text:
Bolland re-establishes himself as playoff performerby Corey Masisak / Chicago Blackhawks
|Bill Smith / Chicago Blackhawks
Spend a couple of days with Chicago Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville and it quickly becomes evident he has a few favorite phrases when discussing his players.
One of them is "predictability in his game." It's another way of saying a player offers consistent effort and is reliable. It also perfectly describes the play of Blackhawks center Dave Bolland.
Quenneville found out Friday that Bolland might not always be so predictable off the ice. Asked about his coach, who was named a finalist for the Jack Adams Award as the League's best, Bolland called Quenneville "a big teddy bear."
"Really? A teddy bear?" Quenneville said after a hearty chuckle. "I hadn't been called that one before. That's surprising. Pretty tough to comment on that one."
Bolland returned to the Blackhawks lineup in Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals after missing the final three games of the regular season and the opening round against the Minnesota Wild with a groin injury. He skated on the third line and logged 11:36 of ice time, easily the least he's played in 50 career Stanley Cup Playoff games for Chicago.
Still, the guy who has earned a reputation as a "playoff player" was noticeable in his brief appearances.
"I liked his game," Quenneville said. "He hadn't played in a while, and [Bolland] coming off a couple injuries this year and missed some time, but one thing you know with him is come playoff time, [Bolland] seems to elevate his game.
"The predictability, how he's he going to be competing -- he leaves it out there. He's got that grittiness, that sandpaper that you appreciate and you notice. His thinking and how he plays the game, he puts himself in the right spots both offensively and defensively. He's got those instincts and they seem to elevated come playoff time."
Bolland said, "Just getting back on my own two feet. Once you get back in the game, the first period is always the worst. The speed [after] being out for two-and-a-half weeks, it's a little different than just in practice. It's sort of just getting back on the old bike."
Bolland has been a proven performer in the playoffs for the Blackhawks for his entire career. He's gained plenty of notoriety for being a physical two-way forward who has frustrated elite centers Henrik Sedin and Joe Thornton.
But statistics also show how Bolland has found another level in the postseason. He has averaged 0.51 points per game in his 332 career regular-season games, but he has 37 points in 50 playoff games (0.74 per contest).
He had eight goals and 16 points in 22 games when the Blackhawks won the Cup in 2010. When he missed the first three games of Chicago's first-round series with the Vancouver Canucks a year later, the team fell into a 3-0 hole. He returned and scored six points in four games to help the Blackhawks nearly pull off a miracle comeback before falling in Game 7.
"Playoffs and the regular season are way different," Bolland said. "You think it's just moving on to another game but it's actually just a whole new season. There's a little extra jabs, a little extra everything in the playoffs. It was different coming back but I'm glad I'm back."
Bolland had a great chance to further his playoff legacy in Game 1 against the Red Wings. He collected a loose puck near the benches and skated in alone on goaltender Jimmy Howard. He then tried something of an unpredictable move, deking then attempting to stuff the puck inside the right post, but Howard was able to stretch his skate out to deny him.
"From last year, when me, [Andrew Shaw] and [Bolland] played together, it felt like the old days," Bryan Bickell said of the third line's reunion. "We had some good chances. I know [Bolland] had that breakaway. We felt good and we felt like we got our chemistry back and hopefully we can just keep this going."
Bolland spent a lot time on the team's second line this season before the groin injury. He returned to a place on the third unit, but it is possible he'll be back with Patrick Kane and Patrick Sharp at some point.
There were two areas Bolland had little trouble fitting right back in -- at the faceoff circle and in the post-whistle scrums. Bolland won seven of 11 faceoffs and spent four minutes in the penalty box after a skirmish with Detroit's noted pest, Justin Abdelkader.
"He got me a little in the groin area," Bolland said. "Not a good area to get someone. But things like that happen. It's the playoffs. That's the way things go. It's part of the game."
Bickell said, "I don't know what that [was about] with Abdelkader, but it shows that he's here for the team. I know Abdelkader had some good hits and [Bolland] had a good hit on him and it got him all fired up. He shows that he wants to be here and is willing to do what it takes to win."


text:
Travel Guide of Canal Ring, Amsterdam for: NH Collection Amsterdam DoelenCanal Ring, Amsterdam, North Holland Province
Canal Ring Summary
- Quintessential Amsterdam, with beautiful canals and historic architecture
- Filled with top-notch hotels, restaurants, and antique shops
- Several museums, including the Anne Frank house
- Near popular nightlife areas
- Gorgeous views of the waterways
- The Gouden Bocht, or "golden bend," is popular for canal cruises
- Winter months can be very cold, especially along the canals
- Very expensive dining and lodging
What It's Like
Creating a semi-circle around Old Center, the Canal Ring is a series of man-made waterways lined by beautiful historic mansions. Though it has expanded over the years, the Canal Ring was first made in the 17th century in order to provide a means of movement for shipping within the city center.
The Canal Ring is often what people envision when they think of Amsterdam. The narrow canals are separated by tree-lined streets and gorgeous buildings. Most of the buildings were formerly the homes of wealthy merchants, but nowadays some house hotels, restaurants, antique shops, and museums. An important museum to see in the area is the Anne Frank House. Other museums run the gamut from interesting to bizarre (the Cat Cabinet museum, a museum dedicated to feline friends, falls into the latter group).
Due to its beauty and rich history, the Canal Ring was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2010. Many believe that the Gouden Bocht, or the "golden bend," is the most scenic canal to float down.
Where To Stay
There are many beautiful hotels and inns in the historic homes along the canals. Some say it is not a trip to Amsterdam if you don't stay -- at least for a night -- in a canal-facing hotel, but the hotels here can be extremely expensive.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Don't see your question? Visit our help section.
Get access to great in-store deals and local pick-up
Sign up for our email deals newsletter!
The best way to see Los Angeles is at 200mph.
Race at breakneck speeds through the streets of modern-day L.A. recreated in stunning detail. Drive the hottest range of real-world tuners, muscle cars, exotics and superbikes on the streets today. Customize your ride with the best after-market performance parts and custom kits. Illegal street racing with no track, no load times, no rules: Welcome back to the Midnight Club.


text:
Oil rises above $93 after US jobs data
The price of oil jumped to above $93 a barrel Friday, recouping some recent losses as the U.S. economy added fewer jobs than expected, fueling speculation that the Federal Reserve will reconsider its plans to slow economic stimulus.
By mid-afternoon in Europe, benchmark U.S. oil for February delivery was up $1.41 to $93.07 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. On Thursday, the contract fell 67 cents to $91.66, its lowest close in eight months.
The world's largest economy added just 74,000 thousand jobs in December, the Labor Department said, while analysts had forecast the addition of 196,000 jobs. The unemployment rate fell from 7.0 percent to 6.7 percent, but it was mostly because of a drop in the number of people seeking work.
The Fed said in December it would start cutting back its bond purchasing program meant to spur economic growth by $10 billion a month. Outgoing Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said that further cuts would depend on how many new jobs were added in coming months.
The stimulus program, which has also kept interest rates low, has helped raise oil prices by weakening the dollar and also by attracting investors to commodities in search of higher profits.
A weaker dollar usually boosts oil prices by making crude cheaper for traders using other currencies. On Friday, the euro was up at $1.3646 from $1.3604 late Thursday in New York.
Oil prices have been mostly falling since Dec. 27, when they topped $100 for the first time in since October.
Although the unusually cold winter in the U.S. is expected to fuel demand for refined oil products, global supplies of crude oil are ample despite some persisting concerns about political instability in the Middle East.
Brent crude, used to set prices for international varieties of crude, gained 81 cents to $106.77 on the ICE Futures exchange in London.
In other energy futures trading on Nymex:
— Wholesale gasoline added 1.18 cents to $2.6544 a gallon.
— Natural gas rose 0.7 cent to $4.012 per 1,000 cubic feet.
— Heating oil gained 0.32 cent to $2.9246 a gallon.


text:
Welcome to the
Norwood News, a bi-weekly community newspaper serving
the northwest Bronx communities of Norwood, Bedford Park, North Fordham and
University Heights
The Norwood News,
founded in 1988 by Mosholu Preservation Corporation, a not-for-profit affiliate
of Montefiore Medical Center, began as a monthly and grew to a bi-weekly in
1994. In September 2003 the paper expanded to cover University Heights and now
covers all the neighborhoods of Community District 7.
The Norwood News
exists to foster communication among citizens and organizations and to be a tool
for neighborhood development efforts.
We intend for the Web site to be an
extension of this mission and we believe people outside our readership area will
find our articles, many of them with citywide policy implications, interesting
and useful.
We want your input. Tell us what you
think about this site, particular articles, or the Norwood
News in general.
-Jordan Moss, Editor
email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Address: 3400 Reservoir Oval East
Bronx, NY 10467
Phone 718 324-4998
Fax: 718 324-2917
Publisher: Dart Westphal
Editor-in-Chief: Jordan Moss
Reporter: Heather Haddon
Sales: Jacqueline Acevedo
Circulation: 15,000
News | Opinion | Schools
| Features | Continuing Stories | Home
About Us | Past Issues
Click here for
Copyright © 2000-03 Norwood News. All Rights Reserved.


text:
This image of Sharon is the 4th image in my ongoing Translucence series and, as with the others, the colour of the fabric has been a big part of making each image unique. The only complication has been that the colour of the final image is never quite the same as the colour of the fabric used. This stuff was quite definitely purple, but what I've got is perhaps closer to pink. The next one will probably be yellow. Probably.
Lunate – Translucence IV
Tagged with: light painting, lightpainting, Sharon, translucence
One comment on "Lunate – Translucence IV"
Hello, young lads. I'm a 64 years old amateur and I remembered hearing about light painting and I saw a couple of light painting in those days, but they weren't as good as yours. Believe me! I'm impressed by your work. Congratulation! And keep the good work up. Your new fan. Armando Deleon.


