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what a creative idea for a library parking garage. this found in kansas city , missouri. where everything, apparently, is 'up to date' .
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
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Friday, December 21, 2007
who doesn't love hot, preppy, college guys singing a capella. thank you becky, for sending this my way.
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city pretties, for hip urban chicks
if you haven't yet, buy handmade this holiday season. there's nothing more original and filled with good karma than a piece of jewelry that's thoughtfully hand tooled. these pieces are created by my friend becky (who was originally, my cool older sister's friend back in high school). still cool, she finds really unique, beautiful, vintage items and creates 'pretties' for your lobes and lapels. here are a few of my favorites..... vintage, black and white on copper, snowflake enamel earrings. $18.00
"a flower blooms on a rock pile" earrings -$15.00fabulous pink and white guilloche earrings- $18.00 cabochon pin: handpainted ,tahitian maidens 'workin' it' -$10.00
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hobo chic
i'm still loving fingerless gloves. and these are so clever. reader, cait, turned me on to this site: knitty.com. for those of you who know how to knit, you can totally make these. and here's the pattern
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Wednesday, December 19, 2007
virtual gifting
when i was in college, my friend gretchen and i would be stuck doing phone duty at the kappa house (roll your eyes here) and so, we'd spend the requisite hours flipping through catalogs, playing the "gifting game". if you couldn't find one thing on each page for yourself, you had to 'gift' it to someone you knew. well, today, my blogger friend leah hennen (more ways to waste time) posted a very funny, spot-on virtual gift giving. i couldn't resist so in the spirit of the 'gifiting game', merry christmas my friends:
to one of the most generous and supportive friends, who also happens to be, one of the funniest people i know. karen of bonjourbrookline. she shares my passion for jutta (yoo-ta) bags. this bag, to hold her notebook and pen so that she can make witty notes on her observations around the world and back home in brookline, mass. the 'adana bag', by jutta neuman (noyman)
for miss habitually chic. please fill this book out and make copies for all of us immediately. found where ever the stylishly, well connected shop.
the 'other' black book, pre-written for the rest of us. for mrs. blandings. i just know she'd share my love for this vintage read.
for stylecourt. because her love of suzani, can't just stop at her home. she needs to dress herself in its love. the persian moon dress from anthro for my 'god mother' of blogging. she who has mentored and inspired me to blog...sfgirlbybay. a free day of shopping with the voracity of a supermarket showdown--at our, shared, favorite shop in s.f. 'nest'
to one of the most entertaining bloggers on my crush radar, decorno. because, like the sub title states, she's fearlessly inappropriate and fabulously eccentric
for my late night, im-ing friend, cote de texas....because, dammit i love that she gets so much traffic and commenting over her 'love' of decorating with dead animals.my old friend robyn (gardenrooms) probably already has a pair of these. but i can totally see her tromping around those big old gardens of pacific heights, in the fog, wearing these.
and to inside the loop, one of everything from san francisco's bell'occhio. because it's just so her.
and finally, anon, did you think i'd forget about you? no way! you who drives so much traffic my way? you, who brings my friends and big-sister protectors out of the blog-work? no my friend, to you i say, cheer-up, don't take life so seriously and mostly....don't be a playa hater. for everyone else, (and i'm sure i'll keep adding as i 'shop' over the next few days) a little art from my old illustrating days. happy holidays, happy new year and thank you for being such a fun, creative, designery, hip, smart, bitingly witty group.
oh, and if you don't like your gift, feel free to re-gift it to another blogger!
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pike's place
when, martha stewart, our lord and savior's recent debacle called 'blueprint' went south last week, some blamed creative director, 'eric pike' for its demise. while, he may make some bad choices. she clearly pays him more than the pittance she paid other staff members (see: sarah humphrey's, sad little pad) i love this shot of his, albiet sterile and uncomfortable looking, apartment.
incredible. do you think he actually lives here? it's beautiful. but who lives like this?
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white wedding
i'm thinking this might be my answer:
made entirely of charmin toilet paper. cost: $200.00.
and then my bridesmaids could wear this:and i would insist on the hair do.
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Tuesday, December 18, 2007
bad mommy
as a new mom, we all made and will make little mistakes. my personal favorite was the hiring of our first babysitter to take care of our then 6 month old baby (up until this point i was so paranoid of leaving her with anyone, i basically did nothing but sit and coo at her from the confines of my home)so i walked into a new mother's resource service in noe valley.
they had a binder filled with pre-screened applicants. i began my search. i lined up the interviews, lots and lots of piercings, lots of tats, lots of names like, 'sage' and 'river'...hey it was sf. lots of free spirits. i had no problem with any of it. then one day, a girl named 'sophie' came to my home. she was really interesting. french. i liked that. i could hone my french skills and we could all speak french to my daughter. sophie, looked like a punk version of audrey tautou. but not scary. she was sweet and had a nursing background. what could be better? sure she was a bit funky but i like that in a person. so every other day, sophie would come to my house, in her vintage fur stole and torn fishnets and take my baby on walks or play with her on the floor all the while softly speaking en francais. but more often than not she seemed, not well. she was pale to begin with and the dyed black hair, didn't help. and one time, i swear she jumped up and ran to the bathroom, index finger to mouth paler than her normal palor.and she was super skinny. SUPER skinny. i asked her about her 'home' life, she had a fiance or an ex-husband or something, who was in a band and she lived with someone who had bondage stuff in their room. but she didn't really know the person. she had to move there when her ex kicked her out. they were just roomates. weird. drama. ok, around now, the red light started to flicker for me. i had a lot of talks with people the ones that end with 'is that weird? or am i just being paranoid?'. and then one day, sophie didn't show. just a no show. i called her. no answer. never saw her again. i changed my locks. fast forward 8 years. i'm watching this incredible documentary, 'DIG!' (see the trailer stop it at 1:38 ) and there's a scene with the lead singer of the brian jonestown massacre (a great band btw) shooting heroin with his wife sophie. i sat up and hit stop on the dvd. there she was, all strung out. my babysitter. MY sophie. lying on a dirty mattress crying with a rubber band around her arm. and it was the same year she was working for me!!! so in short, i the original 'smother' who was so freaked out about leaving my one and only, precious child with anyone, left her with a freaking HEROIN ADDICT!!!!! i hear sophie got married to someone else and is living happily ever after in tahiti (which is where her parents live) and that's the story of my first of many mistakes made parenting.
Monday, December 17, 2007
dollar bill to room
find something simple and mundane around your house, and create a room. this from a dollar bill. come on....it's totally fun and great 'hooky' material. up next: i'll create a room around a piece of lint.
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cole & son, 'orchid' wallpaper
this stuff is so hot. i first saw it in sf, interior designer, caitlin moran's showhouse room. she totally killed it (in a good way mind you)
she paired it with navy blues and olivey citron greens.
when i went to track it down, i found that it comes in all of these color ways (or as they call it 'colour' ways) so pretty. i want this last one. i mean, if you're going to do wallpaper. DO the pattern and do it big.
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waxing for martha
this picture bears no relevance to this post. it's merely to grab your attention. as of today, moving forward, whenever i mention 'martha stewart's name, i here by commit to referring to her as 'our lord and saviour' . why you might ask? well, for one, i feel that i owe it to my many, many anonymous readers (who shall remain anonymous, it seems) those readers who really do feel that the words, lord and saviour, are synonymous with the grande dame of design herself. also, i've noticed quite an up swing in traffic and controversy whenever i mention her name. which is good for this little blog. and so i will now treat her with some well deserved reverence. i also like it because this opens me up to a whole other group of people that will be offended and will, most likely leave some bb8 bashing comments (which also brings in the traffic)
now, the best will be the bible thumping, martha stewart zealots out there. who will be sitting at their computers, fingers hovering, making false starts to write, something, but then scratching their heads, getting so confused by what they're exactly offended or not offended by.
now let's see. how shall i pull in politics to this theater?
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the bb8 irreverant gift guide
for that pirate in your life... the swash buckle. $65.00 at veer for that new mother in your life...the womb shaped (their words) baby blender (my words) i know you want this, click here for that person who stands at the fridge and eats. wouldn't this make it so much easier? eat with your fingers, found here
busts are in. right? and hey if kelly wearstler made those hideous ceramic dogs cool, why not make a bust of stalin, smoking a ciggy while wearing a baseball shirt cool. grab one here comrades (oh wait you can't because they're actually SOLD OUT)
for your frat boy little brother. hit this
holy toast! this will freak out the catholic in your life. who needs fatima?
for the stoner in your life. uh, wait, no i didn't just endorse that. this would make a great gift for anyone living in a city who doesn't have direct access to an herb garden of turkey hill proportions. click 'erei've always been a little miffed that I didn't think of the postit note first. now i'm thinking, snap! i should have thought of this! click here
for that person who hates to be in pictures....the black bar. punch this
and finally, off with those dorky wine 'charms' as another blogger once said, my wine 'charm' is the smudge of lip gloss i leave around the rim. but if you must.... oops! one more....always the bridesmaid? or groomsman? this is for all of your hella single friends. those who wear their singledom proudly. for a small bit of money you can join this international singles club and sport, proudly, the ring that shows it. made in sweden, the singelringen (no that's not me)
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Friday, December 14, 2007
peace out
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oh....and btw, I told you so
picture illustration borrowed from blogger creaturecomfortsmartha stewart's boring, sometimes pretty and mostly stale attempt to snag some of that 20-30 something female cash, has finally admitted to their ineptitude. and to this i give them credit. check here for more info 'blueprint folds, very few mind particularly' i'm just so happy to not have to look at that insane font usage anymore.
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- libraries are cool
- merry christmas, yo.
- peace out
- who doesn't love hot, preppy, college guys singing...
- city pretties, for hip urban chicks
- hobo chic
- virtual gifting
- pike's place
- white wedding
- bad mommy
- dollar bill to room
- cole & son, 'orchid' wallpaper
- waxing for martha
- the bb8 irreverant gift guide
- peace out
- oh....and btw, I told you so
- my S.O. turns 4.0.
- jewlery resource needed
- merry festivus
- andrae, where's andrae?
- 'tis the season of giving
- drink and burn
- how i spent my weekend.
- peace out
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ApostAZ podcast #12
Episode 012 Atheism and Nonsense-Free Thought in Phoenix! Go to meetup.com/phoenix-atheists for group events! Solstice Party Wrap Up, January Events, UK Atheist Bus, Papua New Guinea Witch Burning... In This Century! Yeah! Jeremy's Funeral Proselytization, REBT: Unconditional Other Acceptance.Comments:
The "penis panics" (also known as "koro" or "genital retraction syndrome") are typically in Nigeria, Ghana, and Benin, but have also appeared in parts of Asia such as China and Singapore.
Jeremy's funeral proselytization story is unfortunate. I've attended a few too many funeral services of late (six so far this century), of which four have been religious and two have been completely secular. All of the religious ones had a tone to them that occasionally seemed to assume that everyone present was Christian, but none had a hellfire component or a call to Jesus that I remember--they were focused on remembering the person who was gone and addressing the loss of the people present. I have heard of churches that emphasize the hellfire component, and in 2003 a priest at the funeral service of Ben Martinez in Chama, NM, said that the deceased was a lukewarm Catholic who now burns in hell. The family filed a lawsuit over it.
Shannon and Noel, congratulations on your engagement!
Re: Jeremy's godfather story--you should say sure, you'll be happy to tell the kid all about their faith, thinking to yourself, "including that most of what you believe is not true."

