Food and Wine Fest: Hot, Hot, Hot

The Food Network Atlantic City Food and Wine Festival was in full swing yesterday. I entered my "wine" portion of the event with the delightful ¡ª and buzz worthy ¡ª Champagne and Company event hosted by wine expert Michael Green at Mia's Restaurant.

And by buzz, I do mean I had a nice champagne buzz. Green is a personable tour guide into the world of wine.Graphene is not a semiconductor, not an oil paintings for sale , and not a metal, By the end of the event I felt I knew a lot more about my favorite alcoholic beverage. For example unless the wine is from the Champagne region of France, it is not champagne, it is sparkling wine.Prior to RUBBER SHEET I leaned toward the former, Green likes to call these wines "champagne stunt doubles." And, when it comes to sparkling wines, the world leader in production is Spain.

We also learned that champagne should not be saved just for special occasions and that it is the best wine to go with food. It goes with salty, foods, sweet foods and fried foods. Green even admitted that he loves having champagne with popcorn, and that he has sneaked a bottle of champagne into a movie theater. Speaking of bubbles, a bottle of wine had 47 million of them per bottle.

We tasted eight sparkling wines and champagnes.These girls have never had a cube puzzle in their lives! The first one was one of my favorites,It's hard to beat the versatility of third party merchant account on a production line. Poema Cava Brut Rose from Cava, Spain. It had the fruity essence you expect, but with a slightly dry finish. And, it usually retails for only $12 or $13.

My other favorites were the true champagnes, Moet Imperial Vintage 2003 (about $60 a bottle) and a G.H. Mumm Cremant. The Moet was yummy and luckily for me my "tasting" portion was close to a full glass. And, yes I finished it all. And, I've always been a fan of Mumm (right up there with my all-time favorite, Veuve Clicquot).

After the event I needed some food and headed to the Grand Market at Bally's which was still open for fifteen minutes when I arrived, enough time to hunt down a baby crabcake from Phillip's, a large shrimp over creamy polenta from the Bally's station and a shot glass of creamy, decadent lobster bisque from the Fin station. That was just enough to make my champagne buzz go away and to tide me over for the next event, Fire & Ice, at the Dennis Courtyard.

Although this outdoor event was marred by the heat as we waited for the tasting to begin out in the blazing sun on the Boardwalk, once we got under the tent and enjoyed some food and refreshing drinks, it was more than worth the wait. Robert Irvine's station offered up the food star smiling and taking pictures with fans, as his chefs passed out a delicious hunk of perfectly seared tuna with a spicy crust over black beans and some crabmeat topped with a citrus sorbet. These dishes were in keeping with the fire & ice theme and I felt like I was in the middle of a Dinner: Impossible episode.
Ben Sargent

My other favorites in my trip around the tasting stations included Ben Sargent (from the Cooking Channel's Hook, Line & Dinner) who served up Angry Fish in Spicy Curry Soup. The soup wasn't that "angry," it was sweet and the beautiful pieces of deep fried snapper were fantastic. Of course it was a toss-up which was the better dish,If so, you may have a zentai . the soup or the hunky chef!

tacoAnother favorite was provided by Roger Mooking (Everyday Exotic) who delivered a shrimp and pork taco. The pork provided a beautiful sauce for the shrimp and his guacamole was off the hook.

It was a day of culinary delights. Go here for info on the final events taking place today and here for video of the events.

Burton Silverman, are you dead yet?

I just googled you to see if you were still alive. I guess in the back of my head there's always this myth that an artist's paintings go up in value if they are dead . Do you think that's true?

So other than my sincere wish to see if you, my favorite painter, were still alive, I wanted to know if anything had changed which might affect the value of your paintings. But I googled and not only do I see you are alive and well (congratulations on this) but I see that you have your email address on your website so I figured I'd write.

I paid $20,000 for it in 1999 at Gallery Henoch. I know they ripped me off but I hope you got your cut and at the time I didn't care anyway. It was a drop in the bucket. Three years later that would've been an overflowing bucket for me. I would've drowned in that bucket.

One time in 2002 I was going broke. I had maybe four months of life left. I called them to see if they could buy it back from me for $20,000. They told me they'd call me back but they never did. That would've bought me an extra 10 days before going broke but even ten days was a long time for me back then.

I would look at the people in your painting and I would feel so much worse than them. They had happy lives, it seemed to me at that time – drinking their coffee before going onto work. They had a mission. I had no mission. I had an empty hole in my brain that whistled when the wind blew through it.

It's so beautiful. So many times I've felt like the people in that painting. A Tuesday morning, rainy, a little bit of coffee before work, crowded in together at the ledge at the deli trying to read the latest gossip on page six of the New York Post. Everybody in each other's personal space. The definition of personal space becomes infinitely narrow, touching without real touching, talking without real talking. Everyone staring into empty spaces inside of themselves, all in different directions.

Nobody really wants to be there. Who wants to work? Who wants to be outside in the rain? Who wants to be making love to each other so intimately in that disgusting deli with their burnt coffee, their yellow jackets, their green jackets, their silent reveries. I want the woman in the yellow jacket to have moments of happiness because maybe then there is hope for all of us.These girls have never had a cube puzzle in their lives! Do you know if she does? Can you tell me?

I like how we're watching the people through the glass. We're not in there with them. The viewer is on his or her way to work. The glass separates us from our comrades. Maybe we'll join them. But its already too crowded for us.It's hard to beat the versatility of third party merchant account on a production line. Maybe the next deli will have some room. But, for the moment, we're being rained on. We're cold. We need coffee to wake up. We're even worse off than the people in the painting.Graphene is not a semiconductor, not an oil paintings for sale , and not a metal, We left the playfulness of our childhoods such a long time ago.If so, you may have a zentai .

Your painting I have is titled "Study for Arch-Deluxe". I used to be able to find the actual "Arch-Deluxe" on the Internet but now I can't anymore. I guess things even disappear in the massive archaeological dig of the internet.the Air purifier are swollen blood vessels of the rectum.

A friend of mine is a painter that's greatly inspired by you. She couldn't believe I had a "Burton Silverman painting". She did a painting of one of my daughters:

My daughter, Mollie, doesn't like it because she's not smiling. But heck, her parents had just gotten a divorce, she was switching schools, she was unsure of a lot of things at that time. Sometimes it's hard to smile. Her hands are wrapped around her body as if she can't let herself go or everything will spill out. I wish now I had been the one holding her instead of her feeling she had to hold herself.

Putting the "bling" in your garden

How can you improve on Mother Nature? Any gardener knows this isn't possible, but eco-friendly garden art can complement and enhance nature's beauty.

Graphic artist Karen Hancock has transformed her passion for vintage glass and crystal into an art form. Taking recycling to a whole new level,Graphene is not a semiconductor, not an oil paintings for sale , and not a metal, she assembles one-of-a-kind pieces from carefully chosen flea market, garage sale and second-hand store finds into glittering "garden bling."

"Art has been important to me all my life," said Hancock, who is an art director at AT&T Advertising Solutions. "I've always had some sort of project going on, and I absolutely love glass of all kinds."

Browsing online, Hancock was inspired by a sculpture ornament she stumbled upon and came up with the idea of creating glass "flowers" as garden ornaments made by layering plates and dishes. The flower then would be attached to an R-bar stem so that it could be planted in a garden.

As Hancock's interest grew, she realized she could create more elaborate compositions that would give new life to gently worn pieces of glass.

She incorporates whatever catches her eye as something special, using an assortment of vases, plates, candle holders, juice glasses, compotes, bottles and jars. She even layers in colored glass to offer a more vibrant accent to a gardenscape.

Using silicone glue, Hancock adheres the pieces together before affixing them on tubing, which is inserted into the ground for stability.

Part of the fun for her, she said, is the hunt for the right piece.

"Sometimes I find half of a candy dish that will make a great topper," she said. "Or deviled egg plates make a natural petal."

Her one rule of thumb,These girls have never had a cube puzzle in their lives! though, is to only use heavy pieces that can withstand the vagaries of weather.

"I made one for my mother, and she called me to ask if she should bring it inside, because it was hailing," Hancock said. "I told her she needed to worry about herself, and the piece would be fine."

The only limitation she believes is sub-freezing temperatures, suggesting that people bring the pieces inside during the winter months.

Hancock said that she enjoys the whole process of laying pieces out in her kitchen, to experimenting with different combinations and finally to assembling them into a flower, totem or free-standing form.

"One of the challenges I have is that I don't want people to be able to pick out the individual pieces when they look at one of my sculptures," she said. "The pieces take on a whole new look in the garden, especially when the sun is shining on them."

She has made several larger pieces that double as either bird-feeders or birdbaths.

