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Cardigan St, 28/5.13 on the black and orange soaked wall of immaculateness that is Taipan. @hoholz going for the send on his last day in the Grampians ...
Taipan. Nothing else to add.
Archimedes Principle (25/7b/12b) on Eureka Wall in the Grampians, Australia, is a steep crimp-fest that follows a black streak up this amazing, tiger-striped wall of sandstone. Here is Ian Bryant, fighting the dreaded pump that cones for us all ...
@jackmasel focusing on the epic moves of Groove Train (33/8c) on Taipan Wall. Grampians, Australia
Dave Carson enjoying the ripples of orange and black of Taipan Wall on the Grampians classic, Serpentine.
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4th Annual Miller Family YMCA July 4th Festival, Parade, 5K/10K Run/Walk & Car Show
July 4, 2014 @ 7:30 am - 1:00 pm
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The Miller Family YMCA of Newbury Park is hosting a July 4 5K/10K Run/Walk and a free family festival, parade and car show.
A community all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast is from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. with the car show from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Awards will be given to winners of the "Top 10 Pick" and "Best in Show."
The Miller Y Independence Day 5k/10k Run/Walk starts at 7:30 a.m. at the Y (320 Via Las Brisas, Newbury Park).Runners and walkers will wind their way around the Dos Vientos neighborhood and finish back at the Y. The walk is family and stroller-friendly. Awards will be handed out to winners in each age category.
Free live entertainment, a kids' zone and family activities begin a 9:00 a.m. with a patriotic Fourth of July parade sponsored by the Dos Vientos Homeowners Association at 10:00 a.m. The parade begins at the Dos Vientos Community Center (4801 Borchard Rd.) and ends at the Y.
"The Independence Day 5k/10k is an annual fundraiser benefitting the Miller YMCA and its members," says Katie Beck, the Miller Y's executive director. "We serve over 6,000 Newbury Park and Conejo Valley residents each year. The proceeds from the run/walk and care show go towards our financial assistance program that enables youth and families to take part in healthy living and youth development programs that they would not otherwise be able to afford."
All run/walk registrations include a t-shirt (while supplies last) and pancake breakfast. To register early, go to http://www.active.com and type in Miller Family YMCA and Thousand Oaks in the search boxes. Online registration starts at $30 per person and $70 per family (immediate family only). Registration is also available on July 3 from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Road Runner Sports (1714 Newbury Park, 805-372-1415) and at the Y on event day beginning at 6:30 a.m. (higher registration costs on event day).
For more information about the run/walk and car show call the Miller Family YMCA at 805-480-0409 or go to the Miller YMCA website (http://www.sevymca.org/newburypark/).


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With THE GAME OF LIFE zAPPed edition, you can enjoy a whole new way to play! Add your iPad to the unique gameboard for a truly interactive family experience. The free app brings your game to life as you move around the board. You still get to move your car from space to space and select your path to retirement, but now you spin, get paid, sue other players and make important decisions all on your iPad. Don't want to be just a plain peg? Go ahead and customize your peg character and add a peg-sessory!
Big J loves that she can give her "peg" crazy hair and funny accessories like glasses or purses. She also loves that when you land on certain spaces you unlock more than 100 clips from America's Funniest Home Videos which needless to say are hilarious, especially when you are 5!
My favorite thing about the game, except for the fact that The Game of Life is my favorite is that there are less pieces to lose. You no longer have the buildings, bridges and spinners to put together. The APP also keeps track of you job, house and life tiles for you. Meaning you no longer have to worry about losing or handing out those cards.
Where to Purchase
Hasbro Toy Shop ($24.99)
The game can also be found at Amazon.com or Toys R Us
Includes gameboard, 4 car movers, 52 pegs, money pack, 4 rubber pads, Quick Start Guide. iPad not included but required to play the game.
For 2 to 4 Players
Ages 8 and up
I was provided a copy of THE GAME OF LIFE zAPPed for review purposes. No other compensation was received. All opinions are mine and 100% honest.


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This is not an article that is going to list or expand on all of Nelson Mandela's life achievements, as they are far too great and too vast to list. I am also sure there will be many (and rightly so) of such tributes over the next few days.
Instead, have you ever wondered why Nelson Mandela became an anti-apartheid activist? Why did he fight so feverishly for freedom and rights? Yes, there are so many people these days who also say they fight for freedom and rights on a daily basis. But why does Nelson Mandela stand out from many others who fight for the same things? To me, although his actions and accomplishments have impacted the world immensely, it is the reason behind his actions that will have a more poignant and long lasting impact on the world. It is this reason that makes him stand out of many other activists. For it is not an activist's actions and achievements that define them - it is their motives that distinguish one activist from another. Nelson Mandela fought for his people out of love, and this was what drove him to do what was right until the very end.
His message was and is still so clear: "No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite." - we need to be constantly reminded that not only do we need to learn to love, but that we already have the capacity to do so. Nelson Mandela was one who needed this reminder less frequently than others - he lived every day of his life carrying out actions in the name of love, and spreading this message to others too. Let's learn from him and continue spreading this message.
He also famously said: "If there are dreams about a beautiful South Africa, there are also roads that lead to their goal. Two of these roads could be named Goodness and Forgiveness." How can we see goodness in people and forgive them for their wrongdoings without loving them unconditionally?
Nelson Mandela was not just any activist - we looked at him and saw hope glaring at us because we knew he genuinely loved people unconditionally. When you know for certain someone loves you unconditionally, your hope and faith in that person remains strong. He fought because he truly cared - not for glory, nor for fame. Out of love. It may see like a naive notion in this day and age where we constantly seek intellectual answers. One may still continue search for more intellectually appealing answers to the causes behind Mandela's actions and achievements. Loving unconditionally is too simplistic a notion, you may think. Yet we all know it is a complex notion in practice - how many of us love others, out of out family and close circle of friends, unconditionally?
If only we can all just take one moment now, not just to grieve, but to focus our minds on the one thing we all forget constantly: loving one another. This is what I'm going to remember Nelson Mandela by, and we can pay tribute to him by practising what he preached every day of his life. Let's stop asking ourselves: "what will I get in return if I help X person do Y?" or "why should I help X person if I hardly know them?" - these are all conditions we create in our minds. Be honest: we have all been guilty of this at some point in our lives. We're not kids anymore, but sometimes adults can be a lot less altruistic than kids. Let these conditions fall, at least for today - think of Nelson Mandela; think of love, and act in the name of it.