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Kentucky Division of Waste Management
State offers dump cleanup, recycling grants
FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 9, 2007) – The Division of Waste Management in the Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet is accepting grant applications for illegal dump cleanups and recycling projects. The illegal dump cleanup grant application deadline is June 1. This is the fourth round of grants financed by the Kentucky Pride Fund.The recycling grant application deadline is April 2. Applications will be accepted from city and county governments, solid waste districts, schools and school districts and other political subdivisions of the state. Recycling grants are a new program under the Kentucky Pride Fund.The Kentucky Pride Fund was established by the 2002 General Assembly for the remediation of illegal open dumps, litter and orphan landfills. It was expanded by the 2006 Legislature to include recycling infrastructure development and household hazardous waste management/collection programs. Revenue comes from a $1.75 per ton environmental remediation fee on waste disposed at Kentucky landfills.A third, short-term funding opportunity is offered by the cabinet in connection with Commonwealth Cleanup Week, March 25-31, and the East Kentucky PRIDE spring cleanup held in April. Reimbursements will be given to participating counties for costs up to $1,000 in connection with removal of tires from a dump or a roadside. This money comes from the Waste Tire Trust Fund, established by the 1998 General Assembly, to receive revenue from a $1 fee from customers for each new tire sold. Forms and additional information on the illegal dump and recycling grants and Commonwealth Cleanup Week are available by going online to the division's Web site – waste.ky.gov or contacting Division of Waste Management, 14 Reilly Road, Building 5, Frankfort KY 40601, 502-564-6716.
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text: I am running ISPConfig 3 under CentOS and I had to manually reset my MySQL root account password yesterday. Since resetting the password I haven't been able to login to ISPConfig's web interface with any account including my admin one. If I try to login with username: admin and my password I get Error Username or Password wrong. I reset my MySQL root password. Code: mysqladmin -u root -p'oldpass' password 'roottest' I logged into MySQL and reset admin password to test. Code: mysql -u root -p'roottest' mysql> use dbispconfig; mysql> database changed mysql> update sys_user set passwort = md5('admintest') WHERE username = 'admin'; Query OK, 1 row affected (0.07 sec) Rows matched: 1 Changed: 1 Warnings: 0 I changed my mysql_clientdb.conf to the new password. Code: vi /usr/local/ispconfig/server/lib/mysql_clientdb.conf <?php $clientdb_host = 'localhost'; $clientdb_user = 'root'; $clientdb_password = 'roottest'; ?> I couldn't find a way to restart ISPConfig 3 after these changes, or if it's even possible. The same error from the ISPConfig login page still shows up when trying to login with u: admin p: admintest. Help me ISPConfig community, you're my only hope.


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This morning's tame wholesale inflation and Housing Starts readings could potentially come in the way of the market's march towards new all-time highs in today's session.
Minutes of the Fed's January meeting coming out later today could potentially be another source of concern for the market if it shows that the FOMC continued its discussions of how to ease the $85 billion purchases of bonds. The market got surprised in early January when it found that the FOMC had discussed the issue in the December meeting, but the issue may not carry as much sting any more.
The January Housing Starts data show a pause following the very strong gains in December. Starts came in weaker than expected at the seasonally adjusted annual rate of 890K in January versus expectations of a 920K reading and December's 973K level (revised upwards down from the originally reported 954K level).
The January Starts level is up 24% from the same period last year, but remain significantly below the bubble peak of 2.3 million in 2006. Building Permits, a leading indicator of future construction activity, increased 1.8% in January 925K, the strongest pace since June 2008.
Gains in the homebuilder sentiment index, a leading indicator of home construction, in recent months confirms the positive momentum on the home construction front that we have been hearing from homebuilders like Toll Brothers (TOL), which reported today, Lennar (LEN), Pulte Homes (PHM) and others. While the February homebuilder sentiment index released Tuesday weakened a bit from the month before, its 2012 gain has been one of the highest on record.
Based on the historical correlation between the homebuilder sentiment index and housing starts, some analysts estimate that the index's current level is consistent with housing starts that are in the 1.5 million vicinity. This would mean that housing starts could continue to improve even if the index doesn't show much improvement in the coming days.
Bottom line, housing could potentially be a bigger contributor to GDP growth this year than has been the case in recent quarters, offsetting slack from the external sector.
To read this article on Zacks.com click here.
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Mary B. Qualey, 91
Mary B. Qualey, 91, Smicksburg, died Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, at Punxsutawney Area Hospital.
She was born Nov. 6, 1920, in Smicksburg, a daughter of the late Harry B. and Irene Bertha (Simpson) Van Horn.
She married Gordon C. Brown in 1939, and he preceded her in death on Dec. 6, 1970.
She then married William J. Qualey, in 1975, and he also preceded her in death on Jan. 26, 2004.
She was a member of the American Legion, VFW and the Moose Club.
Surviving relatives include a son, Harry A. Brown of Wooster, Ohio; a daughter, Barbara L. Brown of Greenville, Pa.; a brother, Blaine Van Horn and wife Ruth of Smicksburg; a sister, Twila M. Rupert of Shelocta; five grandchildren, Kim, Ronda, Johnny and Joey Meyer and Gary Brown; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents and her husbands, she was preceded in death by six brothers, John, Ralph, Walter, Merle, Clair and Bennett Van Horn; and a sister, Helen Bowser.
Friends will be received from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, at the Deeley Funeral Home, Punxsutawney.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, at the funeral home with Blain Van Horn Jr. officiating.
Interment will be at Gilgal Cemetery.
Online condolences may be made at www.deeleyfuneralhome.com.


