty to their godly service p. 514 of warfare: likewise ought themselves also to obey his precepts, in sympathizing with the weak, and unshackled by love of private wealth, to labor with their hands for the common good, and submit to their superiors without a murmur; that there may be made up for them out of the oblations of good believers that which, while they labor and do some work whereby they may get their living, yet still by reason of bodily infirmities of some, and by reason of ecclesiastical occupations or erudition of the doctrine which bringeth salvation, they shall account to be lacking.
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The comScore Media Metrix qSearch service measures search-specific traffic on the internet. qSearch data is gathered by monitoring the web activities of 1.5 million English-speakers worldwide (1 million in the United States) via proxy metering.
Proxy metering allows comScore to see exactly how those within its panel have surfed the web. From this data, the company then extracts activity that's considered to be specifically search-related.
Below are figures about searching from qSearch figures released to the public.
Share Of Searches: July 2006
The pie chart below shows the percentage of searches done by US web surfers at home, work and at universities in July 2006 that were performed at a particular web site or a network of web sites:
The qSearch figures are search-specific but not necessarily web-search specific. For example, a search performed at Yahoo Sports would count toward Yahoo's overall total. Also note that some companies own more than one web site. This means searches at different sites may be combined into one overall figure for the company's entire network. Here's a rundown with more details about this:
- Google: Shows searches at any Google-owned web site such as Google.com or Google Image Search.
- Yahoo: Shows searches at any Yahoo-owned web site including those of AltaVista, AllTheWeb and Overture. May show searches at some Google partners that show Google's domain in the URLs of their search results, as happens with Go.com.
- MSN: Shows searches at any MSN-operated web site such as MSN Search.
- AOL: Shows searches at any Time Warner-owned web site, including AOL Search and Netscape Search.
- Ask: Shows searches at Ask and any site within the Ask-owned Excite Network, including Excite, iWon, MyWay.com and My Web Search.
- Other: Shows searches that occur at other search sites.
Share Of Searches Trend
The chart below shows how the share of searches has changed over the past year.
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ComScore Launches Search Engine Tracking System
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See this page for other Search Engine Watch pages that provide figures on search engine popularity in the United States and around the world.
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This category of the Search Topics area available to Search Engine Watch members provides a listing of articles stretching back for years relating to search engine statistics. The Stats: Popularity subcategory specifically lists stories about how search engines are ranked. The Stats: comScore subcategory provides a rundown on news specifically about comScore statistics. Click here to learn more about becoming a member.
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I've been doing this reading old books challenge for a year and 8 months now. As part of the challenge, I read some Sherlock Holmes mysteries for the first time. I'm in the middle of a second volume of the complete Sherlock (actually it is volume 1 but I read volume 2 first), so have got a pretty clear picture of Mr. Holmes and Dr. Watson and their world. It is fairly shocking to see Mr. Holmes clearly shown to be a user of intravenous drugs without censure. I kind of knew this, but still. Plus, the 19th-century versions of crack houses are rather vividly portrayed.
All this reading about Sherlock Holmes has made me a bit more attuned to mentions of him in other places. I picked up The Magician's Nephew for a little night-time relaxation, and Ka-Zam! Mr. Sherlock Holmes shows up, right there on page 1. Really. This is how C.S. Lewis begins TMN:
This is a story about something that happened long ago when your grandfather was a child. It is a very important story because it shows how all the comings and goings between our own world and the land of Narnia first began.
In those days Mr Sherlock Holmes was still living in Baker Street and the Bastables were looking for treasure in the Lewisham Road.
I stopped reading. I looked again: "In those days Mr Sherlock Holmes was still living in Baker Street." Suddenly the world of Polly and Digory got a little dingier, a little more full of frightening possibilities, and the idea of Queen Jadis at large in London with Mr. Sherlock Holmes around was rather interesting. I saw the setting of this one book (which I've read more times than I remember) differently because I'd read all these other books.
Connections and literary references. The more you read, the more interesting re-reading becomes.


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The recent Ontario Superior Court of Justice decision in Stuart Budd & Sons Limited v. IFS Vehicle Distributors ULC1 highlights important jurisdictional issues that international franchisors may face when litigation occurs within a Canadian franchise system spanning multiple provinces.
In the midst of its 2009 restructuring, General Motors ceased distributing Saab vehicles in North America and terminated its Canadian Saab dealers. In 2010, the Swedish company Saab Automobile AB sought to re-enter the Canadian market and recruited the defendant, International Fleet Sales Inc. (IFS), a California company, to assist with the importation and distribution of vehicles and parts from Sweden and the US into Canada. In order to have a Canadian operating company, IFS Vehicle Distributors ULC (IFS ULC) was incorporated in British Columbia and registered to do business in Ontario, where it opened a bank account.
IFS then approached the plaintiffs, all former Saab dealers under the GM arrangement, and recruited them to become Saab dealers once again. The dealers were spread across Canada with three located in Ontario, two in Quebec and one each in Alberta, Nova Scotia and British Columbia. IFS ULC provided disclosure documents to the Ontario and Alberta plaintiffs but did not provide any disclosure to the other plaintiffs, whose provinces did not have franchise legislation. In August 2010, IFS ULC entered into dealership agreements with each of the plaintiffs. All of the dealership agreements contained "Applicable Law" provisions designating that Ontario law be applied to the contract.