text:
Thermal camera and. Aae_cal_508. Size of probe: Parking sensor toyota. 10v~14v. Product type: Radar. English version russia versions. 0.30kg. Leading you to drive safely and avoid traffic fine. Smoke&carbon monoxide. Gas analyzer car. Cycling russia. V9 radar detector. Keyword: V9 radar car detector.
0.231 kg. Condition: Laser detection: Radar detectorWholesale charbroilers gas. Shooting angle: Input voltage : Micro switch. Universal cv. Feature2: Wholesale networking tools: -15-40. Rfid card. Lane departure warning.
Car gps radar detector: Bs-818. Str535 radar detector. Rear sensor detection range: Bands detection: -25℃. Transmission rate: Gps infromation detection. Install place: Dash cam radar gps. Russian,spanish,english. Laser leveling. 170 degree.
Microwave hb100. Alarm type: Features 3: V9 car radar detector. Guangdong, china (mainland). Express: About 100mm*60mm*30mm. Protocal detector. Fifa russia 2018. Zoanco. 1 year. 80*140*30 mm.
Fandom Community Blogs
Hetalia Day
APH Event Centre
APH Positivity Blog
Related Blogs of Interest
Annotated Hetalia
Hetalia Buy Blog
Hetalia Music
Hetalia Official
Inactive Blogs of Interest
Hetalia Merchandise
Hetalia Positivity Project
Hetalia Recapped
Tag Navigation
Hetalia Axis Powers Trading Acrylic Keychain Set by Canaria
MSRP: 5,184 yen per box (all 8 keychains included), Release Date: May 2018
Available for pre-order via CDJapan! Purchases via CDJapan help financially support this blog.
Other retailers will be added when available.
|leahsaccount asked: Hi! I'd like to ask if you know of a place where I could find Hetalians who live in my state/area. One of my friends is hosting a meetup at a local mall in Georgia and we're having trouble finding people who can come. Facebook/Tumblr have been relatively quiet and we thought a popular blog like yours might have some ideas. Thanks for your help!
Organizing meetups can be a little difficult, especially with fans spread out amidst various social platforms these days. Persistent advertising is the best thing to do. When my friends and I have run Hetalia Day we've done the following to spread the word:
These methods have really helped us, so I hope that they'll be beneficial to you. And if anyone else has further suggestions, please add your comments too.
Good luck!
Hetalia Earphone Jack Accessory by License Agent
MSRP: 734 yen each, Release Date: April 2018
Available for pre-order via CDJapan. Purchases via CDJapan help financially support this blog.
Other retailers: AmiAmi. Only APH Allies and Axis characters are available for pre-order.
Hetalia World ☆ Stars - Chapter 359
Translation: spaghettifelice // donamoeba
Scanlation: jammerlea
Please link back to our Tumblr when using translated images
on other sites.
Hetalia The World Twinkle Pukutto Badge Collection by License Agent
MSRP: 7,722 yen per box (all 13 badges included). Release Date: April 2018
Available for pre-order via CDJapan! Purchases via CDJapan help financially support this blog.
Other retailers: AmiAmi. (Psst: A 300 yen coupon is available for CDJapan)
Hetalia World ☆ Stars - Chapter 358
Translation: spaghettifelice // donamoeba
Scanlation: cosyanet // jammerlea
Please link back to our Tumblr when using translated ima ges
on other sites.
Hello everyone! It seems like ages since we've made one of these posts, but we've recently made some layout changes to the site's navigation to hopefully make browsing the site much easier.
The biggest change is that we've updated the categories listed on the sidebar. While the general "Media" category still exists, you can now directly go to categories for Audio Media and Games. Additionally, the Musicals category has been added.
Within each of these Categories we've set up a header with set of links, parsing it down from the large number of pages present in the category and directing you towards pages such as "List of Hetalia: Axis Powers episodes" which lists all the anime episode pages in order. Hopefully this will make the site more user-friendly for those just casually browsing.
Speaking of casual browsing, we've also updated two of the index templates (for the Anime and CDs) to make them more compact and easier to read. The drawback is that every article can immediately be found on these navigation template now, but it was reaching the point where they were becoming too large and unmanageable.
Please let us know if you experience any issues with these changes, as we plan on hopefully rolling out more layout updates and additions over the coming months.
- Mod Andy
Hetalia World ☆ Stars - Chapter 357
Translation: y4nderenka || donamoeba
Scanlation: buruzaitama
Please link back to our Tumblr when using translated images
on other sites.
Again it's been a long time since I posted…
Thank you always for reading Hetalia on Jump+. I'm Himaruya.
I wonder if it will be the Sunshine Building today. Thank you very much to those who came by for the event.
Anyhow, sorry for always being late because of this or that or a variety of things…
< /b>
It's really amazing to be able to make acrylic keyholders, acrylic stands, and smart phone cases.
Many thanks to 13 Unit-kun for always teaching me new crafts and such like these and cheering me on.
My knowledge of making merchandise seems to have stopped during the time of King of Fighters. (´ー`)
Now I have the privilege of showing my gratitude!
Thank you so much for the New Years Cards! I'm very happy someone would think "Ah, let's write a New Years Card to Himaruya"!
Thank you so much for the Valentine's and chocolates!
Seeing and getting absorbed with each nation's chocolates, things that the characters like, and other cute things is always fun.Thank you so much for the letters and e-mails too! The warm messages are very encouraging.
It's great that they were full of illustrations and masterpieces of original personified characters!
Thank you so very much!! <(_ _)>
For printing ↓ As long as you don't sell it, printing and reprinting is OK.
[Click for full image]
News relating to Sunshine Creation!
March 11th Sunshine Creation 2018 Spring
I will have the privilege of participating with "Shimaoka Healthland" at A1 Table A-09b.
Items for Distribution are:
- Scary Stories From a Countryside High School Game (Paper Package Version): 800 yen
- Scenario Collection: 500 yen
- ◎Acrylic Stand (Acrylic Figure): 1,000 yen
- ◎Laminated Card: 200 yen
- Smart Phone Case: 3,000 yen
- Ticket Case: 1,000 yen
- 2018 Calendar: 1,000 yen
- Acrylic Figure (3 Random Kinds): 1,000 yen
It's as stated.
We plan to include one bonus copy of a letter paper for every copy of the game and every amount of 1000 yen.
There are 6 kinds of letter papers in total. They will be randomly distributed.
As for games, up to 3 copies will be given for 1 account. Please take note of this.
As a bonus, we plan to distribute papers and such. There will also be papers for "Come over Tohogu", so please look forward to it! You might be familiar with the Fukushima prefecture…?
[T/N: "Come Over Tohogu" is a non-Hima creation about the Tohoku region.]
Any p roduct with ◎ will be distributions that will be limited in number.
We will announce the limited number of items that day.
This time, we'll be taking a break from giving paper presents to those who have the "2014 Winter Comiket versions" and "Animate versions" of Scary Stories from a Countryside High School. We took the staff, venue, and such into account. Please take note.
Requests for that day
① For smooth delivery, if you are near our circle, please be prepared with your money.
② If you stand close to our circle, it might be difficult for the other participants to exchange and such. Please be careful.
③ Please refrain from cutting in. We want to savour the kindness of all of Shimaoka. We're planning on accepting letters until 13:00. Please give them to the staff in charge.
④ After that, we can't deal with replacements and such, if there are any defects in your distributed it ems. If you receive it, we request an early confirmation.
⑤ On the last day, we will work to take paper distribution, letter paper distribution, mail orders and such into consideration. Please do not purchase from auctions and such. These are distributions made with the desire to make everyone happy. Papers and letter papers are bonuses.
⑥ We request that you take care of your health and participate within reason.
⑦ Staff will be the ones helping out only on that day. Please refrain from flirting with them.
It's planned this time too that 13th Unit-kun will get to answer as many questions as possible about Shimaoka Healthland's participation with Sunshine Creation.
Please also use our Twitter.
PAGE 13 of 299 « Previous 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Next »


text:
When Beth Emhoff (Gwyneth Paltrow) returns to Minneapolis from business in Hong Kong, what she thought was jet lag takes a virulent turn. Two days later, she's dead in the ER and the doctors tell her shocked and grieving husband (Matt Damon) they have no idea why.
Soon more cases are reported as the virus begins to spread. Doctors at the United States Center for Disease Control and the World Health Organization mobilize to break the code of this unique biological pathogen as it continues to mutate.
Deputy Director Cheever (Laurence Fishburne) tries to allay the growing panic despite his own personal concerns, and must send a brave young doctor (Kate Winslet) into harm's way.
As the death toll escalates and people struggle to protect themselves and their loved ones in a society breaking down, one activist blogger (Jude Law) claims the public isn't getting the truth about what's really going on, and sets off an epidemic of paranoia and fear as infectious as the virus itself.
Starring Academy Award® winners Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Gwyneth Paltrow and Marion Cotillard, and Academy Award® and Golden Globe® nominees Jude Law, Laurence Fishburne and John Hawkes.
Directed and produced by Academy Award-winner Steven Soderbergh.
By using this site, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.


text:
Electromach employees inspired by European championship 2012
'Westermaat' soccer tournament Hengelo
Electromach encourages sportive activities for the employees. After the running event in April, it was now time for the soccer fans.
What began as a spontaneous idea of some Electromach soccer fans, resulted in a real tournament for Hengelo companies. The first 'Westermaat soccer tournament' was a fact.
32 Teams from 24 different companies entered the tournament. It was a big success! The organisation expressed the intention to make it an annual event.


