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It is very important to know your teas, especially Darjeeling teas. You cannot just pick up any tea, prepare it and done… you drink your tea! To enjoy each sip of your brew, what better in India than Darjeeling teas.
Know about the 'flush'… this is the most important aspect you should know about Darjeeling teas.
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About Darjeeling 'Flush'
Darjeeling is a town and municipality in West Bengal, India. It is the only place that produces 1% of India's total tea output. The famous and exclusive Darjeeling teas are harvested and classified as 'flush'.
- First Flush (the best taste) is picking of brand new two leaves and a bud in the earliest spring growth of the plant, between February and April. These early leaves are more light, floral, fresh, brisk, and astringent in flavor. It is the most prized and most expensive than other flushes. Tea connoisseurs consider the first harvest to be the "champagne" of teas.
- Second Flush is picked around end April to May/June. It yields larger, more mature leaves with a purplish hue and silver tips or leaf buds. Teas from second flush are known for their full-bodied, muscatel, and fruity flavor.
- Monsoon Flush is between June/July and October. It yields large leaves that brew into a stronger color and bolder flavor that is less complex the first or second flush. Teas from monsoon flush are more often used for iced teas and commercial tea-bag tea production.
- Autumnal Flush is between October and November. It yields a finished tea with a rich copper-colored liquor that can be described as rich, full, nutty, and smooth in flavor.
The teas sold here are mostly of 'second flush'.
While proceeding further, here is a word or two about Orange Pekoe.
PEKOE is (most likely) derived from PEK-HO, a Chinese word that means silver hairs on the leave of certain types of tea bush. ORANGE might have come from the association with the Dutch House of Orange-Nassau, and was used by Dutch East India Company to market their tea brought to Europe.
How to steep tea?
This is a common question asked by many who are first-timers to preparing teas without milk and sugar.
Tea steeping takes patience and the right boil in water. As a first-timer, you may find it time-consuming and painstaking. But believe me, if you want to derive the health benefits of any tea (without milk and sugar), the time given by you would be worth each cup of tea you would steep!
- Bring water to boil (unless you're making green or 100% white tea where the water should not be boiled fully).
- Take 1 tsp of loose tea leaves/herbal tea leaves, put inside an infuser, and place this infuser in a teapot. Alternatively, if you are using tea bags, put 1 tea bag in the teapot (for one person). Remember that your cup of tea should be about 170-175 ml.
- Pour boiled water in the teapot, cover it and allow it to infuse. Different types of tea take different infusion time. You need to experiment with it BUT REMEMBER, your tea would turn bitter if you steep it for long.
For your ready help, the steeping time for teas would be:
- loose leaves of white tea take 2-3 minutes/tea bag takes 30-60 seconds
- loose leaves of green tea take 2-4 minutes/tea bag takes 1-3 minutes
- loose leaves of oolong tea take 5-7 minutes/ tea bag takes 3-5 minutes
- loose leaves of black tea take 3-5 minutes/tea bag takes 3-5 minutes
- loose leaves or herbal combos of herbal tea take 5-7 minutes/tea bag takes 5-7 minutes
- After the stipulated time of steeping, remove the infuser/tea bag, pour in a cup, and your delicious sip is ready!
The teas sold here are mostly of 'second flush'.
The teas sold here are mostly of 'second flush'.
NOTE: If you do not have an infuser, put loose tea leaves in the teapot.
CAUTION: Please do not put tea leaves directly in the cup, add water and drink it. You will not get any benefit out of it.
REMEMBER: When you are drinking such beneficial-to-health teas, refrain yourself from drinking the general milk-sugar boiled tea.


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|Jacques VAN ZUYDAM is the Chief Director of Population and Development in the Department of Social Development in South Africa. His work entails integrating population concerns into the programmes of national government departments, provinces and local governments in South Africa, along with forging relationships with the international community and NGOs to support population and development work in South Africa. His work and research experience encompass social science methodology, population policy, community and intergroup relations, and state transformation. He has a Masters in Sociology and his background includes anti-apartheid activism, social research and community development.

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Your Veterinary Surgeon will advise on the timing of routine vaccination against Feline Enteritis, Chlamydiosis and Cat Flu. In vaccination programmes started at 6-9 weeks old, with the second dose 3-4 weeks later, protection is not complete until 10-14 days after the second dose and an annual booster is required.
Injectable vaccines may prevent these diseases and there is also a Cat Flu vaccine that is given as nasal drops. This vaccine, like all Cat Flu vaccines, needs boosting annually, but it does provide the fastest protection of all the vaccines currently available.
You will be issued with a vaccination record card, which should be put in a safe place, as it will be needed for updating following each annual booster and for proof to the cattery that your animal is fully vaccinated.
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KOTA KINABALU, Mar 21 – Malaysia's 6% Goods and Services Tax (GST) is among the lowest in the world, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak said today. In fact, he said, the government remained concerned and had exempted the GST on 578 essential goods.
"Usually, the middle-men will raise the prices of goods and blame the government by saying that the prices have gone up because of the GST. This is not true because we implemented the GST two years ago, and by right it should not have any impact at all (on the prices of goods)," he said when launching the "Jualan Sentuhan Rakyat" carnival and Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia (SSM) Biz Fair (business fair) here.
Najib also said that the revenue from GST had enabled the government to provide various forms of aid and incentives to the people, such as the 1Malaysia People's Aid (BR1M). "We have allocated RM6.8 billion for BR1M this year, and (from that amount) RM561 million is for Sabah," he said, adding that the distribution of BR1M helped to boost the country's economy.
He said the government was always concerned about the people and listened to their pulse so that solutions could be implemented for their benefit. At the event, Najib announced that the carnival would be held fortnightly in every parliamentary constituency in the country. He also said that the RM5 million allocation for the organisation of the carnival would be doubled to organise it throughout the country.
He also announced the sale of the basic essential goods at special prices. For example, a 10kg bag of super rice selling at RM23.80 was being sold at RM20 for 20kg; fresh whole chicken at RM5 (market price RM8.50) and beef at RM15 per kg (market price RM25 per kg). Najib also presented the SSM corporate tithe amounting to RM200,000 and SSM CSR donation of RM200,000 to Sabah Chief Minister Tan Sri Musa Aman.
The corporate tithe will be distributed to 1,000 hardcore poor people, and several surau and mosques in Sabah while the CSR donation would be distributed to 2,000 eligible people in the state. Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin and SSM CEO Datuk Zahrah Abd Wahab Fenner were also present at the event. — Bernama