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Why Choose Barlow?
At Barlow Respiratory Hospital, we provide the highest quality respiratory care. Our expert team of Barlow Physicians, Nurses and Therapists draw upon more than a century of respiratory health expertise.
Trusted, Proven, Award Winning
We are the only not-for-profit Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (LTCH) in California.
We specialize in serving patients with chronic critical illness and complex respiratory conditions who are dependent on a ventilator to take their next breath. We were founded in 1902 and are dedicated to achieving the best possible outcomes for quality of life.
- Our exceptional success rate in weaning patients from ventilators, nearly 60%, is the highest in Los Angeles and among the highest in the nation.
- We have a legacy of specialized respiratory care and are trusted for our expertise.
- Our nationally recognized TIPS© Protocol is evidence-based and is proven to help patients regain the ability to breathe on their own.
- Our Barlow team works with patients and families to achieve the best possible outcomes.
- Doctors from hospitals throughout Southern California refer their most medically complex and fragile patients to Barlow Respiratory Hospital
Our programs and expertise include:
- Ventilator Weaning
- Respiratory Care
- Wound Care
- Medically Complex Patients
- Compassionate, Quality Care
Barlow Respiratory Hospital is Accredited and Award Winning:
- Joint Commission Accredited for Quality of Care
- Gold Seal of Approval® for Respiratory Failure Certification awarded by the Joint Commission
- Passy-Muir Speaking Valve Center of Excellence
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Style # 200063
Shine, awe and inspire! This bebe cocktail dress features a stunning crisscross back cut and allover shimmering bronze sequins. Comes with hidden zipper. Try it with a pair of black heels and stacked bangles for a quick party look.
- 100% polyester.
- Center back to hem: 21" (53 cm).
- Hand wash.
- Imported.
- Model is 5'9" and is wearing a US size S.
Allover Sequin Double Strap Dress is rated out of 5 by 2.
Rated 5 out of 5 by MarinaJC from Beautiful dress Fits like a glove (yes, it's not stretchy). Very Hollywood/ celebrity look :) Ordered it for the upcoming b-day party. Hope to wear again around x-mas this year. Love you, bebe!!!
Date published: 2013-01-17
Rated 1 out of 5 by Blondon from Awful! Ordered this dress online and took it right back to the store. Knew exactly why there was an entire rack of them on clearance. It's not that flattering on the model to begin with (at least from the front), but figured I'd fill it out better...I know that many of their dresses look better on women with curves than they do on the models....no such luck. The bottom wouldn't pass my hips and the top was way too big. I always wear a small in bebe, but this was just all wrong. The color's not that great and the sequins irritated my skin when I was trying, but failing horribly to get it on. There's no stretch to it at all. As if all that wasn't bad enough...I found a rip in it. It looks cheap too. Smh...Worst bebe purchase ever.
Date published: 2013-01-08


text: I'm considering bachelor program in Information Technology. It's an attempt to improve computer skills and knowledge, as I predict the future for IT degreed persons is good. However, without computer science education, I wonder if my hands-on experience in Windows environment is sufficient. Does anyone have helpful tips as to whether or not accredited program for bachelor and masters in IT is a good idea; for individual in late 50s, anticipating that I will be living another 30 years, I believe it's better option to remain independent in the future.


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O2's 2G and 3G services suffered a well-publicised blackout for many users over the past couple of days, and while they're reportedly back up and running it's always good to know there are alternatives to standard phone calls and texts. Still got a Wi-Fi connection? These are the apps we'd recommend…
Apple's response to the likes of BBM is available to anyone using iOS 5, and allows you to send texts, photos, videos and contact info, as well as group messages. It's available through the Messages app on the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch and also integrates into SMS, allowing you to text users of non-iOS devices.
WhatsApp works with pretty much any smartphone out there (iOS, BlackBerry, Android, Windows Phone, Symbian and Series 40), and syncs with your contacts book in a beautifully fuss-free fashion. It lets you send text, photos, videos, music and group messages, or share your location, and gives you a confirmation of when your message has been received.
Now owned by Microsoft, the world's best known voice over IP service is available for iOS, BlackBerry, Windows Phone and Android. You can call and message other Skype users for free (both voice and video chat, depending on your phone's features), and send texts and make voice calls to any landline or mobile phone number for a small charge.
WhatsApp Messenger
Viber is only as useful as your contacts list, because it only lets you call or text other Viber users. But you're in luck if your address book includes lots of Viber users, because it's totally free to use over Wi-Fi and 3G. We've found Viber to be the best international calling service around, serving up sound quality that's far clearer and less delay-plagued than a regular phone line – provided you have a good data connection at the time. Available on iOS, Android, BlackBerry and Windows Phone.
An app for iOS, BlackBerry and Android that works separately from the main official Facebook app (but integrates with Facebook on both your phone and the web), Messenger lets you IM with any of your Facebook contacts.
Tiny Wings sequel available now as free update
Amazon plotting same day delivery
Former Windows Phone Director joins Amazon, fuels Kindle phone rumours


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Regina home builders built more homes in 2013 than at any time in the last 35 years. There were 3,122 total housing starts in 2013, according the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC)
Records at the Regina and Region Home Builders Association show that the 3,122 starts in 2013 has only been exceeded by those in 1977, when there were 3,497 housing starts.
2013 has also been one of the rare years that Regina housing starts outpaced Saskatoon, which had 2,980 starts in 2013.
Multi-family housing starts totalled 1,876 - up 4% from 1,804 in 2012 Single-family starts were down slightly at 1,246 from 1,289 in 2012. Single starts are still 30.6% higher than the five-year average and 37.5% above the 10-year average.
Multi-family housing, which includes apartments, condos and rowhouses, made up 60% of the housing starts in the Regina area in 2013, Single-detached housing made up the other 40%. Forty years ago, single-detached homes made up 71% of the new housing market.
The increase in multiple-unit starts is being driven partly by more young people entering the workforce. Employment growth is one of the main drivers of the strong housing demand. Another factor in the strong demand for rental housing is the growing immigrant population. New immigrants tend to want to get a feel for the city before they decide to go into homeownership.
The number of rowhouses almost doubled to 395 in 2013 from 205 in 2012. This speaks to the growing demand for lower-cost ownership housing and is an alternative to the single-detached home that might be too pricey for some people.
CMHC is expecting to see the pace of housing construction in Regina "moderate" in 2014.
If having a new place to call home is in your plan for 2014 contact myself. Click here to browse my listings in and around Regina.


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Event: Bobby Deol, Mahie Gill, Sambhavna Seth, Anil Sharma, Dolly Bindra and other Bollywood celebs attended Dara Singh's funeral.
Guest List: Fardeen Khan, Zareen Khan, Tabu, Rishi Kapoor, Ranjit, Sajid Khan, Anup Soni, Punit Malhotra, Mink Brar, Dara Singh, Bobby Deol, Payal Rohatgi, Vindu Dara Singh, Gurdas Maan, Mahie Gill, Sambhavna Seth, Raza Murad
Bollywood celeb Aamir Khan along with wife Kiran Rao were spotted at PVR.
Bollywood producers-directors Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Krishan Kumar, Ravi Bahl, Divya Khosla Kumar, Sajid Nadiadwala, Wardha Nadiadwala celebrate diwali with Bhushan Kumar
Bollywood celebs Kareena Kapoor Khan, Malaika Arora, Sonali Bendre, Nimrat Kaur among others were snapped by paparazzi.Bebo looked super cool in a casual look. She wore a white t-shirt with yoga pants...
Bollywood actress Shama Sikander celebrated Diwali festival at her residence.
Bollywood celebs Aamir Khan, Zaira Wasim, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra, Anil Kapoor, Nitesh Tiwari, Aparshakti Khurrana, Bhushan Kumar, Javed Akhtar, Shabana Azmi, Sachin Tendulkar, Rajkumar Hir...


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Named the World's Leading Travel Management Company by the World Travel Awards (2011 and 2012) as well as Europe's Leading Travel Management Company, Asia's Leading Travel Management Company, Australasia's Leading Business Travel Agent and North America's LeadingTravel Management Company - FCm is widely recognised for its global strength, flexibility, unique approach to client servicing and experienced staff.
Our people are what sets us apart and are at the heart of our business. Our people are inspired to think proactively and creatively to deliver the best possible solutions. They are actively encouraged to challenge the status quo to find innovative solutions that deliver measureable cost savings. It's the way our team members work with our product, technology and global reach that generates FCm's better travel ideas.
And it's these better travel ideas that result in greater savings for our clients.


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Inspired by the innocence of the Gidget era and muted hues of vintage photos (I am obsessed with Instagram! follow me @sabrinajames), we set out to showcase the coolest summer clothes for kids on location in Miami Beach.
I love the way the shoot turned out (surfboards and sand and smiles, oh my!). The kids were adorable and aside from the blazing hot sun and 5 a.m. call times, I can't complain about officing on the beach for a few days!
The talented Chris Tharp documented the action and created a fun behind-the-scenes video of the experience. Look at those smiles. I love my job.