Pursuant to the dealership agreements, IFS ULC imported cars and parts into Canada and sold them to the dealers. Neither IFS or IFS ULC had any physical presence in Canada other than a "rented desk" at one of the Ontario dealerships and National Service Manager. The dealers communicated with IFS' senior officers in California and Michigan and National Service Manager based in Ontario.
The Dealers Bring A Group Action in Ontario
IFS' attempt to re-establish a national network of Saab dealers in Canada was apparently unsuccessful. As a result, the plaintiffs commenced a group action in Ontario against IFS Inc., IFS ULC and the two officers who signed the disclosure certificates provided to the Ontario and Alberta dealers.
The claim alleges that IFS failed to perform its obligations under the dealership agreements and eventually ceased doing business altogether, leaving the plaintiffs with unsold inventory and no continuing presence of the Saab brand in Canada. The claim seeks damages for breach of contract and statutory remedies under the Wishart Act, including damages against the officers personally as franchisor's associates.
IFS' Jurisdictional Challenge
As a preliminary matter, the defendants brought a motion to dismiss the action on the basis that Ontario lacked jurisdiction or, alternatively, was not the convenient forum. The defendants suggested that the plaintiffs ought to have brought separate actions in each of their respective provinces or, alternatively, as a group in California. The Court did not agree.
The Court found that jurisdiction simpliciter was made out for all of the plaintiffs' claims, including those not based in Ontario, on the basis that:
- the claims were sufficiently similar that there was a substantial connection to any Canadian jurisdiction where IFS had established dealers, including Ontario; and
- IFS ULC had its strongest presence in Ontario.
Perhaps most importantly for franchisors, the Court found that the plaintiffs' claims were all connected by the contractual provision selecting the application of Ontario law. Following the Ontario Court of Appeal decision in 405341 Ontario Ltd. v. Midas Canada Inc., the court found this includes the application of the Wishart Act, even where the franchise is located outside of Ontario. Accordingly, the Court found that Ontario was the most convenient forum for the proceeding.
Notably, the Court sharply criticized the defendants' conduct in bringing the jurisdiction motion, stating:
A lick of common sense should have made it clear that this motion, as framed, was doomed from the outset. So why bring it? If the honestly held belief was that this case ought to be pursued in California, all I can say to the defendants is "give your heads a shake."
The net result is two years and tens of thousands of dollars in costs have been wasted. I call that an abuse of process.2
As a result, the Court saw fit to award substantial indemnity costs of the motion to the plaintiffs in the amount of $50,000.
Key Take-Away Principles
IFS provides an important warning for franchisors establishing Canada-wide systems. The establishment of franchises in multiple provinces may provide jurisdiction for a group action in any of the provinces where franchises exist. Further, franchisors ought to be mindful of choice of law provisions in their franchise agreements, as they may give rise to unintended claims through the stipulation of a province with franchise legislation, such as Ontario. Finally, any challenge to jurisdiction must be practical and well grounded, or else run the risk of an adverse costs award.
The Ontario Superior Court's decision can be viewed here.
1 2015 ONSC 519; http://canlii.ca/t/gghvr�[IFS].
2 IFS, supra at paras. 91-92.
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History of the Race
The race began in 1992 as an adjunct to the Manor Water Sheepdog Trials that had been taking place since 1960 odd.
Originally organised by local farmer John Nash, with help from local "retired hill runner" Graham Pyatt. Graham took over the organisation after John died in 1995, and his commitment to the race has made it a well-established and loved event by locals and hill runners alike. Graham stood down as organiser in 2012.
The course has changed a little over the years. Originally it started in a field at NT212396, near Haswellsykes. In 1999 we followed the advice of runners in 1998 who suggested that the section of road (500m), at the beginning and end, could be removed by going directly across fields. In 2004 the start was moved to near Woodhouse Farm (when the sheep dog trial moved) allowing easier access to the hill and shortening the race distance.
The race starts from near Woodhouse Farm (on the Main Manor Valley Road). The return from The Scrape is the same as the outward route.
Route Description:
Venue: Woodhouse Farm, Manor, Peebles (Grid ref 217 378)
(signs from A72, one mile west of Peebles)
Distance: 10 ml, 2300 ft climb (Junior: 6.5 ml, 1300 ft climb). Marked course.
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Seniors: Woodhouse Farm to Scrape and back by same route. 10 miles +2300 ft climb
Juniors: Woodhouse Farm to Dead Wife's Grave and back by same route. 6.5 ml + 1300 ft
Checkpoints: One only on each course, at the respective turning point.
Please note kit requirements as follows.
All competitors must carry full kit regardless of weather on the day. Kit checks will be taking place.
– Waterproof jacket (with taped seams and attached hood)
– Waterproof overtrousers
– Hat
– Gloves
– Map (map below will be accepted)
– Compass (suitable for navigating the course)
– Whistle
All Carnethy organised races (unless stated otherwise) will adhere to the Scottish Hill Runners safety rules.
Full details on the Hill Racing Safety page
From the start near Woodhouse farm (Grid ref 217 378) at 600 ft the course ascends through two fields before crossing the public road.