text:
BRISTOL ASSISTANT FIRE Chief Peter Coffey, New Haven Chief Mike Dykstra and Bristol Chief Mark Bouvier take a much-needed break after battling an early morning fire at Beck's Alley Antiques Shop in downtown Bristol last Friday.
Independent photo/Trent Campbell
November 5, 2007
By CYRUS LEVESQUE
BRISTOL — The Beck's Alley Antiques Shop on Main Street in Bristol burst into flames Friday morning. No one was hurt and firefighters quickly brought the fire under control, but damage to the building was heavy.
"It looks like there is an extensive amount of damage inside," said Steve Leopold, co-owner of the building with his wife Bridget. He said they have lost most if not all of the antiques inside.
The blaze began around 7 a.m. Linda Smith, owner of the Village Corner Store across the street from the antiques shop, said that a regular customer first noticed flames and called her attention to it. She came out to look in time to see the windows blow out from the heat, and called 911. The Bristol and New Haven fire departments responded quickly and blocked off that section of Main Street for about three hours while they worked.
According to the Bristol Fire Department Assistant Chief Peter Coffey, the fire probably started on the west side of the building near the main door of the antiques shop. Neither the cause of the blaze nor the extent of the damage had been determined as the Addison Independent went to press. Bridget Leopold said that there was a propane gas heater next to that wall of the building.
Neither of the neighboring buildings was damaged.
November 5, 2007
By JOHN FLOWERS
MIDDLEBURY — The Vermont Agency of Transportation (AOT) will soon initiate a total of $2.25 million in repairs to approximately eight miles of railroad line that will encompass much of downtown Middlebury and extend into New Haven.
That was the word last week from AOT Rail Program Manager Richard Hosking, who said work had been scheduled even before the Oct. 22 train accident in Middlebury that saw 18 freight cars derail with some of them spilling gasoline into the Otter Creek. Vermont Railway officials have cited a broken section of rail line as the cause of the accident.
Hosking said the first leg of the project will involve replacing rail ties and tracks beginning at the line's intersection with Elm Street, extending south for around three miles. Work on the ties — the wooden planks that the metal tracks sit on — is scheduled to begin next spring. The AOT will then contract with an outside firm to replace the actual rail in a job Hosking hopes will begin next fall.
The AOT has budgeted $1.5 million for this segment of work, according to Hosking.
Also slated for work next year is a segment of the rail line extending from Elm Street north for around five miles into New Haven. That project, budgeted for $750,000, will involve replacing rail ties.
"In the future, we may come in to replace the rails," Hosking said. "The rail there is in better shape than the rail south of Middlebury."
In the meantime, he believes the current rail line in Middlebury is safe for freight traffic — in spite of some of the split ties and loose spikes that have unnerved area residents.
"The rail that's in there now is perfectly adequate," Hosking said. "The reason we are replacing it is to make sure any improvements we do meet passenger rail status."
November 5, 2007
By MEGAN JAMES
MIDDLEBURY — The deer hangs upside-down above fresh snow, a chain wrapped around the base of its antlers seeming to pull it closer to the ground. On one side of the dead animal is the grill of a truck, on the other a folded lawn chair.
The black-and-white photograph, taken on Route 100 in Londonderry, was the first in a series Orwell artist May Mantell began upon moving to Vermont eight years ago, a series that focuses on animals killed, intentionally or otherwise, and their unlucky place in the human world.
A show of the photographs, titled "Animals, a Requiem," is on display at the Johnson Gallery of the Christian A. Johnson Memorial Art Building at Middlebury College through Monday, Nov. 12. On Wednesday, Nov. 7, at 4:30 p.m. Mantell will discuss her work in a talk at the gallery.
For Mantell, taking pictures of dead animals is a way to acknowledge not just the indifferent human approach to animal death, but to human death as well.
"I think of them as poems about mortality," she said.
This became clear to Mantell in 2003 at the start of the Iraq war. At the same time, almost to the day, she brought her camera to the Orwell coyote derby and took pictures of piles of coyote corpses as they were dusted with a light snow. That's when she knew her work over the last few years had a theme.
"It wasn't anything I could put my finger on," she said. "It was just a real sadness about the way humans often treat each other and other creatures, without considering the preciousness of life."
Subscribe to Online Edition
Online PDF Print Edition
Copyright 2011 Addison Independent | 58 Maple Street, Middlebury, Vt. 05753 | All Rights Reserved
Site Development by Surf New Media


text:
Book Look -Attach real shelves to the wall for a 3D effect or transform the room into a library wonderland with several panels.
This Digital Wall Art comes in 4 easy to apply
panels (each panel is 45cm wide x 265cm high).
This Wall Art can also be re-scaled or coloured to your exact specification. Contact Sales Team for further information.
Please Note: Please allow up to 14 working days for delivery.


text:
Do people get confused by Harper's Magazine and Harper's Bazaar? After all, the luxury goods industry is not so different from Halliburton — shameless, ubiquitous, and really talented at charging more for less. Once again, we're taking things to their (ill)logical end with our own "Harper's (Bazaar) Index", inspired by Harper's famous feature, which parses the world of big oil, big money, and Big Pharma and puts it into easily-digested numerical form. After the jump, Intern Cheryl helps me tally up the total retail "worth" of the January 2008 issue of Bazaar (hint: it's a little more than half of what 50% of NYU students would take as payment to permanently forfeit their vote), and we riff on the diets of the rich vs. the poor, newly-pregnant Lily Allen, and the dearth of female fashion designers.
(Images created by Cheryl Campbell; Click on image to enlarge)
Earlier: The Harper's (Bazaar) Index: December 2007
The Harper's (Bazaar) Index: September 2007
The Harper's (Bazaar) Index: August 2007
The Harper's (Bazaar) Index: July 2007


text:
PASADENA, Calif., Dec. 4 (UPI) -- NASA says the Voyager 1 spacecraft has entered a region at the edge of the solar system, a final frontier it has to cross before reaching interstellar space.
Scientists have dubbed the region a "magnetic highway" where charged particles where our sun's magnetic field lines are connected to interstellar magnetic field lines, the space agency said.
The Voyager science team said it consider this region as still being inside our solar system because the direction of the magnetic field lines has not changed.
When Voyager breaks through to interstellar space, they said, these magnetic field lines are predicted to change.
"Although Voyager 1 still is inside the sun's environment, we now can taste what it's like on the outside because the particles are zipping in and out on this magnetic highway," said Edward Stone, Voyager project scientist based at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, Calif. "We believe this is the last leg of our journey to interstellar space."
Voyager 1, launched in 1977, is now the most distant human-made object, about 11 billion miles away from the sun.


text:
Can You Guess Which Rapper Lives in This Mansion?
A famous rapper-producer purchased this Hollywood Hills mansion for $15.4 million in December 2011. Can you guess who owns this mansion? We give you the clues below.
If this famous hip-hop artist is known for anything, it is for being a perfectionist at his craft. On one hand it's a good thing, as he is the mastermind of many classic hip-hop beats for a plethora of rappers.
On the flipside, he has a record that many fans have been waiting to hear for years and many now consider it a pipe dream to ever believe it will see the light of the day. In the meantime, he is still winning as a businessman -- he was named the highest paid musician in 2012 by Forbes magazine.
Have you guessed the owner of this mansion? Click below to find out.


text:
My great-grandmother Mary Garrett married John Wesley Holt and they settled in Hardin County, TN and raised a large family. Mary was from neighboring Decatur County, and her mother's death certificate (whose name was also Mary) indentified her parents as Mason and Rachel Garrett (thus, my Mary's grandparents).
Mason and Rachel Garrett were easily found on the 1870 and 1880 Decatur County census but the usual strategies for locating their former slaveowner did not work. I noted Mason's birthplace of Kentucky and his wife's in South Carolina, as well as the fact that Mason and Rachel both were quite old by 1870. His 70-year old age in that year placed his birthdate around 1800, but other documents provide evidence that he was older than that and likely born in the late 1700s.
In 2010, I lucked upon a court case that included testimony from Mason and Rachel. I say luck (or perhaps the spirits guiding?) because I was not looking for them in Hardin County, since they resided in Decatur, and because the title of the court case was "NC Davis vs John A. Smith, et al" which would not have garnered even a partial glance. It was luck because an index had been created that named every person in the chancery court records, which is where I first saw their names.
There were over 100 pages of court papers in that file with documents from at least 3 states. The court case was absolutely crucial to my research on this family; it described in detail Mason and Rachel's lives on the property called Bath Springs and the circumstances of its various owners.
The documents named Mason and Rachel's former owner as Thomas Jeff Johnson who had died about 1854. The slaves were then owned by his brother, William Johnson, who was killed by "guerillas" in Decatur County in 1863 or 64 during the Civil War. That explained why I could not find any owner in 1870.
There was also the jewel of testimony stating that Thomas Johnson got the slaves from his wife and stepfather. The file included a copy of Thomas Johnson's will and inventory which was probated 20 March 1854. In it, he named his slaves: Mason, 80, Rachel, 49, Alexander, 22, Mary, 18, Franklin, 16, George, 14, Anna, 5 and William, 12.
Recently, I have peeled back another layer of this onion. Researching family trees at Ancestry.com gave me a prospective family for Thomas Jeff Johnson. He married a woman named Sarah Garrard, whose family was from Kentucky. Now that KY birthplace made sense. I discovered a book (thank you Google Books) that had been recently published entitled, "James Welborn of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky and His Descendants," by Gail Jackson Miller. I was able to get copies of the pages that described Sarah's family and thankfully, they were beautifully footnoted so I could follow where the author got her information. I knew this had to be the genesis of my family—so "Garrett" really started out as "Garrard." I ordered microfilm reels from the Family History Center and dug in.
If Thomas Johnson's slaves came from his wife Sarah, it made sense to start the search for Mason and Rachel with William W. Garrard, Sarah's father, who was from Muhlenberg County, KY. William migrated to Lauderdale County, AL where his family resided for some years. Later, William moved to Hardin County, TN where he died sometime before 1851. His estate inventory, unfortunately, has not been found. However, Ms. Jackson's footnote led me to something even more valuable: a June 1838 mortgage in Alabama on slaves by William W. Garrard:
6/1838-William W. Garrard to secure a debt to Arnett and Dillahunty, the following slaves: Rachel (black), and her children Daniel, Andrew, Clayton, and an infant, Mason, age 45, and his wife Rachel, age 30, and her children Lucy, Alexander, Mary & Franklin, and boy Cyrus, age 45, and girl Harriett
This was valuable because it included the important phrases, "…and her children" as well as "and his wife," providing relationships for enslaved people that are almost impossible to find. Even at age 45, Cyrus is still called a "boy."
When William Garrard came to Hardin County, he generated more deed records– two in 1850 again naming his slaves. After his death, tracts of land were sold in order to pay some of his debts, and it appears some of those slaves were sold as well:
5/8/1850-Power of Attorney to Telemachus Jones to recover slaves in possession of Harrison Stephens of Hardin County… they were purchased from Thomas Lassiter as trustee of William W. Garrard: Rachel, 22 and her son Clayton, Yellow Rachel, abt 22 and her children Alexander, 5, Mary, 8, Franklin, 3, Ellen and Lucy.
5/13/1850-Telemachus Jones of Hardin County, attorney for Henry Dillahunty of Lawrence County, paid $3000 for Alexander, 15, Franklin, 13, Clayton, 13, George, son of yellow Rachel, 9, William, son of yellow Rachel, 7, Joseph, son of black Rachel, 7, yellow Rachel abt 32 and her child Anna, black Rachel, abt. 32 and her child Felix, Mary, 18, Lucy, 22, and Ellen, 12
Notice one Rachel is described as "black" and the other as "yellow" Rachel. Dillahunty was the party to the mortgage in 1838 which means I've got to research him thoroughly as well. But these three deeds together effectively identify the children of both Rachels. Also notice the widely varying ages for both Rachels and their children, especially on these last two deeds which are both dated in 1850. By the 1870 census, several of these names are not found living in or near Mason and Rachel's household, which implies some of their children may well have been sold or died by that time. Part of their family may still be in Lauderdale County, AL. I did however, find the "other" Rachel living in Decatur County in 1870 with the surname "Choat."
I'm going to search every deed transaction William Garrard made, and along with probate, census and tax records, and I hope to paint a clearer picture of Mason and Rachel and their family while they moved from Kentucky through Alabama and finally to Tennessee. Some members of their family also show birthplaces in Alabama on the census, which again, matches the path of their slaveowner's movement. Always notice and use those census birthplaces when you see that they are different. I recently gave two lectures on using land records, and this blog post illustrates one way they can be used effectively for slave research.
Stay tuned for more on the Garrard family. I'm hot on their trail!