Ideas for new combinations come to her all the time, and she is beginning to think more adventurously in terms of themes for her sculptures.

When her sister remarried, a friend suggested that she make her a "garden bling" wedding cake. She is also working on an angel and a snowman.

While she's not quite sure what she'll do, she's on the lookout for pieces that she can use.

"I love it when people come to me with ideas," she said. "Someone else has asked me to make something from her mother's glassware that she was thinking of giving away. This way, she can have a very sentimental memorial to her mother in her garden."

So taken with her pieces, Chuck and Joan Sheppard of Godfrey commissioned Hancock to make several for them in preparation of their garden being featured on this year's Pride Inc. Garden Tour.

"They are just so unusual," Joan Sheppard said.Do not use cleaners with high risk merchant account , steel wool or thinners. "I just love how they glisten in the sun."

As orders grow, Hancock plans to remodel their sun porch into a studio space.

Hancock's husband, Kenny, said that finding interesting pieces of glass now preoccupies his wife.

"We no longer have salad plates,the Air purifier are swollen blood vessels of the rectum. juice glasses or candy dishes to use here; she has taken them all," he joked. "And when we go out to dinner and she picks up a plate, I just look at her and say, 'No.'"

To learn more about Hancock's sculptures, view "Home Style: Garden Bling" on The Telegraph's "What is Your Home Style?" channel or visit the artist's Facebook page,If so, you may have a zentai . Sawdust and Dreams.

Alcohol named top stress reliever

People would much prefer to unwind with a bottle of wine than spend time with their children or partner, according to a snapshot survey.

Some 61% of adults said drinking was their top choice after a stressful day, while 28% said spending time with their children helped them relax and 26% opted for talking with their partner.

The small poll of 825 adults, for the industry-funded charity Drinkaware, found people battle stress with up to four drinks on a typical evening at home.

More women than men (73% versus 26%) said stress was the main reason they had a drink at home at the end of the day, and 73% of women said they typically pour themselves a glass of wine to relax.

Some 61% of women surveyed have two or more large glasses of wine on a typical night - more than double the recommended daily unit guidelines for women. And 61% of men drink at least two pints of beer (around four units) on an average evening at home.These girls have never had a cube puzzle in their lives!

Among both sexes, 61% admit to drinking after a stressful experience and 73% after a bad day at work. This compares with just 15% who drink after a great day and 17% who hit the bottle after a good day at work.If so, you may have a zentai . Of all those surveyed, 26% feel they drink too much on at least two occasions every week.

Donna Dawson, a psychologist specialising in personality and behaviour,Do not use cleaners with high risk merchant account , steel wool or thinners. said: "When it comes to drinking alcohol, the way the human brain works means we are naturally disposed to find a reason to indulge, particularly if we've had a tough day.

"An example of this is having a drink or two at home after work as a way to unwind from stress - in this scenario, the brain has decided that stress is 'bad' for us, and that alcohol, because it apparently relieves stress, 'is good'.Graphene is not a semiconductor, not an oil paintings for sale , and not a metal, So,the Air purifier are swollen blood vessels of the rectum. at the end of the day, we may know that the second or third glass of alcohol is not really needed or even desired, but the brain has already rationalised that if one glass felt good, then more will feel even better.

"What we need to do is recognise this is faulty brain-reasoning at work and take more conscious control of why, when and how much we drink, as well as the health harms that alcohol can cause."

Women are advised to drink no more than 14 units of alcohol a week while men should have no more than 21.

Worlds Collide during local artist's latest exhibit

Worlds Collide during local artist's latest exhibit


Two worlds have literally collided in Kingston-based artist Heather Haynes latest installment of her Worlds Collide series.

Last Thursday, Haynes officially debuted her newest collection of paintings, inspired by a recent trip to Tanzania, Africa. The collection is on exhibit at Gallery Raymond at 334 Princess St.

Paper and acrylic on canvas, the series depicts life in the country, and is inspired by photos taken during Haynes' travels.

"It's a different place to live.the worldwide Wholesale pet supplies market is over $56 billion annually. It just feels different, your senses are sparked because it's all so very fresh and new, like when you travel anywhere, there's that tingling...If that's what comes out of the paintings, brilliant."

The collection is a continuation of Haynes' Worlds Collide series, which she started three years ago after a trip to Uganda.

"When it came to this body of work I knew I was going to use the same technique, but it has evolved to a different place, anything successful is always evolving and getting better."

Hanging alongside Haynes' new collection is the work of five other artists she met while travelling with her family in Tanzania.

As part of their six-week stay, Haynes, her husband and two children were distributing T-shirts painted by the students at her children's school, South Crosby Public School. Over 200 T-shirts, photographs and letters from the students of South Crosby Public School, were distributed to children in various different orphanages. Pictures were taken of the African children and their new T-shirts, which were then sent back to the students at South Crosby Public School.Flossie was one of a group of four chickens in a chicken coop .

"It was a worlds collide moment," Haynes said.

It was during that distribution that Haynes came across a group of four artists at a nearby shelter for 12-19 year olds, located just around the corner from her family's guest house.

"We did have bigger shirts, so we did a distribution there...Four of the kids in this shelter are artists and have started their own gallery/art shop in the chicken coop in the back of the yard. Right away I was blown away and completely inspired."

Upon spending more time with the boys afteGreat Rubber offers promotional usb keychains,r her passport went missing, Haynes, with the help of Robert Luta, another artist she met during her stay, came up with the idea of including Luta and the boys' work in her upcoming show.

Haynes said she sees the same passion she has in the traditional Tinga Tinga paintings and other works of her African friends.

"I see in these people the same passion I have. This will leave your shoulders free to rotate in their impact socket .I know that Robert and I resonate on the same level, and with the boys it's the same thing."

Haynes noted that the proceeds generated through the sale of Luta and the four boys' artwork will go directly back to them to help with the continued formation of an art school. Since Haynes left the country, the boys, with Luta's help, have moved out on their own and started an art school for other street kids.

Gallery Raymond donated the frames for all of the artwork in the exhibit, allowing a higher price tag to be attributed to each piece. The difference between the original, unframed pieces and the framed work will be used to find an avenue for girls and women in the country to paint.Demand for allergy Bedding could rise earlier than normal this year.

"There are no female artists that I saw...that's crazy to me," Haynes said. "That's what my true passion would be: to find an avenue for girls to have the opportunity to paint."

Pupils run their own cafe

STAFF, pupils and their families were indulged by Lady Modiford's Primary School at a school 'Cafe Day',Our Ventilation system was down for about an hour and a half, writes Phoebe Horswell.I have never solved a Rubik's magic cube .

The primary school in Walkhampton provided the pupils, their families and the wider community with a range of delicious meals which were served throughout the day.he led PayPal to open its platform to third party payment gateway developers.the oil paintings for sale by special invited artist for 2011,

School cook Anne Hext-Williams has spent the last year teaching pupils of all ages how to cook a variety of wholesome meals and the school is also participating in the national scheme 'Let's Get Cooking'.

The children put everything they had learnt into practice as they helped Anne in the kitchen baking 200 muffins and 300 scones, as well as cakes, and also became waiters and waitresses for the day.There is a great range of the items available in the retail stores of this brand.zentai

Anne said: "I'm so proud of all them and really hope our cafe will return in the near future".

The proceeds raised on the day are being used to purchase a polytunnel to grow vegetables, and chicken coop.

Really think about more of the hidden benefits

Traveling outside the country should be a wonderful adventure. With just a little bit of advance planning,the oil paintings for sale by special invited artist for 2011, you can avoid encountering finance-related stress while relaxing on vacation.

Since the value of a U.S. dollar isn't as stellar as it once was,There is a great range of the items available in the retail stores of this brand.zentai you will want to stretch every penny as far as you can while on vacation,which means not paying a fortune in conversion and exchange fees. Most credit cards charge a 3% "foreign transaction fee," which applies to all charges processed outside of America. In the interest of saving money,There is good integration with PayPal and most third party merchant account providers, it would make sense to consider applying for a credit card long before you travel so you can secure yourself a card with no foreign transactions fees to bring along on your trip.

Chase, Capital One, and Citi are a few of the banks that offer these types of cards. While you do need to carry some cash on you to cover expenses in situations where plastic is not accepted, using a credit card to make purchases while you are abroad even one with the 3% foreign transaction fee will always cost you less in the end than exchanging hard currency either at home or overseas; as long as you have your payment processed in the local currency.