The ascent continues on a section of the waymarked John Buchan Way up Glack Hope. At the top of Glack Hope cross the drystone dyke and turn Left. Thereafter the route follows vehicle tracks fairly close to the march dyke over White Knowe and Whitelaw Hill to the dip at 'Dead Wife's Grave' (Gref 189351) where a marshal is in attendance. This is the turning point for the Juniors' race who should ensure that the marshal knows their race number. Juniors follow the same route back.The seniors continue to follow the march dyke and finally a fence to the top of Scrape hill (G.ref 176325) at 2348 ft. There is, however, one section where the path leaves the dyke/fence and skirts the penultimate hill. This short-cut is recommended (and marked). Runners must call out their race number to the marshal before turning for home. Return by the same route exactly.Runners retiring from the race between Dead Wife's Grave and Scrape should report to the marshal's vehicle.The route is marked at intervals throughout.The bad weather alternative course will follow the same route but the turning point, rather than being at the top of The Scrape hill, will be earlier and lower down the hill at NT181332. This will, of course, be made clear to runners before the start, and the marshall will be at the new location.


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The EDP in all Elections in the South East Region.
The South East has long been the heartland of the EDP, not any longer! True the EDP has managed to find the full slate of, 10, European election candidates from within the region but the local elections being held on the same day are a different story.
Steven Uncles is the EDP Chairman for the South East and the fact that he is in the middle of a court case regarding Electoral fraud may have had some influence on his inability to persuade members to stand in the local elections this month.
The South East Region covers nine counties and there are about 20+ councils with elections, in total about 500 council seats up for grabs. Chairman Mr Uncles, who is also the EDPs National Elections Director, (honest, no joke) has managed to put a total of one (1) candidate into the field, a former BNP member,in Maidstone.
EDP Candidates for the European elections in the South East.
Steve Uncles,
Julia Gasper,
Amanda Hopwood,
Simone Clark,
Steve Clegg,
Milly Uncles,
Mike Russell,
Mike Tibby,
Doreen Dye,
William James
Is this the same Simone Clark who as a BNP member was engaged to a top-ranking BNP member?
Local Elections.
Full list of Local election candidate in the South East.
Maidstone BC. Shepway North. Gary Butler.
From the list below it is clear how the EDP has almost totally vanished from the South East since these seats were last fought in 2010.
Fareham. 2010..1….2014..0
From 16 candidates in 2010 down to just 1 in 2014.
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iSpark Toys was built out of a pursuit for hands-on play that encourages critical thinking and curiosity in children.
I have always had a deep appreciation for STEM and Maker Movement toys, but it was tough to find a selection that my children found fun and engaging, or a place where we could play with them before buying. And guess what, it wasn't just me… I kept meeting more and more parents who said "We wish we could take our kids to a toy store where they will be inspired to learn more about science and math!"
iSpark Toys was created to fulfill that wish and to celebrate kids' natural creativity and curiosity. We want to make it fun, easy, and inspirational to build, explore and create. From the beginning, the iSpark Toys team's focus was to involve creative parents who dream with their kids, valued experts who like to play with these invigorating toys, and a community of kid testers who keep us on our toes and ensure the toys are fun and engaging.
We love working at iSpark Toys. We value how involved our kids and friends are in bringing the store to life. Most importantly, at iSpark Toys, we believe kids shouldn't be afraid to ask questions and test ideas. There are no wrong questions!
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- n.pl. The unmelted residue left after animal fat has been rendered.
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- n. The unmeltable residue left after animal fat has been rendered.
- n. Plural form of greave.
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- n.pl. The sediment of melted tallow. It is made into cakes for dogs' food. In Scotland it is called cracklings.
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- Armor, made of metal, and lined with some soft substance, worn to protect the front of the leg below the knee.
- Boots; buskins.
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[Page 164] 'Tarena; but for "greaves," wearing no leg-armor themselves, they had no synonym.
They fastened their breastplates, in war, over their smocks, and had other armour covering the lower parts of the body, and leg armour called "greaves"; while the great shield which guarded the whole body from throat to ankles was carried by a broad belt slung round the neck.
Then you lace up the greaves to protect your ankles.
Each hoplite was a proud citizen who could afford to equip himself with a bronze helmet, a thick breastplate, greaves to protect the legs, and an iron-tipped spear eight to ten feet long used for thrusting, not throwing.
Treasures and trophies lined the walls in large unruly piles: crowns of gold; glittering jewels; goblets and chalices; swords and shields; bronze helmets and greaves.
Hundreds of maces, axes, daggers, swords, knives, and even a few pistols hung on the walls, as well as a collection of different kinds of armor, from greaves worn to protect the shins to full suits of chain mail.
His legs were positioned in a wide war stance, his body battle-ready, with a bronze cuirass and greaves.
In the stead, now we are in the era of fantastical and expressive shoes-as-art-and-armor, heavy shoes with greaves and metal plates.
A tunic sewn with iron rings draped his chest, and there was leather enough in it to armor two normal soldiers, with remainder enough for vambraces and greaves.
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The Black Mat Pro is my best friend. We have a special, intimate relationship. This mat cradles and coddles my sensitive joints. It lovingly protects my once immobilized ankles and toes. Practice on this mat has opened up a whole new world of Vinyasa possibilities and allowed my arm balancing practice to flourish without ruining my wrists. We've got a good thing going on, the Black Mat and I. But it's an open relationship. We like to share... with the eQua towel, that is. The Black Mat is great by itself, but traction is lacking for we sweaty yogis.
