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Understanding oxygen adsorption on 9.375 at. % Ga-stabilized δ-Pu (111) surface: A DFT study
Plutonium (Pu) metal reacts rapidly in the presence of oxygen (O), resulting in an oxide layer that will eventually have an olive green rust appearance over time. Recent experimental work suggested that the incorporation of gallium (Ga) as an alloying impurity to stabilize the highly symmetric high temperature δ-phase lattice may also provide resistance against corrosion/oxidation of plutonium. In this paper, we modeled a 9.375 at. % Ga stabilized δ-Pu (111) surface and investigated adsorption of atomic O using all-electron density functional theory. Key findings revealed that the O bonded strongly to a Pu-rich threefold hollow fcc site with a chemisorption energy of –5.06 eV. Migration of the O atom to a Pu-rich environment was also highly sensitive to the surface chemistry of the Pu–Ga surface; when the initial on-surface O adsorption site included a bond to a nearest neighboring Ga atom, the O atom relaxed to a Ga deficient environment, thus affirming the O preference for Pu. Only one calculated final on-surface O adsorption site included a Ga-O bond, but this chemisorption energy was energetically unfavorable. Chemisorption energies for interstitial adsorption sites that included a Pu or Pu-Ga environment suggested that over-coordination of the O atom was energetically unfavorablemore »
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Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey are very pleased to announce a revamped lineup for 2009. The odyssey continues with Brian Haas on keys, Josh Raymer on drums, and proudly introducing new members Chris Combs on guitar and lap steel and Matt Hayes on bass. The reconfigured band made its debut on New Year's Eve to an elated sold out crowd in Tulsa, Oklahoma. They'll make their next apperance this coming Saturday, January 10th in New York City as part of the 2009 Winter Jazzfest.
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February 11 / Largo / Los Angeles, CA (w/ Marco Benevento)
February 12 / Yoshi's / Oakland, CA
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Penelope Cruz has been named the hottest celeb body of 2013 according to Fitness magazine. The Latina actress was crowned the top body in a year when many stars were working to get their bodies in top shape.
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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Oct. 17, 2016) - YAMANA GOLD INC. (TSX:YRI) (NYSE:AUY) ("Yamana" or "the Company") is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, Brio Gold Inc. ("Brio Gold"), has filed a preliminary prospectus with the securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces and territories of Canada in connection with qualifying a secondary offering (the "Offering") of Brio Gold common shares held by Yamana (the "Brio Shares"), which will be transferred to purchasers through and subject to the exercise of purchase rights (the "Purchase Rights"). Yamana intends to distribute the Purchase Rights to its shareholders (the "Yamana Shareholders") as a dividend in-kind. The Purchase Rights shall provide Yamana Shareholders with an opportunity to purchase from Yamana a portion of its Brio Shares. The exercise price will be determined in the context of the market prior to the filing of a final prospectus. The effect of the Offering will be to spin-off Brio Gold as a standalone public company on the closing of the Offering (the "Spin-Off").
The Spin-Off is being undertaken for the benefit of Yamana Shareholders and is the final stage of a plan that the Company implemented beginning in 2014 to surface value from certain non-core properties in Brazil. Completion of the Spin-Off will also enable Yamana to better focus on its portfolio of six, soon to be seven, producing mines in top mining jurisdictions and on its organic growth pipeline. In particular, Yamana will be better positioned to focus on recent exploration success, optimization initiatives, and on advancing Canadian exploration and near-term development opportunities.
Yamana will maintain exposure to Brio Gold through a retained equity interest following completion of the Spin-Off. The Purchase Rights allow Yamana Shareholders who choose to exercise their Purchase Rights to have more direct exposure to Brio Gold, while allowing those Yamana Shareholders that do not exercise their Purchase Rights to benefit through the sale of the Purchase Rights and through exposure to Brio Gold via Yamana's retained interest.
Proceeds from the exercise of the Purchase Rights and any direct sales of Brio Shares will support the Company's net debt reduction initiatives and thereby increase the Company's financial flexibility to pursue its business plan and strategic objectives. Brio Gold will not receive any proceeds from the Offering. The preliminary prospectus also qualifies the secondary offering of Brio Shares to provide further public distribution of the Brio Shares, as required.
Yamana has retained CIBC World Markets Inc., National Bank Financial Inc., Canaccord Genuity Corp. and Cormark Securities Inc. to act as managing dealers and to solicit, on a commercially reasonable efforts basis, the exercise of the Purchase Rights.
Offering Details
Under the proposed Offering, Yamana Shareholders will be distributed Purchase Rights on the basis of a fraction of a Purchase Right for each Yamana common share held. Each whole Purchase Right will entitle the holder to purchase one (1) Brio Share upon payment of an exercise price. The Purchase Rights entitlement, exchange basis and exercise price will all be determined in the context of the market.
Subject to applicable law, a notice to shareholders, a Purchase Rights certificate and a final prospectus will be mailed to each Yamana Shareholder of record as of a record date to be set following the settlement of the final prospectus. It is expected that the exercise period for holders of Purchase Rights to acquire Brio Shares will be open for 21 days from the date of the mailing of the final prospectus to Yamana Shareholders, after which period any unexercised Purchase Rights will expire and become void and of no value. Yamana Shareholders who do not wish to exercise their Purchase Rights to acquire Brio Shares under the Offering will have the option of selling their Purchase Rights.
Yamana Shareholders who fully exercise their Purchase Rights will be entitled to purchase additional Brio Shares, if available, as a result of any unexercised portion of Purchase Rights prior to the expiry of the exercise period, subject to certain limitations set out in Brio Gold's preliminary prospectus.
The preliminary prospectus contains important information relating to the Purchase Rights and the Brio Shares and is still subject to completion or amendment. A copy of the preliminary prospectus is available under Brio Gold's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. There will not be any distribution of Purchase Rights or transfer of Brio Shares until a receipt for the final prospectus has been issued. Yamana will also send to Yamana Shareholders a notice setting out the details of the Offering.
CST Trust Company has been appointed as the Subscription Agent for the Offering. Laurel Hill Advisory Group is acting as the Information Agent for the Offering.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the Purchase Rights or common shares of Brio Gold in the United States or in any other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. The common shares issuable upon exercise of the Purchase Rights have not been registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act"), and such securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements thereunder.
The Purchase Rights may only be exercised in the United States by "Qualified Institutional Buyers" ("QIBs") within the meaning of Rule 144A under the U.S. Securities Act. The Purchase Rights may not be resold in the United States, but may be resold outside of the United States in accordance with the requirements of Regulation S under the U. S. Securities Act. A trading market in the Purchase Rights may not develop.