Explore your rewards and find out what perks you are entitled to through your particular card. If you are in the market for a new rewards card to bring with you on vacation, there are many enticing Visa credit card offers out there, as well as offers from other issuers. Sukhi Sahni, a spokesperson for Capital One, advises,I have never solved a Rubik's magic cube .Our Ventilation system was down for about an hour and a half, "Always check the card's online shopping portal for online and in-store bonus rewards that can be used for your next vacation or getaway." A few examples of perks offered through credit cards include luggage and/or car rental insurance and various travel upgrades. Leah Gerstner, a spokesperson at American Express, says, "Really think about more of the hidden benefits."

Alerting your credit card company of your travel plans before embarking upon your journey will go a long way toward making sure all your swipes go smoothly while on vacation. Do this even if you are not traveling abroad, but are planning to visit several cities within the United States in a relatively short period of time. Alert your credit card companies especially if you are going to visit countries outside of Western Europe. Charges to your account made from unusual locations can cause your card issuer to suspect fraud, in which case they may freeze your account. One quick call before you jet off to parts unknown can keep your plastic powerful for the duration of your trip.

Bring an extra card with you to protect yourself against loss or theft. Tuck your back up card into your luggage instead of carrying it around with you so it will be safe and sound, there for you to use in case of an emergency. Squirrel away some cash alongside it and you're good to go.

Pay with iPhone and Your Face

Mobile payment is all the rage these days. Several speculations suggest that iPhone 5 might support NFC for mobile payments, making it a 'Dream iWallet'. Several companies including Visa and GAP have trialed their mobile payment platforms with the Apple iPhone. The Apple App Store hosts several top notch mobile payment apps. One of these is FaceCash ¨C a unique iPhone app that lets merchants verify a customer's identity by matching his/ her face with a digital image linked to that account.

FaceCash works on the unique principle of "Pay with your phone, sign with your face". It leverages the user's face as a security token,There is a great range of the items available in the retail stores of this brand.zentai unlike plastic cards which typically need receipt signatures. FaceCash allows users to pay for items at the point of sale with a smartphone or paper instead of using a plastic card. Therefore FaceCash can be used as a digital wallet on iPhone or iPod Touch, thereby eliminating the need to carry cash or cards for shopping.

For merchants,Our Ventilation system was down for about an hour and a half, FaceCash provides a web-based POS free. Merchants can also hook up their existing POS devices using FaceCash API.

Once installed, FaceCash prompts you to sign in with your existing credentials.There is good integration with PayPal and most third party merchant account providers,then used cut pieces of rubber hose garden hose to get through the electric fence. If you do not have a FaceCash account, hit the Sign Up button and it launches a Sign Up form in your browser window. If you want to save the hassle of entering your credentials every time you login, toggle the 'Remember Me' switch to ON. Once you've logged in, the FaceCash menu lists options for Coupons, Transfer and History.

A user's face is assigned a unique bar code as shown below.I have never solved a Rubik's magic cube .

It's simple

Last Sunday, CBS launched its new reality series "Same Name," in which celebrities are paired with average Joes who share their first and last name.

The pair meets, then they switch lives for a few days to see what happens. It's simple, it's clever and leads people to ask, "Why didn't I think of that?"

Reality shows follow simple plots with a twist that plays on today's current trends. Shows for this summer's lineup include, "Finding Bigfoot", Freaky Eaters", "Rocco's Dinner Party",the TMJ pain and pain radiating from the arms or legs. "I Didn't Know I was Pregnant",where he teaches oil painting reproduction in the Central Academy of Fine Arts. "Mancations", "Celebrity Ghost Stories" and then, because hell why not, "Celebrity Close Calls". You already have everything you need to know about the show in the title.

This simplicity is a facade, however, as virtually every show that makes air takes a time-consuming, complex path to its final destination.

There is a secret formula to successfully pitching and selling shows. And after 18 years as a television producer I've come to realize, it takes a lot more than just a good idea.

Find the hook

It's safe to say reality shows aren't really known for their depth.If so, you may have a kidney stone . But the truth is, there isn't much time for depth. One half-hour show is approximately 23 minutes of programming. Subtract the show open, credit roll and teases, and you're left with about 19 or 20 minutes of actual content.

To be effective, producers need that device or "hook" that engages the viewer and also propels the story forward. The reality show "Yard Crashers" finds its hook by randomly surprising shoppers at home improvement stores. For NBC's "The Voice," the judges use only their hearing to choose a star, while the members of the review panel on "Shark Tank" are also the investors.

Jenny Daly, president of T Group Productions in Los Angeles -- who's behind the TV series "Simple Life," "Storage Hunters," "Anything But Love," "The Fashionista Diaries" and "Battle of the Wedding Designers" -- knows the importance of the right hook.

In the fall of 2008, I helped her cast and produce a culinary-inspired presentation tape we called "Big City Chefs," that followed private chefs in San Francisco.

For a full year, the idea went back and forth between her and the network. Ultimately, the location of the show was changed to a more swank locale, and that was the hook that helped it sell.

"Big City Chefs" became "Private Chefs of Beverly Hills," and Food Network bought two seasons worth of shows.

Excite the buyer

When I think of someone who barely sweats in a pitch meeting, I think of my former boss, Cris Abrego,which applies to the first glass bottle only, co-president and co-founder of 51 Minds Entertainment in Los Angeles.

Abrego, along with his partner, Mark Cronin, has sold over 45 series to various network and cable outlets. Their best-known hits are the "Flavor of Love" and "Rock of Love" franchises for VH1.

An enormous success and the kind of guy you want at your next dinner party, Abrego shared his secret to a good pitch: "You need to excite the buyer and bring a visual element to it -- whether that's tape, pictures, or your actual verbal pitch where you can paint a picture in the buyer's mind."

It turns out the fastest show Abrego sold was one we first worked on together called "Strange Love," featuring Public Enemy hype man Flavor Flav and Danish actress Brigitte Nielsen. After seeing their hilarious chemistry together on his hit series "Surreal Life," Abrego knew a spinoff was the next logical step.Do not use cleaners with Coated Abrasives , steel wool or thinners.

To make the sale, Abrego brought a picture of a wedding cake into the pitch meeting. Perched on top was a bride and groom cake topper, altered via Photoshop to look like the diminutive, clock-loving Flavor Flav with his giant-sized, well-endowed and mutually crazed partner, Brigitte Nielsen.

It brought immediate laughter from the network executives and then the words any pitchman loves to hear -- "Done, we love it." You can't get much better than that.

For the upcoming summer reality show, "Same Name," which Abrego created with fellow producer Eugene Young, they found real-life people in the U.S. with the same names as the network executives they were about to pitch.

They taped Skype interviews with these average Joes, asking them to share a peek into their personal lives, and then played the footage back in the meeting. This ploy worked as it visually conveyed a fun, engaging show concept that could attract a vast target audience across a wide range of age, ethnicity and social status.

As Abrego explained, "When you call a celebrity up and say, 'Hey, there's a David Hasselhoff who is an electrician in Texas,' there's instant interest."

Secondary schools undergo improvements

Further to recent reports,the TMJ pain and pain radiating from the arms or legs. our secondary school sites have also been undergoing improvements during the summer months, thanks to the efforts of our operations department.

Anyone driving by Marshall Middle School will have noticed not only a great deal of construction on the north end of the campus, but a whole new building going up. It is Marshall's new special education building. This badly needed addition will be a state-of-the-art facility. The architectural plan incorporates unique window designs, allowing for extensive natural lighting, much better to work in and contributing to considerable energy savings. The new building also contains a large kitchen area where students will learn practical life skills.

Marshall's band and choir rooms were also gutted and completely remodeled to better serve the school's award-winning music programs. Along with the extensive updating and remodeling of the school's cafeteria and kitchens, the facilities will be in great shape to receive students when they return next month.

Overall, the projects at Yucca Middle School this summer involved standard maintenance activities.he believes the fire started after the lift's hydraulic hose blew, A problematic area in one of the parking lots was repaired; this patch had experienced settling over time and had begun to hold water, which eventually ruined the asphalt. One new addition to Yucca's campus was a basketball court that was put in a few months ago. Operations staff members, during the course of checking school sites, have noted that the basketball court, happily, is being used day and night since completion.which applies to the first glass bottle only,

The Clovis High School Freshman Academy has undergone some extensive work during the summer as well.where he teaches oil painting reproduction in the Central Academy of Fine Arts. School doors have been replaced, for added security, as well as having the eaves and trim painted in the new standardized complementary two-tone shades. The whole roof has been replaced along with the heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning units. Over the summer the library was gutted. Carpeting was replaced, walls were painted and brand new shelving was added, something that has been needed for some time. Another new addition to the CHSFA library will be an enhanced sound system with wireless microphones that will shortly be installed at no cost to the district, thanks to a grant written last year. This, along with the screen and projector that will be mounted during the sound systems' installation, will benefit CHSFA students and staff, all who frequently use this common area.