text:
Amson, E. and C. de Muizon 2013. A new durophagous phocid (Mammalia: Carnivora) from the late Neogene of Peru and considerations on monachine seals phylogeny. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology (online early).
Phlogenetic and geographic placement of the Tunisian sea cow specimen.
Holotype skull of the new Pliocene dolphin Septidelphis.
This study published in Naturwissenschaften early this year reports a surprisingly late surviving example of the archaic mysticete Herpetocetus - the specimen may be as young as 700 thousand years. This has some interesting implications for how we think about marine mammal faunal change during the Pleistocene. Read about it here.
This paper by myself and Morgan Churchill describes a new fossil of Pelagiarctos and reevaluates the problematic "killer walrus" hypothesis for the original Pelagiarctos thomasi material from Sharktooth Hill. Read more about it here, here, here, here, and here.
Fossil pygmy right whale mandible from the late Miocene of Argentina.
Fossil skull of an undescribed kekenodontid from the Oligocene of New Zealand, currently being studied by labmate Josh Corrie.
Hand-drawn speculative cladogram of diphyletic sirenian evolution by Diedrich.
Cluster diagram of various fossil and modern marine and terrestrial mammals, grouped together based on microwear data.
Fossil sea cow as discovered in 1975 in a cave in New Guinea.
The novel phylogenetic hypothesis of Caperea relationships.
Partial skull attributed to Stromerius by Gingerich.
Reconstructed olfactory apparatus of extinct protocetid archaeocete.
Skull outlines of fossil squalodontids. The grayed area on the right hand side is the preserved portion of the partial skull described by Godfrey.
Part of the holotype of the new basilosaurid Basilotritus uheni.
Skull and subantarctic locality of Africanacetus from the seafloor.
Articulated skeleton of the holotype of Cetotherium riabinini from the late Miocene of Ukraine. Scale bar = 1 meter.
Beautiful life restoration of the fossil ziphiid Ninoziphius from Peru.
The holotype skull of Brachydelphis jahuyaensis from the late Miocene of Peru.
The ascending process of the maxilla and coronoid process of the mandible in various mysticetes.
Restricted distribution of sirenians during the Pliocene in Europe and North Africa (yellow spots).
Mandibles and measurements - gigantic jaws of Balaenoptera.
Physeteroid teeth from the Miocene of Spain.
Pinniped localities in South America and fossil southern sea lion remains from Chile.
Miocene seagrass and sea cow fossil records.


text:
International Student Information
Receiving Your I-20 and Applying for a Visa
Once you have been accepted at New England Law | Boston and have paid the required deposits, the Office of Admissions will forward to the Registrar your application for a form I-20. This application must include an attachment (bank statements, etc.) which shows your ability to finance your first year at New England Law (including tuition, insurance and other fees, books, and living expenses). After the Registrar has reviewed this application and the documentation and deemed it satisfactory, he will enter your personal information into SEVIS (Student and Exchange Visitor Information System) and print out your form I-20, which will have your SEVIS identification number on it. The I-20 will be mailed to the address you provide on the application.
Upon receiving the I-20, you will need to make an appointment to apply for a student visa at a U.S. embassy or consulate in your home country. Changes in U.S. visa laws and regulations have increased the amount of time it can take to get a visa so processing times will vary. Typically they will require your valid passport, letter of admission, I-20 form, official copies of your financial support documents, and other supporting materials as needed. We recommend that you schedule an appointment at the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate as soon as possible. However, please note that you cannot have your visa issued more than 120 days prior to the start date on your I-20 form. The website of your particular consulate or embassy can be found at http://usembassy.state.gov/. Select the city and country where you will apply for a student visa ("non-immigrant" section) to learn what the procedures are for your particular consulate. The following state department website also has information:
Please Note:
- Citizens of Canada are NOT required to obtain a U.S. visa to enter the United States. However, a U.S. Immigration official will inspect your papers upon entry. You must have proof of Canadian citizenship, your Certificate of Eligibility (I-20 form) and proof of financial support.
- If you are a newly admitted international student entering the U.S. for the first time and a first-time F-1 visa applicant, you must pay the SEVIS fee. When you receive your I-20 go to https://www.fmjfee.com to pay the SEVIS I-901 fee online or to get information about other payment options. Print your receipt as proof of payment.
- If you have previously attended another school in the United States, you should not apply to New England Law for a new I-20. When you have completed your program at the prior school, you will need to have that school's SEVIS I-20 record transferred to New England Law | Boston. You should contact your international office or appropriate department to request the transfer of your I-20 and SEVIS record to New England Law.
- A U.S. address is required by the USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services). Please be sure to send your most current local address to the Registrar, so that it can be updated on your official SEVIS record. This should be emailed directly to the Registrar: email@example.com
- You must have your I-20 signed once each year by the Registrar. Failure to do this, especially if you are traveling, may result in your being held up at the U.S. border.
- Your passport must be valid for 6 months past the completion date on your I-20. For example, if your I-20 expires on May 31, 2017, your passport should be valid until November 30, 2017.
- You must maintain full-time status for your division and remain in good academic and financial standing while here at New England Law. Academic Dismissal by the law school will result in your having to leave the United States. Similarly, unpaid tuition that results in Administrative Withdrawal from the law school may cause your lawful status to be in jeopardy.
Obtaining Employment in the United States
Optional Practical Training (OPT) is offered to students who have completed one year of study and who are in good academic standing. OPT allows you to work in the U.S. provided the job is directly related to your field of study. Students with F-1 visa status may apply for one year (12 months) of Optional Practical Training, during which time employment is authorized in the United States.
Think of OPT as a bank account. In that account is 12 months of full-time Optional Practical Training. If, for example, you would like to work full-time for three months one summer before you graduate, that is a three month "withdrawal" of full-time employment. You will still have nine months to use after you have completed your academic program.
Types of OPT
There are two types of OPT available to F-1 students: Pre-completion OPT and Post-completion OPT:
Pre-completion OPT. Students who wish to work in their field before graduation may apply for pre-completion OPT, after they have successfully completed one full year of study. The application process is listed below. Students who are granted an EAD (Employment Authorization Document) for pre-completion OPT may work no more than 20 hours per week when school is in session. On school breaks and over the summer, students may work a full-time 40-hour week. Please note that any time spent working on a pre-completion OPT will be subtracted from the 12 months allotted for post-completion OPT. Part-time (20 hours/week) OPT is deducted at one-half the rate of full-time OPT. So, if you work part-time for 2 months, only one month will be subtracted from your allotted 12 months.
Post-completion OPT. Most students save their 12 months of OPT for a post-completion OPT, after the student has completed their program of study. Again, the OPT must be in the field of law. Students on post-completion OPT may work full-time (40-hour weeks).
When to Submit Your OPT Application
For students who intend to do OPT after graduation, you may apply for OPT up to 90 days prior to your academic program end date, and no later than 60 days after your academic program end date. We strongly advise applying before your academic program ends. Consult the law school's Registrar, who is the Principal Designated School Official (PDSO) about the exact end date of your program.
Please note that OPT must be approved by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, so plan ahead to ensure a timely receipt of your application. If your OPT application is received by USCIS more than 60 days after you complete your program, you will not be eligible for OPT.
Please note: Authorization for OPT is limited to a total of twelve (12) months combined, and all OPT must be completed within fourteen (14) months after the end date of your academic program.
Other Points of Note
- Part-time OPT (20 hours or less per week) is deducted from available practical training at one-half the full-time rate.
- Many students do not fully understand the mechanics of obtaining and preserving OPT options. For example, many students obtain authorization for OPT, and then start looking for a job. Please bear in mind that the authorization period is based upon the OPT start date that you requested, not the date a job is obtained. Once you are approved for OPT, the "clock starts ticking," whether or not you have secured employment. Consequently, students can lose valuable time by ignoring this key detail.
- Furthermore, many students apply for OPT authorizations and later change their minds, or pursue other options. Yet, if the application for authorization is not officially withdrawn, the OPT may still be approved. Just because OPT is not used, this does not mean that the authorization for OPT has expired. Therefore, any student desiring to potentially explore his or her OPT options is strongly advised to consult with the law school's Principal Designated School Official (the New England Law Registrar), well in advance of the need for OPT, so that the student fully understands all of the common pitfalls associated with OPT.
Periods of Unemployment (Post-Completion OPT)
Once your OPT application is approved, continued F-1 status and post-completion OPT work permission are dependent on active employment. Students authorized for the standard 12-month OPT period are limited to a cumulative total of 90 days without employment. If you are unemployed for an aggregate of more than 90 days during your approved OPT period, your work permission will be terminated and your F-1 status is ended In this case, you will need to take immediate steps to settle your affairs and leave the U.S. or otherwise change your status. All periods of unemployment must be reported to the New England Law Registrar immediately.
Responsibilities of F-1 Students on OPT
While on post-completion OPT, you are still an F-1 student visa holder through New England Law | Boston. This means that you are responsible for communicating the following information to the PDSO (the New England Law registrar) during your OPT time:
- Any change of name,
- The name and address of your employer when you get a job and when you change jobs,
- Any period of unemployment while authorized for OPT,
- Any change in your U.S. or home-country address,
- If you change your address while on OPT, you must update your address with the PDSO (Registrar) at New England Law and with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. A change of address must be filed within 10 days of that change. You may email the address change to the registrar (firstname.lastname@example.com) who will then update your SEVIS record. You must also change your address with USCIS. You may download an address-change form online at: www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis.
Traveling Outside the U.S. While on OPT
Please read this section carefully. If you do not follow these guidelines, you may be refused reentry into the United States, should you travel outside the U.S. while on OPT:
NOTE: You must obtain a travel signature from the New England Law Registrar on your I-20 every six months while on OPT.
If you plan to travel abroad, be sure to have:
- Passport valid for at least 6 months
- Valid U.S. F-1 visa
- I-94 information form
- EAD card, and
- a letter from your employer.
You may travel outside the United States while the OPT application is pending, if you can present the USCIS Processing Center receipt, proving that the application for employment has been filed.
However, once the EAD card for OPT is issued to you, if you decide to travel outside the U.S., you may only re-enter the United States to resume employment. DHS has clarified that the F-1 student does not need to have already started actual employment before leaving, as long as the student has a job offer to which to return.
If you must travel abroad, we strongly advise F-1 students who are an OPT and have received the EAD card to make sure that there is documentation from your employer confirming the employment or job offer. Otherwise there is a real risk that you may not be allowed to reenter the United States.
Before you travel, you should also go onto the U.S. Consulate website in your home country to see if there are other requirements: http://travel.state.gov.
Applying for Optional Practical Training (OPT)
You are not authorized to begin Optional Practical Training until you receive an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) from the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service/Department of Homeland Security. Current policy for submitting applications to receive an EAD stipulate that international students must apply no earlier than 90 days prior, and no later than 60 days after, the end date of their academic program. Completed OPT applications may be submitted to New England Law's Principal Designated School Official (the registrar). We suggest allowing 7-10 days for processing by the registrar and for any delays in the U.S. mail delivery. The Registrar will submit your application at the correct time(s).
Application Instructions for OPT
You are not authorized to begin Optional Practical Training until you receive an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) from the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service/Department of Homeland Security. Completed OPT applications may be submitted to New England Law's Principal Designated School Official (the Registrar) for review. We suggest allowing 3-4 days for review by the Registrar. The Registrar will also make a copy of the application packet for your permanent file.
How to Apply for your EAD (Employment Authorization Document)
Information and resources about the application process for an OPT can be found online at www.ice.gov/sevis/practical-training/. Be sure to read the "OPT Policy Guidance (PDF)" located at the bottom of the of the page.
Please note: U.S. government Internet links change frequently. The Registrar checks the links listed here every semester before publication of the course registration information on the Registrar's website. The Registrar has verified that the Internet links listed in this section are accurate as of January 19, 2017. If links are not working properly for you, please see the Registrar for assistance.
1. Download and complete INS form I-765 (Application for Employment Authorization). This form is available at: http://www.uscis.gov/i-765.
2. Bring the following items to the Registrar:
- A completed form I-765
- 2 color photos, 2 x 2 inches, showing full face, frontal view. For complete photo specifications, visit the USCIS's I-765, Application for Employment Authorization webpage and click on the Download Instructions for Form I-765 link. Go to Page 6 and under "Required Documentation" you will find additional photo requirements.
- Check for $410.00* payable to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (*Fee as of December 23, 2016. Students should check the USCIS website for fee changes),
- The original of your most recent I-20 form
- A copy of any previously issued I-20
- A copy of your I-94 information
- A copy of the photograph page of your passport
- Copies of any previously issued EAD cards.
3. At the New England Law Office of the Registrar, fill out a Student Request Form, requesting the OPT. Be sure to give the dates for your OPT request on the Student Request form, and (if known), the name and address of your employer.
Once your application and supporting materials have been reviewed by the PDSO (New England Law Registrar), the PDSO will enter your OPT request online on the SEVIS website. You may then submit your application and all necessary supporting materials to the Immigration Service Center for final processing. You may also ask the New England Law registrar to submit it for you.
If you choose to mail the application yourself, you should send it to:
- USCIS Dallas Lockbox
- For U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Deliveries:
PO Box 660867
Dallas, TX 75266
- For Express mail and courier deliveries:
Attn: AOS
2501 S. State Hwy. 121 Business Suite 400
Lewisville, TX 75067
After your application and supporting materials have been mailed and received:
- If your application is complete, the INS will mail you Form I-797. This is not your employment authorization. It is merely a receipt notice, confirming that your completed application has been received and is in process.
- After having received your application, the INS will process it. The Service Centers have seen an increase in the volume of applications, so plan as far in advance as possible. If your application is approved, your Employment Authorization Document (EAD) should be mailed directly to you. In some instances, however, you may be required to appear at a local INS office to receive your EAD card.
- You can check the status of your OPT request after receiving the I-797 by logging onto the USCIS Case Status online website at: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/jsps/index.jsp
- Plan carefully. Once your application has been submitted and entered onto the SEVIS website, making changes to OPT requests can be difficult. The Service Centers cannot be contacted by telephone and are often unresponsive to letters from students and/or the registrar.
Please remember:
You may not begin working until you have received your EAD card. Working without an EAD card is a serious violation of your F-1 status.
Student Reporting Requirements
- Students are required to report any change to their current name or address to the PDSO (New England Law Registrar) within ten days of the change,
- Students are required to report any changes in employment information (including periods of unemployment) to the Registrar within ten days of the change,
- Students on post-completion optional practical training cannot be unemployed for more than a total of 90 days in the aggregate during the 12-month period of post-completion Optional Practical Training. The first day that is counted for this purpose is the start date on your Employment Authorization Card, unless your job begins on that date.
Please direct any questions to the Registrar. You may contact the Registrar by email (email@example.com) or make an appointment by calling (617) 422-7215 or by writing to the Registrar's mailbox at email@example.com.


