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Amusement parks can be a hard to place to eat clean, especially if you aren't in the habit of packing a cooler bag. Recently my family and I went to Disneyland and California Adventure and made it out without going broke or feeling the fast food bloat.
First up was...
Breakfast (7 am-10 am):
I stated the day off with a banana, slice of Ezekiel raisin bread and roasted almonds. (All of this I brought into the park). It's great to use Ezekiel bread because it's frozen and thaws by the time you eat it. I also made coffee at the condo and took it with me along with water. Lots of water.
Kids had banana, yogurt stick, cheese stick, and they split a cinnamon roll (purchased there). My daughter wasn't impressed and said the icing tasted weird, but there wasn't much open at this point.
Then on to lunch (around 11:00 am):
The kids split a small pepperoni pizza in Toon Town and later had some Dole Pineapple whip. (my son couldn't finish his, I think it was too sweet)
Then we headed to Bengal Barbecue so my husband and I could get lunch (I had already researched where I wanted to go in a sea of deep fried foods). I ordered 2 chicken kabobs, one veggie kabob, and one bacon wrapped asparagus for us to share. This place is really considered a "snack" place, but we made a meal out of it! I also ordered a bread stick type thing called Tiger Tails for later and NO ONE ate it because it was gross. Dry and flavorless. There went $3.79 in the trash.
My daughter bought herself cotton candy with her own money. She ate some and saved some for later. WOW! It's no wonder kids "act a fool" at these parks if they are pumped up on cotton candy, candy, sugary drinks, etc and then crash! I tried some cotton candy that evening...I didn't like. It was strange and super fake tasting. It had been years since I had tried any. Holy sugar!
Around noon:
We got in line to wait for the Beauty and the Beast show and it was HOT and the kids had been drinking plenty of water. I decided to get a couple cute souvenir cups with a frozen apple juice concoction in them for the wait and the show. I like surprising them from time to time with something I would never buy on a normal day. They were shocked and excited. They were decent but super sweet. Hubby and I had a few sips of theirs and they had the rest. My husband and I split a strawberry pastry stick "thingy" from the same stand. It was good and did the trick for a snack.
I'm sure I snacked on almonds if I got hungry. We left the park and had dinner at a local place in Dana Point.
We left the park around 4:30 pm.
California Adventure:
We had some of the same things packed as Disneyland. Bananas, yogurts, cheese sticks, etc. and 4 huge bottles of water. Two of the bottles were frozen solid to serve as a freezer pack until the food was eaten and to provide super cold water later in the day. It worked great. I chose water bottles with the sports lids that stayed on. They seemed to work better with the kids (and adults!) Make sure prior to freezing a water bottle you removed a small amount of the water so it doesn't burst the container.
When reading all of these items below realize that we were there for almost 12 hours that day!!! In HOT weather. It's amazing we lasted that long but we stayed hydrated and went in and out of the sun watching shows.
I had already researched where I wanted to eat based on reviews. I am not usually a corn dog person but if it's a GREAT corn dog I will indulge. We went to the Corn Dog Castle around 11 am (and yes, a line forms quickly prior to open). The corn dog came with a bag of plain chips or apple slice. We all got a corn dog and 2 bags of chips and 2 apple slices. I had also packed grapes and we had some of those too. The corn dog was really GOOD! And filling. It was a perfect choice. Kids had a frozen yogurt (thawed by then) shortly after lunch.
Not a bad list of ingredients for a potato chip at Disneyland. I typically would avoid these oils listed.
I was shocked...A) that my husband was the one that read the labels on these and pointed out that B) there was no HFCS or artificial coloring in these packets. WIN!
Around 4pm:
Later in the day my daughter picked to go to Flo's V8 dinner in Carsland. It was one on my list anyway so I was up for giving it a try. You can easily go broke eating at a Disney park so we are always looking for ways to NOT waste any food. We decided to split a kids meal and an adult meal. Oh, and my son wanted a huge pickle ($2.99) so we picked up one of them on the way to the restaurant. He ended up sharing it with his sister.
Minus the mac and cheese
(you can see the small bowl it came in at the back of the image.)
Enjoying his pickle! Or attempting too with two really loose teeth. :)
The kids meal was a SMALL bowl of mac and cheese, grapes, apples, peas and carrots (and your choice of drink, we got a small bottle of water). My husband selected the barbecue pork (it had a Cola sauce poured over it-gasp!) .It wasn't bad and wasn't drenched in sauce so that was good). I should have said "sauce on the side". I used to make mine marinated with Coke prior to going clean. We selected pasta salad and peas/carrots for our sides. It came with a (dry) roll. We ate all of the food. Down to the last pea! It wasn't 5 star or even 4. BUT it was decent considering I could tell the carrots and peas weren't drenched in butter or a butter impostor. I forgot to take a picture of the adult meal.
My daughter was dead set on having ice cream at the park. I figured I would risk it and have some too. (I am lactose intolerant so often I end up in pain and bloated so it's usually not worth it.) We went to Ghirardelli and ordered single scoop sundaes (not found on the menu, but you can get if you ask). Mine had caramel, hot fudge, whipped cream and small amount of almonds. That was PLENTY and I was NOT impressed. Luckily my stomach didn't act up. I do find it helpful to try things I used to like and realize how far off my taste buds were...it was hard ice cream, I felt the sauces were lacking in flavor. My daughter complained I didn't get her a huge sundae (I learned from letting her indulge and WASTE gelato a couple of days prior). I wasn't willing to waste more food and money because I knew she couldn't eat it all. She gets sick before she can down a huge sundae. She thanked me towards the end of her sundae and said "You were right, I wouldn't have been able to finish the large one!" (My husband and son were elsewhere getting a beer and blue cotton candy-his first time trying it and he wanted to try it for himself!)
It was HOT that day and my daughter agreed to have an artificially color and flavored ICEE twice a year as a special treat (It's so rewarding when your own kids recognize how crappy some foods are and that you shouldn't really have them much, if at all!). We came across a stand serving ICEES. She ordered cherry and my son got a frozen apple juice (he hates cherry and the blue (his favorite color) was broken so that was his only choice). She said a few times, "this really is an ICEE!". I am not sure if that was a good thing or not. I couldn't tell from her tone of voice as she drank it. At that point, in that heat, I am sure anything ice cold would be refreshing. HA! I really wanted a frozen lemonade but the stand was broken that served them.
That was it for the day until we got back to the condo. I had chips and homemade salsa that evening. Kids had boxed Annie's mac and cheese and fruit. That's about all I can remember.
There were many fruit stands to grab a healthy snack. We saved money by bring in our own fruit, but i was tempting to buy a bunch of fruit precut, washed, and ready to eat!
Mango, Berry Bowl, and Hummus/Pretzels
If you are planning a trip to Disneyland or Disney World in your near future I highly suggest you plan ahead. I also want to give a shout out to O'hana at the Polynesian Resort at Disney World. It is hands down the best food I've had at a Disney property yet. YUM! Book your reservations early for it!


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S&P 500 Index Surges to All-Time High as Trump Vows "Phenomenal" Tax Announcement
(Ed) Wijaranakula, Ph.D.
Fri Feb 10, 2017
The S&P 500 gained 0.81% for the week, to close on Friday at 2,316.10, an all-time closing high, after President Donald Trump said, during a meeting with airline executives at the White House on Thursday, that he plans to announce a "phenomenal" tax plan but offered no specifics other than citing the need to lower the tax burden on businesses.
Traders were increasing bearish on the market, as they have trimmed their net speculative long positions in consolidated S&P 500 futures contracts by 5,993 compared to the previous week, as of February 7, according to data from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or
CFTC. The higher highs chart pattern is still intact and the index could be heading to retest the top of the range, which is 2,379.50.
The best performing S&P 500 sectors for the week were Industrials
($SPI) and Information technology ($SPT), up 1.59% and 1.23%, respectively, while the worst performing sectors for the week were Energy
($SPEN) and Telecommunication services ($SPTS), down 0.67% and up 0.29%, respectively.