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Little Butterfly (Hardcover)(Local Author, Texas Author)
Little Butterfly is a charming and emotional wordless picture book, in the vein of acclaimed books like Suzy Lee's Wave and Barbara Lehman's The Red Book, by debut author-illustrator Laura Logan.
At this very moment, my daughter is working on making a monarch butterfly garden for her class project so this was a timely and lovely read for both of us. We live in Austin, Texas, so it was a delightful surprise when we read that the author of the book Little Butterfly lives right here in AUSTIN. SQUEE! While the book is mostly a picture book (aka 'no words'), Laura Logan's beautiful illustrations of a young girl with a tattered orange cape finds a monarch with a broken wing, she sheds a tear and magically, the butterfly is able to fly away. In a wonderful and fantastic moment, the little girl is swept up by a ring of butterflies and lifted high into the air. As the monarchs surround her, her orange cape is transformed into huge monarch wings as she flies off into the sky. The ending shows the girl wonderfully watching a monarch in her butterfly cape as she dances around the ground following its journey. In the back of the book, the author includes notes about her love of monarchs, raising them with her kids here in Austin, and about the butterfly's metamorphosis and migratory behavior. Beautiful!
Wonderful Monarch Butterfly Links:
- LadyBird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin: https://www.wildflower.org/
- Monarch Watch: http://www.monarchwatch.org/
- Texas Butterfly Ranch: http://texasbutterflyranch.com/author/monikamaeckle/
- The Xerces Society: http://www.xerces.org/monarchs/
- Flight of the Butterflies (film): http://www.flightofthebutterflies.com/conservation-preservation/
About the Author: Laura Logan was inspired to create Little Butterfly, her picture debut as an author-illustrator, after a dream she once had about flying and letting things go. Laura lives in Austin, Texas with her husband, son, and daughter. To learn more about her, please visit www.lauralogan.com.
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All coloured belts on the mats last night. 1 black, 1 brown, 3 purple and 1 blue. I heard the judo girl was gonna come again last night but didn't. It's hopeful that she will join. I had some good sparring with the guys. My fingers are aching today because I have been using spider guard a lot recently. The joints have really thickened over my knuckles this last year. I wonder if I will have problems with them last down the road. Already, I can't make a proper fist like I used to be able.
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Cincinnati, Ohio – Digital media management company, Heartland Digital, announces today that it has teamed up with non-profit, UpSpring for the holidays. The UpSpring mission is to empower children who are experiencing homelessness by providing them with opportunities for education and enrichment.
Heartland Digital is in the process of launching a promotional video campaign to amplify support for the UpSpring Winter Appeal on Facebook and Instagram.
The Heartland Digital team is excited about the opportunity to use social media and digital advertising to assist a non-profit like UpSpring. President Daniel Thomas says, "UpSpring has been a consistent provider of impactful programming for Cincinnati's youth for years. Our plan is to fund and program a digital advertising campaign, centered around UpSpring's Facebook community." Reaching stakeholders throughout the region will be the focus of Heartland Digital's effort.
Development Director for Heartland Digital, Joel Parker, stated, "This project is not only an opportunity for us to give back to the community, but also to help continue the conversation on the importance of social enterprise."
Heartland Digital encourages everyone in the Tri-State region to consider giving to UpSpring this holiday season.
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A suitable playlist for heating engineers
Many of us will be familiar with the glory days of taping the charts off the radio. They said that home taping was killing music but Dire Straits' Brothers In Arms still sold shedloads on CD. If you've seen the Official Chart Company's music charts in the last month, Ed Sheeran occupied most of the Top Twenty places one week. (We shall leave you to decide whether or not a Lego house has excellent thermal properties). The audio tape was the Spotify of its day and inspired many a mixtape. What if heating engineers had a playlist?
Here's our suggested playlist for heating engineers. Some of which may feature groups associated with temperature as well as songs. Oh, and a film tune.
Side A
- Hot in Herre, Nelly (2002);
- Hot Hot Hot, Arrow (1984);
- Hot Stuff, Donna Summer (1979);
- Long Hot Summer, The Style Council (1983);
- Steamy Windows, Tina Turner (1990);
- Cold Cold Heart, Midge Ure (1992);
- Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime, The Korgis (1980);
- CORGI Registered Friends, Half Man Half Biscuit (2005).
Side B
- If You Can't Stand The Heat, Bucks Fizz (1982);
- Too Hot, Kool and the Gang (1980);
- Heatwave, Martha and the Vandellas (1963);
- You Have Placed a Chill In My Heart, Eurythmics (1988);
- Cold As Ice, Foreigner (1978);
- Always and Forever, Heatwave (1979);
- IOU, Freeez (1983);
- Let It Go, Idina Menzel (2013).
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The daughter of a woman who was sexually assaulted at an Auburn adult-care facility sued the state Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) earlier this month, claiming the state agency should have known the home violated licensing requirements before she installed a "nanny cam" that caught the owner raping the patient.
That the rape occurred is not disputed: Co-owner Laszlo Molnar, now 70, pleaded guilty in August 2015 to second-degree rape and was sentenced to 8½ years to life in prison. As the end of his minimum sentence approaches, a sentencing review board will determine whether to free him or keep him detained.
Molnar and his wife owned AA Adult Family Home Inc., which was shuttered shortly after Molnar's arrest in November 2014.
But the daughter who filed the lawsuit faults the state for several inadequacies it should have known about, including insufficient staffing at the facility, according to the complaint. The lawsuit says that at times Molnar was the only staffer inside the house, namely during overnight hours.
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The woman sent her mother to AA Adult Family Home in 2011. The facility housed 12 female patients between two buildings, court records say. The mother suffered severe dementia and was unable to walk, speak, bathe or feed herself.
The daughter and other family members began to notice bruising on the woman -- 83 at the time -- in November 2014, and believed she suffered a lack of hydration and declining condition, and took on a "defensive posture." They also noticed behavioral changes in her, the lawsuit says.
The 83-year-old would look at her daughter with "sadness in her eyes" whenever the daughter had to leave, and started to hold her hand longer, the police report says.
The daughter installed a surveillance camera in her mother's room to monitor the care she was receiving. It was a digital clock with a concealed video camera inside, according to the criminal report. Shortly after placing the camera, she viewed Molnar sexually assaulting her mother and positioning her in various ways before masturbating in front of her and then wheeling her out of the camera's view, the complaint details.
The woman called police. When police officers asked Molnar about what happened, he reportedly laughed, but then admitted to sexually assaulting his patient at least 10 times after being confronted with the video.
The victim died less than a month after the recorded assault.
The state had issued multiple citations to AA in the years leading up to its November 2014 license suspension. DSHS levied a civil penalty on the home in 2010 for a failure to have a caregiver on duty, but the issue was reportedly corrected before a follow-up inspection.
RELATED: Charge: Man tortured, killed woman before lighting body ablaze
Other findings included a failure to administer medications as directed in 2012 and 2013 and several citations in 2013, including a lack of a preliminary service plan for a patient, an unsigned negotiated care plan and two non-functioning smoke detectors.
Molnar continues to serve prison time but has challenged the conditions of his pending post-prison life in state courts. He was ordered not to enter sex-related businesses, such as strip clubs and sex shops, and to refrain from viewing or possessing pornography during his probation.
But in 2016, he challenged those requirements, which were imposed upon him at sentencing, in the state Court of Appeals, calling them "constitutionally vague" and claiming they have nothing to do with the crime for which he was convicted.
The Court of Appeals agreed with him in a decision they issued Monday, adding that the restrictions were too broadly applied and that sex businesses or sexual viewing materials are not related to the original crime.
SeattlePI reporter Lynsi Burton can be reached at email@example.com. Follow her on Twitter at @LynsiBurton_PI. Find more from Lynsi here on her author page.