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I found this tool box on a dirt road alley many years
ago. It had fallen out of someones truck.
This is my unique porcelain sink planter.
Galvanized wash tubs are my favorite planters!
My father's mystery metal may be an old
tractor bucket.
This feed bucket already had 3 drain holes
in it and is a nice rusty green!
This hay rack was $3 at a garage sale!
I believe this is an old livestock
salt block holder.
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I m not a big fan of Christmas. Or pants. Hence, my ideal Christmas is spent in a long-ish shirt (in case the neighbors can see in the windows), with no midnight mass, red/white lights, carols, candy canes, no tree/garland/boughs/holly/anything pine scented other than my wintry backyard, or st nic, but with plenty of dim sum and old school hip hop.
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Hey here is something I've been chipping away at the last couple of nights. Big thanks to Lorin for the invitation, an honour to post here!
The Jumper was a primary reconnaissance mech from the earlier days of walker warfare.
Jet pods enables high jumps and temporary hovering for scouting.
Armaments removed to decrease fuel consumption/weight and increase jump range.
Different weapons available at key positions, for quick attachment, should combat arise.


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AGENCY: Research, Education, and Economics, USDA.
ACTION: Solicitation for membership.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., the United States Department of Agriculture announces solicitation for nominations to fill 8 vacancies on the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board.
DATES: Deadline for Advisory Board member nominations is July 18, 2014.
ADDRESSES: The nominee's name, resume, completed Form AD-755, and any letters of support must be submitted via one of the following methods: (1) Email to firstname.lastname@example.com and email@example.com; or (2) By mail delivery service to Thomas Vilsack, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250, Attn: NAREEE Advisory Board, Room 332A, Whitten Building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michele Esch, Executive Director, National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 332A, Whitten Building, Washington, DC 20250-2255, telephone: 202-720-3684; fax: 202- 720-6199; email: firstname.lastname@example.com. Committee Web site: www.nareeeab.ree.usda.gov.
AGENCY: Office of Science, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of partially-closed meeting.
SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and summary agenda for a partially closed meeting of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), and describes the functions of the Council.
Notice of this meeting is required under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2.
DATES: July 11, 2014, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: National Academy of Sciences (Lecture Room), 2101 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information regarding the meeting agenda, time, location, and how to register for the meeting is available on the PCAST Web site at: http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast. A live video webcast and an archive of the webcast after the event are expected to be available at http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast. The archived video will be available within one week of the meeting. Questions about the meeting should be directed to Dr. Ashley Predith by email at: email@example.com, or telephone: (202) 456-4444. Please note that public seating for this meeting is limited and is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice; extension of the request for scientific views.
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is re-opening the comment period for the external peer review draft aquatic life ambient water quality criterion for selenium announced in a previous notice entitled "External Peer Review Draft Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality Criterion for Selenium--Freshwater 2014.'' In response to stakeholder requests, the EPA is extending the period of time in which the Agency will accept scientific views for an additional 30 days.
DATES: Scientific views must be received on or before July 28, 2014. Scientific views postmarked after this date may not receive the same consideration.
The comment period was originally scheduled to end on June 13, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit your scientific views, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2004-0019, by one of the following methods:
www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com. Attention Docket No. EPA-HQ-OW- 2004-0019.
Mail: EPA Water Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822-IT, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460. Attention Docket No. EPA-HQ-OW-2004-0019. Please include a total of two copies (including references).
Hand Delivery: EPA Water Docket, EPA Docket Center, William Jefferson Clinton West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004, Docket No. EPA-HQ-OW-2004-0019. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov or email. The www.regulations.gov Web site is an "anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an email comment directly to EPA without going through www.regulations.gov your email address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA's public docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. For additional instructions on submitting comments, go to Section III of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the EPA-HQ-OW-2004-0019 Docket, EPA/DC, William Jefferson Clinton Building West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the EPA Water Docket is (202) 566-2426.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathryn Gallagher at U.S. EPA, Office of Water, Health and Ecological Criteria Division (4304T), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone: (202) 564- 1398; or email: email@example.com.
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a teleconference of the Environmental Justice Technical Guidance (EJTG) Review Panel. A public teleconference will be held to discuss the draft report of the panel.
DATES: A public teleconference to discuss the draft report of the EJTG review panel will be held on July 22, 2014 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).
ADDRESSES: The public teleconference will be conducted by telephone only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants further information concerning this public meeting may contact Dr. Sue Shallal, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via telephone at (202) 564- 2057 or email at firstname.lastname@example.com. General information concerning the SAB can be found on the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.
Presidential Documents
Memorandum for Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies
Pollinators contribute substantially to the economy of the United States and are vital to keeping fruits, nuts, and vegetables in our diets. Honey bee pollination alone adds more than $15 billion in value to agricultural crops each year in the United States. Over the past few decades, there has been a significant loss of pollinators, including honey bees, native bees, birds, bats, and butterflies, from the environment. The problem is serious and requires immediate attention to ensure the sustainability of our food production systems, avoid additional economic impact on the agricultural sector, and protect the health of the environment.
Pollinator losses have been severe. The number of migrating Monarch butterflies sank to the lowest recorded population level in 2013-14, and there is an imminent risk of failed migration. The continued loss of commercial honey bee colonies poses a threat to the economic stability of commercial beekeeping and pollination operations in the United States, which could have profound implications for agriculture and food. Severe yearly declines create concern that bee colony losses could reach a point from which the commercial pollination industry would not be able to adequately recover. The loss of native bees, which also play a key role in pollination of crops, is much less studied, but many native bee species are believed to be in decline. Scientists believe that bee losses are likely caused by a combination of stressors, including poor bee nutrition, loss of forage lands, parasites, pathogens, lack of genetic diversity, and exposure to pesticides.
Given the breadth, severity, and persistence of pollinator losses, it is critical to expand Federal efforts and take new steps to reverse pollinator losses and help restore populations to healthy levels. These steps should include the development of new public- private partnerships and increased citizen engagement. Therefore, by the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby direct the following:
Section 1. Establishing the Pollinator Health Task Force. There is hereby established the Pollinator Health Task Force (Task Force), to be co-chaired by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. In addition to the Co- Chairs, the Task Force shall also include the heads, or their designated representatives, from:
(a) the Department of State;
(b) the Department of Defense;
(c) the Department of the Interior;
(d) the Department of Housing and Urban Development;
(e) the Department of Transportation;
(f) the Department of Energy;
(g) the Department of Education;
(h) the Council on Environmental Quality;
(i) the Domestic Policy Council;
(j) the General Services Administration;
(k) the National Science Foundation;
(l) the National Security Council Staff;
(m) the Office of Management and Budget;
(n) the Office of Science and Technology Policy; and
(o) such executive departments, agencies, and offices as the Co-Chairs may designate.
Sec. 2. Mission and Function of the Task Force. Within 180 days of the date of this memorandum, the Task Force shall develop a National Pollinator Health Strategy (Strategy), which shall include explicit goals, milestones, and metrics to measure progress. The Strategy shall include the following components:
(a) Pollinator Research Action Plan. The Strategy shall include an Action Plan (Plan) to focus Federal efforts on understanding, preventing, and recovering from pollinator losses. The Plan shall be informed by research on relevant topics and include:
(i) studies of the health of managed honey bees and native bees, including longitudinal studies, to determine the relative contributions of, and mitigation strategies for, different stressors leading to species declines and colony collapse disorder, including exposure to pesticides, poor nutrition, parasites and other pests, toxins, loss of habitat and reduced natural forage, pathogens, and unsustainable management practices;
(ii) plans for expanded collection and sharing of data related to pollinator losses, technologies for continuous monitoring of honey bee hive health, and use of public-private partnerships, as appropriate, to provide information on the status and trends of managed hive losses;
(iii) assessments of the status of native pollinators, including the Monarch butterfly and bees, and modeling of native pollinator populations and habitats;
(iv) strategies for developing affordable seed mixes, including native pollinator-friendly plants, for maintenance of honey bees and other pollinators, and guidelines for and evaluations of the effectiveness of using pollinator-friendly seed mixes for restoration and reclamation projects;
(v) identification of existing and new methods and best practices to reduce pollinator exposure to pesticides, and new cost-effective ways to control bee pests and diseases; and
(vi) strategies for targeting resources toward areas of high risk and restoration potential and prioritizing plans for restoration of pollinator habitat, based on those areas that will yield the greatest expected net benefits.
(b) Public Education Plan. The Strategy shall include plans for expanding and coordinating public education programs outlining steps individuals and businesses can take to help address the loss of pollinators. It shall also include recommendations for a coordinated public education campaign aimed at individuals, corporations, small businesses, schools, libraries, and museums to significantly increase public awareness of the importance of pollinators and the steps that can be taken to protect them.
(c) Public-Private Partnerships. The Strategy shall include recommendations for developing public-private partnerships to build on Federal efforts to encourage the protection of pollinators and increase the quality and amount of habitat and forage for pollinators. In developing this part of the Strategy, the Task Force shall consult with external stakeholders, including State, tribal, and local governments, farmers, corporations, and nongovernmental organizations.
(d) Task Force member agencies shall report regularly to the Task Force on their efforts to implement section 3 of this memorandum.
Sec. 3. Increasing and Improving Pollinator Habitat. Unless otherwise specified, within 180 days of the date of this memorandum:
(a) Task Force member agencies shall develop and provide to the Task Force plans to enhance pollinator habitat, and subsequently implement, as appropriate, such plans on their managed lands and facilities, consistent with their missions and public safety. These plans may include: facility landscaping, including easements; land management; policies with respect to road and other rights-of-way; educational gardens; use of integrated vegetation and pest management; increased native vegetation; and application of pollinator- friendly best management practices and seed mixes. Task Force member agencies shall also review any new or renewing land management contracts and grants for the opportunity to include requirements for enhancing pollinator habitat.
(b) Task Force member agencies shall evaluate permit and management practices on power line, pipeline, utility, and other rights-of-way and easements, and, consistent with applicable law, make any necessary and appropriate changes to enhance pollinator habitat on Federal lands through the use of integrated vegetation and pest management and pollinator-friendly best management practices, and by supplementing existing agreements and memoranda of understanding with rights-of-way holders, where appropriate, to establish and improve pollinator habitat.
(c) Task Force member agencies shall incorporate pollinator health as a component of all future restoration and reclamation projects, as appropriate, including all annual restoration plans.
(d) The Council on Environmental Quality and the General Services Administration shall, within 90 days of the date of this memorandum, revise their respective guidance documents for designed landscapes and public buildings to incorporate, as appropriate, pollinator- friendly practices into site landscape performance requirements to create and maintain high quality habitats for pollinators. Future landscaping projects at all Federal facilities shall, to the maximum extent appropriate, use plants beneficial to pollinators.
(e) The Departments of Agriculture and the Interior shall, within 90 days of the date of this memorandum, develop best management practices for executive departments and agencies to enhance pollinator habitat on Federal lands.
(f) The Departments of Agriculture and the Interior shall establish a reserve of native seed mixes, including pollinator-friendly plants, for use on post- fire rehabilitation projects and other restoration activities.
(g) The Department of Agriculture shall, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law, substantially increase both the acreage and forage value of pollinator habitat in the Department's conservation programs, including the Conservation Reserve Program, and provide technical assistance, through collaboration with the land-grant university- based cooperative extension services, to executive departments and agencies, State, local, and tribal governments, and other entities and individuals, including farmers and ranchers, in planting the most suitable pollinator-friendly habitats.
(h) The Department of the Interior shall assist States and State wildlife organizations, as appropriate, in identifying and implementing projects to conserve pollinators at risk of endangerment and further pollinator conservation through the revision and implementation of individual State Wildlife Action Plans. The Department of the Interior shall, upon request, provide technical support for these efforts, and keep the Task Force apprised of such collaborations.
(i) The Department of Transportation shall evaluate its current guidance for grantees and informational resources to identify opportunities to increase pollinator habitat along roadways and implement improvements, as appropriate. The Department of Transportation shall work with State Departments of Transportation and transportation associations to promote pollinator-friendly practices and corridors. The Department of Transportation shall evaluate opportunities to make railways, pipelines, and transportation facilities that are privately owned and operated aware of the need to increase pollinator habitat.
(j) The Department of Defense shall, consistent with law and the availability of appropriations, support habitat restoration projects for pollinators, and shall direct military service installations to use, when possible, pollinator-friendly native landscaping and minimize use of pesticides harmful to pollinators through integrated vegetation and pest management practices.
(k) The Army Corps of Engineers shall incorporate conservation practices for pollinator habitat improvement on the 12 million acres of lands and waters at resource development projects across the country, as appropriate.
(l) The Environmental Protection Agency shall assess the effect of pesticides, including neonicotinoids, on bee and other pollinator health and take action, as appropriate, to protect pollinators; engage State and tribal environmental, agricultural, and wildlife agencies in the development of State and tribal pollinator protection plans; encourage the incorporation of pollinator protection and habitat planting activities into green infrastructure and Superfund projects; and expedite review of registration applications for new products targeting pests harmful to pollinators.
(m) Executive departments and agencies shall, as appropriate, take immediate measures to support pollinators during the 2014 growing season and thereafter. These measures may include planting pollinator-friendly vegetation and increasing flower diversity in plantings, limiting mowing practices, and avoiding the use of pesticides in sensitive pollinator habitats through integrated vegetation and pest management practices.
Sec. 4. General Provisions.
(a) This memorandum shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(b) Nothing in this memorandum shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to any agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(c) Nothing in this memorandum shall be construed to require the disclosure of confidential business information or trade secrets, classified information, law enforcement sensitive information, or other information that must be protected in the interest of national security or public safety.
(d) This memorandum is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
(e) The Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.
AGENCY: Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), notice is hereby given that the Federal Deepwater Horizon natural resource trustee agencies and the State Deepwater Horizon natural resource trustee agencies for Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida (Participating Trustees) have prepared a Final Programmatic and Phase III Early Restoration Plan and Final Early Restoration Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (Final Phase III ERP/PEIS, or Plan). This notice announces the availability of the Final Phase III ERP/PEIS. The Texas natural resource trustee agencies are not joining in the issuance of the Final Phase III ERP/PEIS at this time.