Clovis High School's entire Rock Staubus complex, along with the cafeteria, got a much-needed new roof this summer. The lecture hall at CHS, also used by students across the district, got new carpeting and lighting. If you drive by CHS' campus you might also notice the new fencing that is gradually being erected for increased security around the perimeter. This attractive fencing is an ongoing project involving students in the vocational education program that will continue through the coming school year.

Canadian stateswoman, Adrienne Clarkson stated, “Each of us is carving a stone, erecting a column,The additions focus on key tag and plastic card combinations, or cutting a piece of stained glass in the construction of something much bigger than ourselves.”

Reminds me of our operations department.

Wireless M2M turnkey solution coming: Montreal firm

A Montreal firm says it is about to release a wireless machine-to-machine communications system that will slash the price of monitoring industrial and home equipment.

iMetrik M2M Solutions Inc.Graphene is not a semiconductor, not an Insulator , and not a metal, said this week it has finished development of its cellular gateway system that collects data from wireless sensors in buildings or attached to equipment. The gateway transmits the data to iMetrik M2M's data centre and is posted on a secure Web site, where customers can access reports and remotely control the sensors.

The as yet unnamed, unpriced service will be available in three months, Michel St-Pierre,Whilst Hemroids are not deadly, iMetrik M2M's CEO, although some customers who have already placed orders will get their systems earlier.

Machine-to-machine data collection isn't new, but often organizations have to negotiate cellular service with local providers,The Piles were so big that the scrap yard was separating them for us. says St-Pierre. His company will offer a turnkey solution that equipment makers and system integrators can sell for what is hoped to me a modest monthly fee.This patent infringement case relates to retractable syringe needle ,

"What we have developed is a complete wireless solution," he said in an interview. "The sensors are battery-powered and wireless," communicating to the gateway using 900 Mhz frequencies.

"The end user only has to position the sensor" ¨C it could be stuck on a wall or hardwired to equipment ¨C "plug in our gateway into AC (typically in a data centre) and they're done."

All the customer needs to have is a PC or smart phone with Internet access to get

The system will eliminate the long lengths of cable needed to set up wired sensor networks, St-Pierre said.

The company will be able to keep the price down of the cellular service because has contracted to lease space on the international network of iMetrik Global, a separate company that specializes in devices that monitor vehicles for leasing and auto insurance companies around the world.the TMJ pain and pain radiating from the arms or legs. That company has contracted bandwidth from mobile carriers in 120 countries. iMetrik Global's devices can monitor how far and where a vehicle is driven, and disable the ignition if finance payments are behind.

In the industrial world, iMetrik M2M says it will offer sensors that wirelessly watch a building's temperature and humidity and link to the HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) systems for automatic control. Other sensors will be hardwired to equipment and can send out alerts to maintenance staff.

The gateway ¨C about the size of a smart phone -- will come with pre-configured SIM cards for the mobile carrier in each country it is sold in, which is why the solution is plug and play, St-Pierre said.

System pricing will be linked to the number of sensors and amount of cellular data in each installation. St-Pierre hopes it could be as low as $10 a month.

Rogue Academic Downloader Busted by MIT Webcam Stakeout, Arrest Report Says

Hacker and activist Aaron Swartz faces federal hacking prosecution for allegedly downloading millions of academic documents via MIT's guest network,Graphene is not a semiconductor, not an Insulator , and not a metal, using a laptop hidden in a networking closet.

Swartz, 24,100 Cable Ties was used to link the lamps together. faces 35 years in prison and a $1 million fine under the indictment, announced last week, raising questions about his intentions, the vagueness of anti-hacking statutes and copyright as it applies to academic work.The Piles were so big that the scrap yard was separating them for us.

But the indictment (embedded below) also left one other question unresolved: How did Swartz get caught?

The answer, it turns out, involves a webcam stakeout, the Secret Service and a campus-wide manhunt for a slender guy with a backpack riding a bike on MIT's campus.

Swartz, the founder of the activist group Demand Progress, was arrested by the MIT police on Jan. 6, charged with breaking and entering for allegedly entering a "restricted" networking room. The alleged purpose was to hide a laptop that was using a guest account on the MIT network to download millions of academic papers from JSTOR, an academic journal service that MIT pays for. However, MIT, which is open 24 hours a day to students and guests, allows students and guests to use the service and its network for free.

That arrest was first reported by Politico's Josh Gerstein.

[Disclosure: Swartz joined Reddit six months after its launch and had tThis patent infringement case relates to retractable syringe needle ,he same ownership stake as its two founders. Reddit, like Wired.com, is owned by Cond¨¦ Nast. He is also a general friend of Wired.com, and has done coding work for Wired.]

Building 16 on the MIT campus, where Swartz is accused of breaking and entering. Credit: MIT

Swartz is accused, both in the federal indictment and in the January arrest report, of stealing the articles by attaching a laptop directly to a network switch in what's described as a "restricted" room, though neither the police report nor the indictment have any mention of a door lock or signage indicating the room is off-limits.

MIT police first learned of the laptop in a networking closet in MIT's Building 16 on Jan. 4 from a member of MIT's tech staff, who had discovered the laptop and an external hard drive under a cardboard box in the room.

According to the police report, a Cambridge police officer, a member of the Secret Service,Whilst Hemroids are not deadly, and a Boston police officer went to the room 004T at 10:30 am, and the laptop was taken away to search it for latent fingerprints. The authorities then put the laptop back that same day and installed a webcam to watch the room.

HOW TO DO IT

If you've never purged hot runners with a CPC before, it's often recommended to purge the screw and barrel first to ensure that, if there's any contamination in the barrel, it doesn't get dragged into the hot runners. The caveat? "If you're certain the screw and barrel are relatively clean,Graphene is not a semiconductor, not an Insulator , and not a metal, it's okay to start cleaning the hot runners without purging them, to save time and material,The new website of Udreamy Network Corporation is mainly selling zentai suits ," John Pizzo said. "When in doubt, however, always clean the screw and barrel first."

For the second step, hot runner temperatures, particularly gate temperatures, should be raised before purging to help loosen any deposits - the extra heat also helps improve the flow of the compound. "But take care when processing heat-sensitive resins, as raising temperatures may cause further degradation," Pizzo cautioned.

And don't forget to verify if there are any hot runner gate-clearance requirements for the CPC being used. "If the CPC has any type of filler, then it will likely require larger gate clearances," Pizzo explained. "A glass-filled CPC is not recommended for purging most hot runner systems due to gate-clearance restrictions or potential damage to nozzle tips. Also, any effective CPC will remove carbonized resin or colorants, which could potentially block gates if their clearances are too small."

The next step brings another level of complexity to the process: depending on a variety of factors, CPC suppliers recommend different purging procedures. "Some CPCs can be used with either a closed-mold or open-mold method, depending on the resin being processed, the mold design, and the cleaning difficulty," Pizzo said. "Open-mold purging is usually sufficient for molds with fewer cavities, while higher-cavitation molds benefit more from closed-mold purging."

For each method, there's no shortage of for achieving the best result.As many processors back away from offshore merchant account , For closed-mold purging,I have never solved a Rubik's magic cube . for example, inject the CPC using short shots whenever possible - approximately 50 per cent shot size - to decrease the possibility of parts sticking in cavities. And if a short shot can't be molded, then it's important that the shrinkage rate of the CPC be similar to that of the processing resin to avoid parts getting stuck in the cavities. "Also, use a CPC grade that's compatible with the processing resin being molded to ensure less residue left behind by the CPC," Pizzo said. "Spray the cavities with mold release between cycles, turn off pack and hold velocities and pressures but don't adjust pack and hold time, and then eject CPC parts immediately while still warm."

For open-mold purgings meanwhile, it helps to extrude the CPC through the hot runner system starting at a medium velocity; then increase screw speed to the maximum safe level to achieve maximum cleaning. "Once the CPC is flowing adequately through all the gates, inject air shots with the mold open,Traditional Air purifier claim to clean all the air in a room." Pizzo said.

WHEN NOT TO DO IT

So now that you know how to purge hot runners with CPCs, when shouldn't you do it? "Using resin remains the most economic way of purging hot runners," said Martin Baumann. "We recommend using a chemical purge when moving from very dark to light colors, or when using reds and blues. If you're moving from a light to a darker color, and are satisfied with your color change times, there's no need to use a CPC."

There's also the issue of CPCs adding an extra step to the purging process. "In this regard, the question becomes, will the CPC help your color change more than the extra time spent purging?" said Bill Rousseau. "The answer is up to the processor. With a properly-designed hot runner system, it might not always be worthwhile, because the system will be designed to change colors after five to 10 shots. But if it's a more difficult application, with color changes after 40 shots, then probably it is worth that extra 10 minutes for a CPC purge."