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Navia History Park - have you chosen your story?
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Discover unique landscapes where history and nature become one. In the west of the Region of Asturias, northern Spain, you will find the Navia History Park. An area with everything from prehistoric "castros" (forts) through to fishing villages. A magical region you will love.
The Navia History Park is an area close to the coast of Asturias with luxuriant forests and mountains. It is also home to a host of myths and legends. Traditional architecture, cliffs, unspoilt countryside, sunsets in peaceful valleys, strolls through beautiful villages… This is just some of what you will find heading from north to south around the Navia River, from its source to its mouth at the Cantabrian Sea. What could be better?
Here we suggest three routes. Each one with its own story. This is a taste of what you will find. Choose the one you most want to discover.
The first settlers
Travel more than 300,000 years back in time and discover the culture of age-old villages in Grandas de Salime. You will find hundreds of dolmens, pre-historic sites and the remains of ancient fortifications such as castros. Special mention should be made of the "castros" (old forts) at Cabo Blanco, on the coast of Esteiro and Castro de Coaña. The last of these is built on top of a hill, and you can still see eighty dwellings within its defensive wall.
Also not to be missed are the Peñafurada tunnels. Here you can see how gold was extracted and washed in the region in Roman times.
The lords of palace houses
A jump across history: we now move to the feudal period, and so to a time of castles, palaces and convents. Explore the remains of these buildings, along with their mills, cellars and looms. Tapia de Casariego is the departure point for a journey into traditional culture. We will travel to the old palace houses, where the lives of the local people were organised. The end of the journey brings you to Grandas de Salime with its Ethnographical Museum, that recreates the day-to-day lives of local inhabitants in the Middle Ages.
There are other countryside places to visit on the route. Stroll through the Sanctuaries of Argul or Pesaz and the palaces of Tox or Anleo. Immersed in the peace and quiet of these valleys, enjoy stunning views from the San Esteban de los Buitres Viewpoint.
Sea stories
This route takes us to the whaling ports of the 16th-18th centuries, with visits to spectacular beaches and the chance to do some surfing. You will feel like a real seafarer amidst the fish markets, coastal chapels and lighthouses. Puerto de Vega is a good place for this. Today it is a fishing port, but throughout its history was one of the most active commercial harbours in the region.
There is still more: come and see stunning estuaries and the spectacle of the Cantabrian Sea as it crashes relentlessly into the cliffs. A scene not to be missed that you can look at in all its glory from the Atalaya Viewpoint in El Franco.
Stories of ancient settlements, their inhabitants and the sea. Choose yours and live it at the Navia History Park.
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Congress passes laws and usually the appropriate agency can write regulations implementing the law. However, the regulations cannot contradict the law. Nevertheless, with respect to the tax law provision 501(c)(4), that is exactly what happened. Under this provision, the government provides a tax exemption to nonprofit organizations who operate exclusively for social welfare ("White House aide: Obama didn't know of IRS policy," May 20). The implementing regulation and the advice from the IRS is self-contradictory. First, the IRS states that "To be tax-exempt as a social welfare organization described in Internal Revenue Code (IRC) section 501(c)(4), an organization must not be organized for profit and must be operated exclusively to promote social welfare."
But on the same page, the IRS instruction states that: "To be operated exclusively to promote social welfare, an organization must operate primarily to further the common good and general welfare of the people of the community (such as by bringing about civic betterment and social improvements)."
This latter sentence contradicts itself. "Exclusively" and "primarily" are two different animals. For more than a half century, IRS employees have been making judgments on the percent of permissible activity each applicant performs. But the law states the standard is 100 percent. That is what "exclusively" means. So that is part one of the real scandal.
During the recent presidential election, the tea party and other right-wing groups flooded the IRS with applications for 501(c)(4) status to gain tax exemptions and also to keep private their donor lists. But the purpose of these groups was clearly political. It is impossible to believe that even that even under the "principal" standard that these organizations had any purpose other than political campaigning. So these applications were improper on their face. Their very names gave that away. Bluntly, these organizations were an attempt to evade the laws relating to political campaigning.
Later, the Democrats came with a much smaller number of such spurious organizations. At least one of the latter was denied. So the second scandal is that both parties attempted to use 501(c)(4) as an end run around political campaign rules. But the Republicans were the authors and most frequent practitioners of the tax and scrutiny avoidance scheme. So that is part two of the scandal.
The IRS has nowhere near enough staff to give each tax return and each application for exempt status a full and careful review. To handle the workload screening criteria are used. For example, since their experience shows that returns claiming a home office exemption have other problems as well; that is one way to get a closer than usual scrutiny of your return. When the IRS office that handles such applications for the nation became swamped by 501(c)(4) applications, they used a screening technique based on the names on the applications. And that is the main point of contention. Worse, they apparently scrutinized and questioned Republican organizations carefully but gave most Democratic applications a pass. In this respect, they acted in an illegal way, just as in the Nixon administration the IRS responded to request for special auditing of Nixon "enemies" in an illegal way. This was the third part of the scandal and may require indictments and firings.
There are two bad results that can possibly come out of this debacle, and one possible improvement. If the 501(c)(4) section is eliminated altogether as some Democrats have suggested, then that is throwing out the baby with the bathwater. If instead, the IRS becomes afraid to give any such application a proper review that would be an even worse result.
But if the confusing, contradictory, and sometimes partisan IRS approach to such applications is replaced by a zero tolerance rule as the law requires then we will have fixed a part of our tax law enforcement that has been broken since the Eisenhower administration.
John Culleton, Eldersburg


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MARQUETTE, Mich. – The Northern Michigan University hockey team snapped its three-game losing streak and earned a Central Collegiate Hockey Association series split with Ferris State on Saturday (Feb. 9). Junior goaltender Jared Coreau and the Wildcats earned their first shutout of the season with a 3-0 victory.
NMU is now 12-13-4 overall and 6-12-4-1 in the CCHA. Ferris drops to 14-12-4 overall and 12-10-2-1 in conference action.
Coreau had 19 saves while sophomore forward Mitch Jones had a goal and an assist and senior forward Matt Thurber added two assists to bring his season total to 22.
Jones opened the scoring 8:09 into the game with his first of the season on a sharp-angled shot that he put top shelf over FSU goaltender CJ Motte. Senior forward Kory Kaunisto and junior defenseman CJ Ludwig assisted on the goal.
The Green and Gold added to the lead as sophomore forward Reed Seckel buried a one-timer from Thurber and freshman forward Darren Nowick late in the second period (19:33).
Junior forward Stephan Vigier scored his fifth of the season with a power-play tally with five minutes (15:32) left in the game. Thurber and Jones assisted on the goal.
The two teams combined for 18 penalties. NMU was 1-for-6 on the man advantage and FSU was 0-for-4.
Motte finished with 30 saves as Northern outshot the road team 33-19.
Northern plays three games next week, beginning on Tuesday at Michigan Tech. The 'Cats then travel to East Lansing for the only meeting of the season with the Michigan State Spartans on Friday and Saturday.
Game Notes: NMU lost 3-1 on Friday…NMU allowed only one shot in the first period…Coreau's only other shutout was Feb. 11, 2012 at Bowling Green when he had 31 saves...Jones has seven career goals...Seckel has 18 career goals...Vigier has 21 career goals.


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No. 1 Sioux Falls Roosevelt Survives OT Scare at Lincoln
A tight intra-city battle forced Roosevelt to fight back and compete for 36 minutes instead of 32 at the Lincoln gym Tuesday night in South Dakota Class AA boys basketball.
Top-ranked Roosevelt nipped Lincoln 64-62 in an entertaining and exhilarating overtime game.
It was a great game to watch with lots of action as both teams played well at different parts of the game. The high-scoring Riders (14-0) outscored the Pats (7-6) 4-2 in overtime.
Lee Taylor's Riders had just one scare so far this season from an in-state opponent and that came from Pierre. RHS nipped the Govs 58-56 in December.
Tuesday night was their second close game and the Riders understand how good this can be for the team.
Senior leader Tyler Howard, following the game in locker room before his coach arrived told his teammates, "guys, this only going to make us better moving forward."
His coach agrees, "We were fortunate to get away with a win tonight, character-building wins like this are great, we just need to learn from it," said Taylor.
Roosevelt started with a 7-2 lead but gave up a 13-7 lead as the Patriots ran off 10 of the games next 12 points to lead 19-18 after one period.
Nermin Krdzalic nailed eight points in the first quarter for Lincoln, who has lost six of their last eight.
Play was tight from there with nine ties after the first quarter and nine lead changes.
The game was tied at 28 at half, as Lincoln had a 46-43 lead going into the final quarter.
The Patriots had a 55-49 lead and saw it vanish as Roosevelt outscored Lincoln in the final moments of the game 11-5 to send it to overtime tied at 60.
Adam Jaros of Lincoln said they played Roosevelt tough with their ball pressure and physical play including challenging shots.
Howard and Jeremiah Clark each had 17 points for Roosevelt who plays O'Gorman Friday night.Clark connected on four three-pointers.
Krdzalic had a team-high 13 points on three beyond the arc for Lincoln, who travels to Watertown Thursday night.Caleb Rector had 11 and Addison Park scoreless in the first-half added 10 points.


