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Saturday, July 28, 2007
Why Am I A Vegan?
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Dear Vaishali,
I just love your favourite quote. I was looking for a good one to add to my facebook page. I just started taking the 30 day vegan easy challenge ... hope to stick with it more than 30 days!
Good luck, Erika!
I loved reading your reasoning for becoming a vegan. I just started down this path based on a bet with my 12 year old daughter. Then to keep motivated I started to research. It's startling to face the realities that these animals face before they are sacrificed for food. I live in the south, born and raised, and never thought I would give up fried chicken. Until I started seeing documentaries about chicken factories. My husband disagrees and thinks that the Bible supports why we should eat meat. Hmm, I just feel a lot better by going down the non-violent, happy, kind path.
I had given up non-veg many many years back. Then recently I learned about vegan lifestyle on and it appeled me so much to turn myself to Vegan. And I must say I am happy about it
I feel Plants do not have nerves system like animals , so it'sdifferent than eating animals and birds.
Thank you for such a clear, thoughtful description. It makes me consider my own life slightly differently because I too love animals.
Dear Vaishali,
I should probably be sleeping right now since it's almost 1 AM over here in the US. But I stumbled upon your unique recipes on my search to make basmati rice for the first time! I love how simple your recipes are, using easily accessible ingredients! I agree with you in the cooking area... after being vegan, I have become such an aware individual, and I am eating all sorts of delicious foods that I would never have eaten if I had not become vegan... being vegan is much easier than most people make out to be... it just takes a bit of effort but it is completely worth it! Thank you for your wonderful blog!
Hello Vaishali. Its nice to read your views. I am a born vegetarian, but my hubby can only be described as carnivourous!! I usually have no arguments when it comes to 'killing plants'. Now thanks to your post I have some ammunition :-)
I started baking recently and, to be honest, I actually felt bad for yeast!!
I find being a vegetarian difficult enough while travelling or dining out with friends...but vegan seems even tougher! I also cant imagine my life without diary! My morning coffe, no ghee on my rice, no butter, no milk, no curd..and ya no cheese too!!! Phew!
Will follow your blog and see if I can try vegan for a week! It will surely improve my health!
Wow Vaishali, Well said! I was born vegetarian, with a dad who used to feed ants,(outdoors, of course), was an amateur bird watcher, and who shunned white sugar way before the world started going the vegan way. Despite all this, I convinced myself egg was vegetarian since it was unfertilized, because I loved cakes, but living for 5 years in Hong Kong really woke me up. Buying my groceries in the local markets instead of supermarkets, for more variety, I could not ignore the seafood shops where I saw the life of fish snuffed out with the blow of a flattened knife, the meat shops with their red lighting to enhance the redness of the meat and the insides of animals hanging from hooks, the lifeless barbecued geese and piglets, and turning around at some noise, to find a huge pig, split wide open and disemboweled, just 1 foot from me. I guess you could say that the visit to the market was like visiting the abattoir. The anger at such senseless killing, my pride at not being a meat-eater, also made me take a good look at myself and my hypocrisy. I have given up eggs, gelatin, rennet, bone whitened sugar, silks produced by killing the worms, and leather. Makes me feel better. And glad to have company, after all these years of being given funny looks.
Harekrishnaji, Cristie, Dennis the Menace, Thanks, all, for your kind words.
Dibs, I too loved milk in my tea and coffee, but I find soy milk makes a great substitute and is actually an improvement. And there are some wonderful vegan butters, yogurts and cheeses now available.
I'm glad to hear you want to try going vegan at least for a week- good luck with it, and feel free to write if you need any advise or help.
Chai, Thanks for your comment, and kudos to your dad! It's always wonderful to hear about the few among us who saw the light, so to say, early on. I only wish there were more like him.
Kudos to you too for choosing a cruelty-free lifestyle. Your description of the market made me shudder- I can only imagine what a horrific sight that would have been.
Thought I should share with you! Just bought my first vegan milk. I don't love soy, and to my delight I found brown rice milk. Its really yummy just as is. Must try tea and coffee and see!
I enjoyed reading this, and appreciate your ethical reasons for foregoing meat, leather, and all animal products :-)
I am glad to see a fellow desi vegan. Despite being a land of gazillion vegetarians, veganism is not hot in India at all. Your conversion and concern are all the more commendable for you were a meat eater. Two thumbs up!!
Dear Vaishali,
Stumbled upon your cabbage kootu recipe while "googling" for it! Then i went on to read your post on Veganism.
Great writing! I have been a vegetarian all my life. I cannot call myself a vegan since i take milk and relish cakes (my weakness!)
A couple of years back, i had a health checkup at my office and though i was a little on the "healthier" side, i was told by the physician that i was still very healthy since i led a vegetarian life.
My colleague on the other hand had not so good news. We were sharing an apartment at that time. When we came home, i told about my results and she went off on tirade about how us vegetarians and vegans seem to think that eating meat is the most horrible thing to do. Her counter argument was that we are even more cruel and horrible since we eat plants who don't even have a way of expressing their pain when they are uprooted from the ground.
That was then....and recently, i came across an article on the internet that was written on how plants can feel just like us.
I am not being a Devil's Advocate here and nor will i eat meat becuase of this..but just to think...is it really that we are more cruel in killing plants...?
PBlog, Thanks for your thoughtful message. Here's what I think:.
Second, and more important, there is no evidence that plants have a nervous system. So the argument that plants feel pain is completely without basis, and in my experience the only one that every meat-eater has in their arsenal to challenge vegetarians (and it's a tired old argument by now).
Hope that helps :)
Hi Vaishali,
I always try the recipes posted on various blogs, but never comment. But I HAVE to comment here coz otherwise you would never know and I want you to know that "I AM YOUR FAN!" :) Thank You very much for having this blog up!
Vaishali, what a cool site!
Mridula, Anonymous: Thanks!
Hello Vaishali, Thank you for you article it's really an inspiration. Just under two years ago I became lacto-Vegetarian, but recently decided to go Vegan, because of how cruel the Dairy industry is. I was not born Hindu, but I have eventually came to identify myself with the Shakti path of Hinduism. I have been finding it really difficult to say that cows are sacred, yet support the Dairy industry. It's a shame that I can no longer eat prasadam that is either not fruit or I didn't create myself.
Hi Ryan, Thanks, and glad you decided to go vegan. You're right-- we Hindus revere the cow and treat dairy products as a gift of the cow, even as we turn a blind eye to the cruel practices of the dairy industry. I loved dairy products including milk, cheese and yogurt, but when I saw pictures of what cows go through so we can have them, I was permanently turned off. I don't miss them at all now.
This is a wonderful site, Vaishali! I was born a vegetarian and am a deep animal lover myself. I find it hard to comprehend the wastefulness of modern meat packaging. Irrational maybe but sometimes I see these neat stacks of packed chicken dated some months back and I think that these chicken could've been alive and running around instead of stashed in some deep freezer for months together. It seems cruel and unnecessary.
Thanks for visiting my blog because I now got to know yours.
I was very impressed with your blog. I appreciate its upbeat nature and your writing style. I have been a vegetarian for many years, and have my husband eating vegetarian for half of his meals now. I am in the process of turning vegan and am discovering new ways to bake without eggs and dairy. I found your information to be very helpful.
In my opinion being vegan is too extreme in many ways. Taking out cow milk, butter, ghee from diet is like living tastelessly. Its not good for health as well. Farming is developed so that human labor can benefit animal existence and in turn humans can derive some food out of it without harming animal. Variety is spice of life and these basic animal products are source of it. I am a proud lacto-vegetarian and it make more sense to me.
Anonymous, thanks for sharing your view and I'd really appreciate a name next time.
Since you identify yourself as a lacto-vegetarian, I can see why you think it would be difficult to adjust to a vegan diet. I ate meat, so by your own argument I had greater variety in my diet than you do, so arguably I should be feeling more deprived. But as I say in this post, after going vegan, I did not miss the meat one bit-- in fact it repulses me now. What's more, so do dairy products which I once thought would be difficult to cut out of my diet.
My blog has hundreds of recipes for food that's delicious, and having been an ominvore at one time, I can testify to the fact that each one of these tastes as good as, if not better than, what I ate in my days as a meat-eater. If you go through Holy Cow! and many other wonderful vegan recipe blogs out there, you will certainly see that vegan food is not tasteless at all. Vegans are more prone to exploring unusual foods and we have much more variety in our diet than a lacto-vegetarian does. What's more, there are all sorts of dairy substitutes available now that are just as good for the real thing, but far more compassionate, for those vegans who miss dairy products. Vegans also tend to me smarter-- there are studies out that show this :)-- and most are very knowledgeable and careful about planning their diets so they are healthy. Soy, for instance, is a much higher quality protein, and healthier, than milk.
I am also guessing you are likely an Indian, since lacto-veetarianism is a proud tradition in India. If so, I'd like to remind you that the Hindu belief that milk is a cow's gift is sadly misplaced. Dairy cows are among the worst-abused animals in the animal-food industry, and very often die premature deaths-- or are killed for meat prematurely-- making it far from a gift and more of an evil.
Hi Vaishali, this is a great blog. I am a lacto-ovo-vegetarian and I am trying to become vegan. We recently moved from US to India. I find that there are very few vegan dairy substitutes in India. In US supermarkets were flooded with Rice milk, Brown rice milk, soya based yogurt, vegan cheeses or even vegan hot dogs and burgers and vegan meat substitutes. Whereas in India you get only soya milk and tofu which are expensive and not very fresh. So it gets harder to be a vegan in India. Its lot more easier for lacto-vegetarian than vegan over here. I just wish more vegan products like miso, tempeh etc were available in India too.
Also, is it safe for small kids to be vegan, will they get enough nutrition by being vegan.
Hi MunMun: Thanks for stopping by and kudos for considering a vegan diet. I hear you: we certainly have more options here than one does in India. That said, I hardly ever cook with meat substitutes because I'm not a big fan of tempeh or seitan. In fact, tofu and soymilk and, to some extent, textured vegetable protein (similar to the soy nuggets you find in India) are the only substitutes I use.
I know of many vegans here who raise their children as vegans, and they are perfectly healthy, but before one puts a child on a vegan diet, one should consult with a nutritionist or doctor to make sure he/she gets the right balance of nutrients through the foods chosen.
There's often a myth that vegans are unhealthy, but I always ace my blood tests and health checkups. When I first started seeing my current doctor, he was trying to convince me to eat some animal protein. Now even he no longer does. :)
A useful source of information direct from the medical profession on the healthful qualities of a vegan diet, including for children, is the Web site of the Physicians Committed to Responsible Medicine Web site: pcrm.org. It's one of my favorite reads.
Vaishali,
Love your blog. We eat mostly vegan food due to allergies in the family. It's always a treat to see flavours form all over the world on your blog. I am hoping you will be able to help me with this one: I need doggie vegan recipes for Bodhi, the latest addition to our family. Any ideas would be appreciated.
Hi Ambica, thanks for your message and kind words about the blog. Bodhi sounds really cute :) I love the name.
Of my three dogs, I find Opie and Freddie readily eat foods that are meat-free -- rice, boiled veggies, nuts... but I don't really cook whole meals for them because their vet says its hard to balance homemade doggie diets. But I do make them peanut butter treats sometimes which all of them, including Lucy, love. It's just peanut butter and whole-wheat flour and some soy milk to add enough moisture to bind the dough. I haven't made them in a while now and am at a bit of a loss for the proportions, but let me try it again and I'll post the recipe right here on the blog. Please keep in mind that some dogs are allergic to wheat.
If you want to put Bodhi on a vegetarian diet, there are some doggie foods available off the shelf which are meat-free. I know Whole Foods has a couple of brands, and I've also seen something in PetSmart, I'm sure. I can't vouch for how good they are. My dogs are not on a vegan diet-- they eat canned dog food and kibble that contains meat. I ate meat when I first adopted them, and Desi thought it would be wrong to suddenly switch them to a vegan diet since they had no say in the decision. Lucy, especially, would also be tough to convert.
Sorry I am not much help. But feel free to write in if you have any other questions. :)
I love this post..its simple and honest. I am a vegetarian, but going without silk, wool and leather is admirable! I loved meat too...but gave it up as I cldnt be a hypocrite too. So Kudos on this post! I am following your recipes really closely from now on :)
Hi Vaishali, Greetings from Bangalore.... I love your blog. I "discovered" your blog a few days back and have read your recent posts and some older ones too. I adore the way you mix your recipes with food for thought for the soul! A part of me feels proud and calmed in the awareness that there are compassionate people like you who are breathing the same air just now!! I relate to your journey of becoming a vegan as I have just begun on one. I have been a vegetarian for the last 19 years (born in a non-veg eating family) and now my calling wants to take me further. My body is responding to the pulling off of non-vegan items like a dream.
I am a great tea lover. And since the past few weeks I have been having black tea. I won't say I "miss" milk tea but just wanted to find out from you whether you know of a vegan milk replacer available in India. I have tried soy milk but I wouldn't like to repeat it :) Will wait for your opinion. Good to be able to write to you!
One clarification :) I like and in fact have started to love soy milk as a drink but soy milk in tea is something I don't look forward to.
Preeti, Thanks very much, and kudos to you too for giving up meat. May our tribe increase! :)
Ambrosia, I love the line "My body is responding to the pulling off of non-vegan items like a dream." Very rightly and very well said :)
Thanks for your kind words about the blog. I am a tea-drinker too, and hate black tea, but luckily for me I do like soymilk in my tea. I use the vanilla-flavored one which tastes great.
As for non-soymilk options, I am not sure what is available now in India. But here are a couple of suggestions. Can you find powdered creamer? Some tend to be non-dairy, like Nestle Carnation Coffeemate which is available here in the U.S. Another option might be almond milk. I usually buy it in a carton, but you might try soaking about a dozen almonds in hot water for an hour or two, blending them, then straining, for almond milk? Add more or less almonds if you find it too thin or thick. I have never tried almond milk in tea, but I use it for sweets as a milk replacer and it works great and tastes wonderful.
Hope that helps a little. Congratulations on taking the step toward a vegan lifestyle, and feel free to ask any other questions :)
Hi Vaishali, thanks a ton for the important tips and for the lovely words and for visiting my space too :) I have increasingly felt with every grey hair on my head that all one needs is the WILL to go for it, and all of our bodies will actually respond like a dream then. If people decide even before beginning that they "cannot do it" or live in suspicion and fear while at it that they will "never make it", they actually never will! :) I think changing one's food habits to include less and less "violence" on one's plate can only be a progression of one's being, never a regression. In that I really really like something that you said here - "Feeding plants to animals then eating the animals is like filtering water through a sewer then drinking it"!
Since you say you like soy milk in tea, it has got me thinking - maybe I did not mix the milk with the water at the right time - I put it in boiling water!! Maybe soy milk in tea would taste differently and better if I make tea the English way. Let me try :) I will be on the lookout for a non-dairy creamer however. I had been using a dairy creamer actually before I went vegan coz liquid cow's milk I never quite liked right from childhood.
And I never knew that almond milk is actually made and so many things can be done with it! I am currently on the lookout for vegan cookies as I love cookies. And will you believe it, there is not a single one stop store in this city for vegan items! It is challenging but an exciting and deeply educative challenge nevertheless :)
Hi Vaishali,
I have to say I really enjoyed reading your post and all the comments. I became vegetarian about 7 1/2 years back, when I was ten, because of a discussion in class that supported hunting. I remember you also mentioning somewhere that you had always loved animals but never wanted to think about the fact that meat came from them. So it was with me until 5th grade. I becamse very hardcore about it too, until I realized over the years that you can't hope to convert anyone by being orthodox and forcing your beliefs on others, no matter how noble you feel them to be. So for a while, I actually gave up believing that veganism/vegartianism is the natural human diet (thanks to beyondveg.com and other arugments about human paleontology that are hard to beat). Nevertheless, I am still a convinced veggie. But I am glad to read your posts and feel a sense of support that it really does make practical sense in many ways to lead a vegan lifestyle. I should definitely try going vegan again.
There is one thing that caught my attention. You mentioned how hard it is to be a vegan in India. This may be true if you are used to vegan food containing a lot of the dairy substitutes we get here in the US. But there is still quite a selection of dairy-free fare in Indian cuisine. My parents are from India, and most of our typical "odia khaanaa" does not have any milk products whatsoever. Or even foods from the south. Maybe if you're just talking about sweets, but I'm sure there a few sweets that can easily be made with oil instead of ghee, like jalebis for example. I'm trying to imagine, if I ever did live in India, if it really would be all that hard to eat vegan, since there is a wealth of plant-based dishes there anyway.I guess I was just a bit surprised to see other testimonies.
Anyway, I loved your site and will check back often!
Another beautiful post! Your decision to go vegan is just like mine; I loved the taste of meat, just not the suffering behind it! To be a compassionate human being you must be vegan! Loving your blog...
Rashmi, Lovely to hear from you, and I agree that it is fairly easy to get great vegan choices in traditional Indian cuisine. Thanks for sharing your story, and kudos to you for living your beliefs!
Voracious Vegan, Welcome. It's great to hear from a fellow food-lover who shares my views on ethical veganism. Thanks for your kind words.
I suppose I'm about to join the legion of people who are just flat out stoked to find your blog! I am yet another "born" vegetarian, born and raised by a fantastic omni mom. I have been vegan for the last 5 years, after about a decade of failed attempts (cheese was always my downfall).
At any rate, I'm looking forward to reading your updates and I'm really looking forward to trying your dosa recipe this week. I have some great South Indian restaurants here in the bay area that are vegan friendly, but I'm excited to have a chance to make a giant veggie masala dosa at home!
have a great weekend!
Casey, Thanks, and welcome! I have a few dosa recipes on the blog, but for a masala dosa I'd recommend these:. If you try it, do let me know how it turns out!
Hi Vaishali,
Turning vegan is difficult for me when it comes to milk in tea and milk based sweets... Also eating out becomes extremely difficult..
Perfumes, cosmetics are something which I quit using long back after reading about animal testing...Leather, last i used was in school .. shoes.. tell me what would you substitute wool with?
For now, i'll try to become a vegan...
Uma, Kudos for trying! Turning vegan may seem like a challenge, but it is much easier than it seems. Milk substitutes are easy to find almost anywhere in the world now, and it is possible to make even Indian sweets with these substitutes that taste just as good. You can find a few recipes for vegan sweets here,, and in my roundup of the Sweet Vegan event here:
Eating out is not much of a challenge either. I don't know where you are based, but here in the United States it is really easy to find vegan options at restaurants and there are some great, exclusively vegan restaurants in almost every city. Chefs will often make small adjustments if you ask for them. And in India, there is a plethora of choices with all the vegetarian restaurants.
I can tell you for a fact that I've been eating much better since I turned vegan :)
About wool, it is possibly the easiest of all non-vegan fabrics to substitute: sweaters made with acrylic or nylon fibers and other non-animal wool substitutes can be easily found anywhere, and are as comfortable. I wear them and stay warm even in Washington's really cold winters. Even vegan coats are easy to find online and are quite reasonably priced.
The idea that wool does not harm the sheep is just as full of holes as the idea that milk does not harm cows. Investigations by animal rights groups have found that sheep used for wool are horribly abused-- the wool is torn off their bodies in large patches and chunks of flesh from their rumps are torn off without giving them any sedatives or pain relievers. I have seen videos of sheep whose legs are being chopped off even as the sheep is still alive-- if everyone saw that, no one would want to go near wool again.
Vaishali,
Thanks for replying back..
I have one more query.. if all humans turn vegan, will there be a negative effect on the ecological balance..to be precise will the cow population will increase or overgrazing will happen?.. am still reading about this..
waiting for your reply..
Uma, on the contrary. Most of the cows on earth today were bred specifically for food. These cows-- called livestock-- eat about 70 percent of the grain produced in the United States today.
Were we to give up meat, there would be no need to breed cows in large numbers, and the cow population would drop dramatically. What's more, most of the forest land cleared to produce grain for the cows could be reforested because we'd need far less land to grow food for humans who eat much less than cows do. And we could conquer world hunger--you have to feed a cow 16 pounds of grain for each pound of beef you get from it after it's slaughtered. A pound of beef might feed two or three people at a single meal, but think of how many people 16 pounds of grain would feed, and for how many days?
Going vegan is a win-win for us, the environment, and for the cows :)
Thanks Vaishali!
Dear Vaishali
I never get bored even if I read your posts n number of times. I do take soy milk in my tea and coffee but soy milk curdles. Any suggestion?
Thanks
Hi Anonymous,
Thank you -- you are very kind! I am happy you've enjoyed reading the posts because I really love writing them. :)
About soymilk in tea, are you by any chance heating it on the stovetop? I put the soymilk in a mug and first zap it in the microwave for about 15 seconds and then pour the tea or coffee over it.
I am wondering if curdling might be a problem with some brands. I use Kirkland's vanilla soymilk which I buy from Costco. It doesn't curdle when I add it to tea or coffee.
Lastly, and I am sure you're already doing this, but do make sure that you refrigerate the opened pack of soymilk immediately because it does spoil just as milk does if left out at room temperature too long.
Hope that helps :)
Dear Vaishali
Thank you for the reply. I usually combine milk, water; microwave it and then add coffee powder. You are right, for tea I combine everything in a vessel and heat it on a stove top. Unfortunately I do not have Costco nearby my home. I faced the same problem with different brands that I tried. But not I will try your method.
Thanks again
Vaishali
I tried your method and the Soy Milk did not curdle rather my coffee had a frothy texture that a regular cow's milk would give.
Hi Vaishali,
I am absolutely thrilled at finding your website. I am a vegetarian and a die hard animal lover. I have mostly found myself alone when defending animals and their rights, where I would finally end up in tears. It is very reassuring to see an outspoken anti-cruelty supporter. Organic yogurt and cheese were the only vegetarian things that I was hanging on to, but you blog has inspired me to go completely vegan.
Regards,
Sharmila
Hi Sharmila, Welcome! It seems obvious to us animal lovers that animals should have rights, but unfortunately we are still in a minority. Hopefully, that will change one day-- as they say, never underestimate the power of one. :)
Kudos to you for making the decision to give up dairy-- I for one felt much better after I did, and I've never missed it. And I thought I couldn't live without cheese!