3M Co. (NYSE:MMM) and Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA), two of the top holdings in Industrials, were up 2.26% and 2.36%, respectively. 3M Co. released earnings results on Tuesday that topped analysts' consensus estimates, while Boeing said Singapore Airlines has committed to ordering 20 777-9s and 19 787-10 Dreamliner aircraft valued at $13.8 billion at list prices. Mega cap tech stocks, including Apple Inc
(NASDAQ:AAPL), Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), and Amazon.com Inc, were up 2.36%, 2.45% and 2.13%, respectively.
The U.S. Dollar index (DXY), a measure of the U.S. dollar value relative to a basket of foreign currencies, closed at 100.79, up 0.95% for the week, after 4 ˝ weeks of being sold-off since the beginning of the year. Currency traders might have covered their short positions ahead of Fed speeches and the upcoming congressional testimony. Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank President Patrick Harker, a FOMC voting member, told the audience at a conference in San Diego on Monday that he would be open to raising interest rates again at the U.S. central bank's March meeting if growth in jobs and wages continues, according to Reuters.
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen is scheduled to appear before the Senate Banking Committee on February 14 and will testify about the U.S. economy and monetary policy before the House Financial Services Committee on February 15. Deutsche Bank's chief international economist, Torsten Slok, said the market doesn't believe we will get three rate hikes this year, according to MarketWatch.
The spot gold price surged another 1.24% for the week, to close at $1,235.90 per ounce on Friday, while the Japanese yen was down 0.52% against the U.S. dollar at 113.28 yen per U.S. dollar. Traders might have covered their yen long positions ahead of the meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Trump in Washington D.C. on Friday. The yield of 10-year U.S. Treasury Notes was down another 2.35% this week, to close on Friday at 2.467%, while the yield spread between the 10-year and 2-year U.S. Treasury Notes narrowed to 1.21 percentage points.
The WTI crude spot price closed practically unchanged for the week, at $53.86 per barrel on Friday, while the Brent crude spot price lost 0.16% for the week to close at $56.65 per barrel, despite bearish EIA weekly reports on Wednesday. Crude oil bulls weighed in with arguments about EIA bearish data, as they were trying to defend crude prices. The bulls got huge support from the Paris-based International Energy Agency, or IEA, on Thursday, after reporting that it had estimated OPEC's crude oil output at 32.1 million barrels per day, or bpd, in January with record compliance, and some producers, especially Saudi Arabia, cut more than pledged.
Short positions in WTI crude oil futures contracts held by producers or merchants totaled more than 657,566 contracts as of February 7, 2017, a record high, according to CFTC data. The open interest also stands at a record high of 2,191,158 contracts, equivalent to about 2.19 billion barrels of WTI crude oil. Crude oil producers could take short hedge positions to lock in a future selling price to protect against a falling crude oil price. Some banks also require producers to hedge against future price risks as a condition for lending.
The EIA weekly U.S. oil inventory report on Wednesday showed that domestic crude supplies increased by another 13.8 million barrels to 508.6 million barrels, excluding the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, in the week ending February 3, compared to the S&P Global Platts forecast for a stockpile increase of 2.5 million barrels. The American Petroleum Institute, or API, inventory data on Tuesday showed a U.S. crude inventory build of 14.2 million barrels.
Separately, the EIA said the weekly U.S. crude oil production increased 63,000 bpd, for the week ending February 3, to 8.978 million bpd. U.S. crude oil output increased 8,000 bpd to an average 8.95 million bpd in February, compared to a January average of 8.942 million bpd. Output has fallen about 6.77% from the peak level of 9.60 million bpd in June 2015. Houston-based oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. said on Friday that the U.S. oil rig count jumped another 8 to 591, compared to 316, when the rig count hit the low on June 6, 2016.
S&P 500 Summary: +3.45% YTD as of 02/10/17
Barclay Hedge Fund Index: +1.35% YTD
Outperforming Sectors: Information technology +7.17 YTD, Consumer discretionary +5.27% YTD, Materials +4.87% YTD, and Healthcare +4.09% YTD.
Underperforming Sectors: Consumer staples +3.36% YTD, Industrials +3.36% YTD, Financials +1.97% YTD, Real Estate +1.52% YTD, Utilities +1.26% YTD, Energy –3.62% YTD, and Telecommunication services –4.74%
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Excursions in Valencia
Excursions in Valencia
Sightseeing Tour around Valencia
Valencia is a charming city in Spain, capital of the homonymous Autonomous region, to have survived to our days rich history, preserved in the legends and monuments of art. In Valencia one civilization came to replace another, contributing to its cultural development. Today it is almost a very beautiful city lying in the heart of a vast fertile valley.
Sightseeing tour around Valencia will briefly introduce You to the main sights of the ancient city. Walking tour through the historic center of the city with a visit to the Bullring "Plaza de Torros", the famous tower of the fortress wall of the XV Torre de Serrano, is the most important military Gothic gates in Europe, the street Groove and its modernist buildings.
North railway station, a modernist, Valencian Museum of illustration and modernity, tower "quart" – one of the gates of the old fortress walls of the city, the Valencian Institute of modern art. Will not pass by and the Cathedral (XIII-XIV centuries) – one of the earliest Gothic cathedrals of Spain. Before Apostoliki the gate once a week, on Thursday, at noon, gather members of the so-called "Water Tribunal". It is the oldest judicial institution in Europe and distributes the water used for irrigation of the valley. In conclusion, you can visit the Souvenir shops of the city.
Panoramic tour around Valencia
The number of ancient and modern attractions Valencia can be put on a par with Madrid and Barcelona. A full city tour will start with the most famous sights of the city: the Palace of the Opera Princess Sophia, the Museum of Prince Felipe is the first Museum in the world dedicated to the science of the XXI century (Hemisferic is a likeness of the human eye, but inside there is a cinema with a giant concave screen of 900 m2, the Aquarium is the largest marine Park of Europe, representing obitaley from all the oceans of the world.
Next, the tour continues through the historic center of the city. You will visit the market colon is one of the masterpieces of modernism in the city, Bullring, North railway station, a modernist, Valencian Museum of illustration and modernity, quart tower (one of the gates of the old fortress walls of the city), the Valencian Institute of modern art, the tower of the "Serranos" (the most important military Gothic gates in Europe), street Groove with its modernist buildings. You will see the magnificent Gothic Cathedral, the stock Exchange – Gothic building is a listed heritage of mankind, Plaza of city Hall, the building of the Telegraph and many stalls for selling flowers.
After a hearty lunch in a restaurant typical Valencian cuisine You will continue your acquaintance with Valencia. Visit the Palace of the Generalitat is one of the most outstanding civil Gothic buildings in Spain and is today the headquarters of the Valencian government; the Cathedral is in the Gothic style, where you should pay attention on the altar, decorated Fernando Yanes de La Almedina, a disciple of Leonardo Da Vinci, the chapel of St. Grail, and the chapel of San Francisco de Borja, with the works of Francisco Goya.
After the inspection, "Miguelete" – the bell tower next to the Cathedral, You will visit the Basilica of the patron of the city "Desamparados", built in Baroque style.
The Museums Of Valencia
4 hours (visit two museums of your choice)
The Bullring in Valencia (1859) and a Museum that displays the stages of the corrida and its most famous representatives. In the Museum visitors watching video about corrida and walk around the arena for the bullfight.
M USA Fallas – this Museum has preserved all the statues of papier-mache, which won this holiday since 1934 in the Museum you can also see pictures and paintings that illustrate the history of this famous Valencian festival.
A visit to the city of porcelain lladró . During the visit can see the process of making the famous porcelain Lladro dynasty, known throughout the world, to visit the porcelain Museum and art gallery (with works by El Greco, Zurbarán, Rivera, Sorolla).
The Ceramics Museum Gonzalez Marti is housed in the Palace of the "marqués de DOS Aguas", built in Baroque style. When you visit you can see the life of the Marquis lived here, surviving to see the carriage and the typical antique kitchen. Here are the best instances of Valencian ceramics since the fourteenth century. The Museum also has Chinese and Japanese exhibits, painted by Picasso.
The Museum of fine arts "San PIO" is located in the Palace in the Baroque style, is considered the second largest Museum after the Prado in importance to the exhibition, you should look at the collection of primitive Gothic and paintings by Ribalta, Rivera, Pinata, El Greco, Velazquez, Goya, Murillo.