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Despite numerous hours of talks over the past two months, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy ordered layoff notices to start going out Tuesday because no deal has been reached between his administration and the state employee unions.
Malloy had been warning workers about potential layoffs since he unveiled his budget on February 16 - although it seemed like a remote and faraway possibility at the time. He and his staff said repeatedly that he wanted to avoid layoffs -- which he said could number 4,000 or more -- as the discussions continued with the unions that represent about 45,000 state employees.
"It's disappointing that the governor has decided to go forward with issuing pink slips," said Matt O'Connor, a spokesman for the coalition of state employee unions that has been in discussions with the administration about possible concessions. Malloy had delayed the pink slips on Friday in hopes of reaching an agreement over the weekend, but no accord was reached.
O'Connor said as of Tuesday morning, more talks were scheduled later in the day between the union coatlition and the administration. O'Connor said the leaders of individual bargaining units in the coalition were being briefed Tuesday morning on the talks by coalition leaders involved, to bring everyone up to date about what has happened and what may be expected now.
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Some of the largest layoffs would come at the state's vocational-technical high schools, where parents say that many children are receiving a solid education that suits their needs better than traditional community high schools.
Some insiders said for weeks that the two sides were never really close to a deal, while others expressed more optimism that an agreement could be struck.
It was clearly a somber day in state government, and it seemed relatively quiet in the hallways of the state Capitol.
"We held off on any layoff notifications while we tried to complete a deal over the weekend and on Monday night,'' Malloy said in a statement Tuesday morning. "Unfortunately, absent an agreement and in order to comply with contractual notice requirements and the provisions of the budget agreement signed last week, we need to begin those notifications today. Therefore, I have directed OPM to begin issuing layoff notices in an orderly fashion to the first 4,742 state employees.''
Malloy had been trying to reach $1 billion in savings and concessions per year that would have included a variety of givebacks by the workers. The issues under discussion included a two-year wage freeze, additional unpaid furlough days, pension and healthcare changes, and allowing the creation of a 401 (k) program for all new state employees who were hired after July 1. Currently, all state employees are eligible for a traditional pension plan as long as they meet the age and service requirements.
For months, Malloy had said that reaching $1 billion was achievable because the state could save $300 million through wage freezes and another $100 million by switching to a health plan similar to the one used by federal workers. The unions, however, said the proposed givebacks amounted to an average of more than $20,000 per worker. No workers, however, would have seen their salary cut by that amount.
The layoffs mark a 180-degree turnaround in Malloy's relationship with organized labor.
Only last year, the layoffs would have been unthinkable as Malloy enjoyed a very close relationship with the unions during the gubernatorial election campaign - as the unions helped provide the margin of victory in a close election with Republican Tom Foley. Malloy won by one-half of 1 percentage point, and he actually lost the race in a solid majority of the towns in Connecticut. But a large turnout in cities like Bridgeport helped push Malloy over the top and into the governor's office.
Despite the layoffs, the state employee coalition, known as SEBAC, says it will continue to meet with Malloy's chief negotiator for "at least one more day'' in an attempt to reach a last-minute deal.
"The discussions have been extraordinarily complex and demand our continued efforts to find mutual resolution,'' the unions said in a statement.
"Our discussions with the administration cannot be separated from the broader struggle for a fair economy based on shared sacrifice. Middle-class workers, whether public or private, did not cause Connecticut's economic problems and should not be asked to bear an unfair burden in their resolution,'' the unions said as the layoff notices were going out. "This is especially true when Wall Street and the super-rich who have profited at our expense during the economic downturn have been asked to sacrifice so little.''
Sticking to a confidentiality agreement that they had made at the start of the talks, the negotiators were largely successful in refusing to discuss the substance of the talks. Even two of the legislature's biggest supporters of unions - House Speaker Chris Donovan of Meriden and state Sen. Edith Prague of Columbia - both say they have had no details on the talks.
"The Governor's Plan B proposal paints a bleak picture for Connecticut,'' Donovan said Tuesday in a very brief statement. "I ask Governor Malloy and the leadership of the state employee unions to stay at the negotiating table and get the job done."
Under the law passed as part of the two-year, $40.2 billion budget, the cuts that will be necessary in addition to the layoffs would require approval by the Democratic-controlled legislature before the end of the legislative session on June 8.
Overall, the options include $1.67 billion in cuts and layoffs to fill a hole of $1 billion, including $455 million that would be saved from the 4,742 layoffs of both unionized and non-union workers. The cutbacks would include nearly 4,200 layoffs in the executive branch agencies, 470 in the judicial branch, and 80 in the legislative branch.
The layoffs represent about 10 percent of the state's 46,290 full-time workers who are paid with state funds. The totals do not include part-time workers or those paid with federal funds.
Under Malloy's plan, the layoffs would occur at more than 40 different departments and agencies, ranging from the state prisons to the University of Connecticut.
While the agencies would have an average cutback of 10 percent of the workforce, the numbers vary widely from agency to agency. At the Department of Revenue Services, where the state is trying to collect as much in taxes as possible, only 1.6 percent of the workforce would be laid off. At the Department of Developmental Services, which is one of the largest agencies with 3,617 employees, only 1.5 percent would be laid off.
The highest number of layoffs would come at the State Department of Education, which would lose 1,413 of its 1,706 employees - or 82.8 percent. Those include a large number of teachers at the vocational-technical schools. The plans also include eliminating all 80 positions at the Hartford-based Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities in order to save more than $6.3 million in the fiscal year that starts in July.
The other agencies with large layoffs would be 471 jobs in higher education, including the Connecticut State University system, 319 at the Department of Corrections, 285 at the University of Connecticut, 277 at the state transportation department, and 188 at the newly formed Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
In the governor's office, three of the authorized 27 positions would be eliminated. In addition, 12 of the 148 positions in the governor's budget office - a separate entity - would be eliminated.
While the corrections department has a relatively large number with 319 layoffs, it represents about 5 percent of the department's 6,493 employees.
At the Department of Children and Families, a long-troubled agency that has often been in the headlines with problems overseeing troubled children, 3.2 percent of the agency's 3,284 workers would be laid off.
The additional spending options that Malloy will be facing include eliminating both Governor's Horse Guards in Avon and Newtown, reducing millions of dollars in scholarships for students in private colleges in Connecticut like Quinnipiac University, and closing the workers' compensation district offices in Middletown, Norwich, New Haven and Stamford.
The options also include eliminating 25 positions by attrition in the Department of Public Safety to save $2 million per year, as well as eliminating police and fire training services to save more than $8 million over two years. All funding for the Office of the Child Advocate, which serves as a watchdog over the Department of Children and Families, would be eliminated in order to save about $1.4 million over two years. The New Britain branch of the motor vehicles department would be closed, and staffing at the New Britain-based Department of Public Utility Control would drop by 27 percent.
The state would save more than $300,000 over two years in operating and insurance costs if officials sell the state police helicopter.
Malloy's budget director, Ben Barnes, wrote last week in a one-page letter to Malloy that he was hoping to avoid cuts.
"These options are unattractive policy choices, and I offer them with a sense of reluctance and even regret,'' Barnes wrote. "Clearly, implementing these reductions would be a worst-case outcome - painful for our citizens, our employees, and those who rely on state services. It is my fervent hope that an agreement will be reached in short order, obviating the need for either personnel reductions or additional programmatic cuts.''
Malloy, who avoids using the word "unions'' and instead refers to the workers as "our employee group,'' has been criticized harshly by Republicans for ignoring them during the budget talks. The Republicans said Malloy had raised their hopes when he was first sworn in back in January, but now they say they were systematically cut out of the budget negotiations over a period of weeks.
A longtime Capitol insider said there is a sense of unease in state government as the new fiscal year approaches.
"Some agencies are spending money like they're going out of business before July 1,'' the insider said.
The Hartford Courant's Jon Lender reports:
Roy Occhiogrosso, senior adviser to Malloy, told reporters Tuesday afternoon that layoff notices had begun being handed to state employees by administrators at various agencies, but he didn't know how many.
"On Thursday, we will give you a detailed breakdown on paper of everyone who has received a notice up until the close of business on Wednesday," Occhiogrosso said.
Tuesday morning's announcement by Malloy signaled the beginning of what Occhiogrosso described as "an orderly [process] of notifying the first [4,742] people. But that is a process that takes time. You start with the people who require the most notice, and wherever possible they're doing it in person - so that's obviously a time-consuming matter."
If in-person handling of the pink slips isn't possible, then employees will receive them by certified mail, Occhiogrosso said.
"It will take weeks for all of the first 4,742 layoff notices to go out," he said.
Moreover, there could be significantly more layoffs than the 4,700 already mentioned, Occhiogrosso said - perhaps driving the total above 5,000. "That group of 4,742 ... is not the final group of people," he said, because there are "programmatic cuts" in the Plan B options that would result in additional layoffs. He said it "could be a significant number," potentially in the hundreds.
Larry Dorman and Matt O'Connor, the two union officials who have served as the chief spokesmen for the state employees' bargaining coalition, talked with reporters outside the state Capitol and said although it's disappointing that Malloy has started to move forward with layoff notices, more talks were scheduled with the administration later in the day Tuesday. They would not go into specific issues that are hanging up the talks.
"We're expecting those talks to continue," O'Connor said. "We'll take the administration at their word. They said they want to keep talking. We said, 'great,' we're ready to keep talking. We'll take this day by day, understanding all of the pressures and the deadlines that are out there, until we reach a mutual agreement."
Asked what would happen if the negotiators reach an agreement with the administration but the rank-and-file union members fail to ratify the agreement, O'Connor said that is a "down-the-road scenario that quite frankly distracts from us reaching a mutual agreement now, and coming up with a solution where we don't have to look at massive job cuts."
Rather than focus on Malloy's Plan B, O'Connor preferred to talk about what he called "Plan A," adding: "Plan A is a way in which the state's workforce contributes, and we get this economy moving again, [and] we do something about the backwards policies that have been hurting working and middle-class families for the last decade in this state. That's what we're focused on."
Leo Canty, a vice president for the American Federation of Teachers in Connecticut, said the issues being worked out are extremely complex, affecting not just state employees but also the state economy, and he likened the situation to a "pretty complicated, three-dimensional chess game."
One of the variables, Canty said, is which of the "plan B" options Malloy and the legislature would choose to implement. For example, one of those options would bring "almost an entire elimination of the [state] Board of Education, which would include the vo-tech system," he said. If Malloy chooses that option, Canty said, "that's a question that gets posed back to the legislature - do you really want to do this? ... Plan B is a work in progress."
"It's an incredibly complex situation, dealing with issues that ... are very deep ... [and] have huge impacts and ramifications," Canty said. "So it's in our interest and everybody's interest that we spend the time and do it right, and get it right - and we can't afford to get it wrong."