text:
Jennifer Aniston Gets Pierced [PHOTO]
Newly-shorrn actress Jennifer Aniston, who had the most enviable head of celeb hair, has made another physical change.
The former 'Friend,' who made serious headlines this week by chopping off her normally gorgeous and glossy locks after getting a bad Brazilian hair treatment that caused enough damage to require a maaaaaj snip, has gotten her upper ear pierced with a simple stud.
No, it's not a tragus or any weird part of the ear, but it is cute, especially for Aniston, who is pretty classic with her style. She's not edgy, but she sure is stunning!
Aniston and makeup artist Gucci Westman each got their lobes pierced, with Westman sharing the image on Instagram, which you can see below.
She shared: "Me and #jenniferaniston got our ears pierced today!!!#memories @mrchrismcmillan #loveyou."
Aniston is pretty clean cut. She got her first tattoo in 2011 to memorialize one of her dogs that passed away. Now she's becoming sorta punk rock with her earring.


text:
And ... here it is.
Briefly back to the rhinos ... sleeping in the heat ...
Great post and great photos. A little concerned for Burma though. Auckland Zoo should rally seriously let her go to Australia and into a social group situation. She needs to be with other elephants.ReplyDelete
Grand photos. Why can't Auckland get another elephant? Not that she would not be welcome here.ReplyDelete
Waiting for suppliers, I think, Andrew. They've been waiting now for more than two years, and while Auckland Council are still giving them thumb's up, nothing yet.
An excellent walkabout and excellent photos to accompany it! I haven't been to the zoo for years – I'm not sure that the entrance fee is reasonable any more; if only they'd introduce a "free days" system for Auckland-area residents like their neighbour MoTaT. I was interested in your comments on the kiosk: when I was a little kid, my mother was closely involved in establishing the long lived (but now long gone) cactus and succulent garden. We used to get free entry while it was being made, and to do subsequent maintenance. Thinking back, my favourite things were all those that are now politically incorrect, the chimps' tea party, the polar bears, rides on Jamuna the elephant ...! However, the real highlight was being given two shillings to spend at the kiosk with its wonderful range of ice creams, sandwiches, pies, cakes, milk shakes, etc. I guess in this case the more things change the more they don't stay the same.ReplyDelete
Thanks, Phil. The original zoo kiosk in the 1920s was a bit of a story in itself. Like other Council-owned kiosks around Auckland, in the days of high teas and all the trimmings, there were problems with concession holders, complaints about dirty dishes reused from one customer to another with no dishwash in between, prices, personalities, opening hours ... it was all on. I've been having an interesting time going through the parks committee minutes to help my friend Liz with her ongoing timeline history (link above) so snippets like that about the Moodabes just stick in the ol' noggin.
If I find anything about the cactus and succulent garden, I'll let you know.
Yikes … that heads-up on the kiosk hygiene is several decades late! Mind you, I wondered why the girl who made the ice cream cones licked her scoop whenever she changed flavours. Sorry, just kidding.ReplyDelete
The original Auckland Zoo Dragon! This is the best. I have been waiting to see this again for years. I am pretty sure that there's a photo of me on the toadstools somewhere, in a foul crocheted patchwork jumpsuit Mum made.ReplyDelete
Actually someone just pointed out the brighter, Asian-style dragon is the same one but repainted. I object to having something remembered by so many generations reconfigured so it looks different, but I guess - at least it's still there. I am amazed all those sharp spikes haven't sent parents into an OH&S shriek and the rest of them into a PC frenzy (yeah, I don't know, but they can always find something). It's a nice reminder of a time when parents weren't so damn uptight.ReplyDelete
Yep, it is the same one. There's a few articles about online about the refurbishment.I still prefer the older colour scheme.ReplyDelete
and those Cheetahs, just spectacular creatures. You wouldn't have a chance at one hundred feet per second.ReplyDelete
The Zoo Dragon. Gees that brought back great memories. I spent hours running up and down the back of that dragon and sitting in its mouth pretending It was under my spell lol. Thanks Jim Bevan for the great memories. Precious xoxoxoReplyDelete


text:
Vienna 2010 Closes With a Renewed Commitment for AIDS + MDGs
The XVIII International AIDS Conference ended in Vienna today after a week of intense dialogue involving 19,300 people from 193 countries engaged in the global AIDS response.
Delegates and organizers depart Vienna -- where the conference opened 18 July under the theme of Rights Here, Right Now -- with a renewed commitment to push for securing universal access to HIV prevention, care, treatment and support.
"Billions of people stand in solidarity with us in our drive for universal access. We must rally their support behind Michel Sidibé's Prevention Revolution and Treatment 2.0 initiative and UNAIDS to ensure that world leaders do not turn their backs on their pledge to reach the goal of universal access," said Dr. Julio Montaner, AIDS 2010 Chair, President of the International AIDS Society and Director of the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS in Vancouver, Canada.
The conference saw a renewed commitment to HIV prevention, were treatment 2.0 outlines the effort to merge treatment with combination HIV prevention to ensure a cohesive and resource-maximizing AIDS response. Evidence was seen of tangible progress in HIV research and programme scale up however the AIDS response is facing an urgent need for increased resources, the protection of human rights, and broader use of scientifically sound prevention strategies.
Political, civil society and development leaders, policymakers, scientists and activists from around the world descended on Vienna from 18-23 July 2010 to engage in dialogue on the major issues facing the global response to HIV. The week-long programme featured 248 sessions covering science, community and leadership. The conference was supported by 770 volunteers from Vienna and elsewhere.
The Closing Session featured a video address by South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, remarks by Rachel Ong, Chair of the Global Network of People Living with HIV, and Patricia Perez, Chair of the International Steering Committee of the International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS. Montaner and Incoming IAS President Elly Katabira, Professor of Medicine at Makerere University in Uganda, presented the first IAS Presidential Award to Jack Whitescarver of the U.S. National Institutes of Health and Katabira gave an inaugural address.
The International AIDS Conference is the world's largest HIV forum. It is held every two years and organized by the International AIDS Society, together with a series of partners including UNAIDS. The next conference will be hosted by Washington DC, USA in July 2012 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.