Valencian Institute of modern art (IVAM) is one of the most famous Spanish museums of modern times. Along with collections of Julio gonzález and Pinazo You will get acquainted with temporary exhibitions of photography.
Tour "the Romans and the Moors"
Tour exploring the amazing ancient architecture of various eras. The tour begins with a visit to Morella, an amazing city declared UNESCO heritage of mankind. The city-fortress is a unique fortification, the construction of which in different centuries have invested their contribution the Romans, Moors and Visigoths. Morella castle was once built by the Arabs, and then, after numerous destructions, rebuilt by the Spanish rulers. The monastery on the grounds of the castle is interesting for its unique mural, which depicts the dance of death. The castle often are costumed performances and carnivals.
Tour in Morella often choose foodies. This town preserves a number of unique traditions of making cheeses, sausages, olive oils and all kinds vegetable snacks. Particularly noteworthy are dishes of fish, rice and local artichokes. Then the tour continues with a walk through the historic center of the city and a visit to the Basilica. The continuation is waiting for You in the town of Peniscola – the Spa capital of "the coast of orange blossoms". City tour begins with a visit to tamilarasi founded by the famous knights one of the most famous castles of Spain – the citadel with the telling name of El Macho. In my time in this castle to escape the persecutions of the Inquisition, hiding the famous religious figure of the middle ages – Pope Benedict XIII (Benedict XIII), better known as Papa Luna. Upon return, a visit to the theme Park, Museum of olive oil.


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The Robot Coupe CL55BULK W/STAND food processor is ideal for a wide variety of food prep. You can use the large feed opening for bulk items like cabbage and lettuce. The smaller built-in feed opening is ideal for carrots, celery, and more. The unit comes with a 3-millimeter disc for slicing and a 3-millimeter disc for grating, but you can also julienne, cut french fries, dice, and create ripple slices with even more discs that are listed below.
A magnetic safety switch stops the motor when the cover or the pusher feed is opened, preventing injuries. The On/Off pusher-type switch allows for easy operation. The feed lead is removable so you can easily clean it. A stainless steel stand with casters comes with the processor so you can easily move it. The Robot Coupe CL55BULK W/STAND food processor comes with a rack that can hold the two discs when they are not being used.
Product Details
- Stainless steel bulk feed hopper and external ejection
- 2 disc rack holds discs when not in use
- On/Off pusher-type switch
- Magnetic safety switch stops the motor when the cover or pusher feed is open
- Food lead is designed to be removed for cleaning
- Includes a 3-mm. grating disc and a 3-mm. slicing disc
- Stainless steel stand comes with casters for mobility
- Use the 39881 cleaning kit to clean your 5-mm., 8-mm., and 10-mm., discs (Sold separately)
- 120 V/60 Hz/1 ph, 12 A, 2.5 HP, 425 RPM
- Overall Dimensions: 159⁄16 in. W x 195⁄16 in. D x 385⁄16 in. H
- cETLus and ETL-Sanitation listed
Product Features
Compatible Dicing Kits
- 5 x 5 mm. dicing kit
- 8 x 8 mm. dicing kit
- 10 x 10 mm. dicing kit
- 14 x 14 mm. dicing kit
- 20 x 20 mm. dicing kit
- 25 x 25 mm. dicing kit
Compatible Grating Discs
- 28057 fine grating disc
- 28058 medium grating disc
- 28163 medium coarse grating disc
- 28164 coarse grating disc
- 28165 extra coarse grating disc
- 28061 hard cheese grating disc
Compatible Julienne Discs
- 2 mm. julienne disc
- 2 x 4 mm. julienne disc
- 2 x 6 mm. julienne disc
- 4 x 4 mm. julienne disc
- 6 x 6 mm. julienne disc
- 8 x 8 mm. julienne disc
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- 1 mm. slicing disc
- 2 mm. slicing disc
- 3 mm. slicing disc
- 4 mm. slicing disc
- 5 mm. slicing disc
- 8 mm. slicing disc
- 10 mm. slicing disc
- 14 mm. slicing disc
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- 1 mm. 28055 pulping disc
- 2 mm. ripple cut slicing disc
- 3 mm. ripple cut slicing disc
- 5 mm. ripple cut slicing disc
- 10 x 10 mm. french fry set
Bulk E-Series Commercial Food Processor, vegetable prep attachment with stainless steel bulk feed hopper & external ejection (no bowl), 3mm grating disc (28058), 3mm slicing disc (28064), (2) disc rack, stainless steel base & stand, single speed 425 RPM, 2-1/2 HP, 120v/60/1-ph, 12.0 amps, NEMA 5-15P, cETLus, ETL-Sanitation
*The warranty will not be honored for residential or non-commercial use of any Commercial Equipment.
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LSL Consultancy is thrilled to expand its business in the educational field. After many years of collaboration with IFA Paris, LSL Consultancy decided to open its own branch in the heart of Istanbul offering IFA Paris most popular courses:
IFA Paris is very proud to cooperate with one of the most reputable university in Istanbul: Kadir Has University. Founded in 1997, Kadir Has University is located in the historical grounds of Tekel Cibali Works, which began operations in 1884 as the state tobacco depot and cigarette factory.
The campus of Kadir Has University represents a major step in fulfilling the university's mission of building a future out of the country's past, by establishing in the heart of Istanbul a hub where culture, education and learning meet to address the changing needs of Turkey and the world. The interior of Kadir Has University's Cibali campus measures over 45,000 square meters, with classrooms, labs, and the university's central library, in addition to faculties, institutes, the rectorate and deans' offices. IFA Paris believes it is a privilege, as well as an advantage for its students to make the best out of what the location can offer.
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The addiction treatment industry was built on, and continues to be based, almost solely on "talk therapy" and the 12 step model as the preferred methods for long-term addiction recovery. Most medical associations characterize drug and alcohol addictions as "diseases," yet the industry has not embraced many medical breakthroughs that have occurred for treating drug and alcohol addiction. Why? Our guess is that there is a belief that medical breakthroughs in addiction therapy could potentially harm the traditional business model.
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In many of the disaster recovery scenarios in Exchange 2007, one of the most useful cmdlets is the "Move-mailbox" with the "ConfigurationOnly" parameter.
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Can we move mailboxes from 2003 to Exchange 2010 using this method? I realise the content won't move with it – but in a disaster scenario would that work? I assume we would need to use the "-ApplyMandatoryProperties" switch as otherwise they'll still show up as legacy mailboxes…
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Jean Harlow Biography
Born on March 3, 1911, in Kansas City, Missouri, Jean Harlow enjoyed a breakout role in the 1930 film Hell's Angels. The "blonde bombshell" was initially known for her sexual allure, but she proved a gifted comedic actress in such movies as Red-Headed Woman (1932). Slowed by poor health while her career was still on the rise, Harlow died of kidney failure on June 7, 1937 in Hollywood, California. The actress was only 26 years old.
Early Years
Harlean Harlow Carpenter was born on March 3, 1911, in Kansas City, Missouri. She moved with her mother, Jean Harlow, to Los Angeles after her parents separated, and was educated at Ferry Hall School in Highland Park, Illinois and the Hollywood School for Girls.
Harlow endured bouts with polio, meningitis and scarlet fever as a child. She eloped with a young bond broker named Charles McGrew at age 16, though their marriage ended when she decided to pursue an acting career.
Hollywood Starlet
Adopting her mother's maiden name for her films, Harlow captured the public's attention when she flashed her legs in the 1929 Laurel and Hardy comedy Double Whoopee. She also made her sound debut that year in The Saturday Night Kid, but her breakout performance came the following year in Howard Hughes's update of Hell's Angels, where she delivered her famously suggestive line, "Would you be shocked if I put on something more comfortable?"
Did you know? Howard Hughes offered $10,000 to any stylist who could duplicate the color of Jean Harlow's platinum-blonde hair, but never found anyone who could do it successfully.