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I am under the impression that everyone (graduates) get the full subsidized and unsubsidized amounts. I did.
does anyone really know how the FAFSA affects your student loans that you qualify for?my EFC is 42539does that mean they expect my estimated family contribution to be $42,539 towards my living expenses for the year? how am i supposed to come up with that cash when i'm quitting my job to attend law school?
I'm a married nontrad with a little higher EFC than you have. I didn't get the full subsidized amount (but close to it... like 85% of it, if I remember correctly), and the rest is made up for with unsubsidized Stafford.


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At the Heart of Ducati
HEADING BY CAR to the headquarters of Ducati Motor Holding SpA, on the outskirts of Bologna, you encounter the kind of twisting, curvy roads a Ducati owner might dream of riding.
It isn't surprising that this setting, at the base of the Tuscan Apennine Mountains in what is the heart of northern Italy's Motor Valley, is home to Ducati's factory and museum. An unassuming set of glass, chrome and concrete buildings, picked out with the bike maker's signature red accents and several murals, this is the place where the Ducati brand was born.
Founded in 1926 by the Ducati brothers—Adriano, Bruno and Marcello—as an electronics company that made sleek-looking electric razors, radios and cameras, the company only moved to making motorcycles after World War II "out of a desperate need to raise the factory from the ashes of the war," says Livio Lodi, curator of the Ducati museum.
"The [pedal] bicycle was the car of that time," says Mr. Lodi, who got his first glimpse of a Ducati in the 1953 Italian film "Bread, Love and Dreams."
From Ducati loyalists, known as Ducatisti, to moviegoers inspired by scenes of the bikes in films as far-flung as "The Matrix Reloaded" and "Madagascar 3," more than 600,000 people have made the pilgrimage to the company's factory and museum (ducati.com) since they opened to the public in 1998, says Mr. Lodi.
"Americans and Australians are really enthusiastic…like a child who visits Willy Wonka's factory," he says, adding that Hollywood has added to the brand's mystique. "Motorcycle riders are dreamers," says Mr. Lodi. "People come here to realize their dream…because they know their bike has been built here."
Today, Ducatis—which start in Italy from €7,990 for the basic Monster 696 and run to €31,990 for a tricked-out Superbike 1199 Panigale R—are still individually hand-built, with between 170 and 300 motorcycles produced each working day, according to Mr. Lodi. He says that when he was first hired in 1987, the company was making just 20 a day.
There are six model families, which run the gamut from relatively naked street bike to powerful twin-cylinder sport racing motorcycle. The stripped-down Monster line, with its trademark exposed engine and trellis frame, is the most popular of Ducati's motorcycle families. Its simplicity makes it a draw for custom bike builders, as well as aesthetically appealing to purists.
At the other end of the spectrum (and at the top of the pricing chart), the trim Ducati 1199 Panigale Superbike, introduced two years ago, boasts a glossier look, with gleaming front fairings and one of the best power-to-weight ratios in production. Another comparatively recent addition, introduced in late 2010, is the Diavel, a muscular cruiser to rival the Harleys and BMWs.
Above the factory floor, the semicircular gallery of the museum showcases the evolution of the Ducati motorcycle from the early days just after World War II, when the company introduced its first auxiliary bicycle engine (called the Cucciolo, or "puppy," because of the distinctive barking sound it made), up through the company's first motorcycles in the 1950s and the road bikes and racing bikes that followed.
Known for its four-stroke 90-degree V-twin engines and its unique valve design, Ducati has carved out an impressive racing record, highlighted by its 2007 Grand Prix World Championship win. All told, the brand has racked up more than 300 superbike championship wins. Many of its winning bikes are showcased in the museum gallery, alongside the classic stock bikes.
Finish off your tour with lunch at the Ducati Caffè, with a delicious panino sandwich or a perfectly perked latte. For those who want to fully embrace their inner Ducatista, there is a range of accessories, from the standard protective jackets, helmets and gloves, to bags, watches and even a sharp-looking Cigarette-branded model boat.
Martyn Edwards, chairman of the Ducati Owners Club of Great Britain, has made the trip to the Ducati factory 17 times—three times in 2012 alone. "I never get tired of it. It's like a visit to the Vatican," he says.
While Mr. Edwards owns three Ducatis—a 748, a Monster, and a Paso—he says that's nothing compared with some of his club's members, who own as many as 14 of the classic motorcycles. "You aspire to own something like that," he says of the bike's distinctive lines and styling and the quality of the parts. "And then you ride it, and it's like nothing else. The passion runs deep."


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For the first time in camera trapping surveys, three adult Snow Leopards have been captured in a single frame, walking in a row, at the heart of the Wangchuck Centennial Park.
The three Snow Leopards were first caught on captured on camera in December 20, 2011. The group was again sighted on March 10th and March 17th this year. Snow leopards are usually solitary and nocturnal cats found above the tree line. Within this habitat, sighting a snow leopard is rare.
Camera traps were stationed at an elevation of 3975 m as a part of a prey-base field survey of Snow Leopards funded by WWF Bhutan Program. The survey started since the last week of October 2011. From a total of 28 camera stations set up, 14 stations managed to capture exclusive pictures of Snow Leopards.
Today, there are only about 4000 to 6000 snow leopards globally. Bhutan is one of the 12 countries in Asia that harbor Snow leopard population in its natural habitat. About 100-200 leopards are expected to be surviving in a potential range of 10,000 km².
Besides Snow Leopards, the last camera trap has also captured pictures of Asiatic Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus), Himalayan Serow (Naemorhedus sumatraensis), Musk Deer (Moschus chrysogaster), Tibetan Wolf (Canis lupus chanco) and Red Fox (Vulpus vulpus).
The first phase of camera trapping for Snow Leopard was carried out from March 8 to June 4, 2012. The second phase of the survey will start from November 2012 and will cover the remaining western part of WCP. The second phase of camera trapping survey will uncover more about the Snow Leopard presence, distribution and individuals in WCP.