Hi Vaishali,
Its so cool to see a fellow-desi vegan! I turned vegan about 3 months ago and am loving it. I feel as if I am reading my own words as I read your reasons for being vegan. As someone mentioned, its quite easy to be vegan in the US. I love almond milk and soy milk. I am hoping to make the almond milk kheer soon for Tamil New Year. Love your blog and keep up the good work!
Hi Srividya, welcome, and it is good to hear from a fellow desi vegan. Early wishes for a happy new year, and hope you enjoy the kheer :)
Great effort Vaishali, both being vegan and this amazing blog! I hopped on here from Madhuram's blog and have been reading your blog for quite sometime now :) Thanks for sharing all these wonderful recipes. I am going to bake the mango cupcakes today for my new neighbours!
I baked the cupcakes. They turned out amazing! Thanks for this, I am definitely baking this more often :) Please check
I love your recipes and was happy to read your reasons for being vegan.
I was a vegetarian for 6 years. Started as a teenager. Then, after some travels I started eating meat again for about 5 years. However, it all disgusted me so much that I decided to become vegan recently and am so happy.
I like your response to the plant question, as my husband recently said the same thing.
I try too avoid too many soy products, too, so I like that a lot of your recipes don't have highly processed soy products.
Shankari, glad you liked the cupcakes :) Thanks for the feedback.
Amanda, Thanks, and welcome to Holy Cow! Always great to meet a fellow vegan :)
Dear Vaishali,
Your replies to the comments are as enlightening at the original post itself. When I read your blog the 1st time, it shook me hard...it took me a couple of days and lots of consolidation from my FB friends with whom I shared pieces of these facts. Right now, the only thing I am doing is creating more awareness by word of mouth.
I also have a Q: My 21 month is having Almond Milk, because he has been diagnosed allergic to casein. He does not like rice or coconut milk and I have heard Soy is no longer the best alternative, since its highly processed, due to it being produces in such large volumes (due to its increasing demand)and it also interferes with hormones in humans that young. That leaves me with almond which does not have any calcium. Are tums / calcium tablets the only alternative I have to replenish his calcium needs? Or are you aware of any other sources?
Deepti
Hi Deepti, sorry for the delay in replying. Thanks for your kind words about the blog. I am no expert in child nutrition, but is your son eating any veggies and beans yet? Vegetables from the cruciferous family, like broccoli, kale, cauliflower are great sources of calcium. So is spinach and lots of other veggies. Beans are also a good source of calcium. I just looked up the Almond Breeze website and their almond milk is fortified with 30 percent of the RDA of calcium-- as much as you'd get from a glass of milk.
You've probably already done so, but it would be a good idea to get your pediatrician's opinion on foods you can give your son to ensure his calcium needs are met.
hello Vaishali, just want to thank you and want to leave congratulations to you and your site!! i´m vegan since a few weeks and landed here by looking for new inspirations, and its very inspiring, what i found here! looking forward trying many of your recepts, yumyum. many warm greetings from a now autumnly, sunny germany, lake constance. Anja
i find your site very touchy. i am glad that some are seriously concern to live their lives with true kindness not only for humans but for all the things around them. i feel the same way, for i love to keep my dwelling place (earth), and everything around me beautiful, peaceful and good.
as for the killing of plants, plants needs pruning, they grow and produce more when prune. you don't stop life in them. plants are the intended food for human, this is their purpose for existence. when you kill an animal they no longer can produce.
Anja, Thanks, and good luck!
Anonymous, Welcome!
i just discovered this blog today, and i think its great! thank you! keep up the good work!
Hi Vaishali,
My name is Patrick and I am running a website, VegTomato,, dedicated to advocate veganism/vegetarianism among Chinese/Taiwanese community. Just found your blog and read your story which is so inspiring. I am wondering if I can have your permission to transalte it into Chinese and post in my website to inspire more people go vegan/veggie. I will link back and credit it to you.
Patrick, thanks, and yes, you can translate the post as long as you link back.
Vaishali,
Thank you so much for the permission, and defenitely, I will back to you for the credit.
Thanks for your support!!
Best,
Patrick
I want to answer questions about non-dairy alternatives to tea and coffee, or my fav chai! Here in the U.S., aside from soy, there is almond, rice, oat, multi-grain mylks, and now Hemp and Coconut! Coconut and Hemp are both thicker mylks and lovely in teas!
I'm not sure what you'd find in India, but perhaps because fresh coconut is so available there, you could make your own. I do not have a recipe, but perhaps Google one?
I an new to this site today, and I am happy I have found it. Unfortunately I am also gluten-free so I will try and make substitutes to your gluten grains.
Blessings...
Hi Vaishali, my name is Savanah. I am 13 and have been a vegetarian for about 6 years now :) recently i have been wanting to go vegan because i learned the reason people do go vegan :) I use to think you would go vegan just to be more healthy, but now i know the real reason and how dairy cows aren't exactly treated the best. Same with chickens. Well my question is, how do you go vegan when the rest if your family doesn't want to? (My Dad and oldest brother are vegetarian, but my Mom and my other brother are not vegetarian or vegan.) I really want to, but it just seems it would be harder if your surrounded by people who do eat milk and eggs and honey and all that stuff :) how did you make the change? did you just stop eating one thing at a time? or all at once? If you could answer that would be great :D I'm sorry if i spelled stuff wrong, I'm a horrible speller. Thanks again. :)
~Savanah~
Hi Savanah, you sound remarkable-- I wish I'd had the foresight to go vegan when I was 13.
I understand your dilemma-- it can be hard to go vegan in a home when you are not making the primary decisions about the cooking and nutrition. The reason your family may be uncomfortable with the idea of you becoming a vegan is likely just that they worry about your health and whether you will get the right nutrients from plant-based foods. You might want to encourage them to read more about the benefits of vegan nutrition on great websites like, and about well-known people who have seen health benefits from adopting a vegan diet, like Bill Clinton. If you cook, you could try making some simple, healthy and delicious dishes to share with your family.
In my case, I made the transition in steps. I stopped buying clothes, shoes etc. made with animal products first, then became a lacto-ovo-vegetarian, and finally a vegan. I too live with an omnivore (my husband Desi does eat fish and chicken when he eats outside) but I think after worrying about me for a while he saw that veganism has lots of health benefits. I usually ace my health checkups, he -- not always. :) Over the years he's come to agree with me more and more that a vegan diet is a good thing.
Thank you so much! :) and for replying so quickly too :) I will try to write again if i am successful :) Also, If there are any really good Vegan recipe web sites you know of, that would be great if you could tell me :) Thank you again,
~Savanah~
Savanah, There are some great vegan blogs in my Blogroll that you might find useful. Also, have you browsed through my recipe list (click the "recipes" tab at the top of the page)?
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Vegan Indian food...awesomesauce. I stumbled upon your blog looking for a vegan halwa recipe (since going vegan, worried that I couldn't enjoy Indian sweets...pretty much the only food I can't veganize, since most of the food I grew up with IS vegan...just don't put ghee on the rotli).
Question: what's your fav recipe on your site? It doesn't have to be healthy...I eat enough healthy food =)
TS, Welcome. That's an easy question for me to answer-- my favorite recipe on this blog has got to be My Dad's "Not Mutton" Mushroom Curry, for many different reasons. One is that the dish always brings back great memories of my dad. The other is that it shows that a vegan version of a meaty dish can be just as tasty and not at all hard to come up with. :)
I totally agree with you ... and I'll add another reason to "go vegan" ... you touched on it briefly. Meatless meals are Eco-friendly. Producing one pound of meat takes many more natural resources than one pound of plant-based food ... more land, water, etc. Many of our natural resources, like water, are not renewable and once used, they are gone for good. So, using less natural resources is good for the planet. Good for us, good for animals and good for the environment ... sounds like a total win-win-win to me!
Small Footprints, that's a great point to reiterate. Vegan diets are indeed all-round winners.
Hej Vaishali!
I have been reading your blog ans I thinks it´s so great that you share your recipes, thank you very much! there is so many things I want to start trying (starting with the mango cheesecake!)
I wanted to ask you something, since I am starting with vegan life style (I haven´t eaten dairy,egg or chicken for 3 months and hamm and some meat for a month, no leather, no wool nor silk in my garderob) How can I deal with my husband´s family? or friends? I mean, in family meetings and birthdays and stuff? They will surely won´t understand, I have experienced some awkwards moments when I had to start avoiding dairy and eggs due to my baby has milk protein and egg allergy (that´s how it all began) so I am sure it won´t be easy when I reveal that after nursing period I will continue with my vegan diet. What should I do in birthdays for example? should I take with me my own dessert? like a cake? I would love to hear your opinion.
Thanks in advance!
Hi Bek, welcome! It can be hard to explain a vegan lifestyle to people who are either new to it or unsympathetic, but there are so many great reasons you can give them as to why it is the right choice for anyone who has the ability to think: a vegan diet is better for the animals, better for the planet, and better for your health. Animals raised for food live and die in deplorable conditions, and it is possible to eat deliciously and healthily without having to kill. Vegans also have a smaller environmental footprint because it takes far less grain to feed humans than it takes to feed animals who are then slaughtered for their meat. And very important, vegans are healthier-- they typically have lower cholesterol and blood sugar than meat-eaters, they are often skinnier, and studies show they are likely to live longer.
And yes, you should definitely cook and bring food with you when it is possible, so people who turn up their noses at the idea of vegan food can find out for themselves how delicious it is. Vegan cakes and cupcakes are usually better than those made with eggs and butter, and you don't have to deal with that nasty, eggy smell. Eventually even non-believers will come around. :)
Good luck with your vegan diet!
Hi Vaishali! I am a fitness professional, a yoga teacher & nutrition consultant.In my experience, a Vegan lifestyle is absolutely rewarding! Also, a question asked by Priya , which I have faced by people too, regarding 'killing' plants for our food being equally cruel to killing animals- Plants do not have a nervous system & so they would not feel the pain that animals would. Besides, its our biological design to eat plant based foods ( We do not have claws or Sharp teeth like carnivores do. Our intestine is much longer, our body Ph is alkaline & not acidic.SEVERAL more obvious factors reveal that we are not meant to eat animal based products) Glad to see your page. Here is my web address-
Regards, Mukta
Mukta, well put. These are all great reasons to eat a plant-based diet. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Vaishali! I love love LOVE your blog... for the past few months most of the meals my family has eaten have come from your recipes. I've been vegetarian for fourteen years but became vegan about a year ago when I was pregnant with my daughter. What really tipped the scales for me was reading about how calves are permanently separated from their mothers 24 hours or less after their birth. It is well-documented by farmers themselves that these mothers will wail for hours and break their necks trying to get to their children. In my opinion, separating mammalian mothers and their offspring is one of the cruelest things we can do. This really struck me as a mother but I think even someone without (human) children can appreciate it - think of how attached we are to our dogs!
I'm sure you already knew this but I rarely hear other vegans mention this specific argument and I didn't see it in the comments here so I just thought I'd contribute another good reason to go vegan!
Ashley, thanks for your encouraging words -- I'm thrilled you and your family have enjoyed the recipes! Thanks also for sharing that heartbreaking information about the inhumane separation of calves from their mothers. Cows are the gentlest creatures and it is appalling just how much cruelty we humans subject them to. Brings tears to my eyes just to think of it, and it gives all of us another great reason to adopt a plant-based diet.
Wayfaringteacher, I couldn't agree more. Good luck with your blog-- it's great!
Reading your post made me happy that there are people who care about other species. Im vegetarian currently, I was raised to be vegetarian from the day I was born. I always try to avoid eating dairy products and eggs etc. But sometimes I do.
I think it is important to at least acknowledge where the food on your plate comes from. A lot of people don't give it a thought.
I don't understand how society let the meat industry get to this point. Far too many animals die every day, just to be put into packaging and on a shelf for people to buy as "food". I don't think that it is fair for one species to have its only purpose in life to be to serve another species even against it's own will.
Your recipes are great though. I love cooking nice food. Not only for myself but for my boyfriend, my housemates, my friends. It makes me happy to see my friends (who are meat eaters) enjoy cruelty free food.
Ruby, you are wonderful for trying-- being conscious about the food we eat is most of the battle won.
Wonderful Vaishali! Thanks for supporting veganism in all the ways (food, clothes, etc) :)
Sanatana Dharma is also against eating meat/eggs.
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A recent Marc Stein report for ESPN.com suggested that the Lakers had let it be known around the NBA that Chris Duhon and Steve Blake are available. However, according to GM Mitch Kupchak, the Lakers aren't actively seeking trades at this point. Of course, as Kupchak suggests to Ben Bolch of the Los Angeles Times, that's due in part to the calendar rather than the Lakers' roster.
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Could that change when regular-season rosters are set and injuries or playing-time concerns begin to accumulate?
"Some guys may not be happy if they're not playing as much as they thought they'd play or their contract's running out and they're concerned about their next contract," Kupchak said. "It's too early right now. There's a lot of energy and excitement right here. Everybody's pretty happy. So we'll just see how it plays out the next month or two."
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A new gift to ease pain
Date: November 21, 2011
Pain: It’s a universal phenomenon that’s as old as time, and people have been working nearly as long to treat it. Sometimes it’s a true warning that something is amiss in the body, as in the agony of appendicitis or the sting of a scraped knee. But often, pain occurs through a glitch in the body’s wiring—a problem in the systems that sense, transmit or process painful sensations. This neurological type of pain can be excruciating, as well as extraordinarily difficult to effectively treat.
It’s better than it used to be, explains Henry Brem, Harvey Cushing Professor and director of the Department of Neurosurgery. In the past several decades, advancements including new pharmaceuticals, novel spine and peripheral nerve surgery, and high-tech treatments such as deep brain stimulation have revolutionized how pain is treated. However, he notes, sometimes these therapies simply aren’t enough for patients to live a normal life.
“Even very experienced doctors and nurses feel powerless sometimes with helping patients,” says Brem’s colleague Bobbie Norris, a pain resource nurse in the Department of Neurosurgery. “You try as much as possible to get their pain relieved, and sometimes you just can’t.”
Unmanageable pain doesn’t just affect patients’ comfort, she adds. Pain impacts nearly every aspect of their hospital stay and recovery. It can color the flavor of food and make ambient noise, such as a housekeeper emptying the trash, nearly unbearable. Pain can also prevent patients from participating in their care. “They can’t attend physical or occupational therapy as often, or at all,” Norris says. “They may not get up and move, so they might develop respiratory or gastrointestinal problems.”
Though pain can be challenging to treat, Brem, Norris and their neurosurgery colleagues believe it’s not an impossible task. However, better understanding of how the body and brain modulate pain, as well as more research into the best ways to treat patients with available resources, could improve pain treatment far beyond what current resources allow.
With the aid of a $25 million gift as seed money, the Department of Neurosurgery has established the Neurosurgery Pain Research Institute at Johns Hopkins - To Control, Prevent and Eliminate Pain, a name carefully and thoughtfully chosen by the donors. It was important to the donors to let others know exactly what the institute is planning to accomplish, and thus they wanted it to be evident in the name.
“It’s a transformative gift that will change the way neurosurgical pain is understood and treated,” Brem says.
One of the programs this gift is already funding is a pain team, led by Norris, that sees every neurosurgery patient to evaluate his or her pain and develop a comprehensive treatment plan. Sometimes the fix may be as easy as reconciling a patient’s home medication list to what’s being prescribed in the hospital. Other times, Norris says, doctors, nurses and pharmacists work together to make sure patients are receiving adequate amounts of pain-relieving medicines.
The new gift is also funding research that could potentially revolutionize how pain is treated. For example, one project funded by the new institute is looking at one of pain’s most pivotal players: the brain, which processes and perceives painful nerve signals. Frederick Lenz, A. Early Walker Professor of Neurosurgery and director of epilepsy surgery, notes that previous research has identified several brain areas that are active when people perceive pain. However, it’s been unclear whether all these areas are essential for pain sensation.
Lenz and other researchers believe that the truly active areas operate in a network, with the direction and amplitude of activity transmitting specific information about pain necessary for perception. He speculates that if they can interrupt this network—perhaps through electrical stimulation to specific parts of the brain—they may be able to eliminate some patients’ intractable pain. The new funds are helping Lenz and his colleagues bring their work into real applications.
“We can now do those studies that can make these theories into a practical reality,” he says.
Eventually, caregivers and researchers at the institute may be able to make uncontrolled pain a distant memory, says Norris. “As Pollyanna as it sounds,” she says, “we would love to have a pain-free world.”
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NO DENYING ALLEY OOP OOP; SERPA WINS THREE AGAIN
OLDSMAR, FL. – Alley Oop Oop, who drew into the field from the also-eligible list after a late scratch, powered through the stretch to win the $30,000 Tampa Bay Stakes Prep on the turf at Tampa Bay Downs by a neck from El Commodore.
A crowd of 7,230 poured into the track for the 11-race card on Cap Giveaway Day.
The Florida-bred son of Monsieur Cat-Nizy’s Lizzie, by Wheaton, has won five of 22 lifetime starts and is 3-for-5 on the turf. Alley Oop Oop’s time of 1:34.37 for the mile was .58 seconds off the track record.
Sleepless Knight finished third, a head behind El Commodore in a three-horse blanket finish. Lil Bit O’Fun was fourth in the 10-horse field.
The race is considered a prep for the Grade III, $150,000 Tampa Bay Stakes, scheduled Feb. 16. Kinsman Stable’s El Commodore, ridden Saturday by Angel Serpa, finished second by a nose to Roman Tiger in last season’s Tampa Bay Stakes.
Serpa rode three winners on Saturday’s card, including both divisions of the Tampa Turf Test Starter Handicap series. He also won three races Friday. The 25-year-old native of Bayamon, Puerto Rico has 30 victories at the meet, tied for the top spot with four-time leading Tampa Bay Downs jockey Daniel Centeno.
Serpa’s big day started in the fourth race, a seven-furlong maiden claiming event for 3-year-old fillies. He went wire-to-wire on 6-5 favorite Connor’s Gold for owner Shamrock Capital Investments LLC and trainer Jane Cibelli, posting a length-and-three-quarters margin over One Tough Cowgirl and Carol Cedeno.
In the fifth race, the Fillies and Mares Division of the Tampa Turf Test, Serpa and 5-year-old Fleur de Lilly wore down Scorecard through the stretch to post a half-length victory. Lavallee Twist finished third.
Owned by Band On The Run and trained by William Bradley, Fleur de Lilly raced the mile-and-a-sixteenth distance in 1:42.23. She paid $6.20 as the slight favorite. The triumph was her sixth in 18 lifetime starts.
Next up for Serpa was the seventh, the Colts and Geldings Division of the Tampa Turf Test. Teaming again with trainer Cibelli, Serpa rallied 9-year-old gelding Don’twait Toolong from back of the pack to a one-length victory from Lethal Combination and Luis Garcia.
Owned by La Marca Stable, Don’twait Toolong won for the ninth time in 60 career starts. His career earnings are $267,980. The winner paid $8.60 as the second wagering choice in the 12-horse field.
Cibelli was 2-for-2 on the day and has saddled 10 winners from 25 entries at the meet. Her 40-percent strike rate trails only Jason DaCosta (9-for-21, 43 percent) and Jamie Ness (21-for-51, 41 percent) among track conditioners with more than 20 starts.
Saturday was Cap Giveaway Day at Tampa Bay Downs, with fans receiving purple caps with the track logo with paid admission while supplies lasted.
Numerous jockeys autographed caps and other items between races, including Angel Serpa; Luis Garcia; Carol Cedeno; Ademar Santos; apprentice Natalie Turner; Danny Coa; Fernando De La Cruz; Dean Butler; and Augusto Marin.
Tampa Bay Downs jockey Ronnie Allen, Jr. traveled to Gulfstream Park on Saturday to ride Hooh Why to a second-place finish in the $150,000 Florida Sunshine Millions Filly and Mare Turf. Regalo Mia, Javier Castellano up, rallied in deep stretch to defeat Hooh Why by three-quarters of a length.
A 10-race card is slated for Sunday, with post time for the first race scheduled at 12:38 p.m. The co-features are the second race, a conditional allowance/$75,000 optional claiming event at five-and-a-half furlongs on the dirt for 3-year-old fillies; and the eighth race, a conditional allowance/$75,000 optional claiming race at a mile-and-a-sixteenth on the turf for 3-year-old fillies.
Tampa Bay Downs will conduct Thoroughbred racing five days a week, Wednesday through Sunday, beginning next week. The track’s stakes program resumes Saturday, Jan. 26 with the $75,000 Lightning City Stakes at five furlongs on the turf for fillies and mares 3-years-old-and-upward.
The following Saturday, Feb. 2, Tampa Bay Downs will offer three graded stakes races on a single card for the first time in track history. Scheduled are the Grade III, $250,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes at a mile-and-a-sixteenth on the dirt for 3-year-olds; the Grade III, $150,000 Florida Oaks at a mile-and-a-sixteenth on the turf for 3-year-old fillies; and the Grade III, $150,000 Endeavour Stakes at a mile-and-a-sixteenth on the turf for fillies and mares 4-and-upward.
Tampa Bay Downs is open every day for simulcast wagering, no-limits poker action in The Silks Poker Room and golf fun and instruction at The Downs Golf Practice Facility.
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2411 Alaskan Way 67 Seattle WA 98121
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All 223 plush Pacific Northwest rooms and suites come with mini bar, coffee maker, fireplace and spa bathroom with glass encased shower. Some units have living area and balcony.
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Horrible experience,didn't receive the room we booked. Customer service was very poor and they didn't help us with our questions.
mrbryantpark wrote on January 31, 2013
The hotel was nice and the room was in good shape. Paid for a water view room and while it was on the water side it was looking at the building/facility next to the hotel (the room was closer to the street than out on the water). I don't think I would pay the extra for the water side again. I thought paying around $45 a night for parking was way to much also. Also there was no hot water for around 20 minutes on the morning we were checking out cause of a problem with the boiler. Would have rated it a 2.5 star if it was a option.
it was okay wrote on January 10, 2012
I have stayed at The Edgewater a couple times before and it has always been a good experience. I was disappointed this time. I book a king size bed on the water side of the hotel. Once I got to the hotel I was told that they could only guaratee the view and not the room ammenities. My girlfreind and I had to settle for two twins instead of the King size bed. It was quite the let down.