About Yamana
Yamana is a Canadian-based gold producer with significant gold production, gold development stage properties, exploration properties, and land positions throughout the Americas including Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and Canada. Yamana plans to continue to build on this base through existing operating mine expansions, throughput increases, development of new mines, the advancement of its exploration properties and, at times, by targeting other gold consolidation opportunities with a primary focus in the Americas.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: This news release contains "forward-looking statements" and "forward-looking information" under applicable Canadian securities legislation within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to Yamana. Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to information with respect to expectations regarding completion of the Spin-Off, the anticipated use of proceeds from the Offering, the expected effects of the Spin-Off on Yamana, the exercise period of the Purchase Rights, the business plans, statements or information relating to the anticipated development activities of the Company, and expectations for other economic and business factors. Forward-looking statements are characterized by words such as "plan", "expect", "budget", "target", "project", "intend", "believe", "anticipate", "estimate" and other similar words, or statements that certain events or conditions "may" or "will" occur. Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions, assumptions and estimates of management considered reasonable at the date the statements are made, and are inherently subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other known and unknown factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements.
These factors include the Company's expectations in connection with the expected use of proceeds discussed herein related to net debt reduction, delivering value creation over the long term, the Company's existing and future business plans and opportunities, changes in general economic, business and political conditions, including changes in the financial markets, as well as those risk factors discussed or referred to herein and in the Company's Annual Information Form filed with the securities regulatory authorities in all provinces of Canada and available at www.sedar.com, and the Company's Annual Report on Form 40-F filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be anticipated, estimated or intended.
There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements if circumstances or management's estimates, assumptions or opinions should change, except as required by applicable law. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The forward-looking information contained herein is presented for the purpose of assisting investors in understanding the Company's expected plans and objectives in connection with the Offering and Spin-Off and may not be appropriate for other purposes.
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How to Train a Blind Dog to Handle the Stairs
Your dog might be blind, but there may be times when he must go up stairs. It might seem impossible to get him to handle the stairs, but luckily, it is not.
1Remember that blind dogs already have a bit nervous and frightened perspective on the world. Take it slow, don't get discouraged, and realize that your dog is trusting you a lot by allowing you to lead it up a frightening, unstable-feeling, freaky obstacle that he doesn't understand. However, if you do get this accomplished, be proud!
2Remember that your dog is blind. Due to this, it will be a lot different for him/her going up the stairs, than with you or a non-blind dog. Before starting, make sure your dog is very comfortable in your home and with you. Then, introduce him to the stairs.
3Sit at the bottom of the stairs. Never begin at the top; your dog might fall down and become forever scared and petrified of the stairs. Get your dog comfortable and play around with him. Next, gently pull his front paws up onto the stairs.
4Make sure you are sitting on the first step of the stairs. If you aren't, your dog won't see any point in putting his paws up, and immediately take them back down. Make sure he knows that you are on the stairs, and that you are completely safe.
5Pull him up a little bit more, so that he is completely on the stairs. If you show him that you are happy and safe, he should be fine. Pet him/her and compliment him for doing so well. This will make your dog feel more comfortable and help it relax. Do the same with the next few steps, and reward your dog with a treat.
6Wave the treat in front of your dog's nose and make sure he has smelt it. Pull the treat away from him slowly, making sure his head and body moves forward reaching out to it.
- Slowly pull the treat up to the next step. If you are nervous, you can take your dog back down and begin on the bottom step again. Your dog might trip or bump into the step as he leans towards the treat. At this time, encourage him and jump up onto the next step.
- He now knows that not only the treat, but also his soul companion, is on the next step above him. If he appears confused or scared, encourage him and pull one of his paws up onto the next step. He should place his other paw up and with proper encouragement manage up. If he pulls his paw down, replace both his paws onto the next step. If he needs, push his bottom up a little so he gets the idea to go up. When he does, give him a treat, pet him, and compliment him.
7Repeat this step over the next few steps on the stairs. He should gradually get better at this, and go up the stairs more quickly as he realizes he gets treats and compliments each time he does.
8Urge your dog to go up 2-3 steps at a time, then 4. Do so before giving him a treat, and the rest of the deal. Next, get his leash, lead rope, or muzzle. Encourage him up the steps as before except now, go 2 steps up and pull gently on the rope to encourage him up.
- When he goes up to you, you may give him a treat and compliment him, or you may wait. If you wait, continue up the stairs until you reach the top, at this point you may give him an overdose of love and several treats. Do this repeatedly.
9Take his leash off and go up the steps just as you did before. He will probably come up, but if he doesn't go down a step to encourage him. Once at the top treat and move on.
10Go to the big step after doing this a few times. Place your dog at the bottom step, and move yourself to the top. Encourage him and let him know you have treats and that you want him up at the top with you.
- He will probably begin up the steps gradually. Also, he will be confused as he wonders why you are not as near to him as you were in the other training sessions. However, he will probably, trying to find you, continue up the stairs. Continue encouraging him, if he slows, go down a few steps or let him sniff the treat and go back up. When he reaches the top, treat and complement.
11Do this a lot to make sure he keeps the knowledge that the stairs are safe and fine. Also, if he goes up the stairs by himself or when he does, always make sure to compliment him. Sooner or later, he should be able to go up the stairs by himself.
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QuestionWe have open stairs on a patio. She falls off the side. What can we do to teach her to go straight forward?wikiHow ContributorCommunity AnswerGuide her by holding her collar and helping her walk forward. Placing treats on the steps would help if they are very strong smelling treats.
QuestionAny ideas for going down the stairs? He is a 12 year old standard poodle who just lost his sight and won't try the steps. He also cannot smell so he does not know a treat is there.wikiHow ContributorCommunity AnswerTry putting some sort of carpeting down, this will give your pup more grip and stability. It might also help if you practiced walking down beside him to help him feel more comfortable.
QuestionI live on the 3rd floor of an apartment building. My dog is getting older, and he just went blind. How can we train him to go up and down stairs safely?wikiHow ContributorCommunity AnswerYou and your dog may be scared to try using the stairs now, but with practice he will gain confidence and moving will become easy for him again. Try leading him down one flight of stairs slowly, with supervision, and reward him with a treat when he does well. Practice this every day until he gets used to it again. Then, gradually start letting him do it on his own.
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- Do this over a period of time. 5-7 days is probably best, doing it about 2-3 times a day.
- Learn all that you can do for him to make his life easier and funner.
- In the end, let him know that he is loved.
- Don't get discouraged! This might take anywhere from 5-7 days to 2-3 weeks. If it doesn't appear that he is getting anywhere you can up the training sessions to 4-5 times a day, and if he still doesn't do it, try getting advice from someone you know.
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- A bag of your BBB's (best blind buddy's) favorite treats (ham, peanut butter, dog biscuits, dog food, and bread all work well). Use these as rewards for climbing up the stairs.
- A leash or lead rope to help your BBB
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1º de Agosto win Wladmiro Romero Super Cup in basketball
Luanda - 1º de Agosto team won last Monday, in the south-western Namibe Province, the 2013 edition of the Wladmiro Romero Super Cup in basketball.
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1º de Agosto won the Super Cup after beating Petro de Luanda, in the final, by 85-83, a game disputed in the Welwitschia Mirabilis pavilion.