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A February report by the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General is sure to raise questions in the weeks ahead about how Massachusetts spent federal grant money to protect the state and better evaluate terror threats.
The state was revamping its security plans with federal authorities when this week's deadly blasts hit.
There's no initial evidence that the shortcomings listed in the 50-page report played a role in Monday's deadly blasts in Boston. But the February document raised troubling concerns about the lack of performance measures adopted in Massachusetts and about insufficient federal guidance.
The inspector general's office declined to comment on the report Tuesday, other than to note that the state had until May 28 to present a corrective action plan.
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The office examined how Massachusetts spent roughly $122 million in federal grant money between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2011. In most instances, said the report, Massachusetts distributed and spent the money as required by law.
"However, the Commonwealth needs to update and improve its Homeland Security Strategies, develop a performance measurement system to assess preparedness, obligate grant funds within required time limits and strengthen onsite monitoring of subgrantees," the inspector general's report said, noting that the state exceeded management and administrative costs by more than $4 million.
That question of preparedness is likely to be examined in great detail by both federal and state officials once more is known about who planted the two bombs near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, why they did so and how. As of late Tuesday afternoon, authorities had announced no suspects nor said whether their investigation indicated a domestic or an international terror link.
The February report offered 11 specific recommendations to the state, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency concurred with eight of the suggestions, taking issue with just three of the DHS recommendations, involving the recovery of federal funds. Massachusetts responded initially that it lacked sufficient guidance from federal agencies, particularly FEMA.
One of the most charged complaints involved insufficient performance measures adopted by both the state's Executive Office of Public Safety and Security and Boston officials administering grant funds under the Urban Areas Security Initiative. The report said that the state and Boston lacked "sufficient performance measures to use in determining their ability to deter, prevent, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism and natural and manmade disasters." It also said that "FEMA has not provided clear guidance" to states about developing their own performance measures.
In response to questions from McClatchy, Terrel Harris, a spokesman for the state security and safety office, said the state was in the midst of making changes when the attacks happened Monday.
"Massachusetts recognized the need to revise our State Homeland Security Strategy in early 2012 and have been engaged in a process that will lead to an updated strategy. However, we made a decision to hold off updating the State Strategy until we received the new federal guidance," Harris said in an email.
"This included FEMA's emerging strategic vision and new Threat Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) requirement. We believed that the THIRA should be the foundation of our updated Strategy. (Massachusetts), therefore, conducted a comprehensive assessment for its Threat Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA). This was submitted to FEMA in Jan 2013 and it will be used as the basis for our updated State Strategy."
The state's procurement policies also were faulted in the inspector general's report. It cited eight instances where federal or state procurement policies were skirted, including the purchase of 16 all-terrain vehicles for more than $100,000 without a competitive bid. And in an area that might soon be scrutinized, an Urban Areas grant was used to contract intelligence analyst support, but the contract included neither a scope of work nor costs for these services, the report charged. These were only added a year after the contract was signed, the inspector general's office said.
In a Jan. 16 response to a draft of the report, the top safety official in Massachusetts acknowledged that some recommendations would be implemented but added that the federal government shares blame.
"It is our hope that by conducting this and other state audits, the DHS (Office of Inspector General) gains an in-depth understanding of the realities of implementing this highly regulated and complex grant program, which differs from many other federal grant programs in that it entails initiating entirely new operating methodologies and programs; buying, installing and effectively utilizing sophisticated equipment and infrastructure; and continuously coordinating with a wide range of stakeholders to achieve myriad programmatic outcomes," wrote Ellen Frank, executive director of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security.
State officials agreed that a more detailed performance evaluation plan was preferable but countered that Massachusetts had adopted 33 specific implementation steps and was achieving progress.
The office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., did not respond to a request for comment. Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-Mass., who sits on the House Subcommittee on National Security, also had no immediate comment.


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BURLINGTON, N.C. – "Find a way", the King University baseball team's motto came through in the first round of the Conference Carolinas Tournament on Thursday afternoon in Burlington, N.C. The fourth seeded Tornado fell behind third seed Pfeiffer University early, but worked their way back into the ballgame by scoring in four the final five innings. Tom Hooker came up with a pair of clutch hits, including a two-out RBI single in the 10th to give King the 6-5 victory over the Falcons.
The Pfeiffer offense wasted no time getting on the board as they got to King starting pitcher Cory Rhodes in the first inning. With runners on first and second, Anthony Allende ripped a single up the middle to score one, and Matt Wade followed with a run scoring double to give the Falcons (26-22) a 2-0 lead after the first inning.
From that point on, Rhodes began to settle in, but still had to work out of jams in the subsequent innings. Along with leaving the bases loaded in the first, the senior left the bases full of Falcons again in the third inning. He then left a pair in in the fifth before leaving one in his sixth and final inning. Rhodes battled for six innings, allowing just the three runs while scattering nine hits and striking out seven on 140 pitches.
King (22-27-1) got on the board in the third when Stephen Mullins ripped a two-out double to deep right center that scored Garrett Cook who led off the inning with a bunt single. However, Pfeiffer matched that run in the fourth to regain a 3-1 lead.
The Tornado offense started to click in the sixth inning when Tyler Raymond started the inning with an infield single. After a walk and hit by pitch loaded the bases forHooker. The senior delivered with a single to left field that scored two, evening the score at 3-3. However, the Falcons got the final two outs of the inning to escape further damage.
King then grabbed a 4-3 lead in the eighth inning with an unearned run as Logan Schmidt scored from second on a Falcon throwing error. The Tornado looked to extend the lead with a squeeze play, but were unable to get a bat on the ball and the runner was tagged out coming home before the Falcons got a foul out to end the frame.
The lead was short lived however, as Kyle Hackney started the inning with a double before Jon Gray ripped his second home run of the game, this one over the left field fence to put the Falcons back on top 5-4 after eight innings.
King had an answer though as Cook drew a leadoff walk to start the ninth inning. Cody Rogers then sacrificed him to second before he moved to third base on a flyout. Stephen Mullins then came up with the clutch hit for the Tornado, rolling a base hit down the third base line off the third basemen's glove that scored Cook to even the score at 5-5.
In the bottom of the ninth, Pfeiffer got a leadoff single, but it was erased on a 5-4-3 double play, and Mullins ended the inning with a diving play at third base to send the game to extra innings.
In the 10th inning, Justin Trent sparked the Tornado offense with a one-out double. Following an out, Hooker came up clutch again for King, lacing a since just out of the reach of Pfeiffer's leaping shortstop to score Trent and give King the 6-5 lead.
Alexander Gonzalez remained in the game after tossing a scoreless ninth, and put up another scoreless inning. The senior worked around a two-out single, but got a strikeout to end the game and give King the 6-5 victory.
Hooker paced the offense, going 2-for-5 and driving in three runs for the Tornado. Mullins, Trent and Cook all registered two hits for King with Cook and Trent each scoring twice and Mullins driving in two.
With the win, King pushes their winning streak to eight games, and moves into the winner's bracket of the Conference Carolinas Tournament. The Tornado will face the winner of No.2 Erskine College and No. 5 Limestone College at 7:00 p.m., on Friday night.


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Chugach Commercial Holdings
From Alaska to Chicago to Hawaii, Chugach companies have the expertise to meet the specialized needs of commercial properties of all sizes and complexity, from schools and hospitals, to oil and gas facilities and sports centers.
Whatever your facility needs, we stand ready to take care of them so you can focus on what's important: your mission.
3800 Centerpoint Drive Suite 120099503 Anchorage, AK
Ryan Kegley
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CASI provides a variety of facility services including operations, maintenance, staffing, and construction services. CASI 's services include spill response and maintenance operations for the oil and gas industry supporting one of the largest spill response organizations in the world in Prince William Sound. CASI also provides services to both on shore and off shore drilling platforms for both maintenance and temporary staffing assistance. CASI is a disadvantaged business, as are all ANCs. We provide top quality services to our customers and our shareholders through employment opportunities, training, education, cultural preservation, and of course dividends. Our work is primarily in Alaska and this focus has allowed us to build a network of vendors, partners, and specialty contractors that allow CASI to support virtually any facility service needed anywhere in Alaska. Even in remote locations, we maintain true to our company's values by instilling a culture of high quality and safety in everything we do. This is exemplified at our Valdez operations where we have operated oil spill response, maintenance and ship escort services for many years without a lost time incident.
Chugach Alaska Services, Inc., is is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chugach Commercial Holdings, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of parent corporation Chugach Alaska Corporation.
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CASI currently provides services to Alyeska Pipeline Services Corporation, the operating company for BP, Exxon, and Conoco Phillips to move oil through the TransAlaska Pipeline from the North Slope production area of Alaska to the Valdez Marine Terminal in Valdez, Alaska. CASI also serves several rig operators including Spartan Offshore Drilling and Furie Operating Alaska. CASI has recently provided services to school districts and several Alaska communities, oil and gas engineering contractors, and digital imaging companies.
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Some great drinking over this weekend, with a few truly monumental sweet wines. Two of them - the Valdespino and the Huet - are among the most jawdroppingly amazing wine experiences I've ever had in my life, both as close to perfection as I could ever imagine.
2001 Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Auslese
Nothing new to add to my earlier praise for this wine. It remains a stunning wine, one of the most compelling and consistently thrilling Rieslings I've ever had with an amazing depth and purity of fruit, minerality, gentle honeyed and floral notes and now showing just some signs of developing creamy and more savoury notes. The balance is impeccable, and the length is beyond words.
N.V. Valdespino Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Moscatel Viejísimo Toneles
The sweetness here goes to eleven. So does the acidity. And so does the complexity and depth, along with everything else, and it still retains perfect balance and amazing focus. An astounding wine, intense and complex beyond description with layers of fresh and dried fruits, spice, nuttiness, caramel and so much more, yet so light, elegant and focused, and utterly thrilling across each sip. This has one the most amazing fragrances I've come across in any wine, a finish that just keeps resonating for minutes after each sip... just wow. What a treat. Thanks Ross.
1959 Huët Vouvray Moelleux 1ère Trie Le Haut-Lieu
Hard to put this one into words. It's so complex with layers of Chenin fruit and wooliness and more savoury, creamy and honeyed flavours all coming together seamlessly, and it's in that spot of maturity where the flavours all seem perfectly integrated into a whole, and it tastes exactly as it smells. The balance here is stunning with bright acids balancing the sweetness, a remarkably polished, almost weightless palate presence and tremendous length. What a wine.