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I woke up this morning thinking of my friend Marion. Marion is 96 years old and was returning, with her significant other (who is 94 and who has just finished writing a book) from the 100th birthday party for his sister. They were driving from Denver to Phoenix, with a stop at her daughter's home in Albuquerque. Being with Marion always gives me something to think about. Not just because she is internationally known for her work in detecting hearing losses in babies, for which the University of Denver named a building after her, but because of her approach to life. I love to reread her book, Shut Up and Live. http://www.amazon.com/Shut-Live-You-Know-How/dp/1583332928/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1327954180&sr=1-5
As I mused on seeing Marion again, I began to think about the idea that there was a chance I would live to be 100. That means I would live another 28 years. What could I do in 28 years? I divided my life into 28 year segments. (I recommend doing this enlightening exercise.) My first 28 years set the course of my life, ending with a bachelor's degree, a marriage, a move to Albuquerque, and two children. In the second 28 years I got an MA and law degree, helped start a church-in-the-home, developed a love of the outdoors, taught re-evaluation counseling, saw my sons on their way, and practiced law. I'm now half-way through my third 28 year cycle, and so far have completed a law career, retired from the law and become a life coach, and have become interested in fishing.
Twenty-eight years is an interesting gauge to use to think about the next period of life. A lot can happen. It makes sense to me to have that time period in mind when I think about what the future might hold for me. What will it be like? Will I be traveling around the country like Marion? Writing a book like her friend? Being involved in civil rights issues like my friend Floy? What will I be doing physically? Will I still be going to the gym? What about Diana Nyad who at the age of 61 swam for 29 hours without stopping, or Keiko Fukuda of San Francisco, a judo master who began studying the art in 1935, and who gave a ground-breaking demonstration of kata, or forms, at the 1964 Olympics. At age 98, Sensei Fukuda still teaches three times a week. http://www.secondact.com/2011/08/senior-athletes-who-inspire-us-this-summer/ I was not a young athlete like they were, but I can still aspire at my own level.
When I look around I see lots of people in their 60s and older who are doing all the things that younger people do. Yet I am still affected by the pictures I grew up with of older people, like my grandmother who died an old woman in her 60s. And the messages from all of the unavoidable ads telling us to stay young, look young, act young. Or if we are looking at media that targets older people, the ads for medicines, retirement homes, and devices. Our psyches are full of negative images of aging that I believe we have to be aware of so that we can consciously counter them. I'm not sure why our minds do this, but I am aware that when I think of my mother, who had a vital, active, involved life almost to the end at the age of 86, I think of her at 86 rather than how she was during most of her life. Lately I've been making the effort to think of her when she was middle age.
It's not just that aging is not for sissies, as Art Linkletter wrote, but that it's a #@%ing minefield. I have to be constantly on the alert to not believe these negative thoughts that course through my mind. Thinking about living another 28 years is one way I do that. Of course, no one knows what's in store for us, but thinking ahead 28 years is more fun that buying into society's beliefs about aging.


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"… I do not recollect that in the course of my life I ever forfeited my word, or broke a promise made to any one…"
George Washington, Letter to William Triplett, September 25, 1786
Who was George Washington?
• Born in Virginia, on February 22, 1732
• Appointed County Surveyor at the age of 17 in 1749
• Joined the British Army at the age of 21 in 1753. Washington wrote about one of his experiences in battle: "… I now exist and appear in the land of the living by the miraculous care of Providence… I had four bullets through my coat and two horses shot under me yet escaped unhurt." George Washington, Letter to John Augustine Washington, July 18, 1755
• Married Martha (Custis), a widow with two children in 1759
• A Virginia Delegate to the Continental Congress in 1774
• Appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army in 1775
• Victory over British Forces (Lord Cornwallis) at Yorktown , 1781
• President of the Constitutional Convention in 1787
• Unanimously elected 1st President of the United States (1789 - 1797) and took the oath of office at Federal Hall in New York City, the home of our Nation's First Congress under the U.S. Constitution. "Without a predilection [preconceived preference] for my own judgment, I have weighed with attention every argument, which has at any time been brought into view. But the constitution is the guide, which I never will abandon." George Washington, Letter to Boston Citizens, July 28, 1795
• America's First Inaugural Address in 1789: "… it would be peculiarly improper to omit in this first official Act, my fervent supplications to that Almighty Being who rules over the Universe, who presides in the councils of Nations…" George Washington, First Inaugural Address, April 30, 1789
• Farewell Address in 1796: "… my feelings do not permit me to suspend the deep acknowledgment of that debt of gratitude which I owe to my beloved country…" George Washington, Farewell Address, September 19, 1796
• View on Slavery: "Both houses and slaves were bequeathed [willed] to us by Europeans… [and] nothing but the rooting out of slavery can perpetuate the existence of our Union…" George Washington, (Quoted by John Bernard, English Actor), 1798
• Died at home (Mt. Vernon) at the age of 67 on December 14, 1799. Washington's Birthday was declared a holiday in 1879.


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Press release: GSM mobile network writes 20-year success story
It happened precisely 20 years ago, on 1 March 1993: Switzerland's first digital mobile network went live. Following the Natel A, B and C analogue networks, the new GSM network opened up entirely new opportunities and laid the foundation for rapid developments on the mobile communications market. For the first time ever, the GSM network made SMS and data communication possible and even enabled mobile phones to be used abroad. Swisscom currently has some 6.2 million mobile customers.
1 March 1993 was the day on which Swisscom activated the GSM network (2G) for its customers, a network that is still in operation today. By the end of 1993 some 140,000 customers were using this new network which was initially only available in densely populated areas and along major traffic routes. As the potential of the new network grew, so did customer interest in mobile communication. During the first year, Swisscom introduced the Combox, a mobile answering machine. Two years later came the launch of what is probably the most successful spin-off product in the world of telecommunications: the SMS. Originally developed as a way of sending short status messages from providers to customers, the SMS quickly gained in acceptance to become one of the most important means of communication via mobile phone. Today, 7.2 million SMS are still being sent everyday from mobile to mobile via the Swisscom network.
Prepaid offers, the widespread use of mobile communications while abroad (roaming) and access to the mobile Internet using WAP and EDGE technology only became possible through the internationally standardised GSM network. Swisscom's GSM network is currently available to more than 99.8 per cent of the Swiss population. Customers can use their mobile phones to place calls and access their data whenever and wherever they want.
Mobile phones are a part of our lives
Over the course of the past 20 years, mobile phones have evolved to become a major, indispensable part of our lives. "Mobile phones were initially a status symbol for rich people," says Petra Hutter, sociologist and Swisscom expert on the use of technology in everyday life, when explaining the significance of mobile phones at the time the GSM network was launched. Just a few years later, however, they had gained widespread acceptance on the mass market, not least due to decreasing phone prices and connection charges. "Today's smartphones can be adapted to suit users' specific needs. They have become a vital interface for customers to find information, stay in touch with friends and family and organise their lives," Hutter continues. Yet, in her role as sociologist, Hutter does not foresee a future trend toward constant availability: "The expectation that a caller should be available at any given time will not catch on. We're seeing people adopt a more conscious approach toward how they handle their free time, particularly in the professional sphere. The expectation that calls be answered even in the evening, for example, is becoming increasingly infrequent."