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The Edgewater Hotel was a wonderful place to spend a romantic getaway for my husband and myself. The atmosphere is incredible and the feeling that you are suspended over the water and can just sit on your deck and watch the ships go by is amazing. A holiday boat, complete with Christmas lights, came by to the delight of many. The staff was delightful and most helpful.
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This place had great location and the staff was amazing. The lobby and bar were so pretty. The room was a bit smaller than I thought from the online pic. I left my credit card at the bar and security called immediately to let me know they had it. Over all I would stay there again.
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Event Name: Southwest Veterinary Symposium*
Event Dates: September 21 - September 23, 2012
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Omni Dallas Hotel in Dallas
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555 South Lamar, Dallas, TX 75202 (Convention Center)
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~0.09 Miles from Dallas Convention Center
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+1-800-997-5148.11 Miles from Dallas Convention Center
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+1-800-997-5149.28 Miles from Dallas Convention Center
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+1-800-230-4134.34 Miles from Dallas Convention Center
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~0.36 Miles from Dallas Convention Center
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+1-800-997-5149, WIFI internet access, voice mail and the highest quality furnishings, to ensure a pleasant stay.
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: Dallas Convention Center, American Airlines Center, West End, Deep Ellum, Downtown Dallas
~0.37 Miles from Dallas Convention Center
Homewood Suites Dallas Downtown in Dallas
+1-800-230-4134.38 Miles from Dallas Convention Center
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1530 Main St., Dallas, TX 75201
~0.39 Miles from Dallas Convention Center
Dallas Plaza Downtown in Dallas
+1-800-997-5149
1011 South Akard St., Dallas, TX 75215
~0.41 Miles from Dallas Convention Center.44 Miles from Dallas Convention Center
Springhill Suites Downtown Dallas West End in Dallas
+1-800-997-5148.
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: Dallas World Aquarium, JFK 6th Floor Museum, Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas Museum of Art, State Fair of Texas Fairgrounds, West End Historic Entertainment District, Victory Park & Soon to come in summer of 2007 House of Blues
~0.57 Miles from Dallas Convention Center
Hotel Indigo in Dallas
+1-800-997-5149.60 Miles from Dallas Convention Center
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~0.64 Miles from Dallas Convention Center
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~0.72 Miles from Dallas Convention Center
Sheraton Dallas in Dallas
+1-800-997-5149.74 Miles from Dallas Convention Center
Westin City Center Dallas in Dallas
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650 North Pearl St., Dallas, TX 75201
~0.82 Miles from Dallas Convention Center.98 Miles from Dallas Convention Center
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~1.14 Miles from Dallas Convention Center
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~1.28 Miles from Dallas Convention Center
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~1.41 Miles from Dallas Convention Center
Hyatt House in Dallas
+1-800-230-4134.
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~1.42 Miles from Dallas Convention Center
Le Meridien Dallas The Stoneleigh in Dallas
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~1.52 Miles from Dallas Convention Center
Quality Inn Dallas Market Center in Dallas
+1-800-997-5149
1955 Market Center Blvd., Dallas, TX 75207
~1.94 Miles from Dallas Convention Center
Fairfield Inn & Suites Dallas Market Center in Dallas
+1-800-230-4134
2110 Market Center Blvd., Dallas, TX 75207 (Downtown-City Center)
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Located in historic Richmond, Va., Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden offers year-round beauty with more than 40 acres of spectacular gardens and the mid-Atlantic's only classically styled Conservatory open to the public. The Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, 30 acres (120,000 m2), is a botanical garden located at 1800 Lakeside Avenue, on the North Side of Richmond, Virginia. The property was once owned by Patrick Henry. The Garden’s three-fold mission is (1) to provide education to the community about the plant world, (2) promote the best in horticulture and landscape design and (3) work toward the goal of being a leader in botanical and applied horticultural research.
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~0.76 Miles from Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Sleep Inn in Richmond
+1-800-997-5148
950 East Parham Rd., Richmond, VA 23228 (Highway)
~1.14 Miles from Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
~1.33 Miles from Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Best Western Plus Glen Allen Inn in Richmond
+1-800-230-4134
8507 Brook Rd., Richmond, VA 23060 (Highway)
Welcome to Best Western Glen Allen Inn. This newly-built Richmond, Virginia hotel has something for everyone. May it be just peace and quiet, that you will find with the spacious rooms or successful meetings because of the the state of the art technical meeting facility.Our hotel is situated just off Virginia's Interstate 95 and Interstate 295 where guests will find friendly customer service and comfortable accommodations at an unbeatable value.
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~1.44 Miles from Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Super 8 Motel in Richmond
+1-800-997-5148
5615 Chamberlayne Rd., Richmond, VA 23227
~1.45 Miles from Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Guesthouse International Inn in Richmond
+1-800-997-5149
8901 Brook Rd., Richmond, VA 23060 (Highway)
We are a conveniently located hotel on the outskirts of the Greater Richmond Area. 45 beautifully appointed guest rooms each equipped with micro/fridge/coffeemakers. Also includes a deluxe cont. b'fast served daily from 6:30-9:30am.
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: Kings Dominion, RIC Airport, Historic Downtown, 2 major Golf Courses, 2 large Shopping Areas
~1.73 Miles from Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Knights Inn in Glen Allen
+1-800-230-4134
9002 Brook Rd., Glen Allen, VA 23060
~1.83 Miles from Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
New Hampton Inn & Suites Richmond / Glenside in Richmond
+1-800-997-5148.
~2.60 Miles from Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Extended Stay America Richmond Glenside North in Richmond
+1-800-997-5149
~2.63 Miles from Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Ramada Plaza Richmond West in Richmond
+1-800-230-4134
6624 West Broad St., Richmond, VA 23230
~2.68 Miles from Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
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~2.75 Miles from Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Courtyard by Marriott Richmond West in Richmond
+1-800-230-4134
~2.82 Miles from Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Best Western Executive Hotel in Richmond
+1-800-997-5148
~2.84 Miles from Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Days Inn West Broad Street in Richmond
+1-800-997-5149
~2.85 Miles from Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden.85 Miles from Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Comfort Inn Executive Center in Richmond
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~2.88 Miles from Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Richmond Magnuson Grand Hotel & Convention Cente in Richmond
+1-800-997-5149
~2.89 Miles from Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Econo Lodge in Richmond
+1-800-230-4134
7300 West Broad St., Richmond, VA 23294 (Suburban)
~2.92 Miles from Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Embassy Suites & Emc Richmond in Richmond
+1-800-997-5148.
~2.96 Miles from Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Baymont Inn & Suites in Richmond
+1-800-997-5149
~2.97 Miles from Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
~3.05 Miles from Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Springhill Suites by Marriott Richmond Va Center in Glen Allen
+1-800-997-5148
9701 Brook Rd., Glen Allen, VA 23059 (Suburban)
Attractions
: Kings Dominion, Virginia Center Commons Mall, Ashland, Randolph-Macon College, Virginia Union University
~3.07 Miles from Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Suburban Extended Stay Hotel Richmond Va in Richmond
+1-800-997-5149
~3.19 Miles from Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Quality Inn Richmond West in Richmond
+1-800-230-4134
~3.32 Miles from Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
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Red Lion Hotel at the Park - Spokane靠近滨河公园、斯波坎竞技场和冈萨加大学。附近还有斯波坎会议中心和INB 表演艺术中心。
酒店特色：
Red Lion Hotel at the Park - Spokane提供室内游泳池、滑水道和SPA 浴酒吧/酒礼宾接待处。住客可享受免费（应要求提供）往返机场班：
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"No complaints"
We needed to be close to downtown so this place fit the bill. Easy walk across the river - very convenient. Clean rooms, nice beds, quiet. Will stay here again.Hotels.com 真实住客点评
"Disappointed"
Our room smelled and bathroom floor was not clean. Hair and old food on floor. They knew it smelled because all windows were open when we checked in at 7 pm. We have stayed in this hotel before and have never had trouble. The second day we had to request the room be cleaned and air freshener. The house keepers smelled it when they came in. Asked to […] talk to manager but was told they were in a meeting. Did not seemed to be concerned at all with our disappointment. Will not stay here again even though we have an annual conference which is held here. 阅读更多信息Hotels.com 真实住客点评
Red Lion Hotel at the Park - Spokane 的回复 First of all, thank you very much for taking the time to submit a review of our hotel. We're very sorry to hear that the room's condition was not up to our high standards for cleanliness and comfort. We strive to please every guest that stays with us, and your satisfaction is very important to our management team. I'll pass along your specific concerns to our Director of Housekeeping and we hope you'll give us another chance in the future to accommodate you! Best Regards.
the room was not clean, this made it very hard to relax. we all got athletes foot after staying there and showering.Hotels.com 真实住客点评
Red Lion Hotel at the Park - Spokane 的回复 We're very sorry to hear that the room wasn't clean, and that you had difficulties relaxing. It's our goal to ensure a comfortable stay for all our guests, and I've forwarded your concerns to our housekeeping team so they can address them. In the future, please feel free to contact the Front Desk if your room has any deficiency whatsoever so we can act quickly to resolve it. Thanks very much for submitting this review. Best Regards, Zachary L.
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Hotel is ok a bit run down and looking tired. Staff friendly. Eating areas did not inspire me to eat stay; no isss to Riverfront Park and Gonzaga U."
Clean, comfortable hotel in a convenient location. The gym was spacious and clean with an adequate number of exercise machines. The hotel staff had great customer service!Hotels.com 真实住客点评
"Awesome lounge"
Overall it was okay, few maintenance issues, they charge for parking if you are staying there. They do offer free lower speed wifi which is nice when you are just checking email. The lounge was awesome though! It had lots of TV's with a variety of sports on, lots of seating, great food and very friendly staff! This was defiantly my favorite that great"
This hotel leaves a lot to be desired. First of all there is a $12 per night chargte for parking for hotel guests that bok through hotels.com. The hotel has plenty of parking spaces that sit empty so I don't know why they need to charge for it. Secondly we booked and paid for a deluxe room because of how many people were staying the night. We paid extra […] and the room was too small. I went to the front desk to request a larger room and they said it was the biggest. There were two queen beds in it but the room was so small that one of the beds was all the way against the wall and there was very little room on the wall side of the other bed. According to the web site 5-6 people should have fit in the room but there was no way that was going to happen unless you like being packe in a room like sardines. Thirdly, the breakfast was a joke. The people that checked in ahead of us got free breakfast buffet and we were told that it costs $10 per person. The selection is like a typical continental breakfast and totaly not worth the $10. It was a nice hotel close to the Spokane Arena where we attended a concert and the beds were soft. But overall I do not think I will ever book a stay there again. 阅读更多信息Hotels.com 真实住客点评
"Perfect Location"
Good, but need to remember not to leave card keys in room when leaving need card key to exit parking!Hotels.com 真实住客点评
"Fine - may or may not stay again."
The hotel is lovely. Just a couple annoyances but otherwise was fine. We had no bath towels in our room and had to phone housekeeping - asked for 3 - got 2. At check in asked for wine glasses to be sent to room - did not come - had to call again. No lounge chairs in room - only a desk and wobbly office chair so it was quite uncomfortable to have a glass […] of wine and snacks. Sitting on the bed for appetizers is not my idea of comfortable. The bed and pillows were wonderful. The buffet breakfast was good. 阅读更多信息Hotels.com 真实住客点评
"Housekeepers need to clean under beds"
Pros- Conveinantly close to our destination Cons- Under both of our beds were trash & a toddler sippy cup, bathroom floor corners were lined with filthHotels.com 真实住客点评
Red Lion Hotel at the Park - Spokane 的回复 Thank you for bringing the issues you had during your stay to our attention. I have forwarded the cleanliness of under the beds to our Director of Housekeeping. We hope to welcome you back in the near future. Regards, Brent A.
"Perfect location"
My husband and I had a wonderful stay!! Walking distance to everything, great front desk people, friendly and efficient. Great room, very comfortable bed. Lounge was nice, dinner was good. We would definately stay
"Walking distance to downtown shops & restaurants"
It was ok. room wasn't very big in size. However, location on riverfront park downtown is convenient & beautiful!Hotels.com 真实住客点评
"Meh"
So many kids in the pool park and downtown"
It was great. had a really great time. enjoyed your food at the restaurant. very kid friendlyHotels.com 真实住客点评
"Great Place"
Wish parking was free but other than that it's a great location if your going to an event at The Spokane Arena- it's literally a 6-8 minute walk. Also great if your wanting to just shop on Division and North Town Mall. Small room but it was nicely updated- appreciated the fridge & microwave. Sorry- didn't use pool or restuarants so cannot comment on […] that although price wise it was a little higher than your average breakfast place. We got it on sale and then booked using our phone (extra 5 bucks off- mobile exclusive) and paid 75 & tax so it was a good deal. Don't know if Id pay the usual $99 plus $9 parking and tax. ALSO they didn't say anything about the price of parking, I had called prior to find out. So if I hadn't called I wouldn't have known there was a charge. 阅读更多信息Hotels.com 真实住客点评
"Red Lion Hotel at the Park"
We had another nice stay at this hotel. The front desk people were very welcoming. Our concierge helped up get a shuttle, as quick as he could. The breakfast menu was nice and children ate free, which was a wonderful perk from the hotel, as we had our grandson with us. One night was a little noisy , as some parents let their children run up and down […] the hallway untill 11:30 . I am sure the front desk would have handled it, had I given them a call . All in all a well maitained and well run facility . We will be back ! 阅读更多信息Hotels.com 真实住客点评
"Hidden cost"
I have stayed at other motels in the Spokane area and had better services and larger rooms at lower cost. Plus the hidden parking fee not included in the posted price of the stay.Hotels.com 真实住客点评
Red Lion Hotel at the Park - Spokane 的回复 Thank you so very much for providing us with your review of our property. I apologize that our rooms and service weren't up to your standards. We do have many different sized rooms including suites. We also have packages in which include parking as well. We hope that you return to our hotel soon. Warm Regards, Brent A.
"Had a great stay!"
The hotel was very clean but the room was a bit small. Everyone was very nice and the service in the cafe/bar was great! I would stay there againHotels.com 真实住客点评
"Old Hotel/Poor Service"
First off the bedspread was dirty or stained and so was the shower curtain. There were cobwebs in the corners of the main room, the fridge worked but was broken and falling apart, plus there was no bathroom fan. The room was freezing cold and the thermostat was broken. The batteries in the remote were dead. When we went down to the front desk to ask […] for new ones it took the girl over 25 minutes to find out that the maintenance guys were "gone home", that she didn't know where to get batteries from and that we "could purchase some in the vending machine"! Speaking of vending machines, the chips we purchased were best before March, 2012. And to top it all off, housekeeping woke us up at 9am. All in all, this was a pretty shabby old hotel with poor service and a hefty pricetag. There are many hotels in Spokane with lower stars that are way nicer than this hotel. We will not stay here again and will not recommend this hotel to anyone. 阅读更多信息Expedia 真实住客点评
For a 3.5 star hotel I expected better. There was a newer and older pset to the hotel. Unfortunately we were in the older part. I was disappointed. The room was old and we had this awkward bar as soon as you walked in. Will not stay here again.Hotels.com 真实住客点评
"Disappointed"
Price far exceeded the service. Towels were frayed, room was hot. Gated parking would not let me exit. Overall, just a room to stay in nothing more.Hotels.com 真实住客点评
"You may want to check other options."
No problem with the Hotel, have stayed there several times, but they have recently added "Pay Parking" and it is a big pain. Must go through a metered gate coming and going. This hotel also has No Breakfast, so $9.00 for parking plus no breakfast makes other hotels more appealing!Expedia 真实住客点评
"Decent Hotel at a great price!"
The hotel is a great place to stay in when visiting Spokane. I did enjoy my stay, however, some things did disappoint me. The blinds of my room were broken and dirty and stained, the shower area wasn't the cleanest, but it was ok. The price of the room was very good, given that the location was downtown and I had a great view. The parking was $8 per […] night, a little much but I felt like my car was safe during my stay. I would probably stay at the hotel again. 阅读更多信息Expedia 真实住客点评
"Road trip and mediocre room"
the front desk staff were incredible. some of the other staff seemed a little grumpy. I don't know if it was because we were younger or what, but some of staff weren't rude, but didn't seem too friendly either. My hotel room was good with the except of the bathroom. the toilet wasn't flushing, my buddy popped the top and fixed it. and the shower in […] our room had leaky spout and water pressure wasn't the greatest. the heater in the room was super noisy. i couldn't sleep well because of it. I was only there for 2day, had it been longer i would've had to complain. The best thing about stay here was that we were downtown and everything was very close. the price was good, but now i kind of know why, this wasn't the best room in the hotel, not even close bit pricey for what you get"
They like to nickel and dime you to death. Charges for everything or every service. $9 per day parking is a bit much. Room service is pricey too.Hotels.com 真实住客点评
Red Lion Hotel at the Park - Spokane 的回复 Thank you so much for choosing to stay with us. We do offer great rates that include parking and breakfast. we also have rates that just include one or the other as well. We look forward on welcoming you back. Regards, Brent A.
My stay was great.But upon check in was not informed about having to pay for parking,a $9.00 charge was on my visa when i checked out.I dont mind paying for parking but i think i should of been told upon arrival.Hotels.com 真实住客点评
"Great Value"
Great value, beautiful scenic hotel in the heart of Spokane on the river. Staff was very friendly and helpful. Clean, comfortable rooms. Definitely recommend this hotel.Expedia 真实住客点评
"nice place to stay"
polite friendly staff, courtesy shuttle to and from event we were attending. close to restaraunts and downtown. would definitely stay there again.Expedia 真实住客点评
"Quiet, Clean, Convenient"
Very pleasant and beautiful. Staff very pleasant, friendly and helpful. Great room overlooking the pool and river staff great, restaurant staff needs help..."
The overall stay was great. The waiter for dinner in the restaurant was not prompt with seating, menus and the overall dining experience. The hostess in the morning for the continental breakfast was rude and very condesending. The front desk staff were all very efficient and friendly and could give their customer service as training to the restaurant […] staff. Overall hotel wise, a pleasant hotel. 阅读更多信息Expedia 真实住客点评
"Nice Hotel"
Nice hotel. They accepted our small pet with no problem. Gave us a room with a view. Bed was very comfortable...The only thing that I was disappointed in was that they charge for parking and that they charge for breakfast buffet...Talk about nickel and diming! But overall I would stay here again.Expedia 真实住客点评
The staff was excellent, the room was clean, everything fine. Only thing was the room configuration was a bit strange. We reserved a king sized bed and when we arrived in the room, we discovered it was a combo sitting room/bedroom and the TV was located in the sitting area. Bit incovenient for people who like to watch TV from bed.Hotels.com 真实住客点评
Red Lion Hotel at the Park - Spokane 的回复 Jan- Thank you so very much for taking the time to rate us on Hotels.com. We are happy you enjoyed your stay. We look forward on to welcoming you back in the near future. Warm Regards, Brent A.
"Very clean and comfy room"
First let me stay I am very picky about hotels and cleanliness. While we were only at the hotel for 12 hours the room and bathroom were very clean, the bed very comfortable and lots of comfy pillows. We did not take advantage of the breakfast buffet @ $9.95 but was impressed with the price compared to going out and finding another option. We did not […] enjoy the pool but when we walked by it looked very inviting and had a hot tub. It was a good value and would stay here again. 阅读更多信息Hotels.com 真实住客点评
Red Lion Hotel at the Park - Spokane 的回复 Than you so much for your comments. We take pride in the level of cleanliness of our property. We look forward to your next stay with us so that we may exceed your expectations. Thank you for staying with us! Warm Regards, Brent A.
"Disappointing"
The service at the front desk was less than satisfactory and we had to pay an additional fee for parking. Shouldn't parking be included? It was poor customer service and extremely frustrating that at no time while I was booking was I told about this ridiculous parking fee. The heat in the room had been running for a while prior to our arrival so the […] room was uncomfortably hot when we arrived, it never came down to a comfortable temperature even after turning the heat off and opening the windows (it was 30 degrees outside and snowing). The room was also very small, the beds and appliances were very nice but felt very crammed into a tiny space. The furniture looks new and modern but you can still tell it is an older building; features in the bathroom were aged and falling apart. The bathroom appeared clean but the bathtub was full of long black hairs that did not belong to me or my guest. There were also only a few outlets to plug things into (i.e. phone chargers) and they were difficult to find or access. Overall I was disappointed. I paid half the price for a hotel the night before and the room had been twice the size, the parking free, breakfast included and the customer service far superior. If I have the choice again I will not be staying at this hotel. 阅读更多信息Hotels.com 真实住客点评
It was a not a good expirence. No one mentioned we would be charged a $9.00 parking fee charged on my card later. The shower curtain had a mildew smell and their was gum stuck on the carpet between the beds. Other than than it served our needs and was close to the Spokane Arena. Certainly not what I expected from that hotel.Hotels.com 真实住客点评
Red Lion Hotel at the Park - Spokane 的回复 Kenddra- Thank you for taking the time to review us on Hotels.com. I truly apologize that the $9.00 parking charge wasn't brought to your attention before or prior to you checking out. I have also forwarded your cleanliness issue with your room to my Director of Housekeeping so that she may follow up. I hope that you would choose Red Lion foryour destination of choice in the near future.We look forward to welcome you back. Warm Regards, Brent A.-comfortable"
We enjoyed our stay at the Red Lion, will definetely stay again! Our only complaint would be the chilly draft from an older sliding glass door.Hotels.com 真实住客点评
The sheets on the bed there was Sour hair the bathroom tab on the wall the first room we check into there were sour food in the refrigeratorHotels.com 真实住客点评
"Great place"
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Shangri-La Golden Flower, Xian is close to Xingqing Lake, Bell Tower, and Drum Tower. Also nearby are Xi'an Jiaotong University and Beilin Museum.
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Shangri-La Golden Flower, Xian has a marina, an indoor pool, and a health club. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available in public areas. Business amenities at this 4-star property include a business center, small meeting rooms, and a technology helpdesk. Dining options at the hotel include 2 restaurants along with a bar/lounge. The staff can provide tour/ticket assistance, event catering, and business services. Additional amenities include a steam room, a sauna, and a concierge desk. For a surcharge, guests have access to a roundtrip airport shuttle (available on request). Onsite parking is complimentary.