text:
§ 405.20. Good cause for extending deadlines.
(a) If you want us to extend the deadline to request administrative or judicial review, you must establish that there is good cause for missing the deadline. To establish good cause, you must show us that—
(2) You had a physical, mental, educational, or linguistic limitation(s) that prevented you from filing a timely request; or
(3) Some other unusual, unexpected, or unavoidable circumstance beyond your control prevented you from filing a timely request.
(b) Examples of circumstances that, if documented, may establish good cause include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) You were seriously ill, and your illness prevented you from contacting us in person, in writing, or through a friend, relative, or other person;
(2) There was a death or serious illness in your immediate family;
(3) Important records were destroyed or damaged by fire or other accidental cause;
(4) You were trying very hard to find necessary information to support your claim but did not find the information within the stated time period;
(5) Within the time limit for requesting further review, you asked us for additional information explaining our action, and within 60 days of receiving the explanation, you requested a review;
(6) We gave you incorrect or incomplete information about when and how to request administrative review or to file a civil suit;
(7) You did not receive notice of the determination or decision; or
(8) You sent the request to another Government agency in good faith within the time limit, and the request did not reach us until after the time period had expired.
[71 FR 16446, Mar. 31, 2006, as amended at 76 FR 24808, May 3, 2011]


text:
This star rating is the opinion of the property owner only. A Self-Rated hotel has not been assessed by the AA or Visit Britain, whose official star ratings we use across LateRooms.com.
Highfield Hotel3 Self rated
101 Durham Road East Rainton, Houghton-Le-Spring, DH5 9QT
Price FromView Rooms
- Very Good
- 404 guest reviews
"When we stayed the staff were lovely couldn't do enough to make our stay s excellent experience I can't pdaise them enough..."
"Me and my fiancé enjoyed our stay everyone was friendly and knew everyone As soon as we walked in we both got a warm feeling knowing that w..."
"Great little hotel with lovely atmosphere. Very friendly and clearly a hit with the locals as well...."
"Enjoyed a one night stay with breakfast for a reasonable price, nice clean, comfortable room with balcony. Nice food especially the Thai men..."
"Excellent Value. A very pleasant, small hotel with good food...."
About the hotel
For whatever reason you have chosen to visit the North East, you will find that the Highfield Hotel is ideally situated for all amenities. As a base for your holiday you will be within an easy drive to the North Pennines, Hadrian's wall, Northumberland and the borders. To the east lie many coastal resorts and sailing facilities.
The ancient city of Durham with its Cathedral, Castle and market are just minutes to the south. For shopping you will be spoiled for choice. The world famous Metro Centre and Eldon Square are within 20 minutes drive and you will find the city of Durham and Sunderland a shoppers paradise. Our well appointed Star of Siam authentic Thai restaurant is the longest established Thai restaurant in the North East It caters for 195 persons giving them magnificent views of Penshaw Monument and surrounding valley. We are open seven days a week,serving lunch and dinners . Whether it's a simple business lunch for two or that special occasion, our menus will suit all. Six of our rooms have balcony's with views of Penshaw monument and surrounding valleys. Most of our rooms have free wi-fi connectivity, which is also available in the bar. which is ideal for that quiet meeting where coffee or snacks can be arranged.
Read MoreLess
Facilities Show/hide
- Main
- Hotel Non-Smoking Throughout, Disabled Facilities, 24 Hour Reception, Cots available, Smoking allowed in bedrooms, Tea/Coffee making facilities in each room, Hairdryer in each room, Trouser press in each room, Iron And Board In Each Room, Telephone In Each Room, Limited room service for hot food, Wake Up Call Available, Lift to all floors
- Parking
- Car parking available onsite
- Business
- Wi-Fi Available, In-room Broadband, Wi-Fi Available In Public Areas, Wi-Fi Available In Rooms
- Dining
- Restaurant, Lounge Menu, Bar
- In Room Entertainment
- TV, Radio
- Accessibility
- Disabled Access Public Areas, Disabled Access Bedrooms, Disabled toilets on ground floor, Wheelchair Access, Wheelchair Access To Reception, Wheelchair Access To Restaurant, Wheelchair Access To Bar
- Leisure
- [Channels] News, [Channels] Music, [Channels] Childrens
Useful Info Show/hide
- From 14:00 hours
- By 11:00 hours
- Up to 12 years old
- The price shown is based on the occupancy and dates you have searched for. Prices and availability are subject to change based on the arrival date, number of nights and occupancy searched for. All prices are inclusive of all local taxes.
- Pets are not allowed
Customer Reviews
Our reviews are from genuine LateRooms.com customers. We verify that the customer has stayed before leaving a review.
Very Good
80% would recommend it to a friend
Customer service
Food quality
Room quality
2 night stay at Highfield hotel
When we stayed the staff were lovely couldn't do enough to make our stay s excellent experience
I can't pdaise them enough...
100% recommend
Me and my fiancé enjoyed our stay everyone was friendly and knew everyone
As soon as we walked in we both got a warm feeling knowing that w...


text:
SOMERSET, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SHI International Corp. today announced that it has been recognized with an HP PartnerOne Award for Global Reseller of the Year at the 2014 HP Global Partner Conference. The HP PartnerOne Global Reseller of the Year award honors SHI for driving growth through innovation, strong teamwork, and an overall commitment to excellence.
"In more than 20 years working together, HP and SHI have supported some of the world's most complex IT environments, enabling countless organizations to meet and exceed their goals by realizing the full potential of HP technology," said Thai Lee, President and CEO of SHI International. "This award is a testament not only to our joint ability to fulfill clients' ever-evolving business needs, but to the enduring strength of our long-term, strategic partnership."
The HP PartnerOne Award winners were selected by a panel of HP Channel executives as outstanding HP partners that have demonstrated exceptional business performance, achieved significant overall growth, and delivered innovative solutions to customers.
"The New Style of IT requires HP and partners to work hand-in-hand to address customer needs that require forward-thinking solutions," said Lynn Anderson, Senior Vice President, Demand Generation and Channel Marketing, HP. "This award for SHI International is a clear proof point of our collective ability to deliver real solutions that meet real needs."
Additional information on the 2014 HP Global Partner Conference is available at Global Partner Conference 2014.
To learn more about SHI, please visit www.shi.com or blog.shi.com.
Founded in 1989, SHI International Corp. is a $5 billion+ global provider of technology products and services. Driven by the industry's most experienced and stable sales force and backed by software volume licensing experts, hardware procurement specialists, and certified IT services professionals, SHI delivers custom IT solutions to Corporate, Enterprise, Public Sector, and Academic customers. With over 2,500 employees worldwide, SHI is the largest Minority and Woman Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) in the U.S. and is ranked 17th among CRN's Solution Provider 500 list of North American IT solution providers. For more information, visit http://www.SHI.com, http://blog.shi.com, or @SHI_Intl.


text:
Hi guys,
I'm using 3.4, and have the junk mail filters pretty much standard(non-standard bayesian checked), and I go through the process of declassifying mail that's marked incorrectly, then marking it with it's correct distinction(i.e.~junk mail/good mail), but it doesn't seem to be learning very well.
I get topic reply notifications from one of my sites, and no matter how many times I unmark them as junk and mark them as good, the next one to come into the box gets marked as junk, and they're identical to the last one. This has probably happened 50 times now.
I've searched the forum and found threads with instructions like " declassify 15 times, then classify 15 times...." but this makes absolutely no sense to me.
Is there a simple way to help the filter system learn better? Right now, it's useless, as I'm still manually marking junk mail and unmarking good mail more often than not, but I don't want to install a third party app, because they seem to wreak havoc on PM, creating blank emails, etc...
thanks for any light you can shine on this
Edit Eric: Moved to Junk Mail Filtering


text:
Plastic Surgery - The Woodlands, Texas
Plastic Surgery is an ever changing field with new techniques, products, and procedures. Dr. Sabrina Lahiri is dedicated to providing patients with this technology combined with the highest quality medical care. Our role at Lahiri Plastic Surgery is to offer you our expertise and care so that you will look and feel your best.
Dr. Lahiri is located in Shenandoah's Vision Park (The Woodlands), just 30 minutes north of Houston. Easily accessible from the airport (IAH) and major highways, our new location welcomes you to a "resort style" setting providing you with the utmost of confidentiality and privacy.
You will also discover Dr. Lahiri's own AAAASF certified surgery center – "The Center For Change", as well as the "Maison Esthetique Recovery Retreat" for overnight patients, and the exquisite "Pluvia Medical Spa". There is no other world-class facility in the greater Houston and Southwest Texas surrounding area.
Dr. Lahiri and her staff maintain a strong commitment to ensure the absolute comfort and safety of each patient from consultation to post operative period and beyond.