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1. This is to denunciate the illegal commercial practices of Cave Gontero, Italy in Brazil, which as of 2012 used their brazilian subsidiary G.A.Pedras to solicitate and acquire stones from brazilian producers, including our company Orex Mineracao Ltda., but never paid.
2. Many times we have requested G.A.Pedras and Cave Gontero to honour their debt of US$ 20,000, without success.
3. In 2013 Cave Gontero shut down their subsidiary G.A.Pedras, ignoring completely their debt with us and with other brazilian producers.
4. To replace G.A.Pedras, Cave Gontero opened in 2013 a new subsidiary called Lapis Pedras, located in Caxambu, Minas Gerais.
We herewith advise the stone market about the continuous illegal practices of Cave Gontero and their subsidary Lapis Pedras in Brazil, and we suggest to the stone market, to take all possible measures to condemn Cave Gontero and their associated companies
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Perched at an altitude of 2630 m, among wild craggy mountains and vast rocky escarpments, Lalibela is a strikingly singular town famed for its 12 th century rock-hewn churches. No matter if you've visited other rock-hewn churches in the rest of the world; nothing will prepare you for these.
At the end of the 12 th and beginning of the 13 th centuries, King Lalibela of the Zaghwe dynasty built a series of rock hewn churches, carved into the rugged mountainsides. There are 11 churches in the town named after him, with others in the surrounding countryside.
The Lalibela churches are carved below ground level and they are ringed by trenches and courtyards and connected to each other by a tangled maze of tunnels and passages. In size and scope, the church complex feels like a subterranean village. These churches are, and what they have been for at least 800 years, an active Christian shrine, and the spiritual centre of a town's religious life.
Lalibela is, in a word, awesome. Were it virtually anywhere but in Ethiopia , Lalibela would rightly be celebrated as one of the wonders of the world, as readily identified with Ethiopia as are the Pyramids or Sphinx with Egypt .
If you wander between the churches in the thin light of morning, when white robbed hermits emerge bible-in-hand from their cells to back on the rocks, and the chill highland air is warmed by Eucharistic drumbeats and gentle swaying chants, you can't help but feel that you're witnessing a scene that is fundamentally little different to the one that has been enacted here every morning for century upon century.
The joy of Lalibela, the thing that makes this curiously medieval town so special, is that it is not just the rock hewn churches that have survived into the modern era, but also something more organic, the churches breath
The mountains around Lalibela are studded with medieval monasteries and churches. Many of them are very different from their Lalibela counterparts and can be visited as straightforward day trips from the town. The nearest of all the outlying churches are the monasteries of Asheton Mariam and Nakutala'ab that can be reached on foot or mule ride.


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Perfecting the Look and Function of Your Nose
More commonly referred to as a 'nose job' in Beverly Hills, nose surgery improves the appearance of the nose. Common concerns expressed by patients about their noses include a large hump, bulbous or large tip, deviation to one side, deformity from prior fractures, excessively large nostrils, ethnic nose, or a nose which simply does not match their face.
Get started right away by contacting us to discuss your procedure.
Breathing difficulties can commonly be corrected with surgery on the nasal septum (septoplasty) and reduction of the nasal turbinates, which can be overly large. Not all nose surgery is cosmetic in nature. Nasal reconstruction corrects childhood abnormalities, deformities from cancer or trauma, and represents another angle of nose surgery.
Nose surgery results do not have to be "all or none." Think in millimeters. The bump on the nose can be gently decreased without removing it entirely, so you maintain your character. The tip can be refined and raised only millimeters until its size and shape match your needs.
Dr. Sayah also narrows or widens your nose to bring your nose into balance. The few millimeters of refinement throughout the nose together create the natural nose you request.*
To discuss your culture-specific needs or your goals for your rhinoplasty at our Beverly Hills rhinoplasty clinic, request a consultation today, and Dr. Sayah will be happy to guide you.
What About Male Rhinoplasty?
No two noses are ever alike. Dr. Sayah pays special attention to the patient's personal preference and cultural ideals of beauty in every case. Such meticulous planning produces a proportional and natural nose that balances the entire face, particularly in ethnic rhinoplasties.*
Male rhinoplasty differs from female rhinoplasty, with a much greater emphasis on avoiding a nose too cute for the masculine face and maintaining facial angles which distinguish a male face. Occasionally a chin implant is necessary to bring the overall face into balance with the nose.
What to Expect During Rhinoplasty Surgery
Rhinoplasty procedures are performed based on your particular needs. No two noses are alike, and procedures on the nose should, therefore, be individualized, based on your nose's appearance and the desired effect.
Alterations may be made to increase or decrease the nasal bridge, reduce the size or width of the nose, narrow the nostrils, reshape and improve the definition of your nasal tip, or change the angle between the nose and the upper lip. Dr. Sayah typically performs the procedure under local anesthesia with mild sedation. Nose surgery can indeed be performed under local anesthesia alone if you desire.
Open vs. Closed Rhinoplasty
There are two broad approaches to rhinoplasty. In "closed" rhinoplasty techniques, all of the incisions are inside the nose with no visible scars.
"Open" rhinoplasty techniques have a small incision on the vertical strip of tissue separating the nostrils (columella). Open rhinoplasties offer a more clear view of the nasal structures and may be an appropriate choice in some patients. Dr. David Sayah typically uses his "ultra-closed" techniques with half as many hidden incisions inside the nose to produce natural results.
His state-of-the-art rhinoplasty procedures modify but do not remove, important structural components of the nose, while traditional nose surgery methods remove many of the key features of the nose. Working through the open or closed rhinoplasty approaches, the nose framework of bone and cartilage is sculpted to the desired shape. Dr. Sayah may reshape or reposition the bones in your nose as necessary. He can build-up certain areas, using either nasal cartilage or bones and cartilage from other parts of your body to sculpt a well-balanced nose.
Typical cartilage donor sites are the nasal septum, the ear, or the rib. The skin and soft tissues are then re-draped over the reshaped framework. Dr. Sayah corrects large or wide nostrils by excising small wedges of skin and subcutaneous tissue at the base of the nostrils. The resulting scars are hidden in the nose's natural creases.*
For Breathing Correction
To correct breathing problems, Dr. Sayah may perform a turbinectomy procedure. Turbinates are prominences in the nasal passage which are involved in warming and humidifying the air we breathe in. In some cases, the turbinates are enlarged and obstruct the passage of air. In such cases, a turbinectomy can open the nasal air passage and reduce the size of the turbinates. The nasal septum is a midline dividing wall within the nose that separates the right side of the nose from the left. If the septum, made of cartilage, shifts from the midline to either side it can obstruct air passage and cause the nose to deviate to one side. Such sepal deviation can result from natural, genetic or traumatic causes. A septoplasty corrects a deviated septum and its associated airway obstruction.
After The Procedure
On the Day of Surgery
Nearly all patients return home after their rhinoplasty. You should rest on your back and avoid any pressure on your nose. Maintain your head elevated at all times with several pillows under your back. Avoid extreme bending, striking or bumping of the nose for the first month.
Begin by drinking only cold, clear liquids (Gatorade) on the day of your surgery. Slowly advance your diet to solid foods as tolerated, but avoid excessively chewy foods such as apples, dry steak, chips, or pizza. Take your medications as prescribed. Do not consume any of the prohibitive substances on the list provided to you by Dr. Sayah. Gentle oozing from the nose is normal and anticipated during the first 72 hours. Change the gauze dressing beneath your nose as necessary to absorb drainage. If uncontrollable bleeding occurs, call Dr. Sayah at once. Ice compress on your eyes will reduce swelling and soothe the eyes.
The perfect substitute for an ice compress is a bag of frozen peas. Wrap the ice pack or frozen peas in a napkin to avoid frost burn. Avoid any showers or baths on this day.
First Day after Surgery
You can enjoy a light, soft breakfast today. Continue to avoid hot liquids, including coffee or tea. Plenty of iced drinks are encouraged. You can begin to walk around on this day with assistance but avoid strenuous activities, including bending over, lifting heavy objects greater than 5 pounds for two weeks. Do not shower yet, but you can wash your face gently with cold water and mild soap. Our staff will be glad to recommend the best non-irritating brand. You can enjoy a warm sponge bath without exposing your face to water.
When washing your hair, do not allow the water to soak the splint. Avoid hot water for two days. You can gently brush your teeth, but be very gentle in the upper teeth area. If you had a concurrent chin implant, avoid the area of the lower teeth centrally. It's vital that you do not blow your nose for two weeks and avoid sun exposure for six weeks. Because your reflexes are slowed, do not drive for one week, or until 24 hours after stopping your narcotic pain medication. Our office will contact you daily to check on your progress. The nasal packing will be removed on this day.
The Second Day after Surgery
Continue to walk with assistance with the restrictions above. Applying ice packs will decrease any swelling and bruising. Follow the other instructions as above. Avoid strenuous activities, and contact sports for six weeks. Avoid bumping your nose at all times. You can shower on this day with warm water. Avoid exposing your nasal splint to water or steam for prolonged periods as it can come off your nose. You may start cleaning the front of the opening of your nose the second day after surgery. Proper cleansing and care of your nose will result in more comfort, less swelling and clearer breathing. Small amounts of dried mucus or blood can collect.
With a cotton-tipped applicator (Q-tip) and bacitracin ointment, gently cleanse just the edge of the opening and rim of your nose. The inside of the nose can be irrigated as often as desired with Ocean Spray to keep it moist and help loosen any crusts. Be very gentle and do not forcibly cleanse or pull on crusts; let them loosen themselves.
The Third Day after Surgery
Patients can switch to warm compresses on this day. Soak a small hand towel in warm water, press any excess water out of the towel and place it on your eyes and nose. You can replace the towel with another warm soaked towel once the heat has dissipated. Avoid hot water as you could burn your face. Continue walking, but adhere to your restrictions of no heavy lifting greater than 5 pounds or bending over. Sleep on your back with your head elevated.
The First Week after Surgery
Your splint will be removed this week. External sutures (if any) are removed at this time. Internal sutures are absorbed within 2-3 weeks. You may likely return to work and resume a more normal lifestyle after your splint is removed. Most people will not be able to discern that you have had nasal surgery.
After the splint/tape is removed, the skin over the nose may peel, similar to that which happens with a severe sunburn. No special care is needed. Vaseline or moisturizing cream may be helpful to keep the skin soft. If you wear glasses, do not rest your glasses on your nose for 6 weeks. You may suspend your glasses off your forehead with medical grade paper tape. You may be instructed to tape your nose to reduce swelling after the splint is removed. If glasses are worn, they should be taped to your forehead for a week after the splint is removed. You can switch to warm compresses on this day. Soak a small hand towel in warm water, press any excess water out of the towel and place it on your eyes and nose. You can replace the towel with another warm soaked towel once the heat has dissipated. Avoid hot water as you could burn your face. Warm compresses will help your bruising improve over the next week.
Numbness of nose skin is quite common and may continue for several weeks. Your sutures will be removed in Dr. Sayah's Beverly Hills rhinoplasty office on this week. We will continue to contact you regularly during this week to assure you are progressing well. Again, do not blow your nose for 2-3 weeks! You may cleanse the nostrils gently with Vaseline and Q-tips after the 10th day.
From the Second to Sixth Week after Surgery
Continue to avoid sunlight on your face. Apply sunblock with a minimum of SPF 45 on a daily basis before leaving the house. We will be glad to recommend the best brands.
The Sixth Week of Surgery and Beyond
You may begin more active exercise at this time. Swelling of the nose and surrounding tissue may last for a few months. Your nose will continue to mature for the next 5 to 12 months, so be patient. Numbness of the skin of the nose is quite common and may continue for several weeks.
Normal sensation usually returns within 4-6 months. Swelling of the nose and surrounding tissues may last for a few months. Subtle changes will occur in the contour of your nose for up to a year or more following surgery. Avoid sun exposure for two months following surgery. If sun exposure is unavoidable, use a minimum of SPF 45 sunscreen or zinc oxide on your nose to protect it from sunburn.
For more information about our Beverly Hills rhinoplasty surgery, contact Dr. Sayah at (310) 905-8405.