The Final Phase III ERP/PEIS considers programmatic alternatives comprised of early restoration project types that would restore natural resources, ecological services, and recreational use services injured or lost as a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and related response actions. The Participating Trustees additionally propose to select 44 specific early restoration projects for implementation that are consistent with the proposed preferred early restoration program alternative. The Participating Trustees have developed restoration alternatives and projects to utilize funds for early restoration being provided under the Framework for Early Restoration Addressing Injuries Resulting from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (Framework Agreement) discussed below. The Final Phase III ERP/PEIS evaluates these programmatic restoration alternatives and projects under criteria set forth in the natural resource damage assessment regulations and the Framework Agreement. The Final Phase III ERP/PEIS also evaluates the environmental consequences of the restoration alternatives and projects under NEPA. The purpose of this notice is to inform the public of the availability of the Final Phase III ERP/PEIS.
ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: You may download the Final Phase III ERP/PEIS at http://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov or http://www.doi.gov/deepwaterhorizon. You may also view the Final Phase III ERP/PEIS at any of the public repositories listed at http://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nanciann Regalado, email@example.com.
AGENCIES: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior; National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (collectively referred to as the "Services'' or "we''), announce the extension of the public comment period on our May 12, 2014, draft policy regarding implementation of section 4(b)(2) of the Endangered Species Act. Comments previously submitted need not be resubmitted, as they will be fully considered in preparation of the final policy.
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Christian Music Origin Modern Day Music Contemporary Music in the Church Thank You! Christian music can be traced back all the way to when the bible was written. It inspired many people to write some of their own and is currently one of the biggest genres of music up to date. Music in the Old Testament was very popular at that time as it began in the beginning of the Jewish society. The entire moral of Christian music at the time was to promote the salvation of the Jews and it is said that the first writters of Christian music are from the same bloodline as one of the greatest heroes of Israels's history, King David. Christian Music used to be the base of all mythology, history, and philosophy that people would believe in. As the Old Testament culture changed over a 2,000 year timeline, Hebrew culture also changed drastically. Song writters would show and express many different beliefs and traditions through their music. Other examples would include the Israelites singing songs as God would lead them into the promise land. Most of these songs could be read off of the book of Numbers. Connection between Jewish and early Christian worship are well documented and new links are still being discovered. The traditions of the synagogues continued to be absorbed into christian worship for some time. Below are some examples of songs in celebration of the faith: After early christians began to build the first christian temple, they began to use religious hyms and music in their rituals. The bible describes the opening ceremonies and the part that music played in them in some detail. The bible also describes the fact that most of the time, christians would use different kinds of instruments to make music. The variety of instruments, with percussion and dance, was evidently a potent mixture; the traditions of many oriental cultures suggest that they would have utilized the simplest and most direct music. One example of a song the Israelis would sing would go like: "Sing out for the well that was sunk by the princes and dug by the leaders of the people with the sceptre, with their staves." This song refers to a particular situation but probably became a time-honoured ritual at a tribe's approach to a watering-place. Singing has been, and still is accompanied by instruments in the folk-music of the Near East. THe Hebrew names for two families of stringed instruments mentioned in the books of Chronicles and Kings make the connection: kle shir, which is translated into "lyre," means "the tools of the singing "and Isharim, translated into "harp," means "for the singers." Here, I will show some more examples of early music found in the bible: Ancient Christian Hymn Old song in the bible. This song is found in Lamentations 1:1-2 For years, music in the church has been producing more and more amount of Christian music, producing more each day. This is how recent industries and music incorporations have kept christian music alive in the church By Juan Carlos Cristobal While the Roman Church was enjoying the glories of highly sophisticated polychoral music and emotionally charged "new music" of oratorio, the Lutheran Church was benefitting from its own group of brilliantly inventive composers. From the beginning of the seventeenth century, the number of outstanding composer of christian hymns grew as family of churches grew throughout the nation. Composers such as Melchior Vulpius, Michael Praetorius and Johann Cruger appear in present day hymn-books. The beginning of the sixteenth century produced impressive collections of music such as the Eton Choirbook which illustrate a peak of sumptuousness for Roman liturgy. The circumstances that created these Magnificats (canticle used in Christian liturgy or the text being the hymn of the Virgin Mary) and Marian antiphons may have completely lost touch with the simple and direct world of the New Testament, but as works of art they are breathtaking. Here is an example of a page from a choirbook from the chapel of Eton College. It was also soon after that that the Roman Catholic Church began to use the organ as a part of their religious singing. The organ was, for a long time, not used to accompany congretional singing, but had its own voice, of equal status to and independent of the singers. Places such as Italy have recorded the ways that monks would use organs for their religious practices around the 1500's. While many different catholic churches had many brilliant organists and composers, it was also able to draw on the talents of well-trained singers and instrumentalists. They were employed by the town council and the imperial power of the area to provide music for worship, for political ceremonies, for conferences, for weddings and funerals. Towns and cities would employ a cantor (whose duties included the organizing and teaching of music at local schools), a town organist and a number of singers and players. In Hamburg in 1642 new regulations stated that the cantor had, as part of his duties to provide good, suitable music on feast days as well as for every Sunday, for all the town churches. Church music in the Jewish religioin also varied. It had to do with how traditions were set at the synagogue. The earliest music of the synagogue was based on the same system as that used in the Temple in Jerusalem. According to the Mishnah, the regular Temple orchestra consisted of twelve instruments, and the choir of twelve male singers. A number of additional instruments were known to the ancient Hebrews, though they were not included in the regular orchestra of the Temple: the uggav (small flute), the abbuv (a reed flute or oboe-like instrument). After the destruction of the Temple and the subsequent diaspora of the Jewish people, music was initially banned. Later, these restrictions would relax. It was with the piyyutim (liturgical poems) that Jewish music began to crystallize into definite form. The cantor sang the piyyutim to melodies selected by their writer or by himself, thus introducing fixed melodies into synagogal music. The music may have preserved a few phrases in the reading of Scripture which recalled songs from the Temple itself; but generally it echoed the tones which the Jew of each age and country heard around him, not merely in the actual borrowing of tunes, but more in the tonality on which the local music was based. Sources Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith. It is known all across the world and is listened to everyday. Today, the term is typically used to refer to the Nashville, Tennessee-based pop, rock, and worship Christian music industry, represented by artists such as Avalon, BarlowGirl, Jeremy Camp, Casting Crowns, Steven Curtis Chapman, David Crowder Band, Amy Grant, Natalie Grant, Jars of Clay, MercyMe, Newsboys, Michael W. Smith, Rebecca St. James, Third Day, TobyMac, and a host of others. However, not all modern music which lyrically identifies with Christianity is part of the Nashville Contemporary Christian Music industry. Alternative genres such as punk, hardcore, and holy hip-hop groups deal explicitly with issues of faith but are normally not considered part of Contempory Christian Music. Other artists such as Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, Kanye West, The Fray, Lifehouse, U2, have all been known to have some christian- themed songs but are not known to be in the category of Contemporary Christian Music. Here is an example of contemporary chirstian music As the amount grows immensely each year, more and more people get introduced to christian music. It has become very popular and has continued to spread its word to many people. Today, many people might have misinterpreted the fact that not all christian music is bad. Most of has involved genres that correspond to todays culture . Some genres such as Rock and Alternative. Most of the music in the Christian Society today still talks about the word of God, and all the song writer wants to do is advertise it and spread it so that other people hear it aswell. Here is an example of music heard constalty during todays society. Christian Music has been around for many thousands of years. Its purpose will always be kept and I doubt it's songwriting will ever end. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_Christian_music http://markbyron.typepad.com/main/2002/01/i_got_to_look_a.html http://www.christiansongwriters.org/Full transcript