text:
The following arrests and citations were recently issued in Craven County:
New Bern police:
Jesse Antonio White, 41, 215 Spring Meadow, Vanceboro, Dec. 12, possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana. Officer: L. Heckman.
Kevin Ray Galyon, 53, 151 A Duck Pond Road, Bridgeton, Dec. 13, possession of stolen property, obtain property false pretense, safe cracking. Officer: J. Hardin.
David Shane Roberts, 20, 415 North Glenburnie Road, Dec. 10, driving while license revoked, rear lamps violations. Officer: N.A. Rhodes.
Jessica Deona Parker, 25, G76 Craven Terrace, Dec. 4, driving while license revoked, canceled tag. Officer: B.J. McKee.
Amanda Rae Mejias, 25, 200 B Briarwood Lane, Dec. 13, embezzlement. Officer: D. Evans.
Craven County sheriff:
Shaquan Pugh, 19, 3100 Old Nubby Lane, Dec. 13, simple assault. Deputy: G. Clark.
Amon Nehemiah Roberts, 19, 509 Watson Avenue, Dec. 13, simple assault. Deputy: G. Clark.
Jaronta Farrow, 20, 112 Fox Chase Village, Dec. 13, simple assault. Deputy: G. Clark.
Lewis Harold Ambrose Jr., 19, 209 Ja Lilly Drive, Vanceboro, Dec. 13, simple assault. Deputy: G. Clark.


text:
Congress, Not the Internet to Blame for Postal Woes
WASHINGTON - By now you have probably heard that the US Postal Service is ending Saturday delivery of first-class mail in order to cut some of its financial losses. What you might not know is that Congress is the cause of most of those losses.
To be sure, people are sending fewer letters through USPS. The amount of first-class letters sent is down about 25% since 2006. Much of this drop is undoubtedly owed to people paying their bills online. However, as anyone who has checked the mailbox recently can attest, there is still a lot of other mail clogging up the box on a daily basis.
What is crushing the postal service is its pension plan; but don't point the finger at the employees or their union, this is a congressionally manufactured crisis. In 2006, the Republican led Congress passed the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act, which required that the Postal Service prefund their pension program for the next 75 years.
If 75 years sounds a little high, it is because it is; ridiculously so even. No other organization, public or private, is required to meet that type of obligation. To put this in perspective, assuming an employee works for thirty years and lives for another thirty after retirement, the USPS is being forced to save up for the pensions of employees that won't be hired until 15 years from now.
This past year the postal service had losses totaling $15.9 billion; of that number $11.1 billion was due to defaulting on its pension obligations for the last two years. Internal USPS analysis has shown that without having to meet the additional $5.5 billion in pension payments mandated by Congress, that the postal service would actually be running a $1.5 billion surplus.
Why would Congressional Republicans impose such a burden on an institution so central to many Americans' daily lives? The answer lies in ideology. The right wing dislikes public sector operations regardless of how effective they might be. They knew that this requirement would prove too much of a financial problem for the post office to cope with and that as a result USPS would be forced to cut services and close branches. And what was the best part for them? When the cuts did inevitably come, they could blame the employees and their union and tout this as another example of government "inefficiency" in action.
Those most likely to be hurt by this are older and rural Americans, who use the internet less often. Ironically, those are the same Americans that voted disproportionately for the Congress that caused this mess.


text:
As I have researched more and more enslaved ancestors, I have become more immersed in researching slavery itself. I have a friend who is a Ph.D. and professor of African-American studies and he has really helped me understand the history in a different way. We've clocked tens of hours of conversation about the institution of slavery.
Although what genealogists do is similar, it's also quite different from what professional historians do. We are more interested in the individuals and the specific while they tend to focus more on trends among larger groups of people. The difference in those perspectives fascinate me.
I wanted to present a short overview of some of the most famous works in the evolution of slavery studies and I highly encourage anyone researching enslaved people to read some (at least one) of these works. I haven't gotten through them all but I'm working on it!
"American Negro Slavery" by Ulrich Phillips, 1918
Typical of the times, Ulrich's racism was front and center. He believed in the inferiority of blacks and the fantasy of the "Old South." He wrote that slavery was not a financially profitable institution and that it was done mainly to benefit blacks and maintain white supremacy. He wrote that slaveowners treated, fed and clothed their slaves well. Amazingly, this was the prevailing view of slavery for almost 30 years although W.E.B. DuBois vocally challenged his findings.
"The Peculiar Institution" by Kenneth M. Stampp, 1956
Stampp, in this groundbreaking work, was the first to counter Ulrich Phillips' school of thought in several areas. He showed that slavery was not benign but a cruel and brutal system of labor exploitation and control. He argued that slavery was indeed a profitable system. He illustrated the extreme suffering of slaves and he also discussed the many methods of slave resistance. Stampp also discussed how becoming a slave owner was a part of a social system which allowed whites to enter the upper class and gain status in the community.
"Slavery: A Problem in American Institutional and Intellectual Life" by Stanley Elkins, 1959
Elkins was the first historian to look at the psychological impact of slavery rather than just the economics of it. He compared southern slave plantations to Nazi concentration camps and argued that slavery was so brutal and inhumane that it stripped slaves of their African heritage (i.e., they had a "social death") and transformed them into docile, submissive figures. His most famous thesis was his conclusion that the system of slavery had infantilized slaves, making them "Sambos"—reduced them by brutality to a dependant, child-like status. Although many of his arguments have now been rejected, this single book caused a firestorm and a huge outpouring of responses by other historians.
"The Slave Community" by John Blassingame, 1972
Blassingame presented one of the first slave studies to be presented from the perspective of the enslaved and contradicted historians like Elkins and his "Sambo" thesis. Through the lens of psychology, Blassingame used 19th century fugitive slave narratives as sources to determine that in fact, a rich and unique culture developed among American slaves, with plenty of evidence that African practices survived. Historians criticized Blassingame's use of slave narratives (which are considered biased) and questioned his neglect of the WPA slave interviews but the book remains an important contribution.
"Roll Jordan Roll: The World the Slaves Made," by Eugene Genovese 1974
Eugene D. Genovese was a Marxist and this book attempts to decipher, from a Marxist perspective, the world of antebellum slavery. Genovese's thesis is that slaves created a rich culture, at once both African-American and uniquely southern. He raised some new arguments and presented a truly dizzying array of footnotes and examples. Sometimes he can lose the reader with his ruminations on social theory, but this is an engaging read nevertheless, from one of the most enigmatic and controversial American historians.
"The Black Family in Slavery and Freedom, 1750-1925" by Herbert Gutman, 1976
In this classic text on black family life, Gutman argues that slavery did not break up the black family, which had become a familiar refrain as a result of the 1970s "Moynihan Report." Gutman was a labor historian who studied workers and social history. Gutman illustrates that that most black families largely remained intact despite slavery and remained that way during the first wave of migration to the North after the Civil War (although he remained open to arguments about black family collapse in the 1930s and 1940s). Gutman's work was widely praised.
I could go on and on, and mention works by Deborah Gray White on enslaved women ("Ar'n't I a Woman? Female Slaves in the Plantation South") works by Ira Berlin ("Many Thousands Gone") and John Hope Franklin ("Runaway Slaves: Rebels on the Plantation"). There are more than I could ever review here, but I hope if you have not yet thought about reading one of these works you will.
The stories of the people we uncover need to be woven with social history, and perhaps nothing looms larger and more complex than slavery. Pick up some of these at the local library or used book store and shoot me an email and let me know what you're reading.


text:
Shaw's physicality an antidote to Bruins' game planby Corey Masisak / Chicago Blackhawks
|Bill Smith / Chicago Blackhawks
CHICAGO -- Chicago Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville has proven time and again during the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs that he isn't afraid to tinker with his forward lines until he finds something he likes.
The Blackhawks were trailing the Boston Bruins by two goals in the third period of Game 1 of the 2013 Stanley Cup Final when Quenneville sent Andrew Shaw, Dave Bolland and Bryan Bickell over the boards together as a trio for the first time. Seconds later the Blackhawks had scored, and those three guys spent much of the rest of a three-overtime classic as an effective line in a 4-3 victory. Bolland scored to ignite the comeback; Shaw ended it at 12:08 of the third overtime.
"[Jonathan] Toews and those type of guys — they're playing against [opponents'] top D," Chicago defenseman Duncan Keith said. "There's not a lot of space. The checking guys, Shaw and Bickell, those guys have been great for us all year and all playoffs."
Quenneville inserted Brandon Bollig into the lineup in place of Viktor Stalberg, and that was interpreted as a move to add toughness and physical play for the Blackhawks. Shaw, Bolland and Bickell are also players who don't shy away from physical confrontations, and they proved in Game 1 to be the answer to the Bruins' abrasive style of play.
Shaw has been a mainstay on the third line during the postseason, but Bickell had been promoted to top-six duty because of his offensive explosion during this postseason. Bolland began the playoffs sidelined with a groin injury, but he has spent most of his time on the fourth line since returning to the lineup.
Bickell's five-game point streak came to an end, but he was great along the boards in this game, delivering nine hits and winning puck battles in all three zones. Bolland, a go-to guy for the Blackhawks in past playoffs, had just one point thus far in this year's Stanley Cup Playoffs before scoring a goal to make it 3-2 and then assisting on the game-winner.
Shaw set up Bolland's goal by intercepting a Boston pass in the neutral zone. He transitioned the other way, and after skating toward the right wing sent a perfect pass back to the left side to Bolland for a one-timer exactly eight minutes into the third period.
As this contest progressed past the 100-minute mark, both teams were struggling to generate quality chances. Bickell knocked Boston defenseman Dennis Seidenberg off the puck along the right wall, and Bolland tipped a Michal Rozsival point shot, but it was going to miss the net. Shaw, however, was in the right place near the crease, and the puck glanced off his body and into the net.
"We knew it wasn't going to be pretty at that point," Shaw said. "You could tell both teams were physically exhausted. We've preached it -- go to the net, you'll find a way to get a greasy goal. We did a heck of a job of it there in the third overtime."
Shaw also finished the game with nine hits. He had a couple of notable confrontations with Boston captain Zdeno Chara, who is officially 11 inches taller and 75 pounds heavier.
"I don't know," Chicago defenseman Duncan Keith said when asked if Shaw is really 5-foot-10. "He's got pretty long arms, actually. He's a battler out there, and we're glad to have him on our side."
At one point early in the game, Shaw tried to skate to the edge of the crease in front of Boston goaltender Tuukka Rask, but Chara shoved him repeatedly and then turned to an official to complain.
That is definitely part of Shaw's game; Bolland's too. Bickell brought the muscle to the line, while those guys were generally making things uncomfortable for the Bruins.
"[Chara] is a big boy," Shaw said. "He's strong. A good battle in front of the net with him there -- I think I held my own. He's a great player, logs a lot of minutes. Got to get on him and try to tire him out as much as we can."
Shaw later drew a penalty on Chara in a similar situation. Shaw did not want to cede position in front of Rask, and earned a large stick in the throat for his effort.
The Blackhawks did not score on the power play, but Boston coach Claude Julien noted that after that penalty -- the third in succession against the Bruins -- Chicago seemed to get the better of the play.
"I think you could ask players on other teams and they'll tell you that he's not the type of guy that they like to play against," Chicago captain Jonathan Toews said of Shaw. "But that's what we love about him. We love having a guy like that on our team. He's not afraid. You saw him going up against Chara. Probably the guy on our team that got up against him the most, hit him. Stirred him up a little bit, drew a penalty. [He] scored a huge goal, unbelievable goal, for anybody to score just going to the net -- doesn't matter how it goes in."