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Field plan rattles nerves
RIDGEFIELD — Nearly 75 residents attended a public hearing Tuesday on a proposal to use a lot off Route 7 to build a Little League baseball field, with experts spending two hours presenting data on the potential environmental, light, noise and traffic effects of the plan.
The plans, presented before the town's Planning and Zoning Commission and Inlands and Wetlands board, would use the 2.5-acre lot at the intersection of Route 7 and the Simpaug Turnpike to build a baseball field including bleachers, 60 parking spaces and a building with bathrooms, a concession stand and storage. Consultants commissioned by the Little League told the crowd the field will comply with noise regulations, will not produce excessive light, will not disturb nearby wetlands and will not significantly increase traffic in the area.
"This is probably the most thorough and complete application I've had the pleasure of submitting," said attorney Bob Jewell, who represented the Little League organization.
The Ridgefield Little League won approval from the Board of Selectmen last year to use a 2.5-acre plot of land, which is leased to the town by the state, for a new field.
But residents from both Redding and Ridgefield have expressed concerns that the lights, noise and traffic from the new field will disturb their quiet neighborhood on the town line.
"I love baseball," said one Ridgefield resident. "The trouble is, this field is in the wrong place."
Several residents who planned to speak at the hearing said they earlier sent letters to town officials outlining their concerns. Public comment had just started at 10 p.m. Tuesday and the commission said an extended hearing will continue June 6.
Jennifer Keyes and her husband, Tim, who live on Topledge Road in Redding, told Hearst Connecticut Media last week their main concern about the field is the traffic impact on Route 7, which they say is already bottlenecked during rush hour.
A traffic consultant at the Tuesday hearing said the field would generate about 38 cars on peak hours during weekdays and 58 cars during peak hours on weekends, which the firm concluded would not have a significant impact on the area.
"The Little League field is not a high-traffic generator," he told the commission.
Other residents who said they can see the property from their homes told Hearst Connecticut Media they worried about how the noise and lights will disturb residents in the area.
Little League President Steve Scalzo said they plan to use special LED lights to minimize the impact. He said he expects all games to be over, and lights to be turned off, before 10 p.m.
An engineer who completed a noise analysis said Tuesday it would comply with local and state noise regulations. He said Scalzo decided not to use the field's loudspeaker after 9 p.m. to comply with nighttime regulations.
"If you comply at your property line, the regulation says you're not going to impact your neighbors," the engineer said. "That doesn't mean you won't hear something, but it won't be annoying beyond the property line."
He said although unamplified human voices are not required to comply with the regulations, he concluded that the crowd noise and game play would comply.
The hearing also featured presentations by the lead planner for the application, a drainage expert, a representative from the lighting company and a soil scientist. Wetlands occupy about 225 square feet of the property.
Chairwoman Rebecca Mucchetti said Tuesday that the application had been referred to the Redding Planning and Zoning Commission, which opposes the proposal. It was also sent to other officials in Ridgefield including the Conservation Commission and highway department, she added.
Scalzo said the lighted field will help extend both the season and the time of day when the 550-member league can play. He added that without the flexibility the lighted field provides, kids might look elsewhere to play.
"This is critical to the ongoing success of the Little League," Scalzo said. "This is a conveniently located and lighted field that will greatly improve the ability of commuters to take part in our program."