Enter the eQua. I have two of these towels and I love them both. The grip is superb, even when the towel is completely soaked (eeew, I know, but it happens) and, for the most part, it stays in place throughout the practice. But now that I'm practicing Ashtanga, I'm finding that the incessant jump backs, especially on those days when lift off isn't quite so light, are dragging the towel around. Sometimes it feels as though straightening the mat towel is an official part of the jump through to seated, and I don't like it. It's distracting. So I'm considering investing in a Mysore rug, and since Manduka has always been so good to me, I went there first.
I'm put off by the ridges. I can see myself developing severe neuroses regarding my stance and placement of the hands in the asanas. Precision is good. Anal retentive is bad. Or perhaps both simply are. In any case, I'm about to shell out the dough unless the interwebs (that's you!) have anything to say about it. So, rug vs. towel: which takes it?


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Whilst I am no expert, I do enjoy cleaning cars and over the years and with the help from the Ultimate Finish Blogs I now get the results worthy of the amount of time I spend on the drive. I hope you enjoy reading my technique and are kind enough to vote because of the effort I put in and the photos I posted from a busy Sunday mornings work!
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Documentation of Historical EventsThis year I decided I wanted to give mostly handmade gifts for the holiday season. This would allow me to spend more time than usual making things (since it's for someone else, I have to put in the time!), and not go too crazy, budget-wise. Of course, I underestimated the time needed to hand-sew the binding on a quilt for my parents (next time I'll know to plan for my initial estimate plus 3-5 hours), which cut into my time for other projects. With a strict deadline looming, I knew I had to sit down and draw until it was done:
This is a portrait of my grandfather Edward in the Army in 1944, just after receiving a medal at Anzio Beach. He recently sent me a few photos of himself from that era, and I was excited to use them as drawing inspiration. After one disappointing attempt at a realistic drawing, I decided to go with my heart and make it cartoony. My grandfather loved the drawing, but told me that I'd drawn him wearing the wrong boots. It's ok, he didn't make me re-draw them.
I've enjoyed playing around with some watercolor for the shading and am going to try to implement that in a few more projects I'm working on right now. Color can feel so daunting when you're used to working in just black and white, but I like the challenge of stretching a limited palette to its full potential.


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A: Accidentally selecting Reply All on a multi-recipient message you've received can be a career-limiting move, or at least annoying when the message was addressed to hundreds—if not thousands, or tens of thousands—of recipients buried in distribution groups. You can already disable Reply All for users; however, a new add-in from Microsoft Research gives the sender control of whether recipients of the message can use Reply All.
Microsoft Research developed a form they made public recently that lets the sender of a message block the recipients from using Reply All or Forward. You can download the small (~300KB) file from Microsoft's website.
The NoReplyAll add-in requires a very simple installation accomplished by launching setup.exe. It has three prerequisites in addition to either Outlook 2010 or Outlook 2007. These requirements are:
- Windows Installer 4.5
- Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Tools for Office Runtime
If any of these applications aren't present, the NoReplyAll setup downloads and initiates the installation—after you accept the EULA—for each missing application. After installing the add-in, you can launch Outlook to show that it has been applied. Select the Office Backstage view by clicking the File tab with Outlook 2010 opened. Next, select Options, then Add-Ins in the left column. As Figure 1 shows, NoReplyAllAddin should be visible in the list if it installed successfully.
Now when you create a new email message, you'll see a new section in the Outlook Ribbon, which lets you prevent recipients from using Reply All and Forward, as Figure 2 shows.
Selecting these options disables this functionality for the recipient. Figure 3 shows a received message with the Reply All and Forward functions grayed out. Interestingly, if the message is previewed in the Reading Pane rather than opened in its own window, the Reply All and Forward buttons are still enabled; however, if you select them, an error pops up saying that such an action isn't available.
This behavior is the result of a macro accompanying the message; it isn't specific to the user, as a Group Policy would be. Every recipient of this message has this functionality disabled for this message. The VBA code that disables the options is as follows:
ActiveInspector.CurrentItem.Actions("Reply to All").Enabled = False
ActiveInspector.CurrentItem.Actions("Forward").Enabled = False
With the NoReplyAll add-in, senders can easily control the ability of recipients to use Reply All on a message-by-message basis. This feature works as long as the email client used is Outlook 2010 or Outlook 2007, with or without Microsoft Exchange Server.
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Thanks to everyone, who came to my event and made it such a success. I am happy that many of my creations have found new owners and I were intrusted with new orders. Looking forward to welcome you again at my events :)
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"Peacock Feather" Copper Earrings.
As a try out for matching silber earrings for "Peackock Feather" Collier
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Thursday, February 26, 2015
"Story telling" pendant
This time with silk cord. I thought it might be interesting, for someone with metal allergy. Silber and diverce gems. Jade, labradorit, amethyst, Peridot, Pearl, Garnet
Sunday, February 22, 2015
"Nantosuelta" Gift
Nantosuelta was a celtic Goddes of Nature, Earth, fertility. And for me combination of copper und Turqoise seems very earthy and nature- connected. Also love the color combination. One of my favorites. Always feel that Turqoise is the best with copper.