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NGC 6994 – clearly not a physical stellar ensemble*
Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Königstuhl 17, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
2 Observatoire de Bordeaux, UMR 5804, BP 89, 33270 Floirac, France e-mail: email@example.com
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The sparse stellar ensemble NGC 6994 = M 73 has recently been discussed as a possible remnant of an old open cluster. In order to solve the controversy regarding the nature of this object we have taken high-resolution spectra of the six brightest stars within angular distance of its nominal position. These stars are the only obvious candidate members of an eventual cluster or cluster remnant since fainter stars do not show any significant concentration in the plane of the sky. The radial velocities, atmospheric parameters, and absolute magnitudes derived from the spectra reveal that the six candidates do not share the same kinematics and lie at different distances from the Sun. The proper motions provided by the Tycho-2 catalogue show that there is also a large spread in the tangential motions of these stars, in agreement with the spectroscopic results. This leads to the conclusion that the few bright stars that constitute NGC 6994 are not a physical system (cluster, cluster remnant, or group). They must instead be understood as a projective chance alignment of physically unrelated field stars.
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2Department of Mathematics, Physics & Chemistry, Beuth University of Applied Sciences, Luxemburger Straße 10, 13353 Berlin, Germany
3Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, University Hospital of Tübingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Straße 3, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
4Division of Computed Tomography, Siemens Medical Solutions, An der Lände 1, 91301 Forchheim, Germany
Received 2 March 2012; Accepted 4 April 2012
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Copyright © 2012 Dominik Ketelsen et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Purpose. To estimate effective dose and organ equivalent doses of prospective ECG-triggered high-pitch CTCA. Materials and Methods. For dose measurements, an Alderson-Rando phantom equipped with thermoluminescent dosimeters was used. The effective dose was calculated according to ICRP 103. Exposure was performed on a second-generation dual-source scanner (SOMATOM Definition Flash, Siemens Medical Solutions, Germany). The following scan parameters were used: 320 mAs per rotation, 100 and 120 kV, pitch 3.4 for prospectively ECG-triggered high-pitch CTCA, scan range of 13.5 cm, collimation mm with z-flying focal spot, gantry rotation time 280 ms, and simulated heart rate of 60 beats per minute. Results. Depending on the applied tube potential, the effective whole-body dose of the cardiac scan ranged from 1.1 mSv to 1.6 mSv and from 1.2 to 1.8 mSv for males and females, respectively. The radiosensitive breast tissue in the range of the primary beam caused an increased female-specific effective dose of % compared to males. Decreasing the tube potential, a significant reduction of the effective dose of 35.8% and 36.0% can be achieved for males and females, respectively (). Conclusion. The radiologist and the CT technician should be aware of this new dose-saving strategy to keep the radiation exposure as low as reasonablly achievable.