text:
Update From Art!
"Dear Kickstarter supporters. I am sorry. There is no excuse. I am very disappointed in the way this Kickstarter was managed. AW YEAH COMICS was never meant to put money... Read more
Aw Yeah Surveys!
Hi, everyone!
This weekend we'll be sending out the surveys to all reward levels asking you for your address or unique information as it relates to some of the rewards... Read more
Does this count as "hitting it out of the park"? I'd say you folks did just that.
We put this out there, asked you if you wanted to help us... Read more
Down to the Wire! Plush Update!
With less than 40 Hours until this Kickstarter is over, we're still gaining steam! Thank you so much to everyone that has not only backed us on here but also... Read more
Bare Bones!
The Meat and Potatoes! The Bare Bones! Just the Facts!
By numerous requests we've added a reward at the $75 level for just the 12 issues and the 2 annuals.... Read more
Only 7 Days Left?!
After months of getting everything planned, hours upon hours of creative talks and super-plans to launch AW YEAH COMICS! via Kickstarter, we find ourselves now with only a single... Read more
AW YEAH Sneak Peeks!
Things are going so awesomely well that we thought we'd share some work in progress shots with you all!
Ladies and gentlemen...Mr. Art Baltazar!
Franco and Chris Roberson!
Denver... Read more
All New Double-Sized Goals! AW YEAH ANNUALS!
Hi everyone!
Lets get the fact that you are all super-awesome outta the way right now. You are. All of you. Even your friend standing next to you that has... Read more
Pop-Up Rewards!
Starting today (Monday Feb 11) we're going to be doing "Pop-Up" Reward Incentives. These rewards will be posted, without warning, to one of our twitter accounts or over on our... Read more
A Mike Norton Moment
To quote Mike:
"If @AYCPublishing makes it to 35k with their kickstarter, I'll do a Battlepug/Action Cat/Adventure Bug story for it."
Both Mr. Norton and his wonderful Battlepug are pretty... Read more
Still Going!
Just wanted to take a minute and thank you all again for all of the fantastic support you've shown us today! You're awesome, and we realize that hasn't been easy... Read more
The first 6 issues have been funded! Thank you all so much! The AW YEAH ARMY is in full force today! Because of such fast success, we've decided to go... Read more
The Aw Yeah Read-a-Long!
Hey folks! There's been a huge hiccup in regards to being able to pledge multiple times. What we've done is close out the Marquaid/Polar Cycle comic and the MP3 recording... Read more


text:
Saving you £30.00 (25%)
The Concept Princess is the perfect bike to take you to yourPrince Charming.Fit for a princess, this bike comes in a stylish and eye-catchingmetallic pink frame with low step-over crossbar for easy access
on and off the bike. Reliable caliper brakes, stabilisers andsingle speed gear system ensure a smooth ride, and thehandlebar tassels, glitzy brake cable and rear doll carriercompliment a Princess's stunning dress.
Free delivery on the Concept Princess 14 bike to most of the UK.
technical specifications
technical specifications
More stock arriving
Tuesday 25 June!
Please reserve your Concept Princess 14 bike now.
Please use the yellow "Pre-Order NOW" button to reserve your bike.
We will email you as soon as your bike is despatched.


text:
Santa Cruz Family Medicine
Santa Cruz Center
2025 Soquel Avenue, 2nd Floor
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Phone: (831) 423-4111
Google Map
At the Santa Cruz Center you'll find dedicated primary care doctors and highly-skilled family medicine specialists ready to meet your health needs.
Office hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Santa Cruz Center Family Medicine Doctors Accepting New Patients
All Santa Cruz Center Family Medicine Doctors
*Note: Depending on local patient demand, there may not be doctors available who are accepting new patients at this location.
After Hours Care
When to Use PAMF's Advice Line
The physicians of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, including your doctor, take turns answering calls on urgent issues after regular business hours. This special service is intended to help people seeking urgent medical advice.
This service is not intended to be used by patients to discuss test results, request prescription refills or speak with a personal physician. The on-call doctor cannot provide refills of routine medications, prescribe narcotics, or prescribe new medications over the phone. If you wish to discuss test results, please contact your primary care doctor during working hours.
When to Go to the Hospital
If you experience extreme pain, severe headache, chest or abdominal pain, persistent nausea, vomiting or diarrhea, or other uncontrollable problems after hours when your doctor is not in the clinic, please go to your local Emergency Room for evaluation or call 911.
If you have less severe symptoms which need attention, please go to one of the PAMF's Santa Cruz Urgent Care Centers for care, we have 2 clinics in Santa Cruz and 1 in Watsonville and Scotts Valley.
Rely on My Health Online
If you haven't already, we encourage you to sign up for My Health Online, free for all PAMF patients. It offers a convenient package of online services to stay connected with your doctors and access your medical records anytime, anywhere.
My Health Online gives you the ability to email your doctors, schedule appointments online, request prescription refills, see test results, track childhood immunizations, access records via a secure mobile apps and much more.
HIV Rap InteractiveWatch a video, answer a quiz to assess your HIV risk, or just learn more about sexual health strategies to protect you and your partner using this collection of interactive, multimedia, science-based HIV information, prevention resources, and personal stories.
Know the RisksThis interactive HIV/AIDS Information and Personal Risk Assessment Center can help you to better understand your risks for HIV and learn more about prevention strategies. The survey and learning activities are also available in Spanish.
KNOW THE RISKS/SEXUAL HEALTH OVER 50This is a multimedia sexual health education program designed specifically for adults over age 50. Take a short survey that will assess your personal risk for HIV and provide suggestions for interactive sexual health learning activities chosen just for you. The Know the Risk Learning Center offers engaging sexual health and prevention activities for diverse audiences.
Back to top
Our Quality Scorecard
|Cervical Cancer Screening
|Learn more | Compare locations
|Colorectal Screening
|Learn more | Compare locations


text:
When it comes to wide-format inkjet printing, printers have delivered some creative artistic, useful, and informative printed projects. Use this article to stimulate your own ideas as to how to approach such a challenge.
By Gail Flower
The measure of any printer seems to be how practically he can take on most any project. The beautiful artwork, the pressing social calls for action, and compelling P.O.P. advertisements can all be produced on wide-format inkjet. To give some perspective on a wide range of projects, we asked printers to share their latest, most recent award-winning applications. Here's what we received in response.
Ron Gizzo, director of R & D
VMS produces pressure-sensitive and four-color-process labels, decals, nameplates, overlays, embossed keypads, static-cling displays, and more. They're in business to help companies gain a significant edge with innovative markings.
VMS won an Inca Digital Excellence Award (IDEA) this year in the Product Decoration and Specialty Products category. The challenge of their product was to print quality graphics on surfaces that could endure extreme bending. VMS submitted a pair of Horton Crossbow Limbs (Figure 1) and won an award judged on quality, creativity, and delivery.
VMS decorated the crossbow limbs with a licensed camouflage image, which made color matching and pattern repeatability very important. The decorated limbs needed to accept a supplied matte clear coat sprayed in a paint booth. VMS employees completed the print job on an Inca Spyder 320+W, printing first with a white undercoat followed by a four-color process graphic on a limb shaped flat on the front side and slightly curved on the back.
Printing on the crossbow presented a series of challenges for VMS. First, the printer had to select the appropriate print mode and level of cure needed to ensure the ink adhesion required to pass a one-million plus actuation test. Designing a fixture to hold the limbs during printing represented the next challenge, which VMS met by developing a 120-up fixture. The third hurdle was determining how to place the graphical elements and text on the limb. The curved shape on the rear of the limb made it difficult. The final hurdle was loading, unloading, and packaging 120 limbs/bed with efficiency. At the end of the project, VMS eliminated a problem for their long-time customer, Horton, and helped provide the company with an additional competitive advantage.
"Our partnership with Fujifilm and being able to tap their knowledge of ink and UV technology was very helpful to successfully meeting this challenge for our customer," says Ron Gizzo, director of R&D, VMS.
Did you enjoy this article? Click here to subscribe to the magazine.


text:
Material: genuine leather
Features: 8 card slots. 2 notes compartments. 1 zipper compartment for coins. 1 transparent photo compartment.
GENUINE LEATHER stamp.
Dimensions: 9 cm x 18.5 cm x 1.5 cm
Min. wholesale order $300
$14.95 flat rate shipping on all AU wholesale orders.All orders are shipped from our Melbourne warehouse within 24 hours with registered insured postYou will receive your order in approximately 5-7 working days (7-14 days for international customers).International shipping costs are calculated individually for each order.
Ordering online:
It is the quickest and the most efficient way to place your order with us. Browse through any categories by clicking on a link such as 'WALLETS' or 'BELTS'. When you see an item you like click 'ADD TO SHOPPING BAG' and continue shopping. When you're ready to complete your purchase, go to your bag to confirm your items. After you've made any changes and updated the quantities, click on "checkout" to finish.
Order confirmation:
You will receive an order confirmation number at the conclusion of your order process as well as a confirmation email, including order number and the total amount charged.
We accept: Paypal (Visa, MasterCard, Debit Card) direct debit, cheque and money order.
We do not accept cash payments.