Harlow appeared in six films in 1931, including The Public Enemy and Platinum Blonde. Hollywood's original blonde bombshell, her rise was fueled by her sexual allure, but she soon proved an actress of substance. Harlow's role in the 1932 film Red-Headed Woman put her comedic abilities on display and established her as a bona fide star. She was also featured that year in Red Dust, one of several acclaimed pairings with Clark Gable, and in the following year's hits Dinner at Eight, Hold Your Man and Bombshell.
"Men like me because I don't wear a brassiere. Women like me because I don't look like a girl who would steal a husband. At least not for long."
Despite her perceived charmed life as a leading lady, Harlow's personal life was anything but glamorous. Her second husband, an MGM executive named Paul Bern, died in an apparent suicide at their home in 1932, and a third marriage, to cinematographer Harold Rosson, lasted less than a year.
Final Years, Death and Legacy
Harlow got engaged to fellow MGM actor William Powell, her co-star in Reckless (1935) and Libeled Lady (1936), but her still-ascendant career was complicated by declining health. After years of undergoing weekly treatment with toxic chemicals to maintain her famous platinum-blonde locks, she wore a wig to mask her hair loss in the 1935 film China Seas. The following year, she was stricken with a throat infection and influenza.
While on the set of Saratoga in 1937, Harlow was bedridden with fatigue, nausea and abdominal pain. Believed to be on the path to recovery, she instead lapsed into a coma and died in a Hollywood hospital on June 7, 1937, from kidney failure. The film was completed with other actresses standing in as doubles for the recently deceased starlet.
Despite her brief career, Harlow is remembered as one of the biggest stars of the early sound era in Hollywood. A biopic on her life, Harlow, was released in 1965, starring Carroll Baker. Decades later, singer Gwen Stefani briefly portrayed Harlow in the 2004 Martin Scorsese film The Aviator, and a few years later Mischa Barton was tapped to play the sex symbol for the production of another biopic, By Love Reclaimed, slated for a 2016 release.
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Should you use a Dallas neurosurgeon for a discectomy?
Most people probably know somebody who has had spine surgery, as it is becoming a fairly common type of procedure. One of the first surgical procedures performed on the back was the removal of an intervertebral disc in the lower back or lumbar area of the spine. Even today, it is a common surgical procedure and one that can help to remove much of the pain and suffering that is associated with a bulging, ruptured or damaged discs. It is often successful, especially when performed on the part of the spine that is associated with the sciatic nerve.
There are many different types of discectomy, including a microdiscectomy. This is one of the preferred methods for having spine surgery because it uses a very small incision and it does not cause a lot of damage to the surrounding tissue. In most cases, the incision that is associated with a microdiscectomy is going to be under 1.5 inches. This is something that can be discussed with Dr. Kaufman, a neurosurgeon in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. He has performed many of these types of procedures and he can get you back up and on your feet again.
The problem with the intervertebral disc is the fact that they can't be cured when they have been damaged. If you lift something improperly and rupture one of the discs, it is likely to cause some severe symptoms as a consequence. Pain is one of the more common symptoms, because the disc may be resting against a nerve root in the area. Since it is affecting the nerve, it may also cause numbness and tingling to branch out from that area and affect other areas, including the arms and legs.
What are the benefits of choosing a Fort Worth neurosurgeon?
Most people who come to Dr. Kaufman are suffering from severe symptoms as a result of a ruptured or damaged intervertebral disc. He can make the determination as to what is the best course of action to help treat the problem and get you back on your way again. He will then discuss the possibilities, including the possibility for risks that may be associated with any procedure you plan.
Another question that is often asked about the discectomy procedure is how long the recovery will take. When you first have the surgical procedure, you will not be able to do any physical labor, including lifting heavy items. You may need to stay home from work for an extended amount of time but most patients are able to resume work in two weeks or so. During the recovery process, you may not be able to sit for a long amount of time and you might be given a prescription for pain medication. Walking is typically recommended during the weeks after your surgery takes place.
Making the choice as to whether to have surgery on your spine or not can be difficult. By visiting Dr. Kaufman and talking to him about the issue, you will have a much better chance of a successful recovery.


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Metaforum conversation: Streetscape Territories 7/12
Every year the IRO gets the opportunity to provide a number of afternoon meetings at Metaforum. These talks are focused on a current development issue.
On Thursday, December 7, 2017 IRO member Prof. Kris Scheerlinck enters into dialogue with Anteneh Tesfaye (EiABC / TU Delft) on the following topic:
Streetscape Territories – immigration and urban development in Africa
Location : Cafetaria, Hollands College, Leuven – 12:00-13:00u
(Pater Damiaanplein 9, 3000 Leuven)
A global increase in urbanisation of the world's population leads to growing challenges of how to sustainably accommodate the rapidly growing immigration to larger metropolitan areas. One of Africa's largest open air markets, Addis Abeba's Merkato area, is one such place where these development challenges become apparent. The market combines both formal and informal settings and is a place where production, consumption and storage interact in an emergent way, presenting a substantial part of the local economy. More importantly, it is a main arrival point for immigrants, as its informal productivity allows their rapid and fluid integration in the urban society through immediate employment. This informal aspect, guaranteeing the market's social capacity, is currently threatened by large scale formal development of the area.
Prof. Kris Scheerlinck presents insights from the ongoing Streetscape Territories project on this area, which aims to embrace its profound redevelopment while maintaining the informal conditions for productivity, so as to guarantee that the area keeps its status of 'arrival city'. Anteneh Tesfaye (EiABC/TU Delft) offers a response.


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Hogwired Spring Preview - Offensive Skill Positions
This is thesecond installment in a four-part series previewing Arkansas' spring football practice. In today's installment, Hogwired.com takes atakes a look atthe Razorbacks' offensive skillpositions including wide receivers, quarterbacks and running backs.
WIDE RECEIVERS: For a majority of the 2005 season, Arkansas' wide receivers waited patiently while the Razorbacks' found their stride in the passing game. The talented group made key plays where they could and cleared the secondary with blocks for Arkansas' stable of running backs.
Down the stretch, however, the Hogs' passing game picked up the pace thanks in large part to the play of quarterback Casey Dick. With the sophomore quarterback back under center and the addition of some new offensive schemes, Arkansas' wide receivers patience may be rewarded with some new found opportunities through the air.
Junior Marcus Monk has established himself as the centerpiece of the Razorbacks' wide receiver picture. The Lepanto, Ark., product collected a school record 37 catches as a freshman, but was held to only 35 receptions as a sophomore last season. Monk was efficient in his catches averaging 13.6 yards per reception and garnering a team-leading seven touchdown catches. He exemplified the Hogs' late-season passing game surge combining for 12 catches for 190 yards and three touchdowns in the final three games of the 2005 season. Monk will once again be a key component of the Razorbacks' aerial attack as the starter at split end.
Junior Chris Baker is targeted to return to the gridiron after sitting out last season while battling injuries. Baker's spring regimen will be somewhat limited while he continues to rehabilitate his left knee. The Razorbacks are hopeful that by the time fall camp rolls around, Baker will be back to his speedy self.
Another veteran tops the depth chart at flanker entering spring practice. Senior Cedric Washington played in 10 of 11 games for the Razorbacks last season earning a starting call in seven contests. He ranked third on the squad with 27 catches for 365 yards and one touchdown.
Washington will likely have to fend off a pair of young wide receivers to maintain his starting position. Freshman Rod Coleman made coaches think twice before ultimately keeping the redshirt on the first-year Razorback in 2005. He will be in the mix this spring and could provide the Hogs with another athletic option at flanker. Junior Cedric Logan will also make a bid for an expanded role. Logan played in all 11 games last season tallying six catches for 65 yards and one touchdown.
Sophomores Reggie Fish and John Aaron Rees will likely be utilized in specialty situations at flanker. In addition, Fish will be auditioned for punt return duties while Rees will maintain his role on a variety of special teams.
QUARTERBACKS: What a difference a year makes! Last spring, Arkansas entered practice without an established starting quarterback. Nutt will not face that dilemma this year thanks to the promising rookie campaign turned in by Casey Dick down the stretch in 2005. Dick was more than halfway through his redshirt season when the Razorbacks called upon the Allen, Texas, native to step into the starting quarterback role.