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Tuesday, March 07, 2006Abortion Statement
So, let's lighten the mood around here for a minute and talk about abortion, shall we?
This is one of those subjects I'm always reluctant to undertake on the blog -- not because I don't think most of my readers are sympathetic, not because I'm fearful of condemnation, not because I'm not confident in the correctness of my position; but only because there's a level on which the question can never be answered completely. Rationality will get you 95% of the way to a definitive answer regarding abortion, but that last 5% is untouchable by logic. It's the same 5% that values human life over the lives of animals; the same 5% that makes us value our friends and families over strangers; the same primal 5% that wants to protect the helpless, even when there's no "rational" reason to do so. It's this last little bit that makes the question so hard to deal with.
But still, deal with it we must: abortion is over in South Dakota; Mississippi is likely next; Tennessee is flirting with the idea as well. "No abortion, no exceptions for rape or incest; women are beholden to the wishes of the men who impregnated them." This is what the pro-lifers want for us. They say it's about life; I call bullshit. It's really about sex, and it's about keeping women in their place.
(That I should even have to point this out, 30 years after the second women's movement, is tragic.)
Let's consider the problem.
The religious declare that their faith forbids them to kill or to be party to killing. (We'll set aside war and the death penalty for the sake of argument -- that would put the lie to the claim before I've even gotten to have any fun with it.) God, they say, creates every human being and imbues them at conception with the dignity of Humanity and the right to live. (Again, we'll set aside that not everyone believes that, and that in the United States we are all protected from the faith of other people, for the sake of the argument.) Thus, aborting a fetus is murder, and as people of faith, they are required to condemn abortion. The argument isn't really backed up by their larger behavioral patterns, but it's straightforward enough in its own way. The assumption we're left with is this: abortions must end, in order to preserve the dignity of every Human Life.
With me? Of course you are, you're a clever little sausage.
One of the first problems we run up against is that so far we're dealing only with theory, not reality. Science has no opinion on the dignity of Human Life; history has no opinion on the dignity of Human Life; the Bible itself metes out a harsher punishment (death) for eating shrimp than it does for killing an unborn baby (a monetary fine.) And then there's fact to contend with: humanity has never existed without abortion. It has always been with us, it will always be with us (have you noticed that women are already starting to dig the old knowledge up and share it amongst themselves again?) and without safe, medical intervention it carries risks quite apart from the risk of offending the gods. American abortion law (as it still tenuously stands) was never about the Life of a fetus; it's about the Life of a woman.
Women used to die from abortions. Women were mutilated by abortions. It happened every damn day. Our laws were written to protect life -- the life of women doing something that women have sometimes been forced by circumstance to do since our species developed an understanding of the processes involved. It's a difficult ethical question, nobody denies that -- which life is most worth salvaging?
In an ideal world, of course, the choice would be rendered unnecessary. And that's the rub. See, the weird thing about our current crop of pro-lifers is that it's not just about "stopping abortion" with them -- it's about stopping contraception, too -- contraception, of course, being the best, easiest, safest, cheapest way to prevent abortion. The republican administration is quietly blocking the approval of effective emergency contraception for over-the-counter sale, and red states are lining up to allow pro-lifers to deny not only the morning-after pill but ALL contraception to women. They combat Planned Parenthood clinics whose activities are much more about preventing pregnancy than about providing abortions. They battle against meaningful sex education in public schools, denying young men and women the facts they need to prevent disease and pregnancy.
They would rather see women forced to give birth and their babies forced to grow up in poverty than prevent pregnancy in the first place. They would rather have teenagers get sick, get pregnant, and live in ignorance than give them condoms with which to protect themselves. And yet, they say, this is about the dignity of Human Life. Their proposed laws are about preserving Human Life. That's what they say.
Okay, fine.
When we have a society in which:
- no child goes unfed or uneducated
- every child has a doctor to go to, clothes to wear, and a safe home to live in, regardless of the economic situation into which they were born
- every Person of Faith has personally put as much effort into protecting existing children as they have into protecting children who have not yet even been conceived
- every child, of every color, religion, and nationality is regarded as the same as our own children
- no woman is forced to choose between caring for her child and caring for herself
- every father is held responsible, and assumes an equal share of the burden of being a parent
- every woman capable of conceiving a child is given full, easy, and private access to every available method of preventing an unwanted conception
- every baby can be born into a family that wants it and loves it and has the resources with which to raise it
- and every parent is afforded the full protections of parental leave, and given every necessary tool to see to the wellbeing of their offspring...
... when you Good Christian People get that lot taken care of, when you acknowledge and address your own personal role in the "murder" of every aborted fetus -- hell, when you even make a significant, good-faith effort in that general direction -- then I'd be happy to re-visit the subject of abortion with you. That sounds like a world that could be free of abortion, and it sounds like an all-around cool place to live. That sounds like the kind of change we could all get behind. That's the kind of change that would have a huge impact in preserving the dignity of Human Life -- every Life, of every Human Being. I look forward to working with you on the project.
But until then, you can keep your fucking cross out of my uterus, thanks very much, you fucking hateful, hypocritical liars. Your laws don't protect life, they just shift the death to someone else: to the poor; to the women who "deserve" death, mutiliation, poverty and the cruel punishment of laboring while shackled to their maternity bed; and to their children who incur a lifetime of deprivation for the mistake of choosing the wrong womb in which to be conceived. Your laws and your philosophy are the half-assed, easy way to "protect life" -- the way that doesn't require anything of you except to be a self-righteous asshole. Truly protecting life and human dignity requires sacrifice, introspection, practicality, and the co-operation of entire societies -- things that you are clearly not prepared to engage in. Protecting life is harder than you and your fundamentalist God-cum-Sky-Buddy can even bear to think about. Your way is the coward's way, and I have no use for it. So you can expect to see me spitting on your so-called "Christian" laws from now until the day Jesus comes back and slaps that smirk off your face. |