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beauty buzz: three things I'm loving right now
Since it's Monday, and we're all cursing that extra hour of sleep we lost yesterday, something tells me we could all use a little beautifying this morning. So, I thought I'd share a few of the spring beauty goodies that have recently made it to the front of the towering pile of products otherwise known as my bathroom counter.
beauty buzz: the best sunscreens for your summer fun
It's that time, friends: brace yourselves for my annual lecture about sunscreen. I know, it's all very "After-School Special" of me. But truly, more than anything else you can do for yourself, SPF will save you from nearly everything that's awful about aging. Wrinkles, rosacea, age spots, moles, freckles, you name it. Not to mention skin cancer, which is no laughing matter. And while I firmly, no exceptions, believe it's a 365-days-a-year necessity, summer is when I get particularly militant about the whole thing. Because hey, we're not kids any more. And that dewy complexion that used to bounce back from any kind of abuse needs a bit more TLC than it used to.
The problem is that sunscreen isn't sexy. It doesn't always smell great, can cause breakouts (or rashes on those of us with sensitive skin), and no one ever applies enough. Some formulas are greasy, some are chalky, and it takes ages of trial and error to find one to love. But friends, I'm here for you. I've done the trial-and-error, I've suffered the breakouts, and I'm here to deliver a list of my all-time favorites, the best sunscreens for summer. Read on
steals & deals around the web
A few lovely little markdowns have crossed my path this morning, friends…thought you'd want a heads-up.
- It's Friends & Family time at Kiehls – which means it's time to stock up on sunscreen (and their amazing new BB cream, which I'll be telling you about next week). Take 20% off sitewide with code FAMILY through 6.17.
- Piperlime just launched its designer sale, and while I still can't ever seem to remember they carry clothes, they have a great selection of Vince, Jenni Kayne, Rag & Bone and the like marked down 40%. Well worth a scan.
- Alexis Bittar released a bevy of summer markdowns, so there's an excellent selection of bling marked 30% off. I'm particularly loving this rose gold collar necklace…very tempting.
- More Friends & Family goodness going on at John Robshaw – take 25% off sitewide through 6.14 with code JRFRIEND. If you've been eyeing one of his light-as-air blankets (truly, there's nothing like it in summer), now's the time.
- The James Perse private sale is going strong…loads of great summery layering pieces, maxidresses and the like, marked down to prices you'll actually consider paying.
Any killer deals on your radar today? Share with the class!
earth day: the occasional environmentalist
Happy Earth Day, friends! (Or Earth Day, Observed, at least.) Since you know I'm all about living the green lifestyle, doing everything I can to curb excess waste and…
Yeah, not so much. You could look pretty hard before finding someone less environmentally-inclined than I am. If I'm honest, I barely recycle. I never carry those reuseable totes for grocery shopping (though I have about 967 of them spilling out of my hall closet). And last night, I put some old medications right in the garbage can. I know, I'm going straight to hell.
But. Every now and then, I see a little something I could do to be better. Nothing drastic, just a little nudge of environmental altruism, without going too far out of my way. And hey, in those rare instances, when I get to pat myself on the back for all the polar bears I'm saving? I'm totally an activist. Read on
beauty buzz: kiehls powerful wrinkle reducing cream
Oh, winter, the things you do to my skin. This is usually the time of year in which I'm frantically searching for scrubs, super-strength night creams, vats of olive oil…anything, really, to get my dry, irritated skin back in line.
All this to say that testing a new face cream in winter is…well, let's just say it has a steep hill to climb. Read on
beauty buzz: everything you ever wanted to know about serums
First, let me confess a bias: I love serums. Love them. I think they're the secret to amazing skin. (Well, that and strategic exfoliation, but that's another story for another time.) But whenever I start exclaiming to one woman or another about the wonders of a great serum, they look at me blankly. "Serum?", they say. "What's the point?"
The point, friends, is this: Serums are a magic potion of super-potent, maximum-strength ingredients that are delivered to your skin in their purest form. No moisturizers, SPFs or tint to muck up the medicine. It goes on when your face is its cleanest state – post-wash at night, post-shower in the morning – so your skin is ready and able to drink up every last drop of goodness your serum has to offer. Though it can be an investment (some are upwards of $200), you only use 3-5 drops at a time, so a bottle lasts a long time.
A great serum might not have overnight-wonder potential. It might work slowly over weeks, or even months. But the net result, without fail, is happier, healthier, prettier, glow-ier skin. If you're not using one, read on…I'll convince you. If you are…I'm betting I'll get you to switch brands.
If you really want to confuse yourself, stop into Sephora sometime and tell them you want a serum. There are literally hundreds of options, and even a serum evangelist like me doesn't fully understand what they all do. But I'm nothing if not curious. So, I sent out a note to all of my favorite brands – and some brands I knew nothing about – and told them I wanted to test them all. And friends, I've been testing more than 40 different serums for the last two months (head over to Instagram @shoppingsmycardio if you want to see my bathroom counter as proof). I tried the good, the bad, and the meh, and was left with the greatest. Let me introduce the SMC Serum Dream Team:
Obviously, you're not going out and buying all 7 of these. So, how about a handy-dandy serum decoder?