Dick became the first Razorback true freshman to take his first collegiate snap as the starter when he lined up against South Carolina in the seventh game of the season. The Hogs' young signal caller showed remarkable composure in the final four games of the campaign leading Arkansas to a pair of wins and a near-upset of No. 3 LSU.
He was most impressive in leading the Razorbacks to a second-half comeback win at Ole Miss. After completing only five of his first 12 pass attempts, Dick completed his final 12 consecutive passes for 154 yards and three touchdowns. He was recognized as the SEC Freshman of the Week for his second-half heroics.
Dick completed 53-of-99 passes for 584 yards and seven touchdowns in 2005 while suffering only four interceptions in four games of action.
Junior Robert Johnson gives the Razorbacks a seasoned quarterback reserve at their disposal. Johnson started the first seven games of the season before giving way to his freshman understudy. The Waco, Texas, product was effective at times in 2005, but struggled to find consistency in the passing game. He passed for 876 yards and five touchdowns in his sophomore campaign.
Sophomore Alex Mortensen got his first taste of collegiate action as a reserve quarterback last season. Mortensen played in four games, including an extended stint against No. 1 USC. He completed six passes for 63 yards and a touchdown in his limited season opportunities. This spring, he will compete with Johnson for snaps as the Hogs' No. 2 quarterback.
RUNNING BACKS: On paper, no other position group appears to be as loaded as the talented stable of Arkansas running backs. Led by 2005 SEC Freshman of the Year Darren McFadden, the Hogs have a wealth of All-SEC caliber running backs to line up in the offensive backfield. The Razorbacks have led the SEC in rushing in three of the past four seasons and appear primed to make a run at four out of five league rushing crowns.
McFadden exploded onto the national scene in 2005 with the most prolific freshman season by a Razorback in school history. The consensus freshman All-American and first-team All-SEC tailback rushed for UA freshman records of 1,113 yards and 11 touchdowns. McFadden finished second in the nation among freshmen in rushing yardage on his way to five 100-yard rushing efforts.
The North Little Rock standout became only the seventh freshman in SEC history to eclipse the 1,000-yard rushing barrier joining former league greats Emmitt Smith and Herschel Walker, among others. He also became the seventh Razorback to rush for 1,000 yards accomplishing the feat in the second-fewest number of rushing attempts. McFadden will once again be the feature back in the Razorbacks' offense in 2006.
It's not often that freshman first-team All-American is relegated to a second-team position in his sophomore season, but that is the situation for Felix Jones. Granted Jones earned his All-America accolade as a kickoff returner, but the former Tulsa World High School Player of the Year would have been the talk of his freshman class if not for his teammate, McFadden. In fact it was Jones who first assaulted the UA record book in 2005. Jones became the first Razorback freshman to earn more than 100 yards in his first collegiate game when he rushed for 137 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries against Missouri State. He finished the season with 626 yards and three touchdowns on 99 attempts and tied McFadden with an SEC-best 6.3 yards-per-carry average.
If not for a pre-season injury, another tailback in the class of 2005 may have made his mark in his rookie campaign. Michael Smith was competing with both McFadden and Jones for immediate playing time before a setback forced Smith to the sideline for a redshirt season. Smith is healthy again and will vie for playing time in an already crowded backfield.
The Hogs will also reap the rewards of the return of a talented and versatile fullback in Peyton Hillis. Hillis has exceptional receiving skills and led the Razorbacks in that category with 38 catches for 402 yards in 2005. He also was effective running the ball, especially in short-yardage situations. He took over the punt return duties early in the season and even returned three kickoffs. His 947 all-purpose yards ranked third on the squad last season trailing only McFadden and Jones.
Junior Farod Jackson and sophomore Kyle Payne will enter the spring as the top reserves at fullback. Jackson has been primarily utilized as a blocking back and as a regular on special teams in his first two seasons. Payne was also a special teams' regular in 2005, but will miss a majority of spring practice after undergoing knee surgery in February.


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Enjoy this selection of quotes about Italian and Italy, or by important Italian writers and famous Italians.
Marco Polo (c. 1254-1324) - a merchant from the Venetian Republic and introduced Europeans to Central Asia and China
"I have not told half of what I saw."
Dante Alighieri (1265–1321) - poet
"Remember tonight… for it is the beginning of always."
Dante Alighieri (1265–1321) - poet
"There is no greater sorrow than to be mindful of the happy time in misery…"
Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) - a Genoese navigator, colonizer and explorer
"Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World."
Torquato Tasso (1544–1595) - poet
"Love is when he gives you a piece of your soul, that you never knew was missing."
Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749-1838) - a Venetian librettist and poet.
"Before long several composers turned to me for libretti. But there were only two in Vienna deserving of my esteem: Martini and Mozart"
Gioacchino Rossini (1792–1868) - composer
"One can't judge Wagner's opera Lohengrin after a first hearing, and I certainly don't intend to hear it a second time"
Gioacchino Rossini (1792–1868) - composer
"Every kind of music is good, except the boring kind."
Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901) - composer
"You may have the universe if I may have Italy"
Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914) - American writer and journalist
"Belladonna, n.: In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of the two tongues."
Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863–1938) - an Italian poet, journalist, novelist, and dramatist
Limit to courage? There is no limit to courage.
Luigi Pirandello (1867–1936) - playwright
"Drama is action, sir, action and not confounded philosophy"
Roberto Rossellini (1906-1977) - Italian film director
"Don't get married to an actress because they're also actresses in bed"
Primo Levi (1919-1987) - a Jewish-Italian chemist, Holocaust survivor and author of essays and novels
"The aims of life are the best defense against death."
Federico Fellini (1920–1993) - Italian film director
"All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the oyster's autobiography"
Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922-1975) - Italian poet, intellectual, film director, and writer
"Death does determine life. Once life is finished it acquires a sense; up to that point it has not got a sense; its sense is suspended and therefore ambiguous. However, to be sincere I must add that for me death is important only if it is not justified and rationalized by reason. For me death is the maximum of epicness and death."
Luciano Berio (1925–2003) - composer
"Opera once was an important social instrument - especially in Italy. With Rossini and Verdi people were listening to opera together and having the same catharsis with the same story, the same moral dilemmas. They were holding hands in the darkness. That has gone. Now perhaps they are holding hands watching television."
Dario Fo (born March 24, 1926) - Italian satirist and playwright
"A theatre, a literature, an artistic expression that does not speak for its own time has no relevance."
Umberto Eco (born 5 January 1932) - an Italian medievalist, semiotician, philosopher, literary critic and novelist.
"Translation is the art of failure."
Umberto Eco (born 5 January 1932) - an Italian medievalist, semiotician, philosopher, literary critic and novelist.
"When men stop believing in God, it isn't that they then believe in nothing: they believe in everything."
Bernardo Bertolucci (born March 16, 1940) - Italian film director and screenwriter
"I don't film messages. I let the post office take care of those."
Paul Carvel (born 1964) - Belgian Writer
"Sign language is useful to the deaf but vital to the Italians."


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Part 5
I sat down beside Sal and waited for him to continue. He looked up at the darkening sky with mournful eyes. I waited for him to talk, pushing my curiosity about this mysterious lady he mentioned.
Sal looked down at his paint covered hands and said, "I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for her. She's my inspiration."
"Who is she?"
His lips turned into a soft smile. "My beloved Oihane."
I commented about how I have never heard that name before and he nodded. "It means from the forest. She loved these woods, so her name fit her well."
As Sal continued to talk about Oihane, I looked at my surroundings. Everything looked different like it had taken on a life of it's own. Now that I knew who was the owner of the cottage, it lost that dingy and abandoned quality. This was Oihane's haven. I never met her but from being in her favorite spot, I felt like I knew her for years.
"Where did you meet her?" I asked when Sal became quiet again.
"In Mexico. After we got married, we moved to New Mexico for awhile. I could tell she was never really content there. It was almost as if her heart wanted to be somewhere else."
I gestured towards the woods. "She wanted to be here?"
Sal's gentle smile came back as he glanced at the cottage. He didn't have to say anything. His big brown eyes said it all.