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Benguela - 1º de Agosto team's athlete Joana Balanga was elected last Monday Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 25th edition of the national junior females basketball championship, disputed from 23 January to 02 February, 2015, in Benguela City, central province with the same name.
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The bright sunshine and blue skies tempted me out to try out the classic trail around Paddington station as it seemed only right to start here. So I set off on the hunt for 8 decorated statues of Paddington bear with my handy trail map.
I soon bumped into fellow Paddington trail-ers, exchanging tips and locations: 'have you seen the Mayor bear?', 'I've lost the brick bear!', and, 'where am I?'! Luckily I live just round the corner so managed to find them all easily and help a few other folk on the way.
Each bear has a unique decoration, chosen by film and TV stars, designers, musicians, companies, artists and even our own London Mayor, Boris Johnson.
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|The Mayor of Paddington
|Love Paddington – Lulu Guinness
|Texting Paddington – with matching deckchairs!
|Futuristic Bear – Jonathan Ross
|Bearing Up – my favourite as he feels furry!
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|Michael Bond's original Paddington in the station
As I reached my final bear for the day in Paddinton station, there was a real treat in store – a photoshoot with Karen Jenkel, Michael Bond's daughter!
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I couldn't leave Paddington station without popping along to see the permanent statue and there he was, sitting on his case, waiting to be found…
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2,500 year old seal of women from First Temple Period and second of its kind coin from 107 BC of Emperor Trajan discovered in Israel
Israel's Antiquities Authority found two 2,500 year-old seals from the First Temple Period outside of Old City Jerusalem Monday. The discovery is significant as one of the seals bears the name of a woman, a rare find and "hardly a commonplace occurrence".
The seal of the woman, made from precious stones, belonged to a "Elihana bat Gael" indicating the woman was wealthy and powerful during that period. According to the Authority, the "owner of the seal was exceptional compared to other women of the First Temple period. She had legal status, which allowed her to conduct business and possess property… Finding seals that bear names from the time of the First Temple is hardly a commonplace occurrence, and finding a seal that belonged to a woman is an even rarer phenomenon. Personal seals such as these were used for signing documents and were often inlaid as part of a ring. In antiquity they designated the identity, genealogy and status of the owner of the seal".
Dr. Haggai Misgav of the Hebrew University in Jerusale stated that "Most of the women's seal we have bear the name of the father rather than that of the husband. This datum is also likely to indicate the relatively elevated status of these women, which depended on their original family, and not on their husband's family. It is possible that some of the women maintained their economic independence after their marriage; but we do not have sufficient information about the law in Judah during this period".
And during a hike in eastern Galilee, a young Israeli found a rare coin from 107 BC made by Emperor Trajan. Dr. Danny Syon from the Israel Antiquities Authority stated on the discovery "This coin, minted in Rome in 107 BCE [BC], is rare on a global level. On the reverse we have the symbols of the Roman legions next to the name of the ruler Trajan, and on the obverse – instead of an image of the Emperor Trajan, as was usually the case, there is the portrait of the emperor "Augustus Deified". This coin is part of a series of coins minted by Trajan as a tribute to the emperors that preceded him".


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45th Annual German Christmas Mass to be Celebrated at Christ the King Chapel
BUFFALO, NY – Canisius College will host its 45th annual German Christmas Mass at the college's Christ the King Chapel on Sunday, December 9 at 10 a.m. The public is welcome. A light breakfast will be served in the Grupp Fireside Lounge of the Richard E. Winter '42 Student Center at approximately 11 a.m., following the Mass.
Rev. Daniel P. Jamros, S.J., associate professor of religious studies and theology at Canisius, will be the principal celebrant for the Mass, which will be spoken entirely in German. The German American Musicians will perform a concert of German Christmas music at 9:30 a.m., before the Mass.
For more information about the German Mass, call the Canisius College Department of Modern Languages at (716) 888-2835.
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Community meeting in El Cerrito March 16 on sidewalk improvements, tree replacement
BART and the City of El Cerrito will host a community meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, to discuss sidewalk improvements and tree replacement along Key Boulevard, Liberty and Hill Streets. The meeting will be in the El Cerrito City Hall City Council Chambers, 10890 San Pablo Avenue in El Cerrito. For more information, contact BART's Government and Community Relations staff at firstname.lastname@example.com


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About Moonflower Cottages
Moonflower Cottages is centrally situated offering seven private 'stand-alone' self-catering cottages. Quietly nestled in one of the oldest and most beautiful treed suburbs of Johannesburg, It offers a relaxed friendly choice for the busy executive, holiday maker or traveler with easy access to all major centers and tourist destinations around the city. This establishment is owner managed.
Ideally placed for you to do your business in the city by day and enjoy home comforts in the evening. Conveniently situated in the center of the Northern Suburbs of Johannesburg, Victory Park enjoys fast and easy access off the M1 and N1 motorways. We are approximately 30 to 45 minutes from OR Tambo and Lanseria International Airport.
We are conveniently close to all Business Hubs, Conference Centers, Theaters, Art Galleries, Hospitals, and Universities. Shopping centres and nearby Casinos provides a variety of shopping choices as well as top restaurants and entertainment. Gyms and sports clubs and numerous golf clubs are within 15 minutes drive for your enjoyment.
Moonflower Cottages offers seven luxury units with their own private entrances, set in a beautiful secluded garden built around a rock pool with a waterfall which attracts a large variety of bird life for your enjoyment. Full security is offered with remote controlled, secure, off-street parking. Each suite has its own distinct character and charm, opening onto a private patio/balcony.
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CYBEX is proud to announce that our Gr. 0+/I combination car seat Sirona seat has been nominated for the Baby Innovation Award 2013 in the category "Mobility".
The CYBEX Sirona takes inspiration from leading global safety solutions, uniting these in one single product, adding revolutionary patented inventions, while maintaining the highest degree of user friendliness, making the thought impossible – possible.
Sirona can be used rear-facing from birth up to 18kg (approx. 4 years) for maximum protection. A clever 360° rotation system enables easy entry and exit fort he child and can be easily adjusted from rear-facing to forward facing without having to take the child out.
What makes the SIRONA so revolutionary is the newly CYBEX developed Seat-to-Chassis Connect Technology (patent pending). This innovation creates a direct link between the car and the seat. In the event of an accident the impulse of the collision is directly transmitted to the seat, which enables a simultaneous activation of the cars and the seat's safety measures and therefore the impact-absorption process is started at an extremely early stage.
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Daniel's Eclectic Industrial Loft
Name: Daniel Lowe
Location: Hollywood – Los Angeles, California
Size:1,390 square feet
Years lived in: 1 yr – Own
Daniel recently put the final touches on his Hollywood loft renovation. He moved into The Broadway a year ago with a vision for warming up the space and customizing the kitchen, bathroom and walk in closet. This loft is beautifully designed, with eclectic and vintage inspiration, and complete with a view of the hills and plenty of natural light.