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Rooms have city views. The 416 air-conditioned guestrooms at Shangri-La Golden Flower, Xian include minibars and safes. Beds have down comforters, down blankets, and premium bedding. Pillow menus are available. Guests can use the in-room complimentary wired high-speed Internet access. Televisions are equipped with satellite channels. All accommodations provide desks, ergonomic chairs, and phones with voice mail. Bathrooms offer separate bathtubs and showers with handheld showerheads, scales, bathrobes, and designer toiletries. In-room refrigerators, coffee/tea makers, and complimentary bottled water are provided. Additional amenities include complimentary newspapers and slippers. In addition, amenities available on request include in-room massages, extra towels/bedding, and wake-up calls. Turndown service is offered nightly and housekeeping is available daily. | http://www.hotels.com/ho142960/shangri-la-golden-flower-xian-xi-an-china/ | 2013-05-18T10:26:13 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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Dubrovacka 2, Klek, Croatia
This apartment complex is conveniently located in the centre of Klek and offers a sauna, a swimming pool and tennis courts.Facilities at the apartment complex include a laundry service, a 24 hour reception and a fitness centre. Internet access is provided for guests wanting to keep connected while on the road.The spacious apartments at the Villa Ceres include a kitchenette and a TV.The Villa Ceres has its own on-site restaurant, perfect for guests wishing to eat in. After a satisfying dinner, guests can treat themselves to a premium drink in the comfortable lounge.
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A Daring, Dramatic, and Colorful Family Home
Using a bold color combination of lavender, chartreuse, and aqua, designer Pat Healing of HB Home totally transformed the interior of one family's New York home, with amazing results. Make sure to read the full interview with the designer to get more details on this daring design scheme.
By Lisa Cregan
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If the nature of your employment has you moving around a fair bit, it may be hard for you to get established on the property ladder.
One option may be to rent a home and buy an investment property.
When considering an investment property, Nadine de Palma, a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Toronto, suggests first to check with the Canada Revenue Agency to see what taxes you would be liable for and what expenses can be set off against rental income.
"When a principal residence is sold, the gain is not taxable," Ms. de Palma says. "If this home was not your principal residence for the whole time you owned it, you will have to report the sale on your tax return," as some portion of the capital gain on it would be taxable.
For the purposes of obtaining a mortgage, the lender will take about 50% of rental income into their calculations, but it will also consider your own rent as an expense.
"You would have to put down [a minimum] 15% and CMHC would charge [an insurance] premium," says Paula Roberts, a mortgage broker for Mortgage Intelligence in Unionville.
Alternatively, Ms. Roberts says, some lenders will advance 80% (to purchase an investment property without CMHC insurance you must put up a minimum 20% deposit) but 5% of that will effectively be a line of credit.
"The line of credit behind it makes it a little bit more expensive but it is not as high as CMHC [premiums]," Ms. Roberts says. "Putting 20% down is usually the best, most inexpensive way."
Ms. Roberts says that a more straightforward route is to buy where you are now, get a regular mortgage (with a minimum 5% down, you'll still have CMHC insurance premiums, but lower than for an investment purchase) and then rent it out when you move, effectively having the tenant pay your mortgage.
Whether or not you have ever lived in the place, Ms. de Palma says, it is essential to consider all the costs as well as benefits of home ownership: "Interest rates are at historic lows, but what happens if the rates go up?" she asks.
She recommends detaching your emotions and looking at the deal like a business.
Ms. de Palma also lists the costs associating with purchasing and closing, allowing for unexpected costs. "I know a couple who purchased a semidetached house with the intention of renting it out; $30,000 in house repairs later, and it's still uninhabitable."
Then there is the tenant who does not pay the rent, or the one with issues: "One client said, 'It's amazing how emergencies only happen at 2 a.m. and 3 a.m.' If you're the absentee landlord travelling and working, you have to make provisions for that."
For some clients, Ms. de Palma says, it may be better to invest their money and max out RRSP contributions in order to build a really healthy deposit for when they are ready for a more settled homeowning lifestyle. | http://www.househunting.ca/abbotsfordtimes/Vacation-Homes/Pros+cons+being+absent+landlord/5561054/story.html | 2013-05-18T10:53:12 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
'I don't really want to sell the house," my friend confesses, "but my husband is convinced it's the right thing to do." Then there's a long pause. "I don't know what I'll do without the garden, and I've never lived in a condo."
It seems inevitable that once the kids leave home, you retire, cash in the house and move to a condo. Often, there's also a cottage or place down south in this scenario. Sometimes, it's downsizing to a condo that affords the cottage, or generates the capital needed for retirement. But even when there's no financial necessity, most feel compelled to get rid of the family home. My father said it would kill him to move to a condo, and he didn't. He spent 20 or so retirement years in his own house with my mother and, eventually, at-home care.
My father's reaction was not atypical of his generation. In the '70s, in Rosedale for instance, the gentry didn't downsize until they became widowers (and went to one of the three or four apartments that "everyone" in the blue-rinse set moved into) or had to go to a nursing home. Ancient couples stayed in their large homes to the end. Sure the maintenance slipped, and those with staff were too old to see that the help was getting careless. Gardens got wilder and the interior decor froze in some previously popular style. When these houses went up for sale, it was a shock to see exquisite Georgian furniture, antique silver and Group of Seven paintings combined with threadbare wall-to-wall that hadn't been cleaned for a while, and kitchens and bathrooms sadly in need of remodelling, if not disinfecting. Back then, I was appalled. Today I know it's my future: Unfortunately not the Georgian furniture or Group of Seven paintings, but the desire to keep going in my own house as long as I can.
I live in a condo in Toronto and have a house about an hour from the city. I should say, I sleep in a condo in Toronto and live in the country house. One house seems like enough to look after. Abandoning a house for the winter obviously presents maintenance and security issues, as does leaving a house empty all summer when you're at a cottage. The notion of having two or three homes to care for is daunting and I don't doubt that one less house is a good thing (financially, too). The idea that was bothering my friend who had a large cottage and a house-like place in Florida is that Toronto was her real home and now she felt she wasn't going to have a house there. Many of us cling to the idea of having a house in the place we call home. Condos, apartments, or whatever, are fine in all those places you live temporarily, even if for months.
A few start researching where they might go when they sell their house, years ahead of when they need to, and methodically visit condos around town. My partner is convinced we need a bungalow, or a house with an elevator. I think he'd sell our three-storey country house for a ranch style to ensure we're prepared for the day we can't make it up the stairs or when, more likely, going down the stairs is a death-defying act. I even know someone who bought a condo just in case they'll sell their house.
A few years after my father died, my mother sold "his" house and moved into a lovely, light-filled condo. So successful was she at de-acquisitioning, she needed a truckload of new furniture for it. A few pots on the balconies were all the garden required. I inherited my father's predilection for staying in a house, forever. Now I have to find people to look after me, and the house and garden, when I won't be able to. | http://www.househunting.ca/vancouversun/condos/sell+family+home+quandary/3215929/story.html | 2013-05-18T11:03:44 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
House Letters & Ligatures Opening
Just back from spending the last 4 days installing the House Industries Letters & Ligatures show at the Subliminal Gallery in LA. The show is up until December 5th. Here are few shots from the opening ceremony…
An 11ft character set.
Shepard Fairey and Andy Cruz.
Who else needs a 6ft ampersand?
Live Rust.
Numerology.
Coop with our design heros Marilyn & John Neuhart. The coolest lady in the place kept her shades on.
Adam Cruz through the ampersand.
Fonts for sale.
E is for Eames Demetrios.
Democratic Party or House Industries opening, Shepard gets the kids to dance.
House mobile.
Mr. Jalopy and Mr. Rich Roat
Lacquer House stencils.
Cast Iron Ampsersand.
Rusting Question Mark.
Tim Biskup after staring at the Ampersand scrims for too long.
Ampersand butcher block cutting boards.
Photos courtesy of Coach Camera Supply, Huntington Beach, CA.
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For my entire life I have eaten BBQ at Goode Co. on Kirby. I will never eat there again, not because its bad but because Gatlin's is THAT much better!!! Words cannot describe how good this place really is. It is a symphony of flavors in your mouth, a truly religious experience to eat BBQ this good. You will want to cry and hug everyone in the kitchen. It is amazing!!
Gatlin's
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The line at Gatlin's never gets any shorter, but the city's barbecue fans keep coming. Could this one day be Houston's answer to Franklin's, outside of Austin? Perhaps, but for now it's our little secret. And the secret lies in Greg Gatlin's ribs, cooked low and slow over pecan wood, his fall-apart-good brisket with a thick smoke ring, his liver-laced dirty rice and his mother's homemade desserts — not to mention the smiles of the people who hand it to you over the counter of the small shack as you receive your bounty of barbecue after a long wait. At that moment, you'll feel victorious.
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The Houston SPCA also encourages families to pack a portable pet survival kit with farm animals. Their size, shelter and transportation needs make planning crucial. | http://www.houstonspca.org/site/News2/529858308?page=NewsArticle&id=23927&news_iv_ctrl=0 | 2013-05-18T10:52:46 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Cross Channel ferries: Berlin 'is a chic city'06.04.2010
The Independent's Tremayne Carew-Pole reported that Berlin has plenty of stylish nightspots that will suit most people's palates, with dance clubs and rock venues all being accessible on one night.
Mr Carew-Pole visited various clubs, including Clarchens Ballroom, Greenwich Bar and the Rodeo Club, which he was impressed with because of its hidden VIP rooms and cool atmosphere.
"This is the Berlin I am really looking for underground, undercover and a little too cool for school," he stated.
The writer added that he also managed to have drinks at various student bars by the river.
Mr Carew-Pole is not the only person who has been impressed with Berlin as Jonathan Cudworth, director of product management at Expedia EMEA, said that Berlin is attracting hoards of holidaymakers because it is good value for money. | http://www.hoverspeed.com/Attractions/Cross-Channel-ferries:-Berlin-is-a-chic-city | 2013-05-18T10:30:52 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [
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The Personal Rosary Tracker is a pocket mod, and is a convenient way to keep notes
on whom you are praying for, the number of Rosaries you have committed to pray for him,
and a place to mark what set of Rosary mysteries you have prayed.
You can print off one Personal-Rosary-Tracker and keep track of more than one priest.
Or print out several, one for each priest you are praying for.
Do whatever works best for you.
It is simply meant to be a useful tool and there is no limit to it's uses.
You will be ready with your Personal-Rosary-Tracker in hand to faithfully answer
Pope Benedict's call during this Year for Priests.
Not quite sure how to pray a Rosary, we'll show you how here...
Return to Rosary Mysteries page
More Scriptural Meditations on the rosary here...
Return to Catholic Rosary Prayers page
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Mortgages
Mortgages - How much can I borrow?
The first thing a prospective property buyer should ask before starting their search for a property is: ‘How much can I borrow for a mortgage?’
Lenders look at a number of things to calculate how much they will lend, such as your earnings and outgoings, your credit history, the amount of deposit being paid (if any) and the property value. Whatever they are prepared to lend, it is vital to be sure that you can afford the repayments.
For many years, mortgage lenders based loan amounts on earnings, typically around three times the salary of the person applying. But with the growth in self-employed applicants, a huge explosion in mortgage products available, long periods of low interest rates and more complex methods available for lenders to assess affordability, in recent years it became far more common for lenders to make an affordability assessment when calculating the amount they will lend you.
Until the recession, mortgages were being arranged at the equivalent of far higher income multiples than before. Now that the economic slowdown has caused a great reduction in the number of mortgages and mortgage products available, lending criteria has become stricter. Even so, there are still many deals available that equate to lending that is significantly more than three times income.
It is advisable to approach several sources to find out mortgage options. You could start by going online and typing into a mortgage calculator how much can I borrow.
You could then approach several banks and building societies, although they are almost certainly going to be tied to their own products and are likely to have stricter lending criteria than an independent mortgage broker. Brokers have access to a large range of deals, although be clear of what fees you are liable to pay for using their services.
In recent years many self-employed people with irregular incomes and without several years of certified accounts or other proof of income opted for a self-certification (or ‘self-cert’) mortgage offered on the basis of the applicant stating their likely income rather than proving their past income with documentary evidence. However, the range of mortgages available to the self-employed has been considerably reduced following the economic downturn.
Provide lenders with as much detail as possible about your earnings and outgoings so that you are offered a mortgage that is affordable. Bear in mind costs of buying, such as legal fees and stamp duty.
Your lender will arrange a valuation to ascertain how much the property's worth. They may limit the amount they are prepared to advance on certain property types such as a timber-framed home.
If a lender turns down your application it is worth shopping around as each lender has different lending criteria.
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HP supply chain facts
HP is the world’s largest information technology (IT) company and has one of the industry’s most extensive supply chains. We work with more than 1000 production suppliers (responsible for product materials, components, and manufacturing and distribution services) in more than 1200 locations worldwide (see map). Nearly 50,000 nonproduction suppliers provide goods and services not used in electronic product manufacturing. We take seriously the challenge of raising social and environmental responsibility (SER) standards in our supply chain and lead the IT industry in monitoring our suppliers and helping to build their SER capabilities.
The supply chain landscape is constantly evolving, and is vastly different than 10 years ago when we launched our supply chain SER program. For example, with its rapidly growing manufacturing economy, China is now the dominant electronics manufacturing region. These changes mean that while some supply chain concerns have been addressed, others continue to require attention, and new issues frequently emerge (see below).
As our supply chain develops, our priorities remain constant: to protect workers’ rights and dignity, ensure strong health and safety standards, reduce environmental impacts, and uphold high standards of business ethics.
Stakeholder collaboration
We work with more than 95% of our high-risk profile suppliers as well as other stakeholders on SER issues. The collaboration includes:
- Setting clear expectations and integrating social and environmental requirements into our sourcing operations
- Evaluating performance through self-assessments, audits, and key performance indicators
- Improving performance by approving corrective action plans developed by suppliers, and engaging workers and management in capability-building initiatives
- Engaging with local and global stakeholders to better understand and address issues in our supply chain
- Reporting fully and transparently the results of our efforts to improve supplier SER performance
Prominent SER issues in 2010
Heightened media, government, and customer attention, as well as the involvement of new governmental and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), has increased the public profile of many issues we are working to resolve.
Recent issues include:
- Conflict minerals Minerals used to derive tantalum, tin, tungsten and gold, which originate from the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DCR), have been associated with financing armed conflict. HP is taking many steps to enhance transparency in the supply chain and ensure that DRC conflict minerals are excluded from our products. (See Conflict minerals for more information.)
- Foxconn suicides In 2010, more than a dozen workers at Foxconn (a supplier to HP and other electronics companies) committed or attempted suicide in Shenzhen, China. HP’s senior management has worked with Foxconn to improve conditions for workers. Our response included third-party worker surveys, corrective action, and monthly monitoring programs, among others. (See the case study for more information.)
- Legislative focus on forced labor There is a growing focus on the issue of forced labor, including the possibility of human trafficking or slavery, in product supply chains. In California for example, a new law will go into effect on January 1, 2012, that requires manufacturers and retailers doing business in the state to provide more transparency into efforts made to address this issue. The law is designed to help consumers make more informed decisions about the products they purchase. (Learn more about the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010.)
- Student workers NGOs have raised concern about suppliers in China recruiting labor from vocational schools under the pretense of internships to learn valuable technical skills. Reports suggest these young workers are used as cheap, unskilled labor for manufacturing, rather than in the stated capacity for which they were hired. In addition to our work to improve understanding of HP’s Electronic Industry Code of Conduct (EICC), we are implementing pre-departure training for suppliers and schools to address the issue. (See Goals for more information.) This equips facility and school trainers with knowledge to teach students about preparing for work life, including knowledge of labor rights and occupational health.
HP's Electronic Industry Code of Conduct and General Specification for the Environment
In 2003, HP was the first electronics company to publish a Social and Environmental Responsibility Supplier Code of Conduct. In 2004, we co-led the development of the EICC, the standard applied across the industry's global supply chain. HP endorses the EICC in its entirety. We have supplemented it with additional requirements specific to freedom of association (standard A7) . We believe workers at supplier facilities have the right to freely choose employment and the right to associate freely and join or be represented by works councils or labor unions on a voluntary basis and bargain collectively as they choose. We refer to the EICC as supplemented by HP, collectively, as HP's EICC. All suppliers must conform to HP's EICC.
HP's suppliers must also comply with our General Specification for the Environment , which contains, among other things, HP's global product content requirements. This includes restricting or prohibiting certain chemical compounds or materials in HP brand products or manufacturing processes. (See Materials for more information.) | http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/globalcitizenship/10gcreport/society/supply_chain_responsibility.html | 2013-05-18T10:52:54 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Lesbian Wife of Army Officer Offered ‘Guest Membership’ in Spouses Club
January 18, 2013 by Eric Cameron, Digital Media Associate
In response to public outcry over its exclusionary policies, the Association of Bragg Officers’ Spouses (ABOS) has extended “guest membership” to Ashley Broadway, the lesbian wife of an Army officer stationed at Fort Bragg.
As Chris Geidner reports, the group’s president, Mary Ring, is offering guest membership “while our bylaws are being reviewed.”
The Association initially claimed that Broadway did not qualify for membership because she did not have a military ID card. Only opposite-sex spouses of servicemembers are eligible to receive a military ID card - something the Department of Defense could remedy by updating its regulations.
In response to this incident, HRC has called on Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta to immediately issue new regulations allowing spouses and partners of gay servicemembers access to military IDs. The Department of Defense has yet to respond to the letter.
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NEW CUMBERLAND — Fresh from the sale of two surplus football stadiums, the Hancock County Board of Education now wants to sell some surplus vehicles....
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Steelers' trophies at Carnegie Center
PITTSBURGH-Steelers Nation is invited to Carnegie Science Center to see all six of the Steelers' Super Bowl trophies through Sunday.
As the Steelers approach playoff season in hopes of bringing home a seventh Lombardi Trophy, Steelers fans of all ages can bask in the glory of their team's six Super Bowl wins, from the 1975 victory that began the dynasty, to their 2009 triumph.
Viewing the trophies is free with general admission to the Science Center - $17.95 for adults, $11.95 for children and free for members of Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh.
Carnegie Science Center is at 1 Allegheny Ave. on Pittsburgh's North Shore next to Heinz Field. Visit CarnegieScienceCenter.org, or call (412) 237-3400 for information.
Messfest at Carnegie Science Center
PITTSBURGH -Carnegie Science Center is breaking out its messiest, sloppiest, grossest activities for a one-of-a-kind celebration guaranteed to kick off 2012 with a plop, splash, squish and fizz with its sixth-annual MessFest on Sunday.
MessFest features a variety of exciting, hands-on activities available only once a year. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., visitors will have the chance to get slimy with oobleck, a gooey substance that feels solid when picked up, but then slips through the fingers like a liquid. The egg drop activity invites visitors to encase a raw egg in various packing materials, then to drop it over the outdoor railing to see whether it breaks. Kids can make Steelers noisemakers, become messy artists with finger painting, create their own Mars soil as they explore the characteristics of the Red Planet's "dirt," make sidewalk chalk out of plaster of paris and tempera paint and compete in a pie-eating contest.
In addition to a messy load of hands-on activity tables, visitors also can experience the science center's most explosive, high-energy and grossly entertaining theater programs. Plant Pop Extreme will be held in the Kitchen Theater, and MessFest Challenge in the Works Theater will combine a family trivia game with messy physical challenges and some explosive fun.
MessFest 2012 activities are included with general admission to the Science Center: $17.95 for adults, $11.95 for children ages 3-12, and free for children younger than 3 and members of Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh.
Servicemen and women invited to the Senator John Heinz History Center
PITTSBURGH - The Senator John Heinz History Center will honor U.S. servicemen and women serving overseas this holiday season with four special flag-folding ceremonies at 12:30 p.m. today and Friday.
Members of Operation Troop Appreciation, the 28th Infantry Division of the Army National Guard and the 171st Air National Guard will join local U.S. veterans and history center visitors throughout the week to help fold a giant 36-foot American flag in the History Center's first floor great hall.
Visitors and veterans also will sign a special thank-you wall that will be shipped to U.S. troops serving overseas.
Additionally, all U.S. veterans and current servicemen and women and one guest will receive free admission to the history center for the event.
All visitors are encouraged to tour the history center's new exhibition, Stars & Stripes: An American Story, which details the stories of the people behind the more than 200-year history of the American flag.
Dance Workshop with Whitney Thompson
WHEELING -Oglebay Institute's School of Dance will offer a special workshop covering ballet and jazz with Whitney Thompson Monday at the dance studios.
Thompson is a 2011 graduate of the OI School of Dance and has trained with David Howard, Ronnie Demarco, Luigi, Heather Hawk, Lorraine Graves and Christopher Huggins..
The workshop is available to age groups 8-10 and 11 and older. Ages 8-10 will meet from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. at $20 per student. Ages 11 and older will meet from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at $25 per student.
To register, call (304) 242-7700.
The School of Dance is behind the Stifel Fine Arts Center at 1330 National Road in Wheeling.
K Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs' at Byham
Theater, Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, in association with the Andy Warhol Museum's 2012 performance series, Off the Wall, presents Mike Daisey's "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs" at the Byham Theater at 8 p.m. Jan. 21.
Created and performed by Mike Daisey and directed by Jean-Michele Gregory, "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs" dives into the epic story of Steve Jobs and Apple Corp. Daisey examines how Jobs' obsessions profoundly shaped our lives and recounts Jobs' journey to China to investigate the factories where millions are employed making iPhones and iPods. This presentation in Pittsburgh by Daisey is one of only a few select cities around the country on his tour.
Tickets are $18-$35 and may be purchased at the box office at Theater Square, 655 Penn Ave.; online at; or by calling (412) 456-6666.
The Word of God exhibit at Andy Warhol Museum
PITTSBURGH - The Word of God: Jeffrey Vallance will feature Vallance's creations of religious-inspired artwork currently running at the Andy Warhol Museum through Feb. 5.
Artist Jeffrey.
"They are among the most beautiful and wondrous art objects created by humankind," added Vallance..