"Enough about me," Sal said suddenly. "I want to hear about you. How do you feel about this place?"
It was really hard for me to describe how I felt. Of course I still felt a strong dislike for the whole state of Oregon, but I could see why Sal liked being out here now. I opened my mouth to speak, but Sal held up a hand to shush me.
"You don't need to say it. Your eyes tell me everything." Sal brushed some dirt off of his khaki pants. "I believe eyes are the perfect storytellers."
"What about art?"
Sal threw his head back and laughed. "Art is magical. It can reveal a person's soul without even them realizing it."
My mind went back to the horrible painting I did earlier and I grimaced. That wasn't how I wanted my soul to be portrayed. I told that to Sal and he laughed again.
"You are still learning. What you need to do is learn to unlock your soul and start painting with that instead of your head." Sal tapped on my forehead. "It won't be easy for you to discover what's out there in the world if you keep that wall up around you."
I remained quiet, knowing he was right but was too scared to admit it. Saying it just makes it worse.
"What do your dreams consist of?" Sal asked, breaking the silence.
The question caught me off guard. "I don't know," I said in a small voice.
Sal glanced back at the cottage and looked thoughtful. The air was getting colder around us as the sky got darker. Stars began to twinkle above us. The silence between us continued for a few minutes. There was something about Sal that I couldn't figure out. There were many stories hidden beneath his weathered and worn face.
I wanted to know more about his mysterious wife. There were so many questions unanswered. What happened to her?
When I asked Sal this, it was almost as if he shut down completely. He shook his head and stood up slowly.
"We should be getting back," he said. "It's getting late and your parents will worry." Sal picked up his suitcase. "Although I know that you snuck out of your house and they don't know where you are."
I stopped in my tracks, wondering how this old man knew that. He was already at the lake when I shimmied my way down the tree from my bedroom window. Maybe he was a psychic. Maybe he just was really good at guessing things. It could be that I'm just that obvious of a person to be doing something like that.
"So, have you made any friends since you've been here?" Sal asked, still standing on the steps of the cottage.
I shrugged. "I don't really like anyone at school. I have friends back in California."
"Who says you can't have friends here as well? You can never have too many friends."
"How many friends do you have then?"
Sal laughed. "I'm an old man. I know what everyone says about me."
My mind went back to what my mom said about Sal while we were in the kitchen. She called him some old painter like he wasn't important. I felt Sal was important whether anyone realized it or not. I was going to make sure people saw how talented he still was.
I scraped at the peeling white paint on the wooden railings. "Do you not have art exhibitions or anything for your paintings?"
"Not anymore. Nobody wants to see an old man's art. It's not for anyone to see now."
Sal started to walk away but I continued to stay where I was. I didn't want to go home. Not yet. Sal stopped and looked back at me.
"We should stop analyzing me and start focusing on you," he said. "You are the young one with the bright future. You just don't know it yet."
"What else don't I know?" My frustration was starting to go into overload. I didn't want to explode on this old man. He was the only person who listened to me.
Sal looked surprised that I asked him this. He looked past me into the cottage and his eyes lit up. What was he thinking?
"Do you want to see what's inside the cottage?" he asked suddenly.
He walked to the door of the cottage with more speed than I have ever seen. As he unlocked the door, my heart started to race. What was I going to find in that dark little house?


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by Carol Joynt
It was possible this past week to have a clear picture of Washington in a post 9/11 world. The shootings at the Navy Yard, where a gunman murdered 12 people before police killed him, happened not even a week after the twelfth anniversary of the terrorist attacks (and, as it turned out, only days before a deadly attack and hostage situation in Kenya). What happened at the Navy facility in southwest DC was a brutal event and tragic for the victims and their loved ones and friends. But the city did not fall apart. There was no widespread panic. We kept our footing and, with tears and grief, we adapted.
The horrifying incident started during the morning rush hour. Word spread fast – because with text alerts and Twitter that's what happens now with any catastrophic event, even before we know the magnitude. What we knew was that a gunman was on the loose, maybe more than one.
In other parts of town residents and workers went about their business. In downtown, where I have my office, if you weren't plugged into mass media it was impossible to tell dramatic events were unfolding only 4 miles away. Traffic was routine. People walked calmly along the sidewalks. Before we knew there were deaths, a colleague and I went to lunch at Smith & Wollensky across the street. The manager and the servers shared acknowledgment with us that something scary was going on. But people were eating and talking.
Being in the news business, after we returned to work and learned events were escalating, we ramped up our reporting on the story. Later, when we knew the gunman was dead and likely working alone, a few of us met for a drink at The Palm (it seems to be becoming my place). The TV was on over the bar, tuned to the news, and everyone who sat there knew what was up, but we were not paralyzed or confused or dismayed. Maybe that's because we assumed it was over and it was not terrorism. But it's also because, whether it's Tucson or Aurora or Newtown, or similar incidents that don't make the news, we are, and sadly, accustomed to these events. According to FBI statistics, there have been 20 mass shootings so far this year in the U.S.
Going about our business is perhaps what we owe the victims. Because that's what was taken from them; they were going about their business, living their lives, until horror faced them in the shape of a gun in the hands of a man who'd come unhinged.
We react, we protect and defend, and we care – and care a lot – but we also adapt. Washington is not unique in this regard, but it happened most recently here, and this is my town and this is what I know.
Two days after the shootings, the Navy Memorial Foundation held their annual Lone Sailor Awards dinner. The 600 guests included people from what are known as the "sea services" – the Navy, the Marines and the Coast Guard. There were people in that room who have business in the Navy Yard every day. What's notable is the dinner was not canceled but went on as planned and became a tribute to the victims.
I sat with a woman from Long Island. Retired Navy Lt. Bernadette Beckwell. We struck up a conversation because I noticed she had a service dog and I asked his name and whether I could pet him. She said his name was Tucker and yes, "he enjoys a nice pat on the head," though he was adjusting to his first gala in a room as vast as the National Building Museum. He showed impressive calm.
I asked Beckwell why she had a service dog. She said she had permanent brain damage. She'd been in Afghanistan in 2007- 2008. It was there that she received a spinal cord injury. She said she had "balance issues," that when standing her legs can suddenly go numb and she falls. She leans on Tucker to get back up. Her depth perception is gone, too. She told me these things matter-of-factly. She said she enlisted in the Navy with the goal of becoming an admiral, though now "I'm a broken computer that can't get fixed." The words punched me in the heart.
|Beckwell said she returned from war, coped with rehab, and with her husband divorcing her. "He couldn't take it," she said of the changes in her due to the mental disability. She lives with Tucker, who came into her life when he was a 2 ½ month old puppy. They trained together. She can't work, but she's learning golf as a form of therapy.
I brought up the Navy Yard shootings and asked her reaction. "Not again." It took her back to Afghanistan, she said, and the random shooting death of a friend. "A guy decided to bring a gun into a building and start shooting Americans because he couldn't get free gas."
Importantly, Bernadette Beckwell is not a pity party. At least not in my time with her and with me asking so many private questions. She said she has some anger but she copes. She's moving on with her life. To the best of her ability she's adapted.
|Beckwell's story was in my head as the dinner began and the United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps marched out in their bright red uniforms, carrying their gleaming instruments. I thought of her, I thought of the Monday shootings.
The other guests in the room had their minds on Monday, too. The band, instinctively, provided a balm for the soul as Maj. Brian Dix, their leader, waved his baton and "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" soared to the heights and corners of the room. It was overwhelming, and sad, and comforting. It was the right tune at the right time and at the right place.
|In his invocation, Rear Admiral Mark L. Tidd, the Navy's chief of chaplains, spoke these words: "We are mindful that at this hour there are countless numbers who grieve the loss of loved ones and colleagues in the terrible events that took place not far from here just two days ago. As we reflect on the lives of our fallen colleagues, we pray for those who are injured and we ask for comfort for all who mourn, and we know at this hour there are sailors and marines and coast guardsmen, who go in harm's way, standing the watch, defending our nation. May they each know that a grateful nation stands proudly beside them."