Thank you to Lori Fradella + Gerry at Hollywood Sierra Kitchens for making this tour happen!
When we arrived at the shoot I was in absolute awe of this loft. Not only is it sexy, warm and lived in, but Daniel has managed to create an almost rustic/country style inside an extremely modern space. "I started by embracing the building and its historical era (1928). From that I was able to get a color scheme, furniture and architectural styles. So I would say the outside of the building should translate to the inside and vice versa."
Daniel explained that the most significant thing in his home is the channel letters that read SMILE above his desk. "It reminds me every day to not take life or work too seriously, and at the end of the day to look around and smile a little bit."
Having a view of the Hollywood Hills sign and the Capitol Records building would lend to much inspiration in any home, but because his loft building is so centrally located in the heart of Hollywood, Daniel is lucky to have the best of little of everything around.
"I am not originally from here. I grew up in Arizona, where my style was greatly influenced by my mother's Mexican heritage. Bright colors, decorative tile, desert tones, family oriented, etc. When I moved to New York, my style changed. It became very rigid, dark colors, industrial, modern. I think fashion opened me up a bit and I saw that with designers like John Varvatos you can deconstruct that rigid New York, embrace that grunge of the Lower East Side, but still keep it classy. After I moved here to LA, I think I combined that deconstructed New York style with a bit of fun."
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My Style: Transitional Industrial Eclectic.
Inspiration: Roman and Williams, John Varvatos, Converse, Kelly Wearstler, Industrial found objects
Favorite Element: The view.
Biggest Challenge: Making it feel fresh and new every time I walk in.
What Friends Say: No one expects it to be the way it is when I they walk in the door.
Biggest Embarrassment: What's hidden behind the doors in my closet.
Proudest DIY: 1) The american flag artwork. 2) The bridge on my shelf that I built freshman year of art school. It's been in every apartment I've lived in. 3) The vintage Louis Vuitton suitcase nightstand.
Biggest Indulgence: Paul Smith fabric to cover my existing furniture.
Best Advice: Go with what you like, you have to live with it.
Dream Sources: Timothy Oulton, HD Buttercup, Cisco Home, Designer Fabrics
Resources of Note:
• I believe all paints are Dunn Edwards. White semi gloss, Black semi gloss, and 2 greys
• F Schumacher Wallpaper
• Torlys leather flooring
• Timothy Outlton Side Table
• Old Crate and Barel Ottomans reupohlstered in Paul Smith Fabric
• Vintage type writer and bowling pen
• Restoration Hardware lighting
• Several Timothy Oulton pieces
• Mitchel Gold Bob Williams Shag Rug
• Mitchel Gold Bob Williams ottoman reupohlstered in Pauth Smith Fabric
• Mitchel Gold Bob Williams Book Cases
• Crate and Barrel green side chair
• knick nacks collected over time
• F Schumacher Wallpaper
• Restoration Hardware Resin Antlers painted Turquoise
• Timothy Outlton Table and Bench
• Cisco Home Light over the dining table
• Crate and Barrel Dining Table Chairs reupohlstered in Paul Smith Fabric
• American Flag painting I did myself
• Kitchen Designed with Hollywood Sierra Kitchens
• Ceasarstone countertop
• Viking appliances
• Crate and Barrel Apothecary Jars
• William Sanoma cutting board
• Some Restoration Hardware hardware
• Timothy Outlton Side Table, Mirror, and sitting chair
• Mitchel Gold Bob WIlliams Bed and Dresser
• Louis Vuitton vintage suitcase on a Cisco Home Vintage Coffee table
• Missoni Home Sheets
• Custom bi-folding doors
• Custom Cisco Home Night Lights
• Jonathan Adler Dog bookends
• Water works fixtures
• Ceasar Stone Counter tops
• Designed with Hollywood Sierra Kitchens
• Marble basket weave flooring
• subway tile shower inclosure
• Custom mirror
• Restoration Hardware hardware
• Rejuvenation Lighting
• Missoni Home Candle
• Crate and Barrell Dining Chair used as desk chair reupohlstered in Paul Smith Fabric
• Mitchel Gold Bob Williams Side table and lamp
• Timothy Oulton Desk
• Apple Computer
• Large Framed photo is my own
• Smile chanel letters from rehabvintage.net
• Designed with Hollywood Sierra Kitchens
• Restoration Hardware lighting and hardware
• 150 pairs of shoes
• lots of clothes
Thanks, Daniel!
Images: Bethany Nauert
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Hello fellow Jabber Loggers! Today is an excellent day! Not only are we getting closer to Christmas but I get to spend it with my family on both days for the first time. I also just saw the trailer for the next blockbuster movie coming December 14th 2012. The movie comes from the makers of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy and I can't say how excited I am for the release of The Hobbit! If you are unaware of what The Hobbit is then you need to hit your local library and check out the book and read it. If you don't like to read then go to Netflix or your local and possibly outdated video store and rent The Hobbit. It is a cartoon but if you like fantasy you'll dig it. Even if you don't it's rather interesting. The story has gone from print, to video, and in 2012 it will come to the big screen.
I was first introduced to The Hobbit when I was a kid. My parents had gone to Mr. Music's, our local video store, and rented it along with Pete's Dragon. I remember watching Pete's Dragon and thinking it was cool but when The Hobbit started I was glued to the TV in amazement. The talk of adventures with dwarf's, hobbits, wizards, elves, and dragons appealed to me more than the fun loving relationship between a boy and his dragon from the previous movie. I probably watched it several more times before taking the movie back but since then I have been a fan. I've passed on my love for J.R.R. Tolkien, the author, down to my siblings and my son. We are all big fans and when the trilogy for The Lord of the Rings came out we were more than excited. My siblings and I went to watch the first installment of the trilogy and this is going to sound lame but watching it come to life was awesome! I remember slugging one of my siblings on the arm and saying,
"Look! Bilbo's house is real!"
I know, I know…very dorky and lame but I don't care! Think about your love for Harry Potter or the Hunger Games and that's the equivalent of my excitement for this. The movies were epic and now that The Hobbit is coming next year my excitement is unbearable. In this series we will get to see how Bilbo took possession of "The Ring" that is the focus of The Lord of the Rings series. It'll be good stuff but if the Mayan calendar is right and the world ends December 21st 2012, I will be happy with this being my last movie….wait! Actually no, I'll be pissed off because I believe this will be only the first of three parts. Crap! Well, I'm sure it's a fluke but if not I suppose I can do without the other installments…yeah…I suppose. For now though, make sure to read The Hobbit or go out and rent the video in order to refresh yourself with the story and below I have included the official trailer. Happy reading, viewing, and cheers to this upcoming epic tale!