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Happy Halloween & Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness
Today marks the celebration of Halloween or All Hallows' Eve. We're hoping to have a few trick or treaters come along tonight, otherwise we'll be taking a lot of candy into work tomorrow to prevent us both from eating the leftovers!
In the meanwhile, I'm doing a genealogical happy dance today. Courtesy of the huge indexing project that FamilySearch has been undertaking for some time now, I believe it has lead me to the the marriage licence for my Great Great Grandparents. The index entries lead me to looking at Cyndi's List for the marriage information for that particular area in Florida, and I found a digital collection where the licence resides. Hooray!
Because I'm at such a distance from the place in the US where my Great Great Grandmother died and is buried, I'm turning instead to a great website called Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness. The idea is that volunteers will, once a month, perform select genealogical research within their area. The details are available here, and you must read the guidelines before making your request.
But, Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness are not limited to the US alone! Volunteers are also available internationally, including Canada! Volunteers are always welcome, so if you're interested in performing some of these acts, please click this link to learn more.
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A sweet and cheerful mix of springtime blossoms, this is the perfect arrangement to make that special someone smile.
The eye-catching arrangement features a variety of fresh flowers, such as spray roses, Gerbera daisies, Matsumoto asters, carnations, cushion mums, stock, and much more. When presented in a stylish vase, the bouquet overflows with loveliness and fond wishes.
Gift Includes:
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- Pink Carnations.
- Lavender Cushion Spray Chrysanthemums.
- Light Pink Stock.
- Hot Pink Matsumoto Asters.
- White Waxflower.
- Assorted Lush Greenery and more.
- A free gift card with personal message.
- Arrives in a stylish glass vase.
- Hand delivered to the recipient's home or office by experienced florists.
- A plush teddy bear, balloons, wine, champagne, or chocolates may be added to your order based on availability. Please contact customer service for more information.
Measures approximately 20" x 23".
During checkout, please be sure to indicate your preferred occasion when you choose a gift card. Exact flowers and vase may vary depending upon location and availability.
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Perfectly Pleasing Pinks is a hand delivered gift. These gifts are delivered by one of our local design centers located throughout the United States and Canada.
Typically, standard deliveries are made between 9:00 AM and 6:00 PM, with business deliveries before 5:00 PM. Hours may be extended during holidays. Please note in some locations we may need an additional 24 hours for the delivery of exotic flowers, wine and fruit baskets.
Same day delivery is available for most gifts when ordered before the cutoff time. The cutoff time for Perfectly Pleasing Pinks is 2 PM in the recipient's time zone.
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This was a birthday bouquet for my daughter. And it was beautiful--very vibrant reds, pinks, and purples. She loved it.
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I purchased this bouquet in the upgraded premium for a manager in our company. She was very pleased with the freshness, flower selection, and size. I usually do not get comments back as bouquets are sent away so it was nice to receive such a positive response. I would recommend this arrangement, it was certainly a beautiful get well boost.


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Mood Disorders Research Program
Dr Bhagwagar trained in medicine and psychiatry at Delhi University India and subsequently retrained in psychiatry at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom where he obtained membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. He has been at Yale University since 2005 and has a specific interest in the clinical application of state of the art neuroimaging paradigms to understand the neurobiology of recurrent depression. Paradigms used include positron emission tomography, magnetic resonance spectroscopy and fMRI.
Since 2009 Dr Bhagwagar has been working in the pharmaceutical industry first at Bristol-Myers Squibb and is currently at Alexion Pharmaceuticals in New Haven.
Education & Training
|University of Oxford (2004)
|Maulana Azad Medical College (1994)
|Maulana Azad Medical College (1989)
|Medical Research Council Clinical Training Fellow
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|Clinical Research Fellow
|Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London
|University of Oxford
|University of Delhi
Depression, UK United Kingdom (2010)
A Study of GABA And 5-HT Interactions to Test a Molecular Model of Vulnerability


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Washington HawthornCrataegus phaenopyrum
The Washington hawthorn is a small, colorful tree that will brighten any landscape. Its pleasant display begins with reddish-purple leaves emerging in spring, then turning dark green as they are joined by a graceful display of white flowers. In autumn, the leaves turn orange, scarlet or purple. Red berries extend the colorful show into winter, often contrasting beautifully with the first winter snow.
Beyond its beauty, it also performs an important function in nature. A number of the songbirds rely on the tree's late-season berries as a winter food source, making the Washington hawthorn a great choice for bird enthusiasts.


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Shape Up NYC: Pilates
Sunday, July 21, 2013
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
This event repeats every week on Sunday between 6/23/2013 and 8/25/2013.
Please note: This event has already taken place. Please use the Search options on the right to find upcoming events.
Join us for an introductory class to the Pilates method. These conditioning exercises can create length in the body, and improve flexibility and strength.
Please bring your own mat.
Location Details:
Holley Plaza in Washington Square Park
Directions to this location
The class will take place at Holley Plaza, just West of the fountain.
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Thibaut Courtois has revealed Chelsea plan to bring him back to the club within two years to replace existing first-choice goalkeeper Petr Cech.
Courtois completed his moved to the Blues from Genk in 2011, but was sent out on loan to Atletico Madrid after David de Gea departed the La Liga side to join Manchester United.
The 20-year-old has since established himself as one of the most promising goalkeepers in Europe - prompting links to Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico - however, Courtois has confirmed Chelsea intend to keep hold of him and bring him back to Stamford Bridge in the near future.
He told the Evening Standard: "Cech is one of the best goalkeepers in the world, and I think I am an up and coming young talent with the quality maybe also to play for Chelsea.
"They will continue with Cech for two more years, I believe.
"The problem is I think that Chelsea didn't expect me to be at this level this soon. I've developed really quickly. It's a very good situation for Chelsea."
The Belgium international also downplayed talk he could be used in a deal to bring Falcao to Chelsea, adding: "A lot of things the press say are nonsense. They are guessing.
"They know Chelsea want Falcao but Chelsea have told me, 'The last thing we want to do is sell you'. Maybe they are lying to me but I don't think so.
"It was strange joining Chelsea but when I signed for them I knew I would be loaned out to a team. They had a five-year plan for me.
"I only went to Chelsea to take my medical. I then went straight to Atletico and had a good year so I preferred to stay for another year."
Courtois to replace Cech 'in two years'
Thibaut Courtois has revealed Chelsea plan to bring him back to the club within two years to replace existing first-choice goalkeeper Petr Cech.


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Maternity Orientation and Tour- A NorthBay Healthcare Prenatal Ed Class
NorthBay Healthcare
Monday, June 4, 2018 from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM (PDT)
Event Details
Maternity Orientation and Tour
Tour NorthBay's maternity unit and get information about available birthing options, the benefits of breastfeeding, newborn screening tests and much more.
All prenatal classes are offered free of charge to those moms who are planning their delivery at NorthBay Medical Center. 1 ticket for both people (mom to be and support person). It is okay to bring your own snacks and drinks to the class.
If you have signed up for Breastfeeding the Baby Friendly Way or Labor of Love, you do not need to sign up for this class.
Questions on day of the class call Labor and Delivery @707-646-5020 for assistance.
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1200 B Gale Wilson Blvd
2nd floor, Labor and Delivery Waiting Room
Monday, June 4, 2018 from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM (PDT)
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NorthBay Healthcare leads the way in providing advanced medicine to the people of Solano county. Our compassion, our commitment to excellence, and the depth and breadth of our services, is a testament to our enduring commitment to the local community. We strive to ensure that local residents remain near home for most of the health care services they'll need in their lifetimes.


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Reviewed By Fred A (Lomita, CA) Reviewed for a 2014 Toyota FJ Cruiser —7/23/2016 10:01 PM
Haven't put them on yet, but they look awesome in the box, so obviously they are gonna look even better on the seats as soon as I install them. The material is great. The dogs are going to enjoy them too.


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The NAS-Central Community consist of all sorts of people
There are some with experience with linux, some even are coders but most guys here just have bought a linkstation and found out it was hackable. The Linkstation often is the entry-point for most guys to Linux. Nobody has to know much about Linux when starting to mess with the small boxes but expect a steep learning curve!
Note: NAS-Central is changing its structure slightly to cope with growth, and to ease the burden on the current team. The structure we are moving towards is depicted in the Community Structure Diagram, more information on the upcoming recruitment drive will follow soon! Please note that of course we expect some individuals will fall in many of the following categories (see Forum Group Listing for a more complete listing).
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These guys (and the admins/moderators) have access to the
developer section of the community: DEVELOPMENT.
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- Consider donating to this Wiki! - Site Support
Please think about a donation - The 2010 NAS Central Donation Drive
- Feel free to add some useful stuff!
There are some articles out there that are currently empty and which maybe of main interest! Look inside: Category:Stubs
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