If your skin needs:
- Moisture: Caudalie Vinosource SOS Thirst Quenching Serum ($48). I've been a longtime devotee of Caudalie's Radiance Serum for so long, I should own stock. Their magic is based on grapeseeds, and you know how healthy those are. This newest version is designed to give your skin a serious does of moisture, which is perfect for this time of year. My parched skin was much happier almost instantly.
- Fine line reduction: Bobbi Brown Intensive Skin Supplement ($67). You know I love Bobbi for cosmetics, but this serum still wowed me with its instant line reduction power. It gives the effect of candlelight, or a soft-focus lens, blurring out those fine lines until they're barely visible. And it has more of that grape extract I love, so there's moisture coming your way as well.
- Redness reduction: Kiehl's Clearly Corrective Dark Spot Solution ($50). For me, the jury's still out on whether dark spot reduction is really possible. But redness reduction and a general evening of skin tone definitely is, and this Kiehl's serum does it…without added brighteners to trick your eye.
- All of the above: Nude Skincare Cellular Renewal Serum ($82). One of my "wow" tests, Nude's serum delivered on brightness, moisture, line reduction and skin tone evening. Some of it was smoke-and-mirrors (ie, temporary brighteners and tighteners), since the effect was so immediate, but some mornings, smoke and mirrors are just fine. I'm optimistic that the lasting effects will match up. {Be aware: multi-tasking is great, but the more things a serum can do, the less intense the results will be in any one area. If you have one specific goal, like redness-reducing, you'll get more bang-for-your-buck by choosing a one-trick serum than a multi-tasker like this.}
- Prevention/Repair: SkinCeuticals C E Ferulic ($152). One of these days, I want to do an interview with the skin experts at SkinCeuticals. I don't always understand what everything does (ah, science), but I never, ever doubt that their products mean business. C E Ferulic delivers Vitamins C & E directly to your skin, and essentially works to amp up your skin's resistance to UV damage (by 8x, they say). It also stimulates collagen production, so your skin will get more supple and toned, and show less fine lines over time. This one's a slow-actor, but if you're looking for serious medicine, it's the one.
- Healthy glow: Peter Thomas Roth Laser-Free Resurfacer ($75). PTR always delivers great products, but when I pumped this out of the bottle and got a blood-red serum, I was skeptical (and a little weirded out). The red comes from the dragon's blood complex they use (no, really). Don't fear, the color dissipates, and you're left with a fantastically warm, glowy complexion, like you spent a morning out on the plantation sipping sweet tea. {PS: If you're curious about this one, this set from Nordstrom is an amazing deal – full-size serum, plus their unbelievable gel moisturizer and an exfoliator for the price of the serum. Do it.}
- Bargain Find: Juice Beauty Antioxidant Serum ($45). Now mind you, that's $45 for two ounces…most of these brands only give you one. I've been a Juice Beauty fan since before I was a blogger – it's just good, clean stuff that makes your skin happy. This serum feels amazing on your skin, and is so packed with healthy, organic ingredients, you just know it's doing good things. Try it for a month, and see if your skin isn't happier. I dare you.
So, tell me…have I made a serum convert out of you? I'm dying to hear! Can I answer any questions?
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Really, do I need to say more? Get thee to Kiehls stat…time to stock up on your Olive Fruit Oil hair mask! If you're shopping online, the code is FRIENDS.
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Summer means heat and humidity—so hair troubles can seem inevitable. Last week at the John Frieda Style-on-Site salon, I was lucky enough to meet celebrity hairstylist Harry Josh, who took time out of his jam-packed...
](http://blog.teenvogue.com/beauty/blogs/beauty/assets_c/2010/05/harry-45092.html)Summer means heat and humidity—so hair troubles can seem inevitable. Last week at the John Frieda Style-on-Site salon, I was lucky enough to meet celebrity hairstylist Harry Josh, who took time out of his jam-packed schedule to talk to me and share some tips on how to get the best summer hair possible.
Read on to learn more about Harry, his can't-live-without product, and his amazing tips for achieving gorgeous hair year-round!
How did you get involved with John Frieda?**
I started with them three years ago, and it was actually the happiest day of my life when I got the call! I've always wanted to be ambassador for a brand that I believed in, and the thing I loved the most about John Frieda is that it was a brand that reaches the masses. It isn't this luxury brand that was untouchable and only available to the celebrities and models I worked on. It was available for my mom and her friends. It's great to have something that I knew that she could go out and get anywhere that she was, anywhere in the world. So it was a great opportunity to have a voice for a product for the masses of women out there.
What are your favorite John Frieda products?
I live for the Frizz-Ease line, especially in the summer months! My favorite product is definitely the Thermal Frizz-Ease serum. I cannot be on a photo shoot without it! It just does so much; not only does it protect from heat but it has UV protectors in it as well, so it's like sunscreen for your hair. It also creates shine and detangles. It's a multipurpose product in a little bottle, and it's definitely my absolute must-have! If I had to choose one John Frieda product for me before I die, it would be that one.
Second, the shampoos and conditioners are absolutely amazing. They have these new ones, which are my favorite, called Smooth Start Frizz-Ease shampoo and conditioner. So even people with the curliest, frizziest hair can get hair like satin—it detangles instantly!
What are your tips for protecting your hair from the summer elements (heat, chlorine, etc)?