Holiday art
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Schrader Center
WHEELING -The Holiday Art Show and Sale is open through Saturday at the Schrader Environmental Education Center in Oglebay Resort.
Hand-crafted gifts for the holidays are available for purchase while at the same time supporting local artists and craftsmen. Items include everything from paintings, pottery, stained glass and photography to jewelry, purses, scarves and gourmet goodies in a variety of styles and price ranges.
The Schrader Center is open daily from noon to 5 p.m. For information, call (304) 242-6855.!" Jan. 5-7 at Pittsburgh Public Theater.
The show features "ripped from the headlines" material, archived classics, musical accompaniment and audience participation. Performances will be held at 8 p.m. Jan. 5-6 and 5:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. Jan. 7. Technological Institute
PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Technological Institute's Smart Building Technology and Electronics Engineering Technology students and faculty have turned the McKee Road campus into a synchronized holiday light and music show from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. daily through Jan. 6..
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Christmas Packages at The Spread Eagle Hotel & Spa
Enjoy the festive period at The Spread Eagle Hotel and Spa with a three-night break over Christmas.
After a warm welcome enjoy afternoon tea and relax in the spa before a Champagne reception and dinner accompanied
by carol singers and Midnight Mass to take you through to Christmas Day. A gastronomic treat awaits you the next
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New Year's Eve Packages at The Spread Eagle Hotel & Spa
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1. Q: What is your remittance address?
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Hubert Company, P.O. Box 631642, Cincinnati, OH 45263-1642
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Hubert Company, PO Box 3552 Station A, Toronto, Ontario M5W 3G4
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A: Currently, we accept credit card (MasterCard, Visa, and American Express) payments via the Internet and orders against billing accounts.
To establish a billing account, call 1-866-482-4357 in the U.S. or 1-888-835-7929 in Canada and ask to be set up with RAPID CREDIT, or complete the on-line credit application (accessible from the shopping cart). We will need your telephone number and will run a check with our service bureau. Your order will be processed as soon as you have been approved. Often, this process can be completed within minutes. Invoices will be sent for all on account orders.
For all other available payment options, please call 1-866-482-4357 in the U.S. or 1-888-835-7929 in Canada.
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A: The drop down box in the top left corner on the Home page reflects the country and active currency setting. All pricing on the site is expressed in this currency. To change the currency, select the country that matches the desired currency.
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A: We do accept special orders when available through the vendor. Call 1-866-482-4357 in the U.S. or 1-888-835-7929 in Canada to ask about special orders. Minimum quantities may be required for special orders.
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A: Depending on availability, we'll be more than happy to send you a sample. Call 1-866-482-4357 in the U.S. or 1-888-835-7929 in Canada to check availability.
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Unless otherwise specified, product dimensions are expressed in U.S. measurements (inches, feet, lbs., etc.). Metric conversion is available upon request by calling 1-866-482-4357 in the U.S. or 1-888-835-7929 in Canada. Photography techniques can sometimes affect the apparent size of an item, so please be careful to check the written product specifications for true size.
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There are three ways to search for products in our on-line Source Book:
- Keyword Searches and Stock Number Searches: This displays matches based on all forms of the word and the stock number you key.
- Catalog Page Number Searches: If you already know the current Source Book page number, key the number into the catalog page number field and click the arrow.
5. Q: How do I use the Quick Order Form?
Key the item numbers and quantities to be purchased. When all products to be ordered have been selected, press Enter or click on the Add To Shopping Cart button. The items will be added to your shopping cart. You may choose to view the shopping cart, place the order (check out), or continue shopping.
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When using hubert.com:
- For questions about how to use the site, products, or your account, call 1-866-HUB-HELP (1-866-482-4357) between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. ET, Monday – Friday and 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Saturday.
- To send an email to a Hubert representative, click on the Contact Us tab in the footer of the screen. Next, click on the email address belonging to the Hubert Department you wish to reach.
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When making your first online purchase, you will be asked to register. This one-time registration will make all your future purchasing faster and easier:
Your customer number will automatically appear on Order Status screens. Simply enter the order number-- there is nothing else to key.
You have access to your personal Web purchase history, allowing you to quickly locate previously ordered stock numbers, check past purchase totals or order frequency.
Your shopping cart defaults to the last used "Bill To" and "Ship To" addresses, yet it's flexible enough to change quickly.
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If you have changed quantities in, or deleted any items from, your shopping cart, click the Recalculate button. To check out, click on Pay With Credit Card or Order on Account. Key your information into the Customer Information screen. Required fields are marked with an asterisk (*). Click on the Go To Step 2 button. Key your information into the Billing/Shipping Information screen. Required fields are marked with an asterisk (*).
Click on the Place Order & Go To Step 3 button. An order confirmation number will be displayed. This is the number you will need to enter if you later choose to check the status of your order.
2. Q: Is there a minimum order?
No. Every order -- whether it's $50 or $500 -- is as important to us as it is to you. However, a Small Order fee of $5 will be added to all orders under $50.
3. Q: How do I check my shopping cart?
The content of your shopping cart can be viewed at any time by clicking the Shopping Cart icon at the top of our site pages.
There are a number of options inside the shopping cart:
- Change order quantities (be sure to press Recalculate)
- Delete items from your order, or cancel the entire order
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by Frank Aceto
Associate Sports Editor
As long as they stay away from Rocky River, the Explorers look just about unbeatable.
The Hudson ice hockey team won its fourth straight match after posting a 4-2 victory over Red North East Division rival Parma Padua Franciscan Dec. 15 at Kent State University Ice Arena.
With the win, the Explorers improved to 7-3 overall and 2-1 in the division. Padua fell to 2-6 overall and 1-2 in the division. All three of Hudson's losses have been to Red North East foe Rocky River, which has one more division date with the Explorers next month.
But Hudson, which also posted a lopsided 8-1 win over Kent Roosevelt Dec. 14 at Kent State, can worry about the Pirates later. Right now, this team is rolling.
A staunch penalty-killing unit has been the key to the Explorers' success. The Bruins did not score on five power-play opportunities.
"Our penalty-killing has been strong throughout the season," Hudson first-year head coach Bobby Lyle said. "I think they learned from their mistakes from the games against Rocky River."
Anthony Giaimo scored the go-ahead power-play goal for Hudson with 8 minutes, 15 seconds left in the second period. Zach Thibault had the assist.
The Explorers added a crucial insurance goal with 3:54 left in the game when John Calabro scored off an assist from Bo Lori, who had a knack for making things happen whenever he had control of the puck.
"Bo is a player who flies with the puck," Lyle said. "He does a good job of moving his feet. I stress to the kids that good things will happen when you move your feet."
Hudson converted 1-of-3 power-play chances and got a short-handed goal from Lori 11 seconds into the second period.
Joey Szpak had a goal and an assist for Padua. Jimmy Szpak scored the first goal of the game for the Bruins. Brett Bodi also had an assist for Padua.
"Padua is a physical team," Lyle said. "I think they caught us off guard. When they scored that first goal, it woke us up.
Connor Ganley stole the puck and scored Hudson's first goal in the first period. Ganley's goal tied the score at one.
Explorers goaltender Grayson Kotseos made 18 saves. Hudson outshot the Bruins 31-20.
The Explorers had no trouble against Kent.
Lori and Calabro each had three goals and Brady Edwards and Mikey Gaffney each scored once. Lori and Ganley added two assists apiece and Thibault and Matt Murphy each had one. Kotseos had 17 saves on 18 shots.
Hudson scored five unanswered goals in the third period.
"We started off pretty slow," Lyle said. "In the third period, we were able to pop a few in the net. All 20 players saw action. We just need to play three periods of hockey."
The Explorers are scheduled to play at the Thornton Park Tournament Dec. 20, 22 and 23 in Shaker Heights.
They are set to open tournament play against Strongsville Dec. 20 at 7:30 p.m.
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(ARA) - Most people don't think they'll ever suffer a life-altering disability. However, a 20-year-old worker has about a three in 10 chance of suffering a disability before reaching retirement age, according to the Social Security Administration. As people's age increases, so does the likelihood of a disability forcing them out of the labor market. The average age of people receiving Social Security disability benefits is 53.
Whether a severe disability progresses slowly or occurs suddenly, most people are not financially prepared for a health crisis that forces them to stop working. The results can be financially devastating, both to sidelined workers and their families.
"Many people underestimate the financial severity of a disability," says Paul Gada, personal financial planning director for the Allsup Disability Life Planning Center. Allsup is a nationwide provider of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) representation and Medicare plan selection services.
An important step Gada advises workers to take while they are still employed is to consider long-term disability coverage. These policies generally replace 50 percent or more of a worker's salary and can coordinate with any Social Security disability benefits he may receive. Because the average SSDI monthly income is only $1,111, and can take two or more years to secure, private long-term disability insurance can be an important source of income. However, few employers offer private long-term disability insurance as an employee benefit, or they ask employees to pitch in to cover premiums.
Workers who have advance warning of a disability should take steps immediately to secure their finances. "If you are diagnosed with a chronic condition that will likely require you to stop working, you need to start planning for that day as soon as possible," Gada says.
Once someone is forced to stop working because of their disability, there are still things they can do to protect and manage their immediate and long-term financial situation. Fast action is required, though.
"You need to focus on conducting immediate and ongoing financial damage control," Gada says. "This includes having the mindset that every dollar you spend is a dollar you can't recoup by working harder or longer because your disability means you're no longer working."
Among the steps to take quickly when a serious health condition occurs are:
* Develop a financial plan. Establish a budget, prioritize expenses and identify how to spend down assets in the least harmful way. For example, avoid using retirement income, which may trigger tax penalties, and minimize credit card use to avoid high interest charges.
* Cut costs and identify sources of assistance for living expenses. People need to cut discretionary spending and look at how they can reduce costs for necessary expenses, such as food, housing and health care. For example, many resources are available nationally and locally to help people, if they know where to look. This includes neighborhood food pantries, federal energy assistance, housing programs to help avoid foreclosure and provide rent assistance, and pharmaceutical assistance to cover all or part of medication costs. Nonprofit associations also offer support, such as the National Family Caregivers Association and condition-specific groups such as the National Stroke Association. Allsup provides links to local and national resources on its website.
* Pursue income sources. People with private long-term disability coverage generally begin receiving benefits three to six months after the onset of a disability, though this can vary based on the policy. Additionally, nearly 153 million workers are insured by the Social Security Disability Insurance program through FICA taxes they have paid.
"Bankruptcies, foreclosures and other devastating financial hazards are too common among people with disabilities," Gada says. "To help minimize these hardships, it's important to apply for SSDI benefits as soon as possible and to seek representation to help navigate the SSDI process from the outset."
* Don't let health care coverage lapse. Individuals who don't have coverage through a spouse's plan may be able to secure COBRA coverage through their former employer or purchase private insurance. Both are costly, however, and private plans can still deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions. Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plans (PCIPs) may be an option. However, a person needs to have been uninsured for at least six months before qualifying for a PCIP and these plans can be expensive. Individuals aren't eligible for Medicare until 24 months after they begin receiving cash SSDI benefits.
"Unfortunately, people with disabilities don't have many good options for affordable health care coverage while waiting for Medicare eligibility," Gada says. "However, to the extent possible, keeping health care coverage should be a priority so they can continue to get the medical care they need."
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Earlier this month, Guttenberg Mayor David Delle Donna allowed the North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue (NHRFR) department to remove the hook and ladder and pumper truck from the Guttenberg Volunteer Fire Department, which were purchased by the Regional department for Guttenberg. These two trucks were the only trucks the department had.
The trucks instead will be used by the NHRFR, since Guttenberg pays a fee to the NHRFR to provide service to Guttenberg anyway. Delle Donna saw the volunteers as a duplication of services.
The NHRFR covers Union City, West New York, North Bergen, Weehawken and Guttenberg.
This decision was made after a settlement was reached on a lawsuit between six former members of the Guttenberg Volunteer Fire Department and the Regional department, claiming that because Guttenberg fell under the jurisdiction of NHRFR, a fully paid department, its volunteers would be given first preference to be hired by that department. As part of the agreement, these six members will be given the chance to be hired as long as they meet all of the pre-employment conditions set by the regional and state, said Co-Director of NHRFR Jeff Welz. These conditions include passing a physical and mental examination and the completion of the mandatory fire training at a state-approved fire-training academy.
Welz and Turner both said that the regional department is against the ruling, adding that the law was never applied to a regional department before.
"Only one of the five towns would have preference," said Welz.
Since that settlement was reached, all of the municipalities involved in the regional department, including Guttenberg, agreed to disassociate with the volunteer department. This disassociation takes away any future preference to Guttenberg volunteers.
"We amended the contract to say that the Guttenberg Volunteer Fire Department is no longer a part of the regional department," said Welz, adding that now the Guttenberg residents will be on equal footing with the rest of the residents who apply.
The volunteer department, now left with no equipment, will also not be dispatched to any more fires.
Some left without preference
Just because the Guttenberg volunteer firefighters were given a one-time preference on the North Hudson Regional Firefighters hiring list, doesn't open the door for all volunteers.
"That preference was a one time incident to those volunteers in Guttenberg because they fell under the jurisdiction of a fully paid department," said Weehawken Mayor Richard Turner, who is also a member of the North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue Management Committee. "It did not apply to all volunteers and it never will again."
According to state law, if there is a volunteer fire department and a paid fire department in the same municipality, members of the volunteer fire department are given preference for hiring in that municipality. However, since Secaucus is not a town covered by North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue, they do not receive preference.
But then, where can Secaucus volunteers go to get hired?
According to Secaucus Business Administrator and Firefighter Anthony Iacono, Secaucus firefighters are eligible to be ranked in any municipality that opens their test to the state. However, a spokesperson from the state's Department of Personnel, which is responsible for testing and ranking eligible firefighters, each municipality is responsible for passing an ordinance for their town's residency requirements. Nearby municipalities such as Hoboken, Jersey City and the five towns included in the North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue all require that their firefighters live within the municipalities at the time they are hired.
Only two municipalities in Hudson County, Harrison and Kearny, hire off of a statewide list, and luckily for the Secaucus volunteers, these municipalities also give preference to Hudson County and Essex County residents.
Getting paid
While the rest of Hudson County has become over-ridden with multiple-dwelling apartment buildings and large population densities, Secaucus has remained a mostly suburban municipality dominated by one-family dwellings.
It is probably those characteristics that make it possible for Secaucus to keep its fully functioning volunteer fire department.
"The urban density is what forced [most of Hudson County] to have a paid department," said Turner, who is also the business administrator for West New York.
However, Iacono said that he does think that a paid department might become necessary in Secaucus, but he hopes that that doesn't happen for at least another 10 years.
"Right now we have more than 100 volunteers," said Iacono. "When that number begins to decrease we will have to think about changing to a paid department. As long as we have 100 volunteers, there is no reason to have a paid fire department."
"Many larger communities than Secaucus still have volunteer departments," said Turner, adding that there are only about 40 fully paid fire departments in the state.
However, Iacono said that he doesn't think that the fire department would become a fully paid fire department. Iacono said that he would hire paid firefighters for the administrative work. Many municipalities in the state also have partially paid fire departments, usually paying the drivers.
However, Iacono said that if the department does become fully paid, Secaucus would not be able to hire Secaucus residents only.
"We would have to open the list to the entire state," said Iacono, explaining that the municipality was forced to open its Police Department's list to the entire state after a settlement with the NAACP. "We wouldn't be able to hire Secaucus residents only."
The primary benefit of having a volunteer fire department is the cost to the taxpayers.
According to Iacono, it would cost anywhere from $2 to $4 million to have a fully paid department in Secaucus.
"That would mean a 20 percent increase in taxes for each resident," said Iacono. "That is why we don't see a public outcry for a paid fire department. It costs a lot of money."
Other volunteers
While Secaucus is the largest community in Hudson County to have a volunteer department, East Newark also still has volunteers.
However, unlike Secaucus, which is 5.8 square miles with a population of more than 14,000, East Newark Fire Chief Allan Ford does not think that their municipality will ever have a paid department.
"We are way too small for a paid department," said Ford, explaining that East Newark is only .1 square mile and only has a population slightly more than 2,000 people. "I don't see it happening."
But Ford noted that the number of people that want to become volunteers has declined in recent years.
"It is harder now to get volunteers," said Ford, adding that you have to be 18 with a valid driver's license to be a volunteer. "Kids now are going right into the workforce."
East Newark's department now has 23 firefighters. According to Ford, a full department for them is 20 members in each of its two departments and four runners. However, now, they only have 12 in one department and 11 in the other.
"We have guys that have taken state tests," said Ford, adding that all volunteers have to go through the same training as paid firefighters. "No doubt about that." | http://www.hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/2383220/article-A-dwindling-breed-Secaucus-is-one-of-only-two-volunteer-fire-departments-left-in-county | 2013-05-18T10:21:18 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
It's Never Too EarlyHere's how to encourage children to adopt an organized approach to their bedrooms - without using those awful four words
The four most dreaded words in a parent's vocabulary: "Clean up your room."
The answer to this angst, organizing experts say, is to remember they are children, with all the feelings and motivations that come with the job.
Motivation
"The key thing to remember when working with children is they feel things differently than adults which is why they cry more openly, laugh more deeply, feel fear more dramatically and play with more vigor than most adults," says Wenndi Freer, owner of Engage The Flow, a space-clearing service in Encinitas, Calif. "When a parent takes the time to recognize that the room feels good when it's clean, kids get it. If you can start early and work with your child at this level, the feeling level, they will quickly recognize that a clean room just feels better than a messy one."
The most effective way to teach this skill, says Freer, is to be in the room with your child and break each task down into mini steps.
"By gently guiding them through the process rather than doing it for them, children learn to feel a sense of accomplishment," says Freer.
Organization
"Explain to them that everything has a 'home,' just like they do," says Jan Hayner, professional organizer in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. "So at night, everything goes back 'home' until the next time they need it."
Make sure that there is a hamper for dirty clothes, says Hayner. Add clothes rods that kids can reach. They will hang things up if they can reach a rod without using a chair.
For small items, use a hanging shoe bag (the pockets are great), labeled check boxes wrapped in contact paper to match the room or muffin tins-painted to match the room.
Schoolwork
"Designate a specific place for backpacks, lunch boxes and books," says Freer. Homework needs to go back into the backpack as soon as it's completed. By having folders in the backpack, children can use their backpacks like adults filing cabinets, says Freer.
Toys, toys, toys
Select appropriate shelving and storage containers that will work for toys, labeling containers with letters or pictures of the item so the child will know where they go, says Barry J. Izsak, a professional organizer in Austin, Texas. When your child gets a new toy, ask them which toy they would like to give away, adds Izsak. When a child is finished playing with a toy, he or she must put it back before playing with another toy. All toys must be put away before dinner, bedtime and other appropriate times.
Tags: home improvementMore from around the web | http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/event/article/id/73176/publisher_ID/16/ | 2013-05-18T10:53:29 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Protection ideas to flow at water conferenceMany people agree on counting the Kinnickinnic River as a precious local resource. Few people think of the “Kinni” as being part of the St. Croix River Basin watershed, but a Thursday, April 16, conference spotlights the basin.
By: Debbie Griffin, River Falls Journal | http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/event/contentEmail/id/91209/contentType/article/publisher_ID/19/ | 2013-05-18T11:03:52 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Miranda Kerr Looks Unfairly Hot As A 'sexy Circus Ringmaster'
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Things that are upsetting first thing in the morning:
1. Finding the milk you have poured in your tea and all over your cereal has gone off. Badly.
2. Opening your email while eating a 'funsize' (HAH) chocolate bar to get the taste of sour milk out of your mouth to find Miranda Kerr looking unfairly hot in a sexy circus ringmaster outfit.
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J. J. Abrams' second voyage into the Star Trek universe is a bigger, brighter, but not necessarily better affair, but fans of the 2009 movie will be happy to hear that there is just as much fun to be had second time around. Despite the ominous title, Star Trek Into Darkness is a funny, bombastic and high-octane ride that easily exceeds the summer blockbuster criteria. Origin stories are hard to better, and while Abram's Star Trek achieved the seemingly impossible feat of appeasing Trekkies and bringing new fans to the franchise by reassessing the relationship between Kirk and Spock, Into Darkness focuses predominantly on Kirk's personal journey, and loses some of its heart in the process. The hard core fans will enjoy nods and references galore, to one film in particular, but the synergy of old and new Trek is not as successful as it was first time around, and many knowing gags will seem discordant to the uninitiated.
Many details of the plot must be retained for fear of spoilers, but Star Trek Into Darkness sees Kirk (Chris Pine) demoted from his position of captain of the Enterprise after deliberately breaking the rules to save Spock (Zachary Quinto) from being incinerated by an erupting volcano; a jaw-dropping opening, which immediately outdoes any of the spectacular set-pieces in Star Trek. Meanwhile, a Star Fleet building in London is attacked by a sinister terrorist known as John Harrison (Benedict Cumberbatch), and when the threat gets closer to home, Kirk sets out for revenge.
Pine and Quinto quickly rediscover the same repartee established in the previous film, and the remaining members of the brilliantly-assembled Enterprise crew feel like they have never been away. Karl Urban's Bones stretches his homemade metaphors further than ever, and Simon Pegg basks in the light of his extended comic role. Alice Eve is the newest edition to the gang, playing the mysterious Dr. Carol Marcus, daughter of the newly introduced Star Fleet Admiral Marcus, played by Robo-Cop's Peter Weller. Eve's presence is not unwelcome, but her character seems a little under-explored, and one superfluous scene of her stripped to her underwear is disappointingly retrograde. However, it is Cumberbatch's Harrison who is the most significant edition to the cast, and early descriptions of the character being "not entirely what he seems" have unsurprisingly had fans speculating as to whether he might have greater significance in Star Trek folklore, but he is menacing, enigmatic and oddly seductive.
The pacing is fast, the dialogue is snappy, and the lens flare is back with a vengeance, but there is an undeniable sag in the plot-heavy second act in which I felt something not dissimilar to boredom. However, Abrams ends with bravado in a dénouement that will have Trek fans squealing with delight. Michael Giacchino's pomp-filled score perfectly punctuates some breathtaking action as Quinto pursues Cumberbatch through the streets of San Francisco, ticking every blockbuster box along the way. It's a highly satisfying end to a flawed sequel, and if Abram's calls it quits at this juncture, his successor will inherit a very healthy, reinvigorated franchise with endless possibilities.