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That's all valid points, with 3.3V CosmosEx high level output we should be fine with 1.3V margin. I still want to try the pull up + high z method though. For now, I'm unable to program the Xilinx with the /ce/update/flash_xilinx script - it says the xsvf file I created with Impact is not ok and it stops. Any hints on how to setup ISE/Impact for this to work, Jookie?
On the other hand, I'm now running tests with both '244 and '245 buffers removed so it resembles ST/Mega configuration now (inputs/outputs shorted). It looks promising - no errors so far with 4.6V supply level, that's the lowest this Mitsumi PSU can go. Before I had to set at least 5.05V for error free test.
If there's anyone out there who has issues with CE and wants to test this solution, let us know the results.


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Quick story on how we decided it was time to start thinking about adoption.
On Valetine's day MR.P took me out for a special lunch after church. We started talking about the fact that in one year we wanted to be farther along in our little family. At least farther along in the process. So right then and there (inside Macaroni Grill) we decided we would start praying about adoption. It was a special lunch and I will always remember it! Well, I had this fear that adoption was just something that I wanted...not necessarily something that God wanted for us. But, I wasn't sure. So later that night I got an email from my sweet friend Lyndie asking us if we wanted to either babysit for them to go to this adoption meeting or to actually go with them!! I was in awe!! My mouth dropped open and I asked MR.P if he wanted to go. So we quickly emailed back and said we would babysit at another time, but REALLY wanted to go with them to this meeting. I am so thankful for times when God shows me something to affirm what my heart already desires. He doesn't have to do that, but I sure do appreciate it when he does!!
So in sharing this exciting news I just want y'all to know this blog will start having a few updates on our process. I will still share all of my normal projects and such, don't you worry. But, if the process and what's going on with us bores you, then I am so sorry!


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SB 338 — Theft of Utility Services
by Senator Simpson
This summary is provided for information only and does not represent the opinion of any Senator, Senate Officer, or Senate Office.
Prepared by: Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities Committee (CU)
The bill amends s. 812.14, F.S., to provide that the theft of utility services is punishable as theft under s. 812.014, F.S., the general theft statute. As a result of this change, a person who commits theft of utility services will not necessarily commit a first degree misdemeanor, the current degree of offenses under s. 812.14, F.S. Instead, the offense degree and penalties relevant to a theft depend upon the value of the property stolen, which includes services, and other factors.
The bill also increases the civil penalty for a person found in a civil action to have violated the statute on utility theft from the current three times the amount of services stolen or $1,000, whichever is greater, to three times the amount stolen or $3,000, whichever is greater.
If approved by the Governor, these provisions take effect October 1, 2013.
Vote: Senate 39-0; House 90-25


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Dr. Riba recently participated in an interview with Orange County United Way. She talked about the epidemic of childhood obesity and how we can turn things around for local youth by fostering a healthy relationship with food, encouraging active play and getting the whole family involved.
Here is Dr. Riba's valuable and empowering advice:
"The goal of Serving Kids Hope is to raise a healthier generation in Orange County and all over the country, promoting everyday wellness for our children. Our programs have an 80% success rate, so there is hope that these children will live longer lives without the diseases that are plaguing many of them today, such as:
- Cardiovascular disease
- Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
- Diabetes
- Earlier mortality
- Increased depression and anxiety
- Impaired school performance
So what are the realistic solutions?
NO temporary diets! We must give people the nuts and bolts to make the right choices. Having a healthy relationship with food and fostering that in children is the key.
Get kids to exercise that is fun, motivating. And exercise is not just the kids – it's beneficial for the whole family! We recommend 60 minutes of physical activity per day, which can be broken up to make it easier to fit into busy schedules.
Working with a wonderful organization such as United Way is great because they have so many partners in the community. They are amazing because not only are they able to fund programs like ours at SKH, they link us to resources within the community to teach them about what's going on with childhood obesity.
Until we get all these kids treated, I'm not giving up. I want this epidemic behind us!"