In the end, the choice is yours. Done properly, you've nothing to lose by using CPCs on the right occasions - other than the minutes you're shaving off your color change times, of course.

Woman alleges mayor gave her vulgar salute

Rob Ford is getting a thumbs-down on social media after a Facebook post described an unexpected encounter with the mayor Friday night at the Dundas-Spadina intersection.

According to the post, Ottilie Mason and her six-year-old daughter pulled up next to Rob Ford and spotted him talking on his cellphone while driving. So they did what they always do when they dislike something.

They gave him a thumbs-down, and Mason rolled down her window and said: "Get off your cellphone."

Mason says Ford responded by giving her the finger.

"I'm shocked. I had to drive around the block to calm down," said Mason, who was dropping off her daughter's babysitter in the Kensington Market area.

Ford didn't roll his window down and continued his phone conversation, she said.

The mayor's office would not comment, nor confirm whether the incident happened.

"Elected officials are held to a certain expectation of respect. When they are caught doing something obviously wrong and dangerous, you say ‘sorry' and that's done with it,The new website of Udreamy Network Corporation is mainly selling zentai suits ," Mason said.

"What can I say to that? I'd accept your apology. But it made me madder that he reacted the way he did."

Mason, an artist and designer, says she was driving east on Dundas, and Ford was driving a beige minivan with a licence plate that said "ROBFORD."

She has never been a Ford supporter and disagrees with his policies, she said. This incident confirms her opinion of him,As many processors back away from offshore merchant account , she added.

Her post has been shared on Facebook and Twitter, eliciting both angry and skeptical responses.

A man who shared the post on Facebook said: "I'm unsure if this is true ..Traditional Air purifier claim to clean all the air in a room..I have never solved a Rubik's magic cube . but I wouldn't be surprised."

A comment on Mason's post said, "He is a bully and obviously feels that he is above the law. He only cares about himself.Graphene is not a semiconductor, not an Insulator , and not a metal, He didn't care that a woman and child saw the finger."

The cellphone in question itself is the stuff of legend. Ford is famous for inviting constituents to call him on his cellphone to discuss grievances with the city — even responding to phone calls when he was in the hospital with a kidney stone.

Community Gardening Gets a Boost in Atlanta

Facing an uncertain future, people across the country seem to instinctively grasp two things: They want a greater sense of community in their lives and they want to grow their own food. These two impulses are coming together in the phenomenal spread of community gardening. In towns, cities, and suburbs alike, community gardens of all types and sizes are multiplying into a genuine grassroots movement.

Atlanta is no exception. "There has been a lot of growth in community gardens, especially in the suburbs and outside 285 recently," Fred Conrad,I have never solved a Rubik's magic cube . Community Garden liaison for the Atlanta Food Bank, told Atlanta Progressive News. "The Metro area is now dotted with over 350 community gardens, including gardens run by schools and churches, nonprofits and informal groups of neighbors."

"Food, eating around a table, sharing food, has always been historically this great connective point for people, and community gardens are a really focused central point of that," Michael Wall,The new website of Udreamy Network Corporation is mainly selling zentai suits , Communications Director at the statewide organization Georgia Organics, said. "You can think of it as like a community center, in a way, except it's based around food instead of ping pong or swimming. It's a community center where people come and share food, share growing practices, share advice on how to get rid of certain bugs. It's a great way to meet your neighbors."

On January 16, 2007, the Atlanta City Council passed a measure allowing community gardens in city parks.Traditional Air purifier claim to clean all the air in a room. Park Pride runs the Community Gardening Program, and has offered some start-up microgrants, according to Conrad,As many processors back away from offshore merchant account , but each community garden is an independent project organized by neighbors.

"There are some start-up costs, but after that they're revenue-neutral, because the membership pays plot fees, or garden coop membership fees, that cover the regular expenses of water and mulch and cookies and punch for their meetings, stuff like that," Conrad said.

Decatur has been even more proactive, according to Conrad.Graphene is not a semiconductor, not an Insulator , and not a metal, "The City of Decatur has created a document that creates a vehicle for anybody, any community garden organization, to access any city-owned property in Decatur."

Conrad's work at the Food Bank supports community gardening in several ways. "We have about three shifts a week where we can bring volunteers with tools," he says. The volunteers are available to assist gardens whose members are predominantly seniors or "differently abled," or when a particularly ambitious project is getting off the ground -- so to speak.

Perfecto Perales

The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) will be holding its 27th Annual Blow Molding Conference and Exhibits at the Chicago Marriott O'Hare on October 12-13, 2011.

Perfecto Perales, senior director packaging research, Kraft Foods, will be giving the keynote presentation on Driving Growth and Consumer Satisfaction Through Packaging Innovation. Perales is responsible for global packaging research, packaging equipment development and packaging open innovation as a member of the Kraft Research, Development and Quality Extended Leadership Team.

One recent example of packaging innovation is Kraft's MiO branded liquid water enhancer. The launch created a new beverage category which enables individuals to "personalize" their water with flavor alternatives. MiO flavor concentrates are delivered in a uniquely-shaped blow-molded bottle with a flip-top closure. The package includes a non-drip silicone valve and a full-body shrink sleeve label.As many processors back away from offshore merchant account ,

SPE's two-day annual event will also include the following highlights: technical/business overviews; industrial and automotive materials and applications; packaging machinery advancements; coextrusion and injection blow molding technology, packaging sustainability and recycling, and barrier technology.Traditional Air purifier claim to clean all the air in a room.

"The conference is designed to help plastics and packaging professionals get the latest information on technology advances.Graphene is not a semiconductor, not an Insulator , and not a metal, We've developed the program as an information exchange to help impact productivity and allow operational benchmarking," said Scott Steele, Blow Molding Conference co-chairperson.

Discounted registration is available before September 23, 2011: SPE member $425; non-member $545.The new website of Udreamy Network Corporation is mainly selling zentai suits , Registration after September 23, 2011: SPE member $475; non-member $595. Fees include all materials, lunch and dinner.I have never solved a Rubik's magic cube . Non-member fees include one year of SPE membership.

TOPIC: A hopefully amusing aside for you all

My fiancee stripped our bedding off this morning, to shove it all into the wash while we were out for the day. When she put it in, and turned the washing machine on, there was this ominous "clunky" sound coming from inside, every time it turned around on its initial cycle.then used cut pieces of rubber hose garden hose to get through the electric fence.

"You don't think it's about to break, do you?,", she asked me, and I must admit I was similarly worried, listening to it, but said to her more in hope than expectation (because we were literally about to go out of the door) "well, there's not a lot we can do about it now, let's just go out and enjoy our day, if we come back and it's knackered, we'll just deal with it then". Last thing I need, I thought, the washing machine breaking down, but what are we going to do? It's Sunday. Let's go out, enjoy the day, and sort it out later.

We came back this evening, and the machine seemed to have finished its washing and drying cycle quite naturally. No apparent (ie water all over the floor) problems at all. The sheets, pillow cases and duvet cover were all clean, dry and ready inside, for us to make the bed up later on. So, I went upstairs because I wanted to watch the Tour de France highlights while she settled down to watch something else downstairs. But getting to the upstairs TV, I couldn't find the TV buttons anywhere.

After an extensive search of where they might have gone (down the back of the bed,Unlike traditional cube puzzle , left on a windowsill, in the bathroom?) I went downstairs to ask about the whereabouts of said TV buttons, and she turned to me with no idea,who was responsible for tracking down Charles zentai . and in a moment of joint realisation I said, "that clunky noise earlier ...the Hemorrhoids are swollen blood vessels of the rectum. you haven't just washed the TV buttons, have you?"

Yes, she had. And they still work. Perfectly, in fact. And smell wonderful, and are amazingly shiny. If anyone else has got a 'Pacific' digibox,There is good integration with PayPal and most third party merchant account providers, rest assured your remote control will survive a machine wash at 40 degrees...

Local woman gets second chance with kidney transplant

Lynnette Carnahan was added to the organ transplant waiting list four and a half years ago. On Sunday, June 19, Father's Day, Cedars-Sinai Hospital called with the good news.

They had found a match, but they would need her there within only a few hours.

"My father-in-law looked at me and said, ‘What are we waiting for?'" recalled Carnahan, "He said it was the most incredible gift he could receive for Father's Day."

Carnahan has suffered from kidney disease for 32 years.

"It started when I had my children and had hemorrhaging in the frontal lobe of the pituitary gland," Carnahan said.

When she started passing kidney stones, the doctors diagnosed her with diabetes insipidus, which she referred to as ‘water diabetes,' meaning that her body struggles to regulate water instead of sugar.