The invocation was followed by a moment of silence, and then speeches and awards for CNN founder Ted Turner, GM chairman Dan Akerson, former Marine commandant, Gen. P.X. Kelley, and Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison. But my guess is everyone at that gala went home remembering the words but especially the music.
|Photographs by Carol Joynt.
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Friday, July 9, 2010
And the winner is..........
5 comments:
- Leanne said...
ohhhh congrats belinda.. doh to me.. but lucky she lives just across the road.. might have to stalk her postman pat..lol....
great giveaway. hope all is good.. and some super happy days to you.
- July 9, 2010 at 9:34 PM
- Belinda Lowe said...
WOW WOW WOW - how amazing - I never win anything - thankyou so much Stacey. What is your email address so I can send you my details? Once again thanks so much * jumping all over the room*
- July 9, 2010 at 10:41 PM
- Sue said...
Hi Stacey! Just thought I would pop by and say hi. I have just become a follower as I LOVE your work and have been admiring it since I first saw one of your LO's in SC. Looking forward to seeing lots more! :-)
- July 9, 2010 at 11:20 PM
- Kate said...
so jealous!! LOL enjoy belinda!! xo
- July 10, 2010 at 9:39 AM
- Jules said...
wow stacey ... how gorgeous of you!!! awesome thing to do.
Was actually letting you know that you have been nominated to 'pass it on' ... check out my blog for details... hope you don't mind playing along! ... cheers, jules xx
- July 10, 2010 at 5:08 PM


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Children of the Wedding
Sunday, August 29, 2010 at 11:09AM
There is a joy, an innocence, in most every wedding. It's the history of the bride's childhood her mother sees dance across the face of the seven year old flower girl holding that treasured basket of pedals. The ring barer in the suit is not simply a pre-teen in an awkward clip-on tie, he is the embodiment of the groom's youth passing before his father's eyes.
Children at weddings are a gift to those who cherish that added layer of frosting on the Hostess Wedding Cake. They are a reminder of the fragility of time, moments captured, and of moments lost. They offer an inclination to reflect that we all were once that small, our hearts were once that large, our spirits were once unbridled.
Children have a way of spicing up any event, whether it be with a dash of Cinnamon, Nutmeg, or Cayenne Pepper...It's my personal mission as a photographer to not only capture a wedding day's obvious moments, but also the obscure, the moments lost by the business of the day's momentum.
It was with absolute joy that these children allowed me to wrangle their choas with my lens...sprinkling my efforts with sugar and spice to last, a lifetime...


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A.I. at its best! Excellent movie. If you liked Ex_Machina... you'll love this movie!
AI ...stem cell gore..what more can u ask for
I enjoyed the movie and thought it had a lot of good acting the ending was different but at the same time it opens the door for sequels
Really didn't like this movie, mediocre acting except female cop, too much graphic gore, maybe for teens at best but hope not.
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Freight Transport that was up to recently underrepresented in transport and climate policy, in part due to the slow acceptance that freight contributes disproportionately to emissions vis-à-vis passenger transport. State and non-State actors participating in the COP 22 Climate Action Conference in Marrakesh, Morocco, reiterated the necessity for the sector to completely decarbonize in the long term and shift to other modes, as much as improving efficiency, looking at health and other aspects such as social and economic benefits.
Panellists during a session on "making freight transport fit for a low-carbon future", Marrakech, Morocco, 12November 2016.
The COP 22 stressed on Sustainable freight plans which include reducing transport and emission intensities, optimizing supply chains, and improving fuel efficiency.
"Africa needs to leverage on existing frameworks such as the Northern Corridor Green Freight Programme and share knowledge on these successful initiatives", urged the captains of the Transport industry who were gathered in Marrakech.
According to Donat BAGULA, the Executive Secretary of the Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Coordination Authority (NCTTCA), climate-friendly national policies and implementation related initiatives are central to the successful delivery of the Paris goals.
"The Paris Agreement's success rests on full implementation of the global set of national climate action plans", said BAGULA who added that "One of the many expectations of the COP 22 was to come up with initiatives such as Green freight strategies and programs that support the implementation of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and help integrate them into each country's development agenda towards the long term perspective of Sustainable Development Goals".
The Paris Climate Change Agreement endorsed by 200 countries in December 2015 and came into force on 4 November 2016, commits the World to keep global warming below 2oC, seen as the threshold for safety by Scientists, and pursuing a tougher target of 1.5 oC.
The Executive Secretary, in different Transport Sector meetings and discussions during the Marrakech COP 22, shared best practices with participants where he explained in details what the Northern Corridor region needs to achieve with its Green Freight programme.
"By 2021, the Northern Corridor region is aiming at improving fuel efficiency of road transportation; cutting emissions of Particulate Matter (PM), black carbon emissions and Oxides of nitrogen (NOX) grams per ton-km by at least 10% and reducing CO2 emission intensity grams per ton-km by 10%", revealed BAGULA.
He added that, during the Marrakech COP 22 Conference, the Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Coordination Authority (NCTTCA) signed the "Declaration on Accelerated Action on Adaptation in Transport", which recognizes the critical need for surface transport systems and services to be more resilient to climate change and became a new member of the "Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport (SLoCaT).
Though freight transport represents 10-20% of vehicles on the road, it produces as much as 40% of GHG emissions, and over 50% of particulate emissions.
The Paris Process on Mobility and Climate developed 20 quick win actions on policy, regulatory and operational solutions for both human mobility and freight movement for implementation at scale in the pre-2020 period, which cohere with the global roadmap.
Those immediate bold and ambitious actions include to accelerate action on black carbon and phase-out of fossil fuel subsidies, expand car and (e-) bike sharing systems, capacity building, Sustainable freight recognition schemes, use of ICT applications; formulate Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans, Implement (ultra-) low emission zones, Zero-emissions (last-mile) urban freight, Improve freight efficiency, Increase bus-based transit, Introduce pricing for motorized travel options and carbon pricing; Encourage cycling and walking, Invest in rural road maintenance, Stricter speeding regulations, Modernize ageing rail fleets, Improve walking and cycling infrastructure, Encourage expansion of electric vehicle fleets and Tighter fuel economy standards.
"The Northern Corridor region is keen to see all these actions implemented for the benefits of the entire population. As the countries are not at the same level, countries have to start with actions in line with their own capabilities; strategize on their priorities", advised Donat BAGULA.


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Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and Notes
10 shy of 30,000: 10 points were needed for OU to become the first school in college football history to score 30,000. By total points, OU is the highest-scoring program in college football history with 29,990. (The Oklahoman)
Iglesias No. 2 all-time: Juaquin Iglesias caught six passes for 133 yards to move into second place on OU's all-time receiving yardage list. He has 2,112 yards, three more than Antwone Savage. Mark Clayton is OU's all-time leader with 3,241 yards. (Tulsa World)
Johnson surprised Sooners scored only 49 points: The way Manny Johnson saw it, the Sooners came up short in one category against Baylor. Points. "We only scored 49 points," Johnson said. "After getting 28 in the first quarter, you'd have thought that we'd get more than that." (The Oklahoman)
McCoy, Cooper, Murray injured: Defensive tackle Gerald McCoy hobbled off the field in the second half after twisting his ankle. But after a brief evaluation by trainers, he was back on his feet walking the sidelines. He never took his shoe off nor left the bench. "I'm good, I'm good," McCoy said. Center Jon Cooper left the game with a sprained knee, but said he too will be ready for Texas. Running back DeMarco Murray had an ice pack on his right knee after the game, but appeared to be walking without a limp. "We have some nicks," coach Bob Stoops said. "But I don't think there's anything too serious." (The Oklahoman)
Sooners avoid trap: Norman Transcript
Great but monotonous: Norman Transcript
Bears coach praises OU: The Oklahoman
OU report card: The Oklahoman
Venables nitpicks three Baylor drives: The Oklahoman
No. 1 OU bewilders Bears: The Oklahoman
Receivers rev up offense for OU: The Oklahoman
Early penalty sunk Baylor vs. OU: The Oklahoman
Vanilla will melt come Texas: The Oklahoman
Baylor benefits from Bradford pick: The Oklahoman
Sooner secondary locks things down: Norman Transcript
Sooners grin and Bear it: Tulsa World
Cooper and McCoy hurt: Tulsa World
Sooners use Bears to prep for Longhorns: Tulsa World
Baylor Quoteboard: Tulsa World
OU Report Card: Tulsa World
Baylor only target practice for top-ranked Oklahoma: Waco Tribune
Bears 'not that far apart' from Sooners, Briles says: Waco Tribune
Sooners live up to their name with first-quarter burst: Waco Tribune
Oklahoma receivers have field day against Baylor secondary: Waco Tribune
Oklahoma takes control: Dallas Morning News
Unbeaten OU, UT should make Red River Rivalry hard to beat: Dallas Morning News
No. 1 OU routs Baylor, eyes Texas: Dallas Morning News
Baylor's Griffin makes OU a believer: Dallas Morning News
Ex-Gorman star Murray scores twice for No. 1 Sooners: Las Vegas Sun
Oklahoma businesslike in victory: Ft. Worth Star-Telegram
Longhorns make a statement with defense: Ft. Worth Star-Telegram
Texas defense looks good after stuffing the Buffs: Austin American-Statesman
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Tagged: Freddy Garcia
In the Record Books Once More
As I've mentioned before, one of the reasons that I love Mark Buehrle so much is because of all of the strange distinctions he holds. He's the first pitcher in World Series history to start and save consecutive games. He is one of only two pitchers in history who allowed seven runs in the first inning yet went on to win the game. (The other was Jack Powell in 1900.) And now, for the record books, Mark Buehrle has become the all-time winningest interleague pitcher, with 24 wins acquired during interleague play.