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A little more than a decade ago, Denise Georgiou left her job in human resources to pursue her real passion, event planning, as a career. Her first professional outing was the wedding of Shizuku Takaoka and Dale Cheong, a couple in their late twenties who got married at a church and held their karaoke-infused reception at a nice Chinese restaurant in Toronto. Recently, Georgiou received a call from her maiden clients –10 years in and they are planning to renew their vows.
The desire to re-do the "I dos" has become increasingly common. "Nobody was asking me about vow-renewal ceremonies when I started," says Georgiou. Today she gets requests on a regular basis and even offers a "vow renewals package" on her website. The festivities range from intimate gatherings to blockbuster celebrations: Destination renewals are popular, and so too are wedding-like blowouts.
For example, Georgiou organized a wedding vow renewal event at the Toronto Cricket Club. There were fancy gowns and tuxes, floral arrangements, a DJ, a dance floor, lobster, steak and two wedding cakes. "These clients were older and financially secure," she says. "They were very into food and they didn't want the rubber-chicken dinner again." The cost of that event was roughly $55,000 and Georgiou concedes that someone off the street would have no way of knowing that it wasn't a standard wedding.
At Vera Wang, arguably the equivalent of Graceland for wedding-dress seekers, women who once dropped $15,000 on a wedding dress are coming back to purchase renewal gowns. Rhonda Diamond, a bridal consultant at Vera Wang's Toronto location, says there's been a steady increase of this type of customer over the past few years. "In the case of the vow-renewal dress, they tend to want something more sleek, where as maybe the wedding gown was more about being a princess," she says. Diamond finds that most women stick to the top-selling ivory even for the second go, though a more daring bride-to-re-be might choose blush or dove.
It's not just dressmakers that get a chance to double dip – jewellers, caterers, florists, fireworks operators, photo-booth suppliers, dove releasers and everyone else involved in the fatted modern wedding industry benefits from this latest plot point on the relationship trajectory. John de Jong of internationally renowned JdJ Jewellery in Toronto has had a number of clients looking to replace or "super size" existing wedding bling on the occasion of a vow renewal. "It's really a case of buying power – that and couples are excited to mark the next chapter," says de Jong.
Not everybody is so sold on (re)throwing the confetti. "The wedding industry is always eager to identify a new trend," says Anne Kingston, author of The Meaning of Wife: A Provocative Look at Women and Marriage in the Twenty-first Century. Kingston notes that while a more sober version of vow renewals has been going on for decades, the inclination to throw a capital "E" event is a different beast. "It's a celebrity-driven imperative," she says, pointing to the warped reality responsible for many a modern ritual (crazy baby names and spending $300 on a pair of jeans).
The Real Housewives franchise alone could keep at least one or two dedicated vow- renewal planners in business, while recent tabloid headlines claim Posh and Becks, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban, and Matt Damon and his wife Luciana are among the rich and famous with plans to renew in the near future. According to The New York Post, Damon has dropped $1-million on a 10-day marriage-affirming celebration at a five-star resort in St. Lucia – a chance for his thrice-over baby mama to get the wedding day she has always dreamed of. In this respect, it seems that Luciana Damon (who married her action-hero husband in a civil ceremony at the Manhattan Marriage Bureau in 2005) really is just like us.
"For a lot of couples, the vow-renewal ceremony has become a chance to get what they didn't get on the first go-around," says Alison McGill, editor in chief at Wedding Bells magazine. "People used to say, 'If I did it all again, I would do this or that.' Now they're sticking those ideas in the back of their minds for next time." They are also sticking them on Pinterest, Instagram and other look-at-how-great-I-am digital sharing tools. (After an hour on Pinterest, even George Clooney would likely emerge with plans for his dream wedding day and an do-over three years later.)
Just as a spectacular wedding and a happy marriage don't have much to do with each other, a vow-renewal celebration doesn't equal a stronger marriage. Just look at Heidi Klum and Seal, the impossibly loved-up spouses who renewed their vows every year right up until they split. "It becomes a mockery of what a wedding is actually supposed to be – vows are said once and they are meant," says Kingston. "It's not as if [couples who renew vows after five years] have withstood the test of time."
Denise Georgiou's return clients, Shizuku Takaoka and Dale Cheong, don't see it that way. "We definitely feel like we have achieved something after 10 years," says Takaoka. "We have had our ups and downs – the first few years of marriage was a huge adjustment. Now we want to celebrate with the friends and family who supported us along the way." Takaoka says their original wedding was about accommodating family from all over the world, which inevitably resulted in compromises. "This time we can do what we want."


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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City's public school district has become the first in the nation to lose its accredited status by failing all Missouri's performance standards, and could be abolished unless it improves, officials said Wednesday.
The loss of state accreditation as of Monday set the clock ticking on a two-year evaluation in which the city's 30,000 public school pupils will have to raise test scores, graduation rates and other academic measures or the district could be split up, taken over by the state, or dissolved.
Education experts said they believed it was the first time a large public school system had lost its accreditation, although a growing number of urban school systems, including those in Chicago and Detroit, have been effectively taken over by the local or state governments.
Missouri's Board of Education voted in October to strip the Kansas City district's accreditation for failing all 11 of its performance standards, but the action was delayed to prevent students from withdrawing en masse during the school year.


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A tall fellow with a penchant for travel and good coffee.
Marty Skovlund, Jr. is an author, journalist, photographer, filmmaker, and is currently serving as the executive editor of Black Rifle Coffee Company's Coffee, or Die Magazine.
He is most well known for his role on History Channel's 'JFK Declassified' (2017), the award-winning feature documentary 'Nomadic Veterans' (2015), and the award-winning short narrative 'Prisoner of War' (2015). His writing can be found in multiple published books, as well as on major media outlets.
Marty is a native of Huron, South Dakota, where he grew up the oldest of five. He went on to serve in the U.S. Army for eight years, with stints as an Army Ranger in the 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment; and as an Army Recruiter in the Syracuse Recruiting Battalion.
In addition to his creative endeavors, he also sits on the board of advisors for The Darby Project (501c3), an organization that helps Ranger veterans in their transition from military service to civilian life.
He is happily married to his beautiful wife, and is father to an incredible little girl.
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o 2013 Veteran Most Likely To Succeed (Syracuse University EBV Program)
o 2015 Richard L. Haydon Outstanding Veteran Entrepreneur of the Year (Syracuse University Walter J. Whitman School of Management)
o 2015 GI Film Festival: Founders Choice Award for Nomadic Veterans (Feature Length Documentary)
o 2015 South Dakota Film Festival: Excellence in Filmmaking Award for Prisoner Of War (Short Narrative)
o Selected for 2016 "The Mighty 25" (WeAreTheMighty.com)


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It seems like cropped pants are comfortable and easy to wear. Today we would like to share with you women's Top 10 cropped pants which are in style this year. This season comes with straight leg trousers, mid rise, evening styles, wide waist and jeans fabric. As you can see from the images below, the pinstripe pleated, peg leg design works perfect with double-breasted suit jacket for work. You are about to see the ones which are ideal for relaxation and lounging, as well as easy wearing. There are sweet designs which come in summer prints, like the ones in florals. Make transformations already this year and buy yourself a nice pair of cropped pants.
Bold, colorful version in hand-painted floral print. Find them at Asos.
White skinny ankle jeans are perfect for warm weather. Citizens of Humanity
Cropped pinstripe peg leg trousers can be found at nordstrom
Lightweight Printed style featuring an eye-catching graphic print can be found on nordstrom
Olive Slim Fit trousers by True Religion 'Joyce'
Floral Printed Cropped Pant by Adrianna Papell
Big Brushstroke Printed Pant by French Connection
Little black style by GAP
Pleated and cropped by H&M
Pinstriped by H&M


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After weeks of planning, digging, planting, and watering, we are so pleased to have beautiful beds to show for our hard work. The CSCIA Board of Governors expressed much appreciation for how lovely the Clubhouse now looks. We thank them for all their support year after year for our Garden Club and all the Cape organizations, and we are grateful we can contribute to the beauty of our treasured Clubhouse.
Thank you all those who pitched in on this project, and especially Larry, who watered faithfully every few days. Everything is growing in beautifully — we can't wait to see it unfold over the season and in future years as everything matures.
Our new aprons, donated by The House Huntress Amy Juras and The Decor8r Chick Dianne Chick. Thank you to these generous Cape businesswomen for their support!