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Seizures are down; I'm doing good. The other day, you might notice, I created a new box in the upper right hand corner of the blog. It tracks my progress avoiding attacks (seizure attacks, not maintenance man attacks - ha!). As Dan would say, I always have to have a competition. I love to see if I can break my own records. It's really just a mind game, a distraction. And, when you break your records, you have something to celebrate. :)
I'm disappointed that I had those two seizures on Monday; am I ever going to be free? It's really not that big of a deal, the tumor is obviously the main issue, but man, wouldn't it be nice to not have to worry about having a seizure? I hate it when I can't control my body, or my mind. And it's more than hating the loss of control, it's literally terrifying. You don't know where the energy of your mind is escaping to, but you can't access it. And seizures aren't harmless. Not only can and do they damage your brain, I also know brain cancer fighters who have died from their seizures. Whatever the hell they are, they're nothing to mess with. Like the power of the ocean, it's important remain reverent.
I have a healthy respect for seizures, but I won't live in fear, so last night Dan and I went out with friends to the Women's Philanthropic Investment Group Art Auction. You may have heard me mention it before; I donate a piece of art every year. This year supported YouthCare, to help homeless teens. I wasn't that familiar with the organization before, but by the end of the night I was really impressed. The founding story, and what they do is absolutely amazing. It didn't hurt that it required me to get dressed up and out of the house to see bunches of our friends, but it was also exhausting, and I'm afraid I picked up a bug from the crowd. My throat hurts like nobody's business. Dang it.
In general, I feel like I'm getting better and better about bouncing back from seizures, and because of my trip with First Descents, I take calculated risks so that I am out living life. I may even say that I might be getting the hang of this tumor/seizure life. Knock on wood! I feel like I probably just jinxed myself. I hope not.
I can't remember if I mentioned it or not, but the final MRI results, which is UCLA's review, will be available on this Friday. Fingers crossed they agree that the tumor is stable. Truthfully, I panicked when I read UW's radiology report where they measured my tumor area at 4.1 x 1.2 centemeters. I never want them to measure anything. It's just like how you never want a doctor to call you back quickly after going in for general testing.


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For gas compression fleet operators, production is critical—and that means reducing unplanned downtime and bottlenecks is a priority. Up to now, identifying the root causes of outages to prevent costly shutdowns has been a challenge. Enter Cat® Productivity Optimizer (CPO). This web-based application simplifies the process, gathering essential data from compressors and giving natural gas producers a real-time look at individual and fleet performance.
"The downtime reporting feature allows you to see reliability, availability and utilization on a fleet-wide basis," says Phil Tardif of PHILTECH Corporation, a specialist in compressor fleet management and technical support. "The cause of compressor downtime isn't always the compressor itself—sometimes it's related to well behavior or gathering system events. With CPO, you can quickly look at the entire fleet, spot opportunities to improve performance, forecast potential concerns that could impact production and identify the root cause of downtime. It provides data to focus on fixing the problem."
Tardif's experience as a CPO user dates back more than 10 years. In fact, in a previous position, he worked for a natural gas producer that used the application as a condition monitoring tool for 200+ gas compression units. CPO reported on optimization opportunities and operational concerns, such as cylinder valve issues, flow restrictions, inefficient power consumption and engine overload.
"CPO's database incorporating equipment-specific information is instantly available anytime a unit review is required," Tardif says. "Being able to view fleet characteristics and key performance indicators greatly simplifies the task of a fleet manager."
CPO collects operational data from any available electronic data source, as well as through a web-based manual input interface. Data can be added from online diagnostics tools (like vibration monitoring and flow measurement) to manage alarms and provide a single condition monitoring report to the operator.
"By using CPO as a condition-based monitoring tool, natural gas producers can wrap their arms around an entire fleet," says Bill Gibb, a CPO consultant. "Once that's accomplished, they're ready to move into the optimization space and discover how CPO can help them find more gas."
To do that, CPO analyzes a compressor's current production levels and compares it to how much gas it could be producing—and in many cases, it finds a gap. With this information in hand, customers can quickly reconfigure their compressors to take advantage of the additional production opportunity.
"Typically, customers do this kind of analysis once a quarter or once a year, and they do it manually," says Rob Hogue, CPO manager. "They have to travel to the site and input the numbers into a calculator. CPO does it automatically, in real time, so there's no lag. That allows customers to stay on top of their production numbers—and the more they do that, the more likely they are to stay at an optimum level."
Gas compressors operate in a dynamic system where changes to flows and pressures are common. With help from the CPO support team, companies can set up their compressors to operate within the largest possible performance envelopes to avoid shutdowns. Once those operating envelopes are determined, CPO provides the feedback to ensure the units operate optimally.
With its emissions reporting module and fuel consumption tracking feature, CPO also offers sustainability benefits. Customers can compare actual versus permitted emissions levels and make decisions to improve site efficiency—including reducing fuel gas usage and operational costs.
"With the insights they gain from CPO, customers can right-size their fleets and repurpose equipment to make sure their operations are running as efficiently as possible," Hogue says. "CPO also provides data on months to shutdown, so customers can plan strategically for replacement. It's a best-fit tool that knows what systems a customer has in place and where they can be optimally deployed."
Available globally through the Cat dealer network, CPO can gather data from both Cat and competitive power solutions—reciprocating engines, electric motors, compressors, cooling systems and panels. It works as a stand-alone application or in conjunction with other equipment management solutions.
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For the sixth year in a row, City National Bank sponsored The Hollywood Reporter's Power Business Managers Breakfast.
The breakfast, which was held in September and honors the entertainment industry's top business managers, included a conversation and Q&A with The Hollywood Reporter's executive editor, Matthew Belloni, and music attorney Donald Passman, of L.A.-based firm Gang, Tyre, Ramer, and Brown Inc.
Martha Henderson, executive vice president and manager of City National Bank's entertainment division, spoke at the event. She was recently called "the most powerful banker in Hollywood" in a Barron's magazine profile.


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PO Tax Jurisdiction Code defaulted from Plant but then overwritten by CC
Hello everyone!
I had a question regarding defaulting the tax jurisdiction code. When using ME21N the tax jurisdiction code is defaulting from the value we have in the plant which is what we want. When I go and fill in the additional information that the PO needs to be saved (such as GL, Cost Center, etc.) it is overwriting the defaulted plant tax jurisdiction code and changing it to the Company Codes default jurisdiciton code. Is there a way to NOT have the company code value enter? I just want it to remain as the plant Tax jurisdcition code.
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Jürgen L replied
please read the OSS Note 501054 - FAQ: Taxes in purchasing
How is the tax jurisdiction code (tax jurisdiction code) determined in purchase orders?
You activate the tax handling with tax jurisdiction codes in FI Customizing (transaction OBCO). In the standard system during the creation of a purchase order, the system consideres the following sources for the tax jurisdiction code: Reference item, request for quotation, contract, plant, the account assignment object. During this process, the system overwrites the respective preceding value in this list. If, for example, you have maintained a tax jurisdiction code with the account assignment object for a purchase order item, this entry "wins" as opposed to the entry in the plant table. Besides this, the tax jurisdiction code can be entered manually.
If you use the function from Note 493515, also the tax jurisdiction code from the delivery address can be taken into account (see below.).
There is more useful info in this note, as well for jurisdiction code