Star Trek Into Darkness suffers from a few of the maladies of 'sequel syndrome', lacking the heart, focus and drive of the 2009 original, but there is so much unadulterated fun to be had along the way (especially for fans of the franchise), you will probably be more than forgiving.
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Chrome For Android Released For 'Ice Cream Sandwich' Devices (VIDEO)
Google has released a long-awaited beta version of its Chrome web browser for Android-powered phones and tablets, but the software only works on devices running the latest version of Android.
The test version of Google's popular Internet browser was made available for download today in the Android Market.
Notable features of the software include the capacity for tabbed browsing, the option to browse the web in "incognito mode," accelerated page loading, and the ability to sync bookmarks and passwords between users' other devices on which they use the Chrome browser.
Unfortunately, the acceleration technology these features require means the browser is limited to the few Android mobile devices that currently use Ice Cream Sandwich, the latest version of the Android operating system.
Those devices include the Galaxy Nexus, Nexus S and Asus Transformer Prime, Business Insider reports.
But experts expect Google Chrome to dominate Android devices in the future as users upgrade their phones to ones capable of running the newest Android operating system.
"Even in beta, it's a compelling browser at least on the Galaxy Nexus I tried it on, and it's and a much better match for Apple's Safari on iOS," Stephen Shankland wrote in a review of the software for CNET. "And eventually, its success is all but assured when it simply becomes what ships with Android."
Today's beta release caps off a three-year effort on the part of Google engineers to converge Android and Chrome, the company's two fastest growing products, according to Mercury News.
Both products were launched at the end of 2008 and soon became favorites of many users and developers.
Android is currently the world's most popular mobile operating system, while Chrome recently shot past Mozilla Firefox to become the second most popular Web browser behind Microsoft's Internet Explorer.
Early feedback from users reviewing the software on Android Market has been largely positive, with the first 500 commenters giving the software an average rating of 4.3 stars out of five.
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I used to be proud to work for NBC. The peacock network stood for quality. Now it's just a joke.
It seems to me that Jeff Zucker is going to have a hard time bringing CNN back to its glory days. After all, Inauguration Day comes only once every four years..
Fred Hammond is one of gospel music's biggest stars and yet, on NBC's live broadcast of the 44th NAACP Image Awards, he was granted a mainstream "coming out party."
Growing up in 1960s Brooklyn, TV viewing in my house was simple and predictable: Friday nights found us turning on 'The Addams Family' (accompanied by Swanson TV Dinners to round out the experience), and Sundays (our family's favorite TV night) featured 'Wild Kingdom.'
The cost of the buildings, and all that come along with them is what is killing a lot of businesses -- particularly media companies. The buildings are unnecessary.
Six years ago I met Liz Lemon, a woman with brown hair, glasses, a love of sandwiches and a penchant for blazers. In her, Tina Fey created a character that could appeal to pretty much every kind of audience and not just man/woman.
'30 Rock' may be ending, but we'll always remember what we learned from Tina Fey's character.
KVOR talk-radio host Jeff Crank and his producer were chatting Jan. 5 about how horribly trashy CNN's New Year's Eve special was. But one thing that really pissed off Crank was CNN's first on-air kiss of 2013.
Jodie Foster wittily surveyed her career and broached the topic of her sexual orientation in front of millions of people (even if she never said the words "gay" or "lesbian," her meaning was clear).
Since the 1990s (roughly), television has regularly portrayed being gay in a much more positive light. Forty years later, however, abortion has not made the same leap toward acceptability on television.
Is this really what the idea of volunteering at a soup kitchen is all about? Those who donate their time are undoubtedly responsible for positive Christmas or Thanksgiving spirit, but the charity is cheapened by immature competitiveness amongst them.
When all is said and done, the reality is that only low ratings will get Trump off NBC. That's the best we can hope for. But make no mistake: NBC should fire Trump.
I've taken the liberty of compiling a list of New Year's resolutions for TV -- just some goals to aspire to in this shiny new year, including fewer monkey and mob doctors, more love for ABC's Thursday night programming, and the end of Honey Boo Boo.
Meet the Press is the oldest and most treasured public affairs show on television. This is why the ongoing silence of David Gregory and NBC News -- following his apparent on-air violation of D.C. gun laws -- is so disconcerting.
When World News did run the piece, NBC's Engel was described as some sort of generic news reporter while the 'NBC' affiliation was judiciously left out of the script and not mentioned once during the whole story. | http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/nbc/3 | 2013-05-18T10:55:16 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
UPDATE: Richard Dawkins: My Response to Rabbi Shmuley Boteach
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Richard Dawkins: My Response to Rabbi Shmuley Boteach
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Dictionary.com
–noun
discrimination against or prejudice or hostility toward Jews.
American Heritage Dictionary
n.
1. Hostility toward or prejudice against Jews or Judaism.
2. Discrimination against Jews.
WordNet
noun
the intense dislike for and prejudice against Jewish people
American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Prejudice or hatred against Jews, a Semitic race.
Of course, ethnographically, the term anti-Semite should have broader meaning, including Arabs as well as Jews. But as all the definitions above confirm, that's just not what it means. It's used universally and exclusively to describe hostility and prejudice toward Jews. Ironically, the term was coined in 1880 by a German anti-Semite, Wilhelm Marr, to apply only to Jews, and nowadays it's use is offered as proof by other anti-Semites that Jews are trying to take something that doesn't belong to them.
Give me a break.
Anyone who thinks Jews wouldn't happily share anti-Semitism with the Arabs is nuts. And anyone who can't figure out the source of the accusations that Jews "stole" the word to aggrandize their own misery is blind.
It's absolutely true that criticizing Israel doesn't make someone an anti-Semite. But what's also true is, saying criticizing Israel doesn't make someone an anti-Semite doesn't mean the person saying it isn't one.
The so called "New Atheists" are nothing like the great skeptical, intellectual giants Russell, Camus or Sartre nor do they have an actual philosophy. I refer to these men as the "Elmer Gantrys of Atheism" as they are literally pious evangelists of Anti-Religion. They are every bit as fanatical and self-obsessed as Robertson, Hagee or Falwell ever were. They are simply profiteers of disbelief who tear down other people's belief systems out of sheer egotism and greed.
Untrue.
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Ironic how as soon as someone employs these accusations they are guilty of the identical offense.
And not posting what Mr. Dawkins said verbatim gives you little credibility.
Sounds like religion to me.
But seriously, while Dawkins usually makes good points, he should know better than to use any holocaust imagery, including but not limited to Hitler. As the rabbi proves, the jews own these memes. Using them just lets them shift the argument.
Had Dawkins waited a month to post, the rabbi would have said, “Perhaps it was providence that your letter was posted on your website *just a month after* World Holocaust Remembrance Day.” Or two months. Or 17 weeks. Or any other number. Never underestimate their capacity to shoehorn the holocaust into the discussion.
But I am forced to ask the rabbi, how does England’s rising anti-semitism invalidate what Dawkins said? How does a decision by an academic institution invalidate what Dawkins said? How does *anything* you wrote here invalidate what Dawkins said?
This entire post was just a formless bash against someone who dared use your sacred word, holocaust, in ways you don’t approve of. You didn’t refute anything he said in the debate. You didn’t even try. You just played the victim card. Again.
I sincerely hope that Dawkins sees through this BS like a lot of us did, and refuse an apology.
Dawkins should know better than to use holocause imagery for anything but discussions of the holocaust and its behavior, because its other uses are the surest sign that one is covering for a bad argument.
Since I haven't seen the letter that is being attacked here I don't know if Boteach is being fair to Dawkins. But I hope Dawkins actual defense does not turn on claiming that jews are too sensitive about the holocaust.
So while I do not know why he would make an indefensible comparison in his letter, I would guess that his anger came from your changing your talk, after being told he wasn't present, to one that attacked a straw man version of his belief system. Of course that assumes that your post captures his letter better than your talk captured his worldview.
But the clips were somewhat depressing in their own right. The first portion was supposedly a list of other things that were not true, as Dawkins contends religion is not. But none of them consisted of claims that could be true or false, so the comparison seemed somewhat bizarre. They all seemed predicated on the simple minded mistake of thinking that "evolution supports this behavior in some way" is equal to "this behavior is true". But saying behaviors are true is just a category error. It is totally incoherent. Claims are true and false. Behaviors occur or they don't.
This persisted into the second half when you embarassed yourself by making the silly creationist mistake of thinking that evolution is called a theory because it has not yet grown up and become a fact. That just reflects ignorance of what scientists mean by a theory. Theories are categorized by their scope and not their level of support.
It is possible to win the room in that way, but it clearly hurts ones longterm credibility. And Boteach is usually a reasonable standard bearer for his causes.
Here is Dawkins' mention of Hitler in context:
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As you can see, he was comparing the *delivery* of Shmuley's speech to that of Hitler's, which, if you watch some YouTube clips of Hitler, you will see is not an unreasonable comparison (though I admit that it is an undiplomatic one). Dawkins' response on HuffPo clarifies this.
The entire thread that Dawkins posted his letter on is worth a read, as it contains the background to the letter, and the follow-up responses (i.e. the whole story). You can find it here:
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In New Hampshire, Rick Santorum is attempting to move beyond his familiar identity as the social conservative's dream candidate, by emphasizing a carefully calibrated conservative version of economic populism. In an attempt to woo working-class voters in a state where appeals to faith will not resonate as strongly as they did in Iowa, Santorum is casting himself as the blue-collar candidate, committed to curing the ailments of the working class while cutting taxes and balancing budgets.
In a speech last week, Santorum reiterated his promise to find economic solutions that benefit everyone, not just the rich. "I also believe we as Republicans have to look at those who are not doing well in society," he explained. While Santorum is unlikely to make it past the Republican primary, his instincts that there is opportunity in appealing to New Hampshire's white working-class voters with government measures to improve economic mobility is surely right in the current economic climate. But appealing to this group -- which constitutes 23% of the general population -- presents some challenges for both parties.
For Republican candidates, such appeals run counter to the Tea Party orthodoxy of smaller government and tax cuts, many of which would disproportionately benefit the wealthy. Santorum's proposals that attend to the problems of white working class families are cutting against the grain. A new analysis shows, for example, that Mitt Romney's tax plan would cut taxes for the rich, while households making less than $20,000 a year would see their taxes rise by more than 60%. Many of the white working class do not fall into the latter category, but none have an annual household income of more than $75,000. And Romney's plan is downright moderate in terms of tax cuts for the rich, compared to the some of the other tax proposals that have been introduced.
For Democratic candidates, attracting white working class voters has been a difficult proposition. Nearly half (48%) of white working class Americans identify as conservative, and they are significantly more likely than the general population to identify with evangelical Christianity and to be Biblical literalists. The past few election years weren't hopeful for the Democrats: in 2008, Obama lost the white working class vote by 18 points, and in 2010, Congressional Democrats suffered a 30-point deficit among the same population.
According to some progressive strategists, these voters are also vital to Obama's reelection prospects. Last year, Thomas B. Edsall and Ruy Teixiera both predicted that white working class voters will surge to the Republican party in 2012, with potentially fatal consequences. "There will be a lot of white working class voters showing up at the polls next November," Teixiera explained in a piece for the New Republic last summer, "and the degree to which they support (or abandon) President Obama could very well make or break his reelection."
But the white working class, despite stereotypes, is not overwhelmingly supportive of the Tea Party; only 24% say that they share values with the Tea Party. Nor are they the foot soldiers of the Christian Right; only 32% consider themselves part of the Christian conservative movement. Moreover, with the economy still struggling, economic issues are likely to take precedence over culture war issues in the 2012 election.
This time around, Democrats may have a considerable advantage over Republicans because their values are more aligned with the white working class on some of the most salient economic issues: income and wealth inequality. Perhaps because they are more likely than most to report being in poor or fair financial condition, white working class Americans are far more likely than Republicans to favor government measures to improve economic mobility. Consider the following:
From the point of view of these numbers, Santorum and the Republican field's version of economic populism will likely be modest and offer few convincing solutions to the problems facing economically distressed voters. For Obama and other Democratic candidates, 2012 may present the best opportunity in recent memory for reconnecting with the white working class
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One spring day 12 years ago, while strolling through the cedar shaded grounds of 700-year old Nanzenji Zen monastery in Kyoto's eastern foothills, I passed through the arch of a red brick, Roman-style aqueduct to explore the area behind the head abbot's quarters. While looking at the vermillion, lacquered altar of a small sub-temple, an elderly priest appeared from behind me. "What are you doing here?" he asked in a no-nonsense voice.
Any gruffness I heard was immediately dispelled by one thing. The man twinkled. He was both sweet and mischievousness."Tourists rarely visit here. We have no famous garden to see." We chatted for a while, and I was about to leave when he said, "Sometimes I invite people to see the Noh masks that I carve." I gasped. A Noh mask carver! He then told me of some English letters he had received but could not understand. "I will translate them for you!" I said, almost knocking him over with my enthusiasm to come even a little closer to the rarified world of Noh.
Now, 12 years later, I am a frequent guest at Sakura-san's temple. He is 86 years old, yet his laugh, his sense of humor and the extraordinary sweetness that endeared him to me so many years ago, still welcome me like a grandfather.
Shuren Sakurai was born to a family of farmers, in rural Aichi prefecture. Life for many was very different then. "In those days, families were large and poor, and children were often adopted out. When I was nine, I entered this temple as a boy monk, and the abbot here became my master, my teacher, my parent. Though it was hard for me to be away from my real parents, in those days, we accepted the reality of what life gave us and we just did what we had to do."
"My adopted father often said to me, 'Become true gold, not gold plating. Whatever you do in your life, put your entire self into it. Make it gold." People now-a-days only want to do things that are easy and comfortable. There is nothing that can be accomplished well through short cuts. Things that matter take time and our complete attention."
When Sakurai-san graduated from school in 1945, he was drafted into the Imperial Army and sent to China. After the war, he was captured by Soviet troops and spent three years in a lumber camp in the Gulag. "We were 16 Japanese boys sleeping in a tent in a Siberian forest. We kept our feet warm next to a charcoal stove, but our heads felt completely frozen. Later when I returned to Japan, I had become so strong that I could work outside in the Kyoto winter without a shirt."
The Soviets denied that there were Japanese boys in their labor camps. Families at home assumed that they had died in action. When Sakurai-san was finally released, the war had been over for three years. He returned to the temple to find that his adopted father had since died. The temple was in disrepair and overgrown with weeds. "I needed to repair the temple. I also needed to enter the monastery and begin my training for the priesthood so I found someone to live here and rent out rooms to keep things together while I was away."
He finished his training, returned to Saisho-in, got married and had two children. There was very little income for a temple at that time. Japan's war defeat had been followed by disillusionment and secularization. During the war the temple's donation box provided much income. Women prayed for the safe return of soldier husbands or sons from abroad. After the war, many stopped coming. It was very difficult to keep up the temple and support his young family. "When my young daughters entered kindergarten, I also needed money for their tuition."
"I decided to rent out a room in the temple. A Noh mask carver showed up and took the room to use as a studio. He suggested that I also carve Noh masks and that curio shops would sell them to tourists. He also told me that my face would come out in the masks I carve. I was very taken by that. My quest as a Zen monk was to find myself. Carving masks could be a vehicle for my search.
"So I began to carve. Though the master gave me some guidance, I had to learn by myself. This craft cannot be taught. The few students that I have had always wanted me to do the difficult parts for them. But that is the very thing that they should be doing. If you put your whole self into your work, it will be good. It will be gold. It is not a matter of comparing one's work with another's."
For years, Sakurai-san just carved masks, from early morning until late at night. "It was more important to me than eating or sleeping. Anything done completely, results in transcending mind and emotions. This is the path that I had chosen. Carving is the same as sitting Zazen. I don't think it matters what you choose as your life's occupation, as long as you produce something that is real; something good; something gold. People ask me if my carving has improved over the years. I really can't answer that. Each mask is different. I approach each one as if I am carving for the first time. Work done slowly, carefully, patiently and with the open mind of a beginner will be good."
I asked him once why he so often carves the ko omote mask of a young girl. "The ko omote is the first mask that beginning carvers must master because it is the least detailed of all the masks. There is no expression of emotion." An emotionless mask allows the Noh actor wearing it to project his own emotion. As simple as it appears, this mask is actually "the one with which carvers end their careers carving, because it is the most difficult." It is the essence of purity and subtlety. Whatever unresolved toughness or harshness is in the heart of the carver will show up in the expression on the mask.
Sakurai-san has kept one of every type of mask that he has carved. "My masks are my legacy to this temple." Until five years ago, he had no apparent successor as abbot of Saisho-in. Then, his grandson, fresh out of university, entered a Zen training monastery with plans to eventually take over for his grandfather. The family is giving him the freedom to make his own decisions, without pressure. When I asked if he will also carve masks, Sensei answered,
"He hasn't said anything yet. But at least we know now that the temple's masks will be well taken care of," he said with the eyes of a monk, the smile of a grandfather, and, of course, a golden twinkle.
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Francesca Zambello ranks among the world's most prolific opera and musical theater directors. Revered for her fearless dramatic intensity since her Houston Grand Opera debut in 1984, she seems to move effortlessly from her role as artistic and general director of the Glimmerglass Festival in central New York, to her position as artistic advisor at the Washington National Opera (now part of the Kennedy Center), to freelance assignments at all the major houses.
Zambello is in constant demand. This year she has already staged Show Boat at Lyric Opera of Chicago, an acclaimed production she will reprise in Washington next May, and La Traviata at Opera Australia, a unique open-air version at Sydney Harbor. In the fall she returns to Broadway to co-direct the musical, Rebecca, which she premiered in Vienna in 2006, and December will find her at the Met restaging her 2003 Les Troyens.
When I caught up with the director in D.C. last month, she was about to meet with the artistic staff at Washington National Opera, while also preparing to direct Aida, which opens the Glimmerglass Festival on July 7. Her new season will run through August 25 and also features productions of The Music Man, Armide, and Lost in the Stars.
Though Zambello lives in Cooperstown during the summer, she makes her home in Manhattan with attorney Faith E. Gay, whom she married last December. She has formed a close bond with Gay's son, and she looks forward to sharing the sylvan riches of the Otsego Lake region with her family as the season unfolds. What follows is a condensed version of our freewheeling chat.
In the 1980s you and Stephen Wadsworth ran the Skylight Opera Theatre in Milwaukee. Have you learned new things about resident companies since taking over Glimmerglass?
It was a huge learning curve, but the great thing about running a company is that I have a vision of what I want to produce and what I want our internship programs to be -- education is a huge part -- and it's my responsibility to make sure the money gets raised and the quality is there. I have an amazing staff, but [presenting quality] is still on my shoulders, as opposed to being a freelance director where you come in, do your work, and leave. Having a sense of roots and commitment to a company I believe in so strongly... is so satisfying.
The setting of Glimmerglass was a big part of my attraction, but it was a trifecta: It was being able to be still in natural, beautiful surroundings, and having the opportunity to develop a festival that's different from a company because it's compressed, and knowing that my mission and myself were in alignment with our educational focus and my ability to create interesting work.
Your second Glimmerglass season is about to start. Are you happy with your progress?
I'm proudest that a festival emerged last year through extensive programming -- we added all these concerts and cabarets in the Thaw Pavilion, our second space. We sold 15 percent more tickets than the year before, and we balanced our budget for the first time in six years with a surplus. We had a 400 percent increase in children's attendance, and right now we're way ahead in tickets sales of where we were last year at this time.
There's a lot of talk about the aging of today's opera patrons. Should all companies focus on attracting the next generation?
When everyone says, 'Oh, the audience is getting older!' I think, 'Thank God they're getting older because now people who had careers in the business world are retiring early and they're healthy and they want to discover new things.' Why shouldn't these people discover opera?
But, yes, we also want to cultivate young people. I think my mission thus far as a director was about making opera available to a wider public -- such as families and children -- which I'm very committed to. Today, for instance, we have a big meeting at Washington National Opera because we're commissioning a new piece for the holidays [2013]. And in D.C. we'll be doing a lot of new works, and some of those initiatives are about attracting young audiences -- they're short operas, twenty minutes to an hour, about contemporary American themes. We're going to announce them soon
At Glimmerglass, people under 18 can buy ten dollar tickets, and we have many concerts and cabarets that are also priced at ten dollars for this age group. Last summer when we did Annie Get Your Gun I'd give a talk before the show and sometimes I asked all the kids to stand up and we'd have as many as 200.
You've said that all of the productions you're doing at Glimmerglass this year support the idea that opera should be a vehicle for social change. How does Aida fit in?, 'This is a piece with contemporary relevance -- one culture trying to dominate another.' I've only directed Aida once before in Geneva. It's an opera I've been around a lot, but I want to create an intimate version. I think that some in our audience will never have seen it live, because for many we're the only opera company they go to. So I thought, why not do a Glimmerglass version of the big operas? When Verdi wrote Aida, the piece was in a theater the same size as ours, so there's no reason we shouldn't do it. I invited my friend Nader Abbassi who runs the Cairo Opera, to conduct -- he's done Aida 500 times at the Pyramids -- and we found a phenomenal cast.
Tell me about the singers in Aida. Your principals are all making their role debuts, right?
Yes, and I think our Aida, Michelle Johnson, could be the new Leontyne [Price]. Michelle was a contestant in the George London contest, and one of our Board members, Alfred Hubay, had been a judge and recommended her. I watched the clips, then I called her and asked her to come over and talk to me. She came to my apartment in New York and sang, and I told her, 'This is a year away but I think you should do it. You're going to sing this part all the time, and I promise I'll direct it myself and spend a lot of time with you.' Then she won the 2011 Met Opera National Council Auditions.
Eric Owens who's our artist-in-residence this year had never done Amonasro... and our Radames is Noah Stewart. He released an amazing crossover album on Decca in Europe and has gone from obscurity to being number one in both classical and pop in England. And we also have Daveda Karanas making her debut as Amneris. I'm hoping to prove that people can experience Aida in a way they haven't experienced it before -- and they're really going to hear the music.