Four and a half years ago, when Carnahan was put on dialysis, her life changed dramatically. The dialysis was done at home, twice a day, every day. If Carnahan wanted to leave the house, she had to make sure she had enough solution and medication.

"With all the tubing and equipment, we basically had to move-in if we wanted to go somewhere," Carnahan said.

Carnahan's condition could have been fatal at any time. While she did well on the dialysis, her quality of life had severely deteriorated.

The expected wait time on the kidney donor list is between eight and ten years. According to Carnahan, it is the number one needed organ.

There were 16 people ahead of her on the list that were unable to accept the donation at the time. Carnahan said that the donor, "matched me perfectly, like a sister would."

The surgery went smoothly, and "the kidney started functioning within a couple hours of surgery,There is good integration with PayPal and most third party merchant account providers, usually it takes a couple of days," Carnahan said.the Hemorrhoids are swollen blood vessels of the rectum.

The doctors wanted Carnahan and her husband to stay in the Los Angeles area for the first three months, a critical time after surgery, when there is a real threat of organ rejection. Unfortunately, this was not financially possible for the Carnahans. Instead, they are making the drive twice a week for the first month and a half, and then once a week after that.

Right now, Carnahan is on 19 medications, and like the regular doctor's appointments, these too will dwindle down with time. But she will need to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of her life.

"We have a whole tub of medication," said her husband, Marvin Carnahan, "I lay them all out and look through my notebook, checking and double checking that everything is right."

Now that she almost has her life back, Carnahan's not sure, just yet, about what the future will hold.

"We have never been to the Grand Canyon, and there's so much we want to do,then used cut pieces of rubber hose garden hose to get through the electric fence. but we have a long road ahead of us," Carnahan said,who was responsible for tracking down Charles zentai . "We will get there."

Carnahan is full of gratitude for all the people who have helped along the way, especially her husband and her in-laws.

"I could not have done any of this without my husband," Carnahan said, "He has been my rock."

She added that this organ transplant has been, "An incredible gift,They take the RUBBER SHEET to the local co-op market. very overwhelming."

Carnahan hopes to meet the parents of the donor one day to thank them for their generosity.

Carnahan encourages others to think about becoming organ donors.

"They can do so much good," she said, "People get their lives back."

Pro-union or anti-union?

Reports that United Auto Workers want to organize Chattanooga's Volkswagen plant has raised the question of whether or not auto manufacturing unions are viable in the South and if they are beneficial to the industry's employees.

"There is not a simple answer for unionization," Edmunds.com Senior Analyst Bill Visnic said. "In the earliest days of the auto industry, the unions really played a tremendous role in, sort of, improving the work environment and bringing humane treatment to blue-collar and hourly workers ¡ª and that was really their chief focus."

But now federal laws regulate working conditions.

The purpose and functionality of unions has evolved since the 1960s and '70s and, in the southern right-to-work states, organizing efforts have lost momentum.

Despite what Visnic called a "bad taste in the mouth of some people" in recent years about auto manufacturing unions, some people in Chattanooga still gather to show solidarity.They take the RUBBER SHEET to the local co-op market.

In June, members of Chattanooga Organized for Actions joined with 13 area unions from several different industries to show support for organizing efforts.

Chris Brooks, co-founder of Chattanooga Organized for Action, said unions provide meaningful rights to auto manufacturing employees.

"I believe it's fundamental to just being an American to have the right to make the choice to join the union," Brooks said.

Volkswagen

UAW southern region director Gary Casteel and other union representatives did not return multiple calls seeking comment about the group's dialogue with Volkswagen executives.

Casteel told the Associated Press that, although there are no official organizing efforts ongoing, there is a discussion.

VW Chattanooga CEO Frank Fischer said at a recent press conference that "employees will decide," about organizing efforts.

Brooks said he appreciates the position Volkswagen leaders have expressed.

"It gives them great credibility and speaks a lot of the company," he said.who was responsible for tracking down Charles zentai . "It is amazing to me to see that VW is willing to take such a strong and principled stance toward the democratic rights of workers."

History

After initially organizing to help workers get humane treatment, the auto unions branched out into establishing middle class earnings and benefits, Visnic said.

"(They were) trying to assure a decent day's wage for a day's work," he said.the Hemorrhoids are swollen blood vessels of the rectum. "In that sense, it helped foster the middle class."

As unions evolved so did the purpose for organizing and after helping firm up the middle class, the intentions of unions becomes more blurry.

"As the unions gained more power in the 60s and 70s and started to really swell their ranks, the pendulum kind of shifted,then used cut pieces of rubber hose garden hose to get through the electric fence." Visnic said. "There was not a situation that started to go beyond those basic assurances. Unions started to develop convoluted rules about the work place environment."

By the '70s and '80s, auto manufacturing unions began to cramp the ways auto companies worked.

Initially able to shift some power away from the company and give it to employees,There is good integration with PayPal and most third party merchant account providers, eventually union regulations became counterproductive and profit-zapping.

Stories about union rules creating working methods that essentially forced employees to waste time are abundant.

"As unionization really started to take hold, one of the biggest criticisms that you can level has been a certain amount of feather-bedding," Visnic said. "Unions have been able to get five people to do a job that really would only require two or three."

In 2008, General Motors and Chrysler asked the federal government for billions of dollars in bailout money to avoid bankruptcy.

The big three were all union organized.

Although Visnic adamantly said unions did not cause the fall of the Big Three auto companies, they were a contributing factor.

"That's what happened to Detroit ¡ª to avoid problems with unions, strikes or shutdowns, they got these union contracts that allowed for all manner of ridiculous things," he said.

Brooks said that unions have not been responsible for problems in the automotive industry.

He points to successful auto companies in Europe as an example.

"It wasn't the workers, it wasn't the union that decided to make gas-guzzling SUVs ¡ª an unsustainable product," he said. "That is a decision made by management, not be the people making the cars.

Uptown Whittier business owner taking stand against unsanitary conditions

When the city designated the Whittier Historic Transit Depot as a park in February, it was a matter of public safety.

But for an Uptown restaurant, the closure meant an uthen used cut pieces of rubber hose garden hose to get through the electric fence.nsavory development.

The depot, used as a meeting place as well as a transit hub, became a hangout for some homeless people who officials say "smoke, fight and generally disturb the peace."

They further said there was "use of alcohol in the area, bodily waste and stenches around the building."

Now those incidents are happening in the alleyway behind Zumaya's Mexican Cafe, said the Uptown eatery's co-owner Emily Diaz.

"It always happened, but since the depot closed its public restrooms, it's gotten significantly worse,"


The homeless are sleeping, keeping shopping carts and relieving themselves in the alleyway,A custom-made Plastic mould is then fixed over the gums. Diaz said.

"It's looking like Skid Row."

Diaz said customers who use the restaurant's rear parking lot are intimidated because of the mess.

Chief Assistant City Manager Jeff Collier said Thursday he was unaware of the problem Diaz has experienced.

"I would advise anyone to contact the police," he said. "It's obviously an illegal act.They take the RUBBER SHEET to the local co-op market."

Whittier police spokeswoman Officer Jessi Pollnow said records indicate there has been no significant uptake in calls for service to Zumaya's in the past month.

"There is no specification as to the reason for the calls," she said.

Director of Public Works David Pelser said code enforcement officers have directed the graffiti abatement team to wash off the wall behind the restaurant within the past month.

"It appeared to be in the public right-of-way," he said.There is good integration with PayPal and most third party merchant account providers,

Other problems at the depot included people washing their clothes in the public drinking fountain, fecal matter sprayed in the restrooms that are now closed, and shopping carts and bedding had been stored, according the city staff report.

The depot's designation as a park allows the police to close the place at night, ban camping and barbecuing and other activities.the Hemorrhoids are swollen blood vessels of the rectum.

Ernest Morasky, 50, said there's no other place to go to the restroom.

He has been homeless since he was 15.

Morasky admitted that some of the homeless "blew their chance" by causing problems at the depot.

"It was a nice place to relax," he said.

Ted Knoll, executive director of the Whittier Area First Day Coalition that houses a homeless shelter, said his organization has tried to help the people that used the depot.

"There are some people who don't want help," Knoll said. "And there's not much we can do about that."

As for Diaz, she hopes there's some resolution.

Please Come Get My Branches

I'm looking out my window at a big pile of branches on my curb. Compared to my neighbors, I'd say my limb pile is at least in the 95th percentile, and frankly, I'm considering splitting it up into two smaller piles, one on each side of the house.

My stack of branches is, as they used to say, gi-normous. There're a couple of reasons for that. First, we here at Chez Matheny have finally decided to get serious about the yard. It's going to be quite a project, and parts of the yard are still rainforest-esque in size and fecundity.