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10 inch pre-baked tart shell
1/2 cup goat cheese crumbled
1/4 cup sun dried marinated tomatoes, chopped
1/4 cup diced black olives
1/4 cup roasted garlic (see recipe)
4 whole large eggs
2 cups milk
1 tablespoon herbes de Provence
Salt to taste
Fresh ground black pepper
Sprinkle the bottom of the tart shell with olives, tomatoes and goat cheese. Whisk together the eggs and milk. Season to taste with herbs, salt and pepper. Add chopped roasted garlic. Pour the egg mixture over the cheese, olives and tomatoes. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. The tart filling should puff up. Serve with a simple salad dressed with oil and vinegar as a light summer lunch or entrée.
1/2 cup garlic cloves, peeled
1 tablespoon olive oil
Water to cover
In a non-stick small saucepan, cover the garlic with water and oil. Over a medium flame simmer the garlic until the water has evaporated. Continue cooking, stirring constantly, until the garlic is golden.


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They're At It Again Dept: The Anchorage police have shot and killed another person. By their own count, that's five last year, and three this year. Story here.
Alaska's Longest Argument Dept: The Alaska Legislature continues its interminable argument about how to properly tax oil production without discouraging exploration and new production. Meanwhile, production continues to decline, and Alaska slips further in the standings (now in 4th place nationally, IIRC).
Musical Chairs Dept: The Alaska GOP drops its current Chairman, making for the 2nd change in three months.
Hit or Miss Dept: After Saturday's 10+" of snow, AccuHunch tried to scare us with forecasts for 13" ... no, 15" .... no, 18" of more snow. Late yesterday afternoon, they dropped that to 8". By the time the snow moves out late tonight, we'll probably get that much. We could have used the snow at the end of February when it was dry & too warm, but this is one time we're glad they're wrong.


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Federal authorities are at an advanced stage of an insider-trading investigation that could result in criminal charges or significant civil fines against Wall Street traders and executives, a government official said Saturday.
"We are far along in investigations of insider trading," said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the inquiry is incomplete.
Goldman Sachs is among the firms under scrutiny, according to a person briefed on the investigation who was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly. The person said the inquiry involved several low-level Goldman employees, not executives.
Both the Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission have taken an increasingly aggressive — and public — stance in pursuing insider-trading on Wall Street. Among the government officials taking the hardest line is Preet Bharara, the United States attorney in Manhattan.
"Illegal insider trading is rampant and may even be on the rise," said Mr. Bharara in a speech last month. "Disturbingly, many of the people who are going to such lengths to obtain inside information for a trading advantage are already among the most advantaged, privileged and wealthy insiders in modern finance. But for them, material nonpublic information is akin to a performance-enhancing drug that provides the illegal 'edge' to outpace their rivals and make even more money."
News of the investigation's advanced stagewas reported Friday night on The Wall Street Journal Web site. The article said that federal authorities could bring new insider-trading charges before the end of the year that it said "could ensnare consultants, investment bankers, hedge-fund and mutual-fund traders and analysts across the nation."
The government official familiar with the matter confirmed the outlines of The Journal's article, but would not say whether arrests were imminent or whether specific companies were targets.
Any new charges brought by the government would come on top of a widespread insider-trading case — billed by Mr. Bharara's office as "the largest hedge fund insider trading case in history" — that has ensnared a number of money managers and company executives, including the Galleon Group co-founder Raj Rajaratnam. Last week two more Wall Street traders were revealed to have pleaded guilty to securities-fraud charges, the 13th and 14th people to have pleaded guilty in the year-old criminal case.
In all, 23 people have been charged criminally in the investigation.
Earlier this month a judge sentenced Ali Hariri, a former executive at Atheros Communications, a technology company, to 18 months in prison for his participation in the Galleon case. Prosecutors alleged that Mr. Hariri provided a hedge fund manager with inside information relating to his company.
The "sentencing provides another reminder of how pervasive insider trading has become and the lengths to which corrupt insiders will go to misuse confidential information for their own personal gain," Mr. Bharara said in a statement. "It should also remind those who might contemplate similar crimes that we will ultimately find you, prosecute you and convict you."
Mr. Bharara's sharp rhetoric is evocative of the insider-trading scandal during the 1980s when Rudolph W. Giuliani, then the United States attorney in Manhattan, prosecuted top Wall Street executives using laws that had rarely been enforced. (Exactly 20 years ago Sunday, a federal judge sentenced the financier Michael Milken to 10 years in prison for securities violations relating to the insider-trading scandal.)
In pursuing insider-trading cases, the United States attorney's office in Manhattan has adopted increasingly aggressive techniques. In the case against Mr. Rajaratnam, federal authorities took the unusual step of using wiretaps to record his and other stock traders' conversations. Federal prosecutors have traditionally used wiretaps for organized crime and drug trafficking.
A federal judge in Manhattan is weighing whether prosecutors can use thousands of wiretapped conversations between Mr. Rajaratnam and his purported accomplices at his trial, which is set for next year.
Lawyers for Mr. Raj Rajaratnam argue that the government's use of wiretaps was improper.
Any new cases brought by Mr. Bharara would add to an already robust lineup of insider-trading cases.
In October, a federal jury found a former hedge fund manager guilty of an insider-trading scheme that prosecutors alleged earned more than $7 million in illicit gains. Federal prosecutors had charged the trader, Joseph Contorinis of the Jefferies Paragon Fund, of trading on tips about coming mergers from an investment banker at UBS . The banker, who had already pleaded guilty, was the government's key witness at trial.
Earlier this month, the United States attorney's office in Manhattan charged a French doctor with illegally leaking sensitive material about a clinical drug trial to a hedge fund manager who then traded on the information. The doctor, Yves M. Benhamou, has not yet entered a plea but at a bail hearing last week, his lawyer, David M. Zornow, said the charges against his client were thin and based purely on circumstantial evidence.
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BERLIN (AP) — German exports rose 0.5 percent in March compared with the previous month, a figure that follows promising data on industrial orders and production in Europe's biggest economy.
The increase announced Friday by the Federal Statistical Office wasn't enough to cancel out a 1.2 percent decrease in February, but it was the third rise in four months.
The German economy is in better shape than many others in the 17-nation euro area and is believed to have returned to growth in the first quarter after shrinking in last year's final three months.
In year-on-year terms, exports — a traditional German strength — were down 4.2 percent in March at 94.6 billion euros ($124 billion). That figure was dragged lower by a 7 percent drop in exports to the eurozone.


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On August 26, Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) both accepted a cease-fire agreement after a fifty-day Israeli assault on Gaza that left 2,100 Palestinians dead and vast landscapes of destruction behind. The agreement calls for an end to military action by both Israel and Hamas, as well as an easing of the Israeli siege that has strangled Gaza for many years.
This is, however, just the most recent of a series of cease-fire agreements reached after each of Israel's periodic escalations of its unremitting assault on Gaza. Throughout this period, the terms of these agreements remain essentially the same. The regular pattern is for Israel, then, to disregard whatever agreement is in place, while Hamas observes it—as Israel has officially recognized—until a sharp increase in Israeli violence elicits a Hamas response, followed by even fiercer brutality. These escalations, which amount to shooting fish in a pond, are called "mowing the lawn" in Israeli parlance. The most recent was more accurately described as "removing the topsoil" by a senior US military officer, appalled by the practices of the self-described "most moral army in the world."