When I chatted with you for HuffPost in 2010, you said you planned to do a classic musical at Glimmerglass each season. This year it's The Music Man featuring Cooperstown native, Dwayne Croft, as Harold Hill and Elizabeth Futral as Marian. Why this show?
I felt it related to the all-American Main Street mentality. It's the story of a town being corrupted that is healed by music, and so I thought it fit in well with our social change motif. We're updating it to post-World War II. I talked with the director, Marcia Milgrim Dodge, and we felt we needed to find an edge, so Marian the Librarian will be like Rosie the Riveter, walking around in her slacks.
You also told me you didn't want to amplify the sound for musicals. How is that working?
I still believe that's the way to go. We bring unamplified sound, big voices, and a big ensemble to the stage, so you're hearing these shows the way the composer envisioned them. I definitely talk to the singers before they sign on, so they're comfortable speaking the dialogue without amplification, and [for them] it's a joy working in a 900-seat house.
Speaking of musicals, you plan to stage Kern and Hammerstein's Show Boat at Washington National Opera next May. What are the challenges?
It will be the exact same production I did in Chicago this February. The biggest thing about Show Boat is working out the version, especially in the second act, and I really wanted the focus to stay on Magnolia because it's about her renaissance and her change and her coming into herself. This production doesn't shift to Kim, her daughter, but focuses on Magnolia becoming a star and on Magnolia not going back with [her husband, Gaylord] Ravenal, but accepting her status as an independent woman. What's fascinating is that she raises Kim herself and is strong.
The other major issue is race, which runs through the whole work. The plot hinges on a case of miscegenation, and it's important to go back to the novel by Edna Ferber. All of her stories are incredibly political whether it's this one or Giant -- they're about race, about class--and I think she's one of the great underrated writers. Ferber's books are so powerful and so rich in American tapestry, and the lessons she tried to bring out are still relevant. The central story is how the people are treated and how they come around, and a lot of what I tried to do in act two is show how race relations had changed and how the African-Americans are doing better by the time the show ends in the 1920s.
Show Boat is your 11th production for WNO. Can you discuss WNO's future plans?
Really, eleven? I'd better go back and count. [Laughs, seemingly amazed.] Well, I'll be directing one producton each year. It's already been announced that [my staging of] the American Ring is coming back in spring of 2016, and of course it began here and was inspired by Washington which represents 'the ring of power.' We're in the planning stages, and it will be a major event to have three complete cycles in the capital city a few months before the 2016 election.
I love being involved here, and for next season (2012-2013) I had more of a hand in the preparations, and after that I'll be involved more and more. Without giving specifics, I think we'll be emphasizing diversity in repertory and displaying exciting voices. I can envision more productions with heightened theatrical values, and this theater [the Kennedy Center Opera House] is more intimate than the Met, Chicago, or San Francisco, so we can present certain singers in roles they might not do elsewhere.
I gather you think live theater will survive despite the arts' increasing use of technology.
I said back in 1980 that one day we'll be going to work in a TV studio. Technology is changing everything, and maybe we'll find a way to make live theater more truthful through our use of technology.
But I still believe we need the live experience in a theater the same way we attend church services and town meetings. We need the human connection.
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Humana Challenge Nominated as Sports Event of the Year
The 2012 Humana Challenge is a nominee for the 2012 Sports Business Awards in the category of Sports Event of the Year. The list of nominees, chosen by the editorial staffs of the SportsBusiness Journal and SportsBusiness Daily, covers 15 categories, such as Sports Team of the Year, Sports Event of the Year and Sports Executive of the Year. The awards recognize outstanding achievement in sports business from March 1, 2011 to Feb. 29, 2012.
For a complete listing of the nominees, watch this video, on.
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Axis of Evil Comedy Tour:
The Axis of Evil Comedy Tour is made up of a group of Middle-Eastern American comedians. Their comedy tour has been all over the
Like many young Arabs living in the
Having heard that they were coming to
Politics is always a controversial issue but that is multiplied when dealing with Middle Eastern Politic especially in the
Overall this is exciting not only because I finally got to attend their show, but also because this indicates a growing level complexity in the region. Middle Easterners laughing at each other, and with each other is not something new, however, the difference with Axis of Evil is that we now can do that within a particular context that since September 2001 has been heated or taboo. The ability to laugh at ourselves is wonderfully cathartic and in this sense, it is certainly psychologically advanced. This healthy introspection allows for us to question some of our values that might not be serving us anymore. It further shows our generation new ways of dialogue and communication that allows us to highlight pertinent issues that need to be raised in an amicable way. It is a whole other way to educate both Americans and Arabs of our limitations and strengths which people are more accepting to see and then change when addressed with humor. Axis of Evil is a reflection of how moderates and not extremists are in the majority in our countries who are appreciative of laughing our way to a solution rather than confrontation.
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ASIA: Two outstanding rights defenders from India awarded regional prize
indiscriminate use of military force against civilians in the northeast.
Raghuvanshi leads the People's Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR), which has over 50,000 members working against caste discrimination and torture across five states.
The Korean awarding committee said that Raghuvanshi had brought hope back to thousands of bonded labourers and those suffering human rights abuses due to India's caste system, especially Dalits.
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), which has worked closely with the PVCHR for a number of years, congratulated Raghuvanshi on his receipt of the award.
"Dr Lenin and his colleagues are tackling deep feudal practices that go back thousands of years and require immense dedication and effort to be eliminated, as they must if human rights and democracy are ever to have any meaning in India," Basil Fernando, executive director of the Hong Kong-based regional rights group, said.
"We have no doubt that he is a very worthy recipient of this award and that it will contribute much to his further efforts," Fernando said.
Raghuvanshi has been acknowledged for his work as a social changemaker by the international Ashoka Fellowship.
His co-recipient, Irom Sharmila, has conducted a hunger strike for the abolition of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in the northeastern states since a massacre in Manipur during 2000. She is being detained at the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, where she is force-fed by drip.
"They both have fought for the same noble cause of the advancement of human rights and social justice, yet they still have a long way to go. The Gwangju Prize for Human Rights will boost their further struggles," the May 18 Memorial Foundation said in announcing the award recipients.
A ceremony to present the award will be held in Gwangju on May 18.
Previous recipients have included Basil Fernando, Jayanthi Dandeniya, the coordinator of the Families of the Disappeared in Sri Lanka, and the chairperson of the Working Group on Justice for Peace in Thailand, Angkhana Neelaphaijit. | http://www.humanrights.asia/news/press-releases/AHRC-PL-016-2007 | 2013-05-18T10:12:17 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Thomas' Cinnamon Raisin Bagel Thins - Now THIS is the kind of item to kick off a new year! Each sweet 'n slim bagel has 110 calories, 1g fat, 160mg sodium, 25g carbs, 5g fiber, 6g sugars, and 4g protein (PointsPlus® value 3*). We can't wait to smear these things with fat-free cream cheese...
Amy's Sonoma Veggie Burger - The latest meatless patty from our pal Amy sounds INSANELY delicious. Mushrooms, onions, carrots, walnuts, quinoa, oats... So much goodness! Each burger has 140 calories, 5g fat, 500mg sodium, 18g carbs, 3g fiber, 2g sugars, and 5g protein (PointsPlus® value 3*). Amy's New Year's resolution must have been to make us all very happy.
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The Hungry Girl TV Show Debuts This Week! In case you've been under a rock (or just not reading your HG emails), Hungry Girl premieres on Cooking Channel THIS SATURDAY (1/8/11), at 4pm ET/1pm PT! Tune in for guilt-free tips, restaurant-ordering tricks, Lisa (HG herself!) cooking in the kitchen, and all kinds of fun. The first episode is all about... PIZZA! Do NOT miss it. And don't miss tomorrow's email for a sneak peek at the episode! Not One, But TWO New Books Are on the Way! This spring, we're bringing you a MASSIVE cookbook PACKED with amazing meals... Hungry Girl 300 Under 300: 300 Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Dishes Under 300 Calories. AHHH! Then in the fall, the long-anticipated, oft-requested, sleek and sensational ultimate supermarket guide will arrive!!! YES, it's coming, people! Could we BE more excited? No... we could not! Site Makeover: EZ Print Recipes, Enhanced Search Feature & More! In the past month or so, you might have noticed a few changes around the Hungry Girl site. In case you haven't (we understand -- December was a blur), look for these awesome changes... There's a new "print" button for easy, printer-friendly recipes! We have a snazzy new layout. (Have you SEEN the beauteous homepage?!) New Weight Watchers PointsPlus® values for recipes have infiltrated our archives and book site. And our search function is better than ever. (Find the search box in the upper right corner of the homepage.) Yay!
Low-calorie-noodle lovers, listen up! A WHOLE NEW SHAPE of Tofu Shirataki noodles is coming soon... and we can't tell you what it is but it rhymes with flackaroni! ***Uh oh. A recently published study suggests that eating lunch in front of the computer could lead people to eat more later in the day than if they were eating undistracted. Computer-bound subjects had a fuzzier memory of what and how much they ate for lunch; this worries us, what with our hard-working, chewing-while-typing ways... ***Time for some good news (for us ladies, at least). New research from Northwestern University shows that while regular exercise keeps weight gain to a minimum in aging men AND women, the ladies are likely to gain less over the years. Active females averaged 13 fewer pounds of weight gain compared to not-so-active women, while the male exercisers gained 6 fewer pounds than low-activity guys. Get moving, everybody! ***Good news/bad news: Wendy's has FINALLY launched its breakfast menu (YAY!), but most of the items in the lineup have somewhat scary stats (BOO!). The bright spots on the menu are the Fresh Seasonal Fruit (grapes, apples, and strawberries or pineapple!) and the Good-to-Go Oatmeal Bar (baked fresh and served warm, for a reasonable 280 calories). The Mornin' Melt Panini? Fuhgeddaboudit. ***And finally, a story that actually kind of confuses us. A new zero-calorie candy, already sold in Brazil and expected to branch out, allegedly improves health, increases energy levels, slows aging, and gives you a better complexion... and contains no fat, preservatives, sugar, or sodium. Um, beauty candy? We don't really believe it; but if it turns out the stuff works AND won't kill us, we might buy stock. That's all we've got. HG out!
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This volume presents two complementary medieval anthologies containing lyrics by two outstanding Latin poets of the second half of the twelfth century. The poet Peter of Blois was proclaimed by a contemporary of his to be a master composer of rhythmic verse. Peter’s secular love-lyrics gathered in the Arundel manuscript give substance to that claim. Written with a technical virtuosity that rivals the metrical display of Horatian lyric, the poems give eloquent and learned expression to the cult of secular love that emerged in the twelfth century.
The collection is further augmented by verse as varied as Christmas poems and satires on the venality of the Roman Curia and immoral bishops, including a famous lament about church corruption by Walther of Châtillon.
The cleric Hugh Primas won recognition and fame for compositions in which he reflects upon his experiences, good and bad, while traveling around the cities of northern France (such as the important sees of Rheims and Sens) in search of patronage. Artistic in conception and execution, the poems are memorable for the witty and often acerbic tone with which Primas engages the holders of ecclesiastical power. | http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674055575 | 2013-05-18T10:52:26 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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Hurley's Jorge Munoz giving away Hurley goodies.
Stoked on their free Hurley hats.
Fresh, customized Hurley tees.
Getting ready for their Blink 182 Meet & Greet.
Customizing t-shirts on the Hurley Customization truck.
Jorge and fan checking the finished product.
So long from beautiful Auburn, Washington.
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So we finally have the bowl matchups. One surprise selection out of turn set the rest in motion, but there are great arguments for each of the five games going in favor of the MAC. And sorry, Ball State. It was a nice season and great havin' ya. But you conceivably needed one more win.
Gildan New Mexico Bowl
Temple Owls (8-4, 5-3) vs. Wyoming Cowboys (8-4, 5-2 Mountain West)
December 17, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2 p.m. (ESPN)
Temple can very well win this. By bringing their bread and butter to the desert, namely running the ball and playing tough defense, Wyoming can be beaten. The Cowboys finished third in the MWC behind Boise State and TCU, the latter of whom they played very well. When we last saw them they began 3-0 with a narrow win at BGSU, and since have topped San Diego State and Air Force. The Owls usually show up against out-of-conference opponents, but have yet to win a bowl in the MAC era. If they can do their thing with Bernard Pierce and the stingy defense, I feel we should finally accept Owls Nation into the fold of the MAC and lay off 'em ... until next season.
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Ohio Bobcats (8-4, 6-2) vs. Utah State Aggies (7-5, 5-2 WAC)
December 17, Boise, Idaho, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Interesting one here. On one side you've got the Bobcats, a sound team defensively who can win a game with a score in the mid 20s. Then there's Utah State, the team that almost opened the season with a win at Auburn, yet faltered through the early season with a freshman quarterback before winning five games in a row with their backup quarterback, mostly in shootouts. USU has an offensive/defensive makeup similar to Northern Illinois except they don't have a dual-threat quarterback.
For what it's worth OHIO also has a five-game regular-season winning streak, but of course ... that blasted MAC Championship game is still a sore subject to discuss on the streets of Athens. I do believe the Bobcats have the capacity to win this.
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
Western Michigan Broncos (7-5, 5-3) vs. Purdue Boilermakers (6-6, 4-4 Big Ten)
December 27, Detroit, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
This is where the selection process got goofy. Obviously because Toledo was plucked by another bowl, supposedly against a "better opponent," WMU was promoted to the second-best MAC bowl, even though they seemed destined for a weird, mysterious destination. Now they get a home game in their home state and the Big Ten finally sends a team to this bowl for the first time in four years. Purdue did all right in the Big Ten, holding their own and besting Illinois and Ohio State. Assuming Alex Carder heals up by then, they'll have a great test since the Boilermakers haven't allowed a 300-yard passer since, of all teams, Middle Tennessee State in the opener. Their run defense won't have a huge test against Purdue but must do their job so that they're not playing catch-up.
Military Bowl Presented By Northrop Grumman
Toledo Rockets (8-4, 7-1) vs. Air Force Falcons (7-5, 3-4 Mountain West)
December 28, Washington, DC, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Wonderful imagery for something called the Military Bowl. Airplane pilots and rockets. They couldn't have planned it any better. Fortunately for the Rockets they should be the favored team here. They've never played Air Force in their history nor have they defended any sort of triple option in quite a while, but in terms of standard run the Rockets do rather well. AFA's best win is against 4-7 Navy so of all the MAC bowl games, this seems like the surest victory.
GoDaddy.com Bowl
Northern Illinois Huskies (10-3, 7-1) vs. Arkansas State Red Wolves (10-2, 8-0 Sun Belt)
January 8, Mobile, Alabama, 9:00 p.m. (ESPN)
And heeeere's the fun one. Arkansas State quietly but forcefully danced their way through the Sun Belt and have won nine straight games. But while their offense has been studly during this stretch, it's been their defense which has helped them mostly win, allowing less than 19 points per game. Circle this one, because the annual MAC/Sun Belt brag-off might be the only bowl game, if any, which holds substance in respect to the MAC.
Overall thoughts: Looking back I think a realistic (with a chance of sunny-side optimism) puts the MAC at 4-1 in bowl season. They've gotten thrown around in these games in recent years but I say this because each game is winnable. In terms of most likely winners to least likely, I'll go with Toledo, Temple, WMU, NIU, Ohio.
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Unnur Fridriksdottir-you can’t miss it why do you love Unnur Fridriksdottir? if you’re like most brand enthusiasts, you’re probably drawn to their exclusivity, prestige, and trend-setting style. The Icelandic Unnur Fridriksdottir, founded the company UNNURWEAR, in 2006, making high quality handbags, accessories and clothing for fashion forward women all over the world. Unnur has in this short time won innovation awards for her entrepreneur visions and designs. In summer 2007 Unnur’s handbags were displayed in Iceland’s largest design exhibition to date, Magma/Kvika, at Kjarvalsstadir Art Museum in Reykjavik.
Unnur’s specialty is using sea-leather in her handbags…yes FISH! The fish being used in the current collections is farm grown Icelandic Salmon and farm grown African Perch. After all the name UNNUR means in Icelandic “the waves of the ocean”.
In using sea-leather UNNURWEAR is contributing to sustainable fashion, and not endangering any species. There is nothing fishy about that!
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EMBATTLED is a 9 letter word that starts with E.
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Energize.com Recommends A Healthy Dose of Encouragement For A Healthier Life
Energize.com shares the benefits of encouragement and how it helps change lives in one of its articles.
Miami,FL (I-Newswire) May 6, 2012 -
The best things in life are free. One of these free things that has a huge impact in people's lives is encouragement. It is a few gentle words given and directed at someone that works like magic. Many people think that the answer to everything is money. Money can't buy the important and intangible things in life. The power of encouragement is often underestimated and overlooked. Sometimes, all someone needs is encouragement. Sometimes, words are more precious than gold.
"Encouraging words can do wonders to make us work harder instead of thinking about surrender. We can never underestimate the power of positive words to change our outlooks in life," reveals Energize.com.
Energize.com is a website that helps people learn how live physically, mentally, and emotionally healthy lives. It is a big source of information on health and wellness with news and articles on exercise, food, herbal supplements, holistic health, meditation, and more. Aside from tips and advice on healthy living, Energize.com also offers products to supplement and complement a healthy lifestyle.
Energize.com shares some important benefits of encouragement in one of its articles. Encouragement can be one important source of motivation. It gives hope and refuels one's drive. It gives one the energy to push forward and prevail over trials and hardships. Consequently, this leads to better productivity and quality output.
According to Energize.com, a few encouraging words can also change perspective and a person's outlook in life. Encouragement helps achieve focus. It helps to calm the mind and thus, enable one to better analyze and bring clarity to situations. Encouragement is also vital in developing and restoring self-confidence and healthy self-esteem. This helps a person achieve a sense of well-being. A positive outlook in life generally leads to a happier and healthier life.
Check out Energize.com to learn more about the benefits of encouragement and to keep abreast of the latest health news and developments.
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Charlotte Spending More on Online Marketing for Small Businesses
Small businesses in Charlotte, North Carolina have witnessed growth in the year 2012. Digital and Online Marketing Agencies, like The Alexis Agency, have played a role in taking the local businesses to wider audiences.
Charlotte, NC (I-Newswire) January 18, 2013 - Charlotte is a very important city in North Carolina. The city has witnessed sound growth in the spending of their small businesses. The Alexis Agency, a digital marketing firm having operations in Florida and North Carolina , has been involved with a variety of businesses to handle the Public Relations, Advertising and Marketing of their services/products. Visit. thealexisagency.net for more information about the services of the company.
Online marketing has become a very important tool for any firm, big or small. It is well known that people access the internet more than ever to find their needs. Internet marketing is hard to ignore now. The Alexis Agency has an experienced team of professionals to handle all the needs of any kind of business. The company provides Advertising, Public Relations and Marketing services to their clients.
Search engine optimizations (SEO) is undoubtedly one of the most important parts of Online Marketing. Any online business must ensure that their website is not only user friendly but also search engine friendly. More than 80% of the traffic to any website is through the search engines and the website should be good enough to be picked up by the search engines. The Alexis Agency uses all kinds of tools to make sure that businesses are well-ranked on major search engines. The company offers a variety of packages for online marketing of local, national and global businesses. Visit to know the strategies implemented by the company for the marketing and promotion of any business.
Charlotte, being the largest city in North Carolina, is a major business hub for the state. Many small and medium scale businesses have flourished in the city. More and more firms are adopting a variety of advertising and public relations strategies for their businesses. What was once limited to only large companies, is being adopted by small firms too. Public relations and digital marketing is now, without any doubt, the most important tool for the growth of any business. Digital marketing and Public Relations companies like The Alexis Agency have played an important role in the growth of the business in Charlotte and is expected to have larger role in the year 2013.
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(CAROLINA FOREST, S.C.) -- Officials are investigating a Saturday night brush fire that consumed 26 condominium buildings and burned more than 100 homes in Carolina Forest, S.C.
The South Carolina Forestry Commission is handling the investigation after the fire destroyed dozens of buildings. According to the Myrtle Beach Sun-News, weather conditions including wind gusts, low humidity and warm temperatures have created elevated fire danger levels.
The smoke from Saturday night's fire could be seen for miles. According to the Sun-News, firefighters responded to the fire at approximately 5:00 p.m. Saturday, finally getting the flames under control at about 10:30 p.m., as reported by the Sun-News. Four first responders were taken to the hospital, but no residents were injured or killed.
While the cause of the fire is not clear, one witness told the Sun-News that it seemed to begin near a set of power lines.
It is unknown how many people were displaced by the fire. Residents of the buildings that were not burned down were told that they could retrieve imperative belongings, such as medication, on Sunday morning.
A burn ban has been put into effect, prohibiting any open flames indefinitely.
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Notes and Pictures from Travels to Visit Refugee Friends
About
i-ACT Project Updates: Fall 2012
As the new school year begins across the United States and in the Darfur refugee camps in Eastern Chad, our i-ACT team is busy revamping and launching new programs!
Partnership with Darfur Dream Team Sister Schools Program
Little Ripples
Darfur United
Right to Education Mobile Human Rights Library
If you are interested in getting involved in any of our projects, please contact us. Email Katie-Jay at ktj@iactivism.org. Our team of global volunteers is always looking for more dedicated members!:
Job Opening: R2E Librarian
Teacher Abdulaziz is excited about the R2E Library and is going in to high gear to help us find the right librarian. He said that this program is very important, so the person that will manage it at the camp has to be good. We agreed that the number one trait for the librarian has to be responsibility. The librarian will have to commit to working at the schools every school day in collaboration with the teachers. He or she will be taking care of equipment and material that needs to stay in good conditions, and this is no small task in dusty, windy, hot camp Djabal. The librarian must also speak English, since the library is to teach about human rights and English. Being good, kind, and patient with kids is also a must. Abdulaziz told me that he will have five candidates for us to consider tomorrow. I’m looking forward to it!
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R2E Mobile Human Rights Library
Hello! My name is Patricia Bitar and I am an intern for the Human Rights Watch Student Task Force (STF). Launched
in 1999, STF is fundamentally about students advocating for children’s rights. It is a youth leadership-training program that brings together high school students from all over Los Angeles and empowers them to advocate for human rights issues that concern the rights of children.