The thing is, sometimes the summer elements actually help your hair. Say you are someone with light brown hair that's uncolored. What happens often is that when you spend a lot of time in the sun, it actually gives you these beautiful natural highlights. But for most people it's harmful. It dries your hair like crazy. Usually people forget about their hair. People forget that it needs to be protected just like your skin. We slather sunscreen on our skin, but we don't even think of our hair being an issue. But the same harmful elements are hitting your hair.
I definitely recommend a nice home remedy. There is a great simple hair mask you can make at home, that is just olive oil and avocado. All you have to do is pound both ingredients into a really runny paste, and work it through your hair. Make sure to skip the roots, just start halfway down the hair shaft to the ends. Then wrap your hair in a bun, and go out in the sun. What the heat will do is open up your hair shaft and allows the avocado and the olive oil to penetrate your hair more deeply. So it's a nice natural remedy, which allows you to enjoy the sun while also treating your hair. You can also use any other deep conditioner you have lying around the house, if you feel weird about putting food in your hair.
Oh, and of course trims are great for the summertime. Although I would say avoid cutting your hair too short in the summer, because you need as much weight as possible to keep it from puffing up. Also, avoid anything that would be new, like bangs. Winter is time for changes. In summer, change is a big no-no for most people!
You said earlier that you work with a lot of celebrities . . .
Yes! I did Amanda Seyfried for the Oscars and a couple of her photo shoots. Amanda has the most incredible hair ever. It's virgin hair, uncolored, unprocessed. She is the only actress in Hollywood who doesn't color her hair. She is so blond—she's one of the only authentic blondes in the business! And her hair is monster thick, and it does anything you want it to. It is the dream hair to work with. But my absolute favorite is Gisele, because we've been friends for ten years and we have such a great relationship on set. We laugh all day and she's just the best model in the world. She always makes every picture look perfect and she's got a great head of hair.
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- Previous Club : FC Twente
- Age : 25
- Nationality : Curaçaoan
25 year old Rhuendly Martina, more well known as Cuco Martina, signed a two year contract with Saints on the 7th July. He is the first Curaçao International to play for the club.
Born in Rotterdam, Martina's football career began with Dutch second tier club, RBC Roosendaal in 2008. He made 68 league appearances for the club, scoring twice.
At the end of the 2010/11 season, RBC went bankrupt and were relegated to the lowest level of football in the Netherlands. Martina left the club and joined RKC Waalwijk in July 2011.
In his time with RKC Waalwijk, Martina gained his first international call-up with Curaçao. He won his first cap on 3rd September 2011, playing for the full game as Curaçao lost 5-2 to Antigua and Barbuda in a 2014 World Cup qualifying game. He recently represented his country in June, captaining Curaçao in a goalless draw with Cuba.
During his first season for RKC, Martina made 23 appearances and scored once, the club were then managed by Saints current Assistant Manager, Erwin Koeman.
His form earned him a move to FC Twente, who went on to finish third in 2013/14. However, his first season with the club was split between 16 first team appearances and 11 games for the club's reserves. During that first season Martina played alongside current Saints midfielder, Dušan Tadić.
Last season, Martina played all bar two of FC Twente's league matches, also captaining the club in Europa League qualifying.


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DENVER – Political pundits have been quick to cite last week's bipartisan Senate vote in favor of a plan to grant legal status to an estimated 11 million illegal immigrants as evidence of a shift within the GOP on the hot-button issue of immigration. But Thursday's vote tally may suggest an even more significant — albeit less reported — shift among Democrats.
Thursday's lopsided 68-32 vote saw 14 Republicans cross the aisle to join all of the chamber's 52 Democrats and two left-leaning Independents to pass the bipartisan Schumer-Rubio bill, legislation that would allow undocumented immigrants to remain in the U.S., authorize the completion of a long-delayed 700-mile section of border fencing, implement an entry-exit tracking system for foreigners, authorize the addition 20,000 new Border Patrol agents, and revamp the nation's legal immigration system.
The landmark vote was the first of its kind on any significant "comprehensive" immigration proposal since 2007, when the Senate took up a proposal championed by then-Senator Ted Kennedy (D-Massachusetts) and Senator John McCain (R-Arizona).
Like the Schumer-Rubio measure that cleared the Senate last week, McCain-Kennedy blended the immediate legalization of undocumented immigrants with a number of phased-in security enhancements, such as new border fencing, steep increases in Border Patrol staffing, and the expansion of an employment verification system.
And like the Schumer-Rubio bill, the McCain-Kennedy bill attracted significant support from Republican Senators, 12 of whom ultimately voted for the measure – just two fewer than the 14 GOP votes garnered by the Schumer-Rubio proposal last week.
Yet McCain-Kennedy failed on a 46-53 vote that saw 15 of the chamber's 49 Democrats and one left-leaning Independent join 37 Republicans to defeat the legislation.
By comparison, not a single Democrat voted against last week's comprehensive immigration measure.
Among the 12 Republicans who supported McCain-Kennedy in 2007 were several lawmakers who have since left the Congress, including former Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter (who later switched parties) and Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel (who now serves as President Obama's Secretary of Defense). The two were joined by eight other now-former Republican Senators: Bob Bennett (R-Utah), Larry Craig (R-Idaho), Judd Gregg (R-N.H.), John Kyl (R-Arizona), Trent Lott (R-Mississippi), Richard Lugar (R-Indiana), Mel Martinez (R-Florida), and Olympia Snowe (R-Maine).