The first of this series was the Agreement on Movement and Access Between Israel and the Palestinian Authority in November 2005. It called for "a crossing between Gaza and Egypt at Rafah for the export of goods and the transit of people, continuous operation of crossings between Israel and Gaza for the import/export of goods, and the transit of people, reduction of obstacles to movement within the West Bank, bus and truck convoys between the West Bank and Gaza, the building of a seaport in Gaza, [and the] re-opening of the airport in Gaza" that Israeli bombing had demolished.
That agreement was reached shortly after Israel withdrew its settlers and military forces from Gaza. The motive for the disengagement was explained by Dov Weissglass, a confidant of then–Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who was in charge of negotiating and implementing it. "The significance of the disengagement plan is the freezing of the peace process," Weissglass informed the Israeli press. "And when you freeze that process, you prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state, and you prevent a discussion on the refugees, the borders and Jerusalem. Effectively, this whole package called the Palestinian state, with all that it entails, has been removed indefinitely from our agenda. And all this with authority and permission. All with a [US] presidential blessing and the ratification of both houses of Congress." True enough.


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Prof. Jeffrey Grossman, formerly of the University of California, Berkeley, has recently joined the DMSE faculty, assuming a position that is the result of an interdepartmental search organized by the School of Engineering, for faculty pursuing energy research. Prof. Grossman's area of expertise is computational materials science and engineering with a focus on energy. His group uses theory and simulation to gain fundamental understanding, develop new insights based on this understanding, and then use these insights to develop new materials with improved properties – working closely with experimental groups at each step. While the focus of the group is primarily on materials with applications in energy conversion and storage, the group also works on problems related to surface phenomena, nano-mechanical phenomena, and synthesis and assembly. The research program includes a strong emphasis on a multidisciplinary approach in order to expand the scientific possibilities beyond any one discipline or field. Prof. Grossman's presence further enhances MIT's and DMSE's strong computational materials group and furthers its work in the energy research that is so critical today.
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DELRAY BEACH — The on-again, off-again proposal to put a $10 million courthouse near this city`s downtown seems to be on again.
At least for now.
The Palm Beach County Commission made its most definitive decision on the courthouse Thursday, tentatively approving construction of the facility on West Atlantic Avenue. By a 4-1 vote, the commission directed county staff to work with city officials to iron out the problem of building the courthouse on a smaller site than originally recommended. The downtown site is just under seven acres. County consultants have recommended a 10-acre site.
But despite the commission`s vote, city officials and community leaders aren`t celebrating yet. Several times, in the short history of this issue, they felt assured of getting the building downtown, only to be deflated by a county official`s remark or a consultant`s report recommending it be built on Congress Avenue, location of the current south county complex.
``I`ve learned from dealing with the government over the years that you always wait until it is in writing,`` Chamber of Commerce President Barbara Smith said.
Leading up to Thursday`s vote, the courthouse issue has taken city officials and community leaders on a roller coaster ride.
July 23, 1985 - The City Council decides to spend $30,000 to delay construction of a police station and offer the county 4.1 acres on West Atlantic and Southwest Second avenues for the courthouse.
Aug. 20, 1985 - The County Commission tells Delray Beach to be patient after council member Malcolm Bird asked for a quick decision on whether they will build the courthouse downtown.
Oct. 8, 1985 - County Commissioners Ken Adams and Dorothy Wilken are quoted as saying they would not support the downtown courthouse site.
Nov. 7, 1985 - The county and the city each release reports on the courthouse. The county report says the downtown site is too small. But the city report said the roads downtown can better handle the courthouse traffic.


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PELHAM, N.Y. – The Pelham volleyball team treated its fans and the student body to another championship season, winning the Section 1 Class B title for the second consecutive year.
The volleyball title and the ice hockey championship were among the top sports stories in Pelham in 2012.
Even though the Pelicans graduated a talented, deep class in 2012, Helen Gandler and Tori Bowser led the team to the title and a return trip to the state final four.
Pelham defeated nemesis Hendrick Hudson in the Section 1 Class B final. The Pelicans lost the first set before storming back to take the next three.
The ice hockey team defeated Scarsdale, 3-2, in the Section 1 Division II final at West Point. Andrew Schauer snapped a 2-2 tie with a goal in the third period.
Pelham won the Division II ice hockey championship for the second consecutive year and sixth time since 2000. The Pelicans advanced to the state final four but lost in a semifinal.
Pelham right-handed pitcher Anthony Senerchia opened his senior year on a roll with 10 shutout innings in his first two appearances for the baseball team.
Senerchia tossed three innings in relief in a Pelham baseball victory against Byram Hills. He followed this up with a complete-game one-hitter against Hastings. Senerchia carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning against Hastings.
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Wedge Networks security systems are revolutionary and unique in part because they were originally developed around the paradigms of virtualization, orchestration, and cloud computing. While conventional security vendors have focused on optimizing system performance by using customized ASICs, FPGAs, and other proprietary hardware-centric techniques, Wedge has focused exclusively on the delivery of scalable, high-performance solutions that run on commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware or cloud compute platforms.
The beauty of this approach is that we've been able to create products and solutions that can be deployed as pre-configured appliances (consisting of Wedge's VM software pre-loaded on standard x86 servers), as virtual machines (VM)s that can run on the customer's standard x86 server, or as security applications software running on public or private cloud resources. The ability to have common system level software and security applications software running in all three environments yields tremendous flexibility for Wedge and our customers.
WedgeARP focuses on appliance- and VM-based configurations which provide targeted, well defined solutions, with well defined solution attributes, performance, and straight forward pricing. WedgeCND introduces the concept of an orchestrated threat management (OTM) platform which is dynamically configurable, virtually unlimited in scale, and is available with use-case optimized pricing, such as per-subscriber Security-as-a-Service subscriptions.
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Alberta pot framework sets minimum age at 18 while mulling private distribution
Alberta's NDP government is weighing whether to set up government-run stores to sell marijuana or leave the market to private retailers once recreational cannabis is legalized next year.
Justice Minister Kathleen Ganley unveiled the government's proposed framework for legal weed Wednesday, with the province setting 18 as the legal age for consumption — matching the age for alcohol and tobacco use in Alberta.
The province will also mandate that legal weed be sold only in stand-alone stores, with no sales of alcohol, tobacco or pharmaceuticals in the same facility.
But the government says it's seeking further input on whether to set up government-owned and operated stores to sell legal marijuana, as is being planned in Ontario, or license and regulate private retailers.
"We look forward to receiving additional feedback from Albertans on this framework," said Ganley in a news release.