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Get excited, "Fifty Shades of Grey" fans: the big-screen adaptation of E L James' best-selling novel started filming this weekend. Shooting in Vancouver, the "Fifty Shades of Grey" movie is scheduled to hit theaters on Feb. 13, 2015 after the film's initial start date was delayed.
James, who is working with director Sam Taylor-Johnson on the upcoming movie, took to Instagram on Sunday to post a photo from the set. The start date was reportedly pushed back on account of "Sons of Anarchy" actor Charlie Hunnam exiting the lead role of Christian Grey. The part will now be played by Jamie Dornan ("Once Upon A Time"), opposite Dakota Johnson ("21 Jump Street") in the role of Anastasia Steele.
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- Court: Oregon Court of Appeals
- Area(s) of Law: Workers Compensation
- Date Filed: 07-22-2015
- Case #: A155280
- Judge(s)/Court Below: Flynn, J. for the Court; Lagesen, P.J.; & De Muniz, S.J.
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Luton, the Claimant in this workers compensation matter, appeals an order from the Workers' Compensation Board (the Board), upholding the Employer's denial of compensability. Claimant was employed as a laborer of sorts with Employer, and performed activities such as tightly bundling sticks and repetitively sawing wood. While working, Claimant had a sudden onset of pain in his bilateral wrists, and sought treatment. Claimant was diagnosed with a tear in the triangular fibrocartilage (TFC) in his right wrist, and received surgery for the condition. Claimant sought for the surgery and treatment to be covered as a discrete, compensable workplace injury. Insurer denied the claim based on an IME report from a hand specialist, who opined that Claimant's TFC tear would have developed over a gradual time period, and may be related to an undiagnosed childhood wrist fracture. The ALJ determined that Claimant's injury was compensable and properly analyzed as a discrete workplace injury based on the sudden occurrence of symptoms. The Board reversed the ALJ's order, determining that the claim was properly analyzed as an occupational disease, and that the medical evidence did not support the higher standard of proof requiring Claimant to prove that workplace exposure was the major contributing cause of the condition. Claimant sought judicial review, arguing that the sudden onset of symptoms, rather than the condition as a whole, should be dispositive, and this condition should be analyzed as a discrete injury. The Court disagreed, and held that the onset of the condition, rather than the symptoms alone, is dispositive for determining whether a workers' compensation claim should be analyzed as an occupational disease or workplace injury. Affirmed.


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I am having so much fun making these smaller dolls :) They are all around 7" but I am thinking of going even smaller lol.
This is Emma she had a bad day at the tea party, her tea did taste a little odd. She is almost finished I need to make a tea cup for the poor thing. I am also running out of angora curls. I need to buy some more, I have some green, black and orange left. I love the white its more ghostly to me :D


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The studio has been a filled with fall inspired activity as we prep for our trunk show next weekend. I am all about the leaves. I can't get enough. The colors are starting to change around here and it just thrills me to no end.
September 13, 2012
Prepping for Autumn Events
Posted by Heather Powers at 4:22 PM
Labels: events
2 comments:
- Lynda said...
Oh, my, I just love the translucence you've achieved in the leaf beads. They just seem to glow. So very nice.
- September 13, 2012 at 6:30 PM
- SummersStudio said...
Loving the translucent leaves
- September 14, 2012 at 6:42 AM
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Charles had effectively negotiated a victory for himself, even though he had taken no half within the campaign. a few even blamed him for Louis's loss of life, for if he had arrived faster they wouldn't have needed to undergo the warmth and disorder of the crusader camp for 6 agonizing weeks. the second one campaign of Louis IX was once successful for nobody yet Charles of Anjou, and he profited mightily. regardless of very excessive casualties, the French had didn't in attaining whatever, or perhaps to arrive their ultimate vacation spot. however the acceptance of Louis IX didn't undergo within the slightest.
The Albigensian campaign has acquired loads of awareness some time past decade. the easiest monograph, notwithstanding, continues to be Joseph R. Strayer's The Albigensian Crusades, with a brand new epilogue by means of Carol Lansing (University of Michigan Press, 1992). extra arguable is Mark Gregory Pegg's A such a lot Holy struggle (Oxford college Press, 2009). Laurence Marvin presents an outstanding army heritage of the campaign within the Occitan conflict (Cambridge college Press, 2009). the normal booklet at the Children's campaign is Gary Dickson's The Children's campaign (Palgrave Macmillan, 2008).
Alexius IV paid 1/2 the cash he promised and started making installment funds at the leisure. With this infusion of money, the crusaders paid off their debt to the Venetians with cash to spare. Alexius IV moved to maintain his different supplies to boot. He despatched a letter of obedience to blameless III and one other letter to the sultan of Egypt telling him to organize for a good military to brush Islam from the homelands of Christianity as soon as and for all. The euphoria of the victory at Constantinople didn't final lengthy.
Al-Kamil, as a result, drew out negotiations for you to continue the Christians at bay until eventually the autumn of Damascus. The crusaders' mistrust of Frederick intensified as they watched Muslim envoys ushered out and in of imperial audiences. Even the emperor's personal vassals started to worry that he had come to not struggle the Muslims yet to betray the campaign. For his half, Frederick quickly discovered that the sultan was once stalling. Time remained his enemy. while Damascus fell, al-Kamil may have the ability to safeguard himself opposed to the emperor's meager and divided forces.
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Basement Water Problems: Help, I Have a Wet Basement!
You wake up to the sound of rain, heavy rain. The news on the bedside clock radio tells you that it's been raining all night and should be ending shortly. It's Saturday, so you start to roll over and go back to sleep when the thought flashes into your mind: THE BASEMENT!
You jump out of bed, step into your slippers and race down the stairs. Throwing open the basement door, you turn on the light and say "@#$%^&" (Translation: "Oh my.")
There's water all over the floor. Your sump pump is kicking on every two minutes. Boxes of stuff you've been meaning to go through are soaking up water like sponges. What do you do?
I know, you think I'm going to say, "Call the basement waterproofing company," don't you? Well, no. That call can wait. Right now, you need to clean up the mess and dry out your basement as soon as possible, before the damage escalates and mold starts to grow.
What to Do with an Unfinished Wet Basement
Turn Off Electricity – You don't want hot circuits in an area where you're standing in water. Turn off any breakers that regulate basement circuits, EXCEPT for the one that powers the sump pump. Run extension cords from upstairs and keep them dry.
Move Wet Belongings off the Floor – Start with anything of value – electronics, sports equipment, furniture – and get your stuff out of the water. Carry it out of the basement, put it up on blocks or sawhorses – just move it somewhere it can begin to dry.
Clean up the Water – If you have a floor squeegee, use it to push standing water toward your sump basin or floor drain. If you don't, use a broom. If you have a wet/dry vac, even better – start sucking up water with a floor nozzle. Empty the container, which fills surprisingly quickly, into the sump basin.
Start Drying Things Out – If you have basement windows (and it's not still pouring), open them. Bring in fans or a dehumidifier. If it's cool, turn on the heat. If it's warm and you have central air, turn it on. Do anything you can to start absorbing moisture and moving damp air out of the space.
Keep at It – Keep trying to remove as much water and dampness as possible until the basement no longer looks and feels damp or humid. If you have the wet/dry vac or can borrow or rent one, go over your floor again – it will pull moisture from the concrete.
OK, now you should call the basement waterproofing company. You don't want to go through all of this again, do you?
One word of caution: These tips will help you when the water in your basement comes from ground water seepage, which is clean water. If you experience a sewer back-up, the stakes are much higher and significant damage much greater. We'll address that situation in a future article.
The same goes for a finished basement. If you're dealing with wet carpeting and furniture you've got a much bigger problem on your hands, regardless of the source of water. We'll be writing about that soon.
Of course, all of these problems could have been averted if you'd called the basement waterproofing company a long time ago. At U.S. Waterproofing, we've helped more than 300,000 homeowners avoid having to clean up water in their basements so maybe you should ask for our free advice before this happens to you.