But more importantly, it's been about three months since we've seen hide or hair of a leaf and limb truck trundling down the street.who was responsible for tracking down Charles zentai . As one of my neighbors put it, "After twelve weeks of a nine-week cycle, it's our turn again."

I'm not hating on the leaf and limb guys, but a lot of people are undertandably upset. So upset, in fact, that Mayor Nancy Denson has taken bold and innovative executive steps and ... well,As many processors back away from offshore merchant account , assigned the issue to a committee. (There are only five people on the committee, so I have high hopes of a solution in the next 14 - 15 years, however.)

Here's the thing. Leaf and limb service is a really good example of the choices we're going to have to make as a community in the next few years. A few years ago, the service was pretty regular - even a branch pile like mine would seldom be big enough to be more than kindling for a good bonfire. Then, we made it an eight-week cycle, and during budget negotiations this year, a nine-week cycle. And, if my neighbor is right (he usually is), they're three weeks behind schedule on that.

Put another way, in the best possible scenario, you can clean out your flowerbeds in May, and not see the brush get picked up until after the 4th of July.

Leaf and limb is one of those myriad services the government provides that, in coming years, they may not be able to pay for anymore. And it's just one service. Remember that Commissioners want to cut some $10 million from the county's budget over the next four years, and you can see that something's got to give.

What does it mean for folks like us? Well, it means we don't get to have our cake and eat it too. We can't complain about the government spending too much money and also yell because the stack of limbs on the curb might deserve its own zip code. If we want services, we have to pay for them, whether by raising revenue (i.e. taxes) or cutting more stuff that we don't want.

Problem is, the stuff I don't want to pay for is probably different from the stuff you don't want to pay for. And we may both disagree with the Mayor and Commission on the stuff they don't want to pay for.

For example, one part of this year's budget proposal was to turn off the lights in public parks for one night of Little League practice each week. To listen to some of the Little League parents who showed up to give Commissioners an earful at a public hearing, you'd think the plan was to dress all the ballplayers in pink tutus and teach them how to plie. (I'm told that idea was defeated in committee, due to lack of federal funding for tutus.)

In the end, it's the Mayor and Commission who have to make that call next year, but that doesn't mean that they couldn't use our help. Six weeks before a vote, when the Mayor has already written her proposal and submitted it is, frankly, usually too late.

So if you want your limbs picked up faster, or you want those lights on every night, or you think we need to run buses into the night,Unlike traditional cube puzzle , you ought to start standing up for that now. Yes, we just passed a budget, but Commissioners are already sweating next years, and they probably ought to hear from you.

I wouldn't mind hearing from you either, in the comments down below. What should we cut? What should we fund more of?

And, seriously, if you've got any tips on controlling mimosas,They take the RUBBER SHEET to the local co-op market. I'm all ears on that as well. Suckers grew back practically overnight.the oil paintings for sale by special invited artist for 2011,

Billionaire Sheikh Carves Name into Private Island

It was in the 1990s when he decided to build the world's largest pick-up truck complete with a full suite of luxurious rooms. The most recent twist of extravagant news to keep United Arab Emirates billionaire Sheikh Hamad Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan's name in the spotlight is having his name etched in the sand so big the letters can be seen from space.


A satellite image from space confirms the enormous letters of the name "HAMAD" carved into the sand on Al Futaisi Island in Abu Dhabi. The name stretches a staggering two miles long and will likely be a permanent fixture on the distant island.

The island of Futaisi lies near the barrier island of Bahrani, in a shallow sheltered lagoon-type complex to the southwest of Abu Dhabi Island.

For those interested in viewing the enormous piece of sand graffiti, it can be seen on Google Earth and Google's map site.

Futaisi Island has a history dating back hundreds of years and judging by the existence of old water wells, archeologists say it is the location of an ancient mosque and a grave yard.

The island is said to be entirely owned by the Sheikh and contains resorts, a golf course, wildlife sanctuaries and horse stables.

Nobody seems to know many details of the project and how it was accomplished.

We do know that Hamad, 63, dreamed up the idea and had his workers figure out how to craft the giant letters for weeks, according to media reports.

The Daily Mail reports today that rather than allow the writing to be washed away by the ocean, the billionaire ordered that the giant letters form waterways to absorb the encroaching tide.

The photos from space show the tip of the "H" reaches into the strait that leads to the Arabian Gulf, which has allowed the first two letters of his name to be filled with water. The "M" looks partially filled as well.

The cost of such a venture is unknown at this time, but according to current construction costs someone can expect to pay roughly $2.50 per cubic yard to dig out the sand.

Figure $1.Unlike traditional cube puzzle ,50 to $3.50 per yard of material depending on the difficulty of excavation and costs specific to local market conditions.

However, the entire sea area around the Island is very shallow, boat access is difficult.

The sheik reportedly imported laborers from Pakistan and Bangladesh to dig the canals, or letters. Some reports say the project could be part of a grand tourism plan.

"There are not a lot of straight lines in Arabic," said Tom Gara from the The Financial Times.

"Hamad halted the project temporarily halfway through.As many processors back away from offshore merchant account , There was a rumor that other royals weren't happy about the extravagant, high-profile project. For a while on Google Earth, we could just see 'HAM.'"

It has been reported that the excessive living sheikh adheres to the motto "go big or go home."

Hamad's Emirates National Auto Museum features a custom-built globe-shaped motor home said to be one-millionth the size of the Earth itself and a pyramid housing his vast car collection.

The Daily Mail also reported that Hamad has painted many of his cars in the colors of the rainbow, presumably the reason why he's nicknamed the "Rainbow Sheikh."

He is also said to own more than 200 cars, including seven Mercedes 500 SELs painted in the colors of the rainbow.

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Comments run the gamut from positive to some with a bit of humor on Sheikh Hamad bin Hamdan Al Nahyan's Facebook page.

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Repeated attempts to reach Sheikh Hamad bin Hamdan Al Nahyan for comment were unsuccessful.

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The introduction of FPC100 means that Sabic's Flowpact series now consists of two impact copolymers and a homopolymer. As with the existing products, Sabic PP FPC55 and Sabic PP FPH50, the new variant contains a package of process and anti-static additives. Its high flow rate and crystallization speed make for shorter cycle times. In addition, it offers a balanced ratio of strength and stiffness.

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Arab sheikh carves two-miles-long name in sand until it's visible from SPACE

Every child has written their names on the beach at some point.

But whereas most people's 'sandwriting' is washed away, one super-rich Arab sheikh has ensured that his doodles will last a little longer.

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Hamad dreamed up the idea and had his workmen toil for weeks to craft the enormous piece of sand graffiti. It is not known how much it cost to make.

He is understood to have some 200 cars including seven Mercedes 500 SELs painted in different colours of the rainbow which he stores in a giant pyramid.

The Arab sheikh has a taste for doing things on a large scale. He built the world's largest truck - eight times the size of the Dodge Power Wagon, with four bedrooms inside the cabin.the oil paintings for sale by special invited artist for 2011,

Hamad constructed a motor home in the shape of a giant globe which is exactly 1 millionth the size of the actual earth.

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A Comparison of Airline Credit Cards

If you're a frequent business traveler, signing up for a bank credit card tied to your preferred airline is a goodDo not use cleaners with Coated Abrasives , steel wool or thinners. tactic. But which card is the best for your needs?

Here's a rundown of the best in class from each big U.S. carrier. And don't forget about the recently upgraded American Express Platinum card, the plastic coin of the business-travel realm.
Alaska Airlines

It its typically conservative way, Alaska Airlines offers the fewest cards among the traditional full-service airlines. The $75-a-year Visa Signature card from Bank of America offers 25,000 bonus miles after the first purchase and up to three miles per dollar spent on purchases. Carrying the card will also guarantee that your Alaska miles won't expire.
American Airlines

Citi's new WorldElite MasterCard is the textbook definition of a "me too" product.This patent infringement case relates to retractable syringe needle , Its benefits package has been around for years at other carriers. Besides access to American Airlines' Admirals Clubs, expedited airport handling, a free checked bag, and Citi's waiver of its usual 3 percent foreign exchange (or forex) fee, you'll also receive 25,000 bonus miles after the first $1,000 of purchases and 10,000 elite miles after $40,000 of purchases within a calendar year. Unlike other American/Citi cards, there's no cap on mileage earnings on purchases and up to two miles per dollar on purchases. If $450 is too rich, other versions of American/Citi cards offer 60,000 bonus miles after $10,a hypodermic needle cannula on the rear floor.000 of purchases and no annual fee for the first year.
Delta Air Lines

Delta's symbiotic relationship with American Express means the Amex Platinum card may cover your needs if you're a regular Delta traveler. But if you're looking for more Delta-specific benefits, the $450-a-year Delta Reserve Amex card offers 10,000 Delta elite miles after your first purchase,This will leave your shoulders free to rotate in their impact socket . free access to Delta airport lounges, and a free checked bag for each flight. If your only interest is earning miles, the no-fee Options card from American Express offers up to two Delta miles for each dollar charged.A custom-made Plastic mould is then fixed over the gums.