In fact, just two of the GOP Senators who backed the 2007 bill – John McCain (R-Arizona) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) – are still in office.
On the other side of the aisle, several Democrats who opposed the bipartisan 2007 plan ended up voting for the Schumer-Rubio proposal last week; Senators Max Baucus (D-Montana), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), Mary Landrieu (D-Louisiana), Claire McCaskill (D-Missouri), Mark Pryor (D-Arkansas), Jay Rockefeller (D-W.V.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Michigan) and John Tester (D-Montana).
Vermont socialist Bernie Sanders too backed the Schumer-Rubio bill after opposing McCain-Kennedy in 2007.
Five Republican lawmakers who voted against the 2007 legalization proposal also voted for the Schumer-Rubio plan last week; Senators Lamar Alexander (R-Tennessee), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Bob Corker (R-Tennessee), Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska).


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Saturday, July 25, 2009
Summertime for My German Ancestors
[This post is part of the 21st Edition of the Carnival of Central and Eastern European Genealogy hosted here at Destination: Austin Family]
The theme for this edition of the Carnival of Central and Eastern European Genealogy is summertime - how your ancestors spent their summers both here and back home in the Old Country. While I don't have much information about how my Henneberg and Pressner ancestors spent their summers in the Sachsen (Saxony) area of what is now present day Germany, I do know how the summers were spent in the Bronx, New York where they settled.
My research indicates that when the Hennebergs and Pressners arrived in New York in the late 1860s and 1870s, The Bronx was a very different place. In fact The Bronx was more of a suburb with cows and pastures than it is today. But with the immigrant population explosion which began in the 1880s, New York added more people. These immigrants tended to live within their own ethnic communities and The Bronx had a very large German-American population.
As the population grew there was less and less room for trees and parks. I am certain that the humidity levels increased over the years, and that all the cement sidewalks and brick buildings made neighborhoods feel like absolute ovens during the summer.
In the photo above, left to right, are Ethel Henneberg, unknown family friend, Richard Henneberg. This photo was taken in front of their apartment building at 405 E. 162nd Street, the Bronx, around 1927. The kids grew up about 10 blocks from Yankee stadium!
And while where I grew up (in the Catskill Mountain/Hudson Valley region) about 100 miles north of New York City would become a summer get-away for families looking to cool off, this was not yet the case in the 1920s. It wasn't until the late 1930s when improvements had been made to the automobile and the highway system that families like mine - with limited economic resoures - could afford to spend a weekend, a week or even the whole summer in The Country.
[Photo: The Henneberg Family, abt. 1927, Bronx, NY. Digital photograph. Courtesy of Ray Henneberg.]
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Dads in movies from the 80s make it seem like a personal insult if you don't wash shine your own car to a perfect, meticulous finish, but is there really that much of a difference? When it comes to automatic car washes vs hand washing, which one is better depends entirely on you.
For one, not everyone can or wants to wash and wax their car at home. It's time-consuming, and it's not fun to do if you don't have a garage and you want to clean muddy slush off your car in the middle of winter.
Another thing that isn't great about hand washing: runoff. When you clean your car at home, you send chemicals into grass and sewers. But automatic car washes aren't perfect either.
The only real way to remove contaminants from your car's surface is through hand washing, using clays and polish to restore the car's shine. You don't get the same experience with an automatic wash, which is a great reason to at least take care of your car at home every once and a while, even if most of the time you hit the car wash instead. Visit Randall Mitsubishi for more great car cleaning tips and to check out our full selection of Mitsubishi vehicles!


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Perez v. Nyanjom, et al., involving consent judgment of Columbia, Md., medical provider
Date of Action: April 8, 2014
Type of Action: Consent Judgment
Name(s) of Defendant(s): David O. Nyanjom, Laura Nyanjom, Pulmonary Disease & Critical Care Associates, P.A and Pulmonary Disease & Critical Care Associates, P.A. 401(k) Plan
Allegations: Based on an investigation conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration,, the Secretary of Labor filed a complaint alleging as follows:
David O. Nyanjom is the sole owner of Pulmonary Disease & Critical Care Associates, P.A. (PDCCA), a medical practice located in Columbia, Md.
In 1998, PDCCA established the Pulmonary Disease & Critical Care Associates, P.A. 401(k) plan. Patuxent Hospitalists LLC (also owned by David O. Nyanjom) also had employees who participated in this plan. David O. Nyanjom and Laura Nyanjom were responsible for making decisions concerning the remittance of elective contributions to the plan and were fiduciaries to the plan.
David Nyanjom and Laura Nyanjom failed to ensure that employee contributions and loan repayments were remitted to and collected by the plan in a timely manner.
Resolution: The court ordered that the defendants make restitution to the plan in the amount of $66,474.02 for unremitted employee contributions and loan repayments, $66,392.57 in pre-judgment interest, and $9,750 for costs and expenses associated with the appointment of an independent fiduciary, for a total of $142,616.59. The defendants were removed as fiduciaries to this plan and will be permanently barred from ever serving as fiduciaries to any plan governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
Court: United States District Court for the District of Maryland
Docket Number: 1:13-cv-01909-CCB
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