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I am reserved at first but pretty talkative and outgoing once you get to know me. I like to travel a lot (been to Europe, Americas, Asia). I enjoy exploring new things, meet interesting people and learn about their culture and experiencing the local food
I work in the education industry. After long day at work, I usually go to the gym to work out and practice yoga to relieve stress. I also enjoy watching movies, listening to music, and playing sports (tennis, pool, golf). On the weekends, I like to dine out. My favorite food are Japanese (sushi), French, Italian and Thai.
Hoping to meet a outgoing,caring, loving person who enjoys traveling and has a positive outlook on life.


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E was more difficult.
Of course I like eggs cooked all different ways: omelets, poached, hard-boiled, soft-boiled, Eggs-Benedict (my husband's favorite), over-easy, "smushed up" as my youngest refers to them (aka scrambled), deviled - did I forget a method?
Or I could say E for eclectic. One of our favorite words in describing our tastes (food, music, art, and decorating).
But E is for Eraser. Glad it was created.
Monday, August 06, 2007
E is for Eraser
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After his first tour of Ball's, a small factory in Melbourne, Australia, that has been turning out casual footwear for 30 years, Wallace (Anthony Hopkins), a tough-minded efficiency expert, is almost in despair. It's the sort of place where the employees gather to sign a sentimental going-away card for a fellow who is leaving after three weeks. The men in the engineering shop spend more time worrying about a toy-car race than their jobs. The women, who sew the moccasins and pastel bunny slippers for which Ball's is known, favor long lunches that turn into tea breaks.
The appalled Wallace says when he arrives home that night, "It's like visiting my grandfather's house and finding it full of people."
The new Australian comedy titled "The Efficiency Expert" tries very hard to be daffy, and succeeds about half the time. In its own meandering way, it vaguely recalls the classic 1960 Boulting Brothers satire "I'm All Right, Jack," in part because it also deals with a confrontation between labor and management, and in part because "The Efficiency Expert" also takes place in the 1960's. There seems to be no special reason for setting "The Efficiency Expert" 30 years ago except that the comedy, like Ball's, is just slightly out of date.
The film is yet another demonstration of how a happy community of eccentric little people triumph over, and finally even convert, the forces of darkness, in this case Wallace, a man so dedicated to his job that he's forgotten how to live. Neither the screenplay, written by Max Dann and Andrew Knight, nor Mark Joffe's direction is inspired, but the film has its peripheral rewards.
Chief among them is Mr. Hopkins's absolutely straight, rock-hard comic performance, which never for a minute betrays his awareness that the film is supposed to be funny. There also are a number of randomly giddy lines ("I met her a couple of weeks ago," says the factory Romeo to his pal. "I ran over her cat."), and the presence of Alwyn Kurts, the veteran Australian actor who plays Mr. Ball.
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"The Efficiency Expert," which has been rated PG (Parental guidance suggested), includes some mildly vulgar language. The Efficiency Expert Directed by Mark Joffe; screenplay by Max Dann and Andrew Knight; director of photography, Ellery Ryan; edited by Nick Beauman; production designer, Chris Kennedy; produced by Richard Brennan and Timothy White; released by Miramax Films. Running time: 85 minutes. This film is rated PG. Wallace . . . Anthony Hopkins Mr. Ball . . . Alwyn Kurts Cheryl . . . Rebecca Rigg Kim . . . Russell Crowe Caroline . . . Angela Punch McGregor Carey . . . Ben Mendelsohn Wendy . . . Toni ColletteContinue reading the main story


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Stockholm Syndrome Isreal
Shorter Bruce "America's Most Ridiculous Homosexual,™" The Gay Quislings
Brad Pitt's Mom Blasts Obama
- I don't much like Brad Pitt but I absolutely adore his faaaabulous mother for speaking out against gay marriage and the evils of homosexuality.
I have a confession to make. I occasionally contribute money to The Gay Quislings just to make sure that Bruce and Dan keep on blogging. (Bruce, you might recall, actually retired from blogging for a few minutes a while back after he did a stupid thing.) I do this because sometimes I just don't have time to wade through the groves of rotten wingnut mangoes to bring back putrid delights for your amusement and delectation. When that is the case, I know that a quick trip over to The Gay Quislings and, whoop, there it is, another exquisite piece of self-loathing steaming bull hooey conveniently served up by Bruce and Dan and just sitting there, ripe for the taking.
A perfect example is the post from Bruce shortered above, which starts out like this:
I don't really care about the political views of celebrities anymore. They are mostly predictable and rather ignorant.
Even if you just have an associate's degree in Party Planning from Phoenix University, you know what's coming next. When a wingnut says he doesn't care about what celebrities say any more, this is a certain prelude to hearing about some celebrity who has had the courage to demand the vault copy of Obama's birth certificate or who has decided to boycott Google until they stop being so gay.
But this one caught my attention. Granted, Mom Pitt isn't exactly a celebrity. But still…
Yep. amieverrite! Except, WTF, Brad Pitt's mother? His MOTHER? Yes, his frigging mother has Brucie so delighted that he's piddling in his pants like a submissive cocker. Not surprisingly, Bruce has fallen in love with Brad's mother because . . . drum roll . . . she hates Bruce and the rest of the sinful homosexuals out there. For that, Bruce pays her the ultimate compliment of a Southern prissy queen:
She sounds like an asshole to me, but then again I'm not some bitter nelly Republican queen stranded loveless and friendless in the backwoods of North Carolina trying to curry the favor of some Rush Limbaugh fan in a trailer park in the hopes that one night he'll get lit up on crystal meth and make a booty call for me.


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Where do you discover new kid-friendly crafts?
I try to find inspiration in everyday experiences to keep things fresh. My son is great at looking at things and coming up with his own ideas or modifying mine as well to put his own spin on things!
My mom always had a crafty idea up her sleeve when we were kids, and now she also makes crafts with her grandchildren over the webcam! It's such a wonderful way for them to have fun together when they are an ocean apart.
I keep my eyes open when we are out and about and if I see something interesting I think about how we could do something similar using the items we have in the cupboard.
I'm still old-fashioned and visit the library and browse through their books for inspiration, as well as old books handed down the family since the 1930s. Of course, when all else fails or I need something quick, I have a few web sites I've grown fond of over the past few years, or I search for specific things if needed.