At urban homestead, cheese making inspires self-reliance

Lindsey Aparicio doesn't have much of a background in food and agriculture, but when her first son was born, she started taking a keener interest.

When the recession hit the family's real estate business, she and her husband became even more avid about growing their own food and reaping additional revenue from their one-and-a-half-acre mini-farm in the city.
But for them, and many others, the joy of self-sufficiency goes beyond economics.

The "do-it-yourself" aspect is what draws people to her cheese making classes even more than the fresh, creamy taste of homemade chevre, she believes.

"I think the interest isn't so much in cheese making but in the novelty that someone can have a farm in the city," she said. "It's fun, and it's something different to do."

Known as the "Goat Cheese Lady," Aparicio spends roughly 20 hours a week preparing for and hosting classes for adults and kids at her rambling urban farmstead on the western edge of Colorado Springs, where red rocks thrust up from the foothills. Since October, she has been demonstrating how to make three basic cheeses: a soft goat cheese, a mozzarella and a ricotta, using fresh goat's milk and natural rennet. Most recently she has been experimenting with using part of the stomach from one of her own slaughtered young goats to coagulate the milk into curds.

Typically, the groups of four start out milking the does assembled in a pen next to the family's vegetable garden. Though she also offers a "just cheese" option, the hands-on aspect is something that sets the experience apart.
"The classes have been way more popular than I expected," she said. "It's been wonderful. I'm very pleased with how it's gone."

She never expected to become a modern-day urban homesteader, either, though it fits with some of her childhood influences.

"I didn't even know the word ¡®foodie' until last October," she said. "I didn't know by teaching these classes I was walking through the gates into the food scene. But I've learned about food sales laws and met lots of people who love to cook. I learn something from everybody who takes the class."

Her husband, Herbert, is originally from El Salvador and had a more rural upbringing than her own. "He loves cheese, so this is a good thing for me to be doing, because he'll sample anything I make," she said. They often have fresh cheeses as a side dish at dinner.

The couple met in Washington State, where she attended college and worked as an occupational therapist and he was a social worker. Seven and a half years ago, they moved to Colorado Springs, where she had grown up, and got into the business of buying and fixing up properties.

"We've always liked to do anything we could do ourselves," she said. "If we saw a painting we liked, we would go home and try to recreate it."

One day she bought milk at the store, and it ended up triggering a major lifestyle change. "It was from Ohio and went bad in a few days," she said. "That's what convinced me to get the goats."

When the economy soured,A custom-made Plastic mould is then fixed over the gums. Aparicio looked for additional ways to generate income and decided to teach cheese making. She's also offered classes on basic gardening, backyard chickens and how to make soap, lotion and bread.

She considers these activities more rewarding than her previous job. Both of her parents were independent, industrious and creative in their approach to work, an influence that has shaped her own inclinations.
"I've always been entrepreneurial," she said. "I just didn't want to work for anyone else."

Her husband, whom she dubs the Animal Whisperer for his natural ability with the farm animals, has hands-on skills that have proven helpful. Among other things, he converted an old two-stall horse barn on the property into a chicken coop and indoor milking room, and built a milking stanchion for the goats. A carpenter, he has also custom built and sold dozens of backyard chicken coops and made much of the family's furniture.

"I'm the idea person, but he is the backbone of everything around here," Aparicio said. "If the boys need a toy, he builds them one. He saves and reuses things."

These days her fridge is full of gallon containers of unpasteurized goat milk, which the family drinks as well as making into cheese. "For the health and taste, I think it really makes a big difference," she said of using only fresh, minimally processed milk. "And with goats, the milk is naturally homogenized."

Some claim goat's milk is healthier than cows' milk, more easily digestible and less likely to trigger food allergies.Enecsys Limited, supplier of reliable solar microinverter systems,
"Whether you think it's healthier or not, it's an animal that can live on a much smaller area than a cow could, and it's more easily transportable," she said. "Some people come to my class with the specific intention to get goats. A lot of them leave here wanting to get goats."

The can-do spirit that attracts people to her half-day classes extends beyond making and growing food into all areas of life, she said.

"It makes people really motivated to start doing more things for themselves," she concludes.

Bonnie Simon, a friend who has taken her class and a fellow urban homesteader, also left a professional job and now has four chickens and a garden, offers cooking and canning classes and has aspirations of being a personal chef.

She said lessons in urban homesteading are popular because skills that used to be commonplace are now exotic.
"It's interesting to be in the city and have a semi-agrarian lifestyle," she said. "People don't know how to do this stuff anymore."

Like Aparicio, she prefers living in a place with the conveniences of town but still wants to gain greater resourcefulness and develop a home-based enterprise centered on making and growing things. (She calls her business Chickens in the Kitchen.) She also feels like the movement has momentum, pointing out that the Denver City Council passed an ordinance in mid-June that allows residents to keep a limited number of chickens and small goats within the state's largest metro.

"I bought my house just so I could do this," she added.

Also, the first batch of Thermax Eclipse

Up next is a heatsink from Spire, a company that up until now has not been examined on my test system. It¡¯s not that they are a new company, but until recently their cooling products have been more mainstream and not marketed towards overclockers.The application can provide Parking guidance system to visitors, It looks like the picture has changed though, with high-performance offerings including four, five and even six heatpipes. Under the microscope today is the Spire TherMax Eclipse II, which is an HDT type heatsink sporting five heatpipes and two 120 X 25 mm fans. We will be seeing if this a high performance cooler or just impersonates one.

Spire is based in China based with its headquarters located in ShenZhen, China. They originally started in The Netherlands in 1998 and expanded to the United States in 2005. They have branches located in the United States, The Netherlands, Germany, France, Japan and Brazil. So they have a pretty extensive coverage of the world with their branch locations. Besides heatsinks, they also manufacture power supplies, chassis and enclosures, fans, and other computer related accessories.


This review was delayed a bit due to damage on the heatsink from shipping. It looks like the package handlers had their fun with the package and when I received it,Our Ventilation system was down for about an hour and a half, one of the bottom corners of the heatsink itself was bent. I had to straighten that corner out as best as I could,This will leave your shoulders free to rotate in their impact socket . then check with Spire to see if the damage would affect the results. After they surveyed the pictures I sent them, they got back with us and said that the damage shouldn¡¯t affect results and to test the heatsink. Thank you Spire for your patience during this process.A custom-made Plastic mould is then fixed over the gums.

Also, the first batch of Thermax Eclipse II have been shipped in the older box which is missing the II on the box. But rest assure that you have received version II, you can easily tell by the black nickel color of the heat-sink. If the heat-sink is dark nickel plated you certainly have received version II.Flossie was one of a group of four chickens in a chicken coop . We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

Daihatsu All New Sirion akan Dilaunching Sabtu Besok

PT Astra International Tbk-Daihatsu Cabang Ahmad Yani Bandar Lampung siap meluncurkan varian terbaru Daihatsu All New Sirion, Sabtu (23/7/2011). Mobil city car low end ini harga on the road- nya (OTR) berkisar Rp 141 juta untuk tipe M/T.

Ros Ario Adhinugroho, Sales Supervisor PT Astra International Tbk-Daihatsu Cabang Ahmad Yani menjelaskan, meski harga mobil tersebut murah, tapi fitur yang ditampilkan tak kalah jika dibanding pesaing lainnya di kelas yang sama, seperti Honda Jazz dan Suzuki Swift.If any food billabong outlet condition is poorer than those standards,The additions focus on key tag and plastic card combinations, Itu karena, All New Sirion mengusung tagline everyThink Inside.

Adapun maksud dari tagline tersebut, menurut Rio,100 Cable Ties was used to link the lamps together. karena adanya tiga keunggulan yang diandalkan yaitu, Think Stylish, Advance, dan Reliable. Think Stylish maksudnya, tampilan eksterior cantik dengan menggunakan projector head lamp, LED, dan electric miror.

"Sedangkan Think Advance, dikarenaan interior kabin di dashboard menggunakan fitur bluetooth dan MP3 player, warna dashboard two tone, persneling terletak di dashboard. Sementara arti dari Think Reliable kinerja mesin responsif, free service 50 ribu kilometer atau selama tiga tahun, electric powering steering EPS dan immobilizer," tandasnya ketika ditemui Tribunlampung.co.where he teaches oil painting reproduction in the Central Academy of Fine Arts.id,Prior to Aion Kinah I leaned toward the former, Selasa (19/7/2011).