I know, I know, I am clearly on the record as a hater of interleague play. But this distinction is yet another quirky facet to Buehrle's already unusual resume. Now I can tell my kids that as a teenager, my favorite player was not Albert Pujols or Derek Jeter, no way. Nope, it was Mark Buehrle, who topped the likes of Jamie Moyer and Freddy Garcia to become the winningest pitcher in a stupid period of baseball history known as interleague play.
Has a lovely ring to it, don't you think?
Oh, and I finally decided to take advantage of this WordPress conversion by replacing the MLBlogs theme with one of the WordPress themes. What do you think of my new look? Tell me in the comments; I look forward to hearing your thoughts.
Alexei Signs, Freddy's Gone, and Chicago Will Have to Wait
Well, it's been a busy couple of days in ChiTown, starting with the fact that Alexei has reportedly signed a four-year extension worth $32.5 million. This makes me very, very happy. I had been skeptical about Alexei for quite some time, but last season, when he won a Silver Slugger and should have won a Gold Glove, he convinced me that he was more than worthy of being our shortstop.
Another tidbit of news is that Freddy Garcia will not be rejoining the ChiSox. Instead, he signed a minor league deal with the Yankees, leaving me to wonder what exactly the Yankees are doing. I realize Freddy won 12 games last year, which isn't anything to sneeze at, but these are not the Yankees my father introduced me to when I was little. First Bartolo Colon and now Freddy? The Yankees always signed the best, the brightest, and the most worthy. As a member of the '05 squad, not to mention the pitcher who I saw when my dad took me to my first baseball game, Freddy will always hold a place in my heart, but I think even his most ardent supporters can agree that his best days are most likely well behind him.
I see on the Detroit Free-Press website that The Sporting News picked the ChiSox to edge the Tigers in AL Central this year. Even though it's still very early, I like the sound of that, especially because the Twins aren't involved in the equation. This is probably irrational on my part, but I hate the Twins much more than I hate the Tigers. I'm not quite sure why. So if the Twins are the ones to be clawing and scrapping this year, I will be very pleased.
Yet, sadly, I will not be able to see my boys on their march to the division crown. This summer, I will be turning sixteen, and I was planning on making my first pilgrimage to the Cell in honor of this occassion. Unfortunately, I recently learned that that will not be possible for several reasons. One is that my mother hates flying, and is refusing to come with my father and I. Since I will be away on a retreat on my actual birthday, the trip would be my birthday celebration, and I cannot imagine celebrating my 16th without my mom. Secondly, I know that next year, I will want to head out to Chicago to visit Northwestern and the University of Chicago as part of my college search, and it's probably smarter to pay for the airfare when I absolutely need to go. That's not to say I'm not disappointed. I've been a fan for six years, but I've yet to see my guys on their home turf. But I know I'll get out there someday. For now, I'll have to settle for their Memorial Day match against the Red Sox at Fenway. I'll still be their biggest supporter, even if I'm in the wrong part of the country.
Pitchers and catchers in 5 days…
What a surprise…more snow. I look out my window and see a gray sky and more of this white slush. I need to move to Florida.
However, in my head this is a countdown keeping me sane. Yes, it's that time of year again, and in 5 days, ChiSox pitchers and catchers will descend on Glendale, Ariz. to begin their run at the AL Central crown.
Yes, you read that above sentence correctly. The same White Sox who rolled over down the stretch last season will be playing in October, mainly due to the pitching staff. Don't get me wrong, I have complete faith that Gordon Beckham will not face a sophomore slump and that PK can make this a year to remember, but they certainly do not boast the best lineup in baseball. However, I will make a strong argument that they have one of the best 1-2 pitching punches around. Discounting SF's Lincecum-Cain and Boston's Beckett-Lester (in my opinion, putting Lackey in the #2 spot is a mistake, but I digress), who tops Peavy-Buehrle? New York's Sabathia-Burnett? I'm not going to go as far to say that Peavy is better than Sabathia, but if Peavy can perform like he did in his three starts at last season's end (3-0, 1.35 ERA), we might have ourselves an argument.
As for Mark Buehrle…everyone feels the need to remind me of his collapse after the perfecto, as if that didn't pain me too along with all other ChiSox fans everywhere. I will continue to argue that MB is a low-key guy, and the fanfare in Chicago (Mark Buehrle Day? Really?) overwhelmed him. More importantly, I will point to his first half stats, when he made the All-Star team with a spiffy 10-3 record. We all know what MB is capable of, and with all reminders of his perfecto pretty much gone (though I would suggest to the webmasters at whitesox.com that the link to his perfect game highlights should be removed…It was nearly 7 months ago. No one cares anymore.) I'm looking forward to seeing him in the All-Star game once more.
Backing up those two are John Danks, Gavin Floyd, and Freddy Garcia. Personally, I favor Dan Hudson over Garcia, but I think Freddy'll be fine for now. Danks and Floyd are solid third and fourth starters, and with a better bullpen behind them, their win totals should significantly improve. Which leads me to ah, the bullpen. Still not totally confident here, though I do like the addition of JJ Putz. I think that the addition of him significantly improved the middle relief corps, taking the load off of Matt Thornton. As for Jenks, I'm hoping some of Ozzie's insults got to him and he lost some of the pounds (not to mention shaved that hideous goatee. Won't help his pitching at all, but may make him look slightly less…AJ-ish. The less bleached hair on a team, the better). He belongs in the closer's elite, where he looked to be heading before last season.
Only five more days, five more days, five more days…


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From Schedule I to your class schedule, you can now study the business of marijuana at DU.
Next semester, University of Denver (DU) students will be offered a new class to choose from: the business of marijuana.
Open to both graduate and undergraduate students, the Daniels College of Business will focus its Tuesday and Thursday sessions on taking a closer look at what makes the business and industry of marijuana so unique.
The class will be taught by Professor Paul Seaborn – 2016 recipient of the Daniels Excellence in Teaching Award and author of the case study, 'Medical Marijuana Industry Group: Outdoor Advertising In Denver'.
Seaborn told journalists at 7 News that:
There's a lot of really interesting writing and analysis being done in the media and also by academics."We will really be tapping into all of those sources to try to get a clear picture of what's similar and what's different in this industry compared to other industries. Whether it's alcohol or tobacco, even automotive or biotech. Lots of comparing and contrasting to see what makes it unique and what are the common issues these industries have experienced in these early stages."
This is the third business of marijuana class to be offered by the institution, and it's not the last. Future topics will include the legal aspect, marketing, and cannabis journalism.
What do you think? Would you take a business of marijuana class? Let us know by telling us in the comments!