The STF teachers work in partnership with us as STF interns to mentor students in leadership skills and activism, enabling them to become effective voices for change and social justice within their communities.
We are currently working with 13 high schools all over L.A. to promote this year’s campaign: the Right to Education. As we educate our students about human rights, we are partnering with i-ACT Directors Gabriel Stauring and Katie J Scott and Darfuri refugees to create two Mobile Libraries for refugee students at two camps along the Chad’s boarder with Sudan. STF chapters will create educational materials and fundraise almost $3000 to create the Mobile Libraries which will consist of E-books, tables, mats, dictionaries, chairs, a donkey, and a librarian. The libraries will travel between schools in the camps on two donkeys.
Along with raising money, the STF members will research appropriate resources and materials and will be in contact with refugee students as they explore what the Right to Education means and what the reality is for other youth around the world where education is a matter of life and death.
As a student in International Relations at the University of California San Diego, I feel privileged to be working with HRW and I-Act, an outstanding team of hard-working, inspiring, and intelligent people! I am very excited to see what the New Year brings as we raise awareness and partnerships between L.A. School districts and Darfuri Refugees!
To learn more about this project or to donate, please visit us at and iactivism.com/r2e.
Photos from the HRW Student Task Force September Leadership Conference:
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An editor capable of inserting an element according with DTD analisys helps a lot since it can allow or not the element to be used at the position where the cursor is in. This way you can be sure that no invalid element was added anywhere in your document.
In order to ensure future changes are as easy as possible, authors should try to keep as much compatibility as possible with theXML example of documents can found afterwards on this document. (see Section 12).
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Kite Realty Group Trust Inc. has increased its retail presence in the Southeastern U.S. by acquiring two shopping centers
in Greenville, S.C., at a total purchase price of more than $37.9 million.
The Indianapolis-based real estate investment trust paid $28.2 million for the 194,000-square-foot Shops at Plaza Green, which is 95 percent leased and anchored by national retailers including Bed Bath & Beyond, according to the firm. The purchase closed on Dec. 21.
On Dec. 7, Kite paid $9.1 million for a 68,000-square-foot shopping center anchored by a Publix grocery store. That development is 97 percent leased.
Kite used proceeds from a $60 million October share offering to help acquire the properties.
“We quickly deployed the majority of the proceeds from our October common equity offering into these two well-located assets,” said John A. Kite, the company’s chairman and CEO, in a prepared release. “We plan to continue increasing our presence in the Southeast by completing our development projects and acquiring well-located assets.”
As of Sept. 30, Kite Realty owned interests in a portfolio of 60 operating and redevelopment properties totaling approximately 8.9 million square feet, plus two properties currently under development totaling 600,000 square feet.
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Until now, Indiana's Senate Republican primary race between longtime U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar and Indiana Treasurer Richard
Mourdock has been dominated by television ads, millions of campaign phone calls and foment among Indiana's strong base
of conservative voters: All of them proxies for the showdown between the elder statesman and one of the party's hardest-working
The two men are scheduled to field questions from Hoosiers, side by side, at 7 p.m. Wednesday when the Indiana Debate Commission hosts Lugar and Mourdock's only debate before the May 8 Indiana Republican primary.
The hour-long debate will be broadcast from the studios of WFYI, a PBS affiliate in downtown Indianapolis. Citizens can provide possible questions by submitting them here.
The last week leading up to the debate has given voters a taste of the nasty, heavily funded campaign. Lugar took beatings on his support for gas taxes and oil price controls, and fired back by saying those attacks heavily distort the facts. Lugar supporters call Mourdock a pawn of Democrats because of their coordinated attacks against Lugar.
Those are the internally-polled, highly-vetted storylines dozens of political staffers are pushing as the best way to knock out their opponent.
But the debate commission is taking questions from Hoosiers via email and Facebook. And a quick perusal of the commission's Facebook page shows a pretty refreshing break from the monotony of campaign talking points: One person asks in one post whether each candidate would continue to support billions in federal subsidies for Indiana farmers. Another asks how the two would deal with the national healthcare problem if they oppose "Obamacare."
Of course those questions are among some of the same ones the candidates have faced from voters around the state.
Yet if there's been an argument about alternatives for fixing national healthcare, ways to balance domestic energy production with limited resources and limited federal dollars and just about anything else a member of the U.S. Senate would debate during the next six-year term, it hasn't made its way into the various 30-second spots that have flooded Indiana television stations.
National pollsters Fred Yang and Christine Matthews said that while the debate will likely expose many voters for the first time to Mourdock, there is little it will do to change an already tight race.
The results of their polling of likely Republican voters, published by DePauw University and Howey Politics Indiana last week, showed a close race between the two men vying to face Democratic U.S. Rep. Joe Donnelly in November.
Yang pointed to former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich as the rare candidate who has benefitted broadly with voters based on debate performances. Of course, Gingrich appeared in close to two dozen nationally televised debates, while Mourdock and Lugar get one crack in Indiana before the May 8 primary.
"I think it will be important because Mourdock isn't known," said Matthews, a veteran Republican pollster. "And if people are curious about who he is, and motivated and it is somewhat easily accessible for them to watch this, I think that will be a good opportunity for them and could very well move some numbers in this particular race."
Yang said that, short of a gaffe like President Gerald Ford's assertion in a 1976 debate that the Soviet Union held no influence over Eastern Europe, debates tend to do little to change candidate's chances.
"I think short of that, unless, there's a big gaffe, it's hard for a debate to fundamentally effect a poll," said Yang, a longtime pollster for Indiana Democrats.
Both agreed, however, that Mourdock has more to show in this debate than Lugar.
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Third paragraph states that it will be broadcast by WFYI in Indy and includes a link to the site to submit your questions for the debate.
The hour-long debate will be broadcast from the studios of WFYI, a PBS affiliate in downtown Indianapolis. Citizens can provide possible questions by submitting them here."
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This day will be talked about for years to come and the individual who hit the wrong button (B for billion instead of M for million) to sell billions instead of millions will have a tough time finding another job... Maybe this person can do commercials for Microsoft Windows showing how one simple key stroke can crash a system... lol
On a more serious note, a member in the chat room had a good point... Who would create a program that can not only bankrupt the company in one key stroke but also crash the entire broad market in 10 minutes losing millions of investor's hard earned money??
I will keep this short with my Cole Notes Version on a few opinions of mine.
Banks - Good for taking your money and crashing the markets
All we have heard about in the past year is bank this, and bank that.... They take our money, bet on crazy investments, lose it, then get free money from the Feds to replace that lost money and they keep it for them selves....
Well today the market crashed because of a bank which should not be a surprise after everything else they have messed up. But to add more to the fire I had a lot of subscribers and followers today tell me they tried to trade with their brokers and they could not get orders to be executed. When I asked these individuals who they are using I got the same response... They were trading through a bank... like TDWaterhouse and many others... This really makes my upset as I hate watching the bad guys (banks) keep winning/taking everyone's money...... Funny thing is that the crash happened 7 minutes after 2:30. Manipulation???
2-3 Week Market Correction, Corrected in One Day
A pullback in the broad market which normally would have taken a few weeks at the most happened in one afternoon which is amazing really. Don't get me wrong, I thought what happen today was very interesting, profitable and a lot of fun. But a move this drastic does throw a wrench into everyone technical analysis and it will be a few days before we get enough price action to start piecing this market back together for what looks most likely to unfold in the coming days and weeks.
Gold & US Dollar Rally Together
The past 2 weeks we have seen gold and the dollar move up together. This is very strong for gold. Even if we see the dollar roll over and head south that would help boost the price of gold... The short term charts for gold are looking tired be sure to watch the video below.
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Quoting Nathan Barnett (nbarnett at specialty-books.com): > I. IT is not, but you have to manipulate the "Thanks" tab. It is possible to recreate the provided survey from the UI, but probably not completely intuitive. This is one of the areas I plan on working on for 5.1/5.2. On my todo list ( which always changes based on what my clients want): -- Easy generation/graphing of one-question quick-polls -- Easy generation of email feedback form -- Integrate graphing better > Also, the survey created through the admin UI does not seem > to record any results, and thus allows one to take the survey multiple > times. That is controlled by some settings, and those do work. The key is to use "standard survey log". > Also, a strange 'GO' link is created on the final page that > links back to the home page and final page titles do not seem to be > displaying properly. Have you tried cloning the demo survey and modifying it? >? > Not yet. -- Mike Heins Perusion -- Expert Interchange Consulting phone +1.765.647.1295 <mike at perusion.com> Fast, reliable, cheap. Pick two and we'll talk. -- unknown | http://www.icdevgroup.org/pipermail/interchange-users/2003-December/037177.html | 2013-05-18T10:53:44 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
> >Patches are always welcome! 8-) > > > > > I know this is not really an issue on 1 day cache expire, but with > > expire set to 30+ days - it will add up. > >It also cuts down unnecessary traffic. +1. > >-- >Mike Heins Hello, Here is what I did to make the cache_table only store & search the 1st 3 digits of the zip code. I am editing QueryUPS.pm - not really sure which file I should edit (ups_query.tag or QueryUPS.pm), but this works. add new variable $zip5 >> sub calculate { my ($mode, $weight, $row, $opt, $tagopt, $extra) = @_; +my $zip5; << add/change following lines: >> # In the U.S., UPS only wants the 5-digit base ZIP code, not ZIP+4 $country eq 'US' and $zip =~ /^(\d{5})/ and $zip = $1; + $zip5 = $zip; + $country eq 'US' and $zip =~ /^(\d{3})/ and $zip = $1; << any calls to getUPS(... need the $zip5 variable >>> ($maxcost, $zone, $error) = getUPS( $opt->{service}, $origin, $zip5, $modulo, $country); if($error) { do_error( "Ship mode %s: Error calling UPS service %s", $mode, $opt->{service}, ); return 0; } $shipping += $maxcost; } undef $error; ::logDebug("calling getUPS( $opt->{service}, $origin, $zip5, $w, $country)"); ($tmpcost, $zone, $error) = getUPS( $opt->{service}, $origin, $zip5, $w, $country); <<< any comments appreciate Thanks, Steve Graham | http://www.icdevgroup.org/pipermail/interchange-users/2006-February/044773.html | 2013-05-18T11:02:18 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Kevin Walsh wrote: > Also, in your main Route, you can use SQL order counters by setting > the "sql_counter" key. The specified value would be passed to the > same subroutine that looks after the [counter] tag, so the same > syntax listed in the above [counter] documentation will apply. > Thanks Kevin, this is exactly what I need. | http://www.icdevgroup.org/pipermail/interchange-users/2006-February/044894.html | 2013-05-18T10:53:03 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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Photoshop: Color Correction
This tutorial will go over a few methods to help you adjust color in older, washed out, color pictures. Lena asked me which question on our Facebook Page!
Let’s take a look at the image we’re going to be starting with:
Clearly, you can see that the photo is washed out, and has a very ‘warm’ feel to it. There are a few things we can do in order to improve the overall quality of the photo, and bring back some of the original colors. We’re going to also be working completely non-descructively in this tutorial. This means, all of the adjustments we make to this image, will be editable and reversible later on.
One of the most common adjustments are Levels. Most people, when using Levels, assume that it’s only used to adjust “light and dark” areas. Well, you can actually do a lot of color adjustments as well! Go ahead and add a Levels adjustment layer!
The first section of the adjustment that pops up, is the most common. This will allow you to adjust your Shadows, Midtones and Highlights, simply by dragging their handles.
However, if you click on “RGB”, we’re now able to select any of our other channels, Red, Green and Blue, and edit those too!
Now, you should notice that there are gaps on your histogram. This is indicating that there is a lack of that color, whether it be the Shadows, Midtones, or Highlights. Dragging that handle to an area where there is a visible curve will help bring that color back into the photo.
Once you finish adjusting the levels, you should have a result similar to the one below:
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03 May 2007 06:17 [Source: ICIS news]
By Jeanne Lim
(updates with latest developments, analyst and market comments)
SINGAPORE (ICIS news)--A fire broke out at ExxonMobil’s Singapore refinery at 01:15 local time (18:15 GMT) on Thursday, killing two people and injuring two others, a company spokeswoman said.
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The 115,000 bbl/day CDU, which is one of two at the refinery, was shut down immediately following the fire while the other, which has a capacity of 185,000 bbl/day, continues to operate, Ho added.
It wasn’t clear whether the company’s aromatics unit was affected by the fire at the
“We are still checking the refinery situation and cannot comment further on this,” he added.
The 300,000 bbl/day refinery processes feedstock for its petrochemical plant producing 400,000 tonnes/year of paraxylene (PX) and 150,000 tonnes/year of benzene.
So far, it appears that downstream production has not been affected by the fire at the refinery.
“No impact has been heard on the market as far as polymers as concerned,” said Aaron Yap, a trader at Singapore-based petrochemical firm, Integra.
The fire didn’t have a substantial impact on the naphtha market during the morning, a Singapore-based broker said.
The company said that its other refinery at its Jurong site was not affected. The CDUs at Jurong have a combined capacity of 225,000 bbl/day.
Meanwhile, the cause of the fire has yet to be determined, ExxonMobil’s Ho told ICIS news.
All parties involved in the fire were contractors, and the two injured have been sent to the hospital, the firm said in a statement issued a few hours after the incident.
“We are sorry that this has happened. We are greatly saddened by this tragic event and express our deepest sympathy to the families of those affected,” said the refinery’s manager Steve Blume in the statement.
The company said that it was cooperating with the Singapore Civil Defence Force and other relevant agencies to investigate the incident.
James Dennis and Mahua Mitra. | http://www.icis.com/Articles/2007/05/03/9025850/one+cdu+down+in+exxonmobil+singapore+fire.html | 2013-05-18T10:42:14 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
2012/13 Manchester United shirt was personally signed by Wayne Rooney in a signing session with the Manchester United and England forward in Manchester on 19th September 2012.
Rooney is destined to go down as one of United's all-time greats, having won a host of team honours at domestic and continental level and a long list of individual accolades, too. He is a key part of the squad Sir Alex Ferguson hopes can wrestle the Premier League title back from local rivals Manchester City in the 2012-13 season. With a new strike partner in Robin van Persie, this campaign looks set to be a vintage year for the Reds and their mercurial number 10.
The shirt comes in presentation packaging with an official certificate of authenticity featuring an image of Rooney at the signing session.. | http://www.icons.com/wayne_rooney/wayne_rooney_signed_man_utd_shirt_2012_13 | 2013-05-18T10:21:50 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Afghanistan: People affected by the conflict remain our priority
27-02-2013 Operational Update.
In March of last year, the Afghan authorities and the United States signed a memorandum of understanding to guide the transfer of authority for Parwan Detention Facility at Bagram from the international forces to Afghan forces. In September, a section of the facility at Parwan was placed under Afghan authority. Prior to and during the transfer of authority, the ICRC continued to visit detainees in the facility to monitor the conditions in which they were being held and the treatment they were receiving, the availability of regular contact between the detainees and their families, and respect for legal safeguards. In addition, the ICRC maintained its confidential dialogue with both international and Afghan forces concerning their obligations under international humanitarian law.
Towards the end of 2012, the effects of the conflict were exacerbated by difficult economic conditions and the harsh winter. People displaced by the conflict had to contend with the lack of proper shelter and daily necessities. With the weak economy already making it more difficult for impoverished people to make ends meet, they had the additional burden of having to heat their homes to stave off disease and survive the cold winter. People detained in connection with the conflict or for other reasons were also affected by the harsh weather. An outbreak of communicable diseases that could have been prevented by vaccination also threatened the lives of many people.
After security concerns arose at Mirwais Hospital in June 2012, the ICRC removed its staff from the hospital, which is run by the Ministry of Public Health, but continued to provide medicines and equipment and to maintain electricity, water and sanitary facilities. In November of last year, the ICRC began sending staff back to the hospital. Mirwais, which is the main referral hospital in the south of the country, serves some four million people. The ICRC also provides technical and financial support for Sheberghan Hospital, in the north of the country.
The conflict in Afghanistan has resulted in thousands of people, civilians and combatants alike, suffering disability. Many others have been physically disabled in accidents or through diseases such as polio, which still afflicts a large number of unvaccinated children.
Alongside the security and well-being of the civilian population, access to health care remains the ICRC's main concern in the country. Active fighting, roadblocks, roadside bombs, unnecessary delays, and a general lack of security prevent the wounded and the sick from obtaining health care. Under international humanitarian law, any wounded or sick person, whether friend or foe, must have fair and equal access to medical care. Parties to a conflict must take steps to ensure that those requiring care face no undue delay in receiving it. The ICRC continues to share its concerns with both parties to the conflict in Afghanistan concerning delays faced by wounded or sick people seeking health care. It reminds the parties of their responsibilities under international humanitarian law and makes recommendations for remedying the problem.
Visiting detainees and maintaining contact between family members
In 2012, ICRC delegates regularly visited prisons run by nations contributing to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), US forces and the Afghan authorities. The aim was to monitor the conditions in which the detainees were being held and the treatment they were receiving, and to give them the opportunity to contact their families. The ICRC also helped family members separated by conflict to stay in touch with one another, and endeavoured to trace missing persons.
During 2012, ICRC staff:
- carried out 378 visits to 109 places of detention around the country;
- monitored 4,055 detainees individually and visited 1,766 of them for the first time;
- paid the transport costs for 37 ex-detainees to return to their home villages;
- collected over 21,500 Red Cross messages and distributed nearly 21,700, mostly between detainees and their families, with the help of the Afghan Red Crescent Society;
- enabled families of people held in the Parwan facilities to make 7,300 video-telephone calls to their detained relatives;
- enabled families to make 3,300 visits to relatives held in the Parwan facilities by providing them with transportation.
Providing health care
Supporting health facilities is a major part of the ICRC's work in Afghanistan. In order to make health care more accessible, supplies in front-line areas, and conducts first-aid training for combatants and civilians to enable them to treat the wounded.
During 2012, Mirwais and Sheberghan hospitals admitted 45,391 inpatients and held 216,618 outpatient consultations between them. A total of 11,385 surgical operations were performed in Mirwais Hospital alone. In addition, during the same period, the ICRC:
- delivered medical supplies to the front lines to treat people injured in the fighting;
- provided first-aid training for 2,314 fighters, personnel of the national security forces, local police and the Ministry of Public Health, and taxi drivers;
- made monthly deliveries of drugs and other items to three ICRC-run local health posts in the south and east.
Providing limb-fitting and physical rehabilitation services
Thousands of Afghans have been injured or disabled during years of conflict. To provide physical rehabilitation services for amputees and others with disabilities, the ICRC runs seven prosthetic/orthotic centres throughout Afghanistan. The centres help disabled people to walk again and support their social reintegration by providing vocational training, micro-credit loans and home education for children. A home-care service offers medical, economic and social support to paraplegics.
In 2012, the seven ICRC centres:
- registered 7,929 new patients, including 1,218 amputees;
- assisted 80,528 patients;
- fitted 14,841 prostheses and orthotic devices;
- held 241,379 physiotherapy sessions;
- granted micro-credit loans to 695 patients to help them start small business ventures;
- provided vocational training for 265 patients, 239 of whom completed their training before the year was out;
- conducted 7,083 home visits to treat patients with spinal cord injuries.
Distributing food and other aid
In cooperation with the Afghan Red Crescent Society, the ICRC provides people adversely affected by conflict or natural disaster with food and other necessities. In some provinces, the ICRC organizes food-for-work projects to enable breadwinners to support their families. It also offers training to provide livestock owners with basic veterinary skills.
During the course of last year:
- 7,861 families participating in food-for-work projects received 1,107 metric tonnes of wheat, rice, ghee and beans;
- more than 40,000 families displaced by conflict or natural disaster received one-month food rations and household items;
- 660 women were given chicks, chicken feed, feeders, drinkers and medicine to help them support their families by raising chickens;
- 15,070 livestock owners in the whole country participated in training sessions to help improve animal husbandry;
- 2,500 families in various locations were granted micro-credit loans to help them boost agriculture production..
In 2012, the ICRC:
- installed pipelines and drilled wells as part of an effort to bring clean water to over 25,700 people in urban areas of Khost, Nangarhar, Herat, Farah, and Kandahar provinces;
- installed hand pumps and trained people to maintain them, and upgraded spring catchments as part of an effort to bring clean water to almost 301,000 people in rural areas of Kabul, Kapisa, Parwan, Bamyan, Paktika, Khost, Ghazni, Nangarhar, Herat, Balkh, Kandahar, and Kunduz provinces;
- carried out hygiene-promotion sessions for some 21,000 people in Kabul, Herat, Farah, Laghman, Jalalabad, Kunduz and Balkh (Mazar-i-Sharif);
- helped improve water supplies and sanitary conditions for 8,150 detainees in 12 provincial prisons;
- continued renovation work on the water system at Mirwais Hospital in Kandahar.
Promoting compliance with international humanitarian law
Reminding warring parties of their obligation to protect civilians is a fundamental part of the ICRC's efforts to promote compliance with international humanitarian law. The ICRC also spreads knowledge of international humanitarian law among civil-society groups, government bodies and academics.
During 2012, the ICRC:
- gave presentations on international humanitarian law to over 3,100 members of the national army, the national police and local police units, and the National Directorate of Security;
- held briefings on its mandate and work for over 26,000 people, including community elders, religious scholars, members of provincial councils, political authorities, NGOs and beneficiaries of ICRC assistance programmes;
- trained nearly 210 national army instructors in international humanitarian law;
- held three-day sessions on international humanitarian law for almost 1,700 personnel of the national army, the national police and the National Directorate of Security.
Working in partnership with the Afghan Red Crescent Society
The ICRC provides the Afghan Red Crescent Society with technical and financial assistance to help it deliver services to the community and to implement a range of programmes.
In 2012, with ICRC support, the Afghan Red Crescent:
- held its general assembly to approve its constitution;
- held four workshops to train 68 community-based first-aid trainers.
Afghanistan is the ICRC's biggest operation in terms of committed resources. The organization has more than 1,630 national staff and 130 expatriates based in its main delegation in Kabul and in five sub-delegations and 11 offices countrywide. In addition, it operates seven prosthetic/orthotic centres. | http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/update/2013/02-27-afghanistan-priority-2013.htm | 2013-05-18T10:52:52 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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