We've released our draft Alberta Cannabis Framework–now it's time for you to tell us what you think! Our survey is open until Oct. 27 #ableg pic.twitter.com/T9dheuxScv— Kathleen Ganley (@KathleenGanley) October 4, 2017
Government briefing materials say a public system could provide greater oversight over legal marijuana sales. While the upfront costs would be significant — and may not be recouped — a government-owned retail system could bring more revenue to the province in the long run.
A private retail system would likely be more flexible in meeting consumer demand and provide more economic opportunities for business, said the government.
However, the province provided no estimates for either costs or revenue under each model.
Listen to the news conference here
Unlike Ontario, Alberta has had no system of government-owned liquor stores since privatization in the 1990s.
However, the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission will serve as a central wholesaler for cannabis as it does for alcohol, ensuring uniform distribution costs and that only legally produced and federally-regulated cannabis products are sold in the province.
Complete the Alberta cannabis legislation survey here
The federal Liberal government has set July 1, 2018 as the date for legalization of legal marijuana but has left many of the details to the provinces.
Alberta will not change the federal government's public possession limit of 30 grams — the equivalent of about 40 joints — for adults. It will also maintain the federal limit of four plants per household.
The province will have a zero tolerance policy for youth possession.
Read the full Alberta Cannabis Framework here
The smoking and vaping of marijuana in public will face the same restrictions as tobacco, with additional bans on use on hospital grounds, school properties and areas frequented by children. Those include playgrounds, childcare facilities, sports fields, skateboard parks, pools, splash parks and public washrooms.
Cannabis lounges will not be allowed immediately, pending a decision by Ottawa on edible products, but could be given the go-ahead in the future. Online sales may or may not be allowed initially, pending further review.
The NDP wants further discussions with the federal government on taxation. At Tuesday's meeting of first ministers, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau suggested a 10% excise tax with revenue to be split between Ottawa and the provinces.


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Warp Records and Warp Films take over the stunning Cite De La Musique in Paris on 8th and 9th May for two full nights of concerts, DJs, films and installations celebrating Warp's 20th Anniversary. We are excited to announce that Chris Cunningham is headlining the Friday with an all-new full live show of film and music.
Friday 8th May
Chris Cunningham Live
Andrew Weatherall
Nightmares on Wax (DJ)
Jarvis Cocker (DJ)
Cinema: Warp Films & Warp Vision
French Premiere of 'All Tomorrow's Parties'
Shane Meadows: This is England
Mira Calix: Video Installations
Warp Films shorts by Chris Morris, Paddy Considine and Paul Fraser
Warp Vision: Video Programme
Saturday 9th May
Aphex Twin & Hecker
Flying Lotus
Hudson Mohawke
Luke Vibert
Visual Installations both nights by Dalbin Event / Phormazero
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Introduction to Car Leasing
The Concept of Car Leasing
The concept of leasing is fairly simple, yet many automotive consumers don't completely understand it and are often skeptical, even afraid of it. It is frequently misunderstood as a kind of "rent-to-own" scheme hatched up by clever dealers to separate good people from their money.
There are well-meaning but misinformed "experts" who are quick to advise against leasing because "it's all a scam" or "it's the same as renting and you throw your money away" or "it's only good for businesses."
In fact, leasing is a common financial concept that has been used in the business world for decades as a method of financing buildings, equipment, and vehicles. However consumer automobile leasing has only been generally available for about 30 years.
Car leasing is not the same as renting, as many people mistakenly believe. It's simply a form of auto financing, although a bit more complicated than buying a car with a loan.
If you understand how it works, you'll be better prepared to make intelligent decisions about leasing.
Understand How Car Leasing Works
As with any business transaction, the key to successful and smart auto leasing is understanding how the process works, taking the time to properly prepare yourself before making decisions, and learning to use leasing to your benefit. It's also about know when you should lease, and when you shouldn't.
" I recently used your online leasing guide as a crash course before going to negotiate my new car lease. Wow, for once I went into a dealer and knew what I was doing! I'm so glad I found your guide! " Jeanette, S.F. CA
Without at least a basic understanding of leasing concepts, knowing how to get a good deal, and knowing how payments are figured; you expose yourself to the very real possibility of making mistakes, significantly overpaying, or worse, being cheated.
Leasing is a method of financing, similar to a loan. It would be a mistake to think that consumer car leasing is like apartment leasing, apartment renting, or car renting. It is not. It's unfortunate that the same terminology is used. The differences are so significant that any attempt to try to understand one by drawing on your knowledge of the other will only result in a serious misunderstanding.
Let's make an important statement here: You shouldn't consider leasing an automobile unless you have an understanding of the fundamentals of how leasing works. Don't lease if you don't understand it, particularly if your only reason for considering leasing is that the monthly payments are lower.
Why Leasing?
As recently as twenty years ago, many automobile consumers had never heard of leasing, much less done
it. Now, approximately 25% (1 of every 4) of all new cars, trucks, SUVs, and vans are leased. Of those vehicles, luxury cars are leased at an even higher rate — 70%-75% .
After a temporary slowdown a few years ago, car leasing is again growing in consumer popularity. Just look at the volume of lease ads in your local newspaper and on TV to get a notion of how popular automobile leasing has become, especially during times of economic uncertainty when consumers are looking for more affordable ways to meet their transportation needs.
Leasing provides an alternative method of financing that offers several benefits that are attractive and beneficial to many automotive consumers. In particular, leasing offers significantly lower monthly payments than a loan, although that's not a good enough reason, by itself, to decide to lease.
Why is Car Leasing Popular?
Two factors helped cause the shift to leasing. First, new cars prices have rapidly spiraled upwards over the last few years, often putting prices out of reach of average buyers. Second, increased cost of housing, food, and other necessities of life have left less money in many families' monthly budget for transportation. The net effect is that people have become increasingly eager to find ways to make personal vehicles more affordable and to preserve their cash for more important purposes.
Auto manufacturers and finance companies have come to the rescue in a big way with consumer car leasing programs. These programs are simply a modified version of business leasing that have been around for decades. This helps explain much of the strange language and confusing concepts associated with consumer leasing today.
In a nutshell, leasing has become popular because it offers people a way to drive the vehicles they want — often better vehicles than they could buy — for less money and less hassle. Low monthly payments are the big attraction, although we'll soon find out why it's important to look at other factors before deciding to lease.
Is Leasing For You?
Leasing can offer advantages but it may not fit everybody's needs and lifestyle. Furthermore, leases can be somewhat more complicated than new-car purchase loans and require greater care and preparation in order to get a good fair deal — and avoid problems. Make sure you use this Lease Guide to help you determine whether it's right for you, in your particular situation.
This Lease Guide will be your roadmap to successful car leasing. We'll help you understand how leasing works, how to determine if it's right for you, how to calculate monthly lease payments, how to find good deals (and avoid bad deals), and how to handle things if you are already in a lease.Source: www.leaseguide.com
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Ideas for a Peaceful Bathtime
Some babies love bath time from the beginning. Others go back and forth and seem to have a love/hate relationship with the bath. Either way, there are a few things that will make everyone happier...
• If bath time is a part of your bedtime routine, make sure you start early enough. Bath time will be a lot more stressful for everyone if you're tired or hurried and baby is already getting sleepy.
• Make sure you start with a tub that's comfortable for your child. If it's a slippery, make sure to add a mat or towel so that he/she feels secure. And don't forget temperature. Make sure it's not too hot or cold and you have a warm towel ready to wrap around him when he's all done.
• You don't need a ton of fancy toys, but a few stacking cups, a rubber duck, or something else your child has shown interest in should do the trick. It's a good idea to reserve those toys for bath time only to make the bath more alluring. We also rotate our bath toys every week or so just as we do the rest of the toys.
• Bathing with your child in the bath at some point may help him/her feel more relaxed about bath time. It may only take a few times of bathing with her before she's ready to try it again on her own.
• Try adding music on a portable mp3 player with his favorite songs or blowing some bubbles. Make it a special time.
• Oh, that hair rinse. If you struggle with this one, you're not alone. We've posted before about possible solutions to this one. (visors, special rinse cups, etc.) None of those worked for us! In the end, just communicating with our 18 month old and explaining that if she leaned back the water wouldn't get in her eyes is what did it for us. She now leans her head back when we tell her it's time to rinse her hair.
Another great tip from a friend- swimming lessons. If your child gets comfortable in the water, bath time will be a lot less intimidating.
What are your tips for a smoother bath time?
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It was first proposed at the close of the Revolutionary War. Some historians attribute the idea to Dr. Benjamin Rush, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
It is known that George Washington advanced a similar idea.
Neither plan for a federal ''Peace Office'' was implemented, and it wasn't until 1935 that someone finally introduced a bill in Congress that would have established such an agency.
Now a majority of the Senate thinks it is an idea whose time has come.
A bill introduced recently by Sen. Spark Matsunaga (D) of Hawaii, and cosponsored by 52 of his colleagues, would establish a US Academy of Peace - an academic center that would provide an intellectual and philosophical counterpoint to West Point.
In a Senate that has just given President Reagan more than he requested for defense spending, the support for Matsunaga's bill is nothing short of remarkable. He hopes to convince the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to hold hearings on the measure early next year.
Rep. Dan Glickman (R) of Kansas introduced a companion bill in the House, where it received 55 cosponsors. He says a peace academy would acknowledge ''the fact that growing world tensions cannot be controlled by military might alone.''
The proposed center would serve leaders in government, private enterprise, and voluntary associations. It would perform three major functions:
* Research on peacemaking techniques such as negotiating and enforcing cease-fires and mediating disputes through United Nations offices;
* Education and training, including graduate and postgraduate credits, short-term courses for government and private personnel on negotiation, mediation and arbitration of international conflicts, and one-day conferences on topics such as negotiation and international terrorism;
* Information services - disseminating research findings through newsletters and pamphlets, establishing links with local libraries, and perhaps publishing a scholarly journal.
The facility would be a federally chartered nonprofit corporation located in or near Washington. Its core budget would come from federal funds, but it would also solicit supplemental private funding.
The academy would not intervene in international conflicts or attempt to set national policies. It is designed to provide a ''coordinated national commitment to peace learning,'' which its supporters say is necessary to increase the effectiveness of our foreign and defense policymaking.
Senator Matsunaga, who earned the Bronze Star and two Purple Hearts in World War II, noted in a speech to the Senate that the cost of establishing the academy and running it for the first three years would be $31 million, less than one-tenth the price tag of a single B-1 bomber, based on moderate cost estimates.
The Pentagon already spends more than $10 billion a year to teach the arts of war; it runs three service academies, five military war colleges, and five more similar schools for its officers.
Humanity's tragic propensity to rely on the most primitive and counterproductive form of defense - violence or the threat of it - has endured since prehistory, but it now threatens the species.
This is not to say that the Soviets or our other adversaries are really peace-loving sheep in wolves' clothing. It is to say, however, that too little time and effort has been spent on serious study of alternatives to Armageddon.
American foreign-policy makers have not been able to adjust to a more complex world in which control of natural resources is shifting to the third world and many of our allies are faced with internal unrest. They tend to approach these economic and political currents as military problems, attacking complex problems with a blunt object.
We owe it to ourselves to find a better way.
Such a center would not have to plow totally new ground. It would draw on the science of conflict resolution and evaluate and disseminate information on the numerous unheralded examples of successful peacemaking around the world.
The National Peace Academy Campaign likes to quote the late Gen. Omar Bradley , the former US Army chief of staff and World War II hero: ''We have become a nation of nuclear giants and ethical infants. We know more about war than we do about peace, more about killing than we do about living.''
Today a peace academy should be an even more compelling idea than it was to the founding fathers.


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You're busy, we know that. So here at Eagle Club Indoor Golf, we charge by time so you have the option of using the
driving range or playing courses with friends. Get the most out of your sessions by combining the two elements with our
Hole-Out Challenge, where you can practice hitting the green from any distance.
Pricing is per stall, not per player
No initiation fee when you join before 12/31/18!
- Outside of membership hours, or if your hours run out, each additional 15 minutes is just $2.50
- Priority club storage
- Up to 5 of your friends can play on the same stall as you at a rate of $2.50 per 15 minutes for the group
- Have extra money leftover on your value card? Use it to pay for your first month!
We can charge you a pro-rated amount. For example, with the 60 minute daily membership, we will charge you only for the days remaining in the month. With 6 or 10 hours/month memberships, we will charge for a proportional amount of hours based on weeks left in a month (ie, if there are 2 weeks left, we will charge for 3 hours under the 6-hrs/month membership). Depending on your preference, we can round up or down, too.
- Club data of your session is also available upon request free of charge.
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CES 2010 Coverage
ASUS had an impressive booth at last year's CES, so we had high expectations going in this year. We were not disappointed. From video cards to monitors to motherboards to notebooks, ASUS showed off a little bit of everything. The first thing that caught our eye were the ASUS notebooks setup with NVIDIA 3D Vision. The ASUS G51J 3D Notebook features a 120Hz LCD to provide the 3D Vision support.
The next thing that caught our eye was a concept product from the ASUS Design team called "Waveface", consisting of three products with flexible touchscreen LCDs. The Waveface Ultra is a wristband, but can be laid flat when a full screen is needed. Have it display the time while on your wrist, and be able to access other applications whenever you need to without having to carry around another device. The Waveface Light is essentially a flexible, touchscreen tablet. The Waveface Casa is a large widescreen display that may look like any other LCD TV, but has some interesting features, including Internet connectivity. When not in use, most of the screen is covered behind a flexible cover, leaving only small areas exposed to display useful information, such as the time and date.
ASUS also showed off a slew of LCD monitors, including a few 23.6" 1080p LCDs and ultra-slim models.


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